Line #120 DarthWiki/LaQuesteStellaire


1	One of many Fate AU (or “Singularity”) concepts by the creator of DarthWiki/ProjectAlter. Though in practice it is almost completely an Arthurian fic with character details, some of the worldbuilding, and certain characters taken from Fate. Based heavily upon the casting of another fanfic, [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/18945274/chapters/44979811#workskin That Wicked Day]], it is also an adaptation of the original Franchise/StarWars trilogy.
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3	A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far away, [[FilmFic events unfolded somewhat similar to the legends that us Earthlings like to call the "Matter of Britain"]].
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5	But, this Arthurian story has an unlikely twist... [[{{Irony}} In this tale, Mordred is the hero]].
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7	Material for this canon tends to be more extensive than Fate/Isekai, but rather scattershot. The author mainly writes content for it when she feels like it or if she has an interesting idea, and as such retcons and updates to accomidate these retcons aren't exactly rare.
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9	(A lot here is Pending. The ones noted to be so are just especially so)
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11	Also on this page: “La Queste Stellaire Lostbelt”, yet another, less elaborated (hopefully) series that might become the main one with the above the lostbelt instead, but a more straightfoward adaptation where Galahad is cast as Luke instead, and episodic in nature, showing highlights of this universe more than an interconnected story, covering the prequels, originals, and some aspects of ''Legends'' (namely Dark Empire).
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13	%%Also on this page: “La Queste Stellaire Lostbelt”, yet another, less elaborated (hopefully) series centered on the Star Wars sequel trilogy instead, though it diverges more and more as the story goes on to fix the issues in the original. It’s a more conventional Arthurian tale; [[spoiler:Mordred is once again a villain, being cast as Kylo Ren]], while Arthur (yes, the male one) (Pending) is Luke, and Galahad is cast as Rey, though he acts more like a mix between a male Mash and original trilogy Luke.
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15	!!Tropes in ''La Queste Stellaire'' include:
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17	* AdaptationalBadass: Safe to say, in legend Lynette does not have any combat abilities. While it may be implied she has some magical abilities, she's never shown to fight herself. In this fic, while she may not have the aforementioned magical abilities as she's not a Servant in regular Fate canon, and she’s not exactly Han Solo like in the fic used for inspiration, she's a BadassNormal CombatMedic with ImprobableAimingSkills said to rival that of any Mana-using Archer, so much so that [[spoiler:Gaheris knights her at the end, giving her her own title of "Gunner"]].
18	** In the original fanfic the concept was borrowed from, Agravain exits the story early, being the brother that remained on the planet to live with Mordred, and was killed off along with Morgause. Here he's second in rank in the Rebel Alliance only behind Gawain.
19	* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:Artoria. Sort of. It’s shown that she has the appearance of an Alter form, but before she became Ursus she indeed was just Artoria. However, as a subverted Arthurian tale where Mordred is now the hero, she very much does fulfill this purpose]].
20	* AdaptationalHeroism: Well, the hero being Mordred, some of this was bound to happen, even if there’s less of it than the original fic:
21	** Huail, in Project Alter’s Arthurian material portrayed as a BloodKnight who is nothing but a livestock-stealing, murderous, quarrelsome troublemaker, was by all indications a HotBlooded respected soldier of the rebels, and was overall a great guy by all indications. He also still has a close relationship with Gildas, who much like in tradition is shown to be extremely saddened by his death in the prologue. In fact, the entire Caw family is in on the same boat.
22	* AdaptationalJerkass:
23	** Ironside, while still a villain in legend, at least had the excuse that he was avenging the death of a lady's brother for his awful behavior. Here he's cast in place of Jabba the Hutt, and while he does hold a grudge against Gawain for killing the brother of a damsel under his protection, it's very clear he was always a criminal, and he's fittingly a sadistic creep. [[spoiler:Particularly when he terribly humiliates poor Gaheris in front of Lynette and creepily tells her "you would look quite good in such an outfit as well, if I had appetite for shrew" before sending her to her doom]].
24	** A weird, downplayed case with Gildas. While much like his brothers he’s not that major a character, at one point in between the events corresponding to A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back he lets slip that he didn’t particularly agree with Arthur when she was alive, and also acts rather disapproving of both Mordred’s legitimate flaws and really being emotional at all. While this is very different from how cordial he was with Mordred in Project Alter [[spoiler:from what we see actually happened with Artoria, it’s pretty accurate to how those tying him in with Arthurian legend see him like]].
25	* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Mordred is generally much less troubled in this universe. A less crappy upbringing and the prophecy actually being in her favor definitely helps.
26	** Agravain. Once again, a less crappy upbringing definitely helped. While he’s still a bit of a jerk, has a haughty manner of speech, and is more willing to take possibly brutal action than his siblings, he’s nowhere near the canonical Fate version’s extreme Machiavellian ruthlessness, nor Project Alter canon’s InferioritySuperiorityComplex-laden ArrogantKungFuGuy.
27	* AlternateUniverseFic: Of course.
28	** This also results in some differences in the characters to fit the changes to their backstory or the like. Most notably, while Mordred is still a hotheaded, brash tomboy, her significantly less awful upbringing has left her with much, much less of the terrible issues she has in PA canon especially, and she acts more like the BoisterousBruiser she is most of the time in FGO proper. Such improvements in character can also be apparent in Gaheris’ tendency for rash bouts of rage being very much toned down and Agravain being less of an arrogant jerk.
29	* AmbiguousGender: No one can tell if Sir Ursus is male or female, and only those who have been around a while or those close to them seem to know, and no one else really has bothered to ask. [[spoiler:She's female, because she is Artoria. Though it's shown that she indeed called herself "Arthur" publicly, and presented androgynously to appear more powerful]].
30	* AncestralWeapon: {{Excalibur}} itself for Mordred. Unlike Luke in the original Star Wars trilogy, Mordred keeps Excalibur all the way through to show that Mordred has taken it upon herself [[spoiler:to right the wrongs of Sir Ursus]]. However, Excalibur alters its color as it becomes more in-tune with Mordred's Mana Signature, re-forging into Excalibur-Clarent and gaining a red glow, becoming something of Mordred's own as well. (pending)
31	* AngstWhatAngst: The author tries to avert it if possible. For one, Mordred's home isn't destroyed, though her stepparents do have to go into hiding to keep them safe and are barely mentioned again. And Gaheris is understandably traumatized and takes a while to snap out of his HeroicBSOD after Lothinian is destroyed.
