What is the real name of the Buddha in the Buddha series?
The Buddha in the Buddha series is known as Shaka. He is renowned for achieving enlightenment independently and escaping suffering while alive. His teachings are the foundation of Buddhism.
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What is the meaning of 'The Enlightened One' in Buddhism?
The term 'The Enlightened One' in Buddhism signifies an individual who has achieved enlightenment, a liberation from suffering. This state is accessible to all, irrespective of their ethical disposition. Shaka or Shakyamuni, the most renowned Buddha, reached enlightenment via self-realization, and his teachings constitute the foundation of Buddhism.
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Who is the master of Buddha in the Moon Holy Grail War of Fate/EXTRA?
In the Fate/EXTRA series' Moon Holy Grail War, Buddha, referred to as the Enlightened One and Saver, serves Twice H. Pieceman. Buddha demonstrates skills like Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig and Kalaripayattu. His Noble Phantasm, Chakravartin, is a key aspect of his character.
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What is the role of Buddha as a Saver-class Servant in the Moon Holy Grail War?
Buddha, the Enlightened One, is a Saver-class Servant in the Moon Holy Grail War of the Fate/EXTRA series, serving Twice H. Pieceman. His participation is driven by compassion, not alignment with Twice's ideals. Buddha's skills include Charisma, Counter Hero, and Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig, and his Noble Phantasm is Amita Amitābha, an anti-unit.
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Profile[]
Identity[]
Also known as Shakyamuni (釈尊, Shakanyorai?), a Messiah who led the path of Enlightenment and Buddhahood.[3] He is a Bodhisattva, a DevaWP (天, Kami?) a class of Buddhist Divinity; as distinct from the word 神 (Kami), which is pronounced in the same manner, but indicates a god (in the general sense) of cosmic proportions, easily capable of governing the Solar System.[4]
Enlightenment[]
Shakyamuni is the most famous Buddha who became Buddha through self-realization.[3] He achieved Enlightenment through meditation under the Bodhi TreeWP.[5][6] One legend recalls how the Demon King Mara tried to obstruct his training by sending three beautiful women to him who were were all Mara transformed. They threw a plate of fire, stones, and weapons on him, as well as assailed him with monsters, heavy rain, and wind. However, Gautama Buddha was unfaced by it and simply turned the plate of fire and weapons into flowers.[5]
Once Buddha achieved his goal, he was released from all suffering and pain while alive. His “teachings to attain Buddhahood” are what makes up BuddhismWP; however, in Buddhism, it never said that “if you study this, you will be saved.” Buddhism is a philosophy that came to Shakyamuni when he had reached Buddhahood, and Shakyamuni did not mention "This is the only teaching to the way of Buddhahood." The path to enlightenment varies from person to person. As far as Buddhism is concerned, the potential to become a Buddha is present within everyone. Every human will eventually attain enlightenment. Of course, this includes those who are good as well as those who are evil, those who are kind as well as those who are heartless; everyone is subject to the process of becoming a Buddha.[3]
Role[]
Fate/EXTRA[]
After Twice lost his original Servant, Caster, he prayed for salvation and he was given a new Servant. The reason Saver answered Twice’s call is their shared philosophy that good or evil can lead to "Humanity's salvation", that neither holds greater value than the other. Twice was a person who continued to confront war from his birth until his death. While he hated wars, even he cannot completely deny it: the last moments of a man who continued walking penance, like the flower of the Shorea robustaWP (沙羅雙樹?).[3] It was supposedly for this very reason Saver felt compelled to answer Twice’s call, as his anguish and shared sentiments were simply too hard to ignore.
« There is no salvation in any way to this soul. If at the very least, until the conclusion of the human race that he wished, let's continue together.[3] »
(Saver)
Saver and Twice facing Hakuno.
In the decisive King of the Battle between Hakuno Kishinami and Twice, Twice summons Saver. He is the last Servant, of whom has the form of a god. Twice refers to him as a Heroic Spirit of Salvation (救世の英霊, Kyusei no Eirei?, localized as "Legendary Soul of Salvation"). His Master states that he is an entity that lives to liberate humanity from its suffering. As he was summoned, he claims that for the sake of leading humanity to follow the path of TathatāWP and thus to enlightenment, he will grant salvation and guide them with the might of his Vajra (刄, Vuajura?).[7]
All of Hakuno's Servants have different responses to Saver's summoning. Saber acknowledges that Saver is a Heroic Spirit too much for her alone to handle as she only knows suffering. Archer was not expecting Twice to have an exalted Messiah-type Servant. Caster thinks it's cliché for Twice to be saved by a god. But nevertheless, they are all confident in their ability to defeat Saver and Twice with Hakuno's support.
