Katou "Black Kite" Danzo

A name frequently mentioned as a shinobi and spy in Kanazoushi and military books from the early Edo period...

In a word, she was a ninja.

She was also known by other names such as Flying Katou and Black Kite Katou, and there were reports of her activities in areas like Kai and Echigo. However, reports of her origins and objectives vary, ultimately shrouding her in mystery.

Height/Weight: 165cm, 45kg?

Origin: History, "Kouyou Gunkan Massho Ketsuyoubon," "Hokuetsu Gundan," "Otogihouko," "Illustrated Kouetsu Gunki," etc.

Region: Japan

Alignment: Neutral-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Earth

Gender: Female

Though she possesses a second Noble Phantasm called Youjutsu Zanhou: Moonflower, it is seldom used in FGO. She apparently doesn't like to use it because the assassination technique is unspeakably cruel.

One legend says that Katou Danzo utilized puppets and marionettes, but this legend derived from the fact that Danzo was a puppet herself. At least, that's how it goes in FGO.

She was a ninja in the Fuuma tradition who was active during the end of the Warring States period.

In truth, though, she is a puppet created by a necromancer named Kashin Koji. She was a man-made kunoichi, created with the cooperation of the first Fuuma Kotarou. She was never a truly living human being. In spite of that, she was able to fulfill many duties and was mentioned in various records, which led her to leaving a mark as a Heroic Spirit in human history.

Synthetic Limbs (Mechanical): A++

A skill possessed by one whose body is entirely man-made, especially if it is composed of wooden mechanisms. It adds a bonus to battle action assessment and skill success probability. Above A-rank, the owner's entire body becomes a wooden puppet, not just the four limbs.

Ninjutsu: A

Ninjutsu encompasses all espionage, battle, thieving, and torture techniques used by ninja. Such techniques differ between each school of learning. As this Katou Danzo has the first Fuuma Kotarou's techniques equipped, her skillset would consist of the Fuuma clan's techniques.

『Karakuri Genpou, Dongyu』

Rank: C

NP Type: Anti-Wild Beast

Range: 0-20

Maximum Targets: 50

Mechanical Illusionary Method: Bull Swallowing

Creates a vacuum blade to suck up the target, crushing and compressing the enemy. This is the application of the illusionary technique of swallowing a cow as described in "Hokuetsu Gundan."

Using the Mystic Code Kashin Koji personally incorporated, this Noble Phantasm possesses a characteristic that allows it to specialize in demonic attacks.

It is possible to use this illusionary technique to cause something to vanish right in front of one's eyes or to make something reappear as is described in tales, but it is not used this way in FGO.

She is a mechanical puppet kunoichi with little to no emotion. A mechanical girl.

During her lifetime, she did not possess free will and was a robotic doll that only acted according to commands she was given... At least that's how she defined herself. But when human history inscribed her as a Heroic Spirit and she manifested as a Servant, she began to think and believe that, if it was permitted, she could have thoughts and feelings just like any other human.

For a time, Danzo acted as a sort of foster parent to a certain red-haired child during her stay at Fuuma Village. As she retained the first Fuuma Kotarou's skills within her memory, she became the ultimate teacher of the Fuuma technique. Sometimes she taught the child the way of the ninja, and others she doted upon him as if she were his mother. This child was none other than the boy who would eventually become the fifth Fuuma Kotarou.