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* DeadGuyJunior: After Siegfried sacrificed his life to save him in his home series, the then nameless homunculus named himself Sieg in Siegfried's honor and memory.
* HeroicAlbino: Red-eyed with pale skin and beige hair and is very much a heroic person.
* HeroicAlbino: Red-eyed with pale skin and beige hair and is very much a heroic person.
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* ArtificalHuman: Sieg was originally a Homunculus created by Yggdmillenia to serve as a Mana Battery for Servants.
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The main protagonist of ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', a homunculus that gained sentience and the will to live, getting involved into the Great Holy Grail War after he was implanted with the heart of Siegfried, eventually developing his own morals and conscience, and makes a selfless sacrifice to spare mankind by taking the Holy Grail to the far side of the universe after turning into Fafnir due to Siegfried's heart implanted in him.
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The main protagonist of ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', a homunculus that gained sentience and the will to live, getting involved into the Great Holy Grail War after he was implanted with the heart of Siegfried, eventually developing his own morals and conscience, and makes a selfless sacrifice to spare mankind by taking the Holy Grail to the far side of the universe after turning into Fafnir due to Siegfried's heart implanted in him.
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* ArtificalHuman: Sieg was originally a Homunculus created by Yggdmillenia to serve as a Mana Battery for Servants.
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* ArtificalHuman: Sieg was originally a Homunculus created by Yggdmillenia to serve as a Mana Battery for Servants.
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* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno. In one of her interludes however she also admits that her memories of Hakuno are weak at best. At most she remembers swearing herself to soneone.
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* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno. In one of her interludes however she also admits that her memories of Hakuno are weak at best. At most she remembers swearing herself to soneone.someone.
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* IHaveManyNames: He's a Pseudo-Servant fusion between Waver Velvet, who's also known as Lord El-Melloi II, and Zhuge Liang, who's also known as Kongming or [[AlternateCharacterReading Koumei]].
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Nursery Rhyme is not a hero in the traditional sense, but the general term for any picture book that managed to manifest itself into a corporeal existence. It is a genre deeply loved by the children of England that came into being as a reaction to the half-voiced dreams of the young. It eventually emerged as a Servant who became a champion of the innocent. Later, something that became the groundwork for bringing forth the celebrated writer Lewis Carroll.
She's an antagonist in the London chapter and Valentine's 2016, and then a major allied supporting cast member in several events, Valentine's 2016 and Christmas 2016 most notably. She also appears in "All the Statesmen" as an ally.
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Nursery Rhyme is not a unique "conceptual Heroic Spirit". Rather than being a hero in the traditional sense, but the general term for any picture book that managed to manifest itself into based upon a corporeal existence. It real person or legend, Nursery Rhyme is a genre deeply loved by manifestation of the combined love of children of England that came into being as a reaction to throughout the half-voiced dreams of centuries towards the young. It eventually emerged nursery rhyme genre. In a sense, it is the "hero" most revered by children. Her Noble Phantasm, "Nursery Rhyme: A Tale For Somebody's Sake" is a Reality Marble which allows her to assume the appearance and powers necessary for her to portray the role most beloved by her Master. For example, when she was summoned in [[VideoGame/FateExtra the Moon Cell]], her Master's love of Lewis Carroll gave her the identity of "Alice" and a number of Noble Phantasms based upon ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
She debuted asa the Caster-class Servant who became a champion of the innocent. Later, something that became the groundwork for bringing forth the celebrated writer Lewis Carroll.
She'sAlice in ''VideoGame/FateExtra''. She first appears in ''Grand Order'' as an antagonist in the London chapter and Valentine's 2016, and then 2016. Afterwards, she would recur as a major allied supporting cast member ally in several events, Valentine's 2016 and Christmas 2016 most notably. She also appears in "All the Statesmen" as an ally.side events.
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* GoodCounterpart: To Kiara. Both are Bodhisattva, but while Kiara attained this state through everything Buddhism stands against, Sanzang managed to achieve it through traditional Buddhist selfless acts.
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* GoodCounterpart: To Kiara. Both are Bodhisattva, but while Kiara attained this state through everything Buddhism stands against, Sanzang managed to achieve it through traditional selfless Buddhist selfless acts.
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* GoodCounterpart: To Kiara. Both are Bodhisattva, but while Kiara attained this state through everything Buddhism stands against, Sanzang managed to achieve it through traditional Buddhist selfless acts.
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* TheStrategist: As the ''Fate/Accel Zero Order'' event shows, even though Lord El-Melloi II's personality is the dominant one, he still has the tactical genius of Zhuge Liang. Exploits include [[spoiler: tricking Kayneth into thinking the Holy Grail War is some sort of conspiracy against his family in order to get him to leave, leaving Diarmuid behind for the heroes, challenging Gilgamesh and beating him, knowing that his ego would prevent him from asking Altria or Iskander for help, and defeating ''Iskander and the Ionioi Hetairoi'' with his own Stone Sentinel Maze. While this could be seen as expected of Zhuge Liang[[note]]his most famous victory was strategizing to [[RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms defeat Cao Cao's bigger army with the smaller armies of Liu Bei and Sun Quan]] in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Red_Cliffs Battle of Red Cliffs]][[/note]], ''[[BeyondTheImpossible it becomes more impressive considering that in this universe]], [[TacticalRockPaperScissors Casters are supposed to always fail against Riders.]]'']]
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* TheStrategist: As the ''Fate/Accel Zero Order'' event shows, even though Lord El-Melloi II's personality is the dominant one, he still has the tactical genius of Zhuge Liang. Exploits include [[spoiler: tricking Kayneth into thinking the Holy Grail War is some sort of conspiracy against his family in order to get him to leave, leaving Diarmuid behind for the heroes, challenging Gilgamesh and beating him, knowing that his ego would prevent him from asking Altria or Iskander for help, and defeating ''Iskander and the Ionioi Hetairoi'' with his own Stone Sentinel Maze. While this could be seen as expected of Zhuge Liang[[note]]his most famous victory was strategizing to [[RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms [[Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms defeat Cao Cao's bigger army with the smaller armies of Liu Bei and Sun Quan]] in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Red_Cliffs Battle of Red Cliffs]][[/note]], ''[[BeyondTheImpossible it becomes more impressive considering that in this universe]], [[TacticalRockPaperScissors Casters are supposed to always fail against Riders.]]'']]
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* DidntSeeThatComing: Despite much of Fate/Accel Zero Order having him showing off his [[TheStrategist tactical and strategic genius]], he gets blindsided quite a few times when things don't quite match up with his foreknowledge: [[spoiler:He didn't expect Kariya to suddenly collapse after defeating Gilgamesh, which frees Lancelot to go on a rampage against Altria, shocked at the realization Irisviel is Altria's true Master and not a decoy, left flat-footed at the presence of EMIYA (Assassin) showing up, and completely taken off-guard by Iskandar joining forces with Kariya and Lancelot against Chaldea (and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Iskandar bluntly telling him to his face that he doesn't like him]])]].
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's genuinely disgusted by the Demi-Servant experiments that Chaldea conducted in the past and outright tells Roman that he would have had Chaldea shut down if they had continued.
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* BalanceBuff: Infamously one of the few characters to receive one from DW after several complaints. His ATK and DEF buffing skills had a massive value increase, each of them charges NP gauge by 10% with his targetted critical buff charging by 30%, his NP had a defense debuff which get further enchanced after an Interlude. Waver immediately went from being largely considered one of the worst SSR (if not the worst) into one of the most valued SSR in the entire game due to his sheer versatility as a multi-purpose Servant who can improve farming capability, reliability of NP charging in hard contents, and amazing buff to defensive and especially offensive capability, a position that held true even long after the release of Tamamo and Merlin.
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* BalanceBuff: Infamously one of the few characters to receive one from DW after several complaints. His ATK and DEF buffing skills had a massive value increase, each of them charges NP gauge by 10% 10%, with his targetted critical buff charging by 30%, his NP had a defense debuff debuff, which get further enchanced enhanced after an Interlude. Waver immediately went from being largely considered one of the worst SSR (if not the worst) into one of the most valued SSR in the entire game due to his sheer versatility as a multi-purpose Servant who can improve farming capability, reliability of NP charging in hard contents, and amazing buff to defensive and especially offensive capability, a position that held true even long after the release of Tamamo and Merlin.
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: He pushes them up by the bridge as his skill animation, at least when he's wearing them. This may result in Waver fixing his glasses three times in the same turn.
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: He pushes them up by the bridge as his skill animation, at least when animation while in his older form ([[{{Adorkable}} whether or not he's wearing them.them]]). This may result in Waver fixing his glasses three times in the same turn.
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* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno.
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* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno. In one of her interludes however she also admits that her memories of Hakuno are weak at best. At most she remembers swearing herself to soneone.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The Fate Acell Order event is a singularity that appears in Fuyuki that is almost exactly like the events in Fate/Zero. Lord El Melloi II has made it his goal that the innocent lives lost will not happen again. [[spoiler: He more or less succeeds at great cost.]]
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The Fate Acell Order event "Fate/Accel Zero Order" is a singularity that appears in Fuyuki Singularity that is almost exactly like the events in Fate/Zero. Lord El Melloi II has made ''Fate/Zero''. He makes it his goal that all the innocent lives being lost will not happen again. [[spoiler: He more or less succeeds at a great cost.cost, with Kayneth and Sola-Ui as the most prominent examples and he notes that even if the Singularity disappears and everything snaps back to how it once went, it'll have still been worth the personal victory.]]
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: The Fate Acell Order event is a singularity that appears in Fuyuki that is almost exactly like the events in Fate/Zero. Lord El Melloi II has made it his goal that the innocent lives lost will not happen again. [[spoiler: He more or less succeeds at great cost.]]
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* AntiMagic: His Noble Phantasm W.F.D: World Faith Domination's main power. Representing the audiovisual media's massive impact in bringing the truths of the world to the people, its light cancels the Mystery that gives Servants most of their power. In gameplay, it does relatively low damage but locks all skills and Noble Phantasms for a while.
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* AntiMagic: His Noble Phantasm W.F.D: World Faith Domination's main power. Representing the audiovisual media's massive impact in bringing the truths of the world to the people, its light cancels the Mystery that gives Servants most of their power. In gameplay, it does relatively low damage but locks all skills and Noble Phantasms for a while.while and further decreases their critical chance and attack for three turns.
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* SuperEmpowering: His Concept Improvement Skill boosts the effectiveness of a Noble Phantasm attack by 2 tiers for 1 turn while also increasing their critical star generation for a brief period of time.
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* SuperEmpowering: His Concept Improvement Skill skill boosts the effectiveness of a Noble Phantasm attack Phantasm's Overcharge effect by 2 tiers for 1 turn while also increasing their critical star generation for a brief period of time.time.
* SupportPartyMember: Edison has one of the lowest Attack stats among all 4* Servants and his NP doesn't have much damage potential as a result. However, he works amazingly at buffing the power of other Servants' [=NP=]s with his Concept Improvement skill and the side effects of his NP outside of damage work wonders for stalling out the enemy, and his high HP means he can last long enough to use them multiple times.
* SupportPartyMember: Edison has one of the lowest Attack stats among all 4* Servants and his NP doesn't have much damage potential as a result. However, he works amazingly at buffing the power of other Servants' [=NP=]s with his Concept Improvement skill and the side effects of his NP outside of damage work wonders for stalling out the enemy, and his high HP means he can last long enough to use them multiple times.
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* OneWingedAngel: He ''tries'' to do this in America after he's defeated by the party, declaring he'll transform [[MythologyGag into]] [[LightNovel/FateStrangeFake "Thomas Mazda Edison"]][[note]]A nod to what might be his Berserker incarnation in Fate/Strange Fake since the Master Haruhi Borzak used a Mazda light bulb as a catalyst to summon it[[/note]] and cast aside his "humanoid gentleman's form," but Karna destroys the superhuman elixir before he can.
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* OneWingedAngel: He ''tries'' to do this in America after he's defeated by the party, declaring he'll transform [[MythologyGag into]] [[LightNovel/FateStrangeFake [[Literature/FateStrangeFake "Thomas Mazda Edison"]][[note]]A nod to what might be his Berserker incarnation in Fate/Strange Fake since the Master Haruhi Borzak used a Mazda light bulb as a catalyst to summon it[[/note]] and cast aside his "humanoid gentleman's form," but Karna destroys the superhuman elixir before he can.
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* MechaMooks: He made his own army of American Helter Skelters based off Charles Babbage designs (renamed "Hard Word Mk II"), but as Archers instead of Sabers. It should be noted they're not actually robots, but re-modified to be battle suits for his soldiers.
* MilesGloriosus: He's not as much of a genius as he likes to pretend. Hilariously enough, his Class Skills's (Item Construction and Territory Creation) ranks are written as EX but are actually D.
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* MechaMooks: He made his own army of American Helter Skelters based off of Charles Babbage designs (renamed "Hard Word Mk II"), but as Archers instead of Sabers. It should be noted they're not actually robots, but re-modified to be battle suits for his soldiers.
* MilesGloriosus: He's not as much of a genius as he likes to pretend. Hilariously enough, his ClassSkills's Skills' (Item Construction and Territory Creation) ranks are written as EX but are actually D.
* MilesGloriosus: He's not as much of a genius as he likes to pretend. Hilariously enough, his Class
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* OneWingedAngel: He ''tries'' to do this in America after he's defeated by the party, declaring he'll transform into [[MythologyGag into]] [[LightNovel/FateStrangeFake "Thomas Mazda Edison" Edison"]][[note]]A nod to what might be his Berserker incarnation in Fate/Strange Fake since the Master Haruhi Borzak used a Mazda light bulb as a catalyst to summon it[[/note]] and cast aside his "humanoid gentleman's form," but Karna destroys the superhuman elixir before he can.
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->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' Chaotic Summer\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Rome (1st century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' (as Saber)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakuraTange
The self-proclaimed all-around genius has hit the beach and the racetrack! The occasionally cross-dressing beauty of the Saber class (or so she regards herself as) has this time chosen to reveal herself as a beautiful lady, boldly enjoying the summer sea. Applying the teachings of Simon Magus to their fullest degree, Emperor Nero has completed a theatrical garment that can only be regarded as a specialized Mystic Code for herself. The pipe organs floating by her sides convert her alluring song into an attack, and lasers, fireworks, flame projectiles and the like are grandiosely (and, let's be honest, randomly) fired.
But then, why does her singing voice produce damage? The cruel truth is something Nero herself is oblivious to.
Nero once again gets a variant, and is one of the main stars of the Summer 2017 event. She's Maid Altria Alter's race partner in team "Tyrant Shooting Star".
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* AnimationBump: Her Noble Phantasm was the single most technically complex NP yet at the time of her release, being almost completely 3D modeled and a challenge for some phones to render, featuring dynamic camera work and a unique forward facing sprite for every single ascension outfit. It's longer and more technically complex than ''Goetia'''s NP!
* ArtEvolution: She actually showcases a bit of Arco Wada's own evolution as an artist; her design and style is closer to her ''Fate/Extella'' appearance than it is her original ''Fate/EXTRA'' appearance (as seen on her Saber card), especially in the eyes.
* {{BFS}}: Though she's a Caster, she still wields Aestus Estus, though it is ''far'' from her only method of attack this time around.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite the somewhat left-field justification for being in the class, she's the hardest hitting AOE Caster.
* DreadfulMusician: Weaponized in her Noble Phantasm, not that she's actually aware of it.
* FlashStep: She's capable of doing this so fast, she appears to produce a pair of body doubles.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** She's been noted to have potential as a mage well before ''F/GO'', including a Noble Phantasm as a Saber that works similarly to a Reality Marble (which is unusual for that class). There's also an optional scene in ''Extella'' where Nero explains that her own court magus, Simon Magus, once told her that she possessed the capacity to be a very powerful Magus if she wished, but it would mean "traveling the dark side of the world", which she was ultimately unwilling to do. Come "Dead Heat", and said potential (and the things Magus ''did'' teach her) are the entire basis for her ability to be a Caster.
** Her Seven Crowns skill is another hint toward her having a relation to a Beast (specifically [[spoiler:Beast VI, since the Book of Revelation was about her and she seems to have some kind of relationship to the idea of the Whore of Babylon]]) and it functions almost exactly like [[spoiler:Goetia's Ten Crowns skill, allowing them both to ignore all class advantages]].
* {{Gainaxing}}: Quite obvious in her Extra animation. Granted, {{Flash Step}}ping ''that'' quick probably would result in physics catching up...
* GirlishPigtails: She now sports long twin pigtails in her first stage outfit.
* {{Irony}}: She's a Caster because of her raw magical ability, not because of her (self-proclaimed) artistic talents.
* ItemCrafting: She's got one of the strongest Item Creation skills yet seen at EX. The thing is, the things she makes can turn out a little... odd. Mechanically, this translates into, instead of additional debuff chance, her receiving 10% extra healing from all sources.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Her NP has its own, brand new leitmotif.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Her second skill, Seven Crowns, allows her to negate the bonus damage taken from Riders and Berserkers for three turns. Maxed out she can use the skill every five turns, so 60% of the time, she just gets to ignore defensive class disadvantage. Bringing her up against a Rider is still a bit questionable (as she doesn't override ''her'' damage penalty), but it makes her a ''much'' better option against the beefier Berserkers, since she can take a lot less damage from them.
* MythologyGag:
** Her second ascension outfit is her casual red dress from ''Fate/EXTRA CCC''.
** The statue from her NP is her "[[SuperMode Venus]]" form in ''Fate/Extella''. Her car also references Venus, [[ProductPlacement and her profile asks you to please refer to Extella for details on why]].
* NiceShoes: Notable in her case - Nero is often quite sensitive about her (sub-five-foot) height, so what's she wearing in all her ascension outfits for her summer version? ''Platform'' sandals and heels, of course. [[TheNapoleon It still doesn't help that much, alas.]]
* SomethingAboutARose: As normal for Nero, and perhaps even moreso than her Saber versions. Her standard skill animation and Extra attack both involve a massive explosion of rose petals on use.
* SupportPartyMember: An odd example: while two of her skills are only self-buffs and her Noble Phantasm is pure damage, her ''third'' skill is one of the strongest pure attack steroids in the entire ''game'', can be given to anyone, lasts three turns when many effects of that magnitude last only one (similar to Merlin's Buster steroid), and it also comes with a Guts effect for the same duration. On top of this, the mechanics of Nero's second skill mean that she can avoid taking extra damage in situations where some of the other Casters might be in danger. Put together, this means that Nero can be a decent choice for strategies that involve buffing a single Servant into being an absolute killing machine while still being able to go the distance herself.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's relatively weak as a Saber since it's a Class she doesn't naturally qualify for, but since she likes it the most she forced herself into the class anyway. However, doing so left her with weak class and personal skills apart from Imperial Privilege. She's significantly more powerful as a Caster with a higher ranked NP, a powerful defensive skill that seems to be related to Goetia's Ten Crowns and high ranks in the Caster class skills. She isn't a well trained magus, but she did have significant potential in life that she didn't pursue.
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[[folder:Nitocris]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Soul of Re is Divine]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_nitocris_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_nitocris_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Egypt (22nd century BC)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Sima Udon\\
'''Voiced by:''' Minami Tanaka
A magic queen who held the throne only for a short while during the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. It has been assumed that she caused all influential men who deliberately murdered her beloved brothers to die by drowning, and then took her own life after accomplishing her revenge. Even as a queen that was pushed up as a puppet, she still is a child of god and properly possesses the self-awareness as a pharaoh, a king that reaches the gods.
She's introduced as an antagonist, working under Ozymandias in Camelot, but she's too good-natured to keep it up. She's also an ally in Halloween 2016. She appears as the member of Team Desert Beauty alongside Caster of Nightless City in Summer 2017 event.
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* BadPowersGoodPeople: She is an incarnation of the real life ruler of Egypt, but as her reign was fairly obscure (to the extent historians debate if she even existed at all) she receives her powers and Noble Phantasm from fictional renditions of her such as Creator/HPLovecraft's or Creator/BrianLumley's, resulting in a fairly good-natured (if haughty) woman wielding the necromantic abilities of a mad eldritch cultist.
* HeroWorshipper: She worships Ozymandias and seems to have a huge crush on him as well.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She demands respect from her Master, but seemingly only because of her low self esteem. She isn't particularly strong or famous, which leaves her feeling inferior to Iskandar, Cleopatra and especially Ozymandias. They don't have any issue with her, though: as Ozymandias points out, a pharaoh is a pharaoh, and she is as worthy of respect as he is (he also gives the same respect to Caesarion, Cleopatra's son who was also technically pharaoh despite dying at the age of nine). They even joke about her being the TeamMom, being the oldest of the current pharaoh crew.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Tries her best to be as classy as she can, as she has an image to maintain as a pharaoh. She considers Xuanzang's own approach to battle (hitting things with commoner tools such as a stick, a rake, and her own two fists) to be shameful for someone of her stature.
* MagicMirror: Her Anpu Neb-Ta-Djeser: Dark Mirror Treasury, the infamous Mirror of Nitocris. A hellish realm is said to be beyond its surface, and she uses it to unleash evil spirits and the curse of Anubis on her enemies.
* MulticoloredHair: At first pure purple, it later gains gold stripes to emulate the traditional ''nemes'' pharaoh headwear.
* OneHitKill: Her NP has a chance of inflicting instant death to enemies and her first skill gives her a buff that increases the chances of it succeeding.
* RapunzelHair: It very clearly goes all the way down to her feet.
* SempaiKohai: Wants to be this with Ozymandias, but he's unfortunately way too self-centered for that. She admits to Mash that she's kinda jealous of her more successful relationship with the protagonist. Her Interlude is about Iskandar, Ozymandias and Cleopatra finally helping her get some self-confidence after hearing her think of herself as unworthy of being among them and she finally gets the approval she wants after fighting them.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Starts out in a bikini. Amusingly enough, as ascensions go her bottom gets more and more ornate with a loincloth and veils, but her top disappears in favor of a golden strap that barely hides her nipples.
