AchillesWP (アキレウスWP, Akireusu?), Class Name Rider of "Red" ("赤"のライダー, "Aka" no Raidā?), is the Rider-class Servant of Cabik Pentel of the Red Faction in the Great Holy Grail War of Fate/Apocrypha. Shirou Kotomine assumes command over him before he even meets his Master, and through his machinations he later officially becomes Rider's Master.[6] He is one of the Servants summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
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One of the famous heroes in the Trojan War. Born from the sea goddess Thetis and the hero Peleus, Achilles was blessed by the gods from birth. His mother Thetis, having greatly loved her son, had warmed him within holy flames in order to try and make him immortal. But her husband Peleus had opposed it, saying “Then that would destroy Achilles as a human”, and in the end Achilles grew up while only a certain part of him remained human. Eventually, when war broke out between TroiaWP and AchaeaWP, Achilles was asked the following by his mother Thetis: "Do you wish to live a long and peaceful life without having your name recognized by the masses? Or do you wish to live the short life of a hero with brilliant achievements in battle?" Achilles choice went without saying. At the same time as his mother felt pride in his decision, she also felt heartbreakingly sad, because his fate had been predetermined since he was born. If he lived as a hero, he would have a short life, as if sprinting through it at full speed.
When Achilles was a young child, his mother Thetis returned to her home at the bottom of the sea, due to discord with his father Peleus. Chiron, who had raised many heroes, was an old friend of Peleus. Peleus requested Chiron to train his son and Chiron happily accepted the role of mentoring Achilles for nine years.
After having grown up, he participated in the Trojan War as part of the Achaean army and continued achieving many great feats. He was a human who was exceedingly close to the level of the gods. A fast-sprinting hero with an invincible body, his body blessed by all the gods could never received any wounds, but his heel alone was this hero's vital weak point. The spear his father had given to him pierced through all other heroes. With his chariot led by three steeds, consisting of two divine horses given to him as a gift from the sea god Poseidon and a famous horse he stole while assaulting a certain city, no one could chase after him from behind.
Hector was one of the greatest heroes in the Trojan War, being equal in strength and skill with Achilles, even without his weak point being exposed. Hector was the killer of Achilles' friend Patroclus. Achilles, enraged with his friend's death, challenged Hector in a one-on-one fight. Even after killing Hector, the way Achilles insulted him by dragging his corpse around with his chariot was a foolish and intolerable act. As a result, he incurred the displeasure of the sun god Apollo, during this time, he was challenged by Penthesilea who he easily defeats and as he saw her face he was smitten by her which only enraged the queen and started to curse him and the spear he wields, but despite being repeatedly warned to restrain himself, Achilles continued slaughtering the Trojan army. So the enraged Apollo aided the Trojan army's bow expert Paris, and guided him to shoot Achilles' only weak point—that is, his heel. Having his heart pierced by arrows one after another afterwards, Achilles sensed his own death, but continued fiercely fighting and using all his strength to kill the soldiers of the Trojan army around him. Just as predicted, he had a short life, but his legend as a hero was carved into the world.
Appearance[]
Rider appears to be a great hero just from his appearance, one who would be admired by any man or woman, young or old. While his face is pleasing to the eyes, it is not like the knights of old whose courteousness softened the hearts of noble ladies. He has the eyes of a raptor, a strong and firm build, and the lack of any appearance of crudeness.
Rider has spiky green hair that stands up except for a single bang that hangs over the left side of his face. The chest piece of his silver armor also features a bird. An orange cloth is wrapped loosely around his body.
Personality[]
Rider is described as being broad-minded and audacious, often displaying a carefree smile on his face. He is not a hero like Spartacus who rebelled against all authority, but he is far removed from knights who valiantly served kings. Even if ordered by his Master, he is a Servant who will not accept tasks he does not wish to complete, showing his nature as a "hero." He thinks little of those called kings, so he has "fatal lack of compatibility" with those like Semiramis; the only exception would be the Amazon Queen Penthesilea, as he had an awful amount of regret when he killed her with his spear thus making it hesitant for him to fight against female opponents. During the course of a regular war, the first clash would likely have been between the two of them. In such a way, he once openly ignored orders from a king he disliked, only taking up arms for the sake of a slain comrade. While he is able to stand stern against those he has marked as enemies, he becomes soft when faced with those whom he has already marked as "good people" when they temporarily remove themselves from being his ally.
He has striven to live his life in such a way that he is constantly the target of killing intent and hateful animosity, and he has become accustomed to it. He was one who stood out alongside other heroes, displaying confidence in any battle and a great will to fight. His thirst for blood is such that normal humans will have their spirits utterly crumble before him. He freely boasts before his opponents and mocks them severely, even while outnumbered and not fighting at full power. He was one whose one true friend and the women who loved him meant all the world, so such things are nothing to him. For the opponents of the war whose scornful glares are directed at him, the only difference compared to those who directed animosity towards him in his life are the time in which they existed and the weapons they wielded. He views them as all the same, and plans to cut them down like they are nothing.
He has a very close relationship with Atalanta and calls her as "Sister" (姐さん, Nee-san?), ("Missy" in the Fate/Apocrypha anime). Due to him and Archer being from the same lands, Assassin believes that he will no doubt make advances on her. While his charm and demeanor are enough to fluster even a "virtuous wife" with his words, though they are not effective due to her time in the wild. When they work together for the first time, William Shakespeare suggested to write a love poem for them, Rider's eyes sparkled with joy at Caster's suggestion and happily accepted it.
Rider seemed to be obsessed with facing Chiron as he was a similar existence as him and was capable of harming him. When he learns Archer is Chiron, it was only natural that Achilles had wavered for an instant. Chiron had been an absolute figure and symbol to his younger self. His gentleness, seriousness and words had been engraved like magic into the young Achilles. Chiron was a father, teacher, older brother and close friend whom he spent his childhood with, when he was at his most sensitive. For Achilles, who was the son of a hero, had received the blessings of the Olympian gods and had been given looks of awe, respect and admiration from many young warriors, there were few people he could truly call his friends or teachers. Chiron was, beyond a doubt, one of those few people. He was someone Achilles could trust just as much as his close friend Patroclus. Rider still respectfully calls him master (先生, sensei?). There was definitely a bond between them. Teacher and student, friend and friend who trusted each other from the bottom of their hearts. Even if they trampled on those feelings, vast 'joy' over facing each other that surpassed their other feelings definitely existed in their hearts.
He wishes to fulfill the vow he made with his mother, "live like a hero and die like a hero" and to fight against Chiron. Despite this, however, the three people that Achilles never wants to have a rematch with, regardless whether it is before or after his death, are Hector, Penthesilea and Chiron.
Relationships[]
- Chiron
- "Geh...so Teacher is here. Ah, no, um, if he's ally then it's fine. It's just that we fought once. That guy gave me a thorough beating, determined to break my joints... Just remembering it is enough to give me nightmares."[7]
- “Uwa, Teacher! No, because I’m already a graduate! Pardon me for a moment on the hard course! Ah, hey! Since Jason is here now, I’ll go over there!”[3]
- Hector
- "Hector... well, if he’s an ally, it’s fine. He’s tough to deal with when he’s an enemy though. I’m not going to pick a fight with—OW! HECTOR! YOU THREW THAT ROCK AT ME, DIDN’T YOU!? FINE THEN! LET’S DO ANOTHER ROUND OF 1-ON-1! AND DON’T YOU RUN! IT’LL THROW MY AIM OFF!"[7]
- Achilles has complicated feelings about Hector, but he does not intend to bring those with him while in Chaldea. If he leaves out the emotional things, he sees him as... a person who can be respected as a warrior. Unfortunately, it is impossible for Achilles to leave out the emotional things in the first place.[3]
- In this connection, Hector can completely separate his emotions during battle. For example, even if he is an enemy to his parents and siblings, it seems that he can suppress his emotions and carry through with the battle.
- Penthesilea
- "Aaah, Penthesilea is here too, huh. Hm, 「I'd be fine with getting killed by her to apologize」 is what I was thinking... But since I won't be able to protect Master in that case, it's no good. I'm a Servant now... My bad, but if you're my opponent, I'll kill you again. If you are my ally, then...I'll leave my back to you."[7]
- Achilles feels some responsibility as one would expect – the kind of responsibility where he will fight Penthesilea while she is screaming out his name, but————it is not like just because he feels some responsibility, he can pick a fight with her for that reason. He was merely driven by an unbearable feeling to say that word.[3]
- Odysseus
- “The dandy with the steel suit came! Soooo, do you also have your wooden horse with you!?”[3]
- Paris
- “... The Paris I know of was a youngster who only grew up a little bit and was a little hateful, but...”[3]
- Atalanta / Atalanta Alter
- "It's Atalanta oneesan... What's this, how nice. She's laughing now. That's more than enough for me. Master... You have my thanks."[7]
- They were on a common front in another Holy Grail War. A woman who his father Peleus admired, and Achilles also adores Atalanta like she was family to him.[3]
- Heracles
- "Oh, it's Heracles. It's alright, he's an ally, he's an ally, he's an ally...! No, but, I would like to try fighting him once, is that no good? So I can't...Tch."[7]
- “I wanted to try to have a bare-handed brawl with him just once since it sounds nice, but I was held back by everybody.”[3]
Role[]
Fate/Apocrypha[]
The Beginning Stages of the War[]
Rider, on his own judgment, follows Archer of Red as she chases the marching Berserker of Red to the Black Faction's base in Trifas, later officially asked by Shirou to provide backup after he decides that Rider would not willingly accept the task of killing Ruler. Rider attempts to make an advance on Archer when she asks his reason for being there, but her lack of any reaction leaves him only able to cough and get back to his mission. Curious about only having interacted with Shirou Kotomine instead of his Master, he asks Archer if it has been the same for her, which she affirms. As they speculate on the reasoning for them not showing themselves, they think it to be a possible magi eccentricity or plan for future battle, but find Shirou and Assassin of Red to be suspicious.
