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| “ | Everything will begin once more from Genesis, and a planet without the concept of "death" will be made. That is our great undertaking. We did not destroy mankind out of hatred. | „ |
| ~ Goetia explaining his ultimate goal |
| “ | Numerous Demon Gods have burned to ashes. The Temple is destroyed, too. Following my own annihilation, the Human Order Incineration Ritual shall be destroyed as well. However, I shall never give in until the battle has its victor. Start now, the Master from Chaledea. Your victory shall be burned down by my own hands. | „ |
| ~ Goetia as the Human King, before his final battle against the Protagonist. |
Goetia, also known as King Solomon, the King of Demon Gods, the King of Magic, Beast I and the Grand Caster, is one of the main antagonists of Fate/Grand Order.
He serves as the main antagonist of Observer on Timeless Temple, the overarching antagonist in Epic of Remnants and Moonlight/Lostroom OVA, and a supporting protagonist in Cosmos in the Lostbelt.
Goetia is the First Beast from the Evils of Humanity, representing the sin of Pity (as in "the sheer arrogance of people pitying and being disappointed in other people"). He is the mastermind behind the first seven Singularities and the attacks on the Human Order, along with being the king of the Demon God Pillars. The aftermath of Goetia's failed plans later led to the Cosmos in the Lostbelt arc, with him surviving and assisting Chaldea for unknown reasons.
Portrayals[]
- In the Japanese version, he is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, who also voiced all of Demon Pillars and Professor Lev Lainur in the same game.
- While disguising as Solomon/Grand Caster, Goetia is co-voiced by both Tomokazu Sugita and Kenichi Suzumura, with the latter also voiced Dr. Roman and the real Solomon in the same game.
- In the anime's English dub, he is voiced by Jalen K. Cassell, who also voiced the aforementioned Professor Lev.
Observer on Timeless Temple[]
Fate/Grand Order[]
After Solomon's death, the 72 Demon Gods, like shadows of Solomon, were left behind to protect the Human Order. Over time, the Demon Gods aggregated inside Solomon's corpse to form Goetia, Beast I. After some time of watching over humanity, Goetia began to think it was a disgrace that he should protect humanity when he considered himself to be a higher lifeform. He then embarked on a new plan that later became the Human Incineration Ritual. Goetia resumed activity by possessing King Solomon’s corpse, manipulating mages throughout history to advance his plans with the aid of the Demon Gods, and finally created seven Singularities that distorted history which caused the beginning of the story of Fate/Grand Order.
London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog[]
The real King Solomon
In his "Solomon" disguise, Goetia appears as the main antagonist of London Chapter, revealing himself to be the one behind the whole Singularity, who Makiri Zolgen, Charles Babbage and Paracelsus served.
After the defeat of Nikola Tesla and Artoria Alter, Goetia appeared under his disguise as Solomon and faces Ritsuka Fujimaru's party with four Demon Gods, eliminating Shakespeare, Kintoki and Tamamo no Mae. Goetia/"Solomon" nearly kills Mordred, but she was saved by Andersen, who confronts Goetia/"Solomon" about the origin of the Holy Grail War system.
Goetia/Solomon confirms Andersen's theories, revealing himself to be Grand Caster, before killing Anderson. After killing Anderson, Goetia/"Solomon" then decides to retreat, as he doesn't see Chaldea as a real threat, saying they were never even worthy of his attention in the first place, before he left.
Babylonia: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts[]
In the seventh Singularity, Goetia (as "Solomon") is revealed to be the overarching antagonist in Babylonia Chapter, largely due to being the mastermind who released Tiamat from her imprisonment.
Salomon: The Grand Time Temple[]
Demon Pillars[]
Ars Almadel Salomonis, one of Goetia's Noble Phantasms
In the final chapter, Chaldea eventually discovered the trace of "Solomon" and his Time Temple. Goetia's power caused his Demon Pillars to appear everywhere in Chaledea, forcing Ritsuka and their friends set out to fight against them in order to eliminate them all.
