The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors/Remake

The are a grouping of twenty-seven Rank IX Dead Apostles. The very apex of all Dead Apostles, the title represents their way of being.
==Characteristics==
The Dead Apostle Ancestors have existed for three thousand years. They are primarily individualistic, with the exclusion of the five elders of the , and not every Dead Apostle Ancestor is an enemy of mankind. 
The original twenty-seven were those who were able to escape their existence as "emergency rations" for the True Ancestors. As of the modern day, there are the "elders" of the BC era and the "upstarts" of the AD era. The oldest Dead Apostle Ancestors are referred to as Elder Title.
As of modern day, some positions have been rendered empty, the total verified being twenty-one as of the 2010s AD. Their complete defeat is an irregular occurrence. Two are sealed by the Holy Church, but such a process takes one hundred years to accomplish for a single Dead Apostle Ancestor. Considering this, it's easy to see how irregular Shiki Tohno's defeat of Vlov Arkhangel was.
One year before the events of Mahoutsukai no Yoru, Touko Aozaki and her Familiar Lugh Beowulf traveled aboard the Rail Zeppelin, destroying the train and causing the owner, Rita Rozay-en to flee. They also fought againts an Elder Title who was hiding in a country in Western Europe.Mahoutsukai no Yoru - A Honeyed Adventure Francesca Prelati mentions it to Faldeus Dioland as 'the time the Elder Title and the Last Gold Wolf wrecked each other was what decided whether a country would sink or swim.'Fate/strange Fake Volume 3 - Prologue VIII: "The Star Performers' Feast (Part 1)"
UnknownDAA1.png|Silhouette of Van-Fem surrounded by his daughters from the French Incident.
UnknownDAA2.png|Unknown female Dead Apostle Ancestor from the French Incident.
UnknownDAA3.png|Unknown spider Dead Apostle Ancestor from the French Incident.
Thirteen years before the events of Tsukihime, Elesia being chosen as Roa's new body caused her to awaken at age 12, become a vampire, take over her village (which was also Noel's hometown) with a group of her Dead Apostle comrades, and eventually become a center figure of what would be called the French Incident.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - Midnight Rainbow route - Day 13: "Mirage" 
The rank of Ancestor only exists in Tsukihime Worlds, so the grouping is not present in Fate Worlds. The Dead Apostles who would make up the grouping still exist in Fate Worlds, but their activities and statuses may differ significantly or barely depending on each member individually and their rank reaches that of Superior Dead Apostle.
:In Fate Worlds
*Michael Roa Valdamjong does not have his fated meeting with Arcueid BrunestudThe BAMBOO BROOM - April 2017 and had his soul burned away by Edmond Dantès in battle.Strange Tales of Heroic Spirit Lore ~King of the Cavern, Edmond Dantès~ Drama CD - Chapter 08Strange Tales of Heroic Spirit Lore ~King of the Cavern, Edmond Dantès~ Drama CD - Chapter 09
*Zepia Eltnam Atlasia never becomes the Night of Wallachia and remains director of Atlas as of the present day.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 3 Part 5Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Afterword 
*Gransurg Blackmore is destroyed between 300 AD and 500 AD.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 2 Part 4Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 4 Part 5 
*Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg does not become a Dead Apostle but becomes immortal through other means. 
*Fabro Rowan never leaves the Wandering Sea and doesn't become Nrvnqsr Chaos.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere - Epilogue 
*Van-Fem ends up having a slightly different atmosphere.Fate/strange Fake Volume 6 - Afterword
*Rita Rozay-en still hasn't been seen again by late 2003 after her disappearance during her battle with Touko Aozaki in the Rail Zeppelin.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4: case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Upper) - Chapter 2 Part 5
*Crimson Moon remains inactive after his defeat by Zelretch.Interview with 4Gamer
*ORT peacefully sleeps in South America's underground.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Olympus: Interstellar Mountain City, EpilogueFate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Prologue
===Idea Blood===
 is the blood that makes an Ancestor an Ancestor, said to be the " of the engraved upon their soul". A "Truth" that they have each attained, the worldview that makes up the foundation of their "thirst". It can be called a Dead Apostle's thesis, purpose for living and their undying curse. A that paints over the planet's physical laws just by circulating blood. Wherever an Ancestor asserts their Idea Blood becomes their territory, subject to the influence of their Principle's curse. Arcueid compares it to a "crown" as the inheritance of the Idea Blood will raise the inheritor to a Rank IX Ancestor regardless of their original rank. 
The inheritor must possess a "millennium-class foundation" for it to function properly, typically inherited by a Rank VIII Successor created by the previous Dead Apostle Ancestor. 
Typically a lesser Dead Apostle of a few hundred years, such as the former Rank VI Vlov Arkhangel, would be crushed by the curse of the Idea Blood, but he was able to withstand it due to the combat experience he had cultivated in his capacity as a knight of the dark ages in the medieval era and his own tenacity, which defeated the curse that encompassed the entirety of his flesh. A pride on the level of a mere twenty years surmounted a madness that exceeded a thousand years. Properly speaking it was not something that Vlov could withstand, but thanks to a technique given to him by a "certain Dead Apostle" as well as his desire for revenge against "that person" he managed to retain his sanity until the end.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - Midnight Rainbow route - Day 5: "Icebound Ocean"
The Idea Blood remains after the defeat of an Ancestor. Idea Bloods can be utilized to facilitate magecraft, such as Ciel using Chromclay Petastructure's Idea Blood to utilize a variation of Chromclay's Bounded Field Cathedral and using Be'ze's Idea Blood to actualize the spell Calvaria Galgalim.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - Midnight Rainbow route - True End - Day 15: "Cloudless Blue" Ciel also gains Vlov's Idea Blood after killing him in her route, but she cannot facilitate magecraft with it, because the foundation of his Idea Blood is not mature enough to create grand magecraft from it, let alone weave a new one. The Idea Bloods can be temporarily transformed into Magical Energy Reactors in order to replenish her own magical energy, though the cost comes at her own humanity. She can also only use them for a short time; Vlov's Idea Blood is estimated to only last three minutes before it becomes exhausted.
