History Characters / FateGrandOrderRiders

* NonIndicativeName: Much like Archers, it's something of a joke in the fandom that while the name "Rider" calls to mind a classical cavalier fighting on horseback, this only covers a very small number of Riders. The vast majority of Riders fight on foot--a surprising number don't utilize any kind of mount or vehicle at all, and the ones that do often only make use of it in a handful of attacks or maybe their Noble Phantasm. Pretty much the only ones you could tell are Riders at first glance are Iskandar and Europa. Much of this is because the qualifications for Rider can be pretty loose; not only do cavaliers and charioteers qualify, but also ship captains, vehicle pilots, beast tamers, people who rely on bodyguards or troops, and people with animalistic aspects.

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

Rider is one of the seven normal Servant classes summoned for the Holy Grail War. Servants in this class are known for riding mounts, living beasts or human constructs, during their lives. They generally have lower attributes compared to the Three Knight Classes, but the mounts described in their legends can grant them powerful Noble Phantasms or abilities. They have Magic Resistance and Riding, allowing them to fully utilize the abilities of their mounts. Depending on rank, they can ride everything from simple horses, modern machinery like motorcycles and planes, and even Divine Beasts. Dragons are an exception as very few Heroic Spirits have the skill or legend to do so.

* AnachronismStew: Not on the Servants or the class itself but on the class card. It depicts a fully armored soldier on a chariot, however the full plate armor is only used the time the chariot warfare had been already replaced by the cavalry.

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAntagonistGroups Antagonist Groups]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToF A-F]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersGToM G-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]]]]-]]]

[[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/FateGrandOrder Main Page]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderChaldeaSecurityOrganization Chaldea Security Organization]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderVillains Villains]] -] ]]

* [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N through Z]]

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: In terms of the game, Riders have an advantage against Casters and a weakness against Assassins. They also have the common strength and weakness against Berserkers, reduced damage dealt to Rulers and an offensive advantage against Demon Pillars.

* CriticalHitClass: In-game, as their Class Skill, Riding, can increase the power of Quick cards, which indirectly increases the chance of getting stars (which determine critical hit chance). They also have high star attraction values, meaning that their cards are more likely to have a higher crit rate.

[[center: [- [[Characters/FateGrandOrder Main Page]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBeasts Beasts]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/FateGrandOrder Main Page]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSpoilers Spoilers]] -] ]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/FateGrandOrder Main Page]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Sabers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Archers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Lancers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancersNToZ N-Z]] ) | '''Riders''' ([[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRidersNToZ N-Z]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Casters]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Assassins]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassinsNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Berserkers]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersAToM A-M]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkersNToZ N-Z]] ) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Extra]] ( [[Characters/FateGrandOrderRulers Rulers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers Avengers]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAlterEgos Alter Egos]]) | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderUnclassed Unclassed]] | [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSpoilers Spoilers]] -] ]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Personal melee and hand-to-hand weapons will vary amongst all the Riders, but most of them are expected to have had animal mounts or vehicles that they could use as part of their attacks. Well, almost everyone.

* WeaponOfChoice: Personal melee and hand-to-hand weapons will vary amongst all the Riders, but most of them are expected to have had animal mounts or vehicles that they could use as part of their attacks. Well, almost everyone.




[[folder:Ozymandias]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:King of the Sun]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ozymanaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 118\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Egypt (14th century BC)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''[[Anime/FatePrototype Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver]]''\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Nakahara\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu\\
'''Live actor:''' Leo Honda

->''"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my work, ye Mighty, and despair!"''

Ozymandias, also called [[UsefulNotes/RamsesII Ramesses II]] or Meryamen, is considered the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt. He loved the masses and was also greatly loved by the people. A child of the Sun God Ra and also one of its incarnations, he stipulates himself as the absolute one in this world. Just like how birds fly in the sky and fishes swim in the ocean, he is quite naturally a pharaoh. A wise ruler who eventually made peace with the Hittites and brought about prosperity to ancient Egypt. At times a valorous general and a man who married the greatest beauties in the world to father over a hundred children; he is also known for many constructions that remain even to this day.

According to anecdotes, he is also the king of Egypt who obstructed the Exodus of Jewish people led by Moses, a stepbrother of his, and pursuing them with a great army.

He's an antagonist in the Camelot chapter, holding onto the Holy Grail in the singularity, and also played a significant role during Halloween 2016.
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* AlternateHistory: Moses was his best friend, and while their backstory does follow the events of the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', Ramesses does not pursue the Israelites upon seeing Moses part the Red Sea. Instead, [[GracefulLoser he bids his once close friend farewell and lets Moses and the Israelites leave unopposed]].
* AnimeHair: His hair becomes noticeably slicked back in his second ascension, but it changes back to normal afterwards.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Considered to be the greatest of the Egyptian Pharoahs, the "King of Kings", and one of the most powerful known Servants in the Fate canon through his overwhelmingly powerful Noble Phantasms. Hail to the king indeed.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: [[spoiler:He evokes the Demon Pillar Amon using the Holy Grail, allowing it to possess him like the other Demon Pillars have possessed their masters - except he changes its name to ''Amon-Ra'', granting him full control over its form.]]
* TheBeastMaster: One of his Noble Phantasms is a temple complex ''filled'' with powerful Phantasmal Beasts, including immortal Sphinxes. His area in Camelot is filled to the brim with sphinxes.
* {{BFG}}: Ramesseum Tentyris has the ability to utilize the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendera_light Dendera Light]] as a massive beam cannon capable of flattening cities and ''matching Arthur's EX-ranked Excalibur''.
* BlingOfWar: Not unlike Gilgamesh. Ozymandias simply wears [[WalkingShirtlessScene less]] to start with.
* BloodKnight: He comments during his final battle in Prototype that he used to praise those who came to challenge or kill him, and even forgave them for the crime of defying him if they gave him a good fight.
* ColonyDrop: The Camelot chapter reveals his ultimate, last-resort weapon, which is quite literally the entire Ramesseum Tentrys temple complex taking off like a rocket and crashing itself on whatever deserved the full wrath of the King of Kings.
* CoolBigBro: He decides that since he's the older avatar of the sun, that makes Tamamo, a fellow avatar of the sun, his little sister. Although Tamamo is annoyed by his presumption.
* CoolPet: Because he doesn't ride it, The Sphinx of Abu el-Hol falls under this category. He also has several sphinxes prowling his territory and defeating them turns out to be the key to entering his temple. [[spoiler: He loans you his most powerful ones to help you in the assault against Camelot and Lion King.]]
* CoolShip: He has Mesektet, the flying ship that carries Ra down the Nile every night, as one of his Noble Phantasms. Per Type Moon tradition, it of course doubles as an orbital artillery station with a multitude of laser weaponry.
* CoolUncle:
** He's called "Uncle Man Diaz" by the Japanese fandom. In Halloween 2016, he actually guides Cleopatra to accept her legacy as the last pharaoh.
** In Nitocris' Interlude, he bolsters her self-esteem after she said that she doesn't deserve a position amongst more prominent pharaohs.
** His birthday line has him say that he doesn't care, but then asks if there's any gift you want from him.
* DeathFromAbove: He mainly attacks by blasting enemies with laser beams from his solar barge, Mesektet.
* EvilLaugh: Bordering on [[CastingGag DIO]] at this point.
* FlowerMotifs: Ramesses carries a humble lotus in his Stage 4 portrait--the very same [[FlowerInHerHair flower favored as a hair decal]] by his dearest wife, Nefertari.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Mesekset, Ozymandias' flying solar barge, fires several of these, each being powerful enough to reduce Tokyo to ash in a matter of hours.
* AGodAmI: He's a pharaoh and the greatest of them, so he kinda actually is.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Since his temple can't match how overpowered Rhongomyniad is once the Lion King starts bombarding it, he decides to just drop his temple on Camelot in a suicide attack]].
* HeroicWillpower: Guy deserves some serious credit for the sheer gonads he has. [[spoiler: To test if you have what it takes to take on a God, that is, the Lion King, he lets the Demon Pillar Amon possess him, only for him to ''hijack'' it and then '''upgrade''' it to a proper Divine Spirit, which he renames Amon Ra]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If not outright JerkassFacade. He talks a big game and possesses a very high opinion of himself, but in ''Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver'' he forgives his Master for desecrating his wife's tomb, offers the Isemi child a MercyKill if he should desire so and genuinely wishes to rule the modern world as to bring it into a new golden era. Not for nothing is the line "the Pharaoh's heart is as noble as the sun" used in his first POV sequence.
* LargeHam: Like Gilgamesh, he's rather fond of himself, and not without a very good reason why.
* MadeOfIron:
** It took Arash empowered by 3 Command Spells, Brynhild, Arthur and Paracelsus combined to just barely squeeze out a victory against him (and this is AFTER Hassan of Serenity cut Ozymandias' mana supply by murdering his master and his master's clan) last time he appeared. Woe be to anyone who fights him without all that on their side.
** [[spoiler:After the party defeated Amon-Ra (twice!), Ozymandias reverted into his human form again and simply challenged them to another fight in his normal form. After that (still pretty well off), he reveals that before they arrived in the Singularity King Hassan beheaded him... but as he was inside his temple, he stayed alive just fine and only had to deal with an annoying case of his head sliding off his neck as he healed.]]
* MagicKnight: He possesses an abnormal talent in the ways of Magecraft, possessing Mystic Eyes that can knock out [[Anime/FatePrototype Misaya]], a Magus with incredibly good circuits, by simply looking at her familiar, while dismissing the familiar as the work of an amateur, which Misaya is decidedly not by common standards. Additionally, he possesses a Reality Marble-like ability.
* MentalWorld: Ramesseum Tentyris is akin to Nero's near-Reality Marble, in that it summons a massive amount of great Egyptian temples in a complex spanning miles from end to end. It is noted that many of the temples in it were not built in his lifetime, but as he is the King of Kings, the greatest king of Egypt, he naturally rules over the domain of lesser kings, including their temples. The Camelot chapter brings it even further: he's apparently so linked to the concept of Ancient Egypt, his getting summoned in a very unstable singularity caused a very large chunk of the country to show up with him.
* MotorMouth: He rattles off several lines and they're so long, you can probably activate another Servant's skill and set up a brave chain before he stops talking.
* MrExposition: He picks up where Nitoris left off in telling Chaldea about the singularity, particularly about the Lion King.
* MundaneUtility:
** The second Halloween event reveals he's opened a side business renting out his sphinxes.
** And in Valentine's 2017, he takes the protagonist for a tour around the world on Mesektet.
* MythologyGag:
** He attacks with his other Noble Phantasms; Mesektet as regular attacks and the Sphinx Wehem-Mesut as his extra attack. The other sphinxes from Abu el-Hol Sphinx appear as regular enemies in his territory on the Camelot singularity.
** At [[spoiler:Solomon's Temple]], he meets Arash who isn't sure about his role as a humble, no-name hero in this grand conflict. Ozymandias goes out of his way to say that Arash is indeed a great hero and he must take pride in his status. This is a CallBack to ''Fate/Prototype Fragments'' where [[WorthyOpponent Arash is the one who defeated him.]]
** Before giving you his return gift for Valentine's 2017, he reminisces about a past Grail War where he used his strongest sphinx against a knight in silver armor and a man with a red bow, referencing his final battle in ''Fragments'' with Arash and Arthur.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** When the party first meets him in Camelot, he acts stoic and serious...and then [[OffWithHisHead his head slips off his neck somewhat]], prompting utter confusion from the party and him immediately attacking them to save face.
** Normally he's a prideful, totally serious character. Come Halloween 2016, he joins the event to have fun like a man-child and rolls around on the floor trying not to laugh when he sees Saber Caesar's form. He's also a cat person, playing with his sphinx cubs whenever he can.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:The party first meets him in the awkward position of his head occasionally sliding off his neck, courtesy of King Hassan having chopped it off before they arrived in the Singularity. Thanks to the properties of his temple, it didn't kill him and he's fully healed up by the time Chaldea returns to seek his aid against the Lion King]].
* ThePowerOfTheSun: As "Ra's Mighty Truth", he possesses Ra's almighty solar barge as a Noble Phantasm, and it's so powerful that it can reduce all of Tokyo to rubble in the span of an hour. Because of this, he considers Servants with a connection to the sun (Tamamo, Karna, Gawain, and Quetzalcoatl) to be his greatest allies.
* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: His Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentrys, is referred to as EX in his parameters.
* RedBaron: King of Kings, Ra's Mighty Truth, and Usermaatre Setepenre (The Justice of Ra is Powerful – Chosen of Ra) are just some of his many titles. Mash and Da Vinci go on to also call him the King of the Sun and the Builder King.
* SacredHospitality: He gives the protagonists a banquet after their first battle with him because for this night, they're his guests, who have journeyed far to come here and deserve a respite for doing so.
* SemiDivine: Despite having no divine heritage, he has B-Rank Divinity from his sheer greatness as a pharaoh. Though this might also be because pharaohs were considered [[PhysicalGod living gods]] in ancient Egypt. Mash speculates this is because he was closest to the sun out of all the pharaohs, and how he strove to make himself seem more like a God than man.
* SquareRaceRoundClass: Lorewise, its noted that while he meets the qualifications of being a Rider, he is so naturally skilled in Magecraft that even as a Rider, he is functionally a Caster. This is because his Rider qualifications are pretty much because he historically had vehicles and did ride on horses at times, but it's noted his skill in magecraft eclipsed any skills relating to that. From a gameplay perspective this doesn't change anything about him, though he is unique in that his attack animations all involve using magic in some way, and unlike launch units who have generic animations (Martha and Marie), this is was intentionally done to emphasis his magical talents.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: They're likely highlighting his divinity.
* SuperpowerLottery: In addition to his Imperial Privilege that lets him obtain a wide variety of other skills, he possesses ''three'' Noble Phantasms, the weakest of which is compared to three Servants in strength. He is also one of the best five-star Servants in-gameplay, combining good offensive ability and solid support.
* TempleOfDoom:
** Ramesseum Tentyris is essentially this taken to its logical extreme. [[PowerNullifier It seals all Noble Phantasms not wielded by people]] who are[=/=]were[=/=]became Divine Spirits, and the same goes for their skills. It is also filled with immortal Divine Beast sphinxes who infinitely regenerate all damage done to them, and Ozy himself is protected by [[MadeOfIndestructium ten layers of temple walls in his sanctum, each of which can resist an Anti-Army tier attack]], and even if this is pierced, [[NighInvulnerability he has the same regeneration as his beasts.]] ''In addition to all this'', it is flooded with a [[DeadlyGas poison called "The Majesty of God"]] which evaporates normal humans in two seconds and does crippling damage to Servants, even working on Arash who has an EX-ranked skill that gives him poison resistance, and the temple also possesses the capacity to fire beams of light at warships in the middle of the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo Bay. Finally, it has the Dendera Light, an enormous beam cannon with firepower equal to ''solar flares'' that can win against the EX-ranked Excalibur Proto. In fact, he only ''lost'' when ''five'' Servants (Saber, Lancer, Archer, Caster, and Assassin) effectively ganged on him at once while he was running out of prana from having his Master murdered by Assassin, and after his BeamOWar with Arthur was interrupted by a suicidal triple Command Seal backed Broken Phantasm that counts as both an Anti-Army and an ''Anti-Country'' from Arash. Suffice to say, ancient Egypt does '''not''' fuck around.
** But in-game, Ramesseum Tentrys is [[GameplayAndStorySegregation just a single target NP]], used to crush the target with the summit of two giant pyramids. It still seals NP usage but only for one turn.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Him, [[http://i.imgur.com/wBuGbL7.png Moses and Nefertari]] were this in the past.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: After Stage 1, he loses any sort of covering of his torso. His "civilian" clothes in ''Prototype'' zigzag this, as while he has a shirt, it's never buttoned up and completely open.
* TheWorfEffect: The above-mentioned Dendera Light that can win against the EX-ranked Excalibur Proto? It fails to even ''scratch'' the massive barrier created by Rhongomyniad in Camelot, even when Ozymandias starts empowering it [[CastFromLifespan with his own Spirit Origin]]. [[spoiler:He's ultimately forced to sacrifice himself by launching the entire Ramesseum Tentrys complex right into the barrier to break it, but even that doesn't scratch the Lion King within her tower]].
* YouRemindMeOfX: Nictoris in the Camelot Singularity notes that he's taken a liking to the protagonist, stating that their easy-going personality resembles "an old friend", all but stated to be Moses.
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%%[[folder:Perseus]]
%%[[caption-width-right:350: The Gorgon Slayer]]
%%->'''Origin:''' Greece (Greek mythology)\\
%%'''First appearance''': ''Fate/Prototype''\\
%%'''Voiced by''': Creator/MamoruMiyano\\

%%Perseus is the Greek hero known for killing the Gorgon Medusa with Harpe, and later becoming the king of Mycenae. He is the son of Zeus, and the warrior most trusted by the gods at the time in the Greek world. He sought to challenge the monster Gorgon to protect his fame and his mother, and traveled to the Shapeless Island that holds those exiled by the gods in order to claim its head. He was granted five Noble Phantasms, probably the most ever granted to a single warrior in the history of Greece, by the gods, which include Harpe, winged sandals, a mirror shield, a helmet of invisibility, and Kibisis, a bag to contain the beast's head.
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%%* AlternateSelf: His Rider and Lancer version are from different phases of his life.
%%* TheAce: He was gifted with 5 tools for his fight with Gorgon which became the five Noble Phantasms he uses. He's also one of the most successful heroes in Greek legend.
%%* {{Bishounen}}
%%* BladeOnAStick: Harpe is portrayed as a spear with a sickle-like blade in the Nasuverse, and Perseus can also be summoned as a Lancer.
%%* CoolMask
%%* CoolHorse: He also has the Noble Phantasm, Bellerophon: Reins of Pegasus, which is the same as Medusa's.
%%* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He has a mirror shield from Athena which he used to reflect Gorgon's stone gaze.
%%[[/folder]]

[[folder:Quetzalcoatl]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Feather-winged Serpent]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_quetzalcoatl_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 144\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Mexico (Myth/AztecMythology)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Rei Hiroe\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaEndo\\
'''Live actor:''' Saki Akai

->''"Hiiii! The Goddess Quetzalcoatl arrives in the ring! Huh? I expected nude priests, but you're an adorable little summoner. Heehee, I don't suppose you're interested in tall, older women?"''

Quetzalcoatl is one of the highest beings in Aztec mythology from Central America, a kind, carefree, and wise goddess of life, harvest, culture, rain, and wind. Legend also says she ruled the sun for a time. She loves humans and despises human sacrifice and its rites.

This Servant is merely an incarnation of a portion of Quetzalcoatl. Despite depictions as a male god, she is female in this form. According to her, her long association with the planet Venus is possibly at fault since that planet's associated with a goddess of beauty. Due to these abnormal circumstances, she comes into the modern era with the appearance of a completely unknown woman, who loves the proud Mexican sport of lucha libre.

She debuted as an antagonist and later, ally, in Babylonia. She also makes an appearance during the second part of the Summer 2017 event.
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* BerserkButton: Despite her usual benevolence, she ''hates'' spiders to the point where she threatens to eat the protagonist if they wear a spider costume or some similar prank. It's not that she fears them, though, but rather that her archenemy Tezcatlipoca is a spider. She also dislikes jaguars strongly which is, once again, due to Tezcatlipoca. In this case, though, she can at least ''tolerate'' Jaguar Warrior being around. Mostly.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's the most clearly benevolent deity actually seen in the story, but she can be extremely vicious to enemies. The line for ??? (implied to be Hernan Cortez) has her express a wish to not just viciously torture them to death, but then to take the burned out poisoned corpse and attach the owner's soul back to it so that they can anguish with what they've become in the underworld for another ten thousand years.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Oh sure, she's a fun-loving goddess who feels that the best way to make conversation is to perform flying tackles, piledrivers, and holds. She's ''also'' an immensely powerful Servant with sky-high stats and great skills along with three Noble Phantasms. One of them is an A-Rank Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, another is a A-Rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, and her final Noble Phantasm turns her into the sun, allowing her to vaporize cities with her might. Simply put, don't mess with the Lucha Goddess.
* BloodKnight: In general, she'd prefer to personally wrestle every problem in her way rather than apply a more mundane solution like using her Noble Phantasm or divinity. She thinks that wiping out humanity with one quick disaster is lame and would much rather wrestle every single person in Uruk one-at-a-time to death. [[spoiler:And as revealed later in the Singularity, "to death" isn't even true since she either keeps them alive, or outright revives them.]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: She gets drunk extremely quickly and having gotten plastered is why she originally lost to Tezcatlipoca. To cheer herself up over her bad control when it comes to alcohol she... gets drunk.
* ChekhovsGunman: She's the main reason why Ishtar can't attack Medb directly in her prison during the Summer 2017 event, since as a Venusian god of equal Authority, she could potentially counter everything Ishtar does. [[spoiler:Quetzalcoatl shows up for the event's finale to counter Ishtar's ritual, destroying the new Gugalanna with an application of her piledriver NP on a divine bull as large as a ''mountain''.]]
* CoolBigSis: Even refers to herself as "onee-san" (and outright calling herself a big sister in the English translation).
* CoolSword: A ''macuahuitl'', of course. Cool both thanks to ExoticWeaponSupremacy, and because it makes [[InexplicablyAwesome inexplicable]] [[ChainsawGood chainsaw noises.]]
* CrazySane: By a god's standards, she's quite insane for her benevolence towards humanity, though humans only really notice this as being crazy about Lucha. However, the Babylonia chapter and even Christmas 2018 show the contradiction in her nature: She's a goddess of good, but also a goddess of war and a multitude of other things, many of which are basically incompatible to modern values.
* DoubleUnlock: She can only be summoned from the story gacha after clearing Babylonia.
* DragonRider: Being a dragon god herself, she can ride dragons if she wants to, though her actual mount is a magic Quetalcoatlus. She doesn't possess the actual Dragon Rider skill, though, but does have EX Riding.
* FunnyForeigner: Despite the vast majority of Servants being foreigners, she's the only one to speak Japanese with a very noticeable accent, and is an overall friendly and lighthearted character. Well, save for when she's giving [[SlasherSmile a certain smile]], anyway...
* GenderBender: Quetzalcoatl is generally assumed to be a male deity, but Mesoamerican gods actually manifest by possessing a host and therefore have no real defined gender. The current body was one of its hosts at some point in the past and the party speculates that a female body was chosen for this summon due to Quetzalcoatl being associated with Venus. There's still room for being a gender bender even so, though, because she may be the legendary Toltec king Quetzalcoatl from the tenth century.
* GodInHumanForm: While in Babylonia she was more outright PhysicalGod, as a summonable Servant she is more limited, though unlike Ishtar she's apparently using the form of one of Quetzalcoatl's previous hosts. These were often kings, hence having the King attribute. The host body shown may be Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzacoatl, Toltec lord and one of the most beloved rulers in Mesoamerican history.
* GodIsGood: As the Babylonia Singularity develops, she turns out to be the most unambiguous example in the story, aiming to nurture, teach, and protect humanity. The only way she falls short in this is that she shows little mercy to enemies and can lay down very harsh judgments. This actually manifests as a kind of superpower for her: She's so overpoweringly good that she's immune to attacks from other Good aligned Servants. It's also why she was so mourned and wanted back by the Aztecs: She was the only important divinity to forbid human sacrifice.
* GoodAllAlong: While she's very evasive about it even as she becomes an ally (perhaps due to embarrassment), [[spoiler:her original intention in joining the Three Goddesses Alliance was to protect humanity in the first place; she wanted to "win" the Holy Grail while slowly capturing more Mesopotamian citizens into a conscripted army of supposed human sacrifices, using the goddesses' ceasefire to eventually defeat them.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: ''Olé!''
** Her third skill, Free Fighter, can also be translated (and is known in the English version) as LUCHA LIBRE.
** Her first Noble Phantasm is "Xiuhcoatl", but she calls it "Ultimo Tope Patada."
** Unsurprisingly, the English version put several Spanish words and even phrases in her dialogue, like "adiós" and "claro que sí" (of course).
* HasAType: Very quickly, she reveals to the party that her type is "disciplined, righteous, and earnest" -- everything that the Master of Chaldea possesses.
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins the heroes after rescuing the protagonist from their improbable lucha libre move and falling for them as a result.
* HeightAngst: She considers taking her headdress off because she's already quite tall without it at just under six feet tall, making her the tallest non-monster female Servant. She finds it a little depressing when people like her Master have to look up so far to look her in the eye.
* HumanSacrifice: In Babylonia, the protagonists are shocked when they find out that a citizen in Ur is being sacrificed every day to appease Quetzalcoatl. [[spoiler:Subverted soon after they notice that Quetzalcoatl's personal wrestling victims aren't dead -- these sacrifices are just being conscripted to train for a final battle.]]
* InSeriesNickname:
** Quetzalcoatl requests that the protagonists just call her Coatl if her name's too long for them.
** Jaguar Warrior calls her "Kuku", which is short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukulkan Kukulkan]], a Mayan god that's very similar to Quetzalcoatl.
* LoveTranscendsSpacetime: It turns out that Quetzalcoatl's love for lucha libre is because she immediately fell in love with the sport in the past when she was summoned as a Servant and witnessed it for the first time. This love is so powerful, it transcended space-time and ''imposed itself on the version residing in the Throne of Heroes'', applying to every version of her summoned after that moment.
* LoveYouAndEverybody: Her profile clarifies that her apparent love for the protagonist is actually not romantic in nature: she cherishes them as an exemplar of humanity and wishes to nurture their development.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carries a shield in later Ascensions.
* {{Mayincatec}}: The gods Quetzalcoatl (Aztec) and Kukulkan (Maya) are very closely related. While her name is listed as Quetzalcoatl in-game, others like Jaguar Warrior call her Kukulkan (though Jaguar Warrior just calls her "Kuku" for short).
* MeaningfulName: The name “Quetzalcoatl” means “feathered serpent” or “winged serpent”, which is also the namesake for the beast she primarily rides on, as seen in her Extra attack, a Quetzalcoatlus.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: She's nice, but when she grins she suddenly sprouts massive jagged shark teeth.
* NoSell: As the pinnacle of Goodness, she cannot be harmed by Good aligned Servants, which is why in her Babylon boss fight you need to use other alignments, such as Evil, Neutral or more obscure alignments like Summer or Madness. The playable Quetzalcoatl ''officially'' still has this ability in a reduced capacity, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but it doesn't show.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In an attempt to halting Beast II's progress, she unleashed her Noble Phantasm, Xiulcoatl, to slow it down but it did little to stop it. The heroes presumed that she is dead... until she shows up in the end of the chapter to beat up Merlin for his stunt from earlier.]]
* PhysicalGod: In the Babylonia chapter, due to the details of her summoning and having set up a temple devoted to herself, she possesses her full power, including her divine Authority. As a result she hopelessly outclasses the party when they try to go up against her. Fortunately, she's actually really nice so she agrees to work with them under the condition that she doesn't have to go against Tiamat/Gorgon directly as they had made a pact. [[spoiler:Merlin tricks her into doing it anyway to bring down the Gorgon's temple, which causes her to lose a great deal of her power (though, because she was tricked rather than knowingly breaking the pact, she doesn't perish outright as a result), so she beats the shit out of him at the chapter's conclusion.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Her third Noble Phantasm, Piedra Del Sol: The Sun Stone. Quetzalcoatl assumed the role of the sun for a time, and it allows her to channel this power once again. She usually keeps it as a trump card because it's heavily mana-intensive and ridiculously strong; the one use we see of it in story evaporates a large chunk of Tiamat's Primordial Sea. Ishtar believes that if she was at all serious about her early antagonizing of Uruk, she could have just roasted the entire town in one shot.
* PteroSoarer: Her second NP is a Phantasmal Beast in the shape of the Quetzalcoatlus, a real-life pterosaur. When its name is invoked, it can control massive rain and thunderstorms. It appears for her Extra Attack, and she summons many of them to transport the party around once she joins the protagonists in Babylonia.
* RedemptionDemotion: In a sense. While she was never evil to begin with, she was antagonistic, and she's still pretty powerful if you summon her, she's nowhere near as strong defensively when you control her in comparison to when you fight her - during the latter case, she can only take normal damage from servants of one of 3 unconventional alignments (Bride[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Nero Claudius (Bride)]][[/note]], Insane[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Heracles and Berserker!Lancelot]][[/note]], and Summer[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Tamamo no Mae (Lancer)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM Frankenstein (Saber)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Jeanne D'Arc (Archer)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Ushikiwakamaru (Assassin)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Oda Nobunaga (Berserker) and Jeanne D'Arc Alter (Berserker)]] - [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ Nero Claudius (Caster)]] also has the summer attribute, but has a type disadvantage against Story! Quetz[[/note]])[[note]]and of those servants, only 4 - Bride Nero, Heracles, Lancelot, and Summer Tamamo - were available when Babylonia was first released[[/note]] while taking reduced damage from neutral/evil aligned servants and almost no damage from good aligned servants; whereas in the former, alignment doesn't affect how much damage she takes.
* RescueRomance: Inverted. She considers herself "defeated" by the protagonist after rescuing them from their suicidal attack against her, impressing her with the act while [[AngerBornOfWorry worrying her with such a crazy move]].
* SetSwordsToStun: Played with. Similar to Mash's antics with hitting people with the back of the proverbial blade (or, in her case, her shield), [[spoiler:she's actually trying to avoid killing people with her wrestling. Trying to being the key word -- the protagonists believed they were KilledOffForReal on first glance, and it turns out that she was bringing them back to life even after catastrophic falls.]]
* TheSymbiote: Mesoamerican deities were [[OurGodsAreDifferent different]]. In this case, they were symbiotes that came from an asteroid from space (The one that killed the dinosaurs). They jumped from human to human, thus being human and divine. This Quetzalcoatl's appearance was one of them.
* SlasherSmile: Is capable of an absolutely terrifying one. [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Where the heck do all those extra teeth come from?]]
* StatuesqueStunner: At 1.81 m, she's even taller than Raikou and Medusa.
* VerbalTic: She tends to punctuate her sentences with "yes" or "no", depending on the context.
* WackyMarriageProposal: When she beats down the doors of Uruk and sees the protagonist, she is immediately smitten and promises to call off the war if they marry her. She walks it back shortly afterwards though.
* TheWorfEffect: An interesting example in that we don't see it happen, but [[spoiler:when Tiamat fully awakens in Babylonia]], Quetzalcoatl is completely blunt that even if she used her full power [[spoiler:including the power she had before she lost half of her Divinity]], she would be unable to win the resulting fight, even with Ishtar and any other Authority in Mesopotamia backing her up.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Despite being one of the strongest Servants in the franchise, likely beating out even the likes Ozymandias, she does have two known losses to her name... sort of.
** First, she was dethroned by Tezcatlipoca because she got dead drunk and lost a fight to him like that.
** Second, she's offscreened in Christmas 2017 because she tried to fight Ereshkigal in the underworld. Not only is Ereshkigal invincible on her home ground, but Quetzalcoatl is also notably ''weaker'' than normal in the underworld because she's a sun goddess and gods in general find their powers sapped by the underworld's presence.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Her Noble Phantasm is a '''phoenix tornado piledriver'''. It was not supposed to be, originally, but it turns out she's picked up a passion for lucha libre after becoming a Servant (her favorite is Wrestling/{{Mistico}}, by the way), and tweaked her own fighting style to include wrestling moves.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Red Hare]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350: The Horse Among Horses]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity''': R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 231\\
'''Alignment''': TrueNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' China (2nd Century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by''': [=AinCross=]\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/HikaruMidorikawa

->''"Rider, has arrived here. This Peerless Under Heaven body of mine, from now on will be your power."''

