Fate/Grand Order (フェイト/グランドオーダー, Feito/Gurando Ōdā?) is a mobile “gacha” RPG game for Android and IOS, developed by Delightworks, published by Aniplex and licensed by TYPE-MOON.
Conceived as "Fate Online Project Reboot", the reboot of the original Fate/Apocrypha project that eventually became a novel series, Grand Order is a turn-based RPG with strong storytelling and “gacha” elements—the 300+ characters usable in combat being drawn from a weighted lottery with in-game currency and microtransactions.
Originally released in Japan in 2015, the game reached China in 2016 and the United States in 2017.[1] The same year, it became the sixth highest-grossing mobile game,[2] and has gathered a large community. The game's story is being adapted in several manga, animated movies and animated series.
Plot[]
Main Record 1: Observer on Timeless Temple[]
Part 1 of the main story, later given the title of Fate/Grand Order: Observer on Timeless Temple, consists of seven chapters and seven stages of humanity's history. It is part of a branching world resulting from a timeline split from before Clock Tower 2015 due to the actions of Lev Lainur Flauros. If he should end his life like in Clock Tower 2015, the world continues on normally, but Fate/Grand Order results from him not committing suicide.[3]
The story chronicles the efforts of the Chaldea Security Organization to restore the Common Sense of Man by way of excising the Holy Grails sustaining the chronological Singularities that disrupt the continuity of human history and contribute to the Human Order Incineration Protocol. This is referred to as the Grand Order -- "the greatest of the Holy Grail Wars."[4][5]
| Designation | Chapter | Location | Time | Humanity Foundation Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singularity F | Flame Contaminated City: Fuyuki Prologue |
Fuyuki, Japan | A.D. 2004 | C |
| First Singularity | Hundred Years' War of the Evil Dragons: Orleans Holy Maiden of Salvation |
France | A.D. 1431 | C+ |
| Second Singularity | Eternal Madness Empire: Septem Emperor of Rose |
Roman Empire | A.D. 0060 | B+ |
| Third Singularity | Sealed Ends of the Four Seas: Okeanos Voyager of the Storm |
A.D. 1573 | A | |
| Fourth Singularity | The Mist City: London Londinium Knight |
London, England | A.D. 1888 | A- |
| Fifth Singularity | North American Myth War: E Pluribus Unum Steel Robe |
North America | A.D. 1783 | A+ |
| Sixth Singularity | Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot The Shining Airgetlám |
The Holy LandWP | A.D. 1273 | EX |
| Seventh Singularity | Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia Chain of the Heavens |
MesopotamiaWP | B.C. 2655 | A++ |
| Final Singularity | The Grand Temple of Time: Solomon The Rain of Stars |
A.D. 2016 |
Main Record 1.5: Epic of Remnant[]
Fate Grand Order: Epic of Remnant (FGO Project 1.5) four episode story set before the start of Part 2.
The character that narrates the Trailer PV of Epic of Remnant gives that the story is to take place following the failure of the Retrogression Canal - Genesis Light-Year (逆行運河・創世光年, Gyakkou-Unga・Sousei-Kounen?) Plan (also the name of the Arc Drive used by Aozaki Aoko in Melty Blood) -- "a bit of detective-work" that serves as a prelude to the 2nd Project. The coming conflict will be premised upon a critical oversight of Chaldea in their efforts to preserve the Common Sense of Man -- "the beloved legacy of the King of Magecraft".
| Designation | Chapter | Location | Time | Humanity Foundation Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudo-Singularity I | Quarantined Territory of Malice: Shinjuku Shinjuku Phantom Incident |
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan | A.D. 199X | |
| Pseudo-Singularity EX | Abyssal Cyber Paradise: SE.RA.PH Epic of Remnant/EXTRA |
Seraphix, Mariana TrenchWP | A.D. 2030 | CCC |
| Pseudo-Singularity II | Subterranean World of Folklore: Agartha Women of Agartha |
Central Asia | A.D. 2000 | |
| Pseudo-Singularity III | The Stage of Carnage: Shimousa Seven Duels of Swordmasters |
Shimousa Province, Japan | Kan'ei 16 | |
| Pseudo-Singularity IV | The Forbidden Advent Garden: Salem Heretical Salem |
Salem, Massachusetts | A.D. 1692 |
| Fate Grand Order -Epic of Remnant- Keywords include | ||
|---|---|---|
Episode I: Shinjuku Phantom Incident (新宿幻霊事件, Shinjuku Genrei Jiken?)
| ||
Main Record 2: Cosmos in the Lostbelt[]
Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt is part two of the story.
