True Assassin

The True Assassin is a fictional character from the Japanese visual novel and anime series "Fate/stay night" by TYPE-MOON.

An exceptionally dangerous Servant with a limited appearance in "Fate/stay night" and Fate/hollow ataraxia, but an expanded role in Fate/Zero. The designation of "True" is meant to distinguish this Assassin from another Servant that has usurped his place in the current war. All True Assassins share a collective identity and have appeared in every Holy Grail War throughout history. They are infamous for an ebony and tattered costume, as well as for concealing their identity behind an ashen skeletal mask.

In Fate/stay night Realta Nua and Fate/tiger colosseum, he is voiced by Tetsu Inada.

ervant status

Appearance

His appearance is that of a slender, dark man with his right arm bandaged. His right arm is described by Saber as useless flat board, incapable of doing much. His face, revealed by Sakura in the Heaven's Feel scenario, is that of a skull, without any skin. This inspires Sakura to say that he tries to live for eternity when he already lost his identity.

Abilities

* Presence Concealment:Rank: A+:Conceal one's presence as a Servant. At this point is possible to disappear completely, making almost impossible to spot him. However, once Assassin prepares himself to attack, the effectiveness of this skill will drop.

* Projectile (Daggers):Rank: B:Assassin can throw his small black daggers, called Dark, with the speed and precision of a bullet, each one aimed at the enemy's weak point to ensure a kill.

* Protection from Wind:Rank: A:A magic protection against the wind element originated from dealing with the windstorms of the Middle East during his life time, it protected him against Saber's Invisible Air.

* Self-Modification:Rank: C:The very nature of True Assassin's body is abnormal. At this point he is perfectly capable of reattaching a severed limb.

Noble phantasm

*nihongo|Zabaniya|ザバーニーヤ|Zebānīya: nihongo|"Delusional Heartbeat"|妄想心音|Bōsō shin'on :Rank: C :Type: Anti-Unit.:The arm of the evil spirit Sheytaan (Satan), Zabaniya kills not by normal combat methods but by curse. It creates a duplicate of the target's heart from ether, and then destroys the duplicate, at which point the curse causes the original to be destroyed as well. It is used as an assassination skill, as it nullifies even the most powerful physical defenses by directly targeting the victim's heart. In order to avoid the effect, mana is more important than endurance, as a high enough mana level will prevent Zabaniya from operating.

Assassin's identity

True Assassin's identity is that of the legendary Persian "Old Man of the Mountain", Hassan-i-Sabah the leader of "al-Assasīn".