Lu Bu's legendary steed from the era of the Three Kingdoms, he debuts in Lostbelt #3: SIN.
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* AbnormalAmmo: Since he might not have large enough arrows to use with [[GreatBow Imitation God Force]], he thinks that it would be faster for him to just fire halberds with it.
* AmbiguousSituation: He's unsure if he's simply a horse whose association with Lu Bu has caused him to develop similar traits or [[CompositeCharacter a fusion of Lu Bu and Red Hare]]. He even apologizes beforehand that if the latter is the case, he may act like Lu Bu tends to--[[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder which is never a good thing]].
* ArmorPiercingAttack: His Noble Phantasm ignores defense buffs on all enemies when dealing damage, and his second skill has a chance to grant him invincibility pierce, making his Noble Phantasm completely unable to be avoided or mitigated. That's pretty good for a 3-star servant.
* BadassBoast: "Among men, Lu Bu. Among horses, Red Hare", which he quotes when using his NP.
* CoolHorse: He was often described in historical records as being very powerful, and in a famous quote from the Cao Man Zhuan (which he quotes himself, as seen in BadassBoast) he's described as standing out among all horses. It's pretty notable that unlike other horses owned by heroes, he's able to be summoned as a Servant by himself and not just function as part of another Servant's Noble Phantasm.
* CriticalHitClass: His skillset is very similar to Rider Kintoki's (especially with the mechanically-exact-same Long-Distance Dash skill), but he trades self NP charge and sheer Quick-card-absurdity for versatility. His second skill bundles together three buffs that last for one turn (Evasion, Ignore Invincible, and increased Critical Star gather rate), but the latter two buffs are chance-based. His third skill boosts his otherwise low attack (for his rarity) with a critical damage buff and generic attack buff with a high uptime of 3 turns on a 5-turn cooldown.
* FlamingHair: In his third ascension, his mane, beard and tail look as though they're made of fire. He also has flames coming off his legs.
* LightningBruiser: Both in-story and mechanically; he's fast yet built for endurance with an EX rank, and while he has a massive HP stat and low attack (a [[{{Pun}} hare]] higher HP and attack than StoneWall Boudica, making him the 3-star Rider with the most HP), his skillset lets him pack a powerful punch. With critical hits factored in, he's able to compete with the only other single-target 3-star Rider, Ushiwakamaru, and is only held back by being story-locked and more difficult to level-up his Noble Phantasm.
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: In contrast to his original liege, he is dutiful and loyal to whatever Master he's serving. He's especially ecstatic at being reunited with Lu Bu once again.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: As a Servant, he has a human torso and arms but everything else is horse.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: His mane grows significantly in his second ascension, though by his third ascension it now looks as though it's [[FlamingHair made of fire]].
* StockAnimalDiet: Since he's a horse, he loves carrots.
* SwissArmyWeapon: He uses a version of Lu Bu's halberd called Imitation God Force, which is shown to at least have Halberd Force and Cannon Force modes.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: As befitting any Horse, he mentions that he loves Carrots.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Rider of the Resistance (Unmarked Spoilers!)]]
!!Christopher Columbus
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Voyager of the New World]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus4.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbusaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 172\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Spain (15th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Moto Murabito\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HochuOtsuka

->''"I'm Columbus. Christopher Columbus. Now then, what kind of treasures waiting in this voyage?"''

UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus is an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, leading to permanent European contact with the Americas, inaugurating a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted several centuries.

Though he is famed for this discovery, he has a much darker side as upon arrival at San Salvador, he and his crew raped, pillaged, slaughtered, and enslaved the natives. With no restraints and more islands to be found, the Spaniards continued this bloody path of conquest as they formed their new empire.

He appears in Agartha as an ally and eventually reveals himself as an antagonist.
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* AnchorsAway: He carries a small anchor on his person to smack people with, and his Santa Maria Drop Anchor: Voyage to the New World brings in his entire ship's worth of anchors.
* BadassBeard: It curls ''upwards''.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Can present himself as a positive thinking man who helps others, while secretly using them to his advantage and later dispose of them if they pose a threat to his reign. His Interlude also supports this view: He acted helpful to the protagonist and Mash, proves it and said that he's learned his lessons... and then goes to a villain group secret meeting consisting of Moriarty, Mephistopheles and [[ObfuscatingStupidity Blackbeard]], confessing that he was just faking kindness to the two to get whatever it is he wants.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Columbus is a firm follower of his old world values, sticking to slavery, pillaging, and destroying foreigners when most Servants accept that the world has changed since their times.
* {{Determinator}}: What he prides himself as above all. He refuses to give up about anything, and always manages to rouse his comrades into following him. Though sometimes his methods are really questionable: he admits to lying about seeing land during his travel to the New World so his crew wouldn't lose hope, and in Agartha burns the Resistance's base to the ground so they would have nothing to lose in the assault against El Dorado. Ultimately this proves to be a villainous trait more than anything, as his determination leads him to try to force his old world values and bring back slavery.
** Proven further in non-villainous way in his Valentine's day return gift in which he gives the protagonist a bunch of standing boiled eggs which he made stand through sheer determination and repeated trials, not by breaking its end like his real world counterpart did.
* EpicFlail: One of his weapons is a chain with an anchor on one end and [[ImprovisedWeapon the ship's wheel of Santa Maria]] on the other.
* EvilAllAlong: Reveals himself as this in Agartha, where everything he did was to personally benefit himself and no one else.
* EvilCounterpart: He has Voyager of the Storm and a similar amalgamated Battle Continuation Skill that makes him similar to Edward Teach, but in spite of being a more "legitimate" mariner, he manages to make the legendary pirate Blackbeard look almost saintly with how malevolent and selfish he is[[labelnote:Although]]Blackbeard is already known to be ObfuscatingStupidity, and he was also present in Columbus' Interlude when he confessed his evil ways, so we might not know the extent of evilness Blackbeard has ''if'' he's not ObfuscatingStupidity for Columbus to truly compare.[[/labelnote]].
* EvilerThanThou: Manages to pull this on all the rulers of Agartha once he shows his real intentions, viewing everyone as slaves to be exploited for his benefit. The protagonist views him as despicable once they see his true character.
* AFatherToHisMen: What the Resistance sees him as.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: As it turns out, none of your party members liked or trusted him. Mash was obviously suspicious of him from the start, Fergus was quietly waiting for his betrayal and the reveal of his identity as Christopher Columbus cemented the party's distrust and dislike of him. As a result, his intended surprise betrayal only works on his own men and the protagonist.
* HateSink: Columbus is unique that despite being able to enter your services, the game makes no excuse that he's one EVIL bastard undeserving of sympathy. He has an overblown HistoricalVillainUpgrade instead of whitewashing like many other Servants, he's an unabashed self-serving two-faced bastard that holds high values that normal people are usually disgusted at, [[KickTheDog kicks puppies a lot]], and does despicable things with a glee that the narrative is like telling you that it's OK to hate this Servant even if you can summon him. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, he's an old man, not a 'waifu'.]]
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Many historians nowadays agree that he didn't intentionally discover the Americas (he believed that it was India he had landed on, naming the natives Indians), he wasn't the first explorer to find the Americas[[note]]Leif Erikson was the first ''major'' explorer to set foot on the Americas; however, Roman artifacts have been discovered on Nova Scotia[[/note]] and his discovery of them ''led'' to many atrocities being committed against natives that are often incorrectly attributed to him (at best, he's an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom who just got lucky that he discovered the Americas[[note]]and he didn't name the continents; America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who proved that the New World - what the Americas were called at the time - was not Asia, but a previously unknown fourth continent[[/note]]). In fact, many claims of genocide on his part are debatably not true, as many historians argue that the perception of Columbus as having killed the local Native American tribes was the result of "Black Legend", which was that the Spanish were written as being more ruthless and evil than they really were by many other nations at the time.[[note]]Though the original source of the accusation of genocide was Father Bartolomé de las Casas, a Spanish bishop who was one of the first settlers in Columbus's Hispaniola colony...and initially participated in the enslavement of the natives before having a HeelRealization and speaking out against their mistreatment, so it's certainly not ''all'' a result of anti-Spanish bias and rival powers' propaganda.[[/note]] Here, he's depicted as not only responsible for said atrocities, but continuing them despite times having drastically changed.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A member of the Resistance destroys his sole means of escape, repeating Columbus' words about never giving up, no matter the odds.
* IdentityAmnesia: He can't remember his name at the start of Agartha, but unlike Moriarty he does remember his values, so he still backstabs people as soon as it's convenient, and intends to remake Agartha into his own slave kingdom.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Everything he does is solely to benefit himself, even viewing God as explicitly blessing him with the chance of having an endless legion of multiplying female slaves to sell. While he talks big about determination and not losing hope, he does so only as long as it benefits himself. Once it doesn't he outright insults the people who believed in him for foiling his schemes.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Even with his speeches about determination, he doesn't doubt on running away to fight another day.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lost his memories, which he regains near the end of Agartha. He was still evil despite the amnesia though. It happens again during Valentine 2018 when a large cacao bean hits him on the head and he remains with amnesia all the way till the end of the pigeon report storyline.
* TheMusketeer: Aside from his cutlass and rifle, he uses anchors and [[WhipItGood lashes]].
* MythologyGag: His skill activation animation has him happily chomp on an egg, as a reference to the famous anecdote of Columbus's egg. His Valentine gift are a bunch of eggs which he uses to illustrate a point about how the protagonist needs to believe in pursuing his goals.
* NightmareFace: Sports an ''incredibly disturbing'' one when he uses his Noble Phantasm by Stage 3. He even sports that damn smile as he gets attacked!
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even by the game's standards, the scratchy, lineless style of his artwork and his outrageous expressions that make him look like a runaway ''Manga/OnePiece'' character stand out in comparison to the other Servants who made their debut in Agartha.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to Semiramis's pigeons during Valentine 2018, he ends up on a journey that culminates in becoming a SpacePirate who fights off an evil chocolate AlienInvasion.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Murabito's design for [[https://twitter.com/motomurabito/status/980467145409638403 "Lily" Columbus]] shows him as visibly more bright-eyed and calm than his older counterpart.
* RapePillageAndBurn: Something he's unfortunately really fond of. The game doesn't shy away from showing him as both an idealistic BoldExplorer and the cruel man who pillaged and enslaved natives before becoming a tyrannical governor.
* RousingSpeech: He's really good at these. The protagonist likes to call him "Uncle Positive Thinking".
* SlasherSmile: He displays one as he betrays the protagonist and tries to shoot him. Only Young Fergus interfering stops him.
** Outside story, whenever he has ascended at least once and unleashes a Noble Phantasm (also his default sprite during his time as an NPC/antagonist), he sports out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk4T3UJBlv4 a HUGE terrifying one]], which also gives vibes about his more malicious nature. His April Fools art also sports one, but [[RefugeInAudacity the nature of the art makes it look funny instead.]]
* WhipItGood: As someone so tied to the concept of slavery, he naturally uses a whip in one of his attack animations.
* WouldHitAGirl: In a flashback, he's shown brutally attacking and killing Helena Blavatsky as he raids the village she was in. Fortunately, she turns up completely fine near the end of the story.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sakamoto Ryōma (& Oryō)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_servant_211_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Hero of the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oryo_best_girl.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 211\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral & ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (19th Century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Koha-Ace''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' pako\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasuyukiKase & Creator/YuiHorie

-->'''Ryōma:''' ''"Rider, Sakamoto Ryōma. Summoned upon your request. Ah, this is my partner Oryō-san. We'll be in your care."''\\
'''Oryō:''' ''"Nice to meet you, human. By the way, you look delicious."''\\
'''Ryōma:''' ''"No, no, you can't eat them, okay."''

Sakamoto Ryōma is a famous Japanese figure capable of assassination and brokering peace, gaining prominence during the Bakumatsu Period. Though he was assassinated at a young age, he paved the way for other revolutionaries to eventually initiate the Meiji Restoration that would change Japan's governmental structure after decades of the Tokugawa shogunate's isolationist policy. His accomplishments made him remembered as the father of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Oryō is a dragon spirit that Ryōma made a contract with after he freed her on a whim.

He made his debut at the third GUDAGUDA event as a free Servant.
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* {{Ambadassador}}: Probably the reason for Ryōma's TrueNeutral alignment, and quite understandably so. This, after all, is the guy who went down in history as his generation's best negotiator, lobbyist and peacemaker -- and managed to make two (later three) [[EnemyMine warring domains ally in overthrowing the]] Shogunate.
* BattleCouple: They fight as a pair in combat and Oryō is deeply in love with Ryōma.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: According to the max bond CE, Oryō was [[SealedEvilInACan trapped and pierced by a cursed spear.]] She remembers planning on all kinds of deceptions to trick Sakamoto into releasing her and then killing him, and was surprised when he just removed the spear, commented on how that must have sucked, and left. She fell in love with him and followed.
* BoringButPractical: Ryōma's low-ish attack stat for a 4-Star Rider is a tad underwhelming next to Rider Kintoki (another powerful and well-received welfare Rider), but his cohesive skillset makes him an effective damage dealer in Arts teams. This is further helped by his status as the only Rider with a single-target Arts Noble Phantasm aside from St. George. Pair him on a team of Art support units, and his low attack becomes a non-issue thanks to being able to use his Noble Phantasm quickly, on top of any damage buffs he might get.
* BreathWeapon: Oryo uses a poison breath in their chained Quick attack after Ryōma fires his revolver.
* DragonRider: He's a Rider because his Noble Phantasm is a dragon woman he's contracted with... and who's also named after his real life wife, meaning that a certain DoubleEntendre may or may not be at play.
* EatenAlive: Oryō inflicts this as part of her Noble Phantasm animation, turning into her dragon form and repeatedly ramming into the target before eating them whole. She's also prone to threatening people with that fate.
-->'''Oryō:''' Can I eat that guy?\\
'''Ryōma:''' You can't eat that guy.
* GratuitousEnglish: When using their Noble Phantasm, Oryō will occasionally say "Yay, peace peace!" in a hilariously deadpan tone before transforming.
* GuardianEntity: Oryō serves as Ryōma's Noble Phantasm; when not active she hovers above him in his ascended portrait and sprite, and aids in normal attacks.
* HistoricalInJoke: The historical Ryōma was married to a human woman named Narasaki Ryō, who was [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname almost universally known by her nickname]] Oryō. The Nasuverse Oryō is not Narasaki Ryō as a dragon, but her name is an obvious reference.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Oryō's true form is that of a mizuchi, a serpent-like creature one step behind a Dragon Kind.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: In lore, Oryō can only transform once before the World recognizes how she doesn't belong in the Age of Man and works to destroy her, making this also a case of an HourOfPower. In gameplay, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Oryō can transform as many times as the Noble Phantasm gauge is filled up.]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Like many of the other Japanese Servants from the Bakumatsu period, Ryōma brings a katana to the battlefield.
* LeanAndMean: Unlike the other Servants who have ties with snakes, Oryu is rather skinny while also being transparently acerbic in how she deals with people.
* ManInWhite: Ryōma wears a classy white suit with a matching hat. The suit is actually the dress uniform of officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy--who, as noted above, he is seen as the metaphorical "founder" of[[note]]having 1) worked with reformist Katsu Kaishu to found and operate the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Naval_Training_Center Kobe Naval Training Center]], the first naval school in the country; and 2) having founded the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaientai Kaientai]], the first mercantile marine company in Japan ''period''.[[/note]]. On the UrbanLegend side of things, a story also spread that at the time of the UsefulNotes/RussoJapaneseWar, [[https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=9t1JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=russo-japanese+war+sakamoto+ryoma+dream&source=bl&ots=9DlDl60LhW&sig=NrDqBTDSD0XCn72TzNWXDp1SrfU&hl=fil&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc5u2w3NHeAhWDMt4KHZvwAr4Q6AEwCnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=russo-japanese%20war%20sakamoto%20ryoma%20dream&f=false the Empress of Japan saw him in a dream dressed in white]], assuring her that Japan will win the war. This, apart from the DoubleEntendre joke above, might be the larger reason as to why he qualifies as Rider.
* NiceGuy: Upon seeing a dangerous dragon sealed by a cursed spear, he immediately removed the spear before she could even try to trick him into removing it, remarking that it looked painful. Then he simply left, so she followed him instead of devouring him as planned. His wish for the grail is also just for everyone to be happy.
* PrehensileHair: Oryō can use her hair as an attack in one of her Quick card animations.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Oryō's standard attack.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Oryō's hair is dark black and her skin is extremely pale to emphasize her otherworldliness.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Oryō has red eyes and she's unpleasant at best to everyone besides Ryōma, threatening to eat people to get them to do what she wants.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Carries a revolver that he uses in several of his attack animations. It was known to be a gift from a fellow revolutionary.
* ScaledUp: Oryō turns into a serpentine dragon in their Noble Phantasm.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Oryo's humanoid form wears a scarf that resembles a black snakeskin, or possibly it's her own skin that's worn like a scarf.
* StatuesqueStunner: Not immediately obvious since she spends so little time actually standing (she seems to prefer floating in the air), but Oryō is even taller than Medusa at 173cm.
* SwordAndGun: Uses a katana, most likely his family's heirloom sword ''Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki'', and a revolver.
* TechnicolorFire: The scabbard of Ryōma's sword lights up with blue flames while using his Noble Phantasm until it transforms into a wavy amber sword.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Oryō refers to herself this way, calling herself "Oryō-san".
* TogetherInDeath: When Sakamoto Ryōma died as a human, Oryō committed suicide instead of ascending into heaven to become a true dragon.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oryu's is frogs - not frog legs, mind you, but whole frogs.
* WoundLicking: Oryō's saliva has healing properties.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sakata Kintoki (Rider)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_kintoki_1_2_3.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Golden Rider of Mount Ashigara]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Fourth (Final) Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_kintoki_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kintokiridaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 115\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (Heian Period)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' material book (as Berserker)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Honjou Raita\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KojiYusa

->''"Hey boss, we meet again! Rider Kintoki, bustin' in a lightning speed! We attacking a fort? Or are we gonna see if we can go faster than the speed of sound!?"''

Kintoki's rocking a new look with a leather jacket, restyled hair, and a cool shining buckle as a lightning rider. He's also brought his favorite motorcycle, the Golden Bear, and rides it like the wind, forgetting all his troubles with women and onis alike while doing so.

He debuted for the Onigashima event as its free Servant, personifying Kintoki in his youth, before slaughtering Shuten-douji and her band of onis.
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* BadassBiker: He's decked head to toe in biker gear, and his Golden Drive Goodnight involves rolling over the enemy with a pimped-out motorbike with ''buzzsaws for wheels''.
* CallBack: His Berserker version mentions in his Bond 2 line that if he was summoned as a Rider, he would bring along his golden bike.
* CelibateHero: Still flustered around girls with revealing clothes.
* CoolBike: Unit Golden Bear, his replacement for the bear he rode in legend.
* CoolShades: It actually plays more thematically here, and is more stylish as such.
* CriticalHitClass: He has a Quick based Noble Phantasm that massively raises his Quick card effectiveness (up to a whooping ''90%'' at maximum overcharge) before he attacks, and his first skill also greatly raises his Quick card effectiveness and critical star drop rate for 3 turns, letting him generate ''Jack the Ripper'' levels of critical stars and a lot of NP gauge from a Quick chain. He's considered to be one of the best welfare servants in the game because of how powerful his Quick cards are. It's quite telling how he is still considered a very high tier servant despite the advent of Merlin and the Buster-oriented meta. And with the advent of Scathach-Skadi and her Quick performance buff, he's now even ''more'' powerful.
* EightiesHair: That golden mullet (apart from his biker threads) is what distinguishes him from his Berserker version.
* GlassCannon: He can dish out a ''lot'' of damage from his NP and his powerful critical hits, but his only form of survivability is a heal, and his HP is below average, which means he'll go down quickly under concentrated fire.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Relies entirely on old-fashioned brawling, even if his punches are... ''shocking'' to say the least.
* GratuitousEnglish: His original Berserker form was already really bad about that, and this Rider version is even worse. He can't go anywhere without throwing a SMASH, COOL, ROCK 'N ROLL or a variety of other borrowed English words.
* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: Or, in his case, his bear mount has been adapted into a motorbike.
* PowerFist: He's normally wielding oversized brass knuckles when delivering his punches, and even while operating his bike for his Noble Phantasm.
* ShockAndAwe: He's still the same Kintoki, even without his axe. His motorcycle's wheels are adorned with the God of Thunder's drums.
* SmokingIsCool: More visible in this iteration. His ascension items are 4 custom golden Zippo-type lighters and he's about to smoke as pictured in his final Ascension artwork.
* ThunderDrum: The wheels of Golden Drive are the drums of the Thunder God Raijin, which emit more lightning longer he rides on the Golden Drive. His mats also mentions one story where he used the drums to drive away and fry the nightmares Raikou was having.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ushiwakamaru (Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Hero(ine) of Dan-no-Ura]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ushiaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 27\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (12th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide and Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Mineji Sakamoto\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami

->''"I am Ushiwakamaru and I have been called upon. Honoring the full devotion as a Samurai, I will do my utmost best!"''

This ill-fated commander is so famous that there is no one in Japan who does not know her name. Although she was blessed with talent and charisma, she was abandoned by her brother Yoritomo, and was killed together with her attendant Benkei. It would be no exaggeration to say that Ushiwakamaru is the most famous military commander in Japanese history. Probably only someone like Oda Nobunaga possesses popularity that rivals hers.

However the early half of her life from before raising an army is wrapped in mystery. It has been told that at eleven years-old, while under the care of the Kurama Temple, Ushiwakamaru met with the onmyouji Kiichi Hougen (some theories say that he was also the Kurama Tengu) and awarded with the arts of war. While there is no doubt that she was an excellent tactician, Yoshitsune lacked something vital.

