History Characters / FateApocryphaProtagonists

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* SecretlySelfish: Or not so secret because EveryoneCanSeeIt. Over the course of the series, she begins to develop feelings for Sieg, which diammetrically opposes her legend as a [[AllLovingHero supremely benevolent heroine]] [[LoveYouAndEverybody who played no favorites]]. Once Shirou obtains the Holy Grail, he forces Jeanne to admit her love for a person above all others; effectively betraying her own legend and taking away her will to fight.

* BraidsOfAction: Laeticia happened to have her [[RapunzelHair really long]] in braid that reaches her knees when Jeanne possessed her, and Jeanne keeps it that way for the duration of the war.

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%%%%* RapunzelHair: It reaches down to her ''waist''.

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* AdaptationalBadass: Downplayed. In the light novel, [[spoiler:the backlash of his and Mordred's {{Sword Beam}}s colliding forces Sieg out of his Siegfried transformation and leaves him [[HeroicRROD all but paralyzed on the ground]] while Mordred forces herself over to him to finish the job, with only intervention by a third party sparing him.]] In the anime, [[spoiler:while he still takes significant damage, he manages to stay on his feet and maintain Siegfried's form for a bit longer to clash blades with her again, though he quickly finds himself on the losing end even before losing the transformation and still needing outside intervention to survive.]]

anime during a flashback, but here she takes a much more prominent role.

* AscendedExtra: In ''LightNovel/FateZero'' she was mentioned several times by Caster and only showed up once in the

* AllLovingHero: She'll do her best to save and forgive anyone, no matter how evil they are or how much they curse her. [[spoiler: In the case of Jack the Ripper, this compassion manifests as a MercyKill exorcism. Atlanta is outraged because she didn't recognize the "mercy" part.]]
* AscendedExtra: In ''LightNovel/FateZero'' she was mentioned several times by Caster and only showed up once in the anime during a flashback, but here she takes a much more prominent role.

* TheWorfBarrage: He ultimate Noble Phantasm, La Pucelle is an EX rank Noble Phantasm that can destroy anything in existence. So of course when she finally uses it against [[spoiler:Shirou Amakusa]] it fails. That being said, [[spoiler:Amakusa had to use a ''black hole'' to counter La Pucelle's flames, needed to sacrifice his hand to do so and leaves him injured and the Greater Grail mildly damaged]], so Jeanne gets a lot of points for trying.

* TheWorfBarrage: He ultimate Noble Phantasm, La Pucelle is an EX rank Noble Phantasm that can destroy anything in existence. So of course when she finally uses it against [[spoiler: Shirou Amakusa]] it fails.

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[[folder:Kairi Sisigou]]

See his page in Characters/FateApocryphaRedFaction.
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* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: His conversations with Astolfo about how incredible the outside world can be are the primary reason he wants to be free. [[spoiler: This same view point is his rebutal against Shirou's plan. The world has bad parts, and many bad people, but it still has amazing parts and good people.]]

* BullyingADragon: Granted, he ''was'' trying to protect [[spoiler:Astolfo]], but during the first part of their "[[CurbStompBattle battle]]", [[spoiler:Mordred clearly isn't taking him seriously and probably would have just let him run away...until he rushes her when she's not paying attention after (seemingly) defeating Berserker and manages to pierce her armor with Astolfo's sword. Mordred then states she's made up his mind to kill him and doesn't hesitate [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice to go through with it]]]].

* BoobsOfSteel: Sports an impressive B85/W59/H86.

* IdenticalStranger: Played with in regards to [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Artoria]]. While the two do indeed share similar facial features with each other as [[FanNickname Saberfaces]], both are visually distinct enough ([[MsFanservice such as Jeanne having a more feminine build and longer hair]]) that one would likely not mistake them for each other. However, Jeanne's comrade-in-arms, [[LightNovel/FateZero Gilles de Rais]], mistakes Artoria for her due to the fact he's been driven insane as a result of her death. Also, WordOfGod states that if [[LightNovel/FateZero Zero-Berserker]] were to meet her, he would mistake Jeanne for Artoria likely as a result of his own madness as well. This is actually shown when they meet in ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' and reflected in gameplay where he unrelentingly fixates on her if she's in battle.
** This trope is also played with in regards to Mordred. The resemblance between the two isn't commented on at all despite the fact that Mordred is basically an identical clone of her father in terms of appearance.