During Chaldea's skirmish on the Time Temple, as the final showdown started, Goetia/"Solomon" was implored by Baal to activate Ars Almadel Salomonis to eliminate the Heroic Spirits. However, Goetia/"Solomon" revealed that more will only come, and states that all the Heroic Spirit could be removed only after killing Ritsuka Fujimaru, who was the Master of Chaledea and thus the Heroic Spirits' only connection to the Singularity.
Later, Goetia/"Solomon" is confronted by Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight. Goetia explained to them about both his Noble Phantasms and the ultimate goal of the Human incineration Ritual: To gather enough Magical energy from humanity's destruction and travel back in time to the beginning of Earth's history, re-creating humanity so that death will not exist and essentially causing himself to become the highest existence on the planet.
He tries to kill Ritsuka in order to remove the Heroic Spirits, but he is blocked by Mash. Ritsuka and his Heroic Spirits move on and defeated Goetia's Grand Caster form. After his Grand Caster form is defeated, Goetia was impressed with Ritsuka and Mash's resilience. Goetia then revealed his true form and his identity as the Beast I in front of the Chaledea Crew, starting another battle. During their fight, Goetia attempted to convince Mash to join him in creating a world where death no longer existed. However, Mash declined and resolved to reject Goetia and his view of life. Disappointed, Goetia unleashed his final Noble Phantasm, Ars Almadel Salomonis, at Mash and Ritsuka, but she uses Lord Camelot to protect Ritsuka at the cost of her own life.
Solomon's Sacrifice[]
The solar ecplise above the Time Temple
The death of Mash devastated Ritsuka. Knowing how Ritsuka must feel, Goetia allows them to punch him, though he expresses that they will be destroyed when that happens. However, Dr. Roman/Romani Archaman interrupted them both and revealed his identity as the real King Solomon, much to Goetia's disdained shock.
Expressing that Solomon was too late to stop him, Goetia prepared to kill him, but Solomon prayed to God that he was too tired of trying to become a 'perfect king', and revealed his secret Noble Phantasm named Ars Nova, removing Goetia's immortality and sacrificing himself. After saying his final goodbye to Ritsuka, Solomon/Dr. Roman eventually faded from existence forever.
Final Battle[]
Goetia, as the Human King, fighting Ritsuka (male) in his final battle
Though initially shocked at Solomon destroying his own existence, Goetia quickly becomes enraged and prepares to kill everyone, but he was weakened so much that his Beast form was destroyed afterward. After Goetia's apparent defeat, the Demon Pillars and the Time Temple began to collapse. Goetia was then dealt a seemingly final blow by Ritsuka with their Command Spell.
However, later during Ritsuka's escape, Goetia revealed he had survived Ritsuka's Command Spell and suddenly appeared before them to prevent their escape, stating that they would perish together. Under this state, Goetia has transformed himself into Human King Goetia, a humanoid being made of Goetia's essence possessing what remained of Solomon's smoldering corpse. Goetia lamented that all of his plans have failed due to Roman/Solomon's sacrifice, but stated he started to understand humans thanks to his now limited existence.
Ultimately, Goetia decided to use the last ounce of his energy to kill Ritsuka, even if knowing that the act was meaningless and his defeat was imminent. Unsurprisingly, the final form of Goetia proved to be much weaker and eventually got destroyed. After this final confrontation, Goetia accepted his defeat, stating that the briefness of human life is surprisingly interesting. Goetia then vanishes alongside the rest of Solomon's corpse.
Post-Moterm[]
After the apparent death of Goetia, Chaledea along with the Human Order is restored, with Mash coming back to life. However, Fou loses his sentience after his Authority of the Beast was removed in resurrecting her, while the Chaledea's beloved Dr. Roman, also known as Solomon, vanished forever after giving his final moment to save humanity.
