Ritsuka Fujimaru (Gudako)

Height: 158cm

Region: Chaldea

Alignment: Neutral Good

Gender: Female

She is also known by her nickname "Gudako".

Ritsuka Fujimaru serves as the Master tasked with using the FATE system to summon Servants and correct distortions in human history. Her arrival at Chaldea was somewhat rocky, as she was the last of forty eight induced Masters and was found sleepwalking by the creature Fou, who led Mash Kyrielight to wake her. Shortly after, she managed to fall asleep during Director Olga Marie Animusphere’s orientation speech, which led to her being kicked out of the first mission. This actually worked out in her favor, as it led her to meet Dr. Romani Archaman while they were both trying to avoid work.

Everything changed when an explosion hit the Command Room. Despite her fear, Fujimaru stayed to support a dying Mash Kyrielight, an act of innate goodness that reportedly convinced her Heroic Spirit to awaken. Because the other Master candidates were incapacitated and the emergency systems locked her into a coffin, she was automatically registered as a Master and rayshifted to Fuyuki City. In the ruins of the city, she formed a formal contract with Mash, who had become a Demi-Servant, providing her with the magical energy and tactical orders needed to survive. They eventually teamed up with the servant Cu Chulainn to defeat a corrupted Artoria Pendragon and end the singularity.

After returning to Chaldea, Leonardo da Vinci informed Fujimaru that she was now a central figure in human history. Since she was the only candidate who wasn't currently half-dead in a cryopreservation pod, she was officially designated as the last Master of Chaldea. She is now responsible for the Grand Order of preserving humanity by correcting seven distinct singularities that threaten the foundation of history. It is a lot of pressure for someone who originally just showed up for a public application, but she continues to navigate various time-space anomalies to prevent the collapse of civilization.

Appearance:

Fujimaru is of average build. She has shoulder-length red hair tied in a side-ponytail on the left side with a usually yellow hair band and a cowlick, and light orange eyes. His Command Spells are located on his right hand. She normally wears the white Chaldea Security Organization uniform.

This uniform features a high-collared white jacket with light gray trim along the collar and cuffs, fitted more closely to the female silhouette. It includes two horizontal black straps—one just below the bust and another at the waist—secured by gold clasps. A wide black belt with a gold buckle cinches the waist. This uniform includes a black pleated skirt layered over dark tights.

Personality: She is simply someone who just happened to see a recruitment flyer at a station, applied and got accepted into the job, and somehow ended up getting taken into the Chaldea Security Organization, effectively having joined Chaldea on a whim while being a civilian with no training or combat experience. She is acting as a newly established Master candidate of Chaldea whose only purpose is shoring up numbers. When she was younger, Fujimaru had a next-door neighbor, an old man who was a veteran of World War II. She befriended the old man when she was in junior high school, and was upset to hear that at the end he was left behind with nothing in return. The old man corrected her, telling her that even with sad things, they become trivial in hindsight and life is not lonely when shared with others. When he died, Fujimaru realized that life can be wonderful even if it is not rewarded. Fujimaru was also part of her school's volleyball team.

Ritsuka Fujimaru is defined by a grounded and profoundly human nature, characterized as an upright individual who consistently strives to do her best despite possessing an average status. She lacks the typical pride associated with those in her position and is noted for being quiet yet possessing significant nerve. Her personality is marked by an extraordinary flexibility and a calm composure that allows her to remain level-headed and functional in extreme or bizarre situations that would cause others to panic. She is inherently earnest, disciplined, and righteous, often displaying a selfless foolhardiness in her efforts to help others.

She is highly empathetic and possesses a unique gift for dealing with others, based on her belief that every person has something about them that deserves respect even when their views are fundamentally irreconcilable. This allows her to form strong ties with diverse individuals, including those who are considered dangerous or unstable. She is known for her kindness, which she extends even to her enemies, and her willingness to trust others even when she has no reason to do so. In her communications, she remains as direct as possible, using modern values as a guide while silently accepting the differing values of those she meets.

Underneath her kind exterior lies an iron heart and an unyielding will that has grown to a degree bordering on the superhuman. While she is often tormented by the moral complexity of her actions, knowing good yet being forced to allow or commit evil, she refuses to succumb to despair. Her bravery and unwavering perseverance define her character, as she continues to fight for the future and her own wish to keep living. Despite the fear and conflict that lurk in her heart, she remains a fair and simple woman whose ultimate dream is to lead a peaceful life, such as opening a bakery with someone she loves.

Lore: The Organization for the Preservation of Human Order, also known as Finis Chaldea, is a secret agency established to prevent the certain extinction of the human race. Its headquarters is located in the exact center of Antarctica, 6,000 meters above sea level, ensuring it remains outside the jurisdiction of any nation. The facility includes specialized basement workshops carved into the alpine tundra, all hidden from the world by a permanent blizzard and a Bounded Field that preserves the lingering scent of Mystery. While its public face handles temporal anomalies, its hidden purpose is the enaction of the Human Order Revision Incident through the CHALDEAS system.

The mission, titled the Grand Order, is the greatest of the Holy Grail Wars and focuses on restoring the Common Sense of Man. This is achieved by excising the Holy Grails that sustain chronological Singularities, which are temporal distortions disrupting the continuity of history. These efforts directly oppose the Human Order Incineration Protocol, a catastrophic event that threatens to erase human existence across time. Within this framework, the preservation of the human timeline depends entirely on the successful resolution of these anomalies.

Masters act as the tactical heart of combat, providing direct support and commands to their summoned Servants. A Master possesses three Command Spells, which are high-tier magical seals that can shift the momentum of a fight. These seals require 24 hours to recharge once used. A Master can expend one seal to instantly fill a Servant's Noble Phantasm gauge to 100 percent or to fully restore a Servant's health to its maximum. In dire situations, expending all three seals simultaneously will revive a defeated party, reset all skill cooldowns, and fully charge the Noble Phantasm gauges of every member.

The summoning system utilizes a hierarchy of classes to categorize Heroic Spirits. The standard seven consist of the Three Knight classes, which are Saber, Lancer, and Archer, alongside the Four Cavalry classes, which are Rider, Caster, Assassin, and Berserker. Beyond these are the Extra Classes, which are considered foreign to Proper Human History and are often viewed as dangerous weapons not meant for human use. Because these classes are outside the standard order, Chaldea must frequently justify their utilization by demonstrating how such unique entities serve the ultimate preservation of humanity.