Ereshkigal

, Class Name , is a Lancer-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
==Profile==
===Identity===
Ereshkigal watching over Kur.jpg|Ereshkigal watching over Kur.
Ereshkigal imprisoned in Kur.jpg|Ereshkigal imprisoned during Ishtar's visit.
Ishtar visiting Ereshkigal.jpg|Ereshkigal talking with Ishtar.
The Goddess of the Underworld in Sumerian myth. She freely wields a spear-like cage; at times stabbing the enemy with it, at times imprisoning souls, at times summoning lightning, she is the fearsome ruler of the underworld. Having carried out her duties of administrating the underworld since birth, she is a goddess that disappeared along with the Age of Gods without ever knowing of the world above, or of freedom.Fate/Grand Order material VI - Profile of Ereshkigal, translated by King of Padoru.
In original Mesopotamian texts, she presided over the growth and decay of crops, bent the dragons and snakes to her will, and freely controlled the Garula familiars of the underworld. The Heavenly Mistress Ishtar, and the Queen of the Great Below Ereshkigal held a rival relationship. Mythologically speaking, the goddess of the harvest Ishtar () was the Great Earth Mother that represented human life while Ereshkigal, who represented human death, was the Terrible Earth Mother.
In the tale of Ishtar's descent, Ishtar made a visit to the underworld only to be killed by Ereshkigal's hand. While she was revived afterward, the reason Ishtar went down to the underworld, and the reason Ereshkigal was so enraged, are never spoken of, and in Fate/Grand Order, they are treated as stemming from them being one and the same. Ereshkigal and Ishtar. Two gods of equivalent existence, or perhaps a divinity divided from what was once a single entity.
===Appearance===
This form is not that of the Goddess Ereshkigal, but that of a Pseudo-Servant where she has possessed the soul of a human with a similar wavelength to her's, Rin Tohsaka.
Unlike Ishtar, Ereshkigal does not retain Rin's black hair. Instead, her hair is blonde, much like the Rin Tohsaka of Fate/EXTRA.
===Personality===
Though she claims that her role is merely to supervise humans, like the underworld goddess that she is... "... It's a problem if so many people are coming to the underworld... It's also a big issue creating cages to confine all these souls... I wonder if I can provide them a more comfortable place to be in..." In this way, it's hard to fully conceal her caring heart. She is truly a red angel of the underworld.
A passive and introverted nature. Because of the high wisdom and pride she boasts, she sacrifices herself to the duties of the mistress of the underworld, bound by her own design to be the goddess of death and decline. Envying the beautiful, laughing at the unsightly, and killing so that which she desired never passes to the hand of another... or so was Ereshkigal, but due to her assimilation with the young girl she inhabits, she has gained an objective awareness that such things are not good and embarrassing, her brutality disappearing to the depths. But as she is a frank person, once angered, that side will come to the surface, becoming the unfortunate goddess as terrifyingly as told in legends. The principles she act on belong to the goddess Ereshkigal, occasionally making her seem more level-headed and self-depreciating than the young girl serving as her vessel.
She has the same theatrical elocution as Ishtar but occasionally breaks into the tone of an elegant lady. Like suddenly becoming honest, or emphasizing a My, oh my when panicking, those courteous gestures are her base portion coming out. While Ishtar was originally raised as a sheltered girl, the pampering and unbridled freedom afforded to her caused her to develop the speech of a woman of action. Meanwhile, as Ereshkigal diligently carried out her duties in the underworld, it is surmised that her choice of words became that of a sheltered (oblivious) young lady.
====Relationships====
;Ishtar
:".... Whoa, I didn't realize you knew Ishtar. I have a LOT to say about that, but I also feel sorry for her. After all, at least once a year, she ends up making some cataclysmic, world-ending mistake... How do I know this? Because it also involves me... so of course I would know." Fate/Grand Order - Ereshkigal Lines
:"A Tohsaka of light, huuh..."
