Line #3 Fanfic/FateGroundZero


1	Its the beginning of ''Literature/FateZero'' and the Magi are summoning there Servants however [[ManipulativeBastard Tokiomi]] does not summon [[BornWinner Gilgamesh]] and instead summons a different [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Archer]]. This fic was mainly a [[FixFic Fix Fic]] as a take on what would have happened if [[WhiteSheep Kariya Matou]] received aid from a Servant in his goal to free [[LivingMacGuffin Sakura]]
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3	[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11658690/1/Fate-Ground-Zero This]] is a fic which is a crossover of Literature/FateZero[=/=]VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus[=/=]Literature/InfiniteStratos! crossover written by [[https://www.fanfiction.net/u/6135579/Aburg76 Aburg76]].
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5	Archer is Ichika Orimura from one of the author's other works [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11053725/ Tsviet-of-Steel]]
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8	!!This story contains examples of:
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10	* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Archer' Sword; Last Tsurugi in life was this, well this is sword from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' we are talking about.
11	* AdaptationExpansion: Notably Rider and Lancer have these with more character development focusing in some segments on the two and their Masters. Rather than just Saber and Archer. Sakura and Kariya also get some time in the limelight
12	* AdaptedOut: Gilgamesh in this fic is not summoned as Archer Tokiomi summons [[spoiler: Suchīru as Archer]], [[spoiler: he is really [[AmnesiacHero Ichika Orimura]] from [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11053725/ Tsviet of Steel]]]]
13	* AdaptationPersonalityChange:[[spoiler: Though it's a given Ichika unlike his canon counterpart ClassicalAntiHero, NiceGuy, IdiotHero to a ChildSoldier, SuperSoldier, JerkWithAHeartOfGold, NobleDemon. He even has a [[MeaningfulRename different]] name.]]
14	* AntiHero: Played straight with Archer due to his actions [[spoiler: burning down the Matou Residence and killing all inside except Sakura]], then there's how he save's Rin from [[TheSociopath Ryuunosuke]] [[spoiler: cutting of his arm while breaking an entrance]]. Archer himself can come across as a NobleDemon or a ByronicHero. He does have shades of SerialKillerKiller when dealing with Caster and Ryuunosuke.
15	** Caster himself classifies as this with the Servant being summoned as not a true Heroic Spirit. Rissei Kotomine notes that both Caster and Archer are Anti Heroes.
16	* AntiVillain: Rider, he is still planning World War Three while being possibly the most decent human being of all the Servants. Archer may classify as one when he was in Deepground though what we have seen of it is just his interactions with the other Tsviets.
17	* TheAce: All the Servants but [[InvincibleHero Archer]] seems a cut above the rest
18	** BrokenAce: Still given the fact that he is from Deepground Archer is this as he suffers from a LackOfEmpathy though that is arguably averted as Archer does feel he just is just incapable of understanding it. [[spoiler: he cries for the children who were killed by Caster though he does ask if it there is a leak in the ceiling, [[MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold clearly he does not know that he shed a tear for them]]]]
19	* BadassBoast: Archer to Caster in the third Chapter. [[spoiler: he actually doesn't do this very often]]
20	-->'''Caster''': You Fiend. What kind of right do you have to interfere and deny me my audience with my Beautiful Holy Virgin?
21	-->'''Archer''': Indeed, If I am a monster by your standards. [[ThenLetMeBeEvil But Why should I apologize for being one?]] [[FreudianExcuse No one ever apologised for making me into one]].
22	* BackForTheDead: Kayneth after his near death experience with Archer comes back to claim a Command Seal from Rissei for Lancer's involvement in Caster's Defeat. [[spoiler: Before he can kill Rissei Archer appears and drags Kayneth outside of the Church Grounds before incinerating him]]
23	* {{BFS}}: Archer wields a Sword that is stated to be slightly larger and heavier than the Buster, [[SuperStrength it doesn't even slow him down.]] [[OneHandedZweihander Archer mainly uses it in one hand]] unless he has decided to [[CurbStompBattle use it to end things quickly.]]
