History Characters / FateSamuraiRemnantServants

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As an unintended side-effect of the Waxing Moon Ritual being in the experimental phase, Saber lacks certain details that are otherwise common knowledge for Servants in Holy Grail Wars such as knowledge of the present day and the bond between Master and Servant. This only applies to Servants from more recent eras, however; as Saber is from Japan centuries ago, they don't have that knowledge and were under the impression they could win the war by themself until Musashi explains that if Iori dies, they will disappear. [[spoiler:

* AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:The franchise's history of playing with sex and gender means there are a number of possibilities with Saber, but it's never actually clarified. Are they assigned male at birth, but prefer feminine presentation like Astolfo? Did their sex actually change due to the summoning, like Caenis? Were they assigned female at birth, but recorded in history as a man like Altria? Who knows.]]

* HappilyMarried: In life, Saber was married to a wife who supported them with her boundless love and was one of the few good things in their life, [[spoiler:but who sacrificed herself to appease an angry sea-god--leaving them devastated and heartbroken]]. Saber is very surprised to find their wife, [[spoiler:Ototachibana-hime]], in this time period. They are very happy and consider it a miracle that they were able to be reunited.
* HeadTurningBeauty: Kaya is floored by how pretty Saber is, initially mistaking them for Iori's girlfriend and wondering if she'll have a new, beautiful big sister in the near future. Other passerby will also remark on Saber's beauty.

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: As an unintended side-effect of the Waxing Moon Ritual being in the experimental phase, Saber lacks certain details that are otherwise common knowledge for Servants in Holy Grail Wars such as knowledge of the present day and the bond between Master and Servant. This only applies to Servants from more recent eras, however; as Saber is from Japan centuries ago, they don't have that knowledge and were under the impression they could win the war by themself until Musashi explains that if Iori dies, they will disappear.

* BlowYouAway: Saber can produce gusts of wind with a swing of their sword, using it to extinguish Lancer's flames and put out fires they run into across Edo.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Unlike the Holy Grail Wars of series' past, the Waxing Moon Ritual grants little to no knowledge of the modern day to Saber. As a result, they're confused when Iori uses a metaphor involving paper, as no such thing existed in Japan when Saber was alive. Saber also needs some time to wrap their head around "money", with Iori speculating that they came from the Heian era or earlier when coinage wasn't as common.

* NoSell: As they and Iori note early on, they've got particularly high Divinity, which renders them immune or resistant to most methods of controlling or weakening them. This proves helpful many times over in the course of the Waxing Moon Ritual, especially once [[spoiler:Teuchimikado starts messing with the leylines]], and during the FinalBattle of the "Ray of Light" route, [[spoiler:a frustrated Caster notes that Saber is a hard counter to his otherwise-impressive RealityWarper powers]].

* NonchalantDodge: When Iori tries to attack Yagyu when he's first introduced, the much more experienced swordsmen dodges his attacks with movements so casual it's almost laughable. He does little more then lean his body one way or take a small step back and Iori can't even touch him.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBzWUqRzp6E "The Witch and her Happy Piglets"]]. It plays during the missions whereshe is present and when Iori is turned into a pig.

* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBzWUqRzp6E "The Witch and her Happy Piglets"]]. It plays during the missions where Iori is turned into a pig.

* SchmuckBait: When Iori and Saber walk into her territory, the first thing Circe does is offer them a welcome feast. Saber is intrigued, but Iori repeatedly warns them not to take the bait. But ''Iori'' is the one who falls for it after she presents him with a bowl of kykeon along with what's implied to be a bit of mental suggestion magecraft, turning him into a pig.

* ForcedTransformation: As per usual, Circe's favorite hobby is turning trespassers into piglets for her own entertainment. Iori initially doesn't fall for her SchmuckBait, so she brainwashes him into being unable to refuse it. When called upon as an ally, she can turn enemies into piglets for a brief time, disabling their ability to attack and leaving them vulnerable to being beaten down.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Circe ''loves'' kykeon, which in her myth of origin was what she used to turn her victims into pigs and is depicted in the game as a type of porridge made from moly, a plant native to Greece that her presence causes to sprout in her territory. Once her bond is levelled up, she hijacks the descriptions to go on tangents about how awesome and nutritious it is.

