Grendel (グレンデル, Gurenderu?) is a monster appearing in the legend of Beowulf, appearing in Fate/Grand Order.
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BackgroundEdit
Beowulf fought and killed Grendel and Grendel's mother in life.[1][2]
AppearanceEdit
Grendel changes appearance in accordance to the situation.[3]
PersonalityEdit
Beowulf describes Grendel as an evil creature that plays with human lives, "the kind of evil that reveled in the meaningless slaughter of people trapped in their dwellings." He is not something that fights over territory or his own survival, but Grendel was simply just an evil being with both reason and intellect. Initially, he is unable to speak, but eventually gains the ability based upon speech in the memories of his opponents. Upon speaking, he exclaims he must commit acts of evil, as that is what makes him Grendel.[3]
RoleEdit
Fate/Grand OrderEdit
Grendel appears in the Rome Singularity after Beowulf is summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru, summoned along with Beowulf as an anomaly in the summoning process. This hinders Beowulf's usage of the Grendel Buster Noble Phantasm. Grendel is closely tied to Beowulf, having been the only monster in his life with "such fierce hatred and glory." Beowulf decides that he must kill Grendel due to it being a thing that should not be allowed to exist in the world.[3]
Grendel devours a castle's worth of humans after his summoning, the aftermath found soon after by Beowulf, Ritsuka, and Mash. Grendel attacks them in the form of a Chimera, but they drive him off. Detecting him with Hrunting, the group chases after Grendel, soon finding him in the form of a human soldier begging for help. Beowulf sees through the disguise with his sword, and they drive him off again. Beowulf warns Mash of his ability to appear as someone close to them, and they encounter him as Jeanne, Nero, and Drake. Grendel says he does not know why he was summoned, but that he will do what he must to kill them in a cruel way in cold blood.[3]
Upon defeating the three Servant bodies, Mash exclaims that even though they are fakes, the sensation of attacking them still disturbs her. Though it seems to be over, Beowulf warns them Grendel would not go down without a struggle. They find Grendel in a cave connected to the cellar of the castle, cornering him, and he makes a last attempt by turning into the dragon that killed Beowulf. They manage to defeat him, Beowulf telling him that Grendel is the one he wanted to meet the least. Grendel is confused that the dragon form proved ineffective, but Beowulf explains that he fears Grendel the most, and that the dragon was just what dealt the killing blow. He says the dragon did not frighten him, telling Grendel that he should have relied more on his own strength before fading away.[3]
AbilitiesEdit
Compared to the nameless dragon Beowulf faced, he feels Grendel is much more of a threat due to his intelligence. Compared to passive dragons that will not seek battle unless provoked, he considers Grendel as a "twisted monster who revels in evil." Upon being summoned, Grendel consumes human flesh and souls to gain more power and evil intent, slaughtering many to increase his power. Beowulf wants to kill him before Grendel obtains his perfected form.[3]
Grendel is a "protean creature" able to change his form depending on the situation, reading peoples' minds to gain information and transform into those his victims know. He is hard to detect due to that, so Beowulf makes use of Hrunting to track him. He can replicate armor and clothes, in reality hardened skin, and replicate weapons, which in reality are extensions of his claws and hair. He can split into multiple beings at once to attack.[3]
ReferencesEdit
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[] Fate/Grand Order - Berserker Profile [T] Beowulf - Berserker
Illustrator and Voice actor
Illustrator: Shimokoshi
Voice Actor: Kazuya Nakai
Parameters
Strength: A++
Endurance: A++
Agility: C
Mana: D
Luck: E
Noble Phantasm: A
Personal Skills
Berserk: A
Instinct: B
Battle Continuation: B
Class Skills
Mad Enhancement E-
Noble Phantasm
Grendel Buster: Primal Conflict
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
Profile
Beowulf is the protagonist of "Beowulf", said to be the oldest epic poem of English literature.
The setting of the epic poem amounts to south of modern Sweden to the vicinity of Denmark.