24	* BigDamnHeroes: Archer in the first chapter to Saber when she faces off against both Lancer and Berserker. He also pulls this off for Rin [[spoiler: killing the abominations Caster sent to devour her and the other children]]
25	* BigBrotherInstinct: Archer to Sakura as what she suffered through reminded him of [[DarkAndTroubledPast Deepground]]. [[spoiler: In a flashback it is shown that Nero has this with Archer himself]]
26	* BigNo: Caster when he see's Archer with his two white wings mistakes him for an actual Angel and goes off on a [[VillainousBreakdown Rant]]
27	* BladeSpam: Archer is the only Servant Shown to be capable of this yet he rarely employs it. [[spoiler: Archer in the first few chapters indirectly said that he would make Tokiomi [[EarnYourHappyEnding work for his victory]]]].
28	* BlueAndOrangeMorality: Arhcer seems to possess this. WordOfGod his alignment from his parameters in the first Chapter that he is both LawfulEvil and LawfulGood. His actions throughout the course of the fic seem to point in this direction.
29	* BreakTheHaughty: Tokiomi suffers from this on multiple occasions throughout this fic. Waver does to a lesser extent though he is not really haughty
30	* ButForMeItWasTuesday: Diarmuid o'Dyna, First Spear of the Knights of Fianna a Legendary Hero in Gaelic myth, Lancelot du Lac, greatest champion of King Arthur. Separately these Heroic Spirits would hard press any foe, together it would be near impossible to best both of them or even survive. Arhcer simply subdues them with all the effort it takes for one to subconsciously blink.
31	* CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: Basically how [[IdiotHero Ichika Orimura]] became [[SuperSoldier Suchīru]] which was a case of WeCanRebuildHim]]
32	* CharacterDevelopment: Notably Irisviel, Kariya and Sakura though Tokiomi does get some as well. Waver as per cannon receives some. [[spoiler: Archer warns Tokiomi what might happen if Waver Grew a Spine in the first two Chapters]]. Lancer also notably gets some leading him to do something he didn't do in cannon.
33	* CheshireCatGrin: Archer gives one to Caster after the latter accuses him of being a monster, cue BadassBoast above.
34	* ChildSoldier: While Saber Lancer and Iskander do fit into this category, beginning fighting at the young age in their respective legends, Archer is most obvious as he began at the age of seven.
35	* CleanCut: Saber and Archer do this in the battle against Caster. [[spoiler: Archers turns into a BladeSpam when he decides to finally stop [[TheGlovesComeOff going easy]] on everyone.]]
36	* CombatPragmatist: Archer seems to show this when he suggested that Waver go after Sola-Ui instead of facing the much more powerful Kayneth. He also could have killed saber easily but chose to kill her Master Kiritsugu due to the Magus Killer being an actual threat. It can be averted with his fight with Rider but given the fact that he was trained to take down armies at the Seven Archer is not really at any form of disadvantage.
37	* DeathByAdaptation: Happens to a lot of Character's [[spoiler: most notably with first Kirei and then Kiritsugu, also it is Lancer who kills Sola-Ui in this fic.]]
38	* DemotedToExtra: [[TragicHero Emiya Kiritsugu]] and [[ArchEnemy Kotomine Kirei]] are [[DeathByAdaptation killed off in Kirei's case he is killed off earlier than in cannon and this time he is not]] [[BackFromTheDead brought back]]
39	* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Like most Tsviets Archer's name is the colour he is referred to by.
40	* DoNotTauntCthulhu: Caster when he is fused with the [[EldritchAbomination Outsider]] is offended by Archer's presence and his appearance. Archer returns the sentiment as shown in the two's previous interactions and then decides to lay the hurt on Caster battering the Servant of Spells around as if he and the outsider are a joke. It turns out that Archer was Cthulu in this case.
41	* EarlyBirdCameo: Though never stated directly [[spoiler: Shirou is seen in several scenes, most notably when Rin escapes with the other children from Ryuunosuke [[ShipTease and when he is playing with Saukra in the park]]]]
42	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Averted, Archer's skin colour is pale due to him being raise underground however his hair is stated not to be black. The author specifically stating that his hair colour is [[ColourfulThemeNaming steel]]
43	* EntertaininglyWrong: Usually anyone who attempts to guess Archer's history or identity, he goes and tells them who he is in several Chapters but no one has figured out that he is a Heroic Spirit from another universe or universes. To their Credit that wouldn't even cross any of the casts minds.
