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Nemo ("Lostbelt No. 4: Yugakshetra" Spoilers!)

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Of the Nautilus and of the Sea

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Nemo Series}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori

"We've been together a while... but if you think I should reintroduce myself... I am the son of Amphitrite and the Sea God Poseidon, as well as the "Nobody" who helms the submarine Nautilus —- I am a complex man, but you may call me Captain Nemo. Good to meet you, Master."

A Servant summoned by Sion during her preparations for Chaldea's arrival in the Wandering Sea. Hacking into the research about Phantom Servants from the Shinjuku Phantom Incident, she summoned a Servant who is combination of two different figures. In appearance he resembles Prince Dakkar, the captain of the submarine Nautilus. Spiritually, he is based on Triton, one of many children of the Greek god Poseidon. While Nemo takes qualities of both of them, he also has developed qualities of his own such as using Sion's Memory Partition skill to create a ship crew made out of copies of himself known as the Nemo Series.

He first appeared in the prologue to "Lostbelt No.3: The Synchronized Intellect Nation, SIN", and joined the main cast for Part 2 following the reveal of his identity in "Lostbelt No.4: Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus, Yugakshetra". He became summonable as one of the featured Servants in the "Nautilus Ascend!〜 Void Space Naval Battle・Imaginary Scramble" event.

Ambiguous Gender:
- While Nemo himself is still male, it is harder to tell which gender the rest of the Nemos are. Most of them are androgynous enough, especially with their hair styles, and Nemo Baker calls themselves "the lovely lunch lady down in the cafeteria" while also wearing a skirt. Made even more confusing as Nemo didn't even originally have gender due to being a Phantom Spirit fusion of Nemo and Triton, but eventually settled to being male after solidifying himself to be Captain Nemo; the rest of the crew don't have a solid identity to fall back on and don't really seem to care.
  "Men can have feminine thoughts, and women can have masculine thoughts. Both ideas apply to the Nemo Series, who are divided into boys and girls. But my lips are sealed on which is which... understand?"
- For their Valentine return gift, all of the Nemos give you different gifts. Nemo himself gives you a scale model of Nautilus, the Marines (who are confirmed to all be males) give you a set of armbands, Nurse gives you a stopwatch, Baker gives you chocolate bread and Engineer gives you rocksalt chocolate. Professor was planning to give you chocolate, but changes their gift to glasses at the last minute.
- Averted in the English version. Due to how faulty gender-neutral writing can be in English, Baker, Engineer and Professor are referred with female pronouns.
Badass Adorable: Nemo himself is pretty stern and serious, but his "crew" of clones all act like excitable, eager-to-please children commandeering one of the most famous naval vessels in fiction.
Birds of a Feather: He has good things to say about fellow folkloric ship captain Jason, as well as Bartholomew, calling them competent and reliable, even if Bartholomew is also kind of a pain to be around. The Nemo Marines have all taken a liking to Jason in particular.
Breaking Old Trends: After three years of Chaldea's core staff Servants being released as special limited anniversary Servants in the gacha, Nemo is non-limited and debuted not during the anniversary, but for his own special spotlight event.
Came Back Strong: Invoked by his second skill, Indomitable. It normally provides a Guts buff and a small NP charge. But should the Guts buff be triggered, he gains an additional 30-50% of his NP gauge, potentially allowing him to fire off his Noble Phantasm twice in a row.
The Cameo: A random Nemo Marine shows up in Mélusine (Summer)'s NP sequence as part of the Fighter-Launching Sequence as she takes off from the Storm Border like a fighter jet. One variation even comes with Gratuitous English:
Nemo Marine: Good Hunting, Faerie.
Combat Stilettos: His ascension art reveals that he wears high heels.
Commonality Connection: Part of why he wants to help Van Gogh out in the Imaginary Scramble event is that they are both composed of two different people, and Nemo was initially unsure about his own identity prior to the events of the 4th Lostbelt much like how Van Gogh is unsure about who she is through out most of the event.
Composite Character: "Lostbelt No. 4: Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus, Yuga Kshetra" reveals that he is Captain Nemo of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, with the Phantom Spirit of Triton, one of Poseidon's sons, fused into him. Nemo is the dominant personality, with Triton's influence limited to providing additional powers.
Cool Ship: His Noble Phantasm allows the Shadow Border to sail on the poisoned sea of milk in "Lostbelt No. 4: Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus, Yuga Kshetra". Between "Yuga Khestra" and "Lostbelt No. 5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis" he brings out a proper Nautilus submarine to summon using the Shadow Border as its core; then during "Lostbelt No. 5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis" itself, using the Hephaestus Klironomia Nanomachines, he upgrades it into the futuristic Storm Border.
Crippling Overspecialization: Nemo has great performance on water-adjacent battlefields... and incredibly subpar performance for his rarity outside of them.
David Versus Goliath: His Noble Phantasm gains 150% damage against Super Giant enemies like giant dragons and giant demon boars.
Drama-Preserving Handicap: Being that Nemo is synced up to the Nautilus and later the Storm Border, he is repeatedly put into life-threatening situations where he cannot continue helping out the party, let alone have his ride to be used, to prevent Chaldea from just traveling freely around in a high-grade ship.
Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": He settles on being called "Captain" after refusing to give away his true name. After he reveals his True Name, this is dropped and everyone refers to him by name.
Foreshadowing: His identity as Captain Nemo is hinted at various points.
- When asked about his name, he says that he is "no one", which is what Nemo means in Latin, and says to call him "Nameless". Sion then suggests 'Prince', which he immediately shoots down out of his abject dislike for that part of his identity. He also wears a turban, owing to his past as an Indian prince.
- The Arronax Phantasm is named after one of his companions from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
- He knows who Lakshmi Bai is before she even introduces herself due to their shared involvement in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. He's also the one who provides most of the exposition on Hindu mythology during "Lostbelt No. 4: Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus, Yuga Kshetra".
Gameplay and Story Integration: He's an artificial Servant made with the Phantom Spirits of Captain Nemo and Poseidon's son Triton, who are both too weak to be summoned on their own. Because of this, Nemo's performance is rather subpar outside of his specialty on waterside and Imaginary Number Space fields. But owing to the protections he receives from Poseidon as part of his identity as a son of Poseidon as well as his story revolving around the use of his submarine, the Nautilus, Nemo can put out extremely impressive damage when the battlefield is right for him.
Given Name Reveal: Sion leaves it up to the Captain to find an appropriate time to reveal his name. He does so in "Lostbelt No. 4: Saṃsāra of Genesis and Terminus, Yuga Kshetra" when he uses his Noble Phantasm to let the Shadow Border function as a makeshift Nautilus, revealing himself to be the Captain Nemo of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea fame.
Hive Mind:
- Most of the Nemo Series have their own personalities, but the Nemo Marines are essentially this, always of one mind and one opinion. This becomes a plot point during Imaginary Scramble, where the one Marine who customized the doll Yang gave to them is quickly revealed to be Hokusai in disguise.
- Subverted in Nahui Mictlan. Nemo Marine 4 gets to know an amnesiac U-Olga when he's stranded with her and the protagonist in the first layer of the Lostbelt and befriends her. He opens up to her by talking about how the Nemo Series works and claims the same spiel about being identical but she reads his brainwaves to find out he's lying: Not only are the Marines not 100% identical because he's more of a crybaby than the other Marines, his personality further diverged by being separated from the others. This means that Nemo can never recreate this Marine as-is straight from his mind. U-Olga Marie initially saw the Nemo Series as one mind/person when she scanned the Storm Border but can only see the Marines as 11 different individuals after the death of Marine 4.
Homefield Advantage: His self-buffs only work at full strength when the battle takes place by the water or in Imaginary Numbers Space. Because of this, his performance is middling at best outside of them, but spikes to become one of the most damaging of all Riders when the conditions are right, with only Medb beating him out when fighting males.
Indy Ploy: The original plan for his Noble Phantasm is to have the Nautilus launch a torpedo, but since it isn't ready yet, Nemo says that it can't be helped and orders a ramming attack instead.
Literal Split Personality: His clones each have one aspect of his mind.
Loophole Abuse: A Servant can't typically stray from their Master for risk of being deprived of both mana and anchor, but Nemo has an out through also having a bond with either the Nautilus or the Shadow Border, both of which have a mana furnace built-in. This lets him travel with the main cast while his Master Sion looks after their base in the Wandering Sea, though it comes with the caveat that any damage to the synced ship is reflected on him.
Make Some Noise: Several of his attacks have him attacking foes with weaponized sonar waves from his horn.
Making a Splash: A couple of his animations shows him attacking enemies with water, befitting his connection to the sea as both the captain of the Nautilus and the son of Poseidon through the Triton half of his identity.
Me's a Crowd: Because Sion can partition her mind, so can Nemo with the added benefit of being materialized his multiple selves. Known personas are the twelve Nemo Marines, Nemo Nurse, Nemo Professor, Nemo Baker and Nemo Engineer. All controlled by "Prime" Nemo, but with their own personalities, which can have some awkward consequences on his psyche as they can sometimes violently disagree with each other.
The Minion Master: Sion specifically summoned him for his ability to bring in more subordinates for labor. And in battle itself, Nemo isn't afraid to order his clones around to do some attacking himself.
Moveset Clone: To Rider of Resistance, of all Servants. He has the same card deck as him and all of his skills are similar to his skills with extra effects (party-wide attack and NP damage buff, guts with a NP charge and card-effect buff with a star drop). The only real difference is that Rider of Resistance's Noble Phantasm is AoE Buster while Nemo's Noble Phantasm is ST Arts.
Non-Action Guy: He's dispatched with Chaldea for the Indian Lostbelt, but strictly on the basis that he needs to improve and upgrade the Shadow Border via specialized ritual to prepare for the Atlantic Lostbelt.
Older Than He Looks: Like Andersen, he has the body of a child, but is far older in mind.
Once per Episode: After becoming a field operative with his ship, the plot quickly ensures to take him out of commission in every Lostbelt so he doesn't make it too easy for them to get around.
- In the first half of the Atlantic Lostbelt, the Nautilus is thoroughly thrashed by Lostbelt Odysseus' fleet and he is put into critical care for most of the story, forcing Chaldea to commandeer other ships to make their way around.
- In the second half of the Atlantic Lostbelt, the Storm Border takes a hit from Zeus, damaging him. Furthermore, Zeus' omnipotence in his city means they have to shut down the ship to avoid detection.
- Faerie Britain's inherent nature means that most modern technology and Proper Human History Servants are rejected by default, so he's automatically relegated to sitting tight while Mash and da Vinci who can circumvent the second restriction on Servants have to go and investigate. When Lostworld Britain starts collapsing, its ability to prevent the first from working fades, allowing him to be a crucial lifesaver in giving Chaldea a platform to use against two of the Great Calamities.
- Lostbelt no. 7 has the Storm Border utterly wrecked by a mysterious green giant and leaves him in a vegetative state for most of its first part.
Our Mermaids Are Different: Due to having the sea god Triton, who is commonly depicted as half-fish, mashed into his Saint Graph, Nemo is technically one, even if he doesn't display any physical traits. It comes up in his My Room line for Summer Kiara. Just being around her gives him chills like he's tuna in a can or a sardine on a plate, and when he learns that she became immortal by eating a mermaid, he immediately orders a full speed retreat.
Promoted to Playable: After over two years as an NPC, Nemo finally steps up as a playable Servant during the "Imaginary Scramble" event, which also doubles as his Day in the Limelight.
Ramming Always Works: For his Noble Phantasm, he summons the Nautilus and jumps inside before giving the all-clear to ram its prow right into the target with enough force to send them flying.
Restored My Faith in Humanity: Summoned to a ruined planet by an inhuman Master, Nemo wrote off the world's problems as humanity's fault and was content to just mope around. It was only seeing the humans of Chaldea face the struggles in India with heads and spirits high that knocked him out of his funk and inspired him to fight for humanity's future.
Shoot the Hostage: In Lostbelt 7, Crybaby Marine does this to himself if Mash fights the Ocelomeh alone like they demand. As there are many more Ocelomeh, he sees she can't continue the fight if he remains a hostage. So he intentionally runs knowing he'll get gunned down immediately, freeing the Protagonist to summon more Servants to the fight.
Situational Sword: His first and third skills, his Noble Phantasm, and even one of his passives all provide additional bonuses when fighting on a Waterside or an Imaginary Number Space field. Combined, they make him one of the most powerful Riders in the game when these conditions are fulfilled, but his performance is otherwise subpar for his rarity outside of that niche.
- Voyager of the Storm C++, in addition to the usual one-turn party-wide ATK and NP damage buffs of 6-12% each, also gives an additional 10-20% ATK buff for three turns.
- Journey's Guidance C+, in addition to the usual 5-15 Crit Stars and three-turn 10-20% party-wide Arts buff, gives another three-turn party-wide 10-20% Arts buff.
- His Noble Phantasm gains an additional flat 20% NP damage and Ignore Evasion buff for one turn before activating. In addition, it deals 150% bonus damage against Super Giant enemies.
- His passive Poseidon's Protection B, in addition to the usual increasing Arts Crit Damage by 10%, also gives him a damage reduction of 500.
Sixth Ranger: Like Sion, he joins Chaldea during the prologue of the S.I.N. Lostbelt, long after the main crew of the Shadow Border has been settled.
Synchronization: As his existence is more unstable than most Servants, he is heavily linked to his submarine. When the ship is wrecked by the Artemis Kill Sat, he ends up comatose for most of the first half of the "Lostbelt No. 5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis". Some of his clones remained active during his coma status though. His Ascension art emphasizes this, as his clothes first turn black to match the Nautilus before gaining a scaled-down version of the submarine's prow on his chest as a breastplate.
Sweet Tooth:
- According to Nemo Engineer, Captain Nemo sneaks off to eat sweets whenever they dock, which Engineer complains about as all they get to lick is rock salt.
- In "Akihabara Explosion!", the Captain shows up at a maid cafe wearing sunglasses and orders a parfait while behaving shiftily.
Technopath: He comments that he can hear the Shadow Border lamenting its current state and wishes to help it.
Tragic Keepsake: Nemo Marine 4's xoqqer ball, which he made together with Tepeu, is the only memento that they could take from Nahui Mictlān.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: A younger version of Nemo brimming with ideas and a love for adventure before years of fighting the British Empire and living on the run as a high-tech pirate wore him down into a paranoid and vengeful Übermensch.
You, Get Me Coffee: When preparing to use his Noble Phantasm, the Nemo Series are scrambling around and fulfilling jobs to launch a torpedo and announcing being ready, this sequence ends with a gag of Nemo Baker announcing that she's making food; in the event, she asks if they want pudding with their tea and in gameplay, she's finished making omelettes.

Nemo (Santa)

Holy Night's Deliverer

^{Final Ascension}

Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori

Blessed by the power of Santa, the now rechristened leader of the Nemo Series, Nemo "Porter" (for all the presents he's going to bring everyone) will lead his subordinates across the snowy plains for the sake of a Merry Christmas!

Breaking Old Trends: He is the first Santa Servant in the mobile game to retain their original class after becoming a Santa, as he is a Rider like his original counterpart.
Car Fu: His Noble Phantasm, "Holy Run, Nautilus", has him and the Nemo Series run the opponent over with an armored truck called Penguin Porter.
Changing Clothes Is a Free Action: Every single member of the Nemo Series changes up their outfit off-screen for the holiday occasion the moment Nemo inherits the position of Santa from Martha.
God Was My Copilot: His event consists of the Protagonist being pointedly left out of deliveries, so the Protagonist instead helps in secret by clearing enemies out of the delivery routes ahead of time, leaving Nemo baffled at the lack of obstacles.
I Work Alone: Unlike other Santa Servants, since Nemo already has an inbuilt crew with the Nemo Series, he explicitly rejects the possibility of other Servants or anyone from Chaldea working with him on Santa duties, especially the Protagonist despite them wanting in on it this year. Turns out this is because Nemo's entire reason for taking up the Santa mantle was for a Time Travel plot for the Protagonist. He apologizes for keeping them in the dark and lets them help after said plot is finished.
Time Travel: Actual time travel, not rayshifting. Through the magic of Christmas he can do this; though he can't cause a paradox and it is incredibly dangerous. He does it to give Ritsuka's original mystic code a blessing to make their life easier. He also ends up getting a pair of Dr. Romani's spare gloves as a gift.
Unstoppable Mailman: He has the skill "Persistent Deliveryperson", highlighting his determination to deliver presents.
You Got Murder: He mainly fights with presents that have bombs in them.

