Assassin (Fate/Crossover - Voldo)

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

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Voldo**, the right-hand man of Italian weapons merchant Vercci, known as the Merchant of Death.

Known as the Merchant of Death due to his business with the Spanish Armada, Vercci desired the Soul Edge for his collection and had Voldo to attempt expeditions with Cervantes de Leon. When Vercci heard that his possessions have been ransacked as a result of civil war in Italy, he had his personal fleet travel to an uninhabited island off the coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea and dug a 50-mt deep shaft that would serve as his tomb and as a vault for his remaining fortune. After killing off the sailors under Vercci's orders, Voldo becomes the guardian of the Money Pit. But he would emerge from the Money Pit, either to continue the search for the Soul Edge or hunt down thieves that steal from the vault in his absence.

### Appearance

Due to his appearance, Voldo is considered as an oddity, even among the Soul series' cast. Following his debut appearance in Soul Edge, all of his costumes had a very direct approach to the sado-masochistic slave theme which is associated with him. Voldo almost always wears a leather harness, which resembles a head trainer, covering his eyes and mouth. Most of his costumes also include other fetish elements, such as spikes, strings tied tightly around his body, thongs revealing his buttocks and parts of his costumes are made from see-through fishnet.

### Personality

Voldo can be described as an obedient loyalist to his master Vercci.

## Abilities

The bizarre style uses unique arm blades known as jamadhars to perform highly unpredictable moves. Designed to be used in dark places, it allows a fighter to strike even with their back turned to an opponent. The wide variety of unusual attacks used by this style require an incredibly flexible body to unleash; however, mastering them enables precise strikes that can cut an opponent down wherever they stand. Notably, the bizarre and twisted stance, Mantis Crawl, allows for different moves depending on the the direction the fighter is facing. The average warrior will find themselves unable to defend against an endless array of disturning attacks and will quickly fall to the Mantis Crawl's shredding blades.

After spending years and years in the dark depths of the Money Pit, Voldo lost his eyesight, but acquired excellent hearing and a heightened awareness that easily make up for his loss. His eccentric fighting style perhaps developed in response to the unusual environment of the vault, and consists of bizarre, unpredictable moves that make use of his height and flexibility. Despite the strangeness of his many thrusts and slashes, every attack Voldo makes is deadly and designed to kill. Countless robbers have foolishly entered the Money Pit, unaware that a terrifying being lurks within who is able to survive among the deadly traps dotting the vault.

Distinctive weapons wielded in both hands and bizarre, erratic moves make this style deadly and unpredictable in equal measure. Its users can launch powerful attacks with their backs turned to the enemy as their bodies contort in ways that are altogether unthinkable to most any ordinary fighter.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Manas & Ayus; "Treasured Weapons of the Merchant"**

Vercci was the head of the Burg family. He amassed great wealth, and earned the nickname “Merchant of Death” for his role as an arms dealer. A collector of weapons, he possessed numerous items from all over the world.

These katars are more accurately known as jamadhars, and were once stored in the Money Pit. Vercci used them to teach his right-hand man Voldo about the art of being a weapons dealer, so Voldo treasures them dearly.

The weapons’ enrapturing form leads some to mistake them for ornamental pieces, but they’ve tasted the blood of countless intruders, so such an error of judgment could very well turn out to be a grave one...

#### **Downward Spiral; "Swirling Gear of Insanity"**

The speed of this critical edge depends on whether facing towards or away from the opponent. When facing forward, the move will dip down and back. However, when facing away has no evasive properties, but comes out extremely quickly, making it an excellent counter and can be used as part of an air combo after launching the opponent with a Facing away.

## References

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

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