Beast

is an Extra Class that manifests as calamities that threaten human history. The Grand Servants are fail-safes summoned forth to counteract them. 
Beasts are typically a larger class of Saint Graph beyond the scope of Servant Saint Graphs, but they do share the characteristics of Parameters, Skills, and Noble Phantasms.Fate/Grand Order - Beast profiles Four Beasts have directly manifested in the capacity of Servants, Beast of 666 in the Tokyo Holy Grail War, Sodom's Beast/Draco, U-Olga Marie, and Space Ereshkigal during the Grand Orders. It is an atypical state for Beasts, and usually requires them to take a different Class to be summoned, with Draco being the only one from Proper Human History who can naturally reach a neutral state where it is permissible to fight for the Human Order while still retaining the Beast Class. It may be possible for Beasts not of Proper Human History to naturally be able to manifest as Servants.Nasu and Takeuchi's 8th Anniversary interview, part 3
==Overview==
The Beasts of the Counter Force are comprised of .
 They are evils born from "the karma produced by humanity's progress." There are two categories: beings oppressed/persecuted by humanity, and beings used by humanity for oppression/persecution.Fate/Grand Order - Koyanskaya of Light's Profile - translated by Comun
Henry Jekyll, having explored the idea of separating good and evil in humans, posits that the evils of humanity are intrinsic to humans and cannot be separated from them. Rather than cleansed by the messiah, the evils of humanity are fundamental to human nature itself. Jekyll believes the evil within humans cannot be defeated, and humans cannot run away from the evil. As humans cannot cast away their intelligence, they are unable to cast away evil. Though humanity is aware of its tragic end, the evil is an unstoppable impulse that cannot be separated due to that very intelligence.A Study in the Color of Ravens' Feathers
Beasts possess a unique ability to forcibly erode the space around them, transforming their surroundings into something else.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere, Section 12: The Only Neat Thing to Do This even takes effect within a Reality Marble.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere, Section 11: Advent of Cherishment
===Qualification and manifestation===
Beasts number from one (I) to seven (VII), each of the positions open to be filled by a corresponding Evil of Humanity. It is possible for the of a respective seat to differ between individuals, but each number designation has fundamental similarities at their core.Fate/Grand Order — Beast IV:L Profile
# 	Keyword(s)	Shared characteristics
I 	Unknown 	Unknown
II 	Unknown 	Unknown
III	Unknown 	Unknown
IV 	and 	Unknown
V 	Unknown 	Unknown
VI 	Unknown 	"City eaters"Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Babylon: Critical Prosperous City
VII	Unknown 	Unknown
Qualifiying individuals are called , and they possess some level of Authority of the Beast even before manifestation, which allowed the records of Evil of Humanity Kiara Sessyoin to persist even after the Imaginary Numbers phenomenon made it so the Kiara incident on the Far Side of the Moon Cell never occurred.BAMBOO BROOM 5/12/17
One qualification to manifest is a "love for humanity." Evils of Humanity act not out of malice towards humanity, but rather threaten humanity through an underlying desire to protect it in a manner. Their pursuit for a future more favorable threatens the peace of the current world. The manifestation of this love is not always apparent, ranging from the lingering desire of a mother to not be overcome and abandoned for the growth of humanity, loving oneself, the only human in the world,Fate/Grand Order material V - Beast III/R Profile and wishing for humanity's demise while yet loving them as another species of animals that exists as part of nature.
Some Beasts naturally manifest within the Class through their way of being, while others go through a growth period. In the case of Goetia, his Class was determined through "with what he had achieved and more" in terms of the Human Order Incineration.Fate/Grand Order material IV - Beast I Profile In the case of Tiamat, her Class was determined by her "real nature."Fate/Grand Order material IV - Tiamat
Those who possess the characteristics of a Beast but have yet to fully ascend to the position are called . It is possible for one to obtain the characteristics of Class Beast without obtaining a numerical designation, eventually even becoming powerful enough to trigger a response from Counter Force through the manifestation of a Grand Servant.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Olympus: Interstellar Mountain City, Section 11: Investigate/Encounter/Cherish Due to the process of their manifestation, Beast III/L and Beast III/R are considered Juvenile Beasts not recognized by the Counter Force, so they do not trigger the summoning of a Grand Servant.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Ooku: Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Section 8: The End of Tokugawa For Beast III/R, her existence being tied to the SE.RA.PH. Singularity means she is unable to move until merging with the Earth's core, but her strength itself has already matured.Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - SE.RA.PH.: Deep-Sea Cyber-Nirvana, Finale For Beast III/L, she is maturing within the Ooku within the Edo Singularity so as to evade the Counter Force. 