Odysseus

Hero of the Odyssey

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Aegis (2nd Ascension)}

^{Aegis (3rd Ascension)}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Takuya Kirimoto

"True Name, Odysseus. I have manifested. Allow me to be of help to you in your great adventure to save human history. After all, I know the difficulty of advancing one step at a time."

The well-renowned strategist of the Trojan War as told in The Iliad. When the Achaeans lost Achilles, it was thanks to Odysseus' brilliant mind that they were able to take over Troy as he created the Trojan Horse to sneak his men into the enemy territory. His unwavering will is best shown in Homer's The Odyssey as he sailed across the seas, overcoming many obstacles, so that he can return home back to his wife Penelope.

He appears in "Lostbelt No. 5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis" as a major antagonist. He becomes a playable Servant in the 2020 Chaldea Boys Collection event "The Aeaean Spring Breeze".

24-Hour Armor: About the only thing he takes off is his helmet, and that's it.
Arch-Enemy: Despite being able to let bygones be bygones with his old enemies from the Trojan War, Odysseus continues to nurse a grudge against Poseidon, who was the only one of the Olympians to work against him getting home. He strikes up conversation with Caenis because of their shared hatred of Poseidon.
Ascended Extra: Was briefly mentioned by Hektor in Berserker of El Dorado's Interlude as one of the Greek heroes that fought in the Trojan War.
Badass Cape: From his Second Ascension onwards, he dons a cape in addition to his armor.
Beam Spam: His Quick animations have him fire a barrage of yellow beams from the back of his Power Armor.
Black Knight: He's decked out in black armor including a face-concealing helmet.
Born Lucky: He has EX-rank luck, meaning he has a lot of luck, both good and bad. A testament to how he spent 10 years being thrown around the sea and faced multiple monsters along the way, but still became one of the very few Greek heroes who managed to receive a happy ending^note.
Chest Blaster: After transforming into a humanoid shape, the Trojan Horse fires a giant laser from its chest.
Chick Magnet: His profile points out that he had a lot of women falling heads over heels for him, possibly thanks to the divine protection Athena gave him.
Cleavage Window: His First and Final Ascension show him with middle of his chest exposed, giving us a rare male example. It's possibly because his armor is the Aegis and belonged to Athena first.
Clueless Chick-Magnet: Odysseus reacts with confusion when the protagonist brings up his popularity with women before admitting that he was too preoccupied with returning to Penelope to notice how many women were throwing themselves at him. However, his profile implies that he was instead an Accidental Pornomancer (or even a not-so-accidental one) who has opted to forget all those encounters.
Cool Helmet: He has a Kamen Rider-inspired helmet, which he wears up in his Second Ascension art. He puts his helmet on in some of his attack and skill animations and it is also his Bond Craft Essence.
- Two sets of costumes from the "Battle in New York 2022" event let him don the helmet full-time in his 2nd and 3rd Ascensions
Deflector Shield: When taking damage, he deploys one in the shape of a sci-fi arm-mounted shield.
Diving Kick: One of his three Buster animations is this, as a reference to Kamen Rider. And he spins.
Empowered Badass Normal: One of the most famous heroes of Classical Mythology and one of the few who was a mortal, not a demigod, and whose greatest feats came not from his physical ability (though he was in no way lacking in that department, being a wrestler on par with Telamonian Ajax and one of the greatest bowmen alive) but his cunning. Thanks to his armor and intelligence though, he's more powerful than his mere mortal strength would suggest.
Evil Knockoff: Proper Human History Odysseus typically wears the Aegis, a suit of divine armour gifted to him by Athena, when summoned. The vestments of his Lostbelt counterpart, on the other hand, are made from the nanomachine corpse of Hades, which prove to be superior to the Aegis when the two of them clash.
Genius Bruiser: He's the wisest of the Acheans who invaded Troy and developed the now infamous Trojan Horse strategy. His wits are matched by his martial skill, and while he isn't as powerful as say Achilles or Heracles, his armor more than makes up for it.
Good Costume Switch: Switches from the dark masked Powered Armor he wore as an antagonist in "Lostbelt No. 5: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods, Atlantis" to a silver unmasked one in his Third Ascension.
Hand Blast: Thanks to his Power Armor, he can shoot light beams from his hands with it.
Happily Married:
- He dearly loves his wife Penelope and strove to reunite with her in the Odyssey even after bedding a seductive witch like Circe and a goddess like Calypso. He also says that if he had to wish for anything, it's to reunite with Penelope. When defeated by his Lostbelt counterpart, Proper Human History Odysseus stubbornly refuses to share his memories of Penelope with him out of spite to prevent his Lostbelt version from feeling the happiness he shared with her.
- This also manifests in his personal skill, Single-Minded (Love), giving him immunity to Charm Debuffs for five turns.
- In his My Room line, he openly states he loves Penelope when talking about his likes and would wish to reunite with his wife once more when talking about the Holy Grail.
Humble Hero: Despite being one of the most notable Greek figures, and a hero of the Trojan War, Odysseus is humble about his accomplishments, finding it somewhat silly his deeds coined phrases or concepts. All he wants is to be happy with Penelope, and his deeds have never made him feel special.
Humongous Mecha: The Trojan Horse apparently got an upgrade.
Innocently Insensitive: If the player has Penthesilea, he'll tell her that she looks as beautiful as ever without realizing he just pushed her Berserk Button despite Hektor attempting to warn him.
"You’re as beautiful as always, Dame Penthesilea. Hmm? What’s the problem, Sir Hektor? “Forbidden Words”? What are-?"
Known Only by Their Nickname: He is initially introduced under the name Prototype.
Light 'em Up: He shoots light attacks with his armor, and he calls attention to the light part.
Malevolent Masked Men: Odysseus' identity and face are hidden by his dark armor until he's unmasked later in the Lostbelt.
Mentor Archetype: He offers to be this for the protagonist, as their "senior" in going through terrible journeys filled with trials and tribulations in a tale so famous that his name became a shorthand for it, "Odyssey".
Mystical White Hair: Despite being known for being red-haired like the color of Greek hyacinths in myth, Odysseus's hair has been mostly bleached white by the time he's unmasked.
Nice Guy: His properly summoned version holds no ill will towards anyone from the Trojan War, saying that no one is more reliable than the infamously temperamental Achilles and offering a round of drinks to Hektor, the leader of the Trojan forces. He's even kind to Circe and wants to apologize to Charlotte Corday for the actions of his Lostbelt self.
(To Charlotte Corday after clearing Atlantis) Charlotte Corday... How can I repay that great debt I owe you?
No-Sell: He has a Passive Skill that makes him immune to Circe's Pigify Debuff. His second skill also gives him Immunity against Charm Debuffs for five turns. If maxed, its cooldown is 5 turns, which is exactly how long the immunity lasts. Meaning if the player wishes, he can never be charmed.
Non-Indicative Name: His Noble Phantasm's full True Name is "Troja Ipos: Great Wooden Horse of Demise", but since it's been upgraded into a Transforming Mecha, the wooden part is pretty much lost. Odysseus keeps reminding us that it's a wooden horse, since one of his NP lines refers to it as such.
Powered Armor: He dons the Aegis in battle, which takes the form of a Toku-esque super suit that protects him and provides him with powerful beam weaponry. It originally belonged to Athena and was gifted to him by her, but apparently Athena disliked the idea of it being known she favored a man enough to grant him such a gift, so she had a hand in ensuring its existence wasn't mentioned in the legends.
Pretty Boy: He's very pretty for an adult man and warrior. Even his profile gets on with it.
"Hot, definitely hot."
Sculpted Physique: His armor is shaped to follow the contour of his muscles, giving this impression.
Self-Serving Memory: His memory is conveniently foggy when it comes to the subject of fabled extramarital affairs.
Sole Survivor: In his original myth, he's the only member of his crew to survive. This is reflected by his Affections of the Gods skill, which buffs his entire party at the cost of taunting everyone except himself.
Spam Attack: He's an Arts-focused Rider with several hits on his Arts and Quick cards, the ability to boost his Quick and Arts effectiveness, and can absorb crit stars very well even for a rider. All of this combined with his Arts NP means Odysseus can easily spam his NP as long as he has some crit stars, which, thanks to his deck, is very much possible.
Transforming Mecha: His Noble Phantasm is the Trojan Horse as a giant mecha... Which transforms into a humanoid form and shoots a laser from its chest at his enemies. It's incredibly interesting to science-y Servants like Tesla and Edison, who beg Odysseus to let them get a look at its inner workings, while Kintoki is interested in battling him with his own mecha, the Huge Bear Mk. I.
Trojan Horse: His Noble Phantasm is the famed Trojan Horse .... as a Transforming Mecha. It was originally a wooden horse, but Athena's influence (thanks to him wearing the Aegis) turned it into a Transforming Mecha.
Trope Namer: Discussed. Odysseus is amused to discover that his name has now become a term for long, arduous adventures full of hurdles and tribulations.
Undying Loyalty: Swears this to the protagonist after reaching Bond Level 5 because he sympathizes with their plight, which reminds him very much of his own in life.
Unreliable Narrator: His profile claims that the stories that he Really Got Around on his journey are merely a case of an Urban Legend Love Life and that he was unwaveringly faithful to Penelope despite all the women throwing themselves at him. This is immediately followed by a parenthetical statement of: "Or that's how he remembers it, at least."
Urban Legend Love Life: Or so he claims.
War Is Hell: Odysseus hates war between nations and never wants to see it again if possible.
Weak, but Skilled: Downplayed. He actually has both high Attack and HP for a Rider, but his overall damage output isn't very high due to being the one of the only 3 Arts Rider of his rarity (the others are Nemo and Rider da Vinci), in a class where almost all of the top dogs are Buster focused. However, while he lacks the powerful raw damage of the other Riders, his ability to No-Sell Charms, provide support, and spam his NP (especially with the help of Altria Caster) makes him unique and strong in his own way.
Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: Under the helmet, one of Ancient Greece's most infamous tricksters — the man who distinguished himself among monsters and demigods with his quick wits — has clear yellow eyes.
You Remind Me of X:
- If you have Medea Lily, he remarks on her resemblance to Circe, saying that she's indeed Circe's niece.
- He also says that the protagonists' troubles are not too dissimilar to his own: trying to reclaim something that was lost to them even though it should be rightfully theirs and going through countless challenges and horrors to do it.

Ozymandias

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ozyman1.png

King of the Sun

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Stephen Fu (Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot) (English)
Live actor: Leo Honda

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

Ozymandias, also called 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 the second Halloween event, "Super☆Ghouls 'n Pumpkins".

Alternate History: Moses was his best friend, and while their backstory does follow the events of the Book of Exodus, Ramesses does not pursue the Israelites upon seeing Moses part the Red Sea. Instead, he bids his once close friend farewell and lets Moses and the Israelites leave unopposed.
Anime Hair: His hair becomes noticeably slicked back in his second ascension, but it changes back to normal afterwards.
Bad Powers, Good People: In Camelot, he uses the Holy Grail to evoke the Demon Pillar Amon, 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. As a Chaldean Servant, he even sics a simulated Demon Pillar against the party in his Interlude.
Balance Buff:
- His Charisma was buffed via Rank Up Quest to Pharaoh of the Hot Sands, which, in addition to a small boost in the attack buff, provides him ten Crit Stars for three turns and increases the party's Crit Damage for three turns when fighting on a Sunlight Battlefield map. While gimmicky, this does give him more power when in the right situation.
- His NP was buffed via Rank Up Quest for the 6th Anniversary that not only increases the damage, but turns the field to a Sunlight Battlefield for five turns while also lowering his cooldowns by one turn. This combos very well with Pharaoh of the Hot Sands.
The Beast Master: 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 Dendera Light as a massive beam cannon capable of flattening cities and matching Arthur's EX-ranked Excalibur.
Bling of War: Not unlike Gilgamesh. Ozymandias simply wears less to start with.
Blood Knight: 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.
Colony Drop: 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.
Cool Big Bro: 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.
Cool Ship: 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.
Cool Uncle:
- He's called "Uncle Man Diaz" by the Japanese fandom. In "Super☆Ghouls 'n Pumpkins," 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.
Death from Above: He mainly attacks by blasting enemies with laser beams from his solar barge, Mesektet.
Decoy Protagonist: His Interludes chiefly pair the protagonist with Nitocris while he sits on the sidelines offscreen, but they still do learn more about his character nonetheless.
Energy Weapon: Mesekset, Ozymandias' flying solar barge, has several of these, each being powerful enough to reduce Tokyo to ash in a matter of hours.
Evil Laugh: Bordering on DIO at this point.
Flower Motifs: Ramesses carries a humble lotus in his final ascension portrait—the very same flower favored as a hair decal by his dearest wife, Nefertari.
A God Am I: He's a pharaoh and the greatest of them, so he kinda actually is.
Heroic Sacrifice: 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.
Heroic Willpower: Guy deserves some serious credit for the sheer gonads he has. 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.
Hijacking Cthulhu: During the Camelot chapter, he deliberately summons the Demon God Pillar Amon for this purpose. This is only possible because Amon in particular is syncretized with Amon-Ra, and as pharaoh, Ozy has the divine authority of Ra.
Homefield Advantage: To its fullest extent; not only does Ramesseum Tentyris give him a vast army of Divine Beasts to throw at his foes, he's immortal as long as he remains inside, meaning the only way to beat him once it's in play is to either somehow drag him out or destroy the entire thing in one go.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: If not outright Hidden Heart of Gold. He talks a big game and possesses a very high opinion of himself, but in Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver he forgives his Master for desecrating his wife's tomb, offers the Isemi child a Mercy Kill if he should desire so and genuinely wishes to rule the modern world so 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.
Large Ham: Like Gilgamesh, he's rather fond of himself, and not without a very good reason why. The Nero Festival 2016 event pokes fun at their inflated egos by having them both agree that said event is ridiculous, then proceed to each brag about how they're the strongest Servant, shortly before confusing themselves into thinking that they're praising each other.
Leitmotif: In Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot, he's given a sweeping grand orchestral theme punctuated by soaring brass for all of his displays of grand power in the second film.
Lightning Bruiser: He has the second highest Attack out of all Riders, and can put out some serious damage thanks to having two attack buffs, and despite his below average HP for a 5* Servant, he can also keep himself alive through his second skill, which buffs his defense and heals him.
Made of Iron:
- In Prototype, 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.
- In Camelot, 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.
Magic Knight: He possesses an abnormal talent in the ways of Magecraft, possessing Mystic Eyes that can knock out 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.
Man Behind the Man: He actually sets up the entire plot of "Super☆Ghouls 'n Pumpkins." The inverted pyramid is his, loaned to Cleopatra to give her a chance to get a wish granted if she can properly rule over Elisabeth's territory; ultimately, this was just a Secret Test of Character to force Cleopatra to emerge out of the guilt of being the last pharaoh to seek out her own desires. Elisabeth herself was slacking on Halloween preparations and overtly focused on a concert, and it's implied that Ozymandias chose her as a target to kick her into action so he could enjoy Halloween (as he asks Elisabeth to use her own harsh words to describe how wrong Cleopatra was). He also forces Cleopatra to keep his involvement a secret, so Nitocris helps Elisabeth retake her castle without knowingly going against her beloved pharaoh.
Mental World: 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.
Motor Mouth: 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.
Mr. Exposition: He picks up where Nitocris left off in telling Chaldea about the singularity, particularly about the Lion King.
Mundane Utility:
- The second Halloween event reveals he's opened a side business renting out his sphinxes.
- And in his Valentine's scene, he takes the protagonist for a tour around the world on Mesektet.
Not So Above It All:
- When the party first meets him in Camelot, he acts stoic and serious... and then 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 the second Halloween event, he joins the event to have fun, decorate and celebrate Halloween, and even 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.
  "Adults have fun, too. Grown-ups enjoy this kind of levity!"
Off with His Head!: 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.
The Power of the Sun: 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.
Rank Scales with Asskicking: Considered to be the greatest of the Egyptian Pharaohs, the "King of Kings", and one of the most powerful known Servants in the series through his overwhelmingly powerful Noble Phantasms. Hail to the king indeed.
Readings Are Off the Scale: His Noble Phantasm, Ramesseum Tentrys, is referred to as EX in his parameters.
Red Baron: 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.
Sacred Hospitality: 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.
Semi-Divine: 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 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.
The Shut-In: In his Interlude, it turns out that he would rather live inside an amenity-lacking pyramid in the simulator than in Chaldea proper. The Interlude begins In Medias Res as Nitocris and the protagonist overcome some trials to force/convince Ozymandias to leave and socialize with other Servants occasionally.
Simple, yet Awesome: Mechanically his skills are very straightforward but the fact that two of them are party buffs (which also make him one of the few non-Casters capable of charging the party's NP) and his Buff Chance pairs excellently with his Imperial Privilege (all of this coupled with excellent stats all around) makes him one of the stronger units of his class. Even with his later Balance Buff to his Charisma skill, he remains very simple but powerful.
Square Race, Round Class: Lorewise, it's 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 was intentionally done to emphasize his magical talents.
Supernatural Gold Eyes: They're likely highlighting his divinity.
Superpower Lottery: 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.
Temple of Doom:
- Ramesseum Tentyris is essentially this taken to its logical extreme. 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 ten layers of temple walls in his sanctum, each of which can resist an Anti-Army tier attack, and even if this is pierced, he has the same regeneration as his beasts. In addition to all this, it is flooded with a 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 Beam-O-War 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 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.
Two Guys and a Girl: Him, Moses and Nefertari◊ were this in the past.
Walking Shirtless Scene: After first ascension, 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.
Wild Card Excuse: He's capable of doing absolutely anything. Why, you ask? Because he's the Pharaoh!
The Protagonist: I don't really see how that explains anything...
The Worf Barrage: 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 with his own Spirit Origin. 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.
Worthy Opponent: Ozymandias considers Arash worthy of his respect. So much so that when he threatens to leave the Solomon Singularity because of boredom he does a complete 180 and wholeheartedly participates in the battle when he sees Arash.
You Remind Me of X: Nitocris 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.

