Gáe BolgWP (ゲイ・ボルク, Gei Boruku?, "Gáe Bulg" in Fate/unlimited codes) is a cursed spear with an ominous design that was obtained from Scáthach in the Land of Shadows by Cú Chulainn and one of the many weapons inside Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. Gáe Bolg was carved from the remains of Curruid's skull.[1] Its name is derived from the term for "serrated throwing weapon", ga bool’ga, evoking an image of lightning.[2] Scáthach had wished for him to slay her with the spear, but she had already ceased being mortal by the time he received it from her. It is a glory given to only the most gifted of warriors, and it was not utilized once after he left the Land of Shadows until his fight with his close friend, FerdiadWP. He later used it again on his son, ConnlaWP, when he was backed into a corner during their fight. The spear leaves behind but one regret: that it has only taken away the lives of his loved ones. It killed his one and only close friend and his son that grew up in a distant land, even though it was meant to have killed one woman before them.
It is unique in that it functions in two different ways, each different enough to have them be treated as separate Noble Phantasms. The Anti-Unit thrusting technique of the spear is the main offensive ability he utilizes, but the Anti-Army throwing ability is the spear's true function as a throwing weapon. It is descended from Gungnir, which belongs to Odin in Norse Mythology, and Brionac: The Five Roaring Stars (轟く五星, Todoroku Go Sei?), the lance of the Celtic god of light and Cú Chulainn's father, Lugh.[3] Due to its large size, it was said that no one but Cú Chulainn was powerful enough to wield it as a throwing weapon, and some stories say that he threw it from the fork of his toes to increase its power.[2]
Barbed Spear That Pierces with Death[]
Gáe Bolg: Barbed Spear That Pierces with Death (刺し穿つ死棘の槍, Sashi Ugatsu Shikyoku no Yari?, also translated as Spear of Impaling Barbed Death) is an attack focused on a single target, created by Cú Chulainn to suit his own style, that strikes a fatal blow that always pierces the opponent's heart and ruins their body from within with its thousand iron thorns. It literally freezes the mana in the air, and it can easily be perceived as a sure-kill technique by all those around simply from being charged with magical energy. Once Gáe Bolg's name has been called, the cursed spear reverses the nature of causality, the meaning of "cause and effect" in the order of things, to make it so the cause of the "lance being thrust" comes from the effect of the "opponent's heart being pierced" by it. It determines the opponent's fate simply through its use, an always fatal move that pierces the heart with one thrust. It is also possible for him to activate it without actively striking the heart.[6] It is an attack on destiny itself, and while not a surprising fact due to its wielder's demi-god heritage, it is a top-notch power even with its seeming limitations in power due to being a step away from the Authority of the Gods.[7]
The actual action of the thrust is merely a formality, as the lance has already pierced the opponent's heart before the attack has even started. The "result" of "the heart of the opponent has been pierced" is created earlier than it is thrust, while the "cause" that "the lance has pierced through the heart" is generated later. Aside from great luck, it is a technique that determines "if it is released, the opponent is dead." Its range of effectiveness and power are weak compared to its other ability, but it has a low energy cost. Even with its nature of interfering with destiny and effect of "almost certainly will destroy the enemy's heart", the attack only utilizes magical energy in the double digits compared to a single spell from Medea costing hundreds of units of magical energy, and each activation is a sure kill, making it one of the most efficient Noble Phantasms with extraordinary usability that can be used up to seven times before Cú Chulainn must obtain more magical energy from his Master.[8]
The lance can move at impossible angles, signified by turning into a red beam of light, that always manages to reach its target. Even if he thrusts directly at the feet of the opponent, such as in the battle with Artoria, it will immediately point upwards towards the heart without growing or bending and without any movement from Lancer, and if it is thrown from a distance of ten meters, or rather than truly being a throw, "Cú Chulainn's own body is fused with his soaring spear", it will manage to reach the target without fail. This action looks completely normal to onlookers, as if it were already piercing the heart, because rather than truly changing its course, it changes the means to match the result simply as an action meant to prove the fact that the heart was pierced. It can only be used against living beings, so it would have no particular effect against inanimate objects like rocks or houses.[9]
The lance curses the target upon striking them, delivering wounds that cannot be healed while Gáe Bolg still exists in the world. While Cú Chulainn mentions that even a regular thrust through his heart would be hard to heal, being struck by the Noble Phantasm gives the greatest effect. As the "lance of cause and effect", it curses them, leaving them unable to change their fate without great luck. Those who are cursed will bear the wound until they die unless Cú Chulainn is killed or the spear is destroyed. Saber is only able to heal her wound on the outside, and while she is able to fully heal a much greater wound from Heracles in a matter of hours, she is plagued by the wound delivered with Gáe Bolg for weeks afterward. Shirou is able to recover slightly with Avalon, but the wound still persists until Cú Chulainn's death. Its curse is no longer effective against him with the scabbard's protection, but it takes over half a day to heal even with its potent regenerative abilities.
The attack delivers damage equal to the opponent's own health limit plus the damage from the spear itself, so the wound will be fatal no matter the opponent once they are struck. If the target has "100 HP", the attack will deliver "the damage caused by the spear + 100."[8] This makes it especially effective against those with high durability, even those who can survive being hit by Excalibur.[10] Even someone like Arcueid Brunestud, who is very much superior in numbers compared to Cú Chulainn, would be killed as long as she wasn't saved by her luck.[11] There is a small disadvantage against Servants who can move around even without their hearts like Heracles. The wounds from its attacks are rather clean, spilling only a small amount of blood compared to a regular wound of comparable size, and while a heart would normally explode from such a strike, it instead stops working with the single strike.
