Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg (キシュア・ゼルレッチ・シュバインオーグ, Kishua Zerurecchi Shubainoogu?, originally romanized as Kishua Zelretch Schweinorg) is one of five living Magicians capable of True Magic beyond modern science or Magecraft.[1][2] He has numerous nicknames, including Zelretch the Wizard Marshall (魔道元帥ゼルレッチ, Madō Gensui Zerurecchi?), Zelretch of the Jewels (宝石のゼルレッチ, Hōseki no Zerurecchi?), Old Man of the Jewels (宝石翁, Hōseki Okina?), and Kaleidoscope (万華鏡(カレイドスコープ), Mangekyō (Kareidosukōpu)?)." He has control over the Second Magic, "Kaleidoscope", which allows for the "Operation of Parallel Worlds."
Profile
Background
Zelretch's origins and details as to how he reached the Second Magic are unknown. He was responsible for the defeat of Brunestud of the Crimson Moon, the King of Vampires, in a fight many centuries ago simply because of his dislike for Brunestud.[3] During the battle, Zelretch had his blood sucked, resulting in the Wizard Marshall being turned into a vampire classified as one of The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors. While he emerged victorious, or it could possibly be said it ended in a draw, he paid a heavy price. He became extremely weakened because of the battle, aging him severely and causing his powers to diminish.
Despite his status as a vampire, Zeltretch still remains an ally of humanity and the nearly extinct race of True Ancestors. He was one of the Magicians who would be summoned to witness the births of princes and princesses like in ages past, and one such event was the coming of age ceremony of Arcueid Brunestud eight hundred years before Tsukihime. Along with his friend Caubac Alcatraz, they appeared before her and Zelretch, having "sent away" the King of the Moon, was very intrigued by her. He smiled and said "This is why life is interesting" upon seeing her. She also took an interest in him due to it being her first time seeing a smiling face.
He told her that she will sleep until she becomes an adult, and she asked him why he was smiling, because no one at the castle ever smiles. He said that people smile when they enjoy their own lives, which she did not understand due to her unique upbringing. When asked what is enjoyable and when she will understand, he replied that it was a fifty-fifty shot that she would come to that realization, and that due to her long life, she would have many opportunities. Understanding is something gained by chance, like walking alongside the road and tripping over a rock, and once something is understood, it is no longer anything special. She did not and could not understand, but he said to her that "One day you will notice that life is fun just being awake."[4]
When visiting the Mage's Association, he is known to simply take pupils on a whim, but as his tutelage, while comprehensive, frequently traumatizes or cripples the most promising of students, there has yet to be a successor from any of his the family lines that follow his teachings. The idea of becoming “a pupil of Zelretch”, the "pupil of a Magician", is synonymous to being turned into a complete wreck, but those that are accepted as the "pupil of a magus" turn out to be fine. When he does appear, the department heads worry over having to send their most promising students in order to force him to leave, but at the same time worry that they will be unwilling or incapable of continuing their careers.[2]
Nagato Tohsaka is considered to be one of the rare talented pupils that returned without a scratch, but the nature of their relationship was strange. Zelretch met him while both of them were on a journey, and he decided to teach Nagato something as payment for picking up the hotel bill. He couldn't even be called "pupil of a magus" because, from Zelretch's perspective, Nagato was only a follower whom he looked out for every now and then. Their level of relationship was distant, something like that of a supervising teacher who is observing the students doing experiments from afar.[5]
Despite their strange relationship, Zelretch entrusted the design of the Jewel Sword to Nagato and the Tohsaka family. Though there were other candidates to whom he could have given them, such as the brilliant Einzberns and Makiris, they were fundamentally evil. Nagato, while mediocre, was good at heart, so he concluded that "this House will probably never accomplish anything great, but at least they will never stray from the righteous path." He then gave the design to Nagato and told him "alright, it will be a struggle, but work towards this goal". He never expected that only six generations would be needed to produce a result.[6]
He helped oversee the formation of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War system two hundred years ago with Zouken Makiri, Justeaze Lizrich von Einzbern, and Nagato.[7] Nagato allowed his property, Fuyuki City, to be used as the battleground, Zouken proposed the system of "Masters" and "Servants", and Justica developed the Heaven's Feel system, offered the homunculi vessels for the Grail, and became the core of the Great Grail.[8]
Personality
Resembling Jotaro Kujo, he is known as a complicated and weird individual with a personality where he becomes angered with those who are evil and laughs at do-gooders. He has a demeanor that can be called "old, but not old."
