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Saber (セイバー, Seibā?) is the Saber-class Servant available to be chosen by Hakuno Kishinami in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War in Fate/Extra and Fate/Extra CCC. She is one of the Servants of Ritsuka Fujimaru of the Grand Orders conflicts of Fate/Grand Order. She is often called Red Saber (赤セイバー, Aka Seibā?) to distinguish her from other Sabers.[7]

Profile

Identity

Saber's True Name is Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus GermanicusWP (ネロ・クラウディウス・カエサル・アウグストゥス・ゲルマニクスWP, Nero Kuraudiusu Kaesaru Augusutusu Gerumanikusu?), the Fifth Roman Emperor. She had the reputation of a notorious tyrant whose rule was made up of schemes and poison as she oppressed all religious forces, especially Christians, and the Roman Senate during the period from 50 to 60 AD. It is believed in one theory that the Book of RevelationWP was written as a reaction against said oppression. She was regarded in the same light as the devil as the assumed Hebrew pronunciation of her name as an emperor, Nero Caesar being pronounced as "NRVN QSR", equates with the "Number of the BeastWP". This name and the "Beast of Babylon" refers to Rome itself and it is not an alias given to her as an individual.[6]

History

Nero's father was Gnaeus Domitius AhenobarbusWP, cousin of the Fourth Emperor, ClaudiusWP; and her mother, Julia Augusta Agrippina, was the younger sister of Emperor Caligula. Because Nero's father was considered to be a weak man, Nero was barred from succeeding to the throne. Agrippina eventually remarried to Emperor Claudius (Agrippina's uncle) and convinced him to adopt Nero as his heir, leading Nero down the path to becoming emperor by her own evil designs but started by her own mother's debauchery. Agrippina, through her plotting and manipulating, pressured OctaviaWP (Claudius's daughter and Nero's step-sister) to marry Nero. Nero's relatives resented her illegitimate birthright and relations became strain. Nero had more affection for the nameless masses than her relatives.

During her youth, Nero was revered as a very competent judge who brought in several important lawsuits with her fairness and efficiency, though Claudius had forbidden her from doing so due to her young age. Nero eventually succeeded her stepfather after Agrippina murdered Claudius in the year 54 AD, she was enthroned emperor at the age of seventeen, which would have been extremely difficult with her origins.

After claiming the throne, Nero gave out money to all citizens in celebration. She then abolished all indirect taxes. Predictably, the public adored Nero's generosity. Nero attempted to reform a depraved government and the corrupt senate, but her reforms were stalled and met with hostility. Conflicts with the senate erupted when Nero tried to unify the Roman Empire with some troublesome provinces. In contrast, Nero boasted tremendous popularity from the citizens, thanks to her generous policies; her care for diplomacy caused BritanniaWP's relations in Rome to improve during later years, essentially making her the person who built the opportunity for the legend of King Arthur to be born. She was also highly praised by Persia, which lead to Rome being considered "the country of Nero" by Persia after her death.

Neropoison

Nero being poisoned by her mother.

Nero had to bicker between a corrupt Senate and her predatory mother who made policies in self-interest. Agrippina only saw Nero as a tool to become the mother of the emperor. Conflicts with her mother became more pronounced at this time. As a result, Nero hired an assassin to end her mother's life before she could deal with a troublesome senate. But the assassination failed, and the only thing she could do was cut her mother down publicly, proclaiming that her own mother tried to poison her. The year was 59 AD, that was the year that Nero's reputation as a tyrant was cemented. Nero states that since that day, she has been afflicted with headaches. Nero suffered from chronic hysteria, a result from constantly using a silver cup. Nero had been poisoned as a child, so as not to defy her mother she was given the antidote in tandem. When her mother died, she also took the antidote with her to the grave, so Nero lapsed into a fevered delirium.

Nero's life then took a radical shift after her ascension. Nero's wife, Octavia, committed suicide. Her younger stepbrotherWP was murdered in order to secure her influence and then drove her sole mentor, the philosopher Seneca, to suicide. Seneca's death affected Nero deeply, she considered him a father figure. According to Nero, she told him that she would forgive himWP over and over again, but Seneca was skeptical of Nero's word and he ended his life in Nero's house. It pained Nero that Seneca disbelieved her words. Through her selfish actions, Nero was a monster to her relatives, but she boasted popularity with the masses.

Theater

Nero enjoying her theater.

She established the "Nero Festival" in 59 or 60 AD, which was an athletic conference that took after the Greek Olympics and happened once every five years. She opened three fields for music, gymnastics, and horse riding and openly participated in the events herself. During July 19, 64 AD., there was a large conflagration that occurred to the extent of reducing Rome to ashes. The victims were contained to a bare minimum thanks to Nero's swift and adequate response as an administrator, and she earned immense popularity with the citizens by thoroughly carrying out her subsequent pledges. These measures are highly praised as "effective measures that exhausted the bounds of human intellect" even by the many historians who criticize her. She later established the Domus Aurea theater designed by herself. She was eventually driven out of her position during a revoltWP in 69 AD, lead by VindexWP in GalliaWP. At first, Nero ignored the situation, perhaps she still trusted Vindex, the inciter of the rebellion. More likely she was suffering from despair and she wished for the situation to go away. Two years later, Vindex would incite another rebellion and by then the senate had enough with Nero. The senate was so displeased with Nero's mishandling of the revolt that they called her a traitor and she was forced to escape from Rome. Nero was convinced that her popular policies and her popularity with the people would protect her from being forced to abdicate the throne. However, the public was silent and they did nothing to protect her. The Roman people had abandoned her, after she had devoted so much for them. She acknowledges that she had made an error in judgement in relying on the people. Still, Nero did not resent them, instead she was saddened by their lack of uproar, "it was my greatest error to love them in a way that they could not understand."

She eventually decided to kill herself, though such an end was considered unsportsmanlike by her. She stopped herself many times, having cried about "how can such a magnificent artist disappear from this world?", but as those who betrayed her closed in she quoted a line from Homer's Iliad, "Hark, now strikes on my ear the trampling of swift-footed coursers!", before finally stabbing her own throat with a knife. After Nero's suicide, a soldier delicately wrapped a cloak around Nero's body, "too late. This is fidelity," Nero said. Those were her last words.[6][8]



Appearance

Saber is a blond-haired young girl of short but curvy stature with pale skin, yellow-ish blond hair with intake and bright lime green eyes. She dresses in a revealing red and white dress with long poofy sleeves, a transparent front, leotard, and knee high golden armored boots. Saber normally ties her long, flowing hair into a complex bun. She has a great resemblance to another Saber, King Arthur, though there is no blood relationship between them. King Arthur was said to be a fusion between two individuals, one of whom was the Roman general Artorius so there is some form of a link.[9] Self-styled, cross-dressing beauty.[3] She appears in a Santa outfit as Saber Santa (セイバーサンタ, Seibā Santa?) in the second TYPE-MOON MOVIE Ace 2nd episode.

  • Ball Dress of Rose (薔薇の舞踏服, Bara no Butōfuku?) is the default dress that Saber wears. Who typically appears dressed in a military-styled red dress with a translucent portion in the front of the lower skirt. She claims the dress itself is not see-through, but rather she is letting people see.
  • Bondage Bridal Gown (束縛の花嫁衣装, Sokubaku no Hanayome Ishō?) is Saber's Bride outfit in Fate/Extra CCC earning the nickname of Bride Saber (嫁セイバー, Yome Seibā?).[7] With a whole new get-up, the emperor of roses wrapped herself in a pure white outfit. Due the exchange of outfit, her tension has also changed and her combat-styled underwent a variation from its original condition. Even her favorite sword - Original Fire - has read the mood and converted its blade from red to silvery snow.[10]
    • Unshackled Bridal Gown (解放の花嫁衣装, Kaihō no Hanayome Ishō?)
  • Modern costume of Crimson (深紅の現代衣装, Shinku no Gendai Ishō?) is Saber's modern frilly short dress. In Takeuchi original design, she had black stocking.
  • Red lightning (あかいいなずま, Akai Inazuma?) is a sling bikini type costume.
  • Mythology Mystic Code of Emperor (皇帝の神話礼装, Kōtei no Shinwa Reisō?) is Saber's last costume.


Personality

Saber has a haughtiness that seems to more than compensate for her short stature, overlapping much with the personality of Gilgamesh.[11] She refrains from asking how privileged Hakuno feels by summoning her, and grants them the honor of being her Master. She feels that, as her Master, they can be allowed to act as her equal without having to use honorifics. Often when given the choice to answer to her, only a single affirmative choice is offered rather than allowing for a negative response. She believes that anything she does must be perfect down to the smallest detail, such as a number of flawless victories to make her feel on top of the world after displaying perfection in her swordplay. If Hakuno denies to be her Master, she claims she cannot understand what they are speaking about, believing it to be some form of Oriental humility. She refuses to accept the answer, and declares that her tolerance allows for a single mistake from them. When recounting the Servant Classes, she names some, and then claims that the rest are not of any importance. Only the Saber class has any worth, and as it is known as the best of the classes, it should be obvious that she is Saber.

Saber has a different definition for love as she understood it. According to her, her type of love was selfish. When she gave it, she expected something in return for it was not unconditional. To Saber, the more tender type of love was foreign and incomprehensible. She acknowledges that she has a different value system than the people. Nero's love burnt out offering and devoting everything. Her passion burned brightly, without regards to permanence. Nero loved her citizens as she thought was right. But, the love her citizens proffered was different, and the difference invited Nero's fall. Saber regrets that she could not share in the love that the masses embraced so naturally. Because she could not express her love in a way that can be understood, she did not receive love in return, "while this woman could love more than any other person, she could not experience the joy of being loved. Her lavish expressions of love were not enough to satisfy her people." The thought of dying without anyone loving her could be one of the reasons why she hesitated pushing the dagger into her own throat.

She identifies herself as being short, but claims it does not matter in determining superiority. As she does not mind it, she firmly believes others should also not mind as well, and declares that no comments about her height, especially the terms petite or short, should be made. She finds being addressed as "princess" to be an insult because she is a grown woman, and instead prefers to be addressed as empress by her enemies.

She gives off the impression of a valiant young man in crimson, and she has a masculine bearing and tone of voice, leading Hakuno to think she may have been raised like a boy. She acknowledges that the reason she wears men's clothes is not that she is trying to project an imperial image, but because she actually enjoys wearing men's clothes. While her brusque attitude and gallant actions would imply that she values valor above all, she actually identifies her core as a maiden due to her adoration for beauty. She still does not allow gender to sway her preferences, and believes the true orientation of her soul to be half and half. Firmly routed in the middle of the two genders, she personally finds her ability to go either way admirable. She becomes attracted to Hakuno regardless of their gender, and eventually even declares her love for them.

She often refers to her Master as Praetor, which was a title granted by the government of Ancient Rome to men acting in one of two official capacities: the commander of an army or an elected magistrate. She comes to develop feelings for Hakuno, and discloses her true identity to them for that reason. She is worried about the negative connotations that come with her identity, and does not mind if she is called a tyrant or the Whore of Babylon by them. Even if she is disliked, she will simply work hard to become worthy of Hakuno's love and take their heart. While she claims to be able to endure the pain, she looks like a child who is trying really hard not to cry while stating it.

Arts

She feels she is an artist before an emperor, truly thinking that she is the pinnacle of the arts and "an artist who rivals the god of arts ApolloWP." Citing it as her true calling, she boasts various accomplishments, such as writing and singing songs, painting, sculpting, writing, fashion design, architecture, acting, and metalwork. She cherishes the theater the most, but still prides herself on the rest of her works. She feels that only through art can she express what she feels, as she finds it difficult to do so in a normal way. It was said that in her final hours that she expressed her anguish that an artist such as herself had to die. Her main concern was that her act of suicide was punishing the public by having "such a magnificent artist disappear from this world." She is sensitive to praises and can be quite easy to manipulate when flattered.[6]

She claims to have been popular, citing a small girl laying a crown of flowers upon her head after returning from a triumphant battle even though that has all to do with her being an emperor. She acknowledges that not all of her works were masterpieces, but thinks some of them were quite good. She knows that not many people appreciated or understood her artistic talents, but simply suggests that her critics were not advanced enough to understand her artistic vision. She claims she mastered it all in the name of art, so even if no one valued them, she was satisfied just having them made. She was able to express her love for her people through her works. She eventually decided that no one understands genius, so, having grown accustomed to the public lacking understanding in her art, decided that faith in herself is enough.

Despite her "humility", she does not like to be criticized, and will go to great lengths to protect her artistic integrity. They were panned by her friends, and she was once told, "We are friends and I support your government, but I cannot understand eighty percent of your art!" by her dear friend TacitusWP. She almost murdered him in an outburst of rage afterward, but managed to stop herself. She would often perform for the masses at her Domus Aurea, but spectators would frequently leave midway through her performances. She was so enraged by this obvious act of disrespect that she ordered all entrances to the theater to be sealed, forcing the audience to sit through her entire performance until the final curtain fell.

She praises beauty above all, stating that "Beautiful young boys are good. Beautiful young girls are better. My singular preference is beauty!" She greatly expresses a desire to fight Greek Heroic Spirits like Atalante, because of their beauty. She has a certain fixation on Heracles, causing her to create a legend after publicly strangling a lion with a rear naked chokeWP in an attempt to emulate him by reenacting his exploits. While she was trying to prove her own might was as great as that of Heracles, her citizens were left unimpressed by the display and attempting to view Heracles as a rival causes the protagonist to think of her as a megalomaniac. She felt the achievement could potentially have been surpassed by Hakuno if they had been in a public coliseum upon defeating a large number of rare enemies. She likes beautiful speech, commenting that Hakuno speaks with few, but beautiful words when she was first summoned, either that or she is greatly unconcerned with their laconic speech.

Emperor

Her characteristic anecdote is that she was an administrator for the citizens. She believes herself that she was a tyrannical emperor who injured the lives of many and met an ugly end. She does not deny that is the truth of her rule, but she is not ashamed of it either. While she has regrets about her life and moments where she went too far, she feels all that matters is that she was true to herself in everything. She is not one to cave to others' assessments, but she values the opinions of Hakuno.

She doesn't like to be directly called a tyrant, even by her Master, and while the assertion is true, she would rather be thought of as an earnest emperor incapable of separating business and pleasure. It makes her slightly angry, but she quickly calms down once her position is understood. She claims that even a poorly regarded emperor is still an emperor, and that she will defend her Master proudly as the best of Servants. Due to her legend, others, such as Gawain, refer to her as the "Whore of Babylon" (バビロンの妖婦士, Babiron no Yōfushi?) as an insult.

She has great pride in herself and her actions. Even though she does not wish to give her name, simply being asked about it brings her great happiness. She claims that it is the pleasure of those with regal natures to dignify the queries of those around them with answers, and gets so caught up in the mood that she almost gives her birth name without even thinking about it. She feels that she must always speak with the air of an emperor, speaking according to her parents' expectations of her in childhood and how she was raised. She was never allowed to speak plainly since leaving childhood, and speaking casually would be denying what she has become, throwing away all that to which she has devoted herself. While doing so would allow her to regain her humanity, she speaks with certainty that such a day had never occurred and will never come.

She lived a luxurious lifestyle. She voices her disappointment over the scenery of the underwater arena, exclaiming that view it offers simply looks too much like the aquarium she owned during life. She has no direct interest in monetary gain, but admires the trappings of wealth and believes that treasure cannot be ignored.

Role

Saber by a Hair's Breadth

Sabergame

Saber in the bath.

Saber by a Hair's Breadth (セイバー危機一髪, Seibā Kiki Ippatsu?) is a promotional flash game set during Saber's life. Wishing to take a bath after working up a sweat, she has an unnamed Roman soldier heat it for her. While he initially gets it right, he quickly breaks the oven and overheats it, causing him to run in after hearing her shouting and see her in the bath. She doesn't have any issues with him viewing her, and instead, asking if she fascinates him, comments that he must have a heart that admires beauty. She asks about his particular likes, and says that, as long as he has no wicked thoughts, that she will forgive him.

There is no need for her to run away or hide as his emperor, so she even offers to model for him. After she gets out of the bath to do so, the soldier faints from embarrassment, causing Saber to have him taken out. She chides him for causing her trouble, but says there is nothing wrong with having the spirit to admire beauty. Commenting that they would have gotten along, she says they may meet in another time and place, and says she will leave things to him at that time.[12]

Fate/Extra

Saber is one of the selectable Servants in Fate/Extra along with Archer and Caster. However, in the first place, there isn’t a Master to be found who would summon her. Her true name corresponds to great evil in a certain religion, and the end of her life was a miserable one. Just as much as she is an emperor, she is also an artist with unshakable faith in her own genius, and the only absolute justice to her is “beauty.” Whether ally, enemy, her citizens, or herself, she will not love anything that does not fit into that category. That holds true even for a Master. For sure, she will never obey someone she finds unseemly. There’s no magus who would want to make use of a weapon who judges matters based on something like “beauty.” Contracting with this Heroic Spirit is simply too risky.[7]

« ...Well, that’s only natural. Magi are clever and calculating creatures; certainly not fools who would entrust their lives to me. »

(Saber)

And so she spent her days in ennui in the Moon Cell's Throne of Heroes. Though she gets lonely, her pride overcame that. She decided not to settle for just anyone, planning on only contracting with a genius of her level. And so, at the end of another round of preliminaries. Just when she was about to leave, thinking that there was no one to call her this time either, she heard a faint voice. When she turned, she saw a nameless someone who, despite being on the verge of death, still fought to stand. Someone who was not strong, had no outstanding talent and wasn’t even a proper wizard. But Saber saw a kindling that twinkled like a star in the night, a kindling that refused to fade. Instantly, she rushed forward. What she had in her chest was not sympathy for that someone, but anger against the high heavens. She knew that it was the way of the world for the weak to remain weak and perish, their prayers to no avail. Precisely because she knew this, she couldn’t stand for it. What kind of heaven would ignore such powerful will? Even in the death throes, that nameless one chose not to give up but to fight. Rather than answering summons, Saber had come to the place of selection of her own volition. While groaning inwardly at the offering up of herself that she had disliked so, she speaks to the nameless soul.[7] She first appears upon hearing Hakuno Kishinami will to continue striving to live. She admires and respects their attempt to embrace the fear of death and fight on regardless of the fate that may await them. Deciding that she will hear it even if the world doesn't, she exclaims their destiny begins right at that moment.