;Gilgamesh
:"Ack, it's the annoying version of Gilgamesh! How did you manage to form a contract with HIM?! That guy's such a tyrant, you'd have to either be a great hero or a total fool to even start a conversation with him. I see... So you're THAT kind of person, I see..." 
:"It’s good to have wealth as a king. But, he should stop coming carefreely to the Underworld when he’s in the mood for a stroll. Sooner or later he might end up being treated as a god of the Underworld?"
;Gilgamesh (Caster)
:"Teehee... I see the more levelheaded version of Gilgamesh is here too. That King of Heroes owes me a few favors, so maybe I'll have him prepare us a wonderful dinner cruise or something next time. After all, if I don't make a move soon, Ishtar might beat me to the punch." 
;Enkidu
:"So is the Enkidu here well-mannered? Back in the day, even Gilgamesh said "I am aware of how cold and merciless I can be, but even I think something is wrong with my friend." Enkidu is no different than a sharpened axe... Huh? Still no different? Enkidu's ranked as one of the most dangerous individuals in Chaldea? ... I see. I suppose it's best to befriend Enkidu..." 
:"A down-to-earth and friendly one. They tried hard to see if there was any plant that could grow in the Underworld. The results were unsatisfactory, but I won’t forget their effort."
;First Hassan / Nitocris
:"We’re not acquainted, but for some reason a feeling of affinity is welling... Did we met somewhere?"
;Quetzalcoatl
:"Whoa, I didn't know Quetzalcoatl was here! Oh my...I shouldn't have tormented her so much in the underworld, then tossed her to the surface world like she was garbage...! There's no way I can beat that muscle-brained goddess... Maaaster...please hide meee!!!" 
;Altera the San(ta)
:"I didn't think Dumuzid's Authority would work like this... But be careful. If you just haphazardly increase your Divinity, your dormant Spirit Origin might come to the surface." 
;Space Ishtar
:"Eh, what?! Our origin was that?! He, heeh. Well, isn’t it beautiful in its own way? (So cool... As expected from me...!)"
==Role==
===Fate/Grand Order===
====Seventh Singularity: Babylonia====
Ereshkigal detests how she was hated and suffered as a social outcast from the Age of the Gods. "I want to try living as freely as Ishtar. I want to meet someone who accepts that I'm the mistress of the underworld, but doesn't let that status affect how they see me." She even held such a romantic notion. "I won't deny the fact that I'm a villain, but evil, as it is, has its uses for humanity. Why does everyone have to be so afraid of me!?" As she sulked so in her heart, she found the end of the Mesopotamian world before her eyes, participating in the three-goddess alliance and making an enemy of Uruk to save humans in her own way.
Ishtar and Ereshkigal summon.gif|Ishtar and Ereshkigal being summoned
Ishtar-Ereshkigal waking up.jpg|Ishtar waking up as she is being taken over by Ereshkigal.
She is a member of the Three Goddess Alliance, having joined to safeguard as many souls as possible in Kur out of her love for all humans fated to die.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 14: Goodbye, Goddess of the Underworld She uses gallû spirits to take people's souls, first eliminating Kutha's population, then targeting the weak in Uruk.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 13: Prophecy of the HeavensFate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 7: The Tablet of Destinies When the temple matron summons Ishtar into a compatible vessel, Ereshkigal is summoned into the vessel at the same time. She then killed the temple matron by draining her of her magical energy.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 4: Hardworking Citizens of Uruk From that point on, she would take control of Ishtar's vessel when the latter is asleep.
Ishtar's consciousness being push back by Ereshkigal.gif|Ereshkigal taking over Ishtar during her fight against Chaldea.
Ana takes down an Ereshkigal possessed Ishtar.gif|Ereshkigal being defeated by Ana.
Chaldea talking with a captured Ereshkigal.jpg|Ereshkigal being interrogated by Chaldea.
