Assassin (Fate/Crossover - Magma Dragoon)

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

*"There's meaning in a fight to the death!"* - Magma Dragoon

## Profile

### Identity

Assassin's true identity is **Magma Dragoon**, a dragon-based Reploid and one of the Maverick bosses in Mega Man X4.

In a world of machine lifeforms, reploids, and humans prejudice and conflict reigned for a long time. Humans fearful of their creations' power and will shackled them with tyrannical laws while some of the reploids lashed against it or rampaged due to defects as they were made from incomplete findings. Eventually the paragon of reploids, Sigma, would become infected by a corruption from a lost time and would engage 8 wars against mankind and their protectors, always thought to be dead but appearing again and again as if a curse.

After the third war tensions were at it's peak with the newly produced reploid army Repliforce and the veteran Maverick Hunters due to politics and a disappointing result when it came to suppressing rebel reploids. Tensions would peak and explode when the floating city Sky Lagoon was destroyed and the higher ups of Repliforce were suspected of being involved, refusing to lower their weapons and surrender themselves to authority the entire army was declared criminal (maverick) and were to be hunted and executed by the without further trial.

In truth Sigma was the cause of the events by manipulating the leaders of the Repliforce with words of how mankind would never see reploids as anything but slaves and tempting Magma Dragoon with the greatest fight of his life, to fight the being whom all reploids were based off, X at full force, but the latter being a peace loving soldier did not understand the lust for battle that consumed Dragoon's soul and thus would need to be 'motivated'. Sabotaging Sky Lagoon, destroying it, killing thousands of humans all done so Dragoon could have the fight of his life.

### Appearance

Magma Dragoon is a tall Reploid based on a dragon, leaning towards the European depiction of dragons as winged, fire-breathing, reptilian creatures. He has a reptilian snout with sharp fangs, straight horns, and bushy eyebrows. His armor is red, black, and silver, featuring claws on his feet and shoulders. He has two appendages on his back that resemble wings. He has a ring of green beads around his neck similar to prayer beads, and the Japanese ten symbol "天" below his breastplate, meaning "heaven" or "sky".

### Personality

Magma Dragoon is a devoted martial artist with a total obsession with combat. He lives for the thrill of battle and has great respect for those he deems strong. Despite his borderline religious discipline, Dragoon is extremely selfish and callous towards the lives of others, accepting Sigma's call to cause mass deaths just at a chance for a fight with X and Zero. He also lies straight to the Hunters' faces about the cause of Sky Lagoon's fall, and has no sense of loyalty as he quickly joins Repliforce just to goad X and Zero into further conflict.

There are some differences between Dragoon's interactions with X and Zero. He acts especially cruel with X, laughing maniacally that he would easily drop the Sky Lagoon again and claiming his crimes were worth it for the final duel; this could be interpreted as him goading the pacifistic X into not holding back. However, he seems a deal more solemn and respectful towards Zero, even apologizing to him just before dying. This depicts two different perceptions of how remorseful Dragoon was of his Maverick actions.

As he did in life as a servant Dragoon will initially appear as a stoic military officer whole dedicated to duty and honor and initially it might even be true as he did have regrets regarding the destruction of Sky Lagoon. Under a good hearted master he will be a quiet obedient tool restraining himself out of a perceived chance for penance, under a neutral master he will exist as a warrior seeking the next grand challenge and an evil master will be immediately executed even at the cost of his wish.

## Abilities

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Presence Concealment (C+ Rank): Hides one's presence as a Servant. Suitable for sabotage. The rank of Presence Concealment drops considerably when preparing to attack. Against machine-like and automated security Assassin gains a boost in parameters. However he will not use this against a 'proper' foe in the traditional manner, instead he will use it to gain their ire so a no holds battle can ensue.

#### Personal Skills

* Shotokan (B Rank): A incorrectly name fighting style that split in two schools, the murderous fist that continued tradition and the sublimated variation focused on spirit and one's place in the universe. Assassin is a 'practitioner' of the first, an elite hunter born for the sake of conflict and as time developed he became whole consumed by it. Due to lacking certain characteristics (ki) he is unable to wield the mystic parts of the fighting style but the knowledge acquired through combat alongside his mechanics allow him to fight at a level bordering a master.

* Mythos Reploid (A Rank): Even in an age where science have began tap in time and space itself mankind continued to be fascinated with images of the past. Of grand magical beings wielding creation and destruction in varied methods and thus they forged their slaves/guardians/destroyers in the skin of phantasmal beasts. Made in the shape of a dragonic master of martial arts bearing intense destructive flames for the purpose of execution grants Assassin the benefits and weaknesses of dragon-kind.

* Eye of the Mind (True) (B Rank): A veteran warrior leader of the Maverick Hunters' 14th Special Unit. Primarily consisted of Reploids with especially effective skills in melee and close-ranged combat. Highly respected by Zero and X his career as a soldier was long, illustrious and full of high-risk combat, eventually he gained a taste of combat and sought to perfect his skill and thus through a long and arduous work he reached his limits as a warrior. As stagnancy started to settle he thirsted for combat against the strongest reploid, X. And thus his fall started.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Ryuenjin; "Exalted Burning Soul"**

The trademark fighting style of the 14th unit's leader manifested as a noble phantasm. Unlike majority of the reploids whom would be satisfied with their programming Dragoon dared to dream higher to reach the plateau of the strongest, not out of sadism or tyranny but simply because as a warrior walking the road of violence seeking stronger opponents was expected of himself. At any moment by using a great amount of magical energy and concentration any of Assassin's attacks can gain the mystery of a noble phantasm as if a dragon lashing out.

#### **Ryuenjin; "Infernal Dragon's Desire"**

The Guardian Dragon becomes a villain for the sake of his own pride/bloodlust. The destruction of Sky Lagoon contained within Assassin's Saint Graph. When unleashed Assassin will punch the ground and an explosion akin to a volcanic eruption will ensue causing mass destruction and chaos as flames break from the floor and the works of men begin to collapse as if to show humanity how powerless they are before the beginning of a new age and Assassin's Saint Graph is changed to his maverick self, restraint is lost and flames dance wildly from his body while the hollowed shell wanders seeking to end any life he comes across. A last resort Noble Phantasm Assassin refuses to wield at nearly any cirscumstance and if forced he will undoubtedly aim the explosion to first consume his master.

## References

https://megaman.fandom.com/wiki/Magma\_Dragoon

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/post-68505323