It is like Tsubame Gaeshi in that the best measure against it is to not allow it to begin. Unlike Tsubame Gaeshi, which there is no way to stop it once it has been used, it is possible to find a countermeasure for Gáe Bolg once it is found out that it will go for the heart.[12] It is impossible to dodge the thrust of the lance, no matter how agile or well guarded. Even having EX Rank Agility would be useless, so the only benefit would be to allow the opponent to back out of the attack's range before it is initiated.[13] While it would normally be ineffective against Heracles's God Hand, Cú Chulainn could take at least one of his lives by using his runes to power up the rank of the lance to A to bypass God Hand's nullification ability.[14]
The only way to effectively defend against the attack is to have a high enough degree of luck as to be able to alter fate, which would be heightened by also having good reflexive instincts; Divine protection, an auto-resurrection ability, a shield that overwhelms the magical energy of the lance, or, as a countermeasure, knowing it will strike the heart, by following EMIYA's strategy of quickly backing out of the attack's range before it is initialized.[4] Even if the opponent manages to avoid it with Luck, as with Artoria, it still leaves a heavy wound on her that takes a long time to fully heal. If it is used against someone whose death is not part of their fate (such as Scáthach herself), Gáe Bolg will not even touch them and instead will fly wildly off-course.[15]
The conceptual strength behind it is strong, so it will clash with something like Fragarach. Even if Cú Chulainn is killed and the attack is nullified by returning it to before it was activated, such as when going against Fragarach's unavoidable counterattack, the lance's curse will wind back to the moment "Gáe Bolg" was chanted in order to carry out its purpose of striking the heart. Fragarach alters the order of events, but Gae Bolg reverses cause and effect. It has already pierced the heart as the result, so even its master's death will not impede it from fulfilling its duty. The two opposing laws clashing against each other leaves both Cú Chulainn and Bazett dead afterward.
Soaring Spear That Strikes with Death[]
Gáe Bolg: Soaring Spear That Strikes with Death (突き穿つ死翔の槍, Tsuki Ugatsu Shishō no Yari?, also translated as The Spear of Striking Death Flight), which is the true use of Gáe Bolg, is the largest and most powerful attack delivered using the spear. It is the “attack that unleashes countless darts at the enemy” that is spoken of in legends. It is the attack that made him a hero which utilizes the full potential of the lance's curse, converting all of Cú Chulainn's magical energy into raw energy and releasing the accumulated power after the spear is hurled, detonating on impact with enough power to blow away a multitude of enemies.
Cú Chulainn prepares to use this ability by backing one hundred meters away from his opponent, taking a crouching position on all fours, and accelerating through an approach run by dashing fifty meters before taking to the skies. He arches his back as if drawing a bow and hurls it towards the ground with all his might. It distorts space to create a "tapestry of action" that splits into numerous spearheads that pours down over the enemy. Compared to the very little usage of magical energy with the Anti-Unit technique, this ability has an intense consumption of energy.
It does not carry the property or concept of “always pierces the opponent’s heart”, but both the power and the area of effect are increased. Rather than dispatching a single foe with absolute accuracy, its focus as a technique is to attack the enemies together with the surrounding area in a carpet bombing fashion to cause massive destruction. Due to being hurled with all of his energy, it cannot be dodged or blocked under normal circumstances. Even resilient bulwark or an agile body are not immune to its power, so Gáe Bolg will send the enemy horde flying. If it were to also have the ability to directly strike the heart, it would be closer to the level of Lugh's power as a higher level version of Fragarach.[2] The idea that EMIYA is capable of blocking it with Rho Aias after the spear pierces through the first six layers seems impossible to him.
The form and damage caused come close to Lugh's Brionac, but having the ability "No matter how many times it is dodged, it will strike the enemy" makes it a Noble Phantasm closer in nature to Odin's Gungnir. EMIYA comments that it surpasses the original Gungnir in power, and that out of all the spears he knows, it is the only one able to pierce more than one layer of Rho Aias. The spear travels at Mach 2, and the farthest he has thrown it is forty kilometers. Shirou believes that his actual range could extend to the other side of the Earth. Cú Chulainn thinks only two other people in the world, three conditionally, could beat that record.[17]
Gouging Piercing Spear of Carnage[]
Gáe Bolg: Gouging Piercing Spear of Carnage (抉り穿つ鏖殺の槍, Eguri Ugatsu Ōsatsu no Yari?) is the technique utilized by the Altered version of Cú Chulainn and his proper Noble Phantasm. The Noble Phantasm is nearly the same as "Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death" that his normally summoned counterpart has. It blows away a multitude of enemies by throwing this homing magic spear missile. By throwing the spear at such a force that would damage his own body, the attack gains power and range over one used by a normal Cú Chulainn. The spear inflicts area-of-effect instant death to the enemies, or great damage if instant death is avoided. The damage on the user's body is instantly healed by Rune Magecraft, though he still has to withstand great pain. Much like the other uses of Gáe Bolg, damage inflicted by this move is difficult to heal.[18][19]
Whereas Scáthach waits until the destruction ends to begin regenerating herself, Cú Chulainn Alter repairs it as he throws his spear, enduring the immense pain. Its power is equal to that of Scáthach's Gáe Bolg Alternative, as seen during their fight. Both spears claim to deliver fatal blows, while at the same time evading them. With different Noble Phantasms, the clash would have ended in both of them dead, not a draw. However, because both their Noble Phantasms are forbidden magical spears, both thorns of death trace identical paths and clash. A curious phenomenon that may never occur again.[20] In his first fight against Rama, Cú used this attack to counter-attack after Rama used his Brahmastra at full power. It managed to destroy 80% of Rama's heart in a single shot.[21] He also used this Noble Phantasm to sneak attack Karna while he was fighting Arjuna, mortally wounding him in the process.[22]
Piercing Scarlet Spear[]
Gáe Bolg: Piercing Scarlet Spear (穿ちの朱槍, Ugachi no Shusō?) is the spear of Proto Lancer. To differentiate from the Gáe Bolg in "stay night", Hanafuda calls the spear Gáe Bolg Origin (ゲイボルグ・オリジン, Gei Borugu Orijin?). It has two kind of attack methods; the Anti-Unit thrusting and the Anti-Army throwing.[23][24] Even though it is not being sealed, for some reason, Cú Chulainn is not employing this when performing regular attacks. He wields this scarlet spear and fully releases its True Name only as a "last resort", when he is convinced that he can finish off the target.[23]
References[]
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[] Fate/Grand Order - Beast of Billows Beast of Billows
The dignity of a sea god, a howl that summons tornadoes.
