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« For him, who wished for the happiness of everyone... ---- For his sake, I will kill you all. » |
| ( Rider.) |
PerseusWP (ペルセウスWP, Peruseusu?), Class Name Rider (ライダー, Raidā?), is the Rider-class Servant of Aro Isemi in the Second Holy Grail War of Fate/Prototype.
Profile[]
Identity[]
Perseus was the Greek hero known for killing the Gorgon Medusa with Harpe and later becoming the king of MycenaeWP. He is the son of Zeus, and the warrior most trusted by the gods at the time in the Greek world. He sought to challenge the monster to protect his fame and his mother, and traveled to the Shapelesss Island that holds those exiled by the gods in order to claim its head. He was granted five Noble Phantasms, probably the most ever granted to a single warrior in the history of Greece, by the gods, which include Harpe, winged sandals, a mirror shield, a helmet of invisibility, and Kibisis, a bag to contain the beast's head. He gathered as much information as possible, formed a strategy to use his equipment, and sought out to gain glory and become a true hero. He was completely fearless until arriving at the island, where just the nature of the island's barrier made him uncertain of victory despite having gifts from the gods. He quickly began to lose any feeling of glory, and simply wished to slay the creature as soon as possible so he could leave. He felt complete dread upon meeting the Gorgon, believing his promised glory to be useless and victory to be impossible even with the sacred relics.[2]
He used the mirror shield to keep from being petrified by the creature's eyes and the sandals to avoid its strikes, entering into a battle of attrition without any real chance of victory. He felt a true hero might be able to kill a creature that could be called a demon god, but felt someone who was still trying to prove himself had no chance. The only way for someone who still had human nature to defeat the creature was to allow it to encage itself in its own barrier by using Kibisis to reflect it back on its wielder. The beast, frozen upon suffering its own nightmare, was open to an attack from Harpe, and transformed back to the form of Medusa to allow her head to be taken.[2]
On his way back from defeating Medusa, Perseus visited the land of Aethiopia. There he found the princess Andromeda about to be sacrificed to a sea monster, Cetus, because her mother had enraged Poseidon. Perseus used Medusa's head to turn Cetus to stone and save Andromeda, and the two would fall in love. Perseus would later be confronted by Andromeda's former fiancé, PhineusWP, but defeated Phineus with Medusa's head as well. Perseus then returned to his homeland with Andromeda as his wife.[3]
Appearance[]
Rider has short wavy dark red hair and wears a gray mask with black markings to conceal his face and his identity, along with a black cloak.
At school he has stylish hair and yellow green eyes, and wears the navy school uniform with a white shirt, orange tie, and gray pants.
Personality[]
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« "I don’t have a wish for the Grail. |
| ( Rider.) |
In life, Perseus' wife Andromeda would occasionally see weary or sorrowful expressions on Perseus' face. They were subtle but noticed by her, in his smile or when he stared into the distance. Andromeda didn't understand what it was, but wondered if because he was a one-of-a-kind true hero blessed by the gods, he was seeking something. She felt that Perseus had a burden on his shoulders for being a lone hero.[4]
Perseus says that because he was always blessed, and that's why when he saw Aro's figure, he knew that he needed to save Aro from himself. He felt deep sympathy for Aro, due to his illness since he was bound to a hospital bed and therefore, he could not witness the outside world, Perseus decided that he will wish to heal Aro to see the Perseus constellation under the starry night sky. Perseus mentioned that he didn't actually feel alive, so it didn't suit the pain that Aro felt. When Aro dies, Perseus becomes fuelled by anger.
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« "I remember my anger till it was repulsive, at everything that couldn’t save you. ――――My anger melted muddily, with my honour, with my affection. " » |
| ( Rider.) |
Although he has sociable manners, is easily moved, and is a gentle hearted young man, he has the flaw that, once motivated to do something, he will not stop until he gives it his all and then some more. In this sense, he is also an anomaly. Once he decided to stain his hands with wrongdoing, he became capable of killing innocents with a gentle manner and smile.[1]
While he is the only one of the seven summoned Servants to not have had a tragic ending in life, he now welcomes gory deaths after the form of the boy, who wished only peace for everyone, has buried itself in his heart and drives him on his insane killing sprees. He never wipes away his smile when showing his true face, but he knows his actions are the opposite of what his Master wished. Even still, he has decided that he will kill again and again for the sake of his Master's happiness, all while showing a face streaked with bloody tears that will not stop.
