History Characters / NerveDamage

%%* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Granted, he's loyal to Ilyasviel and listens to her commands, however, he's not above threatening or nearly killing Ilyasviel's two new servants when they try to fight each other against her orders.

* AnAxeToGrind: A bronze axe that's made out of the jawbone of a donkey, no less.

%%** AnAxeToGrind: Axe Force, which he uses for his most powerful crushing attacks

%%* DarkSkinnedRedhead

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Turned the Holy Grail War in to the Holy Grail [[UpToEleven WAR]] by accident.

* SheIsTheKing: Taken UpToEleven. She was king for so long that even after she revealed herself a woman they STILL called her king.

** UpToEleven when she mimics Prana Burst, and uses it to amplify her strength.

* PantyShot: As in Fate/Extra, she doesn't mind letting onlookers see. Comes with being an AttentionWhore.

* RapunzelHair: Noted to have the longest hair of all Servants, going down to her ankles, despite being one of the tallest Servants.

%%* BadassBeard: His beard (if he has it in this fic) is magnificent.

[[folder: Ilyasviel Von Einsbern and Servants]]

!Ilyasviel Von Einsbern

%%* TookALevelInBadass: Compared to {{Canon}}, wherein AttackAttackAttack was just about the only thing he could do as part of the Berserker class.
%%** [[spoiler: And since Odysseus had Illya remove Mad Enhancement, he can actually [[GeniusBruiser use his brains]].]]
* WorfBarrage: Nine Lives should have killed both Lancelot and Sigfried instantly, but they both survived, Lancelot through speed, Sigfried through his own NighInvulnerability.

* BornLucky: [[spoiler:Quite literally, being the spawn of Satan himself]]. However since luck is just luck, he can't rely on it all the time to save his ass, so he always have a back-up plan just in case things go shit.

%%* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Not this guy.

* KillItWithFire: One of his preferred methods of killing enemies is [[DeathFromAbove raining down from the heavens]].
* FantasticRacism: Calls Cu Chulainn's [[SemiDivine demigod status]] a taint and has no problems whatsoever in destroying a "false god's" offspring. WordOfGod is it's basically [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Flame Strike]].

* SummonMagic: Pegasus

%%* ZettaiRyouiki

* DarkSkinnedRedhead
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: If counted along with the girls, he's '''Leukine'''.
* HeroProtagonist
* LanguageOfMagic
* TheOneGuy:

* WiseBeyondTheirYears

* ActionGirl[=/=]LadyOfWar

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Blue, Black, White and Red.
* CulturedBadass

* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Alter is '''Choleric'''.
** Lily is '''Phlegmatic'''.
** Nero is '''Sanguine'''.
** Saber is '''Melancholic'''.
* GenderFlip

* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething

* SweetPollyOliver: All of them, but with varient circumstances
** Saber and Nero never revealed their genders.
** Lily revealed hers early on, and was thus titled a "Queen".
** Alter revealed hers late in life.

* FacePalm: Noted to be a frequent response to the other Sabers' antics.

* KnightInShiningArmour
* LightIsGood

* TheRival: To Alter, for the wish promised by the Holy Grail.
* TrueBlueFemininity
* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask

* AntiHero

* DarkIsNotEvil
* DarkMessiah: Has been hinted to be one in life.

* {{The Emp|eror}}ress: She had conquered all of Europe before her death. Unlike most examples, she was content to leave it there.
* GoodIsNotNice: Even said by Shirou himself.
* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Her main reason for corrupting her holy sword Excalibur.
* KnightInSourArmor

* {{Tsundere}}: Acts this way towards Shirou.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She lived as [[TheAgeless an eternally youthful]] queen for many decades, outliving all of her friends and loved ones, before choosing to pass the crown and Avalon to Mordred so that she could age and die naturally.

* BoisterousBruiser: Nero enjoys herself pretty much all the time.

* LukeIAmYourFather: ''Arturia, I Am Your Ancestor''.
* MsFanservice

* SuperStrength: When she sees the Nemean Lion, she calls dibs – she always wanted to perform ''Hercules'', you see.