* SummonMagic: Her specialty. Raises mummies from the ground, materializes magic birds, scarabs, and amusingly enough can summon copies of [[BedsheetGhost Medjed]], a very minor but mildly [[MemeticMutation memetic]] god.[[note]]Medjed is the troll-like white spirit that Nitocris summons in her attacks. His memetic turn in Japan was documented [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/medjed here]].[[/note]]
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[[folder:Nursery Rhyme]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Heroine of Children]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_nursery_rhyme_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_nursery_rhyme_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' Varies, based on Master (technically TrueNeutral)\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' England (various literature)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra''\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiNonaka
Nursery Rhyme is not a hero in the traditional sense, but the general term for any picture book that managed to manifest itself into a corporeal existence. It is a genre deeply loved by the children of England that came into being as a reaction to the half-voiced dreams of the young. It eventually emerged as a Servant who became a champion of the innocent. Later, something that became the groundwork for bringing forth the celebrated writer Lewis Carroll.
She's an antagonist in the London chapter and Valentine's 2016, and then a major allied supporting cast member in several events, Valentine's 2016 and Christmas 2016 most notably. She also appears in "All the Statesmen" as an ally.
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* AliceAllusion: For the same reasons as her (original) Master.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of children's stories such as ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
* ArtEvolution: In the original ''Fate/EXTRA'', her outfit was actually much smoother and alien-looking than her Master's, to the point that it looked a bit like she was wearing a ''bell''. While it's somewhat similar-looking here, it looks a lot more like actual cloth and behaves a bit more like an actual dress in her battle sprite. Later on, of course, she trades up for a much more frilly dress like what her old Master wore.
* BadassAdorable: Is as cute as a button and can put out serious amounts of hurt on the right team.
* BerserkButton: Andersen. She hates him and calls him a bully, as she is the Heroine of Children who loves happy stories, while his tales are not [[note]]This is TruthInTelevision, Andersen is historically known to write very sad and depressing stories[[/note]]. And because he's a jerk.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's generally cute, sweet, and friendly. She has a lot of CreepyChild tendencies and is a very dangerous Caster.
* BizarreHumanBiology: Sort of. She's technically more a ''concept'' than a "human", but outside of her initial manifestation she takes the form of a human. Except... just like ''Extra'', her human form has ''visible spherical doll joints'' at her knees, ankles, elbows and wrists. Interestingly, though, the Summer Little Craft Essence from Summer 2017 does answer a long-standing question: her shoulders and hips are ''not'' ball-jointed and resemble a normal human's.
* CallBack: A ''lot'' of her various voiced battle lines in ''F/GO'' echo the battle lines she and Alice had in ''Fate/EXTRA''. "More, more, let's enjoy this more!"[[note]]もっともっと楽しみましょう！/"Motto motto tanoshimi mashou!"[[/note]] & "Don't worry, we're eternal"[[note]]安心して。私たちは、永遠よ/"Anshin shi te. Watashi-tachi wa, eien yo."[[/note]] are the most obvious ones. Her profile has some references to her riddles in ''Extra'', too.
* CompressedHair: In her second ascension she wears her hair in two thin braids like she did in ''Fate/EXTRA''; in her third ascension she wears her hair loose, and it has a lot more volume. This leads to some players wondering if most of her hair was kept under her hat, instead.
* CreepyChild: Is usually cute and friendly, but there are times where she doesn't act quite right. Her attitude in battle is outright DissonantSerenity. For example, she shouts "Aaah, it's so fun, it's so fun [[MadnessMantra ITSSOFUN!!!]]" when hit with an opposing Noble Phantasm.
* CriticalHitClass: She's the second "crit Caster" of the game (the first being Hans Christian Andersen, although he's more JackOfAllTrades), whose massive damage potential comes from being able to increase her critical damage and star absorption to rack up high levels of damage. However, she's very poor at generating stars herself and has rather low attack outside of it, hence why she needs a good team to make the most of her damage potential (and why Jack is considered one of the best Servants to pair her with on a team).
* DoNotCallMePaul:
** Insists on the Alice name. Yet another point of contention with Andersen, who doesn't care and keeps calling her Nursery Rhyme.
** Curiously, later on during the Christmas 2016 event[[note]]in general, game content is written as though it happens in the order of release, so the Christmas 2016 content acts like it's post-Camelot, despite only requiring Orleans be cleared[[/note]] both Jeanne Alter Santa Lily and Jack split the difference and call her just "Nursery", and she seems okay with it. She's called similarly in "All The Statesmen", though that's not "your" Nursery Rhyme, per se.
* ElegantGothicLolita: She wears black and pink dresses of this type.
* EmpathicShapeshifter: She changes form depending on the Master who summoned her. However in this game, she still looks as she did in Extra. She kept it to honor Alice's wish to play with others and to remember her good times with her. (It's worth noting that she does need to be ascended once to have enough power to do this; until then, she just takes the form of ''a literal book''.)
* {{Foil}}: To Hans Christian Andersen. Both are Servants themed around children's fairy tales, whereas Nursery Rhyme prefer happy stories, Andersen often writes sad and depressing fairy tales with bad endings. The gameplay functionality also reflects this. Nursery Rhymes functions more like an offensive Caster with an [=AoE=] Noble Phantasm and specifically designed for critical-based team compositions. Andersen, by contrast, functions more of a SupportPartyMember with a Noble Phantasm that heals the entire party and grants party wide attack and defensive buffs and can fit in any team compositions (including critical-based teams). Their rarity also contrasts as well, as Nursery Rhyme is much harder to obtain due to her higher rarity and can only be pulled from Saint Quartz gacha while Andersen can be pulled from the Friend Points gacha and is much easier to obtain. Their personalities also contrast as well, Hans is more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and very cynical, while Nursery Rhyme is friendlier and more playful (not counting her CreepyChild tendencies).
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** The "friend team" of her, Jack the Ripper, and Santa Jeanne actually works quite well; both Jack and Jeanne are good at generating crit stars, which Nursery needs to fuel her big, Self-Modification-fueled criticals. When the [=NPs=] come out, Nursery and Jeanne provide good support effects for Jack, helping her NP do absolutely bonkers levels of damage. Jack also helps cover Nursery's weakness to Riders, while Nursery's Arts Card-heavy deck allows them to charge up their Noble Phantasms faster with Arts Chains.
** Also, it'd seem like her not having Queen's Glass Game, her final Noble Phantasm, would fall under the other trope below, but it's laid out in ''Extra'' that Queen's Glass Game was an ability that Nursery could use because of the ''specific'' conditions by which Alice summoned her under, and relied on Alice's power as much as her own. As her contract and relationship with the protagonist is fundamentally different, not to mention the protagonist themself being different, she doesn't have access to it.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** She's already strong in ''F/GO'', but compared to ''Fate/EXTRA'' she's actually ''missing'' several key abilities. She doesn't use her Jabberwock, probably because an invincible fighting automaton on the player's side would be just a ''little'' too good, and she doesn't use her proper Noble Phantasm, the Nameless Forest Reality Marble, because it would be incredibly difficult to simulate in ''F/GO'''s gameplay and because it'd be a danger to her ''allies'', never mind any passerby. Her in-game NP is instead just a brief manifestation of herself, which she uses to hit all enemies.
** In ''Extra'', her boss fight tends to be considered a bit of a joke, because her entire ''chapter'' is her "boss fight" and once you've dealt with Nameless Forest, she doesn't have a terrible lot more to throw at you, aside from using Queen's Glass Game to drag the fight out potentially forever unless you can burst her down. In ''GO'', by contrast, she's one of the gold standards for an attack Caster, is able to deal a ''ton'' of damage with the right party and in general is tough as nails, due to having both a powerful defense buff and a combination self-heal and debuff remover.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: For ''VideoGame/FateExtra''. It's, uh, actually ''a really huge reveal'' that she's a Servant in ''Extra'', as for most of the third chapter it's a big mystery just what is going on with "Alice" and whether or it's two Servants with a very hidden master, whether one's a master and one's otherwise, or something else entirely. The nature of Nursery Rhyme's playability here, however, necessitates spoiling a lot of her concept out the gate, to the point that trying to mark spoilers is pointless. So even a casual playing of ''GO'', even merely seeing her on a friends list, is more or less going to ruin the surprise.
* LossOfIdentity: NR's Reality Marble, the Nameless Forest, causes people to forget their names, their sense of self and then, [[RetGone that they ever existed]]. That's a good part of the reason the player version can't use it, [[GodzillaThreshold as it's just a bit too dangerous for Chaldea to invoke at will]]. She uses it at partial strength during Valentine's to keep the main character at her party; but notes she doesn't want it to be permanent. Shakespeare is able to scare them out of it.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Appropriately enough for a Caster-class servant.
* NiceHat: All of her human forms feature a very cute hat, just like in ''Extra''.
* NighInvulnerable: When she's first encountered in London, she lacks a Master and consequently has no concrete identity, appearing in her baseline book form, making her a floating Reality Marble. As a result, the hero's attacks don't even phase her, as they're essentially trying to destroy an entire world. It isn't until Andersen gives her a name that she assumes a form that the heroes are able to damage.
* NurseryRhyme: Well, yeah. Her info entry is full of these.
* OddFriendship: She develops one with [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Jack the Ripper]] post-London. You'd think the anthropomorphic personification of children's stories and a serial killer formed from the vengeful souls of dead London children wouldn't get along well, but you would be wrong (as much as Jack sometimes bails on the tea parties). During Christmas 2016, the two of them add [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily]] to the group, who is quite unlike either one of them. They even get a Craft Essence together in Summer 2017.
* PrecociousCrush: Sort of. Her level 5 bond line has her admit that she [[LoveConfession loves]] the protagonist and she thinks that the two of them make a great couple. Granted, Nursery isn't a child but rather the AnthropomorphicPersonification of childrens stories that [[EmpathicShapeshifter changes form depending on her Master]], but since she chooses to appear as a little girl, she's mentally and physically a kid crushing on her older Master.
* SweetTooth: Many of her dialogue indicates that she has strong fondness of sweets and candy (she even thinks the Holy Grail is candy). Lampshaded by William Shakespeare during the first Valentine's day event where he mentions that she'll get cavities if she eats too much sweets.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally refers to herself as Alice in third person.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gets along very well with fellow child/embodied-concept Servant [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Jack the Ripper]], but as it turns out a prim and proper little girl and a StreetUrchin do ''not'' have the same taste in hobbies. This sparks the plot of the Valentine's Day event, as Jack sneaking out of Alice's tea parties one too many times made her decide she'll make her own guests by turning all the Valentine chocolate in Chaldea sentient.
* WeakButSkilled:
** Every single one of her stats in ''Extra'' was [[RankInflation Rank E]]. She balances this out with a plethora of high ranked skills and a Reality Marble.
** Her stats are higher in Grand Order, as the protagonist is a decently experienced magus while her Master in Extra was [[spoiler: a normal, comatose little girl]], bringing her to more regular SquishyWizard levels.
** In this game, she has the atypical role of a Caster centered around critical hits - team her up with someone who can generate a lot of critical stars even from Arts attacks (definitely Chloe, and of course, Jack also works great) and an Arts-based defensive support (typically Jeanne or Sherlock - and if you don't have them, ironically Andersen works well too) and you have a pretty decent lineup. The idea is generally to get her a crit-loaded Buster card with her buff up; if the stars align just right (i.e. a Buster chain with her at the end, with a skill-boosted crit) she can hand out a Buster that hits significantly harder than a number of ''Noble Phantasms''.
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[[folder:Paracelsus]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Father of Alchemy]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_paracelsus_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_paracelsus_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Switzerland (16th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''[[Anime/FatePrototype Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver]]''\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Nakahara\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
A legendary physician turned alchemist, he is known as a character from the Renaissance Period. He left behind many achievements and books such as the "rediscovery of the four (five) elements" and the "rediscovery of the three humors". A rare individual who went down in both human and magic history, he is the one responsible both for creating the Alchemic system that is used by most alchemists of the modern era, as well as creating the Azoth sword.
He's an antagonist working with Zouken in the London chapter and a minor antagonist in the Valentine 2016 event.
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* AlchemyIsMagic: Considered the father of modern alchemy. He in turn considers all alchemists to be his children.
* AmbitionIsEvil: He's usually a mild-mannered person, but once he has goal in mind, he'll be nothing short of ruthlessly opportunistic in reaching it and has no concept of "going too far". One of the reasons he's often used as a minor antagonist during events is because often, he'll try to accomplish something that seemed kind at the time, but gets way out of hand. Subverted in that he has a conscience and does feel guilty afterwards for his more serious transgressions.
* TheAtoner: His profile and My Room lines mention that his goal to reach the Root is currently on hold while he is "seeking atonement". This is because of his rather questionable actions in [[Anime/FatePrototype ''Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue And Silver'']] and his actions during the Londinium chapter. His Interlude deals with the latter, as they disable the backup plan he had created to unleash something worse then the demonic fog.
* {{Biseinen}}: To say the man is ''beautiful'' is a serious {{Understatement}}.
* ConnectedAllAlong: In the game's story, he's merely just Zouken's Servant, but it's revealed in Fate/Grand Order Material III that the two knew each other when Paracelsus was still living.
* CoolSword: His Noble Phantasm, Sword of Paracelsus, is the prototype for all Azoth Blades used by the alchemists that came after him. In addition to acting as a conduit for True Ether (which can be used for a variety of things, such as setting up ritual magics instantly or being used as a WaveMotionSword), it can also steal the powers of other magecraft users and Noble Phantasms as well as create Philosopher's Stones to support his allies. However, the power stealing has its limits, and you only have access to the WaveMotionSword in gameplay proper.
* ElementalPowers: Like [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Tohsaka Rin]], he is an Average One possessing an elemental affinity for five different elements.
* HeroWorshipper: He wants to ascertain whether Holy Swords that use the light of the planet (wink wink, Excalibur Proto) are reflecting a glimpse of the Root's light.
* ItemCrafting: He has EX rank in this skill, and can use it to make, among other things, [[PhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stones]], artificial elemental spirits, robots with a HiveMind-like synchronization and much more.
* MookMaker: He can create artificial Phantasmal Beasts from the remnants of Elementals. He can also make Homunculi, and the Automata dolls you see in London.
* MulticoloredHair: His dark blue hair fades at the ends to a light blue.
* MythologyGag: His action in the Valentine event is similar to Gilgamesh's from ''Fate/EXTRA CCC'' since both of them were looking for an elixir to protect the protagonist from the effects of deadly cooking from a possible LethalChef.
* NiceGuy:
** The first thing he asks you after being summoned is that he wants to be your friend. He also thinks that human affection is the most precious thing there is.
** During the Valentine Event, he creates a special elixir for the protagonist to protect them against Servants with LethalChef tendencies.
* OneLetterName: To hide his identity from the protagonists, he calls himself P in London.
* OverlyLongName: His real name[[note]]Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim[[/note]] is stupendously long, so he goes by the title Paracelsus, meaning "Surpassing Celsus", a famous Roman medical encyclopaedist.
* PerpetualSmiler: Always smiling.
* RitualMagic: His Azoth Sword lets him skip incantations altogether, making him able to instantly cast enormously long and powerful spells mid-combat.
* TheStoic: Though smiling and seemingly kind, he never exudes any particularly strong emotions.
* WaveMotionSword: His Sword of Paracelsus. Originally, the effect of this Noble Phantasm was to help make his magecraft better but if he utilizes the five elements as a catalyst with the sword's magic in a ritual, he could use it to shoot beams of magic.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Several of his My Room lines make it clear that he is disgusted with himself for betraying Misaya and her father, since he views betrayal as the worst thing of all.
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[[folder:Tamamo-no-Mae]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Miko of Amaterasu]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_tamamo_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_tamamo_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (8th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra''\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito
A courtesan who served retired Emperor Toba at the end of the Heian era. Her true identity is a facet of the sun goddess Amaterasu; curious about how worshippers lived and loved within ephemeral and inconsequential lives, this facet [[GodInHumanForm chose to incarnate as a young girl]] so she could live amongst humans on Earth. She eventually gained favour of Emperor Toba, who was said to have [[LoveAtFirstSight fallen in love with her at first sight]], and served him as a courtesan under the name of "Tamamo-no-Mae" where she became renowned for her beauty and knowledge.
When Toba came down with a mysterious illness, a travelling spiritualist blamed Tamamo for his affliction and exposed her supernatural nature. She was forced to flee from the imperial court, and was eventually overwhelmed by the pursuing guardsmen and killed while in the form of a fox. The superstitious rumours surrounding her life and death led to the popular belief she was a {{kitsune}}: a mythical nine-tailed fox demon and shapeshifter. While Tamamo does not mind being called a fox, as she finds them cute, she would point out that foxes did not exist in Japan during that era, and that the animal in her legend was more likely a wild jackal that got confused with the fleeing woman.
Tamamo presents herself as a [[YamatoNadeshiko old-fashioned Japanese lady]] looking for a partner to whom she can devote herself, but occasionally lets slip hints of a more predatory and competitive nature. Her cheerful and loving personality is a mask [[BrokenBird she uses to hide her loneliness and trauma]] as a goddess that gave up divinity only to be betrayed and killed by those she loved. As a facet of Amaterasu, her true nature would make her one of the most powerful beings in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, but as she has reincarnated as a Heroic Spirit rather than a Divine Spirit, her power is severely capped. Due to her trauma, Tamamo also refuses to use her EX-ranked Maleficium skill, which would allow her to [[MindControl control the hearts and minds of anyone she wished]], including enemy Masters and Servants.
She originally appeared as one of the three playable Servants in ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', and made her ''Grand Order'' debut during the Halloween 2015 event. She also appears briefly as an ally in London and in Shimosa under the name "Otama".
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* AffablyEvil: If you're not paying attention, it can be easy to miss that she's killed hundreds of thousands of people and even her corpse became a spawning ground for youkai before it was purified. After all, she's just so cute and funny that it's easy to not take her seriously.
* AmnesiacGod: During her life as a mortal avatar of Amaterasu she was not aware of her true identity.
* AnimeAccentAbsence: Given Tamamo's age and the time period she came from, you would expect her to have something of an [[AntiquatedLinguistics older accent]]. However, she speaks contemporary Japanese (when she isn't speaking GratuitousEnglish anyway).
* ArtEvolution: The New Years 2018 campaign came with an updated third ascension sprite and animations for her. Now she has 2 sets of animations: a combination of melee and magic (just like her appearance in ''Extella'') for her first two ascension levels and the full brunt of her magical jujutsu for her final ascension. Her NP also has more flair now.
* BeneathTheMask: During Kiyohime's interlude, Kiyohime mentions regarding Tamamo that behind her flirty attitude hides a pure maiden who becomes speechless when approached by a handsome man.
* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno.
* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** She's quite the meta girl as seen in her second Interlude.
--> '''Protagonist''': By the way, I don’t see any new tails.
--> '''Tamamo''': Let me think… to recover another one, I think you’d need about another 500,000 experience points?
** She's aware of her status as a raid boss in the Onigashima event.
--> "Raid boss fight, GO!"
** She often protests Nero's status as the face of ''Fate/EXTRA'' as seen in the ''Last Encore'' announcement miniquest as she's annoyed at the possibility of being relegated to the preview announcer while Nero gets to be the main star.
* BrickJoke: You finally get to see the [[MythologyGag correspondence she mentioned with Kiyohime]] in her first Interlude. Her other pen pal, Osakabe-hime also appears in this game.
* BrokenBird: She's actually pretty scarred by various aspects of her backstory, including parts that actually happened to Amaterasu, not Tamamo. As a result she's unwilling to use certain of her abilities unless forced, though [[GameplayAndStorySegregation they're all available for use to the player.]]
* CannotKeepASecret: She's trying to keep her identity hidden, but she drops hints about who she is all the time.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Mikooon!"[[note]]A portmanteau of "{{miko}}" and "kon" (the Japanese sound effect for a fox's barking).[[/note]] It's even lampshaded in a boss nickname, calling her "Mikon is the Universal Language."
%%* ChefOfIron: A damn good one at that.
* TheChosenMany: This is the stance she took in regard to her Master, she would be fine with serving anyone in general, but she states the person would ultimately need to be good or have good intentions to obtain her service. That said she also becomes infatuated easily and she can't help liking the person she serves.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She's very much this. Given her legend, who can blame her?
* CuteAndPsycho: Gives this vibe off at times, especially when she thinks she's being criticized.
* DeadpanSnarker: She can be this at times, though those are a bit more rare.
* ElementalPowers: Her attacks are her elemental spells from ''Fate/EXTRA'', Fiery Heaven, Frigid Heaven, and Chaos Heaven.
* EleventhHourRanger: For London, as she ends up showing up via the Chain Summoning that brought Kintoki along as well. When Tesla helpfully informs them what's going on, she objects to humanity's destruction and teams up with Kintoki to stop London's incineration and buys time for the protagonist and Mordred to show up.
* {{Expy}}: Of Kohaku from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', more specifically, her Magical Amber persona. To a lesser extent, she's also this for the Medea from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', a mythological BlackWidow who is in fact very loving towards her husband.
* GenkiGirl: She's the most hyperactive of the Caster class Servants in-game, and one of the biggest in the entire franchise.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: One of the playable Servants from ''Fate/EXTRA'' and the one most influenced by that game's events.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The game presents her as a mischievous but ultimately pure-hearted gal with aspirations of becoming a doting, faithful wife, but the original myth details a fox demon who repeatesly marries kings and emperors to corrupt them for her own gain and amusement, often running countries into the ground and killing scores of innocents in the process.
* HypocriticalHumor:
** She gets slightly freaked out, but is also a little happy, when you tell her race doesn't matter, cute is cute.
** In ''Saber Wars'', Kintoki practically begs her not to invite Shuten-douji to the event. She tells him that she has no intention of calling her because nobody wants to see the two of them being an awkward couple. That one bears repeating. ''Tamamo'' is criticizing another couple for their affection towards each other.
