Miyamoto Musashi

is a historical Japanese figure. He is the male version from Proper Human History, in contrast to the female version from a pruned world-line.
==Profile==
===Background===
A swordsman from the early , Miyamoto Musashi was renowned as the strongest swordsman in the history of Japan. He founded the school of swordsmanship; a martial art that involved the dual-wielding of a and .
Musashi was born in Oohara, Sakushu (modern day , in the ), at 1584. His father was a practitioner of martial arts named Shinmen Munisai, who served as an instructor of martial arts to the of lords of the Takayama Castle, and who received the name of Shinmen from his employer’s family. Shinmen Munisai built a dojo of techniques in the Miyamoto village of the Yoshino district, and Musashi would later call himself “Miyamoto” due having this land as his hometown.
He left behind many anecdotes and went through numerous battles against martial artists upon reaching adulthood - especially during the ten years of his 20s. Those famous bouts are even now seen as a staple of the entertainment industry. However, the truth behind the episodes of these ten years of battle is mostly wrapped in mystery and there are strong suspicions about them being mere fiction.
The historical Musashi Miyamoto was a devout of Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, and he can be considered his guardian deity.
Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin is the name given to the heavenly god of the Dazai Prefecture’s Tenmanguu Shrine; in other words, the amalgamation of the thunder god and Japan’s most prominent vengeful spirit Sugawara-no-Michizane and Dai-Jizai Ten Mahesvara (also known as Shiva, the Hindu God of Destruction).
Additionally, Dai-Jizai Ten is also considered an avatar of Guanyin.
In reality, before Sugawara-no-Michizane started to be worshipped as the heavenly god of scholarship at the end of the Heian Era, he had already been conferred the divine name of Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, so, putting it bluntly, Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin is Sugawara-no-Michizane’s aspect as a wrathful god traced over to Shiva.
It is speculated that the reason Musashi chose the thunder god as the object of his devotion is because most kenjutsu practitioners before him and their schools were devout to the Kashima Shrine, and the god Takemizuchi worshipped there was said to be the thunder god’s ancestor.
Takemizuchi, the god of thunder-turned-god of kenjutsu.
In response to that, since Musashi chose to perfect himself on “the art of the sword” instead of “the technique of the sword”, he did not devote himself to the same god of thunder or kenjutsu, but to Tenman Dai-Jizai Tenjin, who also has an aspect as the god of scholarship. Or so it is speculated.Fate/Grand Order material V - Miyamoto Musashi, profile translated by ComunCoutinho
At age 13, he was already strong enough to put adults to shame. He challenged Kihei Arima, a warrior-in-training from a village nearby, and killed him in the fight.
Later, at age 17, when Musashi was full of ambition, he and his village friend Matahachi joined the Battle of Sekigahara as members of the Western Army. He experienced a brutal defeat. After losing the war, he fled back to his village perplexed, was condemned for the underlying crime of belonging to the defeated army, and had the bitter experience of being arrested for 3 years. But there, he met High Priest Takuan and his friend Terumasa Ikeda, who caused Musashi’s change from a beastly murderous scoundrel to a respectable warrior.
Afterwards, Musashi travelled all over the country, met powerful enemies like the Yoshioka household from the capital, the Houzouin from Nara, and the Yagyuu clan, and kept maturing from his interactions with them. Before long, Musashi embraces the decision of pursuing “the art of the sword” instead of “the techniques of the sword”.
However, this form of maturing was fleeting as dew if compared to the cruelty of the world.
People die if they do not eat, and they can get sick if hit by the rain.
Musashi was still too young to reach an unfeeling mental state while still living.
Pushed by the multiple intertwinings in their fates, the people’s expectations, and his own high fame as a warrior, Musashi challenges Ganryuu’s Kojirou Sasaki to a battle.
This fight was definitely not a long one, but it was a fierce clash between their martial skills and their humanities. Musashi got a hard-fought victory, but commented “I’m not sure whether or not I can really find another enemy like you in my life” on Kojirou.
The texts said “Kojirou believed in the sword of power and technique, while Musashi believed in the sword of the spirit. That was the only difference between them.” Their clash was truly the battle between “the technique of the sword” vs. “the art of the sword”.
There are no records of how Musashi lived after that fight.
The only clue he left was “The crash of the waves is constant in the world. (…) Someone will know. About the heart two meters under the water. About the water’s depth.”
After numerous battles, Musashi looked back at the 30 years of his life and reached the realization that him excelling at his martial arts was not the only reason for him to continuously win all his battles so far.