Ritsuka freeing Ereshkigal from her bonds.jpg|Ritsuka freeing Ereshkigal.
Ereshkigal helping Chaldea.gif|Ereshkigal helping Chaldea.
She first meet Ritsuka’s party at night in Kutha when she takes control of Ishtar’s vessel, finding herself restrained with a rope woven from lapis lazuli and Demonic Beast hides while she was unconscious. Not knowing they’re talking to a different person, the group asks her why the Alliance is attacking Uruk, what their True Names are, and who summoned her. Ereshkigal explains the Alliance is attacking Uruk because they wish to control the world. She only wants to rule humans, though, while Gorgon wants to rule the world. She doesn’t know what Quetzalcoatl wants, as she’s from a different culture. Essentially, the goddesses are competing to see who can destroy Uruk first and get Gilgamesh‘s Grail. The winner will control the world, while the losers will either leave or become subservient. The goddesses also have a non-aggression pact with each other, and revealing their True Names violates that pact. "Ishtar" then explains the Sacred Temple summoned her, while the Grail summoned Gorgon and Quetzalcoatl. Skeletons of Kutha’s deceased population, including those from the past, then surround the group. Ritsuka undoes Ishtar's restraints when everyone gets ready to run. To repay their kindness, she destroys the undead blocking the group’s path. She warns them not to return to Kutha, and flies off to the northeast (In the anime Ritsuka thanks her causing Ereshkigal to become fascinated with him.)Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia - Episode 6: "Tablet of Destinies"
On the night following Ishtar’s recruitment into the group, Ereshkigal takes controls of her vessel again. She sits next to Ritsuka during their night watch, and unawarely reveals her true appearance when she sneezes. She tells them that Gorgon will never make peace with them, though she can’t understand Quetzalcoatl because of their cultural differences. As for herself, she won’t forgive Mesopotamia for what it’s become, refusing to accept that humans abandoned the gods and tried to make their own world. She believes that will only bring them misery, as human cannot escape the suffering of life or the terror of death. She claims the pain of trying to understand the world was lessened in Age of Gods because they could blame everything on the gods. Thinking that way of life was good, she joined the Alliance to create a world for both gods and humans. Saying she is only telling this to Ritsuka, she calls herself an enemy of humanity’s world before going to bed.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 10: Good Morning, Goddess of Venus
She talks with Ritsuka again in Ur at the night before the group head to Eridu. Sitting next to them, she calls Ur’s people sullen in contrast to Uruk’s. She believes that behavior is correct, as not all humans are strong. There are people who try but fail because they’re unfit to do certain things, which Ereshkigal finds Gilgamesh and Quetzalcoatl doesn’t even try to understand. She believes the weak and frightened will be lost if only the strong and glorious are accepted, and certain things can only be seen from the perspective of the weak. After sneezing (again unawarely revealing her true appearance), she tells Ritsuka that Quetzalcoatl is the apex of all things good, so only evil can harm her. Admitting to her own naivety, given she spent her entire life in her temple, she laments the duty given to her at birth prevented any freedom. She tells Ritsuka that they’re the first person she conversed with as a friend. She gets scared when Fou appears, and asks Ritsuka why they bring him around. Revealing Fou is a spiritual beast that feeds off of human greed, Ereshkigal warns he’d grow into an uncontrollable monster in a year if tossed into a village. She therefore advises Ritsuka to throw him into lava or something if it hasn’t been a year. To her shock, Ritsuka says it’s already been in a year. Ereshkigal then goes to bed, wishing Ritsuka good luck against Quetzalcoatl.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 12: Temple of the Sun
She talks with Ritsuka again on the night after Quetzalcoatl is recruited, unaware that she’s in her true form. She reveals Alliance members are still bound by their pact, even after they leave. Ritsuka then gets woozy, sending Ereshkigal into a panic. Feeling their forehead is hot, she wonders they’ve been infected with a disease. She reprimands Ritsuka for not having any decent rest in a month, saying even hard labor in Kur only lasts 3 days. Therefore, she’ll take over the night watch, so Ritsuka can rest. She then intently listens to Ritsuka recount their adventures through the Singularities. Admiring the humans of each era’s tenacity, she calls them the epitome of unlimited potential worthy of her protection. She laments, though she doesn’t have the freedom to go on an adventure like Ritsuka. Noticing the sun is rising, she advises Ritsuka that they both get some rest.