* {{Tsundere}}
* ZettaiRyouiki

* [[spoiler:ColdSniper: In a more literal sense. He fought in the Finland's Winter War, and his signature all-white outfit is for camouflage in the snow. Personality-wise, however, he is actually a...]]
** [[spoiler:FriendlySniper: Is quite modest and friendly.]]
* [[spoiler:TheDreaded: Was this to the Russian army.]]
--->[[spoiler:'''Archer:''' "You made a world power's army cease marching through your territory from your reputation alone. Impressive."]]
* [[spoiler:{{Irony}}: He was Finnish. Rin's rival, Luvia, is Finnish.]]
* [[spoiler:NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The White Death.]]
* [[spoiler:NiceGuy]]
* WalkingSpoiler: This will change later. He was just revealed.

* [[spoiler:CompellingVoice: One of the great orators of his day, perhaps second only to Cicero.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: He was just revealed. This will change later. [[DeadFic Hopefully]].

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]] / MythologyGag: In ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'', she has a fangirl crush on Lancer. In ''Nerve Damage'', he's her Servant. [[note]]Though according to what's stated in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Cu Chulainn was her servant in the first place.[[/note]]

* BodyHorror: Warp Spasm. Even worse, it's ''mythologically accurate''.

* [[spoiler: AbstractApotheosis: Having overthrown the gods by hand in her legend, she is the concept of victory itself. This grants her divinity-equivalent powers ''without'' classing her as Divine and thus making her weak to anti-Divine powers.]]

* TheDreaded: Poor, poor Cu...

* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler: Averted.]]

* [[spoiler: StoryBreakerPower: WordOfGod is she'll never complete her temple for this exact reason.]]

** AscendedFanboy: InUniverse. Waver fought alongside him in the Fourth War, therefore he too has become a part of that army.

* RippleEffectProofMemory[=/=]ThePowerOfFriendship: Because Waver has become one of the Ionioi Hetairoi, Iskander is able to remember the Fourth War, and agrees to serve him again in the Fifth without hesitation.

* BadassBeard: His beard (if he has it in this fic) is magnificent.
* CoolHorse: Impresses Iskander with it.
* FieryRedhead

* DemolitionsExpert: He's an Enforcer who really knows his way around modern explosives, and applies this knowledge on his jobs.
** And [[DysfunctionJunction his family]].
* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Platonically, with Jackie.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: His reaction to who his Servants are.

* LargeAndInCharge[=/=]TheBigGuy: He's almost seven feet tall, and far more muscular than anybody else in his family. So naturally he has two of the shortest Servants in the Grail War.
* OriginalCharacter

* BigEater: While retaining all the manners proper for a court, to boot.
* {{Determinator}}

* FaceDeathWithDignity[=/=]GracefulLoser[=/=]DoNotGoGentle: His response to [[spoiler: Gilgamesh pulling Ea on him]].

* INeedAFreakingDrink: His reaction to who his Master is.
* LetsGetDangerous

* WorthyOpponent: To [[spoiler:GILGAMESH]], of all people.

* BadassAdorable

* CreepyCute
* EmotionlessGirl: Starts out as one, but warms up to Jordan quickly.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl: A platonic version with Jordan.

* ReiAyanamiExpy
* TokenMiniMoe

* RedEyesTakeWarning: For the present moment, anyway.
* [[TokenMiniMoe Token Loli]]: Uncontested until Jackie was summoned.

* [[spoiler: SummonMagic]]: [[spoiler:Cerberus with his amulet; and the Nemean Lion with his lionskin armor.]]
** [[spoiler:AngryGuardDog[=/=]RightHandAttackDog]]: [[spoiler:Cerberus]]
** [[spoiler:HellHound: Cerberus, again.]]
** [[spoiler:MultipleHeadCase]]: [[spoiler:Cerberus' three heads.]]
** NighInvulnerability: [[spoiler: The Nemean Lion]]
** [[spoiler:RightHandCat: The Nemean Lion]]
* SuperSpeed and SuperStrength: This is Hercules we're talking about, after all.
* TookALevelInBadass: Compared to {{Canon}}, wherein AttackAttackAttack was just about the only thing he could do as part of the Berserker class.
** [[spoiler: And since Odysseus had Illya remove Mad Enhancement, he can actually [[GeniusBruiser use his brains]].]]

* TheStrategist: This ''is'' Odysseus we're talking about, here.

** BladeOnAStick: "Roaring Spear" is his strongest Noble Phantasm, the spear that was only blocked by Ajax's shield. Its power is comparable to an Anti-Army type Phantasm, which [[OhCrap surprised Lancelot]].
* OhCrap: Same as above.