Contrary to popular belief, vampirification is not the transformation of the body, but of existence. It’s like if the entry in the Akashic Records that read ‘human’ changed class to ‘Dead Apostle’ — it means that one has become a vampire in one’s very being. So one cannot undo Vampirification by putting your soul into a human physical body, such as Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg using the Second Magic to transfer his soul to another physical body in a parallel timeline; as one who has inherited the Idea Blood of one of the Dead Apostle Ancestors, he has been infected on the soul-level, making it impossible for him not to be.
Each Dead Apostle Ancestor has a associated with them, also known as "the seeds of textural rules". It is a sort of curse that manifests as a unique power distinct from their other properties as a vampire.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - Moon Princess route - Day 5: "Fire and Blood II" The Principle is linked to the Idea Blood, and is granted to the Idea Blood's inheritor. It is also possible for new Idea Bloods to be created, as magi who became Dead Apostles and then later became Dead Apostle Ancestors are those who created their own Idea Blood through a vast amount of time and research. According to Mario Gallo Bestino, most of the Dead Apostle Ancestors' Principles originate from something that the individual vampires studied when they were human, and after they became vampires, such Principles become their "purpose for living" and path to obtaining true Immortality.Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- - Moon Princess route - Day 10: "Blood Red Moon I" Principles do not simply grant transcendental abilities, instead manifesting uniquely based on the possessor’s characteristics. These Principles are also known as World Eggs in magecraft theory.Fate/Grand Order - Ciel Profile translated by UdonSamurai
==List==
Some names are only partially visible. Names ending with * are incomplete.
# 	Name 	Principle 	Notes
1 	The Dark Six 	??? 	
2 	Brunestud* 	??? 	Killed by Zelretch in 300 AD.Remains active.
3 	??? 	??? 	Zelretch's parent Dead Apostle.Killed by Zelretch.
3 	Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg 	??? 	
4 	Millennium* 	??? 	
5 	ORT 	??? 	Currently sleeping in
6 	Rizo-Waal Strout 	??? 	
7 	Einnashe 	 	Referred to as Forest by the Church. Killed by Ciel.Idea Blood in Ciel's possession.Melty Blood: Type Lumina - Powered Ciel's Arcade Route
8 	Fina-blood Svelten 	??? 	
9 	Altrouge Brunestud 	??? 	
10	Nrvnqsr Chaos 	??? 	
11	Stanrobe Calhin 	??? 	
12	Lululily A. Paranodahlia 	??? 	Name referenced in Roa's story and Dead Apostle Noel's Arc Drive in Type Lumina.
13	TATARI/* 	??? 	
14	Van-Fem 	??? 	
15	Rita Rozay-en 	??? 	
16	Gransurg Blackmore 	??? 	
17	Trhvmn Ortenrosse 	??? 	
18	Enhance 	??? 	
19	Zaria Offenbaum 	 	Vlov Arkhangel's parent Dead Apostle.Killed by Vlov.
19	Vlov Arkhangel 	 	
20	Merem Solomon 	??? 	
21	Sumire 	??? 	
22	Chromclay Petastructure 	 	Referred to as Castle by the Church.Killed by Ciel.Idea Blood in Ciel's possession.
23	Zuckham Eri R* 	??? 	
24	El Nahat 	??? 	
25	Be'ze 	 	Known as a swordmaster.Killed by Ciel.Idea Blood in Ciel's possession.Inspired Ciel's grand magecraft, Calvaria Galgalim.Idea Blood referred to as in Fate/Grand Order.Fate/Grand Order - Ciel Profile translated by UdonSamurai
26	Agape 	??? 	
27	Caubac Alcatraz 	"Failed product" or perhaps simply "Unneeded".	Trapped in his own labyrinth.His body takes the form of an ordinary-looking padlock.
??	??? 	 	Sealed by the Holy Church.Possibly El Nahat.
??	??? 	 	Sealed by the Holy Church.
??	Unknown spider-shaped vampire	??? 	Related to Dr. Arach, possibly the same person.
28	Michael Roa Valdamjong 	??? 	Only considered such by the Holy Church. Is not a Rank IX Dead Apostle due to lack of an Idea Blood.
==Development==
First announced in 2012, Kinoko Nasu stated the designs for the list of Dead Apostle Ancestors was only half complete and that some had been removed due to restructuring for the remake of Tsukihime. As of 2021 following the announcement of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, Nasu stated that they had officially updated the list of Dead Apostle Ancestors. Due to the increasing scope of abilities since the release of Fate/stay night, such as the world-threatening antagonists of Fate/Grand Order, the level of power to be made into a top rank Dead Apostle Ancestor in the original release was lacking in comparison. The Dead Apostle Ancestors of the original release who were deemed "relatively amazing" were those who were cut, Nasu deciding that "having decent strength and abilities doesn't cut" for the new standard of Dead Apostle Ancestors. Taking the Remake's final scope into consideration, Nasu compiled the members to be removed, the members to be added, and the existing members to be upgraded. He regrets not having made them stronger in the original release.TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 13 - Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- interview
==References==
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