Quetzalcoatl

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The Feather-winged Serpent

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^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Formal Outfit}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Aya Endo (Japanese), Gloria Garayua (English)
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 has a significant role in the latter half of the second Summer event, "Death Jail Summer Escape".

Anachronism Stew: She's a Mesoamerican goddess who predates the arrival of the Spaniards and the rise of Mexican culture who speaks Gratuitous Spanish and engages in ridiculous amounts of lucha libre. On top of all this, her macuahuitl inexplicably acts like a chainsaw. This is Hand Waved by her saying that one of her incarnations encountered modern lucha and the sight of it entranced her so much that the version on the Throne of Heroes studied it and Mexican culture, applying it to all subsequent summonings of her.
Badass Boast: She recites one just before she stakes it all against Tiamat after being stabbed numerous times by the Lahmus, coming down with a flaming Diving Kick in hopes of halting Tiamat's advance.
"The weapons of Mesopotamia cannot hurt it... I was the one who said that. However! I am not a weapon of this world, but a Divinity of a distant mystic land! The Primordial God of Mesopotamia, you are nothing to me! Witness the power of our underworld, Xibalba, and the cataclysmic impact that annihilated countless lives! I shall burn everything away and become the comet that killed the Earth! Here I go... Ultimo Tope Patada! Burning fighting spirit, Xiuhcoatl!"
Bait-and-Switch Sentiment: Her profile clarifies that her apparent love for the protagonist is actually not inherently romantic in nature: she cherishes them as an exemplar of humanity and wishes to nurture their development. However, given how she seemed more than happy to marry the protagonist during the Babylonia Singularity and openly blushes when the Protagonist says they want Quetz as their birthday present, it's entirely possible that she has feelings for the protagonist but merely tries to downplays them.
Balance Buff: The Rank Up Campaign 13 buffs her Charisma A+ to Charisma of the Sun EX, which allows her to gain 15~25 Critical Stars on that turn. This provides powerful synergy with her third skill buffing both her Crit Damage and Crit Star Absorption, allowing her to function as an even better Critical Hit Class.
Bare-Handed Blade Block: In the anime, she catches Medusa Lancer's scythe with two fingers.
Berserk Button: 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.
Beware the Nice Ones: 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.
Beware the Silly Ones: 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.
Blood Knight: 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 to death one-at-a-time. And as revealed later in the Singularity, "to death" isn't even true since she either keeps them alive, or outright revives them.
Brick Joke: Supplementary materials had her dismiss Tezcatlipoca's current avatar as profoundly disgusting. Fast forward to the release of the seventh Lostbelt chapter of Part 2, and it's shown that at least one of his forms resembles a male version of her own.
Bunny-Ears Lawyer: She's an openly eccentric, bubbly Funny Foreigner with a downright obsessive (and insane) love for humanity, goodness and lucha libre. She also not only a Divine Spirit, but the Top God of the Aztec gods, has sky-high stats that would be more in place for a Saber servant, and is arguably the strongest summonable Rider in existence^note. Even during the Babylonia Singularity, she is openly stated to be the strongest of the Three Goddess Alliance by a considerable amount, and because of her complete Authority over Good, is outright immune to all attacks from Good-aligned Servants.
Can't Hold Her Liquor: 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.
Chekhov's Gunman: She's the main reason why Ishtar can't attack Medb directly in her prison during Death Jail Summer Escape", since as a Venusian god of equal Authority, she could potentially counter everything Ishtar does. 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.
Cool Big Sis: Even refers to herself as "onee-san" (and outright calling herself a big sister in the English translation).
Cool Sword: A macuahuitl, of course. Cool both thanks to Exotic Weapon Supremacy, and because it makes inexplicable chainsaw noises.
Cloudcuckoolander: Quetzalcoatl is notably eccentric, coming off as a strongly-accented Funny Foreigner with a downright obsessive love for goodness, humanity and lucha libre wrestling. She's still extremely nice in spite of such, but it doesn't make it any less surprising given she's the Top God of the Aztec Divine Spirits.
Crazy Sane: 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.
Dangerous Forbidden Technique: When not benefiting from being in the Age of Gods, Quetzalcoatl's Authority is this. While her ability to No-Sell all attacks from any characters of the Good alignment is extremely potent, as a Divine Spirit who is summoned into the body of a Servant, while she can tap into it, it often comes to the complete detriment of her Servant form, meaning her Servant form would die if she uses it too long, so its often only used as a last resort — which, given how powerful Quetzalcoatl is, good luck with getting her on the ropes like that.
Diving Kick: Outside of the piledriver version we see her doing in the game, another way she can use Xiuhcoatl is to jump 1,000 meters into the air in order to deliver a blazing kick with force equivalent to the meteor that wiped out the dinosaurs. In the anime adaptation, she goes even further by leaping into low orbit while completely wreathing herself in flames.
Double Unlock: She can only be summoned from the story gacha after clearing Babylonia.
Dragon Rider: Being a dragon god herself, she can ride dragons if she wants to, though her actual mount is a magic Quetzalcoatlus. She doesn't possess the actual Dragon Rider skill, though, but does have EX Riding.
Funny Foreigner: 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 a certain smile, anyway...
Gender Flip: 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 flip even so, though, because she may be the legendary Toltec king Quetzalcoatl from the tenth century.
Glass Cannon: She has the highest Attack out of all Riders, and can put out some insanely powerful critical hits, but her only form of survivability is a Guts buff, and her HP isn't that great for a 5-* Servant.
God in Human Form: While in Babylonia she was more outright Physical Goddess, 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. Quetzalcoatl is also traditionally depicted as a giant feathered serpent, but humanoid illustrations of her exist.
God Is Good: 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.
Good All Along: While she's very evasive about it even as she becomes an ally (perhaps due to embarrassment), 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.
Good Is Not Soft: A pleasant and loving deity who shows no mercy towards the wicked or those who would challenge her directly.
Gratuitous Spanish: 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).
Has a Type: Very quickly, she reveals to the party that her type is "disciplined, righteous, and earnest" — everything that the Master of Chaldea possesses.
Heel–Face Turn: Joins the heroes after rescuing the protagonist from their improbable lucha libre move and falling for them as a result.
Height Angst: 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.
Hidden Depths:
- It's heavily implied in her interlude that her love for lucha libre stems from her desire to resolve the apparent contradiction between being a god of goodness and a war god, seeking to become a warrior who fights with rather than against their opponent and who sustains themselves on the cheers of the crowd rather than the screams of their opponents.
- It's likewise suggested that the reason for the conflict between Quetzalcoatl loving all humans equally yet being heavily implied to develop romantic feelings for Ritsuka Fujimaru is due to not wanting to play favorites with humans, which she feels would devalue their individual happiness; as a Goddess of Good, she both explicitly and implicity really doesn't want to put her personal feelings ahead of her designation as the guardian god of humanity in Aztec mythology.
Human Sacrifice: In Babylonia, the protagonists are shocked when they find out that a citizen in Ur is being sacrificed every day to appease Quetzalcoatl. 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.
In-Series Nickname:
- 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 Kukulkan, a Mayan god that's very similar to Quetzalcoatl.
Leitmotif: In the Babylonia anime, it's "Goddess of the Sun", one of the most energetic tracks to accompany her bombastic entrance. Its upbeat melody also foreshadows how she's not necessarily opposed to the protagonists.
Lightning Bruiser: She has B+ in all of her stats and is a lightning fast, incredibly strong and tough wrestler who is a master of multiple forms of combat. In the anime, her battle against Chaldea is depicted as nothing less than a one-sided thrashing where she tosses them around and easily plants them in the ground. Not even her fellow goddesses, Jaguar Warrior and Ishtar, are able to land a hit on her because of how fast and strong she is. Even if they were able to land a hit, she could simply No-Sell anything they threw at her due to her authority over all things good.
Love Transcends Spacetime: 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.
Love You and Everybody: Played with. Quetzalcoatl's profile claims her love for the protagonist isn't inherently romantic and that she loves all humans equally, which makes her this trope. However, she had no objections to propose marrying Ritsuka Fujimaru and seems genuinely flustered and happy by them having her as their Valentine's Date. Given Quetz's ideal type is somebody both righteous and kind-hearted (all of which applies to Ritsuka), it's strongly implied that she does have feelings for them but downplays it out of fear of playing favorites with humanity when she loves all humans equally.
Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: 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).
Meaningful Name: 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.
More Teeth than the Osmond Family: When she bares her teeth in a Slasher Smile, she has rows and rows of unusually pointed teeth.◊
Muscles Are Meaningless: She has a lithe and voluptuous physique that belies just how much of a bruiser she is. Case in point, even though the hulking Superhuman Orion outclasses her in strength on paper, she easily outwrestles him and has him begging the protagonist for help.
Nice Girl: Despite her many eccentricities, Quetzalcoatl is a kind and caring young woman at the end of the day who genuinely loves humanity. She's also one of the nicest deities period, whom thankfully has her own insanity as a Divine Spirit manifest into an almost obsessive love for humanity, which leads her to being rather paradoxically sane and manageable in spite of such.
No-Sell: 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, but it doesn't show.
Nonchalant Dodge: In the Babylonia anime, she dodges Ishtar's energy blasts by casually standing still, twice.
Not Quite Dead: 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 was dead... until she shows up in the end of the chapter to beat up Merlin for his stunt from earlier.
Obfuscating Stupidity: Her role in "Death Jail Summer Escape" can be summarized as this. While she demonstrates her usual airheaded behavior by teaming up with Medb as an excuse to teach the prisoners lucha libre and complimenting the cute Ishtar dolls the racers have, the finale reveals she had her own investigation into the magic circles in Connacht, recognized Ishtar in doll form and figured out what she was up to, caught Yan Qing's impersonation of Medb right away, and blackmailed him into dying in her place at Medb's side so she could leave without breaking her vow and arrive at the right place and time to interrupt Ishtar's ritual and execute the reborn Gugalanna with a flying press-piledriver combo.
Offhand Backhand: Pull this on Jaguar Warrior multiple times in the anime, sending the other goddess flying off screen. Played for Laughs, of course.
Olympus Mons: By virtue of Fate/Grand Order's type of gameplay, she qualifies. She's one of the few Servants who are outright a Divine Spirit, one of the highest ranking ones at that, and story-wise her total Authority over Good makes her outright immune to immune to all attacks from Good-aligned characters. It's telling that the only thing that is really a danger to her is something like Tiamat, the second Beast, which Quetz says under no uncertain terms is basically impossible for her to defeat even with the full power of her and the other goddesses.
Oxymoronic Being: Her Authorities all conflict with each other, as she's simultaneously a goddess of good, wisdom, war, fertility, the sun, and the rain.
Pervert Revenge Mode: She's one of the girls Super Orion flirts with in his My Room lines, only to put him in a painful chokehold after one of his stray remarks goes too far.
Physical Goddess:
- 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. Roman even declares her to be on the level of a demiurge. 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. 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.
- During the Setsubun event, Tomoe Gozen squares off against her in order to continue up the tower. After the fight, Tomoe notes that Quetzalcoatl is able to match her blow-for-blow without even trying. Quetzalcoatl treats the life-or-death battle as more of a light workout and extends an invitation to teach Tomoe lucha before going on her way.
The Power of the Sun: 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.
Redemption Demotion: 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^noteNero Claudius (Bride), Insane^noteHeracles and Berserker Lancelot, and Summer^note)^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.
Rescue Romance: Inverted. She considers herself "defeated" by the protagonist after rescuing them from their suicidal attack against her, impressing her with the act while worrying her with such a crazy move.
Scary Teeth: She's nice, but when she grins she suddenly sprouts massive jagged shark teeth. This is possibly a reference to Quetzalcoatl's traditional appearance, as her name literally means "winged serpent" and she's usually depicted as a massive feathered dragon.
Set Swords to "Stun": Played with. Similar to Mash's antics with hitting people with the back of the proverbial blade (or, in her case, her shield), she's actually trying to avoid killing people with her wrestling. Trying to being the key word — the protagonists believed they were Killed Off for Real on first glance, and it turns out that she was bringing them back to life even after catastrophic falls.
Sideboob: She doesn't wear a bra under her poncho, so her breasts are visible from the sides, especially in the anime.
Slasher Smile: Is capable of an absolutely terrifying one, which is not surprising for a character illustrated by Rei Hiroe. Where the heck do all those extra teeth come from?
Smarter Than You Look: As goofy as she might seem with her cheery personality and wacky wrestling antics, she's actually very perceptive and knowledgeable, as befits a goddess. This is illustrated well in "Death Jail Summer Escape" in her role as a warden of Medb's prison: when Yan Qing impersonates Medb to try and fool her, she catches on pretty much immediately and proceeds to string him along for the entire conversation.
Statuesque Stunner: At 1.81 m, she's even taller than Raikou and Medusa.
The Symbiote: Mesoamerican deities were different. In this case, they were symbiotes that came from an asteroid from space that killed the dinosaurs) They jumped from human to human, thus being human and divine. This Quetzalcoatl's appearance was one of them.
Superpower Lottery: She a Top God Divine Spirit who has access to three extremely powerful Noble Phantasms, Lightning Bruiser stats that are far more fitting of the Saber class, has hand-to-hand prowess that punches far beyond even what her stats suggest by being able to put freaking Super Orion in a chokehold, all on top of her Authority letting her No-Sell all attacks from any Good-aligned characters, regardless of power or strength. Suffice to say, she's a big time winner of the grand prize of this trope; if she was somehow summoned into a normal Holy Grail War^note and her summoner wins her loyalty over, she'd be an outright Story-Breaker Power on level of the likes of Gilgamesh in Fate/stay night and Karna in Fate/Apocrypha, if not above even them in terms of power. The only reason why she doesn't qualify as that story-breaking here in Fate/Grand Order is due to the far higher ceiling of power-scaling, as shown in the case of Tiamat, the Arc Villain of the Babylonia Singularity Quetzalcoatl's introduced in, being even stronger than her.
Teeth-Clenched Teamwork: She's not that enthused about how Jaguar Warrior, her rival Tezcatlipoca's sidekick, was summoned near her in the Babylonia Singularity.
Verbal Tic: She tends to punctuate her sentences with "yes" or "no", depending on the context.
Wacky Marriage Proposal: 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.
War God: Despite being the goddess of fertility, wisdom, and goodness, she's also associated with the War Serpent based on engravings at sites like Xochicalco. This manifests in her insane skills at hand-to-hand and armed combat.
The Worf Effect: An interesting example in that we don't see it happen, but when Tiamat fully awakens in Babylonia, Quetzalcoatl is completely blunt that even if she used her full power 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.
Worf Had the Flu: Despite being one of the strongest Servants in the franchise, likely beating out even the likes of Ozymandias, she does have three 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.
- Secondly, 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.
- The only truly uncontested loss she's had is against Tiamat, one of the seven Beasts, and while she was fighting under a handicap at the time, she minces no words that the results would have been the same even if she fought at the height of her power and with any other god in Babylonia still around.
World's Best Warrior: Not counting the likes of Noah as Grand Rider, Quetzalcoatl is the most powerful non-Grand Servant member of the Rider class, even outpacing that of Ozymandias... and this is with her Servant form serving as a Power Limiter. As one of the highest-ranked Divine Spirits, she's even more ridiculous and manages to be only a step below some of the god-tiers of the Nasuverse such as the Beasts and Ultimate Ones (who are pretty much some the only people capable of directly threatening Quetzalcoatl).
Wrestler in All of Us: 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 Místico, by the way), and tweaked her own fighting style to include wrestling moves. She's so impressed when the protagonist performs a suicidally dangerous lucha move that she immediately drops everything to join their side.
Your Size May Vary: Her in-game profile says she's 181 cm, but her materials say she's 188 cm.

