Ophiuchus

Ophiuchus
Alias	The Snake Charmer
Characteristics
Race	Celestial Spirit
Gender	Unknown
Professional Status
Key Type	Silver
Owner	Yukino Aguria
Personal Status
Status	Active
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 280
Key
Gate of the Snake Charmer Key

Ophiuchus is a powerful Celestial Spirit whose key type is currently unknown. Its Gate is referred to as the "13th Gate".

Appearance

Ophiuchus' appearance is that of an humongous snake-like creature, which, curiously enough, appears to be part organic and part mechanical in nature. The upper part of its body is covered in a series of massive dark scales, which possess prominent holes on their sides, starting as larger, with squared outer edges, getting more narrow near their centers and then enlarging again, something which makes every single hole look like a pair of rhombs joined together; the upper part of the head and the corresponding jaw are similarly colored, with the reptile possessing light pupil-less eyes, a pair of massive fangs sprouting from the jaw, thin nostrils located on the front part of its nose and a series of dark motifs adorning its forehead, above the eyes.

The lower part of Ophiuchus' body, on the other hand, is visibly technological and inorganic: its upper scales, instead of meat, appear to house a vast number of metal panels lined up one near the other, something which makes them resemble closed blinds; its lower jaw, while seemingly topped by an organic tongue (which, unlike that of normal snakes, isn't forked, as well as being notably larger in comparison to the jaw itself than normal snakes') is entirely composed of metal, with the plates composing it, replicating the form of a real jaw, having their edges covered in lines of bolts. Such artificial-looking lower jaw is connected to the upper one by six piston-like objects, three sitting at each side of the creature's mouth, while a semicircular metal section covering the lower part of its neck, almost extending up to the top, sports two round openings on each side, with a single metallic bar outlining the diameter of each hole. The lower part of Ophiuchus' metal jaw sports a massive blade with jagged edges (which, however, is relatively small in comparison to the beast itself) curving toward the creature's body, secured to the front by a protrusion, and the attached for most of its length after an hollow space.

History

Not much is known about Ophiuchus' history, only that it made a contract with Yukino Aguria.

Synopsis

Grand Magic Games arc

During the Grand Magic Games, Ophiuchus is summoned by Yukino during her fight against Kagura Mikazuchi, but is easily defeated by the Mermaid Heel Mage.

Magic and Abilities

Immortality: As a Celestial Spirit, Ophiuchus cannot die, unless it is forced to stay in the Human World somehow.

Trivia

• This Spirit might be a reference to the fact the 12 Zodiac signs received the addiction of a 13th sign, Serpentarius (November 29 and December 17), represented by the constelation Ophiucus, the great serpent, added in January 2011 to the Zodiac signs as the 13th.