Its name is Curruid.
A great beast who lies in distant seas.
The legendary spear, "Gae Bolg," was carved from the skull of this monster.波濤の獣
わだつみの如き威容、竜巻を呼ぶ咆哮。
その名はクリード。
遠き海に在った偉大なる海獣。
魔槍「ゲイ・ボルク」はこの怪物の頭蓋骨より削り出されたという。 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
[] Fate/complete material II: Character Material - Weapons: Gáe Bolg, p.132 User: Lancer
The demonic spear used by Lancer. It is a cursed spear with an ominous design. It will unerringly pierce an opponent’s heart, and can annihilate dozens of people with a single throw.
In Celtic mythology, it is the legendary demonic spear possessed by the demigod Cú Chulainn. Because of its huge size for a throwing weapon, nobody except Cú Chulainn was powerful enough to wield it. In some stories, the spear is thrown from the fork of the toes in order to increase its power. The name of this throwing technique is also “Gáe Bolg”.
It is said that it would scatter into countless arrowheads when thrown, wiping out multiple opponents in a single throw. The name Gáe Bolg derives from “ga bool’ga” (serrated throwing weapon), which evokes images of lightning.ゲイ·ボルク
使用者:ランサー
ランサーが使用する魔槍。禍々しいデザインになっており、呪いを内包している。敵の心臓を確実に貫くこと も、一投で数十人を殲滅することもできる。
伝説では、ケルト神話に登場する半神クー·フーリンが持つ魔槍。投擲用だがとても巨大で、力強く鍛えられ たクー·フーリン以外には扱えない武器だった。一説には威力を増すために足を使って投げていたと言われてい て、その投擲法の名前が“ゲイ·ボルク”であるとも言われている。
また、投げると無数の矢じりを撒き散らし、一撃で多くの敵を倒したと言われている。ここから “ga bool'ga(ぎざぎざの投擲武器)”という、稲妻を示した名前が付けられたとされる。 - ↑
Brionac explanation Lugh's spear is normally either AreadbharWP, Gae AssailWP, or the spear LúinWP, but according to the corresponding Japanese Wikipedia page for the latter, BrionacWP was the name of Lugh's spear ; that spear is described in the Japanese Dictionary of Magic Tools (魔導具事典, Madōgu Jiten?) as having its tip split in five, and the light shot from each spear point could kill five enemies at once. It also says this is the spear that was used with a sling to pierce Balor's mystic eye (though other versions say this was done with a tathlum, a large forged rock projectile thrown with a sling). The spear Lúin was found in that same battle, leading to the association of Brionac to the spear Lúin. It appears "Brionac" is the name in Japanese only of the spear from the city of Gorias, one of the Four Jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann (that spear is usually unnamed in known surviving Celtic literature). Other Japanese literary sources for the name can be found listed in here. - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8
[] Fate/complete material III: World Material - The Servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War: Lancer, p.022-023 [T] Cu Chulainn
Class: Lancer
Master: Kirei Kotomine
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Sex: Male
Height: 185cm
Weight: 70kg
Weapon: Armour, Spear
STR: B
CON: C
AGI: A
MGI: C
LCK: E
Noble Phantasm: B
Legend
Once Ireland was called Erin, which means "green" in Gaelic. In this land named after its abundant greenery, there was a boy with great talent. His name was Sétanta. It is said that his father was the sun god Lugh and his mother was royalty. One day, he accidentally killed the guard dog protecting the house of master blacksmith Culann. Sétanta alone strangled to death "Culann's savage dog" that was well-known to have the strength of ten men. In order to compensate for this deed, for a while he himself would carry out the duties of a guard dog. Consequently, all began to call the boy "Culann's savage dog" i.e. Cú Chulainn.
In time, the grown Cú Chulainn was accepted as a member of the famous Akaeda Knights. His actions after that rendered him unmatched. He went to the "Land of Shadows" to fulfill his own love; there with incredible magic and unrivaled demonic spearmanship, he acquired Gáe Bolg. Cú Chulainn had become invincible but the sun still set. At a young age, a close Druid's prophecy said "in exchange for glorious deeds of valor, his life would be short" and accepting such a fate, he smiled and laughed.
In his final battle Cú Chulainn battled furiously and died pierced by his own magical spear. A crow landed on the shoulder of his standing corpse in his death. It is said that it was the incarnation of the witch Morrigan who continued to give him her unrequited love.
Tactics
Naturally by his own beliefs, he prefers to fight with his full power as a warrior. However, due to the Command Spell of his Master Kotomine "Fight with everyone, then withdraw," he was commanded to involuntarily perform reconnaissance missions. Even in the middle of his first battle with EMIYA, he showed decisive action by leaving the battle to kill Emiya Shirou whom he recognized to have witnessed it. The withdrawal was also very skilled, giving the appearance of realizing that the situation was unfavorable. Contrary to his legendary battle prowess, Cú Chulainn's fighting in the Fifth Holy Grail War was extremely limited.