The growth into an is indicated by the growth of large horns, the Beast's Crown.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Tunguska Sanctuary: Anti-Primate Ecosphere, Section 13: Love is Karma, and Karma is───
The Fantasy Trees possess within them a ritual to allow the Alien God to descend and grant the status of Beast. This ritual allows for the framework to be used by others, Ashiya Douman initially planning to ascend Ibuki-douji the position due to her "vast Saint Graph" and her being an embodiment of Yamata-no-Orochi as his Divided Spirit, which Ashiya believed would transform her into a vessel for a Beast-class Orochi. After deciding to take the position for himself, he uses his Naraka Mandala containing the power of five Heroic Spirits and three Divine Spirits in an attempt to ascend to the position of Beast, but it fails to manifest. Abe no Seimei reveals to him, despite the Gods he consumed, that he without love for humanity has no qualification to ascend to the position of an Evil of Humanity and Beast.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Heian-kyō: Naraka Mandala, Section 14: Rasetsu-Ō・Cranial Eboshi Ashiya Dōman
Once a Beast appears in a world, they will manifest in a chain-reaction like manner, one Evil of Humanity bringing other calamities that eventually culminate in "The Final Evil" appearing. Gilgamesh says Beast I Goetia manifesting means Beast VII is somewhere within the world as well.Fate/Grand Order - Solomon: The Grand Time Temple, Section 14: Fate/Grand Order Demon Gods work in the same manner, acting as a trigger for Beasts so long as someone witnesses and confronts them.Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Halphas Profile The manifestation of Beasts is seen as a trigger for the end of the world on occasion during Atlas' calculations in predicting and avoiding the end of the world.
===Beast's Crown ===
Each Beast possesses a different in the form of their horns. Beast III/L in particular has two forms of her Crown: one of stone, that eventually cracks to reveal a crown of light.
===L and R===
Some of the Beasts are split into two halves, each possessing paired "antithesis" concepts. They are "Left and Right", "black and white," and "yin and yang," each unable to coexist with the other. These halves are called L and R. In the case of Beast III, they also stand for LapseFate/Grand Order material VIII - Beast III/L Profile translated by Konchew and Rapture.
If one half is to manifest, the other will manifest in due time. While Beast III/L asks Beast III/R if she seeks to devour her to become whole as a complete body, Beast III/R says that is impossible. Though both born from the same Logos, they are both completely opposed. They are not two halves to be joined, but two enemies that are diametrically opposed.
The position of Beast VI is instead split into S and G,Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Lilim Harlot: Corrupted Fruit City, Final Node standing for "Sodom"/"Sodom's Beast"Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Lilim Harlot: Corrupted Fruit City, Beast VI/Sodom's Beast Profile loading screen and presumably "Gomorrah". According to Arthur Pendragon, VI/S and VI/G manifest after L and R have already appeared.
===Skills===
The Beast class has unique Class Skills, but each individual Beast possesses Class Skills unique to themselves as well. In the case of Goetia, he possesses Caster Class Skills, while the normal Beast Class Skills are listed as Personal Skills.
*Independent Manifestation is a capacity that permits the unrestricted projection and materialization of the soul, permitting the skillholder to freely manifest within a time period and location of one's choosing. Being that the skillholder's soul fundamentally exists in a place beyond the boundaries of life and death and the limits of the History of Humanity, time travel may be enacted at will; and the projected flesh is in essence an immortal puppet controlled by the skillholder's consciousness. In the Final Singularity of Fate/Grand Order, Chloe von Einzbern implies that the Independent Manifestation exhibited by Goetia's Demon God Pillars is a mockery and inferior use of the Third Magic. While fundamentally unique to Beasts, Shiki Ryougi, Merlin, and Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya possess it. Shiki's case is unexplained, only noting it is normally restricted. Merlin is able to grant it to himself. Tamamo Vitch is in the process of becoming a Beast and can manifest as one for a limited time. Gilgamesh is able to utilize it in the Moon Cell through unique circumstances. 
*Authority of the Beast is an Anti-Human Order Skill that enhances the skillholder's capacity to harm existences that are classified as Humans. In the specific case of Tiamat, it is stated that access to such a Skill is held by right of standing as the Sea of Life itself—being essentially a Divine Authority to destroy what one has birthed. It is likely that the Skill as held by the other Evils of Humanity is justified by alternative means. Again by the example of Tiamat as well as the use of the Karmaphages by Beast III/R, the Authority of Beasts is apparently communicable to other entities per the will of the skillholder.
*Unique Nega Skills are possessed by each Beast.