* IAmWho: During her life as a mortal, she was unaware of her identity as a fox spirit until one day she woke up with fox ears.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: For all of her outfits.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: She wields a MagicMirror in melee.
* {{Keigo}}: Tamamo still says some [[DoubleEntendre pretty raunchy things]] from time to time, but she always says it ''politely''.
* {{Kitsune}}: She's probably the most famous kitsune in Japanese mythology, known for having seduced and seemingly slowly poisoned an emperor until she was uncovered and driven out. Because of that experience, however, she pointedly avoids using her shapeshifting and other abilities unless ordered (although she can and will use them in-game). Though going by Extra, Japanese people just mistook her for a fox when she's actually a jackal, which aren't native to Japan.
* LittleBitBeastly: She has fox ears and a tail which is actually pretty in-line with how kitsune are usually depicted, when not PettingZooPeople.
* LittleMissAlmighty: As a facet of Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun goddess, it fits. [[spoiler:She has the qualification to become a Beast, after all.]]
* MagicMirror: Her melee weapon of choice.
* TheMedic: In essence, her major function is this, especially considering her Noble Phantasm is centered on providing HP heal and NP gauge refills--with just enough durability and Arts cards to allow her to sustain this for a long period of time. In addition, her Fox's Wedding skill (after doing an Interlude) is also a heal.
* MsFanservice: One of the biggest in the series, and definitely so for the Casters.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: In her backstory, she became intrigued with humans since she isn't quite one herself and decided to try living among them and serving them. However humans don't want that from the gods. Despite probably being harmless, she was hunted down when her identity was uncovered and despite asking to simply be allowed to leave in peace armies kept pursuing her, which she destroyed before finally falling in battle.
* OverlyLongName: Her Noble Phantasm's name is ''Suiten Nikkou Amaterasu Yano-shizu Ichi'', which translates into Eightfold Blessing of Amaterasu Under the Sunlit Heavens.
* PetTheDog: She, of all people, has a surprisingly kind moment towards Elisabeth. In My Room, she will comment on her being lonely and to socialize with her properly. This is especially ironic, considering ''Extella'' where she has the same goodwill but has the absolutely wrong way to go about it.
* PiecesOfGod: Once-removed. She is ''one'' the nine offshoots of the original Tamano; herself an offshoot of Amaterasu; the Tamamo Nine; each tail becoming its own being. The Berserker, Tamamo Cat, is also one of them; and the most innocent of them. Her My Room dialogue implies that one of her "family" may be involved in the incineration of humanity...
* PowerLimiter: In her second Interlude, she said that she can ascend to her nine-tailed form [[spoiler: aka the Golden Fox (which is on par with Goetia!)]] But decided against it because she wants to stay as your foxy shrine maiden.
* TheRival: Her rivalry with Suzuka from ''CCC Foxtail'' has carried over into the game, as the two still have a heavy dislike of the other. A more humorous rivalry with Nero has cropped up occasionally in the game, as Tamamo is jealous of how much attention Nero has in other ''Fate'' works.
* RoseHairedSweetie She's energetic, cheerful, flirty and seems to fall in love easily. However, calling her ''sweet'' would probably be pushing it given that she can be seriously unpleasant sometimes.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Her outfit leaves her back exposed and, well, quite a bit else too. How she avoids disrobing herself whenever she moves is anyone's guess.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Aside from her EleventhHourRanger status, she's mainly around in London to provide some quips and keep the mood high. [[spoiler:Thus, she's one of the first ones to get killed off by Solomon at the end of the arc]].
* SquishyWizard: She's a Caster, this is par for the course. Though in gameplay, her defense buffs make it harder for enemies to kill her.
* {{Stripperific}}: Her original costume being a kimono that shows so much skin.
%%* SupernaturalGoldEyes
* SupportPartyMember: She's basically Merlin for Arts Servants. Her Arts buff increase more than just raw damage unlike a Buster buff, allowing the party to generate NP faster, allowing NP spam with a good setup. She can also reliably drain enemy NP gauge and her own NP heals the entire party, charges their NP and carries the unique effect of reducing skill cooldown. However, unlike Waver or Merlin, she's significantly less useful without a good Arts-based Servant to support.
* TheTease: She's rather flirty and it can be difficult to tell when she is and is not being serious. Kintoki gets annoyed because he gets embarrassed by it even as he calls her out on flirting with him, when she's actually still in love with Hakuno, meaning she's just teasing him.
* ThemeMusicPowerup: "Caster: Extra Life With Whoever She Wants" -- her theme from ''Fate/EXTRA'' -- plays when she uses Eightfold Blessings of Amaterasu.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She does this all the time in battle and My Room dialogue.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: She portrays the three kinds of women altogether on herself: Being a Main/YamatoNadeshiko (The Wife), being flirty towards her Master and her {{Main/Stripperific}} appearance (The Seductress), and being playful and innocent toward the true essence of romance (The Child).
* UndyingLoyalty: As revealed in her first interlude, she respects the protagonist for forming a pact with an AntiHero such as her and so she offers her entire heart and soul to him/her.
* WillfullyWeak: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that in her nine-tailed state she would manifest as a Beast level disaster.]] This is why she's unwilling to possess more than three tails. While they contain her power and thus having more would make her stronger, she doesn't think she'd get to stay a cute foxy waifu if she grew any more.
* WomanScorned: She invented a new attack to punish cheaters in ''CCC'' known as the [[GroinAttack "Polygamist Castration Fist"]], which is her NP as a Lancer.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Downplayed. Tamamo carries herself in this manner and her desire to be a good wife is as [[HiddenDepths genuine]] as it gets. She can also [[BeneathTheMask be pretty scary at times]] showing she is not an ExtremeDoormat but instead possessing a will of her own. However she has a pretty [[DoubleEntendre dirty mouth]] and yet it's always so ''politely'' dirty.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is pink.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
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[[folder:Thomas Alva Edison]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:(Lion) King of Inventors]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' America (19th century)\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' pako\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaTerashima
A scientist/inventor with considerable renown, but his power as a Servant is somewhat inferior to others because of his recentness. To compensate for this weakness, all presidents of the United States of America throughout history granted him a Mystic Code that would reinforce the concept of “Edison.” Despite the lion’s head, Edison’s intellect is completely undiminished.
He is both antagonist and ally in the American chapter, as well as a major ally in "All the Statesmen" and Helena's teammate in "Dead Heat Summer Race" alongside his rival, Tesla.
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* AnimalMotifs: For some reason, he has a lion head. It could be a reference to [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM's]] famous lion.
* AntiMagic: His Noble Phantasm W.F.D: World Faith Domination's main power. Representing the audiovisual media's massive impact in bringing the truths of the world to the people, its light cancels the Mystery that gives Servants most of their power. In gameplay, it does relatively low damage but locks all skills and Noble Phantasms for a while.
* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: His entire shtick. Though, to be fair, this generally ''is'' the case, as his specialty is to take a preexisting concept and improve upon it.
* BigDamnHeroes: After Helena rekindles his fighting spirit in America, he throws himself in front of a Demon Pillar to save Elisabeth's life.
* {{Bishonen}}: His true appearance is [[http://i.imgur.com/YrmimOT.jpg quite handsome]].
* CaptainPatriotic: Wears a spandex suit themed after the Red White'n'Blue, and his final ascension art has him doing a PietaPlagiarism with ''the American flag''.
** In-story, it turns out that he is empowered by a fake Grail-like construct powered by the patriotic spirit of every president of the USA. Unfortunately, while this does make him more powerful than ever, the sheer PatrioticFervor messes with his mind and makes him willing to even let the world die for a chance to make America great again.
* ChestBlaster: Fires a rainbow beam from a cannon on his chest.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: He's surprised at how young Helena is if you have her, when she remarks that Edison should be surprised at how different ''he'' looks. Edison notes that his beard has grown out quite a bit.
* CreativeSterility: A bit. As opposed to Tesla's creative genius, Edison is much better at putting his own spin on preexisting things. Hence his Concept Improvement and Mass Production skills as opposed to Tesla's Natural Genius. Most of his creations appear to be taking previous designs, modifying them to suit his needs, [[PatrioticFervor covering them in stars and stripes]] and calling it a day. For example, his {{Mooks}} are Babbage's robots with a paint job and turned into armor for his soldiers.
* DespairEventHorizon: He nearly hits it in America as he and the Servants of the Northern Army find themselves being overwhelmed by the 28 Demon Pillars of Medb despite their best efforts, blaming the events [[ItsAllMyFault his own weakness and failures during the arc]]. It takes a pep talk from Helena to get him back into the fighting spirit.
* DidYouGetANewHaircut: Does this to himself when Blavatsky points out that he looks completely different from his historical appearance. He thinks it's the beard, it has grown a lot.
* DoubleUnlock: You can only summon him from the story gacha after beating America.
* {{Eagleland}}: Edison is nothing if not very, ''very'' 'Murican, even serving as its "Presi-King" in the E Pluribus Unum chapter
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: In addition to the above, he has wings made of rainbows that appear to come out of film reels, symbolizing his achievements in the domain of cinematography.
* GratuitousEnglish: Especially his motto, INDUSTRY AND DOMINATION!
* HeroAntagonist: He opposes the protagonists at certain points, but he and his allies are simply trying to protect America from the threat of Medb and her Celtic army. By the end of the chapter, he is fighting off the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' alongside his rival Tesla.
** His status as secondary antagonist comes from the fact that while he's fighting the Celts, he has no intention of fixing the temporal singularity, and in fact wants to usher his own industrial revolution in the United States he governs. When the heroes refuse to go with that plan, he [[WithUsOrAgainstUs declares them enemies]] until they finally manage to reason with him.
* HeroicBuild: Edison is ridiculously muscular for an inventor who spent most of his time tinkering with gadgets.
* LargeHam: When you're a huge, muscular man who inexplicably has a lion's head, you can't really be anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1TYc55mf4 An utterly bombastic one]] that simply oozes with patriotism.
* LightEmUp: His main specialty, even more than electricity, thanks to his feats involving cinema and the lightbulb. His Noble Phantasm, WFD: World Faith Domination, uses the light shone upon the world by audiovisual progress to destroy mystery.
* MechaMooks: He made his own army of American Helter Skelters based off Charles Babbage designs (renamed "Hard Word Mk II"), but as Archers instead of Sabers. It should be noted they're not actually robots, but re-modified to be battle suits for his soldiers.
* MilesGloriosus: He's not as much of a genius as he likes to pretend. Hilariously enough, his Class Skills's (Item Construction and Territory Creation) ranks are written as EX but are actually D.
* OneWingedAngel: He ''tries'' to do this in America after he's defeated by the party, declaring he'll transform into "Thomas Mazda Edison" and cast aside his "humanoid gentleman's form," but Karna destroys the superhuman elixir before he can.
* PopularityPower: He wasn't chosen to protect America by its presidents because he was necessarily strong, intelligent, noble, or heroic, but because he was a man of their country who achieved international historical renown, which would be a phenomenal boon for any Servant.
* PresidentAction: Because of interference with history, he's become the President of the United States and has the power to back it up.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: His summoning line has him do this as he expresses his patriotism.
--> '''Edison''': "Servant, Caster. I am Thomas Edison! Don’t mind my face! This! Is the symbol! Of America!"
* TheRival: To Tesla. Even when trying to save the day from the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' in America the two try to turn it into a contest of who can kill more. It verges on SitcomArchNemesis territory when it's noted that Edison gets along with most geniuses of the time such as Alexander Graham Bell or Babbage... with the lone exception of Tesla.
* RivalsTeamUp:
** With Tesla in America's climax, as they combine their Noble Phantasms to trap the 28 Demon Pillars summoned by Medb.
** With Tesla again for "Dead Heat Summer Race" as neither inventor wants to ruin Helena's good time with their petty squabbling.
* ShockAndAwe: Of course he is, as a "founder" of electricity. In-game, he punches enemies with lightning.
* TradeSnark: Edison adds ™ to W.F.D. during "All the Statesmen".
* TrueCompanions: With Helena Blavatsky. He doesn't quite ''understand'' her unique way of looking at the world or her magecraft, but he deeply respects her convictions and even in life, they were friends (Edison famously gifted Helena a phonograph before her most well-documented trip to India). If Helena is in any kind of real distress - be it physical or emotional - he'll drop everything, ''even'' his rivalry with Tesla, to help her, which is how he becomes involved in "Dead Heat Summer Race". Helena, for her part, is a good moderating influence on his more grandiose impulses and helps to bring him over to the heroes' side in the America chapter.
* {{Workaholic}}: Insanely dedicated to his work even as a Servant to the point where his Master would probably have to keep an eye on him to ensure that he doesn't drop from sleep deprivation or exhaustion.
* WorthyOpponent: Of Tesla. The two inventors have considered each other their nemesis for their entire life. If you have Tesla, he immediately decides to drop whatever he was working on to challenge him for the title of the world's King of Inventors.
* YouRemindMeOfX: According to Karna in America, Edison reminds him of his friend Duryodhana, which is a big part of his UndyingLoyalty to him.
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[[folder:William Shakespeare]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Playwright]]
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->'''Rarity:''' UC (2*)\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' England (16th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' (as Caster of Red)\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide and Gatou Shouji\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Ototsugu Konoe\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada
A legendary playwright and one of the greatest contributors to the Western literary canon. Despite his fame, however, half of his entire life is shrouded in mystery. In any case, he just had to write a few works and his reputation didn't know where to stop. Considering how he was belittled by a senior playwright as "Upstart Crow" at the time, it seems that he was quite envied. With short and effective words, Shakespeare brings to light that what humans usually keep hidden. This is like suddenly being poked by rambling, incongruous words, so one would probably feel shocked. Still having a large influence over modern literature, it can be said that those with no knowledge of his works are to be disparaged as ignorant.
He appears as an ally in the London chapter and briefly in Shinjuku. Events he features in include the Valentine's 2016 event where he is the main companion.
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* AffablyEvil: Fittingly of a Brit, he's an absolute gentleman to the core. He's also quite obviously up to no good.
%%* BadassBeard
%%* BadassCape
* BlackMage: Of a sort. Apart from the snappy Stage 3 black suit, his skills and Noble Phantasm are best utilized in conjunction with hard-hitting Servants that have Buster Noble Phantasms (i.e. most Sabers, Archers, and Berserkers). It's probably appropriate, considering his plays have been replete with the stories of knights and warriors--and his skill-set in ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' is focused on providing weapons for the Red Faction.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He appears as the protagonist's companion in the 2016 Valentine's Day event. After all, his literary reputation is equally-built on his romantic sonnets as much as his genre-busting plays.
* DiabolusExMachina: Literally weaponizes this, usually because he's bored [[ItAmusedMe and wants something dramatic to happen.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The "Red Faction mastermind" team of him, Semiramis, and Amakusa is actually very potent as the three of them are Buster-oriented Servants with very good synergy between them.
* GentlemanWizard: Cultivates the image--which really kicks off with his final ascension outfits as seen above.
* GratuitousEnglish: He quotes some of his works for the appropriate situation written in English.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: As he appeared in ''Apocrypha'', he's certainly more unscrupulous than one would imagine the real Shakespeare to have been. In ''Grand Order'', however, he's more operating on ProtagonistCenteredMorality: since [[GenreSavvy he knows that you are the protagonist]], he will stick with you to witness a great story and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide be on the winning side]].
* ItAmusedMe: To Shakespeare, a story without conflict is a boring story. And since he considers life itself to be a story, sometimes he'll write a DiabolusExMachina in should he feel that things been have wrapped up too neatly.
-->'''Shakespeare:''' Master, I do write stories with happy endings from time to time, but... a fairytale world like this sure makes me want to write a bad ending.
-->'''Protagonist:''' Stop it.
-->'''Shakespeare:''' Ah, Master, it's dangerous. I really want to write that ending now! [[ContrivedClumsiness Hey, right hand, settle down!]]
* LargeHam: All. The. Time.
* LemonyNarrator: Takes this role with great relish during the first Valentine's Event.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Shakespeare has abysmal stats and zero combat abilities, but clever use of his skills and Noble Phantasms means he can effectively [[SaveScumming save scum]] his way to victory. And in-game he is a very effective support in a Buster-oriented team.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Has one of the sassiest looks of any Servant in the entire franchise: look at how his outfit becomes more opulent after each ascension. After all, he is the playwright who went toe-to-toe with his more educated contemporaries, managed to accumulate enough wealth to even buy a noble title, and enjoyed the patronage of two English monarchs: UsefulNotes/ElizabethI and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart James VI & I]].
* MasterOfDisguise: Shakespeare's scrapped Noble Phantasm enabled him to assume the appearance of another individual and interact with people who know said individual without arousing suspicion.
* MookMaker: In Shinjuku, he's forced to make monsters for the Phantasmal Alliance, both of which are distorted versions of his creations. There's Romeo and Juliet, fused together into one giant ghost and a Spriggan King Lear accompanied by a jester doll.
* NonActionGuy: Noted as having no actual combat capabilities.
* NotMeThisTime: The protagonist can accuse him of being the mastermind behind the Valentines event multiple times, mostly because he seems to be enjoying the chaos a little ''too'' much and because he's the kind of person to orchestrate such an event just to see the story that would unfold. Shakespeare denies any involvement, claiming that if he ''was'' responsible for the event, then there would be a lot more tragedy involved.
* OmniscientMoralityLicense: All the world's a stage to him, and he'll lie, cheat, and manipulate his way to create magnificent stories. Although not as necessarily vicious as the Casters in ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', the sheer scale that Shakespeare operates on and his lack of empathy for the "characters" in his tales makes him arguably the most horrific of them all. This is why during his interlude, he decides to create a village of monsters and have them attack you to see if you're fit to be the protagonist.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Pretty much invoked by his Stage 4 artwork, even if he is, strictly speaking, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality not operating on the good-evil scale]]. Lampshaded in the first Valentine's event, as while denying that he had anything to with the Servants made of chocolate, the player has the option to say they "know what his final ascension looks like."
* RedBaron: The Playwright.
* RewritingReality: Shakespeare has a limited form of this via his Noble Phantasm, First Folio: When the Curtain Rises, the Applause Shall Be As Ten Thousand Thunders, allows Shakespeare to "tell a story", and recreate people, events or places from a person's life. The purpose of this is to [[MindRape break the enemy's mind by showing them their faults and flaws]].
* SharpDressedMan: And it gets sharper (and poofier) with each stage.
* ShooOutTheClowns: He provides a bit of levity during London with his antics in conjecture with Anderson [[spoiler:and thus is one of the ones who Solomon kills off at the end of the arc]].
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: He gets along well with Andersen when the two start talking about things that interest them. From the book burnings in Londinium (Shakespeare viewing is as sacrilegious and thus ''exciting''), to both not having to worry about deadlines in the Solomon event should the Demon Pillars win. [[spoiler:In Shinjuku, he and Andersen team up to write a scenario, creating 200 Phantom detectives to empower the protagonist against Moriarty.]]
* SupportPartyMember: He's been dubbed the "budget Merlin" by fans due to his Buster-oriented support skillset.
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as the same sociopathic storyteller he was in Fate/Apocrypha. As you bond with him, he stops salivating over the catastrophic tragedy that will befall you because of the monstrous odds you face and starts genuinely hoping that you will defy those obstacles and create a happy ending for yourself and those you love.
* WickedCultured: The trope you get when one combines excellent storytelling with gleeful amorality.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: But of course. It's Shakespeare.
* ZergRush: In-game, his Noble Phantasm, First Folio, appears as such, rushing your enemies with an army of shadows and inflicting damage on all of them[[note]] In contrast to the ''Apocrypha'' version mentioned above. One could however argue that it jives with the ''Apocrypha'' version by saying that while his enemies "[[MindRape see their faults and mistakes]]", they are actually being damaged physically as well[[/note]]. Interestingly, this is almost exactly how the climax of his VillainProtagonist-centric play ''Theatre/RichardIII'' ends[[note]]where the embattered MagnificentBastard UsefulNotes/RichardIII, trying to kill [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Henry Tudor]], sees the ghosts of his slain enemies and mistakes too many other soldiers for him, as an illustration of his VillainousBreakdown and crossing the DespairEventHorizon[[/note]].
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[[folder:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The God of Music]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_mozart_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_mozart_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_mozart_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' C (1*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\
'''Attribute''': Star\\
'''Origin:''' Austria (18th century)\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai and Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' PFALZ\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSeki
A musical prodigy whose abnormal sense of pitch let him leave a treasury of timeless compositions. Admired even in the world of magic, there are legends of him having an involvement with a certain secret society. As a Heroic Spirit, he not only uses music magecraft derived from Orpheus, but also has deep connections with the magecraft of Solomon just like in legends.
He appears as an ally in the Orleans chapter.
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* BadassLongcoat: Which he wears [[CoatCape on his shoulders]].
* BrownNote: In his Interlude, he creates a "fugue to inspire sudden bowel movements."
* CoolMask: Just look at the damn thing. It is basically the go-to mask for anytime a Servant needs to don a PaperThinDisguise (as Amakusa, EMIYA, and Sherlock can attest).
* CrutchCharacter: He won't last that long in most player's parties due to his 1-Star rarity limiting his stats.
* DarkIsNotEvil: With his pale skin, long fingernails, puckish misanthropy, foreboding wardrobe, and the fact that his Noble Phantasm summons a band of decapitated angel musicians, Mozart is a very sinister figure who is nonetheless on your side, if reluctantly so.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His profile mentions that his magecraft has connections to Solomon which [[spoiler:comes up during the final battle as it's revealed that his bloodline was one of the chosen 72 magi families to be hosts for the Demon Pillars.]]
* GradualGrinder: His Noble Phantasm has this effect on enemies for three turns, cursing them at random, on top of decreasing their attack and defense.
* GratuitousItalian: His attacks are often accompanied by musical terms such as "Fortissimo" and "Crescendo". Justified by the fact that these are musical terms referring to the highest possible volume and gradually increasing volume respectively, which is important to note since Mozart is ''Austrian''.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Orleans chapter.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: While he has no wish on the Grail per se, he does hope that Marie Antoinette, whose radiance left a deep impression on him when they were children, would live out each day in happiness.
