Rider (ライダー, Raidā?) is the Rider-class Servant of Sakura Matou in the Fifth Holy Grail War of Fate/stay night. Due to Sakura's unwillingness to participate as a Master, Shinji Matou is instead given control over Rider. She only truly acts as Sakura's Servant when their connection is revealed in the Heaven's Feel scenario. She is one of the Servants of the Protagonist of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.
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Identity
Rider's True Name is Medusa, the Gorgon from Greek mythology. Rather than being a regular Heroic Spirit, she is an existence closer to a Divine Spirit, but her actions have made it better to categorize her as an "anti-hero closer to a monster."[7] With her older sisters Stheno and Euryale, they made up the three Gorgon Sisters who inhabited the Shapeless Isle. She was known as the "woman who dominates", an anti-hero who became as such due to the dark thoughts of humans.[8] Differing from someone like Hassan-i-Sabbah who was a hero who actually existed, she is said to be one of legends born by the gathering of belief.[9]
The legend of Medusa is different than her actual life. She was said to be a half-human, half-god female beast often portrayed with the form of a snake. Originally she was an Earth Goddess (大地の女神, Daichi no Megami?).[10] While all originally beautiful women, she and her sisters were hated by Poseidon's wife because of his love for them. Athena, jealous of their beautiful hair, transformed them into demons. Secluding themselves in a lightless temple on the Shapeless Isle, they only attacked humans with a reason. Eventually, as a victim of the gods' unreasonable actions, she was to have her head cut off on their whim. Defeated by Perseus by reflecting her petrification back at her with his mirror-like shield, Pegasus, the son of Poseidon, was said to have sprung from the blood of her headless neck.
Life
Medusa and her sisters were born from the wishes of mankind for ideal idols, the embodiment of the yearning hearts of men. As "perfect goddesses", their "divine essence" was to remain the same from the moment of their creation to their destruction. Medusa was an exception who was a failure from birth, growing older over time. Though they should have all been copies, or even as close as clones, resulting from the deification of the same phenomenon, a mistake in her birth or something of deeper significance caused her to be copied imperfectly. While she did not embody "forever young and immortal", she gained abilities in compensation compared to her sisters' inability to even care for themselves. With divine powers, her Mystic Eyes, indispensable in protecting her sisters who could not live in the world on their own, this caused the previously united sisters to become three separate individuals. Although Medusa was different from the start, even the other two showed irregularities, their sadistic nature, from interacting with her.
She was originally considered to be a princess loved by humans, but Athena, jealous of their beauty, cursed Medusa alone, taking away her "faith from each and every person" and exiling her to the Shapeless Isle. Their love for her turned to hatred, and she was banished by those who had adored her. The island had nothing to offer compared to her days of luxury, and she prayed that none of the humans that now frightened her with their unwarranted resentment would tread on the island. Weeping in loneliness, she had no idea as to her sin that forced her to be exiled. Although her sisters were not affected and still greatly loved, they too accompanied her there out of caring for their younger sister. She was happy even on the barren island due to their company, and only had to fear the coming humans.
While they became rumored as monsters, her sisters were still revered by nearby men, while she was feared as a monster. Humans sought to kill that which had been branded as a monster and take away the goddesses, and after they began to also target her sisters, she decided to protect them while taking her revenge on the humans. Although littered with statues that had been warriors, they were harmonious for a time on the island, at one point receiving her Pegasus from Poseidon. Though bullied by her sisters daily, she simply moved about the island on days humans did not appear, hoping for the peace to continue. Repaying them in the same manner as they treated her, she killed many humans, simply hoping to be left alone on the only place she could exist with the company of her sisters.
Though she was protecting them from the foolish humans who sought their own deaths, her sisters warned her not to take pleasure in killing them. Using her eyes that were only a deterrent to sow terror in humans, she began to experiment in ways of killing them more quickly. Deciding to become a trap against those who would take her sisters, even they who had always been full of joy began to fear her after she started drinking their blood instead of simply petrifying them. The humans continued to journey the island no matter the infamy surrounding her, and she eventually became too ashamed of her slowly disfiguring self to appear before her sisters. Leaving them, she once again found herself alone, hungering for new sacrifices to replace her sadness and loneliness.
She grew into the Gorgon each day as her body, heart, and very being decayed, all backed by the thought of becoming stronger for the sake of protecting her sisters. Even that reached a point where her sisters instead became nuisances who were intruding upon her lair. They appeared before her after her full descent into a monster, lamenting that they had not asked for her protection and were just letting her enjoy what had seemed fun to her. Saddened by her state, they sacrificed themselves to the Gorgon because the sister who protected them was no longer there. Consumed by countless snakes without any trace of joy or sadness, they were ground into pulp and absorbed into the beast while still alive. Without leaving a trace, they became its flesh and blood, and it continued to thrive as the Gorgon sisters became monsters of nightmares and legends.