44	* EldritchAbomination: Caster when he binds himself to the [[OneWingedAngel Outsider]]. Angeal also has this in a flashback when he fights Zack
45	* EvenEvilHasStandards: While arguably not Evil Archer was still a Deepground SOLDIER and an antagonist in his version of ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus''. Yet he is enraged and Disgusted by Caster's actions. [[spoiler: Archer despised what Zouken did so much that when he went to save Sakura, he killed everyone in the mansion individually]]. Archer also loathes what Caster is doing.
46	* EveryoneHasStandards: Tokiomi is horrified from what he sees in Archer's memories.
47	* ExactWords: This happens when Rin asks Archer if he knows what the word 'friend' means. Rin is less than impressed
48	-->'''Rin''': wait don't you know what the word friend means?
49	-->'''Archer''': To your second question the Term Friendship can be likened to words sympathy, honesty, altruism, mutual understanding and compassion. It can also mean the enjoyment each other's company, taunt and the ability to be one's self. Expressing one's feelings and to be able to make mistakes without fear of judgement of the other person.
50	-->'''Rin''': Wait, what you just told me, that was something you could find in a dictionary.
51	-->'''Archer''': Your question was 'don't you know what the word friend means?' I answered that Question, though the answer you were looking for was for the question 'do you understand what the word friend means?'
52	* FragileSpeedster: Lancer counts as one due to his [[InformedFlaw relatively average endurance and high agility parameters]].
53	* FreudianExcuse: Archer was trained and raised in Deepground for as long as he can remember, as such he has had very little positive interactions with regular or close to regular humans.
54	* FriendToAllChildren: Archer, he goes out of his way to hinder Caster's actions, even Killing Zouken to Save Sakura. [[spoiler: Shinji seems to be an exception]].
55	* GlowingEyes: Due to his mako enhancements Archer has this, overlaps with IcyBlueEyes and GlowingEyesOfDoom frequently.
56	* GuileHero: Archer counts as one as he [[PetTheDog pet's the dog]] a little too often to be the ManipulativeBastard. [[spoiler: And he actually has no grand evil scheme in mind either.]]
57	* GratuitousJapanese: Archer's name can either mean steal, or steel. The author intended it to be the latter.
58	* HumansAreBastards: Archer since he was from Deepground grew up in this type of environment.
59	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Kayneth has this happen to him in the first Chapter. Tops off to Archer for doing it with [[WoundThatWillNotHeal Gáe Buidhe]]
60	* HonorBeforeReason: Saber and Lancer most definitely, Rider is next. Archer may or may not have it, though his views on such matters are not fully explained. Though it is possible since he does decide to face Rider's Army without using his strongest Noble Phantasm, whether or Not this is because he is being Pragmatic as Final Phantasm has a [[NecessaryDrawback nasty side effect]] or because in a flash back Archer was able to take on an army and win [[spoiler: [[ChildSoldier as a child]]]] has yet to bee seen. [[spoiler: In his fight against Rider he views it as an excuse others make to justify their actions and what he is doing her is merely respect to fellow warriors]]
61	* IGaveMyWord: Saber most definitely, Archer does as well though his reasoning is a bit more [[BlueAndOrangeMorality complicated]] to say the least.
62	* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Kayneth get's this in the first chapter because he mouthed off in front of Archer too much, bonus points to Archer for using [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Gáe Buidhe]] to use it with. Sola-Ui [[spoiler: is impaled by Lancer when [[GuileHero Archer]] manipulated her into using her last command Seal to summon him.]]
63	* ImplausibleFencingPowers: Saber and Archer, though Archer is said to be better than the Arturia. They are Heroic Spirits so it is not really implausible. Though when he was alive Archer seemed to tell the laws of physics to shove it
64	* ImprobableAimingSkills: Archer, he is able to right off the bat strike Kayneth in the first chapter from hearing Kayneth's voice alone. More impressive when you realise that like in cannon Kayneth was using a Spell to [[{{Ventriloquism}} throw his voice]]. Then Again he is a Heroic Spirit summoned as the Archer Class and has a skill to help him do it
65	* {{Jerkass}}: Archer can come off as this every now and again see JerkWithAHeartOfGold below.
66	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Archer most definitely as this trope defines some of his actions rather well. Emphasis on the Jerk part when he extracts Kariya's Crest Worms and then ripped the man's useless eye out without warning. Still he did just save Sakura and expel the Crest Worms from her ensuring that she would feel no pain and after taking out said eye he replaces it with a more useful one. [[spoiler: also goes out of his way to save the children Caster and his Master kidnapped.]]
