Nagakura ShinpachiWP (永倉新八WP?), Class Name Berserker (バーサーカー, Bāsākā?), is a Berserker-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile
Identity
Nagakura Shinpachi was the second unit captain of the Shinsengumi, a police force that served in Kyoto at the end of the shogunate.
As the sayingWP goes, "First is Nagakura, second is Okita, third is Saitou". Even among the collection of swordmasters that made up the Shinsengumi, he was considered to be one of their strongest swordsmen. Surviving the upheaval at the end of the shogunate and living to see the Meiji era, he passed down his knowledge of the Shinsengumi to future generations through his accounts such as the "Shinsengumi TenmatsukiWP".
A veteran member of the Shinsengumi since the Shieikan era. He mastered the Shindō-Munen sword art style, the same style mastered by the bureau chief Serizawa Kamo, whom he was on good terms with. Although he supported Kondo Isami as the bureau chief, he insisted on being treated as an equal comrade instead of a retainer. He later parted ways with the Shinsengumi for this reason.
During the Ikedaya IncidentWP, he teamed up with Kondo, Okita Souji and Toudou Heisuke to slay their opponents with only a party of four. Despite his wounds, he continued to fight to the end.
In the Battle of Toba-FushimiWP, he was nicknamed "Gamushin" by his comrades for his fighting style, which included rushing headfirst into battle with a single sword onto a battlefield with flying bullets.
Like Saitou, Nagakura was one of the few Shinsengumi members who survived the upheaval at the end of the shogunate and lived a full life, and it is no exaggeration to say that the records of the Shinsengumi have been passed down to this day through Nagakura's words.[2]
Appearance
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Personality
He had a bold and pleasant personality was compassionate, and was loved by his troops, but because of this, he often got into trouble with his superiors. He insisted that he and Bureau Chief Kondou were equals, and continued to object to his treatment as a retainer.[2]
As the Shinsengumi left Kyoto and moved east, he was unable to come to terms with himself and parted ways with his comrades after the battle in Kōshū. To this day, he keeps asking himself if he made the right decision or not at the time.[2]
Relationships
- Kondou Isami
- Nagakura Shinpachi has a bold and kind personality, attaches great importance to emotions, and is well loved by the team members, but because of this, he often has conflicts with his superiors. He treating on Kondou not by the director, Instead as a comrade, and always opposed his approach of treating himself as a retainer.
Old
- Kondou Isami
- “Our master-servant relationship, huh...? I argued with Kondou-san over that topic... Argh, no more! I don't wanna talk about it! End of discussion.”[3]
- Saitou Hajime
- "Saitou! You bastard, what do you think you're doing, sucking up to the new administration! ...What?! Simpletons like you wouldn't get it?! You got some nerve saying that! Let's settle this right now... Hey! Wait right there! I'm still talking to ya! ...Tch, I still can't stand that bastard, he hasn't changed a bit... Wait, how has he not aged at all?!"[3]
- Yamanami Keisuke
- "Well well, if it isn't Yamanami-sensei. It's been a while...no, I'm not one to speak. I doubt there's any point in apologizing...but I'm sorry 'bout what happened back then! That being said, seems like you can make that expression too, huh... No, that's not right. Oh yeah, I've seen you look like that the first time we met...!"[3]
- Serizawa Kamo
- “I see, so that's what happened to Master Serizawa... He and I were good friends, y'know. That man might've been a bit of a drunkard, but he was definitely one of a kind. Hey, could you tell me more about him, if you don't mind?”[3]
- Li Shuwen (Old Assassin)
- "Oh! Who's that old guy over there!? I mean, not that I'm one to talk...wait, I ain't a geezer! Anyways, putting that aside... Based on how he looks and carries himself, he's gotta be some kind of top yakuza boss or something, right? ...Huh? He's a kung fu master? Li Shuwen?"[3]
- Takeda Harunobu
- "Hey there, General Takeda! Thanks for all your help back then! I'll boast about how you and I stormed the battlefield of Kai for generations to come! ...Thank you, I mean it."[3]
Young
- Okita Souji
- "Okita, it's you! You're looking great...I guess we're both Servants now, huh? Even so, I'm happy to see you again. What? "Let's have a duel for old time's sake?" ...I'm up for it! Let's go all out, no holds barred!"[3]
- Okita Souji / Saitou Hajime / Hijikata Toshizou
- "Okita is a Saber. Saitou is also a Saber. And I'm a Berserker. THERE'S CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG HERE! And I don't like that Hijikata is the same class as me! Geez, who do they think Nagakura Shinpachi is?! ...But it's not so bad, I guess. Being able to meet again like this."[3]
- Harada Sanosuke
- “Who knows where Sanosuke ran off to. Rumor has it he went to the continent and became a horse-riding bandit or something...well, that'll be his tale to tell. I'm sure he'll show his face eventually.”[3]
- Kawakami Gensai
- "Hey, hey!? Is that Manslayer Gensai by any chance!? ...No, it's not like I care who you summon, but I'm amazed and your foolhardiness! ...Nah, that's not it, is it. This just means you're of such caliber that even that Gensai deemed you worthy of dedicating her sword to you."[3]
- Mori Nagayoshi
- "Oh, it's that Mori kid! Thanks for your help back then! Hahahahahaha, I like rowdy guys like you! ...so, where're you heading off to? If you're going for a raid I'll join you, so hit me up, 'kay?"[3]
Role
Fate/Grand Order
GUDAGUDA Super Goryōkaku
Bakumatsu Chanbara Mythology: GUDAGUDA Shinsengumi The End - REVENGE OF MAKOTO
Abilities
Servants are normally summoned in their prime, but Nagakura Shinpachi possesses two Spirit Origins: one in his old age and the other in his youth. This is because they are extremely paradoxical to one another - neither Spirit Origin can wholly acknowledge or claim that they are the true Nagakura.[2]
Skills
Class Skills
- Mad Enhancement (D+ Rank)
Personal Skills
- Gamushin (A Rank): Nicknamed Gamushara Shinpachi, he has a straightforward, linear mindset who doesn't second-guess himself. Regardless, he is a reckless and audacious fighter who only stops to think after he rushes out and cuts his enemies down.[2]
- Mind's Eye (True) (B Rank)
- Kenbatsu Dochou (C Rank): A destructive sword technique that increases in energy to the verge of exploding, which then violently bursts at the moment of impact. Sword techniques sure are explosive. Although he has mastered the Shindō-Munen style, his true power lies in his reckless fighting style, which earned him the nickname "Gamushin" by his teammates. He is a powerful swordsman who is willing to suffer an injury in order to slaughter his opponents, and is the very embodiment of "lose the battle to win the war." The countless scars on his body are proof of this. "I received this wound for my country. I am proud of it."[2]
Noble Phantasms
Nagakura Shinpachi's Noble Phantasm is Ryuhiken. Nagakura's historical special move was called "Ryūhiken" in which he scraped the enemy's sword upwards from a lower stance while cutting it downwards.
All Shinsengumi members have access to the Noble Phantasms Coat of Oaths, and also all Shinsengumi officers possesses the Noble Phantasms Flag of Sincerity, though which members they summon with it depends on who likes them enough to answer.[1]
Development
Creation and Conception
Nagakura Shinpachi was designed by Ryouji Hirano in Fate/Grand Order.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate/Grand Order material II - Okita Souji, p.268-275, translated by Comun
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Fate/Grand Order - Nagakura Shinpachi Profile - Translated by shinyklefkey at Reddit
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 Fate/Grand Order — Nagakura Shinpachi Voice Lines translated by Reddit user shinyklefkey