He attends Ayaka Sajyou's school and disguises himself as a normal high-school boy, showing his two-faced nature. He is the popular boy of his class due to having a modern sort of beauty, getting along well with others, and being gentle. He portrays himself as an overall good youth who is polite, emotional, and easily gets teary-eyed. His fault can be said to be that he tends to overindulge in the things that he likes to the point that he consumes them all at once.[6]
Role[]
Fate/Prototype[]
Rider's Master is Aro Isemi a 10-year-old boy who was a victim of a "chimerization" experiment by the unknown antagonist of the last War. At the beginning of this War, he is entirely sustained by medical machinery. Rider hated Aro for being weak, but sympathized with his plight, and later became good friends with him. On the 7th day (the day the youth's life burned out), Aro used all his Command Spells, and made Rider fully incarnate, feeling that as Rider was someone who found happiness in life, his wish, the wish of a content man, will be a happy prayer to warm the heart of many. Moved, Rider fought alone for the one wish to resurrect his Master and grant him the happiness that a man should experience. His Master was the Third Master of the Holy Grail War and his Command Seal was located on the palm of his left hand, taking the form of a five-winged symbol.[5]
With this, Rider dons a mask and disguises as a Master, joining the carnage that is the Holy Grail War. He disguises himself as a student at the same high school as Ayaka Sajyou.
Later, Caster sieges the school by throwing it into an alien realm. Both Rider and Ayaka are under assault, but because Rider is somehow connected to Caster he is able to save both of them by covertly dismantling Caster's alien realm.
Rider later faces off with Saber, after the priest informs Saber and Ayaka that there are some disturbances in the industrial area.
Fate/hollow ataraxia[]
Perseus is the narrator for Medusa's past in Fate/hollow ataraxia. After Medusa tells the story of her death, she mentions that having her head used so casually by "an...adolescent..." angers her greatly. Shirou asks her to clarify, "You mean Perseus, right...?" and makes the point that he "can't call him a 'victim,' but it does sound like he got tricked into it." Medusa replies "I suppose so." and agrees that he was fooled by the gods.[2]
While she does mention that in any case, she saw him as a "mere mosquito" at the time, and that she does not feel any sympathy for him, Medusa does give him credit; "Personally, there is no way I could bring myself to like him. Nevertheless, he did become a fine character afterwards." However right after she said this, when Shirou asks what Perseus was like, she insults him by calling him a "successful Shinji."[2]
Other appearances[]
Perseus is mentioned to be one of the ten Servants who can be summoned by the Player in the prototype of Fate/strange Fake.
In Fate/Grand Order's Valentine's Day 2024 event, Perseus appears as a silhouette when Andromeda's backstory is shown.
Abilities[]
Rider owns a wide selection of Noble Phantasms of varying ranks, but he has a limit that allows him to use only one at a time.
- Harpe
- Winged sandals
- Mantle
- Mirror-shield
- Bellerophon - It is the same as Medusa's Bellerophon, a Pegasus-handling bridle.
- Kibisis
- As per legend, Kibisis contains the Gorgon's head that has been turned into Perseus's Noble Phantasm.[7]
He most often uses the mantle and a mask to hide his true form when acting as a Servant. The mask acts as a fake Master that supplies him magical energy. In order to obtain the magical energy, he has to kill over and over in order to eat the souls of people. He is given a physical form by his Master while on the verge of death in order to challenge Saber.[6]
Development[]
Creation and Conception[]
Perseus in Fate/hollow ataraxia, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.
The original Rider in Old Fate was to be Theseus, but it was changed to Perseus for Fate/Prototype.[8]
Perseus's design was changed between Fate/hollow ataraxia and Fate/Prototype.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6
[] Prototype material - CHARACTER Profile: Rider, p.040-041 Rider
- Addresses self as: “Boku”
- Servant Rank: Rank 5
- Strength: D+
- Endurance: E+
- Agility: B+
- Magic: B+
- Luck: A+
- Noble Phantasm: A B C D E
Comment from Takeuchi Takashi: When compared, a lot of spoilers appear. His design is quite rare, which I really like. When he’s wearing his school uniform, he’s an interestingly two-sided character.
Explanation: A Servant who lost his Master. Often dresses up as a student. Is in the same year as Ayaka. Has gentle looks, and at first glance is a trendy, nice looking man. Although he has sociable manners, is easily moved, and is a gentle hearted young man, he has the flaw that, once motivated to do something, he will not stop until he gives it his all and then some more. In this sense, he is also an anomaly.
