History Characters / FateGrandOrderSabersSToZ

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's very much a grumpy old man in the body of a young man, and can be quite incredulous to people who bother him. That said, he has no qualms dealing with what he sees as evil, and gives the party help with a bit of grumbling. He is also somewhat regretful of having lived a life so devoted to his art that he [[WhenYouComingHomeDad neglected his family]], and tries to be a good surrogate parent to the orphans he picked up to compensate.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: Aside from occasionally pulling out his smithing tools and the occasional throwing knife, Muramasa almost exclusively uses katanas in combat. Even his version of Unlimited Blade Works is filled with nothing but katanas, showing the difference between him, EMIYA, and EMIYA Alter.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: If you have Ibuki-Douji, one of his My Room lines is expressing utter ''awe and reverance'' at the sword she's wields, since it's the Sword of Kusanagi that his Noble Phantasm is a incomplete copy of. He then rushes off shouting about offerings.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: Well, he's ([[UsefulNotes/MuramasaAndMasamune one of]]) the most famous katana blacksmiths after all. One of his masterworks, the Myoujingiri Muramasa, is so sharp that it can even sever one's karma, enabling Musashi to kill the Seven Heroic Spirit Swordmasters despite their regeneration and hidden Spiritual Cores.

** In his Bond 5 line, he asks the protagonist to help him "swing swords that save people" together, a reference to Shirou's "Hero of Justice" mindset. Muramasa's back also crawls and he gets inexplicably annoyed around EMIYA and EMIYA (Alter), referencing Shirou's animosity toward his future self.

** What appears to be a living version of him appears 'in ''VisualNovel/WitchOnTheHolyNight'' collaboration event as one of the guests staying at the Kumano Inn [[SubvertedTrope or so it seems at first]]. It's soon revealed to actually be none other than ''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou Emiya]] himself'' or rather a version of him native to the Singularity per WordOfGod.

* AlternateSelf: The Muramasa summoned by the player isn't the same Muramasa from Shimousa, instead being effectively a copy of that Muramasa, since the historic Senji Muramasa was not prolific enough to qualify as a Heroic Spirit. The difference between the one summoned in Shimousa and the summonable one is highlighted if you have Koyanskaya of Light and Oberon, both of whom assume Muramasa is the same Muramasa they know, and realize quickly that this isn't the case.

* ChickMagnet: Thanks to having Shirou as a host, Muramasa is popular with women. Ishtar and Astraea are both infatuated with him, as their hosts have a crush on his host body.

** Muramasa has a My Room line dedicated for the original Saber Altria. He intends to chat with her a bit and is kind of worried for her. This, of course, is a call-back to Shirou's relationship with her in ''stay night'' and its various spin-offs. He also comments on her having too many versions, as if she excels in so many various fields.
** Ishtar also has a My Room line for him, a call-back to Shirou's and Tohsaka Rin's relationship in ''stay night''.

* ShipTease: Takeru shows embarrassment on Valentine's Day if you give them chocolate. Not only because they're HappilyMarried to their wife, Ototachibana-hime, but because there's Iori, their first Master, to think about, implying that Takeru may harbor deeper feelings for Iori beyond camaraderie.

* AmbiguousGender: While a man in real life, here in ''Fate'', their gender is never confirmed. They only ever use the gender-neutral pronoun "watashi" in casual conversation along with more archaic pronouns like "waga". In the animated short accompanying the New Year's stream, they enjoy a hot springs bath with [[HistoricalGenderFlip Musashi]] (who probably wouldn't mind a mixed bath anyways), though whether Takeru is in the women's bath with her or in a men's bath next door is not shown. In Takeru's home game, they don't respond negatively to being called a "damsel" but are still identified as a ''prince'' serving Emperor Keiko. Like previous Servants of ambiguous gender identity, Takeru can both give and receive chocolate on Valentine's Day, having two seperate scenarios for the male and female versions of the event.

* AmbiguousGender: While a man in real life, here in ''Fate'', their gender is never confirmed. They only ever use the gender-neutral pronoun "watashi" in casual conversation along with more archaic pronouns like "waga". In the animated short accompanying the New Year's stream, they enjoy a hot springs bath with [[HistoricalGenderFlip Musashi]] (who probably wouldn't mind a mixed bath anyways), though whether Takeru is in the women's bath with her or in a men's bath next door is not shown. In Takeru's home game, they don't respond negatively to being called a "damsel" but are still identified as a ''prince'' serving Emperor Keiko. Like previous Servants of ambiguous gender identity, Takeru can both give and recieve chocolate on Valentine's Day, having two seperate scenarios for the male and female versions of the event.