Ushiwakamaru is Minamoto no Yoshitsune's childhood name. She appears as an ally in the Onigashima event and in the Babylonia chapter. She also appears in the ''Moonlight/Lostroom'' OVA.
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* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Asks to be petted on the head by the protagonist in her Interlude, which they agree to do. She's also starts blushing when Raikou pets her head in Onigashima.
* AgeInappropriateDress: Her torso is completely exposed except for ''most'' of her breasts. She wears nothing but scant sleeves, a bikini bottom and later some armor that [[ChainmailBikini doesn't actually do anything to protect her...assets]]. Her age is never approximated in-game, but Ushiwakamaru was the historical Minamoto no Yoshitsune's childhood name, and traditional Japanese naming convention has children receiving their adult name in their mid-teens, meaning this girl is probably, at the oldest, fourteen or so.
* AncestralWeapon: Her sword Usumidori is noted to be the sword that slain the Earth Spider youkai. It is also noted that the Earth Spider was slain by [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Raikou]], who is Ushiwakamaru's ancestor by two centuries. This very sword is featured in her Bond 10 Craft Essence, empowering Ushiwakamaru and her allies' Quick cards.
* AxCrazy: In the Christmas event, she complains that her master doesn't appreciate her offering them demon heads and mentions if they asked she'd be happy to collect demon eyes for them. [[AscendedMeme It's a nod to ascension items' (very) low drop rate.]]
** She was also ''very'' enthusiastic when it came to killing the oni during the Onigashima event.
* BadassAdorable: Despite her small stature and youthful exuberance, her skill with a sword is formidable. In her legend, she was able to best Musashibou Benkei (who later became a Lancer-class Servant) in single combat.
* BattleTrophy: She makes it her hobby to take her defeated opponents' heads, which is useless to [[TwentyBearAsses the ascension materials farming]] as it's not the head that they need. Then again, [[TruthInTelevision that is standard operating procedure for]] {{Samurai}} on the battlefield.
* BigBrotherWorship: Wholeheartedly adored her older brother, Yoritomo.
* BoringButPractical: She is a great servant for those without a 4 or 5-star Rider thanks to a strong skill set and Noble Phantasm.
* CannotSpitItOut: It's pretty clear during her Interlude she's fallen for the protagonist, from how she wants to know more about their past, being worried they would be disappointed in her performance, being giddy at getting praise, and wanting to be patted on the head, but she never comes out and says it. Her Bond 5 line has it seem like she comes dangerously close to a LoveConfession, but stops herself at the last second.
* CantHoldHerLiquor: A few sips of Benkei's tea at Onigashima ends with her getting completely plastered. Justified in this case as the tea is later revealed to actually be magical wine Benkei got from Shuten-douji, which was designed to make people insanely drunk.
* ChainmailBikini: She's wearing some sections of traditional samurai armor, for all the good it does for the rest of her [[{{Stripperiffic}} outfit.]]
* CoolHorse: Her primary mount, a white stallion named Tayuuguro, which, oddly enough, is not used in conjunction with her Noble Phantasm.[[note]]Arguably, this is because Ushiwakamaru/Yoshitsune's biggest military exploit was the naval victory at Dan-no-ura, hence her Noble Phantasm of jumping through barges.[[/note]]
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer:
** She is the first girl with the Brynhild's Beloved trait, a gameplay feature that corresponds to Brynhild's NP being more powerful on the people she loves.
** In the Halloween 2016 event, one challenge battle has players only use Servants that Da Vinci likes. Ushiwakamaru is the sole female Servant, everyone else is a guy.
* FashionableAsymmetry: Gets more pronounced the further forward one goes in her stage cards.
* FearlessFool: She has absolutely no concept of fear or worry, which caused her a lot of problems as she cannot figure out why one would be worried of their abilities... or that her brother might be jealous of her.
* FlashStep: One of her other Noble Phantasms is her performing this before launching a great, near-unavoidable slash with Usumidori. This is the same ability that [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Okita]] regularly performs in her attacks.
* FloatingPlatforms: Her Noble Phantasm, Dan-No-Ura Hassou Tobi, creates these in the form of eight small ships that give her a clear shot at her target to represent footholds in the environment.
* GenderFlip: Of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. It's noted that in Musashi's native dimension, she is a man. And a pretty one, at that.
* TheHerosJourney: Her true Noble Phantasm is actually a series of her feats that mark the progression of her life as military commander. Only one of the four, Hassou Tobi, is known currently. Her other [=NPs=] are detailed in FGO Material I.
* HumanResources: [[spoiler:Kingu originally intended to use her body as a potent source for growing new monsters. However, after she insults the hypocrisy of his inability to kill children despite claiming to want humanity to die, he decides [[ReforgedIntoAMinion to throw her directly into the Chaos Tide.]]]]
* InterspeciesAdoption: Was raised by [[{{Tengu}} tengu]] after being exiled to one of the temples on Mount Kurama following the assassination of her father by the Taira clan. They taught her martial arts and the art of swordsmanship.
* JackOfAllStats: With a powerful single-target Noble Phantasm, two party-buff skills, and overall decent survivability, Ushi is capable as an all-round 3-star servant.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Uses one to finish off her opponents once she's closed the distance with her Noble Phantasm. Based on her sprite and art design, it does seem to be Usumidori.
* MagicSkirt: The anime intro has her performing a pair of front flips, both of which should've flashed her breasts to anyone around her, but the strips of armor hanging down from her shoulders stay in position just enough to prevent a WardrobeMalfunction.
* MythologyGag: If you have Benkei, she's happy to see him, realizes he's a fake, and reprimands him.
* RapunzelHair: Even in a ponytail it still reaches her knees.
* ReforgedIntoAMinion: [[spoiler:She suffers this fate in Babylonia after being thrown into the Chaos Tide and converted into one of Tiamat's "children".]]
* SheIsAllGrownUp: She mentions in Onigashima that her adult self Yoshitsune is much more filled out than her current teenaged appearance, [[SayingTooMuch though Benkei makes mention (to her anger) that even then she's still not as "impressive"]] as her ancestor [[BuxomIsBetter Raikou]].
* SimpleYetAwesome: If one is seeking for a good budget Rider to invest in or failed to obtain strong powerful Riders such as Francis Drake or Ozymandias, Ushi is a good servant to invest in, as she has a good variety of party buffs and a strong single target Noble Phantasm that comes with her.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Her original design had more clothing, but the artist was requested to remove some, resulting in the current design. In Onigashima, Kintoki is left staring in surprise at how much it leaves uncovered.
* {{Subtext}}: There is definitely an undercurrent of bitterness towards being betrayed by her brother in later life but she doesn't let herself directly act on it. Instead it comes out passive-aggressively (similar to Fionn and Diarmuid) especially towards Hitachibou Kaison; aka the fake Benkei; who also betrayed her by fleeing during her last battle.
** She admits that there was MoreThanMindControl at work during the TranshumanTreachery. It should be noted, however, that none of this is ever directed at the main character.
* TranshumanTreachery: [[spoiler:In one of the Babylonia chapter's more gut-punching moments, she is recreated by Tiamat's Chaos Tide, turning her into one of [[HumanoidAbomination her children]] [[MesACrowd that can replicate]]. Unlike most others she is still herself and allows her buried hatred of humanity to take over as she joins Tiamat.]]
* WholeCostumeReference: Her feathered cap and ''tengu-geta'', in combination with the rest of her armor, are a reference to the tengu that raised her.
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[[folder:Ivan the Terrible]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Thunder Emperor]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/402800b.png[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity''': SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 205\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil[=/=]ChaoticEvil[[note]]for gameplay purposes, he's considered just LawfulEvil[[/note]]\\
'''Origin:''' Russia (16th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' danciao\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakayaKuroda

->''"Rider, Lightning Emperor Ivan. The coronation is already finished. Fear me, bow before me, and punish me."''

The Thunder Emperor. Ivan The Terrible (or "Ivan The Formidable") was the ruler of Russia for most of the 16th century in Pan-Human History. After being crowned, he declared himself the first "Tsar of all Russias" [[UsefulNotes/TsaristRussia and thus imposed autocratic rule upon Russia]]. His path of conquest transformed Russia from a state into an empire, though at extreme cost to its people and long-term economy. Ivan was popular amongst commoners, and considered a skilled diplomat and patron of the arts. However, he was notably paranoid and cruel towards the Russian nobility, and in later life prone to fits of uncontrollable rage.

This is a [[AlternateSelf different version of that person]], one who exists within [[AlternateUniverse an alternative and forbidden history]] where a meteor crashed into the Earth during the 16th century and triggered an Ice Age which wiped out humanity. Ivan was able to save himself and 10% of Russia's population by ordering his court magicians to magically transform them into human-beast hybrids known as the "Yaga". He would then rule over the frozen wastes of Russia for 450 years as its supreme Tsar, though with the arrival of Kadoc Zemlupus and Anastasia, Ivan would be put into a deep slumber so the Crypters could use the army produced by his Noble Phantasm.

* AlternateSelf: As a Heroic Spirit of the Lostbelts, he's extremely divergent from the (so far unseen) Ivan that can be summoned within Pan-Human History, something he himself muses on in his My Room lines.
* AntiVillain: He's brutal and runs a secret police force, but he's the only reason this Lostbelt has managed to survive even in this state. He's genuinely worried about not only his people but anyone outside of Russia who may have survived, so he wishes to expand the country to find other survivors and bring them into relative safety. He also doesn't blame the protagonist for opposing him because they haven't done anything wrong and just wish for their world to survive the same as he does. The man is so conflicted, he manages to fit two character alignments at once.
* AttackItsWeakpoint: His crown is his only true vulnerability in an otherwise invincible body made of ice as [[spoiler:it's all that's left of the true Ivan.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: While we're unsure how much it applied to the main timeline Ivan, it's in full effect here. Caenis outright proclaims that Ivan could probably tussle with '''Zeus''' and have a good chance of coming out on top the way he is now.
* BecomeYourWeapon: His Noble Phantasm shows that his mammoth mount is quite literally a part of him, in that it forms out of the lower half of his body.
* ChestBlaster: One of his attacks has him shooting lightning out of the hole in his chest.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: He shows compassion to his deceased first wife, Anastasia Romanovna, something which Anastasia exploits by making him believe she's his wife.
** Based on his Valentine C, it appears that Ivan still bears some love towards his son. Made especially tragic given what [[OffingTheOffspring happens]] [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone between them later on]].
* EvilIsDeathlyCold: If the man looks like he's made of ice, it's because he is.
* FacialHorror: His body doesn't even have a face anymore[[note]]though Anastasia mentions that his eyes are scary, so it might just be hidden under his crown and behind that giant ice mustache of his[[/note]] and his mammoth suffers a ghastly maiming when [[spoiler:Musashi slices off most of its trunk to weaken them both.]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: He falls in the same boat as Miyamoto Musashi and Abigail Williams. This version of Ivan the Terrible is impossible to summon under normal circumstances as he comes from a Lostbelt, which is supposed to have never existed in the first place. Chaldea may have scanned his Saint Graph after their encounter with him to make it possible, similar to Cu Chulainn Alter, but unlike Cu Alter, he is not story-locked (he's limited) and summoning him is possible before even learning what a Lostbelt is.
* GoneHorriblyRight: A monstrous, sudden ice age during his reign had him beg a mage to fuse him and his people to Phantasmal Beasts so they could survive the harsh conditions of the endless cursed winter. Ivan wound up being combined with the most powerful one in Russia, a gigantic mammoth. On one hand, it ensured the continued survival of the Russian people... but on the other, they were now a country of wolf creatures led by a frost giant, and thus the World concluded that humanity's history was over and scheduled their timeline for erasure.
* {{Kaiju}}: His mammoth is big enough to literally stomp a forest flat.
* LargeAndInCharge: His sprite is of comparable size to Darius. Which isn't an indication of his true size as he's canonically ''531 cm'' [[note]]That's over 5 meters or over 17 feet tall for those using the Imperial system[[/note]], meaning that he should tower over Darius.
* LastOfHisKind: A ''very'' strange case of this. [[spoiler:Destroying his Lostbelt should result in all the Yaga being erased from existence, but for some reason, the Throne and/or Chaldea's summoning system allows for the protagonist to summon him in his Yaga form, making him the sole remaining Yaga on Earth.]] This is reflected by possessing the Innocent Monster (Lost) skill.
* MightyGlacier: The major reason he's not immediately victorious once he awakens is that he and his mammoth move about as fast as you'd expect a mountain to; not very.
* MixAndMatchCritter: He fused himself with a mammoth and a saber-toothed tiger to become a Yaga.
* OlderIsBetter: He is the first Yaga, created from fusing with prehistoric animals and Phantasmal Beasts, and clung to life throughout the long Ice Age, resulting in a being who Caenis speculates could have a chance against ''Zeus''.
* ReligiousBruiser: Centuries might have passed, but his belief in Christian Orthodoxy is still as strong as ever. For example, he loses his senses when [[spoiler:he sees the light of Mash's shield deflecting his lightning shot, believing it to be the deliverance light from above that will bring salvation to Russia.]]
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Mozart's music was the only thing stopping him from rampaging by putting him into an enchanted sleep.]]
* SecretPolice: The Oprichnik, the members of Ivan's established state police, are summoned with him as part of his Noble Phantasm. They appear when he goes to sleep, patrol what he considers his territory, and strike down his enemies. While they are not quite Servant level, they are still much stronger than humans or even Yaga, and because Kadoc and Anastasia have conspired to keep him asleep as long as possible to prevent him from disrupting their lines, there are a ''lot'' of them.
* SemiDivine: It's mentioned that his spiritual value is equivalent to Divine Spirit-class Servants, with Atalante Alter outright comparing his appearance to that of the Olympian gods, possibly due to a combination of his merger with a powerful Phantasmal Beast and living just that long.
* ShockAndAwe: His main form of attack is to shoot electricity[[note]]In Japan, he is known as the "Thunder Emperor" due to an early mistranslation of his title which sort of stuck around.[[/note]].
* ShouldersOfDoom: Decorated with mammoth tusks that can extend and stab opponents or charge energy balls between to fire off.
* SquareCubeLaw: He's so huge and heavy that despite being made of ice, he struggles to actually ''move'' anywhere on his legs. Only when he uses his mammoth can he effectively walk on his own, and otherwise he prefers to just teleport.
* StaffOfAuthority: A wicked-looking scepter that he uses to send lightning towards his foes.
* SurroundedByIdiots: His Bond Craft Essence is ''The Library of Ivan the Terrible.'' Or to be more precise, The ''Lost'' Library of Ivan the Terrible, which has him raging as to how the intellectuals of later generations somehow managed to misplace his immense priceless archive of ancient and mystical texts which is probably rotted away into nothingness by the modern day.
* TooImportantToWalk: By himself, he gets around by teleporting from place to place in bolts of lightning. Though unlike most examples of this trope, it's more like he's too ''heavy'' to walk as he can barely move his icy legs anymore. There's some truth to this in real life as well, as it was discovered by examining Ivan's corpse that he was near-crippled by bone diseases in his older years and could probably barely move.
* WarElephants: His mount is a ''giant mammoth'', possibly on par with Divine Beasts. [[spoiler:To give a comparison of size, Avicebron's mightiest golem, Adam, is big enough to tower over castle walls, and it ''still'' [[https://i.redd.it/dnmvomij8yp01.png ends up being the (slightly) smaller of the two of them]]]].
* WasOnceAMan: By the time Chaldea arrives to his Lostbelt, the once-human Ivan has gone even further than his fellow Yaga and has become a chimeric fusion of man, mammoth, and saber-tooth tiger all wrapped up in a giant ice colossus of a body.
* WaveMotionGun: His Noble Phantasm has his mammoth charging a giant blue one before firing it off.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning: His first Ascension has his lightning as yellow, as shown in his art, before it turns blue on all subsequent Ascensions.

[[folder:Marie Antoinette]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Princess of the Crystal Palace]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_marie_antoinette_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_marie_antoinette_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 29\\

'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' France (18th century)\\

'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Ginka\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RisaTaneda

->''"Do you like me too? If so, that's great… Vive La France!"''

[[UsefulNotes/MarieAntoinette The Hapsburg-born Queen of France]]. The ephemeral wife of the 18th-century king, Louis XVI, and embodiment of the "rule by aristocracy" in the European world. She lost her life in a changing world, during a chaotic period where the right of monarchy was no longer absolute.

Although a target of hatred by many people during the Age of Revolution, her reputation has been restored in modern France. During famines, she reduced court expenses to make donations, demanded herself for the nobility to provide support to the people and such - it has thus being confirmed she was a woman that thought in the people.

She's a major ally in Orleans and Chaldea Summer.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: The starving populace of France were frustrated with the monarchy's hedonistic spending and the costly debts caused by the American Revolution, which were pinned on Marie herself as the reigning icon of nobility and fashion despite her efforts to help them, leading to this trope. But before this...
* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: None of the French Servants really have anything bad to say about her (except for Jeanne Alter), as even her ''executioner'' wanted to beg for her forgiveness. She was said to have earned admiration with a glance and could sooth entire crowds with a smile.
* {{Adorkable}}: Her attempts at [[TotallyRadical modern slang]].
--> '''Marie:''' Wh… Whassup! My homies!
* AllGirlsLikePonies: Her Noble Phantasm is a crystal horse, as seen in her artwork and gameplay. She also gets the Magic Crystal CE[[note]]Which is a crystal pony[[/note]] from Santa Alter for Christmas 2015.
* AllLovingHeroine: To the point where she holds no hard feelings towards Charles-Henri Sanson, ''her executioner''.
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Elisabeth]] sees her as this. Elisabeth does her best to be an idol adored by all and typically [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating fails miserably]]. Meanwhile, Marie is a natural born idol whom everyone tends to [[OneHundredPercentAdorationRating naturally love]]. Elisabeth admits that she's envious of how effortless Marie makes it all look, but resolves not to lose to her as a fellow idol.
* BalanceBuff: Her Strengthening Quest not only increases the damage of her NP and healing effect of its Overcharge, but also increases the party's critical damage by 20% for each turn. Considering the fact that her NP is a Quick AOE, that means she can rack up the stars needed to put the buff to good use starting on the very next turn.
* BouncingBattler: She becomes one while riding her Noble Phantasm, Guillotine Breaker.
* CatchPhrase: [[GratuitousFrench "Vive la France!"]]
* CharmPerson: With her Personal Skill, Alluring Voice. It only works on males, though.
* CoolHorse: A light blue, spectral one, which she uses in her Noble Phantasm, Guillotine Breaker: Glory to the Crown of Lilies. The "Moon Goddess" event reveals she she has an entire chariot made of crystal pulled by this horse.
* CourtlyLove: Her skill, Princess of Loveliness, inspires those with knightly attributes to perform KnightErrant actions for her behalf through sheer charisma. From its effect in gameplay, it seems those knights will shield her from harm and heal her wounds, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation even when there's no knight characters in the party]].
* DashAttack: The animation for Guillotine Breaker has her repeatedly ramming into her opponents with her CoolHorse.
* DispelMagic: Her Noble Phantasm, Guillotine Breaker, not only damages all enemies, but removes all debuffs from her team.
* DudeMagnet: Mozart, Sanson, and d'Eon all want her, to the point Sanson and Mozart fight over whose Valentine's Day chocolate has the most love from her, not realizing she is a AllLovingHeroine who gave chocolate to everyone, and is annoyed with how they don't share her vision of the holiday which is to give a token of love to all your loved ones.
* EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: Shoots what can only be described as [[PinkIsFeminine pink]] [[BishieSparkles sparkles]] as her basic attack.
* FlowerInHerHair: Her Stage 3 form has her wear numerous pink and purple roses in her hair.
* GirlishPigtails: Wears her hair in some very long ones, which emphasize her girlish and innocent personality.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Orleans segment of the game.
* HealingFactor: One of her Personal Skills grants her this for five turns, combined with invincibility from three separate attacks, making her a StoneWall. Her NP's Overcharge effect involves granting the party a minor heal as well, the value of which is increased after her Strengthening Quest.
* HeroicSacrifice: She stays behind in Orleans to buy the party time to regroup by taking on Jeanne Alter herself.
* HelloNurse: Her sheer purity and brilliance made her this for many, being described as having "the greatest body and good looks" as the epitome of royal beauty.
* HiddenDepths: The 2018 summer event, which takes place at a Comiket parody, reveals that Marie and Jeanne are part of a very popular doujin circle.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Along with VindicatedByHistory below, this Marie was closer to RichInDollarsPoorInSense rather than the hedonistic, absolutist monarch she is remembered as in history, having organized donations for the poor and demanded that the nobility make concessions for the lower-class. While the real-life Marie Antoinette allegedly plotted to restore the monarchy with the help of her Austrian relatives, this Marie only wanted what was best for France and accepted her death at the hands of revolutionaries as a step forward in her beloved country's history.
* InnocentBlueEyes: They emphasize her AllLovingHeroine nature.
* LadyInRed: Stage 1 and 2.
* MagicIdolSinger: Her status as a Servant makes her one, as she already had the idol mindset when she was alive.
* NiceHat: Even the real life Marie Antoinette never wore a hat this large.
* NiceGirl: Is kind to everyone and gets fussy at how those who love her are violently fighting on the day that everyone should be sharing love.
* NighInvulnerability: Her Beautiful Princess skill makes her Invincible to direct damage three times while she regains health for five turns. She can however still be hurt and affected by status effects, and certain enemy attacks ignore that type of invincibility altogether.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She looks about 13-14, but is actually an adult, just a short and very flat-chested adult. In the English version, she explains that she was summoned as she appeared when she was going through puberty.
* SayItWithHearts: During the "Moon Goddess" event as Marie cheerfully feeds some (kind-of stolen) dumplings to her friends:
--> '''Marie:''' Here you go, d'Eon. Open wide. Say aaah ♥.
* SpotOfTea: In her final ascension art.
* StepfordSmiler: Her second Interlude has our protagonist dream about our usual smiling Marie and a second different Marie fighting inside her mind. The second Marie is spiteful and vengeful of the French people who executed her for no good reason. Both Maries assure the protagonist that they're both Marie's true self, but the smiling Marie is the only one her duty as a princess allows her to show to the public.
* StoneWall: In-gameplay, she's ''extremely'' hard to take down in an Arts team supported by Tamamo. Her consistent healing, ability to stop three attacks with the invincibility provided from Princess of Loveliness, and charm effect from Alluring Nightingale ensures that she won't be leaving the battlefield any time soon. On the other hand, she has ''really'' low attack for a 4-Star Servant, meaning that she won't be doing much damage either.
* VindicatedByHistory: This is the primary in-universe explanation of her depiction here as a borderline MarySue TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth, which stands in stark contrast to TheHedonist[=/=]AristocratsAreEvil reputation she has in most history books.[[note]]Basically, historians now argue that contemporary writings on the French Revolution demonized the royal family [[WrittenByTheWinners to justify the Revolution's dismantling of the royalty's divine right]] (most notably the "let them eat cake" quote attributed to her, of which the only records of such a phrase were written in a newspaper when she was 11 years old, before she became queen). Today, most historians and people agree that the Revolution became necessary--but they also know that Antoinette was an innocent casualty.[[/note]]
* WomanInWhite: From Stage 3 onwards.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: Represented by a Personal Skill, no less.
* YouShallNotPass: Late in the Orleans chapter, she decides to hold the line alone in order to buy time for Georgios and Jeanne to reach Siegfried and remove his curse. She manages to defeat Sanson, but shortly after [[HeroicSacrifice gives up her life fighting against Jeanne Alter.]] But not before she challenges her with an epic ShutUpHannibal and an ArmorPiercingQuestion.
-->'''Jeanne Alter:''' ''[after Jeanne and the others escape]'' Are you intoxicated with the idea of saving these citizens? You, the person killed by her citizens? A woman put to the guillotine, beheaded in ridicule!\\
'''Marie:''' So disappointing. Witches don't understand such simple logic? It's true that I was executed. There was ridicule, and there was dissain. However—that gives me no reason to murder them in return. I became a queen because the people asked me to. A queen cannot be without her people. Thus, it was inevitable. If they don't want you, then you exit even if you don't want to. That is the destiny of those serving their country. I believe my execution led to my people's next smile. No matter when, viva la France! Stars glimmer, and that will do. That's all we need. Now I am certain. Say—"Dragon Witch". [[ArmorPiercingQuestion "Who are you exactly?"]]\\
'''Jeanne Alter:''' ...Shut up! ''[sics Fafnir on Marie]''\\
'''Marie:''' —Deploy Noble Phantasm. '''Crystal Palace!!''' ...Goodbye Jeanne, it was lovely meeting you. If I can help the Saint who saved France... No, if I can help a friend. Then I will gladly shed the last of my radiance and fall. Like a star, like a flower. Like a fleeting dream. That is what a Servant is, and how Marie Antoinette lives—!
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B in all four Stages.

[[folder:Saint Martha]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Dragontamer Saint]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_martha_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_martha_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marthaaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 30\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Israel, ''Literature/TheBible'' (1st century)\\

'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Mineji Sakamoto\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami

->''"My name is Martha, just plain Martha... We will save the world without fail!"''

A holy woman from the 1st Century who appeased the evil dragon Tarasque. Guided by the words of the Messiah, whom she and her siblings gave a warm reception, she became a believer. A perfect person, possessing beauty and overflowing with charm, a holy maiden that made a frightening monster fall madly in love.

She did not abandon her faith even after the messiah was executed, avoiding death even after being exiled by the Roman viceroy of the time, and drifted to South France upon receiving the grace of God. At the city of Nerluc, by the Rhone River, she ended up confronting a cruel dragon that was tormenting the people, Tarasque.

She is one of the antagonists in Orleans, summoned as "Berserk-Rider". Events she appears in include "Does Moon Goddess Dream of Dumplings", Christmas 2015, and the first Chaldea Summer event ("Chaldea Summer Memory"/"Chaldea Heat Odyssey").

* AbsoluteCleavage: Starts revealing and gets more and more revealing with every Ascension and outfit change.
* AnimationBump: She received updates to her animations in Christmas 2018 that replaces her generic casting animations with blasts of light as well as summoning Tarasque to breath flames on her foes.
* BadassPreacher: If she wasn't this in life, then she definitely is one as a Servant.
* BalanceBuff: Her first Strengthening Quest buffed her Miracle skill to give more health. Her second one gave her Vow of the Saintess, which removes enemy buffs and decreases their defense for three turns. Her third one increased her NP's damage while also adding a Buster Buff for 20% before the NP activates, making her much more useful for farming.
* BareFistedMonk: During the "Moon Goddess" event, Martha wonders if a thin blade like Kojirou's would really be effective against dragons, given that Tarasque was too tough for her fists. Georgios notes the implication in her words that Martha must have fought Tarasque using her fists rather than her staff. Which was confirmed during the first Chaldea Summer event, as her Ruler incarnation uses nothing more than GoodOldFisticuffs in battle.
* BeneathTheMask:
** Usually tries to remain calm and composed, but she slips into GenkiGirl behavior all too often. As she points out herself, she was a city girl taking care of her siblings before becoming a saint, and both saintly demeanor and short temper are truly her (though the latter tends to come out really fast when she gets emotional). Her profile mentions her showing it to someone "she's especially close to" which is usually the protagonist.
** When she becomes irritated or a bit too excited, her manners and speech go beyond those of a [[{{Tomboy}} tomboy]]. And the "Moon Goddess" event revealed she's a bit [[CasualKink too interested in bondage]]. The Christmas event has her show a similar reaction to the protagonist in a cute reindeer costume. Not to mention her behavior during her Interlude and Chaldea Summer, seen below.
** In one of her victory poses in the Arcade, she executes a serene pose stating that this is God's will... and manages to slip in a small 'YES!' gesture with the other hand that doesn't hold the staff.
* BerserkButton: In her second Interlude, ghosts and demons in particular get her ''pissed'', and she doesn't calm down until they're all dead.
* BlatantLies: She propagated the myth that she defeated Tarasque through prayer in order to promote the virtues of faith and good conduct to those that heard the tale. It's quickly surmised by the protagonist and more blatantly implied in her later appearances that she just violently beat him into submission with her bare hands.
* BloodKnight: Downplayed, but ever-present. She constantly denies it, but in most of her appearances she's inches away from admitting that she'd prefer to just brawl people until they see eye-to-eye. For example, [[spoiler:in the Solomon Singularity]], she almost slips up and says "a wholehearted duel" would lead to mutual understanding. Other characters like Kojirou see it plain as day, but for her part she's (mostly) able to restrain herself.
* BreathWeapon: With her animation updates, Tarasque appears in her Extra Attack to breath fire on foes.
* ButtMonkey: Not her, but Tarasque definitely is. Any time he's given focus, it involves him being abused in some way.
* CapitalLettersAreMagic: Never refers to UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} by name, only as "He" and "Him."
* CovertPervert:
** During the "Moon Goddess" event, Martha ''blushes'' and stutters at the thought of being completely tied up, full-body, by ropes. This was in the context of an idiom about criminals in ancient Japan, rather than literally surrendering to Mash and being tied up.
** While she can probably be forgiven for it considering who she's thinking of, in "Chaldea Summer Memory" she jumps to the immediate conclusion that Sasaki Kojirou, Cú Chulainn, Scáthach are all using sexual innuendos when in reality they're just [[BloodKnight picking fights with each other]] (Cú and Scáthach almost decide to "go a round or two" since Cú says he's "ready for some action", while Kojirou notices Martha's "really worked up" and concludes that she, too, wants to "go at it").
* DragonRider: One of the few Riders with this ability. It's stated that the Riding skill alone isn't enough and that you need another skill for this to happen. Martha is able to ride the dragon Tarasque without this skill due to being an exception to this rule.
* TheDragonslayer: Believe it or not, during her Interlude, she seems to enjoy dragon killing a bit "too much", and even calls herself so.
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: How Tarasque is ultimate revealed to "fly" with Martha on him.
* FastballSpecial: The arcade fighting game reveals that her Noble Phantasm involves summoning Tarasque before smacking him into enemies with her staff. Her animated update in the 2018 Christmas event followed suit.
* FightingFromTheInside: Her saintliness is what allows her to resist Jeanne (Alter)'s control over her and manages to give the party info on where to find Siegfried before having to be defeated.
* FluffyTamer: Tamed the dragon [[{{OurDragonsAreDifferent}} Tarasque]] in her legend, and can summon it in battle with her Noble Phantasm, Tarasque: The Pitiful Dragon That Did Not Know Love.
* ForcedIntoEvil: At first. She was initially one of the Servants summoned by Caster Gilles to fight Mash and the protagonist in Dijon, but can be summoned by the protagonist as well.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Jacob's Limbs is a martial art Martha learned that was meant to combat malefic supernatural foes, but due to her eccentricities, she saw no problem with its techniques on regular ''people''.
* HairDecorations: Wears a pair of winged hair-decs with long white ribbons.
* HimeCut: She's not Japanese but she wears her in this style (long hair, straight and even bangs) with the ribbons from her hair decoration forming the sidelocks. It is fitting with her saintly demeanor.
* HolyHandGrenade: Her updated animations changes her attacks from tossing generic balls of energy to creating blasts of holy energy.
* LadyOfWar: She is regarded as a woman of faith that was endowed with beauty and dripping with charm, but don't think she won't hesitate to sic her dragon on you. She also fights with serene prayers that turned into energy balls or overall being graceful in combat... That is, if she manages to keep her cool persona. Otherwise, she would fight in a more violent brawling style that isn't quite the trope (Tarasque can attest).
* MadeASlave: Unlike the opponents of famous monster slaying Servants such as Fafnir or Grendel who are Chain Summoned as enemies to their revived rivals, Tarasque is always packaged with Martha as her submissive and helpless mount and is stuck as such in all her various forms and until the end of time.
* MagicKnight: In contrast to most Riders, her command cards are composed by a majority of Arts cards, which makes her look like a Caster in Rider guise (her animations are even more akin to Casters). This gives her a unique opportunity of spamming her Noble Phantasm whenever necessary.
* NunTooHoly: PlayedWith. Martha is genuinely kind, faithful and serene as a female Saint... but she occasionally slips up into her old self being a carefree, HotBlooded girl who often says things that a Holy Saint wouldn't say. But whenever she did that, she would always backpedal and went back to her 'serene holy woman' self quickly. And she'll remind you in her final Bond line that both of those sides are wholly parts of her, not because she's faking or having SplitPersonality.
* SayItWithHearts: At the end of her first Interlude:
--> '''Martha''': When dragons choose slaughter and refuse to listen, the use of force is the only way ❤
* SilkHidingSteel:
** A woman of God, revered for her stunning good looks and unyielding faith, holding the reins of a massive killing machine.
** [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] in the "Moon Goddess" event, where it's revealed she may have tamed Tarasque [[BareFistedMonk in a different way than what we imagine.]]
* SimpleStaff: The staff which she uses as a weapon and is also featured in her Bond CE. Its colors change for her Stage 3 outfit. It's noted that she had it in life, but it was a simple walking staff, and probably [[SymbolMotifClothing manifested that form]] as a gift of the J-man himself. Normally it manifests in shooting energy balls until her AnimationBump made it into holy explosions, but she uses the staff physically once... to smack and launch Tarasque from the back as part of her NP.
* SpinAttack: Tarasque manifests this way, spinning towards the enemy at high speeds before exploding on contact. The spikes jutting from its back help it shred anything in it's path.
* SupportPartyMember: Martha is a good support Rider as she has the only party-wide debuff clear (which also heals), her third skill has a defense debuff and dispels an enemy's buffs, and her NP also contributes to lowering enemy defense.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: During the "Moon Goddess" event:
--> '''Martha:''' I have not punched any dragons! I don't street-brawl anymore, and I've never fought with my bare hands in my life!
* TakeThat: Martha bashes the Christmas celebration for three reasons; that it's too commercialized, that it gives too much emphasis on couples like Valentine's Day instead on family[[note]]this is a bit more of a Japan-specific criticism, as Christmas is more or less purely a secular holiday in Japan and is a big day for couples there, whereas most Anglophones would ''probably'' still think of Christmas as mostly a family affair[[/note]], and that Jesus was born in October anyway so the entire holiday is SadlyMythtaken.
* TrueBlueFemininity: Her outfit in Stages 1 and 2.
* YearsTooEarly: Referenced in one of her Battle Finish quotes.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has long, blue-purple hair.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Of the Grade A variety.