Red Hare

The Horse Among Horses

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Dream Portrait}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa (Japanese), Grant George (Fate/Grand Carnival) (English)

"Rider, here as requested. As a peerless warrior, I shall lend you my powers."

Among men, Lü Bu, among horses, Red Hare. Red Hare is one of the greatest horses who has graced the battlefield in history. While the horse had changed owners few times, it is of no question that Lu Bu, The Flying General, was Red Hare's most significant rider. And now, man and horse are fighting as one!

… Now please note that while the centaur man claims to be Lu Bu with not a single doubt, we cannot be sure if he really is either Lu Bu, Red Hare or both really fused into a single unit.

He first appeared in Lostbelt No.3: The Synchronized Intellect Nation, SIN" as an ally.

Abhorrent Admirer: He becomes attracted to Don Quixote's sidekick Sancho Panza because she is fused with the horse Rocinante, but she finds him annoying.
Abnormal Ammo: Since he might not have large-enough arrows to use with Imitation God Force, he thinks that it would be faster for him to just fire halberds with it.
Ambiguous Situation: He's unsure if he's simply a horse whose association with Lu Bu has caused him to develop similar traits or 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—which is never a good thing. Even Chen Gong is confused to all hell as to why he looks like that. His Interlude gives a definite answer to this; he is not Lu Bu, he simply has a Noble Phantasm called Red Form: Horse and Rider as One that has morphed him into a form that resembles a fusion of the steel god and his equally amazing mount.
Armor-Piercing Attack: 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* Servant.
Badass Boast: "Among men, Lu Bu. Among horses, Red Hare", which he quotes when using his NP.
Believing Their Own Lies: His own claims of being Lu Bu start to confuse himself over time.
Blood Knight: His own words after fighting with the intent to kill in order to test the protagonist's worth as his Master in SIN?
"That was fuuun!"
Boring, but Practical: He's essentially a budget Achilles and Rider Kintoki rolled into one, the result being a fairly strong AoE NP Rider at cheap rarity that beats out Medusa as the AoE Rider of low rarity title.
Cool Horse: 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 Badass Boast) 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.
Critical Hit Class: 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.
Damn You, Muscle Memory!: While he might claim to be Lu Bu, players who expect battles with him to play the same way are in for a number of nasty surprises. Firstly, Red Hare's kit allows him to land critical hits more often. Secondly, his version of God Force hits all enemy party members instead of just one. And lastly, he has a chance to imbue his attacks (and Noble Phantasm) with Invulnerability Pierce.
Double Unlock: Clearing "Lostbelt No. 3: The Synchronized Intellect Nation, SIN" makes him summonable from the Story Summon gacha
Flaming Hair: 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.
I Fight for the Strongest Side!: Alongside Chen Gong, Red Hare's loyalty to Lu Bu comes first to everything else, so much so that if he was to choose another as his Master, they would first have to prove strong enough to survive him trying to kill them.
Lightning Bruiser: 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 hare higher HP and attack than Stone Wall 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.
Loyal Animal Companion: 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.
Our Centaurs Are Different: As a Servant, he has a human torso and arms but everything else is horse. Technically, this makes him an equitaur.
Power Makes Your Hair Grow: His mane grows significantly in his second ascension, though by his third ascension it now looks as though it's made of fire.
Running Gag: In Lostbelt 3, he keeps insisting that he is, in fact, Lu Bu.
Stock Animal Diet: Since he's a horse, he loves carrots.
Suspiciously Specific Denial: At times Red Hare insists that he is not a horse when engaging in horse-like mannerisms.
Swiss-Army Weapon: 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.
Token Good Teammate: Among the trio he forms with Chen Gong and Lu Bu. While not averse to violence, he is nonetheless genuinely friendly and loyal, virtues that neither of his compatriots possess.
Trademark Favorite Food: As befitting any horse, he mentions that he loves carrots. At least for Chen Gong, that's all the proof he needs to tell him that Red Hare is truly the horse alone, not Lu Bu.
Uplifted Animal: By his own admission, he was originally just a wild horse, but being summoned as a Servant has granted him human intelligence and speech (though it's not clear if it's a result of being associated with Lu Bu or if he was actually fused with Lu Bu). However, if Lu Bu is nearby, he immediately starts to defer to him as his steed.
Useless Useful Spell:
- Lore-wise, his Riding skill is this. It's at a whopping EX Rank, but because he's already a man-horse and effectively his own "mount", there's not really much need for additional Riding expertise or ability. Gameplay-wise, he does benefit greatly from the Quick bonus the passive gives him.
- Inverted by his Battle Maneuver (Horse) skill, where it's noted the demerit of decreased combat strength when fighting unmounted is never applied because of him being a perpetual man-horse and always "mounted", meaning he only benefits from the increased bonus damage of the skill.

Rider of the Resistance ("Pseudo-Singularity II: Agartha" Spoilers!)

Christopher Columbus

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Voyager of the New World

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Dream Portrait}

^{Young Columbus/"Chris"}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka

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

Christopher Columbus 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 "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha" as an ally and eventually reveals himself as an antagonist. After Agartha, he has become a Recurring Extra in the various summer events with varying degrees of significance, with him being the most significant in "Chaldea Summer Adventure!" event, with his younger self debuting as the main antagonist.

Above Good and Evil: Columbus doesn't submit himself to the moral judgements of anyone else, nor does he apply their ethics to his actions. As far as he's concerned, he's just a man following his dreams whichever way they might take him.
Affectionate Nickname: He refers to the Master as "Partner".
Ambiguous Situation: In "Chaldea Summer Adventure" it's made unclear whether or not "Chris" really is a young Columbus or if he's instead a conceptualization of the dreams of young boys. For his part, Columbus claims to have no real memory of ever knowing Da Vinci as a child.
Amnesiac Hero: The only way he could ever be made to do good things is whenever someone smacks him on the head and inflicts him with amnesia. He was pretty heroic in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha" before he regained his memories (although even the loss of his memories didn't stop him from almost murdering Helena in order to claim Shangri-La for himself), and during Valentine 2018, he defeated an Alien Invasion to defend the world because he got hit with a falling cocoa bean on the head and lost his memories. Good thing he only regained his memories after the event ended.
Anchors Away: He carries a small anchor on his person to smack people with, and his Santa María Drop Anchor: Voyage to the New World brings in his entire ship's worth of anchors.
And That's Terrible: His profile seems to take offense to the fact that he was able to make an egg stand up by smashing the bottom of the egg flat, regardless of how cheap of a trick it really was.
Big Damn Heroes: In "Chaldea Summer Adventure!", he appears in the final section to fight off all the mass-produced copies of him created by Ashiya Douman attacking the party. He publicly claims it's because he can't stand his image being used like this without permission, though he also adds it's "definitely not" because he hopes to take control of them all for himself.
Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: 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.
Blue-and-Orange Morality: This guy values things on his own selfish desires and dreams. He doesn't really care if people label him good or evil, he's him and he'll stick with his guns. This makes the protagonist and Mash think that he's at least salvageable, if they can find a good goal that matches with his dream then he could be turned to a force of good, but he could easily become a force of evil when given a nefarious goal that happens to match with his dream.
Broken Pedestal: Back in "Chaldea Summer Memory" event, Anne Bonny and Mary Read praise Columbus as being one of the greatest pirates there was as he effectively robbed people's perception of the world with his voyage. Cut back to his Interlude, and the two's opinion of him has changed for the worse, merely because he's claiming that he's not a pirate. It's ambiguous if it's eventually rebuilt or not, since it was implied that Columbus got back to them to apply as a 'shadow member' when no one was looking, but what was shown on-screen was his reapplying for the Villains club.
Card-Carrying Villain: Being considered an evil person by history only fazes Columbus a little, before going full on Slasher Smile and admitting that he's damn proud about being called a mass murderer and slaver. Anything to get more profits, after all. All of his attitudes whenever he takes off the sheep's clothing makes it no secret that he doesn't give a damn about being called an amoral bastard, he's just following his (horrendously amoral) dream and damn does he enjoy every seconds of it with that hugeass smile. He's also very open in calling himself villain, not only he joins the Villains Club (behind the Protagonist's back) in the Interlude, during the Christmas 2018 (JP)/2020 (US) event, he teamed up with Blackbeard, fellow member of the Villains Club, to yell "Villains do have a heart too!".
Combat Pragmatist: He has similar armaments to those of his fellow seafaring Servants (Edward Teach, Francis Drake, etc.) but he uses them in characteristically underhanded manners such as kicking his enemies in the shins or lunging at their guts with his sword in lieu of more "heroic" swings and strikes.
Deliberate Values Dissonance: 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. He brings up the fact just because the world's values have changed doesn't mean that his have to, and points out any other Heroic Spirit can adapt to the new norms or retain their old values, which can be seen with even several non-villainous Servants.
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 "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, 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. Even as he dies in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha", Astolfo comments that he never breaks from his characterization to the end.
- Proven further in a 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.
Double Unlock: Clearing "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha" makes him summonable from the Story Summon gacha.
Epic Flail: One of his weapons is a chain with an anchor on one end and the ship's wheel of Le Santa María on the other.
Evil All Along: Reveals himself as this in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha", where everything he did was to personally benefit himself and no one else.
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: It's stated in supplementary materials that while he understands that "Slavery is wrong" is something that everyone says nowadays he is incapable of understanding the reasoning behind it.
Evil Colonialist: As essentially the representative for colonization, he considers himself above modern morality, was brutal in his conquests, and wants the slave trade to return because of what good it did him specifically.
Evil Counterpart: 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.
Evil Is Hammy: Rather than his voice, most of hamminess stems from his over-the-top evil facial expressions he makes.
Evil Virtues: Despite being a cruel, greedy, and ruthless person, his sense of determination, charisma, and intelligence are all genuine magnetic qualities.
Eviler than Thou: 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. However, the fact that he had amnesia was actually apart of Phenex's and Caster of the Nightless City's "story" to end all magic forever.
A Father to His Men: He cultivates this relationship with the Resistance for his own ends, despite ultimately viewing them as disposable.
The Friend Nobody Likes: 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, who was (possibly jokingly) already suspicious of another charismatic old man with amnesia. As a Servant of Chaldea however, while the Master and Mash still treat him with suspicion he's perfectly capable of having a civil relationship with other Servants, particularly fellow scoundrels, sailors and mercantile-minded individuals, though as Bartholomew's interlude reveals, even they don't like him very much, and tensions are naturally high when he and Spartacus are in the same room.
Goblin Face: He stands out for having some of the most exaggerated expressions in the game.
Gone Horribly Right: In "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha", Scheherazade summoned him into Agartha to play a hidden villain representing her fear towards men. She couldn't have picked a more fitting person than Columbus, who goes way over the top and sticks to his 'villain' status to the end as a living avatar of the worst excesses of colonialism.
Hate Sink: 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 Historical Villain Upgrade 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, 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. Also, he's a creepy-looking old man, not a 'husbando', and definitely not a 'waifu'. In his later appearances however, his villainy tends to be slightly toned down for a tendency towards crooked business deals and conning others.
Heroes Prefer Swords: Which is why, even before his true nature is revealed, switching out his sword for a whip and a rifle in his later ascensions should be cause for worry.
Historical Villain Upgrade: 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 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 Unwitting Instigator of Doom who just got lucky that he discovered the Americas^note). While he did ultimately cause the deaths of several native tribes, much of the evidence suggests that some of it was accidental on his part, with many historians arguing that while Columbus wasn't a saint, he was no more of a conqueror than many others of his time, and that many of the claims against him were likely exaggerated by Spanish historians to get back at him.^note Here, he's depicted as not only responsible for said atrocities, but continuing them despite times having drastically changed. And he doesn't even have the Innocent Monster trait to achieve this.
