Foreigner (フォーリナー, Fōrinā?), Descender from the Empty Void (虚空からの降臨者?), is an Extra Servant Class.
Qualifications[]
Chaldea Security Organization has a limited understanding of the class, but defines it as a class for "beings who overturn the base laws of our world."[1] They are said to be individuals who have "descended from superstition," those who have kept their "purity in the heart of madness" or who are "swallowed by madness but then turn around and consume the madness in turn.”[2] Typically not Heroic Spirits, Foreigners are similar enough in nature to be classified in that way for the purposes of Chaldea. As foreign beings from outside of the world, they are typically bonded with an Outer God, the process of creating one being known as a complex process with a low chance of success.[3] For Abigail Williams and Katsushika Hokusai, the plan of Demon God Raum was necessary to create the conditions under which the Outer Gods could come into contact with their hosts.[2]
While the normal qualification for the class is to be a "receptacle of an Outer God,"[4] it is possible for other circumstances to allow for manifestation in the class. For Voyager who normally belongs to the Voyager class, his status as an emissary to be sent into space qualifies him for the class.[4] Koyanskaya Of Darkness gains the class as the byproduct of the Authority connected to the region of space from which the meteor that caused the birth of Tamamo Vitch Koyanskaya originated.[5] Due to the possession of the Protection From The Farthest Ends, the "extreme point at the exact opposite position of the Outer Universe," Mysterious Heroine XX shifts into the Class.[6]
Skills and characteristics[]
Foreigners are similar to Saints imbued with Divinity to manifest a miracle, instead becoming appropriate vessels for "crystallized evil." Rather than have their mind burn out, BB describes the process by saying, "Isn't it human nature to try to push oneself beyond logic?" The Outer Gods seek to use their hosts as a means of fully descending on the world as they cannot manifest in it directly due to their alien natures, but the host can instead control and wield a part of that power for themselves. The Gentleman Who Travels Through Time and Space attributes the ability to accomplish such a feat to the likes of magi or fallen saints, surprised that a relatively ordinary person like Katsushika Hokusai could accomplish it.[2] As beings that are fundamentally alien to the world, they are seen with some caution by Chaldea, noting that the summoned Foreigners are able to retain self-awareness and self-restraint against the special nature of their Saint Graphs.[1] Nezha states that, by virtue of being of the Foreigner class, that Abigail Williams is constantly attracted to the evil of the abyss, so they must keep her in check at all times.[7] Foreigners connected to Outer Gods are classified as Threats to Humanity. In more extreme circumstances, Foreigners are little more than extensions of the Outer Gods; their personalities are subverted to better serve the Outer Gods' purposes and they become compelled to force open gateways into the world that their masters can manifest through or even act as gateways themselves.
Hokusai has noted that all Heroic Spirits registered in the Throne as Foreigners died under mysterious circumstances, with the location and/or cause unknown. The reason for this is uncertain, but Yang Guifei speculates that they never actually died.
Known Foreigners[]
- Servants marked with ‡ are also able to be summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders.
- Servants marked with ⁜ are those who change class mid-story but do not display characteristics substantially different from the original class.
Foreigners with modified Saint Graphs[]
Servants possessing the Class of Foreigner through the modification of their Saint Graph rather than a standard summoning.
Heroic Spirit | War | Master |
---|---|---|
Abigail Williams (Swimsuit) | Grand Order | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
Cnoc na Riabh | Grand Order | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
Mysterious Idol X Alter | Grand Order | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
Non-Servants[]
Non-Servant beings with the Saint Graph Designation of Foreigner.
Other qualifying heroes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Fate/Grand Order - Imaginary Scramble - Act One: The Unknowable Reef
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fate/Grand Order - Hokusai Trial Quest
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Summer 2017
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fate/Grand Order material X - Voyager
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Koyanskaya of Darkness profile
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order material VII - Mysterious Heroine XX profile
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Abigail Williams interlude
- ↑ Fate/EXTELLA LINK - フォーリナーとも言える、あの特例のサーヴァント. 英霊アルテラの話です。興味はおありですか
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Nahui Mictlan: Golden Sea of Trees Travelogue - Section 10: The Day of ORT