32	* AuthorAppeal: The author has admitted that the reason the concept exists is mostly because Mordred is her favorite knight to write, and she liked the idea of her getting to be the destined hero for once too much.
33	** Also, while Gaheris’ role and behavior is tweaked a bit to be more befitting of a knight than a LadyOfWar role, some of the scenes are left as-is, especially quite a few of the Han/Leia scenes.
34	* AwesomeEgo: By the end of the series, Mordred, while not as much as when she started, is still proud and showy when it comes to her abilities. However, she also makes it clear that she has taken other aspects of her training very much into heart, and her immature ego has matured more into that of a proud, self-respecting warrior. The contrast is shown well in a fic taking place after the end of the series as she trains squires for the new Round Table, running circles around an arrogant Roland to pop him on the head (much like Merlin and Bedivere tended to do to her when she misbehaved) for thinking that his swordsmanship makes him hot stuff. (pending)
35	* TheBerserker: Berserkers in this universe come about because of Dark Mana, and apparently are the starting, and unstable, stage of those who use it, and the stage that Dark Mana Squires with no Master stay in. According to supplementary material some become most powerful in this state, however. In flashbacks and supplementary material, we get to see two Berserkers; [[spoiler:Artoria]] started as one after falling to TheDarkSide, though even as an Avenger [[spoiler:she]] still has Mad Enhancement, and [[spoiler:Lancelot, who already had such tendencies as a squire, but was brought into the Round Table Order after Artoria saw promise in him, where he was able to become more stabilized, was finally knighted by Artoria, and was able to learn to channel and control the power of his Berserk state better. Unfortunately various events led him to relapse so bad that he immediately fell into the Dark Side and Artoria had to personally MercyKill him, in turn contributing greatly to her own spiral into darkness]]. (Pending)
36	%%Unfortunately he was also the epitome of Chivalry being a success, so the followers of traditional knighthood despised him; Galahad really didn’t help matters, nor did Bors’ fears that going against tradition might end terribly for them, but after Artoria capitulated to the Grand Order and started personally following the old Code of Knights he started doing the same, until he one day relapsed and snapped so terribly that only Artoria herself was able to restrain and execute him. While Bedivere sees it as Artoria flying too close to the figurative sun and Lancelot as having been unfit as a knight in the first place, it’s pretty apparent that it’s exactly the PassionIsEvil mentality that at least led to them becoming that way]].
37	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Much like in Fate/Grand Order, Bedivere has a mechanical arm, and in this canon he had Mana Saber technology embedded into his arm through which he had his Mana Circuits rerouted.
38	* BoisterousBruiser: With Mordred having less of a crappy upbringing and her not having a destiny to destroy everything and all, her characterization leans more into this part of her character from canon. Even as she matures, this remains consistent, and by the end she most resembles a more mature version of the carefree somewhat edgy gentleman persona the author writes Servant!Mordred having had in life. (Pending; I might just make her still have a pretty crappy upbringing, or maybe even basically an orphan much like Rey, so she'd still have some of the trust issues that make her more Mordred-like. The issue is that Lynette is already a loner and a jerk, so the best way to contrast is to lean into her heroic traits)
39	* BreakTheHaughty: In combination with BreakTheCutie; nothing goes right for Mordred in the events of the Empire Strikes Back, often directly because of her being rash and impulsive. Merlin, during their training, tells her point-blank to grow up, stands up, walks away, and refuses to teach her further until she can get her attitude fixed. (pending)
40	* TheChosenZero: A bit downplayed. Mordred's traits that don't come from her terrible, neglectful upbringing or all the stuff that transpired at Camelot are emphasized a bit more. The result is that initially at least her lighter, namely more boisterous, rude, cocky, and crass traits get emphasized more. Unlike Luke, she's blunt, rather childish, swears, sometimes makes crude, rather perverted remarks about the opposite sex, calls the spiritual concepts and aspects of her training "Eggheaded mumbo-jumbo", and is often way more eager about reckless stuff than Han Solo equivilent Lynette (e.g. attempting to get drunk). Some remarks are made about how she has none of her parent’s gracefulness or elegance, though according to Bedivere she’s not completely unlike her at Mordred’s age. Though ultimately Mordred does treat the hero thing seriously, and her sense of justice is given room in this AU to be expressed to its fullest potential.
41	--> '''Bedivere:''' sighs Oh no. [[ThisIsGonnaSuck This is going to be difficult, isn't it]]. [[labelnote:To be fair]]Bedivere here is referring to the whole crew, not just Mordred.[[/labelnote]]
42	* CombatMedic: Lynette, here the explanation being that it’s a helpful skill as an outlaw.
43	* CompositeCharacter: Sir Ursus, in the role of Darth Vader, is an amalgamation of [[spoiler:normal Artoria, Lancer Artoria, and Artoria Alter, with her somewhat more androgynous design also invoking a bit of Proto Arthur. In the past she was also a lot more like the Arthur of legend than either Fate version in some key aspects, i.e. in her views regarding the chivalric code and emotion (Pending)]].
44	** Also, the two droids have been amalgamated into [=D1N-DN=] (Dinadan) for the sake of practicality. While originally [=R2-D2=] was [[AdaptationalHeroism Accolon]], the author deemed too many speaking roles would make the main cast too crowded.
45	** {{Splat}} example for the Berserker and Avenger classes, sort of; the barrier between them is pretty fuzzy, but [[AllThereInTheManual according to supplementary material]] Berserkers are less stable users of TheDarkSide and Avengers are the most efficient; as these titles are "secondary" classes exclusive to users of TheDarkSide less so than actual classes, it's apparently common for there to be, say, Saber or Lancer Avengers, especially in those skilled enough to be Alter Knights. [[spoiler:I.e. Sir Ursus/Artoria is a Lancer Avenger. It should be noted that neither Artoria Lancer Alter or Artoria Alter are Avenger class servants, unlike, say, Jeanne Alter]]. However, despite being an Avenger and not a Berserker anymore [[spoiler:Sir Ursus still has Mad Enhancement]].
