The hugely popular app game "Fate/Grand Order" has been downloaded over 13 million times and is currently a very popular smartphone app. In fact, it has been decided that "Fate/Grand Order" will be made into a TV anime in 2019! It will be called "Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia". Fans of the original app are surely excited by this news. In this article, we will introduce the main character, Fujimaru Ritsuka, in detail! Let's do some research before the anime starts!
Profile of Ritsuka Fujimaru
The only "last master of humanity" left in Chaldea. In order to avoid the collapse of human history, he searches for the Holy Grail with many servants. By the way, in the game, you can choose between a male protagonist and a female protagonist.
What is Chaldea?
By the way, the "Chaldea" mentioned here is a facility that appears in "Fate/Grand Order". It is a UN-approved organization managed by the "Animusphere family" and is a museum that tells the future of humanity. By observing the global environmental model "Chaldeas," the future survival of human society is guaranteed.
What kind of character is Ritsuka Fujimaru?
His nationality is Japanese, and his base sequence is the human genome. His spiritual attributes are good and neutral. He is a minor. In other words, he is a fairly ordinary person. By the way, the visual motifs of the male and female protagonists are Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka, respectively, with their genders reversed. However, this is only about appearance, and it does not seem to have anything to do with blood ties or settings.
What kind of personality does he have?
He has a positive and optimistic personality, but he can be a little too carefree. As the main character, he doesn't have many lines, but you can get a sense of his feelings from the choices you make. He has a fairly clear personality and says what he thinks. Although he is positive, he also has a personality that never loses hope. Of course, he is afraid of fear and sometimes gets scared like other people, but he doesn't generally hold back negative thoughts. Also, maybe because he is carefree, he doesn't seem to be bothered by small things.
Nice Person
He is also known for being a kind person. He held Mash's hand in the middle of a fire, trusted anti-heroes who were thought to be dangerous, and even shared food with enemies who attacked him. By the way, if he feels that it is best for both himself and the other person, he will actively put his body on the line.
Quite an ordinary person
On the other hand, because he is a fairly ordinary person, he does not seem to be the type to help people excessively like Emiya Shirou, nor does he seem to have the indomitable willpower like Kishinami Hakuno. As it is said in the scenario that "he (she) is an ordinary ordinary person", he (she) is able to move forward thanks to the help of those around him. Therefore, when he realizes that there is absolutely no way to be saved, he (she) tends to give up quite easily. However, he is a person who never loses hope, so he will not give up if there is even the slightest chance of winning or hope. Therefore, he often does reckless things in order to survive or protect his juniors.
Doesn't get too involved with servants
He also has a flat side, and does not get too involved with servants. Looking at the protagonists of previous Fate series works, they have had deep relationships with servants, such as deepening their bonds with them one-on-one, but they seem to have a relatively wide and shallow relationship. The reason for this is probably because they have made contracts with a large number of heroic spirits due to the Chaldea system. Furthermore, he treats everyone equally (even non-humans) and does not deny the past or beliefs of others. He interacts with everyone as an equal, as if they were all friends.
Is he close to the player?
Also, as you can see from the choices he makes in the game, he is also a bit of a joker. Depending on the scenario, there are also times when you think he may be a bit of an otaku. This seems to reflect the player.
Strong? About Ritsuka Fujimaru's abilities
Ritsuka Fujimaru is the first protagonist in the series to be an ordinary person. Therefore, he is a complete amateur. Although he is one of the 48 Master candidates gathered at "Chaldea", and Professor Lev says he is one of "10 talented ordinary people", he has never even activated a magic circuit. Professor Lev said that he "gathered all the people suitable for spiritual diving in 2015", but he ended up being involved in a plan to "gather all the people suitable for rayshift and eliminate them".
A True Ordinary Person
Because he comes from an ordinary family, he has no basic knowledge of magic. Furthermore, he has almost no knowledge of history or heroes, and only received a few hours of training before being assigned, so it is clear that he is quite an ordinary person. Currently, most of the knowledge he needs is taught to him by Mash and Da Vinci-chan. In addition, his magic does not seem to improve much, and he cannot even "enhance" the basic level of magic. In the game, he sometimes uses magic as a skill, but this is due to the function of the magical outfit. Because of his ordinary behavior, Lord El-Melloi II also pointed out that he has no talent, but he will probably grow stronger as the years go by.
Fujimaru Ritsuka's ability 1: What is the ability to teleport using dreams?
Depending on the dreams he has while sleeping, he may display a unique ability. Through "dreams," he has the ability to manifest and interfere in another world, like a rayshift, every time an event occurs. By the way, there is no coffin or proof of existence at this time, and Chaldea can do it without interference. By the way, according to the original author, Fujimaru Ritsuka is an ordinary person, except for the fact that he has aptitude for rayshifting. Therefore, this teleportation ability makes sense if you think that it can happen to anyone with rayshift aptitude.
