Rider (ライダー, Raidā?), Mounted Knight (騎乗兵?) and Heroic Spirit of the Mount (騎兵の英霊?), is one of the Four Cavalry Classes among the seven standard Servant classes summoned for the Holy Grail War. Servants placed within this Class are those known for riding mounts, whether living beasts or human constructs, during their lives. There are even some cases where legendary animals have been summoned as a Servant such as Vánagandr and Red Hare. They generally have lower attributes compared to the Three Knight Classes, but the abilities of the mounts described in their legends compensate by granting them powerful Noble Phantasms or abilities. They have the class abilities of Magic Resistance and a high rank in Riding, allowing them to fully utilize the abilities of their mounts. Depending on the rank, they can take full control of everything from simple horses, modern machinery like motorcycles and planes, and even Divine Beasts. Dragons are the only exception as the ability to ride them falls under a different Skill; however, rare exceptions do occur.
Known Riders
- Servants marked with ‡ are also able to be summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders.
- Servants marked with † are also contracted to Hakuno Kishinami in the world of Fate/Extella.
- Servants marked with ⁜ are those who change class mid-story but do not display characteristics substantially different from the original class.different from the original class.
Nonstandard Riders
Servants possessing the Class of Rider for special reasons unrelated to a proper summoning.
Other qualifying heroes
True Name | Current Class | Notes |
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Bradamante | Lancer | |
Brynhildr | Lancer | |
Cú Chulainn | Lancer | Fate/Ace Royal only |
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne | Lancer | Fate/Ace Royal only |
Gaius Julius Caesar | Saber | |
Gilgamesh | Archer | Fate/Ace Royal only |
Gilles de Rais | Caster | |
Heracles | Berserker | |
Jason | Saber | |
John Hawkins | None | |
Karna | Lancer | |
King Arthur | Saber | Fate/Ace Royal only |
King Arthur (Male) | Saber | Fate/Ace Royal only |
Lancelot | Berserker | Fate/Ace Royal only |
Leonardo da Vinci | Caster | |
Lü Bu | Berserker | |
Mori Nagayoshi | Berserker | |
Nagao Kagetora | Lancer | |
Napoleon Bonaparte | Archer | [1] |
Parvati | Lancer | |
Penthesilea | Berserker | |
Scipio | None | [2] |
Siegfried | Saber | |
TheseusWP | None | |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi | Saber | |
Usui Sadamitsu | None | [3] |
Wright Brothers | None | [3] |
Development
« The Rider tarot card proved to be the most difficult of the bunch. I was told to put Rider on something like a tank, and my first thought was the M1 AbramsWP. Of course it was a foolish thought, as a modern piece of equipment would look completely out of place on these tarot cards... I know, I know. So instead I wen with something that looked like the chariots they rode in the movie "Ben-HurWP." But you know, the one they did for "Zero" was so much cooler. I feel like I should have done better! » |
(Chihiro Aikura - Tarot Card Rider, Fate/complete material II) |
References
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order - Napoleon Bonaparte, Profile
- ↑ TYPE-MOON Ace Fate/Grand Order, p.125-126
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Fate/Grand Order Chaldea Ace