After Twice vanishes, Hakuno Kishinami expected Saver to fade away like Twice. Rather than Saver lending his power to his Master, he only showed mercy during the King of the Battle.[3] Saver, before vanishing, explains that all life will eventually perish and that all living things are trapped in SaṃsāraWP (輪廻, lit. endless cycle of rebirth?). He further says that Twice's salvation is in NirvanaWP where he will witness the end of the world.[8] Hakuno saw Saver's last expression much like his Master's, and as he fades away, Hakuno compares him to be like a Shorea robusta flower losing its petal. Hakuno deduces Saver as the messiah Buddha who was the only person to have escaped the cycle of suffering and that Saver allied himself with Twice, not actually because he agreed with Twice's ideals, but out of compassion for his soul.
Last Encore[]
Saver appears in the first episode fighting Saber in a one-sided battle that ends with Saver striking Saber down using Chakravartin. Shortly after this, Saver left the world.[9]
As a Bodhisattva, Buddha is a Deva of universal scale and power, and can easily manage things on the scale of the Solar System. It is said that Kiara Sessyoin in her Heaven's Hole form, who reached the level of a True Demon, is a being close to Buddha.[4] Despite being an existence superior to that of Beast III/R, Kiara Sessyoin would be forced to withdraw when facing him without the skill Nega-Saver, being unable to nullify the effects of the Saver and Ruler class skills otherwise.[10] According to Xuanzang Sanzang, Buddha exists beyond space and time, and he would be capable of sending a messenger from the future to the past.[11]
The Noble PhantasmFive Elements Mountain - Buddha Palm borrows just a small portion of his power.[12] It was powerful enough to defeat Amun-Ra, a true Divine Spirit far exceeding a Demon God Pillar, and the strongest asset that Ozymandias had prepared for his final battle with the Lion King.[13] The "Final Buddha Palm" is the suicidal version of this Noble Phantasm. Its power was great enough to destroy the Lion King's Camelot Gate. Normally, the Camelot Gate, just like Lord Camelot, can repel any attack without taking a single scratch, as long as it has "malicious" intent. Xuanzang was able to destroy it because she used the power to "save" and not to "defeat".[14]
Despite of Buddha's power he's still not capable of defeating Amaterasu, as it is stated that out of the many characters appearing in Fate/EXTRA and CCC, Arcueid Brunestud (Berserker) with her sanity restored is about the only one who is “capable of bringing Golden White Face down to a level where it is possible to defeat her no matter how small the chance might be,” thanks to being able to reduce the power of her opponents to a sixth of their usual.[15]
Skills[]
Class Skills[]
Charisma (A+ Rank): Natural talent for commanding armies. Charisma is a rare talent and it’s said that B rank is enough for even a king.[1]
Counter Hero (B Rank): Reduces the parameters of any hero encountered. At Rank B, it reduces all of the opponent’s parameters by two ranks. It’s weaker against anti-heroes, reducing their parameters by one rank.[1]
Personal Skills[]
Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig (EX Rank): Protection covering only one who has arrived at the truth of the world, the answer of humanity. A testament of “protecting the world”, called Anti-Purge Defense. Unconditionally reduces damage from physical attacks, conceptual attacks, inter-dimensional attacks by an amount equivalent to his own HP. Also shuts out mental interference 100%. If it’s Saver who has attained the EX rank, it should be possible to tranquility receive even the seven desires of man.[1] However, those with the Divinity Skill ranked at a high level can break through and defend against this Skill.[16]
Saver blocking Nero's attacks before punching a hole through her torso
Kalaripayattu (EX Rank): Ancient Indian martial arts. The ancestor of martial arts based on rational thinking that does not rely only on power and talent. Specialized more toward defense than offense.[1] Utilizing this martial art, Buddha was able to effortlessly repel Nero's attacks and punch a hole through her before striking her down with Chakravartin[9]
SamadhiWP (三昧?) - Refers to the state of perfect meditative union. Enhances Saver's attributes and causes Saver's GUARD command to drain MP from the attacker.