The Gorgon's notoriety continued until Perseus decided to bring back its head for his own fame. Granted five Noble Phantasms, he boldly traveled to the Shapeless Isle without any hesitation, only realizing his folly upon seeing the state of the island. He despaired upon encountering it, having decided that there is no victory to be found against the demon god, with his Noble Phantasms only acting as lifesaving equipment in the best scenario. Avoiding her gaze by focusing on his Mirror shield, he desperately fought to survive. Tired of toying with him, it used Breaker Gorgon, and he used the only possible method of defeating it, using Kibisis to have it encage itself.
Reversing the nightmare of the Bounded Field upon it, it suffered as Medusa as the nightmare reflected upon it instead of Perseus. While it was a "nightmare beyond nightmares", it was not an evil vision that caused excruciating pain, but a pleasant dream of her sisters, paralyzing her with the joy of seeing those she thought she would never again meet. Despairing upon the reflection of itself from when it was still self-aware, this allowed Perseus to have his single counterattack, severing its head with Harpe. The monster, out of its own will, became Medusa again and let itself be struck down. Perseus used Kibisis to hold its head, later going on to become a successful hero.
Appearance
The Medusa materialized in the Fifth Holy Grail War appears differently to her legend. She appears to be in her human form, unlike her legend where she has snake for her hairs, she has long purple hair.
She wears an eye cover that seals her excessively powerful Mystic Eyes of Petrification within the Bounded Field. Her sight is completely sealed. Although Rider perceives the world through senses such as hearing, touch, smell, and magic-detection, she is able to acquire more precise information than sight.[11]
She has a complex about her own height and the way she gets embarrassed when people see her Mystic Eyes, she might actually be pretty ladylike. Because of her outward appearance and primary weapon, a lot of people thought she was going to be an Assassin class Servant.[12]
In her casual attire, she wears a black polo neck top and blue jeans. She wears Touko Aozaki's "Mystic Eye Killer" to disable her Mystic Eyes.[13] It only seals the power of petrification. It does not act like the Breaker Gorgon, which "seals all magical properties".[11]
- Gorgon Arrange (ゴルゴーン・アレンジ?).
- Mobile Woman Miss Medusa (機動淑女メドゥーサさん?).
- Voluptuous Bunny Suit (魅惑のバニースーツ?).
  Rider stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.      Studio DeenWP's character sheet of Rider in Fate/stay night.  LercheWP's character sheet of Rider in Carnival Phantasm.  Rider character select image in Fate/Unlimited Codes, illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi.  Rider versus cut in image in Fate/Unlimited Codes, illustrated by Ryuji Higurashi.  Rider in Fate/tiger colosseum, illustrated by Yukio Hirai.  Rider in Fate/tiger colosseum, illustrated by Yukio Hirai.  Rider casual costume in Fate/tiger colosseum, illustrated by Yukio Hirai.  Rider swimsuit costume in Fate/tiger colosseum Upper, illustrated by Yukio Hirai.  Rider motorcycle costume in Fate/tiger colosseum Upper, illustrated by Yukio Hirai.  Rider in Capsule Servant.  Pegasus Rider in Capsule Servant.  Rider in Fate/Extella, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Rider's "Gorgon Arrange" Costume in Fate/Extella, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Rider's "Voluptuous Bunny Suit" Costume in Fate/Extella, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Rider's "Mobile Woman Miss Medusa" Costume in Fate/Extella, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Armed Gorgon illustrated by Shimokoshi.  UfotableWP's character sheet of Rider in Today's Menu for Emiya Family, illustrated by Toko Uchimura.  Archer's DLC Costume in Fate/Extella Link, illustrated by Arco Wada.  Rider's DLC Costume in Fate/Extella Link.  Rider in Dominate Grail War, illustrated by okojo. |
Personality
Rider is silent, sultry, and vigilant, never hesitating to shield her Master from harm. She is always faithful to her Master, even with Shinji acting in that role most of the time. She is not openly talkative, and she prefers to analyze people and their actions. She is very protective of Sakura and willing to sacrifice herself for Sakura's happiness. She is very logical and she doesn't act out of anger or instinct.
Relationships
- Medea
- Stheno, Euryale
- Perseus
- In Fate/hollow ataraxia. After Medusa tells the story of her death to Shirou, she mentions that having her head used so casually by "an...adolescent..." angers her greatly. Shirou asks her to clarify, "You mean Perseus, right...?" and makes the point that he "can't call him a "victim," but it does sound like he got tricked into it." Medusa replies "I suppose so." and agrees that he was fooled by the gods.
While she does mention that in any case, she saw him as a "mere mosquito" at the time, and that she does not feel any sympathy for him, Medusa does give him credit; "Personally, there is no way I could bring myself to like him. Nevertheless, he did become a fine character afterwards." However right after she said this, when Shirou asks what Perseus was like, she insults him by calling him a "successful Shinji."[14]
- In Fate/Grand Order Material, Medusa has a line about Perseus - "If he comes I'll kill him."[3]
Role
Fate/stay night
Rider in the Fate/stay night anime
Rider's initial Master was Sakura Matou; however, she became the Servant of Shinji when Sakura, pressured by Shinji, yielded her Master's right to him. Rider holds no love for Shinji, seeing him as vile and predatory, but obeys his commands as a dutiful Servant. Because of their similar backgrounds, she is empathetic of Sakura, and seeks to protect her whenever possible. Like many of the Servants who participated in the 5th Holy Grail War, Rider has no motivation for seeking the Holy Grail.