Berserker soon encounters his first enemy resistance from the Black Faction, but the two observe the battle because they are not enemy Servants. Unwilling to show his true power to the enemy, Rider only takes up his spear rather than his rightful weapon, his mount, and Archer takes to the woods to provide support from the rear. Preparing for battle, he engages Berserker of Black and Saber of Black, taunting the other side in underestimating him with just two Servants and that their entire force would be needed against him. Rider shows his superiority over Saber and Berserker by exceeding them both in skill and ability, as well as demonstrating the nigh invincibility granted to him by his Noble Phantasm, Andreias Amarantos. Due to Saber possessing no Divinity to match Rider's, he is unable to injury Rider, which prompts his Master, Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia, to use one of his Command Spells to force Saber into using his Noble Phantasm, Balmung. However, before Saber can utilize Balmung, which would reveal his True Name, Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia intervenes and forces Gordes to use another Command Seal to stop the attack. Rider is disappointed and slightly confused over Saber not using his Noble Phantasm, but to his shock, he suddenly struck by an arrow that manages to injure him. This arrow was shot by the Archer of Black, who, possessing Divinity of Rank C, is capable of wounding Rider. As more arrows are shot, Rider attempts to avoid them, only to notice that the attacker is capable of predicting his movements. Knowing that he is at a disadvantage, Rider retreats, though not before claiming that he will face Archer of Black again. Archer of Red also retreats alongside him.[8]
Battle At Castle Yggdmillennia[]
Rider, along with the rest of the Red Faction Servants, aside from Saber of Red and Berserker of Red, later attack Fortress of Millennia onboard Assassin of Red's Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Demonstrating the power of his mount, Troias Tragōidia, he easily tramples the Black Faction's homunculi. But his mount is stopped by Caster of Black's golems, which does little to stop him as Rider continues to kill and destroy both golem and homunculi alike until he blocks an arrow fired by Archer of Black. Rider then goes off to engage Archer of Black in the woods, deflecting all arrows fired at him as closes the distances between them. However, he hesitates to strike Archer when he sees that Archer is his former friend and mentor, Chiron. Archer uses this opportunity to attack Rider, stating to him that although they were friends in life, it has no relevance in the Grail War. Although somewhat hesitant, Rider continues battling Archer, until both retreat when Berserker of Red unleashes his Noble Phantasm, Crying Warmonger.[9]
Confronting Lancer of Black and Shirou's True Identity[]
After the Red Faction uses the Hanging Gardens to steal the Greater Grail, Rider again faces off against Archer of Black, who came to retrieve the Grail along with Caster of Black and Lancer of Black. However, their fight is interrupted when Darnic suddenly appears and uses a Command Spell to force Lancer of Black to activate his Noble Phantasm, Legend of Dracula, turning Lancer in a vampire and combines himself with him. The Servants temporarily unite to battle the Nameless Vampire, with the recently arrived Ruler also empowering them. However, the Servants of Red suddenly fall down due to their contracts being switched to Shirou Kotomine, who also destroys the Nameless Vampire. Shirou then invites all of the Servants to join him, claiming that there is no point for the Black Faction to continue. Rider of Red and Archer of Red are suspicious of him, but Lancer of Red agrees to listen to Shirou, not allowing the others to damage him. Caster of Black also decides to ally with Shirou, while Ruler and Archer of Black flee the Hanging Gardens.[10]
Joining Amakusa Shirou's Camp[]
When the Red Servants later negotiate the terms of between their new Master, Shirou, Rider agrees to help Shirou, wanting to battle Archer of Black again, although he is skeptical of him. Rider later questions Shirou of his goals, with Shirou saying that he only wants to gain salvation for humanity and has no other mischievous intentions.
The Final Battle[]
When the Black Faction launches their attack on the Hanging Gardens, flying on top of airplanes, Rider rides his chariot and destroys many of the airplanes while also avoiding attacks from Archer of Black. Rider of Red eventually lands down, confronting Archer on top of an airplane. He activates his Noble Phantasm's Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē's ability, that creates a Duelfield, that no one else can enter, where Rider and Archer battle each other in unarmed combat. Although being closely equal, Rider manages to beat Archer, who is left unable to move. Before his death though, Archer manages to hit Rider's heel with his Noble Phantasm, Antares Snipe, neutralizing his immortality. He also asks Rider to loan one of his Noble Phantasms to the Black Faction, before finally dying. Rider of Red later meets the wounded Rider of Black, giving his Akhilleus Kosmos to him, out of respect for his teacher. Rider also shows up during Ruler's battle against Archer of Red, who had succumbed to madness due to her Noble Phantasm, Agrius Metamorphosis. Rider tells Ruler to leave, while facing Archer himself. He manages to defeat her, although he is mortally wounded in the process. During Archer's final moments, Rider comforts her, saying that her dream was wonderful. He also fades away afterward.
The original Light Novel has a different scene in regards of the final battle of Rider. Before finally confronting Archer, he recalled his past and why he liked her so much, namely because his father Peleus used to tell him the stories of his past, participating in the Hunt for the Golden Fleece with the Argonauts and the Hunt for Calydonian Boar, where he met a beautiful swift-footed huntress that took center stage of both events and even defeated him in a ceremonial wrestling match. Rider was inspired by the stories and considered her his idol, which hurt him when he saw her succumbing to madness and decided that he had to set her straight to preserve her image. In his victory, he was reminded with his final battle against Penthesilea, whereas after he expressed regret to kill a beautiful person, she went into rage and cursed that he would use his spear to slay a beloved person before she died, a curse that was fulfilled in the time he impaled Archer. To further comfort Archer, he's then shown crying over her own sorrow and despair over her unrewarding but beautiful dream that she kept pursuing, which was enough to grant peace to her mind, and they faded together in the same time, knowing that a journey to Hell would be all right when they're together.
Fate/Grand Order[]
Achilles appears in Alexander's interlude, having trained many sailors and pirates. He doesn't fight Alexander directly, but suggests the two may meet again some day.[11]
Event: Inheritance of Glory[]
Following the conclusion of the Great Holy Grail War, Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia, still fused with Vlad III, remained in the Greater Grail. Stilling wishing to acquire the Grail, he manifested mindless replicas of the war’s participating Servants (except the Rulers) to fight endlessly in a recreation of the war inside a recreation of Trifas.[12][13]
Injured by Balmung, Sieg uses his influence as the Greater Grail's caretaker to convert at least two replica Servants into proper Servants.[14][13] Those two just happen to be Chiron and Achilles. At Chiron's behest, who's already escaping with Ritsuka, Achilles helps Sieg escape.[14] He brings him to Millenia Fortress, where Ritsuka and Chiron went, and puts him in the garden. He informs Chiron and Ritsuka of this, encouraging the latter to check on Sieg. After Ritsuka returns with Sieg, Chiron tells everyone they have no chance of winning with their current numbers. At his suggestion, the group discusses how to defeat the twelve Servants. Ritsuka suggests defeating at least three Servants. Chiron says he and Achilles can fight nine, while Ritsuka and Sieg take on three. He then trains the others on how to detect and dodge the Noble Phantasms of the replica Servants by nightfall. Afterward, he has Achilles help him set up Bounded Field traps to separate the nine Servants.[13]
Later that night, the group observe from the fortress wall that the Servants are approaching the fortress. Chiron and Achilles jump down from the fortress and activate the traps they set up earlier to separate the Servants. They then fend off nine Servants, while Ritsuka and Sieg fight replicas of Avicebron, William Shakespeare, and Jack the Ripper.[13] Eventually, the sun rises, prompting all replica Servants to disappear. Chiron tells everyone to rest for today, though he has Achilles help him reset the traps.[15]
That night, joined by now joined by the rematerialized Avicebron, Shakespeare, and Jack, Chiron says they'll use the same tactics as last night, except this time he wants Achilles to help Ritsuka and Sieg. He also orders Avicebron to support everyone with his golems, and Shakespeare to buff whichever party he finds interesting. After Jack agrees not to aid Ritsuka, the group jumps down from the wall to defeat Spartacus, Atalanta, and Frankenstein.[15] After the Servants disappear with the rising sun, Achilles discusses with Sieg on how it's possible for all the replica Servants, even those with divinity, to be able to harm him. Chiron then tells everyone to return to the fortress quickly upon suspecting the absent replica Shakespeare infiltrated the fortress to kill Shakespeare.[16]
Fortunately, the group finds Shakespeare safe and sound. Achilles later asks the rematerialized Atalanta if she is the same one his father always spoke of. Atlanta realizes he is Peleus' son and recalls Pelesus as the man she threw during a wrestling match. Chiron then enters the room and asks for her help in making traps. Atalanta accepts, but she wonders what their duty is since they're are all inside the Grail. Chiron replies it is to protect the Grail and says they were enemies in reality. Atalanta finds it normal for enemies to become allies; Achilles says they were allies as Servants of Red. Atalanta is glad to have him as an ally but points out the enemy has Divinity to negate his immortality. She finds the prospect of potentially fighting herself later unpleasant. Thus, she asks Achilles to not drag her body around. Achilles replies he wouldn't do that unless he was a Berserker, to which Atalanta confesses she was joking. Despite lacking memories of the Great Grail War, Atalanta feels like she and Achilles spoke often. Achilles confesses he always wanted to meet her ever since his father spoke fondly of her. Atalanta pleads with him to stop out of embarrassment.[16]
That night, at Chiron's behest, Atalanta launches Phoebus Catastrophe, but replica Astolfo uses Hippogriff to avoid it. In response, she, Chiron, and Achilles go to engage the enemy directly, but Chiron finds the enemy is using his tactics.[16]
The next day, the group is joined by the re-materialized Astolfo, Siegfried, and Mordred. Achilles and Mordred nearly get into a fight but Frankenstein stops them by smacking them both, not wanting the flowers to be destroyed. It is then determined that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is the enemy base. While agreeing with a direct assault, Chiron warns their chances of success will be low since twelve Servants will be guarding the Gardens. Avicebron advises against attacking the Gardens during the day like Atalanta proposed, as a flying golem he sent there on Chiron’s order was forcibly transported outside when night arrived. Chiron asks Sieg if he can move his main body, Fafnir, now. Sieg answers he can fly at a minimum but warns he’ll fall if hit by a Noble Phantasm, especially Balmung. Achilles and Astolfo, therefore, decide to fly alongside him to back him up. He agees to let Chiron ride in his chariot[17] The next day, before the asssault, everyone eats strawberry sandwiches out in the garden. Achilles exaggerates Chiron’s abilities during this time.[18]
Later that night, the group flies towards the Gardens. Xanthus (one of Achilles' horses) suspects that the enemy has summoned Achilles and Chiron, having been unable to until now. Chiron heeds the horse's words and tells Achilles for each of them to counter their respective enemy counterparts. Achilles remains skeptical, though, until he sees his enemy counterpart. Eventually, the group breaks through the enemy and enters the Gardens.[18] Inside they defeat Semiramis and Karna, who rematerializes with a sense of will come morning. They are then guided by Semiramis to where the enemy resides, the Grail’s chamber.[12]
At the Grail’s chamber, the group meets Darnic Prestone Yggdmillennia, the mastermind behind the recreated Great Grail War. Sieg explains who and what Darnic is. He tries to convince him to surrender, saying a broken Grail cannot reach the Root nor activate the Third Magic. Darnic refuses and reminds the group that he already controls 87% of the Grail. He declares that as long as he possesses the Grail, none of them will ever disappear, but they will once he’s gone. He then proposes using the Grail to incarnate them if they agree to join him. But they all refuse his proposal on their own principles as heroes. Expecting that to be their answer, Darnic connects to a replica of the Grail that emerges from within the Grail to Sieg’s shock. He then fights the group by having the replica Grail continually spawn replica Servants.[12] The group struggle at first since the replica Grail is using their class affinities against them, so they decide to do the same.[19]
After the replica Grail is destroyed, Darnic refuses to give up when he’s struck by Kazikli Bey from the supposedly sealed Vlad III. Unlike the others though, he retained his memories of the Great Grail War due to Darnic fusing with him during it. He eventually convinces Darnic to accept that his broken dream can never be recovered. After Darnic and Vlad disappear, Semiramis teleports the group back to the ground.[20]
On the ground, Achilles recounts that while he was alive, he could never relax after winning a battle because he knew the next battle was never far off. He is, therefore, glad that he doesn't have to worry about that. It also pleases him that there were no citizens to be caught in the crossfire, and Hector wasn't present. He then disappears, promising Ritsuka that he'll come when called if they find themselves in trouble in Greece.[20]
Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods[]
Achilles is summoned into the Atlantic Lostbelt as one of hundreds of Heroic Spirits assigned to protect Proper Human History. He is one of few to survive against Kirschtaria Wodime and the forces of the Twelve Machine Gods, led by the Lostbelt versions of his allies in life, Odysseus and Chiron. Before the arrival of Chaldea, Achilles fought with Chiron and was struck by an arrow in his heel, thus costing him his invulnerability and reducing his speed by seventy percent with the loss of Andreias Amarantos.[21] Achilles is an ally during the Lostbelt, though he chafes with fellow ally Paris for having killed him in life, while the latter bears a grudge against him for having killed his brother Hector.