Dukkha SamudayaWP (集諦?) - The accumulation of the noble truth of suffering. A counterattack that deals high damage.
Madhyamā-pratipadWP (中道?) - The middle way, a moderation in favor of indulgence or mortification. An attribute enhancement which causes Saver's ATTACK command to recover HP.
DukkhaWP (苦諦?) - The noble truth that life is full of suffering. An attribute enhancement which causes Saver's BREAK command to stun.
ŚūnyatāWP (空虚?) - Emptiness, the concept that all things are without absolute identity or permanence. Deals damage, which is reduced by having a higher magical energy stat.
Takeuchi said that the initial design proposal for Buddha was based on the concept of being half human and half plant. It gave an image of a higher being that transcended humanity. [17]
Before his identity was announced, Takashi Takeuchi commented that he was inspired by reading Osamu TezukaWP's Buddha mangaWP.[18]
Class Skills
■ Charisma A+
Natural talent for commanding armies. Charisma is a rare talent and it’s said that B rank is enough for even a king.
■ Counter Hero B
Reduces the parameters of any hero encountered.
At Rank B, it reduces all of the opponent’s parameters by two ranks.
It’s weaker against anti-heroes, reducing their parameters by one rank.
Personal skills
■ Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig EX
Protection covering only one who has arrived at the truth of the world, the answer of humanity. A testament of “protecting the world”, called anti-purge protection.
Unconditionally reduces damage from physical attacks, conceptual attacks, inter-dimensional attacks by an amount equivalent to his own HP. Also shuts out mental interference 100%. If it’s Saver who has attained the EX rank, it should be possible to tranquilly receive even the seven desires of man.
■ Kalaripayattu EX
Ancient Indian martial arts. The ancestor of martial arts based on rational thinking that does not really only on power and talent.
Specialized more toward defense than offense.
Noble Phantasm
■ Amida Amitabha: Transmigration into One
Rank: EX
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 0
Maximum number of targets: 1 person
The ultimate “anti-individual” Noble Phantasm.
A kind of teaching to achieve final Moksha, where energies rivaling the law of man’s creation are made to converge on a single person and liberate him from suffering.
The longer human history is, that is, the wider its expanse is, the greater the damage.
Theoretically, the humanity of Earth has no way of withstanding this attack.
On the other hand, it’s weaker against those humans who aren’t quite human, and it can’t completely save individuals of a scale of existence greater than the domain of humanity.
Saver [Servant name]
Buddha. A messiah type servant.
Being a Buddha means that one has attained enlightenment.
The Master who summons this servant, regardless if they are good or evil, must have awakened a strong desire to “save mankind.”
The most famous Buddha, Shaka, achieved enlightenment on his own. While still alive he was liberated from so-called “suffering.” His “teachings to attain Buddhahood” are what makes up Buddhism.
However, in Buddhism there is nothing that says, “If you study this you will be saved.”
Buddhism is the collection of principles that Shaka followed to reach enlightenment, and Shaka never proclaimed that his teachings were the only path to attain Buddhahood. The path to enlightenment varies from person to person.
As far as Buddhism is concerned, the potential to become a Buddha is present within everyone. Every human will eventually attain enlightenment. Of course this includes those who are good as well as those who are evil, those who are kind and those who are heartless; everyone is subject to the process of becoming a Buddha.
The reason that Saver answers the summons to become a servant is that its Master’s suffering is too great and cannot be ignored, and also burdened with sins that are too great.
“There is no way for this soul to be saved.
Well then at least until he has realized the result he desires for the human race,
I will walk alongside him.”
Saver has no desire to lend his powers to the Master, he only cooperates out of mercy and benevolence he feels for the King of Conflict.
…For this person who has been constantly embroiled in battle from birth and till death. Savior will become a shield for the final chapter of this poor soul who despite resenting war, was unable to deny it, and forced to walk a pain-filled path. Like the flowers of a saul tree.
All the World's Desire [Noble Phantasm]
Angra Mainyu/CCC.
This is the anti-planetary Noble Phantasm Kiara gains after her reincarnation.