* LovableSexManiac: Obsessed with women and dirty jokes[[note]]This is to some extent TruthInTelevision, as a very dirty canon entitled ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leck_mir_den_Arsch_fein_recht_sch%C3%B6n_sauber "Lick my ass right well and clean"]]'' has been primarily attributed to him--albeit it is currently contested to be supposedly by Wenzel Trnka[[/note]] which Marie often scolded him about.
* MagicMusic:
** Apparently the source of his designation as Caster. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and used Magecraft derived from Orpheus and Solomon.
** He has the Protection of the Music God (False) skill. As in, his music is capable of feats that would require direct, explicit blessing from the Muses. Without it, because he's just ''that'' good.
* MagicWand: Or rather a conductor's baton.
* MemeticLoser: In-universe example, with even his profile stating that "as a human, he can unfortunately only be described as garbage", and Marie berating him about his awful and dirty sense of humor whenever she's in earshot.
-->'''Marie''': "You and your one-dimensional passion for musical scales! If you love sheet music so much, wouldn't you be better off as a music note?!"
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:He was once a candidate for the Demon Pillar Amdusias. He believes either his attachment to Marie or selling his soul to musical arts is what saved him from such a fate.]]
* SummonBackupDancers: Summon Backup Orchestra seems to be the case from his stage two card onwards. Also happens when he uses his Noble Phantasm, Requiem of Death: A Funeral March For the Death God.
* SupportPartyMember: His kit is designed around buffing the Arts performance of his allies and handing them critical stars while debuffing his foes with his Noble Phantasm. To an extent, his Requiem for Death Noble Phantasm is a budget version of Waver/Zhuge Liang's own Noble Phantasm (and even easier to upgrade)--although you will probably need to use [[MagikarpPower Palingenesis]] on him to strengthen him enough.
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[[folder:Xuanzang Sanzang]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Monk of Enlightenment]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_xuanzang_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_xuanzang_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_xuanzang_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' China (7th century)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takeshi Okazaki\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu
A Buddhist priest from the Tang dynasty. Traveling through the Silk Road in pursuit of the original Buddhist scriptures, she reached India from central Asia and then brought back to China over 367 sutras, becoming the founder of the Faxiang Buddhist sect.
She is known as a key character of the Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. Under the command of Guanyin, the monk of good looks who rode Bai Long - the son of the West Sea Dragon King transformed into a white horse - had the Monkey King Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing as her disciples and headed for India, without ever losing heart at the countless monsters that obstructed her way.
She first appeared in "Starry Xuanzang Goes to India" and is an ally in the Camelot chapter. She is Raikou's teammate for the Dead Heat Summer Race event.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Despite having the tendency of getting attacked and kidnapped nearly all the time, this incarnation of Xuanzang ''isn't'' as totally helpless as her original form and could kick ass when needed to be. In fact, she's supposedly at about the same level as the likes of ''Lancelot.'' Somehow.
* AdaptationalNameChange: She is called Genjou Sanzou in Japanese.
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: Up there with Geronimo and Babbage as the most melee-inclined of Casters, and her Noble Phantasm is kung-fu, plain and simple. Her physical strength is low, but as a Caster she can use magic to get around that issue. This makes her one of the few Casters that can go head to head with the Knight Class Servants.
* BoobsOfSteel: She is busty and very physical-inclined. Nitocris considers this unbecoming of a Caster and scolds her for it.
* BornLucky: Boasts an amazing EX-ranked luck. She's always getting into trouble, but some miracle always seems to end up saving her anyway.
* CallBack: She mentions Sun Wukong during the event, noting that "his" gender is unclear. The Sun Wukong who appeared in Koha-ace had the ability to change "his" gender at will.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's something of a cowardly idiot, but is supposedly on par with the Knights of the Round and, despite her listed STR being the basic Caster E, can literally punch above her weight class by buffing her own physical abilities.
* DamselInDistress: Spent a very large part of her journey getting attacked or kidnapped by all kinds of monsters and evils for being really pretty ([[DistressedDude even back in the original where she was a man]]). Where most active skills based around one's looks simply inflict the Charm status, hers is a [[DrawAggro taunt]]. A part of her motivation as a Servant is to prove that she can get around without Wukong constantly saving her, ironically, one of her lines when she takes damage is yelling after Wukong.
* TheDitz: Self-admitted, at that. She herself confesses that she's too trusting and a bit of an airhead, which is why she relies on everyone around her to avoid making mistakes.
* GenderFlip: One of the less surprising gender swaps. Xuanzang's been depicted as effeminate or even female in many adaptations.
* GenkiGirl: Always in high spirits and full of energy. The one thing she fears is feeling lonely.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices her life to destroy the gates of Camelot. Said gates can only be destroyed by the righteous and it took every ounce of her life to completely crush them.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Carries around the weapons of the original Journey to the West party (plus her own [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara khakkhara]]) to fight with. They're all staffs and polearms, so they appear and disappear as needed. She doesn't even realize that she's using them. Apparently they show up when she's fighting because her original disciples were so worried about her safety that it affected her Saint Graph. She carries their worries in the form of her weapons.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She did question at one point whether her clothing was too revealing, but after her traveling companions reassured her that they were definitely fine, [[MaleGaze honest]], she no longer sees anything wrong with them.
* LovableCoward: She's always fleeing in terror from something, but it's more amusing than anything. Plus, when she's really needed, she does stand up to do the right thing.
* MartialPacifist: Due to her religious beliefs she will not willingly inflict lethal damage unless ordered. However, if her Master deems it necessary it seems like she won't mind being ordered to do so.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Wields Sun Wukong's [[SimpleStaff Ruyi Jingu Bang]], Zhu Bajie's nine-pointed rake, and Sha Wujing's monk spade (a shovel/spear hybrid used by monks as both a tool of funeral rites and a self-defense weapon), and isn't half bad at martial arts either.
* MythologyGag:
** She stated that Wukong's gender is confusing because Wukong can changes their gender at will, just like Wukong's appearance in koha-Ace.
** [[VideoGame/FateExtra Saver]] briefly makes an appearance during her Noble Phantasm animation.
** She seals the enemy in the Five Finger Mountain when using her NP which is where Wukong was sealed.
** Her extra attack animation has her attacking with her companions' weapons, finishing with Wukong's head ring.
* NiceGirl: She's extremely friendly and cheerful.
* NiceHat: Two of them, no less!
* TheRedMage: Her main niche is damage as she was the first SSR Caster with a damaging Noble Phantasm, which is Buster and single target at that and can be quickly spammed. A strengthening quest upgrade resulted in her currently being the best offensive Caster. She can tank a little, but she has low HP for a Caster and you need to be careful about when to use the skill. Sanzang's Teachings (party-wide increase to NP generation buff) is genuinely good, but as support goes she has to compete with the likes of Waver or Merlin.
* SemiDivine: She has the Divinity skill not because she has divine heritage - though in a way that's also true - but because she's destined to become a Buddha. This would actually normally disqualify her from being summoned, but the situation in the world being what it is an exception was made. That she will one day become a Buddha is reflected in her second NP in which she partially attains this state and becomes nearly invulnerable while healing all allies around her, but afterwards effectively 'dies.' Presumably because of how impressive this is the NP is ranked EX despite the effects sounding rather underwhelming at best and contradictory at worst.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears very revealing clothing because it was hot on her journey to India. She did think it was a bit too flashy but then for ''totally'' innocent reasons, her three disciples encouraged her to keep wearing it.
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[[folder:Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II / Waver Velvet)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Legendary Tactician of the Three Kingdoms / Professor V]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Second Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_zhuge_liang_2.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_zhuge_liang_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_zhuge_liang_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' China (2nd century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateZero'' (as "Waver Velvet")\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa
Lord El-Melloi II (true name: Waver Velvet) is an eminent professor at the London Mage Association's Clock Tower. He succeeded the late Lord El-Melloi after he was killed during the Fourth Holy Grail War, and brought the Archibald House back from obscurity after losing their clan head. Otherwise not eminent enough to attain ascension to Servant, the extremely peculiar circumstances of this Holy Grail War allowed him to serve as the receptacle of Zhuge Liang, a Chinese statesman and tactician under whose strategies the small state of Shu managed to fend off the vastly superior Wei for a long time.
Strictly speaking, this Servant is neither El-Melloi II or Zhuge Liang. The powers of both parties has mingled together, so abilities that cannot be found in the original Servant are being displayed. Also, thoughts and emotions conform with those of the vessel, El-Melloi II.
He's an antagonist in Rome and the main partner in Fate/Accel Zero Order.
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: He pushes them up by the bridge as his skill animation, at least when he's wearing them. This may result in Waver fixing his glasses three times in the same turn.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even as an adult and as a more serious Zhuge Liang[=/=]Lord El-Melloi II, he still shows his nerdy side of himself once in a while as evident in two of his My Room dialogues:
--> "By the way, is the Far East affected by the change in history? Like Akihabara, or video games... Oh, there is none? I see..."
--> "As you can see, I'm in the middle of a game. I don't mind you talking to me, but please don't play with my hair, it's very distracting...!"
* ArtEvolution: The patch for the FGO 1st Anniversary event streamlines his sprite art in the same fashion as Altria Pendragon (making him look more like his appearances in {{Creator/ufotable}}'s ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks''), as well as providing new elemental effects to his attacks.
* AscendedExtra: First appearing in Type-Moon character material as one of Nasu's many background characters to flesh out the universe and making his official debut in ''Fate/Zero'' as a Master, he later became the star of his own light novel series and his popularity led to him being a playable character in this game, with a major role in the Fate/Accel Zero Order event (also thanks to his absurd support capabilities).
* BackwardsAging: In his first two stages, he's the adult Lord El-Melloi II. The latter two are the young adult Waver Velvet. In his third Interlude, he has no idea what happened and blames the Gorgon Sisters. But it turns out that this is the inevitable result of Ascension -- if his young self is his pinnacle as a Servant, then that's what he's going to be. He still wants his older form back.
* BadassInANiceSuit: His most distinguishing physical feature, alongside a BadassLongcoat and ScarfOfAssKicking - he's arguably the [[SharpDressedMan sharpest-dressed]] Servant in the game.
** After his Third Ascension, he trades the suit for a BadassCape (Iskander's cape, in fact).
* BalanceBuff: Infamously one of the few characters to receive one from DW after several complaints. His ATK and DEF buffing skills had a massive value increase, each of them charges NP gauge by 10% with his targetted critical buff charging by 30%, his NP had a defense debuff which get further enchanced after an Interlude. Waver immediately went from being largely considered one of the worst SSR (if not the worst) into one of the most valued SSR in the entire game due to his sheer versatility as a multi-purpose Servant who can improve farming capability, reliability of NP charging in hard contents, and amazing buff to defensive and especially offensive capability, a position that held true even long after the release of Tamamo and Merlin.
* BlowYouAway: He uses his fan to launch wind attacks on enemies.
* CompositeCharacter: In-universe, his in-game profiles suggest that this incarnation is, strictly speaking, ''neither'' Zhuge Liang ''nor'' Lord El-Melloi II, but more an amalgamation of both[[note]]i.e. having 1) the tactical savvy of Zhuge Liang and the Stone Sentinel Maze Noble Phantasm and 2) Waver Velvet's body, history and his experiences with [[Characters/FateZero Iskandar / Alexander the Great]] (hence his wearing his cape)[[/note]]. This convoluted explanation somewhat makes sense, when compared to the canonical justification for [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Sasaki Kojiro's]] CompositeCharacter nature.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He's your main partner (and oversees the mission board) for Fate/Accel Zero Order.
* DefrostingIceKing: You can take his backwards aging Ascension as this, with Waver/Zhuge Liang becoming more comfortable and less suspicious (as befits a master tactician) of you as you go on.
* DualBoss: Fights alongside [[MythologyGag Alexander]] for a boss battle.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: El-Melloi II is a heavy smoker. In Stage 1, he carries a big cigar, while in Stage 2, he chomps on a cigarette--presumably when he's still quite distant from you. Like [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Robin Hood]], he drops this once he ascends further.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's genuinely disgusted by the Demi-Servant experiments that Chaldea conducted in the past and outright tells Roman that he would have had Chaldea shut down if they had continued.
* GrandTheftMe: Apparently the case. Due to the peculiar circumstances of the Grand Order system, Zhuge Liang is using [[{{LightNovel/FateZero}} Lord El-Melloi II]] as a receptacle for his spirit. Lord El-Melloi II himself lacks the the means or history to become a Heroic Spirit.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Not El-Melloi II, but Zhuge Liang. In his first interlude, El-Melloi II mentions that the famous strategist is actually a lot more sinister than stories about him would have people believe.
* IHatePastMe: He heavily dislikes his past self and when encountering him during the Fate/Accel Zero Order event, he starts arguing with him and curses several times at how terrible his past self was as a person, ending with him telling young Waver to choke on an eel and egg rice bowl and die. [[spoiler:However, this slowly changes as the event goes on, catalyzed in part by Iskander vocally disapproving of El-Melloi II's actions but not doing the same towards Waver. By the end, when El-Melloi II is blindsided by Lancelot and incapacitated for the rest of the FinalBattle, he trusts his younger self enough that he willingly summons Zhuge Liang to possess him, turning Waver into a Pseudo-Servant just like him.]]
* JackOfAllTrades: His offensive debuff Noble Phantasm combined with his wide variety of party buffs makes him versatile and most sought out SupportPartyMember of all team compositions.
* LuminescentBlush: He has the dubious honor of being among the few Servants who develop these when around you (or when you ascend them to their final stages). ''[[HomoeroticSubtext For reference, this is normally done by the female Servants]].''
* MythologyGag:
** His Servant doodle artwork for April Fools' Day 2016 finally decks El-Melloi II with [[http://i.imgur.com/xT3xnEr.png Zhuge Liang's iconic courtier hat and crane feather fan]].
** His Bond Craft Essence illustrates a piece of Iskandar's cape, the catalyst for the latter's summoning in ''LightNovel/FateZero''.
** The F/GO 1st Anniversary update also updated his sprite and animations, carrying several references within them:
*** As the elder Lord El-Melloi II, he attacks using Zhuge Liang's crane fan and Taoist trigrams.
*** As the younger Waver Velvet, he chooses to carry a copy of the ''Literature/TheOdyssey''--which is the same kind of literature Iskandar loves (the guy, after all, is a fanboy of [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]] himself). It's an exact copy of [[https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/images/e/e3/Fate_Zero_Act_2.jpg the version that Iskander had borrowed from the library]].
*** His [[BlowYouAway wind attacks]] came from the description of the famous Red Cliff battle where he conjured the east wind with Taoist rituals to screw with Cao Cao's navy.
** Him being a CompositeCharacter is {{Irony}} as it was the subject of the first ''Lord El-Melloi II Case Files'' volume.
** During his third interlude, Waver mentions that one of the Gorgon sisters gave him a suspicious gift, insisting they'd met before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NqazdEYQe4#t=49m20s at a cafe]].
* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: Waver has drastically changed in appearance since [[LightNovel/FateZero the 4th Grail War]] to the point that Mash, Romani, and the protagonist are entirely unable to recognize him [[BackwardsAging when he reverts back to 19]].
* NotSoDifferent: He says his actual abilities as a mage aren't very different from the protagonist. Even still, he kept up with the first-rate magi of the Clock Tower by refining the hell out of his own third-rate magic circuits, knowledge, and preparation.
* OccidentalOtaku: A big fan of Japanese video games and pop culture. In his fourth bond conversation, he asks if there's any hints of a singularity in Akihabara in hopes of finding an excuse to go there.
* OntologicalParadox: [[spoiler: His future self fused his past self with Zhuge Liang. Compounding the complication is that the Waver you can summon is both.]]
* PlotParallel: His storyline in "Fate/Accel Zero Order" is almost a rerun of Shirou and Archer's interactions in the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' route. To wit:
** Young, inexperienced magus (Waver/Shirou) summons a legendary spirit of yore (Iskandar/Altria);
** They become good partners; but
** [[spoiler: There's a more personal conflict between the young magus (Waver/Shirou) and his future incarnation (El-Melloi II/Archer)]]; then
** [[spoiler: The future incarnation finally enables his past self to use his abilities (Zhuge Liang's possession/the UBW Reality Marble) to defeat the major villain who wants to unleash the Grail (Justeaze/Gilgamesh)]].
* PowersViaPossession: Despite being possessed by Zhuge Liang, Lord El-Melloi II's personality is still the dominant one in his body. That isn't preventing him from making good use of Zhuge Liang's abilities.
** This was consensual according to Waver, they discussed whose personality would be best fitted for Chaldea.
* RedMage: All in all, this is Waver/Zhuge Liang's actual assignment, due to the following:
** Buffing: His skills, which provide party-wide offense and defense buffs (plus filling up the NP gauges significantly)--which is why most players want him; and
** Damage: his Noble Phantasm, Unreturning Army: Stone Sentinel Maze -- which affects all existing enemy units with stun for 1 turn, curses all enemies for 500 damage each turn for 3 turns, reduces all enemies' NP gauge by 20% and reduces their defense for 3 turns. His Interlude upgrades his curse damage to 1000 for 6 turns.
* SharpDressedMan: In particularly his second stage outfit. He makes sure to dress nicely in battle.
* TheStrategist: As the ''Fate/Accel Zero Order'' event shows, even though Lord El-Melloi II's personality is the dominant one, he still has the tactical genius of Zhuge Liang. Exploits include [[spoiler: tricking Kayneth into thinking the Holy Grail War is some sort of conspiracy against his family in order to get him to leave, leaving Diarmuid behind for the heroes, challenging Gilgamesh and beating him, knowing that his ego would prevent him from asking Altria or Iskander for help, and defeating ''Iskander and the Ionioi Hetairoi'' with his own Stone Sentinel Maze. While this could be seen as expected of Zhuge Liang[[note]]his most famous victory was strategizing to [[RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms defeat Cao Cao's bigger army with the smaller armies of Liu Bei and Sun Quan]] in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Red_Cliffs Battle of Red Cliffs]][[/note]], ''[[BeyondTheImpossible it becomes more impressive considering that in this universe]], [[TacticalRockPaperScissors Casters are supposed to always fail against Riders.]]'']]
* SupportPartyMember: He's the last of the really great SSR Caster supports. Unlike Tamamo and Merlin, his skills are more general in nature with an attack buff, a defense buff and a single target crit power up for his three skills. His NP is valuable both offensively and defensively as it carries both a defense debuff for the enemy as well as decreasing their NP gauge and giving a chance to stun. Perhaps his most valuable trait, however, is that he can give any party member an immediate 50% NP gauge, allowing anyone to use a first turn NP if they wish so long as they carry the right CE or have the right skills.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Lord El-Melloi II is quite tall (186 cm/6'1") and regarded attractive enough to be to the premier Servant in the Da Vinci's ikemen summoning campaign. Euryale is quite shocked to discover this wasn't always the case during his third interlude.
-->'''Euryale:''' Now way! That handsome man used to look like ''that''? How much pain do you have to endure to grow into that?
* ThrowTheDogABone: Waver desperately wanted to fight in the Holy Grail War with Iskandar again which was a TragicDream in ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'' but his wish is finally granted in this game.
* YouRemindMeOfX: In his first interlude El-Melloi says that the protagonist reminds him of himself when he was younger.
* YourSizeMayVary: Despite being "stuck" in his younger form in his final Interlude, he's shown in adult form in all other cutscenes. Maybe he did discover a way to change back?
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'''WARNING - the following profile has completely unmarked spoilers for the final chapters of Part One's Main Quest.'''
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[[folder:Caster of the Time Temple]]
!!King Solomon of Israel-Judah
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[[caption-width-right:350:The True King of Magic]]
->'''Rarity''': SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment''': LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Israel, The Old Testament (11th century BC)\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by''': Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/KenichiSuzumura
The last King of the United Monarchy of Israel & Judah and son of David. He bound and controlled seventy-two demons, later listed in the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' from the Lesser Key of Solomon and compelled them to protect mankind, and also created the modern system of magecraft used by magi today (before this, only those with a connection to the gods could use Magic). Solomon's death marked a great acceleration in the decline of mystery, leading to the demise of the Age of Gods, and the decline of magic.
He is a separate entity from the fake Grand Caster, who despite calling itself "Solomon" is really Beast I, Goetia, the unified will of those seventy-two demons, possessing the deceased Solomon's human body. He is also the original Servant form of Romani Archaman, who was created when Solomon won the Fuyuki Holy Grail War alongside Maris Billy Animusphere and wished to become incarnated as an ordinary human being. For more information on those characters, see their respective entries on the main character page.
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* TheArchmage: Easily the most powerful magus of all time, and a contender for the Grand Caster vessel. He was responsible, in fact, for inventing the modern system of magecraft, earning him the title "King of Magic".
* BadPowersGoodPeople: He is the original owner of Ars Almadel Salomonis, but he is upstanding enough that he would never destroy humanity with it (by his own will, at least).
* BadassBookworm: Solomon is the wisest and greatest intellect concerning magical knowledge mankind has ever known. He even developed an operational technique that allowed humans to perform magic without the need of Gods or being backed by them, something that was required in the past. Among other things, these are the Magic Crests and Mystic Codes used by modern magi, including the ''F/GO'' Protagonist.
* BarefootSage: One of the most wisest King in history and is always seem barefoot. Well, except in his Romani appearance, obviously.
* BenevolentMageRuler: He is the strongest wizard in mankind's history, bar none, and he was the king of Israel as he inherited the throne from his father. However, none of his power (both of magical and political) made him an arrogant, let alone evil or selfish individual, and his magical power is proportional to his kindness.
* BlessedWithSuck: How he saw his gifts - he may have been extremely powerful and intelligent to the point of nigh-omniscience, but he felt that those gifts [[TheChainsOfCommanding shackled him to the wills of God and of the collective people]]. As such, when he was allowed one wish at the end of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, he chose to become a completely normal human - one who could live life by his own volition.
