History EnsembleDarkHorse / FateGrandOrder

* Leonidas is merely a 2* Servant, but he stands amongst the most popular of those people despite his only main story appearance being as a side-character in the Babylonia chapter ([[HeroicSacrifice albeit a really memorable one]]). People really liked his extreme tanking utility even for a low rated Servant, being RatedMForManly and having tons of {{Shout Out}}s to [[Film/ThreeHundred a more widespread version of Leonidas,]] including the yell '''"THIS IS SPARTA!"'''. His HiddenDepths of being actually intelligent for Spartan standards and [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes being scared shitless of ghosts]] and Mash fangirling about him also adds up to his charm.

* Storywise, Olga Marie Animusphere is pretty much the ForgottenFallenFriend. She died in the Prologue, and then was quickly forgotten in favor of everything else. Thanks to her quintessential {{Tsundere}} attitude during the time she was alive and then being SparedByTheAdaptation in ''WebComic/LearningWithMangaFGO'', she actually garnered a substantial following even in the main story. It was not that seldom to hear the fandom using her as a rallying BattleCry to [[spoiler:beat the crap out of Lev/Flauros during both Septem and Solomon singularities solely to avenge her]]. She also appeared in ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'' as a GuestStarPartyMember because of that. [[spoiler: And since she's appeared as the vessel of the FinalBoss, something seems to have been planned all along for her.]]

* Altria Lancer Alter is one of the most popular of the already-popular Altria variants, which is rather disproportionate when she's also notorious for being OutOfFocus: she was barely involved in the London storyline that introduced her, and her only other appearances have mostly been dominated by jokes about her GagBoobs. Yet she has a strong fan following not just for her MsFanservice appearance (which is shown off very well on certain Craft Essences), but also the very limited lore about her depicting her as [[DarkIsNotEvil a Lawful Good Alter]] who's merely a HeroWithBadPublicity, as well as a potential counterpoint to the notoriously fearsome Lion King. The fact that her kit pretty much codified the Buster Crit playstyle also earns her a lot of love, as does her notoriously weird but oddly charming CrackPairing with Nightingale, thanks to her playing the [[StealthPun Ox King]] during the Journey to the West event.

* Of the four playable Servants released for Lostbelt No. 7, Tlaloc stands heads and shoulders above the rest in popularity despite being a secondary antagonist. She already garnered more interest in Part 1 than Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan because of her cute design while absolutely rocking modern clothes in her Second Ascension, but Part 2 sealed the deal, with her pulling an awesome [[spoiler:LastStand against ''ORT'' and forcing it to actually go around her]] plus her earnest affection for the protagonist as a playable Servant winning over the fanbase. In the 2023 Valentine event just a couple of weeks after she was released, she ended in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/11p8gks/top_10_servants_who_were_given_the_most_valentine/ 4th place]] for the Servant with the most Super Lock-On Chocolates received, beaten only by long time juggernauts Oberon, Morgan, and Arcueid.

* Of the four playable Servants released for Lostbelt No. 7, Tlaloc stands heads and shoulders above the rest in popularity despite being a secondary antagonist. She already garnered more interest in Part 1 than Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan because of her cute design while absolutely rocking modern clothes in her Second Ascension, but Part 2 sealed the deal, with her pulling an awesome [[spoiler:LastStand against ''ORT'' and forcing it to actually go around her]] plus her earnest affection for the protagonist as a playable Servant winning over the fanbase. In the 2023 Valentine event just a couple of weeks after she was released, she ended in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/11p8gks/top_10_servants_who_were_given_the_most_valentine/ 4th place]] for the Servant with the most Super Lock-On Chocolates received, beaten only by long time favorites Oberon, Morgan, and Arcueid.

* Of the four playable Servants released for Lostbelt No. 7, Tlaloc stands heads and shoulders above the rest despite being a secondary antagonist. She already garnered more interest in Part 1 than Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan because of her cute design while absolutely rocking modern clothes in her Second Ascension, but Part 2 sealed the deal, with her pulling an awesome [[spoiler:LastStand against ''ORT'' and forcing it to actually go around her]] plus her earnest affection for the protagonist as a playable Servant winning over the fanbase. In the 2023 Valentine event just a couple of weeks after she was released, she ended in [[https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/11p8gks/top_10_servants_who_were_given_the_most_valentine/ 4th place]] for the Servant with the most Super Lock-On Chocolates received, beaten only by long time favorites Oberon, Morgan, and Arcueid.

