Paul Bunyan

, Class Name , is the Berserker-class Servant of Gudako in the parody work Learn with Manga! FGO. She is also summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
==Profile==
===Identity===
A figure originating from American folklore. Described in the tall tales of America's , Bunyan was the strongest lumberjack in America whose height was described as a giant so tall as to reach the clouds. Accompanied by a giant, blue male ox named "Babe", his recklessness from his large size spawned many legends. Much of North America's geography was said to have been a result of his actions, so he can be thought of as an existence that constructed the United States of America.Fate/Grand Order - All the Statesmen, Chapter 1 His many tales include achievements like having created the with one strike, having created oil fields spanning to China with one punch, having drank the dry in a bout of thirst, crushed the with a single pickax, and single handedly caused the vast open expanses in the Midwest through his logging.
While the feats of Bunyan would have him described as "the legend that created America", a Divine Spirit normally unable to be summoned as a Servant, he is not a god, or even a Heroic Spirit. Paul Bunyan is a Phantom, considered nothing more than an oft-repeated urban legend.Fate/Grand Order - All the Statesmen, Chapter 3 He was hardy spoken of during the pioneer era, and the greater part of his "recognized bizarre giant legends" were falsifications inserted into the narrative during the 20th century. His legend was nothing more than a joke among pioneers, mentioned in cheap newspapers for pure amusement. He is not a true legend, and none actually believed in his existence. He was but a "superficial imitation that carries the name of a folklore hero." He was the lowest form of a spirit, a "shadow without even an ego to call its own."
Paul Bunyan is only able to exist as a Servant due to the Master without a Name allowing that Phantom to possess a ball of udon dough and mixing it with a Holy Grail. Her line of thinking was that due to Bunyan's legend including the "common legends of mankind's creator deities", the creation of an "artificial deity that contains godly elements" would be possible in lieu of summoning an actual god. Through the eventual expansion of Bunyan's inner world into the real world, the Goddess Columbia expresses the possibility of the Throne of Heroes designating her as a proper Heroic Spirit, but she claims that Bunyan is "folklore that is not worthy to become a Heroic Spirit in the first place."Fate/Grand Order - All the Statesmen, Chapter 4 After the Holy Grail is removed from her, she is designated as a proper Servant. Though Mash Kyrielight described it as a new Heroic Spirit joining Chaldea's ranks, Hans Christian Andersen contradicted this, describing her as an irregularity permitted by Chaldea's unique circumstances.Fate/Grand Order - All the Statesmen, Chapter 5
Paul Bunyan is a false legend, but that lively tale is widely recognized to have been told for about 100 years up till today. No matter what the circumstances are, no matter how foolishly gossiped by anyone, as per legend, Bunyan is loved by the people, and a tale that will continue to be spoken of. Let these feelings be also known to her.
===Appearance===
Bunyan appears as a young girl with a blonde bob cut and orange eyes. Her height can be measured by eye to be normally above 3 meters, but the precise values fluctuate during measurement and thus cannot be confirmed.
The reason as to why Bunyan is summoned as a woman instead of as a man like she was described in the stories she originates from is unknown, and she is unable to recall what her original gender was due to the unique effect Mad Enhancement has on her.
In her first Ascension, Bunyan wears a green urban one piece dress with a matching green hat, brown stockings, boots, and safety gloves and carries a big woodcutter's ax. In her second Ascension, the dress and head change to a pair of overalls with a red pattern flannel jacket underneath. In the third Ascension, all clothes safe for the overalls, gloves, and boots are removed. In turn, she gains a straw hat and buttons on her overalls. Her axe also changes to a pink chainsaw. 
As with the legends, she is accompanied by a giant, blue male bull called Babe, who more closely resembles a spherical monster than an actual bull.
===Personality===
Bunyan loves people, and believes that the development of civilization will make them happy as she develops unknown lands. If it is for the sake of ensuring a prosperous lifestyle for the people, she doesn't hesitate in destroying nature to ensure it. Though she does not understand how humanity might perceive it in the future, due to her youthful naivety.
She is bright yet not lively, obedient, and has the tendency to not assert herself. She is also shy and fears strangers, but should she open her heart to someone, she is able to treat them in a friendly manner. Meek a child-like way, she also sincere at heart and rarely acts selfishly. But that does not to say it is pure. She is strong willed, determined, capable of lying, teasing, and being rude and being unkind, just like any other child.
Although she likes humans, and is always wants to communicate with others, she is introverted and it is quite hard for her to speak for herself, being insecure towards others and lacking self-confidence. This is due to the fact that while she is confident in her own capabilities, she feels uneasy and unworthy to be a Heroic Spirit.