46	%%But also AllThereInTheManual [[spoiler:was that apparently Lancelot, alluding both to his tendency in legend and in PA Arthurian fics to have bouts of berserk rage in battle, as well as him also being able to manifest as a Berserker in Fate, had inherent small amounts of the Alter Mana in him, which almost made him a rare light-side Berserker, one of the only known examples since "The late Lancer Berserker Cu Chulainn". But unlike in PA it appears that this was kept under control enough due to the amount of Alter Mana being miniscule. Also apparently, as such he was one of the first to find Artoria's behavior suspicious since he recognized the behavior]]. (pending)
47	* ConspicuousGloves: Though it seems that in general in this universe gloves are not unusual, pretty much all Mana users wear gloves or otherwise conceal their hands to avoid recognition as Mana users. Once Mordred first gets her Crest, she takes note of this being why her siblings wore gloves all the times she's met them.
48	%%* DecompositeCharacter: Obi-Wan’s character has been split into Kay and Bedivere. [[spoiler:Bedivere is the only one who is killed by Ursus, however, and Kay has to be dragged out by Gaheris in a HeroicBSOD.]]
49	* DemotedToExtra: Unfortunately the fic is primarily Arthurian focused, and the non-Arthurian Servants can tend to be lower priority than even many non-Servant Arthurian characters. However, there is a good reason, as Servants in Fate are explicitly Mana users.
50	* {{Determinator}}: Mordred. It's to the extent that it's through a display of her sheer strength of will alone that [[spoiler:she's able to break out of being turned into a Berserker and, by refusing to back down even as her Mana is being drained, convinces Artoria to finally redeem herself]].
51	--> '''Mordred:''' I... I am Sir Mordred... I AM SIR MORDRED, KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE!
52	* DoomedHometown: Actually averted. Mordred is able to arrive in the nick of time for Bedivere to fight the Imperial {{Mooks}} off. Sagramore promises to whisk them off to “somewhere safe”, and they are never seen again until the very end. (Pending; her adoptive parent might actually be Morgause)
53	* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Mordred takes off Sir Ursus' helmet in her final moments; Artoria's eyes change from yellow to their original green as she rapidly ages in Mordred's arms, showing that finally she is just Artoria once more. (Note: also considering the possibility of her surviving)]]
54	* EatingTheEyeCandy: [[spoiler:In scene after the party regroups in Ironside Fortress, now being out of immediate trouble and that she isn't ForcedToWatch Gaheris being humiliated, Lynette fully is able to register that Gaheris is indeed standing barely clothed in front of her. Unfortunately for her Mordred and Dinadan notice and start heckling her for it. This leads to her, in a bout of irrational embarrassment, arguing with Gaheris as she breaks into SuspiciouslySpecificDenial about doing so and calls him a pervert, all the while Mordred and Dinadan continue teasing her for it. They finally do confess, however, when they finally do get time alone after this]].
55	* GoodColorsEvilColors: Played with. While in Star Wars red lightsabers are good indication that someone is a Sith, in this canon Excalibur and its glow turning red, resembling Fate's rendition of Clarent, proves that Excalibur has acknowledged Mordred as its new master. [[spoiler:However, Rhongomyniad also glows red, it just is a darker red, appearing to be cloaked in darkness with a fringe of red, just like Artoria Alter's Excalibur/Rhongomyniad]].
56	* GoGoEnslavement: [[spoiler:Yes, the infamous scene is kept in, despite the gender inversion. Lynette, on the other hand, doesn’t get stripped down. Though here no one else seems to be so either, and Ironside himself doesn't seem to be attracted to him; he just realized that he, one of the younger brothers of Gawain who he already held a grudge against, and Lynette, had something going on and set out to torment them, dressing him in nothing but a pair of shorts, showing him off to (rather ugly) female lackeys, making them sexually harrass him, and hinting he'll let them have a go at him later, all so that would be the final thing Lynette sees before her execution. However, despite the scene being treated as horrifying like it should be, right after they regroup the outfit leads to a lighthearted scene where Lynette finds herself EatingTheEyeCandy, which ends up with her finally confessing her feelings to him]].
57	* GratuitousFrench: The title is “The Stellar Quest” (stellar as in has to do with stars) in French; except that “Queste” is Middle French, as in “Queste Del Saint Graal” (Quest For The Holy Grail). This clearly takes inspiration from how most major Arthurian romances were in French, so much so that even the title for the Literature/LeMorteDArthur is in French despite being written in English.
58	* HoneyTrap: Gaheris nervously jokes to Gawain in his introductory scene about how he wishes Gawain could just get the Death Star plans this way, with it being all but stated that he has done this before. Gawain says that it would be a bit too obvious, however.
59	* HumanAliens: This time, mostly everyone is one of these, due to the cast being Arthurian and Arthurian legend don’t tend to have non-humans taking center stage.
60	* InsultOfEndearment: Lynette’s nickname for Mordred, “Princess”, morphs into this.
61	* {{Irony}}: Basically, the whole idea can be summed up as "What if Mordred was TheHero?". This motivated the author to [[spoiler:turn the story info basically Arthurian legend turned on its head InSpace]], filling almost the entire fic with this by the metric tons.