Angra Mainyu is the most self-serving heinous Noble Phantasm of them all where Kiara uses the world to masturbate.
Kiara offers her body in a sexual manner to all living things on Earth, including humans, animals, and plants. By completely accepting all people as is she gains the greatest possible mastery over their senses and carnality.
This Noble Phantasm is derided for being demonic and it’s similar to the living sacrifices used for certain artificial magic ceremonies used the past in order to prove the evil of humans.
It is a vortex of pleasure that melts all sentient beings, and digests their “life” in an instant. While in reality it all happens in an instant, but it feels like an eternity of pleasure.
Regardless of how different the structure of a beings intelligence may be, this vortex affects all without exception. It is not a Noble Phantasm that is limited to affect only those on Earth.
The damage increases if certain conditions are met.
If the target is of the opposite sex, the damage increases.
The more intelligent a being is, the more damage it does.
As far as the setting and lore are concerned, the Servant who would be hit with the least damage would be Archer, and Gilgamesh would be damaged the most.
The reason why this attack’s power, visuals, and scale are so huge is because reincarnated Kiara is a being similar to Saver.
People who devote their life to bringing salvation to Sattvas (living things) are referred to as Bodhisattvas. People who have attained moksha (libertation/release) and become Buddhas are also Bodhisattvas. A Bodhisattva is a god of universe scale and power, and can easily manage things on the scale of the Solar System.
Buddhism has a sense of scale of the universe that stands out from that of other religions. There are concepts like Nayuta (1060) and “The Infinitely Vast Number” (1068) which were created to represent the scale and size of a Buddha.
The entire universe is the domain of a Buddha. In Buddhism the universe in considered to be made up of three billion solar systems (a great trichiliocosm). A galaxy comprises of 3000 solar systems (a small trichiliocosm), and 1000 small trichiliocosms make up a trichiliocosm.
This actually aligns with the real scale of galaxies, galaxy clusters, and super clusters.
India had this stuff figured out over 2000 years ago? Holy crap!
In the initial design phase of the game I submitted some paperwork describing this Noble Phantasm. I thought there would be no way that this gets by CERO untouched, but surprisingly enough it did.
I still have no idea how this was able to make it past them.
Class: Caster True Name: Xuanzang Sanzang Gender: Female Source: “Journey to the West”, etc. Region: China Alignment: Lawful Good Height: 160cm Weight: 48kg
Strength: E Endurance: D Agility: B Mana: A+ Luck: EX Noble Phantasm: A++
Scenerio Writer: Hikaru Sakurai/Character Designer: Takeshi Okazaki Voice Actor: Mikako Komatsu Major Appearance Works: Fate/Grand Order
Class Skills Territory Creation: A+
Creates a “Workshop” that is an advantageous position to oneself as a magus. Because she possesses A Rank in this, it is possible to create a “Temple”, which is superior to a “Workshop”. (Strictly speaking, because the orientation of her school of magecraft is different, the position created by Xuanzang Sanzang is not designated as a “Workshop”. Also, it excels in timeliness in regards to its creation, so the practicability of creating a position immediately = a powerful Bounded Field.)
Item Construction: —
Xuanzang Sanzang does not own an Item Construction Skill.
Divinity: D
Xuanzang Sanzang, who is destined to eventually reach the Buddahood of the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, is endowed with the Divinity Skill.
Personal Skills High-Speed Sutra Chanting: A
The ability to speak magical incantations at an accelerated speed in regard to sutras. She is able to finish powerful High-Thaumaturgy incantations at the speed of a Single-Action spell.
Bewitching Rosy Cheeks: A
A natural beauty that greatly attracts demonic entities and evil spirits. The higher this Skill’s rank, the more likely one is going to drag those with demonic qualities. Additionally, if one has the Divinity Skill, it becomes even more likely for that one to be targeted.
Teachings of Tripitaka: A
Xuanzang Sanzang’s way of being, becoming a Skill that shows the way a Tripitaka Master ought to be. The Buddhist scriptures were promoted to be the “treasury” of Sanzang’s; with this, the Buddhist scriptures took the name of the three branches of Buddhist sutras. It demonstrates a person having knowledge in the three branches of Buddhist sutras, or in other words, being a Tripitaka Master.
