Ushiwakamaru

Appearances

Parameters

Skills

• Magic Resistance (B): Negates most modern magecraft; reflects training and tengu legend.
• Riding (A+): Master horsemanship from youth; can ride anything short of dragon species.
• Tengu's Art of War (A): Supernatural martial tactics learned from Kurama tengu—eight-phase footwork and impossible maneuvers.
• Charisma (C+): Inspires allies on the battlefield; tempered by tragic loyalty to Yoritomo.

Noble Phantasms

• Wandering Tales of Shana-oh · Anti-Army (A+): Shana-oh's legend unleashed as a storm of tengu-speed strikes and phantasmal soldiers—the Genji warrior dancing through armies like folklore come alive.

Personality

Bright, loyal, and battle-loving in Fate's female portrayal. She adores her brother Yoritomo yet knows betrayal awaits. Cheerful in combat, melancholic about inevitable doom—classic tragic hero tone of Japanese tragedy.

Story in Fate

Ushiwakamaru is the childhood name of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, summoned as Rider in Fate/Grand Order. Gender-bent as a young woman, she embodies the Genji champion who won the Gempei War with impossible tactics before Yoritomo hunted her to death. Her NP and Tengu skills literalize Kurama mountain legends.

Relationships

• Minamoto no Yoritomo — Elder brother and lord who ordered her destruction.
• Benkei — Loyal retainer who died defending Yoshitsune at Koromogawa.
• Musashibō Benkei — Appears as separate Servant (Lancer) in FGO.
• Tomoe Gozen — Fellow warrior of the Genpei era.

Trivia

• FGO gender-bends Yoshitsune; historical figure was male.
• Childhood name Ushiwakamaru means 'young ox'—agile despite name.
• Ascension forms reference her fall into despair as Avenger Ushiwakamaru in later content.