Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē: Spear-tip of the Star Traversing the Skies (宙駆ける星の穂先, Chū Kakeru Hoshi no Hosaki?, Greek: "Shooting Star Spear") is Achilles's Hero-killing spear (英雄殺しの槍, Eiyū-goroshi no yari?) given to him by his father PeleusWP, and previously given to Peleus as a wedding gift by Chiron. He cannot invoke the True Name against female opponents due to carrying an awful amount of regret from killing the Amazon Queen Penthesilea with this spear.[1][2]
Differing from that of Karna's spear meant to bring about destruction with immense weight, it is a simple spear with sturdy workmanship that is well designed for close combat. Pierce the chests of heroes, he holds it lightly in one hand as a means of using for its original purpose as a throwing weapon. Having been able to pierce through all other heroes, he feels it is superior to any other weapon in the aspect of its thrust, allowing it to pierce hearts and penetrate skulls with every strike he makes.
When summoned as a Lancer, this spear would also gain abilities similar to Gáe Buidhe, in which wounds inflicted by this spear cannot be healed as long as it exists.[1][2] He doesn’t have his chariot in the Lancer class, but he can wield this spear with divine speed while dashing around the battlefield on his feet for mobility, so he is an unmanageable threat in either class.
During his life, he developed an ability with the spear that not even Chiron knew of, using magecraft to create a Duel Field (決闘場, Kettō-ba?), a fair battleground between two opponents, where no gods, outside help or elements of luck can intervene. 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.[2] It is a separate dimension outside of time that is comparable to a Reality Marble, so when the duel within concludes, it will have lasted only a second from an outside perspective. Due to Hector not wishing to fight Achilles with the advantage of his immortality, he developed the ability so that they could evenly fight.
However, his 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. While the fight against Chiron in Fate/Apocrypha involves only fists, weapon usage can be permitted. Achilles must descend his chariot to make this Noble Phantasm function usable. And due to the nature of this Noble Phantasm and the curse by the Amazonian Queen, it can neither be used on someone weaker than himself or on a female. 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.[3]
In the manga adaptation the Duel Field creates a colosseum, rather than the color-changing visual effect of the anime.[4]
Development[]
In the original light novel of Fate/Apocrypha, the design for the spear was incomplete and it wasn't fully seen until the anime adaptation. The spear bears a teal tip and rings upon its handle in A-1 PicturesWP' adaptation of the Fate/Apocrypha anime.
-ディアトレコーン・アステール (Ancient Greek: διατρέχων αστήρ , Greek: Diatrekhon Aster ) An ancient Greek word meaning "shooting star."
-ロンケーイ(Ancient Greek: λόγχη , Greek: Lonkhe ) An ancient Greek word meaning "spear."
(A strict transliteration renders Diatrekhōn Astēr Logkhē. A representation of how it would be said yields Diatrekhōn Astēr Lonkhē, because that's what happens with gammas and velars in Ancient Greek. Perhaps even Loĝkhē if you're feeling adventurous. If one uses Lonkhē, you can see how it led to the Latin lancea, and thence to English lance. Diatrekhōn is literally to do with running, as befits Akhilleus, but there's no way to make Star-Running-Across Spear sound natural in English, or like it means a celestial body instead of an athlete).
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
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.
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.