« Answer me————are you my Praetor(Master)? »

(Saber talking to Hakuno)

She finds their first fight together against the effigy to be unsatisfying given how long she had waited for such a moment. After explaining the details of the Holy Grail War, she says she will keep her identity a secret for the time being to avoid having enemies find out. She will eventually reveal it as she gets to know them more. She turns the private room into her audience chamber to answer any grievances they may have for her.

They face Shinji Matou and Rider in the first week. She hates Shinji, and compares him to a talking rat. Once they finally reach the battle, she finds the Coliseum to be lacking, as it bears little resemblance to the Roman Coliseum and lacks even a single spectator. She believes she has to make up for the tackiness of the stage with a brilliant display of bravery. After Shinji and Rider's defeat, she claims that she wanted to hang Rider, but chooses to drop her ill will after she comes to feels pity for her instead.

After the battle, she comforts Hakuno over their feelings towards Shinji's death. She understands the need to lament over Shinji's death even if their friendship was only brief. While someone like Rin will abandon her civility to be emotionless towards the deaths of others, she claims that she won't do such a thing. She has come to like Hakuno even more after their recent ordeals though she is unsure of the exact reason.

She likes those who are kind, and while their tears have no beauty in them, she is still moved by them nonetheless. She encourages them to forge onward towards the end of the Grail War. The stronger wish is not that which triumphs in the end, but rather the wish that is more beautiful. Their wish may be a small and frail seed, but it will blossom beautifully by the end as long as they keep winning and let resolution bloom in their mind.

After the second round begins, she is wary of Dan Blackmore due to his great experience and Hakuno's lack of motivation. She dislikes Archer's style of battle, as she prefers direct combat and hates those who attack from the shadows without any refinement. She thinks his actions lack any beauty, and takes a particular dislike for his poisons, only for the fact that she thinks he could have used better ones.

She suggests that Archer and Dan cannot communicate soul to soul, so their defeat lies in observing the differences in their philosophies. She prefers Hakuno, who only relies on willpower rather than ability or philosophy, and she entrusts herself to it without question.

Last Encore

Saber was seen fighting against Saver, but she was overwhelmed and defeated by Saver.[13]

She was summoned by the male Hakuno Kishinami and Saber defeats the petrified, deteriorated and unrecognizable effigy of Archer.[13]

The pair enter the Moon Mile Ladder. As they wait for it to reach the first floor, Hakuno is slightly shocked when she decides to join him in the bath, unconcerned about being seen naked by a man. Slightly confused by his amnesia and ignorance of his situation, she explains the nature of their world and of the Holy Grail War, and becomes impressed when he agrees to fight despite the risk of dying. She tells Hakuno she will tell him her true name when the time is right.

When they reach the first floor, she becomes shocked that instead of a battlefield, it is a festive city, though she becomes taken in by the sights. The pair tour the city and eat at a cafe. At a bar, they meet a woman whom Saber mistakes for a Master and tries to challenge her to a fight, but the woman explains that all the Masters gave up their Servants to be able to live on this floor in peace, which upsets Saber. Outside, they are surrounded by women in police uniforms, which excites Saber as she explains she is attracted to both pretty boys and pretty girls.

The women take them to the mayor's office. Shinji Matou reveals himself as the mayor and explains that he has suspended the Grail War and created an area of peace, with NPCs to tend to a Master's every need. He invites Hakuno to become a citizen, as long as he gives up Saber. Saber becomes slightly scared when Shinji says the Servants become "recycled" for raw materials and energy, but Hakuno refuses the offer. Enraged, Shinji separates the pair with a firewall and summons Darius III, Fergus and Leonidas, explaining that he decided to save a few of the Servants and reformat them as Berserkers. Saber fights them while telling Hakuno, who is being attacked by the police women, to stay alive until she can reach him.

After dodging and parrying their attacks, she tricks them into breaking a hole in the firewall and reaches Hakuno, who passed out after defeating the police women. Rin Tohsaka arrives on a flying motorcycle and calls out to her, so she picks up Hakuno and jumps on the cycle to escape. Rin takes them to her apartment and treats Hakuno's injuries. When he wakes up, Rin gives them both mana-replenishing drinks and explains how Shinji came into power and suspended the Holy Grail War, thanks to a strange circle in the sky called Chakravatin disrupting SE.RA.PH.'s influence. Offended by the very notion of disrupting the Grail War, Saber accepts Rin as an ally in taking Shinji down.

The next day, Rin helps the two sneak into the mayor's office before staying behind to fight the Berserkers. They take the elevator and are shocked to arrive in a school setting. They find Shinji, who accepts their challenge and floods the city before calling upon Rider to fight her. She leaps from place to place, dodging Rider's gunfire and cannons from the Golden Hind, but is eventually knocked into the water. She finds a sunken ship and tries to take control of it with Imperial Privilege, but runs low on mana and starts to drown. Hakuno dives down to her and kisses her to restore her energy.

She rises from the water and reveals she figured out Rider's true name is Francis Drake, and Drake congratulates her. Saber takes control of the sunken ship and rams the Golden Hind with it, distracting Drake long enough to board the ship. She then charges Drake and impales her when Drake runs out of bullets. Saber looks on as Drake, Shinji, and Hakuno exchange some final words before Drake and Shinji die. After they die, the city reverts to ruins and Saber remarks that this was what the first floor was supposed to look like. The Moon Mile Ladder arrives to take them to the second floor, and Rin joins them.

She and Rin bathe together and she asks Hakuno to join them, but he declines. Rin marvels on how they seem to be underwater, and she explains there is an ocean between the first and second floors. She gets up and walks into the main room wearing only a ribbon and comments on Hakuno's willingness to fight despite having no real motivation, and says they will discover what he really wants in time.

They arrive on the second floor in what appear to be ruins in a forest. Almost immediately, they are shot at by a sniper. She effortlessly deflects the bullets, then runs with Hakuno to the cover of the forest. Hakuno amazes her by being able to tell the sniper was in a tower in the distance, and thanks her for all the times she saved his life. She says he should smile more often, and that no matter what happens, he should appreciate all the beautiful and fun things in life. Archer attacks them, angering her for interrupting her time with Hakuno. When Archer spreads a poisonous mist, she tells Hakuno to run as she deflects arrows from the concealed bowman. Archer taunts Hakuno on not having a real motivation to fight, which angers Saber as she tells him to stop hiding and fight her head on. She is eventually hit in the chest, which weakens her even as she pulls the arrow out. Hakuno uses a Command Spell to increase her power, allowing her to ignite her sword and destroy several arrows and trees at once, but the effort weakens her enough that she drops her sword.

Just as Archer fires another volley of arrows, Rani VIII arrives and destroys the arrows with magic, forcing Archer to retreat. Rani VIII takes them to her cabin and treats her wound. Around this time, Saber and Hakuno suddenly realize Rin is not with them and have no idea where she is. She finds Rani VIII familiar, but the woman claims they have never met before. The woman explains that she lost her Servant and that Archer's Master had been murdering every Master who came before them. Saber is exhausted and goes to sleep, bidding Hakuno good night.

The next morning, Hakuno is depressed and worried after learning from Rani that it is currently the year 3020 instead of 2020 like he thought. She tells him not to worry about such things, as she personally does not care what time period she is in. Rani tells them about how Archer's Master Dan Blackmore had previously lost and is not an actual participant in the Holy Grail War. The two had been killing every Master and Servant that came before them in a futile attempt to ascend to the third floor. Rani also explains that Archer is Robin Hood, and that his arrows are poisoned and he can detonate the poison at will after dropping his invisibility. The three form a plan where Saber will engage Robin while Hakuno and Rani head to the tower in Rani's motorcycle.

Saber admires the motorcycle as they put the plan into action. Saber battles Robin, boasting that Robin may be famous for stealing from the rich, but he will lose to her, the formerly rich. She calls him out on needlessly murdering the Masters when they will gain nothing from it. Robin retorts that all Dan has is his pride in battle, and he will not deny his Master. She eventually gets shot in the arm and Robin tries to detonate it, but she deliberately bleeds out the poison, using her Thrice-Setting Sun ability to survive the blood loss. She then mortally wounds Robin, who peacefully remarks that Hakuno had defeated Dan as well, prompting her to hurry to him.

The second floor starts to fall apart with Dan's death. The Moon Mile Ladder arrives and gives them two minutes to get in. Hakuno wishes to retrieve Rani, who had been wounded and left in the forest, but Saber tells him to leave her behind, as they have no time and Rani had earlier wished to stay. Hakuno reluctantly leaves Rani behind and they enter the Moon Mile Ladder, which ascends to the third floor as the second floor is destroyed. Inside, they find Rin, who remarks that Rani got what she wanted even in death. Annoyed, they ask where she had been.

The third floor features a strange forest. Saber traverses the floor alongside Rin and Hakuno. Unlike them, Saber does not experience any strange visions. The floor appears to be abandoned except for a monster that attacks the trio sometime after their arrival. Once Saber kills it, however, the day is reset, leading Rin to deduce that the monster is the Floor Master's Servant. A second encounter with the monster leads to the monster's permanent defeat and the trio are able to leave the floor.

The fourth floor, in Saber's own words, isn't even worth mentioning and she and Hakuno successfully go through it.

The fifth floor is guarded by Julius B. Harwey and Li Shuwen. Saber recalls fighting the pair and winning, but it took a lot of luck. Saber tries to take on Li Shuwen for a time. When Rin comes to her rescue, Saber opts to leave Rin to deal with Li Shuwen while she goes to help Hakuno fight Julius. However, Saber finds her Master badly injured and demoralized. Before Julius and Li Shuwen can kill them, Rani appears and rescues them.

It turns out that Julius had revealed Hakuno's true identity to him, revealing to him that Hakuno is not the same Hakuno Kishinami that was Saber's previous Master, but a amalgamation of dead Masters known as a Dead Face. Saber is not at all bothered by this revelation and encourages her Master to accept who he is, something she had done for her previous Master in the past. Saber willingly tells Hakuno her real name so she can utilize her Noble Phantasm.

Upon their rematch, Saber easily defeats Li Shuwen by using her Noble Phantasm. Hakuno, or HAKUNO, also defeats Julius by himself. The two then proceed to the next floor.

On the sixth floor, Saber discovers that Rin and Rani have been trapped in an endless battle between their copies, and the two had lured HAKUNO to their floor in hopes of being freed from their misery. HAKUNO manages to revive Rin while Rani perishes.

On the seventh floor, Saber re-encounters Gawain, the Servant of Leonardo B. Harwey. Gawain chooses not to fight Saber or her allies and offers the trio a drink instead. Saber later asks permission to pick a flower from the garden. When HAKUNO decides to meet Leo, who had gone into a slumber centuries ago, Gawain leads the trio up the mountain. Along the way, Saber leaves the flower on the spot where her former master, Hakuno Kishinami, had died, and apologizes for leaving her alone for so long.

When Leo awakens, he instantly recognizes Saber and refuses the trio an easy passage to the final floor. He orders Gawain to attack Saber. Gawain uses his Noble Phantasm and successfully sends both Saber and HAKUNO plunging back down to the first floor. The two survive the fall thanks to HAKUNO and using a special item, are able to teleport back to the seventh floor and resume the fight with Gawain, who is defeated the second time round by Saber.

Leo and Gawain accept defeat and allow Saber and HAKUNO to travel to the final floor, where they encounter Twice and discover he too is a Dead Face. A battle ensues between Saber, HAKUNO, Rin, Leo and Gawain vs Twice and Saver's Chakravartin. Leo and Gawain sacrifice themselves to buy Saber time to destroy Chakravartin. Saber is successful, and having used the last of her strength, Saber is ready to die until HAKUNO appears. HAKUNO promises not to leave her all alone, much like how Hakuno had promised not to let Saber die alone. Saber opts to give her sword to HAKUNO so he can enter the core of the Moon Cell, where he will reset everything at the cost of his own life. Saber fades away shortly after her Master accomplishes his goal.

Medical Play and Saber

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Saber while sick.

Medical Play and Saber (セイバーとおいしゃさんごっこ, Seibā to Oishasangokko?) is a promotional flash game for Fate/Extra CCC. Hakuno helps Saber while she is sick, first checking that her temperature is at 39°C. She remarks on having had no appetite, though Hakuno offers to feed her rice porridge to her joy. Eating proves to make her feel better, but she is drenched in sweat. Having not had a bath recently, Hakuno wipes down her body until she feels better. Before she can take the time to fully rest and recuperate, the time spent with her causes Hakuno to also fall sick, and she claims that it is her turn to care for them and provide a special lullaby. After the story, Saber promotes Fate/Extra CCC and mentions that the game had absolutely nothing to do with the main game.

Fate/Extra CCC

In the prologue, Hakuno hears Saber's voice who begs Hakuno to wake up and remember her, but Hakuno has no memory on who the voice belongs to. Once Hakuno is devoured by BB's shadows, Hakuno once again hears Saber's voice and reaches out to her. Saber breaks the barrier to save Hakuno and took Hakuno to the new school. When she reached to the Far Side of Moon Cell, she wore her new costume "Saber Bride."

In Chapter bad end, BB separates Hakuno from Saber. Hakuno travels to the World of Logo to search for her. Hakuno eventually regains Saber, unseals her noble phantasm and they both face BB's shadow Requiem.

She develops a rivalry relationship with Elizabeth. In chapter 7 Hakuno enters inside Saber's Innercore Harmonics. Hakuno temporary formed a contract with Elizabeth, they fought against the Zero Model of Saber.

In Saber's ending, Hakuno returns to the Moon Cell Holy Grail War as seen in Fate/Extra. Before Hakuno gets deleted, Saber saves Hakuno from the process, intending to keep their promise to get married. She activates Aestus Domus Aurea, which takes the form of a church and Saber appears in a wedding dress.

Fate/Extella

In Fate/Extella, Saber and Hakuno are the winners of the Moon Cell Holy Grail War. Her main party consist of herself, her adjutant Nameless, Gawain, Cú Chulainn, and Li Shuwen.

Flame Poem

Greeting the newly awakened Hakuno, Nero becomes concerned about their health upon seeing their troubled face. She then dramatically reintroduces herself but becomes concerned again when they remain confused. Nero expresses her regret of letting Hakuno go to the Moon Cell core alone, and asks what transpired there as they slept for an entire day upon returning. However, Hakuno doesn't remember, so Nero takes them to her room to help them feel more relaxed. She then reexplains the Moon Cell and the basics of the Holy Grail War, and how they were victorious in the war. Afterwards, Nero tells Hakuno to rest before explaining things further. Before falling asleep, they ask Nero about the ring on her finger; she reveals it as the Regalia, the symbol of their victory and sovereignty in SE.RA.PH.

The next day, after greeting the now well-rested Hakuno, Nero tells them that she'll guide them through SE.RA.PH. Before that though, she introduces her generals: Nameless, Gawain, Cú Chulainn, and Li Shuwen. She then orders her generals to go to their posts before preparing to depart with Hakuno. Before leaving however, Cú Chulainn asks her why Hakuno sits on throne instead of her since she wears the Regalia. Nero answers that her current obligations on the front lines for the reason Hakuno sits on the throne in her place and that her rule is thanks to their victory in the Holy Grail War. Afterwards, she shows Hakuno how SE.RA.PH. is reshaping itself, and advises them that the rules are different as Hakuno will be targeted as much as her. Enemy Attack Programs then spawn; Nero explains they're after Hakuno before going to fight them. Nero becomes shocked when Hakuno is absorbed into the Regalia after they expressed their desired to aid her in battle. As she continues to defeat the enemy programs, Nero eventually encounters Elizabeth Báthory, the leader of the invasion. Elizabeth escapes however, commanding the programs to attack Nero, who goes on to defeat them and later Elizabeth. After suppressing Elizabeth's invasion, Nero decides to take Hakuno to her room to treat them after they're suddenly assailed by pain. However, they are confronted by Tamamo no Mae, who Nero explains had aided Hakuno in the war but schemed to take the Holy Grail for herself. Nero then becomes shocked that Tamamo also possesses the Regalia and even more so when she sees another Hakuno. She asks Tamamo why there are two Hakunos, but Tamamo doesn't answer instead declaring herself ruler of SE.RA.PH. and declares war.

Returning to her throne, Nero uses the Regalia to survey all of SE.RA.PH. to confirm that Tamamo had conquered half of SE.RA.PH. She then attempts accessing the Moon Cell core to get more information about the other Regalia and Hakuno, but is denied much to her frustration. Archimedes then appears and introduces himself as the system engineer, and reveals an unknown being attacked Hakuno at the core. He continues that the attack had divided the Regalia, which caused the Moon Cell's 14,000 year scheduled system update to be incomplete. He requests Nero's permission to use the Regalia to complete the update, explaining it as the cause the hostile programs spawning. Archimedes also says he rescued Hakuno, which Nero commends him for. He tells her that the Regalia's sundering caused Hakuno's amnesia as their being was split with the ring; their mind with Nero and their soul with Tamamo. Archimedes then offers his services to Nero, who accepts by naming him her strategist. Afterwards, she and Hakuno talk about their current circumstances with both deciding to take back their lands from Tamamo and unite SE.RA.PH.

On the battlefield, Archimedes explains to Hakuno and Nero about the hidden power of the Regalia, which lets Nero enter her Moon Crux form. After defeating groups of programs, she is ambushed by Medusa, who casts Blood Fort Andromeda over the area to weaken Nero's forces. She then dispels the bounded field and afterwards goes to defeat Medusa and Lu Bu. With the enemy territory conquered, Nero and Hakuno proceed to return to base, but they're interrupted by Elizabeth's sudden appearance. She proclaims that SE.RA.PH. belongs to her and every sentient being shall bow to her. Calling herself Dark Eliza, Elizabeth declares she has come to conquer SE.RA.PH., but Nero is unconcerned by her declaration. She instead offers to have a collaboration concert with her once SE.RA.PH. is united. Elizabeth rejects her offer, and demands the Regalia, threatening to tear Hakuno apart if Nero doesn't hand it over. But Nero once again ignores her, then returns to base with Hakuno after Elizabeth leaves.

The next day, Nero pleasantly listens to Archimedes's report that her forces have conquered approximately 80% of SE.RA.PH. She declares that the time to assault Tamamo's main stronghold has come, but Gawain reports he felt a powerful source of mana while scouting. He states the mana be similar to his sword, Excalibur Galatine, and advises Nero to be cautious against the possible Servant similar to him. Returning to her room, she and Hakuno talk about the other one with Tamamo.