Hoist by His Own Petard: A member of the Resistance destroys his sole means of escape, repeating Columbus' words about never giving up, no matter the odds.
Human Traffickers: He's a slaver and proud of it, rejecting any attempts to judge him by others' morality.
I Take Offense to That Last One: While he receives almost all insults and criticisms levied against him in unrepentant stride, he takes mild offense to the Eggs of Columbus fable as he claims that he managed to accomplish the feat sans trickery while he was still living.
I Was Quite a Looker: The default Columbus looks at best gruff and at worst scary. His younger self looks a LOT prettier, to the point even his Slasher Smile looks more cute than anything. The team is unable to even connect that they're the same person despite Young Columbus's similar get-up and him telling them to call him "Chris" until Vritra casually reveals it, and Blackbeard is left openly pondering how he grew up to look the way he does.
Identity Amnesia: He can't remember his name at the start of "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, 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.
It's All About Me: 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 (and outside the Epic, he's just looking for other ways to maximize profits for himself instead of solely depending on slavery). 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.
Jerk with a Heart of Jerk:
- After Columbus shows his true colors in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha", he is asked if he was the one who burned down the resistance camp. Columbus changes from his Nightmare Face to a stern expression as if the accusation genuinely hurt him... and then goes back to his creepy smile and happily admits to doing the deed.
- Columbus' Interlude involves him rejecting several club invites ranging from a pirate club to a villain club because he doesn't think they suit him, and Mash ponders that there might be a way for you and Columbus to work together peacefully after all. In the end, it turns out that Columbus tricked you and Mash to help him get special standing in all of the clubs.
Know When to Fold 'Em: During an early lesson on determination, he tells his men not to be afraid to retreat, since it's not "giving up" if you come back for another go later on.
Kubrick Stare: Combined with a Psychotic Smirk to make one of his more common facial expressions after the reveal of his villainous nature.
A Lady on Each Arm: His Final Ascension artwork shows him sitting around with two Playboy Bunny girls sitting by his side. Word of God states that they are Anthropomorphic Personification of his two other ships aside of his Noble Phantasm, La Niña and La Pinta.
Laser-Guided Amnesia: Lost his memories, which he regains near the end of "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, 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.
The Musketeer: Aside from his cutlass and rifle, he uses anchors and lashes. According to Type Moon Ace volume 11, he is qualified to be an Archer due to him leading the way to the Conquistadors.
My Greatest Failure: As far he is concerned, him introducing the cacao beans to Europe was the biggest mistake he ever made in life. Not that he introduced them, he still would have, but that he gave them away for free without ever realizing how immensely popular they were to become and the massive fortune it would have brought him. He still begrudges this mistake as a Servant whenever he sees a product made from those cacao beans.
Nightmare Face: Sports an incredibly disturbing one when he uses his Noble Phantasm by third ascension. He even sports that damn smile as he gets attacked! Even as he's summoned to Chaldea, as shown in his interlude, there are times that if he has something that excites him, he forgot to turn it off, startling the Protagonist with his evil face.
Non-Standard Character Design: Even by the game's standards, the scratchy, lineless style of his artwork and his outrageous expressions that make him look like a runaway One Piece character stand out in comparison to the other Servants who made their debut in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha".
Not Me This Time: During the "Oniland" event, he's found at the Mirror House alongside Blackbeard, Mephistopheles and Phantom of the Opera merely getting lost in the maze, and suddenly Blackbeard got stabbed from the back. Considering Columbus being a two-faced bastard, it would be very easy to assume that he's the one who backstabbed Blackbeard or revealed as the manager managing the mirror house while keeping up the easygoing old man facade. He's not the culprit, it was actually (Fake) Jekyll (or rather, Murder Oni Hyde). However, Columbus was the least likely suspect anyway, due to his lack of Presence Concealment.
Obviously Evil: Downplayed. Every single person from Chaldea except maybe the protagonist (who is fresh from another charming, amnesiac old man's betrayal) is immediately suspicious of Rider even before he reveals his True Name (and his obscured True Name and maybe-lying amnesia didn't help). But besides the general aura of suspicion around him and Christopher Columbus' history, there's no blatant sign of evil. Up to his betrayal wherein every Obviously Evil appearance trope comes into play, his actions, though purely through his own self-interest, coincided with the protagonists' goals and the members of the Resistance he led are wholly shocked by his betrayal. As a Servant of Chaldea however, this simply means he found a niche with similarly dastardly individuals (such as Moriarty or Anne Bonny) or merchantile-minded Servants (like Caesar and Queen Sheba).
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: According to Semiramis's pigeons during Valentine 2018, he ends up on a journey that culminates in becoming a Space Pirate who fights off an evil chocolate Alien Invasion.
Only in It for the Money: Everything Columbus did is in the name of how many profits he can accumulate for himself. In the Epic of Remnant, he chose slavery because he thought it was the best way to maximize it. Once he's summoned in Chaldea, since he found myriads of other ways to maximize profits (and most likely, slavery would produce less in Chaldea), he did various types of conning.
Pet the Dog:
- One of his few positive moments comes from his bond lines, where after reaching bond 4 he states that he considers you his equal "partner", and at bond 5 he calls you the "best partner I've ever had". Given how little he cares for others, the fact that he considers his master equal to him at bond 4 and 5 is shockingly nice coming from him.
- His Valentine Present Exchange event as well. Columbus instead honored the present exchange and used his sheer honest Determinator traits to make many standing boiled eggs after several failures. If you expected a 'bad end' choice (similar to Kiara or B.B) from an evil man like him, you'll be surprised that you'll find none from Columbus.
- He's also one of the Servants who ends up coming to the Master's aid at the end of Oniland.
Power-Up Food: Eggs. Which inexplicably cause his eyes to flash.
Outdated Hero vs. Improved Society: He is completely aware that the moral values of his time has been outdated, but that doesn't stop him from continuing to follow those old beliefs.
Pragmatic Villainy:
- In his My Room conversations, he confesses that he does not like sailors that cannot do their task, but he still won't kick them off for pissing him off, because they still have yet to outlive their usefulness, he'll just kick them off as a last resort and not exactly enjoying the reduced efficiency because of it. Columbus may have a myriad of evil traits he wears proudly, but wastefulness certainly isn't one of them.
- This is also the reason why he's willing to be summoned by Chaldea. Since you're fighting for the survival of humanity he'd rather help you save it so that he'd have a place to plunder and generate profit, his ultimate goal.
- And this is the most likely reason why he stopped with slavery ever since being summoned to Chaldea despite being a bit too thrilled on it in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha": It looks like there are other ways to maximize profit and probably slavery in Chaldea would be a little counter-productive for his dreams. So he just settles with conning or other kinds of villainous profit-making schemes.
Rape, Pillage, and Burn: Something he's unfortunately really fond of. The game doesn't shy away from showing him as both an idealistic Bold Explorer and the cruel man who pillaged and enslaved natives before becoming a tyrannical governor.
Rare Random Drop: Unlike other story-locked Servants who usually get their pickup banner during the release campaign of the chapter they debuted, Columbus did not get a pickup banner during the release campaign of "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha" at all. And unlike other story-locked Servants who eventually get pickup banners during the game's lifespan (usually several times), Columbus has only been featured in two pickup banners (the 2nd and 4th anniversary campaigns) since his debut. The easiest way to obtain him is from class summoning banners which come up about twice per year.
Religious Bruiser: He unfortunately combines a deep faith in the Christian God, even admitting that he believed God told him to make his fateful voyage West to the Caster of Midrash in his Interlude, with a code of morality even the Christians of his time found repulsive, let alone modern adherents of the faith.
Rousing Speech: He's really good at these. The protagonist likes to call him "Uncle Positive Thinking".
Slasher Smile: He displays one as he betrays the protagonist and tries to shoot him. Only Young Fergus interfering stops him.
- Outside story, whenever his true identity and evil nature has been revealed and unleashes a Noble Phantasm (also his default sprite during his time as an NPC/antagonist), he sports out a HUGE terrifying one, which also gives vibes about his more malicious nature. His April Fools art also sports one, but the nature of the art makes it look funny instead.
Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil: Columbus is touted as one of the most vile Servants because of his preference towards slavery and also his insistence on keeping it relevant in the name of profit. Outside the Epic of Remnant, this is downplayed because while he still had a similar personality, he found out that he could make profits with any other means than slavery so he wasn't that insistent over it.
Spotlight-Stealing Squad: Lampshaded in regards to the three ships he used. While the Santa María is his most famous ship and is his Noble Phantasm of choice, his Bond Level 10 Craft Essence admits that it was the Niña that saw him through most of his adventures.
Tombstone Teeth: His "dashing smile" is actually a nightmarish grin that distorts his entire face, exposing a mouth full of uniformly blocky teeth.
Trademark Favorite Food: Eggs. He loves 'em, he chows on them to power up in some of his skill animations, and his final ascension artwork has the anthropomorphic personification of two of his ships feeding him boiled eggs with spoons and egg-holders.
Übermensch: His Interlude frames him this way; as a man who rejects others' judgment of his actions and instead does what he, personally, sees as right while avoiding what he thinks is wrong. This is not played entirely negatively, but it is also the origin of almost all of his more-villainous traits.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: Subverted; "Chris", while not as awful as the adult Columbus and can be genuinely affectionate towards Steggy the baby Stegosaurus, is still a greedy brat who will gladly exploit his minions (specifically Douman) for all they're worth.
Villain Has a Point: Hate Sink he may be, but he makes a hard to argue point about the nature of Servants and their summons. Since they essentially are a copy of the original Heroic Spirit, it's only natural a Servant would want to follow the same course as they did when alive. Several other Servants with villainous traits repeat them when summoned because it's a part of their being, such as Gilgamesh and his views on authority or Iskander wanting to conquer the world after being summoned. Once he regains his memories in "Pseudo-Singularity II: Subterranean World of Folklore, Agartha" and announces his plan to bring back slavery, he points this out and how it shouldn't be a surprise. The reason this is framed as still a villainous act however, is that he wants to reintroduce things like slavery in spite of being given the chance to turn away from it, a case of the phrase 'sticking to his guns' being considered a bad thing.
Villainy-Free Villain: His noted appearance in ServantFes has him technically not doing anything actually villainous by making an anthology book and having guest contributors offer their art, even thanking them graciously for their time and effort and compensating with a fee for their time... but it turns out he's playing them a flat fee rather than a percentage of the actual profits of the book that he knew would be extremely profitable once sold and would make what he spent on fees and costs practically negligible. Of course, he explicitly states that he chose guest contributors he knew would not know or ask for such a percentage rather than the flat fee he offered them, so he technically couldn't be rightfully called out on scamming them. Still, the protagonist and Mash decide to sic Caesar on him to get a fair deal for the artists in question, but when the distraught Columbus bemoaning the loss of an easy profit is attacked by hungry murderous crabs they decide it isn't fair to let him suffer more and help him out, after which he pulls himself together.
We Used to Be Friends: While they don't recognize each other during Agartha, "Chaldea Summer Adventure!" reveals that he and da Vinci used to be "childhood friends" when they were alive. While the two knew each other, the two would mock one another's dreams even if they had no right to mock the other's idea and after a fierce fist fight, Columbus promised da Vinci that he would look for a treasure more amazing than money like a dragon if da Vinci would buy it from him if he were to find one. This ultimately ends up being a forgotten childhood promise not recorded in history or in the Servants' memories. When the two reunite in Agartha, da Vinci is quick to distrust him for infamy, completely unaware he's the same boy she used to argue her dreams with. Columbus for his part has absolutely no memories of said meeting and isn't even sure whether or not "Chris" is actually a child version of him.
Whip of Dominance: As he is closely tied to the concept of slavery, he uses a whip in one of his attack animations.
White Hair, Black Heart: As shown by his young version, his hair is naturally white rather than simply just being part of his age, and he's one of the most unabashedly villainous Servants of the game.
Would Hit a Girl: In a flashback, he's shown swiftly betraying, shooting, and killing Helena Blavatsky as he takes the Peach Blossom Shangri-La from her as his own base. Fortunately, she turns up completely fine near the end of the story.

