ORT

, , is an Ultimate One from the surrounding the edges of the Milky Way, currently residing on Earth. 
Within Tsukihime Worlds, it is recognized as the fifth of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors.
==Profile==
===Background===
ORT is an alien lifeform that landed on Earth before the , residing in South America.
It was known as a being that killed all who approached it instantly, no magus stepping into its territory having ever returned alive. In the 16th century, despite the known dangers, a group of seven Clock Tower magi, consisting of one Grand leading the group and six Brands, formed an expedition and ventured into the jungle. 
Despite it being an unprecedented expedition in terms of the combined strength of the magi and the festive nature of their exploration camp showing great levity towards their task, only one returned alive to the Clock Tower, Astea of the Twelve Lords of that time, exclaiming, "The creature must still not be touched. No life on the planet is up to the task as of now. Wait for the next geologic period. We'll entrust hope to the new evolved life that will come after our extinction." Astea turned into living crystal before the onlookers.
After the incident, Brishisan, Director of the Clock Tower, gave ORT its name and the region of South America in which it resided was forbidden to humanity. Brishisan later stated, "Only the planet's screams will awaken ORT. It's hibernating nice and cozy in South America's underground. So you keep your hands off it. The planet will lose its anthroposphere if that thing starts moving." After it became known to the World of Magecraft, it became revered as a horror story to magi, believed to be a fairy tale by weaker bloodlines and taught as fact to stronger bloodlines. Modern families such as the Musiks used its name to scare children into behaving.
===Appearance===
ORT's main body is that of the disk-like object. The rest of the spider-like body is material analogous to keratin.
It is covered with an outer skin that is harder, more flexible, more temperature-resistant, and sharper than any other substance that exists on Earth.
==Role==
===Tsukihime===
Despite not being one of the Ultimate Ones that received Earth's SOS signal, ORT left its original world and landed in South America before the , accidentally arriving five thousand years too early in preparation for the . The previous fifth Dead Apostle Ancestor sought to capture it at some point and was killed by it instead, and a number of agencies have tried dealing with it only to be annihilated. It was decided that it was to be named an Ancestor after it was discovered to have vampiric properties, taking the fifth spot of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors. It has shown no current interest in damaging or invading the surrounding world, and it will not respond unless it is disturbed. It is theorized that it has closed itself off in its sanctuary until the Promised Time. It currently resides in a South American village.
ORT's identity as Type Mercury was originally called into question when Character Material calls it , implying it either is not Mercury's Ultimate One or is not actually from Mercury at all. But it is believed the Oort Cloud original pun, with and in the Character Material isn't a coincidence. ORT arrived to earth in advance for the promised time when Gaia made its final death cry and called the Aristoteles to destroy all of humanity.
=== Tsukihime Remake series ===
ORT is shown to be listed as one of the Ancestors on the list possessed by Arcueid Brunestud.
===Koha-Ace===
=== Fate/hollow ataraxia ===
Angra Mainyu briefly mentions ORT and Primate Murder to Bazett Fraga McRemitz, referring to it as "The Spider."Fate/hollow ataraxia - Heaven's Feel - 3/ Dialogue Mobiuslink
===Fate/strange Fake===
ORT was briefly mentioned in Fate/strange Fake, Jester Karture's original intention was to awaken ORT from its slumber with the power of the Holy Grail.Fate/strange Fake Volume 1 - Prologue III: "Assassin" Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg was concerned about ORT awakening as it was a century too early to face it.Fate/strange Fake Volume 1 - Extra Chapter: "Observer. Or, Character Creation"
===Fate/Grand Order===
==Abilities==
ORT is the Ultimate One of the surrounding the Milky Way, making it the strongest life form from its celestial body. It is an attack-type lifeform that possess offensive power in a whole different dimension. Compared to beings like Servants and those among the ranks of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors, it and Primate Murder stand in a league of their own. It's rumored to be the strongest being in the TYPE-MOON World.TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 15 - ORT's Designer's Comments translated by IreyimikaTheLost at Reddit
All Ultimate Ones possesses the capacity to wipe all life off the face of the planet, and ORT is no exception as it's a planet eater, capable of destroying the earth.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 10: The Day of ORT Its ability to slay Humans is similar to Primate Murder in terms of speed, surpassing even Angra Mainyu. 