After Ritsuka’s party passes through the first gate of the underworld in their first step to rescue Gilgamesh, Ereshkigal appears before them as a gallu spirit to confirm that Ishtar shrunk after passing through the gate. She explains Ishtar will shrink and her divinity will be reduced by 1/7 with every gate she passes. Ishtar calls her worse than before, but Ereshkigal asserts Ritsuka and Ishtar would’ve been normally dropped into the pits of the underworld the moment she brought the living. Their fate, however, will be decided by Kur’s laws if they take on the trials of the seven gates. Ereshkigal tells Ritsuka to overcome trials if they wish to defeat her, saying she’ll welcome them as visitors if they’re successful.
When Ritsuka’s party enters her palace, Ereshkigal changes the atmosphere to the equivalent of a mountain top. She then reveals her true form, but to her embarrassment, Ritsuka reveals what happened every time she sneezed during their nightly conversations. Recovering from her embarrassment, she declares she’ll trap every human in Kur as her property, calling it the first choice of her own will. Gilgamesh declares he will convict her under his royal authority for joining the Alliance. Ereshkigal asks him if he is going to kill her with the Dingir in exchange for his life. Gilgamesh replies that will depend on her answer, and asks if she abandoned her duty to protect Sumer’s people and culture. Ereshkigal answers neither her role nor her obligations have changed. In response, Gilgamesh declares her defeat will serve as punishment for her sins. Ereshkigal asks Ritsuka if nobody is going to commend for fulfilling her duty by herself this entire time. Ritsuka is uninterested though since she was only fulfilling her duty. Gilgamesh tells Ereshkigal it’s fine to lament the obligations given to her, and to abandon them for an alternate path. However, bemoaning the obligations she upheld dutifully is evil, and to praise that pain only insults herself. Gilgamesh calls Ereshkigal’s achievements praiseworthy, saying the pain in her heart for her alone. In response, Ereshkigal fights the group in her gallû spirit form. After she is defeated, Ishtar is returned to normal size, and Gilgamesh is unbound from the underworld. Ziusudra then bisects Ereshkigal, though what he killed was her bond with the Alliance. He reveals Ereshkigal’s true reasons for joining the Alliance. Ereshkgial tries to deny this, but she laments about all the people she killed. Gilgamesh tells her that their bodies aren’t buried yet, so she only needs to release their souls from their soul cages to revive them. Ereshkigal is shocked to learn her death toll was negligible compared to Gorgon. She agrees to aid the group as repayment for Ritsuka’s kindness, and returns to her duties.