The anime Moonlight/Lostroom takes place just before the Prologue.
- Prologue / December 26, 2017
- Prologue / December 31, 2017
Characters[]
- For a list of characters per Singularity, Lostbelt, or event, see Grand Order.
Cosmos in the Lostbelt[]
| Kirschtaria Wodime | Ophelia Phamrsolone | Kadoc Zemlupus | Scandinavia Peperoncino | Hinako Akuta |
| Daybit Sem Void | Alien God | Priestess of the Alien God | Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya | Ashiya Douman |
| Rasputin | ||||
Appearing in Interludes |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Kidd | Demon God Haagenti | E-Fran | Fafnir | Georg Faust |
| Grendel | Hagen | Maximilien Robespierre | Michelangelo | Seneca |
| Victor Frankenstein | ||||
Servants[]
- Main article: List of Servants in Fate/Grand Order
Gameplay[]
Fate/Grand Order is told in a visual novel style. Servants from other Fate materials or exclusive to the game are obtained at random by spending Saint Quartz (聖晶石, Seishouishi?) and other currencies in the summoning screen. The chances to draw a servant depend on its rarity, its summon limitations and periodical "rate-up" summon chances. The player also receives Servants as a reward for completing some Singularities. Kinoko Nasu said that "In Fate/Grand Order, once you get a character, you’ll immediately learn about the identity of the Servant." Each Servant has their own personal scenarios. Using a servant deepens its Bond Level (絆レベル, Kizuna Reberu?), which plays a big role in the advancement of their scenario. All story sequences can be replayed in the My Room screen.
Fate/Grand Order is a turn-based combat role-playing game. Each Servant has a set amount of Health Points and a bar that indicates the gauge for their Noble Phantasm. Players have two Servants in their party, with one Support and a maximum of three in reserve. Before battle, each servant can be assigned a Craft Essence (概念礼装, Gainen Reisou?), which provides bonus effects and a small boost to HP and attack. The total cost of the party must not exceed the maximum amount determined by the player's level, with rarer Servants and Craft Essence having a higher cost. The battles consist of a Tactical Phase and a Command Phase. After the player chooses a command, the Servants will attack. Afterwards, the enemies will attack, and that completes a turn.
During the Tactical Phase, Servants can use one of their three Skills to gain bonuses or weaken enemies. Additionally, players can also use the Master Skills of their Mystic Code to support the Servant. They can also use Command Spells for powerful effects. Unlike the Command Spells of other Fate materials, the player recovers one use per day.
During the Command Phase, the player is dealt five cards from a pool of fifteen representing the actions of the servants, and must choose three. Each card can be of type Buster (attack power), Arts (charge Noble Phantasm) or Quick (gain critical stars), and some combination of cards produce additional effects:
- Arts Chain (アーツチェイン, Ātsu Chein?) - Increases the rate the NP (Noble Phantasm) gauge fills up, which allows Servants to use their Noble Phantasm.
- Buster Chain (バスターチェイン, Basutā Chein?) - Vastly increases the attacking power of the Servants, which allows them to do much more damage than regular attacks.
- Quick Chain (クイックチェイン, Kuikku Chein?) - Increases the number of Critical Stars obtained this turn, which causes some of the next turn’s attacks to have a chance to be critical hits.
- Brave Chain (ブレイブチェイン, Bureibu Chein?) - Performs an extra attack that acts as all three attack types when all three cards belong to the same servant.
Using a Noble Phantasms is also represented as a card. Players should also take into account the relationship between the different classes. For example, Sabers deal extra damage to Lancers, but take extra damage from Archers, and Berserkers deal extra damage to all classes, but also take extra damage from all of them. The only neutral class is Shielder.
The process of leveling up Servants is called Servant Growth (サーヴァントの成長, Sāvanto no Seichō?), and require Embers (種火, Tanebi?) primarily gained during combat. Each Servant has four evolution stages named Ascension (霊基再臨, Reimoto Sairin?) where certain materials gained during battle must be spent before it can be grown further. Ascension also unlocks new skills and appearances for the servant. A Servant's Noble Phantasm can be powered up by spending the cards, called Saint Graph (セイントグラフ, Seinto Gurafu?), representing the same servant. The process of Palingenesis (聖杯転臨, Seihai Tenrin?) let players spend rare Holy Grails to unlock servant growth beyond their maximum level.
