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* DifficultButAwesome: False Caster is, genuinely, [[SuperpowerLottery a winner]] even in this particular Grail War. ''However'', the trick with using his abilities to its maximum is entirely dependent on its recipient: He can create, at minimum, D-rank Noble Phantasms, but the individuals who use them must still take time and training to properly utilize them. "Musketeers' Masquerade: Musketeers: Challenge the Windmill" also requires a recipient who is, at the very least, proficient enough in combat to make use of the massive stat boost it provides. In the hands of a capable Master who also commands an experienced and deadly fighting force, False Caster is a powerhouse fully able of dominating your run-of-the-mill Grail War. In the hands of [[RedshirtArmy Clan Calatin]] during a [[SerialEscalation False Holy Grail War]], he is at best ''capable enough.''


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* HowDoIShootWeb: The most common hiccup you'll run into with his abilities. He can arm you with Noble Phantasms, no problem, but actually ''using them?'' You're on your own with that. It's sort of like arming a monkey with an assault rifle - ''eventually'', the monkey will figure out how to pull the trigger and kill other monkeys with it, but will come nowhere close enough to grasp how it works mechanically, how to eject and reload, or ''especially'' tactics. An ordinary human armed with a Noble Phantasm against a [[OneManArmy Servant]] is still [[CurbStompBattle just an ordinary human.]]

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* AlternateSelf: Rather than being the same Gilgamesh summoned into Fuyuki for [[Literature/FateZero the Fourth Holy Grail War]], he's an entirely new copy. He's curious enough about the other Gil to actually use his Sha Naqba Imuru Noble Phantasm to see what happened to him, but the Grail blocks the attempt.

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* AlternateSelf: Rather than being the same Gilgamesh summoned into Fuyuki for [[Literature/FateZero the Fourth Holy Grail War]], he's an entirely new copy. He's curious enough about the other Gil to actually use his Sha Naqba Imuru Noble Phantasm to see what happened to him, but the Grail blocks the attempt. [[spoiler:Gets more literal when he resurrects as a new version of himself, a teenager Gil in the Alter Ego Class]].
* AndYourRewardIsInfancy: [[spoiler:After his long HeroOnHiatus, he comes back from the dead in Volume 9 as a ''teenaged'' version of himself.]]
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* MoreDakka: Their Noble Phantasm, Age of Babylon, allows them to create weapons forged by humanity. Enkidu usually sticks with swords, spears and chains, but they are more than capable of spawning guns if the need arises as well. [[Film/TheMatrix Lots o]][[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum f guns]]. This makes Enkidu an exceptionally rare ancient Servant who is equally adept with modern weapons technology.

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* MoreDakka: Their Noble Phantasm, Age of Babylon, allows them to create weapons forged by humanity. Enkidu usually sticks with swords, spears and chains, but they are more than capable of spawning guns ''guns'' if the need arises as well. [[Film/TheMatrix Lots o]][[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum f guns]]. This makes Enkidu an exceptionally rare ancient Servant who is equally adept with modern weapons technology.well.
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* StoryBreakerPower: In a universe where OlderIsBetter, Jack is ''ludicrously'' powerful given his relatively young age (130 years, give or take). Part of that is thanks to his Mad Enhancement being an odd case of a "double negative", where his insanity cancels itself out. He gets most of the benefits of a Berserker class, and none of the drawbacks. The result is an extremely deadly Servant that is also exceptionally intelligent and ruthless. The other are his Noble Phantasms, which literally feed off of fear and gain more power the more people there are in the given setting. Since this particular War(s) takes place in a crowded American metropolis ''and'' is far more public than any other Grail War, [[FromBadToWorse it's practically a buffet for him.]] Jack is the only Servant in the whole war that True Archer regards as a WorthyOpponent, an honor denied ''to even Gilgamesh.''