Although regarded as one of the more powerful Servants of the 5th Holy Grail War, Rider is eliminated in almost every scenario. She is obliterated by Saber's Excalibur in Fate, and killed early on in Unlimited Blade Works by Caster's master, Souichirou Kuzuki.
However, during Heaven's Feel, Rider is liberated from her indenture to Shinji, and assists Shirou Emiya in his battle against Saber Alter and Angra Mainyu.
Fate
Shinji places a life-draining spell over the school, forcing Shirou to confront Shinji. When Shirou proves to have the upper hand, Rider kicks Shirou out of a nearby window. Saber is summoned using a Command Spell and proceeds to go after Rider. Shirou ultimately coerces Shinji to undo the Bounded Field and Rider complies. She and Shinji then escape via Rider's Noble Phantasm.
By the evening, Rider appears on top of a skyscraper. She battles Saber using her mount, Pegasus, eventually forcing Saber to reveal her own Noble Phantasm, Excalibur, to save Shirou. With Excalibur revealed, Saber annihilates Rider with a single blow, whose defeat causes Shinji's Book of False Attendant to burn away. Although Shirou spares him, Berserker is ordered by Illya to kill Shinji soon after.
Unlimited Blade Works
Rider is first seen attacking a student. Rin and Shirou promptly team up to drive Rider away.
As in the Fate route, Rider activates her Bounded Field, Blood Fort Andromeda over the school. However, Caster's Master Souichirou Kuzuki kills her, leaving behind a terrified Shinji. Shinji decides to approach Kirei Kotomine for advice, and Kotomine opts to grant Shinji command over his own Servant, Gilgamesh.
Heaven's Feel
Rider is first seen attacking Ayako Mitsuzuri for mana. Shirou and Saber quickly dispatch of Rider. Though defeated, Shinji tries to force Rider to resume the fight. Before Rider can act, Zouken Matou appears and reprimands Shinji for his weakness.
When True Assassin attacks Shirou at Ryuudou Temple, Rider appears and drives True Assassin away, displaying far more strength than she did in her initial encounter with Shirou. She informs Shirou that she had been ordered to keep him alive before leaving the scene.
Later on, Shinji holds Sakura hostage at the school while demanding Shirou to come see them. He then orders Rider to physically assault, but not kill, Shirou. The sudden arrival of Rin and Archer allows Shirou the chance to rescue Sakura. It is during this encounter that Sakura's identity as a Master, as well as Rider's Master, is revealed. Before leaving the school, Shinji pours a substance on Sakura the causes her to lose control and a boundary field to activate. Archer opts to kill Sakura before she can use the boundary field to cause any harm, but Rider is determined to protect her Master. As a fight breaks out, Rider is forced to use her Mystic Eyes, revealing her identity as Medusa, and begins to petrify Archer. Shirou manages to protect Rin, but is badly wounded in the act. Seeing Shirou hurt, Sakura manages to take control long enough direct her magic attacks onto herself, incapacitating her.
When Shirou agrees to protect Sakura, Rider becomes his ally. When Shirou goes to warn Illya about the presence of "the Shadow," Sakura orders Rider to assist him. Rider arrives too late to save him, but Archer tells her to transplant his left arm to Shirou.
Although Shirou has abandoned his ideal of saving innocent lives over his loved one and vows to protect only Sakura, Sakura opts to confront Zouken Matou herself and orders Rider to stay behind and assist Shirou.
Fate/hollow ataraxia
Sakura and Rider fighting against the shadows
During Fate/hollow ataraxia, Rider is often found in the Emiya Household, always engaging in her passion for reading. She has a tentative relationship with Shirou (actually Avenger in disguise) in which they spend time reading together in her room. She has a part-time job in the marketplace, and tends to go out on her own for entertainment, revealing her fondness of the pool in Shinto. Despite having become more open with people, it is obvious that her actions are mostly done with Sakura in mind, going as far as to stop doing things she likes to appease her Master.
When Avenger realizes the truth and decides to end the ongoing temporal loop, Rider aids the other Servants in holding back the invasion of Shadow Wolf Beasts during the Fuyuki eclipse. In part due to her aid, Avenger reaches the Grail and sends himself into oblivion.
In her Eclipse scenario The backside of Kibisis Rider together with Sakura appear both naked in front of Shirou and seduce him with their gorgeous big breasted bodies into threesome. However eventually it turns out that whole scenery is just Rider's illusion cast by her Breaker Gorgon as she was trying to get Shirou to pursue Sakura more aggressively. Yet in the middle Shirou realizes the truth and reverses her spell on her, in the end revealing that Rider herself has deep feelings for Shirou. Apparently embarrassed by the whole situation, Rider erased the whole dream from Shirou's mind and upon finally waking up Shirou has no recollection of the event, although Rider obviously does. She contemplates acting on the feelings she came to terms with in the dream, but stands aside for Sakura's sake once more.