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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ReinaKondo (Trung Trac), Creator/KanaeIto (Trung Nhi)
->'''Illustrator:''' Take

->'''Trung Trac''': ''"Hello, I'm Trung Trac. This girl is my little sister Trung Nhi. We both combined are called Hai Bà Trưng or the Trưng Sisters, but... Whichever way you call us is fine."''\\
'''Trung Nhi''': ''"But, Sis... Older Sister is a king. Being too over-familiar is no good."''\\
'''Trung Trac''': ''"Sheesh, Nhi-chan... At any rate, we will be on your care from now on."''\\

[[UsefulNotes/{{Vietnam}} The Trung Sisters]] were a pair of military leaders that repelled the first Chinese domination of Vietnam. The elder one of the two is Trung Trac and her younger sister is Trung Nhi.\\\

At first they were the daughters of a wealthy noble family of Lac descent, well educated and were set to inherit their father's titles and land. Trung Trac was married to Thi Sach, a general from a neighboring district. But the invading Han Chinese and the cruel general Su Ding, had Thi Sach beheaded. Devastated Trung Trac led a rebellion followed by her sister, Trung Nhi.\\\

Starting at Red River Delta and spreading towards others, the rebellion raised Thirty-six Strongholds to their cause. Being overrun, Su Ding and his forces fled. Thus, the older Trung was made queen and her sister a co-ruler.\\\

However, things were not to be, as the Han Emperor slighted by this rebellion sent for another general to topple the freed Vietnam. And with 20,000 troops they were defeated in the next year. Their fate was unknown, either they were beheaded or drowned themselves. Still their influence stayed on Vietnam's hearts, the Trung Sisters were deified and became heroes the symbolized the spirit of the country's freedom.\\\

They first debut in the "Sea Monster Crisis" event as the main ally.

* AllAsiansWearConicalStrawHats: Both of them wear a non la of their own accented with their respective colors.
* AnachronismStew: In their First Ascension they both wear ao dais--iconic Vietnamese garments to be sure, but ones that were invented in 1958, almost 2000 years after they had lived and carved their names in history.
* AnimalMotifs:
** Elephants, which they were both known to have used in their rebellion. In their First Ascensions, their arms have a flap that resembles an elephant's head, while on their Second Ascension, the cloth tied around their waist, it's bottom part's middle also has an elephant shape.
** They also have a dragonfly motif, particularly Nhi. Their hair colors of green, red and blue are colors that dragonflies are known to have and in the pattern on their lims resemble the thin body of the insect. While in their Third Ascensions, Trac's pattern in her non la and Nhi's dress and hair are all patterned after its wings. Not to mention in their Final Ascension where they are dragonflies around them.
* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: Instead of falling into the the hands of their enemies, the two sisters were said to have both drowned themselves in the river to preserve their honors.
* BigSisterWorship: Nhi is very dedicated to her elder sister, both as a leader, and because she thinks she's positively adorable.
* CallingYourAttacks: Thanks to this, we know their water pyramid attack is named [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mekong_Delta Mekong Delta]].
* ColorMotif: Nhi is coloured blue while Trac is coloured red, which ties into their gameplay as they are Arts-Buster hybrid Servants who can boost both card types. Ironically though with Trac being the rebel leader is red while Nhi who follows her is blue, their gameplay leans more on Arts side.
* CrusadingWidow: Trac started her rebellion to the Han Chinese after they had her husband killed.
* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Even after they killed themselves and their rebellion was crushed, Trung Sister's rebellion gave the Vietnamese people hope to stand up against China, and the two would eventually be worshiped as gods, with one story telling how they appeared in the Li Dynasty to bring an end to a drought. [[spoiler:With Dagon being seemingly invulnerable to anyone who isn't a god like himself, Da Vinci is able to hack the Grail so that the whole Singularity gets transferred into Northern Vietnam where the two get a massive fame boost and become gods to oppose Dagon.]]
* TheDividual: They are the second pair of {{sibling|team}}s to be summoned together following Castor and Pollux.
* ElementalWeapon: The two use bamboo handles that can generate blades out of water. Trac can turn her short handle into a sword and a machine gun, while Nhi can turn her long handle into a trường đao or create a rotating blade. The two can also combine their weapons to create a large pyramid shape to either stab or smash into their opponents.
* FailureHero: With their legendary status today, it's almost easy to forget that their rebellion ''failed''. Trac in particular has severe insecurity issues over this, feeling unworthy of being a proper hero, let alone an object of worship with temples to her name.
* {{Foil}}: By the end of their debut event, they become ones with [[spoiler:Dagon. The two sides are both water deities created by people's beliefs, but while Dagon was corrupted into his sea monster form by the people, Trung Sisters ascended into godhood by people's hopes. Dagon notably is jealous of the two due to how they are depicted in much greater light than he is.]]
* GreenThumb: Their Quick Card attacks before their third ascension has Trac grow bamboo spears from the ground to skewer their enemy or Nhi use a swinging log BoobyTrap after the first hit. In their third ascension they have some lotus petals and leaves floating around them. Nhi can use the [[LilyPadPlatform leaves as platforms]] to maneuver behind the enemy then attack while Trac makes an explosion of sacred lotus beneath their enemy.
* LadyOfWar: The Trung Sisters are the most famous example of female warriors in all of Vietnam's history. They were the ones who led a rebellion in opposition of the Chinese invasion of Vietnam, gaining the support of 65 towns and settlements.
* MakingASplash: Their animations feature a lot of water attacks ranging from a pyramid of water to a beam of it. This turns out to be because being worshipped as Vietnamese rain gods gives them power over water by extension, [[spoiler:which in turn allows them to counteract Dagon's control over water.]]
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: Even compared to the regular anime aesthetic of the Servants in the game, the artist, take, sticks with her design style that evokes much of her previous work in the ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' franchise. Even the {{Head Pet}}s of Trac and Nhi look like [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Munna]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Phanpy]].
* RedOniBlueOni: Their designs already matched the visual aspect of the "Red Oni, Blue Oni" trope. Trac, the red one, is very cheerful and energetic like a red oni while Nhi, the blue one, is more reserved and level-headed like a blue oni.
* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: With each ascension their hair becomes longer and more elaborate.
* SheIsTheKing: Trung Trac is reffered to as King instead of Queen in Japanese.
* SquareRaceRoundClass: On their first two Ascensions, they do fit into the Saber mold albeit with having a mount like a Rider would. But by Third Ascension, they drop their weapons and start using outright water magic and using their elephant companions bit more. The shift between the two Ascensions and the ambiguous nature of their elephants makes them come off as being more like Foreigners like [[spoiler:Summer BB]] than proper Sabers. [[spoiler:That being said, their debut event reveals that their Third Ascension represents the deified form of the two, meaning that they are simply fighting without being shackled down to their class.]]
* VaporWear: In their Second Ascension, their skirts are so low it is clear they are not wearing underwear.
* WarElephants: They were summoned with a matching pair of tiny elephants, who can shoot streams of water and combine into a larger elephant for a charging attack. However, while the Trungs are known for riding elephants into battle[[note]]The concept of the Trung Sisters and the elephants are actually a modern creation which is only about 200 years old, no mention of what they rode in battle were documented and oral traditions tell of them riding an iron horse when appearing in dreams.[[/note]] the Servants don't actually know who or ''what'' ''these'' elephants are..., their Bond CE implies that the elephants are the embodiment of the people's faith and love for Trưng Sisters.
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->''"...Saber, Watanabe no Tsuna. I have nothing to say in particular. If you're looking to slay oni and demons, then you're looking at the right person. I'm not very good at cutting down people, so please forgive me on that front."''