62	** This is, of course, especially the case regarding Mordred [[spoiler:and Artoria]]. [[spoiler:The author has stated that Vader’s story reminds her a lot of Mordred and Luke is a more King Arthur-esque character, and the entire story is basically an exercise in role reversal from normal Arthuriania]]. The irony starts from Mordred not minding that she is indeed female unlike in Fate canon (even retorting to Lynette telling her to behave towards ladies with “Too bad, I am one!”, which was a very deliberate choice), and just keeps going from there. Unlike in legend, Mordred is the chosen hero, and [[spoiler:Arthur/Artoria is the tragic, fallen villain who all fear. There are even allusions with them that serve as MythologyGag for the other, with the numerous parallels Mordred's story has to Arthur's in legend; on Artoria’s side, a random soldier comments that "Really, no one has seen Sir Ursus with their helmet off, haven't they? I've even heard somewhere that he might be a woman..." invoking how this was the case for Mordred in Project Alter, and Ursus' plans to overthrow the Emperor also may make one think of Mordred. Artoria/Ursus even says how she feels as if in a different world, they might be in opposite positions as she's trying to convince Mordred to join the Dark Side]]. It’s either extremely heartwarming to see that there is a universe where Mordred does indeed become the hero she always wanted to be, or not [[spoiler:because Artoria ends up dying anyway]]. [[spoiler:Also, Mordred, instead of wanting to destroy Ursus as the story goes on, progressively grows to want to redeem her instead (pending), and while in Project Alter Mordred repeatedly tries to ScrewDestiny and breaks down when it turns out that YouCantFightFate, in this universe destiny is what gives her hope, and she continues to fight for it, after even Merlin, who first told of the prophecy and in the [[DarthWiki/ThereOnceWasASpotKnownAsCamelot normal PA version of events]] rejected and shunned Mordred because of destiny, has basically given up on it as a fluke]]. [[spoiler:The irony of the whole story is probably exemplified by how Mordred's Noble Phantasm is indeed Sword of Promised Victory, not Clarent Blood Arthur. And how while in Fate canon and PA Mordred was rejected as heir and child by Artoria, making Mordred desperate for her parental affection and for the throne and making her feel a complex mix of both hate and love towards her, here, with the path Artoria has taken, she has mixed feelings towards Mordred and is deep down happy to see she’s alive, offering to rule the galaxy with her; but despite offering essentially everything normal canon Mordred ever wanted, Mordred is the one to reject the offer. Just to drive the irony home, her exact words are “In what fucking universe do you think I would want that in?!”]]
63	** The story also has some subversions of the archetypes of what archetypes the characters would usually be in just by being themselves. Especially regarding the main girls; Mordred, TheHero, the KnightInShiningArmor, is a still heroic but immature, impulsive, brash teenager, while Lynette the snarky, streetwise IneffectualLoner LovableRogue is an uptight prude, easily flustered if one knows which buttons to press, and [[spoiler:is even former nobility and has tons to lose, not even particularly enjoying having to live a life of crime]]. It isn’t uncommon that Mordred actually acts more like Han than Lynette does.
64	** It's also notable that out of all the Orkney siblings, Gaheris, the most obscure of the four, mostly known for killing his mother in a rage in legend, is the Leia, and therefore most prominent and celebrated, of the story. All the while, Gawain ultimately works behind the scenes, making it clear that while he might be leading the rebellion, ultimately Gaheris is more important than he for the fight as a whole.
65	** In Project Alter Agravain's resentment for Gaheris is worsened by the fact that Gaheris is indeed somewhat better as a fighter than him, on top of the fact that they were raised constantly having to compete for the same things. Here Gaheris is the most novice Mana user of the full-blooded Orkney siblings, and Agravain is obviously a much better Mana user than him, at least initially. However, because of this and the much less awful upbringing, while Agravain does like to hold it over Gaheris' head and bully him for it, their relationship is much better than it is in Project Alter, and in fact Agravain appears to become the most enraged when Gaheris is mistreated.
66	* JumpedAtTheCall: In contrast to Luke, Mordred isn’t as reluctant about setting out into the universe to fulfill her destiny; in fact, while understandably nervous, she actually finds it pretty cool and initially thinks it kind of like a game. This also makes her able to narrowly avoid DoomedHometown and the accompanying AngstWhatAngst, as just as she makes it back to her home island Bedivere is able to fight them off in a fight scene which enables him to show Mordred just what a Mana user can do, and shows her for the first time what a Noble Phantasm looks like.
67	* {{Knighting}}: The final scene just before the very end: Gaheris, as the new sovereign, knights his siblings, before calling up both Mordred and, to her shock, Lynette. Then, he [[spoiler:knights Lynette as "Sir Lynette, Gunner"]], before finally formally knighting Mordred as Sir Mordred, Grand Saber. (pending; not sure when Mordred would be knighted)
68	* LaserBlade: Here the lightsabers, called Mana Sabers, are literally powered by mana channeled through them; non Mana users are capable of using them, they just turn into blunt clubs in their hands, don’t glow, and are hardly as effective or practical. They also come in several weapon types (Saber, Lance, and “Arch”/Misc), and Mana users often have affinity for one type which determines their Class, if they aren’t a Caster like Merlin; e.g. Gaheris is a Lancer and therefore wields a Mana Lance.
69	* TheMentor: The role of Obi-Wan Kenobi is changed from Morgan from the fic the concept was inspired by, and given to Bedivere. Yoda's role is filled by Merlin, here still keeping his title as Grand Caster.
70	* MiddleChildSyndrome: Gaheris himself admits that he's probably the least remarkable of his siblings; he's not the charismatic rebel leader Gawain is, doesn't have as intimidating a presence as Agravain, isn't cheerful enough to constantly keep spirits up like Gareth, and isn't the chosen hero like Mordred. He also seemingly lags behind all of them in Mana control. However, Gawain discerned that he had potential and still tasked him with being on the Imperial council while he manages the rebellion because of his disarming unassuming-ness, while still not completely lacking the charisma Gawain has. Him being the least prolific or famous out of his brothers in legend is also one of many things contributing to the {{Irony}} of the story, as in the end Gaheris indeed ends up the most special of the siblings not Mordred due to his key role in the rebellion, [[spoiler:with Gawain even giving him the honor of being the new Constitutional Monarch of Neo-Logres, stepping down as Provisional Monarch]]. (pending)
71	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Flashbacks show that Artoria had a moment of this after murdering Kay as he tried to protect the infant Mordred; however, The Shadow overtakes her again, and Bedivere is forced to fight her. Though other further elaborations show that of course this was one of many]].
72	* MythologyGag: Aside from the massive amounts of obvious references to both legend and Fate.
73	** The first thing Mordred says upon witnessing Bedivere unleash Dead End - Airgetlám is "Holy shit. [[WebVideo/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorksAbridged I want that]]."
