Avenger (Fate/Mythos - Raven Beak)

*"Hadar... sen olmen (Power... is everything)."* - Raven Beak.

**Avenger** (アヴェンジャー, *Avenjā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Avenger's true identity is **Raven Beak**, the great leader and commander of the Mawkin Tribe of Chozo and one of the Chozo that offered his blood to Samus Aran. His true name is Ashkar Behek in the Chozo language, which is translated as Raven Beak in English.

He was the overseer of Planet ZDR, having reprogrammed the E.M.M.I. into killing machines in order to lead bounty hunter Samus Aran to the planet. He is later revealed to be one Samus' adoptive fathers, actually being the one whose DNA was utilized to genetically modify her into the skilled warrior she is today. Alongside a Thoha Chozo (thought to be Gray Voice), Samus' Chozo DNA was partly Mawkin, which came from Raven Beak himself. Raven Beak saw the Metroids as a means of bringing order to the Galaxy as he saw fit.

He is also the one behind the massacre of the Thoha Chozo tribe, save for Quiet Robe, since the Thoha could control the Metroids. He was also the reason why the Metroids were situated on the planet SR388. However, the X-Parasites on his homeworld of ZDR, which infected the other Mawkin, and Samus' killing of the Metroids put a halt to his plans of galactic conquest. However, the Metroid DNA in Samus, due to receiving a Metroid vaccine, was what Raven Beak saw as the means to carry out his plans: clone the strongest being in the universe to create an army of Metroid beings.

#### Background

Raven Beak was the ambitious leader of the Mawkin Tribe, a tribe of Chozo that refused to renounce and give up on their warrior ways. He oversaw many of the tribe's rituals on their homeworld of ZDR, including the execution of members who did not meet up to their standards. He also dreamed to of bringing the galaxy under the control of the Chozo through any means necessary.

#### DNA Transfer

When the young human orphan, Samus Aran was adopted by the Chozo on Zebes following the destruction of her colony on K-2L at the hands of Space Pirates led by Ridley, Raven Beak was present when she was infused with Thoha Chozo's DNA to help her survive the harsh environment of Zebes, and even contributed some of his own DNA to her. This resulted in Samus gaining the Mawkin's fighting powers and greatly enhanced Samus' fighting prowess and instincts. Due to this, he viewed Samus as his "daughter", but never held any true affection towards her.

### Appearance

Raven Beak is a tall Chozo with red eyes who wears a metallic silver and grey Power Suit, with glowing parts and his right eye scarred by Samus. He also wears red and golden regal robes, a red draping cloak cape, a decorative metal headpiece similar to that of a kabuto, and has a cannon replacing his right arm and a metal plating-covering on his left arm. He can also generate a pair of black feathery wings.

Originally, he wore a gold set of armor with blue robes, though now he wore primarily silver armor with a red fabric with gold accents resembling ceremonial scarves. The gold colored Chozo lettering on his scarves spell out "Hadar sen Olmen", which translates to "Power is Everything," a phrase he utters several times and serve as the backbone of his philosophy of bringing order to the galaxy through power and dominance.

The armor, particularly the torso, strongly resembles that of the Varia Suit, and it also utilizes an Arm Cannon similar to that of Samus. As a result of Raven Beak's first battle with Samus, his faceplate has a crack on its right eye, which Samus caused with a Super Missile hit. He is also extremely tall, being two times Samus' height without his helmet; the hieroglyphs, the Chozo Memory of 10/11, and some of the Chozo Archives imply that his height was exceptional even by Chozo standards.

As befitting his name, his head is shown to resemble a raven when he is unmasked near the end of the game; however, he seems to have light gray skin instead of black feathers on his face. During his final battle with Samus, Raven Beak generates large, feathery brown-black wings. He is the only modern Chozo seen with an ability to fly, with it being elaborated that the Chozo otherwise lost their wings long ago. It is unknown whether these wings had some mechanical aspect or were wholly biological, as Raven Beak was shown to be able to remove at least one of them with relatively minimal effort or apparent pain.

Upon being infected by an X-Parasite, Raven Beak mutates into an amalgamation of both Chozo and Kraid. The monster resembles Kraid, only with four arms seen on its chest and its mouth can open into four mandibles to reveal Raven Beak's face. He can take this form by using his Hybrid-X skill though he is unwilling to do so.

### Personality

Raven Beak is a cold and heartless Chozo who desires nothing but power. He will use any means in order to obtain whatever he wants. At his core, Raven Beak valued power above all else, to the extent that he often declared that "power is everything" and had it printed in the Chozo language on his robes; even when taken over by an X Parasite, he still clings onto this mantra. Quiet Robe stated that Raven Beak worshipped at the altar of power. This worship of power was ultimately what drove him to wipe out the Thoha tribe, due to their wish to destroy the Metroids they'd created on SR388, Metroids he needed for his galactic conquest.

He also has little tolerance for any defiance towards his orders, opting to fight Samus again when she refused to aid him in Itorash, as well as executing any Chozo who would not follow him (including his massacre of the Thoha tribe on SR388, feeding Chozo prisoners to an underwater beast, and ordering a Robot Chozo Soldier to slay Quiet Robe), leaving only the loyal ones left.

While he addresses Samus as his "daughter" due to her carrying his genes, he cares nothing about her and only seeks to use her so she can awaken the Metroid powers within her. Once she serves his use, he can create an entire army of Samus Metroids so he can conquer the universe. He is also shown to be highly intelligent, manipulative, and pragmatic, as he tricks Samus into awakening her Metroid powers. Through his schemes, he engineers the reprogramming of the E.M.M.I. and the release of the X from their quarantine in Elun to ensure Samus becomes more powerful and fully awakens her powers or dies trying.