The game incentives players to log in daily to claim rewards, and each fight expends Action Points (APs) regained at a rate of one per five minutes, with the AP gauge expanding with the player level. The game receives regular content updates, bringing story chapters progressing the main story, and story events loosely related to the main story and more whimsical and self-referential. Events are time-limited and provide access to new quests and special features, like reward ladders or lotteries, a shop, and summoning rate-ups for servants featured in the event.
Other media[]
Manga[]
Adaptations[]
- Fate/Grand Order -mortalis:stella-
- Fate/Grand Order -turas réalta-
- Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity I: Shinjuku
- Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity II: Agartha
- Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity III: Shimousa
- Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity IV: Salem
- Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity EX: SE.RA.PH
One-Shots[]
- Fate/Grand Order -Ordú Beag-
- Fate/Grand Order: Holy Grail Front
- Fate/Grand Order: Okita Souji's Interlude "Right Here"
Supporting[]
- Fate/Grand Order Duel
- Fate/Grand Order From Lostbelt
- Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka Doesn't Get It
- Fate/Grand Order: Heian HEROES Piyo Works
- Fate/Grand Order: The Heroic Spirit Food Chronicles
- Fate/Grand Order SABER WARS II Extra Edition: Jane & Ishtar - A Million Light Years of Shooting Stars
- Fate/GUDAGUDA Order
- Learn with Manga! FGO
- Learn with Manga! FGO Arcade
- Melty Blood Back Alley Alliance Nightmare
- Teach Us FGO! The Grand Order of Greats and Legends
- Fate/Grand Order: Château d'If Kousuke Kurose Works
Drama CDs[]
- Fate/Grand Order First Take
- Fate/Grand Order Anthology Drama CD - The Blue Bird
- Strange Tales of Heroic Spirit Lore ~King of the Cavern, Edmond Dantès~
Novels and Short Stories[]
- Chaldea Case Files
- Fate/Grand Order Anthology Comic STAR RELIGHT
Fate/Grand Order: Heroic Spirit Lore[]
- Heroic Spirit Lore ~Henry Jekyll/Hyde~ is a short story featuring Sherlock Holmes and Watson studying the case of Henry Jekyll's death.
- Heroic Spirit Lore ~Asterios~ (英霊伝承 ～アステリオス～, Eirei Denshō ~Asuteriosu~?) is a short story about Asterios that details his death at the hands of Theseus and Theseus' sympathy towards him. It was published in TYPE-MOON Ace 11.
- Heroic Spirit Lore ~Helena Blavatsky~ (英霊伝承 ～エレナ・ブラヴァツキー～, Eirei Denshō ~Erena Buravuatsukī~?) is a short story about Helena Blavatsky. It was published in the official fanbook Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Ace.
- Heroic Spirit Lore ~Jing Ke~ (英霊伝承 ～荊軻～, Eirei Denshō ~Keika~?) is a short story about Jing Ke. It was published in the official fanbook Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Ace.
FGO Mystery series[]
Anime[]
- Fate/Grand Order: First Order
- Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom
- Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
- Fate/Grand Order THE MOVIE - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot
- Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon
- Fate/Grand Order x Himuro's Universe
- Learn with Manga! FGO
- Fate/Grand Carnival
Stage Plays[]
- Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot
- Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia
- Fate/Grand Order THE STAGE - The Grand Time Temple: Solomon
Reference books[]
From 2016 to 2020, eight Fate/Grand Order material books have been published.
The Fate/Grand Order Memories books compile illustrations for the Craft Essence cards.
Spin-off Games[]
- Fate/Grand Order AR
- Fate/Grand Order Arcade
- Fate/Grand Order Duel
- Fate/Grand Order VR feat. Mash Kyrielight
- Fate/Grand Order Waltz in the MOONLIGHT/LOSTROOM
- Fate/Grand Order x Real Escape Game
- Enigmatic Singularity I: Escape from the Baker Street
- Enigmatic Singularity II: Escape from the Pyramid
- Enigmatic Singularity III FINAL: Escape from the Grand Temple of Time
April Fools' Day[]
- Fate/Grand Order Gutentag Omen
- Fate/Grand Order Gutentag Omen Adios
- Fate/Grand Order Quest
- Fate/Grand Order MyCraft Lostbelt
- Fate/Freedom Order
Broadcasts, campaigns, and events[]
Development[]
With the online Fate/Apocrypha game project, Type-Moon originally planned for a PvP-style online game that would be played on PC until its cancellation. Type-Moon decided the project should be rebooted, and it was codenamed as "Fate Online Project REBOOT". Although Kinoko Nasu had said that Fate/EXTRA CCC was his last time writing anything for the Fate series, it was a lie.[6] It began when the Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami wanted to make a social game to promote the Fate anime. He suggested he would take on the challenge by using the franchise; however, Takeuchi Takashi and Nasu wanted the game to be done properly by them. Prior to the development of Fate/Grand Order, Nasu claims he never had a smartphone. In fact, it was his personal goal not to get one in order to keep him from being a complete “slacker”. One day, he was gifted with a smartphone with several games such as Chain Chronicle, Brave Frontier, and others installed for references. Nasu sees the development of smartphone games as a revolution in its own way. For example, core players can enjoy the luxury of high graphics on home consoles, while smartphone games can be used to reach out to the mass audience.