Class Abilities
Magic Resistance: C
Cú Chulainn holds a Magic Resistance of Rank C. Aria of two verses and below are cancelled, but beyond that High Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals cannot even be defended against. That said, confronting a Servant of his superior speed (Agility A), finding the opportunity to use large-scale magecraft is next to impossible. Also, considerable skill is required to successfully "hit" him with the invoked magecraft. Judging from these factors, in situations of close combat, Cú Chulainn may have a "necessary and sufficient" rank of Magic Resistance.
In addition, as depicted in legend, he himself learned magecraft (18 Original Runes) in the "Land of Shadows", taking pride in having the skill and knowledge to qualify for Caster class. Even in a scene of the story, he sees through the presence of Medusa's Blood Fort Andromeda at a glance, considers the situation, and makes the decision not to destroy it. Cú Chulainn is not just a reckless warrior.
Personal Abilities
Battle Continuation: A
Legend tells that the dying Cú Chulainn tied himself to a tree before taking his last breath. For he who possesses such a legend, the dying struggle is particularly fierce. Even in a hopeless battle, Cú Chulainn was still able to demonstrate astonishing tenacity, delaying Gilgamesh for half a day.
Against Emiya who dextrously fended off his spear thrusts, Cú Chulainn countered with an unyielding fighting spirit.
Disengage: C
The ability to withdraw from the battlefield in the midst of combat. Having been commanded to go on reconnaissance missions by his Master Kotomine, it can be said that this ability was fully demonstrated. From the start, Cú Chulainn excelled in seeing through battle situations, and had the responsibility to wage war and withdraw repeatedly from all the Servants.
Runes: B
Cú Chulainn obtained 18 Runes from his studies with Scáthach (Norse Runes), appropriately using them to respond in different situations. It is said that among these runes, one with the purpose of searching existed. It was the ability that supported his elusive actions during the Holy Grail War.
Protection from Arrows: B
Ability to deal with projectiles. This is a power Cu Chulainn was born with. It's said that it's possible for him to avoid any long range attack if he has made visual confirmation of his opponent. He can deal with most projectiles even in conditions where the opponent cannot be visually seen. Even if the battle with Hasan Sabbaha, he cancelled the throwing swords hurled from the darkness. As long as the attack is a thrown type, he can avoid even Noble Phantasms, but he can't gain the effects of this protection with respect to wide range attack types where the attack range of the weapon explodes on impact, or a direct attack by a weapon that has simply long reach.
Divinity: B
The circumstances behind Cú Chulainn's great divinity is his father's existence. His father was Lugh, the god who governed over the sun, a member of the Danann divine family in Celtic Mythology. As a demigod whose father was an almighty god who possessed every skill such as knowledge, techniques and magic, and whose mother was Deichtine, younger sister of King Conchobar, he exhibited superior talent from birth. Boasting supernatural ability that separated him from ordinary people from a young age, in his training in the Land of Shadows, he received the original runes and terrible magic spear Gaé Bolg from Scáthach. Truly, he was a man predestined to become a hero. In Ireland, poetry and statues praising Cú Chulainn still remain to this day.
Noble Phantasm
Gáe Bolg: Spear of Piercing Barbed Death
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 2~4
Maximum targets: 1
While this is a technique employing Gáe Bolg as a melee attack, it is originally a magic spear for throwing. With a technique that reverses the meaning of "cause and effect" in the order of things, the "result" that "the heart of the opponent has been pierced" is created earlier than the moment it is thrust. Accordingly, the "cause" that "the lance has pierced through the heart" is generated from it later. Without a great deal of luck (like Artoria), it can be said that this is a technique that determines "if it is released, the opponent is dead." However, against Servants like Heracles who can move even when their heart is destroyed, there is a small disadvantage. Compared to the Spear of Striking Death Flight, both the range of effectiveness and the destructive power are weakened. However, it is worth mentioning that "the magical energy cost is low." For having such a strong effect as "almost certainly will destroy the enemy's heart," without the need of a terrible amount of magical power, it becomes an excellent Noble Phantasm of extraordinary usability.
Gae Bolg: Striking Death Flight
Rank: B+
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 5~40
Maximum Targets: 50 People
The largest and most powerful attack delivered using Gae Bolg. The “attack that unleashes countless darts at the enemy” which legends speak of is Gae Bolg – Striking Death Flight. After accelerating through an approach run, Cú Chulainn takes to the skies and activates Striking Death Flight by hurling it towards the ground with all his might.