After Hakuno is rested, they and Nero enter Mare Luxuria, where they're soon confronted by its ruler: Tamamo and her Master. Tamamo soon leaves and commands her army to attack. After defeating Tamamo, Nero prepares to finish her off but is stopped by the other Hakuno. Sheathing her sword, she demands Tamamo to surrender her Regalia and be her subject. Archimedes then appears and tells her that the two Hakunos will reunite once the Regalia is rejoined, something that shocks both Nero and Tamamo. However, before any discussion can be had, Elizabeth suddenly appears and steals Tamamo's Regalia. Elizabeth puts the ring on, but it soon goes out control as she is unworthy. The ring then disintegrates, prompting Tamamo to retreat with her Hakuno. Nero tries to stop her, but Tamamo says that with the other Regalia they have nothing to fight over. After Elizabeth leaves, she listens as Archimedes contemplates the impossibility of the Regalia breaking and how the system update will completed with it gone. Nero advises him to regroup and think of a new plan. Someone then suddenly appears through a break in the world wearing yet another Regalia, and proceeds to attack Archimedes with Void Cells. After seemingly destroying Archimedes, she proclaims herself to be destruction itself and proceeds to destroy Tamamo's castle with her sword. Nero then hears Hakuno call the Servant, Altera, but knows their voice came from beyond the break. Then to her shock, another Hakuno emerges from the break; Nero asks them why they don't remember her when the others did. However, Altera attacks again, forcing Nero and Hakuno to retreat back to base.

The following day, Nero is relieved to see that Archimedes had managed to escape. She asks him about the third Hakuno to which he answers that they're likely Hakuno's body. He continues that the three Hakunos are independent digital lifeforms; they usually require their mind, body, and soul to be connected. However, Archimedes warns the mind is the least stable of the three as it will fade away without a dedicated vessel like body or soul. He confirms that Altera was indeed wearing the Regalia, and answers Nero that restoring the Regalia will restore Hakuno if they place the mind in a new cyber-frame. Delighted by his answer, she boasts that Altera will yield to the full force of her army, but Cú Chulainn appears and cautions her to be careful. He warns that Altera's Noble Phantasm can't be explained by normal rules, which he learned after briefly fighting her. He then tells Nero that while she and Hakuno were asleep, Altera's forces succeded in conquering 80% of SE.RA.PH. in half a day. Cú Chulainn continues that he and the other generals sealed off the remaining 20% from the rest to prevent the enemy from storming the palace. After Hakuno prevents her from dwelling even further on her losses, Nero declares they will reclaim their lost lands and unite SE.RA.PH.

Returning to the battlefield, Nero encounters Altera, who retreats after commanding her forces to attack. After defeating the enemy, she witnesses Altera emerge from a break in the world. Nero asks her where the third Hakuno is, believing them to be in the Regalia, which Altera confirms. After expressing her disgust at the third Hakuno being kept prisoner, Nero is asked how she was able to defeat Iskandar despite their parameters being leagues different. She answers it was due to her bond with her Master, which had lead them to victory in the Grail war, which merely confuses Altera. After clashing briefly, Altera demands Nero to hand over Hakuno and the Regalia, saying she'll spare both of them if she does. Nero refuses and attacks Altera, but is fended off and left fatigued. Elizabeth suddenly appears and makes Altera retreat when asked why she's showing mercy; Nero wonders what the countess wants. Elizabeth reveals that her new powers were granted by Velber, the alien threat that appears every 14,000 years. Heeding Elizabeth's advice, Nero returns to her palace and ask Archimedes about Velber. The engineer answers he withheld the information about Velber, stating it was no coincidence that Nero received the Regalia in time for the system update. He continues that Velber is the only being that the Moon Cell considers a threat, which appears every 14,000 years to destroy all of human civilization. He states that Velber stole some of the Moon Cell's data when it passed by the moon fourteen millennium ago. Archimedes reveals the system update was for the purpose of defending against Velber, and the holder of the Regalia is meant to protect SE.RA.PH. After declaring she'll protect SE.RA.PH., Nero returns to her room and wonders who Altera truly is.

Meeting with Archimedes later, Nero is told by him that Velber was why Hakuno was attacked at the core. He also reveals to them that Altera is an agent of Velber; Nero contemplates on how to combat the celestial entity. Archimedes then tells her that she can use the Regalia to build up the Moon Cell's power as well tailor its features as she sees fits. He also reveals the Regalia was designed to combat Velber and the likes of Altera. Archimedes continues to tell her and Hakuno that Altera is a Heroic Spirit from Earth recorded in SE.RA.PH. as a Servant that was chosen to be Velber's agent. He warns that Altera is extremely formidable with her own Regalia as well an army of Anti-Cells and other Velber-infected programs from the Zero Dark. Nero asks him what Altera's True Name, but the engineer says he can't find records of her among the known Heroic Spirits. She states that discovering Altera's True Name will aid in combating her; Archimedes decides to investigate the matter further. Before leaving, he reveals that the entity that attacked Hakuno at the core was the same titan that laid waste to the Earth and Moon 14,000 years ago. He also reveals that same titan was sleeping in the Zero Dark after the last invasion but awoke with Velber's approach as Nero surmises. However, Archimedes states the titan was near-death, so Velber, requiring a new agent, ambushed him and Hakuno while registering the Regalia. He was able to save the mind and soul after Hakuno was split apart, but the body was taken and forced to summon Altera. He then reconfirms to the emperor that restoring the Regalia will restore her Master, and answers that the soul will be drawn to the mind and body once reunited. Nero worries the soul may refuse a new vessel, but Archimedes answers that the body will gain a new mind and soul if the originals are lost. Nero realizes that Altera holds the advantage as she possesses Hakuno's body, and she only needs to destroy the other two to gain a perfected Hakuno.

Later in her room, Nero senses Altera's presense, and demands to know why Jeanne d'Arc joined her. She doesn't answer and fight between two soon erupts with Altera again coming out the victor. Commending her strength, Nero asks her why she's happy and has yet to destroy her despite calling herself destruction itself. After Altera leaves confused about herself smiling, Nero meets with her generals and Archimedes before setting out to finally defeat the Forces of Destruction.

On the battlefield, Nero's forces are soon attacked by Gilgamesh's Gate of Babylon. After defeating him, she continues to fight through Altera's army. Eventually confronting Altera in her castle, Nero is pleasantly surprise that to learn she is Atilla the Hun before fighting her. She is nearly victorious, but Altera launches Teardrop Photon Ray at her. However, Nero uses Moon Crux form, focusing her resources on full defense despite knowing the Regalia may break to defend against the blast. She then deploys Aestus Domus Aurea, which causes Altera to be enamored by its beauty. Seeing her reaction, Nero tells her that there is more to her than destruction before finally defeating her. Afterwards, the fatigued Nero and the defeated Altera admire each other's abilities. The third Hakuno then emerges from Altera's Regalia; Nero learns that Altera is truly a devoted Servant like herself. She tells that her and her Master will become her subjects, deciding to not fuse their Masters as she originally intended. Archimedes then appears and congratulates Nero on her victory, despite the probability being low. However, disgusted by her sparing of Altera, he reveals himself to a servant of Velber and attacks Nero. He then forcibly transforms Altera into Sefar, who goes to attack Hakuno, but Nero saves them.

Failing to reach out to Altera, Nero expresses concern for Hakuno when they're assailed by pain due to the other one being broken down by Sefar's presence. She then goes on to fight her in order to protect both Hakunos. After destroying Sefar, Nero watches as the third Hakuno disappears. Archimedes then appears and reveals that Hakuno's time is shortened with the body now. After he states he'll have to redo his plans, Nero challenges him to battle, but he sees no need to as she used all her power. After Archimedes slides into another world before a Quantum Time-lock activates, Nero grieves as Hakuno begins to die due to their body disappearing. However, she completes the Regalia and uses it to create a new body for Hakuno. But, they remain unconscious for an unknown period of time as Nero waits for them to one day finally awaken.

Orchid Words

After her invasion is suppressed, Nero confronts Tamamo, who defeated Li Shuwen to her surprise. Denying Tamamo’s claims that she pushed her into the Far Side, Nero soon announces that the true threat to SE.RA.PH. is approaching. She is disappointed when Tamamo refuses to help and proceeds to fight her. However, neither are unable to overpower the other, even Tamamo in Moon Crux form. Nero then leaves after expressing her disappointment in the fox.

During Tamamo’s invasion of Mare Aurum, Nero orders Gawain to use his Numeral of the Saint to kill Tamamo. However, she soon confronted by her in the palace, and declares she’ll free the other Hakuno from the fox. After defeated by Tamamo, Nero declares she must save both SE.RA.PH. and the earth. Hakuno then appears to protect when Tamamo goes to finish her off. Her Regalia is then taken, and calls Tamamo a monster when she declares she’ll conquer SE.RA.PH. Nero afterwards leaves, telling Tamamo that she’ll temporarily lend her the Regalia.

Dawn

Late in Altera's conquest of Mare Male, Nero orders Cú Chulainn to fight to her so as to weaken her for herself. After he retreats, she introduces herself to Altera and compliments her strength and beauty. Deciding not to fight her, Nero tries to talks with Altera, but is attacked by anti-cells summoned by the latter. She manages to dodge it and tries to ask for Altera's name, nearly retrieving another attack in response. The attack is stopped however by the third Hakuno, who as reveals Altera's name in the process. After they emerge from the regalia, Nero identifies them as her Master's body. Lamenting that the other Hakuno has no memory of her, she uses the regalia to evade another attack.

As Altera prepares to conquer Mare Aurum, Nero is advised by Archimedes to send Gawain to the core once they've hacked through to it. Later she fights Altera in her Moon Crux form, but she is repeatedly lead away to enemy sectors. However while Gawain is fighting Altera, Nero takes her remaining army to invade the enemy base near the core.

Eventually once Archimedes hacks through to the core, Nero enters and later confronts Altera there. She explains to Altera that her generals didn't pledge loyalty to Velber but her out of respect. Stating she feels the same way, Nero fights Altera even learning her identity as Atilla the Hun during the course of it. However, she is defeated and destroyed by Teardrop Photon Ray.

Golden Poem

After Hakuno wakes up, Nero does what she did in the Flame Poem arc. Archimedes then suddenly appears and says what he said in the Flame Poem arc, but Hakuno reveals that he actually plans to call forth Velber so it may harvest all of the Moon Cell's data. They continue that he needs to destroy the merged Regalia in order to undo the Moon Cell's jammer preventing Velber from entering the galaxy. Hearing this, Nero accepts Archimedes as her enemy and proceeds to fight him. After he retreats, she asks Hakuno to tell her everything they know. They explain that their "Body" from another parallel world transferred their memories to them as data, which is why they knew of Archimedes' plans. They continue that in the current world that their other-selves, the "Soul" and the "Body", who are with Tamamo and Altera respectively. Nero then asks them to show her their inherited memories in order to understand Altera more. After witnessing the memories, she admires the Body 's dedication, and decides with Hakuno to unify SE.RA.PH. and its Servants against Velber. The first part of their plan is to retrieve Tamamo's Regalia as well as gain her corporation.

After resting, Nero and Hakuno are alerted to an attack by Tamamo's forces. She then introduces her generals, though Hakuno already knows them due to the inherited memories of the "Body". She orders them to stop the current invasion of their territories, and tells them the goal is retrieve the Regalia not to eliminate the enemy. She also reveals that they need the completed Regalia to stop Velber from coming to Earth. With her generals agreeing with her, Nero tells them that she'll send them data on Archimedes and Velber. However, Cú Chulainn and Li Shuwen warn her that Tamamo's forces do not seek diplomacy but conquest. Gawain reports that Lu Bu and Karna are part of the invasion force, and Nameless also reports Medusa being there as well. After hearing all of this, Nero orders them to set forth for the battlefield.

Suppressing the invasion, Nero asks Medusa to join her, though she rejects the offer for the moment. After Medusa leaves after being promised peace for SE.RA.PH., Nero is suddenly confronted by Karna. He reveals to her that the invasion was a test of strength to prove that she is worthy to negotiate with Tamamo, and to also stop Lu Bu's rampage. He then gives her Mare Luxuria's coordinates to her before departing.

Arriving in Mare Luxuria, Nero admires its picturesque beauty while Hakuno departs to speak with Tamamo. She tells them to wait for her but they repeatedly ignore her as they contemplate how to deal with Altera, who is currently building her army. Finally getting their attention by hitting them, she expresses her desire to spend every moment of their journey to save the Moon Cell with them. She continues that Hakuno should follow the path they know to be right instead of retracing the steps of the "Body". Attack Programs sent by Tamamo then suddenly surround the both of them. Defeating the enemies, Nero and Hakuno soon arrive in Tamamo's palace to confront her. Tamamo appears and greets Hakuno; Nero begins to argue with her until Hakuno reminds her of their purpose for coming. Tamamo however insists that they fight to prove whose more worthy of the Regalia, but Hakuno convinces her to stop. Nero and Tamamo then watch as their Regalia along with the "Mind" and "Soul" of Hakuno become one. After the merger is complete, the two run to Hakuno and argue over them. Hakuno hits them both with a Code Cast to stop their arguing; Nero and Tamamo decide save their argument for later. Altera then suddenly emerges from a break in the world as Hakuno and Nero expected. Altera surrounds them all with anti-cells and introduces herself. Nero and Tamamo protect Hakuno from her despite their fear of her power. Nero then announces Altera's True Name to the latter's surprise. She introduces herself to her as Hakuno's Servant along with Tamamo, but Altera becomes angered at the mention of Hakuno's name. Nero and Tamamo then fight Altera until Hakuno emerges from the Regalia to talk to her. Negotiations fail though despite Nero trying to convince to believe her Master's words. Despite that though, Altera leaves; Nero declares she won't give up on her.

Returning to Mare Aurum, Nero and Tamamo meet with their general to form a strategy against Altera and her forces. Tamamo reveals to Nero that the Regalia can no longer produce Attack Programs after the merger was done. Nero accepts this as relying on endlessly creating Attack Programs would be unwise without considering the consequences. She says that they'll just rely on the forces that they already have. Cú Chulainn and Nameless report that Altera's army has Top Servants, and further report that they're preparing to assault the Roman territories. Afterwards, Nero gives a speech to the generals, and she allows Tamamo and her generals to defend the palace before departing.

Arriving in Mare Origo, Nero and her generals face off against the Forces of Destruction. However, Her forces struggle against vast groups of Attack Programs, bombardment from Gate of Babylon, Top Servants. Eventually, she encounters Iskandar, who praises her for defeating his soldiers. Returning his praise, Nero prepares to fight him while also learning his True Name from Hakuno. Before that though, she asks him why he joined the forces of Velber. Iskandar answers he wants to show Altera a reason to fight beyond destruction by showcasing his way of conquest. Realizing that their goals are the same, Nero states that she and her Master will save Altera then fights Iskandar. After defeating him, she is suddenly confronted by Elizabeth, who is shocked to see a Top Servant defeated. Seeing her corrupted state, Nero asks her how she was corrupted so easily. Elizabeth denies the corruption and makes shallow threats that only get her Nero's pity. Angered at being pitied, Elizabeth boasts about her power while also threatening Hakuno and goes to fight Nero. Though she is able to hold her back, Nero realizes that Elizabeth is now far stronger than any Top Servant. Elizabeth invites her to come to the Zero back, opening a portal to it after leaving. But Nero decides to go through the portal as she isn't ready yet and is too fatigued to continue fighting. As their first goal of getting a way to Zero Dark, Nameless states the portal is stable, and tells her and Hakuno to get some rest.

Later, she and Hakuno talk about the latter's dream of Altera's past as the White Titan along with the Zero Dark where the Ark of the Stars, the piece of Velber quarantined by the Moon Cell, and the White Titan are. Nero expresses her desire to save Altera with Tamamo not disagreeing her wish to do so. Tamamo asks her to protect Hakuno while she stays behind to protect their home.

Nero arrives in Mare Origio and fights through Altera's forces, defeating Gilgamesh and Jeanne d'Arc. Before entering Altera''s palace though, she discusses with Hakuno on how to save Altera whilst also stopping Velber. Hakuno suggest that they destroy the Ark of the Stars though Nero worries Altera will be harmed due to her link to the Ark. She then decides to defeat Altera and figure out how to save her afterwards. Elizabeth then suddenly appears and suggests to Nero to take Altera's sword, the Sword of Mars. After she leaves, Nero enters the palace and confronts Altera. She attempts to convince her that she's more than a servant of Velber, but Altera refuses and attacks her. As their fight continues, Altera launches Teardrop Photon Ray at her, though in truth, she launched it at a decoy. Nero then deploys Aestus Domus Aurea that overwhelms Altera with its beauty. She then offers a helping hand to her, which causes Altera to express her wish to stay with her Master as a human. She then thanks Nero for understanding her, and prepares to give her sword to her at her request. However, to Nero and Altera's surprise, "Body" begins to disappear as their disappearance after sending their record back in time is a fixed point in time. But before they disappear though, they give their Regalia to Nero. Afterwards, Altera begins to disappear without her Master, but she is able to give her sword to Nero before disappearing.

Afterwards, Nero and Hakuno are confronted by Archimedes, who had watched the previous scene in the shadows with glee. He reveals to them that their defeat of Altera made her titan self vulnerable to him sealing her away. Disgusted by his mockery of Hakuno and Altera, Nero prepares to fight Archimedes as she declares she'll destroy the Ark after his defeat. However, he reveals that he now controls the Ark and calls it forth to descend to and corrupt the Moon Cell core. Nero then fights him believing his defeat will stop the Ark's descent. She is able defeat him, but Archimedes calls down the Ark as he begins to disappears. Nero implores Hakuno to use the Regalia to stop its descent, but they're unable to due to it being foreign to the Moon Cell. As the Ark continues its descent, Nero realizes that they need a way to pierce the Ark's armor, which Archimedes says nothing can pierce. Before the Ark impacts however, it is stopped by Titan Altera to the surprise of all present. After she reveals Elizabeth accidentally freed her, Archimedes enters the Ark to plummet it along with the Zero Dark to the core. As they plummet, Nero thanks Altera for help before using the Regalia and the Sword of Mars to fuse herself with Venus' power to become Saber Venus. She then goes forth to destroy the Ark.