* MsFanservice: She's basically [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]], who's already fetish material for many a fan of the franchise, with an ImpossibleHourglassFigure in skin-tight clothing. The anime doesn't miss the chance to show her naked in the OP ''and'' the ED. This contrasts with her completely modest and wholesome personality.

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%%%%* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A in both her armor and her civilian outfit.

* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: His unique existence ends up completely throwing Shirou's plan off track, since he never accounted for a Homunculus becoming strong as strong as a Servant and turning the tide against him. If not for his arrival, he would have successfully convinced Jeanne to surrender.]]

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* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:After Frankenstein's power fully activates near the end of the War, Sieg goes from above average physical ability to being able to fight evenly with Shirou, an incarnated Servant. What's impressive about this is that Shirou had by that point had more or less regained his full Servant abilities and was supported directly by the grail itself]. Although, he has also missing an arm].

* HeroicAlbino: Downplayed; he sports red eyes, but unlike most, if not all, Nasuverse homunculi he sports silvery-brown hair instead of white.

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* HeroicBSOD: After getting MindRaped in Episode 23, causing her to doubt herself enough to where she starts to wonder if Shirou's plans and motives are true, [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan until she snaps out due to Sieg's words]].

* HonorBeforeReason: Due to being the neutral Ruler class, Jeanne chooses to abide by the rules of her summons and act as a neutral overseer of the Grail war. However this tends to come at times where she really should be more involved. For example, even though Karna had attacked her, a violation of the rules and was even more powerful than she is, she refused to assist Gordes and Siegfried because, with Siegfried there, it was a fight between the two factions. [[spoiler:Thankfully she drops this mindset a bit after Shirou gains control of the Red Faction, as she realizes how vital it is to help the Black Faction stop him from using the Grail.]]

* {{Hypocrite}}: Invoked by Shakespeare via his MindRape Noble Phantasms. [[spoiler:Jeanne was, in life, an AllLovingHero who did not play favorites with people in terms of affection due to the way her tasks were and her own beliefs. When she develops feelings for Sieg, Shakespeare calls her out on it by arguing she is betraying how she is supposed to behave. By playing favorites with Sieg, she's essentially betraying herself and her myth, which is why he summons a copy of Gilles to prove his point.]]

* LadyOfWar: A composed, holy female swordsman who fights to uphold order. She is Jeanne d'Arc after all.
* TheLastDance: La Pucelle. It gives her unimaginable power and holds the same rank as Excalibur, but it also symbolizes Jeanne's burning at the stake. Because of this Jeanne's life force is extinguished after the battle is over. [[spoiler:She uses it against Shirou at the climax of the war, but while she wounds him and forces him to sacrifice a hand, in the end she has to leave it to Sieg to finish the job.]]

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: She starts to fall in love with Sieg due to the subconscious influence of Laeticia, whose body she's borrowing, developing a crush on him.

* MsFanservice: She's basically [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]], who's already fetish material for many a fan of the franchise, with an ImpossibleHourglassFigure in skin-tight clothing. The anime doesn't miss the chance to show her naked in the OP ''and'' the ED.

* NoBodyLeftBehind: {{Averted}}, since unlike most Servants she's using Laetica's body as a vessel, so she'll be fine even if she dies. [[spoiler:And that's exactly what happens when she does die.]]

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The entire reason for the Ruler class being summoned.

* {{Seers}}: She seems to possess a limited sense of precognition and capacity to receive "visions", though she has to rely on her own intuition to discern their meaning. One of her visions shows her [[spoiler:Sieg lying bloodied and kneeling on a battlefield littered with weapons]] and another [[spoiler:reveals to her the face of Shirou Kotomine, which sends her chasing after the Red Faction on foot as they prepare for their full-scale assault on Yggdmillennia within the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.]]

