Caster (Fate/Crossover - Ivy Valentine)

Caster (キャスター, *Kyasutā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"For better or worse, this sword is my fate..."* — Ivy

For the Saber version: here's the link to Ivy Valentine (Saber)

## Profile

### Identity

Caster's true identity is **Isabella Valentine**, also known as Ivy. Ivy is the daughter of Cervantes de Leon and is of cursed blood due to Cervantes having been possessed by Soul Edge when she was conceived. Her goal is to find a way to erase Soul Edge from existence, even if it means her dying because of her connection to the blade. Her Whip Blade Valentine is a living sword that was granted life by Nightmare's hand

### Appearance

Ivy is recognizable mainly due to her snake sword, large breasts, revealing clothing, and silver hair. Her primary outfits always feature her with bob-length hair and asymmetrical bangs covering her left eye. Ivy is also mainly shown wearing a dark color of lipstick and red eye shadow.

### Personality

Ivy is considered evil by many due to her Machiavellian philosophy and her appearance. She only wanted to acquire Soul Calibur by any means to sever her bond with Soul Edge. When facing her opponents, she spites them with dramatic words and she takes advantage of her unique weapon, which she invented. Beneath her cold demeanor is a heart that wants freedom from a cursed life that will do whatever it takes to be free. Overall, she is a neutrally-aligned character.

### Relationships

#### **Cervantes de León**

The estranged daughter of Archer, who she defeated and destroyed in order to recover her soul before the events of Soulcalibur V.

#### **Taki**

Defeated by her, who informed her that she is a being known as the "Daughter of the Cursed Sword."

#### **Nightmare**

Formerly worked for Berserker, and later turned on him.

#### **Astaroth**

Ivy was at odds with Berserker when they both served Soul Edge.

## Abilities

Ivy is a highly skilled fighter who can combat many over the series' most skilled fighters with relative ease. Her blade Valentine is a living weapon and thus can move on its own and will do so to protect Ivy. The same goes for Viper Edge as well.

Armed with a snake sword whose shape can be changed at will, she can deftly avoid close quarters combat with techniques that keep foes at bay. Equipped with powerful moves that can only be activated at a certain distance, this style is made to deal out major damage from far away.

### Skills

#### Personal Skills

* Indomitable (A Rank): A skill that show's Ivy's willpower and determination of her goals to change her own destiny. Even with her soul stolen, she will show no falter in the situation that befalls her.

* Golden Rule (Body) (C Rank): Ivy's appearance and demeanor is seen as a seductive and emposing nature. Noting her voluptious and curvaceous figure and notably large breasts, she is commonly compared to a dominatrix. Her revealing outfit and fighting style help complement this attribute. Ivy claims that she created her outfit, deliberately crafting it in such a manner to maximize the communication with her sword.

* Blessing of Wisdom (B): A skill that embodies Ivy's knowledge of alchemy, magecraft and the abnormal. The skills allows her to gain the knowledge of what type magecraft she first discovers.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Valentine**

A one-handed magic sword that can transform into a whip. It is loyal to its owner and will cut down all who stand in her way. Seeing the way it attacks its opponent, you would think it was... alive.

Ive created the sword through alchemy after vowing to defeat Soul Edge. However, its essence was borrowed from none other than the owner of the cursed sword himself—Nightmare. Ivy doesn't know the truth, and even works with Nightmare, albeit unenthusiastically. The day will come, however, when his secret will be revealed. What then will she do...?

Crafted through Ivy’s alchemy, this magic sword is like no other. As one might expect from its unique properties, standard sword techniques do not work with this weapon, and even its creator Ivy struggled to master the use of this idiosyncratic sword. Wielding it in one hand, she uses a combination of Western European sword techniques and Eastern whip techniques. Her blade obeys her and transforms at her will, giving her great control over an otherwise difficult weapon.

Despite her link with the sword, Ivy has yet to realize that the connection between the cursed blood running through her veins and the Ivy Blade—perfected with the power of the cursed sword—grows stronger day by day...

#### **Grand Alchemy; "Release of a Symphonic Blade"**

Whips the opponent, says "Taste the power of my blade - shred apart!" and starts an alchemist spell to trap the opponent in a ball, splits the blade up into small pieces, and shoots them into the opponent. She then asks "Does it hurt?"

#### **Acasual Paradox; "Rain of the Enchanting Sword"**

Whips the opponent, says "Taste the power of my blade - shred apart!" and starts an alchemist spell to trap the opponent in a ball, splits the blade up into small pieces, and shoots them into the opponent. She then asks "Does it hurt?"

## References

https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Ivy

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Ivy\_Valentine

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Ivy\_Valentine

https://queensblade.fandom.com/wiki/Ivy