As advised by Nameless, Nero destroys the tentacles that block the way into the Ark. She then enters the Ark and flies towards the core while dodging and smashing through the partitions in her way. Before she deals the final blow to the core though, Archimedes deploys a multidimensional shield around it. Nero then unleashes Cartias Domus Aurea to complete annihilate the core. Afterwards, Nero thanks Altera again before the latter begins to disappear as a result of the Ark's destruction. She and Hakuno then bare witness as the core of Altera's cyber frame falls and disappears to reveal a child Altera. Nero reveals that she severed the Ark's command line to Altera when she destroyed it. She continues that Venus' power exists to not destroy one's enemies but to save ones you love. She also states that the Altera laying before them is her true self as the shell of the White Titan continues to disappear. Nero then greets Altera when she finally wakes up, and she tells her to smile as her upcoming days will be full of love.

Some time later, Nero oversees the reconstruction of her territory as the number of NPCs increases along with many Spiriron Hackers migrating to SE.RA.PH. Later, Nero and Tamamo prepare to compete for Hakuno's love. They then present Hakuno with a feast as both of them argue for their Master to eat their individual cooking. They stop arguing though when Altera enters the room; Nero tells her that she set her food aside. Altera then expresses her concern which portion of the food is good or bad civilization. In response, Nero tells her bad civilizations don't exist and that all civilization represent the culmination of human care and effort. She continues that because of that all of the food before her is delicious and good for her, which she and Tamamo can personally guarantee. Deciding to call off their competition with a draw, Nero and Tamamo enjoy the feast they prepared with Hakuno and Altera.

Fate/Grand Order

Septem: Eternal Madness Empire

During the "Septem" Singularity Nero is a living hero and the current Emperor of Rome. She is engaged in a war with the United Roman Empire, established by the many emperors summoned by Lev Lainur Flauros with the Holy Grail. However, Nero's forces are also aided by multiple other Servants, including Boudica, Spartacus, Jing Ke and Lu Bu, although Nero remains unknowing of their nature as Servants, at least initially.

When Ritsuka Fujimaru and Mash Kyrielight arrive in the Singularity, they stumble on one of the battles between the two forces and join Nero's side. Together they battle against the forces of the United Roman Empire. They defeat Julius Caesar in Gaul and meet the goddess Stheno on a nearby island, where they also defeat Nero's uncle Caligula. They also fight and defeat Leonidas when they return.

After finding out the location of the United Roman Empire's headquarters, they launch an all-out attack against them, confronting the full power of the United Roman Empire's forces and confronting enemy Servants, like Darius III and Alexander the Great. When they finally arrive in the capital of the United Roman Empire, Nero is confronted by the leader of the United Empire, Romulus, who she greatly adores and is nearly unable to attack due to being nervous of confronting him. She, however, is able to face Romulus with the help of the Protagonist, defeating him with their help. They then confront Lev Lainur Flauros himself who uses the Grail to transform himself into the Demon God, Flauros, and even summon the King of Combat, Attila. Nero and the Protagonist's party manage to defeat them, with Ritsuka and Mash leaving afterward, taking the Holy Grail with them and neutralizing the Singularity.

SABER WARS – Lily’s Cosmic Training – The Caliburn Awakens

Nero Claudius (Bride) Trial Quest

E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America

Nero, in her Bride form, is summoned in the "E Pluribus Unum" Singularity. She resides in an empty town, where the Ritsuka's party meet her. She is also attacked by Fergus mac Róich, who is sent by the Celtic forces, but is defeated by the Protagonist's party, who Nero joins as a part of the Resistance against both the American and Celtic forces. She is one of the Resistance members, along with Geronimo, Robin Hood and Billy the Kid, who attempt to assassinate the leader of the Celts, Medb, managing to isolate her in Nero's Aestus Domus Aurea. However, Medb is protected by Cú Chulainn Alter and Arjuna, who battle the Resistance members. Nero fights Chulainn Alter, who manages to defeat her even while in her Aestus Domus Aurea, with the Noble Phantasm fading away along with her after her defeat.

Salomon: The Grand Time Temple

Nero is amongst the "Septem" Singularity Servant to aid Chaldea against Demon Gods Pillar.[14]

AnimeJapan 2016

Interlude

In her first interlude First Sailing, Once Again, she sails Ritsuka and Mash to an island in search of treasure. After landing on the island they eventually reach a cave, where they encounter werebeasts. After killing them, Nero has Mash open the treasure chest, but most of the treasure has already been taken from it. Nero then takes the remaining treasure, saying that she needs more capital for a surprise that she's preparing.

In her second interlude A Golden Business, she reveals that her treasure gathering from before was to rebuild Aestus Domus Aurea more extravagantly, which will improve her Noble Phantasm. Golems then attack the group, but Nero reveals that she had her patrons draw them to their location so they could take the materials from them. However, she decides against using the golem materials to build a statue of herself due to them being too brawny for her. But, she says that she will use them to make her theater even stronger.

Carnival Phantasm

Saber makes a brief appearance in Episode 8, during Taiga Dojo segment. She is called Red Saber (赤 セイバー, Aka Seibā?). Like in Fate/Extra, she is arrogant, proud and shamelessly flaunts her sexuality, noting that her transparent skirt does not bare her flesh, but rather 'deliberately allows others to see it'. She was also disappointed that the delayed release of Fate/Extra made her too late enjoy the huge carnival she had rushed to join and that she will not be in the third season. She makes another brief appearance in the bonus episode, citing it as her debut even though Rider points out her previous appearance. She later asks if she will soon get her own show, and becomes disappointed that her screen time is ending.

Chibichuki!

She first appears with a tied Elizabeth and later with Gilgamesh, both using their swimsuit outfits in Exciting Splash.

Other appearances

She appears in TYPE-MOON Ace Omake Theater (Type-Moon Ace おまけ劇場, Type-Moon Ace Omake Gekijou?):

  • Fight!! Ms.Blossom Cost Chapter (「たたかえ!!ブロッサム先生 コスト編, Tatakae!! Burossamu-sensei Kosuto Hen?) - Saber, Archer, and Caster fights Sakura, in order to save Hakuno.
  • Let Me Hear!! Ms.Blossom Merry Chrismas Chapter (きかせて!!ブロッサム先生 メリクリ編, Kikasete!! Burossamu-sensei Merikuri Hen?) - The Servants and Sakura celebrate Christmas.

In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2013, she appears in Back Alley Satsuki. Saber is a gold heroine of Tiger to protect the third temple known as the "Zoo" and she is known as Idol Emperor Red Saber (アイドル皇帝赤セイバー, Aidoru Kōtei Aka Seibā?).

In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2014, she appears in TM-channel. She has her live stream channel and she is seen playing Kantai CollectionWP.

In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2015, she is the most popular artist in the Imperial Roma talent agency. She debuted in the 22nd July 2010 and she is known as the Red Saber or Nero. Her class is Idol Emperor and she is from Rome. She says she can do anything as her Skills and Hobbies. Her Tmitter user account is @tmtt15_nero.

Abilities

Normally she would not be qualified for the Saber class with her parameters, however she took care of that part somehow thanks to her Imperial Privilege skill and she would be more suitable as a commander-type Servant.

AestusEstus

Aestus Estus.

She wields a scarlet long sword called Aestus Estus: The Original Flame (原初の火(アエストゥス エストゥス), Gensho no Hi(Aesutusu Esutusu)?, localized as "Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame"). It is a hand-crafted crimson sword brought with her when summoned under the Saber Class by a Master. It has the following inscription carved on it: regnum caelorum et gehenna (the kingdom of heaven and hell). She feels it is the ultimate instrument, and that muses would bow before the sound it makes. While she is a skilled charioteer that "rivals the solar deity Sol", she feels that she would not be suitable for the Rider class because of her general dislike for them. Even before becoming a Heroic Spirit, she had the skill and strength to grapple a lion and asphyxiate it with her bare arms.

Due to Hakuno's status as a "pseudo-magus" who didn't actively enter the Grail War, all of her parameters are an extremely low E rank at the beginning. All of her parameters have a medium growth rate. She has lost use of much of her power, including her Noble Phantasm. She claims the magic in her blade is weak due to that, and wishes for her Master to devote to strengthening her with haste. She can be returned to her proper level of power by increasing the bond between their souls. Aozaki Aoko offers Alteration of the Soul to increase this bond and her parameters by hacking their souls.

Combat

The skills she develops include powerful sword blows and support skills. Her skills appear to be named after aspects of her personality such as her love of flowers and her status.

Fate/Extra / CCC - Saber Skills list
  • Rosa Ichthys: Pavilion of Falling Flowers (花散る天幕(ロサ・イクトゥス), Hana Chiru Tenmaku(Rosa Ikutusu)?, localized as "Veil of Petals") - It is a sword technique that uses 30MP and it inflicts physical damage on an enemy.
  • Très Fontaine Ardent: Fountain of the Blazing Saint (燃え盛る聖者の泉(トレ・フォンターネ・アーデント), Moesakaru Seisha no Izumi(Tore Fontāne Ādento)?, localized as "Fount of the Saint") - It is a self skill that uses 20MP, it strengthens Saber's physical attack.
  • Très Fontaine Claudeo: Fountain of the Saint Who Tends Wounds (傷を拭う聖者の泉(トレ・フォンターネ・クラーティオ), Kizu wo Nuguu Seisha no Izumi(Tore Fontāne Kurātio)?, localized as "Fount of the Healer") - It is a self skill that uses 30MP, it absorbs enemy HP when using BREAK.
  • Gladiusanus Blauserum: Acclaim is the Equal of Weaponry (喝采は剣戟の如く(グラディサヌス・ブラウセルン), Kassai wa Kengeki no Gotoku(Guradisanusu Burauserun)?, localized as "Artillery Applause") - It is a sword technique that uses 40MP and it inflicts physical damage on an enemy.
  • Pari Tenu Blauserum: Acclaim is the Equal of Roaring Thunder (喝采は万雷の如く(パリテーヌ・ブラウセルン), Kassai wa Banrai no Gotoku(Paritēnu Burauserun)?, localized as "Thunderous Applause") - It is a sword technique that uses 60MP and it inflicts physical damage on an enemy. This Skill will replace Artillery Applause.
  • Invictus Spiritus: Thrice, Though I Welcome the Setting Sun (三度、落陽を迎えても(インウィクトゥス・スピリートゥス), Sando, Rakuyō wo Mukaete mo(In'wikutusu Supirītusu)?, localized as "Thrice-setting Sun") - This is an ability to revive herself if she falls in battle that uses 50MP, it is similar in nature to God Hand, but it must be prepared beforehand and will only bring her back once per activation (meaning in order to use it again she must prepare it once more).
  • Très Fontaine Tempestes: Fountain of the Saint Who Weaves Through Time (時を纏う聖者の泉(トレ・フォンターネ・テンプスティス), Toki wo Nuu Seisha no Izumi(Tore Fontāne Tenpusutisu)?, localized as "Fount of Chronos") - A self apply skill that uses 50MP. It inflicts Stun on an enemy when using GUARD.
  • Laus Saint Claudius
  • Fax Caelestis

Her Noble Phantasm is unavailable to her for a number of rounds in the war. It is Aestus Domus Aurea, she performs three powerful strikes and implants her sword into the ground thus activating it. It is an "absolute imperial zone" that resembles a Reality Marble and allows the owner to achieve their aspirations. It boosts Saber's parameters and negates an opponents defense, though its true effect as a phantasm is unclear.

Imperial Privilege

Imperial Privilege (皇帝特権, Kōtei Tokken?, localized as both "Royal Prerogative" and "Emperor's Prerogative") is a personal skill. An ability that, due the insistence of the owner, Skills that are essentially impossible to possess can be obtained for a short period of time. Skills available included Riding, Swordsmanship, Artistry, Charisma, Military Tactics, etc. With A rank or above, alteration of the corpus (such as Divinity) was possible. The Roman Emperor was no different from Gods. All skills converge at the Emperor. If the Emperor called white black, then it was black. However, even so, one could not acquire skills without basis. Since Saber was a polymath with ample curiosity, she had experience in most of the skills. For example, if Saber decided "I can pilot a jet! It is nothing, just adjust the plane according to altitude, not too different from the jet chariot I invented!" And just like that, she would figure out how to pilot the plane. With her short attention span and headache, she would soon forget what she learned.[15]

  • Imperial Privilege - Gold Rate (黄金率・皇帝特権, Ōgonritsu - Kōtei Tokken?) - It increases the item drop rate after battle.
  • Imperial Privilege - Swordsmanship (剣術・皇帝特権, Kenjutsu - Kōtei Tokken?) - It strengthens the power of chain attacks.

Forms and Alternate Versions

Form change

Saber's Form Change in Fate/Extella.

Nero Bride

« This time it is you, the player, who is her favorite. »

(Kinoko Nasu)

Nero Bride (ネロ・ブライド, Nero Buraido?), also known as Saber Bride (セイバー・ブライド, Seibā Buraido?), is a variation of Saber present in Fate/Grand Order. Differing from being only an alternate costume in Fate/Extra CCC, Nero Bride possesses different parameters, different skills, and a new Noble Phantasm. While the regular version of Saber in Fate/Grand Order possesses traits from Fate/Extra, Nero Bride is a "what-if" version who went through an adjustment to fit with the Fate/Grand Order setting. She has never interacted with Hakuno Kishinami, so she becomes attached to the Protagonist.[10][16]

Saber Venus

Saber Venus (セイバー・ヴィーナス, Seibā Vīnasu?) is a form taken in Fate/Extella through Heroic Spirit Apotheosis, which makes her the most powerful Servant in the game. She wields the Sword of Mars which she obtained from Altera and evolves herself into this powerful form in Venus' name, whom she believes herself comparable to, and defeats Velber II. Saber Venus can be unlocked in Free Mode by completing the Golden Poem arc. She maintains almost the same moveset as her normal form but some combos are changed into more powerful attacks. However, the most drastic changes are Saber Venus can't use her Noble Phantasm, activate Moon Crux, and is unable to raise her Bond Level.

Swimsuit

« Speaking of Summer, it's about resorts. Speaking of resorts, it's about extravagant hotels. Speaking of extravagant hotels, yes, a specially set up arena! Now, the Golden Theatre changes for an everlasting summer, and the Emperor Nero, Prism--In to the summer sea! That is so! Let the sunlight be carried by flowing water! Now, my opera shall resound through Chaldea! »

(Nero Claudius Caesar)

Self-proclaimed, all-rounded genius. A cross-dressing beauty of the Saber-class (so she regards herself as) but this time, she has chosen to reveal herself as a beautiful lady, boldly enjoying the summer sea. She loves herself very much, but also adores the people around her. These are the majestic values of the Fifth Emperor of the Roman Empire, which are a result of her combined narcissism and philanthropy.[17]

Applying the teachings from Simon MagusWP to the fullest degree, Emperor Nero has completed a theatrical garment that can only be seen as a specialized Mystic Code for herself. The pipe organs floating by her sides converts her alluring song into an attack, and lasers, fireworks, flame projectiles and the like are grandiosely and randomly fired. Speaking of which, why does her singing voice produce damage? That cruel truth is something Nero herself is oblivious to.[17]

Nero was extremely displeased with having been uninvited to the Southern Island in the previous summer. This round is especially why she has procured a brand new swimsuit, and is brimming with excitement to proceed with the Summer Event. The Ishtar Cup had opened there, and she euphorically entered the race. However, a teammate was necessary, and as such, she called out to Artoria Alter who happened to be walking by, and a miraculous team was formed.[17]

Her beloved car is the Red Venus.[17]

Her approach towards the race is extremely oriented to the offensive. Anyone blocking her path is forcefully overcome, and even after countless clashes with the other vehicles, she is satisfied with getting past them through speed. Because Nero sees all the other teams as "Good Rivals", she enjoys witnessing their strengths, and aims towards surpassing them. Alter doesn't really care, and is only aiming towards being the top. As the end-result is the same, they don't fight with each other, which is why they are a miraculous team.[17]

There is actually a rumor that she has better compatibility than when she is of the Saber class.[17]

Surprisingly, even though she has turned into the Caster-class, her parameters remain the same as when she is of the Saber-class (excluding Noble Phantasm).[17]


Development

Creation and Conception

Saber was given a personality similar to Nasu's original idea of Iskandar. Nasu enjoyed Gen Urobuchi's rendition of the character, so Saber may have been born out of his drive to surpass him and create a different tyrant from Iskandar.[18] She was made to look like Saber because they wanted to trick people into thinking they were the same character and surprise them upon actually playing the game.[19]

Nasu wrote her scenario in Fate/Grand Order.[2]

Reception

References

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    [v] Fate/EXTRA material - SERVANT Parameter and Skills: SERVANT SABER, p.006

    SERVANT SABER

    • Master: Hero
    • Identity: Nero Claudius
    • Gender: Female
    • Height, Weight: 150cm/42kg
    • Alignment:Chaotic Good
    • Strength: D
    • Endurance: D
    • Agility: A
    • Mana: B
    • Luck: A
    • Noble Phantasm: B


    Class Skills
    Magic Resistance: C

    Personal skills
    Imperial Privilege: EX

    Migraine: B

    Noble Phantasm
    Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Flamboyant
    Rank: B
    Type: Anti-team
    Range: 30,60,90
    Maximum number of targets: Hundred People, Five Hundred People, Thousand people

    セイバー

    • マスター:主人公
    • 真名:ネロ・クラウディウス
    • 性別:女性
    • 身長・体重:150cm/42kg
    • 属性:渾沌・善
    • 筋力:D
    • 耐久:D
    • 敏捷:A
    • 魔力:B
    • 幸運:A
    • 宝具:B


    クラス別筋力
    対魔力:C
    二工程以下の詠唱による魔術を無効化する。大魔術、儀礼呪法等、大がかりな魔術は防げない。
    彼女自身に対魔力が皆無なため、セイバーのクラスにあるまじき低さを誇る。

    保有スキル
    皇帝特権:EX
    本来持ち得ないスキルも、本人が主張することで短期間だけ獲得できる。該当するスキルは騎乗、剣術、芸術、カリスマ、軍略、等。ランクがA以上の場合、肉体面での負荷(神性など)すら獲得する。

    頭痛持ち:B
    生前の出自から受け継いだ呪い。慢性的な頭痛持ちのため、精神スキルの成功率を著しく低下させてしまう。せっかくの芸術の才能も、このスキルがあるため十全には発揮されにくい。

    宝具
    招き蕩う黄金劇場(アエストゥス・ドムス・アウレア)
    ランク:B
    種別:対陣宝具
    レンジ:30、60、90
    最大補足:百人、五百人、千人
    生前、彼女がローマに建設した劇場を、魔力によって形成・再現したもの。
    ネロが自ら設計した劇場はドムス・アウレアと名付けられた。

    しかし。この劇場を開いた時、一度目は多くの観客が途中で去ってしまった。それに憤慨したネロは二度目の公演時に出入り口を全て封鎖し、舞台の幕が下りるまで一人たりとも外に出さなかったという。

    皇帝である前に自分を「楽神アポロンに匹敵する芸術家」「太陽神ソルに匹敵する戦車御者」と信じて疑わなかった彼女のみがなせる、固有結界とは似て非なる大魔術。自己の願望を達成させる絶対皇帝圏。

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    [v] Fate/Grand Order material I - CHARACTER profile: Nero Claudius, p.044-051 [T]

    Nero Claudius

    Class: Saber  True Name: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus
    Gender: Female  Source: Historical fact  Region: Rome
    Alignment: Chaotic Good  Height: 150cm  Weight: 42kg

    Strength: D  Endurance: D  Agility: A  Mana: B  Luck: A  Noble Phantasm: B

    Scenerio Writer: Nasu Kinoko/Character Designer: Arco Wada/Voice Actor: Sakura Tange
    Major Appearance Works: Fate/EXTRA, Fate/EXTRA CCC

    Class Skills
    Magic Resistance: C



    Riding: B
    Her forte is chariots, but she avoids them because they make her butt sore.