As Tiamat‘s Lahmu slaughter Mesopotamia’s population, Ereshkigal becomes overwhelmed by the amount of dead souls entering Kur. Gilgamesh contacts her using the Mirror of Kur that she lent him to inform her that Tiamat will arrive in Uruk in two days. As she has paradoxical protection that prevents her death as long as long as life exists on Earth, Gilgamesh asks Ereshkigal to send Tiamat to Kur, where she’ll be considered the last living being, by opening a gate beneath Uruk. Ereshkigal says such a task would normally take a decade, but she confesses she set something up because she hates Uruk, so it should take three days.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 19: Star of the Beginning, We Look Up at the Sky
She finishes moving Kur from Kutha to Uruk, just as Tiamat is nearing the ziggurat where Gilgamesh is. Ishtar blasts a hole into Kur, killing Gilgamesh, and sending Ritsuka, Mash, and Tiamat down into Kur. Ereshkigal grants Ritsuka and Mash permission to float in Kur, instructing them to gather magical energy in their feet and imagine the ground. When they land, she shows that Gilgamesh’s plan was successful, pointing out Tiamat is being punished by Kur for entering without her permission. She then tries to finish Tiamat off with her gallû spirits, but it’s rendered ineffective as the Chaos Tide corrupts Kur. She starts to panic as Tiamat transforms into her draconic form when Jaguar Man arrives to tell her to continue her previous attack.. They cannot allow Tiamat to return to the surface because if she does, the Chaos Tide will engulf the world in less than a day. Fortunately, Tiamat’s paradoxical restoration is still ineffective in Kur, as both the Chaos Tide and the Laḫmu are part of her. Merlin then arrives, and turns the Chaos Tide into flowers, draining Tiamat’s power. Tiamat grows wings and tries to fly back to the surface when Ziusdra, who reveals himself to be the Grand Assassin the First Hassan, severs her wings while simultaneously forcing the concept of death onto her by reducing her Spirit Origin into that of a normal servant. Recognizing her own mortality, Tiamat unleashes more Laḫmu to protect her while she climbs back to the surface. With her power over Kur returned to her, Ereshkigal gives everyone permission to act in Kur, along with a power boost, so they can slay Tiamat.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 21: Absolute Demonic Front Mesopotamia (II)
After the Singularity is resolved, Ereshkigal starts to disappear from the repercussions of her as the goddess of the underworld helping a living human for free. Ishtar tells her to remove the Blessing of Kur before it’s too late, especially since she finally found someone she can talk to. If she gets another chance, Ereshkigal may not have the same personality or memories she has now. Ereshkigal doesn’t mind that as long as Ritsuka doesn’t change their way of thinking, and remembers her. She then rests, having Ishtar give her thanks to Ritsuka and Mash.Fate/Grand Order - Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts - Section 22: Returning to Chaldea
====Final Singularity: Solomon====
Ereshkigal is amongst the "Babylonia" Singularity Servant to aid Chaldea against Demon Gods Pillar, to which her sister Ishtar reacts with surprise as she had thought Ereshkigal has sunk into the abyss to be reincarnated, and thus should not be her previous self. Ereshkigal states that "stuff" happened involving Chaldea to make it possible, but pointedly refuses to go into detail.Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Section 8: VII/Sabnock, the Chamber of Life
====Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue====
====Christmas Event: Merry Christmas from the Underworld====
Though she erased her memories of the Babylonia Singularity, Ereshkigal found herself unable to reincarnate completely. Nergal's malice took advantage of her confusion and told her of Chaldea, convincing her that their memories of her are why she can't reincarnate. Seeing the chaotic state Kur is in, Ereshkigal considered Chaldea a threat and sent Sumerian Fever to destroy the organization. Then, to take responsibility for breaking her oath, she agreed with Nergal to dissolve herself in the waters of the Abyss and hand over her Authority to him,
Ereshkigal later learns from her gallû spirits that Ritsuka and Altera are trying to descend into Kur. Leaving the Abyss, she shrinks the third gate's gatekeeper, Quetzalcoatl, and flings her back to the surface. Ritsuka and Altera soon arrive. Normally, Ereshkigal would commend their bravery and await them at her temple. But since she is making changes to the underworld, she cannot allow them to go any further. She'll allow them to return to the surface under the threat that refusal will be severely punished. Altera realizes Ereshkigal truly did defeat Quetzalcoatl, surprised she could best such a powerful goddess. Ereshkigal tries to explain how things work in Kur, but Ritsuka beats her to it. Ereshkigal is shocked that they know that and dislikes the familiar they're taking with her. She then ineffectively blasts Altera with red lightning after wondering if she's responsible for the decorations in Kur. Altera exclaims that she is Santa, to which Ereshkigal admits she isn't so out of touch to not know who Santa is. She then notices Ritsuka doesn't fear her and instead wishes to talk with her. But she thinks she's jumping to conclusions again and reminds herself how her hopes were repeatedly shattered. Altera tells her that Ritsuka wants her to stop Kur’s attack on Chaldea, otherwise, it’ll be destroyed by tomorrow and Christmas won’t be celebrated. However, Ereshkigal flies into a rage upon hearing they’re from Chaldea, forcing Altera and Ritsuka to fight her. 