Different from Gae Bolg – Piercing Death Thorn, Striking Death Flight does not carry the property or concept of “always pierces the opponent’s heart”, but compared to Piercing Death Thorn, both power and area of effect are increased (intense consumption of Magic Energy). It is a technique that attacks the enemies together with the surrounding area, in a carpet bombing fashion. Even resilient bulwark or agile body are not immune to the power of Striking Death Flight; Gae Bolg will send the enemy horde flying. In legend, the demonic spear is said to split into 30 and pour down over the enemy, but it seems the number has increased after Cú Chulainn became a Heroic Spirit. During the battle with Emiya, Emiya spoke of Striking Death Flight “exceeding the original, Gungnir – Declaration of the Great God”. - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3
[] Fate/EXTRA material - SERVANT Parameter and Skills: SERVANT LANCER, p.016 SERVANT LANCER
- Master: Rin Tohsaka
- Identity: Cú Chulainn
- Gender: Male
- Height, Weight: 185cm/70kg
- Alignment:Lawful Neutral
- Strength: B
- Endurance: A
- Agility: A
- Mana: C
- Luck: E
- Noble Phantasm: B
Class Skills
- Magic Resistance : C
Personal skills
- Battle Continuation: D
- Divinity: B
Noble Phantasm
- Gae Borg: Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 2 ~ 4
Maximum number of targets: 1 personランサー
- マスター:遠坂凛
- 真名:クー・フーリン
- 性別:男性
- 身長・体重:185cm/70kg
- 属性:秩序・中庸
- 筋力:B
- 耐久:B
- 敏捷:A
- 魔力:C
- 幸運:E
- 宝具:B
クラス別筋力
■ 対魔力:C
第二節以下の詠唱による魔術行使を無効化する。
大魔術、儀礼呪法など大掛かりな魔術は防げない。
保有スキル
■ 戦闘続行:A→C
窮地における生命力の強さ。
瀕死の傷でも戦闘を可能とし、決定的な致命傷を受けない限り生き延びる。
マスターにより耐久値がブーストされたためか、一時的にランクが下がっている。
■ 神性:B
神霊適性を持つかどうか。
高いほどより物質的な神霊との混血とされる。粛清防御と呼ばれる特殊な防御値をランク分だけ削減する効果もある。菩堤樹の悟り、信仰の加護、といったスキルを打ち破る。
宝具
■ 刺し穿つ死棘の槍
ランク:B
種別:対人宝具
レンジ:2~4
最大補足:1人
突けば必ず相手の心臓を貫く、と恐れられた呪いの朱槍。
連命そのものに対し攻撃。
ゲイ・ボルクを回避するには敏捷性の高さではなく、ゲイ・ボルクの発動前に運命を逆転させる力……幸運値の高さが重要となる。
宝具発動に必要とする魔力量が少なく、しかも一撃一殺という、最も効率のいい宝具。 - Master: Rin Tohsaka
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Fate/stay night - Fate route - Day 15: Saber, to the Church "He stayed alive the last time I did for some reason, so I 'pierced' him for sure this time. Don't worry. I didn't hit his heart. But the curse is still there."
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[] Fate/EXTRA material - Encyclopedia: Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death [Noble Phantasm], p.178 Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death [Noble Phantasm]
Gae Bolg.
Lancer’s anti-personnel noble phantasm.
A cursed crimson spear with the infamous reputation of always going through the heart when thrust.
What it actually does is reversing causality, the spear being thrust after the outcome of striking the heart is established.
When its true power is invoked with its true name, Lancer’s crimson spear gains the outcome of already striking the heart before being thrust.
It didn’t hit because it was thrust, it hit so it was thrust, an attack on destiny itself.
What is needed to dodge Gae Bolg isn’t high agility but the power to reverse fate before the activation of Gae Bolg: high luck.
While it’s strictly anti-personnel and specifically targeting the heart, it’s a top-notch power that decides fate. It’s a noble phantasm a step away from being an authority, but it's no surprise that it is for its welder Cu Chulainn is the child of a god.
You shouldn’t take him lightly just because he's a jobber.刺し穿つ死棘の槍【宝具】
- ↑ 8.0 8.1
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death [Noble Phantasm], p.061-062 [T] Barbed Spear that Pierces with Death [Noble Phantasm]
Gae Bolg.
The cursed spear that always pierced the opponent's heart after being thrust.
Reverse causality --- a technique which broke the rules by launching the spear after it was already established that the heart was pierced.
Since the target was already hit by the spear, the opponent would always be hit regardless what kind of evasive maneuvers he took.
In order to evade Gae Bolg, one would require Noble Phantasms that automatically resurrected the target after death like that of Berserker's, or a high degree of Luck sufficient to negate the curse of the spear.
To put it into game terms, it would be an insane Noble Phantasm with a base damage plus an additional component that scaled with the target's HP.
For example, if Saber's HP was 100, then Gae Bolg's damage would be (Spear Damage + 100). She would absolutely be dead if it hit.
It was also an efficient Noble Phantasm with mana consumption only in the double digits.
Anti-Unit Noble Phantasms probably did not get anymore economical than this.
By the way, Piercing Death Thorn was a technique Lancer developed himself.
Originally Gae Bolg was a thrown Noble Phantasm. It was an Anti-Army Noble Phantasm rather than Anti-Unit.刺し穿つ死棘の槍【宝具】
ゲイ・ポルク。
突けば必ず相手の心臓を貫く呪いの槍。
因果を逆転させ、既に心臓に命中している.という 事実を作った後で槍を放つ反則技。
もう槍は当たっているのだから、相手がどんな回避行動をしようと結局は当たるのである。
ゲイ・ボルクから逃れる為には、パーサーヵーのように一度死亡してから自動的に蘇る宝具か、槍の呪いを援ね退けられる高い幸運(LCK)が必要となる。
ゲーム的に言うなら、ダメージ補正が、狙った相手のHP分プラスされる、というトンデモ宝具。
仮にセイパーのHPが100だとしたら、ゲイ・ボルクのダメージは(槍のダメージ)+(100)になるのである1そりゃ絶対死ぬわ。
このお手軽さで消費魔力は二桁程度。
対人においてこれほど無駄のない武装はあるまい。
余談ではあるが、このゲイ・ボルクはランサーが自己涜にアレンジしたもの。
本来のゲイ・ポルクは投郷宝具で、対人ではなく対軍宝具である。 - ↑
Fate/stay night - Fate route - Day 10: Strategy meeting "Cú Chulainn's Gae Bolg is the same. Even with a cursed lance that will strike the heart, if the opponent is a rock or a house, it is no more than a strong lance."
