Fate Testarossa
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| Fate Testarossa Fate T-Haraoun |
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| Age | 9 in Nanoha and A's, 15 in A's epilogue and StrikerS manga |
| Hair Colour | Blonde |
| Eye Colour | Burgundy |
| Affiliations | Precia Testarossa (disowned) Time-Space Administration Bureau (TSAB) |
| Position / Rank in TSAB | Commissioned Officer |
| Home World | Garden of Time |
| Device | Bardiche, Bardiche Assault |
| Familiar | Arf |
| Magic Colour | Yellow |
| Seiyū | Nana Mizuki |
Fate Testarossa (フェイト・テスタロッサ Feito Tesutarossa?), also known as Fate T-Haraoun (フェイト・T・ハラオウン Feito T Haraoun?) is the second most important character of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series; however, she does not appear in Triangle Heart. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki. Fate is a mage from the Garden of Time, sent to collect Jewel Seeds, which puts her at odds with rival Nanoha Takamachi. Her familiar is a mature dog-woman named Arf, who acts more like a mother to Fate than her real mother, and her weapon is a black staff called Bardiche.
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[edit] Fate in Nanoha
Fate appears in episode 4 with Arf and Bardiche, appearing in the town in search of Jewel Seeds. It is soon apparent that even Fate does not know why she is looking for these specimens of Lost Logia (the series' term for ancient magical artifacts), but she does not care, stating "I must get them, because my mother wants them." Fate is not impressed by her young, naive rival, Nanoha, and tells her that her quest is worthless, but Nanoha's steadfast dedication to reforming Fate gets to her heart, and she begins to wane. However, this does not impress Fate's mother, Precia Testarossa, who tortures the girl just for not getting all the Jewel Seeds. Fate remains loyal despite Arf's protests; she remembers a time when Precia was kind and stable, and thinks that the Jewel Seeds will cure her mother's insanity.
Fate teleports to her home from the top of an office building with complicated coordinates and a bit of magic. She lives in a gloomy hideout in the Garden of Time with her mother and Arf, sharing a room with the latter. She appears in the city whenever she senses a Jewel Seed, as she has no school and nothing else to do. This is also the reason why she spends much of the series transformed.
Late in the series, Arf finally strikes out at Precia, and is thrown out as "useless". Fate finally starts to question her mother's motives, as Arf has always been there for her, but still refuses to join Nanoha and accepts her challenge to a winner-takes-all battle for the Jewel Seeds. When Fate loses, Precia appears and steals the Jewel Seeds. Fate tentatively joins up with the Time-Space Administration Bureau, and it is revealed that her memories of the past were copied, and that she is a clone of Precia's biological daughter, Alicia Testarossa. Fate doesn't take this news too well, but attempts to convince Precia to give up; the madwoman laughs in her face, states that the Jewel Seed collection was an attempt to reach the legendary Al Hazard and resurrect Alicia, and snaps that ever since Fate's creation, Precia has despised her. Fate, still hurt, attempts to save Precia, but is rejected as Precia and the preserved body of Alicia fall into a dimensional rift. Fate accepts Nanoha as a partner and a friend, and though she is arrested for what she did for Precia, promises to come back as she will probably be acquitted of all charges.
[edit] Fate in A's
In A's, Fate and Arf join the Time-Space Administration Bureau and go to Earth to team up with Nanoha again. Their new mission is to prevent the Wolkenritter from stealing mages' Linker Cores (power source) for their Book of Darkness. Nanoha introduces Fate to her friends as a transfer student, and Fate has to get used to civilian life, cell phones and having a new mother figure in Lindy Haraoun. Early on in the season, Bardiche is upgraded to be able to compete with the Wolkenritter's weapons, and is renamed "Bardiche Assault". Nanoha and Fate meet a sickly girl, Hayate, whom both they and the Wolkenritter wish to save. At this point, Suzuka and Alisa discover Nanoha's true identity. Fate is captured by the Book of Darkness and thrown into a dream from which she will never want to wake; a happy life with older sister Alicia and a sane, kind Precia. However, Fate remembers that her friends need her, and says a sad goodbye to the life she always wanted in favour of the life she has. With the help of the Wolkenritter and Hayate herself, they cure both Hayate and the Book of Darkness, which transforms into Reinforce, Hayate's partner and weapon.
In an epilogue taking place six years later, Fate is older, has been adopted by Lindy, and working for the TSAB along with Nanoha and Hayate. She has changed her name to Fate T-Haraoun, the T presumably an abbreviation for Testarossa.
[edit] Powers
Fate's magical abilities developed at an astonishing rate, according to Rinis. She learned electricity-based attacks faster than other magical types, something which her mother Precia also specialized in. At the age of seven, she had already mastered several abilities to the point of not requiring the incantations. Behind her tutor Rinis' back, she also studied how to create and handle familiars[1]. Her command phrase for her shooting abilities is "Fire!".