    Personal Skills
    Migraine: B

    Imperial Privilege: EX
    Skills that would otherwise be impossible to perform can be used for a short period of time.
    Corresponding skills are riding, sword techniques, fine arts, military strategy, etc. Because it's A rank or higher, burdens of the body (Divinity, etc) can be acquired.

    Thrice-setting Sun: A
    A skill born from emperor Nero's final anecdote.
    A Roman solider found Nero three days after she committed suicide.
    Feeling that her final moments were pathetic, the solider covered her remains. That moment, she briefly opened her eyes and thanked the Roman solider.

    Noble Phantasm
    Aestus Domus Aurea: The Charmingly Beckoning Golden Theater
    Rank: B  Type: Anti-Encampment Noble Phantasm  Range: 30, 60, 90  Maximum Targets: 100 peoples, 500 peoples, 1000 peoples
    Aestus Domus Aurea.
    An absolute imperial sphere that allows her to achieve her own aspirations. The theater "Domus Aurea", which she designed in Rome when alive, reproduced through magical energy. It creates a battlefield that works to her advantage.


    Character

    ○Affiliated Characters

    ネロ・クラウディウス

    真名:セイバー  真名:ネロ・クラウディウス・カエサル・アウグストゥス・ゲルマニクス
    性別:女性  出典:史実  地域:ローマ
    属性:混沌・善  身長:150cm  体重:42kg

    筋力:D  耐力:D  敏捷:A  魔力:B  幸運:A  宝具:

    設定作成:奈須きのこ/キャラクターデザイナー:ワダアルコ/CV:丹下桜
    主な登場作品:Fate/EXTRA、Fate/EXTRA CCC

    クラス別能力
    対魔力:C
    二工程以下の詠唱による魔術を無効化する。大魔術、儀礼呪法等、大がかりな魔術は防げない。
    彼女自身に対魔力が皆無なため、セイバーのクラスにあるまじき低さを誇る。

    騎乗:B


    保有スキル
    頭痛持ち:B
    生前の出自から受け継いだ呪い。
    慢性的な頭痛持ちのため、精神スキルの成功率を著しく低下させてしまう。
    せっかくの芸術の才能も、このスキルがあるため十全には発揮されにくい。

    皇帝特権:EX
    本来持ち得ないスキルも、本人が主張する事で短期間だけ獲得できる。
    該当するスキルは騎乗、剣術、芸術、カリスマ、軍略等、等。ランクがA以上の場合、肉体面での負荷(神性など)すら獲得する

    三度、落陽を迎えても:A


    宝具
    招き蕩う黃金劇場(アエストゥス・ドムス・アウレア)
    ランク:B  種別:対陣宝具  レンジ:30、60、90  最大捕捉:100人、500人、1000人
    アエストゥス・ドムス・アウレア。
    己の願望を達成させる絶対皇帝圏。生前の彼女が自ら設計しローマに建設した劇場「ドムス・アウレア」を、魔力によっ て再現したもの。
    自分の心象風景を具現した異界を一時的に世界に上書きして作リ出す、固有結界とは似て非なる大魔術であリ、自身が 生前設計した劇場や建造物を魔力で再現し、彼女にとって有利に働く戦場を作リ出す。世界を書き換える固有結界とは 異なリ、世界の上にーから建築するために、長時問展開・維持できる。
    展開されている間、閉じ込められた敵は弱体化し、建造物をカスタマイズすれば形や機能も変更できる。わかリやすく 言えば、建築過程を無視し建造物を投影、その中であれば自分の定めたルールを発動できる。
    展開中のみ剣技「童女謳う華の帝政(ラウス・セント・クラウディウス)」が使用可能となり、FateGOではこちらの剣技名が宝具名として登録されている。


    人物

    ○性格

    ○動機・マスターへの態度

    ○台詞例

    ○史上の実像・人物像

    ○ゲーム内における役どころ

    ○過去作品における役どころ

    ○因縁キャラ


    Comment from Illustrator

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    [v] Fate/EXTRA material - Character Profile: Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, p.030

    Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus

    • Height: 150cm
    • Weight: 42kg
    • Blood type: Unknown
    • Birthday: December 15
    • Image Color: Red rose
    • Talent: I can do everything!
    • Likes: Herself, Praetor
    • Dislikes: Moderation, Rebellion, Downfall
    • Natural enemy: Seneca, Her mother

    ネロ・クラウディウス

    • 身長: 150cm
    • 体重: 42kg
    • 血液型: 不明
    • 誕生日: 12月15日
    • イメージカラー: 薔薇の赤
    • 特技: なんでもできるぞ!
    • 好きなもの: 自分 奏者
    • 嫌いなもの: 節制・反逆・没落
    • 天敵: セネカ 母親

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    [v] Fate/EXTRA CCC - Saber Secret Garden

    Profile
    Name: Saber (At this time, calling me Saber is fine. You will remember my true name, which you have lost, when that time comes.)
    Height: 150 cm (You, do not ever speak what you just thought. Even a sneeze will anger me!)
    Weight: 42 kg (Mmm. My body is a work of art, but being asked about my weight, as a maiden, makes me a bit uncomfortable...)
    3 Sizes: B83/W56/H82 ([Some Latin?] Not showing lines like these would be a loss for mankind, wouldn't it not?)
    Home: (Embraced by the Mediterranean sea, the place where all roads lead, which was my castle, the capital of flowers, in other words, the Empire of) Rome
    Birthday: Unknown (Do you refer to the day I let out my first cry or the day I came to the crown? My apologies, I said something ill-natured. Do not make such a darling face.)
    Weak Point: That I possess headaches, and that I was not blessed with someone who understood me, I suppose. (Well, it does not bother me much now. You are here. Praise and pamper me, one hundred, no, one thousands more than those people!)
    Fetishism: I cannot cite only one! (It's for that reason I need a harem!)
    What do you seek from your partner?
    Now is the time when I protect you, Praetor. Therefore, I do not desire much. (As long as you are healthy, that is enough.)
    Favorite underwear color?
    When I exposed myself to the people, I was generally wearing red. (I suppose you could say that it is my image color.)
    How do you spend your free time?
    I take baths. Those with flowers floating in the water are especially fine. (On occasion, it would be fine for you to wash my back out of gratitude.)

    Love of Harems
    Saber's first SG.
    Her true name is unknown, but either way, this is one of the deeds of her life, where she did as she liked. Basically, calling it the privilege of an emperor, she kept beautiful boys and beautiful girls.
    It seems that she indulged her whims as much as wanted: listening to them singing, having them model for sculpture, receiving massages from them, and occasionally having them be her companion in fashionable games.
    Besides the harem, she opened tournaments crowned with her own name, appear in Olympia (the root word of olympic) and become the champion, boast that she was an artist that rivals the god of music Apollo, declare that she was a charioteer that rivals the god of the sun Sol; whether now or then, her love of flashiness hasn't changed.
    However, unexpectedly, before she became emperor, she was appreciated as an impartial judge. This flashy life all came about after she became emperor. Or maybe, she considered an emperor a "light which, like the sun, is necessary and essential to the people and the world," and maybe she was performing that role with all her strength.

    Laurel Wreath Veil
    Saber's second SG. Its other name is "Desire for Marriage."
    Rather than a secret, it is a desire, a dream. As she became emperor as a girl, she was unable to welcome a wedding ceremony as a single human being. From her admiration of that, this SG was given form.
    Though her birthplace of the peninsula of Italy is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea, it is a region of especially vigorous volcanic activity and a zone of reoccurring earthquakes. Regions like this...of course, Japan is included as well...as an often seen peculiarity, attached importance to symbols that have to do with fertility and symbols of living motion.
    The greatest of these is a crown of bay laurel--the laurel wreath.
    Since Ancient Greece, within the scope of Mediterranean civilization, the laurel wreath is a tradition, a symbol of glory granted to the victors of all games. This is the reason that the successive generations of emperors had their heads crowned with laurel wreaths.
    Of course, Saber, as the emperor or maybe as the winner of a tournament, has been crowned with a laurel wreath countless times. There is no mistake that a veil in the shape of a laurel wreath is reflected in her mind as a treasure that has no superior.

    Love for the People
    Saber's third SG.
    The way of her heart. It is said that while Saber personally criticized herself as self-righteous, she pursued the beauty to forgive ten thousand people--the ultimate beauty. That wish was not granted even to the end, of course.
    However.
    "Whether is it a single gold coin, the sport of a single night, a single shard of a dream.
    Nevertheless, the ten thousand people who saw that were people who showed flower-like smiles--that, I think, is the form of ultimate beauty,"
    she said, as if she were dreaming. Stars for the sky. Flowers for the earth. And love for people. That this way of living is ultimate beauty, Saber is unaware.

  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5
    [v] Fate/EXTRA - Nero Claudius (Saber) Matrix [T]

    Class: Saber
    Master: Player
    True Name: Nero Claudius
    Noble Phantasm: Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Deranged
    Keyword: Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame, The Great Fire of Rome
    Strength: -, Defense: -, Agility: -, Magic: -, Luck: -
    Anti-Magic: C, Royal Prerogative: EX, Migraine: B

    Kewords

    01 - Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Deranged
    A theater based on the palace Nero had built after her original one burned to the ground. Called the Domus Aurea, it was a grand villa built upon the ruins of the homes of the aristocracy that once covered the famed Esquiline Hill.

    Historical accounts paint Nero as somewhat delusional, and she herself has claimed that she herself has claimed that she was an artist and performer of such incredible gifts that only the god Apollo could match her skills. She would often perform for the masses, but those spectators for the would frequently leave midway through her performances. She was so enraged by this obvious act of disrespect that she would order all entrances to the theater in which she was performing to be sealed until the final curtain fell.

    This Noble Phantasm is based on the highest and most difficult principles of thaumaturgy and superficially resembles a reality marble, though its effects are far more pronounced. It creates a reality in which one's imperial aspirations can be fully realized.

    02 - Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame
    The hand-crafted crimson sword wielded by Saber when summoned by a Master. The following inscription has been engraved on the blade: regnum caelorum et gehenna.

    03 - The Great Fire of Rome
    July 19, 64 AD.
    A devastating fire erupted in one of the poorer districts of Rome and quickly spread throughout the city, reducing most of it to ashes. Contrary to popular belief, Nero quickly responded to the disaster and even contributed to relief efforts out of her own personal funds. While she became immensely popular with the common citizenry, her populist policies combined with her sometimes bizarre predilections earned her the ire of not only the higher castes, but also of historians who insist on painting her as a tyrant.

    01 - 招き蕩う黄金劇場(アエストゥス・ドムス・アウレア)
    生前、彼女がローマに建設した劇場を、魔力によって形成・再現したもの。
    彼女が自ら設計した劇場はドムス・アウレアと名付けられた。

    しかし。この劇場を開いた時、一度目は多くの観客が途中で去ってしまった。
    それに憤慨した彼女は、二度目の公演時に出入り口を全て封鎖し、舞台の幕が下りるまで一人たりとも外に出さなかったという。

    皇帝である前に自分を
    「楽神アポロンに匹敵する芸術家」
    「太陽神ソルに匹敵する戦車御者」
    と信じて疑わなかった彼女のみがなせる、固有結界とは似て非なる大魔術。
    自己の願望を達成させる絶対皇帝圏。

    02 - 隕鉄(いんてつ)の鞴(ふいご)「原初の火」(アエストゥス エストゥス)
    セイバーが持つ深紅の大剣。
    彼女がクラス・セイバーとして召還される時に持ち込む、お手製の武器……らしい。
    銘には
    regnum caelorum et gehenna(レグナム カエロラム エト ジェヘナ)
    と刻まれている。

    03 - ローマの大火
    西暦64年7月19日、ローマを焼き払うほどの大火災が発生。
    ネロは為政者として迅速かつ適切に対応し、犠牲者を最小限に留め、後の保証を徹底して市民の絶大な人気を博した。
    この施策は彼女を批判する多くの歴史家たちでさえ
    「人智の限りをつくした有効な施策」
    と絶賛したほどである。
     市民にとっての為政者であった彼女ならではの逸話である。

    Skills

    Anti-Magic [C]
    Nullifies minor spells consisting of chants of two verses or less. Ineffective against high-level thaumaturgy and the greater rituals. As Saber herself has a negligible resistance to magic, the effectiveness of this skill is pathetically low, even by the normal standard of the Saber class.

    Royal Prerogative [EX]
    In response to the demands of a Master, skills that would otherwise be impossible to perform can be used for a short period of time. Some of the skills that can be acquired through this ability include those related to riding, weapons mastery, fine arts, military strategy, and diplomacy. Should an A rank be achieved, more esoteric skills becomes obtainable.

    Migraine [B]
    A curse that was inherited from her place of birth during her mortal life. As a result of the crushing headaches inflicted by this condition, the effectiveness of mental skills decreases considerably. Another side effect that seems to concern Saber most is the fact that it prevents her from demonstrating what she considers her divine talent for the performing arts.

    対魔力:[C]
    二工程以下の詠唱による魔術を無効化する。
    大魔術、儀礼呪法等、大がかりな魔術は防げない。
    彼女自身に対魔力が皆無なため、セイバーのクラスにあるまじき低さを誇る。

    皇帝特権:[EX]
    本来持ち得ないスキルも、本人が主張することで短期間だけ獲得できる。
    該当するスキルは騎乗、剣術、芸術、カリスマ、軍略、等。
    ランクがA以上の場合、肉体面での負荷(神性など)すら獲得する。

    頭痛持ち:[B]
    生前の出自から受け継いだ呪い。
    慢性的な頭痛持ちのため、精神スキルの成功率を著しく低下させてしまう。
    せっかくの芸術の才能も、このスキルがあるため十全には発揮されにくい。

    Details

    01 - Character Background
    Nero reigned as emperor during the years 54 to 64 AD. Although most surviving contemporary accounts paint her as a vicious tyrant who disregarded the Senate and violently oppressed the nascent Christian movement, many scholars believe that these accounts were an attempt to discredit her, as she incredibly popular with the citizenry.

    Whatever the case, her infamy is such that some theorize that the Book of Revelations found in the Vulgate Bible was written as commentary on and reaction to her supposed repression of the Christian faith, and have gone so far as to make the case that Hebrew pronunciation of her imperial name (Caesar) -NRVN QSR- is the same as the phrase "Number of the Beast."

    However, this has been proven to be patently false, as that term commonly referred to Rome itself, and not to any one individual, royal or otherwise.

    02 - "Nero the Tyrant"
    Taking the name Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus upon her ascension to the imperial throne, she was the fifth emperor of the Roman Empire and the last of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, who had ruled Rome since its inception.

    The daughter of the cousin of the fourth emperor Claudius, she was put on the throne at the age of seventeen as a result of the devious scheming and possible matricide by her mother, Julia Augusta Agrippina. Once on the throne, she immediately began to demonstrate her talents at administration as well as her ability to navigate the often murky political situation inherent in Roman government.

    In addition to the above, Nero was generally acknowledged to be a consummate diplomat who preferred discussion and compromise to warfare and conflict. She was held in especially high esteem by both the peoples of Brittania and the leaders of the nations of Persia, who continued to refer to Rome as the "country of Nero" long after her death.

    While popular abroad and with the lower castes at home, the Senate and the higher caste members of the empire grew weary of her populist policies, extravagant expenditures on public entertainments, and occasionally irrational repression of religious expression. In the year 68 AD, a series of revolt drove Nero from the throne and eventually to suicide. It was said that in her final hours she continually expresses her anguish that anguish that an artist such as herself had to die, but as those who betrayed her closed in she quote a line from Homer's Iliad ("Hark, now strikes on my ear the trampling of swift-footed coursers!") and then drove a dagger into her throat.

