Archer (Fate/Crossover - Takumi)

**Archer** (アーチャー, *Āchā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

“*(sighs) I wish it were that easy to just forgive, you know?*” — Takumi

## Profile

### Identity

Archer's true identity is **Takumi**, the third child of four in the Hoshidan royal family, being the younger brother of Ryoma and Hinoka, the older brother of Sakura, and the second son of Sumeragi and Ikona. In addition, he is the stepson of Mikoto, the stepbrother of Corrin, and the adoptive brother of Azura.

In order to gain recognition for his strength, he has been tirelessly perfecting his practice of martial arts. Although not explicitly stated, Takumi does have some skill with the blade, but when he was humiliatingly crushed by Ryoma during a sparring match many years prior to the events of Fates, he chose to become an archer instead.

### Personality

Takumi is portrayed in a state of moody malcontent and desires recognition for his own talents without being overshadowed by the achievements of his older siblings. This serves as a blessing and a curse; on one hand, it has spurred Takumi to be austere in his efforts to hone his skills, making him a very skilled archer. In his supports with Mozu, he disproves her doubts over his farming capabilities by tirelessly engaging in manual labor on the field. However, he is mentally weak due to his overwhelming inferiority complex, as especially shown by his constant, seething words of hatred under Iago's influence. The conversations he shares with Kiragi exemplify this complex as well: his immediate reaction to witnessing his son's stellar hunting skills at a young age is jealousy at the possibility of him surpassing him and mastering the Fujin Yumi.

Takumi cares immensely for his siblings. He looks up to his elder brother, Ryoma, and demonstrates a strong will to protect Sakura from any harm. He also cares for his elder sister, Hinoka, but he behaves particularly harshly towards her when she reciprocates with her own care (such as with wounds from battle).

Takumi is also known to be very cautious. In Birthright, he expresses open suspicion of anyone from Nohr. When Corrin makes the decision to allow Zola to accompany them to Nohr; Takumi makes it a point to remind Corrin of the Dark Mage's previous attempt to kill both them and Sakura. However, Takumi is known to be rather amiable and friendly around those he does trust. This is shown through his support conversations with Leo; he initially treats him with cold arrogance only to warm up to him upon learning about their similar interests and aspirations. Despite his outward hostility towards Nohr and its people, he displays an interest in their culture and history when Elise offers him books about Nohr in their support conversations.

Takumi is interested in shogi, talking about it in conversations with Leo, Hisame, and Kiragi. His interest in shogi mirrors Leo's interest in chess, while his partiality for miso soup mirrors Leo's love for beef stew. He is also skilled with the katana, as shown in his supports with Hinata and Hana.

Takumi is said to have the worst dreams out of everyone in the army. This is most evident in his S-Support with Azura, where he has a nightmare about Queen Ikona's death.

## Abilities

Takumi is a skilled archer who wields the Fujin Yumi and commands the loyalty of Hinata and
Oboro as his personal retainers.
Takumi has ways of using long ranged attacks, such as firing arrows rapidly, shooting them to spread in the enemy's direction or in the air, or charging up for an energy blast.
He can also form a sword made from a beam of light thanks to his weapon.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Fujin Snipe**

Takumi summons 4 tornados to surround the enemy, trapping them in their path. Takumi then charges a large arrow from his Fujin Yumi, and he releases the arrow as it hits it's target, blowing everything away.

## References

https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Takumi

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Takumi\_(Fire\_Emblem)

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Takumi

https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Takumi