Character

Ishtar

"The original me is much more glamorous, but this body is not bad either." Ishtar is the goddess of fertility of Babylonian mythology and one of many mother goddesses whose power is derived from the Earth Mother. Her Sumerian divine name is Inanna, and this name is actually the older one. Ishtar is her Akkadian divine name. A goddess of Venus, a goddess that rules over good harvests which brings prosperity to people and also a goddess that rules war and destruction. Said to be the most pampered, or rather, most beloved goddess by the other deities. Also famous for having numerous loves, it has been said that she would make advances with all her energies on those who she took a liking, regardless of those being humans or other deities. On the other hand, she also displayed a demon-like cruelty towards those who did not bow to her will. Although her role as a Goddess is said to be watching over the Human race, "Now, I wonder if Humans will survive, or will they perish?" was spoken with an evil grin amid laughs. Truly, she is Venus' Red Demon. This form is not that of the goddess Ishtar herself, but a pseudo-Servant condition in which a human (Rin Tohsaka) that has a wavelength close to her own was made into a vessel. Since Ishtar is egoistical, she behaves while paying no regards to the possessed human, but her personality is receiving a great influence from that of the possessed human. Ishtar is both compassionate and cruel, but because the possessed human’s personality is more virtuous, her cruelty has withdrawn deep down and her good side is coming more to the surface.