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* StoryBreakerPower: In a universe where OlderIsBetter, Jack is ''ludicrously'' powerful given his relatively young age (130 years, give or take). Part of that is thanks to his Mad Enhancement being an odd case of a "double negative", where his insanity cancels itself out. He gets most of the benefits of a the Berserker class, and none of the drawbacks. The result is an extremely deadly Servant that is also exceptionally intelligent and ruthless. The other are his Noble Phantasms, which literally feed off of fear and gain more power the more people there are in the given setting. Since this particular War(s) takes place in a crowded American metropolis ''and'' is far more public than any other Grail War, [[FromBadToWorse it's practically a buffet for him.]] Jack is the only Servant in the whole war that True Archer regards as a WorthyOpponent, an honor denied ''to even Gilgamesh.''
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* MoreDakka: Their Noble Phantasm, Age of Babylon, allows them to create weapons forged by humanity. Enkidu usually sticks with swords, spears and chains, but they are more than capable of spawning guns if the need arises as well. [[Film/TheMatrix Lots o]][[Film/JohnWickChapter3Parabellum f guns]]. This makes Enkidu an exceptionally rare ancient Servant who is equally adept with modern weapons technology.
* NiceGuy/[[NiceGirl Girl]]: {{Zigzagged}}. It's more like they're a case of SugarAndIcePersonality, but all the same, there is a profound serenity and gentleness to them. Polite, soft-spoken and easy to converse with, Enkidu also values friendship and bonds more than anything else...to those who earn them. At the same time, they are particularly ruthless and vicious towards anyone who earns their ire. Rather than label them as "nice", it's more accurate to say they love all of humanity, but not any ''one'' specific human, and they regard humans lower than animals and plant life. Overall, Enkidu is polite and friendly to just about everyone, despite the strange range of thoughts and feelings that encompass that politeness. [[JerkassToOne Well, except Ishtar. Fuck Ishtar.]]
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* StoryBreakerPower: In a universe where OlderIsBetter, Jack is ''ludicrously'' powerful given his relatively young age (130 years, give or take). Part of that is thanks to his Mad Enhancement being an odd case of a "double negative", where his insanity cancels itself out. He gets most of the benefits of a Berserker class, and none of the drawbacks. The result is an extremely deadly Servant that is also exceptionally intelligent and ruthless. The other are his Noble Phantasms, which literally feed off of fear and gain more power the more people there are in the given setting. Since this particular War(s) takes place in a crowded American metropolis ''and'' is far more public than any other Grail War, [[FromBadToWorse it's practically a buffet for him.]] Jack is the only Servant in the whole war that True Archer regards as a WorthyOpponent, an honor denied ''to even Gilgamesh.''
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* InconsistentSpelling: They're very consistently called "Enkidu" in both fan-made and official translations, but the Japanese text actually uses the spelling ''Erukidu'' (Elkidu).

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* InconsistentSpelling: They're very consistently called "Enkidu" in both fan-made and official translations, but the Japanese text actually uses the spelling ''Erukidu'' (Elkidu).(Elkidu or perhaps Erkidu). This is either intentional or a mistake (predating the series) that stuck, since in non-Fate contexts Enkidu's name is always transliterated as ''Enukidu'' in Japanese.
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* OnlySaneMan: Paired with CloudcuckoolandersMinder. It's telling that in their relationship, ''[[SerialKiller Jack the Ripper]]'', of all people, is the rational adult, and frequently has to contend with Flat's complete lack of common sense. Strangely enough, they also have a great relationship and get along rather well. After all, if anyone understands what it's like being a little batshit-crazy, it'd be the Ripper.
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* InconsistentSpelling: They're very consistently called "Enkidu" in both fan-made and official translations, but the Japanese text actually uses the spelling ''Erukidu'' (Elkidu).
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Mongrel!!"
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* {{Catchphrase}}: CharacterCatchphrase: Once again, he refers to most everyone he meets as "Mongrel!!"
%%* * ChaoticGood: In-universe alignment.His in-universe alignment; while he doesn't really care to follow orders (which works out well because Tiné lets him do whatever he wants anyway), he's perfectly happy to fight anyone who tries to hurt Tiné and makes a conscious effort to protect her.
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* MissionFromGod: Sees the Grail War was an opportunity to prove her faith. She wants to destroy the Holy Grail as its very existence contradicts her faith.

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* MissionFromGod: Sees the Grail War was an opportunity to prove her faith. She wants to destroy the Holy Grail as its very existence contradicts her faith.faith: "Our God does not drink from a cup."
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* EarthlyBarefootCharacter: Enkidu deeply loves animals and nature and is always barefoot.

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* EarthlyBarefootCharacter: EarthyBarefootCharacter: Enkidu deeply loves animals and nature and is always barefoot.
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* AlternateSelf: The mage who would have been his original Master intended to summon a being even older than the idea of Heroes, an existence the Egyptians called "God". Faldeus notes that had Enkidu been summoned as a Berserker, their monstrous original clay doll form, the mage would have gotten his wish.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: They're a sweet clay-man to everyone they meet, including animals, except for [[VitriolicBestBuds his best friend]], but is ''horrifying'' when their long patience is tested and they're powerful enough to shut anyone up.

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* AlternateSelf: The mage who would have been his their original Master intended to summon a being even older than the idea of Heroes, an existence the Egyptians called "God". Faldeus notes that had Enkidu been summoned as a Berserker, their monstrous original clay doll form, the mage would have gotten his wish.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: They're a sweet clay-man to everyone they meet, including animals, except for [[VitriolicBestBuds his their best friend]], but is are ''horrifying'' when their long patience is tested tested, and they're powerful enough to shut anyone up.