[[folder:Queen Medb]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Mother of Soldiers]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_medb_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_medb_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_medb_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Prison Warden]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_servant_099_b.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/medbaf_3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 99\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Ireland (Myth/CelticMythology, Ulster Cycle)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' (name only)\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takayama Kisai\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaneSakura

->''"I am Medb. Queen Medb! Are you the mighty warrior, the one who will fight and die for me?"''

The queen of Connacht from the Ulster Cycle of Celtic Mythology. A young girl with engagements, marriages and purely carnal relations with kings and brave warriors. Pure and tidy, lewd and devious. Neither of these descriptors are deceptions, both are the faces she puts on; but most people only get the former. She earnestly enjoys lewdness. She loves good men, but she ''really'' loves strong men! With this uninhibited desire, she made many men her own while alive. The owner of the magic sword Caladbolg, Fergus, was one of her lovers.

She also really loves treasure and for that reason she triggered the greatest war of the Ulster Cycle with the entirely of Ulster as her opponent, commanding the Connacht troops on her chariot and aimed for the life of the brave warrior of Ulster who defied her: Cu Chulainn.

She's the main antagonist of the American chapter and leader of the Celtic forces. She made a wish on the Holy Grail to summon her ultimate fantasy man, Cu Chulainn (Alter). She also featured as a major antagonist in the ''Prisma Illya'' crossover event, and also in the second half of the 2017 Summer event. She also appears in the ''Moonlight/Lostroom'' OVA.

* AnythingThatMoves: Her Noble Phantasm ends with her having sex with the enemy after running over them with her carriage. This applies even to monsters such as [[DemBones skeletons]], [[MiniMecha Helter Skelters]], [[BestialityIsDepraved dragons, chimeras]], [[Creator/GeorgeTakei oh my]].
* AnimationBump: For the 2018 Valentine's Day event, she receives an attack animation update. The updates give more effects on her whip lashes, and lets her summon her bulls, fire rainbow beams from her tiara, and even kick cheeses thrown at her.
* ArtEvolution: The art shift for her alternate costume from the summer 2017 event both makes her look cuter and a bit more threatening, and is also a bit more dynamically posed. It also makes her look [[PuttingOnTheReich rather more fascist]] than previously, which makes some sense for a prison warden queen but is still a bit left-field.
* AscendedExtra: First mentioned in Cu Chulainn's flashback in ''Fate/hollow ataraxia'', she now appears as a Servant. She's also the ArcVillain of the America chapter.
* BalanceBuff: She was considered one of the weaker [=SSRs=], but her Charisma skill was changed to Discipline of the Queen, which increases the attack bonus, doubles the effect towards male party members and includes another self heal. She also got an NP buff via a Strengthening Quest. She's now considered quite solid against males, and is a great support for male-oriented teams. Her third skill, Siren Song, was also buffed into My Red Mead: My Dear Honey Alcohol, which not only still charms the enemy, but also decreases their defense, at max 30%. Combined with her previous buffs, and you have a very strong anti-male Buster Rider.
* BareYourMidriff: Happens in her third ascension and her alternative costume, both showing off her body.
* BloodKnight: Cu Chulainn describes her as a "warmongering lady" who hated having to back down.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Her whip's handle which has a very... ''unusual'' shape was changed into a regular whip handle for the ''Prisma Illya'' crossover PV.
* CombatStilettos: While this game isn't a stranger to this trope for many female servants, Medb takes this trope to another level with the KickChick trope below.
* DepravedBisexual: She'll sleep with seemingly anyone or anything apart from Fionn. She prefers men but is hardly picky.
* TheDitz: She's kind of dumb. She tries to overpower her Master in her interlude, only to be easily beaten. Afterwards she whines about how you didn't bring male Servants for her to fight since canonically only Mash is there for her to fight, then she runs back to Chaldea. When she tries to make excuses for her loss, she only looks dumber.
* {{Dominatrix}}: Medb considers herself the ruler of all men.
* DoubleUnlock: She can only be summoned from the story gacha after beating America.
* EarlyBirdCameo: First appeared in a [[FreezeFrameBonus split-second shot]] in the opening.
* EntitledToHaveYou: Much like Gilgamesh, Medb believes that she's entitled to possess anything she wants, especially men.
-->'''Medb''': All treasures are mine. Then that's mine too, isn't it?
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: In her interlude, she says that she can charm any women, no problem. Although her Alluring Voice skill [[GameplayAndStorySegregation can't charm females in the game.]]
* EveryoneHasStandards: Not even she wants anything to do with Fionn. Yeah, she'll have sex with anyone and maybe any''thing'', but Fionn is just irritating, due to him constantly bragging about how awesome his wife is.
* EvilCounterpart: To Scáthach. Both are redheaded warrior queens, but while Scáthach is dressed in black and is outwardly unfriendly, she is secretly a warm person who is genuinely fond of those who have won her respect. Medb is dressed all in white and while seemingly more pleasant to be around, is immensely frivolous with her affections and cares little for friend and foe alike.
* FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon: Not only was she blessed with perfect looks from birth, it's more of a cute friendly look than the more obviously dangerous women like Carmilla. However, as alluded to in her personality, people who judge her based only on her looks fail to realize that she has no conscience and without hesitation engages in a great deal of chaos and mayhem.
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: Especially in America, where she's pretty much a CardCarryingVillain hellbent for conquest.
* IfICantHaveYou: The reason why she had Cu Chulainn killed.
* ILoveYouBecauseICantControlYou: She lusts for Cu Chulainn, who she never slept with in Celtic myth, and it plays a part in why she summoned him to fit her ideals. Despite effectively being her [[TheDragon dragon]] he has no interest in her sexually, which makes her want him more.
* KickChick: She's got B Rank Agility, and her revamped animations show it by pulling off some impressive gravity-and-physics-defying kicks on pieces of flung cheese. We're talking backward-rolling-flips-in-mid-air level kicks.
* LastBreathBullet: After her TakingTheBullet moment below. She still manages to summon [[spoiler: the Clan Calatin, in the form of 28 Demon Pillars.]]
* LovableAlphaBitch: As a playable Servant, she's not actively malicious and more like a pampered poodle who was used to be spoiled by everyone. A slightly rabid poodle, mind you, but a pampered poodle nonetheless. Played with, as she's revealed in her interlude to still be dangerous and perfectly willing to murder them as revenge, though she's so bad at it that the player's support at Chaldea think she might have been trying to help in a roundabout fashion.
* LovableSexManiac: Nasu calls her the "Celt super bitch", as per her legends, that she needs at least seven men (or Fergus) to satisfy her insatiable lust. In her interlude she also says she's in the Rider class not because of her chariot but because she "rides" ''men.'' Even one of her Noble Phantasms is basically a rape dungeon that won't let anyone trapped in it escape until she's done having sex with them.
* LovePotion: One of her Noble Phantasms, My Red Mead: My Dear Honey Alcohol, is liquor honey infused with her natural charm what will make anyone who drinks it more or less hers.
* MookMaker: Medb doesn't actually give birth to her soldiers, but takes in their genetic information from "riding them", and with a drop of her blood creates more soldiers.
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: After having sex with a warrior, she can use their seed to form weaker copies of them by spilling small amounts of her blood on the ground. She can thus create entire armies by herself. However, when asked if she's ever actually given birth for real she gets embarrassed and denies it, though in myth she had nine.
* NoPronunciationGuide: Despite its spelling in English, Medb's name is pronounced "Maeve".
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness:
** She's known as the 'Celt Super-Bitch' because of how much she ReallyGetsAround, but when asked if she's ever given birth in the normal way she gets embarrassed and says she could never do that except with someone she loves. This weird burst of purity freaks out Mash and Roman.
** Also, she gets much more typically ''furious'' during Summer 2017 when [[spoiler:any mention is made of Ishtar's ritual and the effect it's having on "her" Connacht]], which is atypical enough for her to be commented on by her subordinates and is meant, narratively, to pique the player's interest.
* PrettyInMink: She wears a very fluffy white fur cloak in her Stage 1 art.
* ReallyGetsAround: Most of her power-set is based off of sex. Even when speaking of it she sounds, well, orgasmic. It takes seven men (or Fergus) to satisfy her. Her birthday line implies she's perfectly fine with having a fling with the protagonist until they "can't stand on [their] own feet."
* RoseHairedSweetie: Superficially. She's energetic and bubbly, but she's actually pretty nasty.
* {{Seers}}: She possesses Conchobar's future vision thanks to one of her Noble Phantasms, Conchobar My Love: My Dear Future Vision.
* ShowerScene: Has one in the summer 2017 event, which is when the party tries to kill her with a piece of cheese to reenact her legend. She easily counters the flung cheese.
* SpiderSense: Developed an ability to sense cheese products since she was killed by one, her Buster attack is just her detecting a piece of cheese flying her way with an exclamation mark and then flies up to counter it.
* TheStarscream: Tries to take out the protagonist in an Interlude, but she's laughably inept.
** Her magical girl version tries to usurp the First Lady in the event.
* StoneWall: Medb's attack is rather low, but she has good HP and a skill that regenerates her HP every turn, and another skill that heals her for a decent amount as well.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Probably the most classically stripper-looking of them all, since her final outfit is basically just lingerie.
* TakingTheBullet: Takes a lethal hit meant for Cu Chulainn (Alter), dying in the process.
* WeaksauceWeakness: It was hinted at in Solomon and explicitly stated during the summer 2017 event's second part, she has a weakness to cheese, as she died when Furbaide flung a piece at her, instantly killing her while she was bathing. However it is only as effective as normal blunt force trauma and Medb has developed a sort of SpiderSense to counter any flung pieces of cheese. This sense is used in her Buster attack after an animation revamp, where she senses the cheese and kicks it towards enemies.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: As she always uses her relationship with men only for sake of political advantages and carnal thrill, she wonders how it feels like to be a lovestruck fool. While she's obviously laughing at her victims' expense, her wondering is also true as she never really met her equal (on making her fall in love just with a smile).
* WhipItGood: Her weapon of choice.
* WouldHurtAChild: Casually mentions during the Prisma Illya crossover that she ran over Illya with her chariot.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: According to supplementary materials, the sporty constitution of her third outfit is supposed to evoke the imagery of professional female wrestlers.
* ZergRush: Her soldiers made from her blood are weaker then the originals, so she chooses to compensate for that by making more and more soldiers until the enemy can't withstand them anymore.

[[folder:Medusa]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Bewitching Black Serpent]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_medusa_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_medusa_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 23\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Greece (Myth/ClassicalMythology)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuuAsakawa

->''"...You have strange preferences. If you require a sacrifice, do feel to command me as you wish."''

Youngest of the Gorgon sisters. Originally a chthonic deity, she and her sisters had to flee to a shapeless island due to the arrival of the Olympian deities and their fanatical faithful. Despite her beauty, she has been variously described as a serpentine monster who petrifies anyone foolish enough to gaze into her. Through it all, she is rather indifferent and would rather drink and read, and was also the only one of the three sisters to "grow".

Gorgon is the name of a mere shadow of a former goddess that ended up growing, enlarging to the limits. She's an antagonist in Fuyuki.

* ActuallyNotAVampire: While she is of questionable humanity and both enjoys and is empowered by sucking blood, Nasuverse vampires are actually something different.
* AnimalMotifs: Rider gets motifs for both horses for her ability to summon Pegasus and snakes as befits her real identity.
* AnimationBump: Her animations were later given a makeover to bring them up to par with more recent Servants.
* AntiMagic: Medusa has innate magic resistance as part of her class, although it's not quite at a Saber's level. She ''would'' also have her sisters' ridiculous MR as part of her divinity, if not for [[BlessedWithSuck the nature of her divinity]] compared to her sisters.
* BiTheWay: In her Interlude, Stheno and Euryale put her in an arranged marriage to see her reactions. So the protagonist pretends to be lovers with her to cope with this. If you choose the female protagonist, you get an option to say that you're a girl. Medusa's reaction?
--> (blushing) "Yes, I don’t mind. In fact…"
* BigLittleSister: She's the youngest of the Gorgon sisters and the only one that resembles an adult woman. Even in myth, Medusa was the only one to be mortal and age normally.
* BlindfoldedVision: Her blindfold Breaker Gorgon is stated in the Status sheets to seal all properties of her eyes, including vision, so she relies on her other senses for everything. It works well enough that her blindness isn't noticeable at all.
* BoringButPractical: In terms of offensive Riders, Medusa is a solid choice for usage due to her decent deck structure allowing her to set up Noble Phantasm, or critical combos, while having good skills that can help offensively, or support wise, and has a AOE Quick Noble Phantasm. She might lack the raw damage of other Riders, but she is a solid choice and could be considered a slightly weaker AOE version of Rider Kintoki, even though she lacks a Quick buff like he does.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "I'll kill you gently." She says it during her Noble Phantasm and in Fate media as a whole says it fairly often. It also happens to be Yuu Asakawa's favorite line for Medusa.
* ChainPain: Her standard weapon is a nail-like dagger attached to a long chain.
* CoolHorse: Her Noble Phantasm, Bellerophon: Bridle of Chivalry, summons Pegasus, one of the most iconic steeds of legend.
* {{Cosplay}}: She wears a Homurahara Highschool uniform for the ''Heaven's Feel'' mini quest to help promote the ''Heaven's Feel'' films.
* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: Using her Monstrous Strength too often can make Medusa revert to her monster form, in lore. In gameplay, it's perfectly safe as her Gorgon form [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAvengers is handled somewhat differently]].
* DarkActionGirl: She embraces this image. She wears a black outfit, can be rather ruthless and being a chosen hero means she's more than competent in fighting.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Her appearance and abilities based in blood and darkness just scream dark creature, and it's not helped by her vampiric traits, [[HiddenDepths but once you get to know her]], she's really not that bad.
* DeadlyGaze: Cybele, her Mystic Eyes of Petrification, which will leave you TakenForGranite. It manifests as a skill which causes a Stun debuff.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Medusa's aloof side is thrown into the spotlight and throughout her bonds and ascensions she questions her master's taste in servants, warning them that she could turn into a monster again. By the time her last ascension hits she's warmed up to them considerably, causing her sultry and seductive side to race to the surface.
--> "Fufufu. What a foolish master. Do you realize what you're raising here? Take proper responsibility for pouring this much power into me. For starters, I shall captivate your heart."
* EldritchAbomination: She can take the form of a gigantic nondescript creature with snakes everywhere, in lore. Part of her meta-narrative thrust throughout ''Fate'' is which one is really her "real" form. This form makes a small appearance as part of Gorgon's Noble Phantasm.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The same kind as her sisters, Euryale and Stheno. She can [[DeadlyGaze petrify]] people, unlike her sisters.
* GorgeousGorgon: Very much so.
* HeightAngst: For her, a "small and cute" body like her sisters is her standard of beauty, and she has a complex about her adult body. She even wonders if the Grail can make her shorter. She has her BerserkButton pushed in her Interlude when a group of soldiers refer to her as "giant with monster strength".
--> "Can I go all-out Master? [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It's not that I am angry, it's just my Mystic Eyes are aching]]."
* MamaBear: She is as fiercely protective of Sakura Matou as ever. In the Parvati trial event, when she discovers that Parvati has turned Sakura into her Pseudo-Servant, thus exposing her to the constant danger of fighting for Chaldea, she goes ''ballistic''.
* {{Meido}}: She's forced into this outfit in "GUDAGUDA Meiji Revival".
* MurderousThighs: Her AnimationBump gave her this as an extra attack, performing an audible NeckSnap before slashing them one more time with her chain and nail.
* MythologyGag:
** Before her animation updates, her Noble Phantasm was based on her use of Bellerophon during her fight with Altria Alter in the Heavens Feel route of her first appearance.
** She warns you against trusting Medea, knowing her reputation as the [[RedBaron Witch of Betrayal.]]
** One of her biggest dislikes is seaweed, especially [[Characters/FateStayNightHumans wakame]]; it makes her want to cut it up. [[note]]Wakame is a nickname for Shinji Matou since his hair resembles that kind of seaweed.[[/note]]
** If you have Stheno and/or Euryale, she'll basically sigh at the fact that she'll have to deal with their teasing antics yet again. And they really bully her whenever they appear together.
** She cosplayed as a student of Homurahara High School to help promote the Heaven's Feel movies in a miniquest.
** Her new Noble Phantasm animation comes from ''Fate/unlimited codes'', and her Buster attack comes from ''Fate/Extella''.
** A rather darker one comes up during the trial quest for [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Parvati]], as seeing Parvati Sakura makes her... nearly ''boil over with rage'', because between the pseudo-Servant process and all the combat Chaldea engages in, Parvati is putting Sakura in tremendous amounts of danger, and Medusa ''will not'' tolerate that. She does eventually relent, but she's still unhappy about the situation because Sakura remains in danger.
** [[spoiler: Although she does acknowledge her past with Perseus, she doesn't hold it against him that he killed her, although she doesn't particularly want to talk with him either. Her SuperPoweredEvilSide [[Characters/FateGrandOrderExtra Gorgon]], [[ArchEnemy on the other hand]]....]]
* TheParalyzer: One of her skills, Mystic Eyes, can stun an opponent for 1 turn.
* RapunzelHair: Of the greatest level. It easily goes down to her ankles, yet does nothing to limit her fighting abilities.
* SheatheYourSword: A very rare case of an ''enemy'' doing this. During the Valentine's Day event, her sisters will attack Mash before she can give the Main Character chocolate and force Medusa to come along. Medusa will apologize for this. In the actual fight, she will not actually attack you. She will only buff herself.
* SlaveCollar: Wears a leather collar on her neck as part of her standard battle costume.
* StatuesqueStunner: Quite literally considering her powers. One of the tallest women in the game at 172 cm and described as beautiful.
* {{Stripperific}}: Wears progressively less as her stages advance, and she wasn't wearing much to begin with. Her sisters made her wear the outfit. You can even see her nipples through her dress in the artwork for her first 3 ascensions.
* TakenForGranite: Her Mystic Eyes of Petrification, Cybele, allow her to turn her victims to stone when she takes off her blindfold. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation In gameplay, this is reduced to a one-turn stun.]]
* VaporWear: Her third stage.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: One of ''Fate'''s classic examples of a purple-haired character.

[[folder:Mordred (Rider)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Surfer Knight of Treachery]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_mordred_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_mordred_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mordredridaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]

'''ID:''' No. 132\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' England ([[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Mythology]])\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' (as Saber of Red)\\
'''Background development:'''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Ototsugu Konoe\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MiyukiSawashiro

->''"Yahhoo, Master! I came to play! Oh, don't tell Father, okay? I snuck this board out here."''

Having been summoned as a Rider instead of Saber this time, Mordred doesn't have Clarent with her, nor her armor and helmet. Summer has put her in higher spirits than usual, with her being more pushy and good-willed towards the Master and her habitual moodiness is nowhere to be seen. Putting antagonism with her father and her own raison d'être aside, she's enjoying the summer sea to her heart's content.

Upon being summoned, she wanted a surfboard that could withstand her power and ended up cheekily stea... borrowing to perpetuity one from her father's treasure vault. Its name is Prydwen. According to legends, it is a wonder tool that could become both a ship and a shield.

An alternate version of Mordred who debuted for "Chaldea Summer Memory".

* AttentionWhore: She spends many of her summer event scenes trying to get Altria to pay attention to her, but her father is completely oblivious.
* AwesomeButImpractical: All of her design choices (if picked) in "Chaldea Summer Memory" reek of this. Examples include an ''iron'' house (which looks like a cube and seems unbearable to live in due to heat conductivity), the railcart system instead of a simple road, and a ropeway instead of a bridge. Many of these also overlap with RebelliousSpirit since she suggests some of them solely to spite her father (very slightly).
* BiTheWay: While trying to teach the protagonist how to surf, she makes a comment about how no matter if it's waves, horses, or women, the rougher the ride, the more fun it is.
--> [[LampshadeHanging "... hang on, what was that last one?"]]
* CannotSpitItOut: It's clear she is enamored with the protagonist, but she is incredibly conflicted on admitting it. Most likely because she never experienced anything like a crush/romantic feelings when she was alive.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She gets straight up pissed if you have the swimsuit versions of Anne and Mary (especially towards Anne).
--> "O-oi! That swimsuit pirate over there! W-w-w-w-w-w-what is that what is that what is that!? Melons? [[ACupAngst Is it melons or something?]] ... Master, don't you fall for that! Idiot! Iiidiot!"
* CompanionCube: Calls her surfboard (Prydwen) "partner".
* CompositeCharacter: In some of the Arthurian myths, Prydwen was a ship Arthur owned. In others, Prydwen was the name of his shield. In the Nasuverse, both are combined into a magic shield that can turn into a ship... that Mordred stole from Camelot so she could surf on it.
* CutenessProximity: Although she outwardly denies it, she's completely taken by the cuteness of the boar piglets on the island and even feeds one that the gang believes destroyed the crops and lets it go instead of catching it. [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe This convinces the piglet to rally the others to aid the crew against the demon boars on the island]].
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Mordred gains a tan in her 2nd to 4th artwork portrait.
* HistoricalInJoke: Arthurian lore was rather inconsistent on what the Prydwen actually was, describing it as either a shield or a boat depending specific story. So, naturally, ''Fate/Grand Order'' split the difference and made it a surfboard.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Uses her surfboard to smack enemies.
* InSeriesNickname: Her profile calls her [=SurMo=], or just Surfer Mo.
* LimitBreak: Her kit is hardwired to spam her Arts-based Noble Phantasm over and over. With a Craft Essence that boosts her Art effectiveness and/or Noble Phantasm gain, she can theoretically fire it off ''every turn'' until she runs out of [[LamePun waves of enemies]] to hit with it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvdN0OPQEmc Case in point.]]
* MakingASplash: She uses her wave-riding to drown the enemies. And somehow can shoot water out of her surfboard.
* MundaneUtility: Prydwen is a magical shield that can turn into a ship, but Mordred here uses it as a surfboard. Lampshaded by her father in the profile.
--> "Who said you could turn it into a surfboard?!"
* RebelliousSpirit: Putting on the swimsuit seems to have set her rebellious phase into overdrive, as many of her suggestions for the island structures involve grand, sweeping innovations (instead of a bridge, she wants a gondola life; for transportation, mining carts; for a watchtower, a rock concert tower; for a larger base, a ''massive'' fortress that's filled with booby traps and if Scathach hadn't put her foot down would have had ''flight'').
* RockMeAsmodeus: PlayedForLaughs. One of the structures she wants to build is a tower for rock concerts that looks like the TowerOfBabel. Martha is left spluttering to try and find something about it that wouldn't be called blasphemous.
* SailorFuku: Her second outfit.
* ShieldSurf: She literally surfs on the magical shield Prydwen.
* {{Tsundere}}: This version of Mordred clearly has a crush on the protagonist, though she would much rather face a horde of monsters than admit it. Whenever she gets embarrassed, which is surprisingly often, she will yell at her Master and get the BAKA out with no hesitation, moreover...:
--> What I like should be obvious! Summer! The beach! Mast- No wait! Forget about that last one!
* WalkingSwimsuitScene: Even after the event, this version of her will still be running around in a swimsuit. Lampshaded by herself, when she asks if you'll still be using her in winter.

[[folder:Ozymandias]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:King of the Sun]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ramesses_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ozymanaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 118\\

'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Egypt (14th century BC)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''[[Anime/FatePrototype Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver]]''\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Nakahara\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakehitoKoyasu\\
'''Live actor:''' Leo Honda

->''"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my work, ye Mighty, and despair!"''