He is surprisingly meddlesome in worldly affairs, and he is known to be a troublesome figure who frequently sparks conflicts. He acts as a surrogate grandfather to Arcueid Brunestud, and is both admired and disliked by the Mage's Association due to his tendency to cripple his proteges.
Role
Fate/stay night
Heaven's Feel
Zelretch appears before Rin Tohsaka at the Clock Tower after she manages to recreate his Jeweled Sword with the assistance of Shirou Emiya during the Heaven's Feel route, complimenting her accomplishment by taking her as a protege and having the charges against her nullified. He had expected the least out of Nagato's unremarkable bloodline, ruminating on the progression of the Tohsaka family in just six generations.
Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA
Zelretch is the creator of Magical Ruby and Magical Sapphire. He gives them to Rin and Luvia so they can retrieve the Class Cards.
Abilities
Zeltrch has complete mastery of the Second Magic, which allowed him to defeat Crimson Moon in one on one combat due to Crimson Moon having no knowledge of Magic, and allowed him to stop the "Moon Fall", during which Crimson Moon dropped a mirror image of the Moon towards earth, with pure force. The encounter caused a heavy toll to be taken on his body, known for his strong and tough physique, which aged him considerably and diminished his powers to the point where he can no longer use that level of magic extensively. After being bitten and becoming a Dead Apostle, he has gained limited immortality and he is recognized as one of the strongest Dead Apostle Ancestors. He mainly uses what is left of his abilities to travel between parallel worlds. Along with being a Magic user, he is also at the pinnacle of magi, earning his title as a Wizard Marshall. He has a number of Mystic Codes that utilize the Second Magic.
Jeweled Sword of Zelretch
Zelretch's main weapon is the Mystic Code, the Jewel Sword Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg (宝石剣キシュア・ゼルレッチ・シュバインオーグ?), more commonly referred to as Jeweled Sword of Zelretch (宝石剣ゼルレッチ?), the Jewel Sword (宝石剣, housekiken?), and Zelretch. It is a ritual dagger with a jeweled blade, an alien technology embodying general knowledge from a far future, beyond the reach of modern man. Shirou cannot tell the magical theory that constructed it even with all of Archer's knowledge. He carries the original, and he has left blueprints of the sword with the Tohsaka family as a sort of long-term homework that he expects will take many generations. Like normal Mystic Codes, it is only able to be used by him and those of his lineage. It is the tool with which he pushed back the mirror image of the moon by utilizing it to create a virtually limitless Ether Cannon unleashed through a Magic Square, a special magic circle.[9][10]
The sword is capable of the Multi-Dimensional Refraction Phenomenon, allowing the user to draw in potentially infinite prana. The kaleidoscope-like jewel blade creates a small opening to the same area in another parallel world, though any further interference is impossible, and it draws in all of the prana from that space. Prana channeled into the blade can be fired off in a blinding stream of light. The capacity of the blade is limited, so the attack power will always be the same no matter how much prana is drawn. Also, as a jewel, the sword can also be detonated as a one-shot explosive. The sword is created during Heaven's Feel by using the blueprints, Emiya Shirou's Projection, and Illyasviel von Einzbern's inherited memories from Justica of Zelretch's original sword. The sword is inferior to the original, and using it causes Rin's muscles to be damaged. Due to this, Tohsaka Rin is better able to grasp the blueprint and theory, generations ahead of when Zelretch expected, though it will take decades and numerous resources to reproduce it.
Other inventions
He is also the creator of the Kaleidostick, a sentient wand that hates its creator. The Kaleidostick, Ruby, is capable of forming a contract with its wielder, allowing it to use an ability known as Prism Trance to "download" and transfer knowledge from an alternate version of its user into its current wielder. It also provides an ample amount of prana, but it also likes to manipulates its wielder into humiliating situations. In Fate/hollow ataraxia, the Kaleidostick is responsible for transforming Rin into the magical girl Kaleido-Ruby, and a sister wand, Sapphire, is introduced in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA.
Rin uses Zelretch's Treasure Chest, an heirloom of the Tohsaka House, in hollow ataraxia, which looks a “genuine treasure chest” on the outside. It is actually a "magical chest" that spacial distortion inside of it made by applying the Second Magic. The dimensions fluctuate and bend according to the contents, allowing most items to fit into it, and one hour inside is equivalent to one day outside. She keeps the Kaleidostick and the Jewel Sword's blueprints in it. Also, while trapped in the chest, Shirou and Rin managed to call three years into a parallel world's future using a cellphone, having a confused discussion with that future's Luviagelita and Rin.