Altera implores Ritsuka to retreat to the second gate. But Ereshkigal refuses to let Rituska escape and demands to know their name. She gets a headache upon hearing their name, making her wonder if her forgotten memories are related to them. Nergal appears and tells Ereshkigal to return to the Abyss, reminding that Kur will disappear if she isn't present when the ritual is conducted. Ereshkigal tells Ritsuka and Altera to return to Chaldea, but Altera says Ritsuka could die from Sumerian Fever if they return. Ereshkigal reveals however she cannot transfer control of Kur unless she erases everyone who knows about her. She then returns to the Abyss, apologizing that she has no other choice.
Ritsuka and Altera eventually reach the bottom of the Abyss, for which Ereshkigal commends them for their bravery. She then asks Ritsuka why they've come so far before killing them. Ritsuka answers that they've come to help her. Ereshkigal, in response, shows her rotten face and asks Ritsuka if they can still look upon her fondly. She tells them she knows nothing about them, saying any memories she did have are gone. She then explains that according to Nergal, Chaldea needs to disappear for her to disappear and Kur to survive. Altera asks her why she attacked Chaldea, even though she’ll disappear before it succumbs to Sumerian Fever. Ereshkigal answers it’s because Chaldea is a threat for reducing her to such a state. Ritsuka asks why she needs to disappear, and she tries to answer when Nergal’s voice interrupts. He tells her to obey him so Kur can be reborn as a realm of pain and suffering. Ereshkigal complies with his demands to kill the pair so she can finally disappear.
Overwhelming Altera, Ereshkigal again asks Ritsuka why they came. Ritsuka answers they came to help her. Ereshkigal appreciates their kindness but feels she has no right to accept it because she discarded her memories herself. Altera reveals she has those memories and tries to return them to Ereshkigal. But Nergal takes over Ereshkigal's body to kill Altera. Dumuzid arrives, however, and blocks Nergal's attack. He reveals he recovered and safeguarded Ereshkigal’s memories. Altera then returns Ereshkigal's memories to her, and Dumuzid escapes. With her memories restored, Ereshkigal ejects Nergal from her body and returns to her old self. She realizes her mistake and that Nergal only wanted Kur for his own self-gratification. Altera and Ritsuka then help her banish Nergal.
Nergal disappears following his defeat, and everyone returns to the Abyss' surface. Dumuzid reveals once the date becomes December 24, Chaldea will return to December 2017, and Kur will return to December one year prior. While the time difference won't matter if they stay, Ritsuka will either be unable to leave or emerge to find themselves much older or younger. Ereshkigal panics, realizing it's almost midnight. With barely time left, she panics at what to say to Ritsuka after reuniting with them. Ritsuka agrees and smiles, knowing their parting won't be forever. Ereshkigal thanks them for saving her and affirms she will aid them as a Servant. But Dumuzid tells her she must wait a year before that can happen. Ereshkigal says she can wait and promises Ritsuka that she'll come when they call, even if it's not "them" them. She then thanks Ritsuka for being who they are, saying no present could make her happier. Afterward, she and Dumuzid see Ritsuka and Altera off as they return to the surface.
===Fate/Grand Carnival===
Ereshkigal thinks that Fujimaru has grown tired of her, so Dumuzid convinces her to become a ServantTuber to become more popular. She becomes rivals with Osakabehime, who is jealous that Ereshkigal is taking viewers away from her. Eventually Ereshkigal realizes that the real reason Fujimaru isn't using her in her party anymore is because Ereshkigal has already reached maximum bond points.
