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** To further amp the fear factor, he's the one X Servant that actually makes Gilgamesh fight seriously. "How seriously?" you may ask. Enough that he saw fit to finish the fight with Ea...and Kenpachi ''survives a direct hit''. He dies soon afterward, sure, but think about it: through all the Nasuverse, in all the canon instances Gil pulled Ea in a fight, the only time people lived was [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere when they bailed out before the attack]], had a conceptual defense in the level of Avalon or was a Beast of Humanity. And, remember, this is Kenpachi ''at his weakest''. If he was summoned as he was in the Thousand Year Blood War, there was a non-zero possibility of him continuing fighting after a blow of that level. Let that sink in.

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** To further amp the fear factor, he's the one X Servant that actually makes Gilgamesh fight seriously. "How seriously?" you may ask. Enough that he saw fit to finish the fight with Ea... and Kenpachi ''survives a direct hit''. He dies soon afterward, sure, but think about it: through all the Nasuverse, in all the canon instances Gil pulled Ea in a fight, the only time people lived was [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere when they bailed out before the attack]], had a conceptual defense in the level of Avalon Avalon, or was a Beast of Humanity. And, remember, this is Kenpachi ''at his weakest''. If he was summoned as he was in the Thousand Year Blood War, there was a non-zero possibility of him continuing fighting after a blow of that level.level or at least [[MutualKill killing Gilgamesh at the same time]]. Let that sink in.



* This iteration of the talk between Angra Mainyu and Kiritsugu somehow surpasses the original in psychological horror. Throughout the story, Kiritsugu had become ever so slightly more like a true hero than a killing machine but still held to his ideal of "kill one to save many". When put through the ship test like he did in canon, he soon realizes where that's going, yet is forced to go through it as he slays people after people, ending in killing Kakashi after he protected the illusionary Shirley. It's more disturbing than even the canon interaction because Kiritsugu had been warned by many times of what would be the end of his ideals through the story, and now he could only watch horrified as he slew even those he once cared for. And then you add the emotional baggage of being partially responsible for the Fuyuki Fire, and it's a wonder he didn't become a shell of a man.

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* This iteration of the talk between Angra Mainyu and Kiritsugu somehow surpasses the original in psychological horror. Throughout the story, Kiritsugu had has become ever so slightly more like a true hero than a killing machine but still held holds true to his ideal of "kill one to save many". When put through the ship test like he did in canon, he soon realizes where that's this is going, yet is forced to go through it as he slays people after people, ending in killing Kakashi after he protected protects the illusionary Shirley. It's more disturbing than even the canon interaction because Kiritsugu had has been warned by others many times of what would be the end of his ideals through the story, and now he could can only watch horrified as he slew slays even those he once cared for. And then you add the emotional baggage of being partially responsible for the Fuyuki Fire, and it's a wonder he didn't become a completely empty shell of a man.



** And this in addition to the canonical incidents of the Gigantic Horror and the Fuyuki Fire. Three big tragedies in the space of two weeks, and that's without accounting for the serial killer roaming the streets and the destruction of many parts of the city in sudden fashion. NothingIsScarier, indeed.

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** And this in addition to the canonical incidents of the Gigantic Horror and the Fuyuki Fire. Three big tragedies in the space of two weeks, and that's without accounting for the serial killer roaming the streets and the destruction of many parts of the city in sudden fashion. NothingIsScarier, indeed.indeed.
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** To further amp the fear factor, he's the one X Servant that actually makes Gilgamesh fight seriously. "How seriously?" you may ask. Enough that he saw fit to finish the fight with Ea...and Kenpachi ''survives''. He dies soon afterward, sure, but think about it: through all the Nasuverse, in all the canon instances Gil pulled Ea in a fight, the only time people lived was [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere immediately bailed out before the attack]], had a conceptual defense in the level of Avalon or was a Beast of Humanity. And, remember, this is Kenpachi ''at his weakest''. If he was summoned as he was in the Thousand Year Blood War, there was a non-zero possibility of him continuing fighting after a blow of that level. Let that sink in.
* And let's not forget Zero's local sources of Nightmare Fuel, Gilles, and Zouken. While Gilles doesn't do things much differently than in canon, here, as Zouken becomes his Master after Ryuunosuke is killed, he manages to get some tidbits of information from Prelati's Spellbook that allow him to improve his familiars into absolute nightmares that seem almost out of Videogame/ResidentEvil.

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** To further amp the fear factor, he's the one X Servant that actually makes Gilgamesh fight seriously. "How seriously?" you may ask. Enough that he saw fit to finish the fight with Ea...and Kenpachi ''survives''. ''survives a direct hit''. He dies soon afterward, sure, but think about it: through all the Nasuverse, in all the canon instances Gil pulled Ea in a fight, the only time people lived was [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere immediately when they bailed out before the attack]], had a conceptual defense in the level of Avalon or was a Beast of Humanity. And, remember, this is Kenpachi ''at his weakest''. If he was summoned as he was in the Thousand Year Blood War, there was a non-zero possibility of him continuing fighting after a blow of that level. Let that sink in.
* And let's Let us not forget Zero's local sources of Nightmare Fuel, Gilles, and Zouken. While Gilles doesn't do things much differently than in canon, here, as Zouken becomes his Master after Ryuunosuke is killed, he manages to get some tidbits of information from Prelati's Spellbook that allow him to improve his familiars into absolute nightmares that seem almost out of Videogame/ResidentEvil.