Neco-Arc is suggested by Aoko Aozaki to have been brought from another world by Zelretch in Melty Blood Act Cadenza.
References
- ↑
[] Fate/complete material II: Character material - Rough Collection: Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, p.214 Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg
Takeuchi: - ↑ 2.0 2.1
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg [Person's name], p.058 [T] Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg [Person's name]
Also known as the Wizard Marshall, Zelretch of the Jewel, and the Kaleidoscope.
One of the five True Magicians.
(He also had a role as one of the Dead Apostle Ancestors, but because it was not relevant to the story of Fate, that part was cut.)
A magus who was symbolized by gem stones. An eccentric old man who raged at evil with a passion, but laughed at do-gooders.
He frequently took in pupils, but no mage house had emerged as successors to take over his mantle.
Once upon a time, he engaged the King of Vampires in single combat. He pushed back a boulder falling from the heavens in a feat of power. Such a monster was Zelretch.
However, since then he had aged significantly. It seemed that he could no longer wield Magic the way he did, back when he was at his prime.
By the way, the pupils he took in almost all became wrecks.
There was a related episode in the True End of Sakura Route. The Department Heads at the Mage's Association said, "What should we do? If we don't send in the most promising candidates, no one is going to come back from the ordeal. But if we send in the most promising candidates, we are going to take a huge loss if they are turned into wrecks." Such was their dilemma.キシュア・ゼルレッチ・シュバインオーグ 【人名】
魔道元帥、宝石のゼルレッチ。
万華鏡(カレイドスコープ)の二つ名を持つ、五人の魔法使いの一人。
(死徒と呼ばれる吸血種の祖の一角でもあるが、Fate本騙には関わりのない話なので割愛)
宝石をシンボルとする魔術帥で、悪に義憤し善を笑うというよくわかんない爺さん。
気まぐれで弟子をとるが、彼の後継者になった家係は未だ出てきていない。
すっげー大昔に吸血種の王様と一騎打ちし、落ちてくるでつけー石を力技で押し返したという怪物。
が、それ以後はめっきり老け込み、現在は全盛期の魔法行使はできないそうだ。
ちなみに、彼に弟子入りするという事は、ほぽ間違いなく廃人にされるという事。
桜トゥルーエンドで語られるエピソードは、魔術協会の部門長たちにも、「どうしよう、一番見込みのあるヤツじゃないと帰ってこないけど、一番見込みのある天才が使い物にならなくなったら大損害だ」という、 伸るか反るかのパクチなワケである。 - ↑
Kagetsu Tohya - 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors Series, 4/Zelretch Magic user. Extremely defenseless, but also one of the most righteous persons.
Resembles a certain manga's Kujo Jotaro, rumored to have challenged Brunestud of the Crimson Moon because of a simple dislike. - ↑ Tsukihime Prologue
- ↑
[] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
Q: Zelretch's pupils seemed to have all been turned into wrecks, so Tohsaka Nagato must be a wreck as well?Q: Zelretch's pupils seemed to have all been turned into wrecks, so Tohsaka Nagato must be a wreck as well?
A: If the person is accepted as a "pupil of a Magician", he will be turned into a wreck, but if the person is accepted as a "pupil of a magus", then everything is fine. Nagato could not even be called a "pupil of a magus". From Zelretch's perspective, Nagato was but a follower whom he looked out for every now and then. ....They met during a journey, and Zelretch taught Nagato something as payment for the hotel bill. That is their level of relationship. It is sort of like a supervising teacher who is observing the students doing experiments from afar.Q:ゼルレッチの弟子は廃人になってしまうそうですが、遠坂永人も廃人になってしまったのでしょうか?
A:ゼルレッチが「魔法使いの弟子」にしようとしたら廃人になる。「魔術師の弟子」ならOK。そして永人は「魔術師の弟子」ですらなく、ゼルレッチから見ればただの門下生......旅先で出会い、何か教えろというからホテル代がわりに筋を見てやった、ぐらいのレベル。学生たちの実験を教壇から眺めている先生みたいなもんでした。 - ↑
[] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
Q: Why did Zelretch give the design of the Jewel Sword to Tohsaka Nagato, who had the least potential amongst his pupils?Q: Why did Zelretch give the design of the Jewel Sword to Tohsaka Nagato, who had the least potential amongst his pupils?