In a sense, you could say that after 30 years, Musashi finally faced the path of martial arts.Fate/Grand Order material V - Miyamoto Musashi, profile translated by ComunCoutinho
In real life Musashi fought in the Shimabara Rebellion against Amakusa Shirou's followers, but in Fate he says that it ended before he could participate.Fate/Grand Order Epic of Remnant: - Pseudo-Singularity III: The Stage of Carnage: Shimousa - Section 4: Seconda Cantica: Inferno (Beginning)
Musashi adopted several children, including Iori and Kaya.
===Book of Five Rings===
Before dying, Musashi wrote a book about the mental state he reached during his lifetime and the techniques he cultivated.
The book was split into 5 volumes titled Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Void. They are a compiled documentation of the human known as “Musashi”. The Book of Five Rings is composed by:
the Book of Earth, containing the ideas for the Niten Ichi-ryuu’s tactics and a summary of them;
the Book of Water, containing the concrete techniques;
the Book of Fire, containing the art of war in the dimensions of tactics and strategy;
the Book of Wind, explaining that one’s basic understanding of the Niten Ichi-Ryuu “will come naturally to your subconscious” by rejecting specific tactics and techniques. (For example, one random part in the Fire volume states “Use the same attack up to two times but never repeat it a third time”, but this idea only applies to real battles);
And lastly, in the Book of Void, it contains Musashi’s personal understanding of the “Void”, as well as so-called “confrontation” techniques.
It ends saying “The Void contains no evil, it’s only filled with good. Knowledge is filled. Logic is filled. The path is filled. The heart is void. Additionally, it is said that Musashi only finally felt like he learned the path of martial arts at the age 50.”Fate/Grand Order material V - Miyamoto Musashi, profile translated by ComunCoutinho
Miyamoto Musashi regarded the Book of Earth, the first section of the Book of Five Rings, as necessary groundwork to undertake when in pursuit of the essence of the art of combat. The Book of Earth therefore acts as a sort of beginner's guide, outlining all the arts of combat that Musashi himself mastered as well as explanations of how they should be put into practice.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
In order to study and master Niten Ichiryu, Miyamoto Musashi believed that one must be as pure and shapeless as clear water. His extended thoughts on the matter can be found in the Book of Water, the section of the Book of Five Rings, where he details the art of using the long sword in the two-sword style.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
Miyamoto Musashi saw in all flames, both big and small, a fierceness that reflects how one must fight when using Niten Ichiryu. This concept is expounded upon in the Book of Fire section of his Book of Five Rings, where he details practical techniques that can be used to seize victory in battle. In the preface of the Book of Fire, Musashi states that learning to fight while staring death in the face, knowing the boundary between life and death, and knowing the fighting style of the enemy will lead to certain victory.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
In the fourth section of his Book of Five Rings, known as the Book of Wind, Miyamoto Musashi analyzes and candidly reviews other schools of swordsmanship. Differing from other similar guides, Musashi advocates in his book that studying the styles of other schools leads to a deeper understanding of Niten Ichiryu and helps one avoid the common pitfall of becoming stuck in one way of thinking. ...Incidentally, a certain spell book that
purports to have traveled with Musashi for over half of his lifetime asserts to this day that it was his keen insights that prompted Musashi to write the Book of Wind.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
In the final chapter of the Book of Five Rings, the Book of the Void, Miyamoto Musashi concisely summarizes the road to mastering Niten Ichiryu using the concept of the Void. Unlike the other books, the Book of the Void consists solely of a brief introduction. Though short, the Book of the Void reflects Musashi's state of mind in his later years. Miyamoto Iori poured over it countless times in his early childhood, attempting to glean knowledge from between its lines.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
===Appearance===
Miyamoto Musashi is an elderly man suffering from lung cancer. He wears a green kimono and has shoulder-length white hair with a short beard.
FSR Musashi young.png|Musashi in his youth in Fate/Samurai Remnant, illustrated by Rei Wataru.
FSR Musashi vs Kojiro.jpg|Musashi's battle with Sasaki Kojirou in Fate/Samurai Remnant, illustrated by Rei Wataru.
FSR Musashi, Iori and Kaya.jpg|thumb|Miyamoto Musashi with Miyamoto Iori and Ogasawara Kaya in Fate/Samurai Remnant
FSR Male Musashi flashback.jpg|thumb|Musashi watching a village burn in Fate/Samurai Remnant illustrated by Rei Wataru
FSR Musashi and Young Iori.jpg|thumb|Musashi training Iori in Fate/Samurai Remnant illustrated by Rei Wataru.