* DramaPreservingHandicap: [[spoiler:Jeanne d'Arc in Fate is famously a ''very'' powerful and devout holy servant whenever she's summoned, who's capable becoming a StoneWall against her opponents and able to perform miracles due to her saintly disposition -- which ordinarily would prevent her from being corrupted into [[FallenHero an Alter state]] at all, as it should not work on someone who has IncorruptiblePurePureness as ''a defining trait''. However, in the process of performing a HeroicSacrifice as part of her summoning for Chiemon, she compromises [[TheNeedsOfTheMany her virtue of protecting the many]] to [[UndyingLoyalty instead protect the one sinner]] and [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge his wish]], which proves enough of a corrupting factor to override her usual immunity and make her an Alter. This compromise of self ends up absolutely ''destroying'' a lot of her advantages she ordinarily would have and makes her a PaperTiger at ''best'', on top of [[BreakTheCutie destroying her idealism altogether]] and making her a [[TheStoic stoic]] BloodKnight.]]

* ThePowerOfHate: Her Noble Phantasm, Tristesse de la Vierge, is powered by the grudges of those who died in battle.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Unlike Heracles, Spartacus, Lancelot, or Lu Bu, Rogue Berserker is genuinely nigh-invulnerable with strength to match, and his humongous reservoirs of stamina running low being the only way to chase him off. But as a Servant in a Holy Grail War, he would be extremely difficult to win with as his legend is so famous that, unless everyone in that conflict has been completely sheltered from [[spoiler:Abrahamic culture]] (which most of the cast save for Dorothea is), it's incredibly obvious that he's [[spoiler:Samson]], and that his weakness is hard to miss. Once exploited, he's way easier to defeat, as attacks that would usually bounce off of him will run him through. Additionally, using his Noble Phantasm attack briefly makes him exhausted and sluggish, allowing anyone who survives it further opportunities to [[spoiler:cut off his hair.]]

* {{Blessing}}: Berserker's monstrous power can be tied to [[spoiler:his pact with the omnipotent Abrahamic God, who granted him extraordinary strength if he abstained from cutting his hair, eating unclean foods, and drinking alcohol.]] Due to the other characters not being familiar with [[spoiler:Christianity]], Dorothea describes the strength of his blessing as being equal to receiving the favor of all of the Japanese gods and Buddhas at once.

* BladeSpam: Cu can rapidly thrust his spear so fast it appears as multiple red spears striking his target. Iori gets this technique, called "Gorge and Skewer", after completing Cu's Digression.

* SuperPersistentPredator: To call him simply singleminded in his pursuit of a certain "evil ogre" [[{{Understatement}} is putting it mildly]], as all Rogue Saber ever emphasizes repeatedly is his pursuit of his nemesis, fighting anyone who he deems is allied with said nemesis, and abandons all other wants or needs until he puts an end to their evil. [[spoiler:Which is justified immensely by the fact that the "evil ogre" in question is Ushi Gozen, who is powerful enough to destroy much of Edo (if not much of Japan) on her own thanks to her divinity if she got control of the leylines facilitating the ritual, so Yoshinaka doesn't really get to lie back and relax as long as Ushi Gozen is alive.]]

* BloodKnight: Li Shuwen relishes combat and invites Saber and Iori to have a DuelToTheDeath with him whenever they feel like it.

* PlayingWithFire: Arjuna's bow is a gift from Agni, the Hindu god of war, allowing Arjuna to manipulate fire, such as shooting waves of fiery energy from his bow in place of arrows when needed. He can teach one of these attacks to Iori as "Agni's Crashing Wave" following Arjuna's digression.

* CombatPragmatist: Saber might be a skilled swordsman, but they have few qualms resorting to more dishonorable tactics to win a fight befitting their personal belief that a sword is meant to cut down your opponent. [[spoiler:They kill Samson by [[InTheBack stabbing him from behind]] after he's lost most of his power from his hair being cut off and he's too busy staring at Dayu in shock at her action and wipe out Kouga by letting Iori and Dorothea break through his defenses before immediately appearing out of spirit form and blasting him with their [[SwordBeam Noble Phantasm]].]]

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Unlike the Holy Grail Wars of series' past, the Waxing Moon Ritual grants little to no knowledge of the modern day to Saber. As a result, they're confused when Iori uses a metaphor involving paper, as no such thing existed when Saber was alive. Saber also needs some time to wrap their head around "money", with Iori speculating that they came from the Heian era or earlier when coinage wasn't as common.

* TheGift: Saber fights as though they are walking through an empty field without ever needing to change their footwork, breathing, swordplay, or observations to match their opponent while being single-mindedly focused on victory. Iori calls it the "peerless swordplay of a conqueror" and finds it breathtaking. Saber isn't conscious of any of this, implying that it just comes naturally to them, much to Iori's astonishment.

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Easily proves to be this to Iori, who finds himself unable to beat Munenori on their first encounter even with Saber's assistance. [[spoiler: In their final battle against Iori and Musashi, he chalks his loss up to pure luck and Iori is visibly about to collapse]].

