Prime Species

A Prime Species (霊長, Reichō?), or Primate (プライミッツ, Puraimittsu?), is the dominant species of a World. They are those who have achieved the Seat of Primacy (霊長の座, Reichō no Za?, lit: "Seat of the Primate") and become representatives of their planet.[1]

Characteristics

"Prime Species" refers simply to a world's dominant species, and does not necessarily imply the intelligence to form civilization.[2] Meanwhile, the various "subordinate" species, those below the Primates, are known as Lower Animals (下等動物, Katō Dōbutsu?). It is possible for the reigning Prime Species to lose the Seat of Primacy, as when humans took over from the gods;[3] however, it is also possible for a world to support multiple coexisting Prime Species.[2]

Humanity is the Prime Species within modern day Proper Human History. Within certain worlds divergent from Proper History like the British Lostbelt and South American Lostbelt, humans do not reign as the Prime Species.[4][5]

Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya makes reference to forming her own Prime Species Ecosphere (霊長類圏, Reichōruiken?) in terms of manifesting her Reality Marble, the Tunguska Special Territory, over the real world.[6] However, once she does manifest it, it is instead called an Anti-Primate Lebensraum (非霊長生存圏, Hi-Reichō Seizonken?).[3] If given the time to properly establish upon the planet's surface, humanity would be reduced to Lower Animals. While humanity being threatened by complete extinction is a common endpoint deduced by Atlas, their removal from the Prime Species is rare.[3] However, even if humanity ceases to be the Prime Species, it will not necessarily devolve or die out immediately, and the timeline can continue without being pruned under the right circumstances.[7][8]

Primate Murder has a great advantage over Prime Species,[9] giving it complete authority over killing humans.[10]

The presence of a Prime Species is necessary for an Archetype of Creation to manifest an Archetype: Celestial Body and develop into an Ultimate One. Similarly, it is also needed to ensure that a Next Generation's Archetype can reach outer space, at which point its role as a Prime Species is deemed completed and it is no longer considered as such.

Known Prime Species

Species Time period World
DinosaursWP[11] Ancient Earth Proper Human History
Ivan the Terrible's mammoth[12] Prior to humanity Proper Human History
Gods[1] Age of Gods Proper Human History
Humans[3] Modern day Proper Human History
Unidentified Archetype (Unable to take its place due to resistance from Moon Cancer) Far Future Parallel World Moon Dubai
AI[13][7] Far Future Parallel World Moon Dubai
Yaga[14] Modern Day Russian Lostbelt
Giants[2]
Humans[2]
Valkyries and Scáthach-Skadi[2]		 Modern day Scandinavian Lostbelt
Machine Gods[15] Modern Day Atlantic Lostbelt
Laḫmu (Potential Prime Species)[16]
Kingu (Disposable prototype/basis for a New Humanity/Laḫmu)[17]		 Age of Gods Seventh Singularity
Fairies[4] Modern day British Lostbelt
No defined Prime Species[18] Modern day Tunguska Special Territory
Deinos[5]
Ocelomeh (Potential future Prime Species)[19][20][21]		 Modern day South American Lostbelt
Thia Escardos[22][23] Potential future Prime Species Proper Human History
A-Ray[24] Far future Land of Steel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1
    Garden of Avalon - 02: The Light of the Stars

     "When you humans attained the Seat of Primacy, the fairies foresaw that the state of the planet would change, and accepted it. The planet alters its physical laws according to the beings that live on its surface. As such, the era that was brimming with arcana and magical energy began to decline gradually upon humans becoming the greatest power. Gods, nature in the possession of personalities, became mere natural phenomena, and the ether in the air dispersed. The passing of Solomon, the King of Magecraft, accelerated this decline of the arcane.

    And five hundred years ago, the Age of Gods finally came to an end. This planet became independent of nature, its ownership passed on to animals that could survive even outside of the natural cycle. Yes, to put it in simple terms, you humans. The intelligence... or the mentality that humans had acquired was directed towards illuminating the darkness of 'uncertain laws'.

    As a result, the planet's rules were altered to become 'laws that best suit human life'. Both dragons and fairies are infringements of this rule. Because of that, they left to inhabit the Reverse Side of the World, ceding the surface to you. The only ones remaining are those who lacked the power to migrate or those who refused to accept their end. The former are harmless but the latter pose a grave threat to humans. These powerful individuals are able to survive despite the loss of the magical energy in the air, with the potential of being threats to mankind for centuries.