Level 1 Bond
Height/Weight: 186cm・81kg
Source: Beowulf
Region: Europe
Alignment: Chaotic Good Gender: Male
Has lost most of the merits and demerits from Mad Enhancement, and even mutual understanding by means of conversation is possible.
Level 2 Bond
- Mad Enhancement: E-
The very True Name of this hero is receiving the influence of the work berserker.
He possesses reason, and it is also possible to have a high grade conversation with him.
It is just to the degree of some ferocity being left, and there is no effect whatsoever to the parameters.
Level 3 Bond
This tale is composed by two parts; part one is the story about Beowulf proceeding to exterminate the giant Grendel together with fifteen of his subordinates, while part two portrays an aged Beowulf unfolding a mortal combat with a dragon, fifty years after.
Level 4 Bond
It has been said that the dragon who fought the aged Beowulf would amass treasures and spit out fire--
It could be said that its existence is like an archetype of the dragons that appear in fantasy stories.
The two swords he normally uses are also existence that can be called magic swords, but the true power of Beowulf does not lay there.
Level 5 Bond
The etymology of Berserker - one of the Servant Classes - is the berserk from Norse mythology, and it has been told that Beowulf's name also has its origins in this berserk.
However, he - who accomplished the feat of dragon slayer while retaining his reason even after having aged - does not display even a fragment of madness.
Interlude
That being said, since the Beowulf in this work has been summoned in his golden age, he is a battle-maniac by nature. Seems that, if he were to meet Achilles or Herakles, he would end up entering a mode of "there is no choice but to talk with our fists!"ベオウルフ - バーサーカー
イラストレーター・声優
ILLUST：下越
CV：中井和哉
パラメータ
筋力：A++
耐力：A++
敏捷：C
魔力：D
幸運：E
宝具：A
保有スキル
ベルセルク A
直感 B
戦闘続行 B
クラス別能力
狂化 E-
宝具
源流闘争
ランク：A+
種別：対人宝具
キャラクター詳細
ベオウルフは英文学最古の叙事詩と言われる『ベオウルフ』の主人公である。
叙事詩の舞台となっているのは現在の南スウェーデンからデンマーク近辺。
アンロック条件：絆レベルを１にすると開放
身長/体重：１８６ｃｍ・８１ｋｇ
出典：ベオウルフ
地域：北欧
属性：混沌・善 性別：男性
狂化のメリット及びデメリットはほとんど失われており、会話による意思疎通すら可能。
アンロック条件：絆レベルを２にすると開放
〇狂化:E-
この英雄の真名そのものがバーサーカーという言葉に影響を受けている。
理性はあり、高等な会話も可能。
多少の凶暴性が残っている程度であり、ステータスにも何ら影響はない。
アンロック条件：絆レベルを３にすると開放
物語は二部構成であり、第一部はベオウルフが十五人の部下と共に巨人グレンデルを退治に赴く話が、第二部は五十年後ドラゴンと死闘を繰り広げる老いたベオウルフが描かれている。
アンロック条件：絆レベルを４にすると開放
老いたベオウルフが戦ったドラゴンは、財宝を溜め込み、炎を吐き出すという――
ファンタジーに登場するドラゴンの原型とでもいえる存在である。
彼が通常利用している二つの剣も魔剣と呼ぶべき存在であるが、ベオウルフの真の力はそこにはない。
アンロック条件：絆レベルを５にすると開放
サーヴァントのクラスの一つであるバーサーカーの語源は北欧神話のベルセルクであるが、ベオウルフの名もまたベルセルクが由来であると伝えられている。
だが、老いてなおも理性を保ったままドラゴンスレイヤーを成し遂げた彼に、狂気はその片鱗すら浮かんでこない。
アンロック条件：「グレンデルの再臨」をクリアすると開放
とはいえ、本作におけるベオウルフは全盛期に召喚されたこともあり、根っからの戦闘狂。アキレウスやヘラクレスと出会うと「拳で語り合うしかねえ！」というモードに入ってしまうとか。 - Mad Enhancement: E-
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order material III - Beowulf, Pg. 144-153
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Fate/Grand Order - Beowulf, Interlude: Grendel's Second Coming