* MasterSwordsman: Well-known for being one of the greatest of his time to the point of even being referred to as a "Sword Saint" and is even stronger now that he's been summoned as a Servant in his prime. However he notes he wasn't considered a sword saint at this age..

* ExcellentJudgeOfCharacter: In his digression, Arjuna challenges Iori to a fight after seeing how Iori's swordsmanship has blossomed like a butterfly ermerging from a chrysalis. He can tell that he'll get along with Iori just fine and calls him his OnlyFriend in Japan. In his boss fight, he also notes that Iori [[spoiler:thirsts for blood as much as he does]], another point of commonality between them.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Unlike Heracles, Spartacus, Lancelot, or Lu Bu, Rogue Berserker is genuinely nigh-invulnerable with strength to match, and his humongous reservoirs of stamina running low being the only way to chase him off. But as a Servant in a Holy Grail War, he would be extremely difficult to win with as his legend is so famous that, unless everyone in that conflict has been completely sheltered from Abrahamic culture (which most of the cast save for Dorothea is), it's incredibly obvious that he's [[spoiler:Samson]], and that his weakness is hard to miss. Once exploited, he's way easier to defeat, as attacks that would usually bounce off of him will run him through. Additionally, using his Noble Phantasm attack briefly makes him exhausted and sluggish, allowing anyone who survives it further opportunities to [[spoiler:cut off his hair.]]

* RemovedAchillesHeel: The Rogue Servants are tied to the leylines they were summoned to as anchors. Straying too far from them for too long will gradually weaken them. In addition, their Spirit Origins are significantly weaker than a traditionally summoned Servant, making them perform well below what they should have. Rogue Berserker does not have these issues, as his Noble Phantasm grants him limitless stamina on its own, letting him fight at full strength no matter what.

* StatusBuff: Berserker's monstrous power can be tied to [[spoiler:his pact with the omnipotent Abrahamic God, who granted him extraordinary strength if he abstained from cutting his hair, eating unclean foods, and drinking alcohol. Due to the other characters not being familiar with Christianity, Dorothea describes the strength of his blessing as being equal to receiving the favor of all of the Japanese gods and Buddhas at once.]]

* TokenMiniMoe: Unlike the other revealed members of the Tamamo Nine, Aria has the appearance of a girl even younger than Kaya--her youthful appearance being speculated to be one reason why [[spoiler:they became such fast friends]], and is also the smallest and youngest-looking of the Servants. She completely lacks any combat ability, using her magecraft to buff her allies. To Iori's indignation, Saber and the Crimson Codex waste no time in teasing him about Aria's crush on account of her apparent age.

* CoolBigSis: She sees herself as one, calling herself a Big Sister (''onee-chan'' in Japanese) and especially insisting on Assassin calling her that, though the most he can manage is a respectful "Elder Sister" (''anegimi'' in Japanese). [[spoiler:She is the one who saved him and returned him to the human realm, and she calls him Sabu in turn. In the original myths, Saburou married one of Great God Ibuki's daughters, Yuiman, so Ibuki and his sibling relationship extends beyond just Ibuki's big sister shtick since they're actually siblings-in-law.]]

* WillfullyWeak: She could effortlessly demolish all of Edo, if not the entire Kanto region, with a single attack were she to cut loose. Since she's only up to have some fun and make some more-or-less harmless mischief, she deliberately avoids unleashing her full power using her Holy Ground Class Skill. This is best shown in the Caster/her route, whereas in the others a Master-Servant team could overcome her "playing" even when she's in a DualBoss fight with Gilgamesh, here she's actually fighting to win and proceeds to take on Berserker-Archer, Lancer-Rider, and Saber-Assassin in consecutive DualBoss fights for her "three-round tournament" before facing down a swarm of monsters from Gilgamesh and then actually fighting Gilgamesh himself.

* AffablyEvil: Yagyu Munenori attacks Iori and Saber on sight, and is suspected by them of being the culprit of the tsujigiri killings. Munenori offers to help their investigation to [[ClearMyName prove his innocence]]... and also help Iori [[ClearTheirName clear his own name]] when overzealous and paranoid constables find him standing over one of the victims. [[spoiler:It turns out that Munenori really is behind the tsujigiri killings, and teamed up with Iori to both waylay suspicions and size him up as an opponent, challenging Iori to unleash his inner BloodKnight during their battle. After being defeated, however, he swears an oath to not commit any more murders and to genuinely offer Iori his aid during the Waxing Moon Ritual]].
* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:He's a "what-if" version of Munenori who chose to command the Yagyu clan's ninjas instead of becoming head of the clan. He calls himself the Yagyu's shadow, who found justice in darkness instead of light.]] To a lesser extent, he's also this to his Grand Order Self, which is him as an old man. When he meets Iori and Saber he draws his blades on them before backing down, blaming his youth for his aggression. [[spoiler: When his true indentity is revealed, he notes he previously fought "a flower at the apex of heaven", aka the female Musashi, in another world, implying he's actually a younger version of Saber of Emperio from Grand Order's Shimousa chapter. Musashi likewise acknowledges him as the same man she fought, but in a different incarnation]].

