Saber (Fate/Extra)


 * ''This page is about a NPC Fate/Extra servant. For playable servant, see Playable Saber (Fate/Extra)

Saber (セイバー) is the Servant of Leonardo B. Harwey in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War of Fate/Extra, and reprises his role in Fate/Extra CCC.

He is one of the Servants of Ritsuka Fujimaru of the Grand Orders conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.

Identity
Saber's True Name is Gawein, one of the that appeared in the Arthurian legends, also known as the White Knight of the Round Table (円卓の白騎士).

If King Arthur was the night, the symbol of the moon itself, then Sir Gawain was the day, which shoulders the sun. He acted as King Arthur's impersonator (in the sense) in the royal castle of. In other words, he was one of the candidates to substitute the King after his fall. He is the bearer of the sister-sword to Excalibur, Excalibur Galatine. However, in his blind adoration for the King, he remained unaware of the King's agony. A loyal knight just like Sir Bedivere who took care of King Arthur in his final moments, but unlike Bedivere who wished for the King to attain happiness as a person from the bottom of his heart, Gawain wished for him to flourish as a king. Unmindful of such evaluation and intentions from those who surrounded him, Sir Gawain remained as King Arthur's right-hand to the end.

He never looked down on his enemies. Needless to say, he also never insults his enemies, confronting them with politeness and maintaining his fighting spirit and resolve even when the opponent lacks capacity. Remaining under the shadow of the King, he gallantly proceeds to the battlefield once the command is given and triumphs with a refreshing smile. Naturally, he was described as the ideal knight. His greatest regret was his dispute with Sir Lancelot. He was a knight who was equal to Sir Lancelot but was also incompatible with him, unable to forget that Lancelot killed his brothers, Gareth and Gaheris. With a pure personality, he was an ideal young warrior and thus his affection towards his relatives was greater than in others.

"Sir Lancelot not only killed my brothers, that black knight even betrayed the King. Kidnapped the King's wife. How do you expect that to be forgiven?"

- Gawain

But in the end, King Arthur forgave Sir Lancelot; "I was at fault for everything". Gawain, however, never forgave Sir Lancelot's betrayal and remained hostile towards him to the end. That grudge not only cost Sir Gawain's status as a knight, but in the end even played a part in the King's ruin. Sir Gawain continued to reject Sir Lancelot when he attempted to participate in the even after being excommunicated and, consequentially, caused the death of both the King and himself.

During King Arthur's final battle at the hill of Camlann, Sir Gawain died after being struck by Mordred in an old wound inflicted by Sir Lancelot. Just as King Arthur reproached himself in the hill of Camlann, Sir Gawain, too, cried in his deathbed. His passion invited the King to death. He regretted that his grudge invited the ruin of the King and accepted his enmity towards Sir Lancelot - and even Lancelot's disloyalty - as coming from his own lack of virtue. Although his ending that did not help the king in the legend, that loyalty was sincere to the very end.

"...in the chance there is a next time. If there is an opportunity to restore my honor - a second life - then at that time I will devote my everything to the king..."

- Gawain

Thus, he was brought back as a Heroic Spirit. From this conclusion, the Heroic Spirit Gawain seems to perceive "being of assistance to the king" as his absolute mission. Now set free from all doubts, Sir Gawain regained his proper figure as a literal Knight of the Sun (太陽の騎士). Having become a Servant while retaining such an oath in his heart in order to correct his mistake, the regret of his past life, Sir Gawain serves his Master as an even more perfect "knight". All for the sake of becoming the cornerstone of a single, lonely king.

Appearance

 * Britain Waiter (ブリテンウェイター)

Personality
He earnestly performs all sorts of work. Even if that is, by any chance, debt collecting. Despite his serious character, he has no gloomy aspects and interacts with anyone in a sincere and polite fashion. While he may get enraged, since he never harbors negative emotions such as jealousy and malice, his attitude is refreshing no matter what kind of battlefield. According to the other Knights of the Round Table, "That lack of sarcasm is already a talent". For Gawain to have never been envied, despite blessed with talent and pedigree, was probably due his own good character and the natural airheadness to think of it as a matter of course, without ever being boastful. A loyal knight, his faithfulness to the king was like iron.

Gawain wanted to serve a true king loyally without questions or doubt like a true knight.

He believes that quantity is over quality when it comes to food. He is satisfied with large quantities of potatoes, vinegar, bread, ale and vegetables.

Relationships

 * Leonardo B. Harwey
 * The relationship between Leo and Gawain is like a real brother watching the growth of the younger brother. However Gawain saw flaws in his master and he understood that his master lacked the experience of defeat. Gawain didn't tell him because he wanted to witness his master's growth before his defeat. He can be overly protective to Leo and insults Hakuno's Servant, for example he calls Saber as Whore of Babylon (バビロンの妖婦士), threatening Caster to "Step back, you foul demon woman" (「下がれ下郎、魔性の女. 」) and Archer as unskillfulness (不器用).