A: This student Zelretch took during his journey was mediocre, cold, and bipolar. Even Zelretch exclaimed "Hey, are you crazy or something?" However, Nagato was a good man who is "willing to sacrifice himself for a better future". Although the Einzberns and Makiris were brilliant, they were fundamentally evil. Nagato was mediocre but good at heart.
Zelretch concluded that "this House will probably never accomplish anything great, but at least they will never stray from the righteous path". He then gave the design to Nagato and told him "alright, it will be a struggle, but work towards this goal".
Where there is a will, there is a way. The Tohsaka lineage stubbornly followed the teachings of the great master, and finally, after the gentlemanly Tokiomi, accomplished the impossible.Q:ゼルレッチはどうして弟子の中でも「芽がない」と認識していた遠坂に宝石剣の設計図をたくしたのでしょうか?
A:旅先で出会った学生は、凡才で冷血で躁鬱の気があり犠牲をかえりみない性格だったが、そんな性格のクセにゼルレッチでさえ「おいおい、おまえさん病気か?」と困ってしまうほどの「善い未来予想に殉じる」、スーパーいい人なのだった。アインツベルンとマキリは非凡ではあるが根は悪性。しかし遠坂は凡人だけど善性。
「この家系が大業を成す事はないだろうが、間違いだけは侵すまい」そう結論したゼルレッチは“まあ、これを目指して頑張りなさい。ぜったい無理だけど”とご祝儀として設計図を渡したのであった。
そして苔の一念、岩をも通す。遠坂の遺伝子は何代も愚直に大師の教えを守り、優雅紳士・時臣を経て、ついに不可能を可能にしてしまったのであったとさ。 - ↑
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Tohsaka Nagato [Person's name], p.067 Nagato Tohsaka [Person's name]
The Tohsaka family head during the very first Holy Grail War, two hundred years ago.
He took part in the ritual at the request of Makiri Zouken and Justeaze.
Though traditionally the Tohsaka were a clan of secret Christians, one day a strange old man appeared out of nowhere and led them astray. Ever since then, they have devoted themselves to the world of sorcery.
With their contacts in the Holy Church and favorable treatment from the Association as disciples of a magician, they are in an enviable position.
It is due to their connections with both organizations that they were appointed the managers of Fuyuki.
At any rate, Nagato viewed sorcery and martial arts as equal, and was attempting to reach the Root via a state of mushin (no-mind) when he was recruited by the Einzberns and Makiri.
As you might expect from Rin's ancestor, he was prone to goofing up. Also, it seems that his daughter was the one with talent for sorcery, and ended up being far more useful in the construction of the Great Holy Grail than her father was.遠坂永人【人名】
とおさかながと。
二百年前、聖杯戦争を始めた遠坂の当主。
マキリ臓硯、ユスティーツァに協力を求められ、聖杯戦争に関わる。
遠坂の先祖は隠れて国外宗教の信徒をやっていた人だが、フラリと現れたへンな爺さんにこっちの道に勧 誘され、以後魔術の世界に傾倒した。
聖堂教会に多少顔がきき、魔法使いの弟子という事で魔術協会でも優遇されるおいしい家係。
冬木の土地を管理しているのも、両組織にパイプラインがあるからである。
永人は魔術と武術を等しく見ていた人物。
無の境地を経て根源に触れようとしていた所を、アインツベル ンとマキリに勧誘された。
凜の先祖なだけあって、わりとドジ。
魔術の才能は娘の方にあったらしく、大聖杯作成には永人より娘の方が力になったらしい。 - ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - Record of Heavens Feel - Holy Grail War: The creation of the Holy Grail War, p.006 Einzbern
Makiri
Makiri Zolgen
Tohsaka
Tohsaka Nagato
Family head of the Tohsaka during the original planning of the Holy Grail War. He studied under Zelretch as a mage apprentice and dreamt of attaining the Root through the Holy Grail. Also, he was a Christian despite it being banned in the Japan at that time.