* OnlySaneMan: In her group.

* DrivesLikeCrazy: ''Flies'' Like Crazy.

* {{Troll}}: See EstablishingCharacterMoment.

* [[spoiler: CainAndAbel]]
* DeathSeeker

* NighInvulnerable
* [[spoiler: PublicDomainCharacter]]
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Not this guy.

* ArtifactOfDeath: [[spoiler:TheArkOfTheCovenant is this.]]
* AntiMagic / EnergyAbsorption: [[spoiler:His cloak can do this, as Scathach finds out the hard way.]]
* BoltOfDivineRetribution [[spoiler: How he gets through Scathach's defenses.]]
* KillItWithFire: One of his preferred methods of killing enemies
** DeathFromAbove It rains down from the heavens.
* FantasticRacism: Calls Cu Chulainn's [[SemiDivine demigod status]] a taint and has no problems whatsoever in destroying a "false god's" offspring.
** ShoutOut: WordOfGod is it's basically [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Flame Strike]].

* SuperStrength: Goes up in proximity to the danger around him.
** WordOfGod promises [[UltimateShowdownOfUltimateDestiny Samson versus Gilgamesh]] in the future, with all that entails.

* CoolHorse: The Red Hare, natch.
** IncendiaryExponent: A ''flaming'' horse with a charge attack capable of bowling over Alter even after breaking through her specialized anti-unit attack.

** BladeOnAStick: Halberd Force, his preferred weapon as a Lancer, as well as a unique form that has four lances attached to each other and can be thrown.
** BowAndSwordInAccord: Has both a Sword Force and Cannon Force
** AnAxeToGrind: Axe Force, which he uses for his most powerful crushing attacks

* TheWoobie

* GorgeousGorgon

* TheMedic

* [[ReligiousBruiser Religious Assassin]]

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers

* BiTheWay: Alter suspects this of Nero. Not wrong at all, given she could end up with her female master.

* BiTheWay: One of the first things she does is tell Lancer to help her "scratch that itch". When Bazett objected, she invited her to join in.

* WomanInWhite

* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: Jordan asks Napoleon why he's at his legendary height [[ShowingTheirWork instead of his historical height]]. Irritated, Napoleon reminds him that Heroic Spirits appear according to legend, not fact.

* TheOneGuy: In the FiveManBand.

* [[FiveManBand Five Person Band]]:
** TheHero - Shirou
** TheLancer - Saber
** TheBigGirl - Alter
** TheChick - Lily
** TheSmartGirl - Nero

* [[IdenticalGrandson Identical Descendant]]: The reason the Arturias (in general) resembles Nero.

* MultiMeleeMaster: Unlike the other Sabers who exclusively wield swords, Lily also had [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Carnwe]][[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang nann]] and [[BladeOnAStick Rhongo]][[AntiMagic myniad]].

* [[LukeIAmYourFather Arturia, I Am Your Ancestor]]

* PantyShot: As in Fate/Extra, she doesn't mind letting onlookers see. Comes with being an...
** AttentionWhore: Always does her best to get Shirou's attention, whether through seduction or battle prowess.

* [[DrivesLikeCrazy Flies Like Crazy]]

* BadassGrandpa: Doing what he did to stop Lancelot's berserk assault. He showed exactly why he's the quintessential wizard in three moves flat.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Compared to her canon incarnation as a RichBitch, this version of Luvia is more of a SpoiledSweet GenkiGirl who's eager to bring honor to her family by winning the War.

* LargeAndInCharge[=/-]TheBigGuy: He's almost seven feet tall, and far more muscular than anybody else in his family. So naturally he has two of the shortest Servants in the Grail War.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: The original Saber Alter was just Saber who was corrupted by the Shadow in the Heaven's Feel route. Here, she's given her own distinct history where she went on the warpath on all of Europe.
* [[TheEmperor The Empress]]: She had conquered all of Europe before her death. Unlike most examples, she was content to leave it there.

* MightyGlacier: Implied that she's the slowest of the four Sabers, but possesses A-class strength.

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While not to the degree of Alter, Saber Lily was originally concieved as an alternate Arturia for VideoGame/FateUnlimitedCodes, and gets her own alternate history as described here.