During the climax, Achilles sacrifices his armor, a Divine Construct, as one of the requirements to use Super Orion’s third Noble Phantasm, Ortygia Amore Mio. After this, he sacrificed his life to give Super Orion time to shoot down the Lostbelt version of Artemis.[22][23]
Wandjina World Tour[]
Abilities[]
Having once been a powerful and exceptional hero whose level was exceedingly close to that of the gods,[8][9] Achilles is known as one of the greatest heroes in history, with numerous legends beffiting his fame.[8] Achilles is without a doubt, a first-rate Servant,[6] as he is not only as top rank as a Heroic Spirit can conceivably be, but he also boasts of worldwide‐class fame. There are probably less than ten heroes, including him, whose names are known on that scale.[9] He is a hero who boasts the most outstanding popularity in Greek mythology,[3] which definitely equals that of the legendary Greek hero, Heracles.[6][9] After all, his name is attached to one of the vital points of the human body.[6] Among the many Servants from Greek Mythology, his power ranks next to that of Heracles.[6] Jason, the leader of Argonauts, states that Achilles is the second strongest hero in all of Greece.[21] Due to Achilles' power, the Subcategory Holy Grail War in Greece simply turned into a competition for his Catalyst, just like the previous one was a competition for a catalyst for Heracles before he was banned.[25]
Being regarded by Chiron as an extremely overpowered Rider,[26] Achilles' parameters are quite excellent.[8] During the Great Holy Grail War, Achilles was the undisputed strongest alongside Karna.[27] Jeanne d'Arc estimates that Achilles possesses power and ability that rivals Karna, and states that his existence alone completely changes the course of the battle. Shirou Kotomine also states that Achilles could match Karna,[8] and confirms that he possesses the strength necessary to oppose Vlad III, even within Romania. This is because Achilles' great fame is comparable to Vlad's, even within Romania.[28] Even so, it was later noted that if the two were to fight, Vlad III would still have some degree of advantage over him.[9] When Mordred heard Kotomine's words, she considered the possibility of her Father being the servant he was talking about.[28] Compared to the other servants of the Red Faction - putting aside Mordred, who was operating independently - Karna and Achilles were truly unparalleled.[28] As such, it is truly a case of two star players in a single team.[29] Achilles' combat strength is noted to be great enough face Avicebron's Adam, head-on and achieve victory with ease. Something that took a team comprised of Mordred, Sieg, Chiron, Jeanne d'Arc and Astolfo perfectly following a coordinated tactic to defeat.[30]
Additionally, besides the Rider class, Achilles possesses the qualifications to be summoned as a Lancer, Berserker and, quite unusually, a Shielder. His complement of Noble Phantasms is slightly different in each of the other classes. For instance, as a Lancer, he would lose his chariot, but instead, his spear would gain the secondary effect of causing HP reduction. Naturally, due to Achilles' abnormally abundant number of Noble Phantasms, he is a Servant who would instantly run out of Magical Energy if he used them in a normal Holy Grail War. In particular, the mana consumption of his chariot is uncommonly harsh, and only a first rate Master could fully utilize him.[6] In the worst case, it is estimated that it can consume enough mana to summon another Servant besides Achilles.[31]
In the Atlantic Lostbelt, Achilles had access to his Divine Construct armor which was forged by Hephaestus at the request of Achilles' mother Thetis but gave it to Hephaestus to reforged into Orion's Aegis Eclipse and two arrows so he can shoot down Artemis.[22][23] It is believed by Dioscuri that Achilles' armour, along with their shield, were made from the Divine Steel Adamant, the most durable material in Greek Mythology and which is said to be invincible.[32] In a normal Holy Grail War, if he was summoned in his home country of Greece, he would possess this golden cloth-like armour due to the geographical boost.[33]
Combat[]
Being a natural-born warrior,[6] Achilles grew up becoming tall and powerful. The shaky thrusts of his spear became god-like blows. Like a freed horse, he was unstoppable and untameable, galloping across the fields and surpassing all obstacles with his swift feet. He was also extremely knowledgeable, of course. In the wild, he could find edible plants and fruits with a single glance, and he knew the ways to treat injuries. The way he behaved and held himself, both as a hero and in a royal court, was perfect. Most surprising of all, Achilles was barely ten years old when he had accomplished all of this. He was such a figure, that by this age he was told by Chiron that there was already nothing left for him to teach him.[34]
Although his physical prowess is abnormal, it is not an impossible standard for a Servant.[9] Even taking that into account, his speed still greatly stands out,[9] as he has been recorded in history as the fastest hero among all humanity, lauded for his great valor and prowess in the Trojan War.[6] During that war, Achilles found a worthy adversary in Hector, who was his equal in strength and skill.[9] Achilles was able to kill him in a one-on-one duel thanks to a paper-thin difference in skill. To Achilles, Hector is one of the top three people he never wants to fight again, whether it is before or after his death. The remaining two being Penthesilea and Chiron.[35] Although Chiron claims that fighting Achilles directly may be somewhat beyond his capabilities,[8] he was later shown to be able to nearly match him in combat. In the beginning, Achilles was taught the basics by his teacher Chiron. Therefore, it is only natural that when fighting his mentor, Chiron would see through all his body's movements and habits. Achilles usually fights his opponents using basic techniques and trying to overwhelm them with his overwhelming speed, however, although normally speaking he would have easily gouged out Chiron's heart, Chiron was able to dodge his attack and press him back instead by targeting his weak spot. In order to temporarily corner Chiron, Achilles was forced to change up his fighting-style with tricky moves in the middle of their fight. Unlike Chiron who simply taught others, Achilles ran through numerous battlefields, after all. He had crossed blades, fought to the death, and exchanged friendships of the soul with many heroes. It was true that he had learned the basics from Chiron, but the corpses that Rider had piled up in battle—were also another truth for him.[9]
When imagining a hypothetical one-on-one battle against Achilles, Chiron was unable to see any assurance that he could win even if he fought Achilles in perfect form. When he considered it coolly, Archer was at a 7:3 disadvantage. Achilles’ spear was certainly swift. Even if Chiron completely grasped his abilities and habits in battle, the possibility that he couldn’t process the data fast enough in real time was extremely likely. Moreover, that was based on the assumption of first annulling the disadvantage of his foothold and his opponent not using his chariot. To bring about such a convenient development, considerable luck and planning was necessary. On the other hand, from Achilles' point of view, even if the battle took place on a flat field without any obstacles, Chiron would hold the advantage due to being able to see through his movements with his Mind's Eye (True) and Clairvoyance. For example, if Achilles took the ‘poisonous serpent’ stance with his spear, an effective style where he holds the middle part of the handle and in order to use quick thrusts while warding off the enemies attacks, the moment he took this stance, Chiron would immediately know where he would aim. Naturally, the situation wasn’t as bad as it seemed, as in the hypothetical battle just now, Achilles had fought in a situation where his speed was not taken into account. Nevertheless, since Chiron has greater battle power than Achilles, if Achilles made a mistake right from the start it would be fatal. Since they both knew almost all of each other's moves, he could tell the fight would end in this manner by logically thinking it through. Since both of them moved completely logically, the first one to make a mistake would lose.[36]
Just Achilles' skill with the spear is so great that he would have no trouble being summoned as a Lancer.[9] In his battle against Siegfried and Frankenstein, he felt no disadvantage at all. Their combined assault, aiming both high and low, was splendidly deflected by Achilles. Although the Greek hero seemed invincible, thanks to Achilles not fighting them seriously, Armor of Fafnir was capable of nullifying all damage Saber took, allowing him to keep the fight balanced for the time being.[8] One thrust from Achilles' spear is strong enough to pierce the scales of Semiramis's divine fish scales with ease. Although Semiramis actually managed to stop the thrust, Achilles claimed that if he really wanted to, he could have put his spear through her scales, her arm and Shirou Kotomine's head, to which Shirou replied “Yes, I suppose you could have."[30] Even while heavily injured and weakened at 30% of his speed, Achilles was able to fight Atalanta in her Agrius Metamorphosis form. He was able to deflect five of her arrows at once, all of which had destructive power comparable to a Noble Phantasm.[37] Despite suffering lethal damage and even having his spiritual core crushed by her attacks, he was eventually able to fatally wound her with a charging spear thrust, thus freeing her from the pelt.[27][38]
Furthermore, Achilles has a sword that he can use in conjunction with his spear, in order to fight hordes of enemies.[9] During the Atlantic Lostbelt, Orion made a contest with Achilles to see who could kill more Demonic Beasts, the fastest. Since Achilles was at 30% of his full speed due to his heel having been pierced, and thus, also lost his immortality, Orion proposed giving him a handicap to make up for his injury, however, Achilles didn't accept it. With the backing of Ritsuka Fujimaru Orion reached a draw in numbers and won in terms of speed. Although Achilles didn't put his injury as an excuse, he says he lost because he hadn't put together a plan of attack as well as he could have. With the backing of Ritsuka, Achilles won in both number of kills and speed.[39]