    Anyway, you've become the representatives of this planet.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Götterdämmerung: Eternal Ice-Flame Century - Section 4: Lord of Creation (End)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere - Section 1: Beyond the Walls of the World
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Avalon le Fae: Fae Round Table Domain - Section 2: Salisbury
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fate/Grand Order - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 2: Golden Rainforest
  6. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Avalon le Fae: Fae Round Table Domain - Section 26: Conclusion
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Succession Battle for the New Prime Species, Archetype Inception - Section 18: Lights Out
  8. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Succession Battle for the New Prime Species, Archetype Inception - Section 21: Wonderer
  9. ↑
    [v] Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Miscellaneous, p.136

    Q: Who would be stronger if Servants fought the 27 Ancestors?

    Q: Who would be stronger if Servants fought the 27 Ancestors? Servant's also have superhuman battle ability, but the 27 Ancestors are also superhuman monsters.... I got the impression that ORT, Primate Murder, Altrouge Brunestud, and so on were obviously stronger than Servants.

    A: All I can is they're both powerful.... They're both beings that live in mystery, so the only thing that can be said is that it all depends on the situation the moment it comes done to ""having the means of killing the other guy somehow". Among those, Earth rules won't even apply to ORT in the first place and Primate Murder has the super advantage against primates so they're in a league of their own, I suppose. Speaking of which, for one Primate Murder, seven Guardians would be the appropriate amount.

    Ｑ：サーヴァントと”吸血鬼の二十七祖”が戦った場合、どちらのほうが強いでしょうか？サーヴァントも人外の戦闘能力を持っていますが、二十七祖も人間離れした怪物ですし......。特にORTやプライミッツマーダー、アルトルージュ・ブリュンスタッドなどは、あからさまにサーヴァントよち強いような印象を受けました。

    Ａ：どっちもどっち、としか･･････。どちらも神秘に生きるものたちなので、"なんとかして殺す手段がある"時点で状況次第としか言えません。そんななか、 ORTはそもそも地球上でのルールが成立しないし、プライミッツマーダーは霊長に対して超有利なので別格でしょうか。ちなみに、プライミッツマーダー1匹に対して守護者七騎であたるのが妥当なところです。

  10. ↑
    Kagetsu Tohya - 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors Series, １／Primate Murder

    Invincible killer. White beast. Gaia's monster that follows only Altrouge.
    Although not a Dead Apostle, he mimics Altrouge, so he got a taste for human blood.
    Has absolute authority over whether to kill or let live a person.

    二十七祖シリーズ。
    １／プライミッツマーダー
    霊長の殺人者。白い獣。魔犬としてアルトルージュにのみ従うガイアの怪物。
    死徒ではないが、アルトルージュを真似ている為に人の血を飲むようになった。
    ヒトに対して絶対的な殺害権利を持つが故に最強の一つとして数えられる。

  11. ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Chaldean Summer Adventure! ~The Boy Who Chases Dreams and The Girl Who Dreams~ - Section 2: 第二節『but it did happen』
  12. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Anastasia: Permafrost Empire - Section 20: The Tumultuous Land
  13. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Succession Battle for the New Prime Species, Archetype Inception - Section 3: Seven Final Bosses
  14. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Anastasia: Permafrost Empire - Section 1: Empire of Beasts
  15. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Olympus: Interstellar Mountain City - Section 5: Thou Art the Harvest that Reaps the Stars（II)
  16. ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: Absolute Demonic Front - Section 15: Decisive Battle
  17. ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts, Section 15: Decisive Battle
  18. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere - Section 5: A Graceful Yet Mad Lifeform
  19. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 9: The Lost Water Metropolis
  20. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 15: Flower War
  21. ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 16: Epilogue
  22. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Volume 7 - Bridge Chapter: "Mesala Escardos"
  23. ↑ Fate/strange Fake Volume 7 - Interlude: "Audition"
  24. ↑
    [v] Notes - Hundred Subspecies [a-ray]

    Hundred Subspecies [a-ray]
    Next generation primates that were created by the human species who used up all the planet's resource.
    They were modeled after the living things that used to exist on the planet. They were modified/enhanced in order for them to survive on the corrupted planet. There were numerous branches to the A-rays, and they were categorized into about 100 major species. From 1 to 10 consists of only one type of A-rays each and not a mass.
    Some carry the genes of humans and they look like us, but a large part of them are mix/evolved form of various creatures and primates.

    亜麗百種 [a-ray]
    星の資源を使いきった人類が生み出した次世代の霊長類。
    かつての星に現存していた各生物種をモチーフにしたもの。荒廃した星でも生存可能であるように生態を大きく改良・強化されたもの。その系統樹は様々で、大きく分類して百種にわたる。一から十までの位である亜麗は単一種であり、群体ではない。
    中には人間としての遺伝子を含み、人間と似た形態の亜麗も存在するが、やはり大部分は様々な生命種と霊長類とが融合、進化したものである。

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