Ozymandias, also called [[UsefulNotes/RamsesII Ramesses II]] or Meryamen, is considered the greatest pharaoh of ancient Egypt. He loved the masses and was also greatly loved by the people. A child of the Sun God Ra and also one of its incarnations, he stipulates himself as the absolute one in this world. Just like how birds fly in the sky and fishes swim in the ocean, he is quite naturally a pharaoh. A wise ruler who eventually made peace with the Hittites and brought about prosperity to ancient Egypt. At times a valorous general and a man who married the greatest beauties in the world to father over a hundred children; he is also known for many constructions that remain even to this day.

According to anecdotes, he is also the king of Egypt who obstructed the Exodus of Jewish people led by Moses, a stepbrother of his, and pursuing them with a great army.

He's an antagonist in the Camelot chapter, holding onto the Holy Grail in the singularity, and also played a significant role during Halloween 2016.

* AlternateHistory: Moses was his best friend, and while their backstory does follow the events of the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', Ramesses does not pursue the Israelites upon seeing Moses part the Red Sea. Instead, [[GracefulLoser he bids his once close friend farewell and lets Moses and the Israelites leave unopposed]].
* AnimeHair: His hair becomes noticeably slicked back in his second ascension, but it changes back to normal afterwards.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Considered to be the greatest of the Egyptian Pharoahs, the "King of Kings", and one of the most powerful known Servants in the Fate canon through his overwhelmingly powerful Noble Phantasms. Hail to the king indeed.
* BadPowersGoodPeople: [[spoiler:He evokes the Demon Pillar Amon using the Holy Grail, allowing it to possess him like the other Demon Pillars have possessed their masters - except he changes its name to ''Amon-Ra'', granting him full control over its form.]]
* TheBeastMaster: One of his Noble Phantasms is a temple complex ''filled'' with powerful Phantasmal Beasts, including immortal Sphinxes. His area in Camelot is filled to the brim with sphinxes.
* {{BFG}}: Ramesseum Tentyris has the ability to utilize the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendera_light Dendera Light]] as a massive beam cannon capable of flattening cities and ''matching Arthur's EX-ranked Excalibur''.
* BlingOfWar: Not unlike Gilgamesh. Ozymandias simply wears [[WalkingShirtlessScene less]] to start with.
* BloodKnight: He comments during his final battle in Prototype that he used to praise those who came to challenge or kill him, and even forgave them for the crime of defying him if they gave him a good fight.
* ColonyDrop: The Camelot chapter reveals his ultimate, last-resort weapon, which is quite literally the entire Ramesseum Tentrys temple complex taking off like a rocket and crashing itself on whatever deserved the full wrath of the King of Kings.
* CoolBigBro: He decides that since he's the older avatar of the sun, that makes Tamamo, a fellow avatar of the sun, his little sister. Although Tamamo is annoyed by his presumption.
* CoolPet: Because he doesn't ride it, The Sphinx of Abu el-Hol falls under this category. He also has several sphinxes prowling his territory and defeating them turns out to be the key to entering his temple. [[spoiler: He loans you his most powerful ones to help you in the assault against Camelot and Lion King.]]
* CoolShip: He has Mesektet, the flying ship that carries Ra down the Nile every night, as one of his Noble Phantasms. Per Type Moon tradition, it of course doubles as an orbital artillery station with a multitude of laser weaponry.
* CoolUncle:
** He's called "Uncle Man Diaz" by the Japanese fandom. In Halloween 2016, he actually guides Cleopatra to accept her legacy as the last pharaoh.
** In Nitocris' Interlude, he bolsters her self-esteem after she said that she doesn't deserve a position amongst more prominent pharaohs.
** His birthday line has him say that he doesn't care, but then asks if there's any gift you want from him.
* DeathFromAbove: He mainly attacks by blasting enemies with laser beams from his solar barge, Mesektet.
* EvilLaugh: Bordering on [[CastingGag DIO]] at this point.
* FlowerMotifs: Ramesses carries a humble lotus in his Stage 4 portrait--the very same [[FlowerInHerHair flower favored as a hair decal]] by his dearest wife, Nefertari.
* FrickinLaserBeams: Mesekset, Ozymandias' flying solar barge, fires several of these, each being powerful enough to reduce Tokyo to ash in a matter of hours.
* AGodAmI: He's a pharaoh and the greatest of them, so he kinda actually is.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Since his temple can't match how overpowered Rhongomyniad is once the Lion King starts bombarding it, he decides to just drop his temple on Camelot in a suicide attack]].
* HeroicWillpower: Guy deserves some serious credit for the sheer gonads he has. [[spoiler: To test if you have what it takes to take on a God, that is, the Lion King, he lets the Demon Pillar Amon possess him, only for him to ''hijack'' it and then '''upgrade''' it to a proper Divine Spirit, which he renames Amon Ra]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: If not outright JerkassFacade. He talks a big game and possesses a very high opinion of himself, but in ''Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver'' he forgives his Master for desecrating his wife's tomb, offers the Isemi child a MercyKill if he should desire so and genuinely wishes to rule the modern world as to bring it into a new golden era. Not for nothing is the line "the Pharaoh's heart is as noble as the sun" used in his first POV sequence.
* LargeHam: Like Gilgamesh, he's rather fond of himself, and not without a very good reason why.
* MadeOfIron:
** It took Arash empowered by 3 Command Spells, Brynhild, Arthur and Paracelsus combined to just barely squeeze out a victory against him (and this is AFTER Hassan of Serenity cut Ozymandias' mana supply by murdering his master and his master's clan) last time he appeared. Woe be to anyone who fights him without all that on their side.
** [[spoiler:After the party defeated Amon-Ra (twice!), Ozymandias reverted into his human form again and simply challenged them to another fight in his normal form. After that (still pretty well off), he reveals that before they arrived in the Singularity King Hassan beheaded him... but as he was inside his temple, he stayed alive just fine and only had to deal with an annoying case of his head sliding off his neck as he healed.]]
* MagicKnight: He possesses an abnormal talent in the ways of Magecraft, possessing Mystic Eyes that can knock out [[Anime/FatePrototype Misaya]], a Magus with incredibly good circuits, by simply looking at her familiar, while dismissing the familiar as the work of an amateur, which Misaya is decidedly not by common standards. Additionally, he possesses a Reality Marble-like ability.
* MentalWorld: Ramesseum Tentyris is akin to Nero's near-Reality Marble, in that it summons a massive amount of great Egyptian temples in a complex spanning miles from end to end. It is noted that many of the temples in it were not built in his lifetime, but as he is the King of Kings, the greatest king of Egypt, he naturally rules over the domain of lesser kings, including their temples. The Camelot chapter brings it even further: he's apparently so linked to the concept of Ancient Egypt, his getting summoned in a very unstable singularity caused a very large chunk of the country to show up with him.
* MotorMouth: He rattles off several lines and they're so long, you can probably activate another Servant's skill and set up a brave chain before he stops talking.
* MrExposition: He picks up where Nitoris left off in telling Chaldea about the singularity, particularly about the Lion King.
* MundaneUtility:
** The second Halloween event reveals he's opened a side business renting out his sphinxes.
** And in Valentine's 2017, he takes the protagonist for a tour around the world on Mesektet.
* MythologyGag:
** He attacks with his other Noble Phantasms; Mesektet as regular attacks and the Sphinx Wehem-Mesut as his extra attack. The other sphinxes from Abu el-Hol Sphinx appear as regular enemies in his territory on the Camelot singularity.
** At [[spoiler:Solomon's Temple]], he meets Arash who isn't sure about his role as a humble, no-name hero in this grand conflict. Ozymandias goes out of his way to say that Arash is indeed a great hero and he must take pride in his status. This is a CallBack to ''Fate/Prototype Fragments'' where [[WorthyOpponent Arash is the one who defeated him.]]
** Before giving you his return gift for Valentine's 2017, he reminisces about a past Grail War where he used his strongest sphinx against a knight in silver armor and a man with a red bow, referencing his final battle in ''Fragments'' with Arash and Arthur.
* NotSoAboveItAll:
** When the party first meets him in Camelot, he acts stoic and serious...and then [[OffWithHisHead his head slips off his neck somewhat]], prompting utter confusion from the party and him immediately attacking them to save face.
** Normally he's a prideful, totally serious character. Come Halloween 2016, he joins the event to have fun like a man-child and rolls around on the floor trying not to laugh when he sees Saber Caesar's form. He's also a cat person, playing with his sphinx cubs whenever he can.
* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:The party first meets him in the awkward position of his head occasionally sliding off his neck, courtesy of King Hassan having chopped it off before they arrived in the Singularity. Thanks to the properties of his temple, it didn't kill him and he's fully healed up by the time Chaldea returns to seek his aid against the Lion King]].
* ThePowerOfTheSun: As "Ra's Mighty Truth", he possesses Ra's almighty solar barge as a Noble Phantasm, and it's so powerful that it can reduce all of Tokyo to rubble in the span of an hour. Because of this, he considers Servants with a connection to the sun (Tamamo, Karna, Gawain, and Quetzalcoatl) to be his greatest allies.
* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: His Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentrys, is referred to as EX in his parameters.
* RedBaron: King of Kings, Ra's Mighty Truth, and Usermaatre Setepenre (The Justice of Ra is Powerful – Chosen of Ra) are just some of his many titles. Mash and Da Vinci go on to also call him the King of the Sun and the Builder King.
* SacredHospitality: He gives the protagonists a banquet after their first battle with him because for this night, they're his guests, who have journeyed far to come here and deserve a respite for doing so.
* SemiDivine: Despite having no divine heritage, he has B-Rank Divinity from his sheer greatness as a pharaoh. Though this might also be because pharaohs were considered [[PhysicalGod living gods]] in ancient Egypt. Mash speculates this is because he was closest to the sun out of all the pharaohs, and how he strove to make himself seem more like a God than man.
* SquareRaceRoundClass: Lorewise, its noted that while he meets the qualifications of being a Rider, he is so naturally skilled in Magecraft that even as a Rider, he is functionally a Caster. This is because his Rider qualifications are pretty much because he historically had vehicles and did ride on horses at times, but it's noted his skill in magecraft eclipsed any skills relating to that. From a gameplay perspective this doesn't change anything about him, though he is unique in that his attack animations all involve using magic in some way, and unlike launch units who have generic animations (Martha and Marie), this is was intentionally done to emphasis his magical talents.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: They're likely highlighting his divinity.
* SuperpowerLottery: In addition to his Imperial Privilege that lets him obtain a wide variety of other skills, he possesses ''three'' Noble Phantasms, the weakest of which is compared to three Servants in strength. He is also one of the best five-star Servants in-gameplay, combining good offensive ability and solid support.
* TempleOfDoom:
** Ramesseum Tentyris is essentially this taken to its logical extreme. [[PowerNullifier It seals all Noble Phantasms not wielded by people]] who are[=/=]were[=/=]became Divine Spirits, and the same goes for their skills. It is also filled with immortal Divine Beast sphinxes who infinitely regenerate all damage done to them, and Ozy himself is protected by [[MadeOfIndestructium ten layers of temple walls in his sanctum, each of which can resist an Anti-Army tier attack]], and even if this is pierced, [[NighInvulnerability he has the same regeneration as his beasts.]] ''In addition to all this'', it is flooded with a [[DeadlyGas poison called "The Majesty of God"]] which evaporates normal humans in two seconds and does crippling damage to Servants, even working on Arash who has an EX-ranked skill that gives him poison resistance, and the temple also possesses the capacity to fire beams of light at warships in the middle of the Pacific Ocean from Tokyo Bay. Finally, it has the Dendera Light, an enormous beam cannon with firepower equal to ''solar flares'' that can win against the EX-ranked Excalibur Proto. In fact, he only ''lost'' when ''five'' Servants (Saber, Lancer, Archer, Caster, and Assassin) effectively ganged on him at once while he was running out of prana from having his Master murdered by Assassin, and after his BeamOWar with Arthur was interrupted by a suicidal triple Command Seal backed Broken Phantasm that counts as both an Anti-Army and an ''Anti-Country'' from Arash. Suffice to say, ancient Egypt does '''not''' fuck around.
** But in-game, Ramesseum Tentrys is [[GameplayAndStorySegregation just a single target NP]], used to crush the target with the summit of two giant pyramids. It still seals NP usage but only for one turn.
* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Him, [[http://i.imgur.com/wBuGbL7.png Moses and Nefertari]] were this in the past.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: After Stage 1, he loses any sort of covering of his torso. His "civilian" clothes in ''Prototype'' zigzag this, as while he has a shirt, it's never buttoned up and completely open.
* TheWorfEffect: The above-mentioned Dendera Light that can win against the EX-ranked Excalibur Proto? It fails to even ''scratch'' the massive barrier created by Rhongomyniad in Camelot, even when Ozymandias starts empowering it [[CastFromLifespan with his own Spirit Origin]]. [[spoiler:He's ultimately forced to sacrifice himself by launching the entire Ramesseum Tentrys complex right into the barrier to break it, but even that doesn't scratch the Lion King within her tower]].
* YouRemindMeOfX: Nictoris in the Camelot Singularity notes that he's taken a liking to the protagonist, stating that their easy-going personality resembles "an old friend", all but stated to be Moses.
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%%[[folder:Perseus]]
%%[[caption-width-right:350: The Gorgon Slayer]]
%%->'''Origin:''' Greece (Greek mythology)\\
%%'''First appearance''': ''Fate/Prototype''\\
%%'''Voiced by''': Creator/MamoruMiyano\\

%%Perseus is the Greek hero known for killing the Gorgon Medusa with Harpe, and later becoming the king of Mycenae. He is the son of Zeus, and the warrior most trusted by the gods at the time in the Greek world. He sought to challenge the monster Gorgon to protect his fame and his mother, and traveled to the Shapeless Island that holds those exiled by the gods in order to claim its head. He was granted five Noble Phantasms, probably the most ever granted to a single warrior in the history of Greece, by the gods, which include Harpe, winged sandals, a mirror shield, a helmet of invisibility, and Kibisis, a bag to contain the beast's head.
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%%* AlternateSelf: His Rider and Lancer version are from different phases of his life.
%%* TheAce: He was gifted with 5 tools for his fight with Gorgon which became the five Noble Phantasms he uses. He's also one of the most successful heroes in Greek legend.
%%* {{Bishounen}}
%%* BladeOnAStick: Harpe is portrayed as a spear with a sickle-like blade in the Nasuverse, and Perseus can also be summoned as a Lancer.
%%* CoolMask
%%* CoolHorse: He also has the Noble Phantasm, Bellerophon: Reins of Pegasus, which is the same as Medusa's.
%%* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He has a mirror shield from Athena which he used to reflect Gorgon's stone gaze.
%%[[/folder]]

[[folder:Quetzalcoatl]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Feather-winged Serpent]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_quetzalcoatl_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_quetzalcoatl_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_quetzalcoatl_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/quetzy_af.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 144\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Mexico (Myth/AztecMythology)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Rei Hiroe\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyaEndo\\
'''Live actor:''' Saki Akai

->''"Hiiii! The Goddess Quetzalcoatl arrives in the ring! Huh? I expected nude priests, but you're an adorable little summoner. Heehee, I don't suppose you're interested in tall, older women?"''

Quetzalcoatl is one of the highest beings in Aztec mythology from Central America, a kind, carefree, and wise goddess of life, harvest, culture, rain, and wind. Legend also says she ruled the sun for a time. She loves humans and despises human sacrifice and its rites.

This Servant is merely an incarnation of a portion of Quetzalcoatl. Despite depictions as a male god, she is female in this form. According to her, her long association with the planet Venus is possibly at fault since that planet's associated with a goddess of beauty. Due to these abnormal circumstances, she comes into the modern era with the appearance of a completely unknown woman, who loves the proud Mexican sport of lucha libre.

She debuted as an antagonist and later, ally, in Babylonia. She also makes an appearance during the second part of the Summer 2017 event.
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* BerserkButton: Despite her usual benevolence, she ''hates'' spiders to the point where she threatens to eat the protagonist if they wear a spider costume or some similar prank. It's not that she fears them, though, but rather that her archenemy Tezcatlipoca is a spider. She also dislikes jaguars strongly which is, once again, due to Tezcatlipoca. In this case, though, she can at least ''tolerate'' Jaguar Warrior being around. Mostly.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's the most clearly benevolent deity actually seen in the story, but she can be extremely vicious to enemies. The line for ??? (implied to be Hernan Cortez) has her express a wish to not just viciously torture them to death, but then to take the burned out poisoned corpse and attach the owner's soul back to it so that they can anguish with what they've become in the underworld for another ten thousand years.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: Oh sure, she's a fun-loving goddess who feels that the best way to make conversation is to perform flying tackles, piledrivers, and holds. She's ''also'' an immensely powerful Servant with sky-high stats and great skills along with three Noble Phantasms. One of them is an A-Rank Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm, another is a A-Rank Anti-Army Noble Phantasm, and her final Noble Phantasm turns her into the sun, allowing her to vaporize cities with her might. Simply put, don't mess with the Lucha Goddess.
* BloodKnight: In general, she'd prefer to personally wrestle every problem in her way rather than apply a more mundane solution like using her Noble Phantasm or divinity. She thinks that wiping out humanity with one quick disaster is lame and would much rather wrestle every single person in Uruk one-at-a-time to death. [[spoiler:And as revealed later in the Singularity, "to death" isn't even true since she either keeps them alive, or outright revives them.]]
* CantHoldHerLiquor: She gets drunk extremely quickly and having gotten plastered is why she originally lost to Tezcatlipoca. To cheer herself up over her bad control when it comes to alcohol she... gets drunk.
* ChekhovsGunman: She's the main reason why Ishtar can't attack Medb directly in her prison during the Summer 2017 event, since as a Venusian god of equal Authority, she could potentially counter everything Ishtar does. [[spoiler:Quetzalcoatl shows up for the event's finale to counter Ishtar's ritual, destroying the new Gugalanna with an application of her piledriver NP on a divine bull as large as a ''mountain''.]]
* CoolBigSis: Even refers to herself as "onee-san" (and outright calling herself a big sister in the English translation).
* CoolSword: A ''macuahuitl'', of course. Cool both thanks to ExoticWeaponSupremacy, and because it makes [[InexplicablyAwesome inexplicable]] [[ChainsawGood chainsaw noises.]]
* CrazySane: By a god's standards, she's quite insane for her benevolence towards humanity, though humans only really notice this as being crazy about Lucha. However, the Babylonia chapter and even Christmas 2018 show the contradiction in her nature: She's a goddess of good, but also a goddess of war and a multitude of other things, many of which are basically incompatible to modern values.
* DoubleUnlock: She can only be summoned from the story gacha after clearing Babylonia.
* DragonRider: Being a dragon god herself, she can ride dragons if she wants to, though her actual mount is a magic Quetalcoatlus. She doesn't possess the actual Dragon Rider skill, though, but does have EX Riding.
* FunnyForeigner: Despite the vast majority of Servants being foreigners, she's the only one to speak Japanese with a very noticeable accent, and is an overall friendly and lighthearted character. Well, save for when she's giving [[SlasherSmile a certain smile]], anyway...
* GenderBender: Quetzalcoatl is generally assumed to be a male deity, but Mesoamerican gods actually manifest by possessing a host and therefore have no real defined gender. The current body was one of its hosts at some point in the past and the party speculates that a female body was chosen for this summon due to Quetzalcoatl being associated with Venus. There's still room for being a gender bender even so, though, because she may be the legendary Toltec king Quetzalcoatl from the tenth century.
* GodInHumanForm: While in Babylonia she was more outright PhysicalGod, as a summonable Servant she is more limited, though unlike Ishtar she's apparently using the form of one of Quetzalcoatl's previous hosts. These were often kings, hence having the King attribute. The host body shown may be Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzacoatl, Toltec lord and one of the most beloved rulers in Mesoamerican history.
* GodIsGood: As the Babylonia Singularity develops, she turns out to be the most unambiguous example in the story, aiming to nurture, teach, and protect humanity. The only way she falls short in this is that she shows little mercy to enemies and can lay down very harsh judgments. This actually manifests as a kind of superpower for her: She's so overpoweringly good that she's immune to attacks from other Good aligned Servants. It's also why she was so mourned and wanted back by the Aztecs: She was the only important divinity to forbid human sacrifice.
* GoodAllAlong: While she's very evasive about it even as she becomes an ally (perhaps due to embarrassment), [[spoiler:her original intention in joining the Three Goddesses Alliance was to protect humanity in the first place; she wanted to "win" the Holy Grail while slowly capturing more Mesopotamian citizens into a conscripted army of supposed human sacrifices, using the goddesses' ceasefire to eventually defeat them.]]
* GratuitousSpanish: ''Olé!''
** Her third skill, Free Fighter, can also be translated (and is known in the English version) as LUCHA LIBRE.
** Her first Noble Phantasm is "Xiuhcoatl", but she calls it "Ultimo Tope Patada."
** Unsurprisingly, the English version put several Spanish words and even phrases in her dialogue, like "adiós" and "claro que sí" (of course).
* HasAType: Very quickly, she reveals to the party that her type is "disciplined, righteous, and earnest" -- everything that the Master of Chaldea possesses.
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins the heroes after rescuing the protagonist from their improbable lucha libre move and falling for them as a result.
* HeightAngst: She considers taking her headdress off because she's already quite tall without it at just under six feet tall, making her the tallest non-monster female Servant. She finds it a little depressing when people like her Master have to look up so far to look her in the eye.
* HumanSacrifice: In Babylonia, the protagonists are shocked when they find out that a citizen in Ur is being sacrificed every day to appease Quetzalcoatl. [[spoiler:Subverted soon after they notice that Quetzalcoatl's personal wrestling victims aren't dead -- these sacrifices are just being conscripted to train for a final battle.]]
* InSeriesNickname:
** Quetzalcoatl requests that the protagonists just call her Coatl if her name's too long for them.
** Jaguar Warrior calls her "Kuku", which is short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukulkan Kukulkan]], a Mayan god that's very similar to Quetzalcoatl.
* LoveTranscendsSpacetime: It turns out that Quetzalcoatl's love for lucha libre is because she immediately fell in love with the sport in the past when she was summoned as a Servant and witnessed it for the first time. This love is so powerful, it transcended space-time and ''imposed itself on the version residing in the Throne of Heroes'', applying to every version of her summoned after that moment.
* LoveYouAndEverybody: Her profile clarifies that her apparent love for the protagonist is actually not romantic in nature: she cherishes them as an exemplar of humanity and wishes to nurture their development.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Carries a shield in later Ascensions.
* {{Mayincatec}}: The gods Quetzalcoatl (Aztec) and Kukulkan (Maya) are very closely related. While her name is listed as Quetzalcoatl in-game, others like Jaguar Warrior call her Kukulkan (though Jaguar Warrior just calls her "Kuku" for short).
* MeaningfulName: The name “Quetzalcoatl” means “feathered serpent” or “winged serpent”, which is also the namesake for the beast she primarily rides on, as seen in her Extra attack, a Quetzalcoatlus.
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: She's nice, but when she grins she suddenly sprouts massive jagged shark teeth.
* NoSell: As the pinnacle of Goodness, she cannot be harmed by Good aligned Servants, which is why in her Babylon boss fight you need to use other alignments, such as Evil, Neutral or more obscure alignments like Summer or Madness. The playable Quetzalcoatl ''officially'' still has this ability in a reduced capacity, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation but it doesn't show.]]
* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:In an attempt to halting Beast II's progress, she unleashed her Noble Phantasm, Xiulcoatl, to slow it down but it did little to stop it. The heroes presumed that she is dead... until she shows up in the end of the chapter to beat up Merlin for his stunt from earlier.]]
* PhysicalGod: In the Babylonia chapter, due to the details of her summoning and having set up a temple devoted to herself, she possesses her full power, including her divine Authority. As a result she hopelessly outclasses the party when they try to go up against her. Fortunately, she's actually really nice so she agrees to work with them under the condition that she doesn't have to go against Tiamat/Gorgon directly as they had made a pact. [[spoiler:Merlin tricks her into doing it anyway to bring down the Gorgon's temple, which causes her to lose a great deal of her power (though, because she was tricked rather than knowingly breaking the pact, she doesn't perish outright as a result), so she beats the shit out of him at the chapter's conclusion.]]
* ThePowerOfTheSun: Her third Noble Phantasm, Piedra Del Sol: The Sun Stone. Quetzalcoatl assumed the role of the sun for a time, and it allows her to channel this power once again. She usually keeps it as a trump card because it's heavily mana-intensive and ridiculously strong; the one use we see of it in story evaporates a large chunk of Tiamat's Primordial Sea. Ishtar believes that if she was at all serious about her early antagonizing of Uruk, she could have just roasted the entire town in one shot.
* PteroSoarer: Her second NP is a Phantasmal Beast in the shape of the Quetzalcoatlus, a real-life pterosaur. When its name is invoked, it can control massive rain and thunderstorms. It appears for her Extra Attack, and she summons many of them to transport the party around once she joins the protagonists in Babylonia.
* RedemptionDemotion: In a sense. While she was never evil to begin with, she was antagonistic, and she's still pretty powerful if you summon her, she's nowhere near as strong defensively when you control her in comparison to when you fight her - during the latter case, she can only take normal damage from servants of one of 3 unconventional alignments (Bride[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Nero Claudius (Bride)]][[/note]], Insane[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Heracles and Berserker!Lancelot]][[/note]], and Summer[[note]][[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Tamamo no Mae (Lancer)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabersAToM Frankenstein (Saber)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Jeanne D'Arc (Archer)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Ushikiwakamaru (Assassin)]], [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers Oda Nobunaga (Berserker) and Jeanne D'Arc Alter (Berserker)]] - [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCastersNToZ Nero Claudius (Caster)]] also has the summer attribute, but has a type disadvantage against Story! Quetz[[/note]])[[note]]and of those servants, only 4 - Bride Nero, Heracles, Lancelot, and Summer Tamamo - were available when Babylonia was first released[[/note]] while taking reduced damage from neutral/evil aligned servants and almost no damage from good aligned servants; whereas in the former, alignment doesn't affect how much damage she takes.
* RescueRomance: Inverted. She considers herself "defeated" by the protagonist after rescuing them from their suicidal attack against her, impressing her with the act while [[AngerBornOfWorry worrying her with such a crazy move]].
* SetSwordsToStun: Played with. Similar to Mash's antics with hitting people with the back of the proverbial blade (or, in her case, her shield), [[spoiler:she's actually trying to avoid killing people with her wrestling. Trying to being the key word -- the protagonists believed they were KilledOffForReal on first glance, and it turns out that she was bringing them back to life even after catastrophic falls.]]
* TheSymbiote: Mesoamerican deities were [[OurGodsAreDifferent different]]. In this case, they were symbiotes that came from an asteroid from space (The one that killed the dinosaurs). They jumped from human to human, thus being human and divine. This Quetzalcoatl's appearance was one of them.
* SlasherSmile: Is capable of an absolutely terrifying one. [[MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily Where the heck do all those extra teeth come from?]]
* StatuesqueStunner: At 1.81 m, she's even taller than Raikou and Medusa.
* VerbalTic: She tends to punctuate her sentences with "yes" or "no", depending on the context.
* WackyMarriageProposal: When she beats down the doors of Uruk and sees the protagonist, she is immediately smitten and promises to call off the war if they marry her. She walks it back shortly afterwards though.
* TheWorfEffect: An interesting example in that we don't see it happen, but [[spoiler:when Tiamat fully awakens in Babylonia]], Quetzalcoatl is completely blunt that even if she used her full power [[spoiler:including the power she had before she lost half of her Divinity]], she would be unable to win the resulting fight, even with Ishtar and any other Authority in Mesopotamia backing her up.
* WorfHadTheFlu: Despite being one of the strongest Servants in the franchise, likely beating out even the likes Ozymandias, she does have two known losses to her name... sort of.
** First, she was dethroned by Tezcatlipoca because she got dead drunk and lost a fight to him like that.
** Second, she's offscreened in Christmas 2017 because she tried to fight Ereshkigal in the underworld. Not only is Ereshkigal invincible on her home ground, but Quetzalcoatl is also notably ''weaker'' than normal in the underworld because she's a sun goddess and gods in general find their powers sapped by the underworld's presence.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Her Noble Phantasm is a '''phoenix tornado piledriver'''. It was not supposed to be, originally, but it turns out she's picked up a passion for lucha libre after becoming a Servant (her favorite is Wrestling/{{Mistico}}, by the way), and tweaked her own fighting style to include wrestling moves.
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[[folder:Red Hare]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The Horse Among Horses]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderredharestage4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity''': R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 231\\
'''Alignment''': TrueNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' China (2nd Century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by''': [=AinCross=]\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/HikaruMidorikawa

->''"Rider, has arrived here. This Peerless Under Heaven body of mine, from now on will be your power."''

