Toudou HeisukeWP (藤堂平助WP, Tōdō Heisuke?), Class Name Avenger (アヴェンジャー, Avenja?) is a Avenger-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile
Background
Squad Eight Captain within Kyoto's paramilitary garrison during the twilight years of the Edo period, the Shinsengumi. Counted among the corps' original lineup, Toudou was acclaimed as a prodigy and the youngest officer ever to attain a staff commission, distinguishing himself as an instrumental personage in several pivotal engagements, most famously the Ikedaya IncidentWP.
Despite his stature as one of the Shinsengumi's cornerstones, he would later break ranks alongside Itou Kashitarou and a cadre of fellow dissenters to establish the Goryo-eji, only to meet his end in the later Aburanokoji Incident.
Though numerous theories persist regarding his origins, including claims that he was the illegitimate child of a feudal lord, no conclusive answer has ever been reached.
He first trained in Hokushin Itto style at Edo's Genbukan Dojo, but it was at the Tennen-Rishin-ryu Shieikan that he came into the circle of Kondo Isami and the band of swordsmen who would join him in the Roshigumi and later constitute the Shinsengumi.
Despite his tender years, it was his keen wits and mastery of the sword that secured him captaincy of the Shinsengumi's Squad Eight upon the corps' formal establishment.
He was the one spearheading the raid on the Ikedaya Inn alongside Kondo, Okita, and Nagakura, where he fought with unyielding ferocity until his blade shattered in the melee and ultimately sustained a grievous head wound from a sweeping cut.
In time, he introduced to Kondo an old acquaintance from Edo, Itou Kashitarou, in hopes of securing him a place within the Shinsengumi's ranks. However, mounting disputes between Itou, Hijikata, and Kondo culminated in a schism, leading the pair to secede from the corps and establish the Goryo-eji.
From that moment, conflict with the Shinsengumi became inevitable. Following Itou's assassination, Toudou and the Goryo-eji pressed into desperate skirmish at Aburanokoji in a bid to reclaim his body. Stricken by repeated wounds, Toudou fell in battle at only twenty-four years of age.[1]
Appearance
Personality
Relationships
Role
Fate/Grand Order
Abilities
He naturally possesses the aptitude to be a Saber, but in this summoning he has obtained the Spirit Origin of an Avenger. To exact vengeance upon the entire Shinsengumi, who killed him and his comrades in the Goryo-eji, he rebuilt his shattered body using the power of Magatsuhi-no-Kami.
His left hand and right leg were transformed into prosthetics, enhancing his capabilities. Consequently, his mental state is unstable, and the power of Magatsuhi-no-Kami continues to corrode his mind and body.
Skills
Class Skills
- Avenger (C Rank):
- Oblivion Correction (E Rank):
- Magic Resistance (C Rank):
Personal Skills
- Death Watch (B Rank): The duty of leading the way during the Shinsengumi's patrols through the city. Toudou volunteered for this role. Was it proof of his resolve as a warrior who feared no death, or perhaps...
- Vanguard Master (A Rank): In battle, he always led the charge, being the first to rush in, which earned him the nickname “Mr. Vanguard” among his comrades.
- Prosthetic Artillery (C Rank): A prosthetic left hand and a prosthetic right leg. These were weapons concealed by Toudou, who also possessed profound expertise in artillery. When his body was torn apart in Aburanokoji and manifested as a Servant, it was reconstructed into prosthetic arms and legs.
Noble Phantasm
Toudou Heisuke's Noble Phantasm is Charge Forth, Evening Star!!.
All Shinsengumi members have access to the Noble Phantasms Coat of Oaths, and also all Shinsengumi officers have access to the Noble Phantasm Flag of Sincerity, though which members they summon with it depends on who likes them enough to answer.[2]
Development
Creation and Conception
Toudou Heisuke was designed by lack in Fate/Grand Order.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate/Grand Order - Toudou Heisuke's Profile, translated by MoonlightJunna
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fate/Grand Order material II - Okita Souji, p.268-275, translated by Comun