Once he decided to stain his hands with wrongdoing, he became capable of killing innocents with a gentle manner and smile. His true name is that of a hero from Greek mythology, Perseus. Among the Servants, only he obtained an ending that wasn’t a “bad end”. Although he possesses numerous Noble Phantasms, he is restricted to only being able to use one at a time. The flying winged sandals, the mantle which changes its wearer’s appearance (in the myth it is a helmet), the mirror shield bestowed by Athena (radar, sonar), the serpent-hunting sickle Harpe (kills immortals), the bag that held the demon’s severed head, Kibisis (Mirrored bounded field), and finally the same pegasus’ bridle as in Fate/Stay Night (Bellerophon).ライダー
- 一人称:
- サーヴァント階位:
- 筋力:
- 耐久:
- 敏捷:
- 魔力:
- 運:
- 宝具:
Comment from Takeuchi Takashi:
Explanation: - Addresses self as: “Boku”
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fate/hollow ataraxia - 10/08 - Emiya's - Mirror of Kibisis
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Andromeda Profile
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Valentine's Day 2024: Beyond the Chocolate River - Chapter 7: At the End of the Chocolate River
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver Volume 3: Beautiful Mind Arc - Act 5 Part 3
- ↑ 6.0 6.1
[] Fate/Prototype Tribute Phantasm, p.024-025 - Rider Servant Rider
“…For him, who wished for the happiness of everyone—For his sake, I will slaughter you all.”
“The Holy Grail is excessive for the tastes of the magi. As a Heroic Spirit, I will use it correctly, the way it was meant to be used.”
A Stray Servant with no Master. His true name is the hero from Greek Mythology, Perseus. Though he is the only one of the seven summoned Servants to not have a “tragic end”, he welcomes gory deaths even as the form of the boy, who wished only peace for everyone, buries itself in his heart and drives him on his insane killing sprees. He owns a wide selection of Noble Phantasms, like the Sandals that fly through the air, the Mantle that changes the appearance of the wearer (a helmet in the myths), the bronze mirror shield that Athena gave him (equipped with radar and sonar), the snake hunting sickle Harpe (kills immortals), the bag that stores the head of monsters Kibisis (a mirror world type bounded field), and the familiar Pegasus-handling bridle from FSN, Bellerophon. He is the very person who killed FSN Rider (Medusa).
Armor and Mask: When acting as a Servant, Rider hides his true form behind a mask and a cape. This cape is a Noble Phantasm that can obscure the appearance of its wearer. Though Rider holds a large variety of Noble Phantasms, he has a limit that allows him to use only one at a time.
The Mask acts as a fake Master, supplying him with magical energy. In order to get enough magical energy, Rider has to kill again and again (most likely to eat souls so he can get power). His Master, on the verge of death, gave him a physical form, which he used to challenge Saber, but…
Usually, he disguises himself as a normal high-school boy in Rider’s class. He’s the popular boy of the class due to having a modern sort of beauty, getting along well with others, and being gentle. The scenes of him at school show his two-faced nature.
When showing his true face, Rider never wipes away his smile. In his heart, he knows this is the opposite of what the boy wanted, but for the sake of his Master’s happiness, he would kill again and again. What sort of expression is he showing on the face streaked with bloody tears that will not stop?Servant Rider
「......幸福な人々を望んだ彼の為に一君たちを皆殺しにする」
「魔術師風情に聖杯は過ぎたものだ。英霊である ワタシが、正しく、あるがままに使わせてもらう」 - ↑ Fate/Grand Order material IV - Gorgon, p.352-363, translated by castor212 at Beast's Lair.
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Character material p.12 - Discrepancies between the Old Fate and Fate/stay night Discrepancies between the Old Fate and Fate/stay night
Seven characters maintained the same character model they had in the Old Fate: Lancer, Assassin, Caster, Berserker, Archer (Gilgamesh), the sham priest, and the death punch teacher.
Lancer's Master was Ayaka's rival and a high-class lady like that one Miss Luvia.
Rider (Theseus)'s Master was a girl who, after suffering in the hospital from an incurable disease, passed away before the story started.
Berserker's Master was the classic irredeemable clergyman archetype who raped people immediately after defeating them.
Gilgamesh's debut scene would already expose to everyone that he's Gilgamesh, and the handsome Assassin, as stuck in the mountain gate then as he is now, would still introduce himself as "the Assassin Servant, Sasaki Kojirou".
Less relevantly, the sham priest and the death punch teacher knew each other because they were raised in the same orphanage. Laughs.旧FateとFateの相違点
旧Fateからキャラクター造形が変わっていない
のはランサー、アサシン、キャスター、バーサーカー、
アーチャー (ギルガメッシュ)、エセ神父と挟殺教師
の七名。
ランサーのマスターは綾香のライバルで某ルヴィア
っぽいお嬢様であり、
ライダー(テセウス) のマスターは病院で不治の病
に苦しんだ末にとっくに他界なされた女性だったり
バーサーカーのマスターは伝奇ものに相応しい、
した相手は即レイ×な外道牧師だっり、
アーチャーは初登場時から堂々とギルガメッシュと
して登場したり、アサシンは今も昔も山門で
アサシンのサーヴァント、佐々木小次郎」
などと名乗りを上げる伊達男だった。
余談だが、 エセ神父と撲殺教師はお互い孤児院の出
で旧知の間柄でした。 爆笑。