Achilles can also throw his spear fast enough to surpass the Sound barrierWP. Although it is said that it is close to impossible to evade this attack, Vlad III in his Legend of Dracula form was able to stop it with just one hand. A feat as outrageous as grabbing a flying missile bare-handed. Naturally, his hand's flesh was torn to shreds, his nerves were snapped apart, and his bones were smashed loudly. However, he regenerated his hand faster than the speed at which he had been wounded.[10]
By detecting the swirl of Magical Energy and slight disturbance in the air, Achilles was able to react to Chiron's arrows by allowing him to swiftly turn his head to face the incoming attacks. Leaving even Chiron speechless, Achilles was able to catch and crush one of his arrows between his teeth by predicting that it was aimed for his forehead and, instead of avoiding it, stopping it head on.[40] Due to being trained by Chiron in the world's oldest mixed martial art, Pankration, Achilles is very skilled in unarmed combat, utilizing powerful punches, elbows, and kicks to overwhelm his opponent with his sheer power and speed. A single kick was able to crush Chiron's eye and another was able to send him flying. He can perform throws and locks as well, to slam an opponent to the ground or break their neck. During his barehanded duel against Chiron, his final punch went through his chest and was stated to not be inferior to a Noble Phantasm.[27]
Cú Chulainn is capable of fighting Achilles to a draw.[24]
Skills[]
Class Skills[]
- Magic Resistance (C Rank): Cancels spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of greater magecraft and Greater Rituals.[2][3]
- Riding (A+ Rank): The ability for riding.[3] Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast can be used as mounts. However, that does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind.[2][3]
Personal Skills[]
- Battle Continuation (A Rank): Achilles is able to fight even when given grievous injuries. Compared to Siegfried's weak point that can allow even the weakest of Servants to kill him, Rider, who "doesn't know when to give up", can continue fighting for a time even after either of his weak-points, his heel and heart, are struck.[2] During the Atlantic Lostbelt, despite having his heel pierced and spiritual core destroyed by Lostbelt Chiron's Antares Snipe, Achilles was able to stall Chiron for a long period of time while destroying his Atlantis guard.[41]
- Valor (A+ Rank): Thanks to this ability, Achilles is able to nullify mental interference such as coercion, confusion, and glamours. Damage in hand-to-hand combat is also increased.[2][3]
- Affection of the Goddess (B Rank): A skill that represents the affection is from his mother, Thetis. Other than Mana and Luck, all parameters are increased by one rank.[2][3]
Noble Phantasms[]
- Troias Tragōidia: As a Rider Class servant, Achilles possesses an A rank chariot driven by three steeds. The horses consist of the two divine horses bestowed by the sea god Poseidon and the famous horse which Achilles stole from a city.[2][31][42] The great acceleration of this Noble Phantasm pierces the Sound barrierWP in a mere instant,[40] and allows Achilles to trample down the battlefield with godspeed. The increase in speed is also proportional to increase in damage dealt.[2][42] Due to moving at the Speed of lightWP, this chariot is impossible to avoid and impossible to defend against, and its charging power is tremendous. It is virtually perfect in both attack and defense — one of the pinnacles of what heroes could accomplish. Although Achilles' chariot can close in on Chiron faster than Chiron's arrow could reach him, Chiron's Mind's Eye (True) and Clairvoyance allowed him to predict the coordinates it would pass through. By doing so, he could fire arrows before Achilles moved, allowing him to successfully kill one of the three steeds with a single headshot. Knowing that he'd eventually be at a disadvatge if the fight continued, Achilles left his chariot and engaged Chiron in close range combat.[40] Sieg and Avicebron note that attacking Semiramis' Hanging Gardens of Babylon with just Achilles' chariot and Astolfo's Hippogriff alone would be quite difficult.[17]
- Dromeus Komētēs: In his legend, Achilles is recorded as the fastest hero in human history. This is embodied in his Noble Phantasm Dromeus Komētēs, a continuously invoked Noble Phantasm that is activated by stepping out of his chariot. He can run through a giant battlefield in one breath and obstacles on the field will not slow him down.[2][42] Generally speaking, there were no Servants in the Great Holy Grail War who could beat him in terms of speed, even when he wasn't mounted on his chariot. There is no one, either before or after his death, who had beaten the great hero Achilles of the Trojan War in speed. Even inside the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, where the fame of all servants besides Semiramis is reduced to zero, Karna, who is also quick-witted and agile, is noted to be one step slower than Achilles.[10] Achilles' speed is equated to instantaneous movement, and he is able to strike anything that enters into his field of vision, as he can close the distance instantly.[43] Although he must expose his weak point, his speed is so overwhelming that not many Heroic Spirits can keep up with him. The way Rider thrusts his spear is truly divine speed incarnate. Even if an enemy can see through all his attacks, they are unable to completely avoid or block all of them.[36] There are only a few servants who could catch up with his speed.[2][42] In terms of running speed, Achilles is one of the few people who possess speed equal to Atalanta, who is confident that the swiftness of her feet wouldn't lose to even him.[44]
- Andreias Amarantos: Achilles' entire body, excluding his heel, boasts the blessing of immortality, which negates all attacks from those who don't possess Divinity.[2] Also, if the skill’s rank isn't equal or higher than Achilles', the damage won't go through completely, reduced to 75% of the damage for D rank and to 50% for E rank. Achilles is also susceptible to Divine Constructs. In that case, the damage he receives depends on the rank of the divine armament.[45] Should his heel ever be pierced, and injured, Achilles would be severly weakened as his overall grade as a heroic spirit would lowered, he would lose his Dromeus Komētēs Noble Phantasm and have his running speed reduced by 70%.[46] Furthermore, he would no longer be able to make use of Andreias Amarantos either.[6] Despite having these drawbacks, Achilles was still able to fight on par with Atalanta in her Agrius Metamorphosis form, who was unable to see his figure and was forced to track his heat.[38]
- Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē: Achilles' lance, a Noble Phantasm that becomes usable when he steps out his chariot.[2] It creates an arena cut off from all of the surrounding environment and time, which isn’t released until one of the combatants is defeated. It also negates “flukes” caused by things like divine blessings or luck, allowing fellow Heroic Spirits to engage with Achilles on a one on one match, where outside help is impossible. Achilles can only use this Noble Phantasm against male opponents he wishes to fight and who have enough courage and skill to respond to his challenge.[47]
- Akhilleus Kosmos: Achilles' ultimate trump card is his shield, a Divine Construct said to be constructed by the god of smithing, Hephaestus. The shield protects the wielder by deploying a miniature world and can block nearly any attack, whether it be from an Anti-Unit, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress, Anti-Country or even Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm.[2][42] However, due to this Noble Phantasm’s nature, it is weak against Anti-World Noble Phantasms.[48] Achilles boasts that once the shield is activated, it can fend off any manner of attack be it from a man, army, castle, or even god. Its defensive power was high enough to completely block Karna's Vasavi Shakti although it shattered afterwards.[49] Achilles is also able to use this shield to “attack” as well. After deploying the Noble Phantasm, he would aim to crush the enemy with that miniature world by continuously pushing forward. Most likely, Hephaestus never thought of such a method of using it. It doesn't require considerable skill and power to invoke its true name.[48]
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
He was not part of the designs for the original canceled online game project. Since Georgios was discarded and left an empty Rider slot, Yuuichirou Higashide thought it should be someone really famous who wouldn’t be too intertwined with the main plot of the story and the candidate that came to his mind was Achilles.[50]
Achilles was designed by Ototsugu Konoe in Fate/Apocrypha.
Achilles was illustrated by Ototsugu Konoe in Fate/Grand Order. His scenario writer is Yuuichirou Higashide in Fate/Grand Order. [3]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 This skill is a representation of one of Achilles' Noble Phantasms within Fate/Grand Order. It is said to "originally be a Noble Phantasm" within the in-game profile, but it is designated as a proper Noble Phantasm within Achilles' Fate/Grand Order material VII expanded profile.
References[]
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Spotlight Lostbelt No.5
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - STATUS: Rider of Red, p.038-039 Class: Rider
Master: Shirou Kotomine
True name: Achilles
Gender: Male
Height/Weight: 185cm/97kg
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Strength: B+
Endurance: A
Agility: A+
Magic: C
Luck: D
Noble Phantasm: A+
Class Skills
■ Magic Resistance: C
Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals.
■ Riding : A+
Creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beast and Divine Beast can be used as mounts. However, that does not apply to members of the Dragon Kind.
Personal Skills
■ Battle Continuation: A
Doesn't know when to give up.
Even after being being struck in his weak points, heart and Achilles Heel he continued fighting for a while.
■ Bravery: A+
Ability to nullify mental interference such as coercion, confusion, and glamours.
Also damage in hand-to-hand combat also increases.
■ Goddess's Affection: B
Affection is from his mother, Thetis.
Other than MAN and LUK, all stats are Rank-Up.
■ Divinity: C
Sea Goddess Thetis and human hero Peleus's child.