74	** [[spoiler:Some parallels can be drawn between the Sixth Singularity of Fate/Grand Order and Bedivere’s involvement in both plots. Much like there and in legend, Bedivere was the only one left surviving after the fall of Camelot. And much like in the Sixth Singularity, Bedivere has spent years in a barren land protecting Excalibur, and seeks to take down a Lancer Artoria who has lost most of her humanity to the point he barely recognizes her anymore. Except, whereas in the Sixth Singularity Bedivere had been struck with guilt as he didn't return Excalibur to the Lady of the Lake, here it was important that Bedivere keep Excalibur so it could be passed on to the next ChosenOne, and the guilt is more that he couldn’t do anything as Artoria became corrupted]].
75	** Merlin pouts to Bedivere that “Something tells me your role should have been mine!”. Indeed, Bedivere’s role in the story, as an old Mana user who watched the hero grow from afar, waiting until the day they would be ready would come, is eerily similar to Merlin’s role in Arthur/Artoria’s original character arcs.
76	** [[spoiler:Tristan was the one who built Dinadan, not Artoria, and as such Dinadan was the closest to him, though Dinadan still was close with her and knew her well. This is because Dinadan in legend came from Cornwall and had presumably always known Tristan, and because of that they were the closest.]]
77	** Merlin references that “even” Kay fought and barely defeated Cath Palug in his final quest to finally be deemed worthy as a knight, a feat he had in Welsh legend. The encounter also has a few parallels to [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail the Killer Rabbit sketch]], some lines even pretty directly referencing it.
78	---> '''Merlin:''' Oh nonono! Don’t you underestimate little Fou. He’s got a mean streak a mile wide!
79	---> '''Mordred:''' What’s it gonna do? Nibble my bum? Claw my armor?
80	---> '''Merlin:''' Mordred. A Mana Knight never underestimates the enemy, no matter how small.
81	* ObiWanMoment: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Bedivere’s death is subdued, sure, but more emotional than Obi-Wan’s. As the battle goes on, there’s a series of flashbacks to Bedivere witnessing Artoria’s SanitySlippage and the decline of Camelot, Kay’s death, and his final duel with Artoria before escaping with the Orkney siblings and Mordred, all the while Artoria screams at him to not abandon her. It’s clear that Bedivere, while acting otherwise, can’t abandon the idea that Ursus is still Artoria, which Artoria is more than happy to use to get at him emotionally, and Bedivere grows defensive as Artoria reminds him of just how outmatched he is. As by the midpoint of the battle she's literally running circles around him with Mana Burst and is dodging all of his attacks with use of Instinct, and he's just barely managing to parry and dodge her attacks, so the mood of the scene being more frantic is justified.]]
82	* OldMaster: Bedivere, here looking more aged than he does in Fate canon. Granted, he’s only around his 50’s. Later, there's Merlin, though he doesn't show his physical age despite being the archetypical example of this in legend.
83	* OnlySaneMan: Gaheris out of the main trio due to being the calmest out of the three in general, but in the events of A New Hope, Bedivere more so. Though Dinadan, here cast as [=C3PO=], continues to be the one with most common sense.
84	* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Only the Knights it chooses can wield Excalibur, and even then it's kind of crappy if the chosen wielder still has weak control of their mana.
85	* {{Ojou}}: Despite her seemingly being more roguish in this canon like Han Solo, knowing her way around {{Bad Guy Bar}}s and the like, Lynette has times where some her uptightness from PA and legend (i.e. she's a pretty huge prude and kind of a snob) shines through. Next to Mordred, she actually seems comparatively feminine, and she's given somewhat more feminine outfits than Mordred to reflect this. While this is pretty obvious to anyone who knows their character, for their archetypes it is a bit of a subversion of expectation, and often Mordred seems to act more like a Han Solo than Lynette does. Something Mordred likes to tease Lynette for, especially in the events of A New Hope. [[spoiler:It's revealed that much like in legend and canon, she is indeed actually nobility.]]
86	--> '''Mordred:''' Hey, so I was thinking, while in the Cantina...
87	--> '''Lynette:''' What, Princess?
88	--> '''Mordred:''' How many fellows have ya fucked in your years?
89	--> '''Lynette''' SpitTake
90	--> '''Bedivere:''' chops Mordred on the head Mordred!
91	--> '''Mordred:''' OW! ..But come on, you've gotta have some stories, right?
92	--> '''Lynette:''' EW! EW! Weren't you taught any manners?! Sir Bedivere, do something about this brat!
93	--> '''Mordred:''' Pfff-hahahaha! Your face is all red!
94	--> '''Lynette:''' Hmph, THIS is the daughter of the legendary Sir Arthur? Is Sir Bedivere going senile?!
95	--> '''Mordred:''' I thought you were supposed to be the streetwise, rough and tumble smuggler between the two of us?
96	--> '''Lynette:''' What the hell do you take me for you twerp?! Is that any way to speak to a lady?!
97	--> '''Mordred:''' Doesn't matter, I am one!
98	--> '''Lynette:''' Ugh!
99	--> '''Dinadan, from the back:''' Ladies! Quiet, will you? I'm trying to recharge over here!
100	%%--> '''Mordred, being dragged away after hitting on what is probably a male prostitute:''' Hey, so how'd I do?
101	%%--> '''Lynette:''' AUGH, shut up, we're LEAVING! Do you have no dignity?!
102	%%--> '''Mordred:''' Pfft. I thought you were supposed to be the streetwise, rough and tumble smuggler between the two of us?
103	%%--> '''Lynette:''' Excuse you! I have standards! Now not one more word from you, Princess!
104	* PassionIsEvil: Bedivere appears to be a believer of this. (Pending)
105	** Actively subverted with less subtlety than a lot of Star Wars media, and in fact subverting this could be said to be one of the themes of the series; [[spoiler:first, when Bedivere talks about this trope and how emotion and passion lead to the Dark Side, telling Mordred her emotions and energy will lead to her downfall, she's indignant and gets heated about it, but at several points wonders if what Bedivere says is indeed true and her {{Hotblooded}} personality is indeed more a hinderance than an advantage throughout the series. (pending) However, Merlin, while generally disapproving of her brashness and more blatantly than Bedivere, tells her about the old Chivalric Code that Artoria’s Round Table Order used to have, And she takes this to heart. When the Heroic Spirit of Galahad advises Mordred of this in her final trial, Mordred argues against him, standing her ground, and unleashes Mana Burst A by thinking about everything important to her, passing the trial (even more pending). And in the final battle, in very shonen hero fashion, Mordred is able to overcome [[TheDarkSide The Shadow]] by [[{{Determinator}} pure determination]] and her {{Hotblooded}}ness in saving all that is dear to her and the galaxy, which combined with her reaffirmation of her wish to to forgive Artoria as she declares the commandments of the Chivalric Code, channels her rage into focused, controlled, unwavering heroic passion, finally unleashing Artoria’s signature Noble Phantasm at a weakened Emperor.]]