Noble Phantasm Five Elements Mountain – Shaka Nyorai Palm Rank: B Type: Anti-Army~Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm Range: 0~40 Maximum Target: 1~100 people
Gogyōsan - Shiyakanyorai Shō.
Borrows a small portion of the power of Shakyamuni, who serves as the venerable Buddha and as her teacher (of a previous existence) in the heavens. The “edge of the world” that Sun Wukong once reached————that is, the very palm of a gigantic Shakyamuni, falls down from the skies and chastises the antagonists that shows contempt for Buddhism. An Anti-Army~Anti-Fortress Noble Phantasm. The heel of the Enlightened One’s palm.
Prophecy of Future Enlightenment – Buddha of Sandalwood Merit Rank: EX Type: Prophecy of Future Enlightenment Noble Phantasm Range: — Maximum Target: Herself
Kibetsu - Sendan Kudoku.
It is “Xuanzang Sanzang as a kind of Buddha in the future” as prophesized in the final stage of “Journey to the West”; in other words, a Noble Phantasm derived from the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit. The whole body of Xuanzang is wrapped in an aureole, and she temporarily attains a limited Buddha Mode. Although her offensive ability is not that much, she has high resilience by being able to repel most attacks, as well as repel mental interferences, push aside abnormal status attacks, and on top of that, apply a large recovery ability continuously around her own position. However, after using this, her entire Saint Graph will be destroyed and Xuanzang will disappear.
Character First Pronoun: atashi Second Pronoun: anata / anta / ** Third Pronoun: kare / kanojo / ano hito
○Personality
A bundle of curiosity. She loves adventure! A figure brimming with the spirit of inquiry towards the unknown with an unwavering self-confidence. Although gracefully silent as a beautiful and faithful monk, her spirit overflowing for a desire to challenge herself decorates her facial expressions, and it truly does not conceal her nature of having an unyielding spirit. “As long as there are the chirpings of adorable songbirds that signals the morning’s rise, and the guidance, compassion and divine protection of the honorable Buddha, my journey will not be hindered by anybody and everybody!”
She is confident in herself————or so it looks like with an open glance of her. As a matter of fact, the reason she is confident is in regard to the sacred Buddhism religion, so she does not believe even a little about herself as a great person and the likes. She is also not self-aware of herself as a talented student. Although she remembers only a faint bit concerning her experience of being kicked out of the heavens for having deceived Master Tathagata in the spur of the moment in the heavens, the root of her is humble given that it is permeated with the depths of her memories.
She appears strict, but her nature is gentle. Especially to the weak, she is earnestly kind, and if a person is troubled, she will not forsake them. Because she is not thoughtless, she is extremely positive thinking oriented since she has a belief that is unshakeable, called “being rewarded for persevering three times the hardship.” Taking into consideration that she is never mistaken regarding the “Way of Man”, she often becomes lost during her travels. And because she gets lonely when she becomes lost, she cries before long.
○Motivation · Attitude to the Master
She recognizes the Master as a “disciple”. Frankly, she is strict to her companion that she deemed as a “disciple”. Although, given that she expects a growth from them that progresses down the tough path of a “Buddhist disciple” sufficient to the point that they will receive the same reward like other disciples, when it sometimes come to it, Miss Tsundere Teacher here will be gentle either way.
○Dialogue Examples
“I’m Xuanzang Sanzang! I came into this world so I can guide you to the honorable Buddha. Ummm, my Class is Caster!”
“You have the honorable Buddha’s divine protection. Everything’s certainly alright!”
“Evvverything is as Buddha has foreseen!”
“Good thing. Listen. I am not mistaken. When I make a mistake, it is because I am a moron who cannot be helped. But the honorable Buddha, he does not make mistakes. Because weak people, foolish people, people who changed their ways, they equally all guide us the way.”
“… Uuu, if only Goku was here, something like this…”
“Gone…”
○Character Image
A Buddhist priest of the Tang Dynasty in 7th Century AD. Travelling through the Silk Road in search of the original Buddhist scriptures, it resulted in Xuanzang heading to India from Central Asia, before bringing back to China from there sutras amounting up to 657 items and becoming the founder of the Chinese Faxiang Buddhist sect.