100% rayshift aptitude!
According to an interview in the bonus booklet of the prologue anime DVD/Blu-ray, the original author Nasu Kinoko said that "he was miraculously found in Japan, where the probability of finding a suitable person is said to be almost zero, and is an incredible 'person with 100% rayshift aptitude'." This could be the reason why the teleportation ability is activated so frequently.
Fujimaru Ritsuka's ability ② Detoxification ability
He (she) also has the ability to detoxify. This is the ability to defend against toxicity directed at oneself. In fact, this ability was not originally possessed by him. It has been analyzed that the skill of the partner servant is working at the moment, but it has also been seen to work even in situations where the partner is dysfunctional, and it has been shown to be activated not only against poison but also against illnesses, and there are also reductions. Therefore, even the servant seems to be in doubt. By the way, according to Semiramis, rather than completely eliminating poison, it deteriorates the body to the point where there is no poison in it. Therefore, he ended up tasting things like Amanita mushrooms.
Only effective against pure poison
On the other hand, it only works against pure poison, and there is no system for mental interference or curses. Therefore, in Chapter 3 of Part 2, when he was exposed to a super special poison that was also a curse, he was in a very difficult situation. Even if the symptoms were alleviated, his life was gradually eaten away, and it was diagnosed that he would have been in real danger if he had consumed the amount planned by the enemy.
Fujimaru Ritsuka's ability 3: Servant summoning and command ability
By the way, he (she) can use "System Fate" to command many contracted Servants and make a contract with a stray Servant. However, the magic wings are powered by Chaldea's electricity. The only Servant he has a contract with is Mash, but the Command Spells can also be effective on other Servants. However, it is unprecedented for one person to be connected to so many Heroic Spirits, and he is said to be "the master who knows servants the best in the world." Therefore, he is said to have an eye for servants.
About the origin of the name Fujimaru Ritsuka!
"Fujimaru Ritsuka" is the default name of the main character in "Fate/Grand Order." It was named by the original author, Nasu Kinoko, when it was decided to make a TV anime. The origin of the name seems to be that "a name that would sound natural to both men and women." Incidentally, a male main character with the same name is introduced in the comic version that began serialization after that. By the way, the nicknames of the fans are "Gudako" and "Gudao."
Why Gudao and Gudako?
Are you wondering why the main characters are nicknamed "Gudako" and "Gutao"? This name comes from "Grand Order," or "Gudaguda Order." It was originally a nickname among fans, but it was featured in the official support manga "Gudaguda Order". It was then officially adopted as a nickname from the gameplay screen on the official website. By the way, the two of them together are called "Gudazu". It's like a duo name and it's cute!
Fujimaru Ritsuka's detailed settings!
From here, we will introduce the detailed settings of Fujimaru Ritsuka.
For the male protagonist
Height 172 cm, weight 59 kg. The voice actor is Shimazaki Nobunaga, and the actor who played him in the stage version was Saeki Ryo (Camelot), later it became Omi Shoichiro (Babylonia).
Female protagonist
Height 158cm, weight unknown. There is no set voice actor, and the actor who played him in the stage version was Okada Renna (Camelot), later it became Sakamoto Reika (Babylonia). By the way, neither voice actor is set in the main game. This voice actor is the voice actor of the drama CD or anime version. By the way, in the official manga drawn by Rio, the voice actor is Kaneda Tomoko regardless of gender.
What is Fujimaru Ritsuka's equipment?
From here, I will explain about Ritsuka Fujimaru's equipment.
Trunk-type guardian spirit summoning system Fate
This is a small version of the "guardian spirit summoning system Fate" that Da Vinci and Holmes secretly developed in the prologue of the second part. It is easy for anyone to carry around, and looks like a trunk case. Its functions are the same as the "guardian spirit summoning system Fate", and in addition to summoning, contracting, and maintaining servants, it can also perform the servant summoning and commanding abilities mentioned above without any problems. Furthermore, since it does not appear that Mash's shield is used when it is used, it is possible that it may function without the cooperation of the Shielder.
It requires a lot of power!
It is a useful piece of equipment, but it requires a lot of power to function. Even when the built-in battery is fully charged, it is barely enough to summon one servant. However, if you do not summon a second servant and only use the "Servant Summoning Ability" for a long period of time, it seems that there is a relatively large margin. It also contains data on all the servants that have been contracted in Chaldea so far. Therefore, if you can supply a stable power supply, you can reincarnate all the servants that have been contracted so far.
Summary of introduction about Fujimaru Ritsuka!
That's all for the introduction about Fujimaru Ritsuka! As the main character of the smartphone game app, he will also be the main character in the new anime starting in the fall. It was surprising that he is a genuine ordinary person, but the fact that he has contracts with many servants is a reliable side to him. It's a good idea to start preparing for the anime broadcast with app games and manga now!