Sakamoto Ryouma (& Oryou)

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Hero of the Meiji Restoration (and the Orochi of Takachiho)

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Voiced by: Yasuyuki Kase & Yui Horie

Ryouma: "Rider, Sakamoto Ryouma. I have answered your summon. Oh, and this here's my partner, Oryou. Take good care of the both of us."
Oryou: "Nice to meet you, human. Say... you look tasty."
Ryouma: "Hey there now, you can't do that."

Sakamoto Ryouma 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.

Oryou is a dragon spirit who wanted to take over the heavens but was struck down and sealed away with a divine spear. When Ryouma freed her out of a whim, Oryou decided to follow him to learn more about him.

He originally appeared in Fate/KOHA-ACE where he participated as an agent of the Counter Force in the Imperial City Holy Grail. He then made his FGO debut at the third GUDAGUDA event as a free Servant.

Accent Slip-Up: He does his best to speak with textbook Japanese because of his massive fame and popularity within his native country. Anyone familiar with his Tosa accent would immediately catch onto his true identity. This is translated in English as Ryouma using country-style proverbs.
Alternate Self: This is not the PHH version of Ryouma, rather it is the Gudaguda universe's. Hence Oryou being a dragon who sank to the sea after Ryouma died and not the human (and historical) Narasaki Ryō who remarried.
Ambadassador: Probably the reason for Ryouma's True Neutral 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) warring domains ally in overthrowing the Shogunate.
Astral Projection: GUDAGUDA 6 reveals that Oryou never actually died and that she's not actually summoned with Ryouma. In reality, her physical body is asleep at the bottom of the ocean, and she projects her soul to be with him whenever he's summoned.
Badass in a Nice Suit: Ryouma 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. On the Urban Legend side of things, a story also spread that at the time of the Russo-Japanese War, the Empress of Japan saw him in a dream dressed in white, assuring her that Japan would win the war. This, apart from the Double Entendre joke above, might be the larger reason as to why he qualifies as Rider.
Balance Buff: As part of his release in Evocation, Ryouma's NP has been given a buff, as in addition to the standard damage upgrade, the charge drain is now guaranteed and a new overcharge effect has been given in a form of a minor star dump.
Battle Couple: They fight as a pair in combat and Oryou is deeply in love with Ryōma.
Because You Were Nice to Me: According to the max bond CE, Oryou was trapped and pierced by a cursed spear. She remembers planning on all kinds of deceptions to trick Ryouma 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.
Been There, Shaped History: His efforts in life laid the groundwork for the Meiji Restoration that would overtake Japan and transform it into its modern form.
Berserk Button: They're fiercely protective of one another, to the point that the collected and mellow Ryouma grew to resent the spear he pulled out of Oryou for causing her so much pain.
Beware the Nice Ones: There isn't a bad bone in Ryouma's body and everything he does is an attempt to make the lives of the people he cares about better. But he's also a master swordsman and an assassin who won't hesitate to cut someone down if they're a threat to others.
Boring, but Practical: Ryouma's low-ish ATK for a 4* 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. Pair him on a team of Art support units, and his low ATK becomes a non-issue thanks to being able to use his Noble Phantasm quickly, on top of any damage buffs he might get. In particular, put him alongside Caster Gilgamesh, Merlin, Tamamo or Altria Caster, and you have a strong Arts Critical Hit Servant, all for free as well!
Breath Weapon: Oryou uses a poison breath in their chained Quick attack after Ryouma fires his revolver.
Broke Your Arm Punching Out Cthulhu: Downplayed. Ryouma and Oryou fight a long and hard battle with Hijikata that lasts all night. While Ryouma proves victorious, he and Oryou are so badly beaten up afterward that they aren't able to safely reach the Berserker anchor, opting to retreat and recuperate instead. This is a lie. In reality, Ryouma and Hijikata come to an understanding due to their connection to Okita Alter, with Hijikata going into hiding until he barges in to provide some much needed backup at the final battle.
Clingy Jealous Girl: Subverted. During their Valentine's Day cutscene, Ryouma initially worries that Oryo will take him getting chocolate badly and try to eat the protagonist. In reality, she just wants chocolate too.
Composite Character: Sakamoto Ryouma is a historical figure, of course. His situation with this Oryou is very similar to the "Serpent of Takachiho" where a woman married an Evil Serpent and tamed it with love. (Sometimes even freeing it the way Ryouma lifted the spear.)
Dragon Rider: 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 Double Entendre may or may not be at play.
Eaten Alive: Oryou 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.
Oryou: Can I eat that guy?
Ryouma: You can't eat that guy.
Empowered Badass Normal: A variation in that he naturally is empowered thanks to being a Servant, but Ryouma himself wasn't a particularly powerful fighter since he was just a regular person with good enough combat skills to survive. Thanks to Oryou however, he can fight on par with other Servants thanks to her raw power adding to his own. This is shown best in how their attacks are animated; Oryou does most of the heavy damage in all their attacks, and in the Buster animation, she does the attack while Ryouma stands back.
Extreme Omnivore: Apparently the event items you exchange with the two of them (frog-themed handkerchiefs, netsukes and incense burners) and/or the items you use them to buy in the event shop (various ascension materials, which include items such as gallstones, horseshoes, and bullets) are stuff that Oryou eats, to Ryouma's shock.
Faking the Dead: At the end of the third GUDAGUDA event, Ryouma seemingly vanishes after using his Noble Phantasm one more time despite being grievously injured by Nobu. Ryouma instead stuck around to deal with the aftermath of it, which Izo lampshades. Oryou also makes it appear that Nobu slayed her, only to reappear for the final battle and vanishing again against Mitsuhide, only to reappear again after Ryouma faked his death.
Famed In-Story: He's an extraordinarily famous figure in Japan on par with Oda Nobunaga. As a result, he'd get a dramatic spike to his abilities if summoned there, but he has to take special care to hide his native Tosa accent lest his opponents instantly pick up on his identity due to his fame.
First-Name Basis: He's mostly referred to by his given name, and he and Okada Izo also call each other by their given names.
Foil: His opposition to Nobu during the GUDAGUDA Imperial Capital event frame him as one to her. They're two of the most famous Japanese Heroic Spirits and both believed in advancement and progress. But while Nobu is remembered as an ambitious and ruthless conqueror, Ryouma is altruistic and best known for his peacemaking skills. This is also noticeable in their fighting styles. Nobu's skills buff herself to destroy divine Servants with high levels of Mystery through oppressive volleys of musket fire. Ryouma is a Master Swordsman who wields both Sword and Gun. His closest companion is a Phantasmal Beast one step below Dragon Kind and his skills support others. Even their color schemes are opposed, with Nobu's Red and Black and Evil All Over motif clashing with Ryouma's white and blue.
Funny Background Event: Oryou can be seen doing various humorous things in the background while Ryouma is doing most of the talking, such as falling asleep during a discussion before quickly being awoken by Ryouma asking her to go make tea.
Glad He's On Our Side: Side materials say this is his reaction to having Okita on his side at Chaldea, as watching her work filled him with a sense of hopeless dread.^note
Glass Cannon: Much like his fellow ST-welfare Rider, Kinoki, Ryouma has no hard defense skills, meaning that he'll need protection to stay on the field against hard-critting enemies or Noble Phantasms. He makes up for it with consistent damage and team utility as well as the ability to slot into Arts team to spam his NP and drain the enemy NP gauge.
Gratuitous English: When using their Noble Phantasm, Oryou will occasionally say "Yay, peace peace!" in a hilariously deadpan tone before transforming.
Guardian Entity: Oryou serves as Ryouma's Noble Phantasm; when not active she hovers above him in his ascended portrait and sprite, and aids in normal attacks.
Heroic BSoD: Ryouma completely breaks down when Oryou goes out Taking the Bullet from the Ama no Sakahoko in "Close Call", to the point of crying his eyes out and not responding to the party's desperate attempts to get him together. It takes Shinbei's own Dying Moment of Awesome to give them time to drag Ryouma and the injured Takachi away.
Historical In-Joke: The historical Ryouma was married to a human woman named Narasaki Ryou, who was almost universally known by her nickname Oryou. The Nasuverse Oryou is not Narasaki Ryou; as a dragon, but her name is an obvious reference.
Immune to Bullets: Oryou casually blocks and deflects Nobunaga's shots in the GUDAGUDA Imperial Capital event with her human body, stating they don't work on her with a completely bored expression on her face.
Interspecies Romance: He's a human and she's a dragon. She is deeply in love with him.
It Only Works Once: In lore, Oryou 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 Hour of Power. In gameplay, Oryou can transform as many times as the Noble Phantasm gauge is filled up.
Katanas Are Just Better: Like many of the other Japanese Servants from the Bakumatsu period, Ryouma brings a katana to the battlefield.
Last-Name Basis: The Chaldea crew (including the protagonist, for some reason), Nobunaga and Okita call Ryouma by his family name "Sakamoto". In Fate/KOHA-ACE, everyone (including Oryou) called him by his last name.
Lean and Mean: Unlike the other Servants who have ties with snakes, Oryou is rather skinny while also being transparently acerbic in how she deals with people.
Magical Barefooter: Downplayed, but Oryou only wears stockings and leviates so her feet don't touch the ground.
Magnetic Hero: Downplayed. His natural kindness and oratory skills made it a cinch for him to gather allies and sway people to his cause. But this same kindness ended up alienating him too, as while the bonds he forged lasted beyond death, everyone who liked him also found him unnerving. He also doesn't have the ability to do administrative work, leaving his Charisma rank at C+.
Manly Tears: Ryouma openly cries in "GUDAGUDA Ryouma's Close Call" event after Oryou took the blow meant for him and disappears.
Martial Pacifist: He hates fighting and conflict to his very core, but he's still a Master Swordsman who won't hesitate to fight to protect others and create a world where everyone is happy.
Master Swordsman: He's a master of the Hokushin Ittouryuu school of swordsmanship, which emphasizes the mastery of simple, focused attacks honed to promote offense and defense at the same time to overwhelm opponents. This is shown by his quick, clean swings in his animations without the maverick flair or Blade Spam of Musashi or Okita or the bloody ripping and thrusting used by Izo. That said, he admits that he's Okita's inferior in a straight fight, and her arrival is enough to make him and Oryou retreat.
My Greatest Failure: Oryou was out shopping for Ryouma when she came back home to find him assassinated. Even the mere mention of his death makes Oryou uncomfortable. Because of this, she swears to never leave his side again and promises to protect him this time.
Nice Guy:
- 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.
- Side materials explain that he was born with innate kindness that made him dislike conflict to his core. From the very beginning, he thought only of ways to make the lives of the people around him better, and died without grudges or regrets even after he was assassinated.
One Degree of Separation: The spear that was sealing Oryou is now wielded by Utsumi Erice, though this isn't really commented upon.
Only Sane Man: Most Servants from Koha-Ace and GUDAGUDA are either wacky, bloodthirsty or very commonly both at varying levels of severity. Ryouma is one of few who is neither, being a calm and well-meaning man who usually wants to talk things down, which ends up conflicting with pretty much everyone else, Oryou included.
Please Kill Me if It Satisfies You: After meeting Izo again during the third GUDAGUDA event, Ryouma realizes the depths of Izo's grudge against him. Because of this, he offers to let Izo cut him down as an apology, even telling Oryou to stay out of it. To Izo's shock, Ryouma really makes no attempts to dodge, getting a serious wound for his efforts. That said, Ryouma survives and notes that if Izo really wanted him dead, he'd be dead already.
Prehensile Hair: Oryou can use her hair as an attack in one of her Quick card animations.
Private Detective: Ryouma uses his connections and people skills to work as one in the Imperial Japan pseudo-singularity. Unfortunately, work is infrequent due to the constant battles between Servants in the streets.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: Oryou's standard attack.
Raven Hair, Ivory Skin: Oryou's hair is dark black and her skin is extremely pale to emphasize her otherworldliness.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Oryou 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.
Revolvers Are Just Better: Carries a revolver that he uses in several of his attack animations. It was known to be a gift from a fellow revolutionary.
Sailor Fuku: Oryou wears a black sailor fuku with a very long skirt. This is likely to match Ryouma's outfit, since the military uniform he wears was the basis for the gakuran, which is the male equivalent of the sailor fuku.
Scaled Up: Oryou turns into a serpentine dragon in their Noble Phantasm.
Scarf of Asskicking: Oryou's humanoid form wears a scarf that resembles a black snakeskin, or possibly it's her own skin that's worn like a scarf.
The Social Expert:
- He's best known for being an ambassador, negotiator, and peacemaker despite being a master swordsman himself. As shown in the climax, his biggest contribution is not direct combat ability but bringing a coalition of Servants together to take down Mitsuhide.
- In his Bond 5 line, he admits that the protagonist has him beat in raw charisma and people skills because of how many Servants they have under their command. He advises them to cherish this part of themselves and remain as they are now.
Statuesque Stunner: Not immediately obvious since she spends so little time actually standing (she seems to prefer floating in the air), but Oryou is even taller than Medusa at 173cm.
Sword and Gun: Ryouma uses his family's heirloom katana Mutsunokami Yoshiyuki, and a revolver.
Taking the Bullet: In "GUDAGUDA Ryouma's Close Call" event, Oryou took a blow from the Ama no Sakahoko in Ryouma's stead, reversing her existence and separating her from the world (effectively killing her). As she disappears, she's glad that this time she managed to protect Ryouma unlike when she wasn't there during his assassination.
Technicolor Fire: The scabbard of Ryouma's sword lights up with blue flames while using his Noble Phantasm until it transforms into a wavy amber sword.
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs!: Oryou always refers to herself as "Oryou-san", something which is Lost in Translation.
Third-Person Person: Oryou refers to herself this way, calling herself "Oryou-san" (though the English translation has her refer to herself as simply "Oryou"). This indicates her laid-back and somewhat childish personality.
To Serve Man: Oryou has commented many times that she would like to eat the protagonist with her first words to the protagonist in her debut event is asking if she can eat them if they're dead.
Together in Death: When Sakamoto Ryouma died as a human, Oryou committed suicide instead of ascending into heaven to become a true dragon.
Trademark Favorite Food: Oryou's is frogs - not frog legs, mind you, but whole frogs. She always asks for them as a reward and uses one as Power-Up Food to get the energy to use her Noble Phantasm one more time in the finale of the story. Her chocolates are also painted and shaped to look like frogs on Valentine's Day.
Undercover Cop Reveal: Or the closest equivalent for a Servant. He presents himself and Oryou as the Rider Servant of the Imperial Holy Grail War. In truth though, Oryou killed the real Rider Servant. Ryouma and Oryou are actually agents of the Counter Force summoned to stop the Imperial Holy Grail War from continuing.
We Used to Be Friends: He and Izo were best friends who grew up in the same town before ideological differences split them apart. Although Ryouma still treats him with friendly familiarity, their relationship was never truly repaired.
Weredragon: Oryou's true form is akin to that of an orochi or mizuchi, a serpent-like creature one step behind a Dragon Kind.
The Worf Barrage: Ryouma and Oryou unleash their Noble Phantasm against Nobu, only to be badly defeated due to Nobu's fame boost in Japan on top of her advantage against the divine and supernatural.
Wound Licking: Oryou's saliva has healing properties. If she's being considerate, she'll mix it in with something like tea so it's less noticeable. A possible case of Gameplay and Story Segregation as they have no healing skill.
You Are Too Late: Ultimately the only way Ryouma's assassins could hope to kill him was doing so on one of the rare moments Oryou wasn't constantly at his side, ambushing him during the Oumiya incident while she was out buying dinner. She only made it back in time to find his dead body increasingly desperate for him to get up.

Sakata Kintoki (Rider)

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Golden Rider of Mount Ashigara

^{Fourth (Final) Ascension}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Koji Yusa

"Let's do this, Master! What? I'm a bit funkier than usual? No kidding! I'm a biker now, man! A rider!"

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. He also briefly appears during the Solomon chapter, and later Lostbelt No. 5: Interstellar Mountainous City, Olympus.

'80s Hair: That golden mullet (apart from his biker threads) is what distinguishes him from his Berserker version. It does look good on him.
Actor Allusion: Kintoki's Kamen Rider-esque gimmick bears in mind that his VA was an actual Rider, albeit one of his forms.
Animal Motif: In Onigashima, Kintoki plays the role of the monkey companion within the Momotarou crew. He tells the protagonist how he has fought strong monkeys at his mountain, although other characters noted that his description of them is more fitting to gorillas.
Awesome McCoolname: Lampshaded. He introduces his motorcycle as the "Hyper Ultra Dangerous Machine — Golden Bear" and while the protagonist has a chance to react positively, they can also "..." the name (and Mash and Dr. Roman will do this regardless). He also loves Kotarou's Noble Phantasm name, Immortal Chaos Brigade.
Badass Biker: 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.
Call-Back: His Berserker version mentions in his Bond 2 line that if he was summoned as a Rider, he would bring along his golden bike.
Celibate Hero: Still flustered around girls with revealing clothes.
Cool Bike: The Golden Bear, his replacement for the bear he rode in legend.
Cool Shades: It actually plays more thematically here, and is more stylish as such.
Critical Hit Class: He has a Quick based Noble Phantasm that massively raises his Quick card effectiveness (up to a whopping 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 was still considered a very high tier Servant when the advent of Merlin and the Buster-oriented meta first arrived. And with the advent of Scáthach-Skadi and her Quick performance buff, he's now even more powerful.
Famed In-Story: Rider Kintoki's introductory event features him being openly fanboyed by Fuuma Kotarou, while Ushiwakamaru exclaims that she read all his stories in Chaldea.
Glass Cannon: 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.
Good Old Fisticuffs: Relies entirely on old-fashioned brawling, even if his punches are... shocking to say the least.
Gratuitous English: 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.
Henshin Hero: Due to his "ambiguous interpretation" of what being a Rider-class Servant is, he's been summoned with a Transformation Trinket style belt not dissimilar to the Kamen Rider franchise's heroes, who ride into battle on motorcycles. The only time he does perform a henshin, though, is in-story in the Solomon singularity, where he transforms from his Berserker form to his Rider form.
Honor Before Reason: In the Onigashima event, he sabotages the Protagonist's attempt to form an alliance with Shuten and Ibaraki as his honor as a monster slayer won't allow him to work with Oni, not even Shuten.
I Call It "Vera": His motorcycle, the Golden Bear, which he treats like as if it's alive and has feelings.
My Horse Is a Motorbike: Or, in his case, his bear mount has been adapted into a motorbike.
Power Creep: One of, if not the most ridiculous examples of this trope outside the notorious support Caster group in the entire game. Kintoki Rider was released essentially because the developer at the time loved the gameplay performance of his Berserker self, as a result he was made as a really powerful welfare. Kintoki Rider shows a major upscale in Servant skill design, Thousand Mile Dash is a card type buff that lasts 3 turns, something usually reserved as a 1-turn Mana Burst-type skills, and his Noble Phantasm, Golden Drive features a pre-casted Quick buff as an overcharge making it even stronger on top of having 2 Quick cards that are almost as good as Jack and Okita's Quick buffs and with a massive 50% battery. At the time of release, Kintoki is quite possibly the single most powerful Rider and the best overall Quick Servant in the game alongside Jack and Okita, even including SSR Servants, and he's so good that despite the mechanical weakness of Quick cards, and the lack of support Casters to support his strength, he's still considered a very high tier Servant. In terms of newer Servants released after him, Kintoki Rider's release marks the very last time until Okita J. Souji, that a Servant with more than 1 Quick card get to have an NP Gain touching 4.0 marks, and his release is speculated to be the reason behind why after Mordred Rider, the SR Rarity Rider Servants saw no new Servant released to the gacha pool for 3 years, meaning Sakamoto Ryouma and Ishtar Rider are essentially put on the same playing field as he does starting with NP5. To put it bluntly; Rider Kintoki was so good, that basically no other Rider has been designed like him since his launch, and the closest character to his raw power (Achilles) was made an AOE Servant.
Power Fist: He's normally wielding oversized brass knuckles when delivering his punches, and even while operating his bike for his Noble Phantasm.
Real Men Can Cook: Some of the characters were surprised that Kintoki can cook. However, he says that making onigiri is the least he can do, since he prefers quick meals over fancy meals that would take too much time to finish eating. Which makes sense, when you remember that as Yorimitsu/Raikou's retainer, they're essentially on the road all of the time.
Simple, yet Awesome: Kintoki's skillset is simple to use. A Quick buff to improve his damage, NP gain, and crit star generation, an NP charge for utilizing his extremely strong NP, and a heal for some survivability. But his stats, skills, and the ease with which he reaches NP5 makes him one of the strongest Quick Servants in the game, able to deal massive amounts of damage with or without Scathach-Skadi.
Shock and Awe: He's still the same Kintoki, even without his axe. His motorcycle's wheels are adorned with the God of Thunder's drums.
Smoking Is Cool: 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.
Stock Shōnen Hero: Like his Berserker version, Kintoki isn't much of a thinker, but is flashy and powerful with a heart of gold to go along with it. His Kamen Rider-esque outfit and physical fighting style only further sells it.
Thunder Drum: The wheels of Golden Drive are the drums of the Thunder God Raijin, which emit more lightning the 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.

Sima Yi (Reines El-Melloi Archisorte)

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Regent of the State of Wei

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Dream Portrait}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Inori Minase

"Oh, so you've summoned me. Sima Yi makes an appearance... Well actually I'm a Pseudo-Servant using Reines El-Melloi Archisorte. There's no need for you to worry. I've inherited all Sima Yi's powers. Call me Reines, Sima Yi, or even Zhongda...whatever you wish. A pleasure to meet you, Master."

A Pseudo-Servant comprised of famed Chinese strategist Sima Yi and ruthless head of the El-Melloi family Reines Archisorte. She made her debut in the crossover event, "Lady Reines' Case Files", as its lead Servant.