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other [=NPCs=] who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. His popularity grew even further when it came to light that [[spoiler: he was able to make Alters out of Servants, all of whom have also been positively received.]] After Part 1, fans hoped that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought, we fight the generic Huge Ghost he summons. [[spoiler:And he did indeed play a bigger role in Part 2 by revealing that he played a huge role in the Lostbelt's backstory, and being a ''Beast of Humanity'' with a fully unique non-ghost sprite.]]

* Brynhild, when she debuted, seemed like a peculiar yet extremely beloved Servant. She doesn't appear in any main stories at all as opposed to her ''Anime/FatePrototype Fragments'' non-Saber compatriots Arash, Ozymandias, Hassan of Serenity (They appeared in the Camelot Singularity), Paracelsus and Jekyll & Hyde (They appeared in the London Singularity), and her role was basically limited to bit roles, with one gaining unexpected popularity, but overall, she just played second fiddle to the ''other'' EnsembleDarkhorse, Jeanne Alter. And furthermore, she became one of the most elusive Limited Servants after her debut, not appearing in any other banners for ''one whole year'' until she returned in the second [=NeroFest=], but she still remained as elusive as ever. She ends up being one of the most beloved Lancer Servants thanks to her really above average capabilities as a Servant, her beautiful design by Shirow Miwa, her unique personality, [[TheWoobie her tragic litany of life]] and fans latched onto her so much that eventually her big break came during the second Lostbelt where she gets heavily featured (although less advertised than Napoleon) and [[ThrowTheDogABone gets her one wish to reunite with her lover Sigurd.]] And after that, a Summer version of hers in the fifth Summer event, and it's more likely that her elusive popularity (she rarely makes outside publication exclusive to her) greenlit ''LightNovel/FateLostEinherjar'', starring her ''daughter'' Aslaug, and her eventual son in law Ragnar Lodbrok. In the end, Bryn eventually got more materials compared to her ''Prototype Fragments'' compatriots despite her elusive start.
* The Servantverse counterpart of Tohsaka Tokiomi from "Saber Wars II" has proven to be quite popular for an NPC who only appears in recordings and flashbacks, being a genuinely nice and pretty badass AdventurerArchaeologist in contrast to his oft-disliked original SmugSnake self from ''LightNovel/FateZero''.

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other [=NPCs=] who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. His popularity grew even further when it came to light that [[spoiler: he was able to make Alters out of Servants, all of whom have also been positively received.]] After Part 1, fans hoped that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought, he uses the generic Huge Ghost sprite. [[spoiler:And he did indeed play a bigger role in Part 2 by revealing that he played a huge role in the Lostbelt's backstory, and being a ''Beast of Humanity'' with a fully unique non-ghost sprite.]]

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other [=NPCs=] who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. His popularity grew even further when it came to light that [[spoiler: he was able to make Alters out of Servants, all of whom have also been positively received.]] Fans hope that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought, he uses the generic Huge Ghost sprite.

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other [=NPCs=] who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. His popularity grew even further when it came to light that he was able to make Alrers out of Servants. Fans hope that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought he uses the generic Huge Ghost sprite.

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other [=NPCs=] who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. Fans hope that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought he uses the generic Huge Ghost sprite.

* Okada Izou from "GUDAGUDA Strange Tales of the Imperial Holy Grail" turned out to be massively popular with fans in large part to his interesting character and cool design, despite being just 3* (and a limited one at that) with little advertising. He was announced in December 2018 to be the [[https://twitter.com/FGO_GW/status/1076323928790884352 most grailed Servant of that year]], beating out both Okita Alter (the SSR Servant headlining her and Izou's debut event) and Jeanne Alter's swimsuit version (already an insanely popular character in her own right ''and'' this version was a welfare Servant, free to everyone who played through her event), and has made multiple appearances in later events. He even becomes playable during the ''first'' GUDAGUDA event on ''Arcade'', long before his official debut. He is also notably part of a very select group of Servants that have been given more than one Spiritron Dress to equip in-game.

* Camazotz was an instant hit with the fanbase when Lostbelt No. 7 Part 1 was released despite being a minor antagonist. He's beloved for being having a ostentatious design that's nonetheless faithful to {{Mayincatec}} imagery compared to the other NPCs who have more mundane and subdued designs, especially the gods Tezcatlipoca and Kukulkan who have taken to modern fashion, along with a deranged personality and hammy expressions to match them. Fans hope that he'll play a bigger role in Part 2 and he'll be released as a playable Servant since the one time he's fought he uses the generic Huge Ghost sprite.