 * Julius B. Harwey
 * He built a good working relationship with Julius and he describes Julius similar to Lancelot.


 * Artoria
 * Mordred
 * Lancelot
 * Galahad
 * Tristan

Fate/Extra
In Fate/Extra, he was summoned by Leonardo B. Harwey as a Saber-class Servant. Leonardo refers him by his real name to intimidate others. Gawain would follow Leonardo like a shadow and serve him like he would a king.

In the Sound Drama, Gawain defeated Lancer with a single blow of his sword, Excalibur Galatine.

He was the last Servant in school that Hakuno would face. Depending on Hakuno's Servants, Gawain would interact them differently. With his defeat, Leonardo finally learns of defeat and thanked Gawain for his services. He pointed out to Leonardo that he was honored to witness an honorable king before fading out.

Fate/Extra CCC
While BB devoured both Masters and servants, Leo was able to retain Gawain as his servant. In the majority of the game, he assisted Leo in the student council.

In Chapter 1, when Rin demands money for Hakuno Kishinami to pass through her programs, they can borrow money from Leo. Gawain will travel to the Sakura Labyrinth to find Hakuno and ask them to return the money. If Hakuno doesn't return the money by selecting the second option, a battle between two Servant would start. If Gawain wins, he will reclaim the 100000sm from Hakuno and the opposite if Hakuno wins.

After Hakuno defeats Karna and Jinako Karigiri, Leo and Gawain take action in Chapter Bad End. Leo activates his Sword Camelot codecast skill to create a fire wall to take on BB by himself. Leo and Gawain challenge BB but Gawain and Leo suffer a massive defeat. When BB attempts to absorb Gawain, Leo uses all three of his Command Spells to make it so that he and Gawain had already broken their contract before BB's interference with the Holy Grail War.

Fate/Extra CCC Foxtail
His role is similar in CCC. When Meltlilith and Passionlip invaded the school, Gawain intercepted them. When the fight appears at a disadvantage, Karna helps Gawain. They teamed up and cut down Passionlip.

Fate/Extella
He returns as a selectable playable character for Hakuno Kishinami. Gawain is a member Nero's party along with Nameless, Cú Chulainn, and Li Shuwen.

In his side story Symbol of the Holy Sword, Gawain is commanded by Nero to suppress invasion of her territories. Accepting her orders as its his duty as a knight to defend the people, he sets forth joined by Nameless. Later, Gawain encounters Elizabeth Báthory, who had been using her music to control the Attack Programs. Unfortunately, she escapes but before commanding the programs to attack Gawain. After defeating the programs and helping to recapture Nero's territories, he soon encounters and fights Elizabeth. After defeating her, Gawain notices Artoria Pendragon walking about, and wonders what she is doing in SE.RA.PH.

Returning to base, he asks Nameless about the true identity of the Forces of Destruction after he stated that'll destroy all in their path if ignored. Nameless answers that he has his suspicions, and asks Gawain if he saw the destruction the Forces cause when they first arrived. Gawain merely states that to him that he reminds him of Agravain due their alike politeness. Nameless then reveals that Nero has commanded them to drive out the Forces of Destruction and protect SE.RA.PH., and then he asks Gawain about Hakuno regarding Nero's orders. He answers that Hakuno would agree with Nero without question and that expects nothing less from the person who helped Leo grow. Later, Gawain fights the Forces of Destruction, defeating Altera, Iskandar, and Gilgamesh alongside Nameless. Afterwards, he wonders where Artoria could be, but he senses that she's somewhere nearby.

Later, Gawain realizes that Artoria is a Top Servant like Iskandar and that she was summoned to halt the conflict. Nameless tells him that he can return to base, but Gawain tells him that he'll stay and continue fighting as there is something he must see. Continuing, he eventually fights Iskandar, Jeanne d'Arc, and later Artoria, who had came to stop the battle. After defeating them, he tells Artoria about his regret in that his anger towards Lancelot had caused her death when he refused his help in Mordred's rebellion. He continues that he wished to have a second chance at serving a King, telling her about his time as Leo's Servant. Gawain then asks her what he should do regarding his third life, stating that he'll kill himself if she commands as punishment for failings in his first life and his loyalty to another in his second. Artoria tells him to continuing serving as the Knight of the Sun and that he'll always be her honorable knight regardless time passed or if he serves another King. Calling Gawain her pride and joy, she reveals that she'll disappear from the Moon Cell after the Forces of Destruction are gone, and tells him to live his third life as he wishes after the conflict is done. Artoria continues that he should serve with pride if he has found a new king, believing that they will become a great king of SE.RA.PH. She tells Gawain that she has faith in his actions and that she'll for him from afar, then finally finishes by saying he'll always be one of her knights. Hearing her words, Gawain vows that he succeed in living his third life, and tells her that she'll always be his king.