    01 - 人物背景
    西暦50~60年代のローマにおいて、あらゆる宗教勢力とローマ元老院を弾圧した皇帝。
    ローマ時代は元老院に対する姿勢から、以降はキリスト教徒に行った弾圧が原因で暴君と呼ばれる。

    一説にはこの弾圧に対する反発として「ヨハネ黙示録」が書かれたとも。
    彼女を皇帝(カエサル)としたヘブライ発音NRVN QSRを「666の獣」とし、悪魔と同一視された。

    ちなみに、この666の獣にまたがる“バビロンの~”とはローマのことであり、彼女個人にあてられた異名ではない。

    02 - 『暴君 ネロ』
    本名、ネロ・クラウディウス・カエサル・アウグストゥス・ゲルマニクス。
    帝政ローマの第5代皇帝。
    生涯を謀略と毒とに彩られた悪名高き暴君。

    父は第4代皇帝クラウディウスのいとこである、淫蕩なグエナウス・ドミティウス・アヘノバルブス。
    母は暴帝カリギュラの妹であるユリア・アウグスタ・アグリッピナ。
    出自を考えると皇帝になるのは非常に難しいが、母アグリッピナが第4代皇帝クラウディウスと再婚。
    母の奸計によって、54年のクラウディウスの死後、ネロは義父からの相続として皇帝となった。

    もっとも、皇帝になる前からその才能を発揮し、非常に有能な裁判官として慕われていた。
    その公正さ、有能さから、重要な訴訟をいくつも持ち込まれていたという。
    (まだ若いため、重要な訴訟の持ち込みを義父クラウディウスが禁じていたにもかかわらず、である。)

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    ネロは17歳にして皇帝に即位し、その気前の良い政策で市民からは絶大な人気を誇った。
    外交にも気を使い、イギリス(ブリタニア)における後年のローマに対する人気は彼女の政策に起因する。
    ある意味では、アーサー王伝説を誕生させたきっかけを作った人物ですらある。
    加えてペルシャはネロを絶賛することおびただしく、ペルシャはネロの死後も
    「ネロの国だったので」
    とローマに大きく配慮したという。

    59年(60年説も)には、ギリシャのオリンピックにあやかって5年に一度開かれる競技会「ネロ祭」を設立。音楽、体育、騎馬と三つの部門を開き、そのいくつかには自分も出場している。

    69年に起きた反乱で皇帝の座を追われ、ローマから逃亡。
    その最中で逃げ切れないと悟り、自決を決意した。
    ……が、その最期は潔いものではなかったらしい。
    「この世から何と素晴らしい芸術家が消えることか」
    と何度も泣きこぼしては手を止めたものの、最後には短剣で自らの喉を突いたという。

  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3
    [v] Fate/EXTRA material - Saber [Servant], p.192-194

    Saber [Servant]
    One of the Servants who contracts with the protagonist.
    A (self-proclaimed to be) crossdressing young swordswoman clothed in a bright crimson dress. Often called Red Saber to distinguish her from other Sabers.

    [pronoun stuff]

    A headstrong emperor who calls herself an omni-talented genius and actualizes (by force) most of the things she wills.
    Though often mistaken for a tyrant because of her arrogance and confident proclamations, as a rule she acknowledges the ways of existences of all manners of people, without rejection.
    She judges not by society's standards of good and evil, but by the human beauty.
    Having dabbled in plays, song, painting, sculpture, and such various arts, upon creating a new work,
    “How’s this? It is quite good, no? T-true, it may be a little on the maniacal side, but is it not good nonetheless?”
    A little miss attention seeker who tearfully begs for appraisal like so.
    Though she would normally not qualify for the Saber class with her parameters, well, she took care of that part somehow with her Imperial Privilege. She would properly be a commander-type Servant.

    As a Servant, she has no particular contentions or wishes.
    That is because she is perfect by simply existing.
    At least, Saber herself says,
    “I am consummate simply by thinking, speaking, and sleeping while being myself. No matter the era, the mere fact of my existence symbolizes the might of Rome.”
    Since she’s already perfect, there remains nothing more for her to seek.
    She has reached the conclusion that simply being herself is the finest reward in itself.
    Since she has absolute beliefs and tenets within herself, she isn’t offended by much.
    To Saber, the one unacceptable thing is to “for her to not be able to act as herself.”
    The reason why the egocentric Saber is fine with being used as a Servant is because a Servant is contracted as that which “must prove her supremacy.”

    “Hmm? I am to prove my supremacy, yes? That I have no complaints about. I shall simply fight a fight not shameful to myself.
    Even if I had a frog for a Master, if I can fight together with the frog and emerge the victor without shame, it would become a pride of mine.”

    Such is her amazingly optimistic outlook.
    And so it’s rare for her to scold the inexperienced protagonist. Though she does grumble about the protagonist’s timidity and fecklessness, in her heart she does not truly look down on the protagonist.
    To her, saying that the protagonist is “feeble” is simply an honest appraisal.
    Thus, when the protagonist grows as a Master and builds the bond of trust, she becomes more straightforwardly affectionate.

    “Confound it all, pay more attention to me!
    Since you are contracted to me, you shall put me first of all things!”

    Thus the attention-starved puppy emperor came to be.


    However, in the first place, there isn’t a Master to be found who would summon her.
    Her true name corresponds to great evil in a certain religion, and the end of her life was a miserable one.
    Just as much as she is an emperor, she is also an artist with unshakable faith in her own genius, and the only absolute justice to her is “beauty.”
    Whether ally, enemy, her citizens, or herself, she will not love anything that does not fit into that category.
    That holds true even for a Master. For sure, she will never obey someone she finds unseemly.
    There’s no magus who would want to make use of a weapon who judges matters based on something like “beauty.” Contracting with this Heroic Spirit is simply too risky.

    “……Well, that’s only natural.
    Magi are clever and calculating creatures;
    certainly not fools who would entrust their lives to me.”

    And so she spent her days in ennui in the Throne of Heroes.
    Though she gets lonely, her pride overcame that. She decided not to settle for just anyone, planning on only contracting with a genius of her level.
    And so, at the end of another round of preliminaries.
    Just when she was about to leave, thinking that there was no one to call her this time either, she heard a faint voice.
    When she turned, she saw a nameless someone who, despite being on the verge of death, still fought to stand.
    Someone who was not strong.
    Someone who had no outstanding talent.
    Someone who wasn’t even a proper wizard.
    But―――Saber saw a kindling that twinkled like a star in the night, a kindling that refused to fade.
    Instantly, she rushed forward.
    What she had in her chest was not sympathy for that someone, but anger against the high heavens.
    She knew that it was the way of the world for the weak to remain weak and perish, their prayers to no avail.
    Precisely because she knew this, she couldn’t stand for it.
    What kind of heaven would ignore such powerful will?
    Even in the death throes, that nameless one chose not to give up but to fight.

    “If it would not answer that purehearted wish, the will of the heavens matters not! How can I not answer the cry of that noble soul―――?!”
    Rather than answering summons, Saber had come to the place of selection of her own volition.
    While groaning inwardly at the offering up of herself that she had disliked so, she speaks to the nameless soul.

    “Answer me―――are you my Praetor(Master)?”

    She appears in a white bridal dress for CCC, earning the nickname of Bride Saber. Since there’s another Red Saber in Apocrypha now, I feel like we need another nickname for her to cover both Extra and CCC.
    Tange Saber……no? Okay, I guess not.

    Her rival in CCC is Red Lancer.
    One hopes that they can become friendly rivals as idols.
    After all, having both experienced similar reactions to their performances, it seems like there’s plenty they can talk about.
    Also, her voice when the player acquires her swimwear is a must-listen. Therein lies the max endearing charm of the Tange Saber.

    セイバー【サーヴァント】

  8. [v] Fate/Grand Order - Nero Interlude I

    @ Nero

    Sorry to trouble you, Gudako.
    We have summoned you on this occasion entirely as a matter of personal business.
    ... the Federation of the Emperors is defeated,
    and Roma has again attained a transient peace.
    However, the one who guides Roma as her princeps civitatis ...
    Nero Claudius is already departed.
    Or rather, more correctly, the Nero that lived as a human is no longer.
    Such is the result of our contract with Gudako.
    She who once as a human existed is per the fact of history is departed now from Roma.
    She who presently occupies the seat of the Imperator stands now before you.​

    @ Mashu

    The Restorative Force (修復力, Shuufuku-Ryoku?) of the Era (時代, Jidai?) ... no, the Corrective Force (修正力, Shuusei-Ryoku?).
    Because the Nero-san who is a Servant is extant within this time period,
    it would be strange if the Emperor Nero weren't already deceased.
    In normal space-time, a living person can coexisting with an iteration of themselves that's become a Servant after passing on,
    but within the context of a Singularity (特異点, Tokuiten?), "that which is presently appropriate" and "that which is of greater potency" holds priority.
    Thus, as of Sempai's contract with the Heroic Spirit Nero,
    the "Nero-san" that lived within Septem was replaced by the "Nero-san" before us ...​

    ---

    @ Gudako

    1: 'Was replaced by' is unnecessary, Mashu.​

    @ Mashu

    ... sorry. I misspoke.
    Though I truly didn't mean anything by it ...
    My sincere apologies, Lord Nero.​

    @ Nero

    'Tis no issue. That which provoked Mashu's melancholy
    is the passing of the we who was, yes?
    If such be the case, we forgive you. Rather, we are thankful.
    We thank that Mashu would mourn the passing of we who were reputed merely to be a tyrant.​

    ---

    @ Gudako

    2: Is that necessarily a bad thing?​

    @ Mashu

    Ah ... that's right. Sorry that I misspoke, Lord Nero.
    I wasn't being considerate of company,
    and so I've said something incredibly negative ...
    Lord Nero -- no, Nero-san. I didn't mean to imply that there was anything wrong with you being present in Roma like this.
    I thank you for honoring us with your presence, Imperator.​

    @ Nero

    Umu, Mashu is a good and honest girl!
    In guilt, you offer condolences,
    and express your joy upon elation!
    On account of the smile that you just now displayed, I shall deign to forgive the darkness of your words!
    Indeed, should you truly wish to express your apologies, I permit that you accompany me to the baths upon our return!​

    ---

    @ Nero

    ... and with that, we've gone astray.
    It would appear that in Gudako's presence, we are excessively relaxed.
    But to speak it forthright, we have on this occasion come to Septem for a certain purpose;
    we desire that our Master would lend us her aid.
    You recall that during your previous visit, a leg of our travels was conducted by ship?
    We happened at the time to overhear a certain rumor.
    Beyond the perimeter of Rome, there is said to lie a cursed waste haunted by a Wraith (亡霊, bourei?).
    We have our suspicions regarding the nature of the Wraith in question.
    Though it may be that we are abusing our standing as a Servant to better fulfill the obligations of our station,
    understand that we act in ignorance of the time at which our contract is to end, or when again we shall depart.
    ... thus, before then,
    we wish that by our hand, we might put a close to one amongst the sorrows of Rome.​

    @ Gudako

    1: If it's something like that, I'd be happy to help.​

    @ Nero

    -- umu.
    We leave ourself to your care, O contractor.​

    ---

    @ Mashu

    ... the sun's setting, Sempai.
    Even though the landscape is familiar, it feels very lonely ...
    ... almost like an uninhabited world;
    a stage that everyone's forgotten ...​

    @ Nero

    ...​

    @ Gudako

    1: Is it really around here?
    2: You said that you have suspicions?​

    @ Nero

    Umu, it is indeed somewhere near.
    The form of the stones; the sound of the wind; the withering tint of the twilight sun.
    The entirety of this place is engraved within our recollection;
    the doom of a certain Emperor, whose path did in this empty waste reach its end.​

    @ Mashu

    -- !
    Nero-san, this is --​

    @ Nero

    Umu. 'Tis indeed the place of my death.
    Here did Nero Claudius pierce herself through the throat.
    For her people, Nero bore the utmost devotion.
    It was a love in the manner of a flame, ever burning for all to witness --
    but not of a variety that could be characterized as 'warmth.'
    It was a love that demanded in the extreme; bestowed in the extreme; that moldered in the extreme.
    Such was the only avenue by which Nero knew to express her devotions.
    'Twas excessively obtrusive, it might be said --
    and to the people, it was as a poison;
    Nero was, to the end, unable to recognize this.
    By a certain error of judgment, she eroded her standing,
    and was driven from the Seat of the Imperator by the designs of the Senate.
    The military turned against her -- and yet Nero still believed:
    for in her mind, the citizens to which she had so dedicated herself would inevitably come to her defense.
    ... the outcome of such goes without saying.
    The citizens offered no salvation to the foolish tyrant.
    Escaping from her pursuers,
    Nero chose in sorrow to end her life.
    -- as to the matter of Nero's sorrows, we shall not here detail.
    Simply, her life came in this place to its terminus.
    ... and yet,
    Nero could not so easily die;
    could not so easily bring herself unto death.
    ... with her throat in agony; a breast full of anguish; and eyes ablaze,
    those final days were as a time cut adrift to the currents of fever.
    Escaping the sight of her pursuers,
    Nero thrice welcomed the sunset.
    It was only as the sun inclined upon the horizon that Nero came to consciousness;
    for from afar, she could faintly make out the sound of voices calling to her.
    These were the voices of her beloved citizens.
    The Emperor Nero is blameless, they said;
    and they chanted in Nero's praise.
    Fufu. Truly, indignity is upon indignity piled.
    Nowhere could such adulation exist; nowhere has it ever existed.
    ... but even so,
    so as perhaps to know her folly, Nero parted her eyes.
    Upon the first twilight, she derided the absurdity of her illusions.
    Upon the second, she chewed her lips at the voices unheard.
    And then, upon the third twilight --​

    @ Mashu

    ... yes.
    There, the Emperor Nero left her final words.
    When the legionnaires that had been set upon her found her body,
    they took pity that her flesh had been left to the battering of the elements, and so covered her with a cloth.
    The Emperor Nero awakened then, and spoke:
    "Too late! But, ah, what fidelity!"​

    @ Gudako

    1: ...​

    @ Nero

    Umu. Our fate came there to its severance.
    That which in those final moments entered Nero's mind
    is in truth to us unclear.
    But Nero had by then obtained her solace.
    Though it had come not by the hand of her beloved citizens --
    as of the drawing of the curtain upon her final hour, she was able to recieve of the warmth of humanity;
    and so the tyrant was heartened.
    This is the Deus Ex Machina that appears even now within our dreams.
    A "happily ever after" visited upon the ending of this tale, irrespective of its unlikelihood;
    a final miracle.
    Had those legionnaires not arrived, it is likely that I would have even now remained adrift,
    awaiting yet within these wilds a voice that could never be.
    Thus and therefore,
    we are by obligation bound to cut you down!
    Dream of the tyrant that wanders yet the empty waste!
    Bloom of prosperity that has forgotten of wilting!
    We shall have you make your exit here, mine Wraith!
    Manifest, and draw your sword!​

    @ Wraith (Shadow Servant Nero)

    ーーーーーーーーーーーー。​

    @ Mashu

    A potent aggregation of mana ... !?
    This is --
    This isn't just the shade of Servant, or a Wraith ...
    It's almost as if ... it's something like a Demon God Pillar --​

    @ Nero

    The Fifth Emperor, Nero Claudius here entreats!
    O Master of ours; O Gudako!
    We ask that you lend us your strength! Though it be far too late --
    Let that we might square away our debts by the edge of our sword!​

    @ Gudako

    1: Aah, leave it to me, Nero ... !
    2: Happily, Lord Imperator!​



    @ Nero

    Wretched thing!
    What purpose bears a player that refuses their exit!
    We are that which hath abundantly thrived and thereon come to annihilation!
    Death cannot be averted! The end is ever invariable!
    It is thus that we sing!
    It is thus that we shout!
    We love therefore without regret; without surrender!
    And ever yet, we welcome the curtain!​

    @ Wraith (Shadow Servant Nero)

    ... aa ... I hear it ...
    The voices of the city ... the Sixth ...​

    @ Nero

    ... Farewell,
    maiden who could not to "me" return.​

    @ Gudako

    1: Nero ...
    2: "Me?"​

    @ Nero

    ... umu.
    'Twas a meaningless thought, spoken aloud.
    Pay it no mind.
    More importantly --
    We must commend you, Gudako.
    Much as we expected of our contractor! Your reliability is matchless!
    By your aid was a disturbance to the peace of Rome ...
    No, we suppose that it wasn't precisely 'qwelled' ...
    If anything, it may have been disregarded outright ...
    What loneliness ... 'twas somewhat a hollow victory, mayhaps ...
    Nay, it is rather that --
    unmistakeably, the citizens recognized the ill humour that we displayed, and so pretended ignorance to our toil!
    Much as expected of our august self, and of the citizens of Rome!
    Such is surely a feat of synergy yet unmatched within the History of Man!​

    @ Gudako

    1: Regardless of what happens ... positivity!
    2: ... you're putting up a strong front!​

    @ Nero

    Fuu. Would it befit my standing as an Emperor if I were not so?
    So long as the slightest hope exists, we shall laugh as if all is well.
    Such is our way!
    Be that we are ceaselessly struck down, we shall until all is exhausted climb again upright!
    Hereon, we will offer to you the proof of this claim!
    O Mashu; O Gudako.
    'Twas by thine aid that this victory was earned.
    In answer to the granting of this boon, we shall upon the stage of battle claim our glory as recompense.
    Is it not yet time that we return to Chaldea, Master?
    We endeavor that the land shall by our acts resound with an applause of ten thousand thunders!​

    @ ネロ

    わざわざすまないなぐだ子。
    今回、呼びつけたのは完全な余の私用だ。
    ……皇帝連合は消え去り、
    我がローマはうたかたの平穏にある。
    しかし、だ。第一の市民としてローマを導くもの……
    ネロ・クラウディウスは既にいない。
    いや、正確には人として生きたネロはいない。
    余がぐだ子と契約したからであろう。
    人としてのあの者は史実通り、ローマより去った。
    いま皇帝として座るのはこの余である。

    @ マシュ

    時代の修復力……いえ、修正力ですね。
    サーヴァントとしてのネロさんがいる以上、
    皇帝ネロは既に死んでいなければおかしい。
    正常な時空であれば生前の人物と死後サーヴァントとなった人物が同時に存在しますが、
    特異点では「いま正しいこと」「強いこと」が優先される。
    英霊ネロが先輩と契約した時点で、
    セプテムにおける『ネロさん』はこの『ネロさん』になってしまった……

    ---

    @ ぐだ子

    1:しまった、は余計だよマシュ

    @ マシュ

    ……すみません、失言でした。
    批難するつもりはなかったのですが……
    申し訳ありません、ネロ陛下。

    @ ネロ

    よい。マシュが悲しんでくれた事は、
    いなくなった余の事であろう?
    であれば許す。というか嬉しい。
    マシュは暴君と呼ばれた余の死を悼んでくれたのだから。

    ---

    @ ぐだ子

    2:それって悪いコトなの?

    @ マシュ

    あ……そうです、失言でしたネロ陛下。
    辻褄の合わない問題なので、
    ついネガティブな発言をしてしまいましたが……
    ネロ陛下、いえ、ネロさんがこうしてローマにいる事に違いはありません。
    その幸運に感謝します、エンペラトール。

    @ ネロ

    うむ、マシュは素直な良い娘だな!
    悪いと感じた事を悔やみ、
    嬉しいと感じた事を喜ぶ!
    その微笑みに免じて今のくらーい発言を許す!
    なに、詫びに後で余の湯浴みに付き合うがよい!