Fate/Unlimited Codes
Rider following Sakura instruction in the opening.
In Fate/Unlimited Codes, she is known as the Bewitching Black Serpent (妖艶なる黒き蛇, Yōen'naru Kuroki Hebi?).
Her arcade story follow closely to the Heaven's Feel route. As Sakura removed her Command Spells, the connection between the two has been disconnected and Rider is free. Sakura requested Rider to protect Shirou and to form a contract with him. Rider decided to fulfill her final request before Sakura consumed by the Grail. As she is still strong with the mana Sakura provided, she was prepared to fade from this world. However Rider decided to fulfill her duty as Sakura's Servant.
Rider encounters Caster in her mid-fight in Ryuudou Temple. Caster greets her intruder and asks her reason to fight as she considers Rider, a stray Servant who has been thrown out by her Master like yesterday's trash. Rider states she wants the Holy Grail and questions Caster if there is any difference in whether a human or a Servant wants to get their hands on the Holy Grail. Caster replies that as long as the wish is sincere and she can tell that Rider is willing to do whatever it takes to get a hold of it. But Caster considers this is not enough reason to fight, therefore, there must have other reason why Rider desires the Grail. Caster reasoned that Rider might be devoted to the ritual itself. Rider decided to defeat Caster, as she would be able to use both white or black Grail too well and they never did get along.
Rider saving Sakura in the ending.
In her final fight, Rider meets the corrupted Dark Sakura and has defeated all the other Servants. Sakura would thank her but her body has not absorb the souls of the defeated Servants and she see Rider's eyes as if they are housing a great deal of power. Rider confirms that she has stored the souls of the Servants in order to use the most powerful versions of Breaker Gorgon and Blood Fort Andromeda. Sakura asked Rider to hurry up and present them to her so she can finish the ritual, she wanted to hold on to Rider's head. Rider doesn't deny that she has already exceeded her limits. Her body will not last much longer than a few more minutes. She believe it to be acceptable compensation to cancel the ritual before Sakura completely turn into the Grail. Sakura ask Rider to stop speaking, she will even forgive Rider if she stops and even heal her body. Sakura was madden when Rider wants to stop her and questions why everybody turned their back on her.
After Sakura was defeated, the Holy Grail becomes complete when the souls of the Servants are offered to it. So if all of the souls are used for something else, and not offered to the Grail. The ritual will end without the Holy Grail Vessel being damaged. It was not the most elegant of strategies, but it was the only way Rider could do it which she got the idea from Caster. As Sakura wakes up. Rider greets her with a Good morning. Rider comforted Sakura saying she won't be having any more nightmares from now on as the Holy Grail, or the Matou will ever threaten her again. Rider's body starts to disappear, as the Holy Grail War is over. Rider says everything will return to normal and she wants Sakura to live her life. Sakura apologizes and begs Rider not to leave. Rider is the one who is sorry, she bids her farewell and was so glad that she was able to save Sakura.
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Fate/tiger colosseum series
Rider's route in the game depicts her excited to start off her day with the hopes of trying on new pair of suspiciously tiger stripped glasses that promises to increase the wearer's power. However, she quickly finds the glasses have been stolen and the window in the living room busted open. Quickly concluding that it was a thief, Rider begins her rampage throughout the city, along the way recruiting a reluctant Archer, and failing to obtaining Caster's help.
Ultimately, it was discovered that Rin was the culprit behind the theft of the glasses and while Rider soundly defeats her after gloating Rin into a fight, she discovers that Rin's own shenanigans ruined all of the magical properties of the glasses. As Rider sat in shame of her failure, it is revealed that the glasses weren't power enhances, but breast size minimizes, a fact Caster teases Rider on.
Fate/Grand Order
GUDAGUDA Honnouji
Medusa appears in the singularity under name Sanada Medusa, where she acts as translator for her lord, Takeda Darius due him speaking only in roars. When she and Takeda encounter Ritsuka, Mash, Okita, and Nobunaga, Medusa translates her lord's intentions to the group. After the group defeats them, she translates Takeda's last words, and she feels relieved that the entire ordeal is over before disappearing herself.
Interlude
In her first interlude Gorgon Bride (ゴルゴンの花嫁, Gorugon no Hanayome?), Medusa tells Ritsuka Fujimaru that her sisters have decided to arrange a marriage for her to tease her. However, she can only get out of the arranged marriage on the condition that she is already in a couple. So, she and Ritsuka pretend to be a couple while Romani records them for video evidence. However, their "date" is interrupted when a man tries to flirt with Medusa, but the man attacks with his friends when she rejects him. After defeating them, she thanks Ritsuka for treating her like a normal person.
Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA
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Fate/Extella
Medusa appears as playable character. She is a member of Tamamo no Mae's party along with Tamamo, Karna, Lu Bu, and Elizabeth Bathory.
Flame Poem
Medusa leads Tamamo's forces at Mare Mellum against Nero Claudius's forces. She activates Blood Fort Andromeda, and commands Lu Bu to attack Nero's forces while they're weakened. After her bounded field is deactivated, and much of her army is routed, she personally fights Nero, but is defeated.