She does not hate her gigantic body; however, she is afraid that it would trouble others and will treat her like a nuisance because of it and worries that she is an environmental burden, both in the amount of space she takes up and cost. This results in her thinking that she would be become a hindrance in anything she involves herself with. She thinks that it is important to affirm her own usefulness so that she can be accepted by others and delighted if given role for things such as manual labor, having likened herself to heavy machinery or a large scale wheeled vehicle in the sense that her size could make her useful.
Bunyan views the world in a simplistic way that allows her to find ways to show her usefulness, like thinking that if all trees on the earth is felled, than mankind would have more space to inhabit, lumbering would increase, and everybody would be happy. This is due to her young age and limited life experience, and should she study of the complexity of the world than she would probably revise her thinking, but this is unlikely due to the Mad Enhancement Skill.
She has completely no hesitation in the destruction of nature, but also does not feel any joy in destruction, viewing it simply as part of her duties. In fact, she actually feels joy in the act of creation. Bunyan's fingers are unusually dexterous, and she got a good head on her shoulders, so she is able to create many things. She proudly speaks of how it would be a waste to not make use of raw materials such as lumber, animal meat and hide procured from lumbering and hunting, and so everything must be effectively utilized. During battle, she collects raw materials dropped by enemies.
Bunyan is often accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. While Bunyan is fond of Babe, she think of him as less of a partner and more of a pet, or perhaps an able livestock. Were she in the adult form of her heyday, she would probably feel more sense of friendship. She puts some standards of the merit and demerit in terms of usefulness even on animals, so the way she treat them is quite indifferent. She has no hesitation in hunting. Even seeing a cute, small animal rarely mellows her.
She is frank towards those equal to her, but towards those above her, she would shrink back and uses polite language. Bunyan speaks unreserved towards her Master because she thinks of them like a family. She normally uses gentle expressions, but she would also uses rough words when angered. There is a theory that purposes that Quebec woodcutters play a part in her origin, which may be the reason why she sometimes uses simple French words. She also calls Babe "Bebe", which is French version of his name.
She is quite demanding in terms of magical energy, so her Master needs to prepare a large quantity of magic energy to compensate for that. Due to a fear of being constantly hungry, Bunyan always eats whatever she is given, alleviating the issue surrounding her energy consumption somewhat. She is sensitive to heat due to her high heat generation and originating from a cold region. Because she is young, she feels no shame dressing lightly.
In regards to her Master, she idolizes them, admiring and viewing them like a cool older sibling. Despite this, she still acts restraint towards her Master and is unable to speak her mind to them. Fundamentally obedient, she performs any orders she is given, even if she is unwilling to follow them.Fate/Grand Order material V - Paul Bunyan, translated by castor212 at Beast's Lair
====Relationships====
;Nursery Rhyme, Jack the Ripper, and Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily
:Bunyan has formed a tight friendship with the three during their stay at Chaldea and can often be found playing with eachother.Fate/Grand Order - Paul Bunyan's My Room voicelines.
;Hans Christian Andersen / Nursery Rhyme
:Since they are the authority in folk stories, Bunyan is anxious about how they would assess her tale, and if there is any value in it.
;Altera
:As one who creates civilizations, Bunyan feels intimidated by Altera, who made it her purpose to destroy civilizations. However, because Bunyan thinks that destruction is another part of creation, she believes they might not be too different and is concerned by what this implies.
;Hessian Lobo
:Bunyan has noted Lobo's hostility towards humans due to their persecution against him, which made her feel a sense of guilt. She also hopes to befriend him.
;Calamity Jane
:Jane is suprised that Bunyan is a little girl, but thinks she is cute nonethless. She hopes to take her out on a trip into the frontier one day.Fate/Grand Order - Calamity Jane's My Room voicelines.
;Geronimo
:Geronimo is intruiged by Bunyan's exsistance as a Servant, intially not knowing that a fabricated folkloric figure like her could manifest as one.Fate/Grand Order - Geronimo's My Room voicelines.
==Role==
===Fate/Grand Order===
====Event: All the Statesmen! ====
Bunyan notices Ritsuka's party is having trouble with the wendingo attacking their camp. After helping the group, she introduces herself at Geronimo's request. But, unable to hear the group's voices, she starts walking, sadly believing she is alone once again. She soon encounters them again in a more regular size while they were both searching for each other. Thomas Edison asks Bunyan what she is. Bunyan answers she is a lumberjack who got summoned by someone and ended up alone in the forest. She agrees with Mash's assumption that she is a Servant and Heroic Spirit since she was summoned. She decides to answer any questions she can when Ritsuka notices her magical energy is low and decides to become her Master. Edison asks Bunyan where in North America they are, to which she answers North Dakota.