* ShipTease: With Sieg. Pretty much confirmed when he asks her while they are out on a date if it's possible for Servants to have kids (it's not unless they have physical bodies to inhabit, according to her) and [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments she assumes that he wants to impregnate her]].

* SpinToDeflectStuff: How she blocks [[spoiler:Atalanta's arrows]] in Episode 18.
* TechnicalPacifist: According to legend, Jeanne has never actually killed a man in her life. In practice, it's more that she never needed to do so despite possessing more than enough skill.

* {{Tomboy}}: According to official materials. [[LightNovel/FateZero Zero Caster]]'s profile mentions that he likes tomboyish girls, which can only refer to her. This is backed up by ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' where Jeanne says that as a child she was considered OneOfTheBoys.

* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:She obviously didn't like doing it but she was the one that killed Jack the Ripper. Its justified as leaving Jack the Ripper would just leave more victims and leaving Jack alive isn't doing the children that make up their legend any favors either.]]

* LivingBattery: For the Black Team Servants initially.

* NoSocialSkills: [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/typemoon/images/c/cf/Bcfcde0agy1fk8vh2huanj21kw14i4f4.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171009201734 He's understandably awkward next to the exuberant Astolfo.]] Justified. Sieg is only a few weeks old by the end of the war, so things like "tact" and "subtlety" elude him.
* ObliviousToLove: He's unaware of Jeanne's crush. Justified since he's very [[YoungerThanTheyLook young]] and wouldn't know what it was.
* {{Only Friend}}s: Astolfo and Jeanne.

* ScaledUp: [[spoiler:Because he has Siegfried's heart, he also has access to the dragon blood that Siegfried bathed in. As such, when pressed, he can actually ''become'' the dragon Fafnir]]. And [[spoiler:he ''does'', becoming Fafnir and taking the Grail to the Reverse Side of the world [[IWillWaitForYou to wait for Jeanne's return.]]]]
* ShipTease: With Jeanne and Astolfo.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler: His unique existence ends up completely throwing of Shirou's plan, since he never accounted for a Homunculus to become strong enough to become a Servant and actually turn the tide against him.]]

* StockLightNovelHero: After receiving Siegfried's heart, he ends up becoming a leader to his fellow brethren, a major figure in the Holy Grail War and the incredible powers of Siegfried [[spoiler:at a [[DeadlyUpgrade cost]]]] and manages to save the world from Shirou's plan. He lacks the {{Harem}} traits, however, as only Jeanne is truly interested in him (though Astolfo isn't shy about being affectionate either).
* TheStoic: Even after developing an ego. [[spoiler:Until [[RageBreakingPoint Jeanne dies, that is]]]].
* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Gets [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaled by Shirou's sword]], but holds on for long enough to sacrifice himself to take out Shirou with Frankenstein's Blasted Tree.]]

* TsurimeEyes: His eyes gain a sharper look after [[spoiler:Siegfried's heart is implanted into him]].
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: He doesn't like being a LivingBattery for the Black Team, so he attempts to escape. [[spoiler:He almost fails.]]

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: His conversations with Astolfo about this subject are the primary reason he wants to be free.

* YourDaysAreNumbered: At first - According to Chiron, he has at most 3 years to live due to his damaged Magic Circuits. [[spoiler:However, after being revived with Siegfried's heart, Astolfo claims that its absurdly powerful existence would allow Sieg to live for at least a century.]] It comes up again [[spoiler:after Sieg starts suffering from side-effects of his transformation into Siegfried, with Chiron stating that overusing Siegfried's form is chipping at his lifespan]].

* AllLovingHero: She'll do her best to save and forgive anyone, no matter how evil they are or how much they curse her.

* BarrierWarrior: Her banner, Luminosité Éternelle, can create a barrier using her Magic Resistance. [[spoiler:She uses this to block Spartacus's suicidal explosion.]]