==Known Beasts==
# 	Name 	War 	Nega Skill 	Logos
I 	Goetia 	Grand Order 	Nega-Summon 	
I:L 	Camazotz 	Grand Order 	Unknown 	Fate/Grand Order - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 17: Yayauhqui, the Fourth Underworld Border
II 	Tiamat 	Grand Order 	Nega-Genesis 	
III/L 	Kama/Mara 	Grand Order 	Nega-Desire 	
III/R 	Heaven's Hole 	Grand Order 	Nega-Saver 	Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Ooku: Tokugawa Restoration Labyrinth, Section 7: God of Love
IV 	Cath Palug 	Grand Order 	Unknown 	
IV:L 	Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya 	Grand Order 	Nega-WeaponNega-Self	
V 	Unknown 	None 	Unknown 	Unknown
VI/S 	Whore of Babylon 	Grand Order 	Nega-Messiah 	Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Lilim Harlot: Corrupted Fruit City, Node 7 post-battle cutscene
VI/S 	Rebloomed Bestia Coccinea	Grand Order 	Nega-Messiah 	
VI/G 	Beast of 666 	Second Holy Grail War	Nega-Messiah? 	Unknown
VII 	U-Olga Marie 	Grand Order 	Unknown 	Unknown
Null 	Space Ereshkigal 	Grand Order 	Nega-Space 	Fate/Grand Order - Succession Battle for the New Prime Species, Archetype Inception - Section 3: Seven Final BossesFate/Grand Order - Succession Battle for the New Prime Species, Archetype Inception - Section 14
Unknown	Unknown 	Grand Order 	Unknown 	
? 	Daji 	Distant past 	Unknown 	
===Beasts summoned as Servants===
# 	Name 	War 	Master
VI/S	Sodom's Beast/Draco	Grand Order 	Ritsuka Fujimaru
Null	Space Ereshkigal 	Grand Order 	Ritsuka Fujimaru
VI/G	Beast of 666 	Second Holy Grail War	Manaka Sajyou
== Beast Candidates==
Name 	Position	Status 	Description
Angra Mainyu 	Unknown 	Not achieved 	Naturally an Evil of Humanity with the trait of , Angra Mainyu could become a Beast through manifestation from the Greater Grail and uniting with host Sakura Matou. Grand Servants would respond by the time half the world was submerged in Holy Grail Mud.
Ereshkigal 	Null 	Achieved 	Beast of the Universe. Obtained her seat through as-of-yet unknown means after merging with her Servant Universe counterpart.Fate/Grand Order - Space Ereshkigal Profile - Translated by UdonSamurai
Kiara Sessyoin 	III/R 	Achieved 	Qualified in the world of Fate/Extra CCC, but did not become one until merging with her alternate self due to the machinations of Zepar.
Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya	IV 	Partially achieved	Obtained her the seat of the Beast during the Human Order Revision incident, but remained a Juvenile Beast and never chose a direct means of attack against humanity. Obtained the designation Beast IV: Lost.
===Attempts===
Attempts at reaching Class Beast, either with unclear qualifications or invalid qualifcations.
Name 	Status 	Description
Ashiya Douman 	Not achieved	Ashiya Douman attempts to reach Class Beast through Naraka Mandala, but Abe-no-Seimei states Douman lacks the qualification.
Ibuki-douji (Yamata-no-Orochi)	Not achieved	It is unknown if Ibuki-douji is an Evil of Humanity. The crux of Limbo's plans during Heian-kyō Singularity of the Human Order Revision Incident. Using the gathered energy in Naraka Mandala, he intended create a vessel for his own "Alien God" by turning Ibuki-douji to into a host for the Beast-class Yamata-no-Orochi. However, upon recalling the events of both Russian and Nordic Lostbelts, he concluded there was no need for two kings in his own and sacrificed Ibuki-douji to his Fantasy Tree in an attempt to ascend as a Beast himself.
==Sub-Beasts==
Entities that display the Beast classification due to being considered part of a Beast.
Name 	Classification
Demon Gods 	Beast I
Bel Lahmu 	Beast II
Ushiwakamaru (Chaos Tide) 	Beast II
Musashibou Benkei (Chaos Tide)	Beast II
Bestia Coccinea 	Beast VI/S
E-Flare Marie 	Unknown
E-Aqua Marie 	Unknown
==Evils of Humanity ==
Those mentioned as Evils of Humanity without having yet been designated as a Beast.
Name 	Description
Amaterasu 	Self-described as an Evil of Humanity.
BB 	Gilgamesh describes BB as a "completely new Evil of Humanity".
 In Grand Order, battles against her open with the "Advent Beast" splash, but it is obscured by other effects. However, as she was working for Kiara at the time this may simply be a reflection of her alleged loyalties.
Manaka Sajyou 	In Fly Away! Toraburu Hanafuda Travel Journal, Tamamo-no-Mae calls Manaka Sajyou a "natural-born Evil of Humanity".Take Off! Super Dimensional Trouble Hanafuda Epic Battle - Fate/EXTRA Arc.
Merlin (Prototype)	Beast VI/S refers to Merlin as a .Fate/Grand Order Arcade - Lilim Harlot: Corrupted Fruit City, Section 7
==Development==
Class Beast first appeared in Fate/Prototype.Fate/Prototype The term Evil of Humanity was first presented in Fate/EXTRA CCC. Class Beast was expanded upon in Fate/Grand Order as a NPC class in 2016. As of 2023, Kinoko Nasu decided that the implementation of at least one Beast Class Servant in the game was permissible, implementing Sodom's Beast/Draco.
==Notes==
==References==
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