As the group treks through the forest in the hopes of reaching civilization, Bunyan says it'd be easier if she had her favorite axe. Her summoner took it away, though, because it was dangerous. She is unable to remember what they're like, only recalling they went far east. Edison and Geronimo then encourage her to build a new version of her favorite axe.
After the necessary materials are collected, Bunyan builds a workstation and makes a new axe. With it, she easily chops down tree after tree. Mash is worried there won't be much forest left at this rate. Bunyan responds that she is chopped the trees down for lumber, and so they could grow back. Eventually, nothing is left of the forest but a neatly stacked pile of lumber. Assuming Bunyan's summoner possesses the Grail, thereby, the one who created the Singularity, Geronimo tries to ask her something. Bunyan interrupts him, however, as she sensed something approaching. A light crashes down, from which Billy the Kid and Altera (calling herself Wyatt Earp) emerge ready to punish the group for illegal deforestation. Bunyan insists she was going to ship out the lumber so the wood doesn't go to waste, but Altera still decides to punish her. 
After Altera retreats following the fight, Billy reveals he, Altera, and Bunyan were summoned by the same person. That person controls everything from Chicago, which is the same direction Altera went. After Billy disappears, the group makes their way to Chicago.
On their way to Chicago, the group comes across a decrepit house. There, they encounter Jack the Ripper and Nursery Rhyme. They are waiting for their summoner, who went to Chicago. They notice Bunyan is hungry, so they give her their last hamburger steak. A stampede of rampaging buffalo then hits the house, so the group goes out to take care of them. While eating the buffalo they killed and cooked, the group encounter Altera (now calling herself Buffalo Bill) again. She decides to punish them for killing the endangered buffalo, ignoring Geronimo's statement that the herd was berserk and none of their parts were wasted. After being defeated, she retreats, warning the group not to go any further. Now joined by Jack and Nursery Rhyme, the group continue onwards to Chicago.
Eventually reaching Chicago, Bunyan finds her large size is troublesome for the townsfolk. The group split off in search of clues during which Bunyan has pizza with Jack and Nursery Rhyme. But rendezvousing later that night, only Geronimo has useful information. He informs them of a shop called the "Club High Society", a place he assumes is backed by the Mage's Association. Edison bribes a bouncer to let them in; Jack and Nursery Rhyme aren't allowed since they're children. There they encounter Mata Hari, who proceeds to use her Noble Phantasm on them. However, it is disabled thanks to the barrier that Geronimo, Edison, and Nursery Rhyme made around the club beforehand. The group then fights her and the bouncers. 
After defeating them, Bunyan asks Mata Hari where her summoner is. Mata Hari answers they can be found at the World's Columbian Exposition. She then disappears, telling Bunyan that humans, even as Heroic Spirits, can live on as long as they're loved. The group then heads to the Columbian Exposition.
Arriving at the Columbian Exposition, Bunyan admires the work put into the construction, as she enjoys seeing what people make. Altera (now calling herself Davy Crockett) arrives to stop the group from going any further, along with Nikola Tesla. They end up fighting when Edison becomes enraged by Altera calling DC electricity bad civilization. After Tesla disappears, Altera warns Ritsuka and Bunyan not to go any further, otherwise, they'll encounter their worst nightmare. After Altera leaves, Bunyan is concerned by what she meant, but the others encourage her to continue. 
At the center of the fair, the group finds a poorly constructed Japanese Pavillion. There they encounter a bizarre girl who is introduced as the Nameless Master, one from a parallel Chaldea. She reveals herself as the one who summoned every Servant the group encountered, except for Bunyan. Bunyan is a Phantom born from a joke between North American settlers with no basis in myth or belief in her existence. The Nameless Master allowed her to possess udon dough and hoped to shape her into a powerful welfare Servant for the game's second anniversary. But considering her a useless low-rank Servant, she trapped Bunyan in the Singularity. She then decides to eradicate the group for bringing Bunyan, whom she wanted her to disappear in the forest Despite them being all high-ranking Servants, the Nameless Master's Servants were underleveled and easily defeated. After she disappears, the group heads back home.
Later, Bunyan clears the land to expand Chicago until it covers much of the world. Goddess Columbia reveals the Singularity is in truth a Reality Marble formed from Bunyan's consciousness made stronger thanks to the Grail's power within her. The Nameless Master took away Bunyan's axe so Bunyan couldn't destroy the world by redeveloping it to its limit. However, that cycle resumed when she got her axe. Her Reality Marble began to encroach onto Ritsuka's world when she saw their Chaldea thanks to Edison's Spiritual World Communicator, which caused the Servants to act bizarrely. Hearing that she's dangerous, Bunyan decides to end it all and transports the others into her unconsciousness. 