She is also known as a key character in the Chinese novel “Journey to the West”. Receiving a command from Guanyin, this beautiful monk, while riding Bai Long (Yulong) – the son of the Dragon King of the West Sea that transformed into a white horse – had Qitiang Dasheng (Great Sage Equal to Heaven) Sun Wukong (Sun Xingzhe), Tianpeng Yuanshuai (Marshal Canopy) Zhu Bajie (Zhu Wuneng) and Juanlian Dajiang (Curtain-Lifting General) Sha Wujing (Sha Heshang) as her disciples, and she headed for India without ever losing heart in the face of the many monsters obstructing her path.
In “Journey to the West”, it is said that she lived in the heavens originally as Jin Chanzi (Golden Cicada), a disciple of Shakyamuni, but she fell into secular life because of a “certain incident” being the impetus. In other words, Xuanzang Sanzang is the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi. (It is because of this that the Demon King and the monsters are enticed by and tried to eat Xuanzang’s flesh again and again during the story of “Journey to the West”. If one eats Xuanzang, one gets to acquire a tremendous power associated with eternal youth.)
Xuanzang Sanzang had a Prophecy of Future Enlightenment and became the Buddha of Sandalwood Merit, so she is originally not a being that can respond to a person’s summoning, even with the one done by Chaldea’s system. Materializing and being successfully summoned at this time is only because of these exceptional circumstances. That alone, the phenomenon called the Incineration of the Human Order, must be perceived as an extremely serious threat.
○General Armaments
She makes use of mainly bare-handed techniques that appears to be taught by her teacher in the heavens. Also, she uses the weapons and techniques associated with Sun Wukong and her disciples, although the person herself is not aware of this situation. Dr. Roman expressed jokingly that it may not be known that the fragmented thoughts of her disciples’ worries for their great teacher lurks within her Saint Graph.
○Affiliated Characters The Enlightened One
There is always the Shakyamuni Buddha’s divine protection. Therefore, everything’s alright!
Wukong
If you have time to come here, first add to your body a resourceful ability to find yourself a bride!
Touta (Tawara Touta)
It’s Touta… hey, wait! It’s not good if you are not training diligently!
Nezha
What? Lies. You, you are not Prince Nezha!
I wonder if Heavenly King Li Jing is in good health.
Eh, well, Wukong is not here… I’m telling you the truth. By some chance, did you lose to Wukong? Ahaha, you never change. You’re cute.
Li Shuwen
You handle an excellent spear! I wonder if you can teach me your moves… eh? You want me to teach you? Gone?
Asterios
You… hmmm. Good good, you look okay.
Comment from Illustrator
Concerning the feminization of Xuanzang Sanzang, there is a drama masterpiece where Xuanzang was performed by Miss Masako Natsume, so it was difficult producing a character image and it resulted in us arguing back and forth, making me think up of 3 or 4 draft plans. Although there are some divine articles as well as even more young Chinese characters, the finish is as you see, and it was also when I drew this that I at last understood why this pattern was chosen when playing the scenario. Although I aimed to draw a character that wanted to be preaching, I certainly did not know that she would be preaching physically. (Takeshi Okazaki)
Berserker (White) [Servant?]
Berserker is the second Servant you end up fighting during the fourth round.
Her master is Monji Gatou.
She is a Funny Vamp [localized as Temptress] with tousled blond hair and crimson eyes.
She is a fan service character.
Technically not a wizard, she is just some strange creature that Gatou brought along from Earth. Sometimes a cat, sometimes Yuzu-nee, sometimes a silicon creature, Berserker is a princess that doesn’t seem to have a proper place in the game. She desperately awaits a redesign.
Incidentally, in the world of EXTRA where the information world (digital) takes precedence over the physical world, she is no longer the strongest.
This is because in the information world legend becomes reality, and natural phenomena that have been incarnated as “Gods” can often hold more power than their original natural existence does.
Well even with that being said, if Berserker regained her sanity she would easily be considered a cheat-tier Servant. Her power, “The stage is the Moon, so all targets have their power reduced to a sixth of their usual.” would be extremely useful against other similar cheat-tier Servants.
It’s a conceptual numerical alteration, so it is unavoidable when on the Moon. Even the Moon Cell transformed version of BB would be limited by it.
In EXTRA and CCC, she is about the only one who is “Capable of defeating Konjiki Hakumen (Golden White Face), no matter how small the chance might be.”