Noble Phantasm
■ Troias Tragoidia: Tempestuous Immortal Chariot
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Range: 2~60
Maximum Number of Targets: 50 people
Three-horsed chariot. Posiden the sea god, bestowed two immortal divine horses, the other, a great horse, was pillaged from a city. He tramples through the battlefield with godspeed. Increase is speed is also proportional to increase in damage dealt. At the highest speed it is just like a giant galloping lawnmower.
■ Dromeus Cometes: Comet Form
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit (Self) Noble Phantasm
Range: 0
Maximum Number of Targets: 1 Person
A Noble Phantasm whose activation is usually triggered by stepping out of "Tempeteous Immortal Chariot."
It is an embodiment of the legend that he is the fastest among all heroes of all eras.
He can run through a giant battlefield in one breath, obstacles on the field will not slow him down.
It must expose his weak-point, the Achilles Heel, however there aren't many heroic spirits that can keep up with his speed.
■ Andres Amarantos: Amaranth of the Brave
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit (Self) Noble Phantasm
Range: 0
Maximum Number of Targets: 1 Person
Other than the heel, his mother, goddess Thetis, gave him immortality.
Any type of attack is nullfied. A person with a certain rank or above in the skill Divinity would negate this effect.
■ Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē: Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Range: 2~10
Max Targets: 1 person
A Noble Phantasm that becomes usable when dismounted from Troias Tragōidia.
A long spear that Chiron sent as a wedding gift to Achilles's parent's.
For the purpose of allowing fellow Heroic Spirits a one on one match, an area that is comparable to a Reality Marble is construction.
Because he has not been summoned as a Lancer, one part of the spear's ability, a curse of mortality, has been lost.
Also, because he killed the Amazon Queen Penthesilea with this spear, he cannot invoke the true name against female opponents due to an awful amount of regret.
■ Akhilleus Kosmos: The Azure Sky Enclosing this Small World
Rank: A+
Type: Barrier Noble Phantasm
Range: 0
Max Targets: 1 person
A defense type, bounded field Noble Phantasm that is comparable to Rho Aias. A shield said to be constructed by the god of smithing, Hephaestus. The world that Achilles saw. The outer circumference portion has a swirling ocean currents because of the sea god.
To oppose this shield is the same as making a world your opponent.
Can protect from Anti-Fortress, Anti-Country, Anti-God Noble Phantasms.CLASS ライダー
マスター:シロウ・コトミネ
真名:アキレウス
性別:男性
身長・体重:185cm/97kg
属性:秩序・中庸
筋力:B+
耐力:A
敏捷:A+
魔力:C
幸運:D
宝具:A+
クラス別能力:
■ 対魔力:C
二節以下の詠唱による魔術を無効化する。
大魔術、儀礼呪法など大掛かりな魔術は防げない。
■ 騎乗:A+
騎乗の才能。獣であるのならば幻獣・神獣のものまで乗りこなせる。
ただし、竜種は該当しない。
固有スキル
■ 戦闘続行:A
往生際が悪い。
弱点であるはずのアキレス腱と心臓を射抜かれてもしばらく戦い続けた。
■ 勇猛:A+
威圧・混乱・幻惑といった精神干渉を無効化する能力。
また、格闘ダメージを向上させる効果もある。
■ 女神の寵愛:B
母である女神テティスからの寵愛を受けている。
魔力と幸運を除く全ステータスがランクアップする。
■ 神性:C
海の女神テティスと人間の英雄ペレウスとの間の子。
宝具
■ 疾風怒濤の不死戦車
ランク:A
種別:対軍宝具
レンジ:2~60
最大捕捉:50人
三頭立ての戦車。馬は海神ポセイドンから賜った不死の神馬が二頭、都市から略奪した名馬が一頭。
その神速でもって戦場を蹂躙する。速度の向上に比例して追加ダメージを与えることができる。最高速度では、さながら疾走する巨大な芝刈り機。
■ 彗星走法
ランク:A+
種別:対人(自身)宝具
レンジ:0
最大捕捉:1人
『疾風怒濤の不死戦車』から降り立つことによって起動する常時発動型の宝具。
あらゆる時代のあらゆる英雄の中で、もっとも迅いという伝説が具現化したもの。
広大な戦場を一呼吸で駆け抜け、フィールド上に障害があっても速度は鈍らない。
自身の弱点であるアキレス腱を露出しなくてはならないが、この速度を捕らえきれる英霊は数少ない。
■ 勇者の不凋花
ランク:B
種別:対人(自身)宝具
レンジ:0
最大捕捉:1人
踵を除く全てに母である女神テティスが与えた不死の祝福がかかっている。
いかなる攻撃をも無効化するが、一定ランク以上のスキル『神性』を持つ者にはこの効果が打ち消されてしまう。
■ 宙駆ける星の穂先
ランク:B+
種別:対人宝具
レンジ:2〜10
最大捕捉:1人
『疾風怒濤の不死戦車』から降り立つことによって使用可能になる宝具。
アキレウスの父母が結婚する際、ケイローンが彼らに贈った長槍。
英雄同士の一騎討ちを目的とする領域を作り上げるという、固有結界に匹敵する大魔術。
ランサーとして召喚されていないため、不治の呪いなど一部能力が失われている。
また、アマゾネスの女王ペンテシレアをこの槍で殺した際、酷く後悔したという逸話のために女性相手では真名を発動できない。
■ 蒼天囲みし小世界
ランク:A+
種別:結界宝具
レンジ:0
最大捕捉:1人
『熾天覆う七つの円環』に匹敵する防具系の結界宝具。
鍛冶神ヘパイストスに作られたという盾。アキレウスが見てきた世界そのものが投影されており、外周部分には海神による海流が渦巻いている。
この盾に立ち向かうということは、即ち世界を相手取るということであり、発動させれば対城・対国・対神すら防ぎ切れる。 - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 3.37 3.38 Fate/Grand Order material VII Achilles translated by Kinalvin
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - CHARACTER Profile: Rider of “Red”, p.098-099 [T] Rider of “Red” - Real name: Achilles
- Height: 185cm
- Weight: 97kg
- Blood type: Unknown
- Birthday: Unknown
- Talents: All the skills necessary for a hero
- Likes: Victory and a pretty girl's smile
- Dislike: Fate
- Image colour: White green
- Enemy: Hector, Penthesilea
Comment from Yuichiro Higashide & Ototsugu Konoe“赤”のライダー - 真名:アキレウス
- 身長:185cm
- 体重:97kg
- 血液型:不明
- 誕生日:不明
- 特技:英雄に必要なスキル全て
- 好きなもの:勝利と美女の笑顔み
- 苦手なもの:運命
- イメージカラー:白緑
- 天敵:ヘクター、ペンテシレイア
Comment from Yuichiro Higashide & Ototsugu Konoe - Height: 185cm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Fate/Grand Order - Achilles in-game profile
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Rider of “Red” [Servant], p.152-153 [T] Rider of “Red” [Servant]
One of the Servants of the Red camp. Though he was deceived by Shirou Kotomine, he understood the situation and reluctantly decided to serve him. A natural-born warrior who, rather than concerning himself over whether or not Shirou’s wish would be fulfilled, looked forward to his showdown with Archer of Black more than anything else.
His true name is Achilles. The fastest hero among all humanity, lauded for his great valor and prowess in the Trojan War. He definitely ranks equals with Heracles in terms of fame—after all, his name is attached to one of the vital points of the human body.
However, in contrast with his fame, the time during which Achilles accomplished great deeds was comparatively short. His deeds are also almost completely carved into the Trojan War alone. He had the turning point of his life thrust before him at a young age: he could run through his life like a transient gale in exchange for accomplishing magnificent deeds in the Trojan War, or he could become a person unknown to anyone in the world and live a long life.
Achilles gave his answer to his mother without hesitating. “—I will live a short yet brilliant life.”
Achilles was raised by Chiron and, after undergoing training as a hero, he threw himself into the Trojan War. Meeting his sword friend Patroclus, meeting his wife, battles and sworn rivals, meeting Hector—
Without a doubt, Achilles ran through his life while treating all of those things as a joy to have experienced.
He is without a doubt first rate as a Servant. Even among the Servants from Greek legend, he boasts of power that ranks next to Heracles. He also has an abnormally abundant number of Noble Phantasms. In the beginning, all these Noble Phantasms were written out, and when I consulted over how many of them should be used, Mr. NP said, “Isn’t a super-strong Servant with an abundance of Noble Phantasms fine?”, and easily permitted all of them to be adopted. I never thought I would end up using all of them…
Naturally, he is a Servant who would instantly run out of prana if he used them in a normal Holy Grail War. The prana consumption of Rider’s chariot is uncommonly harsh in particular, and only a first rate Master could fully utilize him.
Additionally, besides the Rider class, Achilles has aptitude as a Lancer, Berserker and, quite unusually, a Shielder. His complement of Noble Phantasms is slightly different in each of the other classes. For instance, as a Lancer, he would lose his chariot since it is his Noble Phantasm as a Rider, but his spear would gain the secondary effect of causing HP reduction.
His fatal weak point, his heel, serves as the linchpin for his Noble Phantasms “Andreis Amarantos: Amaranth of the Brave”, which maintains his immortality, and “Dromeus Cometes: Comet Form”, for which he is extolled as the fastest, and when his heel is pierced, these two Noble Phantasms disappear. After being pierced once, it is extremely difficult for his heel to be healed, and, without the use of some extraordinary means, there is no way for him to completely regain his running speed afterwards.
In this Great Holy Grail War, Achilles wished for a showdown with his teacher, Archer of Black, and gave his assent to Shirou Kotomine’s actions for the sake of accomplishing that. This might be because, leaving aside his animosity towards Semiramis, he does not really hold much ill feelings towards Shirou. Just as Archer of Black aptly pointed out, Achilles is naïve when it comes to his recognition of enemies and allies. This is a probably demonstration of the difference of experience between him and the older Cu Chulainn, who is able to decisively kill when he needs to kill even when split between enemies and allies in such a manner.
His connection to Atalanta actually begins from a story he heard from his father in life. His father, who was always somehow gentle and could never stand up against his mother, had spoken of his encounter with Atalanta embarrassingly, and because of that the young Achilles always remembered her. He never got the chance to meet her in life, though.
Achilles thinks that it is his fault for overlooking Atalanta’s transformation while engrossed in his own battle. He fought her in her rampage as a way of atonement. Achilles cried out of guilt for having crushed Atalanta’s dream.