* BrokenAce: He is a BornWinner and one of the strongest Heroic Spirits, who changed the very nature of magic by introducing magecraft to the world. He is also deeply unhappy with how he could never exercise his own will in life, and has a tangible case of anxiety that makes it difficult for him to take risks.
* BrutalHonesty: He is considered strong-willed, but only in that he says whatever is on his mind.
* CameBackStrong: Zigzagged. While his arrival during the battle against Goetia in shedding his human form to become Solomon again certainly adds a very powerful Servant to the heroes' side, he still is a shell of his former self, because the things that made Solomon such a PhysicalGod of magic were his personal skills and two other Noble Phantasms, which Goetia retains in stealing his form. Luckily, he still has Ars Nova, something only he can do and all that is needed to deal a critical blow.
* CessationOfExistence: Dr. Roman's sacrifice erases Solomon from the Throne of Heroes entirely. FGO Materials points out that it is less Solomon "becoming nothing" like the Buddha, and that rather human history is based on picking up what those before have left behind. Solomon, having given all his gifts back to God, has left nothing behind while also completing his purpose, allowing him to reach "finality". [[spoiler: One of his rings, however, is taken by someone in the stinger of ''Moonlight/Lostroom'' meaning there is once again a connection to him in the world. It's yet to be seen if this negates his self-erasure, but it has been said multiple times: There is no simply removing one's self from the Throne of Heroes...]]
* CowardlyLion: He is described as someone who takes things seriously but doesn't put his heart into them, and who is "a chicken at heart". He has anxiety strong enough to affect his performance in battle, ranking down his High-Speed Incantation skill to C. Despite this, he was ultimately considered a wise and benevolent king by his people, and Dr. Roman's actions in the story speak volumes about Solomon the man.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: He's got brown skin and off-white hair.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[https://i.redd.it/q49wwvmn9y6y.jpg His hand appears clutching the Holy Grail]] in the ''First Order'' anime, when the original Holy Grail War ritual is being discussed.
* ExtremeDoormat: According to Roman, [[SelfDeprecation who himself is Solomon]], he was a "non-human" who could only exercise the will of God and of his people, not his own.
* {{Foil}}: To Gilgamesh, particularly his ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' portrayal. Both are ancient kings who are [[BornWinner born winners]], commanding powerful clairvoyance and EX-rank Noble Phantasms, and are pivotal in how the Nasuverse is the way it is (Gilgamesh was the first Heroic Spirit and the most important step in ending the Age of Gods, while Solomon created the modern system of magecraft). However, whereas Gilgamesh is overconfident to the point of arrogance, Solomon has confidence issues that inhibit his performance in battle and lead him to never go 100% when it comes to anything. Both of them were also incarnated as human beings at the end of a Holy Grail War in their story's background, spending ten years living among humanity, but whereas Gilgamesh was disgusted by what he saw and decided to create a worldwide purge to rule over the survivors, Solomon was marveled by what he saw and devoted his life as Romani Archaman to protecting humanity from an imminent purge. Whereas Gilgamesh is at his calmest in conditions resembling the Age of Gods, Solomon is at his happiest in the Age of Man.
* GoodAllAlong: Because of Goetia's actions in his possessed human body, throughout the second half of the story the name of "Solomon" becomes equated with TheDreaded, to the point that people refer to him as "The King of Magic" because they're afraid of attracting his attention by saying his name. At the end of the story, the real Solomon reveals himself, turning out to be a wise, benevolent human being - the complete opposite of Goetia.
* HeroicSacrifice: His first Noble Phantasm, Ars Nova, can only be activated when all ten of his rings are gathered and has him returning his divine blessings and gifts to God. As such, using it utterly obliterates every aspect of himself, down to erasing himself from the Throne of Heroes, but in turn it interferes with Goetia's existence and drastically weakens him.
* KilledOffForReal: He managed to erase himself from the Throne of Heroes, meaning he can't even be summoned as a Servant anymore. He's gone for good.
* LightEmUp: He still has Ars Almadel Salomonis.
* MagicalBarefooter: King of Magic, no shoes. This is only visible in his sprite, though. It was also probably practical to go barefoot if you live in a palace in the Near East, anyway.
* MagicRing: Solomon received his wisdom from God in the form of ten rings. Before his death, he set aside one of them per God's instructions and flung it into the far future. This tenth ring would then be used by Olgamarie's father as a catalyst to summon Solomon, and then used by Solomon himself to activate Ars Nova.
* MentalWorld: His Reality Marble, Ars Paulina. The great temple made ''from a single magic circuit''.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Fitting for the King of Magic. Plus it creates an impression of agelessness.
* RapunzelHair: His hair reaches his feet.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He compiled seventy-two demons into a collective being known as "Goetia" with the intent of creating a guardian for humanity after his death. Unfortunately, Goetia had an alien mentality that caused it to try and better humanity in the worst possible way, becoming one of the seven Beasts and kicking off the events of the entire story. It did not help that his own lack of will made it impossible for him to reason with them, causing the Goetia to see him as an evil, cowardly man who lets humans suffer pointlessly.
* WalkingSpoiler: This Servant's mere existence spoils the entire context and ending of the story.
* WorldsStrongestMan: He isn't the King of Magic for no reason. His participation as a Servant in this game's version of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War alongside Maris couldn't be called anything less than a [[CurbstompBattle totally-lopsided domination]] on their part, even though Solomon was most likely lacking nine of his ten magic rings at the time. Simply by having his body and the rest of his magic rings, Goetia was able to declare himself as the Grand Caster and ''function as one'' with no one else questioning his power.
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[[folder:Nero Claudius (Swimsuit)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Golden Theater Praised in Song]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' Chaotic Summer\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Rome (1st century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' (as Saber)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/SakuraTange
The self-proclaimed all-around genius has hit the beach and the racetrack! The occasionally cross-dressing beauty of the Saber class (or so she regards herself as) has this time chosen to reveal herself as a beautiful lady, boldly enjoying the summer sea. Applying the teachings of Simon Magus to their fullest degree, Emperor Nero has completed a theatrical garment that can only be regarded as a specialized Mystic Code for herself. The pipe organs floating by her sides convert her alluring song into an attack, and lasers, fireworks, flame projectiles and the like are grandiosely (and, let's be honest, randomly) fired.
But then, why does her singing voice produce damage? The cruel truth is something Nero herself is oblivious to.
Nero once again gets a variant, and is one of the main stars of the Summer 2017 event. She's Maid Altria Alter's race partner in team "Tyrant Shooting Star".
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* AnimationBump: Her Noble Phantasm was the single most technically complex NP yet at the time of her release, being almost completely 3D modeled and a challenge for some phones to render, featuring dynamic camera work and a unique forward facing sprite for every single ascension outfit. It's longer and more technically complex than ''Goetia'''s NP!
* ArtEvolution: She actually showcases a bit of Arco Wada's own evolution as an artist; her design and style is closer to her ''Fate/Extella'' appearance than it is her original ''Fate/EXTRA'' appearance (as seen on her Saber card), especially in the eyes.
* {{BFS}}: Though she's a Caster, she still wields Aestus Estus, though it is ''far'' from her only method of attack this time around.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Despite the somewhat left-field justification for being in the class, she's the hardest hitting AOE Caster.
* DreadfulMusician: Weaponized in her Noble Phantasm, not that she's actually aware of it.
* FlashStep: She's capable of doing this so fast, she appears to produce a pair of body doubles.
* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** She's been noted to have potential as a mage well before ''F/GO'', including a Noble Phantasm as a Saber that works similarly to a Reality Marble (which is unusual for that class). There's also an optional scene in ''Extella'' where Nero explains that her own court magus, Simon Magus, once told her that she possessed the capacity to be a very powerful Magus if she wished, but it would mean "traveling the dark side of the world", which she was ultimately unwilling to do. Come "Dead Heat", and said potential (and the things Magus ''did'' teach her) are the entire basis for her ability to be a Caster.
** Her Seven Crowns skill is another hint toward her having a relation to a Beast (specifically [[spoiler:Beast VI, since the Book of Revelation was about her and she seems to have some kind of relationship to the idea of the Whore of Babylon]]) and it functions almost exactly like [[spoiler:Goetia's Ten Crowns skill, allowing them both to ignore all class advantages]].
* {{Gainaxing}}: Quite obvious in her Extra animation. Granted, {{Flash Step}}ping ''that'' quick probably would result in physics catching up...
* GirlishPigtails: She now sports long twin pigtails in her first stage outfit.
* {{Irony}}: She's a Caster because of her raw magical ability, not because of her (self-proclaimed) artistic talents.
* ItemCrafting: She's got one of the strongest Item Creation skills yet seen at EX. The thing is, the things she makes can turn out a little... odd. Mechanically, this translates into, instead of additional debuff chance, her receiving 10% extra healing from all sources.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Her NP has its own, brand new leitmotif.
* MyRulesAreNotYourRules: Her second skill, Seven Crowns, allows her to negate the bonus damage taken from Riders and Berserkers for three turns. Maxed out she can use the skill every five turns, so 60% of the time, she just gets to ignore defensive class disadvantage. Bringing her up against a Rider is still a bit questionable (as she doesn't override ''her'' damage penalty), but it makes her a ''much'' better option against the beefier Berserkers, since she can take a lot less damage from them.
* MythologyGag:
** Her second ascension outfit is her casual red dress from ''Fate/EXTRA CCC''.
** The statue from her NP is her "[[SuperMode Venus]]" form in ''Fate/Extella''. Her car also references Venus, [[ProductPlacement and her profile asks you to please refer to Extella for details on why]].
* NiceShoes: Notable in her case - Nero is often quite sensitive about her (sub-five-foot) height, so what's she wearing in all her ascension outfits for her summer version? ''Platform'' sandals and heels, of course. [[TheNapoleon It still doesn't help that much, alas.]]
* SomethingAboutARose: As normal for Nero, and perhaps even moreso than her Saber versions. Her standard skill animation and Extra attack both involve a massive explosion of rose petals on use.
* SupportPartyMember: An odd example: while two of her skills are only self-buffs and her Noble Phantasm is pure damage, her ''third'' skill is one of the strongest pure attack steroids in the entire ''game'', can be given to anyone, lasts three turns when many effects of that magnitude last only one (similar to Merlin's Buster steroid), and it also comes with a Guts effect for the same duration. On top of this, the mechanics of Nero's second skill mean that she can avoid taking extra damage in situations where some of the other Casters might be in danger. Put together, this means that Nero can be a decent choice for strategies that involve buffing a single Servant into being an absolute killing machine while still being able to go the distance herself.
* TookALevelInBadass: She's relatively weak as a Saber since it's a Class she doesn't naturally qualify for, but since she likes it the most she forced herself into the class anyway. However, doing so left her with weak class and personal skills apart from Imperial Privilege. She's significantly more powerful as a Caster with a higher ranked NP, a powerful defensive skill that seems to be related to Goetia's Ten Crowns and high ranks in the Caster class skills. She isn't a well trained magus, but she did have significant potential in life that she didn't pursue.
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[[folder:Nitocris]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Soul of Re is Divine]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Egypt (22nd century BC)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Sima Udon\\
'''Voiced by:''' Minami Tanaka
A magic queen who held the throne only for a short while during the Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt. It has been assumed that she caused all influential men who deliberately murdered her beloved brothers to die by drowning, and then took her own life after accomplishing her revenge. Even as a queen that was pushed up as a puppet, she still is a child of god and properly possesses the self-awareness as a pharaoh, a king that reaches the gods.
She's introduced as an antagonist, working under Ozymandias in Camelot, but she's too good-natured to keep it up. She's also an ally in Halloween 2016. She appears as the member of Team Desert Beauty alongside Caster of Nightless City in Summer 2017 event.
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* BadPowersGoodPeople: She is an incarnation of the real life ruler of Egypt, but as her reign was fairly obscure (to the extent historians debate if she even existed at all) she receives her powers and Noble Phantasm from fictional renditions of her such as Creator/HPLovecraft's or Creator/BrianLumley's, resulting in a fairly good-natured (if haughty) woman wielding the necromantic abilities of a mad eldritch cultist.
* HeroWorshipper: She worships Ozymandias and seems to have a huge crush on him as well.
* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: She demands respect from her Master, but seemingly only because of her low self esteem. She isn't particularly strong or famous, which leaves her feeling inferior to Iskandar, Cleopatra and especially Ozymandias. They don't have any issue with her, though: as Ozymandias points out, a pharaoh is a pharaoh, and she is as worthy of respect as he is (he also gives the same respect to Caesarion, Cleopatra's son who was also technically pharaoh despite dying at the age of nine). They even joke about her being the TeamMom, being the oldest of the current pharaoh crew.
* LadyOfBlackMagic: Tries her best to be as classy as she can, as she has an image to maintain as a pharaoh. She considers Xuanzang's own approach to battle (hitting things with commoner tools such as a stick, a rake, and her own two fists) to be shameful for someone of her stature.
* MagicMirror: Her Anpu Neb-Ta-Djeser: Dark Mirror Treasury, the infamous Mirror of Nitocris. A hellish realm is said to be beyond its surface, and she uses it to unleash evil spirits and the curse of Anubis on her enemies.
* MulticoloredHair: At first pure purple, it later gains gold stripes to emulate the traditional ''nemes'' pharaoh headwear.
* OneHitKill: Her NP has a chance of inflicting instant death to enemies and her first skill gives her a buff that increases the chances of it succeeding.
* RapunzelHair: It very clearly goes all the way down to her feet.
* SempaiKohai: Wants to be this with Ozymandias, but he's unfortunately way too self-centered for that. She admits to Mash that she's kinda jealous of her more successful relationship with the protagonist. Her Interlude is about Iskandar, Ozymandias and Cleopatra finally helping her get some self-confidence after hearing her think of herself as unworthy of being among them and she finally gets the approval she wants after fighting them.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Starts out in a bikini. Amusingly enough, as ascensions go her bottom gets more and more ornate with a loincloth and veils, but her top disappears in favor of a golden strap that barely hides her nipples.
* SummonMagic: Her specialty. Raises mummies from the ground, materializes magic birds, scarabs, and amusingly enough can summon copies of [[BedsheetGhost Medjed]], a very minor but mildly [[MemeticMutation memetic]] god.[[note]]Medjed is the troll-like white spirit that Nitocris summons in her attacks. His memetic turn in Japan was documented [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/medjed here]].[[/note]]
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[[folder:Nursery Rhyme]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Heroine of Children]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_nursery_rhyme_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' Varies, based on Master (technically TrueNeutral)\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' England (various literature)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra''\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AiNonaka
Nursery Rhyme is not a hero in the traditional sense, but the general term for any picture book that managed to manifest itself into a corporeal existence. It is a genre deeply loved by the children of England that came into being as a reaction to the half-voiced dreams of the young. It eventually emerged as a Servant who became a champion of the innocent. Later, something that became the groundwork for bringing forth the celebrated writer Lewis Carroll.
She's an antagonist in the London chapter and Valentine's 2016, and then a major allied supporting cast member in several events, Valentine's 2016 and Christmas 2016 most notably. She also appears in "All the Statesmen" as an ally.
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* AliceAllusion: For the same reasons as her (original) Master.
* AnthropomorphicPersonification: Of children's stories such as ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland''.
* ArtEvolution: In the original ''Fate/EXTRA'', her outfit was actually much smoother and alien-looking than her Master's, to the point that it looked a bit like she was wearing a ''bell''. While it's somewhat similar-looking here, it looks a lot more like actual cloth and behaves a bit more like an actual dress in her battle sprite. Later on, of course, she trades up for a much more frilly dress like what her old Master wore.
* BadassAdorable: Is as cute as a button and can put out serious amounts of hurt on the right team.
* BerserkButton: Andersen. She hates him and calls him a bully, as she is the Heroine of Children who loves happy stories, while his tales are not [[note]]This is TruthInTelevision, Andersen is historically known to write very sad and depressing stories[[/note]]. And because he's a jerk.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She's generally cute, sweet, and friendly. She has a lot of CreepyChild tendencies and is a very dangerous Caster.
* BizarreHumanBiology: Sort of. She's technically more a ''concept'' than a "human", but outside of her initial manifestation she takes the form of a human. Except... just like ''Extra'', her human form has ''visible spherical doll joints'' at her knees, ankles, elbows and wrists. Interestingly, though, the Summer Little Craft Essence from Summer 2017 does answer a long-standing question: her shoulders and hips are ''not'' ball-jointed and resemble a normal human's.
* CallBack: A ''lot'' of her various voiced battle lines in ''F/GO'' echo the battle lines she and Alice had in ''Fate/EXTRA''. "More, more, let's enjoy this more!"[[note]]もっともっと楽しみましょう！/"Motto motto tanoshimi mashou!"[[/note]] & "Don't worry, we're eternal"[[note]]安心して。私たちは、永遠よ/"Anshin shi te. Watashi-tachi wa, eien yo."[[/note]] are the most obvious ones. Her profile has some references to her riddles in ''Extra'', too.
* CompressedHair: In her second ascension she wears her hair in two thin braids like she did in ''Fate/EXTRA''; in her third ascension she wears her hair loose, and it has a lot more volume. This leads to some players wondering if most of her hair was kept under her hat, instead.
* CreepyChild: Is usually cute and friendly, but there are times where she doesn't act quite right. Her attitude in battle is outright DissonantSerenity. For example, she shouts "Aaah, it's so fun, it's so fun [[MadnessMantra ITSSOFUN!!!]]" when hit with an opposing Noble Phantasm.
* CriticalHitClass: She's the second "crit Caster" of the game (the first being Hans Christian Andersen, although he's more JackOfAllTrades), whose massive damage potential comes from being able to increase her critical damage and star absorption to rack up high levels of damage. However, she's very poor at generating stars herself and has rather low attack outside of it, hence why she needs a good team to make the most of her damage potential (and why Jack is considered one of the best Servants to pair her with on a team).
* DoNotCallMePaul:
** Insists on the Alice name. Yet another point of contention with Andersen, who doesn't care and keeps calling her Nursery Rhyme.
** Curiously, later on during the Christmas 2016 event[[note]]in general, game content is written as though it happens in the order of release, so the Christmas 2016 content acts like it's post-Camelot, despite only requiring Orleans be cleared[[/note]] both Jeanne Alter Santa Lily and Jack split the difference and call her just "Nursery", and she seems okay with it. She's called similarly in "All The Statesmen", though that's not "your" Nursery Rhyme, per se.
* ElegantGothicLolita: She wears black and pink dresses of this type.
* EmpathicShapeshifter: She changes form depending on the Master who summoned her. However in this game, she still looks as she did in Extra. She kept it to honor Alice's wish to play with others and to remember her good times with her. (It's worth noting that she does need to be ascended once to have enough power to do this; until then, she just takes the form of ''a literal book''.)
* {{Foil}}: To Hans Christian Andersen. Both are Servants themed around children's fairy tales, whereas Nursery Rhyme prefer happy stories, Andersen often writes sad and depressing fairy tales with bad endings. The gameplay functionality also reflects this. Nursery Rhymes functions more like an offensive Caster with an [=AoE=] Noble Phantasm and specifically designed for critical-based team compositions. Andersen, by contrast, functions more of a SupportPartyMember with a Noble Phantasm that heals the entire party and grants party wide attack and defensive buffs and can fit in any team compositions (including critical-based teams). Their rarity also contrasts as well, as Nursery Rhyme is much harder to obtain due to her higher rarity and can only be pulled from Saint Quartz gacha while Andersen can be pulled from the Friend Points gacha and is much easier to obtain. Their personalities also contrast as well, Hans is more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold and very cynical, while Nursery Rhyme is friendlier and more playful (not counting her CreepyChild tendencies).
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
** The "friend team" of her, Jack the Ripper, and Santa Jeanne actually works quite well; both Jack and Jeanne are good at generating crit stars, which Nursery needs to fuel her big, Self-Modification-fueled criticals. When the [=NPs=] come out, Nursery and Jeanne provide good support effects for Jack, helping her NP do absolutely bonkers levels of damage. Jack also helps cover Nursery's weakness to Riders, while Nursery's Arts Card-heavy deck allows them to charge up their Noble Phantasms faster with Arts Chains.
** Also, it'd seem like her not having Queen's Glass Game, her final Noble Phantasm, would fall under the other trope below, but it's laid out in ''Extra'' that Queen's Glass Game was an ability that Nursery could use because of the ''specific'' conditions by which Alice summoned her under, and relied on Alice's power as much as her own. As her contract and relationship with the protagonist is fundamentally different, not to mention the protagonist themself being different, she doesn't have access to it.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
** She's already strong in ''F/GO'', but compared to ''Fate/EXTRA'' she's actually ''missing'' several key abilities. She doesn't use her Jabberwock, probably because an invincible fighting automaton on the player's side would be just a ''little'' too good, and she doesn't use her proper Noble Phantasm, the Nameless Forest Reality Marble, because it would be incredibly difficult to simulate in ''F/GO'''s gameplay and because it'd be a danger to her ''allies'', never mind any passerby. Her in-game NP is instead just a brief manifestation of herself, which she uses to hit all enemies.
** In ''Extra'', her boss fight tends to be considered a bit of a joke, because her entire ''chapter'' is her "boss fight" and once you've dealt with Nameless Forest, she doesn't have a terrible lot more to throw at you, aside from using Queen's Glass Game to drag the fight out potentially forever unless you can burst her down. In ''GO'', by contrast, she's one of the gold standards for an attack Caster, is able to deal a ''ton'' of damage with the right party and in general is tough as nails, due to having both a powerful defense buff and a combination self-heal and debuff remover.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: For ''VideoGame/FateExtra''. It's, uh, actually ''a really huge reveal'' that she's a Servant in ''Extra'', as for most of the third chapter it's a big mystery just what is going on with "Alice" and whether or it's two Servants with a very hidden master, whether one's a master and one's otherwise, or something else entirely. The nature of Nursery Rhyme's playability here, however, necessitates spoiling a lot of her concept out the gate, to the point that trying to mark spoilers is pointless. So even a casual playing of ''GO'', even merely seeing her on a friends list, is more or less going to ruin the surprise.