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* This iteration of the talk between Angra Mainyu and Kiritsugu somehow surpasses the original in psychological horror. Throughout the story, Kiritsugu had become ever so slightly more like a true hero than a killing machine but still held to his ideal of "kill one to save many". When put through the ship test like he did in canon, he soon realizes where that's going, yet is forced to go through it as he slays people after people, ending in killing Kakashi after he protected the illusionary Shirley. It's more disturbing than even the canon interaction because Kiritsugu had been warned by many times of what would be the end of his ideals through the story, and now he could only watch horrified as he slew even those he once cared for. And then you add the emotional baggage of being partially responsible for the Fuyuki Fire, and it's a wonder he didn't become a shell of a man.

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** Scratch that, Berserker X itself is Nightmare Fuel despite being a good guy. He's leaps and bounds the most powerful X Servant regarding to raw power, it's actively looking to fight anyone, can take humongous damage before even starting to twitch and, the scariest part? This is [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kenpachi Zaraki]] at his WEAKEST.

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** Scratch that, Berserker X itself is Nightmare Fuel despite being a good guy. He's leaps and bounds the most powerful X Servant regarding to raw power, it's actively looking to fight anyone, can take humongous damage before even starting to twitch twitch, and, the scariest part? This is [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kenpachi Zaraki]] at his WEAKEST.WEAKEST.
** To further amp the fear factor, he's the one X Servant that actually makes Gilgamesh fight seriously. "How seriously?" you may ask. Enough that he saw fit to finish the fight with Ea...and Kenpachi ''survives''. He dies soon afterward, sure, but think about it: through all the Nasuverse, in all the canon instances Gil pulled Ea in a fight, the only time people lived was [[ScrewThisImOutOfHere immediately bailed out before the attack]], had a conceptual defense in the level of Avalon or was a Beast of Humanity. And, remember, this is Kenpachi ''at his weakest''. If he was summoned as he was in the Thousand Year Blood War, there was a non-zero possibility of him continuing fighting after a blow of that level. Let that sink in.
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** Scratch that, Berserker X itself is Nightmare Fuel despite being a good guy. He's leaps and bounds the most powerful X Servant regarding to raw power, it's actively looking to fight anyone, can take humongous damage before even starting to twitch and, the scariest part? This is [[Manga/{{Bleach Kenpachi Zaraki]] at his WEAKEST.

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** Scratch that, Berserker X itself is Nightmare Fuel despite being a good guy. He's leaps and bounds the most powerful X Servant regarding to raw power, it's actively looking to fight anyone, can take humongous damage before even starting to twitch and, the scariest part? This is [[Manga/{{Bleach [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kenpachi Zaraki]] at his WEAKEST.
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* Berserker X's first appearance to the other Masters is enough to give loads of material. His mere presence without the eyepatch seal is enough to make the figures witnessing to have visions of painful and bloody deaths. Even the more battle-ready Masters are heavily affected by the visions!
** Scratch that, Berserker X itself is Nightmare Fuel despite being a good guy. He's leaps and bounds the most powerful X Servant regarding to raw power, it's actively looking to fight anyone, can take humongous damage before even starting to twitch and, the scariest part? This is [[Manga/{{Bleach Kenpachi Zaraki]] at his WEAKEST.


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* Tokiomi and Jade's ultimate demise. Tokiomi wanted to try and speak with his disciple to clarify what was happening, only to be backstabbed with extreme prejudice and infected by the aforementioned Dark Energon. Then, Megatron orders Jade to attack Team Kariya, losing control of her body, and when that fails, to ''kill herself'', all wondering why her Master she trusted for so long would suddenly order her like that. Even when Diarmuid escapes suffering, a Lancer Servant still has to suffer in his place!
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*** If you think about it had Tex not been driven insane by that point & been less focused on grandstanding she could have easily modified the explosives & timers, while having her copies rely on stealth to hit all her targets simultaneously before the Fuyuki Hotel had even finished crumbling.

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s just an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: Drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[MultiversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} the Fate Universe]] and his own.
** Dark Energon. Just Dark Energon. An evil energy source that comes directly from Unicron, who is essentially ''Satan'' for Cybertronians. It's disgustingly versatile and will corrupt anything that it touches...including the ''dead'', as Iskandar found out the hard way. Servants are also not safe from this: Iskandar nearly is corrupted, and the final faces of Hundred Faces become Megatron's slaves once he infects some of them. Also consider that [[SinisterMinister KIREI]] was infected by this...
* And let's not forget Zero's local sources of Nightmare Fuel, Gilles, and Zouken. While Gilles doesn't do things much differently than in canon, here, as Zouken becomes his Master after Ryuunosuke is killed, he manages to get some tidbits of information from Prelati's Spellbook that allows him to improve his familiars into absolute nightmares that seem almost out of Videogame/ResidentEvil.