Camelot/Zero
Gawain, along with the other Knights of the Round Table, is summoned by the Lion King. The Lion King gives them the choice to either aid her in her "Holy Selection" or side against her, giving them half a day to decide. Gawain understood the significance of Artoria calling herself the Lion King, ultimately siding with her. He, along with Lancelot, Agravain, Tristan, Gareth and Mordred, kills his former comrades who sided against the Lion King, which included Gawain's second brother, Gaheris, and form the Knights of the Lion King. The Lion King also gives each of them a Gift, with Gawain receiving the Gift of "Nightlessness" due to wanting to maximize his usefulness.

The Knights of the Lion King set out to the Holy Land, killing anyone there who opposes them. They engage the False Crusaders, easily defeating them, with the exception of their leader, a Servant claiming to be Richard I. He possesses immense power, enough to fight equally with the knights. Finally, Gareth sacrifices herself by restraining their opponent using her own body, giving her comrades a chance to finish the battle. Gareth willingly sacrifices herself, due to not being able to withstand the cruelty of her acts. Gawain is the one that cuts down both their opponent and his sister, shedding away the last threads of his humanity. The Holy Land thus falls into the hands of the Lion King and her knights, who establish the Holy City.

Camelot: Sacred Round Table Realm
The Hassan of the Cursed Arm mentions that Gawain had killed the Hassan of Shadow Peeling at some point.

Salomon: The Grand Time Temple
Gawain is one of the "Camelot" Singularity Servants that aid Ritsuka Fujimaru.

Garden of Avalon
Gawain recounts the battle against the Dragon King, Vortigern, in which he participated alongside Artoria. He witnessed her utilizing Rhongomyniad to kill the Dragon King.

Other appearances
He was briefly mentioned in the original novel of Fate/Zero when Saber fought against Berserker. As Berserker revealed his true identity, Saber was tormented on how she led her kingdom. She thought of her knights and wondered if they had left this world with resentment and unwillingness. Saber claims that Gawain had heroically sacrificed himself.

Although he doesn't appear in Capsule Servant game but within the world of Capsule Servant, Gawain is the father of Master Artoria, Lancelot, Kay and Bedivere.

Abilities
It is said that Gawain is possibly a greater Heroic Spirit than King Arthur during midday when the sun is at its highest. Gawain is an extremely skilled swordsman who wields Excalibur Galatine, a sister-blade of Excalibur gifted by an Elemental called the. Though not as famous as Excalibur, it possesses power that could rival the legendary sword. Galatine has a fragment of the sun dwelling inside it, said to be able to purge evil. Gawain says that the sword is the incarnation of the sun itself.

Combat

 * Protection of the Fairies (精霊の加護) to boost his Luck, the effect would only last for 3 turns. He will use this skill on the 2nd move.
 * Siege Perilous (円卓の刻印) to boost his defense, it seals enemy Skills when using GUARD. The effect would only last for 3 turns. He will use this skill on the 5th move.
 * Blade of the Devoted (忠義の剣閃), a powerful strike with Excalibur Galatine. He will use this skill on the 3rd move.

Compared to King Arthur's providence from the moon (Artemis, the pedigree of goddess of the moon), Sir Gawain is the knight who receives grace from the sun earning him the title of "Knight of the Sun". This skill, Numeral of the Saint (聖者の数字) power is displayed at its maximum at noon when the sun is at its highest. During the hours between 9am and 12pm and those between 3pm and sunset, all of his powers increase by a factor of three. This was related to the ancient belief that numeral "3" was the sacred number of the. In the game, the player could not damage him due to this ability until steps were taken to circumvent or negate it. In battle he can still use this skill but to a certain degree, he will activate it when his HP is below 10%. It greatly reduces the damage done by enemy attacks. The effect would only last for 1 turn. He will use this skill on the 4th move.

When serving the Lion King, he received the gift of "Nightlessness", which make sun shines anywhere he goes even at night, ensuring he is at his peak all the time.

Development
His first appearance was shown in the cover illustration of Fate/stay night [Realta Nua] soundtrack. However this design was later scrapped in favor for the Fate/Extra design.

In the Fate/Extra Visual Fanbook, it was revealed that Takashi Takeuchi was responsible for Gawain's facial design. His appearance is very likely based on the original Archetype Saber while the armour design is roughly based on Saber from Fate/stay night.

Reception

 * In the Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Gawain was ranked 85th.