One of Minamoto-no-Raikou's four famous retainers, the Four Heavenly Kings. A senior to Sakata Kintoki. One of Tsuna's famous achievement is him chopping off Ibaraki-Douji's arm at Rashomon. He took her arm as a trophy, but Ibaraki (disguised as Tsuna's elderly aunt) stole it back from him.\\\

Tsuna makes his debut in ''Grand Order'' with "Naraka Mandala, Heiankyo".
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* WeUsedToBeFriends: It's clear that Takeru still wants to treat Iori as their friend during the ''Samurai Remnant'' collab event. But their relationship is strained by the events of the "Entreat the Darkness" ending, in which [[spoiler:Takeru is forced to kill Iori to prevent him from wishing for eternal war.]] Takeru tries their best to befriend Iori again, but can't help but think that the other shoe will drop if Iori obtains the Waxing Moon once more. Their relationship is repaired by the end of the event, with Takeru hanging out with Iori like old times despite Iori still have no recollection of the events of the Waxing Moon Ritual.

* ComfortFood: Takeru's favorite food is the simple breakfast set that Iori and Kaya always made for them on the mornings of the Waxing Moon Ritual day. Consisting of miso soup, pickled vegetables, roasted dried scad, and a heaping serving of boiled rice, the breakfast set brings Takeru fond memories of their first summoning. They like it so much that they make it for the protagonist as a Valentine's Day gift, spending a sizable amount of time practicing how to make it and having Iori critique it.

Yamato Takeru first appeared in ''VideoGame/FateSamuraiRemnant'' as the Servant of the protagonist, Miyamoto Iori. They made their ''Fate/Grand Order'' debut as the New Year's 2024 Servant.