* LossOfIdentity: NR's Reality Marble, the Nameless Forest, causes people to forget their names, their sense of self and then, [[RetGone that they ever existed]]. That's a good part of the reason the player version can't use it, [[GodzillaThreshold as it's just a bit too dangerous for Chaldea to invoke at will]]. She uses it at partial strength during Valentine's to keep the main character at her party; but notes she doesn't want it to be permanent. Shakespeare is able to scare them out of it.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Appropriately enough for a Caster-class servant.
* NiceHat: All of her human forms feature a very cute hat, just like in ''Extra''.
* NighInvulnerable: When she's first encountered in London, she lacks a Master and consequently has no concrete identity, appearing in her baseline book form, making her a floating Reality Marble. As a result, the hero's attacks don't even phase her, as they're essentially trying to destroy an entire world. It isn't until Andersen gives her a name that she assumes a form that the heroes are able to damage.
* NurseryRhyme: Well, yeah. Her info entry is full of these.
* OddFriendship: She develops one with [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Jack the Ripper]] post-London. You'd think the anthropomorphic personification of children's stories and a serial killer formed from the vengeful souls of dead London children wouldn't get along well, but you would be wrong (as much as Jack sometimes bails on the tea parties). During Christmas 2016, the two of them add [[Characters/FateGrandOrderLancers Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily]] to the group, who is quite unlike either one of them. They even get a Craft Essence together in Summer 2017.
* PrecociousCrush: Sort of. Her level 5 bond line has her admit that she [[LoveConfession loves]] the protagonist and she thinks that the two of them make a great couple. Granted, Nursery isn't a child but rather the AnthropomorphicPersonification of childrens stories that [[EmpathicShapeshifter changes form depending on her Master]], but since she chooses to appear as a little girl, she's mentally and physically a kid crushing on her older Master.
* SweetTooth: Many of her dialogue indicates that she has strong fondness of sweets and candy (she even thinks the Holy Grail is candy). Lampshaded by William Shakespeare during the first Valentine's day event where he mentions that she'll get cavities if she eats too much sweets.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Occasionally refers to herself as Alice in third person.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Gets along very well with fellow child/embodied-concept Servant [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Jack the Ripper]], but as it turns out a prim and proper little girl and a StreetUrchin do ''not'' have the same taste in hobbies. This sparks the plot of the Valentine's Day event, as Jack sneaking out of Alice's tea parties one too many times made her decide she'll make her own guests by turning all the Valentine chocolate in Chaldea sentient.
* WeakButSkilled:
** Every single one of her stats in ''Extra'' was [[RankInflation Rank E]]. She balances this out with a plethora of high ranked skills and a Reality Marble.
** Her stats are higher in Grand Order, as the protagonist is a decently experienced magus while her Master in Extra was [[spoiler: a normal, comatose little girl]], bringing her to more regular SquishyWizard levels.
** In this game, she has the atypical role of a Caster centered around critical hits - team her up with someone who can generate a lot of critical stars even from Arts attacks (definitely Chloe, and of course, Jack also works great) and an Arts-based defensive support (typically Jeanne or Sherlock - and if you don't have them, ironically Andersen works well too) and you have a pretty decent lineup. The idea is generally to get her a crit-loaded Buster card with her buff up; if the stars align just right (i.e. a Buster chain with her at the end, with a skill-boosted crit) she can hand out a Buster that hits significantly harder than a number of ''Noble Phantasms''.
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[[folder:Paracelsus]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Father of Alchemy]]
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->'''Rarity:''' R (3*)\\
'''Alignment:''' ChaoticGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' Switzerland (16th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''[[Anime/FatePrototype Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue and Silver]]''\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Nakahara\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShinichiroMiki
A legendary physician turned alchemist, he is known as a character from the Renaissance Period. He left behind many achievements and books such as the "rediscovery of the four (five) elements" and the "rediscovery of the three humors". A rare individual who went down in both human and magic history, he is the one responsible both for creating the Alchemic system that is used by most alchemists of the modern era, as well as creating the Azoth sword.
He's an antagonist working with Zouken in the London chapter and a minor antagonist in the Valentine 2016 event.
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* AlchemyIsMagic: Considered the father of modern alchemy. He in turn considers all alchemists to be his children.
* AmbitionIsEvil: He's usually a mild-mannered person, but once he has goal in mind, he'll be nothing short of ruthlessly opportunistic in reaching it and has no concept of "going too far". One of the reasons he's often used as a minor antagonist during events is because often, he'll try to accomplish something that seemed kind at the time, but gets way out of hand. Subverted in that he has a conscience and does feel guilty afterwards for his more serious transgressions.
* TheAtoner: His profile and My Room lines mention that his goal to reach the Root is currently on hold while he is "seeking atonement". This is because of his rather questionable actions in [[Anime/FatePrototype ''Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Blue And Silver'']] and his actions during the Londinium chapter. His Interlude deals with the latter, as they disable the backup plan he had created to unleash something worse then the demonic fog.
* {{Biseinen}}: To say the man is ''beautiful'' is a serious {{Understatement}}.
* ConnectedAllAlong: In the game's story, he's merely just Zouken's Servant, but it's revealed in Fate/Grand Order Material III that the two knew each other when Paracelsus was still living.
* CoolSword: His Noble Phantasm, Sword of Paracelsus, is the prototype for all Azoth Blades used by the alchemists that came after him. In addition to acting as a conduit for True Ether (which can be used for a variety of things, such as setting up ritual magics instantly or being used as a WaveMotionSword), it can also steal the powers of other magecraft users and Noble Phantasms as well as create Philosopher's Stones to support his allies. However, the power stealing has its limits, and you only have access to the WaveMotionSword in gameplay proper.
* ElementalPowers: Like [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Tohsaka Rin]], he is an Average One possessing an elemental affinity for five different elements.
* HeroWorshipper: He wants to ascertain whether Holy Swords that use the light of the planet (wink wink, Excalibur Proto) are reflecting a glimpse of the Root's light.
* ItemCrafting: He has EX rank in this skill, and can use it to make, among other things, [[PhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stones]], artificial elemental spirits, robots with a HiveMind-like synchronization and much more.
* MookMaker: He can create artificial Phantasmal Beasts from the remnants of Elementals. He can also make Homunculi, and the Automata dolls you see in London.
* MulticoloredHair: His dark blue hair fades at the ends to a light blue.
* MythologyGag: His action in the Valentine event is similar to Gilgamesh's from ''Fate/EXTRA CCC'' since both of them were looking for an elixir to protect the protagonist from the effects of deadly cooking from a possible LethalChef.
* NiceGuy:
** The first thing he asks you after being summoned is that he wants to be your friend. He also thinks that human affection is the most precious thing there is.
** During the Valentine Event, he creates a special elixir for the protagonist to protect them against Servants with LethalChef tendencies.
* OneLetterName: To hide his identity from the protagonists, he calls himself P in London.
* OverlyLongName: His real name[[note]]Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim[[/note]] is stupendously long, so he goes by the title Paracelsus, meaning "Surpassing Celsus", a famous Roman medical encyclopaedist.
* PerpetualSmiler: Always smiling.
* RitualMagic: His Azoth Sword lets him skip incantations altogether, making him able to instantly cast enormously long and powerful spells mid-combat.
* TheStoic: Though smiling and seemingly kind, he never exudes any particularly strong emotions.
* WaveMotionSword: His Sword of Paracelsus. Originally, the effect of this Noble Phantasm was to help make his magecraft better but if he utilizes the five elements as a catalyst with the sword's magic in a ritual, he could use it to shoot beams of magic.
* YouAreWhatYouHate: Several of his My Room lines make it clear that he is disgusted with himself for betraying Misaya and her father, since he views betrayal as the worst thing of all.
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[[folder:Tamamo-no-Mae]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Miko of Amaterasu]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralEvil\\
'''Attribute''': Sky\\
'''Origin:''' Japan (8th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''VideoGame/FateExtra''\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Arco Wada\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChiwaSaito
A courtesan who served retired Emperor Toba at the end of the Heian era. Her true identity is a facet of the sun goddess Amaterasu; curious about how worshippers lived and loved within ephemeral and inconsequential lives, this facet [[GodInHumanForm chose to incarnate as a young girl]] so she could live amongst humans on Earth. She eventually gained favour of Emperor Toba, who was said to have [[LoveAtFirstSight fallen in love with her at first sight]], and served him as a courtesan under the name of "Tamamo-no-Mae" where she became renowned for her beauty and knowledge.
When Toba came down with a mysterious illness, a travelling spiritualist blamed Tamamo for his affliction and exposed her supernatural nature. She was forced to flee from the imperial court, and was eventually overwhelmed by the pursuing guardsmen and killed while in the form of a fox. The superstitious rumours surrounding her life and death led to the popular belief she was a {{kitsune}}: a mythical nine-tailed fox demon and shapeshifter. While Tamamo does not mind being called a fox, as she finds them cute, she would point out that foxes did not exist in Japan during that era, and that the animal in her legend was more likely a wild jackal that got confused with the fleeing woman.
Tamamo presents herself as a [[YamatoNadeshiko old-fashioned Japanese lady]] looking for a partner to whom she can devote herself, but occasionally lets slip hints of a more predatory and competitive nature. Her cheerful and loving personality is a mask [[BrokenBird she uses to hide her loneliness and trauma]] as a goddess that gave up divinity only to be betrayed and killed by those she loved. As a facet of Amaterasu, her true nature would make her one of the most powerful beings in the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, but as she has reincarnated as a Heroic Spirit rather than a Divine Spirit, her power is severely capped. Due to her trauma, Tamamo also refuses to use her EX-ranked Maleficium skill, which would allow her to [[MindControl control the hearts and minds of anyone she wished]], including enemy Masters and Servants.
She originally appeared as one of the three playable Servants in ''VideoGame/FateExtra'', and made her ''Grand Order'' debut during the Halloween 2015 event. She also appears briefly as an ally in London and in Shimosa under the name "Otama".
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* AffablyEvil: If you're not paying attention, it can be easy to miss that she's killed hundreds of thousands of people and even her corpse became a spawning ground for youkai before it was purified. After all, she's just so cute and funny that it's easy to not take her seriously.
* AmnesiacGod: During her life as a mortal avatar of Amaterasu she was not aware of her true identity.
* AnimeAccentAbsence: Given Tamamo's age and the time period she came from, you would expect her to have something of an [[AntiquatedLinguistics older accent]]. However, she speaks contemporary Japanese (when she isn't speaking GratuitousEnglish anyway).
* ArtEvolution: The New Years 2018 campaign came with an updated third ascension sprite and animations for her. Now she has 2 sets of animations: a combination of melee and magic (just like her appearance in ''Extella'') for her first two ascension levels and the full brunt of her magical jujutsu for her final ascension. Her NP also has more flair now.
* BeneathTheMask: During Kiyohime's interlude, Kiyohime mentions regarding Tamamo that behind her flirty attitude hides a pure maiden who becomes speechless when approached by a handsome man.
* BiTheWay: She treats the protagonist of ''Fate/EXTRA'' like her husband and is rather flirty. If you point out that [[PurelyAestheticGender you're a girl]], she says that sort of thing doesn't matter to her and then corrects herself by saying she'd be a little more at ease if the protagonist were male. She also admits that the protagonist is pretty good regardless of gender, though at the same time she says they can't compete with Hakuno.
* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** She's quite the meta girl as seen in her second Interlude.
--> '''Protagonist''': By the way, I don’t see any new tails.
--> '''Tamamo''': Let me think… to recover another one, I think you’d need about another 500,000 experience points?
** She's aware of her status as a raid boss in the Onigashima event.
--> "Raid boss fight, GO!"
** She often protests Nero's status as the face of ''Fate/EXTRA'' as seen in the ''Last Encore'' announcement miniquest as she's annoyed at the possibility of being relegated to the preview announcer while Nero gets to be the main star.
* BrickJoke: You finally get to see the [[MythologyGag correspondence she mentioned with Kiyohime]] in her first Interlude. Her other pen pal, Osakabe-hime also appears in this game.
* BrokenBird: She's actually pretty scarred by various aspects of her backstory, including parts that actually happened to Amaterasu, not Tamamo. As a result she's unwilling to use certain of her abilities unless forced, though [[GameplayAndStorySegregation they're all available for use to the player.]]
* CannotKeepASecret: She's trying to keep her identity hidden, but she drops hints about who she is all the time.
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Mikooon!"[[note]]A portmanteau of "{{miko}}" and "kon" (the Japanese sound effect for a fox's barking).[[/note]] It's even lampshaded in a boss nickname, calling her "Mikon is the Universal Language."
%%* ChefOfIron: A damn good one at that.
* TheChosenMany: This is the stance she took in regard to her Master, she would be fine with serving anyone in general, but she states the person would ultimately need to be good or have good intentions to obtain her service. That said she also becomes infatuated easily and she can't help liking the person she serves.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She's very much this. Given her legend, who can blame her?
* CuteAndPsycho: Gives this vibe off at times, especially when she thinks she's being criticized.
* DeadpanSnarker: She can be this at times, though those are a bit more rare.
* ElementalPowers: Her attacks are her elemental spells from ''Fate/EXTRA'', Fiery Heaven, Frigid Heaven, and Chaos Heaven.
* EleventhHourRanger: For London, as she ends up showing up via the Chain Summoning that brought Kintoki along as well. When Tesla helpfully informs them what's going on, she objects to humanity's destruction and teams up with Kintoki to stop London's incineration and buys time for the protagonist and Mordred to show up.
* {{Expy}}: Of Kohaku from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', more specifically, her Magical Amber persona. To a lesser extent, she's also this for the Medea from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', a mythological BlackWidow who is in fact very loving towards her husband.
* GenkiGirl: She's the most hyperactive of the Caster class Servants in-game, and one of the biggest in the entire franchise.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: One of the playable Servants from ''Fate/EXTRA'' and the one most influenced by that game's events.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: The game presents her as a mischievous but ultimately pure-hearted gal with aspirations of becoming a doting, faithful wife, but the original myth details a fox demon who repeatesly marries kings and emperors to corrupt them for her own gain and amusement, often running countries into the ground and killing scores of innocents in the process.
* HypocriticalHumor:
** She gets slightly freaked out, but is also a little happy, when you tell her race doesn't matter, cute is cute.
** In ''Saber Wars'', Kintoki practically begs her not to invite Shuten-douji to the event. She tells him that she has no intention of calling her because nobody wants to see the two of them being an awkward couple. That one bears repeating. ''Tamamo'' is criticizing another couple for their affection towards each other.
* IAmWho: During her life as a mortal, she was unaware of her identity as a fox spirit until one day she woke up with fox ears.
* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: For all of her outfits.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: She wields a MagicMirror in melee.
* {{Keigo}}: Tamamo still says some [[DoubleEntendre pretty raunchy things]] from time to time, but she always says it ''politely''.
* {{Kitsune}}: She's probably the most famous kitsune in Japanese mythology, known for having seduced and seemingly slowly poisoned an emperor until she was uncovered and driven out. Because of that experience, however, she pointedly avoids using her shapeshifting and other abilities unless ordered (although she can and will use them in-game). Though going by Extra, Japanese people just mistook her for a fox when she's actually a jackal, which aren't native to Japan.
* LittleBitBeastly: She has fox ears and a tail which is actually pretty in-line with how kitsune are usually depicted, when not PettingZooPeople.
* LittleMissAlmighty: As a facet of Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun goddess, it fits. [[spoiler:She has the qualification to become a Beast, after all.]]
* MagicMirror: Her melee weapon of choice.
* TheMedic: In essence, her major function is this, especially considering her Noble Phantasm is centered on providing HP heal and NP gauge refills--with just enough durability and Arts cards to allow her to sustain this for a long period of time. In addition, her Fox's Wedding skill (after doing an Interlude) is also a heal.
* MsFanservice: One of the biggest in the series, and definitely so for the Casters.
* NotQuiteTheRightThing: In her backstory, she became intrigued with humans since she isn't quite one herself and decided to try living among them and serving them. However humans don't want that from the gods. Despite probably being harmless, she was hunted down when her identity was uncovered and despite asking to simply be allowed to leave in peace armies kept pursuing her, which she destroyed before finally falling in battle.
* OverlyLongName: Her Noble Phantasm's name is ''Suiten Nikkou Amaterasu Yano-shizu Ichi'', which translates into Eightfold Blessing of Amaterasu Under the Sunlit Heavens.
* PetTheDog: She, of all people, has a surprisingly kind moment towards Elisabeth. In My Room, she will comment on her being lonely and to socialize with her properly. This is especially ironic, considering ''Extella'' where she has the same goodwill but has the absolutely wrong way to go about it.
* PiecesOfGod: Once-removed. She is ''one'' the nine offshoots of the original Tamano; herself an offshoot of Amaterasu; the Tamamo Nine; each tail becoming its own being. The Berserker, Tamamo Cat, is also one of them; and the most innocent of them. Her My Room dialogue implies that one of her "family" may be involved in the incineration of humanity...
* PowerLimiter: In her second Interlude, she said that she can ascend to her nine-tailed form [[spoiler: aka the Golden Fox (which is on par with Goetia!)]] But decided against it because she wants to stay as your foxy shrine maiden.
* TheRival: Her rivalry with Suzuka from ''CCC Foxtail'' has carried over into the game, as the two still have a heavy dislike of the other. A more humorous rivalry with Nero has cropped up occasionally in the game, as Tamamo is jealous of how much attention Nero has in other ''Fate'' works.
* RoseHairedSweetie She's energetic, cheerful, flirty and seems to fall in love easily. However, calling her ''sweet'' would probably be pushing it given that she can be seriously unpleasant sometimes.
* SexyBacklessOutfit: Her outfit leaves her back exposed and, well, quite a bit else too. How she avoids disrobing herself whenever she moves is anyone's guess.
* ShooOutTheClowns: Aside from her EleventhHourRanger status, she's mainly around in London to provide some quips and keep the mood high. [[spoiler:Thus, she's one of the first ones to get killed off by Solomon at the end of the arc]].
* SquishyWizard: She's a Caster, this is par for the course. Though in gameplay, her defense buffs make it harder for enemies to kill her.
* {{Stripperific}}: Her original costume being a kimono that shows so much skin.
%%* SupernaturalGoldEyes
* SupportPartyMember: She's basically Merlin for Arts Servants. Her Arts buff increase more than just raw damage unlike a Buster buff, allowing the party to generate NP faster, allowing NP spam with a good setup. She can also reliably drain enemy NP gauge and her own NP heals the entire party, charges their NP and carries the unique effect of reducing skill cooldown. However, unlike Waver or Merlin, she's significantly less useful without a good Arts-based Servant to support.
* TheTease: She's rather flirty and it can be difficult to tell when she is and is not being serious. Kintoki gets annoyed because he gets embarrassed by it even as he calls her out on flirting with him, when she's actually still in love with Hakuno, meaning she's just teasing him.
* ThemeMusicPowerup: "Caster: Extra Life With Whoever She Wants" -- her theme from ''Fate/EXTRA'' -- plays when she uses Eightfold Blessings of Amaterasu.
* ThirdPersonPerson: She does this all the time in battle and My Room dialogue.
* TheThreeFacesOfEve: She portrays the three kinds of women altogether on herself: Being a Main/YamatoNadeshiko (The Wife), being flirty towards her Master and her {{Main/Stripperific}} appearance (The Seductress), and being playful and innocent toward the true essence of romance (The Child).
* UndyingLoyalty: As revealed in her first interlude, she respects the protagonist for forming a pact with an AntiHero such as her and so she offers her entire heart and soul to him/her.
* WillfullyWeak: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied that in her nine-tailed state she would manifest as a Beast level disaster.]] This is why she's unwilling to possess more than three tails. While they contain her power and thus having more would make her stronger, she doesn't think she'd get to stay a cute foxy waifu if she grew any more.
* WomanScorned: She invented a new attack to punish cheaters in ''CCC'' known as the [[GroinAttack "Polygamist Castration Fist"]], which is her NP as a Lancer.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Downplayed. Tamamo carries herself in this manner and her desire to be a good wife is as [[HiddenDepths genuine]] as it gets. She can also [[BeneathTheMask be pretty scary at times]] showing she is not an ExtremeDoormat but instead possessing a will of her own. However she has a pretty [[DoubleEntendre dirty mouth]] and yet it's always so ''politely'' dirty.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair is pink.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade A.
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[[folder:Thomas Alva Edison]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:(Lion) King of Inventors]]
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->'''Rarity:''' SR (4*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' America (19th century)\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' pako\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakumaTerashima
A scientist/inventor with considerable renown, but his power as a Servant is somewhat inferior to others because of his recentness. To compensate for this weakness, all presidents of the United States of America throughout history granted him a Mystic Code that would reinforce the concept of “Edison.” Despite the lion’s head, Edison’s intellect is completely undiminished.
He is both antagonist and ally in the American chapter, as well as a major ally in "All the Statesmen" and Helena's teammate in "Dead Heat Summer Race" alongside his rival, Tesla.
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* AnimalMotifs: For some reason, he has a lion head. It could be a reference to [[Creator/MetroGoldwynMayer MGM's]] famous lion.
* AntiMagic: His Noble Phantasm W.F.D: World Faith Domination's main power. Representing the audiovisual media's massive impact in bringing the truths of the world to the people, its light cancels the Mystery that gives Servants most of their power. In gameplay, it does relatively low damage but locks all skills and Noble Phantasms for a while.
* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: His entire shtick. Though, to be fair, this generally ''is'' the case, as his specialty is to take a preexisting concept and improve upon it.
* BigDamnHeroes: After Helena rekindles his fighting spirit in America, he throws himself in front of a Demon Pillar to save Elisabeth's life.
* {{Bishonen}}: His true appearance is [[http://i.imgur.com/YrmimOT.jpg quite handsome]].