FSR Musashi Iori training .jpg|thumb|Musashi defeating Iori in training in Fate/Samurai Remnant illustrated by Rei Wataru. 
FSR Male Musashi, Iori and Kaya.jpg|thumb|Musashi watching Iori and Kaya play in Fate/Samurai Remnant illustrated by Rei Wataru.
===Personality===
He is solemn, patient, and self deprecating. He prays to Buddha for strength to stay alive.Fate/Grand Order Epic of Remnant: - Pseudo-Singularity III: The Stage of Carnage: Shimousa - Prelude
Musashi once told Iori that the reason he adopted him was to train him as a worthy opponent, not out of love or compassion. Musashi sees his Niten Ichiryu as not mere swordplay, but as a precept of ensuring peace. However seeing how kind Iori is, Musashi feels that his teachings only bring Iori pain.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Prologue He says that he doesn’t know how children think and that he cannot understand.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Chapter 3
When he was younger his personality was closer to the female Musashi's. She is surprised to hear that the male Musashi grew old and became a "man of culture".Fate/Samurai Remnant - Chapter 1
There are anecdotes of Yagyuu Munenori having criticized Musashi’s existence during his lifetime. He said things such as “Musashi is a member of the Western Army” and “an enemy of Tokugawa.” In his lifetime, Munenori never clashed nor met with Musashi, but was in fact mindful about him------Fate/Grand Order material VI - Profile of Yagyuu Munenori, translated by Smoof101.
As for what he thinks of the Miyamoto Musashi of his own world….that remains a mystery for now.Fate/Grand Order material VI - Profile of Yagyuu Munenori, translated by Smoof101.
Houzouin Inshun describes that female Musashi is like the Musashi he knew who wouldn’t readily admit defeat. He later says the Musashi he knew would never help anyone for free.Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses - Section 1: Prima Cantica Purgatorio (Beginning)
The Crimson Codex considers Musashi his friend.Fate/Samurai Remnant - Glossary: Terminology 
Osakabehime describes both Musashi are scary and the force of their smile is too much.Fate/Grand Order material VI Material Profile of Osakabehime, translated by BananaShiki at Reddit.
==Role==
===Fate/Grand Order===
The Musashi who appears in the Shimosa Subcategory Singularity is a still living Musashi who is sickly and dying years before his normal date of death. Sitting alone in a cave, he is awaiting his final opponent. He acts as the narrator for the chapter.
===Fate/Samurai Remnant===
Musashi passed away before he was able to finish teaching the secrets of Niten Ichiryu to his adopted son, Miyamoto Iori. Musashi left behind the Crimson Codex as an heirloom, which teaches Iori Magecraft.Fate/Samurai Remnant official website: Characters
===Other appearances===
In Fate/type Redline Major Magatsu believes that he summoned Musashi as a Berserker, but Berserker corrects him that he is actually "Oni Musashi", not Miyamoto Musashi.
==Abilities==
When comparing him to his female counterpart, her dual-wielding style is said to be a lot flashier than his.Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Shimosa Province: The Stage of Rivers of Blood and Mountains of Corpses - Section 10: Kalasutra Hell (Beginning)
His female counterpart says that he was able to touch the Throne of Void.Fate/Grand Order - Musashi's Trial Quest: The First Gate Hikaru Sakurai calls him a Sword Saint.4Gamer Fate/Samurai Remnant launch interview translated by ComunCoutinho
Records state Musashi had numerous favorite swords.
Inscriptionless Kinjuu: A tachi from the Nanbokuchou Period, which had its inscription erased by scratches. It was the sword used to slay hundreds of Yoshioka retainers in the battle against the Yoshioka household, along with the 85cm straight sword Ryoukai. Izumi-no-kami Fujiwara Kaneshige and Kazusa-no-suke Kaneshige: Swords said to be made by Musashi himself. Those aside, there are also records for swords named Musashi Masamune and Yamatokokujuu Kunimune. Girl Musashi did not have any of these named swords, but, just like her historical counterpart, she also possessed multiple katanas.
===Noble Phantasm===
If summoned as a Servant, one of his Noble Phantasm would be Oar Wooden Sword.
==Development==
Musashi was designed by Rei Wataru. His design first appeared in the Shimousa manga adaptation by Wataru, then again in Fate/Samurai Remnant.
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