* BigGood: The main point of the Ruler-Class. Her job is to ensure that the Holy Grail War runs smoothly without any problems.

* BraidsOfAction: A [[RapunzelHair really long]] braid that reaches her knees.

* {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:From the Throne of Heroes, Jeanne spend an eternity trying an infinite number of times (since it is a place outside of time) to break into the Reverse Side of the World and [[IWillWaitForYou reunite with Sieg]].]]

* FlamingSword: La Pucelle.
* FriendshipFavoritism: Jeanne as the Ruler class has the ability to give any Master extra Command Seals. [[spoiler: As compensation for Sieg and Mordred aiding in defeating Caster of Black's Golem, she gives them both extra command seals, Mordred one and Sieg two. Mordred protests the blatant disproportionate treatment, but Jeanne's reasoning is that she believes that if Sieg runs out of Command Seals he'll die since he has Siegfried's heart.]]
* GrandTheftMe: Heroic example; She possesses the body of a French student named Laeticia (who gave her body willingly out of admiration and faith) to preside over the Holy Grail War. This also prevents her from assuming a spirit form and requires her to tasks such as sleeping and eating to ensure the body is in proper condition. There are measures in place that if Jeanne were to die, Laeticia would survive. Laeticia's subconscious influence also drives Jeanne's own growing attraction to Sieg.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's kind, selfless, and is the BigGood.
* TheHero: The first 12 episodes focuses on her before it switches to Sieg from episodes 13 and so on.

* {{Keigo}}: Speaks in tenneigo normally, but switches to this for prayers.

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: [[spoiler:After Frankenstein's power fully activates near the end of the War, Sieg goes from above average physical ability to being able to fight evenly with Shirou, an incarnated Servant. What's impressive about this is that Shirou had by that point had more or less regained his full Servant abilities and supported directly by the grail itself]].

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: His name can be considered this as he gets it at the end of the first volume.

* FrankensteinsMonster: [[spoiler:After being resurrected by Frankenstein's Lightning to become a second Frankenstein; complete with access to two weakened versions of her noble phantasms]].

* HeroicRROD: [[spoiler:The first time he uses his Command Spells to transform into Siegfried and uses Balmung in the light novel forcibly reverts him back to his normal form due to the strain on his body and prana reserves, leaving him helpless against the still-moving Mordred. In the anime he maintains it for a little while longer, but Mordred is still in better shape than him and quickly takes the upper hand in the sword fight, and once he goes back to normal he can't even move. [[DeadlyUpgrade Transforming into Siegfried itself]] eventually starts having negative effects on his body, with Chiron stating that overuse is chipping at his lifespan]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Suffers this fate by Mordred's hand when he tries to save Astolfo. It takes Frankenstein's [[TakingYouWithMe Blasted Tree]] inadvertently restarting his heart and unlocking Siegfried's power to come back from it]].

* IWillWaitForYou: Eventually, after [[spoiler:becoming a dragon and taking the Grail to the Reverse Side of the World, he stays there to wait for Jeanne, in an interesting reversal of the hidden ending of the Realta Nua version of the original ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', where Saber waited for Shirou in Avalon, and he eventually finds her. And like her, Sieg's wait eventually pays off.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: A rare heroic example. He never really takes the emotions or protection of others into account for his decision making. Seeing the outside world is his priority above anything else, so then his main concern is self-preservation. [[spoiler:After he actually does escape, he becomes a lot more heroic and selfless in his actions as he attempts to find meaning in his existence and honor the sacrifice of Siegfried, and eventually decides to return to Yggdmillennia to free his fellow homunculi. By the end of the series he has grown to being able to willingly seal himself in the Reverse Side of the World for an eternity to prevent Amakusa Shirou's wish from affecting humanity]].

* WomanInWhite: In the anime, her Servant attire goes from purple to white [[spoiler:upon using La Pucelle against Shirou.]] It's taken straight from ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'' where it was based on her third ascension form in the game.