* CaptainPatriotic: Wears a spandex suit themed after the Red White'n'Blue, and his final ascension art has him doing a PietaPlagiarism with ''the American flag''.
** In-story, it turns out that he is empowered by a fake Grail-like construct powered by the patriotic spirit of every president of the USA. Unfortunately, while this does make him more powerful than ever, the sheer PatrioticFervor messes with his mind and makes him willing to even let the world die for a chance to make America great again.
* ChestBlaster: Fires a rainbow beam from a cannon on his chest.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: He's surprised at how young Helena is if you have her, when she remarks that Edison should be surprised at how different ''he'' looks. Edison notes that his beard has grown out quite a bit.
* CreativeSterility: A bit. As opposed to Tesla's creative genius, Edison is much better at putting his own spin on preexisting things. Hence his Concept Improvement and Mass Production skills as opposed to Tesla's Natural Genius. Most of his creations appear to be taking previous designs, modifying them to suit his needs, [[PatrioticFervor covering them in stars and stripes]] and calling it a day. For example, his {{Mooks}} are Babbage's robots with a paint job and turned into armor for his soldiers.
* DespairEventHorizon: He nearly hits it in America as he and the Servants of the Northern Army find themselves being overwhelmed by the 28 Demon Pillars of Medb despite their best efforts, blaming the events [[ItsAllMyFault his own weakness and failures during the arc]]. It takes a pep talk from Helena to get him back into the fighting spirit.
* DidYouGetANewHaircut: Does this to himself when Blavatsky points out that he looks completely different from his historical appearance. He thinks it's the beard, it has grown a lot.
* DoubleUnlock: You can only summon him from the story gacha after beating America.
* {{Eagleland}}: Edison is nothing if not very, ''very'' 'Murican, even serving as its "Presi-King" in the E Pluribus Unum chapter
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: In addition to the above, he has wings made of rainbows that appear to come out of film reels, symbolizing his achievements in the domain of cinematography.
* GratuitousEnglish: Especially his motto, INDUSTRY AND DOMINATION!
* HeroAntagonist: He opposes the protagonists at certain points, but he and his allies are simply trying to protect America from the threat of Medb and her Celtic army. By the end of the chapter, he is fighting off the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' alongside his rival Tesla.
** His status as secondary antagonist comes from the fact that while he's fighting the Celts, he has no intention of fixing the temporal singularity, and in fact wants to usher his own industrial revolution in the United States he governs. When the heroes refuse to go with that plan, he [[WithUsOrAgainstUs declares them enemies]] until they finally manage to reason with him.
* HeroicBuild: Edison is ridiculously muscular for an inventor who spent most of his time tinkering with gadgets.
* LargeHam: When you're a huge, muscular man who inexplicably has a lion's head, you can't really be anything else.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA1TYc55mf4 An utterly bombastic one]] that simply oozes with patriotism.
* LightEmUp: His main specialty, even more than electricity, thanks to his feats involving cinema and the lightbulb. His Noble Phantasm, WFD: World Faith Domination, uses the light shone upon the world by audiovisual progress to destroy mystery.
* MechaMooks: He made his own army of American Helter Skelters based off Charles Babbage designs (renamed "Hard Word Mk II"), but as Archers instead of Sabers. It should be noted they're not actually robots, but re-modified to be battle suits for his soldiers.
* MilesGloriosus: He's not as much of a genius as he likes to pretend. Hilariously enough, his Class Skills's (Item Construction and Territory Creation) ranks are written as EX but are actually D.
* OneWingedAngel: He ''tries'' to do this in America after he's defeated by the party, declaring he'll transform into "Thomas Mazda Edison" and cast aside his "humanoid gentleman's form," but Karna destroys the superhuman elixir before he can.
* PopularityPower: He wasn't chosen to protect America by its presidents because he was necessarily strong, intelligent, noble, or heroic, but because he was a man of their country who achieved international historical renown, which would be a phenomenal boon for any Servant.
* PresidentAction: Because of interference with history, he's become the President of the United States and has the power to back it up.
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: His summoning line has him do this as he expresses his patriotism.
--> '''Edison''': "Servant, Caster. I am Thomas Edison! Don’t mind my face! This! Is the symbol! Of America!"
* TheRival: To Tesla. Even when trying to save the day from the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' in America the two try to turn it into a contest of who can kill more. It verges on SitcomArchNemesis territory when it's noted that Edison gets along with most geniuses of the time such as Alexander Graham Bell or Babbage... with the lone exception of Tesla.
* RivalsTeamUp:
** With Tesla in America's climax, as they combine their Noble Phantasms to trap the 28 Demon Pillars summoned by Medb.
** With Tesla again for "Dead Heat Summer Race" as neither inventor wants to ruin Helena's good time with their petty squabbling.
* ShockAndAwe: Of course he is, as a "founder" of electricity. In-game, he punches enemies with lightning.
* TradeSnark: Edison adds ™ to W.F.D. during "All the Statesmen".
* TrueCompanions: With Helena Blavatsky. He doesn't quite ''understand'' her unique way of looking at the world or her magecraft, but he deeply respects her convictions and even in life, they were friends (Edison famously gifted Helena a phonograph before her most well-documented trip to India). If Helena is in any kind of real distress - be it physical or emotional - he'll drop everything, ''even'' his rivalry with Tesla, to help her, which is how he becomes involved in "Dead Heat Summer Race". Helena, for her part, is a good moderating influence on his more grandiose impulses and helps to bring him over to the heroes' side in the America chapter.
* {{Workaholic}}: Insanely dedicated to his work even as a Servant to the point where his Master would probably have to keep an eye on him to ensure that he doesn't drop from sleep deprivation or exhaustion.
* WorthyOpponent: Of Tesla. The two inventors have considered each other their nemesis for their entire life. If you have Tesla, he immediately decides to drop whatever he was working on to challenge him for the title of the world's King of Inventors.
* YouRemindMeOfX: According to Karna in America, Edison reminds him of his friend Duryodhana, which is a big part of his UndyingLoyalty to him.
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[[folder:William Shakespeare]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Playwright]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_shakespeare_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_shakespeare_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' UC (2*)\\
'''Alignment:''' TrueNeutral\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' England (16th century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' (as Caster of Red)\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide and Gatou Shouji\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Ototsugu Konoe\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TetsuInada
A legendary playwright and one of the greatest contributors to the Western literary canon. Despite his fame, however, half of his entire life is shrouded in mystery. In any case, he just had to write a few works and his reputation didn't know where to stop. Considering how he was belittled by a senior playwright as "Upstart Crow" at the time, it seems that he was quite envied. With short and effective words, Shakespeare brings to light that what humans usually keep hidden. This is like suddenly being poked by rambling, incongruous words, so one would probably feel shocked. Still having a large influence over modern literature, it can be said that those with no knowledge of his works are to be disparaged as ignorant.
He appears as an ally in the London chapter and briefly in Shinjuku. Events he features in include the Valentine's 2016 event where he is the main companion.
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* AffablyEvil: Fittingly of a Brit, he's an absolute gentleman to the core. He's also quite obviously up to no good.
%%* BadassBeard
%%* BadassCape
* BlackMage: Of a sort. Apart from the snappy Stage 3 black suit, his skills and Noble Phantasm are best utilized in conjunction with hard-hitting Servants that have Buster Noble Phantasms (i.e. most Sabers, Archers, and Berserkers). It's probably appropriate, considering his plays have been replete with the stories of knights and warriors--and his skill-set in ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'' is focused on providing weapons for the Red Faction.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He appears as the protagonist's companion in the 2016 Valentine's Day event. After all, his literary reputation is equally-built on his romantic sonnets as much as his genre-busting plays.
* DiabolusExMachina: Literally weaponizes this, usually because he's bored [[ItAmusedMe and wants something dramatic to happen.]]
* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The "Red Faction mastermind" team of him, Semiramis, and Amakusa is actually very potent as the three of them are Buster-oriented Servants with very good synergy between them.
* GentlemanWizard: Cultivates the image--which really kicks off with his final ascension outfits as seen above.
* GratuitousEnglish: He quotes some of his works for the appropriate situation written in English.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: As he appeared in ''Apocrypha'', he's certainly more unscrupulous than one would imagine the real Shakespeare to have been. In ''Grand Order'', however, he's more operating on ProtagonistCenteredMorality: since [[GenreSavvy he knows that you are the protagonist]], he will stick with you to witness a great story and [[IFightForTheStrongestSide be on the winning side]].
* ItAmusedMe: To Shakespeare, a story without conflict is a boring story. And since he considers life itself to be a story, sometimes he'll write a DiabolusExMachina in should he feel that things been have wrapped up too neatly.
-->'''Shakespeare:''' Master, I do write stories with happy endings from time to time, but... a fairytale world like this sure makes me want to write a bad ending.
-->'''Protagonist:''' Stop it.
-->'''Shakespeare:''' Ah, Master, it's dangerous. I really want to write that ending now! [[ContrivedClumsiness Hey, right hand, settle down!]]
* LargeHam: All. The. Time.
* LemonyNarrator: Takes this role with great relish during the first Valentine's Event.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Shakespeare has abysmal stats and zero combat abilities, but clever use of his skills and Noble Phantasms means he can effectively [[SaveScumming save scum]] his way to victory. And in-game he is a very effective support in a Buster-oriented team.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Has one of the sassiest looks of any Servant in the entire franchise: look at how his outfit becomes more opulent after each ascension. After all, he is the playwright who went toe-to-toe with his more educated contemporaries, managed to accumulate enough wealth to even buy a noble title, and enjoyed the patronage of two English monarchs: UsefulNotes/ElizabethI and [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfStuart James VI & I]].
* MasterOfDisguise: Shakespeare's scrapped Noble Phantasm enabled him to assume the appearance of another individual and interact with people who know said individual without arousing suspicion.
* MookMaker: In Shinjuku, he's forced to make monsters for the Phantasmal Alliance, both of which are distorted versions of his creations. There's Romeo and Juliet, fused together into one giant ghost and a Spriggan King Lear accompanied by a jester doll.
* NonActionGuy: Noted as having no actual combat capabilities.
* NotMeThisTime: The protagonist can accuse him of being the mastermind behind the Valentines event multiple times, mostly because he seems to be enjoying the chaos a little ''too'' much and because he's the kind of person to orchestrate such an event just to see the story that would unfold. Shakespeare denies any involvement, claiming that if he ''was'' responsible for the event, then there would be a lot more tragedy involved.
* OmniscientMoralityLicense: All the world's a stage to him, and he'll lie, cheat, and manipulate his way to create magnificent stories. Although not as necessarily vicious as the Casters in ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', the sheer scale that Shakespeare operates on and his lack of empathy for the "characters" in his tales makes him arguably the most horrific of them all. This is why during his interlude, he decides to create a village of monsters and have them attack you to see if you're fit to be the protagonist.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Pretty much invoked by his Stage 4 artwork, even if he is, strictly speaking, [[BlueAndOrangeMorality not operating on the good-evil scale]]. Lampshaded in the first Valentine's event, as while denying that he had anything to with the Servants made of chocolate, the player has the option to say they "know what his final ascension looks like."
* RedBaron: The Playwright.
* RewritingReality: Shakespeare has a limited form of this via his Noble Phantasm, First Folio: When the Curtain Rises, the Applause Shall Be As Ten Thousand Thunders, allows Shakespeare to "tell a story", and recreate people, events or places from a person's life. The purpose of this is to [[MindRape break the enemy's mind by showing them their faults and flaws]].
* SharpDressedMan: And it gets sharper (and poofier) with each stage.
* ShooOutTheClowns: He provides a bit of levity during London with his antics in conjecture with Anderson [[spoiler:and thus is one of the ones who Solomon kills off at the end of the arc]].
* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: He gets along well with Andersen when the two start talking about things that interest them. From the book burnings in Londinium (Shakespeare viewing is as sacrilegious and thus ''exciting''), to both not having to worry about deadlines in the Solomon event should the Demon Pillars win. [[spoiler:In Shinjuku, he and Andersen team up to write a scenario, creating 200 Phantom detectives to empower the protagonist against Moriarty.]]
* SupportPartyMember: He's been dubbed the "budget Merlin" by fans due to his Buster-oriented support skillset.
* TookALevelInKindness: He starts out as the same sociopathic storyteller he was in Fate/Apocrypha. As you bond with him, he stops salivating over the catastrophic tragedy that will befall you because of the monstrous odds you face and starts genuinely hoping that you will defy those obstacles and create a happy ending for yourself and those you love.
* WickedCultured: The trope you get when one combines excellent storytelling with gleeful amorality.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: But of course. It's Shakespeare.
* ZergRush: In-game, his Noble Phantasm, First Folio, appears as such, rushing your enemies with an army of shadows and inflicting damage on all of them[[note]] In contrast to the ''Apocrypha'' version mentioned above. One could however argue that it jives with the ''Apocrypha'' version by saying that while his enemies "[[MindRape see their faults and mistakes]]", they are actually being damaged physically as well[[/note]]. Interestingly, this is almost exactly how the climax of his VillainProtagonist-centric play ''Theatre/RichardIII'' ends[[note]]where the embattered MagnificentBastard UsefulNotes/RichardIII, trying to kill [[UsefulNotes/TheHouseOfTudor Henry Tudor]], sees the ghosts of his slain enemies and mistakes too many other soldiers for him, as an illustration of his VillainousBreakdown and crossing the DespairEventHorizon[[/note]].
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[[folder:Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The God of Music]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_mozart_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_mozart_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' C (1*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\
'''Attribute''': Star\\
'''Origin:''' Austria (18th century)\\
'''Background development:''' Hikaru Sakurai and Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by:''' PFALZ\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSeki
A musical prodigy whose abnormal sense of pitch let him leave a treasury of timeless compositions. Admired even in the world of magic, there are legends of him having an involvement with a certain secret society. As a Heroic Spirit, he not only uses music magecraft derived from Orpheus, but also has deep connections with the magecraft of Solomon just like in legends.
He appears as an ally in the Orleans chapter.
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* BadassLongcoat: Which he wears [[CoatCape on his shoulders]].
* BrownNote: In his Interlude, he creates a "fugue to inspire sudden bowel movements."
* CoolMask: Just look at the damn thing. It is basically the go-to mask for anytime a Servant needs to don a PaperThinDisguise (as Amakusa, EMIYA, and Sherlock can attest).
* CrutchCharacter: He won't last that long in most player's parties due to his 1-Star rarity limiting his stats.
* DarkIsNotEvil: With his pale skin, long fingernails, puckish misanthropy, foreboding wardrobe, and the fact that his Noble Phantasm summons a band of decapitated angel musicians, Mozart is a very sinister figure who is nonetheless on your side, if reluctantly so.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: His profile mentions that his magecraft has connections to Solomon which [[spoiler:comes up during the final battle as it's revealed that his bloodline was one of the chosen 72 magi families to be hosts for the Demon Pillars.]]
* GradualGrinder: His Noble Phantasm has this effect on enemies for three turns, cursing them at random, on top of decreasing their attack and defense.
* GratuitousItalian: His attacks are often accompanied by musical terms such as "Fortissimo" and "Crescendo". Justified by the fact that these are musical terms referring to the highest possible volume and gradually increasing volume respectively, which is important to note since Mozart is ''Austrian''.
* GuestStarPartyMember: During the Orleans chapter.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: While he has no wish on the Grail per se, he does hope that Marie Antoinette, whose radiance left a deep impression on him when they were children, would live out each day in happiness.
* LovableSexManiac: Obsessed with women and dirty jokes[[note]]This is to some extent TruthInTelevision, as a very dirty canon entitled ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leck_mir_den_Arsch_fein_recht_sch%C3%B6n_sauber "Lick my ass right well and clean"]]'' has been primarily attributed to him--albeit it is currently contested to be supposedly by Wenzel Trnka[[/note]] which Marie often scolded him about.
* MagicMusic:
** Apparently the source of his designation as Caster. He was a member of the Masonic Order, and used Magecraft derived from Orpheus and Solomon.
** He has the Protection of the Music God (False) skill. As in, his music is capable of feats that would require direct, explicit blessing from the Muses. Without it, because he's just ''that'' good.
* MagicWand: Or rather a conductor's baton.
* MemeticLoser: In-universe example, with even his profile stating that "as a human, he can unfortunately only be described as garbage", and Marie berating him about his awful and dirty sense of humor whenever she's in earshot.
-->'''Marie''': "You and your one-dimensional passion for musical scales! If you love sheet music so much, wouldn't you be better off as a music note?!"
* ScrewDestiny: [[spoiler:He was once a candidate for the Demon Pillar Amdusias. He believes either his attachment to Marie or selling his soul to musical arts is what saved him from such a fate.]]
* SummonBackupDancers: Summon Backup Orchestra seems to be the case from his stage two card onwards. Also happens when he uses his Noble Phantasm, Requiem of Death: A Funeral March For the Death God.
* SupportPartyMember: His kit is designed around buffing the Arts performance of his allies and handing them critical stars while debuffing his foes with his Noble Phantasm. To an extent, his Requiem for Death Noble Phantasm is a budget version of Waver/Zhuge Liang's own Noble Phantasm (and even easier to upgrade)--although you will probably need to use [[MagikarpPower Palingenesis]] on him to strengthen him enough.
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[[folder:Xuanzang Sanzang]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Monk of Enlightenment]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_xuanzang_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_xuanzang_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' China (7th century)\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takeshi Okazaki\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikakoKomatsu
A Buddhist priest from the Tang dynasty. Traveling through the Silk Road in pursuit of the original Buddhist scriptures, she reached India from central Asia and then brought back to China over 367 sutras, becoming the founder of the Faxiang Buddhist sect.
She is known as a key character of the Chinese novel ''Journey to the West''. Under the command of Guanyin, the monk of good looks who rode Bai Long - the son of the West Sea Dragon King transformed into a white horse - had the Monkey King Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing as her disciples and headed for India, without ever losing heart at the countless monsters that obstructed her way.
She first appeared in "Starry Xuanzang Goes to India" and is an ally in the Camelot chapter. She is Raikou's teammate for the Dead Heat Summer Race event.
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* AdaptationalBadass: Despite having the tendency of getting attacked and kidnapped nearly all the time, this incarnation of Xuanzang ''isn't'' as totally helpless as her original form and could kick ass when needed to be. In fact, she's supposedly at about the same level as the likes of ''Lancelot.'' Somehow.
* AdaptationalNameChange: She is called Genjou Sanzou in Japanese.
* AllMonksKnowKungFu: Up there with Geronimo and Babbage as the most melee-inclined of Casters, and her Noble Phantasm is kung-fu, plain and simple. Her physical strength is low, but as a Caster she can use magic to get around that issue. This makes her one of the few Casters that can go head to head with the Knight Class Servants.
* BoobsOfSteel: She is busty and very physical-inclined. Nitocris considers this unbecoming of a Caster and scolds her for it.
* BornLucky: Boasts an amazing EX-ranked luck. She's always getting into trouble, but some miracle always seems to end up saving her anyway.
* CallBack: She mentions Sun Wukong during the event, noting that "his" gender is unclear. The Sun Wukong who appeared in Koha-ace had the ability to change "his" gender at will.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: She's something of a cowardly idiot, but is supposedly on par with the Knights of the Round and, despite her listed STR being the basic Caster E, can literally punch above her weight class by buffing her own physical abilities.
* DamselInDistress: Spent a very large part of her journey getting attacked or kidnapped by all kinds of monsters and evils for being really pretty ([[DistressedDude even back in the original where she was a man]]). Where most active skills based around one's looks simply inflict the Charm status, hers is a [[DrawAggro taunt]]. A part of her motivation as a Servant is to prove that she can get around without Wukong constantly saving her, ironically, one of her lines when she takes damage is yelling after Wukong.
* TheDitz: Self-admitted, at that. She herself confesses that she's too trusting and a bit of an airhead, which is why she relies on everyone around her to avoid making mistakes.
* GenderFlip: One of the less surprising gender swaps. Xuanzang's been depicted as effeminate or even female in many adaptations.
* GenkiGirl: Always in high spirits and full of energy. The one thing she fears is feeling lonely.
* HeroicSacrifice: Sacrifices her life to destroy the gates of Camelot. Said gates can only be destroyed by the righteous and it took every ounce of her life to completely crush them.
* HyperspaceArsenal: Carries around the weapons of the original Journey to the West party (plus her own [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khakkhara khakkhara]]) to fight with. They're all staffs and polearms, so they appear and disappear as needed. She doesn't even realize that she's using them. Apparently they show up when she's fighting because her original disciples were so worried about her safety that it affected her Saint Graph. She carries their worries in the form of her weapons.
* InnocentFanserviceGirl: She did question at one point whether her clothing was too revealing, but after her traveling companions reassured her that they were definitely fine, [[MaleGaze honest]], she no longer sees anything wrong with them.
* LovableCoward: She's always fleeing in terror from something, but it's more amusing than anything. Plus, when she's really needed, she does stand up to do the right thing.
* MartialPacifist: Due to her religious beliefs she will not willingly inflict lethal damage unless ordered. However, if her Master deems it necessary it seems like she won't mind being ordered to do so.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Wields Sun Wukong's [[SimpleStaff Ruyi Jingu Bang]], Zhu Bajie's nine-pointed rake, and Sha Wujing's monk spade (a shovel/spear hybrid used by monks as both a tool of funeral rites and a self-defense weapon), and isn't half bad at martial arts either.
* MythologyGag:
** She stated that Wukong's gender is confusing because Wukong can changes their gender at will, just like Wukong's appearance in koha-Ace.
** [[VideoGame/FateExtra Saver]] briefly makes an appearance during her Noble Phantasm animation.
** She seals the enemy in the Five Finger Mountain when using her NP which is where Wukong was sealed.
** Her extra attack animation has her attacking with her companions' weapons, finishing with Wukong's head ring.
* NiceGirl: She's extremely friendly and cheerful.
* NiceHat: Two of them, no less!