Class: Lancer Master: Rin Tousaka True Name: Cu Chulainn Noble Phantasm: Gae Bolg: Spear of Barbaric Impalement Keyword: Wielder of Runes, Child of Light Strength: B, Defense: A, Agility: A, Magic: C, Luck: D Anti-Magic: C, Marshal: A→C, Divinity: B
01 - Gae Bolg: Spear of Barbaric Impalement
A crimson spear that always finds its mark.
The truth of this weapon is far more sinister than legends says. In a strange reversal of causality, the target and ultimate effect of this weapon have already ordained. The only variable presence in a successful attack is whether it is used or not. Once used, it is not a question of if it will hit, but how long it will take for its target to die. Agility will not help one avoid Gae Bolg should it used, but instead it all depends on one's luck.
Gae Bolg is the most efficient and deadly of all the Noble Phantasms, as it has a very low magic cost and almost always results in a one-hit kill.
02 - Wielder of Runes
A form of thaumaturgy unique to Northern Europe.
The foundation of this craft is the engraving of words of power into stone to induce various mystical events. It is believed that this ability has been lost to time.
03 - Child of Light
A hero believed to be the offspring of a god and a human. Demigods are fairly common amongst the Legendary Souls drawn from human mythology, although few of them are considered more than second-tier heroes by their adherents. This one, however, is believed to have inherited the blood of the Absolute One, the main god of his nation's pantheon of immortal beings.
Anti-Magic [C]
Nullifies minor spells consisting of chants of two verses or less. Ineffective against high-level thaumaturgy and the greater rituals.
Marshal [A→C]
Increases vitality when in deadly peril. Makes it possible to fight even with fatal injuries and remain alive as long as a final decisive blow isn't struck. The ability rank of this skill has been temporarily reduced as his Master chose to boost his overall endurance at the expense of this ability.
Divinity [B]
This is a measure of one's Divine Spirit aptitude. At high levels, this ability allows one to break through and defend against otherwise invincible skills, such as Sri Maha Bodhiya.
01 - Character Background
One of the great heroes of Ireland.
First appears as demigod in Ulster mythology and is said to be the sun of Lugh, the God of light, and Deichtine, the younger sister of Conchobar, King of Ulster. His birth name was Setanta and from an early age it was foretold that he would become a hero of renown.
He was christened Cu Chulainn (which means Culann's Hound) after accidently killing the watchdog of a wealthy merchant. He took the name with pride, vowing, "I will devote myself to the rearing of a watchdog worthy of replacing the one I have just slain and until such time as that dog is ready, I will personally watch over and guard your life with my own."
Upon becoming an adult, Cu Chulainn was enrolled into the order known as the Knight of the Red Branch and then sent to the warrior-woman Scathach in the Land of Shadows to train as a warrior, and, according to darker rumors, meet his death.
Fortunately, Scathach saw in him a worthy student and disciple and passed on all that she knew of both martial arts and the more powerful aspects of thaumaturgy. Upon the completion of his training, Cu Chulainn was given the mighty demonic spear Gae Bolg and told to depart from the Land of Shadows.
After returning to be beloved homeland, his triumphs were many...but that is a story for another time.
02 - "Knights of the Red Bough"
All of the stories that surround the legend of Cu Chulainn are universal in their praise for his loyalty, heroism and compassion. And although he was famous for his terrifying "battle spasms" while on the battle field, his seemingly blind rage never overcame his steadfast adherence to his moral code.
Unfortunately, it was this unwavering adherence to honor that in the end lead to Cu Chulainn's demise. As a Celtric warrior, he was bound by a number of geasa (taboos), the violation of which would greatly weaken him. As a youth, he single-handedly defended Ulster from the armies of Queen Medb of Connacht. To add to insult of a single man annihilating her army, Cu Chulainn came across her on the field of battle, but chose to spare her life as he thought it dishonorable to kill a woman. From that moment on, the desire to see him die became an all-consuming passion for the disgraced queen.
Medb eventually came up with a scheme to weaken Cu Chulainn by using his own code of honor against him. By forcing him to violate several of the geasa that bound him, Cu Chulainn was stripped of the divine protections and gifts that were his birthright. However, he still managed to die with honor, tying himself to a stone pillar even as his life faded, as he vowed to never fall in battle.