106	%%** [[spoiler:In flashbacks, the story Bedivere as a Heroic Spirit finally tells Mordred about the fall of Camelot, and certain fics written as prequels, we get to see why Bedivere has this mentality. We see that the old Knights had this mentality much like the original Jedi, as it was believed this was the only way to properly control Mana without falling to the Dark Side. The Round Table Order was an exception because Artoria, in yet another twist of irony from her canon Fate version (and from Anakin as well, which her backstory is already extremely divergent from), saw how dangerous that the whole idea of abandoning emotion was from the very beginning, often coming into conflict with the larger, conservative Grand Order Of The Republic over whether light Mana users had to be constantly stoic, and thinking that there had to be a way to balance the extremes. She made repeated attempts to reform the concept of Knighthood, and was able to barely compromise with the larger Grand Order with the Arthurian Chivalric Code, a code which really caught on and made her popular with everyone else in the republic, but also caused further suspicion from many other knights like Sir Georgios, with the Round Table tending to attract knights who were controversial to the rest to say the least and would never make it elsewhere, though an opposing opinion was that her methods were rehabilitating these seemingly hopeless misfits (e.g. hotheaded stepbrother Kay who only barely got in as a Squire because Artoria and Merlin insisted, [[TheBerserker Lancelot]], melancholic and lovestruck Tristan, [[{{Keet}} energetic and dimwitted Percival]], with Squires like KidANova Gawain and proud, abrasive Agravain). Especially not helping was that Galahad, raised by another order to be the traditional ideal (which he came to see as merely a choice, one that really, ''really'' wasn't for everyone), nor that he and Bors, who also was too afraid of the Dark Side to fully believe in Chivalry, became the ones to come back with the Grail, with them diminishing Percival's role in the quest amongst themselves and to the public despite both Galahad and Bors insisting that he had as much of a role. Even more so not helping was poor Lancelot momentarily relapsing into Berserker mode due to Morgan (?) manipulating him, seemingly confirming that Artoria’s methods had allowed an unfit squire to become a knight. Nor was it that much like Anakin, while she was much less socially stunted, she was still not instructed about how to effectively deal with emotion and had little idea of how to deal with her feelings for Shirou (?) and came dangerously close to breaking even courtly love. Stuff like the former two sowed suspicions even within the Round Table and caused her to try to follow the traditional Knightly Code to the letter to fulfill her destiny and to martyr herself for the other knights, but as unlike canon Artoria this version started suppressing her emotions too late, which in combination with other knights either continuing to doubt her because of either suspicions already planted by the above or alternatively being creeped out by the change, things getting worse as some other knights tried to share in her struggle and either broke down and got excommunicated or fell to the dark side and were executed one after another, and everything else going on with her personally, lead to her downfall and spiral into the Dark Side. But what Bedivere took away from it was that Artoria would have been able to fulfill her destiny just fine if she just took the dogma at face value, despite the fact that Bedivere himself finds the idea cruel]]. (pending)
107	* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: The contrast between Mordred and Ursus is apparent from their demeanor, despite the latter supposedly being fueled and drawing their power from [[TranquilFury pure rage]]; Ursus is set up as ruthless, but is very formal in their mannerisms and speech, with an elegant fighting style that reflects it. Mordred, on the other hand, is brash, foul-mouthed, and nowhere near as tactful, to say the least, which is reflected in her forceful, flashy fighting style. However, as the series goes on, she begins to act more like a gentleman knight when dealing with others at least, and at the very end her fighting style becomes a combination of the two worlds; still forceful and powerful, but nowhere near as wild.
108	* {{Protectorate}}: As the knights of LQS are somewhat more knight than monk and the story is explicitly intended as basically a chivalric romance with Fate-influenced anime-styled worldbuilding in space, the idea of protecting what is important is a very strong theme. Best seen in the [[spoiler:different assessment Merlin gives to Mordred going in to save Lynette and Gaheris instead of completing her training; whereas this was portrayed negatively when Luke did it in ''Empire Strikes Back'', here Merlin praises it as an admirable act of self-sacrifice, and that he let Mordred choose to prove her selflessness and willingness to protect people, despite her own terror at facing Ursus (pending)]], and is basically stated point-blank in the climax.
109	* RedBaron: “Savage Damsel” for Lynette. This is taken directly from legend.
110	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: Dinadan mostly acts like Dinadan usually does, and he even looks pretty humanoid, almost looking like he's just wearing a mechanical suit.
111	* SecretArt: Mana, here used in place of The Force. There are also family-specific and individual specific Skills pulled from the characters’ Fate skillsets, in addition to other more general Magus abilities.
112	** Most notable are the [[spoiler:Pendragon family Skills, of course]], especially [[SuperMode Mana Burst]], a Skill [[InTheBlood not only just found in said family]] but also only seen once per generation, [[spoiler:and at present only Sir Ursus/Artoria and Mordred are able to use it. Not even Merlin, one of the best Magi to ever exist, can even hope to use it]].
113	** Skills work differently in this universe, as they can be leveled up like RPG skills as the user becomes stronger. As such, while never called such in-universe, Mordred, while unlocking it at C like in FGO proper, by the end can use Mana Burst A++.
114	* SheIsTheKing: “Sir” in this universe is explicitly unisex and reserved for knights, both Light and Dark, with the generic honorific for men being “Mister”. As such, Mordred, [[spoiler:Lynette, and Gareth, knighted as Sir Mordred, Sir Lynette, and Sir Gareth respectively, and Artoria was knighted Sir Arthur]], and no one really notes it as particularly weird.
115	* SirSwearsALot: Mordred. Though she swears less liberally as the series go on to show her maturing, when she gets really emotional she slips back into it again.