===Fate/strange Fake===
As Ishtar starts slowly customizing the land of Snowfield into a Texture for her Divinity, elements of Sumerian mythology starts manifesting. One of these manifestations is a blue flame implied to be Ereshkigal, who finds Tsubaki Kuruoka in the empty dream space remaining of her Servant's ward world Doomsday Come, and, to protect her from dying, keeps Tsubaki's soul safe inside a protective cylindrical cage.Fate/strange Fake Volume 7 - Chapter 22: "The First and Last Breather Day" Once the Neo Ishtar temple is complete and the land becomes like that of Mount Ebih, Ereshkigal's Kur becomes more firmly established, and the blue flame guides a golden light implied to be Gilgamesh through it.Fate/strange Fake Volume 7 - Chapter 23: Day 5, Morning "The Age of Gods and the Modern Age (Daybreak)"
In the later battle against Ishtar (Fate/strange Fake), Ereshkigal manifested swiftly within Rin from the Underworld, akin to how Ishtar (Fate/strange Fake) manifested with Fillia as a Vessel, but for Ereshkigal's case, for only a few seconds. Everyone present then noticed for a few seconds, Rin’s hair turned gold and her two eyes shone bright scarlet during this possession. Rin noted that this possession felt natural as if it happened before (reference to Fate/Grand Order universe where Rin's Soul was indeed the vessel for Ereshkigal). After Ishtar screamed the name of Ereshkigal, she wielded her Authority to shove the rising underworld into submission, refusing to let Ereshkigal's Underworld Authority affect her.Fate/strange Fake Volume 8 - Chapter 26: “The age of gods and the modern age <Maturation>” part 5
==Abilities==
Ereshkigal revealing herself.gif|Ereshkigal possessing Ishtar.
Ishtar's consciousness being push back by Ereshkigal.gif|Ereshkigal pushing back Ishtar's consciousness as she takes control
Ereshkigal sneezing.gif|Ereshkigal accidentally exposing herself.
When summoned together with Ishtar in the Babylonia Singularity, she is considered another side of Ishtar, that is summoned whenever Ishtar is, due to them being sister goddesses. She can take control of the body occasionally with her changing Ishtar's appearance such as golden hair and brownish red eyes, but generally has no means of interacting with the world, as she possessed the Soul Vessel of Rin, not the Body Vessel. Although she's an old goddess like Ishtar, Ereshkigal is not as impressive as her in terms of raw power. Whereas Ishtar is a spoiled goddess that got everything she ever wanted, Ereshkigal did not desire anything.
Ereshkigal can only make use of her Authority within the Underworld. Inside her domain, she is absolute law, and every Heroic Spirit and deity will be left powerless if she so desires it. With her authority, Ereshkigal has a number of attacks and security features that can be performed. One of them was even stated by Dr. Roman to have heat comparable to Ishtar's Noble Phantasm and was shown restraining Tiamat's "Titan" form, weakened by the wounds she sustained in her fall to the underworld.Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia - Episode 19: "Absolute Demonic Front Mesopotamia I"
After allowing Dumuzid to leave the Underworld, she gained a portion of his Authority, similar to what happened with Nergal giving her his Authority of disease demons which increased her dark attributes as a goddess of the Underworld. She was hoping to gain his Authority over sheep, so she could use their wool to warm the souls in Kur, but instead Dumuzid left her with his ability to transform into serpents and antelope. Ereshkigal was not happy gaining a second Authority that doesn't help her improve the Underworld.
The spear in her hand is the blazing soul of Meslamtaea, the ancient Sumerian name of the Sun God Nergal. A grace only granted in this materialized form, the light that warms the soul and the depths of the earth. It possesses Nergal's Authority of the Sun, which is considered a blessing but also an act of violence of nature due to the many deaths of humans in the summer. 
