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 often called Red Saber (赤セイバー, Aka Seibā?) to distinguish her from other Sabers.[7] She is one of the Servants of the Protagonist of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.
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.[2]
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.
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.
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.[2]
Appearance
Saber is a blond-haired young woman of short stature. 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.[8] Self-styled, cross-dressing beauty.[4] 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.
- Bridal Gown of Bondage (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.[9]
- 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.
 Saber April's Fool 2016 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo. Saber stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada. Saber stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada. Saber stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada. Saber stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber Bride stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber Bride stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber Bride stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber Bride stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Arco Wada.   Anniversary Heroines (アニバーサリー・ヒロインズ, Anibāsarī Hiroinzu?) in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi, Keitarou Takahashi, Arco Wada & Ototsugu Konoe.     Studio SHAFTWP's character sheet of Saber in Fate/Extra CCC.  LercheWP's character sheet of Red Saber in Carnival Phantasm.  Saber in Fate/Extra, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. .png "Saber (Fate Extra).png (1.11 MB)")  "Bridal Gown of Bondage" outfit from Fate/Extra CCC, illustrated by Arco Wada.  "Modern costume of Crimson" outfit from Fate/Extra CCC, illustrated by Arco Wada.  "Red lightning" outfit from Fate/Extra CCC, illustrated by Arco Wada.  "Mythology Mystic Code of Emperor" outfit from Fate/Extra CCC, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber in Fate/Extella, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Saber's "Crimson Modern Clothes" in Fate/Extella.  Saber's "Nero's Rose Vacation" in Fate/Extella.  Saber's "Virgin Bride" outfit in Fate/Extella.  Saber's "Pure Night Dress" outfit in Fate/Extella.  Saber's "Multiple Wear" Costume in Fate/Extella.  Saber in Chibichuki!, illustrated by Hanabana Tsubomi.  Saber in Chibichuki!, illustrated by Hanabana Tsubomi.  Red Saber in Capsule Servant.  Emperor Saber in Capsule Servant.  Nero as she appeared in Himegami Emaki Collaboration.  Bride Nero as she appeared in Himegami Emaki Collaboration.  Crimson Nero as she appeared in Himegami Emaki Collaboration. Saber Venus in Fate/Extella |
Personality
Saber has a haughtiness that seems to more than compensate for her short stature, overlapping much with the personality of Gilgamesh.[10] 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 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.[2]
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
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.[11]
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]
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« ...Well, that’s only natural. Magi are clever and calculating creatures; certainly not fools who would entrust their lives to me. » |
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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.
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« Answer me————are you my Praetor? » |
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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.
Medical Play and Saber
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.
Fate/Grand Order
Septem: Eternal Madness Empire
E Pluribus Unum: Grand Battle of Legends in North America
SABER WARS – Lily’s Cosmic Training – The Caliburn Awakens
Nero Claudius (Bride) Trial Quest
AnimeJapan 2016
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.
Aestus Estus.
She wields a scarlet long sword called Aestus Estus: The Original Flame (原初の火, Gensho no Hi?, 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.
- Rosa Ichthys: Pavilion of Falling Flowers (花散る天幕, Hana Chiru Tenmaku?, 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, Moesakaru Seisha no Izumi?, 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, Kizu wo Nuguu Seisha no Izumi?, 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, Kassai wa Kengeki no Gotoku?, 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, Kassai wa Banrai no Gotoku?, 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, Sando, Rakuyō wo Mukaete mo?, 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, Toki wo Nuu Seisha no Izumi?, 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.[12]
- 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
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.[9][13]
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. She wields Photon Ray.
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 Alexander.[14] 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.[15]
Nasu wrote her scenario in Fate/Grand Order.[3]
Reception
- In the Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Saber was ranked 14th and the ninth most popular female character.
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14
[] 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
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。 - Master: Hero
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
[] 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: BKewords 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
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 - 隕鉄の鞴「原初の火」
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。）
◆
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。 - ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 Fate/Grand Order material I - Nero Clauduis, p.044-051
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 Fate/Grand Order - Nero Claudius, Translation by Master of Chaos
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8
[] 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
- Height: 150cm
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3
[] 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. - ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3
[] 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?”
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】
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[] 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。 - ↑ 9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 Fate/Grand Order - Nero Claudius (Bride), Translation by Master of Chaos
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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! - ↑ Game translation
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[] 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】
- ↑ Nasu blog 2/9/16
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[] 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. - ↑ TYPE-MOON Ace 8 Fate/Extra CCC Nasu and Takeuchi interviews - Pages 11-12, 39-43