The opening animation was animated by A-1 PicturesWP, directed by Ryosuke Nakamura, and the characters were designed by Mieko Hosoi.
Release History[]
- The game was originally only available in Japan, released on July 29, 2015.
- A Chinese server was established in 2016, overseen by BiliBili.[7]
- The game was released for North America on June 25, 2017.
- In an interview with 4Gamer on December 29, 2018, Kinoko Nasu confirmed that no plans existed for Grand Order's story past Part 2, which ending would try to emulate the “sense of loss” he felt after completing Final Fantasy IV. Ideas were however discussed internally on plans to overhaul the game's system, and Nasu said that, though difficult, he could write an outline for further stories.[8]
Staff[]
- Scenario Supervision and Scenario:
- Character Design and Art Direction:
- Scenario:
- Yuuichirou Higashide (Fate/Apocrypha)
- Hikaru Sakurai (Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver)
- Development: DELiGHTWORKS
Voice and Character Design[]
Trailers[]
References[]
- ↑ Other supported countries include Canada, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines and Viet Nam.
- ↑ SuperData Research - 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW: DIGITAL GAMES AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA
- ↑ Nasu's Blog 08/2015
- ↑
First trailer transcription "My Lord. Once more, I shall raise this flag, for this country's---no, this world's salvation.
Order has gone up in flames, and so much purpose has been lost. Our future vanished in but a second.
Listen to my words, brave warriors gathered here, legion of heroic spirits who retain their reason!
No matter if you were sworn enemies or no matter how far your time periods apart, now you must entrust your backs to one another!
My true name is Jeanne d'Arc. In the name of my lord, I shall stand as your shield!
This struggle is one that has long endured through the sands of human history.
But there is no need for concern, as untold fateful encounters await you.
Though this entire planet has become the battlefield of the Holy Grail War, though the world has been brought to ruin, though countless formidable foes block your path, the end has still yet to be determined by anyone.
Now, let us begin our fight, Master.
The curtains rise on the largest scale Holy Grail War in history.
Fate/Grand Order, a story of reclaiming the future."
--Jeanne d'Arc
"With the passing of the Age of Gods and the start of the Common Era, Mankind has become the most prosperous species in the world.
The fate of the planet is in our hands. We are the ones who will write its epitaph.
Thankfully, there is a principle that will ensure mankind's everlasting prosperity. A sea chart guiding the human race.
In the world of magi, this is known as... Humanity."
- First Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_C+
- "The First Grail: AD 1431 - ■■■■■ Hundred Year War -- Orlea" - "The Holy Maiden Savior"
- "The First Grail: AD 1431 - ■■■■■ Hundred Year War -- Orlea" - "The Holy Maiden Savior"
- Second Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_B+
- "The Second Grail: AD 0060 - The Eternal ■■■■■ Empire - Septem" -- "The Emperor of Roses"
- "The Second Grail: AD 0060 - The Eternal ■■■■■ Empire - Septem" -- "The Emperor of Roses"
- Third Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A
- "The Third Grail: AD 1573 - The Four Sealed Seas of the End - Okeanos" -- "The Navigator of the Storm"
- "The Third Grail: AD 1573 - The Four Sealed Seas of the End - Okeanos" -- "The Navigator of the Storm"
- Fourth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A-
- "The Fourth Grail: AD 1888 - ■■■■■■■■" -- "The Knight of Londium"
- "The Fourth Grail: AD 1888 - ■■■■■■■■" -- "The Knight of Londium"
- Fifth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_A+