Abnormal Limb Rotation Range: An early hint on Reines being Sima Yi in the event story is her sudden ability to rotate her head like an owl.
Alternate Self: Like El-Melloi II, from the point of view of Chaldea, Reines comes from an alternate timeline. This is touched on in her interlude, where it's revealed that even though she and Olga Marie befriended each other in the Case Files timeline, in the Grand Order world they never did. When Reines is looking through Olga's computer, El-Melloi II has to remind her that this isn't the same Olga she knew.
Balance Buff:
- Her Supreme Mystic Code: Volumen Hydrargyrum skill was buffed via Interlude in the Interlude Campaign 13 to provide a target ally up to a 20% NP charge battery on top of its other effects.
- For the rerun of "Lady Reines' Case Files", Yi's Unspoken Formation is given two new effects where they give a Noble Phantasm gain up and a 100% Overcharge to the party.
Blob Monster: Trimmau takes the form of a spherical metallic slime creature when not in maid form.
Brits Love Tea: A British mage who enjoys her tea as depicted in the event's 5* Craft Essence artwork and when Trimmau offers her a cup during skill animations. This trait was carried over from the source material where she's Crazy-Prepared enough to modify Trimmau to function as a makeshift kettle/teapot heated with magecraft to serve tea at a moment's notice if there's no kitchen.
Brought Down to Normal:
- What her Noble Phantasm does to the enemy. As she herself states when she uses it against Assassin EMIYA during her debut event, it eliminates any advantages the target may have and exposes their weaknesses, making it very useful against those who rely on powerful skills and Noble Phantasms. Against Kiritsugu, it disables his Time Master Magecraft, making him much slower.
- She later uses it in conjunction with the protagonist's memories to cripple the Demon God Pillars sent after them by Mnemosyne, turning the protagonist into her foe's greatest weakness.
The Dividual: Trimmau assists Sima Yi/Reines in battle. In fact, Trimmau does most of the fighting for her. So safe to say once you summon Sima Yi/Reines, you also get Trimmau as part of the deal.
Gender Bender: Sima Yi is still male in the Nasuverse, but is summoned inside a female body. According to their Interlude, the Throne made him compatible with a female host due to an anecdote where Zhuge Liang provoked him by sending him women's clothing for refusing to take part in the war.
Head Turned Backwards: One of Sima Yi's legends was that he could do this to look behind him. As his Pseudo-Servant, Reines can do so as well.
I Have Many Names: She states that referring her as Reines, Sima Yi or Zhongda is fine.
Jerkass: She openly admits to having a bad personality, and tends to be a complete asshole to everyone she meets, the sole exception being Gray who she instead simply teases.
Meido: Reines' mercury maid Trimmau has been brought along for the ride, though it only retains the maid look for Reines' first two stages; its third stage costume is instead more of an Anime Chinese Girl look.
Morph Weapon: Trimmau still retains this trait from when it was Kayneth's Mystic Code, creating hammers, Razor Floss, whips, spikes, and even transforming into a horse for Reines to ride on.
Never Bareheaded: Always has some kind of hat adorned to complement her outfit, which extends to her Craft Essence artwork.
Ninja Maid: Trimmau does most of the fighting for Reines.
Pet the Dog: Reines still mocks and makes fun of Waver just like in their own series, but "Lady Reines' Case Files" makes it clear she does genuinely care for him, admitting that if the protagonist wasn't there when they found his apparently dead body she likely would have shut down completely until an enemy picked her off.
Red Eyes, Take Warning: Her eyes turn red when activating a skill, using Noble Phantasm, and in her final Ascension art. They're her Mystic Eyes, which turn red and burn like an allergic reaction when exposed to magical energy.
Sadist: Enjoys seeing others suffer or be miserable, though she usually hesitates to even bring it up.
Sharing a Body: Both Reines and Sima Yi have control over Reines' body, with Sima Yi noted to be speaking when her voice is deeper.
Sprouting Ears: Sprouts a pointed tail sometimes when she's being particularly devilish.
Square Race, Round Class: Sima Yi is not the first military figure summoned as a Rider, but she is particularly Caster-like—all three of her skills are devoted to supporting party members, while her NP is meant to debuff the enemy. Even her attack animations, where she mainly relies on Trimmau, are evocative of the hands-off Caster approach. She does, at least, "ride" Trimmau in her horse form. Really, her being a Rider seems to merely be just so that she can have the Tactical Rock–Paper–Scissors advantage against Waver.
The Strategist: Reines is fused with Sima Yi, a Chinese tactician as well as a rival of Zhuge Liang, the spirit fused with Waver. Like him, this is reflected in Reines' skillset, which is also supportive in nature and can provide up to 50% NP charge to a single ally following her Interlude buff.
Support Party Member: While Reines can use her skills' buffs on herself, she's at her strongest when using them to support others. This is emphasized by her Emperor Xuan of Jin's Command skill, which debuffs her own attack stat even if she uses it on herself. Combined with her Interlude buff granting a 20% NP charge on her third skill, she can provide 50% NP charge to a single ally, making her a powerful alternative support option to Waver or an enabler in looping strategies.
Tactical Rock–Paper–Scissors: Reines' NP temporarily negates class disadvantages for your party, reducing any super-effective class damage to neutral. This is especially helpful when both facing or fielding Berserkers, or when Servants you need to field for their skills have a disadvantage against the enemy.

Suzuka Gozen (Summer Vacation)

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Demonic Gyaru Shrine Maiden

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

"Summer! Full! Blast! Rider Suzuka Gozen, like, answering the summon in Summer Mode~♪ With a swimsuit, in a race, as a queen... been waiting a long time so it's okay to style it up this much, right? I'm real excited to have the best summer ever with Master and everyone! —- yup! Let's have a ton of fun this summer, Master!"

Suzuka's swimsuit outfit revealed at the 8th anniversary stream.

Badass Biker: Suzuka rides around her pink motor to ram her opponents.
Cool Bike: Her pink motorbike is able to drive by itself and turns into a shrine when using her Noble Phantasm.
Gyaru Girl: Like Suzuka's Santa form, she is rocking up on her gyaru style with tanned skin and highlights.
Kinda Busy Here: Suzuka answers a phone call during her attack exasperated as she tells the caller she is busy all while telepathically slashing her swords.
Pit Girls: Her first Ascension is this and it really doesn't stop her waving her flag during her latter Ascensions.
Selfie Fiend: Suzuka simply can't resist posing for a selfie at the end of her Noble Phantasm while anything hit by it explodes in a rainbow of flames behind her. Every. Single. Time.
Stealth Pun: Her motorbike theme is essentially an extended joke about the real life Suzuka Circuit, Japan's most famous motosports track.

Taigong Wang

Grand Duke Jiang

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

^{Dream Portrait}

^{Event Attire}

^{April Fool's}

^{April Fool's Fate/Grail League}

Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno

"This time, I come to the world with a Rider-class spiritual base. My real name is Taikoubou! …Oh, you can call me with any name you like, such as Ryoshou, Kyoushiga, Kyoutaikou, if you like. But it is regrettable. If I was summoned in the Caster-class, I could have been a Grand Caster."

Surname Jiang, courtesy name Ziang. He was a military tactician before military arts were even devised. He was found by King Wen of Zhou while fishing, who awarded him the military rank by "his father's wishes", Taigong Wang, which would become his True Name as a Servant. He helped King Wen to topple the Yin Dynasty from the hands of King Zhou of Shang, after which he founded the Qi kingdom and became its ruler. In the novel Investiture of the Gods, he is told to have been a Taoist sage who was sent down to the mortal realm by his teacher Yuanshi Tianzun to bring an end to King Zhou and his temptress, the Millennium Fox Daji.

He made his debut in the Tunguska Sanctuary event.

A God Am I: Downplayed. He doesn't claim to be a god himself, but a recurring Badass Boast of his is that he equal in might to a Divine Xian, i.e. that he has the power of a god.
Ambiguous Situation: His claims to be a Grand Caster candidate are a bit ambiguous. There are signs that he is an avatar summoned by his living self, potentially meaning he's just incorrect, not having the perfect knowledge of the setting that would be provided by a Holy Grail. There's also the obvious fact that he's a Rider with a mount, causing him to muse that he may actually be Grand Rider. However, Fate/Grand Order Arcade features the Grand Rider as Noah, although it is an Alternate Universe and may not necessarily preclude Taigong Wang being Grand Rider. He is the perfect kind of Heroic Spirit to be a Grand, considering his legends already involve him defeating Daji, a confirmed Beast, but when he is summoned, the opponent, Koyanskaya, is actually not Daji after all, leaving him without any special advantage but his wiles, yet him being summoned as a Rider becomes vital to defeating Koyanskaya. Furthermore, Nahui Mictlān features him appearing within U-Olga Marie's dream battle against the Grand Servants as "the Grand Rider", though it should be noted one other Servant in the dream is a placeholder who is not a Grand for that class, and it isn't fully clear if it was a dream or not.
Ascended Extra: He was mentioned after Shuten, Ibaraki, and Paraclesus' escape in Heian-Kyo by Danzo, comparing the spell the Caster used to an earth evasion spell Taigong Wang used once, a year before his debut in Tunguska Sanctuary.
Arch-Enemy: He is the mythical nemesis of the Beast of Collapse Daji. This makes him too sure of himself that Tamamo Vitch is Daji or Daji's shadow until his assumptions come crashing down.
Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: The actual Taigong Wang became a shenxian ("Spirit immortal") after all of his Taoist training. The "Servant" version of him is a bunrei who is borrowing the shenxian version of Taigong Wang's powers to carry out another request from Yuanshi Tianzun.
Badass Boast: When summoned, he mentions that if he was summoned as a Caster, he would have been a Grand Caster. Whether he is this or not is very much an Ambiguous Situation, but his feats in the Tunguska Sanctuary event back-up his ability to make such a claim.
Big Book of War: He's the author of the Three Strategies and Six Secret Teachings in code, which Hougen would later decipher and teach, something that Jiang is impressed with.
Chekhov's Gunman: Was mentioned by Katou Danzo in "Naraka Mandala, Heian-kyo - Thunderous Flash", a year before his gameplay debut in "Tunguska Sanctuary".
Didn't See That Coming: He's more than ready to throw down with Daji again and begins the fight against Koyanskaya calling her by her true identity and unleashing immensely powerful magic specifically prepared to counter her. Unfortunately, he's way off the mark about who Koyanskaya is and she effortlessly shatters his spells while telling him she's not Daji. The oversight puts a bit of a dent in his ego, to say the least.
Eyes Always Shut: He prefers to stay close-eyed unless he needs to express himself better. The first time he opens his eyes in-story is when Koyanskaya admits to him that she has no idea who he is. In gameplay, he only opens them in one variant of his Noble Phantasm cut-in portrait or when he accidentally drops his rod in surprise during the second variant of his Noble Phantasm animation.
Final Speech: Spoofed. When he's being unsummoned at the end of Tunguska Sanctuary, his parting words get cut off mid-sentence. Nikitich laughs at him for not having his final words prepared in advance.
Foe Romance Subtext: In the flashbacks that show his relation with Daji, he is revealed to have found her beautiful as he sees her brutally torture people to death. While he only claims to have found her beautiful and nothing else, with everyone else stating that he was not seduced by her because she hated him, her asking him to scoop up every drop of blood from her severed neck being contrasted with him establishing the "spilled water won't go back to its tray" proverb in regards to his ex-wife makes it ambiguous if he didn't love her at all. A difficult-to-read expression crosses his face when he realizes that Koyanskaya is not Daji, perhaps simultaneously feeling regret that he can't see her again, but relief that he doesn't have to kill her again either.
Horse of a Different Color: His personal mount is Sibuxiang, a deer-like Kirin that looks like a dragon and has some of the characteristics of one such as being able to shapeshift, fly and burn down its foes, but Taigong Wang insists that it's not a dragon since otherwise he couldn't ride on it. The shapeshifting part comes into play as it initially takes the form of a tapir that acts like a Baku as it can put people to sleep.
Humble Pie: Spends a lot of time boasting about how he's perfectly equipped to handle Koyanskaya and will have her taken care of effortlessly, only to learn she's not actually Daji and his specially customized Noble Phantasms are useless against her. He then proceeds to repeatedly apologize to Chaldea for all his boasting being completely unfounded, to the point that Ibuki accuses him of throwing a pity-party for himself.
I Have Many Names: His summoning line has him state he is also known as Lu Shang, Jiang Zi Fang, and Jiang Tai Gong.
I Lied: He shamelessly admits this after revealing that his claim of seeing into Koyanskaya's heart and knowing she is indifferent to humanity was him "fibbing." In truth, he used the lie to help talk her down, persuading her to Take a Third Option by obfuscating that she both hates and loves humanity and getting her to simply ignore humanity outright.
Improbable Use of a Weapon: Dashenbian (God-Striking Whip) is a whip (specifically, a bian) that can strike down gods, but he prefers to use it as a fishing pole. He also prefers to use the handle to bash people's skulls in because that works on just about anyone, and his Noble Phantasm has him dropping a supersized version of Dashenbian at his targets.
Manipulative Bastard: He comes off as one, being such a smooth-talker who clearly isn't laying all his cards on the table that Nikitich warns Chaldea right from the get go that he's not to be trusted. Sure enough, he does lie to them several times and manipulatively withholds information, though never maliciously.
Mundane Utility: Custom created a spell for cooking and seasoning fish. While he's also famous for his skill in fishing, he states he made it because it was better then waiting to go home with your catch before you can eat it.
Not Quite Flight: Other characters first think that his Earth Escape spell that summons a flying ground that can be stand on is like a magic carpet, but he corrects everyone by saying that it is not a free flight spell, just a way to connect one place to another.
Only Known By His Nickname: "Jiang Taigong Wang" is a title he gained from King Wen. His real name is Jiang Ziya. This is most likely because the Japanese rendering of Taigong Wang, Taikobo, is the name of the main character of Hoshin Engi.
Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: No one, not even Dobrynya who is on his side, trusts him initially due to how lax he presents himself being, not helped by the fact that Chaldea had recently been betrayed by another nice-acting guy in Faerie British Isles. He ultimately does nothing to betray Chaldea in terms of dealing with Koyanskaya. He even helps out Koyanskaya herself by getting her stand down from becoming an Evil of Humanity and setting her to go into outer space to find some other place to call home.
Situational Sword: His kit is focused on killing Divine (and to a lesser extent Demonic) type foes, with his second skill giving up to a 50% damage boost to them, A damage-boosting Bond CE, and his NP dealing more damage to Divine-types. Against anyone with those traits, he hits really hard for a Quick AOE Rider, but individually most enemies don't tend to have both. Ends up being deconstructed in the story, as he prepared no less than TWO Anti-Beast/Daji Noble Phantasms, both purportedly guaranteed to end Daji/Tamamo Vitch on the spot (a sealing NP, and buff NP respectively) but they only work if the target IS Daji. Then Taigong Wang finds out the hard way, that Tamamo Vitch really isn't Daji, resulting in both the Anti-Beast/Daji Noble Phantasms becoming either useless or operating at less than 10% of their true potential (respectively).
Smug Super: Very fond of singing his own praises, especially when it comes to the prowess of his sage arts, which would be more annoying if he couldn't back them up. Most of them, anyway.
Support Party Member: The other half of his kit focuses on boosting Quick team damage and effectiveness, his first skill-boosting Quick cards along with normal and NP damage, the third skill NP Battery and his NP's Overcharge reduces Quick resistance.
This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman: In the end, it turns out he is summoned correctly, but for an entirely different reason: he knows a rare Xian art that can fold an active Reality Marble into a Cosmic Egg, which is the key to defuse the whole situation and Koyanskaya's threat in a peaceful way.
Unequal Rites: Uses Philosophy Magecraft, which are different from Western Magecraft. In his My Room dialogue, when he talks to Zhuge Liang about how he uses Fangshi, he immediately gets scolded about how they do not talk about Chinese magecraft where a Lord of the Clock Tower might overhear. (Zhuge Liang likely took over Waver's perception here). For more details, read The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II.
The Worf Barrage: He boasts that he is in possession of a Noble Phantasm that is classified as being an Anti-Beast Noble Phantasm. More specifically, an Anti-Daji Noble Phantasm. When he finally gets the chance to use it against Tamamo Vitch, it turns out to do absolutely nothing against her, with her even laughing at his poor attempt of trying to kill her. Even his second Anti-Beast Noble Phantasm doesn't have the effect that he hoped for it to have. This makes him come to a realization that Tamamo Vitch is not Daji's shadow as he had assumed.

Takeda Shingen (Takeda Harunobu)

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The Tiger of Kai

^{Second Ascension}

^{Third Ascension}

^{Final Ascension}

Voiced by: Yuichiro Umehara

"I am Rider, Takeda...Harunobu. I have come in response to your summons. Under the banner of Fūrinkazan, I will fully demonstrate the might of the Takeda clan, the strongest clan of the Warring States period. By the way ――― you carrying any fire with you?"

Famed daimyo of the Kai Province, an unparalleled genius who, along with his rival Uesugi Kenshin, were the two greatest Warlords of the north.Takeda expelled his father and took over his clan. He then proceeded to invaded Shinano. The famed rivalry of Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin led to numerous battles in Kawanakajima, however all of them proved to be fruitless. So Shingen turned his eyes to the Imagawa Clan who embargoed salt on them. With Nobunaga defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto, Shingen took advantage, and conquered Suruga birthing the golden age of the Takeda Clan.

He commanded the strongest cavalry at his time, using his skill in military tactics along with his diplomacy to gain victory. His name brought about fear in many and respect to others. The Tiger of Kai even trounced both Nobunaga and Ieyasu. However during a military expedition to Mikawa he fell ill and died.

He debuted in GUDAGUDA Super Goryokaku.