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Fate/stay night - Unlimited Blade Works route - Day 6: Absence of Saber "Like Lancer's Gae Bolg, Sasaki's Tsubame Gaeshi is something that can not be allowed to begin. No, unlike Gae Bolg, that allows you to find a countermeasure once you find out it will go for the heart, there are no possible counters for Sasaki's secret technique even when you know about it."
- ↑
[] Fate/complete material II: Character Material - Characters: Lancer, p.070-073 Lancer
Character Data 010
Affiliation: Kirei Kotomine's Servant
True Identity: Cu Chulainn (Childhood name: Sétanta)
Gender: Male
Height: 185cm
Weight: 70kg
Image Color: Blue
Talents: Fishing, diving, mountain climbing
Likes: Women with strong will, irrational promises
Dislike: Other than your himself, irrational promises
Natural enemy: Gilgamesh, Archer
Origin: Ireland
Nasu Kinoko & Takeuchi Takashi • Character Discussion
>The catalyst for Lancer's birth
Nasu: As with Berserker, Lancer's concept did not change much from old "Fate".
Takeuchi: I feel like Lancer was more tragic in old "Fate"... though I suppose he was quite tragic in this one as well.
Nasu: In old "Fate", Lancer had a Master who was more like Rin, so his role as the rival was a bit easier to grasp.
Takeuchi: Old "Fate" didn't have a character like Archer (Emiya), so Lancer filled the rival role instead. In old "Fate", Lancer was basically used as a gopher by a high-maintenance girl. I guess you could say he's had bad luck with women since those days.
Nasu: True enough.
Takeuchi: Who was Cu Chulainn's Master?
Nasu: He trained under Scathach, known for being as cool-headed and beautiful as she was aloof. She definitely didn't coddle him. By persistently challenging her to a fight, Cu Chulainn earned his place as her apprentice and was granted the use of Gae Bolg.
Takeuchi: I believe his Master in old "Fate" was based on Scathach. She left an impression on me because I felt bad for Cu Chulainn finding himself under the influence of another woman like that, even after death.
>Regarding Lancer's character design
Takeuchi: As Nasu mentioned earlier, Lancer's design concept hasn't changed much since the early days. His face in particular remains quite familiar.
Nasu: Especially his hairstyle, slicked back bangs hanging loose, and a ponytail.
Takeuchi: When I was designing Lancer's outfit, I asked Nasu about his concept and thought a bodysuit would go well with his character.
Nasu: Yeah, I think I asked for a bodysuit reminiscent of "Vampire Hunter D".
Takeuchi: I took that direction and ran with it. The final design does have a touch of sci-fi flavour to it, but my initial drafts were even more sci-fi.
Nasu: We had to tone down that sci-fi aspect to make him fit in better with the other characters. We couldn't have "Space Lancer 2004" running around.(laughs) Now that I think about it, Lancer's not the only blue character.
Takeuchi: Yeah, Saber's blue too... Why did we make Lancer blue, then?
Nasu: Blue's really the only colour that suits his concept, don't you think?
Takeuchi: Come to think about it, I've never seen a non-blue variation of Lancer. I guess it was also because he was clearly positioned as Archer's rival.
Nasu: The ancient rivalry between red and blue... As a side note, Gae Bolg was Lancer's Noble Phantasm in old "Fate" as well. When I was coming up with the abilities for it, I thought the notion of a battle between the "rules" laid out by Noble Phantasms would be a new and fun idea.
Takeuchi: Though it didn't work on Saber. (laughs)
Nasu: Haha, yeah. The sure-kill spear that didn't kill. That's the good old Gae Bolg for you. But that was the stage at which I figured out the true direction of "Fate". It wouldn't be about values and numbers, but a battle between concepts.
>The Noble Phantasm Gae Bolg
Nasu: A weapon that strikes with guaranteed fatal blows sounds like a total cheat, but I guess it doesn't sound as bad now since we were just talking about Berserker earlier. (laughs)
Takeuchi: Are there any limitations to the use of Gae Bolg, or is the True Name the only requirement?
Nasu: The Noble Phantasm will activate if Lancer is within spear-striking distance of his opponent. If his opponent has a high luck stat, the attack can still miss, though that is quite rare.
Takeuchi: So luck is the only way to dodge it?
Nasu: Yeah, I'd say so. Even if your agility was EX level, it wouldn't matter. The only reason why Saber survived Gae Bolg's strike was because her luck stat was high.
Takeuchi: I guess her precog ability helped too.
Nasu: I like to call it intuition. Add to that her B-level luck, and she was able to avoid fatal injury even though she still couldn't dodge the attack completely.
Takeuchi: Do you think it would hit Archer?
Nasu: Without a doubt. Archer knows that too, which is why he stays as far away from Lancer as possible. If Lancer ever got that look in his eyes and took the stance, Archer would backpedal like his life depended on it, because it would.
Takeuchi: I see... well, they do say discretion is the better part of valor. What about throwing Gae Bolg?
Nasu: Gae Bolg: Soaring Spear that Strikes with Death is purely destructive power.
Takeuchi: I guess it would be too much if Gae Bolg could strike the target's heart without fail when thrown as well.
Nasu: That would be an ability worthy of Lugh, Lancer's father... it might even be more powerful that Fragarach.
Takeuchi: Eternal Force Blizzard! Instant death. Something like that, right?
Nasu: Sounds about right. The legendary battles of ancient mythology were quite literally played out in god mode, after all.
>The message Lancer carries as a character
Nasu: I imagine most of us want to feel like we've lived a good life. That thought was at the forefront of my mind when I was writing for Lancer. In "hollow" he has a line where he questions the necessity of hating one's enemy. I feel like that sentiment sums up Lancer's personality. I guess you could say it's my version of the manga "Haguregumo", just not as... unique. (laughs)
Takeuchi: Or even Josuke Higashikata.