The current humanity is unable to face it in battle, Lord Astea declaring that only the next lifeforms after humanity will be able to combat it.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Prologue In response to seeing a future in which ORT is awakened in the World of Fate/strange Fake, Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg wishes to avoid such a situation, stating that it is a century too early for humanity to face it.
ORT's Saint Graph possesses a capacity greater than that of Beast VII U-Olga Marie, who Senji Muramasa believed to already be the strongest on Earth. Compared to the capacity of U-Olga Marie being given an arbitrary value of "level 1,000," Sion Eltnam Sokaris evaluates that she would reach "level 10,000" were she to integrate ORT into herself. Should such an event occur, Chaldea's Excalibur armament would be rendered useless. 
ORT is considered to be the "toughest and most inexplicable" creature in the World of Magecraft. Its skin is simultaneously hard, soft, cold, and hot. This skin is harder, more flexible, more temperature resistant, and sharper than any other substance on the Earth's surface. It produces energy through internalized , and anything it touches turns to crystal. It can't be killed by the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception due to not having a Concept of Death, or at least not one that aligns with “Death” as it is understood by humans. For this reason, ORT can only be defeated if its body is completely obliterated, without a single trace remaining. Because Earth's rules don't apply to ORT in the first place, as long as the battleground is Earth, it has no weaknesses. 
===Crystal Valley===
In addition to its incredibly high attack parameters of the main body, ORT also possesses a special ability similar to a Reality Marble, the . While some Magi and The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors control internal Worlds called "Reality Marbles", the one that ORT has is on a completely different level. It leaks an "alien system" that rewrites physical laws to passively transform the area around ORT into an alien crystalline substance, said to be beautiful, but horrendous and disturbing at the same time, that makes up the environment it lived in on its homeworld. If Humanity is considered that which destroys the planet, ORT can be considered an invader that paints the planet into an alien world. The ability is supposedly activated by ORT's movement, and the area around it has developed into a structure resembling a spider's web with crystal towers formed from trees. It is stated that if "an alien" deployed their Reality Marble, then Arcueid Brunestud's World Backup may be completely cut off.
===Vampire===
Within Tsukihime Worlds, due to his vampiric-like properties, ORT is treated as a member of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors (Remake), possessing one of the Idea Bloods, granting it a yet undisclosed Principle. It is able to partially simulate the creatures it preys upon, allowing it to potentially mimic human speech if it devours a human. It cannot actually learn the culture of Earth, so it would simply remain as an imitation, unlike Type Venus. It has found that the creature with the "strongest flavor" is the previous fifth Ancestor.
==Development==
ORT originally being thought to be from Mercury but actually being from the Oort Cloud is a pun. and (referring to the Oort Cloud) are both pronounced the same in Japanese, as "Suisei no Kumo".
===Creation and Conception===
PFALZ was responsible for the design for ORT in 2006. PFALZ redesigned Lostbelt ORT in 2022 for its debut in Fate/Grand Order.PFALZ Twitter 12:23 PM JST · Feb 6, 2023PFALZ Twitter 12:28 PM JST · Feb 6, 2023PFALZ Twitter 12:33 PM JST · Feb 6, 2023PFALZ Twitter 12:54 PM JST · Feb 6, 2023
ORT was developed with the concept of "hopeless despair" much like a hidden boss monster in a RPG that is more dangerous than the final boss. It would invoke someone to think "WTF man, did you losers bother to think about game balance omgwtflolz?" when it is the player's fault for fighting it. Due to it being unable to truly understand the concepts of Earth, "If you're searching for romance, it's your personal business."
===Reception===
*In the Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll, ORT was ranked 166th.
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