Orchid Words
When palace alarms go off, Medusa correctly identifies the intruder as an Assassin Servant. She suddenly enters the throne room, and asks Tamamo if she can introduce herself to Hakuno. Tamamo however decides to introduce Medusa herself. Despite her dislike of fighting, Medusa recognizes the rule of the Regalia as absolute. Nonetheless she still looks forward to working with Hakuno. After being introduced along with the other generals, Medusa states the threat to SE.RA.PH should be dealt with as soon as possible. She tells Hakuno that she's glad they're Tamamo's Master, and tells them not to hesitate to call her. She then reveals herself as an Anti-Hero like Tamamo.
The next day, Medusa joins Tamamo and her forces in conquering the Neutral Sectors of Mare Mellum before Nero's forces do. A day later, she, along with Karna and Lu Bu, are celebrated by Tamamo for their numerous victories. she then joins in invading Mare Aurum which ends in Nero's retreat.
During Altera's conquest of SE.RA.PH, Medusa with Karna and Lu Bu struggle to hold back Altera's forces from taking Tamamo's territories. She later joins in conquering Mare Origo to stop Gilgamesh. After they return to Mare Luxuria, she, Tamamo, and Hakuno listen to Karna's report that Gilgamesh's bombardments on Mare Luxuria were part of a two-front attack by Altera. Medusa correctly deduces Altera is leading the other force, and questions why Altera needs a force in the first place. She then wonder if Servants join Altera because of her personal magnetism, or jokingly if AI in the Zero Dark are attracted to exotic women. Sensing Lu Bu, who went after Altera alone, is already dead by now, Medusa asks Tamamo for orders. Tamamo tells her and Karna to get some rest in whatever why they need to. After Karna leaves, Medusa tells Tamamo that she was more decent than expected, and reveals she would've killed her if she sowed chaos. Thankful that Hakuno is Tamamo's Master, she tells Tamamo not to become a monster before leaving. The next day, she joins in invading Mare Carcer.
Dawn
Medusa is part of Tamamo's invasion force of Mare Origo, but she is killed by Altera.
Golden Poem
Medusa, along with Lu Bu and Karna, invades Mare Aurum. After Lu Bu is defeated, she commends Nero for defeating him, and finds her to be a considerable threat with the Regalia. She prepares to retreat when Nero offers to let her join her side. While amused by both Hakuno and Nero, Medusa declines Nero's offer, as she only wants peace in SE.RA.PH. Nero asks her if she believes Tamamo will bring peace, but Medusa answers she'll leave that to Nero's imagination. She continues if Tamamo ends up being foolish ruler, she could assassinate her after she conquers SE.RA.PH. Nero asks her if she is still waiting for Tamamo to meet her standards for a ruler, but Medusa tells Nero not to convince her to change her mind. She is confused when Nero mentions an evil star, but decides it best to believe her before leaving. The next day, she helps defend Mare Luxuria against Nero's forces.
During the meeting between Nero and Tamamo's allies, Medusa states Altera isn't the only Servant under Velber's thrall. Referring to Altera's generals, she lets Cu Chulainn continue his report on them. When Tamamo asks why Lu Bu has been silent the whole meeting, Medusa reveals he has been like that since the beginning.
Carnival Phantasm
Rider has several appearances in Carnival Phantasm, her major role is in a segment called Type-Moon Serial TV Novel Sakura, a parody of a soap opera.
Today's Menu for Emiya Family
Rider appears frequently in Today's Menu for Emiya Family, usually alongside Sakura.
Capsule Servant
There are two Rider in the Capsaba Servants, one is known as the regular Rider while the other is known as Pegasus Rider (ペガサスライダー, Pegasasu Raidā?).
In Shirou's ending in G-Sakura route, Rider is an anti-SAKURA giant humanoid weapon called MEDO-SA (めどーさ, Medōsa?) built by the Dimensional Empire MATO (時空帝国マト, Jikū Teikoku Mato?). G-Sakura commented that both her and Rider have trouble with their family.
Other appearances
Violet is composed of several goddesses including Medusa in Fate/Extra CCC.[10]
In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2008, she is a super heavyweight wrestler known as the Masked Gorgon (マスク・ゴルゴン, Masuku Gorugon?) in the T Moon Fighting Spirit (Tムーン 闘魂, T Mūn Tōkon?). A mysterious masked wrestler who hides her face behind a mask. Tall and silent, she has a powerful and skillful fighting style. She is polite to her opponents, and her modest character has gradually caused her fanbase to swell over time. She works in a tag team with Knight the Saber, and the pair is called the Golden Age of Fate Wrestling Federation. However, she had a different manager two years ago and her fighting style has radically changed since then. She is one of FWF's outstanding heels. At times she will propose unusual deathmatches in the style of a Gorgon, but not many in the FWF understand this idea.