Lu Bu's legendary steed from the era of the Three Kingdoms, he debuts in Lostbelt #3: SIN.
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* AbnormalAmmo: Since he might not have large enough arrows to use with [[GreatBow Imitation God Force]], he thinks that it would be faster for him to just fire halberds with it.
* AmbiguousSituation: He's unsure if he's simply a horse whose association with Lu Bu has caused him to develop similar traits or [[CompositeCharacter a fusion of Lu Bu and Red Hare]]. He even apologizes beforehand that if the latter is the case, he may act like Lu Bu tends to--[[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder which is never a good thing]].
* ArmorPiercingAttack: His Noble Phantasm ignores defense buffs on all enemies when dealing damage, and his second skill has a chance to grant him invincibility pierce, making his Noble Phantasm completely unable to be avoided or mitigated. That's pretty good for a 3-star servant.
* BadassBoast: "Among men, Lu Bu. Among horses, Red Hare", which he quotes when using his NP.
* CoolHorse: He was often described in historical records as being very powerful, and in a famous quote from the Cao Man Zhuan (which he quotes himself, as seen in BadassBoast) he's described as standing out among all horses. It's pretty notable that unlike other horses owned by heroes, he's able to be summoned as a Servant by himself and not just function as part of another Servant's Noble Phantasm.
* CriticalHitClass: His skillset is very similar to Rider Kintoki's (especially with the mechanically-exact-same Long-Distance Dash skill), but he trades self NP charge and sheer Quick-card-absurdity for versatility. His second skill bundles together three buffs that last for one turn (Evasion, Ignore Invincible, and increased Critical Star gather rate), but the latter two buffs are chance-based. His third skill boosts his otherwise low attack (for his rarity) with a critical damage buff and generic attack buff with a high uptime of 3 turns on a 5-turn cooldown.
* FlamingHair: In his third ascension, his mane, beard and tail look as though they're made of fire. He also has flames coming off his legs.
* LightningBruiser: Both in-story and mechanically; he's fast yet built for endurance with an EX rank, and while he has a massive HP stat and low attack (a [[{{Pun}} hare]] higher HP and attack than StoneWall Boudica, making him the 3-star Rider with the most HP), his skillset lets him pack a powerful punch. With critical hits factored in, he's able to compete with the only other single-target 3-star Rider, Ushiwakamaru, and is only held back by being story-locked and more difficult to level-up his Noble Phantasm.
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: In contrast to his original liege, he is dutiful and loyal to whatever Master he's serving. He's especially ecstatic at being reunited with Lu Bu once again.
* OurCentaursAreDifferent: As a Servant, he has a human torso and arms but everything else is horse.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: His mane grows significantly in his second ascension, though by his third ascension it now looks as though it's [[FlamingHair made of fire]].
* StockAnimalDiet: Since he's a horse, he loves carrots.
* SwissArmyWeapon: He uses a version of Lu Bu's halberd called Imitation God Force, which is shown to at least have Halberd Force and Cannon Force modes.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: As befitting any Horse, he mentions that he loves Carrots.
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[[folder:Rider of the Resistance (Unmarked Spoilers!)]]
!!Christopher Columbus
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[[caption-width-right:350:Voyager of the New World]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbus4.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/columbusaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 172\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Spain (15th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Moto Murabito\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HochuOtsuka

->''"I'm Columbus. Christopher Columbus. Now then, what kind of treasures waiting in this voyage?"''

UsefulNotes/ChristopherColumbus is an Italian explorer, navigator, and colonizer. He completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean, leading to permanent European contact with the Americas, inaugurating a period of exploration, conquest, and colonization that lasted several centuries.

Though he is famed for this discovery, he has a much darker side as upon arrival at San Salvador, he and his crew raped, pillaged, slaughtered, and enslaved the natives. With no restraints and more islands to be found, the Spaniards continued this bloody path of conquest as they formed their new empire.

He appears in Agartha as an ally and eventually reveals himself as an antagonist.
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* AnchorsAway: He carries a small anchor on his person to smack people with, and his Santa Maria Drop Anchor: Voyage to the New World brings in his entire ship's worth of anchors.
* BadassBeard: It curls ''upwards''.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Can present himself as a positive thinking man who helps others, while secretly using them to his advantage and later dispose of them if they pose a threat to his reign. His Interlude also supports this view: He acted helpful to the protagonist and Mash, proves it and said that he's learned his lessons... and then goes to a villain group secret meeting consisting of Moriarty, Mephistopheles and [[ObfuscatingStupidity Blackbeard]], confessing that he was just faking kindness to the two to get whatever it is he wants.
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: Columbus is a firm follower of his old world values, sticking to slavery, pillaging, and destroying foreigners when most Servants accept that the world has changed since their times.
* {{Determinator}}: What he prides himself as above all. He refuses to give up about anything, and always manages to rouse his comrades into following him. Though sometimes his methods are really questionable: he admits to lying about seeing land during his travel to the New World so his crew wouldn't lose hope, and in Agartha burns the Resistance's base to the ground so they would have nothing to lose in the assault against El Dorado. Ultimately this proves to be a villainous trait more than anything, as his determination leads him to try to force his old world values and bring back slavery.
** Proven further in non-villainous way in his Valentine's day return gift in which he gives the protagonist a bunch of standing boiled eggs which he made stand through sheer determination and repeated trials, not by breaking its end like his real world counterpart did.
* EpicFlail: One of his weapons is a chain with an anchor on one end and [[ImprovisedWeapon the ship's wheel of Santa Maria]] on the other.
* EvilAllAlong: Reveals himself as this in Agartha, where everything he did was to personally benefit himself and no one else.
* EvilCounterpart: He has Voyager of the Storm and a similar amalgamated Battle Continuation Skill that makes him similar to Edward Teach, but in spite of being a more "legitimate" mariner, he manages to make the legendary pirate Blackbeard look almost saintly with how malevolent and selfish he is[[labelnote:Although]]Blackbeard is already known to be ObfuscatingStupidity, and he was also present in Columbus' Interlude when he confessed his evil ways, so we might not know the extent of evilness Blackbeard has ''if'' he's not ObfuscatingStupidity for Columbus to truly compare.[[/labelnote]].
* EvilerThanThou: Manages to pull this on all the rulers of Agartha once he shows his real intentions, viewing everyone as slaves to be exploited for his benefit. The protagonist views him as despicable once they see his true character.
* AFatherToHisMen: What the Resistance sees him as.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: As it turns out, none of your party members liked or trusted him. Mash was obviously suspicious of him from the start, Fergus was quietly waiting for his betrayal and the reveal of his identity as Christopher Columbus cemented the party's distrust and dislike of him. As a result, his intended surprise betrayal only works on his own men and the protagonist.
* HateSink: Columbus is unique that despite being able to enter your services, the game makes no excuse that he's one EVIL bastard undeserving of sympathy. He has an overblown HistoricalVillainUpgrade instead of whitewashing like many other Servants, he's an unabashed self-serving two-faced bastard that holds high values that normal people are usually disgusted at, [[KickTheDog kicks puppies a lot]], and does despicable things with a glee that the narrative is like telling you that it's OK to hate this Servant even if you can summon him. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also, he's an old man, not a 'waifu'.]]
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Many historians nowadays agree that he didn't intentionally discover the Americas (he believed that it was India he had landed on, naming the natives Indians), he wasn't the first explorer to find the Americas[[note]]Leif Erikson was the first ''major'' explorer to set foot on the Americas; however, Roman artifacts have been discovered on Nova Scotia[[/note]] and his discovery of them ''led'' to many atrocities being committed against natives that are often incorrectly attributed to him (at best, he's an UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom who just got lucky that he discovered the Americas[[note]]and he didn't name the continents; America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who proved that the New World - what the Americas were called at the time - was not Asia, but a previously unknown fourth continent[[/note]]). In fact, many claims of genocide on his part are debatably not true, as many historians argue that the perception of Columbus as having killed the local Native American tribes was the result of "Black Legend", which was that the Spanish were written as being more ruthless and evil than they really were by many other nations at the time.[[note]]Though the original source of the accusation of genocide was Father Bartolomé de las Casas, a Spanish bishop who was one of the first settlers in Columbus's Hispaniola colony...and initially participated in the enslavement of the natives before having a HeelRealization and speaking out against their mistreatment, so it's certainly not ''all'' a result of anti-Spanish bias and rival powers' propaganda.[[/note]] Here, he's depicted as not only responsible for said atrocities, but continuing them despite times having drastically changed.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: A member of the Resistance destroys his sole means of escape, repeating Columbus' words about never giving up, no matter the odds.
* IdentityAmnesia: He can't remember his name at the start of Agartha, but unlike Moriarty he does remember his values, so he still backstabs people as soon as it's convenient, and intends to remake Agartha into his own slave kingdom.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Everything he does is solely to benefit himself, even viewing God as explicitly blessing him with the chance of having an endless legion of multiplying female slaves to sell. While he talks big about determination and not losing hope, he does so only as long as it benefits himself. Once it doesn't he outright insults the people who believed in him for foiling his schemes.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Even with his speeches about determination, he doesn't doubt on running away to fight another day.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lost his memories, which he regains near the end of Agartha. He was still evil despite the amnesia though. It happens again during Valentine 2018 when a large cacao bean hits him on the head and he remains with amnesia all the way till the end of the pigeon report storyline.
* TheMusketeer: Aside from his cutlass and rifle, he uses anchors and [[WhipItGood lashes]].
* MythologyGag: His skill activation animation has him happily chomp on an egg, as a reference to the famous anecdote of Columbus's egg. His Valentine gift are a bunch of eggs which he uses to illustrate a point about how the protagonist needs to believe in pursuing his goals.
* NightmareFace: Sports an ''incredibly disturbing'' one when he uses his Noble Phantasm by Stage 3. He even sports that damn smile as he gets attacked!
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even by the game's standards, the scratchy, lineless style of his artwork and his outrageous expressions that make him look like a runaway ''Manga/OnePiece'' character stand out in comparison to the other Servants who made their debut in Agartha.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: According to Semiramis's pigeons during Valentine 2018, he ends up on a journey that culminates in becoming a SpacePirate who fights off an evil chocolate AlienInvasion.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Murabito's design for [[https://twitter.com/motomurabito/status/980467145409638403 "Lily" Columbus]] shows him as visibly more bright-eyed and calm than his older counterpart.
* RapePillageAndBurn: Something he's unfortunately really fond of. The game doesn't shy away from showing him as both an idealistic BoldExplorer and the cruel man who pillaged and enslaved natives before becoming a tyrannical governor.
* RousingSpeech: He's really good at these. The protagonist likes to call him "Uncle Positive Thinking".
* SlasherSmile: He displays one as he betrays the protagonist and tries to shoot him. Only Young Fergus interfering stops him.
** Outside story, whenever he has ascended at least once and unleashes a Noble Phantasm (also his default sprite during his time as an NPC/antagonist), he sports out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk4T3UJBlv4 a HUGE terrifying one]], which also gives vibes about his more malicious nature. His April Fools art also sports one, but [[RefugeInAudacity the nature of the art makes it look funny instead.]]
* WhipItGood: As someone so tied to the concept of slavery, he naturally uses a whip in one of his attack animations.
* WouldHitAGirl: In a flashback, he's shown brutally attacking and killing Helena Blavatsky as he raids the village she was in. Fortunately, she turns up completely fine near the end of the story.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Sakamoto Ryōma (& Oryō)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Hero of the UsefulNotes/MeijiRestoration]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 211\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral & ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (19th Century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Koha-Ace''\\
'''Illustrated by:''' pako\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YasuyukiKase & Creator/YuiHorie

-->'''Ryōma:''' ''"Rider, Sakamoto Ryōma. Summoned upon your request. Ah, this is my partner Oryō-san. We'll be in your care."''\\
'''Oryō:''' ''"Nice to meet you, human. By the way, you look delicious."''\\
'''Ryōma:''' ''"No, no, you can't eat them, okay."''

Sakamoto Ryōma is a famous Japanese figure capable of assassination and brokering peace, gaining prominence during the Bakumatsu Period. Though he was assassinated at a young age, he paved the way for other revolutionaries to eventually initiate the Meiji Restoration that would change Japan's governmental structure after decades of the Tokugawa shogunate's isolationist policy. His accomplishments made him remembered as the father of the Japanese Imperial Navy.

Oryō is a dragon spirit that Ryōma made a contract with after he freed her on a whim.

He made his debut at the third GUDAGUDA event as a free Servant.
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* {{Ambadassador}}: Probably the reason for Ryōma's TrueNeutral alignment, and quite understandably so. This, after all, is the guy who went down in history as his generation's best negotiator, lobbyist and peacemaker -- and managed to make two (later three) [[EnemyMine warring domains ally in overthrowing the]] Shogunate.
* BattleCouple: They fight as a pair in combat and Oryō is deeply in love with Ryōma.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: According to the max bond CE, Oryō was [[SealedEvilInACan trapped and pierced by a cursed spear.]] She remembers planning on all kinds of deceptions to trick Sakamoto into releasing her and then killing him, and was surprised when he just removed the spear, commented on how that must have sucked, and left. She fell in love with him and followed.
* BoringButPractical: Ryōma's low-ish attack stat for a 4-Star Rider is a tad underwhelming next to Rider Kintoki (another powerful and well-received welfare Rider), but his cohesive skillset makes him an effective damage dealer in Arts teams. This is further helped by his status as the only Rider with a single-target Arts Noble Phantasm aside from St. George. Pair him on a team of Art support units, and his low attack becomes a non-issue thanks to being able to use his Noble Phantasm quickly, on top of any damage buffs he might get.
* BreathWeapon: Oryo uses a poison breath in their chained Quick attack after Ryōma fires his revolver.
* DragonRider: He's a Rider because his Noble Phantasm is a dragon woman he's contracted with... and who's also named after his real life wife, meaning that a certain DoubleEntendre may or may not be at play.
* EatenAlive: Oryō inflicts this as part of her Noble Phantasm animation, turning into her dragon form and repeatedly ramming into the target before eating them whole. She's also prone to threatening people with that fate.
-->'''Oryō:''' Can I eat that guy?\\
'''Ryōma:''' You can't eat that guy.
* GratuitousEnglish: When using their Noble Phantasm, Oryō will occasionally say "Yay, peace peace!" in a hilariously deadpan tone before transforming.
* GuardianEntity: Oryō serves as Ryōma's Noble Phantasm; when not active she hovers above him in his ascended portrait and sprite, and aids in normal attacks.
* HistoricalInJoke: The historical Ryōma was married to a human woman named Narasaki Ryō, who was [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname almost universally known by her nickname]] Oryō. The Nasuverse Oryō is not Narasaki Ryō as a dragon, but her name is an obvious reference.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Oryō's true form is that of a mizuchi, a serpent-like creature one step behind a Dragon Kind.
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: In lore, Oryō can only transform once before the World recognizes how she doesn't belong in the Age of Man and works to destroy her, making this also a case of an HourOfPower. In gameplay, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation Oryō can transform as many times as the Noble Phantasm gauge is filled up.]]
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Like many of the other Japanese Servants from the Bakumatsu period, Ryōma brings a katana to the battlefield.
* LeanAndMean: Unlike the other Servants who have ties with snakes, Oryu is rather skinny while also being transparently acerbic in how she deals with people.
* ManInWhite: Ryōma wears a classy white suit with a matching hat. The suit is actually the dress uniform of officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy--who, as noted above, he is seen as the metaphorical "founder" of[[note]]having 1) worked with reformist Katsu Kaishu to found and operate the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobe_Naval_Training_Center Kobe Naval Training Center]], the first naval school in the country; and 2) having founded the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaientai Kaientai]], the first mercantile marine company in Japan ''period''.[[/note]]. On the UrbanLegend side of things, a story also spread that at the time of the UsefulNotes/RussoJapaneseWar, [[https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=9t1JAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT140&lpg=PT140&dq=russo-japanese+war+sakamoto+ryoma+dream&source=bl&ots=9DlDl60LhW&sig=NrDqBTDSD0XCn72TzNWXDp1SrfU&hl=fil&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjc5u2w3NHeAhWDMt4KHZvwAr4Q6AEwCnoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=russo-japanese%20war%20sakamoto%20ryoma%20dream&f=false the Empress of Japan saw him in a dream dressed in white]], assuring her that Japan will win the war. This, apart from the DoubleEntendre joke above, might be the larger reason as to why he qualifies as Rider.
* NiceGuy: Upon seeing a dangerous dragon sealed by a cursed spear, he immediately removed the spear before she could even try to trick him into removing it, remarking that it looked painful. Then he simply left, so she followed him instead of devouring him as planned. His wish for the grail is also just for everyone to be happy.
* PrehensileHair: Oryō can use her hair as an attack in one of her Quick card animations.
* RapidFireFisticuffs: Oryō's standard attack.
* RavenHairIvorySkin: Oryō's hair is dark black and her skin is extremely pale to emphasize her otherworldliness.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Oryō has red eyes and she's unpleasant at best to everyone besides Ryōma, threatening to eat people to get them to do what she wants.
* RevolversAreJustBetter: Carries a revolver that he uses in several of his attack animations. It was known to be a gift from a fellow revolutionary.
* ScaledUp: Oryō turns into a serpentine dragon in their Noble Phantasm.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Oryo's humanoid form wears a scarf that resembles a black snakeskin, or possibly it's her own skin that's worn like a scarf.
* StatuesqueStunner: Not immediately obvious since she spends so little time actually standing (she seems to prefer floating in the air), but Oryō is even taller than Medusa at 173cm.
* SwordAndGun: Uses a katana, most likely his family's heirloom sword ''Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki'', and a revolver.
* TechnicolorFire: The scabbard of Ryōma's sword lights up with blue flames while using his Noble Phantasm until it transforms into a wavy amber sword.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Oryō refers to herself this way, calling herself "Oryō-san".
* TogetherInDeath: When Sakamoto Ryōma died as a human, Oryō committed suicide instead of ascending into heaven to become a true dragon.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Oryu's is frogs - not frog legs, mind you, but whole frogs.
* WoundLicking: Oryō's saliva has healing properties.
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[[folder:Sakata Kintoki (Rider)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Golden Rider of Mount Ashigara]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Fourth (Final) Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_kintoki_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 115\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (Heian Period)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' material book (as Berserker)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Honjou Raita\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KojiYusa

->''"Hey boss, we meet again! Rider Kintoki, bustin' in a lightning speed! We attacking a fort? Or are we gonna see if we can go faster than the speed of sound!?"''

Kintoki's rocking a new look with a leather jacket, restyled hair, and a cool shining buckle as a lightning rider. He's also brought his favorite motorcycle, the Golden Bear, and rides it like the wind, forgetting all his troubles with women and onis alike while doing so.

He debuted for the Onigashima event as its free Servant, personifying Kintoki in his youth, before slaughtering Shuten-douji and her band of onis.
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* BadassBiker: He's decked head to toe in biker gear, and his Golden Drive Goodnight involves rolling over the enemy with a pimped-out motorbike with ''buzzsaws for wheels''.
* CallBack: His Berserker version mentions in his Bond 2 line that if he was summoned as a Rider, he would bring along his golden bike.
* CelibateHero: Still flustered around girls with revealing clothes.
* CoolBike: Unit Golden Bear, his replacement for the bear he rode in legend.
* CoolShades: It actually plays more thematically here, and is more stylish as such.
* CriticalHitClass: He has a Quick based Noble Phantasm that massively raises his Quick card effectiveness (up to a whooping ''90%'' at maximum overcharge) before he attacks, and his first skill also greatly raises his Quick card effectiveness and critical star drop rate for 3 turns, letting him generate ''Jack the Ripper'' levels of critical stars and a lot of NP gauge from a Quick chain. He's considered to be one of the best welfare servants in the game because of how powerful his Quick cards are. It's quite telling how he is still considered a very high tier servant despite the advent of Merlin and the Buster-oriented meta. And with the advent of Scathach-Skadi and her Quick performance buff, he's now even ''more'' powerful.
* EightiesHair: That golden mullet (apart from his biker threads) is what distinguishes him from his Berserker version.
* GlassCannon: He can dish out a ''lot'' of damage from his NP and his powerful critical hits, but his only form of survivability is a heal, and his HP is below average, which means he'll go down quickly under concentrated fire.
* GoodOldFisticuffs: Relies entirely on old-fashioned brawling, even if his punches are... ''shocking'' to say the least.
* GratuitousEnglish: His original Berserker form was already really bad about that, and this Rider version is even worse. He can't go anywhere without throwing a SMASH, COOL, ROCK 'N ROLL or a variety of other borrowed English words.
* MyHorseIsAMotorbike: Or, in his case, his bear mount has been adapted into a motorbike.
* PowerFist: He's normally wielding oversized brass knuckles when delivering his punches, and even while operating his bike for his Noble Phantasm.
* ShockAndAwe: He's still the same Kintoki, even without his axe. His motorcycle's wheels are adorned with the God of Thunder's drums.
* SmokingIsCool: More visible in this iteration. His ascension items are 4 custom golden Zippo-type lighters and he's about to smoke as pictured in his final Ascension artwork.
* ThunderDrum: The wheels of Golden Drive are the drums of the Thunder God Raijin, which emit more lightning longer he rides on the Golden Drive. His mats also mentions one story where he used the drums to drive away and fry the nightmares Raikou was having.
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[[folder:Ushiwakamaru (Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Hero(ine) of Dan-no-Ura]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_ushiwakamaru_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
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->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 27\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (12th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide and Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Mineji Sakamoto\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SaoriHayami

->''"I am Ushiwakamaru and I have been called upon. Honoring the full devotion as a Samurai, I will do my utmost best!"''

This ill-fated commander is so famous that there is no one in Japan who does not know her name. Although she was blessed with talent and charisma, she was abandoned by her brother Yoritomo, and was killed together with her attendant Benkei. It would be no exaggeration to say that Ushiwakamaru is the most famous military commander in Japanese history. Probably only someone like Oda Nobunaga possesses popularity that rivals hers.

However the early half of her life from before raising an army is wrapped in mystery. It has been told that at eleven years-old, while under the care of the Kurama Temple, Ushiwakamaru met with the onmyouji Kiichi Hougen (some theories say that he was also the Kurama Tengu) and awarded with the arts of war. While there is no doubt that she was an excellent tactician, Yoshitsune lacked something vital.

Ushiwakamaru is Minamoto no Yoshitsune's childhood name. She appears as an ally in the Onigashima event and in the Babylonia chapter. She also appears in the ''Moonlight/Lostroom'' OVA.
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[[folder:Achilles]]
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[[caption-width-right:350: The Hero of the Trojan War]]
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'''ID:''' No. 206\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Greece (''Literature/TheTrojanCycle'', ''Literature/TheIliad'')\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' (as Rider of Red)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Ototsugu Konoe\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/MakotoFurukawa

->''"You drew a great Servant! Anyway, I'm the Rider-class Servant, Achilles. ...Yeah, yeah, the Heroic Spirit well-known for having his heel as his weak point. Well, to catch a hold of my heel is not something just anyone could do, you know! The name, "mankind's fastest legs", is not just for show, you know?"''

An invincible demigod and the main character of Homer's ''Literature/TheIliad''. Born to the immortal sea goddess Thetis and the mortal ruler of the Myrmidons, King Peleus, Achilles was one of the strongest and most accomplished heroes in the Achaean army during the Trojan War. He was blessed with an invincible body that could not be wounded, incredible speed and skill, and a large collection of divine artifacts such as his spear and chariot. Between all these traits and his deeds during the Trojan War, Achilles was venerated as close to the equal of a god.

His only weakness was a single spot on the back of his heel that, when struck, removed his invincibility and immortality. A popular myth is that his mother bathed him as a newborn in the River Styx to grant him immortality, but was forced to hold his heel above water so that he was not washed away by the current. Another account states that Thetis bathed his body in divine fire, but Peleus demanded that a single spot be unaffected so Achilles could retain his humanity. Regardless, this feature of his creation myth became widespread enough to get its own name: AchillesHeel.

Achilles was killed after defeating arch-enemy Hektor in a one-on-one duel upon the battleground. Seeking revenge against Hektor for the death of his close friend Patroclus, Achilles attached Hektor's corpse to his chariot and dragged it around while slaughtering Trojans with reckless abandon. This dishonorable act enraged the sun god Apollo, and when Achilles persisted despite his warnings, Apollo retaliated by aiding Paris- an enemy sharpshooter of the Trojan Army- in striking Achilles' weak point with a single arrow. With his invincibility removed, Achilles was overwhelmed and killed by the enemy soldiers.

Achilles first debuted as "Rider of Red" from ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha''. He made his playable debut in ''Grand Order'' for the ''Fate/Apocrypha'' crossover event, "Inheritance of Glory".

