Assassin (Fate/Mythos - Gandrayda)

*"Hoo... Being stuck in one place is so boring, I just want to enjoy wandering around the universe."* - Gandrayda.

**Assassin** (アサシン, *Asashin*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Gandrayda**, the youthful and somewhat jovial biomorphic bounty hunter that serves under the Galactic Federation. A young and impetuous Hunter, Gandrayda views bounty hunting as a very enjoyable sport and considers the veteran hunter Samus as chief rival, hoping to soon surpass her in becoming the most successful Hunter in the galaxy, though holds no disdain nor antagonism towards her. Like Samus, she has anonymity in some parts of her life, with even her home world of Jovia XII not being known by the Galactic Federation but they do know she possess metamorphic abilities similar to their biomorphs. She has camaraderie with fellow Bounty Hunters Rundas and Ghor, as all three had worked together on a bounty some time ago.

Her age was unknown, though a psychological evaluation, her predilection for pranks, and her informal speech patterns in even military settings all indicate that she was relatively young. She does however still hold respect to those of higher authority that she has a personally liking for. She is also a tease, flirting with both men and women, causing annoyance for many due to her nature, especially Samus. She would become statistic and crazy after being corrupted by Phazon, as she would fall under the influence of Dark Samus. She could return to darker self as a servant, if she activates her Phazon Corruption skill though she refuses to use out of distain for that state.

Unknown to all, Gandrayda held a dark secret that she seeks atonement for. Long ago, her planet was found by the Space Pirates who seek to have her race join their army. She, seeking the thrill of the hunt, personally nominated herself as a member. Thanks to her skills and biomorphic abilities, she became a general of the entire organization, being referred as "Mistress Gandrayda" by her subordinates. However, she would begin to become disgusted with the organization after seeing its cruelty and violence, as the lies she was fed by them began to unravel. So she just betrayed them, faking her death for a while and becoming a bounty hunter under the Galactic Federation. Her former allies would soon find out her survival and treachery, so in retribution of her betrayal, they began to hunt her down. But her abilities and skills made her an extraordinary opponent and so would beat them every time. Out of embarrassment, the Space Pirates attempt to erase most information about her as one of them, making this part of her history be unknown to most of the universe.

### Appearance

Gandrayda is a purple female humanoid with translucent skin.

### Dark Samus

With all it did to her, it is obvious that Gandrayda holds nothing but contempt to Dark Samus. She hates the Phazon-made dark clone of Samus, not only for daring to take the appear of Samus (someone she truly holds in high regard) and use it for its own evil intentions, but due to simply being a depraved monster that seeks to bring the entire universe to darkness. As it was the entity who corrupted her mind and used her body for evil, she feels complete shame that she was disgraced by its actions and so utterly hates the dark copy.

If she could, she wouldn't tried to kill the vile fiend with her bare hands but she knows the massive power difference between them and so knows only Samus really stands a chance. On the other hand, Dark Samus sees the power she truly has and seeks to corrupt her again to let it all out for the sake of Phaaze.

## Abilities

Gandrayda is a very capable combatant, possessing a great amount of skills and experiences among her many hunts. Gandrayda's unique shapeshifting ability allows her to transform into and mimic various bio-forms, often being seen as an ideal bounty hunter for stealth and reconnaissance missions due to her ability. She could assume the form and abilities of most living and non-living things, including creatures and machines differing significantly in size to her. Her base form is humanoid in shape with translucent, purple skin.

### Other Skills

Gandrayda possessed powerful shape-shifting abilities that allowed her to assume the forms of various creatures as well as copy their abilities and powers. There seemed to be no limit to her shape-shifting powers, as she was able to assume the form of creatures significantly larger than herself such as Berserker Knights and Ghor, as well as transform herself into machines (and multiple entities) such as Swarmbots. Though her shape-shifting powers allow her to infiltrate places with ease and help her in battle, her shape-shifting came with the downside of also gaining the creature's particular weakness.

She was also shown to be exceptionally agile, able to make high and graceful jumps, flips, and cartwheels in the air. Gandrayda also appeared to have some power over electricity: When not using her shape-shifting powers, she could attack from a distance by creating and throwing electric orbs or electric blades that home in on opponents. In addition, her power seemed to affect machines, as she was able to control the mechanism of the roof and structures during Samus' fight with her. She could also turn invisible to elude opponents.

## Quotes

* *"This is gonna be fun."* - Gandrayda.
* *"If we don't make it to the top in time, we can kiss this planet good-bye."* - Gandrayda's last words before she is corrupted.
* *"You know, you should never trust strangers, Sammy. This is going to be fun."* - Gandrayda to Samus, Post-Phazon Corruption.
* *"Samus.... I'm so... so sorry."* - A freed Gandrayda to Samus before being absorbed by Dark Samus.
* *"You think I would ever entertain the thought of working with you again. You who poisoned my mind and body, used me as a puppet to corrupt the galaxy and all innocent life within it. Want to know my answer that badly. Then here it is, a full blast of my hate to you. HAVE IT!"* - Gandrayda to Dark Samus before blasting the latter.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"You know, you kinda remind me of Sammy. The same silent yet deadly nature, rather act than talk type of thing. Well, other than being way more brutal but nonetheless."* - Gandrayda to Doom Slayer.
* *"In my life, I have seen some of the most vile bastards in the galaxy, even worked with some during my time with the Space Pirates. And you are up there with the worst, you damn megalomaniac."* - Gandrayda to the Khan Maykr.
* *"You're said to be the best bounty hunter where you're from? If that's the case, I'd hate to see the worst."* - Gandrayda to Boba Fett.
* *"Quite an honor to meet the leader of the Autobots. Do you have any shifters in your ranks? Because I'd love to meet them."* - Gandrayda to Optimus Prime.

## Gallery

*Gandrayda before transforming**Full Body*

## References

* https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Gandrayda
* https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Gandrayda
* https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Gandrayda
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Gandrayda
* http://www.metroidguide.com/html/life/gandrayda.htm
* https://kamenriderfanfiction.fandom.com/wiki/Gandrayda