* DamnedByFaintPraise: Their jabs at Gilgamesh are passive-aggressive in nature and often come in the form of backhanded compliments. When their old friend asks if he can "assess" his current Master (a wolf, something Gilgamesh doesn't know at that point), Enkidu claims that it would be impossible since Gilgamesh only has expertise in the realms of gods, men...and alcohol.

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* DamnedByFaintPraise: Their jabs at Gilgamesh are passive-aggressive in nature and often come in the form of backhanded compliments. When their old friend asks if he can "assess" his their current Master (a wolf, something Gilgamesh doesn't know at that point), Enkidu claims that it would be impossible since Gilgamesh only has expertise in the realms of gods, men...and alcohol.



* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Despite their extravagant origins, Enkidu is usually depicted in a similar manner to Gilgamesh in Sumer and Assyrian art that survived to the modern day; [[HeroicBuild A heavily built man with a large beard to match their best friend]]. Here, they explicitly took the form of Shamhat, the divine harlot that taught them how to be human in the first place when they came to her house in the woods as a mindless beast, making the Enkidu since then look like a HeadTurningBeauty that plunges deeply into the UncannyValley due to being a divine clay-weapon trying it's best to be human because they came to like them.
* HumanityIsSpecial: They was a godsent ''apocalyptic beast of destruction'' with effectively infinite power sent to depose Gilgamesh [[DroitDuSeigneur when he was at his worst]], but ended up becoming his OnlyFriend and turning him towards a better path, loving and beloved by the people of Uruk alike because Enkidu found them far more interesting and lovable than the gods that had sent them.
* HypercompetentSidekick: One of the few people in all of existence who Gilgamesh would consider to be an equal, it was only after Enkidu's tragic death that their companion's misfortunes truly started to pile up.

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* HistoricalBeautyUpgrade: Despite their extravagant origins, Enkidu is usually depicted in a similar manner to Gilgamesh in Sumer Sumerian and Assyrian art that survived to the modern day; [[HeroicBuild A a heavily built man with a large beard to match their best friend]]. Here, they explicitly took the form of Shamhat, the divine harlot that taught them how to be human in the first place when they came to her house in the woods as a mindless beast, making the Enkidu since then look like a HeadTurningBeauty that plunges deeply into the UncannyValley due to being a divine clay-weapon trying it's its best to be human because they came to like them.
* HumanityIsSpecial: They was were a godsent ''apocalyptic beast of destruction'' with effectively infinite power sent to depose Gilgamesh [[DroitDuSeigneur when he was at his worst]], but ended up becoming his OnlyFriend and turning him towards a better path, loving and beloved by the people of Uruk alike because Enkidu found them far more interesting and lovable than the gods that had sent them.
* HypercompetentSidekick: One of the few people in all of existence who Gilgamesh would consider to be an equal, equal; it was only after Enkidu's tragic death that their companion's misfortunes truly started to pile up.



* MasterOfAll: All their stats all tank out as Rank A, though they can raise specific stats by lowering others at will to represent their {{Shapeshifter}} powers in combat at work and [[PersonalityPowers reflected how even in their statline they're effectively "perfect", putting Enkidu in the]] UncannyValley even on their character sheet.

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* MasterOfAll: All their stats all tank out as Rank A, though they can raise specific stats by lowering others at will to represent their {{Shapeshifter}} powers in combat at work and [[PersonalityPowers reflected reflecting how even in their statline they're effectively "perfect", putting Enkidu in the]] UncannyValley even on their character sheet.



** It's implied that their Master is this to ''them'' as well. Enkidu is effectively an artificial intelligence made by the Sumerian Gods specifically to punish mankind, and as they are a firm believer of things like loyalty and [[ValuesDissonance their only experience with humans are during]] ''[[TheCaligula Gilgamesh's reign]]'', their enormous power could have been used for far darker ventures in the Snowfield Holy Grail War if they hadn't been summoned by a BigFriendlyDog.

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** It's implied that their Master is this to ''them'' as well. Enkidu is effectively an artificial intelligence made by the Sumerian Gods specifically to punish mankind, and as they are a firm believer of things like loyalty and [[ValuesDissonance their only experience with humans are is during]] ''[[TheCaligula Gilgamesh's reign]]'', their enormous power could have been used for far darker ventures in the Snowfield Holy Grail War if they hadn't been summoned by a BigFriendlyDog.[[BigFriendlyDog Big Friendly Wolf]].



* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Inverted. They used to hold absurd amounts of power as a mindless beast, but it was only after assuming human shape and giving up the majority of his power that they actually became more than a weapon.
* {{Shapeshifter}}: They can take essentially any form they wants to, and can even become a limited wish-granting device like the Holy Grail, but they default to an appearance near-identical to their FirstLove, Shamhat.

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* SacrificedBasicSkillForAwesomeTraining: Inverted. They used to hold absurd amounts of power as a mindless beast, but it was only after assuming human shape and giving up the majority of his their power that they actually became more than a weapon.
* {{Shapeshifter}}: They can take essentially any form they wants want to, and can even become a limited wish-granting device like the Holy Grail, but they default to an appearance near-identical to their FirstLove, Shamhat.



* TrueNeutral: Their InUniverse alignment, since they sees themself and act more or less as an extension of the natural world (despite being artificially made).

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* TrueNeutral: Their InUniverse alignment, since they sees see themself and act more or less as an extension of the natural world (despite being artificially made).



* ValuesDissonance: InUniverse, [[ArtificialHuman Because they're not really human in the first place]], they don't really have "human" values at all, even if [[IntriguedByHumanity they just so happen to really love humanity]], [[NatureHero they would still weigh an individual human's life against an animal's as if they were equal]]. The Magus who summoned Enkidu did so by using a dog as a proxy. Enkidu, who is effectively a walking talking part of nature fully recognizes the dog as his rightful Master, dismissing the mage when he starts pressing his luck with a spine-chilling DeathGlare.

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* ValuesDissonance: InUniverse, InUniverse. [[ArtificialHuman Because they're not really human in the first place]], they don't really have "human" values at all, all; even if [[IntriguedByHumanity they just so happen to really love humanity]], [[NatureHero they would still weigh an individual human's life against an animal's as if they were equal]]. The Magus who summoned Enkidu did so by using a dog wolf as a proxy. Enkidu, who is effectively a walking talking part of nature nature, fully recognizes the dog wolf as his their rightful Master, dismissing the mage when he starts pressing his luck with a spine-chilling DeathGlare.



* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: "It" is capable of bringing forth the apocalypse with its Noble Phantasm. And the kind of apocalypse it can bring forth includes quite literally ''any and all of them''. With enough mana amassed, creating world-ending events such as the Armageddon or Ragnarok are well within its power. And it is not limited to apocalyptic events recorded in myth either; with the right Master it is capable of creating something much worse than ''all of them combined.'' Fortunately, Tsubaki's so young, she's never developed a concept of hell or the afterlife, so it cannot fully exert the full power of this Phantasm.]]

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* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler: "It" is capable of bringing forth the apocalypse with its Noble Phantasm. And the kind of apocalypse apocalypses it can bring forth includes quite literally ''any and all of them''. With enough mana amassed, creating world-ending events such as the Armageddon or Ragnarok are well within its power. And it is not limited to apocalyptic events recorded in myth either; with the right Master it is capable of creating something much worse than ''all of them combined.'' Fortunately, Tsubaki's so young, she's never developed a concept of hell or the afterlife, so it cannot fully exert the full power of this Phantasm.]]



* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Berserker of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/StayNight]], as both of them are unintelligible and extremely dangerous Servants in service to a young-looking Master. However, while Berserker is a hulking mountain of a man and cannot communicate due to the Berserker class's Mad Enhancement ability, "it" appears as a shapeless black fog and has no actual personality it can communicate through to begin with.

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* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: To Berserker of [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Fate/StayNight]], ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', as both of them are unintelligible and extremely dangerous Servants in service to a young-looking Master. However, while Berserker is a hulking mountain of a man and cannot communicate due to the Berserker class's Mad Enhancement ability, "it" appears as a shapeless black fog and has no actual personality it can communicate through to begin with.



* TheStoic: Akin to acting as a robot with no emotion. "It" doesn't appear to understand emotion either. Still, it does it's best to comfort Tsubaki and provide for her needs.

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* TheStoic: Akin to acting as a robot with no emotion. "It" doesn't appear to understand emotion either. Still, it does it's its best to comfort Tsubaki and provide for her needs.

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* EarthlyBarefootCharacter: Enkidu deeply loves animals and nature and is always barefoot.



* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Enkidu can communicate with animals, allowing them to speak to his Master, a wolf.

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* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Enkidu can communicate with animals, allowing them to speak to his their Master, a wolf.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenyuuHoriuchi (Japanese)

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* FriendToAllChildren: For all his arrogance and vanity, Gil is surprisingly cordial to Tine, taking on the role of a mentor and encouraging her to act more her age.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://youtu.be/EbmPw8CD40c gilGAMEsh]]", an imposing symphonic theme counterbalanced by the use of flute to represent the imperious king being softened for once by the presence of his most cherished friend.

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