Famed prince of Japanese legend, he was born as Prince Ousu. A conqueror wielding the legendary {{Kusanagi}}, one of Three Imperial Regalia of Japan, they slaughtered any in their path be they man, god, demon, or their kin, they laid a trail of blood wherever they went. Yamato Takeru was a name that was given as a way to mock them, a name that meant the Brave of Yamato for the coward who by dressing as a maid killed the Kumaso during a banquet.\\\

* HappilyMarried: Takeru speaks fondly of their wife, Ototachibana-hime, whom they attribute for giving them a "heart" after spending their life up to that point as an unfeeling killer for Emperor Keiko. Takeru's bond lines in their Third Ascension include seeing Ototachibana-hime again as one of the great things that came from being summoned as a Servant, while one of Takeru's defeat lines has them whispering her name in anguish. Takeru is also embarrassed on Valentine's Day should you give them chocolate, as they insist they're married to Ototachibana-hime already.
** During Valentines, he protests that Takeru can't return any serious chocolate because he has a wife. And Iori.

* TheSocialDarwinist: In life, Takeru was taught that the strong trample over the weak and fought as a conqueror on behalf of his father, Emperor Keiko. Takeru has since been striving to grow out of this mindset by using their strength to protect the weak, especially after their experiences in ''Samurai Remnant''. But they admit that old habits die hard and have to constantly remind themselves why they carry their sword.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Has shades of this towads Iori. In "Waxing Moon Clashing Swords Chronicles", if Iori and Yui go on a walk together, both the protagonist and Yamato will follow them, with Yamato acting as a jealous boyfriend. In Iori's valentine's scene, he is caught spying on Iori giving his gift to the protagonist and becomes flustered when Iori asks for his reasons for spying on them.

* AmbiguousGender: While a man in real life, here in ''Fate'', their gender is never confirmed. They only ever use the gender-neutral pronoun "watashi" in casual conversation along with more archaic pronouns like "waga". In the animated short accompanying the New Year's stream, they enjoy a hot springs bath with [[HistoricalGenderFlip Musashi]] (who probably wouldn't mind a mixed bath anyways), though whether Takeru is in the women's bath with her or in a men's bath next door is not shown. In Takeru's home game, they don't respond negatively to being called a "damsel" but are still identified as a ''prince'' serving Emperor Keiko.

* HappilyMarried: Takeru speaks fondly of their wife, Ototachibana-hime, whom they attribute for giving them a "heart" after spending their life up to that point as an unfeeling killer for Emperor Keiko. Takeru's bond lines in their Third Ascension include seeing Ototachibana-hime again as one of the great things that came from being summoned as a Servant, while one of Takeru's defeat lines has them whispering her name in anguish.

* CrissCrossAttack: Several of Takeru's attacks involve surrounding their foe with pillars of water before rapidly {{Wall Jump}}ing off said pillars to slash their foe from multiple directions.

* TheSocialDarwinist: In life, Takeru was taught that the strong trample over the weak and fought as a conqueror on behalf of his father, Emperor Keiko. Takeru has since been striving to grow out of this mindset by using his strength to protect the weak, especially after their experiences in ''Samurai Remnant''. But they admit that old habits die hard and have to constantly remind themselves why they carry their sword.

* DropTheHammer: One of his attack animations in his first two ascensions involves him attacking the enemy with his smithing hammer.

** They recognize Minamoto-no-Raikou as [[spoiler:Ushi-Gozen, the Rider-class Servant summoned by Yui Shosetsu]]. But they notice that she's far more motherly-looking than their last encounter.

* SquareRaceRoundClass: He's similar to Heracles--regardless of his personal preference, he's an expert with basically any weapon. He has no special affinity with sword--notice he's using a ''club''--but Saber is the Grail War's answer to the JackOfAllStats, so it fits well enough.

* HeroicBSOD: Theseus was a traditional hero until he killed Asterios, which broke him both emotionally and mentally. Justice no longer made sense to him after being forced to kill someone qho was as much as victim as the people being sacrificed to him, and it is implied the entire ordeals effect on him is the real reason he left behind Ariadne. He would spend the rest of his life trying to act as a proper hero with his sense of right and wrong completely broken but mostly failing.

* SquareRaceRoundClass: He has no special association with swords--notice he's using a club--but he's a good enough fighter in general to be summoned in the Saber class.

* HeroicBSOD: Theseus was a traditional hero until he killed Asterios, which broke him both emotionally and mentally. Justice no longer made sense to him after being forced to kill someone was as much as victim as the people being sacrificed to him, and it is implied the entire ordeals effect on him is the real reason he left behind Ariadne. He would spend the rest of his life trying to act as a proper hero with his sense of right and wrong completely broken but mostly failing.

* HeroicBSOD: Theseus was a traditional hero until he killed Asterios, which broke him both emotionally and mentally. Justice no longer made sense to him after being forced to kill someone was as much as victim as the people being sacrificed to him, and it is implied the entire ordeals effect on him is the real reason he left behind Ariadne. He would spend the rest of his life trying to act as a proper hero with his sense of right and wrong completely broken but mostly failing.