Author Appeal: His illustrator, toi8, tweeted that Takeda Shingen and Himiko share the same half up hairstyle, which he also had given to a previous character in No. 6. Something they did not seem to notice until now.
Badass in a Nice Suit: In his First Ascension, he fights while wearing a stylish modern suit with a Coat Cape.
Baritone of Strength: Yuichiro Umehara gives him a suitably deep voice for a man considered one of the finest warlords of the Sengoku period who was considered The Rival to Kagetora.
Car Fu: His First Ascension has him use his horse in the form of a red sports car in some attacks.
Coat Cape: His First Ascension has him wearing a red coat over his shoulders like a cape.
Combat Hand Fan: He uses a gunbai in several of his attacks.
Cool Horse: His later Ascensions have him summoning his huge heavy cavalry war horse Black Cloud (Kurokumo) to trample the enemy in one of his Buster animations. His Noble Phantasm has starts with him sending a large cavalry charge with dozens of blazing red horses charging through the enemy.
Curtains Match the Window: His eyes and hair are both grey.
Damage-Increasing Debuff: His Noble Phantasm decreases the enemy's resistance to Buster, Arts, and Quick attacks all before doing damage.
Elemental Powers: His attacks often are with the elements that make-up his infamous four character battle standard, Furinkazan.^note
Home Field Advantage: The event taking place right on top of his historical turf gave him a spectacular boost. While he's always been an extremely competent warlord, bending the elements to his will is usually outside of his ballpark.
Insufferable Genius: As he was vastly more talented than just about everyone else around him, he grew up overly proud, tactless, and generally acting like he's constantly Surrounded by Idiots. It's part of why he has such a hard time dealing with Kagetora, who is simultaneously nigh-impossible to handle as a person and perfectly capable of matching him as a warrior.
Just Toying with Them: He's so proud of his own skill that he fights most opponents with only one hand, even keeping the other in his pocket if he's wearing his suit.
Meteor-Summoning Attack: His Noble Phantasm ends with him summoning a large mountain as a meteorite to smash down onto his enemies.
No Man of Woman Born: He openly believed that no man could be his equal... so naturally, he ended up in a fierce rivalry with a woman.
Red Baron: He was known as the Tiger of Kai in life.
The Rival: Takeda and Uesugi's rivalry is as famous as the famed swordmasters Musashi and Kojiro's own rivalry in Japanese history.
Sdrawkcab Name: The kanji of his dharma name "Shingen" can be read as "Nobuharu". "Nobuharu" is the reverse of his formal name "Harunobu."
Tiger Versus Dragon: He was known as The Tiger of Kai in life and was known for his legendary rivalry with Uesugi Kenshin, who was known as the Dragon of Echigo.

Ushiwakamaru (Young Minamoto no Yoshitsune)

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The Hero(ine) of Dan-no-Ura

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Voiced by: Saori Hayami (Japanese), Laura Stahl (English)

"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.

The Ace: In life, she was considered to be a person of great talent and genius intellect.
Adaptational Badass: In the original game, she's ultimately defeated by Tiamat-Gorgon and unconscious until waking up in Gorgon's lair. In the anime, their battle is drawn out considerably longer, and Ushiwakamaru gets back up for a Death or Glory Attack that has Gorgon legitimately terrified, even if it ultimately failed to finish off its intended target.
Adaptation Expansion: In Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, she gets additional scenes with the protagonist showing her awe at learning that her legend survived a thousand years, as well as delight when he calls her a friend.
Affectionate Gesture to the Head: 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. Also has a line in the anime in which she expresses gleeful anticipation of more headpats for her performance.
Age-Inappropriate Dress: 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 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.
All of the Other Reindeer: She was mentioned to have been persecuted by people around her due to her great talent when she was alive, most likely to their jealousy over her potential. Although she probably didn't care. See Fearless Fool below.
Ambiguously Bi: Ushiwakamaru will be clearly attracted to the protagonist regardless of their gender, seeking their attention and praise constantly. But the events of her story still played out as they did in real life, meaning that she seduced Kiichi Hogen's daughter to get the divine techniques without permission.
Ancestral Weapon: 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 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.
Animal Motif: During Onigashima, she plays the role of the dog companion within the Momotarou crew, notably because she wants to show her loyalty and dutifulness. The role is so popular that she has to compete with Fou, Mash, Tamamo and Kiyohime for it.
Animation Bump: She received her animation update with the release of the Little Big Tengu event, updating her animations to be more in line with her appearance in the Babylonia anime (and boosting her sprite height to similar as her Assassin swimsuit self).
Ax-Crazy: Her fascination with fighting and cutting off heads exceeds even the attitudes of the samurai of her era and is frequently only tempered by the presence of her minders like the protagonist and Benkei. The fact that she naturally goes from sweet and happy-go-lucky in one moment to wishing to decapitate dozens immediately after is a trait that has constantly bothered those around her.
- 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. 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.
- In her past life, it was said that she is this in the battlefield. As she has no concept of fear, she was coined as a ruthless killer in battle. Even as a Servant, it is stated that she will display a cold and sadistic side to anyone except her Master.
Back from the Dead: The version of her that appears in Solomon's Temple is actually the same version of her that fought alongside the heroes in Babylonia instead of a new summon with the same memories. As it turns out, because she died during the Age of Gods, she wound up in the underworld instead of returning to the Throne of Heroes. When Ereshkigal is summoned to the temple, she resurrects her, Benkei, and Leonidas to help fight the Demon God Pillars.
Badass Adorable: 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.
Balance Buff:
- Her Tengu Art of War A was buffed via Rank Up Quest to Tengu Art of War EX, which in addition to the party wide NP gain buff, also gives her a Quick buff that scales the same as her NP gain. The result is that she stands strong as the cheap single target Quick Servant (not counting Rider Kintoki), as she now can buff her Quick card on top her star generating buff to be a strong Quick Servant.
- Her Charisma C+ was buffed via Rank Up Quest released during Little Big Tengu to Six Secret Teachings: Thunder and Gale A, which not only boosts the ATK scaling of the skill slightly but also gives her a 3-turn Crit Damage buff and between 10~20 stars. This allows her to better take advantage of her natural high star weight as a Rider to become a Critical Hit Class Servant, boosting her damage potential even further.
Battle Trophy: She makes it her hobby to take her defeated opponents' heads, which is useless to the ascension materials farming as it's not the head that they need. Then again, that is standard operating procedure for Samurai on the battlefield.
Big Brother Worship: Wholeheartedly adored her older brother, Yoritomo.
Boring, but Practical: Ushiwakamaru is pretty much the best 3* Rider in the game and a strong contender against the likes of Rider Kintoki as the best free Rider post her Rank Up Quests. Tengu Art of War EX gives her a three-turn party-wide NP Gain and Quick buff, while Six Secret Teachings: Thunder and Gale A gives her a three-turn party-wide ATK buff alongside a strong Critical Strength buff for three turns and up to 20 Crit Stars at maximum, and Quick-Witted Swallow gives her a decent survival skill in a one-turn Evasion and a one-turn boost to Crit Star Generation, which when combined with her upgraded NP5 and its own three-turn Crit Star Generation she can turn into a powerful sustainable nuke and Critical Hit Class Servant.
Breakout Character: Slowly developed into this over time. She was already quite popular due to being one of the best low rarity options available for a single-target Rider when the game launched and voiced by the ever popular Saori Hayami. Then she makes her main story debut in the Babylonia singularity as one of the main supporting characters and later antagonist and would receive an expanded role in the Anime adaptation of the singularity. She received a Summer variant in the third Summer event, and an event centered on her with another variant, and finally debuted along with Dantes as a Guest Fighter in Melty Blood.
Cannot Spit It Out: 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 Love Confession, but stops herself at the last second.
Cannot Tell a Joke: While she does include snide remarks and Stealth Insults here and there, much of her "Genji humor" has to do with her delivering a non-sequitur about beheading others, much to the horror and revulsion of those around her.
Can't Hold Her Liquor: 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. Although, comments in Babylonia imply she's just as bad with regular alcohol.
Cat Girl: Referenced. She's not actually one, but she's got a fair number of cat-like mannerisms, and her hair includes fan-like protrusions that greatly resemble cat ears. In the artwork for her final ascension, the rope tassels on her outfit even whip upwards in a way that resembles a bakeneko's twin tails.
Chainmail Bikini: She's wearing some sections of traditional samurai armor, for all the good it does for the rest of her outfit.
Character Development: Sort of, after receiving her animation update, some of Ushiwakamaru's lines change once the player clears the first part of the story. For example her wish to the Holy Grail changes from wanting to get along better with her brother, to wanting to stay with her Master forever at least in form of an animal. Her Likes also change from mentioning her brother, into affectionately saying that she likes her master the most and is almost like his animal... implicitly making protagonist uncomfortable and telling her not to call herself his animal like that.
Combat Parkour: In the Babylonia anime, and in the game as of her animation update. Best seen in her battle with Gorgon in the anime where she's running all over the city ruins avoiding Gorgon's attacks, but even in-game one of her updated attack animations has her jumping off the inner border of your screen.
Cool Horse: Her primary mount, a white stallion named Tayuuguro, which, oddly enough, is not used in conjunction with her Noble Phantasm.^note
Cool Sword: Usumidori, an Ancestral Weapon. It's also her level 10 Bond Craft Essence, boosting the entire party's Quick power by 15% while she's on the field.
Disc-One Nuke: She is the strongest single-target Rider that most new players will have access to for a long time, given how many of the Riders available at launch are AOE-focused. Her simple, yet functional kit allow her to put out impressive damage numbers even before her numerous Balance Buffs that put her on par with higher-rarity Riders.
Even the Girls Want Her:
- 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 "Super☆Ghouls 'n Pumpkins," one challenge battle has players only use Servants that Da Vinci likes. Ushiwakamaru is the sole female Servant, everyone else is a guy.
- Her teacher Kiichi Hougen's profile says that Ushiwakamaru seduced their daughter, Kouju no Mae, in order to get a look at their secret military knowledge.
Fashionable Asymmetry: Gets more pronounced the further forward one goes in her stage cards. Even her most modest outfit, the Psychedelic Wandering Tales, has a more detailed left side sleeve and skirt/half-cape.
Fearless Fool: 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.
Flanderization: An In-Universe example. Ushiwakamaru always hated humanity to some degree, having been raised without much human interaction making her see them in a negative light. However, this was balanced out by her later life giving her enough contact with humans to not outright hate them. Tiamat's Chaos Tide however causes her negative views of humanity to become amplified and to the forefront, making her lose her redeeming traits and becoming a crazed killer.
Flash Step: 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 Okita regularly performs in her attacks. The Babylonia anime shows her flash stepping outside of her Noble Phantasm too, but it may just be a representation of her speed in general there.
Floating Platforms: Her Noble Phantasm, Dan-No-Ura Hassou Tobi, creates these in its gampelay animation in the form of eight small ships that give her a clear shot at her target to represent footholds in the environment.
Fragile Speedster: Downplayed example. She has A+ Agility but only C Endurance, which isn't horrible but not really good either.
Friend to All Children: Implied. In Babylonia, she states that the fact that a child will admire her a thousand years after her death is more than enough reason to sacrifice herself to fight Gorgon.
Future Me Scares Me: She's a bit melancholy when she talks about her future self as Minamoto no Yoshitsune. According to her, Yoshitsune is far more cold-hearted and brutal than her younger self, to the point that she forgot how to smile. She freaks out when she encounters her future self now sharing a body with Taira no Kagekiyo, refusing to believe she'll end up like that later.
Gender-Blender Name: As a result of the Historical Gender Flip, as in Japanese naming conventions "maru" is a suffix often used for boys' names.
Guest Fighter: Appears in Melty Blood Type Lumina as a part of the 2nd seaosn of DLC.
Heroic Sacrifice: In Babylonia, she stalls Gorgon/Tiamat long enough for the heroes to make it back to the northern wall. She manages to slash Gorgon with her Noble Phantasm but is crushed by the goddess's tail in retaliation.
The Hero's Journey: Her true Noble Phantasm is The Wandering Tales of Shana-oh, 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.
Hidden Disdain Reveal: As it turns out, Ushiwakamaru does hold a grudge towards Yorimoto for his betrayal and role in her death despite acting to the contrary. This ends up being important as it allows Kagekiyo to possess her and be summoned as an Avenger.
Historical Gender Flip: Of Minamoto no Yoshitsune. It's noted that in Musashi's native dimension, she is a man. And a pretty one, at that.
Human Resources: In Babylonia, 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 to throw her directly into the Chaos Tide.
In a Single Bound: How her Noble Phantasm Dan-no-Ura Eight-Boat Leap works. It increases the distance and power of her jumps, and also guarantees that she will always stick the landing as long as there's even the slightest foothold.
In-Series Nickname: In Onigashima and in the anime adaptation of Babylonia, her name's shortened to Ushiwaka.
Interspecies Adoption: Was raised by 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.
It Amused Me:
- Aside from being a Fearless Fool and having hidden Ax-Crazy tendencies, she was also a notorious prankster who loves to mess with people for fun. At one point, she even outright says that she plans on messing with the fake Benkei for the heck of it, then kill him afterwards when she gets bored of him.
- She wasn't the least bit kind to her subordinates in her past life, either. It was stated that she treats them like expendable pawns whose only purpose is to "Die so they can make an easy place for her to fight".
Jack of All Stats: With a powerful single-target Noble Phantasm, two party-buff skills, and overall decent survivability, Ushi is capable as an all-round 3* Servant.
Katanas Are Just Better: 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.
Lack of Empathy: Fear, to be exact. In life, this has caused her a lot of issues with other people especially towards her own older brother who is extremely jealous of her.
Leitmotif: In the Babylonia anime, she has "Light Wind", a stirring piece with the most Japanese instrumentation in the score to emphasize her roots and connection to Fujimaru as his childhood hero. It has a Dark Reprise as "Karmic Wind" for her corrupted self who is now out to kill everyone out of sheer hatred.
Magic Skirt: 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 Wardrobe Malfunction.
Master Swordsman: She was taught the swordsmanship of the tengu through Kiichi Hogen, who claims to be able to turn any warrior into a monster feared by all. Following her animation update, Ushiwakamaru fights with blinding speed with cross-cuts and spinning slashes. Her Extra attack fills the screen with Blade Spam.
More than Mind Control: Unlike every other victim of Tiamat's Chaos Tide, who have their sense of self eroded and twisted, Ushiwakamaru retains her sense of self, but with all of her buried hatred and rage towards humanity (primarily over her brother's betrayal) out in the open.
Red Baron: "Shana-oh". Hougen exclusively calls her by that title.
Reforged into a Minion: She suffers this fate in Babylonia after being thrown into the Chaos Tide and converted into one of Tiamat's "children".
Sadist: Definitely shows some shades of this though not to an extreme. In her own words, she can be playful.
She Is All Grown Up: She mentions in Onigashima that her adult self Yoshitsune is much more filled out than her current teenaged appearance, as can be see in her Avenger form's Third Ascension, though Benkei makes the mention (to her anger) that even then she's still not as "impressive" as her ancestor Raikou.
Simple, yet Awesome: 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, Ushiwaka 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.
Single-Stroke Battle: Her maxed-out Noble Phantasm can become this in-gameplay with enough buffs or CE support. It hits only once and capable one-shotting any Caster-class Servants.
Sitcom Archnemesis: She and Medb become this to one another in the Servant Fest and the rivalry is carried on since. Ushiwakamaru dislikes Medb's vanity whereas Medb sees Ushiwakamaru as a country bumpkin and a rival in beauty.
Square Race, Round Class: Although she's classified as a Rider, Ushiwakamaru fights much more like a Saber, specializing in cutting her foes to pieces with Usumidori. The horse she was depicted riding in trailers has yet to make an appearance or even a passing mention since release.
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. In Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Ritsuka gets embarrassed and nearly falls off a building when she leans over to talk to him, as he has a direct line of sight to her boobs.
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 More than Mind Control at work during the Transhuman Treachery. It should be noted, however, that none of this is ever directed at the main character.
- But it definitely comes out with Taira no Kagekiyo.
Tamer and Chaster:
- Her Grail Live Costume Dress, as revealed, is probably the one which covers most of her body (and in a very stylish way, to boot).
- The Heroic Spirit Tour Craft Essence for Ushiwakamaru shows her in her regular outfit but wearing spandex over her torso, giving her a more covered version of her outfit.
Transhuman Treachery: In one of the Babylonia chapter's more gut-punching moments, she is recreated by Tiamat's Chaos Tide, turning her into one of her children that can replicate. Unlike most others she is still herself and allows her buried hatred of humanity to take over as she joins Tiamat.
Used to Be a Sweet Kid: She's nice if a little Ax-Crazy. Her grown-up form as Yoshitsune on the other hand is mentioned to be a cold-blooded killer through and through.
The Worf Effect:
- She's strong enough to help keep the demonic beast army from overrunning Uruk for months, but she's completely outclassed by Gorgon, which ends with her being brutally curb-stomped and captured to be turned into one of Tiamat's children.
- In the Moonlight/Lostroom OVA, she's taken down in the span of roughly ten seconds by Galahad.
Whole Costume Reference: Her feathered cap and tengu-geta, in combination with the rest of her armor, are a reference to the tengu that raised her.
Your Size May Vary: Her sprites and artwork make her look deceptively short, but at 168cm (5'5") she's actually taller than a majority of the game's female characters. Her Assassin alt looks much taller despite being the same height. Her Animation Bump fixed this in regard to her sprite.

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