Archer (Fate/Crossover - Shockwave)

**Archer** (アーチャー, *Āchā*) is the servant of Namie Yagiri in the ??? Holy Grail War, and the true antagonist of Fate/Deus Ex.

"*Ultimately, I serve only one master... pure logic.*" - Shockwave

## Profile

### Identity

Archer's true identity is **Shockwave**, Chief Scientist and Military Operations Commander of the Decepticons.

### Personality

Shockwave is a cold and calculating mad scientist, driven by pure logic as his most fundamental basis. He normally eschew emotion as unnecessary distractions, though sometimes lets anger or fear slip, the former against serious slights, and the latter especially when faced with the threat of Unicron. Tasked as guardian of Cybertron when Megatron left the planet aboard the Nemesis in pursuit of Optimus Prime, Shockwave is willing to see the preservation and restoration of his home world through to the end, even at the expense of its inhabitants. Not content with simply using his wish on the Grail to restore Cybertron, he aims to control its power to establish it as the center of a universe-spanning empire. Shockwave, like most other Decepticons, also has a rather low opinion of organics, especially humans, viewing them as weak, stupid and illogical pests inferior to Cybertronians in every regard.

### Relationships

#### **Megatron**

Shockwave's loyalties towards Megatron can shift from loyal servant to treacherous turn coat whenever his ability to lead comes into question. Unlike the more cocky, vain and power-hungry Starscream, Shockwave is more patient in his bids for leadership, and driven by logic that he could succeed where Megatron fails.

#### **Grimlock**

Grimlock holds a particular personal grudge against Shockwave, possibly more so than any other Decepticon. Some say this stems from their unresolved rivalry from their battle on prehistoric Earth. Others say Shockwave was responsible for the experiments that gave Grimlock and the Dinobots their signature Dinosaur alt modes. Whatever the case may be, Grimlock's grudge against Shockwave remains the single most consistent factor.

#### **Namie Yagiri**

Despite ostensibly being his master, Shockwave views her as but another insignificant organic, albeit one that he is coerced by the Grail into servitude towards. Outwardly he dutifully carries out her orders as he originally did with Megatron. But really, he sees her as a pawn to manipulate in his scheme, little more than a means to an end. As such, she was not privy to his true agenda until she inevitably discovered it on her own, though by then was too late to do anything about it. Once he establishes a way of freeing himself from the Master/Servant contract and sustaining his mana supply without it, he callously discards her once she served her purpose.

## Role

### Fate/Deus Ex

Shockwave is summoned as the Archer-class Servant of Namie Yagiri in the ??? Holy Grail War. Joining forces with her to utilize her resources from Yagiri Pharmaceuticals, he begins work on his master plan to harness the power of the Greater Grail to rebuild Cybertron into an eternal empire, with Earth cyberformed and assimilated into the fold and humanity rendered extinct in the process.

He spends the early stages of the war operating in secret, researching the key factors needed for his plan: first was the Holy Grail, how it works and how he would be able to control its immense power beyond a single wish to sustain his Cybertronian empire; second was a way of gaining the necessary magical energy to maintain his existence in the material world without the contract to Namie holding him back or over relying on his Independent Action Skill. Utilizing Yagiri Pharmaceuticals' resources and connections, he develops drones to act as his minions and studies magic circuits from data collected on the magi involved in the War, directly or otherwise. Seeking a way to replicate the magic circuits to serve as a viable power source, he has his drones capture a magus for study. Through the captured magus, Shockwave learns of the Ley Lines. Further studying into them lead to Shockwave concluding energy from there would suit his purposes, developing a set of machines that drain energy from them and sets work on planting the machines at key sites.

He eventually develops the means to sever the contract and sustain himself without it through his Ley Line siphon machines. He betrays Namie once she outlives her usefulness to him and seizes control over all her assets to initiate the next phase of his plan. During an excursion to the Ley Line site, he encounters Berserker and his Master, who engage him in combat. Despite their best efforts, he and his drone army manage to overwhelm them, forcing them to retreat as they barley escape with their lives. Shockwave would approach Rider and offer an alliance. In exchange for his cooperation in deploying the Ley Line siphons, Shockwave would lend him energy from the machines and a contingent of drones to command for the mission. Rider accepts and gets to work deploying the machines and using the drones in his battles against Saber.

Using a machine to siphon the energy of the Grail, he begins the process of bringing his Cybertronian Empire into existence.

## Abilities

Shockwave is undeniably one of Cybertron's greatest scientific minds. His research has yielded the rediscovery of Space Bridge and Combiner technology, as well as the creation of the Six Changers through experiments with Triple Changers, the Cortical Psychic Patch, cybermatter through experiments in Cyber Nucleic Acid, and numerous others.

In addition, he is an incredibly powerful fighter, able to hold his own against the likes of Megatron, the Dinobots, and Ultra Magnus. As an Archer servant, Shockwave prefers ranged combat with his arm cannon, and especially his laser cannon mode.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Guardian of Cybertron** - Rule Through Clarity of Thought

This Noble Phantasm represents Shockwave's scientific breakthroughs, able to access technologies he created, or develop new ones for the right situation. Having masterminded the events of an entire timeline, there is very little Shockwave cannot achieve, given enough time to prepare and research.

## References

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Shockwave\_(G1)

https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Shockwave