    ---

    @ ネロ

    ……と、いかん。
    ぐだ子といるとつい気が緩む。
    今回、セプテムに来たのは他でもない。
    マスター協力してほしいのだ。
    前回、余が舟を出したのは覚えているな?
    その時にチラと小耳に挟んだ話がある。
    ローマの郊外、曰く付きの呪われた荒野によくない亡霊が出るのだとか。
    余はその亡霊に心当たりがあってな。
    今はサーヴァントとして皇帝の職務に励んでいるが、
    いつ責務を終え、消え去るか分からぬ身だ。
    ……だから、その前に。
    余の手で、ローマの憂いを一つ断っておきたい。

    @ ぐだ子

    1:そういう事なら、喜んで

    @ ネロ

    ーーーうむ。
    頼りにしているぞ、我が契約者よ。

    ---

    @ マシュ

    ……日が落ちてきましたね、先輩。
    見慣れている風景なのに、とても淋しい……
    ……まるで誰もいない世界、
    誰からも忘れられた舞台のようです……

    @ ネロ

    …………。​

    @ ぐだ子

    1:本当にこのあたり?
    2:そういえば、心当たりって?

    @ ネロ

    うむ、このあたりだとも。
    岩のカタチ、風の音、朽ちた落陽の色。
    そのすべてを、余は今も覚えている。
    この荒野で命を落とした、ある皇帝の末路をな。

    @ マシュ

    ーーーーーー!
    ネロさん、ここはーーー

    @ ネロ

    うむ。私の死地だ。
    ネロ・クラウディウスはここで自らの喉を刺した。
    ネロは市民を愛した。
    燃えるような愛を示し続けた。
    しかし、それは人々の言う温かな愛ではなかった。
    激しく求め、激しく与え、激しく燃え尽きる。
    そんな愛情の在り方しか、ネロは知らなかった。
    押しつけがましい、と言えばいいか。
    人々にとってそれは毒である事を、
    ネロは最後まで気づけなかった。
    ネロはある失策から己の立場を弱め、
    元老院の策略で皇帝の座を追われた。
    軍は敵に回った。だがネロは信じた。
    自分があれほど愛した市民たちが自分を守るだろうと。
    ……結果は言うまでもない。
    市民たちは、愚かな暴君を守らなかった。
    ネロは追っ手から逃げ出したものの、
    その哀しみから自決を選んだ。
    ーーーネロが何を哀しんだのかは、余には語れない。
    ただここで命を終えたとしか。
    ……だが。
    ネロは、そう簡単には死ななかった。
    死にきれなかった、のであろう。
    ……喉の苦しみ。胸の痛み。瞳の熱さ。
    あれは、まるで熱に浮かされたような時間だった。
    ネロは追っ手に見つけだされる事もなく、
    三度、落陽を迎えていた。
    日が落ちようとする頃、ネロは目を覚ました。
    遠くから、自分を呼ぶ声が聞こえた気がしたからだ。
    それは愛した市民たちの声だ。
    ネロ皇帝に咎めなし、と。
    ネロを喝采する声だ。
    ふふ。まさに恥の上塗りよな。
    そんなものは何処にもない。何処にもなかった。
    ……それでも。
    確かめるように、ネロは目を覚ました。
    一度目の落陽。ありえない幻に鼻をかんだ。
    二度目の落陽。きこえない呼び声に唇をかんだ。
    そして、三度目の落陽でーーー

    @ マシュ

    ……はい。
    皇帝ネロは、最後の言葉を残しました。
    皇帝ネロの遺体を見つけ、
    野ざらしでは哀れだと思った兵士がその亡骸に布をかけた。
    その時、皇帝ネロは目を覚まして言いました。
    「遅かったな。だが、大義である」と。

    @ ぐだ子

    1:………………。

    @ ネロ

    うむ。余の運命はそこで終わりだ。
    最後の瞬間、ネロが何を思ったのか、
    実のところよく分からぬ。
    だがネロはそれで良しとした。
    たとえそれが愛した市民の手ではないとしてもーーー
    最期に人の温かみで幕を閉じられた事が、
    あの暴君には嬉しかった。
    それは余が今も夢見る機械仕掛けの神(デウスエクスマキナ)
    どれほど無理があろうと物語を「めでたしめでたし」で終わらせる、
    最後の奇蹟だったのだから。
    あの兵士がいなければ私は今も、
    この荒野でありもしない声を待っていただろう。
    だからこそ!
    余は、貴様を斬らねばならない!
    荒野に迷う暴君の夢!
    散ることを忘れた繁栄の華!
    いまだ終幕を受け入れぬ余の亡霊よ!
    現れ、剣を取るがいい!

    @ 亡霊

    ーーーーーー。
    ーーーーーーーーーーーー。​

    @ マシュ

    強力な魔力の集合体……!?
    これはーーー
    サーヴァントの影でも、亡霊でもなくて……
    まるで……あの、魔神柱のようなーーー

    @ ネロ

    第五皇帝、ネロ・クラウディウスが願い請う!
    我がマスター、ぐだ子よ!
    余に力を貸してほしい! あまりにも遅すぎたがーーー
    我が過ち、我が剣で精算する!

    @ ぐだ子

    1:ああ、任せてネロ……!
    2:喜んで、皇帝陛下!



    @ ネロ

    ばかものが!
    役者たるもの、終幕を拒んでなんとする!
    我らは存分に栄え、その末に滅びるもの!
    死は避けられぬ! 終わりは変えられぬ!
    だからこそ謳うのだ!
    だからこそ叫ぶのだ!
    余は愛する事を悔やまず、諦めぬ!
    幾たび、終幕を迎えようと!

    @ 亡霊

    …………ああ………………聞こえる…………
    都の嬌声……………………六番目の…………

    @ ネロ

    ……さらばだ。
    ついぞ、「私」に戻る事のなかった少女よ。

    @ ぐだ子

    1:ネロ……
    2:「私」って?

    @ ネロ

    ……うむ。
    くだらぬ独り言だ、
    気にしないでほしい。
    それよりーーー
    見事であった、ぐだ子。
    さすがは我が契約者! 頼もしい事この上なかったぞ!
    おかげでローマを騒がす……
    いや、騒がしてはいないな……
    なにしろ無視されていたからな……
    淋しいな、余……ちょっとヘコみそうだぞ……
    いや、そこはそれ、
    市民たちは余に気を遣って見ないフリをしてくれていたに違いない!
    さすがは余、そしてローマ市民たち!
    人類最高の空気を読んだ、だな!

    @ ぐだ子

    1:どこまでも……ポジティブッ!
    2:なんという……強がり!

    @ ネロ

    ふっ。そうでなくては皇帝なぞ勤まるものか。
    わずかな希望があれば平気だと笑ってみせる。
    それが余の生き方だ!
    何度倒れようと、諦めるまでは立ち上がる!
    次からはその証を見せるぞ、
    マシュ、ぐだ子よ。
    この勝利はそなたらのおかげ。
    返礼は戦場の活躍をもって返すとしよう。
    ではカルデアに戻ろうではないか、マスター!
    我らの手で、地に万雷の喝采を!

  9. [v] TYPE-MOON Fes. Official Pamphlet 10th Anniversary Q & A Booklet:
    Q: Why are Red Saber and Blue Saber so similar? Are they related?

    Q: Why are Red Saber and Blue Saber so similar? Are they related?

    A: They are very different!
    They are different like Takeuchi Takashi and Arco Wada. Or like buckwheat noodles and udon.
    The model of King Arthur were said to be a fusion of two individuals, and one of them is the Roman general Artorius. I guess there are some relationships.

    Q:赤セイバーと青セイバーはどうしてそっくりなんですか?血縁関係があるんですか?

    A:おま、ぜんぜん違うじゃんかー!
    喩えるなら武内崇とワダアルコぐらい違う。蕎麦とうどんくらい違う。
    あとはまあ、アーサー王のモデルは二人いるのが通説とされ、そのうちの一人、アルトリウスはローマ帝国から派遣された将軍なので、まあ、繋がりはあるといえばある。

  10. 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20
    [v] Fate/Grand Order - Nero Claudius〔Bride〕(Saber) Profile [T]

    Nero Claudius (Bride) - Saber

    Illustrator and Voice actor
    Illustrator: Arco Wada
    Voice Actor: Sakura Tenge

    Parameters
    Strength: B
    Endurance: C
    Agility: A
    Mana: E
    Luck: A
    Noble Phantasm: B+

    Personal Skills
    Star in Heaven: A
    Flower on Earth: A
    Love for People: A

    Class Skills
    Magic Resistance: C
    Riding: B

    Noble Phantasm
    Fax Caelestis: Star-Rushing Rose of Closure
    Rank: B+ → B++
    Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm

    Profile
    With a whole new get-up, the emperor of roses wrapped herself in a pure white outfit.
    Due the exchange of outfit, her tension has also changed and her combat-styled underwent a variation from its original condition.
    Even her favorite sword - Original Fire - has read the mood and converted its blade from red to silvery snow.

    Level 1 Bond
    Height/Weight: 154cm・42kg
    Source: Historical fact
    Region: Rome
    Alignment: Chaotic Bride  Gender: Female
    Umu, an ace in the hole wedding dress!

    Level 2 Bond

    • Headache Affliction: B

    A curse inherited from one's origins in life.
    Due having chronic headaches, the success rate of Skills with regards to mental aspects declines considerably.
    Nero was a (self-styled) artist, but it is difficult to perfectly exhibit her rare talents because of this Skill.

    Level 3 Bond
    "Star-Rushing Rose of Closure"
    Rank: B+  Type: Anti-Unit Noble Phantasm
    Fax Caelestis
    An unique Skill that derives from "The Charmingly Beckoning Golden Theater".
    It is merely a sword-technique, but "from its gaudiness, loveliness and the overwhelming marriage-ness released by the wedding dress; why not call it a Noble Phantasm already? Right?" - it came to be treated as Noble Phantasm because of such statement from the concerned person.

    By no means, it is not like there were feelings of rivalry towards the new Skill of the blue, fox-ears Caster.

    Level 4 Bond
    In A.D 59 (some views say A.D. 60), following the example of the Greek Olympics, she established the quinquennial athletic meet "Neronia".
    It held three divisions of music, gymnastics and riding, and she herself performed in a number of those.
    Due the rebellion that occurred in A.D. 69, she was chased out of the throne of emperor and fled from Roma. In the midst of it, she understood that it was impossible to get away and resolved herself to commit suicide.

    Level 5 Bond
    Enthroned emperor at the age of 17 years old, Nero boasted tremendous popularity with the citizens due her generous political measures.
    She also paid attention to diplomacy, the popularity towards Roma in the England (Britannia) of later years had her political measures as its cause.
    It has been said that Persia would abundantly give high praises to Nero and, even after her death, there was a great concern in Roma about Persia "given it was Nero's country".

    Interlude
    Passing away without meeting her fated spouse, this pure white Servant continued to fight despite not having her fated meeting even after becoming a Servant.

    In other words, a figure that vanished in dreams, without ever participating in the Holy Grail War of a certain virtual world.

    ネロ・クラウディウス〔ブライド〕 - セイバー

    イラストレーター・声優
    ILLUST:ワダアルコ
    CV:丹下桜

    パラメータ
    筋力:B
    耐力:C
    敏捷:A
    魔力:E
    幸運:A
    宝具:B+

    保有スキル
    天に星を A
    地に花を B
    人に愛を A

    クラス別能力
    対魔力 C
    騎乗 B

    宝具
    星馳せる終幕の薔薇(ファクス・カエレスティス)
    ランク:B+ → B++
    種別:対人宝具

    キャラクター詳細
    装いも新たに、純白の衣装に身を包んだ薔薇の皇帝。
    衣装が替わった事でテンションも変動し、素の状態より戦闘スタイルが変化している。
    愛用の剣・原初の火も空気を読んで、その刀身を赤から白銀に変えている。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを1にすると開放
    身長/体重:150cm・42kg
    出典:史実
    地域:ローマ
    属性:混沌・花嫁  性別:女性
    うむ、とっておきの花嫁衣裳だな!

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを2にすると開放
    ○頭痛持ち:B
    生前の出自から受け継いだ呪い。
    慢性的な頭痛持ちのため、精神面におけるスキルの成功率を著しく低下させてしまう。
    ネロは(自称)芸術家だが、せっかくの芸術の才能もこのスキルがあるため十全には発揮されにくい。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを3にすると開放
    『星馳せる終幕の薔薇』
    ランク:B+  種別:対人宝具
    ファクス・カエレスティス。
    『招き蕩う黄金劇場』から派生する特殊スキル。
    ただの剣技だが、その派手さ、麗しさ、花嫁衣装が放つその圧倒的マリッジさからもはや宝具といってもよいのではないか? ん? という本人の申告による宝具扱いとなった。
    別に、青い狐耳キャスターの新スキルへの対抗心があった訳でもない。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを4にすると開放
    59年(60年説も)には、ギリシャのオリンピックにあやかって5年に一度開かれる競技会「ネロ祭」を設立 。
    音楽、体育、騎馬と三つの部門を開き、そのいくつかには自分も出場している。
    69年に起きた反乱で皇帝の座を追われ、ローマから逃亡。その最中で逃げ切れないと悟り、自決 を決意した。

    アンロック条件:絆レベルを5にすると開放
    ネロは17歳にして皇帝に即位し、気前の良い政策で市民からは絶大な人気を誇った。
    外交にも気を使い、イギリス(ブリタニア)における後年のローマに対する人気は彼女の政策に起因する。
    ペルシャはネロを絶賛することおびただしく、ペルシャはネロの死後も「ネロの国だったので」とローマに大きく配慮したという。

    アンロック条件:「出会いの花束」をクリアすると開放
    生前は運命の伴侶に出会う事なく没し、サーヴァントとなってからも運命に出会う事無く戦ってきた純白のサーヴァント。

    即ち、ある電脳世界での聖杯戦争についぞ参じることなく夢に没した姿である。

  11. Saber Fate/Extra CCC promotional video

    Though there also seems to be a new Servant with flashy gold armor......
    Praetor, surely you are not thinking of cheating on me, are you?
    That one is annoying, super annoying, okay?
    After all, his character has too many overlaps with mine!

  12. Game translation
  13. 13.0 13.1 Fate/Extra Last Encore - Episode 01: The Present Lies at the Bottom of an Olden Limbo
  14. Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Act 03: II / Intelligence Room Flauros
  15. [v] Fate/EXTRA material - Encyclopedia: Imperial Privilege [Skill], p.180

    Imperial Privilege [Skill]
    The skill of Red Saber.
    The acquisition of skills that one should not possess in a short period of time, due to personal wishes.
    Skills available included Riding, Swordsmanship, Artistry, Charisma, Military Tactics, etc. With A rank or above, alteration of the corpus (Divinity etc) was possible.
    It could be said to be the ultimate unfair advantage, but it could also be called a form of vanity.
    The Roman Emperor was no different from Gods. All skills converged at Rome... no, converge at the Emperor. If the Emperor called white black, then it was black.
    However, even so, one could not acquire skills without basis. Since Sabre was a polymath with ample curiosity, she had experience in most of the skills.
    Let's say one day Sabre decided "I can pilot a jet! It is nothing, just adjust the plane according to altitude, not too different from the jet chariot I invented!" And just like that, she would figure out how to pilot the plane.
    .... but because of her short attention span and headache, she would soon forget what she learned.

    皇帝特権【スキル】

  16. Nasu blog 2/9/16
  17. 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 Fate/Grand Order - Profile of Nero Claudius Caesar (Swimsuit), translated by roadromancer at Reddit.
  18. [v] TYPE-MOON Ace 7 - 10 year Anniversary interview: Nasu Kinoko X Takeuchi Takashi X Urobuchi Gen
    Q: Having the "black" one as the main character and the "white" one as the villain is a refreshing idea. Then, how about the red Saber (Saber Extra), who appeared in Fate/EXTRA?

    Q: Having the "black" one as the main character and the "white" one as the villain is a refreshing idea. Then, how about the red Saber (Saber Extra), who appeared in Fate/EXTRA?

    Uro: That character is completely disconnected from the other Sabers. Personally, she looked like a female Gilgamesh to me.
    Nasu: If I had written Fate/Zero, then Iskandar would have been a character like Red Saber. In my mind, I can only see Iskandar as a worthy opponent to Gilgamesh, but the Iskandar Urobuchi created was an excellent, wild, and unprecedented character that I could have never thought up. But I want to surpass him somehow, so maybe Red Saber was born out of my drive to create a different tyrant from Iskandar.