* MasterSwordsman: Well-known for being one of the greatest of his time to the point of even being referred to as a "Sword Saint" and is even stronger now that he's been summoned as a Servant in his prime. However he notes he wasn't considered a sword saint.

* MasterSwordsman: Well-known for being one of the greatest of his time to the point of even being referred to as a "Sword Saint" and is even stronger now that he's been summoned in his prime. However he notes he wasn't considered a sword.

* BossSubtitles: He's introduced as "Assassin, the Gray-Clad Phantom". [[spoiler:During his boss fight at Yokosuka in the Snake route, he's introduced as "Kouga Saburou, the Ibuki Incarnate.]]

* MasterSwordsman: Well-known for being one of the greatest of his time to the point of even being referred to as a "Sword Saint" and is even stronger now that he's been summoned in his prime. However he notes he wasn't considered a sword

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:He's a "what-if" version of Munenori who chose to command the Yagyu clan's ninjas instead of becoming head of the clan. He calls himself the Yagyu's shadow, who found justice in darkness instead of light.]] To a lesser extent, he's also this to his Grand Order Self, which is him as an old man. When he meets Iori and Saber he draws his blades on them before backing down, blaming his youth for his aggression. [[spoiler: When his true indentity is revealed, he notes he previously fought "a flower at the apex of heaven", aka the female Musashi, in another world, implying he's actually a younger version of Saber of Emperio from Grand Order's Shimousa chapter. Musashi likewise acknowledges him as the same man she fought, but in a different incarnation]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Easily proves to be this to Iori, who finds himself unable to beat Munenori on their first encounter even with Saber's assistance. [[spoiler: In their final battle against Iori and Musashi, he chalks his loss up to pure luck and Iori is visibly about to collapse]]

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:He's a "what-if" version of Munenori who chose to command the Yagyu clan's ninjas instead of becoming head of the clan. He calls himself the Yagyu's shadow, who found justice in darkness instead of light.]] To a lesser extent, he's also this to his Grand Order Self, which is him as an old man. When he meets Iori and Saber he draws his blades on them before backing down, blaming his youth for his aggression. [[spoiler: When his true indentity is revealed, he notes he previously fought "a flower at the apex of heaven", aka the female Musashi, in another world, implying he's actully a younger version of Saber of Emperio from Grand Order's Shimousa chapter. Musashi likewise acknowlages him as the same man she fought, but in a diffrent incarnation]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Easily proves to be this to Iori, who finds himself unable to beat Munenori on their first encounter even with Saber's assistance. [[spoiler: In their final battle agains Iori and Musashi, he chalks his loss up to pure luck and Iori is visably about to collapse]]

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:He's a "what-if" version of Munenori who chose to command the Yagyu clan's ninjas instead of becoming head of the clan. He calls himself the Yagyu's shadow, who found justice in darkness instead of light.]] To a lesser extent, he's also this to his Grand Order Self, which is him as an old man. When he meets Iori and Saber he draws his blades on them before backing down, blaming his youth for his aggression. [[spoiler: When his true indentity is revealed, he notes he previously fought "a flower at the apex of heaven", aka the female Musashi, in another world, implying he's actully a younger version of Saber of Emperio from Grand Order's Shimousa chapter]]
* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Easily proves to be this to Iori, who finds himself unable to beat Munenori on their first encounter even with Saber's assistance.

* MasterSwordsman: Well-known for being one of the greatest of his time to the point of even being referred to as a "Sword Saint" and is even stronger now that he's been summoned in his prime.

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:He's a "what-if" version of Munenori who chose to command the Yagyu clan's ninjas instead of becoming head of the clan. He calls himself the Yagyu's shadow, who found justice in darkness instead of light.]] To a lesser extent, he's also this to his Grand Order Self, which is him as an old man. When he meets Iori and Saber he draws his blades on them before backing down, blaming his youth for his aggression. [[spoiler: When his true indentity is revealed, he notes he previously fought "A Flower at the Apex of heaven", aka the Female Musashi, in another world, implying he's actully a younger version of Saber of Emperio from Grand Order's Shimousa chapter]]