But I’d like to think that it was that very naivety and tears of her that granted Atalanta a small measure of salvation at the very end.“赤”のライダー【サーヴァント】
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Fate/Grand Order Achilles' Lines
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 1: Apocrypha: Great Holy Grail War - Chapter 4
- ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 2: Round Dance of Black / Festival of Red - Chapter 2
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 2: Round Dance of Black / Festival of Red - Chapter 3
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Alexander Interlude: Charge Forward, Beginning of a Great Conquest
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 7: Decisive Battle : Ever-Floating Garden
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 2: Castle Defense : Millennia Fortress
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 1: Dive Inner-World
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 3: "Are You Are Our Mommy?"
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 4: Showdown : Twin Swords & A Cavalry
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 5: Chiron the Sage's Combat Exercise
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 6: A Dream-like Moment
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 8: Golden Yggdmillennia: Tree of a Thousand Realms
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Fate/Grand Order - Fate/Apocrypha: Inheritance of Glory - Section 9: Thus, It Went Into Hibernation Mode
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods - Section 22: The Ones Who Have Conquered the Storms
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods - Section 13: Retrospection: Apostle from Another Planet
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods - Section 16: Three-Headed Dog
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Fate/Grand Order - Wandjina World Tour, Epilogue
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Subcategory Holy Grail Wars [Others], p.154-155 [T] Subspecies Holy Grail Wars [Others]
The small Holy Grail Wars that have been recklessly happening everywhere since several decades ago in the “Apocrypha” world. Varying from those with only two Servants to wars with five Servants which, though inferior in scale to Fuyuki, are still considerably large conflicts, all kinds of Holy Grails Wars are brightly, happily and violently taken place throughout the world.
This is because, after the Third Holy Grail War, Darnic disseminated information on the structure of the Holy Grail War, which normally should have been concealed at all costs, to other magi in order to forestall them from searching for the Holy Grail that he had stolen.
Even for magi who lament over how the Root is just a distant fairy tale, once they learned that they could take a step… or perhaps even just half a step towards reaching it through this ritual, they ended up desperately creating Holy Grails of their own.
Broadly speaking, out of a hundred Holy Grails made, ninety-five of them get stalled due to setbacks in the midst of constructing them, and out of the remaining finished five Grails, four end up incomplete and explode while prana is poured into them. The last remaining Grail out of them all manages to work properly, but the ritual is degraded in quality and cannot be compared to the one in Fuyuki.
However, with the prana accumulated in the Grail, it still becomes possible to bring about miracles of varying scale. Being summoned by such a shoddy Holy Grail is a real nuisance to the Servants, though. There are many Servants who refuse the summoning or rebel and kill their Masters.
Amongst young magi, something like a “Holy Grail War Walkthrough Wiki” has been secretly created and is used to outwit obstinate old magi by mustering their intelligence… maybe. The early period right after the subspecies Holy Grails began was called the “golden era of Assassins”, where Assassins (Hassan-i-Sabbah) were a great menace (because, on top of their prana consumption being low, killing Masters was far easier than battles between Servants, so it might have seemed like easier work in its own way), but by the middle period, countermeasures against them were naturally taken and the Hassan boom fell into decline. It’s apparently a common sight for Masters who enjoy having their Servants fight each other to easily team up just as Assassin is confirmed to be summoned.
It is quite common in the subspecies Holy Grail Wars for the Servants to be unable to display their full power as much as in Fuyuki depending on the quality of the leylines, and, since the advantages and disadvantages of each Servant also becomes clear according to their level of fame in the land where a war takes place, it often turns into a competition to obtain the catalysts of local Servants.
For instance, a subspecies Holy Grail War in Greece would create a struggle for a “catalyst of Heracles”, and the magi who managed to get it would win… In other words, the whole thing seems to go full circle and turn into a simple battle of magecraft between magi in the end. As a cute one-time divorcee magus said, “Rather, the whole idea of fighting that macho guy in his homeland is seriously ridiculous in the first place.”
After the use of Heracles was forbidden as a result of that, the next war turned into a competition over the catalyst of Achilles, and so there has never been a proper Holy Grail War held in Greece. There exist terrible tales of Holy Grail Wars like this.亜種聖杯戦争【その他】
- ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 2: Round Dance of Black / Festival of Red - Chapter 1
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 5: Evil Dragon and the Holy Woman
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 28.2 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 1: Apocrypha: Great Holy Grail War - Chapter 2
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Lancer of “Red” [Servant], p.153 [T] Lancer of “Red” [Servant]
One of the Servants of the Red camp. One of the great heroes that appears in the Ancient Indian epic poem, the “Mahabharata”. His true name is Karna. Since details about him have already been revealed in “Fate/EXTRA CCC” and the material book “Fate/EXTRA material”, I will only write about Karna as concerned with his appearance in “Apocrypha”.
In the Great Holy Grail War, Karna is the Heroic Spirit who didn’t acknowledge Shirou Kotomine as his Master right till the very end. He continued to serve the Masters whose consciousness had been stolen until the end. He merely obeyed Shirou out of necessity in order to protect them; if it weren’t for that, he would have been an aloof Servant who would merely obey his Master’s desire to “obtain the Holy Grail”. He truly is a saint, although I get the feeling that, after having served with such an honest and faithful attitude, he said in the Moon Cell, “Then, this time I’m put together with a completely useless shut-in of a Master”, but who knows?
This time, he had an abundant prana supply, so he was able to utilize his full power at full throttle, unlike anything seen previously. Honestly, I feel regret over maybe having gone too far with him. He acts as if damage is nothing to him thanks to his golden armor, he sends the enemy flying with his “Prana Burst, he’s covered in flames like a burning phoenix, and his divine spear releases a humongous explosion—in contrast to his modest attitude, it gave the impression that he was rampaging violently.
He possesses power and skill that isn’t inferior to that of Achilles within the Red camp; truly a case of two star players in a single team. During the great battle in the second volume, Lancer of Black’s repeated attacks weren’t half-hearted at all, and any other Lancer besides Karna wouldn’t have been able to withstand it.
Karna saw in Siegfried in the face of a pure warrior trying to carry out his duty even while feeling anguished by something. It seems it was similar to what he saw in the legendary bowman who he fought in the past.
Also, originally in the Jumbo Jet Counter-Attack battle of volume 5, there were plans to have something like a ‘Massive Jumbo Jet Target Shooting scene where Karna readies himself and sticks his spear in the ground, and when Semiramis asks what he is doing, he says, “Weapons are unnecessary. A true hero kills with his eyes!”’, but it was too much of a ridiculous gag and it ended up being cut.“赤”のランサー【サーヴァント】
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 3: Triumphal Return of the Saint - Chapter 1
- ↑ 31.0 31.1
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Tempestuous Immortal Chariot [Noble Phantasm], p.178 [T] Tempestuous Immortal Chariot [Noble Phantasm]
Troias Tragōidia. The Noble Phantasm of Rider of Red, Achilles. An A rank chariot driven by three steeds. The horses consist of the two divine horses which the sea god Poseidon gave to Achilles’ father Peleus as a wedding gift, Xanthus and Balius, and the famous horse which Achilles stole from a city he attacked using his divine horses, Pedasos. According to legend, Achilles’ chariot is thought to been driven by three or four horses. Xanthus and Balius apparently served as the central pivot while Pedasos had a supporting role.
As divine horses received from Poseidon, Xanthus and Balius were clearly stated to have both been immortal in the original texts. After being summoned as a Servant’s Noble Phantasm, they aren’t quite immortal, but at the very least, they can be considered as tough as Servants themselves.
When Achilles is summoned as a Rider, his most harshly prana-consuming Noble Phantasm is this chariot. In the worst case, it is estimated that it can consume enough prana to summon another Servant besides Achilles.
Xanthus is a truly unpleasant horse who has fun telling Achilles when he falls into a dangerous situation.疾風怒濤の不死戦車【宝具】
トロイアス・トラゴーイディア 。 - ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Dioscuri's Craft Essence
- ↑
Fate/Apocrypha material - Comment from Yuichiro Higashide & Ototsugu Konoe, pg 99 Higashide: Ultra high-spec Servant, Achilles-san. The more magic he consumes, the stronger he becomes! Absolutely strong! If you summon him in Greece, he will come with a golden cloth-like armor!
Konoe: My codename for design development was "Carrot-kun", and by the way, my teacher was "Pineapple Sensei". It's too much for me.
Higashide: Never heard of that!東出:ウルトラハイスペックサ一ヴアント、アキレウスさん。 魔力消費すればするほど強い! 絶対に強い! ギリシャで召喚すれば黄金聖衣っぽい鎧もついてくる!
近衛:デザイン開発コドーネーム「にんじん君」ちなみみに師匠は「パイナップル先生」 でした。 我ながらあんまリだ。
東出:初耳だそれ! - ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 3: Triumphal Return of the Saint - Chapter 3
- ↑
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Hektor [Person's name], p.183 [T] Hector [Person's name]
The greatest rival of Rider of Red, Achilles, during his lifetime. He was the strongest hero on the side of Troy during the Trojan War. Also, his younger brother Paris is the perpetrator who caused the Trojan War to happen.
He is the exact opposite of Achilles as a hero, a bearded middle-age man who likes to play the fool. He refers to himself as “mister” (old man) in his speech, and always fights on the battlefield with an easygoing attitude.
He’s ruthless, but not cruel; skilled, yet not gifted. He faced other famous heroes besides Achilles, without retreating a single step… or not; rather, he would often retreat two or three steps and then strike the enemy when their guard’s down, before running away again, and just when they think he’s far away, he throws mud at them; a-anyway, he prided himself at being the strongest when it comes to siege battles.
He uses dual long-sword/throwing spear called Durindana, and by throwing it he managed to pierce through six of the barriers of “Rho Aias: Seven Rings that Cover the Fiery Heavens”, which boasts the greatest rank of toughness against projectiles.
In order to settle things once and for all with him, Achilles challenged him to a sink-or-swim duel, where he temporarily gave up his immortality. Unable to resist the temptation of getting the chance to take Achilles’ life, Hector accepted the one-on-one duel and was defeated by a paper-thin difference in skill.