  19. TYPE-MOON Ace 8 Fate/Extra CCC Nasu and Takeuchi interviews - Pages 11-12, 39-43
Characters by series
Fate/stay night Main characters: Shirou EmiyaSaberRin TohsakaSakura MatouIllyasviel von EinzbernArcherKirei Kotomine
Secondary characters: AssassinBerserkerCasterGilgameshLancerRiderShinji MatouSouichirou KuzukiTrue AssassinZouken Matou
Minor characters: Atrum GalliastaAyako MitsuzuriBedivereClaudia HortensiaGai GotouIssei RyuudouKaede MakideraKane HimuroLeysrittJusteaze Lizrich von EinzbernOtoko HotaruzukaSellaTaiga FujimuraVivianYukika Saegusa
Fate/hollow ataraxia Main characters: Bazett Fraga McRemitzAvengerCaren Hortensia
Secondary characters: AssassinDiloEdelfelt sistersLuviagelita EdelfeltMinori Mitsuzuri Master of AssassinPerseusReikan RyuudouSaberScáthachSthenoEuryale
Fate/Zero Main characters: Kiritsugu EmiyaIrisviel von EinzbernSaberKirei KotomineWaver VelvetRiderTokiomi TohsakaArcher
Secondary characters: Aoi TohsakaAssassinBerserkerCasterKariya MatouKayneth El-Melloi ArchibaldLancerMaiya HisauRisei KotomineRyuunosuke UryuuSola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri
Minor characters: Byakuya MatouFionn mac CumhaillGlen and Martha MackenzieGrainneJubstacheit von EinzbernNatalia KaminskiNorikata EmiyaShirley
Fate/EXTRA Main characters: Hakuno KishinamiSaberArcherCasterGilgameshRin TohsakaRani VIIISakura MatouBB
Secondary characters: AliceArcherAssassinBerserkerBerserkerCasterCasterDan BlackmoreJinako CarigiriJulius B. HarweyLauncherKiara SessyoinLancerLancerLancerRun RuLeonardo B. HarweyMeltryllisMonji GatouPassionlipRiderSaberSaverShinji MatouTwice H. Pieceman
Minor characters: AmaterasuAoko Aozaki Chishiki MabiIkuyo YuutouIssei RyuudouKirei KotomineShiki RyougiSialim Eltnam Re-AtlasiaTaiga FujimuraTouko Aozaki
Fate/Apocrypha Black Faction characters: Caules Forvedge YggdmillenniaDarnic Prestone YggdmillenniaFiore Forvedge YggdmillenniaGordes Musik YggdmillenniaReika RikudouRoche Flyn YggdmillenniaCelenike Icecolle YggdmillenniaArcher of BlackAssassin of BlackBerserker of BlackCaster of BlackLancer of BlackRider of BlackSaber of Black
Red Faction characters: Kairi SisigouShirou KotomineRottweil BerzinskyJean RumPentel brothersFeend vor SembrenArcher of RedAssassin of RedBerserker of RedCaster of RedLancer of RedRider of RedSaber of Red
Other characters: SiegRuler
Minor characters: AiasAlma PetresiaAlzirBram Nuada-Re Sophia-RiFafnirHectorLord El-Melloi IIReines El-Melloi ArchisorteRocco BelfebanSergeTooleTouki SisigouTrimmauVictor Frankenstein
Fate/Prototype Main characters: Ayaka SajyouSaberMisaya ReiroukanLancerArcherRiderManaka Sajyou

Secondary characters: Archer's MasterAssassinBeast|BerserkerCasterAro IsemiHiroki SajyouSancraid Phahn

Fate/Prototype: Fragments Manaka SajyouSaberElza SaijoArcherNigel SawardLancerShizuri IsemiRiderMisaya's fatherCasterTatsumi KitanoBerserkerSeiji JingaAssassin
Fate/Labyrinth Manaka SajyouNorma GoodfellowSaberArcherCasterAssassinGrayLord El-Melloi IIWolfgang Faustus
Fate/strange fake False Masters and Servants: Flat EscardosFalse BerserkerTiné ChelcFalse ArcherWolfFalse LancerTsubaki KuruokaFalse RiderOrlando ReeveFalse CasterJester KartureFalse Assassin
True Masters and Servants: Ayaka SajyouPlayerSaberSigmaWatcherBazdilot CordelionTrue ArcherFrancesca PrelatiTrue CasterHaruri BorzakTrue BerserkerFaldeus DiolandTrue AssassinDoris LusendraTrue Rider
Other characters: FilliaJohn WingardVera LevittClan CalatinHansa CervantesLord El-Melloi IIYuukaku KuruokaCashuraGalvarosso ScladioRohngallSaint GermainMaster of Archer (Fate/strange Fake)
Fate/Grand Order Main characters: Ritsuka FujimaruMash Kyrielight
Observer on Timeless Temple characters: Romani ArchamanLeonardo da VinciOlga Marie AnimusphereFouSherlock HolmesLev Lainur FlaurosBeast IIGoetia
Epic of Remnant characters: BaalPhenexZeparBeast III/RAshiya DoumanRaumRandolph Carter
Cosmos in the Lostbelt characters: Goredolf MusikJingle Abel MeuniereSion Eltnam SokarisCaptain NemoTamamo Vitch KoyanskayaGrigori RasputinKirei KotominePriestess of the Alien GodAlien GodKadoc ZemlupusOphelia PhamrsoloneHinako AkutaScandinavia PeperoncinoKirschtaria WodimeBeryl GutDaybit Sem VoidSenji MuramasaChaldeanDavid Bluebook
Other characters: Marisbury AnimusphereGalahadCharacters in Fate/Grand Order
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Main characters: Lord El-Melloi IIGrayReines El-Melloi Archisorte

Recurring characters: AddTrimmauHishiri AdashinoFlat EscardosSvin GlascheitLuviagelita EdelfeltHishiri AdashinoMelvin WeinsFakerDoctor Heartless
Secondary characters: FluegerHeine IstariJiroubou Seigen TokitouClownOrlocke CaesarmundRosalind IstariGeryon AshbornTouko AozakiInorai Valualeta AtroholmByron Valualeta IselmaDiadra Valualeta IselmaEstella Valualeta IselmaCarinaReginaMaio Brishisan ClynellesIslo SebunanMick GrazilierAtrum GalliastaCaules ForvedgeYvette L. LehrmanOlga Marie AnimusphereTrisha FellowsKarabo FramptonRodinLeandraJean-Mario SupinerraBersac BlackmoreMagdalenaZepia Eltnam AtlasiaFernando CrozeSister IlumiaCorpse KingMcDonell Trambellio ElrodRufleus Nuada-Re EulyphisAsheara MystrasCalugh Ithred

The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II Main characters: Lord El-Melloi IIGrayReines El-Melloi ArchisorteErgo

Secondary characters: AddRin TohsakaLatio Crudelis HiramTangereWuzhiqiFlat EscardosLuviagelita Edelfelt
Other characters: Shirou EmiyaMikiya KokutouMana Ryougi

Garden of Avalon AgravainArtoriaGalahadGawainGuinevereKayLancelotMerlinMorgan le FayTristanVortigern
Fate/kaleid liner Main characters: Illyasviel von EinzbernMiyu EdelfeltChloe von EinzbernRin TohsakaLuviagelita EdelfeltMagical RubyMagical Sapphire

Secondary characters: Shirou EmiyaSella (Fate/kaleid)Leysritt (Fate/kaleid)Kiritsugu EmiyaIrisviel von EinzbernCaren HortensiaBazett Fraga McRemitzTanakaBeatrice FlowerchildAngelicaDarius AinsworthErika AinsworthShirou Emiya (Miyu's brother)Julian AinsworthKischur Zelretch SchweinorgLord El-Melloi IIMimi KatsuraTatsuko GakumazawaSuzuka KuriharaNanaki MoriyamaTaiga FujimuraShinji MatouSakura Matou

Fate/Requiem Main characters: Erice UtsumiVoyagerKarinBerserkerKoharu F RiedenflausSaberChitose ManazuruLancerNzambiAnubis
Secondary characters: Caren FujimuraMakkiKuchimeRurihime
Fate/type Redline Main characters: Kanata AkagiTsukumo FujimiyaSaber
Secondary characters: ArcherBerserkerMajor MagatsuKanameMajor ReiterAssassinCasterRider
Fate/Koha-Ace Main characters: Sakura SaberKohakuAkihaDemon ArcherArtoriaRiderOryuuCaren KotomineLancerMajor MatouBerserkerAssassinCasterMajor ReiterFuhrerLancer
Other characters: SaberDevil SaberSun Wukong
Others Association DirectorGazamyGrail-kunKischur Zelretch SchweinorgMagical AmberMagical CarenMoby DickNagato TohsakaNeco-ArcPhantas-MoonRaiga FujimuraSaber LionTyphonList of characters by statistics
Fate/stay night Shirou EmiyaRin TohsakaIllyasviel von EinzbernShinji MatouSouichirou KuzukiCasterKirei KotomineZouken MatouSakura MatouAtrum Galliasta
Ernest Gravehill
Fate/hollow ataraxia Bazett Fraga McRemitzCaren HortensiaEdelfelt sistersMaster of AssassinEinzbern Master
Fate/Zero Kiritsugu EmiyaKirei KotomineTokiomi TohsakaRyuunosuke UryuuWaver VelvetKariya MatouKayneth El-Melloi ArchibaldSola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri
Fate/EXTRA Hakuno KishinamiRin TohsakaRani VIIILeonardo B. HarweyRun RuDan BlackmoreShinji MatouAliceJulius B. HarweyMonji GatouTwice H. PiecemanJinako CarigiriKiara SessyoinMeltryllisBBKazuhito SakagamiIzaya KiiLeila RaidouMisao AmariAtrum Galliasta
Fate/Apocrypha Kairi SisigouShirou KotomineRottweil BerzinskyJean RumPentel brothersFeend vor SembrenGordes Musik YggdmillenniaFiore Forvedge YggdmillenniaDarnic Prestone YggdmillenniaCelenike Icecolle YggdmillenniaRoche Frain YggdmillenniaCaules Forvedge YggdmillenniaReika RikudouSagara HyoumaSieg
Fate/Prototype Ayaka SajyouMisaya ReiroukanManaka SajyouSancraid PhahnAro IsemiElza SaijoNigel SawardMisaya's fatherShizuri IsemiSeiji JingaTatsumi Kitano
Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Doctor Heartless
Fate/Labyrinth Manaka SajyouNorma GoodfellowWolfgang Faustus
Fate/strange fake PlayerTiné ChelcTsubaki KuruokaOrlando ReeveJester KartureFlat EscardosWolfAyaka SajyouSigmaFaldeus DiolandCashuraFrancescaDoris LusendraHaruriBazdilot Cordelion
Fate/Grand Order Ritsuka FujimaruKirschtaria WodimeOphelia PhamrsoloneKadoc ZemlupusScandinavia PeperoncinoHinako AkutaBeryl GutDaybit Sem Void
Fate/Samurai Remnant Miyamoto IoriZheng ChenggongChiemonYui ShousetsuTsuchimikado YasuhiroDorothea CoyettTakao Dayu
Fate/Requiem Erice UtsumiKarinKoharu F RiedenflausChitose ManazuruMakkiKuchimeRurihimeAhasuerus
Fate/type Redline Kanata AkagiKaname AsamaReiji MagatsuMajor ReiterMaster of CasterMysterious OfficerLanlan Fang
Koha-Ace KohakuArtoriaMajor MatouCaren Kotomine
Fate/kaleid liner Class Card users: Illyasviel von EinzbernMiyu EdelfeltAngelica AinsworthBeatrice FlowerchildJulian AinsworthRin TohsakaLuviagelita EdelfeltShinji MatouKariya MatouKayneth El-Melloi ArchibaldAtrum GalliastaZachary Ainsworth
Classes SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserker
RulerAvengerAlter EgoMoonCancerShielderBeastSaverGunnerGatekeeperFunny VampFakerWatcherPretenderVoyager
Grand ServantNon-classed Servants
Fate/stay night SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserker
ArcherAssassin
Shielder
Fate/hollow ataraxia AvengerSaberAssassin
Fate/Zero SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserker
Fate/EXTRA Playable Servants: SaberArcherCasterGilgameshSaberCasterSaberRuler
Party Servants: RiderRiderRulerSaberRiderLancerArcherBerserkerCasterBerserker
Non-Playable Servants: SaberLancerLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserkerBerserkerSaverRiderAssassinLancerSaberLancerBerserkerBerserkerArmstrong
Non-Playable CCC Servants: SaberLancerCasterLauncherBB
Alter Ego: PassionlipMeltryllisVioletKingproteaKazuradrop
Others: Saber
Fate/Apocrypha Black Faction: Saber of Black (Sieg) • Lancer of BlackArcher of BlackRider of BlackCaster of BlackAssassin of BlackBerserker of Black
Red Faction: Saber of RedLancer of RedArcher of RedRider of RedCaster of RedAssassin of RedBerserker of Red
Others: RulerRuler
Discarded designs: DavidMusashibou BenkeiGeorgiosSakata Kintoki
Fate/Prototype First Tokyo Holy Grail War Servants: SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserker
Second Tokyo Holy Grail War Servants: SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterAssassinBerserkerBeast
Fate/strange fake False Servants: SaberFalse LancerFalse ArcherFalse RiderFalse CasterFalse AssassinFalse Berserker
True Servants: True ArcherTrue RiderTrue CasterTrue AssassinTrue BerserkerWatcher
Fate/Grand Order Saber: AstolfoAlteraArtoria PendragonArtoria Pendragon (Alter)Artoria Pendragon LilyBarghestBedivereBenienmaCharlemagneChevalier d'EonDiarmuid Ua DuibhneDioscuriFergus mac RóichGaius Julius CaesarGilles de RaisIbuki-doujiJasonLancelotMedusaMiyamoto MusashiMordredNero ClaudiusNero BridePrince of LanlingRamaRolandSaitou HajimeSenji MuramasaShiki RyougiSiegfriedSigurdSuzuka GozenTheseusTrưng sistersWatanabe-no-TsunaYagyuu MunenoriYamanami Keisuke
Lancer: Artoria PendragonArtoria Pendragon (Alter)BhimaBradamanteBritomartBrynhildrCaenisCú ChulainnCú Chulainn (Prototype)Diarmuid Ua DuibhneDon QuixoteElizabeth BathoryEnkiduEreshkigalErice UtsumiFionn mac CumhaillGarethHectorHouzouin InshunJaguar ManKarnaLeonidasMary AnningMedusaMelusineMusashibou BenkeiNezhaParvatiPercivalQin LiangyuRomulusRomulus-QuirinusScáthachSétantaSakamoto RyoumaValkyrieVritra
Archer: ArashArjunaBaobhan SithAtalantaBilly the KidCalamity JaneChild-GilChironChloe von EinzbernDavidDurgaEMIYAEMIYA AlterEuryaleFujino AsagamiGilgameshIshtarJames MoriartyKaliNapoleonOda NobukatsuOda NobunagaOrion (Artemis)ParisPtolemyRobin HoodSaika MagoichiSei ShounagonSugitani ZenjuubouSuper OrionTakasugi ShinsakuTawara ToutaTomoe GozenTristanZenobia
Rider: AchillesAlexanderArtoria Pendragon (Santa Alter)AstolfoBartholomew RobertsBonny and ReadBoudicaCaptain NemoChristopher ColumbusConstantine XIDobrynya NikitichEdward TeachEuropaFrancis DrakeHabetrotHuang FeihuIvan the TerribleLeonardo da VinciMandricardoMarie AntoinetteMedbMedusaOzymandiasQuetzalcoatlRed HareGeorgiosMarthaSakamoto RyoumaSakata KintokiTaigong WangTakeda HarunobuUshiwakamaru
Caster: AescAnastasia Nikolaevna RomanovaArtoria AvalonAvicebronCharles BabbageChen GongCirceCú ChulainnDaikokutenGeronimoGilgameshGilles de RaisHans Christian AndersenHelena BlavatskyIllyasviel von EinzbernIrisviel (Dress of Heaven)Izumo-no-OkuniLeonardo da VinciMedeaMedea LilyMephistophelesMerlinMerlin (Prototype)Miss CraneMurasaki ShikibuNitocrisNursery RhymeQueen of ShebaScáthach SkadiScheherazadeSiegSolomonTamamo-no-MaeThomas EdisonWilliam ShakespeareParacelsus von HohenheimWolfgang Amadeus MozartXuanzang SanzangZhang JueZhuge Liang (Lord El-Melloi II)
Assassin: CarmillaCharles-Henri SansonCharlotte CordayCleopatraConsort YuDr. JekyllEMIYAFuuma KotarouHassan of the Cursed ArmHassan of the Hundred FacesHassan of SerenityHuyan ZhuoJack the RipperJing KeKamaKashin KojiKatō DanzōKiichi HougenKing HassanKoyanskaya of LightLocustaMata HariMochizuki ChiyomeMysterious Heroine XOkada IzouOsakabehimePhantom of the OperaSasaki KojirouSemiramisShiki RyougiShuten-doujiSthenoTezcatlipocaWu ZetianYan Qing
Berserker: AsteriosAtalanta AlterBeowulfCaligulaChachaCú Chulainn AlterDarius IIIDuryodhanaEric BloodaxeFlorence NightingaleFrankenstein's MonsterHeraclesHijikata ToshizoGalateaIbaraki-doujiKijyo KoyoKiyohimeKriemhildLancelotLu BuMinamoto-no-RaikouMorganMysterious Heroine X AlterNagakura ShinpachiPenthesileaPaul BunyanSakata KintokiSalomeSen no RikyuSpartacusTamamo CatVlad IIIXiang Yu
Ruler: Amakusa Shirou TokisadaAmourHimikoIyoJames MoriartyJeanne d'ArcJohannaQin Shi HuangSherlock HolmesUesugi Kenshin
Avenger: Amakusa Shirou TokisadaAngra MainyuAntonio SalieriBlack IriEdmond DantèsGorgonHessian LoboJeanne AlterMysterious Ranmaru XNitocris AlterSpace IshtarTaira-no-Kagekiyo
Alter Ego: Ashiya DoumanKiara SessyoinKingproteaLarva/TiamatManannán mac LirMecha Eli-chanMecha Eli-chan MkIIMeltryllisOkita Souji AlterPassionlipSitonaiSuper BunyanTaisui XingjunXu Fu
MoonCancer: Archetype: EarthBBGaneshaKiara Sessyoin
Foreigner: Abigail WilliamsBB PeleJacques de MolayKatsushika HokusaiKoyanskaya of DarknessKukulkanMysterious Heroine XXMysterious Idol X AlterVan GoghVoyagerWandjinaYang Guifei
Pretender: Hephaestion MnemosyneLady AvalonNine-Tattoo Dragon ElizaOberonTenochtitlan
Beast: GoetiaTiamatKiara SessyoinKama/MaraCath PalugTamamo Vitch KoyanskayaWhore of BabylonU-Olga Marie
Fate/Samurai Remnant Initial Servants: SaberArcherLancerRiderCasterAssassinBerserker
Stray Servants: Stray SaberStray ArcherStray LancerStray RiderStray CasterStray AssassinStray BerserkerStray Ruler
Others: Ototachibana-hime
Fate/Requiem VoyagerBerserkerSaberLancerCasterAnubisUnnamed female ServantAssassinAvengerRiderHendrik van der DeckenBarbarossaCirceEdward TeachEl CidJacques de MolayHannibalMarcus Vipsanius AgrippaMinamoto Kurou YoshitsuneElizabeth BathoryMata HariForeignerAsclepiusOdysseus
Fate/type Redline SaberArcherBerserkerAssassinCasterRiderLancerFake Lancer
Fate/kaleid liner Fifth Holy Grail War Class Cards: Archer (Gilgamesh) • Assassin (AssassinAssassin) • SaberLancerArcherRiderCasterBerserker
Unknown Holy Grail War Class Cards: AssassinBerserkerBerserker
Koha-Ace Sakura SaberMusashiLancerDemon ArcherDevil SaberRiderCasterAssassinBerserkerSun WukongLancer
Others Saber LionFakerOthersServants of Fate/Grand Order x Himuro's World
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