In April Fools' Day 2009, moon.cinemas.jp is a fake movie theater site listing a number of parody films:
- She was featured in Female prisoner Sakura ~Newly authentic backroom hell Great War~ (女囚さくら〜新本格密室地獄大戦争〜, Joshū Sakura ~Shin Honkaku Misshitsu Jigoku Dai Sensō~?).
- She was featured in Kill Ciel (キル・チエル, Kiru Chieru?), a parody film of Kill Bill Volume 1WP. Rider plays as the role of The Eyes (ザ・ガマン, Za Gaman?), a target for the Cat.
- She was featured in the animated film Papillon Shin-chan ~I call for sleepiness! Spicy shaggy Kingdom~ (パピヨンしんちゃん〜眠気を呼ぶ！激辛モジャモジャ王国〜, Papiyon Shin-chan ~Nemuke wo Yobu! Gekikara Mojamoja Ōkoku~?), a parody film of Crayon Shin-chanWP.
Rider has a minor role in the TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm comic of Chariot Man: A True Tank Man, a parody film of Densha OtokoWP. She appears when Iskander punches Kariya Matou to save Waver in the book store, Rider was forced to work overtime and complains to Waver and Iskander for the damages.
In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2013, she appears in Back Alley Satsuki, a parody of Saint SeiyaWP. Rider is a gold heroine of ox to protect the second temple and she is known as the Armed Gorgon (アームド・ゴルゴーン, Āmudo Gorugōn?).
In Type-Moon's April Fools' Day 2015, Rider is in the Imperial Roma talent agency and part of the female group called Momoiro Hassan Z (ももいろハサンZ, Momoiro Hasan Z?), her class is Stealth idol (ステルスアイドル, Suterusu Aidoru?).
Abilities
Rider's dagger
Rider fights with a low-risk and high-return type of warfare that is not fixated on the methods used to win.[15] She fights mainly with a pair of Nameless Dagger (無銘·短剣, Mumei Tanken?) in close combat that is more likely to be called a "nail" rather than a "dagger." It is attached to a long chain that can restrain and immobilize targets that she pierces. It is not suited to short-range battles, instead best utilized as a thrown weapon from a distance.[16] It is not a Noble Phantasm, and it is thought to be a weapon that reflects her inner character. The dagger and chains seemed to be magically manifested from her hair, without any limit such as how much hair on her head of which she remains the same despite manifesting dozens of chains.[17] She also seems to be able to control them not only through sheer skill, but through a telekinetic ability,[18] as well as being strong enough for her to stand on and use to propel herself as an opponent.[19] She boasts outstanding speed, moving like a bullet and racing around the battlefield. She is faster than Lancer in terms of average speed, but he will surpass her in immediate maximum output. Due to her nature as a Gorgon, she has a monster alignment that may make fighting battles against monster exterminators, such as against an expert like Lancer, tough for her.[20] While she is normally blindfolded, she perceives the world through hearing, touch, smell, and magic-detection to have an even more precise outlook than with sight.[11]
She is a unique Heroic Spirit who displays a great variety of skills and Noble Phantasms that are particularly high numbered even amongst other Servants, all of which are traces left from her time as a goddess. Due to her status as a former earth goddess, she has a strong connection to the earth, sensitive enough to its state to be able to sense disturbances in Fuyuki's leyline.[21] Due to her contract being passed to Shinji, her abilities are lowered, and she must seek out alternative means of magical energy. While she takes blood for the most part, she is not a Dead Apostle, but rather a bloodsucker whose most efficient manner of gaining energy is through drinking blood.[12] Her main offensive Noble Phantasm is Bellerophon, which allows the Pegasus to use an extremely powerful charge that resembles an arrow of light. She also has use of Blood Fort Andromeda, a Bounded Field designed to collect life energy from whoever is inside. Once it is set and activated, it can instantly liquify any normal humans inside and convert them into energy. Breaker Gorgon is another Bounded Field that seals the target inside the user's mind. She mainly uses it on herself in the form of a visor to seal her Mystic Eyes.
Cybele
Rider's Mystic Eyes being activated after Breaker Gorgon is canceled.
Cybele (キュベレイ, Kyuberei?), the Mystic Eyes of Petrification (石化の魔眼, Sekika no Magan?), are Rider's Mystic Eyes, said to be a "curse of the gods sealed by the powers of shrines." Though petrification sorcery is no strange thing for modern Thaumaturgy, even if its users are rare and few in numbers, Mystic Eyes capable of petrifying others are something that nobody, human or not, possesses in the present era. They are designated as Jewel under the Noble Colors system, which surpasses the Gold-ranked Eyes of the Dead Apostles and are exclusively possessed by Holy Spirits and Magical Beasts from the Age of Gods. Their nature is strong enough a mystery that Shirou mistakes the identity of Breaker Gorgon as the eyes themselves.