Ereshkigal notably has the ability to understand Fou's speech. 
===Skills===
====Class Skills====
*Magic Resistance (D Rank): Nullify any magecraft ranked D or below. Drenched in the gloom of the underworld, death has become an everyday occurrence, considerably lowering her resistance to magic.
*Territory Creation (A+ Rank): Freely calls the Seven Gates of the Underworld. The place in which Ereshkigal stands becomes the Underworld in which death easily conducts itself.
*Divine Core of the Goddess (B Rank): A Skill that expresses one being a perfect goddess since birth. It has the effect of preserving the absoluteness of the mind and body. It mitigates almost all mental interferences, prevents the body from growth, and prevents the figure from change no matter how many calories are absorbed. It is a composite Skill that comprises the Divinity Skill. Since she is a Pseudo-Servant, the skill is only ranked B.
====Personal Skills====
*Hidden Great Crown (A→A+ Rank (Upgrade)): The crown of a goddess said to have been created from what she took from Ishtar. Of the heaven and earth, it allows her to make the various graces bestowed unto Ishtar her own, but those effects are made slightly darker (more gloomy).
Kur.png|Ereshkigal's cages.
Eresh Mana Burst (anime).gif|Ereshkigal using Mana Burst to envelop Tiamat.
*Mana Burst (Cage) (A+ Rank): Ereshkigal is a diligent, earnest, and somewhat pessimistic goddess. On a regular basis, as long as she has the free time, she'll store up her mana in her spear cages to release in battle.
*Protection of the Underworld (EX Rank): Offered as a pillar of the underworld she came to rule, Ereshkigal's authority. Until her rule comes to an end, she who controls the underworld is the underworld itself, as well as the queen protected by its bounds. Provides support to all allies as well as changing the effect of her Noble Phantasm.
===Noble Phantasm===
Her Noble Phantasm is Kur Kigal Irkalla, an Anti-Mountain type Noble Phantasm. It is the same as Ishtar's An Gal Tā Kigal Shē, but instead of a shot from the great heavens to the great earth, it is the goddess of the underworld's punishment from the great below to the world above. In the anime, it was able to momentarily stop the expansion of Nega-Genesis and hold back Tiamat's "Dragonic Corpus" form, whose strength is like that of a giant's.Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia - Episode 20: "Absolute Demonic Front Mesopotamia II"
Her secondary Noble Phantasm is Nammu Abzu Gugalanna.
==Development==
===Creation and Conception===
Ereshkigal was designed by Shidzuki Morii in Fate/Grand Order. Her scenario writer is Kinoko Nasu.
===Comments from Illustrator===
"I always worked playing the OST (Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack) while evoking memories of Chapter 7 during Ereshkigal’s production, as if Ereshkigal was always in my head. The reason why the Final Stage art ended up being a somewhat sentimental picture may have been because the memories of that Chapter 7 remained marked. As for the clothes, it’s the same case as with Ishtar, but I was aware of the trend of not feeling out of place when set up with fellow characters of ancient Mesopotamia. Specifically for Ereshkigal, the condition was, while treating the golden parts as a moderate accent and covering the body with dark clothes with a so-so feeling, to put on a mantle of moderate length. And for Meslamtaea, in which the Authority of the sun is said to reside, a radial silhouette with the image of the sun, as a huge weapon to be paired with Ishtar’s Maanna. This is so that the spear in her hand and the surroundings are shining, but Ereshkigal herself isn’t tinged with the light. I tried to show the property of Ereshkigal herself not shining even if the surroundings are shining due to the Authority. This is a digression, but regarding Ereshkigal’s skills at the time of implementation, I just conveyed the message that I wouldn’t say any other trivial thing if I brought the protection of the Underworld. So. It’s that red flower that blooms at the skill section. Thank you." (Shidzuki Morii)
==References==
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