116	* SpiritAdvisor: [[spoiler:Bedivere of course becomes this after his death]]. In this universe, Force Ghosts are called Heroic Spirits, and work pretty much the same way.
117	** (This is a really, really theoretical idea!) Unexpectedly, more show up later as Mordred faces the final trial of her training; Merlin makes her enter the Cave of the Grail alone, where what was once where the Holy Grail was placed is being guarded by a certain Grail Knight. It's the Heroic Spirit of Galahad. He proceeds to give her a BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind with apparitions of members of the old Round Table (specifically, in order, Kay, Pellinore, Palamedes, Tristan, Bors, Lancelot, and finally, him and Percival together), acting as this for the whole session. (I really don't know what I'm doing with the grail but Galahad if he appears definitely did something important, and since the whole Chosen One thing is taken, it's to do with the grail)
118	* StockShonenHero: Ultimately, this is what Mordred's personality, at least her starting personality, resembles with almost none of the baggage of her counterparts. She also treats this whole "KnightInShiningArmor" thing with gusto. She even gets some of the AllLovingHero aspects of the character type, believing in [[spoiler:Artoria's ability to redeem herself, after even her childhood friend Bedivere and mentor Merlin had given up on her, because she'd grown up on stories of her. While she does have her doubts as well, she still holds onto the smallest hope that Arthur is in there somewhere.]]
119	* TheUnreveal: Despite the story’s best efforts, due to ItWasHisSled, pretty much anyone can see coming from light years away that [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather Sir Ursus is Artoria]]. That the armor design looks suspiciously like the Lion King’s doesn’t help at all]].
120	* ThatManIsDead: Not said by the subject herself, but Bedivere invokes it when Mordred asks why Bedivere lied to her about her mother.
121	--> '''Mordred:''' Why did you lie to me?! She’s alive! She's been alive this entire fucking time and you lied to me about it!
122	--> '''Bedivere:''' No. That is not [[spoiler:Arthur. That is not the Artoria]] that I had known so well, whom I had watched grow into the Champion of the Galaxy...[[spoiler:Artoria]] died long ago with the Round Table itself.
123	--> '''Mordred:''' Shut up, shut up!
124	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: While neither of the main girls are exactly the picture of traditional femininity, Lynette, despite being the Han Solo of the group, is somewhat more feminine than Mordred; granted, this is still next to [[{{Tomboy}} Mordred]], so that isn't saying much. Still, she's more likely to dress in skirts, ties her braid with a ribbon, and is the healer of the group.
125	* TroubledBackstoryFlashback: Bedivere and [[spoiler:Artoria's backstories]] are shown through flashback or bits of flashback dialogue, giving more insight into what life on Camelot and in the Round Table Order was like. These events apparently diverted quite a bit from the actual Star Wars prequels, following a more original order of events more based on but not a direct adaptation of legend. [[spoiler:As Bedivere confronts Artoria, we get to see more on Artoria turning to TheDarkSide, with the same dialogue confirming that the antagonistic speaker in previous flashback dialogue snippets was indeed her. We finally get the fuller story with Bedivere in the events corresponding to Return of the Jedi with Merlin and Dinadan backing him up]].
126	* {{Tsundere}}: Lynette, being Lynette, is a DeadpanSnarker around everyone, but is especially so to the rest of the trio for most of the events that correspond to Film/ANewHope. However, once she finally is willing to acknowledge their prowess she's more respectful, and admits that she did indeed start caring for them a lot a while ago. While a bit more downplayed, she starts becoming particularly snarky around Gaheris again once she starts getting feelings for him, and goes full tsun-tsun once again once Gaheris regroups with the party at Ironside Fortress, causing her to become extremely flustered and to deny that she was in any way checking him out as Mordred and Dinadan proceed to tease her over it until she finally confesses.
127	* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: The gender ratio for the main trio becomes inverted from Star Wars, as Mordred is of course a girl (and unlike in canon doesn’t really care about the fact that she is one), while Lynette takes the role of Han Solo and Gaheris is Leia.
128	* VitriolicBestBuds: The main character being Mordred, and with [[{{Tsundere}} Lynette as Han Solo]], some of this is to be expected. And indeed Lynette tends to bicker with and insult both Mordred and Gaheris a lot. Though when worst comes to worst they can put that aside well, and by the end of the events of A New Hope she grows to respect them.
129	* WomenAreWiser: Averted; the ones who bicker most often are the two girls, and [=D1N-DN=] and Bedivere have the most common sense. However, Lynette may have the most street smarts, so she may still count.
130
131	!!Tropes present in ''La Queste Stellaire Lostbelt''
132
133	* BarrierWarrior: Galahad’s Shielder class makes him into this. However, until he can activate it, he’s just a Saber. By the end, he ends up with the double class of Saber Shielder.
134	* FilmFic: Obviously, but here the characters correspond a bit more to certain characters due to the casting being more natural. To list:
135	** Luke Skywalker: Galahad du Lac
136	** Leia Organa: Mashu Kyrelight/du Lac (?)
137	** Han Solo: Dinadan ([[spoiler:albeit with his backstory given more conncetion to the Knights than Han had with the Jedi. Notably, he and Mashu do not get together]]) (Might go with someone like Robin Hood though? If I'm not keeping the Servants are Jedi only rule?)
138	** Obi-Wan Kenobi: Gawain
139	** [[CompositeCharacter C-3PO and R2D2]]: B-[=OR5=]/Bors who is now a robot [[spoiler:with his memories wiped, much like Dinadan]] (pending)
140	** Yoda: Merlin
141	** Darth Vader: "Berserker"/"The Black Knight"
142	** Darth Sideous: Morgan Le Fey
143	** [[spoiler:Anakin Skywalker: [[CaptainObviousReveal Lancelot Du Lac]]]]
144	** [[spoiler:Padme Amidala: Guineviere]]
145	** [[spoiler:Ahsoka Tano: Percival]]
146	** [[spoiler:Mace Windu: Artoria Pendragon]]
147	** [[spoiler:Mara Jade: Mordred Le Fey/Pendragon]]
148
149	!!Note: currently pending version of ''La Queste Stellaire Lostbelt''
150
151
152	* AdaptationalNameChange: Arthur’s surname is Aurelianus, not Pendragon; Pendragon is instead a title, though assumed to be genetic, making Arthur’s full name and title Sir Arthur Aurelianus Pendragon, Grand Saber. This is in fact more accurate to legend. As such, [[spoiler:Mordred isn’t a Pendragon either, she’s, or at least was, Sir Mordred Aurelianus, Saber]], [[spoiler:and she only gets the title of "Pendragon" along with Galahad at the very end]].