Nasu: I don't know... Josuke's a bit silly.
Takeuchi: What about Juuza of the Clouds, then?
Nasu: Juuza is supposed to be like the clouds, but in reality he's totally paralyzed. He's just forever dragging his feelings for Yuria around.
Takeuchi: His death was admirable, though.
Nasu: To elaborate further on Lancer, he's always been portrayed as a slender warrior. The design concept for him was a panther, with tight groupings of solid muscles.
Takeuchi: I always imagined Lancer with softer eyes, which may be why I always drew him with slightly heavy eyes that were angled downward. But then I saw that other artists always drew Lancer with extremely sharp eyes. I would never have realised my mistake if I hadn't noticed that.
Nasu: ...You're terrible (laughs)
Takeuchi: Yeah, I angled Lancer's eyes down for "Zero" before I checked the main game and remembered that his eyes were in fact angled skyward.
Nasu: Lancer's a truly hopeless character, isn't he? I mean, he died in an accident in Sakura's route... (laughs)
Takeuchi: How did he meet his end in Saber's route?
Nasu: He was defeated by Gil in the church basement. We didn't elaborate on this in the game, but Lancer was actually battling against Gil for half a day before he lost, so I think it's safe to say that Gil sustained some serious injuries in that encounter.
Takeuchi: I doubt many of the people who played the game spent much time thinking about that particular fight.
Nasu: Cu Chulainn is probably one of the top two greatest heroes in Irish Mythology. This may seem contrary to what I was saying about Berserker, but Lancer's agility and combat experience are enough to keep him alive even without some overwhelming super ability. Lancer is definitely a character based on the survivor archetype.
Takeuchi: Regardless of concept, as far as the story is concerned, Lancer was basically the bait in a giant dog fighting ring. Even the thrown Bolg was just there to make Aegis seem more impressive.
Nasu: Hey! Are you dissing Lancer!?
Takeuchi: I just think he was a very unfortunate character, all things considered. But I guess that's why the impression he left on me was something akin to clouds.ランサー - 魔槍を操る蒼き光の御子
Character Data 010
所属:言峰綺礼に仕えるサーヴァント
真名:クー・フーリン(幼名セタンタ)
性別:男性
身長:185cm
体重:70kg
イメージカラー:青
特技:魚釣り、素潜り、山登り
好きな物:気の強い女、無茶な約束
苦手な物:回りくどい方針、無茶な約束
天敵:ギルガメッシュ、アーチャー
出身:アイルランド
奈須 きのこ&武内崇 • キャラクター別対談
宝具であるゲイ・ボルクについて
奈須:相手のヒットポイント分のダメージを与える必中武器だなんて、どう考えてもチートです(笑)。 先にバーサーカーを語った後だからチート度が低いと錯覚してしまいますが。
武内:“ゲイ・ボルク”の使用に制限ってある?真名さえ開示すればかならず当たるんだっけ?
奈須:槍が届く距離の戦闘でタイミングさえ合ってれば、宝具(ゲイ・ボルク)は必ず発動する。でも相手の幸運の数値が高かったら、まれに外れる。
武内:ラックでしか回避できない?
奈須:あれはラックでしか避けられません。たとえ敏捷度がEXだったとしても無理です。“ゲイ・ボルク”の一撃に対してセイバーがギリギリで致命傷を避けられたのは、彼女の幸運が高かったからです。
武内:セイバーには先読みの能力もあるか。
奈須:“直感”ですね。彼女はそれにプラスして”幸運値”がBだから、完全には避けられなくても致命傷を免れることができた。
武内:アーチャーには当たる?
奈須:確実に当たる。アーチャーはそれを知っているから近づかない。もし目の前でランサーが本気で放つ気になって“ゲイ・ボルク”の構えに入ったら、もう必死で下がる下がる。 - ↑
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Scáthach's Interlude - Kill Me If You Can
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Fate/EXTELLA material - Cu Chulainn
- ↑ Fate/hollow ataraxia - 10/11 - Streets - Blue Panther vs Black Panther
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4
[] Fate/Grand Order - Berserker Profile Berserker (Cú Chulainn Alter) - Berserker
Illustrator and Voice actor
Illustrator: Shimadoriru
Voice Actor: Canna Nobutoshi
Parameters
Strength: A
Endurance: B+
Agility: A+
Mana: C
Luck: D
Noble Phantasm: A
Personal Skills
Divinity: C
Frenzy of the Faeries: A
Protection from Arrows: C
Battle Continuation: A
Class Skills
Mad Enhancement: EX (equivalent to C)
Noble Phantasm
Curruid Coinchenn
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Unit
Profile
The legendary warrior of the Ulster Cycle of Celtic mythology. A member of the Red Branch Knights and the strongest fighter of Ulster, he won his fame with his mastery of the invincible spear techniques taught to him by Scáthach, the ruler of the alternate realm called the Land of Shadows.
He has unusually taken form as a Berserker. Some factor of his summoning also caused all of his equipment to change and reversed his temperament. His expressions become cold, and the crimson demonic spear that is his Noble Phantasm has been mixed with darkness, overflowing with a foreboding aura.
Level 1 Bond
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 72 kg
Source: Ulster Cycle
Region: Europe
Alignment: Chaotic Evil
Gender: Male
His Rune Magic is used only to strengthen his body.
Level 2 Bond
Frenzy of the Faeries: A
The roar of Cú Chulainn awakens the spirits sleeping within the earth and crushes the will of enemy forces.
This mental interference causes a temporary decrease in STR and AGI in all enemies.