Fate specializes in mid-range and melee attacks, preferring speed over power and endurance. This was a result of the training that her mother demanded, which sacrificed the flexibility of a wide range of abilities for raw speed[1]. After the events of Nanoha, she trained with Chrono to address the gaps in her initial training.
- Transformation — Fate transforms Bardiche into Device Form and her Barrier Jacket is activated as well.
- Arcus Cultus Aegeas — This is Fate's personal incantation for Bardiche. Generally she uses this to concentrate her energies, especially before unleashing a powerful attack[2]. The fansubs translated this as "Arcus Krutas Aegeas".
- Jewel Seed Seal — Used to seal the Jewel Seeds so they will not fuse with anything.
- Lightning Bind — A powerful, but difficult to maintain, spell that prevents its target from moving.
- Recovery — Fate can restore Bardiche in seconds, even after he is heavily damaged.
[edit] Defensive Abilities
- Barrier Jacket — Fate activates her defensive outfit. After Bardiche is upgraded in A's, her Barrier Jacket gains two variations: Lightning Form and Sonic Form.
- Blitz Action — Fate's movement speed is increased dramatically (if temporarily), to the point where human eyes cannot track her easily. In A's, this is upgraded to Sonic Move; in Sonic Form, she does not need to activate the ability.
- Lightning Form — This is similar to her original Barrier Jacket, with more protective power and some armor plates on her left glove.
- Sonic Form — This lighter variation of Fate's Barrier Jacket dispenses with the cloak and instead puts Sonic Sails, Flier Fin-like wings on Fate's boots and arms, greatly increasing her movement speed.
- Bind Break — Attempts to deactivate a binding or imprisoning spell. The amount of time required to deactivate depends on the complexity of the target magic.
- Jacket Purge — Fate "unravels" the magic power that comprises her Jacket, causing it to explode. This has significant attack power, and can disrupt binding magics. However, she is vulnerable for a few moments after purging the Jacket, and she requires magic power to recreate a new one.
[edit] Offensive Abilities
- Arc Saber — Fate's melee attack, consisting of a blade of light from the Bardiche in Scythe form. It is powerful enough to neutralize Nanoha's Divine Shooter missiles. The blade itself can be thrown, spinning it much like a shuriken.
- Scythe Slash — This enhances Arc Saber to penetrate barrier-type magics such as Barrier Jackets.
- Photon Lancer — Fate's basic ranged attack, fired from a small collection of energy called a "Photon Sphere". Fate's shots are faster, but unlike Nanoha's Divine Shooter, they are unguided.
- Thunder Smasher — Fate's siege-type attack, analogous to Nanoha's Divine Buster.
- Thunder Rage — Fate's multitarget attack, activated with Bardiche in Sealing Form. Together with Nanoha's Divine Buster, Fate used this to seal six Jewel Seeds at once.
- Photon Lancer Phalanx Shift — A variation of Photon Lancer (and Fate's most powerful attack in season 1), this spell amasses several large Photon Spheres and unleashes a storm of Photon Lancer shots on the target.
- Haken Saber — As Arc Saber, except with Bardiche Assault in Haken form.
- Haken Slash — As Scythe Slash, but this enhances Fate's Haken Saber.
- Blitz Rush — Fate can increase the speed of her magic missiles such as Plasma Lancer.
- Plasma Lancer — A more powerful version of Photon Lancer, with increased attack power and the ability to turn at Fate's command should it miss.
- Plasma Smasher — Thunder Smasher's upgrade, used when Bardiche Assault is in Assault Form.
- Thunder Blade — An enhanced version of Thunder Rage, Fate focuses each attack into individual swords that can detonate on the command "Break!". Chrono Haraoun has a similar attack called Stinger Blade.
- Sprite Zamber — This ability is designed to destroy force fields, binding magics, and illusions. Fate, after transforming Bardiche Assault to Zamber form, uses this to break out of the Book of Darkness' prison.
- Jet Zamber — Fate's ultimate melee attack (thus far), she first throws a shockwave at the target, then swings Bardiche Assault in Zamber form. The energy blade of the Zamber grows to many times its typical size, so Fate can slash through a target that would ordinarily be out of range.
- Plasma Zamber Breaker — Bardiche Assault in Zamber form unleashes a powerful energy blast.
[edit] References
| Nanoha |
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| Series: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | A's | Strikers | Triangle Heart (original source) |
| Characters |
| Main: Nanoha Takamachi | Yūno Scrya | Fate Testarossa | Arf | Hayate Yagami |
| Wolkenritter: Vita | Signum | Shamal | Zafira |
| Others: Precia Testarossa | Chrono Haraoun | Minor characters |
| Other |
| Misc: Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha terminology |