Cosmos in the Lostbelt[]
Moonlight/Lostroom[]
In Moonlight/Lostroom OVA, Goetia is mentioned by Galahad when he abandoned Ritsuka and Mash. Galahad blames the protagonist entirely for the current crisis of the Alien God and the Lostbelts. Galahad claimed that Goetia's defeat directly caused the rise of the Crypters, and eventually he broke his tie with Ritsuka and Mash. Galahad makes it clear that he was only helping them because of the Command Spell forcing him to, and even then, he made it clear he will continue to defy the Protagonist at every turn.
Cosmos in the Lostbelt[]
| “ | The roots of Fantasy Trees will fall. The signal from heaven shall be cut off. The plane on Earth turns into solid ice. This planet has already left alone. This planet will turn into nothingness after they filtrating the alternate histories and starting an invasion. The rightful order has been lost. There's no Hero Spirit that guards humanity. The allies will fade and die. In this world, YOU are the real Evil of Humanity! However, on the point of survival, there's no superiority or inferiority between good and evil. If all of you don't ever give up, just act like before. Even if everything turned into nothingness, you'll still desire its survival! Fools, screech with all your might! Be remorseless over the faulty you accumulate. Be in debt for your responsibility and eventually, fill your heart with hope. The battle for humanity is just begun. | „ |
| ~ Goetia (under the persona of Solomon) to the protagonist, prophecizing the war in Lostbelts in the preview trailer of Cosmos in the Lostbelt. |
While initially believed to be destroyed, Goetia appears as the off-screen narrator of the first Preview of Cosmos in the Lostbelt, pretending to be Solomon once more and narrating the coming storm towards Chaledea, as well as the rise of Lostbelts and the descent of the Alien God. However, he showed some anticipation towards the upcoming battle and encouraged Ritsuka to confront the Crypters and save humanity, ending the preview with a confident yet mocking laugh.
It was widely presumed that Goetia is still alive somewhere, since there was a mysterious fighter who was mentioned in both the Russian Lostbelt and Nordic Lostbelt, helping the Chaledean Crew and Lostbelt citizens, but he never mentioned his name. Before reaching the Chinese Lostbelt, Mash felt a similar feelings of warmth she felt in Norse Lostbelt, which hinted that Goetia was chasing the Shadow Border from behind.
It is implied that Goetia was following the Shadow Border into the Lostbelts and fending off the allies of Crypters in his own way and if that is true, his his intentions are still unknown.
Atlantis: Ocean in the Age of Titans[]
The aforementioned mysterious man appeared as a pivotal ally in the two-part Greek Lostbelt. In the Atlantic Lostbelt, he had conversed with Miyamoto Musashi and stated that he could not foresee her future, and dissing the Chaldea crew that they were too foolish to bring such a crew into an ocean like the Atlantic Lostbelt.
By the climax of the story, the mysterious person managed to rescue the Chaldea crew and revealed himself to be Romani Archaman in disguise. In his communication, "Doctor" warned the Chaldea crew that there is someone in their group that they cannot trust before he left, possibly hinting Sherlock Holmes.
However, this "Dr. Roman" had orange eyes while the real Dr. Roman had green eyes, thus it was possible that this person was actually Goetia.
Olympus: Interstellar City Mountains[]
Whilst not making an appearance, the man in the hood is mentioned by Koyanskaya, who confirmed that he was Goetia who somehow revived and was on his way to stop the Alien God.
Avalon le Fae: Fae Round Table Domain[]
The man who is possibly Goetia enters Morgan's throne room in Camelot a few hours after Chaldea visits. When Morgan asks if he has come to stop her from destroying Proper Human History, his response is no, since the planet collapsing from Morgan's plans is somehow preferable to the future the Alien God has planned for it. The man then claims the only reason he came to the Avalon Lostbelt was to see her praiseworthy work before departing elsewhere.
Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees[]
The Chaldean rescues Ritsuka and an amnesiac U-Olga Marie from feral dinosaurs after Chaldea arrives in the Lostbelt. Fujimaru accuses him of going by Romani's name, which he acknowledges though says it is not a true reflection of his identity before leaving them. The Chaldean later appears in the present-day Earth after Chaldea fells the final Lostbelt to speak with Rasputin about the situation, revealing more about the Alien God's forces in that the true mastermind of the Cosmos in the Lostbelt story arc was Marisbury Animusphere and the CHALDEAS Magecraft system itself.