Level 3 Bond
The altered and twisted form of Cú Chulainn, summoned by Queen Medb's wish.
He reigned as the Mad King and brought chaos upon the land of America.
This is not what his berserker form is supposed to be in life, nor how he is supposed to be when summoned as a Berserker.
When receiving the backup from the Holy Grail, his power surpasses his Lancer or Caster form.
Level 4 Bond
Gouging Piercing Spear of Carnage — Gáe Bolg
Rank: B++
Type: Anti-army Noble Phantasm
Range: 5-50
Maximum Targets: 100
The homing demonic missile that is the proper Noble Phantasm of Cú Chulainn,
In his Alter form, it has increased power and effective range as he throws with such utmost strength that he breaks apart his own body.
This attack causes instant death in all enemy targets, in addition to dealing great damage if that does not take effect.
(By use of his Runes, he regenerates his flesh as he is throwing so he does not take any physical damage – though this does nothing for the enormous pain that he suffers.)
Level 5 Bond
Grinding Crunching Beast of Death Tusks — Curruid Coinchenn
Rank: A
Type: Anti-unit Noble Phantasm (Self)
Range: –
Maximum Targets: 1
The storm of Cú Chulainn's rage wraps around him like armour and temporarily takes form as the exoskeleton of the Curruid, the monster of the crimson sea, from which the demonic spear Gáe Bolg was made. Wearing this offensive armour raises his CON and also grants him EX rank STR.
While this Noble Phantasm is active, he cannot use Gouging Piercing Spear of Carnage.
Interlude
A Disaster-Class enemy found in Chapter Five.
At this point, since you are the main character, you might as well summon a certain Archer wearing a Mythological Mystic Code, and have the two of them fight in a mysterious space until the end of time.
So, how about it?クー・フーリン〔オルタ〕 - バーサーカー
イラストレーター・声優
ILLUST:
CV:
パラメータ
筋力: A
耐力: B+
敏捷: A+
魔力: C
幸運: D
宝具: A
保有スキル
クラス別能力
宝具
噛み砕く死牙の獣
ランク:
種別: A
キャラクター詳細
ケルト・アルスター伝説の勇士。
赤枝騎士団の一員にしてアルスター最強の戦士であり、異界「影の国」の盟主スカサハから授かった無敵の魔槍 術を駆使して勇名を馳せた。
通常とは異なりバーサーカーとして現界している。
何らかの要因によって全身の装備が変化し、
性格も反転。表情は冷酷、宝具である魔槍も黒混じりの赤となっており、禍々しい気配を湛えてい る。
アンロック条件: 絆レベルを1にすると開放
身長/体重:185cm・72kg
出典:ケルト神話
地域:欧州
属性:混沌・悪 性別:男性
ルーン魔術は己の肉体の補強のみに使用している。
アンロック条件: 絆レベルを2にすると開放
○精霊の狂騒:A
クー・フーリンの唸り声は、
地に眠る精霊たちを目覚めさせ、
敵軍の兵士たちの精神を砕く。精神系の干渉。
敵陣全員の筋力と敏捷のパラメーターが一時的にランクダウンする
アンロック条件: 絆レベルを3にすると開放
クー・フーリンが女王メイヴの願望によって
変転した姿。狂王クー・フーリンとして
アメリカの大地を食い荒らした。
生前の狂戦士状態ですらない、
本来のバーサーカーとはまた異なる姿での召喚。
聖杯のバックアップを受けていた時はランサー、あるいはキャスターの状態よりも強さでは上回っ ていた。
アンロック条件: 絆レベルを4にすると開放
『抉り穿つ鏖殺の槍』
ランク:B++ 種別:対軍宝具
レンジ:5~50 最大捕捉:100人
ゲイ・ボルク。
ホーミング魔槍ミサイル。
クー・フーリン本来の宝具。
オルタの場合は自らの肉体の崩壊も辞さないほどの全力投擲であるため、通常の召喚時よりも威力と有効範囲が 上昇している。
敵陣全体に対する即死効果があり、即死にならない場合でも大ダメージを与える。
(ルーン魔術によって「崩壊する肉体を再生させながら」投擲しているため、クーフーリンがダメージを受ける ことはない――途方もない苦痛を除けばだが)
アンロック条件: 絆レベルを5にすると開放
『噛み砕く死牙の獣』
ランク:A 種別:対人宝具(自身)
レンジ:─ 最大捕捉:1人
クリード・コインヘン。
荒れ狂うクー・フーリンの怒りが、魔槍ゲイ・ボルクの元となった紅海の怪物・海獣クリードの外骨格を一時的 に具象化させ、鎧のようにして身に纏う。
攻撃型骨アーマー。着用することで耐久がランクアップし、筋力パラメーターはEXとなる。
この宝具を発動している最中は『抉り穿つ鏖殺の槍』は使用できない。
アンロック条件:「」をクリアすると開放
第五章における災厄クラスのエネミー。
こうなっては主人公として神話礼装を
装着した某アーチャーを召喚し、お互いに
謎の空間で日曜朝から戦うべきではないかと
思うのだが、いかがだろうか。
第五章における災厄クラスのエネミー。
こうなっては主人公として神格礼装を装着した某アーチャーを召喚し、お互いに謎の空間で日曜朝から戦うべきではないのかと思うのだが、いかがだろうか。 - ↑ Fate/Grand Order material III - Cú Chulainn (Alter), p.224-233
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America, Section 20: North American Myth War (Middle)
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America, Prelude
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America, Section 19: North American Myth War (Beginning)
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 Fate/Grand Order material I: section on Cú Chulainn (Proto), translated by Master of Chaos at Beast's Lair.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 This reference needs to be fixed. Use "FGOSP1" instead of "Grand Order".