67	* KickTheDog: Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald does this to Lancer, in the scenes Lancer has with his internal dialogue, the Servant of the Lance was heading towards TheDogBitesBack. [[spoiler: Kayneth however gets killed before anything can occur]]. Archer does this to Tokiomi when informing him of Sakura's circumstances.
68	* KnightInSourArmour: Lancer after his character development.
69	* LawfulEvil: Archer's Parameters label his alignment as such
70	** LawfulGood: his Parameters also label him with this alignment too.
71	* LetsGetDangerous: Up until the final fight with Caster Archer's parameters had all been a rank lower than they should have been, still leaving him as a high tier Servant. Irisviel nearly flips out when she see's what his actual parameters are
72	* LightningBruiser: Saber and Archer qualify for this trope, both of them being rather durable and rather fast.
73	* MasterSwordsman: Saber and Archer, Lancer is hinted to be one since he can also be summoned as Saber. [[spoiler: according to his legends Diarmuid is actually at his best when DualWielding both sword and spear]].
74	* MeaningfulRename: Arhcer's name Suchīru, it's was given to him after his hair colour, though his personality also fits this.
75	* MixAndMatchWeapon: In true Deepground fashion Archer's sword is also a Gunblade. Though it is less of a gun and more of a cannon.
76	* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Many Characters have this [[WellIntentionedExtremist Kiritsugu's]] life was lived by kill one to save ten so on and so forth. Sola-Ui's way of convincing Kayneth is to suggest ''punishing'' those who were responsible for his predicament. Archer seems to utilise this to maximum effect [[spoiler: though in two of his four cases he manipulated other's to do it intentionally the incident with Sakura and Kirei was not his doing and he had intended to kill Kotomine, the final one was where he killed Kiritsugu though it may have been to ensure Irisviels Survival]].
77	%%* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Tokiomi has this when he learns of what happened to Sakura.
78	%%* NiceGuy: Rider and Lancer obviously. See JerkWithAHeartOfGold for Archer
79	* NobleDemon: Archer can come across as this sometimes remember he is LawfulEvil ''and'' LawfulGood. He does not care about the way some people view him about the way he does things even states that their opinions are irrelevant.
80	* NoNonsenseNemesis: Kiritsugu is obviously one though in this fic he does not get much time in the limelight. Archer himself has shades of it almost beating Kayneth to death without pausing after Rider's and Lancer's Duel. Though it is averted as Archer is more than willing to let the other person banter for reasons that have not yet been disclosed. [[spoiler: Archer may be genuinely interested in what they have to say, or saw no reason not to stop them.]]
81	* NoSympathy: Archer mainly to most people. [[spoiler: Subverted he does feel it, he just doesn't understand or ever show it, much less know how to. A lot of the things Archer says and does make more sense if you know he is a man with sympathy who does not realize what it is let alone that he possesses it]]
82	* OneHandedZweihander: Archer's sword, Last Tsurugi, It is stated that Only Archer is strong enough to wield it without any drawbacks.
83	* OneWingedAngel: In theory Archer like Angeal can absorb the traits of those he makes into his copies, Just that Archer doesn't see the reason for it, As a Deepground SOLDIER Archer does not believe in taking shortcuts like that to growing stronger.
84	* OneManArmy: All the Servants notably Archer again as in his flashbacks he took down three hundred Deepground SOLDIERS with his bare hands in under a minute. Also his reaction to Rider's Ionian Hetairoi is to [[SlasherSmile smile]].
85	* PetTheDog: Archer made a deal with Kariya that if the Matou had Berserker kill Kirei he would save Sakura does so anyway even when Kariya fails to kill Kirei, he also regularly checks up on the two of them [[spoiler: in the later chapters he creates copies of himself like how Angeal did to watch over them after the Grail War ends]]. Does this when he heals Irisviel as well allowing her to drive.
86	* [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Proud SOLDIER Race Guy]]: Archer, while he is not boastful of it, he has no shame in his skill or strength, not to mention intellect. He does exhibit BloodKnight tendencies though he is very much able to keep them under control. That said he is pragmatic and ruthless if required to reach his goals.