* MultiMeleeMaster: Unlike the other Sabers who exclusively wield swords, Lily also had [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Carne]][[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang wann]] and [[BladeOnAStick Rhongo]][[AntiMagic myniad]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: She lived as [[TheAgeless an eternally youthful]] queen for many decades, outliving all of her friends and loved ones, before choosing to pass the crown and Avalon to Mordred so that she can age and die naturally.

* TheBlacksmith: Her sword, Aestus Estus, was forged by Nero herself in a volcano from the purest ore of the empire, before summoning the greatest spellcasters of the Empire and the known world to enchant it and the high priests of the Olympian Gods to bless it. It's specified that Nero was a masterful smith, as even without the enchantments and blessings the sword was so good that [[spoiler: Vulcan possessed his own priest to give Aestus Estus the blessing it deserved. When the blacksmith GOD thinks your sword is worthy of his blessing you know you are good.]].

* LargeHam: Come fight time, she's definitely the loudest and the most faboulous.

** AttentionWhore: Always does her best to get Shirou's attention, through seduction or battle prowess.

* SuperStrength: When she sees the Nemean Lion, she calls dibs-- she always wanted to perform ''Hercules'', you see.

* DemotedToExtra: Sort of. Team Rin hasn't gotten much screentime in the story yet, so Archer kind of just exists in the background... for now. Since Rin has decided to participate more actively in the War, Archer may yet get some action.

** [[spoiler:FriendlySniper: Is quite modest and friendly]]

--->[[spoiler:'''Archer''': "You made a world power's army cease marching through your territory from your reputation alone. Impressive."]]

* BadassBoast:[[spoiler:''Veni, vidi, vici'' "I came, I saw, I conquered". His report to the Senate on the Pontus war and a post-humous TakeThat against Pompey, who got a bit tangled in the previous war there.]]

* [[AscendedFanboy Ascended Fangirl]] / MythologyGag: In ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'', she has a fangirl crush on Lancer. In ''Nerve Damage'', he's her Servant. [[note]]though according to what's stated in Fate/Hollow Ataraxia, Cu Chulainn was her servant in the first place.[[/note]]

* CombatPragmatist: Saw Shirou's Command Seals and decided eliminating him as soon as possible was the best course of action. Of course, the next thing that happened, ended up breaking the War.

* [[spoiler: AbstractApotheosis: Having overthrown the gods by hand in her legend, she is the concept of victory itself. This grants her divinity-equivalent powers ''without'' classing her as divine and giving her divine weaknesses.]]

* RippleEffectProofMemory / ThePowerOfFriendship: Because Waver has become one of the Ionioi Hetairoi, Iskander is able to remember the Fourth War, and agrees to serve him again in the Fifth without hesitation.

* BadassArmy: His Noble Phantasm, the Grand Horde. Similar to Iskander's Reality Marble.

* {{Irony}}: A British Magus summons Jack the Ripper and ''Napoleon Bonaparte'' as his Servants for the Grail War.
* LargeAndInCharge / TheBigGuy : He's almost seven feet tall, and far more muscular than anybody else in his family. So naturally he has two of the shortest Servants in the Grail War.

* FaceDeathWithDignity / GracefulLoser / DoNotGoGentle: His response to [[spoiler: Gilgamesh pulling Ea on him]].

* GreenEyes: All but Alter. Nero's are noted to be a different shade than Saber & Lily's.

[[folder: Rin Tohasaka and Servants]]

* SummonMagic: Can summon the EldritchAbomination [[MoreTeethThanTheAdamsFamily Nek'il Hir'Tyad]].

* SwissArmyWeapon: God Force, as in FateExtra, can switch between five separate forms.

* TheBerserker: Wasp Spasm [[spoiler:allows him to nearly match Samson in strength and ability.]]

** BladeOnAStick: Halberd Force, his preferred weapon as a Lancer, as well as a unique form that has four lances attached to each other and can be thrown ForMassiveDamage.

* GenreSavvy: Knowing how recognizable Samson was, he got him to [[spoiler: bronze and bind his hair]].

* GenreSavvy: Why else summon Karna and Achilles in a manner that makes them stronger than in canon?
* LanguageOfMagic

* OriginalCharacter

!! [[spoiler: [[Creator/GaiusJuliusCaesar Julius Caesar]] ('''Rider''')]]

* WomanInBlack