After fighting Samus for the first time in Artaria, he realized the Mawkin genes he'd provided her earlier in life could be leveraged to bring out her Metroid DNA's full potential, as Metroids were originally programmed to react hostility towards his tribe. Based on this, he altered his initial plan of killing her and taking her Metroid DNA, instead handicapping her and forcing the resulting fight for survival to overpower the Thoha genes that were suppressing her Metroid DNA. He even went as far as to consider cloning Samus herself. He was very arrogant as well, subtly boasting that Samus would always be inferior to him while posing as ADAM. This arrogance ultimately acted as his downfall.

Despite his traits, he may have had some elements of compassion, as demonstrated in the flashback to Samus being infused with the Chozo's DNA where he was revealed to have provided his own DNA to allow Samus an ability to fight. He also initially aided the Thoha with containing the Metroids before deciding that he wanted the titular creatures for their power, and finally attempted (albeit in an arrogant manner) to offer for Samus to aid him in his attempts at galactic conquest despite ultimately not even needing Samus alive by that point.

### His Master

Because of his views of power, Raven Beak will only ever serve masters who impress him. Even then, he dislikes playing second fiddle to a human Master, thus will insist on an equal partnership. For those who do not measure up or know their place, he will relieve them of their command seals on the spot.

## Abilities

### Notable Skills and Techniques

* **Avenger** (B+ Rank): In anger for his death by Samus' hand along with his failed attempt at universal conquest, Raven Beak holds much accumulate hatred and resentment to her and others.
* **Oblivion Correction** (c+ Rank):
* **Self-Replenishment** (C Rank):
* **Warrior Chief** (B+ Rank):
* **Knowledge of the Chozo** (B Rank):
* **Hybrid-X** (A Rank):

## Quotes

* *"He worships at the altar of power. In his eyes, the Metroids were symbolic of a power great enough to rule the galaxy."* - Quiet Robe on Raven Beak and his ambitions for power.
* *"There is no power without sacrifice."* - Raven Beak.
* *"You disappoint me... my daughter."* - Raven Beak revealing his parentage to Samus Aran when the latter refuses to serve him.
* *"Did you truly believe you could defeat me? You overestimate yourself. You no longer serve any purpose. Even your Metroid DNA is no longer necessary. Do you want to know why? It is now because I can clone an army of the most powerful Metroid of all... Samus Aran. No one can stand in my way, not even you. Foolish daughter... Leave the galaxy to me. Close your eyes and rest."* - Raven Beak tormenting Samus Aran as he strangles her.
* *"Arrogance?! You irritating space dragon! Your constant defeats by my "daughter" shows how incompetent you truly are."* - Raven Beak to Ridley.
* *"Your previous loyalty and ambitions are now discarded. You all work for me now, or all of you will never leave this place alive."* - Raven Beak's ultimatum to the remnants of the Space Pirates.
* *"You remind me of my "daughter", but don't think that would push me into having any mercy for you. Die with your ideals, your **majesty**."* - Raven Beak to Artoria Pendragon.
* *"Show me your true power, King of Uruk!"* - Raven Beak to Gilgamesh.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"So the Demon of the Covenant dares to challenge me? Come test your mettle if you dare, SPARTAN! No training or weaponry will prepare you for this!"* - Raven Beak to Master Chief.
* *"Your wretched kind has no place in my order! **BEGONE**!"* - Raven Beak to Dalek Sec.
* *"I guarantee you this much, Yautja. You will not survive this hunt."* - Raven Beak to the Predator.
* *"If my "daughter" could best you, what makes you think you could stand a chance against **me**, bounty hunter?"* - Raven Beak to Boba Fett.
* *"Your farcical ideals of freedom and justice are nothing short of blind naivete."* - Raven Beak to Optimus Prime.
* *"You and I are not so different. Like you, I too believe that power is everything. Unfortunately my mechanical friend, there can be only one."* - Raven Beak to Megatron.
* *"After I am done with you, the power of the Morphin Grid will be mine!"* - Raven Beak to Jason Lee Scott/Tommy Oliver.
* *"Such power. Able to rewrite the laws of all reality itself... Wasted on a mere child. It is time to place it in more **capable** hands."* - Raven Beak to Madoka Kaname.
* *"An interesting power you possess, human. But it will not save you, nor your pitiful rebellion."* - Raven Beak to Lelouch Vi Britannia.
* *"Do you really think you and your so-called "Earth's Mightiest Heroes" can stop me?! You will be begging for Thanos when I am through with you!"* - Raven Beak to Captain America.
* *"Call me "Big Bird" one more time, and I will make you **beg** for the sweet release of death."* - Raven Beak to Deadpool.
* *"I have no use for wild cards, especially ones like you. Your chaos is a plague to be stamped out!"* - Raven Beak to the Joker.

## Trivia

* The writing on Raven Beak's robes display are the Chozo symbols for "Hadar sen olmen".
* Raven Beak is one of the few aliens to survive being drained by a Metroid (albeit through Samus via her Metroid powers and he would soon die anyway).
* Due to Samus contributing his Mawkin DNA, Raven Beak is technically her third surrogate father after Gray Voice and Adam Malkovich. Of course, due to who he is, Samus does not treat him as such.

## References

* https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Raven\_Beak
* https://www.metroidwiki.org/wiki/Raven\_Beak
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Raven\_Beak
* https://pure-evil-villains.fandom.com/wiki/Raven\_Beak
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Raven\_Beak