* AchillesHeel: Well, [[TropeNamer yeah]]. Most of his body is invulnerable to anyone that isn't a demigod themselves or using a godforged armament, but if he's hit in the heel with an attack his immortality will be disabled and his superspeed will be partially sealed. However, he makes no effort to actually defend his heel because he likes a challenge.
* AnimeHair: Sticking up straight and spiky.
* {{Archenemy}}: Berserker of El Dorado '''really''' hates him, but he's just uncomfortable around her because he feels bad about killing her before. If he weren't serving the protagonist, he'd let her kill him in apology, but can't leave his Master unguarded.
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Achilles is about to say goodbye to the protagonist at the end of ''Inheritance of Glory'', he states why he has to go...
-->'''Achilles''': No more battles, huh? I guess because there's no more grudge and no civilians to fall prey to tyranny and massacre... Oh, and there's no Hektor.
-->'''Protagonist''': You hated him that much?!
* ArtEvolution: His first appearance in ''F/GO'' had his illustration in the ''Fate/Apocrypha'' light novels used as his portrait. When he turned into a playable Servant, he got a new portrait based on his Saint Graph.
* AwesomeButImpractical: The side effect of his incredible power is that his mana costs are atrocious (though not as bad as Karna's). Using his chariot alone eats up enough mana to summon another Servant.
* BadassTeacher: Parodied in Alexander's Interlude where he gives combat and tactical training to pirates so they'll let him mooch off of them for money and shelter... with special attention to fighting Lancers with unkempt beards.
* BladeOnAStick: He wields his Noble Phantasm, Diatrekhon Aster Lonkhe, in battle. If invoked, it can create a duel field which is a PocketDimension for him and his opponent which blocks any outside interventions, including his own divine protection. He has qualification as Lancer because of this spear and if he is in that class, the spear can inflict wounds that won't heal. However, he cannot invoke it against a female opponent because of his regrets of killing Penthesilea with this spear.
* BreakoutCharacter: He was one of the most popular Servants in ''Fate/Apocrypha'', with fans clamoring for his release for years.
* CombatPragmatist: Although songs were sung of their clash, he really didn't enjoy how close to death his duel with Hektor brought him - so much so that, as shown in Alexander's Interlude, his strategy for ever running into the Trojan again is to just have his troops gang up on him while Achilles hangs back waiting to get a cheap shot in.
* CoolHorse: ''Three'' of them, Xanthus, Balius, and Padasos, who drive his chariot with the speed of a shooting star. Xanthus and Balius are divine horses given to Achilles by Poseidon himself, while Pedasos is simply a "fine and famous" horse he got while pillaging an enemy city. They're each about as tough as the average Servant and can trample others underneath their powerful hooves. Xanthus can also talk thanks to Hera's blessing.
* CriticalHitClass: Even when compared to most other Riders, Achilles has powerful buffs to his Quick cards that allows him to easily build up crit stars and ''keep'' doing it to hit for high numbers. Thanks to being a Rider, he also gets to enjoy those crit stars he generates, allowing him to do immense crit damage only rivaled by his fellow Rider Kintoki.
* DisproportionateRetribution: PlayedForLaughs when it comes to Hektor. Just read the dialogue yourself:
-->''Hektor... well, if he’s an ally, it’s fine. He’s tough to deal with when he’s an enemy though. I’m not going to pick a fight with—OW! '''HEKTOR! YOU THREW THAT ROCK AT ME, DIDN’T YOU!? FINE THEN! LET’S DO ANOTHER ROUND OF 1-ON-1! AND DON’T YOU RUN! IT’LL THROW MY AIM OFF!'''''
* EarlyBirdCameo: Made his debut in ''Grand Order'' as a NPC in Alexander's Interlude. In fact, that cameo was added a whole ''two years'' (to the day!) before he was available.
* FamedInStory: In and out of universe, Achilles is one of the most famed mythological heroes in history. Even those without any exposure to mythology have probably heard the term "AchillesHeel" at least once. This works to his advantage in-story, allowing him to be summoned near the peak of his strength no matter where the Grail War takes place, but it's especially high in Europe, rivaling Vlad III even in Vlad's home country. When he introduced himself to the protagonist in ''Inheritance of Glory'' event, he mentions that the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles_tendon Achilles Tendon]][[note]]scientifically referred to as the calcaneal tendon or ''Tendo calcaneus''[[/note]] is named after him.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Because three of his Noble Phantasms are represented as Skills in-game, the ones that can't be used together in-story can be used together in gameplay - and, in fact, the incompatible pairs of [=NPs=] actually benefit each other.
** In-story, Achilles can't use Troias Tragoidia (his chariot) and Dromeus Kometes (his SuperSpeed) together, for the simple reason that the world's fastest legs aren't much use when riding on a chariot. In gameplay, however, Troias Tragoidia is a Quick NP and Dromeus Kometes is a 3-turn Quick boost, meaning that the latter enhances the former just by being activated.
** In-story, Achilles created Diatrekhon Aster Lonkhe's Duel Field so he could have fair fights against people unable to circumvent Andreas Amarantos (his immortality) - effectively, devising magecraft to ''negate'' his invincibility. In gameplay, Diatrekhon Aster Lonkhe is a taunt skill that doesn't remove the invincibility or defense buff provided by Andreas Amarantos, meaning that Achilles can combine both to soak up blows for his entire team.
* GoldColoredSuperiority: His Third and Final Ascension arts swap out his ''Fate/Apocrypha'' outfit with a set of golden armor and SensualSpandex.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Berserker of El Dorado hates him for commenting on her beauty instead of her strength as she was dying, but it's noted that he almost certainly didn't mean to offend or belittle her and was just caught by surprise. Semiramis, if the player also has her, calls him an "insensitive hero who causes nothing but trouble".
* LightningBruiser: He is one of the greatest Greek heroes, boasting A+ rank Agility, A rank Endurance and B+ rank Strength.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: His shield, Akhilieus Kosmos, can easily defend against anything short of an Anti-World Noble Phantasm, though Vasavi Shakti was able to shatter it after it had just taken Brahmastra Kundala. This shield is his Bond CE in-game.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After defeating Penthesilea but before she was actually dead, he removed her helmet out of curiosity of the legendary beauty she was supposed to have. He ''knew'' it would be incredibly insulting to comment on it, but his mouth slipped and he said the one thing he absolutely shouldn't. As a result, his guilt keeps him from accepting a true rematch because he feels he deserves her hatred and wouldn't have the heart to fight back.
* MythologyGag: If you have Cheiron, Achilles remarks that remembering his climactic battle with his teacher is enough to give him nightmares.
-->'''Achilles:''' Geh... so Teacher is here. Ah, ah... No, um, if he's an ally then it's fine. It's just that we fought once. That guy gave me a thorough beating, determined to break my joints... Just remembering it is enough to give me nightmares.
** His golden armour in his Third Ascension was referenced back in the ''Apocrypha'' Material book as one of his cut Noble Phantasms; the famed armour made for him by Hephaestus.
* NighInvulnerable
** His famed invulnerability lets him NoSell any attack with hostile intent as long as the user and the weapon used in the attack aren't divine. In his home series, this meant that Cheiron was the only member of the Black Faction who could actively fight him, since he could literally waltz right through entire Noble Phantasms with ease for as long as they didn't strike his heel. In the game proper, it grants him invulnerability to two attacks and also increases his defense for 3 turns.
** He also has an A+ ranked shield that can outright negate any Noble Phantasms used on it unless they're Anti World and above a certain power it seems the shield will break anyway. This NP is his bond CE and increases his NP damage by 30% and gives the entire frontline a one hit three turn invincibility, most likely representing that he loaned it out at the climax of Apocrypha.
* OhCrap: When [[Characters/FateGrandOrderBerserkers a certain Amazoness queen]] is mentioned to also be in Chaldea, he suddenly speaks in a robotic manner out of shock.
* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Subverted. He states that he ''would'' invoke this in regards to the aforementioned Amazoness queen to make amends, were it not for the fact that doing so would mean he would be unable to protect his master.
* PocketDimension: Two of his Noble Phantasms (Diatrekhon Aster Lokhe and Akhilleus Kosmos), if invoked can create these.
* TheRival: Against Hektor. Though when they are on the same side, they turn into some kind of SitcomArchNemesis duo.
* SensualSpandex: His armor in his third and final ascension makes no effort to hide Achilles' ripped body.
* ShipTease: Some with Atalante in the ''Apocrypha'' event and their respective My Room dialogues toward each other, following on from the teasing in their home series.
* SmugSuper: He's really full of himself, though he's not a bad guy and can definitely back it up.
* StoryBreakerPower: He has ''five'' Noble Phantasms[[note]]and, if you actually count his cosmetic 3rd Ascension armor (as per MythologyGag above), it's actually ''six''[[/note]] when most only have one or two. He's also NighInvulnerable and can only be harmed by divine weapons or Servants (or attacks that are considered "friendly" like a vampire's bite) if you aren't striking his heel, is wicked fast thanks to Dromeus Kometes, and has a powerful chariot that can easily grind other Servants to paste if they're caught on the path of its charge. He's fully aware of these and outright challenges the entire Black Faction at once in his home series so that they'll know what a true warrior is like.
* SuperpowerLottery: He's the second greatest Greek hero and it really shows. He has ''five'' Noble Phantasms as a Rider. One is his invulnerability, one is his superspeed, one is his chariot, another is his shield and the fifth is his spear, though he can't make full use of it unless he's a Lancer. It still lets him set up his duel field by deactivating divine blessings and other outside assistance within its radius, though this is actually intended to limit his own abilities for a fair fight, not the enemy's. In-game, his chariot is his Noble Phantasm, the duel field, invulnerability and superspeed are all skills and the shield is his bond CE.
* TakingTheBullet: His 3rd skill has a self-taunt effect that, when combined with his 2nd skill that gives him invincibility, will be able to make him safely tank even a single-target Noble Phantasm thrown by the enemy, assuming it doesn't have "Invincibility Pierce" or a way to remove his Defense buffs before damage sets in, of course. [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration Which fittingly makes Cheiron's NP his perfect counter]].
* ThrowTheDogABone: After briefly being coerced into working for Amakusa in ''Apocrypha'' under the promise of doing so, the protagonist provides Achilles with a legitimate chance to help save the world like the true hero he always felt he never was in life.
* UndyingLoyalty: As of the trope above, he declares himself loyal to the protagonist as he got a chance to serve an actual Master (since in his home series, he wants to meet his Master but it never happened because of Amakusa), to the point that he refuses to die for Berserker of Eldorado's forgiveness if that means he won't be able to protect his Master.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is yellow-green. He's had it since childhood and it's made all the more glaring in Cheiron's Bond Craft Essence which shows him teaching a trio of young would-be heroes where Achilles is the only one of his pupils with such exotic hair.

[[folder:Alexander]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The (Tiny) King of Conquerors]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_alexander_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_alexander_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_alexander_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/alexaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 28\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\

'''Origin:''' Greece (4th century BC)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateZero'' (as "Iskandar")\\

'''Illustrated by:''' BUNBUN\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MaayaSakamoto

->''"My name is Alexander. And you can also call me Alexander the Third. Of course other nicknames are welcome too."''

UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat summoned as the innocent young prince of Macedonia both in body and mind. He still has all his memories of his exploits but it gets a bit foggy for him when it comes to stuff that happened after his adolescence.

He's an antagonist in Rome.

* BadassAdorable: He's a very cute boy who's quite formidable in battle, and later grows up to become the big, manly, and even ''more'' badass Iskandar.
* {{Bishonen}}: In stark contrast to his [[{{RatedMForManly}} adult version]]. Its even reflected as a Personal Skill!
* BlindObedience: The young Alexander's dialogue(s) would have him quote some teachings of his personal tutor, the philosopher Aristotle. He evidently likes the guy at this stage of his life--which [[TruthInTelevision starkly contrasts their relationship]] [[BrokenPedestal later in life]] [[note]]due to Alexander's adoption of non-Greek customs, which [[DeliberateValuesDissonance Aristotle seemingly-loathes as it is supposedly "barbaric"]][[/note]].
* BraidsOfAction: Rare male example. It can be taken as a sign that even at such young age, he already had the spirit of a brave conqueror willing to fight anyone to achieve his dream.
* CoolHorse: His Noble Phantasm has Bucephalus trample the enemy.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The key difference between young Alexander's Servant unit and the older Iskandar, apart from their variant card focus and skillset[[note]]Alexander is Quick-based while Iskandar is Buster-based[[/note]], would be their function in a team. For the most part, Iskandar is very good for one thing alone: pure NP damage (as well as facilitating hard-hitting NP chains). By contrast, Alexander's skills have [[SupportPartyMember significant support value]]. Hence, these do not only allow him to hit hard (as much as his low stats would allow him to, that is), but also let his teammates survive, hit hard and generate stars on their own. The fact that he is a 3-star also helps in bringing in a support Caster that can enable him[[note]]say, Waver or the more recently-released Scathach-Skadi[[/note]], plus a main boss-killer, without too much cost to a team.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: He has his memories from his older self as well, but states that attempting to focus on them feels strange, like he's living a dream that's yet to come.
* DualBoss: Fights together with [[MythologyGag Zhuge Liang]] in one boss battle.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Unlike most charm skills in the game, Alexander's Fair Youth skill works regardless of the target's sex.
* {{Fanboy}}: He is a fanboy of the Iliad and Achilleus, as seen in his Interlude.
* GrowingMusclesSequence: Apparently the effect of his other Noble Phantasm, Zeus Thunder: God's Blessing. In fact, using this Noble Phantasm is largely responsible for his future appearance.
* PintSizedPowerhouse: Even for someone in his mid-teens, Alexander is absolutely tiny (151cm/4'11"). This is more shocking when you compare it to his adult height (‎212cm/6'11"). He literally gains ''two feet'' in a few years.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Ditto with his older version. In this game, the young one is called Alexander and the adult one is Iskander.
* TeenGenius: He's still only a kid, but he ''is'' the guy who would eventually become Iskandar, and even in this form possesses a great deal of Iskandar's tactical genius.
* TokenMiniMoe: In a strange case, as he's male, he's this for the Rider class.
* YoungAndInCharge: Contrasting his older version.

[[folder:Altria Pendragon (Santa Alter)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Evil Santa]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Fourth (Final) Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_artoria_alter_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/santaalteraf.png[[/labelnote]]]]

'''ID:''' No. 73\\

'''Origin:''' England ([[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Mythology]])\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', "Heaven's Feel" route (as Saber Alter)\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi

->''"Merry-- Excuse me for entering from the chimney. I am the pretty Santa Claus who has answered your summon. You must be my reindeer?"''

The corrupted Altria, now on a mission to spread good cheer and the Christmas spirit. Wait, what?

This Altria Alter has resolved to clear her image by acting as the ally of children, Santa Claus. The lack of futility in her behavior and cool-headedness closely resemble the normal Alter, but the admiration for Santa Claus at her root makes her a little more kind.

She debuted as the free Servant for the Christmas 2015 event and naturally has some role in Christmas 2016.

* BadSanta: She's actually enthusiastic about doing her job, but it's still an ''Alter''. [[CardCarryingVillain She even calls herself an "Evil Santa".]] That said, she's much nicer than she publicly admits.
* BadassSanta: Despite being a welfare Servant, she has nigh-identical HP to regular Alter at max level and, while having less Attack, can still potentially out-damage her Saber self NP-wise due to the ease of maxing out said NP. Heck, she's considered one of the better Riders, full stop, due to her well-rounded skillset, the base power of her NP, and the ease with which it can be brought to max power.
* BigEater: Still on a junk food binge. Her ascension material? A bucket of fried chicken.[[note]]It's pretty much a RealLife reference to how modern Japanese families consider fried chicken buckets (particularly {{KFC}}) as part of the traditional Christmas meal.[[/note]]
* BlackSwordsAreBetter: Even as a Rider, she still has access to and uses Excalibur Morgan.
* TheComicallySerious: Saber Alter isn't a very emotional person. So you get to see her stoically distribute presents in a Santa dress and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4U4L-WeqoY hum "Jingle Bells" in the middle of firing sword beams of pure evil]].
* ContraltoOfDanger: Downplayed. While her voice is deeper than regular Saber Altria's, it's of a higher cadence than the other Altria Alters, to go with her trying to be a more heroic person.
* CrutchCharacter: As one of the first "Welfare Servants", Santa Alter is a completely free 4-Star Servant that can be easily maxed out provided that the player completes all the event quests and clears out the event shop. As a tradeoff, her stats are noticeably lower than other 4-Stars (especially the three other Welfare Riders that come after her, Kintoki, Ryoma, and Ishtar), but the sheer power of a [[DownplayedTrope Level 5 Excalibur Morgan can more than make up for this.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Seemingly incapable of interacting with anyone without mocking or disparaging them in some way.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Doesn't appreciate it if you address her as "Alter-chan".
* ExposedToTheElements: Subverted. Santa Alter bluntly admits that she's actually freezing her ass off in her minidress. Nonetheless, a job is a job, and she treats the cold as an unavoidable occupational hazard.
* {{Fauxreigner}}: Claims to be from Finland (aka the country of Santa Clause Village) despite being the King of the Britons.
* FriendToAllChildren: Despite being Alter, she is still working as Santa. This is best illustrated in her PetTheDog moment below.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's still the cold, callous Saber Alter she's known for, but her desire to act as Santa is bringing out a softer side to her.
* MinidressOfPower: One so powerful itself, and on a [[ActionGirl powerful enough person]], that it immediately comes up as a dialogue option for our poor abducted protagonist. They get the option to mention it several other times throughout the 2015 Christmas questline.
* MundaneUtility: She scared off her reindeer because she tried to use Excalibur Morgan [[RecoilBoost as a ''jet engine'']].
* MythologyGag: After encountering and battling [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Julius Caesar]] (who was supposedly going around posing as another "fake" Santa--[[AdiposeRex understandably]]), she quips that she would have expected "another Roman emperor" doing that--presumably Nero, as noted below.
* PetTheDog:
** She encounters [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Jack the Ripper]] and [[Characters/FateGrandOrderCasters Nursery Rhyme/Alice]], sad and cold because nobody supposedly remembers them[[note]]Jack in this continuity being the collective incarnation of London's abandoned street children and Nursery Rhyme being, well, the crystallization of fairy tales currently in a [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructed]] universe[[/note]]. They thought they'd challenge Santa Alter for presents, which she accepted. Despite losing (and thinking Christmas will be lonely for them yet again), Alter chooses to "[[ILetYouWin lose]]" give them the Christmas Event Craft Essences, to their absolute delight.
** In the second Christmas event, [[spoiler:she willingly goes along with the plan to let Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily become a proper Servant, even being the one to warn the protagonist about how she'll vanish otherwise and prompting the entire scheme to be cooked up.]]
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Being no-nonsense Altria (Alter), she has a tendency to drop these on those she beats... while also giving them presents. She gives a particularly short and pointed one to Jeanne Alter, who was particularly frustrated with the holiday ridiculousness of the whole situation but was called out by Altria for being rather half-assed as a Servant. [[spoiler:This was not without consequence.]]
* TheRedMage: She has most of Saber Alter's damage-boosting skills, but eschews Charisma for Saint's Gift, which can heal an ally Servant for a considerable amount. This makes her a well-rounded unit, as well as a good source of healing for players who use a Mystic Code without a healing Master Skill.
* SexySantaDress: Her outfit is a minidress with thigh-high boots and leggings in [[LittleBlackDress black]]. Her Final Ascension art has her sitting down and her legs crossed to show that, bottom-wise, she's not wearing any undergarments aside from those black leggings.
* SmugSmiler: She sports quite the smug smirk as her happy expression, and she subtly mocks you with it should you get mostly QP and the common items from the lottery.
* SurpriseSantaEncounter: She kidnaps you from Chaldea all of a sudden and you can [[CallBack note that she's the final Servant they had to beat in Fuyuki.]] You can also accuse her of forcing you to be her reindeer as her way of acting out her being a sore loser.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: If the protagonist recognizes her from Fuyuki, she'll tell them that this is their first meeting and that she's never been beaten by them before and certainly hasn't been brooding over that fact.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Comedic example. "Jingle Bells" starts playing when she uses her Excalibur Morgan. She even hums along. She's also ''invented her own first verse lyrics'':
--> ''Dashing off we go, through the raging winds, slicing singularities, battles on ba-attleeees~''
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: As far as she's concerned, the true meaning of Christmas is turkey.
-->"I don't have any fond memories of Christmas, but I want a turkey. Oh yes, do I ever. That rustic, crude, oily brilliance of it--the essence of a good meal.
* {{Tsundere}}: Her nicer side comes out several times during the Christmas event, particularly with Jack and Nursery Rhyme, though she continuously tries to play it off. The protagonist can even call her "Alter-chan" at one point and her response is to quickly tell them not to say that while her portrait is in a ''flustered'' state rather than an angry one.
* WaveMotionSword: She still has Excalibur Morgan, using it as her sleigh's thrusters in place of the reindeer she scared off. As one of the first "welfare Servants", the player also has the opportunity to get it to Level 5 with relative ease, making her extremely helpful to players unwilling to shell out a lot of Saint Quartz for other 4-Stars and 5-Stars of comparable power.
* YouNeedToGetLaid: Tells Martha, Ushiwakamaru, and Jing Ke they need to stop loitering around in a cave, go outside, and find some boyfriends to spend Christmas with instead of wasting away.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade S! They reach all the way past her knees and she's clearly flustered when speaking to the protagonist.

[[folder:Altria Pendragon (Alter) (Rider)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Tenacious Blaze]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/summeralter_stage_2.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/summeralter_stage_3.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/summeralter_stage_4.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/artoriaaltridaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]

'''ID:''' No. 179\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' England ([[Myth/KingArthur Arthurian Mythology]])\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (Heaven's Feel route)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi

->''"Rider Class Servant, Artoria Pendragon. Now that I am here, you'd best resolve yourself for an ideal lifestyle. I won't hear your calls for five more minutes or permit a lack of exercise. Cleaning and laundry are to be done thoroughly. Coo... cooking is... I'll show you what's within my capabilities."''

In order to make her Master’s summer even better, Altria Alter has become a maid. Her subsequent embarrassment at the idea of people seeing her dressed up as one has led her to disguise her various weapons as mere cleaning tools.

First announced during FGO 2nd Anniversary Fes, she's the swimsuit version of Altria (Alter) for summer 2017. She is Nero's teammate on Team "Tyrant Shooting Star" for the ''Dead Heat Summer Race''.

* BadassLongcoat: She's wearing one for her second stage over her swimsuit. It gets even bigger and more impressive at her third stage.
* BareYourMidriff: The swimsuit part of her outfit comes into play with a lot of the middle removed to let it function as one.
* {{BFG}}: Secace, Altria's short sword which has been turned into a gun, is normally a water pistol, but can be combined with Excalibur Morgan to turn it into an anti-material sniper rifle.
* BikerBabe: It's TwentyPercentMoreAwesome due to the fact her water walking extends to vehicles, allowing her to drift her motorcycle on ''the ocean''.
* CoolBike: She rides one on the ocean for her Noble Phantasm animation. This is the reason she's a Rider.
* CoolCrown: Wears a black crown at her third stage.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Switches out her maid-swimsuit for a skin-tight black dress for her third stage.
* LighterAndSofter: Not ''extremely'' so (it is Altria Alter, after all) but compared to her other appearances, she does come across like this. Those [[WhenSheSmiles satisfied smiles]] come out a little easier than other times, and during ''Dead Heat'' itself she displays a generally wider range of emotion than she typically does, with even a few moments of outright, open surprise.
* {{Meido}}: Yes, she's actually wearing a swimsuit version of a ''maid costume'', complete with [[ImprovisedWeapon a mop as her weapon.]]
* TheMusketeer: Battle-style wise, she falls under here. While she definitely uses firearms as her main weapon, she normally opens her normal attacks with either [[ImprobableWeaponUser the Excalibur Morgan balloon sword, or the mop]].
* MythologyGag: She's a massive pile of references back to the famous eighth episode of ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm''[[note]]the one with "Saber at Work" as its main body, where she fills in at the Ahnenerbe Cafe as a meido waitress, loses her cool with Gil, rips off her ahoge and transforms into a Cute Gothic Lolita Maid Waitress, ''Sir''! (and proceeds to dominate the cafe on sheer cute appeal)[[/note]], ''on top of'' being Alter trying to match normal Altria's Swimsuit version. And the bike she rides? Why, it's her bike from ''Fate/Zero'' with a black PaletteSwap! And ''that'' doubles as a reference back to the Shinjuku chapter of ''GO'' itself!
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: This version of Alter is a biker gunslinger gothic lolita maid in ''a swimsuit''. It's as ridiculous as it's awesome.
* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Her final Ascension art has her pointing her pistol at the screen while glaring, though the threatening nature is mitigated by her [[BoobsAndButtPose pose]], her [[{{Stripperific}} attire]], and the fact [[SexySoakedShirt it's raining]].

[[folder:Anne Bonny and Mary Read]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Women from the Golden Age of Piracy]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_anne_mary_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_anne_mary_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension (Potential NSFW)]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_anne_mary_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/anneaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 66\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil (Anne) and ChaoticNeutral (Mary)\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Jamaica (18th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' I-IV\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakoKawasumi (Anne) and Creator/AiNonaka (Mary)

->''"Were you surprised? The two of us are one Servant. She is Mary Read. I'm Anne Bonny. Pleased to meet you."''

UsefulNotes/AnneBonny and Mary Read are two female pirates who from the Golden Age of Piracy. Bonny was born to a prosperous household, a natural hooligan who eloped with a small-time punk. Bonny later separated from her husband, raising a pirate flag together with John Rackham. Upon capturing a ship from Holland one day, Bonny met Read by chance, who had slipped onto the ship dressed as a man. Read joined with her under Rackham's command, and they endeavored as a duo due to getting along well as fellow women, devoting themselves to the ways of piracy. It is said in many testimonies from Rackham's crew that the duo fought with greater courage than any other.

This time, the two have been exceptionally summoned as a single set Servant. There are no penalties given for this, but if one collapses the other will also be unable to fight, no questions asked.

They debuted together as antagonists of the Okeanos chapter, working for Blackbeard.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Anne's shirt has a window stopping just short of her navel.
* BattleCouple: A couple in life, now immortalized as a dual Servant.
* {{BFG}}: Anne's rifle is longer than she is tall.
* {{BFS}}: Mary wields a cutlass that looks pretty big compared to her.
* BiTheWay: If you max out their bond level, Anne more or less suggests a threesome with their Master.
* {{Bokukko}}: Mary, alluding her disguise as a man in Calico Jack's crew, and contrasting Anne's refined ''watakushi''.
* CoveredWithScars: Mary's clothes hide most of it, but in stage 3 and 4 we see just how many scars she has.
* CriticalHitClass: Even amongst Riders, their skill set is built around critical hits, be it increasing their critical star absorption and generation rate, increasing their critical damage, and possessing a QQAAB deck, a Quick-based NP, and a Bond 10 CE that increases the party's critical hit damage to take full advantage of that. Ironically, they don't have the Riding skill to increase the power of their Quick cards and indirectly their star generation rate.
* DesperationAttack: Caribbean Free Bird: Bond of Lovebirds gets stronger the lower their HP is. If combined with the Black Holy Grail CE, it can become one of the strongest single-target attacks in the game.
* TheDividual: They're officially one Servant. In gameplay, Mary does most of the action, while Anne merely comes in when invoking skills and for the Noble Phantasm. If Anne's in charge, they become an Archer instead (as seen with their swimsuit version).
* ExactWords: During "Chaldea Summer Memory", in order to figure out where they are, Mary convinces Blackbeard to paddle out to sea so he can get a better view of the land for them. She does this by promising him that she'll allow him to touch her anywhere once, which he agrees to immediately. When he gets back, Mary gives him a high-five for returning alive which he tiredly reciprocates. She then informs him that that counted as his reward touch.
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Well, "Huge Girl, Tiny Girl" in their case. Curiously, in dialogue sequences, it's downplayed a as Mary is made to appear taller than in the card art, coming up to just below Anne's shoulder, which is more accurate to their official heights, as there's only a height difference of 13 cm, or about 5 inches (which means Anne should only be OneHeadTaller than Mary).
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Anne Bonny's wardrobe is miraculous in how she doesn't have a wardrobe malfunction every few seconds.
* ItsWhatIDo: They don't really have any wish for the Grail. But it's a treasure, the Grail War a fantastic adventure, and they're pirates, so they are going for it anyway.
* MsFanservice: Anne. And Mary, come that third ascension.
* OffModel: Going by the numbers in their profile, their height gap is only 13 cm, but in their card art Mary is only as tall as Anne's waist.
* OfficialCouple: Mixed with a bit of polyamory as they seem to consider the two of them and their Master one.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Despite her looks, Mary is actually at least ''10 years'' older than Anne.
* PirateGirl: Both of them, and they're based on two of the most famous RealLife examples.
* PlayboyBunny: Have elements of this in 3rd and final stage. Especially Mary. The reason why they wear bunnygirl costumes is because [[AuthorAppeal I-IV wanted to draw them in such a costume]].
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Anne's color-scheme is mainly red and black. Additionally, together they also play this trope straight, with Anne supplying more red and Mary supplying the black.
* RedOniBlueOni: Anne's red to Mary's blue. Anne is friendlier from the start, but Mary is DefrostingIceQueen. While both of them are pretty hedonistic, Anne wants more treasures and adventures when Mary just wants to roam around the world freely.
* TheShutIn: Played for laughs in "The Garden of Order", where they wind up becoming a pair of lazy slobs who never leave their apartment after [[TheCorrupter Blackbeard]] exposes them to the convenience of the internet and online shopping.
* TogetherInDeath: Despite being functionally two Servants, when one of them die, the other will follow not long after. The reason why only Mary is out in the field is because they have twice the hitbox otherwise (and Anne using a flintlock is detrimental to her melee). Might be an allusion from when Mary died in prison, Anne practically disappeared from record.
* TokenYuriGirls: Their Stage 4 artwork leaves ''very'' little to the imagination on what their relationship is. Also, their Noble Phantasm's title is Bond of ''Lovebirds''. [[MetaGuy Blackbeard]] even refers to them as "The Yuri Couple."