153	* BarrierWarrior: Galahad’s Shielder class makes him into this. However, until he can activate it, he’s just a Saber. By the end, he ends up with the double class of Saber Shielder.
154	* TheBerserker: Berserker, [[spoiler:AKA Mordred]], obviously. Specifically Saber Berserker.
155	* CaptainObviousReveal: It was pretty obvious that Berserker is [[spoiler:Mordred. Mostly as Mordred is, as the existence of LQS itself attests, the author’s favorite knight, and she’s the only possible one the Kylo Ren analogue could be, and the armor description basically gives her away]].
156	* CompositeCharacter:
157	** [[spoiler:Ambrosius and Uther were the same person in this universe. As he tells Mordred in Heroic Spirit form to help snap her out of the path she’s taking, “Sir Uther” was just the name Ambrosius took up after he was re-knighted as an Alter Knight by Vortigern, with the "official" story being that Uther was Ambrosius' younger brother who he had been training as a squire.]]
158	** Also, there was no separate Obi Wan and Yoda; both are combined into Merlin’s role.
159	** Galahad acts a bit more like Mash, with some original trilogy Luke funnily enough, due to Galahad inherently not really making a good focus character with all his being a Marty Stu. In fact, Galahad has more trouble than Rey in mastering his powers.
160	* DecompositeCharacter: Han, Leia, and Chewie have essentially no one singular counterpart, with their roles being shared among a handful of various remaining knights from the canonical Fate Round Table, though most often it's Lancelot or Gawain.
161	* FixFic: The series is more of a loose adaptation than the "main" LQS timeline, with the author trying to iron out [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot/StarWars some of the]] [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter/StarWars many notorious bugs]] [[AssPull/StarWars in the original sequel trilogy's story]]; for the first two this mostly entails trying to thread the plots and tones more coherently, with maybe about quarter of the story changed in some major way or expanded upon (e.g. more attention being given to Galahad and Arthur's Squire-Master relationship, spending time on the completely original subplot with Galahad and Lancelot's complex relationship), but by the time of ''Arise, Young Pendragon", the story is so completely changed that at points it's hardly recognizable.
162	* ImpliedLoveInterest: Even the author isn't completely sure whether Galahad is still aromantic/asexual in this universe like he was in Project Alter, as there it was made pretty clear that his asexuality was not something natural like Sherlock's or Utterson's, and more a result of him being created literally by God to be a completely perfect knight; and [[spoiler:while he's still basically a creation of Mana itself partially (pending), he's written to be a bit more flawed to keep things interesting. Plus, Mash can clearly feel attraction to other people, as shown with both how she is in canon and in Project Alter, and in the latter she and Gudao are an OfficialCouple]]. As a result, even the author's not sure on whether his relationship with [[spoiler:Mordred]] has any romantic feelings involved, has any romantic potential, is one-sided from her part, or [[PlatonicLifePartners is purely platonic]]. [[spoiler:They spend quite a bit of "Arise, Young Pendragon" together from relatively early on unlike Rey and Kylo, developing them and their relationship as they actually get to know each other more as people, with in the end Mordred dramatically rejecting the Dark Side because of Galahad's influence, completing her character arc and earning her a RedemptionEqualsDeath; the very final scene of LQSL is also of them together, basically walking into the sunset side-by-side, looking to a bright new future, whatever that may hold. They're also, much like Rey and Kylo, literally two halves of a whole, which combined with their relationship and eventual friendship being developed more makes them falling in love more plausible than in the original sequel trilogy]].
163	* {{Irony}}: Side by side with “main” LQS, it's a massive ball of it. The casting is in line with what one would assume from an Arthurian FilmFic, however, and "main" LQS was built on irony already.
164	* NonIndicativeTitle: The author has said this universe is not a Lostbelt as we know it from Fate/Grand Order, as it is completely benign, it was just a title that she thought conveyed the alternate universe to an alternate universe thing well. She’s also dropped hints that if anything, LQS proper is probably the offshoot, due to how topsy-turvy everything is over there, while this is a more straightforward Arthurian/Star Wars FusionFic.
165	* PatchworkFic: This fic uses Proto Arthur, despite Mordred being female (Pending; maybe Artoria is actually Leia? Or I'll still use Artoria?). The author says that she just likes writing Female Mordred more, but thought that Arthur was more fitting as Luke, plus it fits the idea of this being the “right” singularity (despite what the “Lostbelt” in the title indicates). Also the fact that Male Mordred lacks a design.
166	* PsychopathicManchild: Berserker[[spoiler:/Mordred, or more Psychopathic Womanchild. The polar opposite of main LQS Grand Saber Mordred, the childish aspects of Mordred’s personality are played up even more under Mad Enhancement, with the horror of these moments being played up so they don’t detract from intimidation like some felt with Kylo. Though she isn’t quite as destructive as Kylo Ren in terms of overall body count, she’s still straight-up terrifying]].
167	* SparedByTheAdaptation:
168	** Unlike the Jedi, there are many surviving Knights of the Round Table left; most of the familiar Inner Round Table members are still here, along with some other Servants, it's just that Arthur disbanded it de jure so they form the core of a diminished, but still strong, Logres military. Logres itself is still much more powerful than the Republic was in the sequels, even if it is still fighting for life. (might start killing many off as the series goes on though)
169	** Morgan Le Fay, unlike Snoke, continues to be the BigBad of the series until the very end.
170	** [[spoiler:[[RedemptionEqualsLife Mordred, unlike Kylo Ren, survives,]] ending the series looking towards her redemption, effectively PlatonicLifePartners ([[ImpliedLoveInterest if not more]]) with Galahad.]]

Context DarthWiki / LaQuesteStellaire