To Achilles, Hector is one of the top three people he never wants to fight again, whether it is before or after his death. The remaining two are Penthesilea and Chiron.ヘクトール【人名】
“赤”のライダー、アキレウスの生前最強のライバル。トロイア戦争において、トロイァ側最高の英雄であった。また、弟であるパリスはトロイア戦争の原因を作った張本人である。
アキレウスとは完全に真逆の英雄で、髭を生やしてトボけ気味のおっさん。一人称は「オジサン」、常に瓢々とした態度で戦場を採欄する。
冷酷だが残忍ではなく、秀才だが天才ではない。アキレウス他、名だたる英雄たちを前にして一歩も退か……ない訳ではなく、二歩も三歩も退いて油断したところを殴りつけてはまた逃げて、遠くにいると思ったら泥をぶつけてくる、と、とにかく龍城戦にかけては最強を誇った。
ドゥリンダナ、と呼称される長剣兼投槍を使い、その投郵で飛び道具にかけては最高ランクの硬度を誇る『熾天覆う七つの円環』の六つを砕いた。
アキレウスは彼と雌雄を決するために、一か八か己の不死性を一時放棄して決闘を挑んだ。アキレウスを獲れるかもしれない、という誘惑に勝てなかったヘクトールは一対一の勝負を挑み、紙一重で敗れ去ってしまった。
アキレウスにとって、生前死後問わず再戦したくない人物ベスト3に入るという。残り二人はペンテシレイアとケイローン。 - ↑ 36.0 36.1 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 4: Cup of Purgatory - Chapter 3
- ↑ Fate/Apocrypha - Volume 5: "驚嘆のあまり、後方へと跳躍して間合いを取る。放たれた五本の矢はいずれも宝具に匹敵する破壊力で敵に対し肉薄し――――――――その悉くを撃ち落とされた。誰だ。そんな奇跡を平然と行使する敵は、一体何者だ。"
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 5: Evil Dragon and the Holy Woman - Fragment: Achilles vs Atalanta
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods - Section 15: An Indifferent Monster, A Devastated Great Labyrinth
- ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 Fate/Apocrypha Volume 4: Cup of Purgatory - Chapter 4
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Atlantis: Ancient Ocean of the Dreadnought Gods - Section 25: That Hunter, Who Pierces Through a Goddess (Vol. 1)
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4
[] Fate/Grand Order - Achilles (Rider) Profile [T] Achilles - Rider
Illustrator and Voice actor
Illustrator: Konoe Ototsugu
Voice Actor: Furukawa Makoto
Parameters
Strength: B+
Endurance: A
Agility: A+
Mana: C
Luck: D
Noble Phantasm: A+
Personal Skills
Dromeus Komētēs: Comet Form: A+
Andreias Amarantos: Amaranth of the Brave: B
Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē: Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies: B+
Divinity: C
Class Skills
Magic Resistance: C
Riding: A+
Noble Phantasm
Troias Tragōidia: Tempestuous Immortal Chariot
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Profile
One of the most prominent heroes in Greek mythology.
One that swept through his life like a gale, while shining with a brilliance befitting the title of a hero.
It's said that when asked by his Mother whether he'd like to live a normal and peaceful life or die like a hero, he chose the latter without hesitation.
According to the legends, the only weak point of Achilles, who possessed an invulnerable body, was his Achilles heel.
Level 1 Bond
Height/Weight: 185 cm・97 kg
Source: Greek mythology
Region: Greece
Alignment: Lawful Neutral Gender: Male
Weak point: When his heel was pierced and his heart gouged out, he went on a rampage and subsequently died. What a weak point.
Level 2 Bond
The Trojan War was triggered by Hektor's brother, Paris who kidnapped Menelaus' wife, Helen.
When heroes and kings were competing for Helen, they made an oath that if Helen were to be kidnapped, they would come running to rescue her without fail.
...However, the Achilles who was very young back then had nothing to do with that oath.
He was scouted by the Achaean army after it was prophecized that the battle couldn't be won if the son of Peleus did not participate.
Level 3 Bond
It's said that Achilles, born to the goddess Thetis and the hero Peleus, had his fate decided at a very young age.
Worried about his son, Thetis, for the sake of having him join the ranks of the immortal gods, roasted his whole body in sacred flames so his impure mortal blood would evaporate (according to another theory, he was soaked in the waters of the River Styx).
However, such an act was akin to destroying Achilles as a human being so his Father, Peleus, strongly opposed making him a complete immortal.
The goddess Tethis returned to her birthplace and the hero Peleus, after thinking it over, left Achilles in the sage Chiron's custody, wishing for him to raise the young child.
As a friend of Peleus, Chiron was more than happy to accept his request and Achilles received the upbringing of a hero by Greece's most renowned teacher.
A few years later, Achilles who splendidly grew to adulthood, was asked to participate in the Trojan War and he triumphantly departed.
―――Of course, he was not aware of the tragedy that waited ahead, but even if he knew, the advance couldn't be stopped.
Level 4 Bond
"Comet Running Form"
Rank: A+ Type: Anti-Unit (Self) Noble Phantasm
Range: 0 Maximum Number of Targets: 1
Dromeus・Komētēs.
Originally a Noble Phantasm.
A continuously invoked Noble Phantasm that is activated upon descending the 『Immortal Chariot of Storms and Raging Waves』.
The embodiment of the legend of being the fastest among all heroes of every era.
Dashing through a vast battlefield in the blink of an eye, even if there are obstacles on the field, his speed won't falter.
Although he must expose his weak point, his Achilles heel, there are few Heroic Spirits who could catch up with his speed.
"Amaranth of the Brave"
Rank: B Type: Anti-Unit (Self) Noble Phantasm
Range: 0 Maximum Number of Targets: 1
Andreias・Amarantos.
Originally a Noble Phantasm.
The blessing of immortality was bestowed on his whole body with the exception of his heel by his Mother, the goddess Tethis.
Any kind of attack is invalidated, however, those who hold the inherent skill 『Divinity』 can negate the effects of this skill.
"Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies"
Rank: B+ Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Range: 2~10 Maximum Number of Targets: 1
Diatrekhōn・Astēr・Lonkhē.
Originally a Noble Phantasm.
After descending the 『Immortal Chariot of Storms and Raging Waves』, it becomes available for use.
A long spear gifted by Chiron to Achilles' parents when they married.
Endowed with High-Thaumaturgy capable of constructing an arena comparable to a Reality Marble where fellow heroes can duke it out one-on-one, but only if the opponent has agreed to it.
As a result of not being summoned as a Lancer, the curse of denied healing is lost.
Level 5 Bond
『Immortal Chariot of Storms and Raging Waves』
Rank: A Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Range: 2~60 Maximum Number of Targets: 50
Troias・Tragōidia.
A three horse drawn chariot.
Two immortal divine horses received from the sea god Poseidon, and a famous horse plundered from a city.
It tramples down the battlefield with godspeed.
The damage it can deal increases in proportion to its increase in speed. At its highest speed, it can be likened to a sweeping giant lawnmower.
『The Small World Enclosing the Azure Sky』
Rank: A+ Type: Barrier Noble Phantasm
Range: 0 Maximum Number of Targets: 1
Akhilleus・Kosmos.
A protective equipment type barrier Noble Phantasm that can match 『The Seven Rings that Cover the Fiery Heavens』.
A shield made by the god of smithing, Hephaestus.
Projecting the world Achilles has seen with his own eyes, the outer portion's swirling with the waves of the sea god.
Opposing this shield is to challenge the World; when invoked, it protects one from even Anti-Fortress and Anti-Country Noble Phantasms.
In 『FGO』, it is fundamentally not used.