[[folder:Astolfo]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:12th Paladin of Charlemagne]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_astolfo_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_astolfo_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_rider_astolfo_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Casual Outfit]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/portrait_servant_094_b.png[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:April Fool's]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/astolfoaf.png[[/labelnote]]]]

'''ID:''' No. 94\\

'''Origin:''' France (9th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' (as Rider of Black)\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide and Meteo Hoshizora\\

'''Voiced by:''' Creator/RumiOokubo

->''"Yahoo! My name is Astolfo! Rider Class! And, and...umm, nice to meet you!"''

A character from the Matter of France, where he was one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne. Astolfo is said to have been the most handsome, optimistic and [[TheUnfettered completely lacking in sense]] out of the Twelve. A sunny adventurer at heart, Astolfo traveled all across the world getting into all sorts of fun and light-hearted adventures, acquiring a whole collection of [[ArtifactOfPower artifacts and mystical items]] such as his hunting horn, magical grimoire, and shining golden lance. He befriended many legendary mounts such as the {{Hippogriff}} and even reached the Moon in the end.

Astolfo first appeared in ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' as Rider of Black, where he was practically the third protagonist of the story. He first appeared in ''Grand Order'' as a cameo in the Christmas 2015 event, and had his proper debut as part of the White Day 2016 event. Curiously, he did not participate during the France chapter despite a number of other ''Apocrypha'' alumni having significant roles. He later appears in Agartha as a main ally.

* AffectionateNickname: Bradamante addresses him as "A-chan".
* AmbiguousGender: In terms of gameplay, he isn't flagged with a gender because he has a skill that prevents even a Ruler from being able to tell. That being said, he very much identifies as male and prefers male pronouns.
* AntiMagic: Astolfo has forgotten the True Name of his magical grimoire, but just having it on his person grants him immunity to the vast majority of magical spells, and even a degree of protection against Command Spells. When he remembers its True Name, "Casseur di Logistilla: Destruction Declaration", reading from the grimoire allows him to cancel ''any'' magical spell or effect, with the exception of Reality Marbles.
* BadassAdorable: He's cute, very girly, and also a fairly good fighter.
* BalanceBuff: His third skill got a buff to give it a 50% NP charge at Lv. 10, making it easier for him to use his NP without having to rely on his low NP generation.
* BareYourMidriff: The pink SailorFuku he dons during "Woman of Agartha" doesn't bother to cover the abdomen area.
* {{Bishonen}}: Has a [[DudeLooksLikeALady girly]] and cutesy appearance to him, complete with a slender build, a feminine dress code, and a reputation for being "[[WorldsMostBeautifulWoman beautiful beyond compare]]".
* BizarreInstrument: "La Black Luna: Magic Flute That Calls Panic", one of his Noble Phantasms. When not in use it simply looks like a small horn, but when activated it turns much larger and grows [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/3/36/La_Black_Luna.png/revision/latest?cb=20121214191218 a crazy-looking bunch of pipes]], becoming a [[MakeMeWannaShout weapon of sonic destruction]] said to sound like a roaring dragon. He uses it in Agartha to counter the deafening Amazons' battle cry.
* BladeOnAStick: "Trap of Argalia: Down With A Touch!", a lance that can force an opponent to kneel simply by touching them with it, is his primary weapon as a Rider. However, it does need to contact with the body or at least armor of his opponent. Striking their weapon is not enough to activate the effect. In this game, however, he only uses it for attacking, the forced kneeling ability is instead a skill that can stun an enemy.
* BornLucky: Luck Rank A+.
* BraidsOfAction: Being a long-haired knight, naturally he's gotta have a braid!
* ButtMonkey: During his EarlyBirdCameo in the first Christmas event, he gets no respect from friend or enemy alike because he didn't show up in Orleans to fight. Santa Alter even tells him he's not getting any presents for it before finally throwing a pumpkin in his face as she and the protagonist take off, which d'Eon takes to mean that he won't show up until next year's Halloween.
* CatchPhrase: Has a tendency to deliver a cutesy "Yahoo!" when greeting others.
* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: For his idle stance.
* CuteLittleFangs: Oddly, they appear skin-colored. He's not any sort of being that would normally have fangs; they're just there to make him look cute and mischievous.
* TheDitz: Weaponized. One of his skills, Evaporation of Sanity, gives him something akin to a sixth sense in combat similar to Eye of the Mind or Instinct from his complete lack of common sense.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: He can easily be mistaken for a girl.
* EarlyBirdCameo: He appears during the first Christmas event four months before becoming a playable Servant. Everyone there admonishes him for not showing up in Orleans to help Jeanne and Siegfried defend his own country, and Santa Alter gives him a pumpkin from the first Halloween event, which as d'Eon states is supposed to represent he'll have to wait until the next year's Halloween event to be playable.
* HairDecorations: His black ribbons, which he says are "an irresistible proof of friendship" that he used to restore peace between him and his ally [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Orlando]].
* IconicOutfit: If anything, Astolfo as seen in this game is heavily associated with the sailor fuku he's shown wearing in Epic of Remnant, second only to his default outfit.
* {{Keet}}: Cute, talkative, upbeat, and feminine.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: A braid damn near as long as Jeanne's, and yep, he is amazingly pretty.
* {{Lunacy}}: According to the Matter of France, Astolfo traveled to the Moon to retrieve Orlando's lost sanity; the Moon being the place where all things lost on Earth eventually end up. Within the ''Fate'' universe, this means that Astolfo's "lost sanity" is also located on the Moon, and if the Moon is no longer in the sky (because it is obscured or during a new moon) then he regains a lot of his reasoning and tactical thinking, to the point where he can remember the True Name of his magical grimoire.
* MasterOfNone: Astolfo is ''severely'' undertuned as a Servant in ''Grand Order'', and a notorious example of how bad stats can wreck the viability of a unit. While his HP and Strength stats are okay for a Rider, his NP Generation and Critical Star Generation stats are extremely low, not appropriately compensated by his skills, and his Attack Cards have a low number of hits per card. This makes it incredibly hard to use his Noble Phantasm or generate Critical Stars, making him especially weak for a Quick-orientated Servant. To put into perspective, he has a nearly identical skillset as Medusa with an attack steroid buff and a stun, and both have a Quick-based [=AoE=] Noble Phantasm, but Medusa's kit is arguably better and she's a star rarity ''lower'' than him. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Medusa's attack steroid lasts for 2 turns while his lasts for ''1 turn'', and Medusa's stun has a lower cooldown and higher chance of stunning than Astolfo's stun when maxed out. Medusa is also easier to aquire and her third skill is a NP Boost, so she easily outshines him.[[/labelnote]]
* MotorMouth: Which, "through no fault of his own," inevitably leads him to say too much.
* MulticoloredHair: Downplayed, but he sports a streak of white hair on his pink hair.
* MythologyGag:
** One of his attack animations has him use his lance, the Trap of Argalia.
** In Medea Lily's Interlude, he and Jeanne continue their rivalry from the Capsule Servant minigame (and ''Apocrypha'' as a whole).
* NiceGuy: Extremely nice to just about anyone.
* NotCompletelyUseless: His lance, "Trap of Argalia: Down With A Touch!" is fairly useless when used as a combat weapon, or at the least doesn't confer any special advantages that a regular lance could not provide. Its only magical ability is to force an opponent to kneel (or cause the lower legs of a Servant to vanish) with a single hit. In ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', this niche ability was the key to defeating [[spoiler:Adam, who was invulnerable to damage so long as one foot was on the Earth]].
* OurGryphonsAreDifferent: Being a Rider-class Servant, one of his Noble Phantasms is a Hippogriff that he rides which belonged to his cousin and fellow Paladin Bradamante. Being a Phantasmal Beast, it also has the ability to [[SpaceMaster teleport itself and its rider to the Reverse Side of the World briefly]] to avoid attacks, which is represented in-game by his NP granting him an Evade buff after use. However, [[AwesomeButImpractical because overusing this ability drains Astolfo's Mana reserves rapidly]], the Evade buff only lasts for three attacks.
* PinkHeroine: Gender inverted; he is a Servant of Black whose image colour is rose pink.
* PluckyComicRelief: Actual literature fact, no less. He barely even gets mentioned in the stories most people associate with [[Literature/TheSongOfRoland Roland]], he is instead gets starring roles in more light-hearted and fantasy adventure stories written during the Italian Renaissance.
* ThePollyanna: Described as being "eternally optimistic".
* RedBaron: 12th Paladin of Charlemagne.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Male example, fitting the "cheery and optimistic" subtype.
* SailorFuku: He wears a pink one during "Woman of Agartha" to infiltrate the Nightless City in Agartha.
* SayingTooMuch: Which quickly leads to maximum awkwardness. It's a side effect of his Deprivation of Sanity skill. He simply cannot be trusted to keep secrets (Even things like True Names or Noble Phantasms) without accidentally blabbing. On the plus side it acts like Instinct in battle, letting him pick the best course of action in a fight.
* SitcomArchNemesis: To Jeanne, as they compete for the position of the most popular character in ''Apocrypha'' and beyond, and engage in silly bickering to do so.
* TheUnfettered:
** He does whatever he wants, when he wants. If he doesn't want to use up mana for an attack, he won't. If he thinks a course of action was a good one, despite everyone around him disagreeing, he'll say so.
** It is also the reason he's crossdressing despite not being transgender or anything similar: he likes cute things, and he finds his outfit cute. So he wears it and doesn't give a damn about what others think. This trope is the main reason he's described as Chaotic in spite of otherwise being a proud [[AlwaysLawfulGood paladin]].
* WholesomeCrossdresser: He wears a skirt, garterbelt, and thigh-high stockings, which combined with his long hair makes him look very feminine. The reason he dresses like this is because it amused Roland and since Astolfo didn't mind, he decided to go for it.
* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: [[GenderInvertedTrope Male example]]; he is stated to be "beautiful beyond compare".
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Rose pink with a streak of white.
* ZettaiRyouiki:
** While in his armour, his thigh-highs go above his knees, but leave enough space for a fair amount of skin exposure between them and his plateskirt.
** In his Memories of Trifas outfit, his pantyhose goes above his knees and beyond to the point that there's no bare skin exposed below his skirt.

[[folder:Boudica]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Queen of the Iceni]]
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->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 26\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Britain (1st century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''Fate/Grand Order''\\

'''Illustrated by:''' Takao Aotsuki\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito

->''"My name is Boudica, nice to meet you! Don't mind the formalities."''

[[UsefulNotes/{{Boudica}} A young warrior-queen]] of the British frontierlands that held off Roman might for decades before she was finally overwhelmed by Nero, after which she either killed herself to spare herself further disgrace or died of an illness. Her name has resurfaced in Victorian Britain as the "Queen of Victory". This version represents her younger, more idealistic self before being worn by Rome.

She appears as an ally in Rome, serving as Nero's main general.

* BadassCape: Stage 3 decks her out with a really fancy one of white and red, complete with fur lining.
* BadassInCharge: Upon her husband's death, she was to be named inheritor to his title of chief of the Iceni tribe, only to be denied that title by the occupying Roman forces. Needless to say, she didn't let that stick for long, and led a revolution that left its impact on Britain and Rome for all of time. In Rome, she serves as a general in Nero's army and is respected by most everyone.
* BigDamnHeroes: She shows up and uses her Noble Phantasm in conjecture with Mash's in order to save the party from being annihilated by Altera's Noble Phantasm near the end of Rome.
* CleavageWindow: Present throughout her entire Ascension line.
* CoolBigSis: Seems to act like and sometimes refers to herself as one. In the Rome segment this is especially prominent towards Mash, who she says [[YouRemindMeOfX reminds her of her little sister]]. It also doesn't help that when you look at it, their Noble Phantasms are almost virtually identical.
** In fact, according to her Materials, she acts like a Big Sister towards all British Servants, especially the Knights of the Round Table. Considering she’s the oldest known British Heroic Spirit, this kind of makes sense.
* EnemyMine: In Rome, she states that the reason she's fighting for Rome and Nero, the very enemies she fought against in life, is because she sees the United Empire as something far worse.
* GreenEyedRedhead: Though like many Nasuverse characters, her eyes can also be viewed as either teal or aqua.
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: She admits to Nero in Solomon that she can never forgive Rome for what they did to her daughters, her lands, and her people...but she also admits that in taking her revenge, [[NotSoDifferent she committed similar acts on many Roman men and women, particularly in Londinium]], so perhaps no one was truly innocent.
* JokeCharacter: Mechanically she's one of the worst characters - her first skill is even ''more'' situational than Siegfried's third even before the latter skill received a [[BalanceBuff Strengthening Quest]], and like him, the majority of enemies it can target (enemies with the Roman trait) are part of the three Knights class - who Boudica, a Rider-class, deals normal damage to. Her attack is very poor without her first skill, and while she does have a defense-based Noble Phantasm, high health, and the somewhat useful Battle Continuation, the lack of a Taunt skill and defense bonus pretty much make her a watered down version of Mash - who not only is the first servant you get in the game, but costs ''0 MP'' to use. Even if you take Mash out of the equation[[labelnote: spoiler note]][[spoiler: which does happen in the game during the Solomon Singularity]][[/labelnote]], she's still inferior to another rider built to be a tank, St. George, who lacks the defensive NP, but more than makes up for it by having a Taunt Skill that doubles as a defense buff, and also has Battle Continuation - and he's a ''2 star''. Events treat her as a female version of Blackbeard, with the first Chaldea Summer event having her swimsuit version be a 3-star CE, and the second one had her change class into an Avenger because said CE was one players tended to burn, and she didn't get a swimsuit version.
* LegendaryWeapon: Her Sword of Boudica is actually a complete subversion. It's just a fancy sword, explicitly pointed out to NOT have properties like Excalibur's. It can fire bolts of energy, but they're not that impressive. It's not holy or made by fairies, it doesn't have a promise of victory, or anything amazing. All its power comes from Boudica's own belief that her sword will bring her victory.
* LoveConfession: Her bond five line has her stating that she doesn't hate the protagonist before reprimanding herself for speaking so unclearly and coming out and saying that she loves them, both as a Master and person.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: More of a buckler in her case.
* MamaBear: Definitely qualifies as this, considering her backstory. When Rome denied her the inheritance of tribal leadership following her husband's death, then publicly flogged her and raped her daughters, she responded by uniting the other tribes of Britannia and leading a revolution that nearly pushed the Romans out of their territory. Her forces razed Londinium (what is now modern day London) with such ferocity that there are still scorch marks four metres below London, which archaeologists refer to as "The Boudica Destruction Layer." To say she is not to be trifled with is an understatement.
* MarshmallowHell: Briefly subjects Mash to this upon declaring herself [[CoolBigSis her sister]] in Rome.
* MasterOfNone: A victim of early game bad design. She's specialized in fighting Romans and being a defensive support Servant, but she's the wrong class to fight the largely knight class Romans, she doesn't have the stats to pull it off anyway and her support options are pretty weak. Namely, once her NP upgrade rolled around people floated the idea that maybe she could be a budget Mashu since their [=NPs=] have very similar effects, only to realize that she can hardly be budget Mashu when she uses ''more'' cost. As a result she's generally considered to be a strong contender for worst Servant in the game let alone for her rarity.
* MyGreatestFailure: States that part of the reason she fights to protect Rome may have to do with her guilt for the deaths of the innocents in Londinium and she seeks to spare Rome's citizens a similar fate.
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: Has Battle Continuation, which manifests as [[BackFromTheDead resurrection]] after taking a lethal hit in the game.
* OfCorsetsSexy: From her stage two card onwards. Before that she is wearing what appears to be a [[{{Stripperiffic}} bikini]] and sleeves.
* PowerCreep: She was never ''good'', but she's the go-to example for why early-game Servants tend to be really bad or at least required a lot of buffs to make them workable. Newer Servants tend to have much more synergy in their kits and less terrible SituationalSword abilities.
* RapunzelHair: From Stage 2 onward she has waist-length hair. Example [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/riderbougostage4.png here]].
* RetiredMonster:
** There's a notable discrepancy between her Servant personality and the account of living witnesses in Rome. The Boudica as Servant is notably a kind-hearted older sister type who tends the wounds of her hated enemies, while the Boudica Nero remembers was the barbarian queen whose shadow was so large for the Roman, Nero doesn't even realized she already died several years prior Septem storyline. Most telling is her Noble Phantasm; the wheels of her chariot, AKA the dreaded [[SpikedWheels Boudica Spikes]], are used to shield her comrades, not to maim her enemies. It is hinted that the stark difference is because of the nature of Heroic Spirits which makes them AllPowerfulBystander by default because their 'story' as a hero ended by their death, thus old revenge is below them. She's also rather ashamed that [[HeWhoFightsMonsters in the end she invited the very same injustices on otherwise-innocent Romans in the name of vengeance]].
** That said, she has several lines that imply she still has hard feelings against Nero and that if the United Empire [[EnemyMine wasn't a bigger threat]] she'd be right back to fighting her during the Rome singularity. It's implied her vengeance towards the Romans qualifies her for the Avenger class. Her lines in "Garden of Order" show her darker emotions of fury at the Romans.
---> '''Boudica:''' I won't go back. There's no place for me to go back to. That's because... everything... YOU TOOK EVERYTHING. We were the king's only family. My daughter and I were all he had. That's why I was going to inherit the throne... Yet I was told women have no right to inheritence... YOU BASTARDS! YOU ROMANS TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME! I had forgotten. I tried to distract myself with the cause of "saving humanity." However... this anger. This hatred. This vengeance...I won't let anybody get in my way, no matter who it is!
* SituationalSword: Even worse than [[Characters/FateGrandOrderSabers Siegfried]], who at least has a damaging NP, the occasional Lancer Dragon to work with and post-[[BalanceBuff Strengthening Quests]] is competent even outside his niche. She has a skill that lets her deal extra damage to Romans, but since most of them are knight classes this is pretty much worthless with only Nero Caster and Caligula being weak to her. And since she has no damaging NP and BAAQQ deck, she's not much good for that either.
* StatuesqueStunner: She's one of the game's tallest female characters, and has an impressive figure. [[MarshmallowHell All the better for hugging Mash!]]
* StoneWall: She has high HP, her Noble Phantasm gives the party a two layer defensive buff that lasts for one and three turns respectively (and after being upgraded will provide an attack buff for three turns), and her Battle Continuation skill means she can quickly bounce back from a fatal hit. On the other hand, she has low attack and an incredibly situational skill that only provides bonus damage against Roman enemies (which only mostly appear in Rome and come in one of the three Knight classes).
* {{Stripperific}}: Her stage one outfit lacks any kind of protection for her lower body and leaves very little to your imagination.
* SupremeChef: She is very good at cooking as mentioned during the Valentine event by Shakespeare and Emiya, and her chocolate gift is an ''entire cake'' that she originally meant to share with others before giving the entire thing to the protagonist. Even Altera went to her for help for making chocolate.
* YoungerAndHipper: Nero claimed she might be younger than the barbarian queen she remembered. Boudica herself insists to be a CoolBigSis instead of a MamaBear.

[[folder:Edward Teach]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Dread Pirate Blackbeard]]
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->'''Rarity:''' UC (2*)\\
'''ID:''' No. 25\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Bahamas (17th-18th century)\\

'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' B-suke\\
'''Voiced by:''' Tadahisa Saizen

->''"My goodness! What a coincidence! Fahaha! Blackbeard has come to see you! Green is the enemy!"''

Edward Teach, better known as "UsefulNotes/{{Blackbeard}}", was probably the most notorious pirate in the world, with records of his acts of savagery throughout the West Indies striking fear to sailor and pirate alike, even his own men. It took a surprise attack from the Royal Navy to finally put an end to his reign of terror, with the dreaded pirate defiant to the bitter end.

He's an antagonist in Okeanos and a minor ally in Chaldea Summer.

* BadassCrew: His ship, ''Queen Anne's Revenge'', gets stronger when boarded by heroes. With more heroes boarding the ship, its reputation as ''the'' most fearsome vessel in the world becomes more assured and the ship as Noble Phantasm will gain popularity boost according to this. With Eric, Bonny, Read, and Hector as its crew, ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' is stronger than the ''Golden Hind''; that's a C rank NP being stronger than an A+ rank NP.
* BareFistedMonk: He uses his fists, and a ''wicked''-looking hook after Stage 2.
* BeardOfBarbarism: Although replacing barbarism with piracy.
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He is the most famous of all pirates, no matter how much of a dork he can be, and can prove to be a fearsome opponent. Except in the comedy-based events, where his main role is to be the ButtMonkey of the cast.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: He gains a wrist-mounted hook in his first ascension.
* ButtMonkey: While not without his strengths, he's more or less the game's Dan Hibiki during the main story and side events. Come Nero Fest 2017, he is paired up with Hector and instead of getting a formidable moniker like every other squad, their team is named ''Enjoy Nero Fest'' and then put on the very bottom rung of the tournament's preliminaries.
* ComboPlatterPowers: His Voyager of the Storm Skill (also shared by Drake and Columbus) has traits of Charisma and Military Tactics. Pirate's Honor, a Skill he shares with Anne Bonny and Mary Read, combines Bravery with Battle Continuation.
* ComedicLolicon: His interest in little girls like Illya is mostly played for laughs and he never actually does anything besides proclaim how much he loves little girls and would like to meet them. The closest he's ever come to actually doing anything physical is in the Chaldea Summer event with Mary Read and he's easily repelled by the others.
** InJoke: This might be slightly due to a myth that Edward Teach's wife, Mary Ormond, was 14 years old when they married. However, there isn't any historical evidence supporting this.
* CoolBoat: His Noble Phantasm, [[MoreDakka Queen Anne's Revenge]]: Revenge of Queen Anne.
* TheCorrupter: Parodied during "Garden of Order" where he turns Anne Bonny and Mary Read into lazy, slobbish shut-ins after introducing them to the cheap, sedentary thrills of the internet.
* DirtyOldMan: He harasses Mash and Euryale with his eyes and his reason for getting the Grail is dubious.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: Blackbeard is set up to be the main scourge of the Okeanos segment of the game, but is defeated and stands down halfway through the segment, being replaced as an antagonist by [[spoiler:Jason]].
* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: He doesn't seem too upset at all as he dies in Okeanos despite being betrayed by Hektor. In fact, he's rather jovial through his LastWords, laughing about how he got to keep his head and flirting with Drake.]]
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: Pretty much everybody in Okeanos treats him without respect, including his own crew. Anne Bonny & Mary Read in particular think he's a perverted idiot and more than once express their desire to kill him or get killed just to be done with him (though they give him the half-assed compliment he's not "the worst" captain they've had to put up with), and Eric [[TheBerserker is too crazy to really care]]. Hektor is the only one who's actually sane and somewhat respects him, if only [[ObfuscatingStupidity because he respected Blackbeard's hidden craftiness in keeping his Grail safe]].[[spoiler: Not even [[EvenEvilHasStandards the Demon Pillars, the ones enacting the whole incineration-of-humanity plot, think of him as anything but trash.]]]]
* FriendToAllChildren: He really likes kids, which unfortunately gets him MistakenForPedophile by the protagonist.
* TheGenieKnowsJackNicholson: His references come out of nowhere.
* GreenEyedMonster: He conscripts Spartacus and Mephistopheles to wage war on "normies" during the first Valentine's Day event because he didn't receive any chocolates. (In the Japanese, this was against "riajuus", which is a term that explicitly refers to people with fulfillment in real life, ie., a significant other. "Go explode, riajuu!" is a Japanese internet meme, thus his "NORMIES EXPLODE!")
* HaremSeeker: Told you his wish was dubious.
* HonorAmongThieves: Seems to be implied with one of his Personal Skills, Honor of Pirates.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: While he normally targets girls, it's implied that he's attracted to Astolfo and [[AmbiguousGender d'Eon]]. His third skill has a bonus heal on female Servants, which also works on both Astolfo and d'Eon (keep in mind that due to their in game genders, they aren't usually affected by things that would only affect females), and when both of them are in a schoolgirl outfit and a maid outfit respectively [[spoiler:and they are trying to conceal their true names in the Nightless Castle by calling out ridiculous names for themselves]] the protagonist has the option of asking Mash to send a recording to Blackbeard. Due to Blackbeard's Otaku status, it was probably an intentional reference to the Otokonoko genre.
* InSeriesNickname: During Okeanos, Mash refers to him as "Mistah Blackbeard" after he introduces himself as such.
* LastChanceHitPoint: Pirate's Honor gives him an Attack Buff, decreases his Mental Debuff Resistance, and gives him Battle Continuation. If that last effect is activated, he will be revived with only 1 single hit point no matter how high the Skill is leveled.
* LastRequest: [[spoiler: While dying, he asks Drake to hold him until he finally dies. She obliges. This is changed in the English version to them bantering together as he dies.]]
* MadeOfIron: As stated above, he's got an A rank in Endurance. He's so confident in his durability that he offers to be Altria Lily's training dummy for her Noble Phantasm training during "Saber Wars" (with [[DirtyOldMan perverted ulterior motives]], of course). To his credit, he manages to get back up after being [[GroinAttack hit in the groin]] by Lily's Caliburn ''twice in a row''.
* MightyGlacier: Stats-wise, with an E-ranked Agility and the rest of his physical stats clocking in at B+ for Strength and A for Endurance.
* MoreDakka: Summoning ''Queen Anne's Revenge'' allows him to devastate his opponents with a barrage of cannonfire.
* MotorMouth: He can talk really fast at times. Usually when saying something ridiculous.
* NoShirtLongJacket: After getting a coat in his third ascension stage.
* ObfuscatingStupidity: He's definitely weird, but it's implied at several points he intentionally plays it up to keep people from taking him seriously as a threat. Hektor himself praises him in Okeanos for always keeping the Grail on his person and always having one hand on a gun, to the point he had to wait until Blackbeard was at death's door fighting the protagonist to finally steal it off him.
** He also appears during Rider of the Resistance's Interlude, [[spoiler:where he's present amongst Moriarty and Mephistopheles as the 'villains group' that Columbus is a part of and confessed his two-faced nature with. Considering this is [[BitchInSheepsClothing Columbus]] we're talking about, Blackbeard seems to be ''really'' good in this trope.]]
* OffWithHisHead:
** He mentions during Okeanos that this was how he died in real life. [[spoiler: When he does die in Okeanos, he's rather happy about keeping it this time.]]
** It actually happens to him again in "[=ServaFes=] 2018" when he makes the mistake of sneaking up on Ushiwakamaru. He's able to activate Pirate's Honor in time and survives, confusing everyone who saw his head go flying.
* OrnamentalWeapon: He is stated to wield a gun just like pirates do, however his artwork doesn't depict him possessing one nor he does use one for his in-game attacks.
* {{Otaku}}: Enjoys looking at cute girls a bit too much, his interlude is about looking for {{Doujinshi}} at Pirate Comiket, he speaks like he's typing on 2ch, and then there's his stage 4 art. No one, not even his profile, is quite sure of where that comes from. Even his Valentine presents are explicit doujin!
* RedBaron: Blackbeard.
* RedemptionDemotion: Mash grumbles that while he was a troublesome enemy, he became a nigh-useless ally once he was actually summoned to Chaldea.
* SillinessSwitch: His Stage 4 artwork is this in spades. As he goes from the downright intimidating Stage 3 artwork to playing with figures of Mash and Marie.
* SupportPartyMember: In practice he functions better as a buffer since his skills include an Attack and NP Buff as well as a heal that has bonus effect on females (as well as other certain other characters).
* TheUnfought: Inverted during Kara no Kyoukai - you have to fight him as a part of the fight against Anne Bonny and Mary Reed, but he's presented as a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere - he's mentioned during the cutscene, but he doesn't appear at all outside of the fight.
* TrueLoveIsExceptional: His BelligerentSexualTension with Drake actually seems more serious than his [[ComedicLolicon lolicon thing]], and she's [[GagBoobs very much]] not his usual type. He repeatedly brings this up as a diss against her, but he's clearly just hiding his true feelings...
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Even after getting a BadassLongcoat in his Stage 3 artwork, he still bares his chest.