Berserker (Fate/Extra Rin route)

Berserker (バーサーカー) is the Berserker-class Servant of Rani VIII in Moon Cell Holy Grail War of Fate/Extra. He is only fought as an enemy Servant during the Rin route in contrast to Berserker of the Rani route. He is one of the Servants of the Protagonist of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.

Identity
Berserker's True Name is Ryofu Hōsen, the General of repetition (反覆の将) of the. He is an infamously treacherous military commander from the era. For two times he cut down his foster fathers, and to repeat the act of betrayal on countless occasions was an unbelievable act for the China that esteemed the. Still, his military exploits, deeds of arms are unmatched and he was counted as one of the strongest in the world of the Three Kingdoms.

He betrayed who appointed him to a high position and conspired with Demon Lord, who had grasped the central hegemony. But even Dong Zhuo was betrayed and assassinated. He betrayed Dong Zhuo because he was crazily in love with Chōsen.

Lü Bu excelled at shooting on horseback, and because of this gift he was likened to the expert of the bow of the : the "Flying General". The time when the hero of the Three Kingdoms, who Lü Bu called his sworn brother, was cornered by 's military commander, is a man of great influence and Lü Bu's ally. As he did not like the fight between the two, Lü Bu commanded for a halberd to be erected at the camp's gate 150 steeps away. Both the Earth and Heavens aligned in perfect harmony. It was said that the arrow he shot hit the target beautifully and Ji Ling withdrew his army. This event is later called Gate Halberd Shot (轅門射戟).

"I will shoot an arrow, and if it hits the small blade sticking out from the side of that halberd, withdraw your forces. If it doesn't hit, you may fight as much as you like."

- Lü Bu

After this, he wandered around, going through many battles, but in the end was attacked and defeated by an opposing general, , due the betrayal of a subordinate. He was then executed.

Lü Bu's selfishness was strong and he believed that there was no military commander in this world above himself, but it seems that he let his guard down towards the strategist, who made use of him "effectively" in his tactics until the end.

Appearance
Berserker has short red hair with red feather on top of his head and white blank plain eyes. He wears red Chinese general uniform. He appears strong and has a tall figure, his glittering armor reminiscent of a brave general. Archer noted that Berserker is like a living fortress and it'll be extremely hard to break down his walls. He also explains that he is like a mobile fortress specializing in fighting against military.

Personality
As Berserker, his personality is emotionless, insane, and lost of mind by only obeying Rani's commands. His lines are all just incomprehensible yelling, so we don’t know what his real personality is like. It wouldn't be surprising for this Heroic Spirit to betray his Master but it is doubtful that Berserker would kill Rani as she looks similar to his wife in his lifetime. However, he does display one glimpse of emotion when he saves Rani and Hakuno from the explosion, looking back and smiling as they are engulfed in light.

Because of Mad Enhancement, he has lost his reason and thoughts and there is never a time when his human nature is revealed. His tastes and preferences are unknown. Maybe he perceives all but himself as an enemy that must be destroyed, for there are also times when he leaves your control. One can gain more peace of mind and employ him when he is mad - a Heroic Spirit who is truly hard to associate with.

Fate/Extra
Berserker was summoned by Rani VIII, at first the player thought Rani servant was a Lancer class.

Regardless of the choice made by Hakuno Kishinami, they will fight Berserker when they interfere with Rin Tohsaka and Rani's battle.

If Hakuno picked Rin's route, Hakuno will save Rin from Berserker. Lancer stays and sacrifices himself to stall Berserker until Hakuno and Rin escape back to the school. However Hakuno would eventually fight against him in the Sixth round. In the sixth round, Berserker tried to attack Hakuno from the school when he escaped to the Arena. Berserker missed, with Rin later saying it looks like the work of Berserker, a physical attack lacking any kind of control. The blast bypassed the SE.RA.PH system that kept damage from being caused to the school.

If Hakuno chose Rani's route, Hakuno's attempt to save Rani would make her lose control of Berserker. While Hakuno attempts to fend off Berserker's attacks, SE.RA.PH intervenes with it issuing a Rule infraction warning. Lancer used this opportunity to impale Rani's chest, Berserker tried to fight back until SE.RA.PH dropped a barrier. As Rani's energy core is about to explode, Berserker ran to the core shielding both Hakuno and Rani. As Berserker started to disappear, Hakuno saw Berserker smiled gently towards Hakuno and Rani.

Fate/Extella
He returns, but this time as a selectable playable character for Hakuno Kishinami. He's in Tamamo no Mae's party along with Tamamo no Mae, Karna, and Elizabeth.

Abilities
Lü Bu under Mad Enhancement has lost his reasoning in exchange for strengthening his parameter and lost a large function of his techniques. This Berserker also that has been impaired with all kinds of martial arts in his lifetime. He is a land stronghold that has the qualifications for five Classes: Lancer, Rider, Assassin, Berserker and Archer. He wields a halberd called Houtengageki (方天画戟) and it is also his Noble Phantasm called God Force. Though most of the function of God Force has been lost due to his insanity.

His own horse Aka Usagiuma (赤兎馬) can become a Noble Phantasm but he couldn't use it in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War due to his current Servant classes. The horse was not attached to anyone but him, and it has been said that once Lü Bu managed to jump over a castle's trench of at the very least more than 30 meters while riding on it.

"Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare"

- so it was recited about Lü Bu's favorite horse.

Combat

 * Armistice - It is a self skill that inflicts Stun on an enemy when using BREAK. The effect would only last for 3 turns.
 * Fallible Bow - Inflicts physical damage and Stun on an enemy. The effect would only last for 2 moves.
 * Immortal Red Hare - This skill will bring him back from death a single time. This Skill will revive him with 10% HP. He would keep using this Skill every turn once the condition is met.

Nature of a Rebellious Spirit
His personal skill; Nature of a Rebellious Spirit (反骨の相) gives one the temperament of a lone wolf, unable and unwilling to settle in one place or serve one master. This person will never be able to follow greatness, yet is incapable of finding greatness on his own. This skill negates the effect of Charisma (カリスマ) skills of the same rank. The skill was sealed as this skill will very likely make him betray his Master. It is a rare example of using the correct characteristics of the Berserker class.

Creation and Conception
Takashi Takeuchi originally drew Lü Bu. When Arco Wada took a first glance at the design, she knew instantly that it was Lü Bu without any explanation.

In the early designs, Berserker would have him being a half human, half horse centaur, or even him as a mech which ended up too tough to work out, but in the end they had to go with the true-to-form pure ancient Chinese style Lü Bu.

Reception

 * In the Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Berserker was ranked 198th.