Assassin (Fate/Crossover - Edward)

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

*"So, you remember me now... Let's play again, Jennifer!"* - Edward (Dan Barrows)

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Dan Barrows**, by his alias Edward is a major antagonist in Clock Tower series. He is the son of Mary Barrows, the twin brother of Bobby Barrows, and the second Scissorman.

Mary Barrows gave birth to a pair of twins, Bobby and Dan, with the help of Dr. Walter Simpson in November 1986. However, they were not normal twins, as they devoured Dr. Simpson's right hand. He immediately discovered that the children were demons, and they should have died. In result, Mary had Dr. Simpson sealed in a padded room that was intended for her, where he died three days later of suffocation.

Both of the twins are called "Sons of the Great Father". Dan remained in a larval form in a chrysalis. For about ten years' time after their births, they remain in their cocoons - and then they emerge, in their true, perfect forms.

Jennifer enters an area of the cave, where she discovers the humongous Dan Barrows, hidden within curtains - this is the "Cradle Under the Star". At that point, the awakened Dan chases down Jennifer to a steep cliff. She successfully climbs over, but accidentally knocking down a can of kerosene which splashes onto a nearby candle. This triggers an explosion and burns up Dan, and Jennifer rides an elevator in the catacombs.

However, Dan has seemed to survive the explosion. Has his now human form seemed to rised from the ashes of the former remains of his gigantic deformed self.

One year after the events of the Clock Tower murders, Dan has gotten amnesia, and is sent to the Granite Orphanage for a while. Later on, he is adopted by Kay Satterwhite, who gives him the name, "Edward". He and Jennifer are introduced as one of the two survivors of the Clock Tower murders. Edward is described as a 10 year old boy, who appears to be shy, obedient, and yet determined. At some point in time, Edward regains his memory and realizes who he is and everything that happened in his past. He then decides to become the new Scissorman, and starts calculating murderers, who isn't above using the weaknesses of people for his benefit. He uses Samuel Barton's desire to gain knowledge of the psychology of murderers, Harris Chapman's twisted love for Jennifer, and (according to Hifumi Kono) Kay's pedophilic desire for Edward.

### Appearance

As Dan, he appears to be a deformed purple baby-like creature with red eyes and sagging skin.

As Edward, He is a 10 year old boy with blond hair and blue eyes with a schoolboy uniform with long white socks and brown shoes. When under the alias as the Scissorman, he wears a blue overcoat, a mask and an exaggerated limp.

### Personality

Edward was described as a 10 year old boy, who appears to be shy, obedient, and yet determined. At some point in time, after Edward regains his memory as Dan Barrows and everything that happened in his past, he became cruel and sadistic. He is very deceitful and playful, as shown when manipulating the serial killings behind the scenes.

## Abilities

This second Scissorman has the same scissors his twin brother had, meaning he should be pretty capable of the same abilities has him. It is also implied that Edward has telekinetic powers, possibly due to his heritage as the demon child of the Great Father.

He can telepathically possesses Kay, causing Kay to bleed from her mouth. In the novelization, it is shown Edward has psi powers and tried to strangle Helen with chains. He was also apparently the one who killed Sullivan and is implied to have telepathically moved the minute hand to decapitate his head.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Blod Saks; "Tool for Severing Life"**

The weapon used by all Scissorman. A tool passed own by the Barrows family, used to claim the lives of many victims. Edward who is actually Dan Barrows inherited this weapon from his late brother and ancestors, and now wields this tool to carry on their legacy as a murderer.

#### **Cradle Under the Star; "Demonic Flesh of the Child of the Great Father"**

This Noble Phantasm has Edward conducting a ritual were he creates the husk of his former self, Dan Barrows. When activated, The demonic body is created as a "cocoon" with human flesh and blood, and transforms into a perfect body inside it. With a huge frame and gigantic porportians, it could also be known to be the flesh and blood of many victims it devours.

### Gallery

#### Fate/???

1st Ascension2nd Ascension3rd AscensionFinal Ascension
## References

https://clocktower.fandom.com/wiki/Edward

https://clocktower.fandom.com/wiki/Dan\_Barrows

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Dan\_Barrows