* TheRedMage: Her main niche is damage as she was the first SSR Caster with a damaging Noble Phantasm, which is Buster and single target at that and can be quickly spammed. A strengthening quest upgrade resulted in her currently being the best offensive Caster. She can tank a little, but she has low HP for a Caster and you need to be careful about when to use the skill. Sanzang's Teachings (party-wide increase to NP generation buff) is genuinely good, but as support goes she has to compete with the likes of Waver or Merlin.
* SemiDivine: She has the Divinity skill not because she has divine heritage - though in a way that's also true - but because she's destined to become a Buddha. This would actually normally disqualify her from being summoned, but the situation in the world being what it is an exception was made. That she will one day become a Buddha is reflected in her second NP in which she partially attains this state and becomes nearly invulnerable while healing all allies around her, but afterwards effectively 'dies.' Presumably because of how impressive this is the NP is ranked EX despite the effects sounding rather underwhelming at best and contradictory at worst.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: She wears very revealing clothing because it was hot on her journey to India. She did think it was a bit too flashy but then for ''totally'' innocent reasons, her three disciples encouraged her to keep wearing it.
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[[folder:Zhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II / Waver Velvet)]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Legendary Tactician of the Three Kingdoms / Professor V]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Third Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_zhuge_liang_3.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Final Ascension]]http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fgo_caster_zhuge_liang_4.jpg[[/labelnote]]]]
->'''Rarity:''' SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment:''' NeutralGood\\
'''Attribute''': Man\\
'''Origin:''' China (2nd century)\\
'''First appearance:''' ''LightNovel/FateZero'' (as "Waver Velvet")\\
'''Background development:''' Yuuichiro Higashide\\
'''Illustrated by:''' Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaisukeNamikawa
Lord El-Melloi II (true name: Waver Velvet) is an eminent professor at the London Mage Association's Clock Tower. He succeeded the late Lord El-Melloi after he was killed during the Fourth Holy Grail War, and brought the Archibald House back from obscurity after losing their clan head. Otherwise not eminent enough to attain ascension to Servant, the extremely peculiar circumstances of this Holy Grail War allowed him to serve as the receptacle of Zhuge Liang, a Chinese statesman and tactician under whose strategies the small state of Shu managed to fend off the vastly superior Wei for a long time.
Strictly speaking, this Servant is neither El-Melloi II or Zhuge Liang. The powers of both parties has mingled together, so abilities that cannot be found in the original Servant are being displayed. Also, thoughts and emotions conform with those of the vessel, El-Melloi II.
He's an antagonist in Rome and the main partner in Fate/Accel Zero Order.
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* AdjustingYourGlasses: He pushes them up by the bridge as his skill animation, at least when he's wearing them. This may result in Waver fixing his glasses three times in the same turn.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even as an adult and as a more serious Zhuge Liang[=/=]Lord El-Melloi II, he still shows his nerdy side of himself once in a while as evident in two of his My Room dialogues:
--> "By the way, is the Far East affected by the change in history? Like Akihabara, or video games... Oh, there is none? I see..."
--> "As you can see, I'm in the middle of a game. I don't mind you talking to me, but please don't play with my hair, it's very distracting...!"
* ArtEvolution: The patch for the FGO 1st Anniversary event streamlines his sprite art in the same fashion as Altria Pendragon (making him look more like his appearances in {{Creator/ufotable}}'s ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks''), as well as providing new elemental effects to his attacks.
* AscendedExtra: First appearing in Type-Moon character material as one of Nasu's many background characters to flesh out the universe and making his official debut in ''Fate/Zero'' as a Master, he later became the star of his own light novel series and his popularity led to him being a playable character in this game, with a major role in the Fate/Accel Zero Order event (also thanks to his absurd support capabilities).
* BackwardsAging: In his first two stages, he's the adult Lord El-Melloi II. The latter two are the young adult Waver Velvet. In his third Interlude, he has no idea what happened and blames the Gorgon Sisters. But it turns out that this is the inevitable result of Ascension -- if his young self is his pinnacle as a Servant, then that's what he's going to be. He still wants his older form back.
* BadassInANiceSuit: His most distinguishing physical feature, alongside a BadassLongcoat and ScarfOfAssKicking - he's arguably the [[SharpDressedMan sharpest-dressed]] Servant in the game.
** After his Third Ascension, he trades the suit for a BadassCape (Iskander's cape, in fact).
* BalanceBuff: Infamously one of the few characters to receive one from DW after several complaints. His ATK and DEF buffing skills had a massive value increase, each of them charges NP gauge by 10% with his targetted critical buff charging by 30%, his NP had a defense debuff which get further enchanced after an Interlude. Waver immediately went from being largely considered one of the worst SSR (if not the worst) into one of the most valued SSR in the entire game due to his sheer versatility as a multi-purpose Servant who can improve farming capability, reliability of NP charging in hard contents, and amazing buff to defensive and especially offensive capability, a position that held true even long after the release of Tamamo and Merlin.
* BlowYouAway: He uses his fan to launch wind attacks on enemies.
* CompositeCharacter: In-universe, his in-game profiles suggest that this incarnation is, strictly speaking, ''neither'' Zhuge Liang ''nor'' Lord El-Melloi II, but more an amalgamation of both[[note]]i.e. having 1) the tactical savvy of Zhuge Liang and the Stone Sentinel Maze Noble Phantasm and 2) Waver Velvet's body, history and his experiences with [[Characters/FateZero Iskandar / Alexander the Great]] (hence his wearing his cape)[[/note]]. This convoluted explanation somewhat makes sense, when compared to the canonical justification for [[Characters/FateGrandOrderAssassins Sasaki Kojiro's]] CompositeCharacter nature.
* ADayInTheLimelight: He's your main partner (and oversees the mission board) for Fate/Accel Zero Order.
* DefrostingIceKing: You can take his backwards aging Ascension as this, with Waver/Zhuge Liang becoming more comfortable and less suspicious (as befits a master tactician) of you as you go on.
* DualBoss: Fights alongside [[MythologyGag Alexander]] for a boss battle.
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: El-Melloi II is a heavy smoker. In Stage 1, he carries a big cigar, while in Stage 2, he chomps on a cigarette--presumably when he's still quite distant from you. Like [[Characters/FateGrandOrderArchers Robin Hood]], he drops this once he ascends further.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He's genuinely disgusted by the Demi-Servant experiments that Chaldea conducted in the past and outright tells Roman that he would have had Chaldea shut down if they had continued.
* GrandTheftMe: Apparently the case. Due to the peculiar circumstances of the Grand Order system, Zhuge Liang is using [[{{LightNovel/FateZero}} Lord El-Melloi II]] as a receptacle for his spirit. Lord El-Melloi II himself lacks the the means or history to become a Heroic Spirit.
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Not El-Melloi II, but Zhuge Liang. In his first interlude, El-Melloi II mentions that the famous strategist is actually a lot more sinister than stories about him would have people believe.
* IHatePastMe: He heavily dislikes his past self and when encountering him during the Fate/Accel Zero Order event, he starts arguing with him and curses several times at how terrible his past self was as a person, ending with him telling young Waver to choke on an eel and egg rice bowl and die. [[spoiler:However, this slowly changes as the event goes on, catalyzed in part by Iskander vocally disapproving of El-Melloi II's actions but not doing the same towards Waver. By the end, when El-Melloi II is blindsided by Lancelot and incapacitated for the rest of the FinalBattle, he trusts his younger self enough that he willingly summons Zhuge Liang to possess him, turning Waver into a Pseudo-Servant just like him.]]
* JackOfAllTrades: His offensive debuff Noble Phantasm combined with his wide variety of party buffs makes him versatile and most sought out SupportPartyMember of all team compositions.
* LuminescentBlush: He has the dubious honor of being among the few Servants who develop these when around you (or when you ascend them to their final stages). ''[[HomoeroticSubtext For reference, this is normally done by the female Servants]].''
* MythologyGag:
** His Servant doodle artwork for April Fools' Day 2016 finally decks El-Melloi II with [[http://i.imgur.com/xT3xnEr.png Zhuge Liang's iconic courtier hat and crane feather fan]].
** His Bond Craft Essence illustrates a piece of Iskandar's cape, the catalyst for the latter's summoning in ''LightNovel/FateZero''.
** The F/GO 1st Anniversary update also updated his sprite and animations, carrying several references within them:
*** As the elder Lord El-Melloi II, he attacks using Zhuge Liang's crane fan and Taoist trigrams.
*** As the younger Waver Velvet, he chooses to carry a copy of the ''Literature/TheOdyssey''--which is the same kind of literature Iskandar loves (the guy, after all, is a fanboy of [[Literature/TheIliad Achilles]] himself). It's an exact copy of [[https://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/images/e/e3/Fate_Zero_Act_2.jpg the version that Iskander had borrowed from the library]].
*** His [[BlowYouAway wind attacks]] came from the description of the famous Red Cliff battle where he conjured the east wind with Taoist rituals to screw with Cao Cao's navy.
** Him being a CompositeCharacter is {{Irony}} as it was the subject of the first ''Lord El-Melloi II Case Files'' volume.
** During his third interlude, Waver mentions that one of the Gorgon sisters gave him a suspicious gift, insisting they'd met before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NqazdEYQe4#t=49m20s at a cafe]].
* NoDoubtTheYearsHaveChangedMe: Waver has drastically changed in appearance since [[LightNovel/FateZero the 4th Grail War]] to the point that Mash, Romani, and the protagonist are entirely unable to recognize him [[BackwardsAging when he reverts back to 19]].
* NotSoDifferent: He says his actual abilities as a mage aren't very different from the protagonist. Even still, he kept up with the first-rate magi of the Clock Tower by refining the hell out of his own third-rate magic circuits, knowledge, and preparation.
* OccidentalOtaku: A big fan of Japanese video games and pop culture. In his fourth bond conversation, he asks if there's any hints of a singularity in Akihabara in hopes of finding an excuse to go there.
* OntologicalParadox: [[spoiler: His future self fused his past self with Zhuge Liang. Compounding the complication is that the Waver you can summon is both.]]
* PlotParallel: His storyline in "Fate/Accel Zero Order" is almost a rerun of Shirou and Archer's interactions in the ''Unlimited Blade Works'' route. To wit:
** Young, inexperienced magus (Waver/Shirou) summons a legendary spirit of yore (Iskandar/Altria);
** They become good partners; but
** [[spoiler: There's a more personal conflict between the young magus (Waver/Shirou) and his future incarnation (El-Melloi II/Archer)]]; then
** [[spoiler: The future incarnation finally enables his past self to use his abilities (Zhuge Liang's possession/the UBW Reality Marble) to defeat the major villain who wants to unleash the Grail (Justeaze/Gilgamesh)]].
* PowersViaPossession: Despite being possessed by Zhuge Liang, Lord El-Melloi II's personality is still the dominant one in his body. That isn't preventing him from making good use of Zhuge Liang's abilities.
** This was consensual according to Waver, they discussed whose personality would be best fitted for Chaldea.
* RedMage: All in all, this is Waver/Zhuge Liang's actual assignment, due to the following:
** Buffing: His skills, which provide party-wide offense and defense buffs (plus filling up the NP gauges significantly)--which is why most players want him; and
** Damage: his Noble Phantasm, Unreturning Army: Stone Sentinel Maze -- which affects all existing enemy units with stun for 1 turn, curses all enemies for 500 damage each turn for 3 turns, reduces all enemies' NP gauge by 20% and reduces their defense for 3 turns. His Interlude upgrades his curse damage to 1000 for 6 turns.
* SharpDressedMan: In particularly his second stage outfit. He makes sure to dress nicely in battle.
* TheStrategist: As the ''Fate/Accel Zero Order'' event shows, even though Lord El-Melloi II's personality is the dominant one, he still has the tactical genius of Zhuge Liang. Exploits include [[spoiler: tricking Kayneth into thinking the Holy Grail War is some sort of conspiracy against his family in order to get him to leave, leaving Diarmuid behind for the heroes, challenging Gilgamesh and beating him, knowing that his ego would prevent him from asking Altria or Iskander for help, and defeating ''Iskander and the Ionioi Hetairoi'' with his own Stone Sentinel Maze. While this could be seen as expected of Zhuge Liang[[note]]his most famous victory was strategizing to [[RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms defeat Cao Cao's bigger army with the smaller armies of Liu Bei and Sun Quan]] in the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Red_Cliffs Battle of Red Cliffs]][[/note]], ''[[BeyondTheImpossible it becomes more impressive considering that in this universe]], [[TacticalRockPaperScissors Casters are supposed to always fail against Riders.]]'']]
* SupportPartyMember: He's the last of the really great SSR Caster supports. Unlike Tamamo and Merlin, his skills are more general in nature with an attack buff, a defense buff and a single target crit power up for his three skills. His NP is valuable both offensively and defensively as it carries both a defense debuff for the enemy as well as decreasing their NP gauge and giving a chance to stun. Perhaps his most valuable trait, however, is that he can give any party member an immediate 50% NP gauge, allowing anyone to use a first turn NP if they wish so long as they carry the right CE or have the right skills.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Lord El-Melloi II is quite tall (186 cm/6'1") and regarded attractive enough to be to the premier Servant in the Da Vinci's ikemen summoning campaign. Euryale is quite shocked to discover this wasn't always the case during his third interlude.
-->'''Euryale:''' Now way! That handsome man used to look like ''that''? How much pain do you have to endure to grow into that?
* ThrowTheDogABone: Waver desperately wanted to fight in the Holy Grail War with Iskandar again which was a TragicDream in ''LightNovel/FateZero'' and ''LightNovel/LordElMelloiIICaseFiles'' but his wish is finally granted in this game.
* YouRemindMeOfX: In his first interlude El-Melloi says that the protagonist reminds him of himself when he was younger.
* YourSizeMayVary: Despite being "stuck" in his younger form in his final Interlude, he's shown in adult form in all other cutscenes. Maybe he did discover a way to change back?
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'''WARNING - the following profile has completely unmarked spoilers for the final chapters of Part One's Main Quest.'''
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[[folder:Caster of the Time Temple]]
!!King Solomon of Israel-Judah
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/152_solomon_caster_1.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The True King of Magic]]
->'''Rarity''': SSR (5*)\\
'''Alignment''': LawfulGood\\
'''Attribute''': Earth\\
'''Origin:''' Israel, The Old Testament (11th century BC)\\
'''Background development:''' Kinoko Nasu\\
'''Illustrated by''': Takashi Takeuchi\\
'''Voiced by''': Creator/KenichiSuzumura
The last King of the United Monarchy of Israel & Judah and son of David. He bound and controlled seventy-two demons, later listed in the ''Literature/ArsGoetia'' from the Lesser Key of Solomon and compelled them to protect mankind, and also created the modern system of magecraft used by magi today (before this, only those with a connection to the gods could use Magic). Solomon's death marked a great acceleration in the decline of mystery, leading to the demise of the Age of Gods, and the decline of magic.
He is a separate entity from the fake Grand Caster, who despite calling itself "Solomon" is really Beast I, Goetia, the unified will of those seventy-two demons, possessing the deceased Solomon's human body. He is also the original Servant form of Romani Archaman, who was created when Solomon won the Fuyuki Holy Grail War alongside Maris Billy Animusphere and wished to become incarnated as an ordinary human being. For more information on those characters, see their respective entries on the main character page.
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* TheArchmage: Easily the most powerful magus of all time, and a contender for the Grand Caster vessel. He was responsible, in fact, for inventing the modern system of magecraft, earning him the title "King of Magic".
* BadPowersGoodPeople: He is the original owner of Ars Almadel Salomonis, but he is upstanding enough that he would never destroy humanity with it (by his own will, at least).
* BadassBookworm: Solomon is the wisest and greatest intellect concerning magical knowledge mankind has ever known. He even developed an operational technique that allowed humans to perform magic without the need of Gods or being backed by them, something that was required in the past. Among other things, these are the Magic Crests and Mystic Codes used by modern magi, including the ''F/GO'' Protagonist.
* BarefootSage: One of the most wisest King in history and is always seem barefoot. Well, except in his Romani appearance, obviously.
* BenevolentMageRuler: He is the strongest wizard in mankind's history, bar none, and he was the king of Israel as he inherited the throne from his father. However, none of his power (both of magical and political) made him an arrogant, let alone evil or selfish individual, and his magical power is proportional to his kindness.
* BlessedWithSuck: How he saw his gifts - he may have been extremely powerful and intelligent to the point of nigh-omniscience, but he felt that those gifts [[TheChainsOfCommanding shackled him to the wills of God and of the collective people]]. As such, when he was allowed one wish at the end of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War, he chose to become a completely normal human - one who could live life by his own volition.
* BrokenAce: He is a BornWinner and one of the strongest Heroic Spirits, who changed the very nature of magic by introducing magecraft to the world. He is also deeply unhappy with how he could never exercise his own will in life, and has a tangible case of anxiety that makes it difficult for him to take risks.
* BrutalHonesty: He is considered strong-willed, but only in that he says whatever is on his mind.
* CameBackStrong: Zigzagged. While his arrival during the battle against Goetia in shedding his human form to become Solomon again certainly adds a very powerful Servant to the heroes' side, he still is a shell of his former self, because the things that made Solomon such a PhysicalGod of magic were his personal skills and two other Noble Phantasms, which Goetia retains in stealing his form. Luckily, he still has Ars Nova, something only he can do and all that is needed to deal a critical blow.
* CessationOfExistence: Dr. Roman's sacrifice erases Solomon from the Throne of Heroes entirely. FGO Materials points out that it is less Solomon "becoming nothing" like the Buddha, and that rather human history is based on picking up what those before have left behind. Solomon, having given all his gifts back to God, has left nothing behind while also completing his purpose, allowing him to reach "finality". [[spoiler: One of his rings, however, is taken by someone in the stinger of ''Moonlight/Lostroom'' meaning there is once again a connection to him in the world. It's yet to be seen if this negates his self-erasure, but it has been said multiple times: There is no simply removing one's self from the Throne of Heroes...]]
* CowardlyLion: He is described as someone who takes things seriously but doesn't put his heart into them, and who is "a chicken at heart". He has anxiety strong enough to affect his performance in battle, ranking down his High-Speed Incantation skill to C. Despite this, he was ultimately considered a wise and benevolent king by his people, and Dr. Roman's actions in the story speak volumes about Solomon the man.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: He's got brown skin and off-white hair.
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[https://i.redd.it/q49wwvmn9y6y.jpg His hand appears clutching the Holy Grail]] in the ''First Order'' anime, when the original Holy Grail War ritual is being discussed.
* ExtremeDoormat: According to Roman, [[SelfDeprecation who himself is Solomon]], he was a "non-human" who could only exercise the will of God and of his people, not his own.
* {{Foil}}: To Gilgamesh, particularly his ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' portrayal. Both are ancient kings who are [[BornWinner born winners]], commanding powerful clairvoyance and EX-rank Noble Phantasms, and are pivotal in how the Nasuverse is the way it is (Gilgamesh was the first Heroic Spirit and the most important step in ending the Age of Gods, while Solomon created the modern system of magecraft). However, whereas Gilgamesh is overconfident to the point of arrogance, Solomon has confidence issues that inhibit his performance in battle and lead him to never go 100% when it comes to anything. Both of them were also incarnated as human beings at the end of a Holy Grail War in their story's background, spending ten years living among humanity, but whereas Gilgamesh was disgusted by what he saw and decided to create a worldwide purge to rule over the survivors, Solomon was marveled by what he saw and devoted his life as Romani Archaman to protecting humanity from an imminent purge. Whereas Gilgamesh is at his calmest in conditions resembling the Age of Gods, Solomon is at his happiest in the Age of Man.
* GoodAllAlong: Because of Goetia's actions in his possessed human body, throughout the second half of the story the name of "Solomon" becomes equated with TheDreaded, to the point that people refer to him as "The King of Magic" because they're afraid of attracting his attention by saying his name. At the end of the story, the real Solomon reveals himself, turning out to be a wise, benevolent human being - the complete opposite of Goetia.
* HeroicSacrifice: His first Noble Phantasm, Ars Nova, can only be activated when all ten of his rings are gathered and has him returning his divine blessings and gifts to God. As such, using it utterly obliterates every aspect of himself, down to erasing himself from the Throne of Heroes, but in turn it interferes with Goetia's existence and drastically weakens him.
* KilledOffForReal: He managed to erase himself from the Throne of Heroes, meaning he can't even be summoned as a Servant anymore. He's gone for good.
* LightEmUp: He still has Ars Almadel Salomonis.
* MagicalBarefooter: King of Magic, no shoes. This is only visible in his sprite, though. It was also probably practical to go barefoot if you live in a palace in the Near East, anyway.
* MagicRing: Solomon received his wisdom from God in the form of ten rings. Before his death, he set aside one of them per God's instructions and flung it into the far future. This tenth ring would then be used by Olgamarie's father as a catalyst to summon Solomon, and then used by Solomon himself to activate Ars Nova.
* MentalWorld: His Reality Marble, Ars Paulina. The great temple made ''from a single magic circuit''.
* MysticalWhiteHair: Fitting for the King of Magic. Plus it creates an impression of agelessness.
* RapunzelHair: His hair reaches his feet.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: He compiled seventy-two demons into a collective being known as "Goetia" with the intent of creating a guardian for humanity after his death. Unfortunately, Goetia had an alien mentality that caused it to try and better humanity in the worst possible way, becoming one of the seven Beasts and kicking off the events of the entire story. It did not help that his own lack of will made it impossible for him to reason with them, causing the Goetia to see him as an evil, cowardly man who lets humans suffer pointlessly.
* WalkingSpoiler: This Servant's mere existence spoils the entire context and ending of the story.
* WorldsStrongestMan: He isn't the King of Magic for no reason. His participation as a Servant in this game's version of the Fuyuki Holy Grail War alongside Maris couldn't be called anything less than a [[CurbstompBattle totally-lopsided domination]] on their part, even though Solomon was most likely lacking nine of his ten magic rings at the time. Simply by having his body and the rest of his magic rings, Goetia was able to declare himself as the Grand Caster and ''function as one'' with no one else questioning his power.
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