* Xu Fu, the secret BigBad of "Servant Summer Camp", is called an ensemble darkhorse by Nasu and Takeuchi in a Famitsu interview. Originally she wasn't even going to have a portrait, but they decided that she at least deserved to have one like Ereshkigal and got TAKOLEGS to make a design for her. Her having a design, combined with [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy her true motives]], made her into a quick fan favorite from the event. In fact, like Siduri before her, she was popular enough to become a shopkeeper for Battle of New York 2022 and to be PromotedToPlayable during the 7th anniversary.

* Quite a large proportion of the fanbase loves Ushiwakamaru thanks to [[BadassAdorable her personality]], her [[Creator/SaoriHayami voice actress]] and generally being a very useful Rider overall, especially for the rarity. Her even more {{Adorkable}} portrayal in the Babylonia anime, her budding friendship with the protagonist, and her DyingMomentOfAwesome fighting against Gorgon/Tiamat made her even more popular. Despite this, her only main story appearance was in the Babylonia chapter, where she played a [[SacrificialLion similar role]] to the aforementioned Leonidas, although she is a perennial figure in many story events, which might've led to her role in Babylonia to begin with.

* Scathach was a huge hit instantly after her reveal and in-game debut. Statistics showed that she made more money than any other Servant ever had before her debut, despite minimal story presence until America. The director even admitted they made her Assassin version the welfare Servant of the 2016 summer event so players could have at least one version of her. She later received another variant, Scathach-Skadi, who created an entirely new metagame (or if you prefer, she revived a metagame that desperately needed help) and is generally seen as one of the most powerful servants in the game.

* Kiyohime was one of the first batch of Servants released with the game's launch, and hasn't had relevance to the plot since Shimousa, which was released in 2017. Despite that, the Japanese fanbase absolutely ''adores'' her to the point where she was added to the first Halloween event due entirely to her popularity. They're enamored by her cute design, her devotion to the protagonist, and her desire to be a good wife, {{Yandere}} tendencies notwithstanding. She regularly features in advertising in Japan, she was one of the first Servants to get a swimsuit version, and as of the seventh anniversary, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/wbqivx/top_10_13_star_leveled_to_120/ she is the 3-star Servant who has been grailed to level 120 the most on the Japanese server]].

* Xu Fu, the secret BigBad of "Servant Summer Camp", is called an ensemble darkhorse by Nasu and Takeuchi in a Famitsu interview. Originally she wasn't even going to have a portrait, but they decided that she at least deserved to have one like Ereshkigal and got TAKOLEGS to make a design for her. Her having a design, combined with [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy her true motives]], made her into a quick fan favorite from the event. In fact, like Siduri before her, she was popular enough to become a shopkeeper for Battle of New York 2022.

* The Servantverse counterpart of Tohsaka Tokiomi from the ''Saber Wars II'' event has proven to be quite popular for an NPC who only appears in recordings and flashbacks, being a genuinely nice and pretty badass AdventurerArchaeologist in contrast to his oft-disliked original SmugSnake self from ''LightNovel/FateZero''.

* In a story chapter that released Don Quixote, Charlemagne, and Roland, it's Siegfried's wife Kriemhild who became the most popular, thanks to her design, her wild and vengeful attitude and story, and most of all her interesting dynamic with both Siegfried himself and other characters in his orbit, such as Brynhild, Sigurd, and Sieg, whom she instantly sees as a son. It doesn't hurt that her gameplay made her one of the strongest 4*s at the time of her release.

* While all summer servants are meant to be popular on principle. Mysterious Alter Ego Λ AKA Summer Meltryllis in particular stands out as a regular four star summer servant who’s popularity overrides the five stars and welfare of summer event she debuted in thanks fo her first ascension giving her an all concealing penguin parka which helps her stand out compared to the multitude of swimsuits she’s surrounded by. Her design was so loved that Nasu himself stepped in to personally write the segment starring her and just about every appearance of Meltryllis in stories afterwords have her default to her summer attire while most other summer forms are lucky to get one or two story cameos.

* The release of the Traum story chapter gave players two highly-anticipated Servants that they'd been wanting for years ([[VideoGame/FateExtellaLink Charlemagne]] and Roland), but the Servant on the first banner that generated the most stir among fans was actually the brand new Servant, Kriemhild. It helped that she had also received multiple off-hand references throughout the years (and that her husband, Siegfried, was well-ingrained into the franchise), but she managed to take the fans by storm due to her tendency to morph into an extreme Type-A {{Tsundere}} around her husband. Not only that, but fans couldn't help but note that her attitude toward [[LightNovel/FateApocrypha Sieg]] ended up coming off like a strict mother scolding her son, and they took that and ''ran'' with it. She's since become a FountainOfMemes and helped spur a renewed interest in her husband, as well.