Antares Snipe: A Single Shot at the Celestial Scorpion (天蠍一射, Tenkatsu Issha?) is the trump card of Chiron, the embodiment of the episode in his legend where he is said to always be aiming at the Scorpion in the skyWP after being turned into the SagittariusWP constellation.[1] It manifests as a sniping Noble Phantasm that "shoots a shining star", based on Chiron being said to have attained the ultimate shot an Archer can reach by piercing a star.[1][2] It is a conceptual materialization of the constellation, but it is not limited to being activated when the constellation appears in the sky.[2] It is not a shot fired from his bow, but a star that shoots a "comet shot", possessing a tracking ability to hit its target.[1][2] It is capable of being fired the moment the target is decided by simply moving his fingers away from his already drawn bow, and it is unique in that it does not require its True Name to be released or for it to be filled with magical energy to activate it because "After all, as long as there is a night sky, 'the star of the archer always aims at the scorpion.'"[1][2]
Despite having a high rank, it possesses low attack power, making it a weakness that it must be planned out as to fatally hit the target as much as possible with each use for maximum efficiency. Should the target not possess any weak-points, Chiron may deduce the ability to not be viable to utilize. It has a secondary effect, but there is extremely little chance of it being spoken of even if the Noble Phantasm is used. It can only be used once per night, limiting its usage to around fourteen times in an average two week Holy Grail War.[2] Upon Chiron's death, the ability will automatically be activated after "one turn."[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - STATUS: Archer of Black, p.020-021 Class: Archer
Master: Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia
True name: Chiron
Gender: Male
Height/Weight: 179cm/81kg
Alignment: Lawful Good
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: A+
Magic: B
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: A
Class Skills
■ Independent Action: A
Can act in the absence of a Master.
However, Master's backup is necessary if trying to use a Noble Phantasm that takes up a lot of magical energy.
■ 'Magic Resistance: B
Magecraft Invocations in regards to three bars or less are completely nullified.
It it is difficult to be harmed by High Thaumaturgy, Ritual Spells, etc.
Personal Skills
■ Clairvoyance: B+
Good Eyesight. Can capture (with one's eyes) far-off targets, dynamic vision is improved.
Because of a good balance with Eye of the Mind (True), limited future sight is possible.
■ Eye of the Mind (True): A
Insight fostered from training, discipline.
Calmly understands the ability of the opponent and the situation of the predicament one is in, and through combat logic is able to figure out way to get out of such a situation.
■ Divinity: C
An existence born between the Great Earth God (Cronus) and a Fairy. Just before death the body declined into a human body. Has a large Rank-Down.
■ Divine Gift of Wisdom: A+
Greek Mythology's Gods gave the sage various wisdoms.
Other than those characteristic of heroes, almost all other skills of proficiency B~A rank can be displayed.
Also with a Master's agreement, other Servant's can be granted skills.
Noble Phantasm
■ Antares Snipe: Scorpion Shot
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Range: 5~99
Max Targets: 1 Person
The embodiment of the episode where Chiron who turned into Sagittarius is always aiming at the Scorpion in the sky.
Said to have pierced a star, it is the ultimate shot that an Archer can reach.
The moment the target is determined firing is possible. Not from the bow, but the star shoots a comet shot. In the case of death, automatic invocation happens after a turn.
After this Noble Phantasm has been used it cannot be used until the next night.CLASS アーチャー
マスター：フィオレ・フォルヴェッジ・ユグドミレニア
真名：ケイローン
性別：男性
身長・体重：１７９ｃｍ／８１ｋｇ
属性：秩序・善
筋力：B
耐力：B
敏捷：A+
魔力：B
幸運：C
宝具：A
クラス別能力：
■ 対魔力：B
魔術発動における詠唱が三節以下のものを無効化する。
大魔術、儀礼呪法等を以ってしても、傷つけるのは難しい。
■ 単独行動：A
マスター不在でも行動できる。
ただし宝具の使用などの膨大な魔力を必要とする場合はマスターのバックアップが必要。
固有スキル
■ 千里眼：B+
視力の良さ。遠方の標的の捕捉、動体視力の向上。
心眼（真）との兼ね合いによっては限定的な未来視も可能とする。
■ 心眼(真)：A
修行・鍛錬によって培った洞察力。
窮地において自身の状況と敵の能力を冷静に把握し、その場で残された活路を導き出す“戦闘論理”。
■ 神性：C
大地の神と妖精との間に生まれた存在であるが、死ぬ直前にその身を人間へと貶めているため、大幅にランクダウンしている。
■ 神授の智慧：A+
ギリシャ神話の神から与えられた賢者としての様々な智慧。
英雄独自のものを除く、ほぼ全てのスキルにB～Aランクの習熟度を発揮できる。
また、マスターの同意があれば他サーヴァントにスキルを授けることも可能。
宝具
■ 天蠍一射
ランク：A
種別：対人宝具
レンジ：５〜９９
最大捕捉：1人
射手座となったケイローンが常に天の蠍を狙っているエピソードの具現化。
星を穿つという、弓兵が到達できる究極の一撃。
射つことを決定した時点で発射することが可能で、弓からではなく、欲しから放たれる流星の一撃。 死亡した際も、一ターン後に自動発動する。
宝具使用後、次の夜まで使用不可となる。 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Scorpion Shot [Noble Phantasm], p.155-156 [T] Scorpion Shot [Noble Phantasm]
Antares Snipe. Archer of Black’s trump card, a sniping Noble Phantasm that shoots a shining star. It is a conceptual materialization of the Sagittarius constellation, but it is not as if it cannot activate without the constellation present. It has a tracking ability, naturally, and it doesn’t even need for its true name to be released or for it to be filled with prana in order to activate. After all, as long as there is a night sky, “the star of the archer always aims at the scorpion”, and so it only requires for him to move his fingers away from the already drawn bow. It has a secondary effect, but, like in the novels, there is extremely little chance of it being spoken of even if the Noble Phantasm is used. However, it can only shoot once every night. Considering the average length of a normal Holy Grail War, he would be limited to using it about fourteen times.
Though its rank is high, it has the weakness of not having attack power worthy of special mention, so he has to try to achieve a one-shot kill as much as possible each time he uses it.
In his battle against Mordred, Archer could not see any weak points in her armor and feared that she might escape after he used it, so he withheld using the Noble Phantasm.天蠍一射【宝具】
アンタレス・スナイプ。