Blood Fort Andromeda and Pandemonium Cetus are created abilities of the Mystic Eyes developed by Rider. The eyes, almost too abnormal to be called eyeballs, are gray with an appearance similar to crystals. Despite their abnormality, Shirou believes that they are too beautiful for any human to possess, and could either be art the gods admired or a nature they cursed. The corneas do not take in light, and the pupils see the world through a square. The irises are solidified, not allowing the eyes to close, and the millions of cells that make up the retinas are composed of the Sixth Imaginary Element. It affects all targets within the owner’s field of vision, regardless of whether said targets are looking at the Eyes physically, or if they have their eyes closed but continue to view her with their mind's eye, as it is a curse to look upon her in any way. The only way Perseus was able to avoid her gaze was by utilizing his mirror shield to find her location without looking upon her at all.
Those who possess Rank C or lower in Mana will be immediately petrified, while those with Rank B may or may not be affected depending of the conditions. Those with Rank A or higher won’t be petrified, but will sustain "pressure" from the Eyes and receive a one rank-down to all parameters. The entire body of the target will be affected, including clothing and weaponry, "killing them while alive" as they are turned to stone. The ability is viable in petrifying a group of enemies, but it would not be useful against an infinite number like the horde of shades spawned by Avenger. The amount of energy it uses is comparable to also fighting them off with her Noble Phantasms, so it would quickly drain her faster than simply fighting them off in melee combat.
When Archer, with Rank B Mana, is affected at close range, he instantly feels the effects. He is immediately is frozen in place, unable to close his eyes or cover them with his arms even if he wanted to do so due to being unable to move either in the slightest. He tries to charge at her afterward, but his legs are already petrified up to his knees at that point. He is petrified up to his waist only a moment later before the effect is canceled. Shirou and Rin feel the effects instantly when targeted further away, barely or unable to move as their blood starts thickening. It immediately starts solidifying the flow of Shirou's body and ceasing his senses. If he tries to run at her, his body is instantly turned to stone, and his mind swiftly follows. He is only saved when Sakura acting up causes Rider to cease her activity.
She is unable to control them in any manner on her own, requiring the use of Mystic Eye Killers like Breaker Gorgon or the glasses and contacts she later replaces it with after the Holy Grail War ends. Knowledge of the eyes render further attacks less potent, but it is not enough to allow Rider to go without Breaker Gorgon in their presence. Repeating the initial surprise effect would be impossible, making it possible to act without going completely numb and causing the effect of the petrification to go at a slower rate. The effect will be magnified again should the person's guard be let down.[22] It is possible to cancel the effect if it has not reached a certain point by closing her eyes. In the case of a lessened effect like when Shirou accidentally walks on her bathing, it starts to spread up his legs and is too far gone to simply close her eyes, but she is able to cancel the effect by sealing them with Breaker Gorgon. It takes some time for the petrification to recede, and she mentions that it would have been bad had it affected his heart.
Riding
With her Riding skills, she can ride on animals and vehicles, allowing her to mount creatures on the level of Phantasmal Beasts and Divine Beasts. She uses an unlisted, innate ability to bring forth the Pegasus given to her by Poseidon, initially thought by Shirou to be her main Noble Phantasm. It actually lacks any sort of name, and it is treated much in the same manner as her dagger. Having remained since the Age of Gods, its abilities are far beyond those of a normal Pegasus that would only be limited to the strength of a several hundred years old Monstrous Beast had it been one of the few remaining Phantasmal Species from the current age. Increasing in strength as it has lived, it has the strength of a Phantasmal Beast far beyond something like Invisible Air that could defeat a normal Pegasus.[23] If left without the ability to readily use a strong Noble Phantasm, it easily overwhelms Saber and leaves her in a position to only bide her time and wait for a mistake on Rider's handling.
Its strength is nearing that of the level of dragons, the strongest of the Phantasmal Species, and its defense has already reached that level. It is made of enough energy to have come from several hundred magi, and constantly emits it while it flies. It is a divine mystery with magical protection even greater than that of Saber, who displays the strongest resistance of the Holy Grail War, allowing it to easily brush past all thaumaturgy without issue. Not needing to halt its charge against anything, it is much like a giant castle wall crashing down on the opponent and leaving them no method of dodging or defending. Too powerful to defend against, even the trail of its charge is enough to damage a Servant. It destroys its surroundings just by moving, scorching the area around it. The buffets from its wings are capable of generating massive shock waves, which raze infrastructures and lacerate the bodies of living beings.
Despite displaying this overwhelming ability, it is a docile being unfit for combat. For it to truly attack, she must use Bellerophon to compel it. It is brought forth by slashing her neckWP with her dagger, allowing the blood to spray out and stop in the air to form a magic circle. The circle, which displays a creature-like figure, swells with a large amount of magical energy that makes up the Pegasus, far surpassing Blood Fort Andromeda. Pegasus then emerges from a giant eye bound by blood, and she can either immediately mount it to use Bellerophon right out of the summoning circle or have it fight for a time before strategically using it. Once in the air, she can constantly attack the enemy and move from their range without coming close to the ground to leave them bereft of any method of counterattack or form of pursuit, but its speed would make it impossible to catch even with a method to follow it. Preparing her final strike, she can use Bellerophon at any time to cut all of the its limiters.