After Apocrypha event is cleared
TBA.アキレウス - ライダー
イラストレーター・声優
ILLUST:近衛乙嗣
CV:古川慎
パラメータ
筋力:B+
耐力:A
敏捷:A
魔力:C
幸運:D
宝具:A+
保有スキル
彗星走法:A+
勇者の不凋花:B
宙駆ける星の穂先: B+
神性:C
クラス別能力
対魔力:C
騎乗:A+
宝具
疾風怒濤の不死戦車
ランク:A
種別:対軍宝具
キャラクター詳細
ギリシャ神話屈指の知名度を誇る英雄。
その生は疾風の如く駆け抜けるものであり、同時に英雄と呼ばれるに相応しい輝きを帯びていた。
平凡で穏やかな生を望むか、
苛烈な英雄として死ぬか、
母に問われた際、迷わず後者を選んだという。
アキレス腱、という人体の名称は不死身の肉体を持つアキレウス唯一の弱点であった、という伝説の名残。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを1にすると開放
身長/体重:185cm・97kg
出典:ギリシャ神話
地域:ギリシャ
属性:秩序・中庸 性別:男性
弱点:踵を貫かれて心臓を抉られると
しばらく大暴れした後に死ぬ。弱点とは。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを2にすると開放
トロイア戦争とはヘクトールの弟パリスがメネラウスの妻ヘレネーを強奪したことに端を発する戦争である。
ヘレネーを巡って英雄や王たちが争いかけた際、彼らは「ヘレネーが攫われるようなことがあれば、必ず救援にかけつける」との誓いを立てた。
……が、当時幼かったアキレウスは特にその誓いに関係はなかった。
彼は「ペーレウスの子息が参加せねば戦いに勝てない」と予言されたことにより、アカイア軍によってスカウトされた。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを3にすると開放
女神テティス、英雄ペーレウスの間に生まれたアキレウスは、幼い頃からその運命を定められていた、と言える。
そんな彼を案じた母テティスは、彼を不死身の神々に連なる者とすべく、彼の全身を神聖な火で炙り、不純な人間の血を蒸発させようとした(一説には冥界の川にその身を浸したともされる)。
しかしそれは、人間としてのアキレウスを滅ぼす行為であるとも同義であり、父であるペーレウスは断固としてアキレウスを完全な不死にすることに反対した。
女神テティスは故郷へ帰り、英雄ペーレウスは考えた末に、アキレウスを賢者ケイローンに預け、養育を願った。
ケイローンは友人でもあったペーレウスの頼みを快く引き受け、アキレウスはギリシャ屈指の名教師であるケイローンから英雄としての教育を受けることになったのだ。
数年後、立派に成長したアキレウスは参加を乞われたトロイア戦争に意気揚々と出発した。
―――無論、彼はその先に悲劇が待つことを知らなかったが、たとえ知っていたとしてもその歩みを止めることはできなかっただろう。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを4にすると開放
○彗星走法
ランク:A+ 種別:対人(自身)宝具
レンジ:0 最大捕捉:1人
ドロメウス・コメーテース。
本来は宝具。
『疾風怒濤の不死戦車』から降り立つことによって起動する常時発動型の宝具。
あらゆる時代のあらゆる英雄の中で、もっとも迅いという伝説が具現化したもの。
広大な戦場を一呼吸で駆け抜け、フィールド上に障害があっても速度は鈍らない。
自身の弱点であるアキレス腱を露出しなくてはならないが、この速度を捕らえきれる英霊は数少ない。
○勇者の不凋花
ランク:B 種別:対人(自身)宝具
レンジ:0 最大捕捉:1人
アンドレアス・アマラントス。
本来は宝具。
踵を除く全てに母である女神テティスが与えた不死の祝福がかかっている。
いかなる攻撃をも無効化するが、固有スキル『神性』を持つ者にはこのスキルが打ち消されてしまう。
○宙駆ける星の穂先
ランク:B+ 種別:対人宝具
レンジ:2~10 最大捕捉:1人
ディアトレコーン・アステール・ロンケーイ。
本来は宝具。
『疾風怒濤の不死戦車』から降り立つことによって使用可能になる。
アキレウスの父母が結婚する際、ケイローンが彼らに贈った長槍。
相手の同意がある場合のみ、英雄同士の一騎討ちを目的とする領域を作り上げるという、固有結界に匹敵する大魔術。
ランサーとして召喚されていないため、不治の呪いなど一部の能力が失われている。
アンロック条件:絆レベルを5にすると開放
『疾風怒濤の不死戦車』
ランク:A 種別:対軍宝具
レンジ:2~60 最大捕捉:50人
トロイアス・トラゴーイディア。
三頭立ての戦車。馬は海神ポセイドンから賜った不死の神馬が二頭、都市から略奪した名馬が一頭。
その神速でもって戦場を蹂躙する。速度の向上に比例して追加ダメージを与えることができる。最高速度では、さながら疾走する巨大な芝刈り機。
『蒼天囲みし小世界』
ランク:A+ 種別:結界宝具
レンジ:0 最大捕捉:1人
アキレウス・コスモス。
『熾天覆う七つの円環』に匹敵する防具系の結界宝具。
鍛冶の神ヘパイストスに作られたという盾。アキレウスが見てきた世界そのものが投影されており、外周部分には海神による海流が渦巻いている。
この盾に立ち向かうということは、即ち世界を相手取るということであり、発動させれば、対城・対国宝具すら防ぎ切れる。
『FGO』では基本的に使用されない。
アンロック条件:あるクエストをクリアした時に明かされます - ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 3: Triumphal Return of the Saint - Chapter 2
- ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 4: Cup of Purgatory - Chapter 1
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Amaranth of the Brave [Noble Phantasm], p.156 [T] Amaranth of the Brave [Noble Phantasm]
Andreias Amarantos. The Noble Phantasm that maintains Rider of Red’s immortality. It grants his entire body, excluding his heel, the blessing of immortality, and negates all attacks from those who don’t possess the “Divinity” skill. Also, if the skill’s rank isn’t equal or higher than Achilles’ own “Divinity” rank, the damage won’t go through completely, reduced to 75% of the damage for D rank “Divinity” and to 50% for E rank. Additionally, even without Divinity, damage will be dealt as long as the attacking Noble Phantasm is a divine armament. In that case, the damage calculation would depend on the rank of the divine armament.
As a certain person would say, “You need a hard boss that attacks with Level 30 Death in a pre-emptive strike to beat him.” That isn’t chivalrous or heroic at all…!勇者の不凋花【宝具】
アンドレアス・アマラントス。 - ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 5: Evil Dragon and the Holy Woman: "踵の矢は既に無い。だが、既に実感として理解できる。己の“不死身の肉体”は引き剥がされた。踵は急所でも あり、鍵でもある。あらゆる攻撃を跳ね返してきたこの肉体は、相手が 『神性』 スキルを所有しているか否かは無関係になる。自慢の健脚も、しばらくは七割減というところか。"
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies [Noble Phantasm], p.176 [T] Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies [Noble Phantasm]
Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē. The Noble Phantasm of Rider of Red, Achilles. To describe it in a single phrase, it is a spear for fighting one-on-one. It creates an arena cut off from all of the surrounding environment and time, which isn’t released until one of the combatants is defeated. In terms of magical theory, it is virtually the same as “Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Flamboyant” that Red Saber-san from “Fate/EXTRA” creates.
It can be called the ultimate contest of pure strength and skill that negates even “flukes” caused by things like divine blessings or luck. Achilles used this when he fought Hector. Furthermore, while he fought barehanded in his fight against Chiron, nothing prevents either combatant from using weapons in this arena.
Also, since Achilles killed the Amazoness Queen Penthesilea with this spear, he cannot use it against women. In the first place, this spear can only be used against “those who Achilles wants to fight one-on-one against”. In other words, if Achilles doesn’t “wish to fight them” and the opponent doesn’t have enough courage and skill to respond to his challenge either, Achilles won’t use this spear. Furthermore, even if Achilles himself wants to fight them, he won’t try to forcefully bring his opponents into the one-on-one arena if they don’t want to. It is a Noble Phantasm with a narrow range of enemies it can be used against.
Also, if Achilles should be summoned as a Lancer, it will gain an additional ability separate from the arena creation ability; it is a power that resembles “Gáe Buidhe: Yellow Rose of Mortality”, which “makes healing impossible when one is wounded by this spear”. He doesn’t have his chariot in the Lancer class, but he can wield this spear with divine speed while dashing around the battlefield with equal swiftness, so he is an unmanageable threat in either class.宙駆ける星の穂先【宝具】
ディアトレコーン・アステール・ロンケーイ。 - ↑ 48.0 48.1
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: The Azure Sky Enclosing this Small World [Noble Phantasm], p.153-154 [T] The Miniature World Enclosed by the Azure Sky [Noble Phantasm]
Akhilleus Kosmos. Achilles’ trump card which protects the wielder by deploying a miniature world. A divine armament created by the hands of the blacksmith god Hephaestus. It can event against nearly any attack, whether it be from an Anti-Unit, Anti-Army, Anti-Fortress or even Anti-Country Noble Phantasm. However, due to this Noble Phantasm’s nature, it is weak against Anti-World Noble Phantasms alone.
A description of this shield appears in a hundred lines of text in Book 18 of the “Illiad”. Hephaestus reproduced the world he lived in itself in miniature form in this shield.
In the light novel, Achilles doesn’t use it himself, gave it over to Astolfo for him to use. Naturally, transferring Noble Phantasms would normally never happen in a regular Holy Grail War. Even in the Great Holy Grail War, it would normally be unthinkable.
In the first place, most Noble Phantasms are tied to the legends of heroes. Even if you were to borrow Gae Bolg from the blue spearman, that doesn’t mean you would be able to activate Gae Bolg.
However, there are exceptions. In this case, in addition to the necessary conditions of “being where he is making a contract, instead of being in opposition, of his own volition” and the Noble Phantasm “not requiring considerable skill and power to invoke its true name”, it is believed that the transfer of the Noble Phantasm went smoothly because there is “an episode in the legend of the giver (Achilles) where he loans his Noble Phantasms” and “an episode in the legend of the receiver (Astolfo) where he borrows a Noble Phantasm”.
In addition, when Achilles alone wields it, this shield can be used to “attack” as well. After deploying the Noble Phantasm, he would aim to crush the enemy with that miniature world by continuously pushing forward. Most likely, Hephaestus never thought of such a method of using it.蒼天囲みし小世界【宝具】
アキレウス・コスモス。 - ↑ Fate/Apocrypha Volume 5: Evil Dragon and the Holy Woman - Fragment: Vasavi Shakti vs Akhilleus Kosmos Japanese Text
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Restructuring [Others], p.187-188 [T] Discarded Servants [Other]
The Servants who experienced the bitterness of being discarded in the transition from the proto-version of “Apocrypha” featured in “Complete material IV” to the official light novels.
The one who disappeared first was Sakata Kintoki. As an enemy to the protagonist side, he’s a far too nice guy to fight, and as an ally, he’s very reliable. Furthermore, one aspect of the plot that was decided near the beginning was that “Frankenstein will use her Noble Phantasm and revive”, so Frankenstein had to take up the slot for the ally Berserker, causing Kintoki to be discarded. The next one to be cut was Musashibou Benkei. In his case, I briefly outlined him as a Servant who’s mentality was very complex which made him hard to act as a partner to a Master, but the Master-Servant pairs had already been decided and there was too little room for him to cut in. Most of all, there were three Lancers drafted in the first place, and the remaining two were Vlad III and Karna. The fact that he was a Japanese Servant also played a factor, so he was unfortunately retired from the running.
During this period of the plot creation, the following had already been basically decided: “Romanian stage. Vlad III’s big fame bonus. Central Servants are Jeanne and Astolfo, and the rival Servant is Amakusa Shirou Tokisada.” Therefore, the next one to be retired was Georgius. Since he would be the third saint in the story, he would have to be included in the ideological conflict between Jeanne and Amakusa, but I feared it would become too confusing. Also, considering the final outcome of the story, his value as a character dimmed further since his Noble Phantasm would cause the metamorphosis midway through the story, so he was discarded.
Now then, one of the two planned Riders has been discarded and left an empty Rider slot, so let’s think of possible choices. If possible, it should be someone really famous who wouldn’t be too intertwined with the main plot of the story… With that thinking, the candidate that came to mind was Achilles.
I want one more Servant suitable to act as a rival to Achilles on the opposing team from him. For example, how about his teacher Chiron? But in that case, one of the initially planned Archers would have to be discarded.
At this point, it was already decided that Atalanta would oppose Jeanne, so she had to be in the Red camp like Achilles. The remaining Archer was David. There was no problem with him as an ally character-wise, Vlad III was planned to be made the head of the Black camp. If there were another world-famous king on the same team as him, his relationship with Vlad would become complex… As such, David was the last one to be discarded.
This segment has already become very drawn-out, but, well, I have say to congratulations for them all getting to make a return in “Fate/Grand Order”…リストラ【その他】