She flees into a forest where she thinks about how people always rejected her for her over-expansion regardless of her good intention. The group eventually finds her and convinces her that she isn't worthless. They try to remove the Grail from her, but Bunyan loses sense of them as she continues to grow. This threatens the group's existence since anything that Bunyan doesn't sense in her world doesn't exist. Fortunately, Altera arrives and destroys the Grail in Buyan with Teardrop Photon Ray. 
However, in exchange for the Grail's destruction, Bunyan is registered in the Throne of Heroes. She returns to Chaldea with the others, and together they eat hamburger steak.
==== Christmas Event: Holy Samba Night ====
Bunyan and Edison are partners in the Santa Tag Team Tournament representing America. She wants a never-ending Christmas and to deliver presents with the other Santas if she becomes the “true” Santa.
She and Edison are Bradamante and Quetzalcoatl’s third match, but instead of practicing for the match the day before, they practice for a flashy entrance. On the day of the match, initially, Edison is the only one in the ring and when asked where his partner is, he answers they’re already here. Bunyan then grows to nearly the size of the temple, returning to normal once Edison asks her to stop because the vibrations were making him nauseous. She then joins Edison in the ring, where they both explain their motives for entering the tournament. Afterward, Edison activates the modifications he made to the ring, replacing the ropes with electric ones. They won’t harm Bunyan, thanks to her outfit being specially insulated, so she can use her size to her advantage. During the match, however, she accidentally electrocutes herself and Edison. They then lose the match.
===Learn More with Manga! FGO===
Bunyan is one of several Servants born from the protagonist's mixtures of udon dough and grail mud. She kills all the Servants sent to play with her, though eventually she was able to become friends with Jack the Ripper and Nursery Rhyme.Learn More with Manga! FGO
==Abilities==
Bunyan has been shown capable of smashing with just her physical might and sheer size, and typically carries a woodcutter's ax as her main weapon, using a chainsaw in her third Ascension. 
She is accompanied by her animal companion, Babe the Blue Ox, a fearsome critter that was rumored to exist during the pioneer era of America, or what could be called an Unidentified Mysterious Animal (UMA) in today's times. She uses Babe as a bludgeoning weapon and rides him for a charging attacks. As seen in her Fourth Ascension, it seems Babe gains the benefits of her Saint Graph Expansion Skill, being able to grow and shrink in size, and is also able to carry her larger self on a smaller form.Fate/Grand Order - Paul Bunyan, Animations It is possible that Babe is another Noble Phantasm of Bunyan's, but this isn't confirmed.
===Skills===
====Class Skills====
*Mad Enhancement (D Rank): Boosts a Servant's parameters at the cost of their sanity. In Bunyan's case, it affects her memory instead of her sanity, preventing her from recalling which gender she was in her stories. 
*Saint Graph Expansion (D Rank): Allows a Servant to make changes to their Saint Graph without changing their shape. For Bunyan, it allows her to change her size at will. She uses this ability unconsciously to match her environment.
====Personal Skills====
*Delightful Comrades (A Rank): Boosts the strength of Bunyan's allies and allows her to cultivate enormous plants. 
*Bean Soup Lake (A Rank): Allows Bunyan to create large quantities of food. However, the food she makes is not tasty. 
*Popcorn Blizzard (B Rank): An attack that causes Bunyan's enemies to feel a freezing cold that is either the result of an unconscious mental attack or reality warping.
===Noble Phantasms===
Bunyan's main Noble Phantasm is Marvelous Exploits, which causes her to grow to an enormous size and crush her enemies underneath her foot. It is one of the quickest Noble Phantasms to activate.
Her second Noble Phantasm is Dakota Camp. Anyone who holds a conversation with Bunyan is assigned as a member of her camp and joins her in her mission to spread civilization, either cutting down trees or leveling the ground. Under Bunyan's leadership, the camp can advance with astonishing efficiency. 
Her third Noble Phantasm is Wisconsin Death Trip, which simply summons a pink chainsaw.Learn More with Manga! FGO - Chapter 83
==Development==
===Creation and Conception===
Paul Bunyan was designed by Riyo for Fate/Grand Order, making her debut in the All the Statesmen! event.
Paul Bunyan was designed by Riyo for Learn More with Manga! FGO, first appearing in chapter 59 with origin slightly different origin than Fate/Grand Order.Learn More with Manga! FGO - Chapter 59: Loli Character
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