Ivan the Terrible

The Russian Tsar and a monster capable of inflicting unendurable terror.

In this Lostbelt, he has transformed himself into a Demonic Beast, becoming almost godlike.

He is Ivan the Terrible.

Height/Weight: 531cm, 2,548kg (Both unknown when fused with the mountainous Demonic Beast)

Origin: History and Lostbelt

Region: Russia

Alignment: Lawful-Evil/Chaotic-Evil

Sub-Attribute: Human

Gender: Male

He is classified as having both Lawful and Chaotic alignments.

The Spirit Origin that is registered in Chaldea is his Lawful side.

Considered to be the most horrendous tyrant in all of Russia's history, his wickedness and cruelty are the stuff of legend. And yet, he was also a devoutly faithful man. No ordinary human could reconcile such an extreme dichotomy, and it is likely something that only a tsar with absolute authority could possess.

Even knowing what to expect, any ordinary person would likely faint from so much as glimpsing this Servant, not only because of his monstrous, imposing appearance, but also because of the overwhelming power of his presence.

Mental Schism: A

During his reign as tsar, Ivan the Terrible established a centralized government, but at the same time, his rule was defined by terror.

In the mornings, he cloistered himself in a church so he could reflect upon his sins, while in the afternoons he reveled in torturing rebels. These conflicting saintly and villainous mindsets allow him to switch between two categories of alignment: Lawful and Chaotic.

Innocent Monster (Foreign): A

He asserted that he was like unto a god, and by persecuting any nobility that had privilege and power, he was able to bring his authority to the absolute peak. Regarded by the people of Russia as the unchallenged tsar, the people in Western Europe cowered in fear and called him "Ivan Grozny" (Ivan the Fearsome).

Here, having fused himself with a massive Demonic Beast that was itself considered the strongest of its time, he has become (or rather, been reduced to) a monstrous leviathan. Fitting for the ruler of the frozen empire of the Lostbelt Russia.

Emergency Prerogative: A

The power of absolute control for the Tsar that Ivan the Terrible sought in order to control the opposing aristocrats. His intense intimidation and the power of his presence reduces the stats and skill ranks of those who face him. An ordinary human would find it difficult to even look at him. However, anyone possessing Charisma ranked B or higher can negate the effect.

『Chyornyj Oprichniki』

Rank: B

NP Type: Anti-Personnel

Range: Anywhere within his territory.

Maximum Targets: 3,000

Black Dogs, Come Forth into My Dreams.

Also known as the Black Dog Corps. A Noble Phantasm created from Ivan the Terrible's personal guards, the Oprichniki, which were established at the same time as his Emergency Prerogative. The Oprichniki, who served directly under Ivan the Terrible, reserved the right to confiscate land and property of the aristocrats.

The group dressed in all black and rode black horses bedecked in black harnesses. They hung severed dog heads about their horses' necks and carried broom-shaped whips made from animal fur to hound and sweep away any who would betray the Tsar.

They once slept and ate together under a single roof like a community...but they no longer exist.

They now dwell in the Demonic Beast Tsar's dreams and serve as an automatic defense mechanism, a dominating Noble Phantasm force that is invoked the moment Ivan goes to sleep. The Noble Phantasm splits into multiple soldiers and runs amok, killing any who defy or otherwise wrong the Tsar.

As a group, their violence and power are overwhelming, but individually they are weak, which may be their only flaw. Still, each individual is still nearly as powerful as a low-ranked Servant when within the capital, Moscow.

『Zveri Krestnyi Khod』

Rank: A+

NP Type: Anti-Personnel

Range: 0

Maximum Targets: 1

Beast, Follow My Path.

A Divine Beast's procession, one that the Tsar believes will eventually lead him to the heavens. Anyone and anything that may block his way must be in rebellion against the Tsar, and therefore in defiance of God's will. Ivan the Terrible temporarily reclaims his mountainous form to mercilessly pulverize his enemy.

Ivan the Terrible is the tsar ruling the hypothetical version of Russia within the Permafrost Empire, Anastasia. His realm has been pruned from Proper Human History, as it was deemed an unnecessary deviation and an interruption even to Parallel World Theory. He has returned as a Servant, but in the history of the Lostbelt, he is the very first Yaga. All who live within his empire are Yaga, but that is only because mere humans cannot survive the extreme environment.

This change, however, cost them all something that was important to them as humans.

Ivan the Terrible from Proper Human History may have been depicted as a tyrant, but he had little to no association with magecraft. However, when the world threatened to freeze over in the Lostbelt, Ivan called upon mages to develop a technique that combined humans with Demonic Beasts in order to survive.

However, this choice was tantamount to creating an entirely new sort of creature, completely different from humans. With their mentality so thoroughly changed, they were deemed to be taking a doomed path of human history. A dead end. A world that must be pruned.

With their never-ending wails echoing in his ears, the Ivan the Terrible continues his pilgrimage, plagued by regret.