- "The Fifth Grail: AD 1783 -- ■■■■■■■■■i Pluribas Unam" -- "The White Cloth of ■■■■■■■"
- "The Fifth Grail: AD 1783 -- ■■■■■■■■■i Pluribas Unam" -- "The White Cloth of ■■■■■■■"
- Sixth Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_EX
- "The Sixth Grail: AD 1273 -- ■■■■■■■" - "The Shining Agatorum"
- "The Sixth Grail: AD 1273 -- ■■■■■■■" - "The Shining Agatorum"
- Seventh Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_■
- "The Seventh Grail: BC ■■■■ -- The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts ■■■■■■■■■" -- "The Chain of Heaven"
神代は終わり、西暦を経て人類は地上でもっとも栄えた種となった
我らは星の行く末を定め、星に碑文を刻むもの
人類をより長く、より確かに、より強く繁栄させる為の理――人類の航海図
これを魔術世界では『人理』と呼ぶ
- 人理定礎値 C＋
- 第1の聖杯“救国の聖処女” AD.1431 ■■百年戦争 オルレアン
- 第1の聖杯“救国の聖処女” AD.1431 ■■百年戦争 オルレアン
- 人理定礎値 B＋
- 第2の聖杯：“薔薇の皇帝”AD.0060 永続■■帝国 セプテム
- 第2の聖杯：“薔薇の皇帝”AD.0060 永続■■帝国 セプテム
- 人理定礎値 A
- 第3の聖杯：“嵐の航海者”AD.1573 封鎖終局四海 オケアノス
- 第3の聖杯：“嵐の航海者”AD.1573 封鎖終局四海 オケアノス
- 人理定礎値 A－
- 第4の聖杯：“ロンディウムの騎士”AD.1888 ■■■■■■■
- 第4の聖杯：“ロンディウムの騎士”AD.1888 ■■■■■■■
- 人理定礎値 A＋
- 第5の聖杯：“ の白衣”AD.1783 ■■イ・ブルーリバス・ウナム
- 第5の聖杯：“ の白衣”AD.1783 ■■イ・ブルーリバス・ウナム
- 人理定礎値 EX
- 第6の聖杯：“輝けるアガートラム”AD.1273 ■■■■■■■
- 第6の聖杯：“輝けるアガートラム”AD.1273 ■■■■■■■
- 人理定礎値 ？
- 第7の聖杯：“天の鎖”BC.■■ 絶対魔獣戦線 ■■■■■■
- First Holy Grail: Humanity Foundation Value_C+
- ↑
Website plot synopsis 2015 AD.
The final era, when sorcery still existed.
Society had been build by human hands, but it was magi who grasped the truth of the world.
Sorcery, which governs the skills of past humans that science cannot explain, and science, which gathers the technology of future humanity that sorcery cannot reach.
Though the two disciplines are absolutely incompatible, they are similar in just one respect.
Whether sorcery or science, the pursuers of both seek continued prosperity. Or in other words, to protect the future of humanity.
The Chaldea Security Organization.
A secret agency founded to prevent the certain extinction of the human race, by observing both the world unseen by sorcery as well as the world immeasurable by science.
Researchers from every field, both magical and mundane, were gathered under a single goal: to extend the reign of human history, above all else.
1950 AD. Phenomenon Recording Cyber-Daemon "LAPLACE" completed.
1990 AD. Pseudo Global Environment Model "CHALDEAS" completed.
1999 AD. Near-Future Observation Lens "SHEBA" completed.
2004 AD. Heroic Spirit Summoning System "FATE" completed.
2015 AD. Spiritual Computer "TRISMEGISTUS" completed.
With one promising success after another, Chaldea was able to guarantee the security of human history for the next hundred years.
However, in 2015...
Without warning, the future that had been observed by SHIVA vanished.
Through calculations, it became clear... or rather, it was proven that humanity would go extinct in 2016.
Why had this happened? How had it happened? Who was responsible?
The researchers of Chaldea were plagued by questions.
But in the midst of their doubt, SHIVA observed a new anomaly.
2004 AD, Japan, a certain provincial city.
An "unobservable region" that had not been there before suddenly appeared.
Assuming that this must be the cause of humanity's extinction, Chaldea decided to utilize the still-untested "sixth experiment".
That is, time travel.
A forbidden ritual that converts the practitioner into spirit particles and sends them into the past, allowing them to interfere with events to locate and destroy space-time singularities.
Its name is the quest for the Holy Grail: "Grand Order".
The name for those who would rise up against human history for the sake of humans, and fight fate itself. - ↑ Nasu's Blog Post
- ↑ BiliBili Landing Page
- ↑ Nasu interview on 4Gamer (Translation)
External links[]
- Official Japanese website
- Official US website
- Fate/GUDAGUDA Order
- Google Play Page
- Fate/Grand Order Wikia
- Fate/Grand Order VR