Appearance[]
Goetia is the aggregate body of the 72 Ars Goetia demons invented as "a system to efficiently promote proper reason" by King Solomon which had their own free will. They grieved and raged against the relationship between their master and humans, as they wished to conquer the human imperfections King Solomon always ignored.
After Solomon's death, Goetia alongside the Demon Pillars were sealed away in his corpse and awakened to their own self. They took Solomon’s name, considering themselves to be the true King of Magecraft. They embarked on a plan to convert mankind into energy, attempting to reach the origin while making use of all human history, to create a world without death.
Eventually, Goetia himself transformed into a curse that takes action to conquer "the imperfectness of humans" that King Solomon continued to ignore. Taking control over Solomon and the Demon Gods, Goetia began by creating Singularies through fake Holy Grails and instigating the Human Order Incineration Ritual, thus starting the whole game's events.
Personality[]
| “ | That's right! That's exactly right! Actually, you lot are even lower than piss! You mean nothing to me. Whether you live or die here is utterly inconsequential. Understand? I'm not overlooking you. You weren't worthy of my attention in the first place! | „ |
| ~ Goetia (as Solomon) showing disdain to Mordred in London |
While being a Beast of Calamity, Goetia could be considered as a well-intentioned extremist since he tried to save human order in his own way. He is arrogant, spiteful but not without an honorable side, and he showed no qualm over teasing his enemies' inferiority and believed he was putting them out of misery the real Solomon overlooked.
However, in spite of the severity of his crimes, everything Goetia was doing was because he genuinely believes it will make mankind happy and prosperous, unaware of how going through with his plan won't produce a better mankind, simply unevolving plants that will never accomplish anything.
Goetia believed so righteously in his goal and convictions that he will never give up to see them through. His main motivation is pity, but it is the kind of pity that comes from arrogantly feeling sorry for others because they aren't as great as he is. Therefore, he shows no remorse about destroying humanity because to him, their lives are so empty and meaningless that ultimately he's doing them a favor.
Abilities[]
Goetia possesses an almightiness that causes the entire logic of the World to obey him and a sense of intimidation that seems to say that he hates all of mankind. He is the ultimate Spell system created by humans (namely, the original King Solomon), a hive mind formed by the 72 Demon God Pillars to become a calamity upon human history itself.
Aside from his Skills and Noble Phantasms, Goetia attacks by blasting barrages of destructive lasers out of his arms and hands while brutally engaging his enemies in close-combat with magical energy-enhanced fists. His "Solomon" guise uses what appears to be Magecraft to create sharp slashes of air and large magical barriers for defense. After his true form as Beast I is revealed, Goetia retains all his previous abilities along with the addition of being able to fly, regenerate wounds by solidifying darkness out of his body, and manipulate the Demon God Pillar to his will. He is skilled enough to face a coordinated assault of seven powerful Servants all at once only is gradually overwhelmed by the continuous attacks of multiple other Servants afterwards until finally being defeated by Ritsuka Fujimaru wielding Mashu's shield..
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Trivia[]
- The name "Goetia" or "Goëtia" is a practice that includes the conjuration of demons, specifically the ones summoned by the Biblical figure, King Solomon. The use of the term in English largely derives from the 17th-century grimoire The Lesser Key of Solomon, which features an Ars Goetia as its first section. It contains descriptions of the evocation, or "calling out", of 72 demons, famously edited by Aleister Crowley in 1904 as The Book of the Goetia of Solomon the King.
- Although Goetia does not appear outside of Fate/Grand Order, his influence can be felt in how every act of human Magecraft and the whole Servant summoning system in the Nasuverse/Type-Moon franchise is descended from him.
- Since Goetia is the living embodiment of the original magical summoning system created by King Solomon, he can technically be considered as the very first "Servant" to ever exist in history.
Sources[]
- This article uses material from the Beast I on the TYPE-MOON Wiki and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.
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