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], continuity]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s just an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: Drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[MultiversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} the Fate Universe]] and his own.
** Dark Energon. Just Dark Energon. An evil energy source that comes directly from Unicron, who is essentially Unicron's blood, an analogous figure to ''Satan'' for Cybertronians. It's disgustingly versatile and will corrupt anything that it touches...including the ''dead'', as Iskandar found out the hard way. Servants are also not safe from this: Iskandar is nearly is corrupted, and the final faces of Hundred Faces become Megatron's slaves once he infects some of them. Also Also, consider that [[SinisterMinister KIREI]] was infected by this...
* And let's not forget Zero's local sources of Nightmare Fuel, Gilles, and Zouken. While Gilles doesn't do things much differently than in canon, here, as Zouken becomes his Master after Ryuunosuke is killed, he manages to get some tidbits of information from Prelati's Spellbook that allows allow him to improve his familiars into absolute nightmares that seem almost out of Videogame/ResidentEvil.Videogame/ResidentEvil.
* Fuyuki City gets put through all sorts of scary things throughout the war.
** Picture this: you are walking through streets at night, living your life, when suddenly something happens. You hear the sounds of gunfire, metal against metal, you see things you can't quite understand, like many figures in power armor fighting against weird cosplayers with awfully realistic weapons. And you heard the explosions. Explosions throughout the city, as if were under attack by an army. This is what Tex's attack would look like to an outsider.
** And this in addition to the canonical incidents of the Gigantic Horror and the Fuyuki Fire. Three big tragedies in the space of two weeks, and that's without accounting for the serial killer roaming the streets and the destruction of many parts of the city in sudden fashion. NothingIsScarier, indeed.
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** Dark Energon. Just Dark Energon. An evil energy source that comes directly from Unicron, which is essentially ''Satan'' for Cybertronians. It's disgustingly versatile and will corrupt anything that it touches...including the ''dead'', as Iskandar found out the hard way. Servants are also not safe from this: Iskandar nearly is corrupted, and the final faces of Hundred Faces become Megatron's slaves once he infects some of them. Also consider that [[SinisterMinister KIREI]] was infected by this...

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** Dark Energon. Just Dark Energon. An evil energy source that comes directly from Unicron, which who is essentially ''Satan'' for Cybertronians. It's disgustingly versatile and will corrupt anything that it touches...including the ''dead'', as Iskandar found out the hard way. Servants are also not safe from this: Iskandar nearly is corrupted, and the final faces of Hundred Faces become Megatron's slaves once he infects some of them. Also consider that [[SinisterMinister KIREI]] was infected by this...

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s just an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: Drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[MultiversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} the Fate Universe]] and his own.

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s just an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: Drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[MultiversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} the Fate Universe]] and his own.own.
** Dark Energon. Just Dark Energon. An evil energy source that comes directly from Unicron, which is essentially ''Satan'' for Cybertronians. It's disgustingly versatile and will corrupt anything that it touches...including the ''dead'', as Iskandar found out the hard way. Servants are also not safe from this: Iskandar nearly is corrupted, and the final faces of Hundred Faces become Megatron's slaves once he infects some of them. Also consider that [[SinisterMinister KIREI]] was infected by this...
* And let's not forget Zero's local sources of Nightmare Fuel, Gilles, and Zouken. While Gilles doesn't do things much differently than in canon, here, as Zouken becomes his Master after Ryuunosuke is killed, he manages to get some tidbits of information from Prelati's Spellbook that allows him to improve his familiars into absolute nightmares that seem almost out of Videogame/ResidentEvil.
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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[UniversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/Nasuverse the Fate Universe]] and his own.

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s just an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: drink Drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[UniversalConqueror [[MultiversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/Nasuverse [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} the Fate Universe]] and his own.
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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[UniversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/Nasuverse the Fate Universe]] and his own.

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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[UniversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/Nasuverse the Fate Universe]] and his own.
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* [[KnightOfCerebus Rider X]]. Just [[TinTyrant Rider]] [[NoNonsenseNemesis X]], full fucking stop. To start with, he’s Megatron, straight out of the [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Transformers Prime tv series]], and he’s just as dangerous here as he was there. From the outset, it becomes clear to the audience that he’s scarily good at [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]], from convincing Tokiomi he’s an arrogant brute to aiding Kirei’s [[ProtagonistsJourneyToVillain descent into darkness]]. Then at the Banquet of Heroic Ideals, he straight up tells the other Servants what he intends to do with the Holy Grail: drink down every last drop of its power and use it to begin [[UniversalConqueror a conquest of every universe he can find]], starting with [[Franchise/Nasuverse the Fate Universe]] and his own.

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