87	* ReasonYouSuckSpeech: Averted as Archer's intent is only to inform Saber of the flaws in her wish in the odd chance that she won. He does so by pointing out that her wish may leave her suck forever in a [[TheTimeTravellersDilemma loop where she goes to correct the mistakes she made last time]].
88	* RedBaron: Every Servant here has one.
89	* ShoutOut: Archer informed Lancer of Angeal's view on honor.
90	-->'''Archer''': I knew of a certain individual who once said that honor can be quite the burden at times.
91	** [[spoiler: Archer's most powerful Noble Phantasm is called Final Phantasm [[Franchise/FinalFantasy sound familiar?]]]]
92	* SlasherSmile: Caster and Ryuunosuke give many of these, Archer himself may have given one when he saw Rider's Ionian Hetairoi, Averted as Archer didn't bare his teeth. [[spoiler: Turns out it was just a PsychoticSmirk]]
93	* SwordBeam: Archer like Cloud and Sephiroth is very much capable of doing this though he only did so in the prologue to separate Berserker and Lancer from Saber
94	* ThePowerOfFriendship: Rider's Noble Phantasm. [[spoiler: It actually impressed Archer]]
95	* TheReveal: Archer distrusted Tokiomi and decided to research the Grail War before he even entered the battlefield where he discovered that all Seven Servants need to have been defeated for the Greater Grail to be summoned. As such he refers to it as the [[TrueName Heavens Feel]]. [[spoiler: At rider's Banquet he informs both Rider and Saber of this when they were discussing their wishes]]
96	* TheStarscream: Perhaps a the more rare heroic example even though Tokiomi is not BigBad, but Archer is intending to take him down if Tokiomi orders him to kill himself, or if Archer likes another Master's wish more.
97	* TheStoic: Saber and Archer fit this trope, well the former tries to at any rate
98	** NotSoStoic: Saber has her moments like she does in cannon, Archer on his part does not though other people do imagine him smirking or scowling at them though they put this down as just a trick of the light.
99	* TokenEvilTeammate: Archer can be considered this when he teams up with Rider, Lancer and Saber to take down Caster who had bound himself to the [[EldritchAbomination Outsider]]
100	* TokenGoodTeammate: Archer was this to the Tsviets when he was in Deepground
101	* TookALevelInKindness: Archer here is far more sympathetic and tolerant here than he was in [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11053725/ Tsviet-of-Steel]]. This may be due to some off screen CharacterDevelopment yet to happen in that fic. [[spoiler: flashbacks show that Archer may have been like this in Deepground as well, so it can be assumed that Archer's behavior in Tsviet of Steel may have something to do with the fact that [[TrueCompanions Nero]] [[DiedInYourArmsTonight died in his arms in the first chapter.]] Also it could be due to SurvivorsGuilt or ILetGwenStacyDie, most likely a combination of these three. The fact that the IS pilots were responsible for it doesn't help.]]
102	* UndyingLoyalty: to his surrogate brothers Weiss and Nero, may extend to the other Tsviets given what little of his interactions with them has been shown.
103	* VillainProtagonist: Again Archer can be considered one since in life he was definitely not one of the good guys.
104	* VillainousValor: In this fic that this one was a SpinOff of Archer performs one to reinforce and prevent Rosso from being defeated by Cloud Strife, that battle is picked up in this fic with the two fighting it out for over an hour. Considering Cloud is helping save the world you should be rooting for him.
105	* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: a literal example here when Archer asks Kiritsugu why he didn't kill Tokiomi first and then resident OmnicidalManiac Ryuunosuke.
106	* WorthyOpponent: Archer considers Rider as this when he hears about Rider's wish. Iskander returns the sentiment. In Chapter 15 Archer says that he recognizes Rider as his equal. This is a Big thing considering that while Archer is not arrogant he is not humble either.
107	* WouldHurtAChild: Caster and his Master Ryuunosuke like cannon along with Zouken. Kirei has a shade of this when Sakura stands in front of him and Kariya, [[spoiler: to Kirei's credit he does ask her to step aside.]] And then there's Archer when he killed Shinji [[spoiler: averted it seems that Shinji was a special case as Archer goes out of his way to save the Children kidnapped by Caster and Ryuunosuke, even crying at their fate when he, Waver and Rider destroy said lair.]]

Context Fanfic / FateGroundZero