Witness, “Wizard Marshall” Kischua Zelretch Schweinorg
One of the only five True Magicians in the world. Zelretch served as the witness during the creation of the Greater Grail. He is an old man with many nicknames. He has been referred to as “Wizard Marshall”, “(Zelretch ) Of the Jewel”, “Kaleidoscope”, “Old Man Time” and many other names. The 5 phenomenon that cannot be achieved through sorcery or science are called “True Magic”, and those individuals who can invoke these are called “True Magicians”. Zelretch once fought the existence known as “Crimson Moon”. Although emerging victorious (draw?), he paid a heavy price. As a result of this engagement, he became severely aged, and his powers diminished. And it was also at that time, he was bitten by the Crimson Moon and turned into a vampire. His name was entered into the list of “The 27 Dead Apostle Ancestors”, which documents powerful vampires.
The Magic which Zelretch wields is something called “The Second Magic”, and through this Magic he can freely stroll through many parallel worlds. He is a complicated and weird guy with a personality that “rages at evil and laughs at good”. He is a powerful existence who is surprisingly meddlesome in worldly affairs, and frequently sparks conflicts. A troublesome figure indeed.
In the Association, becoming “a pupil of Zelretch” is synonymous to being turned into a complete wreck. Tohsaka Nagato is one of the few rare talented ones that returned without a scratch after becoming the pupil of Zelretch.
Not only a True Magician, but also the pinnacle of magi, this is the “Wizard Marshall” Zelretch. His physique is strong and tough. His demeanour can certainly be called “old but not out”.遠坂 永人
聖杯戦争設計当初の遠坂当主.ゼルレッチに師事したで魔術師,聖杯により根源へと至ることを夢 見ていた. 当時の日本では禁じられていたキリスト教の信者でもある。 - ↑
[] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
Q: You must tell us the details of the battle between the Crimson Moon and Zelretch at his prime!
Q: You must tell us the details of the battle between the Crimson Moon and Zelretch at his prime!!
A: You are asking me to divulge such delicious details from my stash of ideas? Mmmm... I have shown some similar scenes in Mahoyo, they would carry a similar vibe. It would be something like, the Crimson Moon dropping a mirror image of the Moon (HERE IT COMES!) versus Zelretch doing something only he was able to do: a virtually limitless Ether Cannon unleashed through a special magic circle ("Magic Square"). If we had five times the budget of Mahoyo, then we may be able to realize such a scene.Q:赤い月VS全盛期ゼルレッチの詳細を是非
A:そんな美味しいネタをネタコーナーで披露しろと!?まあ、似たようなシーンはまほよでやっているので、あんな感じと思いねえ。月を鏡像化して落としてくる(滑らせてくる。シンカー!)朱い月VS型月世界でゼルレッチにだけ可能な、特殊な魔法陣展開法で放たれる事実上の無尽エーテル砲という感じ。まほよの五倍の予算があればなんとかなる。 - ↑
Fate/stay night - Gem sword creation: "You don't need to worry. It's fine as long as you can project the gem sword. The sword has absurd powers said to have even stopped the 'falling moon'."
Vampires |
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Dead Apostles |
Ciel (Remake) • Curry de Marche • Jester Karture • Lord Rozay-en • Maiko Yamase • Noel • Odd Borzak • Satsuki Yumizuka • Shiki Tohno (Remake) • SHIKI Tohno (Remake) • Sion Eltnam Atlasia • Shirley • Tarantella • Third Crusade Dead Apostle • Zepia Eltnam Atlasia |
The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors (Remake) |
Primate Murder • The Dark Six • Brunestud of the Crimson Moon • Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg • ORT (Lostbelt • Xibalba) • Rizo-Waal Strout • Einnashe • Forest of Einnashe (Remake) • Fina-blood Svelten • Altrouge Brunestud • Nrvnqsr Chaos (Remake) • Louvre • Stanrobe Calhin • TATARI • Dust of Osiris • Van-Fem • Rita Rozay-en • Gransurg Blackmore (Remake) • Trhvmn Ortenrosse • Enhance • Zaria Offenbaum • Vlov Arkhangel • Merem Solomon • Sumire • Chromclay Petastructure • El Nahat • Be'ze • Caubac Alcatraz Michael Roa Valdamjong (Remake) |
True Ancestors |
Altrouge Brunestud • Arcueid Brunestud (Red Arcueid • Berserker • Remake (Eco-Arc • Archetype: Earth)) |
Lamyros |
Wolfgang Faustus |
Others |
Akiha Tohno (Remake) • Hinako Akuta • Baobhan Sith • Carmilla • Child of Einnashe • Euryale • Medusa • Sion Eltnam Sokaris • Stheno • Vlad III (EXTRA • Apocrypha • Berserker) |