Caster (Fate/Mythos - Goddess Medusa)

*"What better way to celebrate my return than with a festive little bloodbath? After all, I have been gone for 25 years."* - Medusa.

**Caster** (キャスター, *Kyasutā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

## Profile

### Identity

Caster's true identity is Medusa, the former co-ruler of Angel Land and temporary ruler of the Underworld. As a parallel to her good counterpart Palutena, the goddess of light, Medusa was an evil and vindictive fallen goddess that reigns over the underworld and the darkness itself. Prior to her banishment to the Underworld by Palutena due to her evil deeds against humanity, she co-ruled with her "sister".

She was Hades' most powerful "minion" until she turned on him and redeemed herself because the latter forced her to be his "puppet".

### Appearance

Before being cursed by Palutena into taking the form of a monster, Medusa was a relatively attractive-looking young goddess with pale skin and long black hair. After the curse, Medusa became typically shown as a monstrous gorgon with scaly green skin, a single eye, and four snakes in her blonde hair.

After her resurrection, her look was greatly revamped with having a much more human-like appearance while retaining some of her gorgon features such as snakes on her hair and scaly hands. Her hair contains a dozen snakes, eleven of which are green, and a single orange-colored one. Medusa has ghostly white skin, long black hair instead of the previous blonde, and a black tattoo running down her left eye. Her dress seems to be made from dark purple velvet with gold and crimson decorations. Her dress is also very long, making her legs and feet not visible. She wears numerous gold accessories and ornaments to give off a regal look to fit her title as queen. Medusa is usually seen wielding a violet serpentine staff that seems to resemble the Ouroboros or the Caduceus.

During her final battle against Pit, Medusa is forced to utilize her full strength to defeat the angel. She removes the spell that conceals her face in a mask of beauty, forcing her to reveal her true monstrous form. Her monstrous form is similar to her original appearance, but is a floating disembodied head. Like before, Medusa has scaly green skin, a single red eye, and two tongues. The snakes in her hair become orange.

### Personality

Medusa is a goddess with a very sinister and wicked heart. She has a strong hatred of humans and desires to see them suffer. Medusa is very sadistic, shown by her love for killing humans and tendency to add gruesome details whenever she makes colorful threats. Medusa openly claims to Pit and Palutena that there is no better way to celebrate her return than by starting a bloodbath. She also claims to Pit that she will tear off his wings to sever him from the heavens forever.

She is a vengeful deity that does not go down lightly and will hold life-long grudges to those that oppose her. Her entire motivation in the game stems from her seething hatred for Pit and Palutena. She blames the goddess of light for turning her into a monster and banishing her from Skyworld. As such, she takes every opportunity to mock Palutena, such as where she taunts the goddess by stating that Dark Pit's power of flight lasts far longer than Palutena's. Her hatred for Palutena is so strong that it allowed Hades to revive her, albeit weaker than she was previously.

Medusa is also significantly much more serious compared to the other gods as she rarely ever jokes or breaks the fourth wall. She does however, seem to possess a barbed and twisted sense of humor, as she begins to laugh upon Dark Pit's attempts to destroy Pit. She doesn't appear to view her minions too highly either, as she expresses little to no remorse over the defeat of Twinbellows, Tanatos, and Pandora.

Despite all these nefarious traits, Medusa has been shown that she can be willing to help her own enemy in order to stop a common foe, though she states that she only did so to stop Hades from constantly reviving her.

### Relationships

#### Her Master

Due to Medusa's utter disdain for humankind, she is naturally appalled at the mere notion of being reduced to be servitude towards one. However, she would be a little more cordial with her master if they don't forgot their station while "commanding" her. Even with that, she will at times disobey their commands if something else gets her attention with only a Command Seal being able to call her back.

## Quotes

* *"The one-time Queen of the Underworld, exiled by Palutena long ago. Twenty-five years ago, Pit defeated her once and for all... or so it seemed. Now resurrected and thirsty for revenge, Medusa leads an army far more powerful than before."* - Medusa's bio after her return.
* *"Hello there, Pit. And you, too, Palutena. Here to crash my homecoming party?"* - Medusa to Pit and Palutena.
* *"So hurry to me, Pit. I'll strip you of your wings and sever you from the heavens forever!"* - Medusa wanting Pit to reach her.
* *"If I cannot be loved then I will be feared."* - Medusa.
* *"You bear my name with shame, you pathetic excuse for a half-god. You shall die for it."* - Medusa to Adult Medusa.
* *"Child, if you think bearing the same name as mine will give you power then you are sadly mistaken. You are nothing compared to me."* - Medusa to Child Medusa.
* *"Unlike your previous selves, you have truly become a monster. Your power is overwhelming, it's intoxicating. You are perfect, with only a little boost, you could crush that little angel with ease. Come my counterpart, let us make a new world... **together**."* - Medusa to Gorgon
* *"I assure you, half-breed. Unlike that lesser gorgon that holds my name, I will not fall so easily to you.... Correction, I won't fall to you at all, halfling, no matter what you do!"* - Medusa to Perseus.
* *"Impressive. But brute strength alone will not save you here, you rabid half-breed mutt."*- Medusa to Heracles.
* *"King Gilgamesh, I should not be surprised that you would also stand against me. You made your contempt towards the gods very clear. However, you could not even beat one god, you will never defeat the Queen of the Underworld herself! (...) Miserable half-breed, I will crush you with my bare hands!"* - Medusa to Gilgamesh.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"With your help Reaper, Palutena will finally get what's coming to her."* - Medusa to Death.
* *"Your technology can never compare to the power of the gods, fickle mortal."* - Medusa to Samus Aran.
* *"While I am reluctant to ally myself to a mortal, your cunning and ambition does intrigue me enough to have work together. Our shared disdain for humanity is just the topping for it."* - Medusa to Raven Beak.
* *"Filthy Mongrel! Your cursed rampage ends here!"* - Medusa to Kratos.
* *"It's time for you to die with your precious humans, you foolish protector god!"* - Medusa to Raiden.
* *"Don't take me for a fool, mortal sorcerer. Your souls shall belong to me."* - Medusa to Shang Tsung.
* *"You dare to oppose me, Atlantean? Once I've dealt with you, your beloved kingdom is next."* - Medusa to Aquaman.
* *"Why you impudent mortal... Let me show you the true power of the Gods as I crush you inside that armor!"* - Medusa to Doctor Doom.
* *"I don't answer to the likes of you, Spirit of Vengeance. Now back to the hellfire from whence you came!"* - Medusa to Ghost Rider.
* *"You dare defy me, Hellspawn? I'll bury you in sulfur, where your stench belongs!"* - Medusa to Spawn.
* *"Freedom is the right of all sentient beings'? Don't make me laugh, machine."* - Medusa to Optimus Prime.
* *"Surely you of all beings should know that even a Maia cannot stand against a true god."* - Medusa to Gandalf.
* ***"WHAT?! NO!** I-it's not possible! How... How could a mere human possibly achieve such immeasurable power?!"* - Medusa to Madoka Kaname.

## Gallery

*Medusa's full body**Medusa's monster form**Medusa with her forces*
## Trivia

* In contrast of Palutena who is right-handed, Medusa appears to be left-handed.
* Naturally, she is based on the legendary Gorgon known as Medusa in Greek mythology with whom she shares a name. However, in the original myth, Medusa was not a goddess.

## References

* https://www.kidicaruswiki.org/wiki/Medusa
* https://kidicarus.fandom.com/wiki/Medusa
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Medusa\_(Kid\_Icarus)
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Medusa\_(Kid\_Icarus)