Rider likes the recreational use of bicycles, but suffers from the fact that she endlessly accelerates to the point of breaking them. Even for a "granny bike" like the one used for shopping at the Emiya household, she could easily ride it at 100 km/h when it is only meant to peak at 20 km/h. She yearns for a racing bike like that belonging to Shirou that can allow her to reach even higher speeds with its gear system, wishing she could use Mana Burst to help with its control. If utilizing a motorcycle, she can match up against Grand Prix motorcycle former champion, Wayne GardnerWP.[24]
Development
Hirokazu Koyama felt a lot of intense motivation to make the art work when Saber was chasing Rider up the side of a building. There were a lot of fine details in the drawing and it was a lot of work to get the scene right for him. They ended up with some drawings of Rider rising up into the air and falling and Saber descending. However, recently Koyama image has changed. He drew the image of the building as if it was crashing to bits, and in front of it he drew Saber using her Excalibur Noble Phantasm as it rose from the building. Saber used a beam to intercept the charging attack by Pegasus, but it was a close shave. If Saber had tried to use a melee attack, she would have been struck down. That's why he wanted to focus attention on the beam as it blasted off of the rooftop.[25]
Creation and Conception
In the original plot of Fate, Rider was Perseus instead of Medusa.
In Rider's earlier design, Takashi Takeuchi initial drawing shows her appearance similar to Ayako Mitsuduri.
Kinoko Nasu really wanted to have a scene in the Sakura route where she and Saber bickered with each other as they fought toward a common goal, but unfortunately the story didn't develop in that direction and Nasu had to discard the idea.[12]
Reception
Noriko ShitayaWP (Voice actress of Sakura Matou) said her first impression of Rider based on her first recording, to be scary and cold-blooded. In reality Rider turned out to be Sakura's most stalwart and dedicated supporter. Now Shitaya thinks of her as an elder sister. Rider didn't have anyone to rely on; instead she desperately tried to protect her own world. Rider has a big presence. Shitaya joked about she was not jealous that she didn't get an awesome Servant of the opposite sex the way that Emiya and Rin did.[26]
- In the first Popularity polls of Fate/stay night in 2004, Rider was ranked 4th.
- In the second Popularity polls of Fate/stay night in 2006, Rider was ranked 4th.
- In the Type-Moon's 10th Anniversary Character Poll, Rider was ranked 23rd.
References
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[] Fate/complete material II: Character Material - Characters: Rider, p.050-053 Rider
The Alluring Cavalrywoman Who Rides on Illusions
The Heroic Spirit summoned by Sakura is of the Rider class. She possesses agility, skills, and several Noble Phantasms worthy of the Rider class and is easily among the top Servants in terms of overall ability. Since Sakura had no intention of fighting anyone, she transferred her control of Rider to her brother Shinji. As a result, Rider was technically Shinji's Servant whenever she appeared before Shirou.
Rider's main weapon is a nail attached to a chain, and she maneuvers gracefully through the air while piercing her opponent with the nail in order to reduce their mobility. Of her three Noble Phantasms, the most potent in terms of offensive capability is the Bellerophon, which allows her legendary mount Pegasus to use an extremely powerful charge. Aside from her Noble Phantasms, possesses Cybele, the Mystic Eyes of Petrification. Since Cybele's effect is constant and out of Rider's direct control, she usually wears Mystic Eye Killers in order to seal Cybele's effect.
Though usually stoic and aloof, Rider is not thoughtless or without feelings. If anything, she tends to overthink things. When Rider sees how Sakura lives her life oppressed by others, the Servant cannot help but compare Sakura's suffering to the way she herself had suffered at the hands of the Gods. This empathy Rider feels for Sakura means she is very serious when it comes to her concerns regarding Sakura's well-being. Rider's bewitching presence and flawless proportions are two more characteristics she shares in common with Sakura, as Sakura also has an enviable body even if she tends to hide it.
Character Data 006
Affiliation: Sakura Matou's Servant
True Identity: Medusa
Gender: Female
Height: 172cm
Weight: 57kg
Three sizes: B88/W56/H84
Image Color: Black
Talents: Horse riding, acrobats, stalker
Likes: Alcohol, reading, snakes
Dislike: Mirrors, measuring height
Natural enemy: Saber, Kojirou Sasaki, Souichirou Kuzuki
Origin: Greece
Relationship Chart
Sakura is the one who actually summoned Rider, and is therefore Rider's true Master. Even after Shinji was granted control over Rider, the Servant viewed Sakura as her one and only Master. Though Rider did not think for a moment that Shinji was in any way a positive presence in Sakura's life, the Servant dutifully obeyed Shinji because the transfer of control was done through the use of Command Spells - and because such was Sakura's wish. Rider's absolute obedience quickly inflated Shinji's ego, but Rider had absolutely no interest in him and couldn't care less about his state of mind.
Certain story choices can lead to Rider sucking Ayako Mitsuzuri's blood, after which the Servant seems to take a liking to her.
Nasu Kinoko & Takeuchi Takashi • Character Discussion
>The catalyst for Rider's birth
Takeuchi: Rider's one of the rare cases where the design changed quite a bit between the early days and the final design.
Nasu: The early drafts actually lived on to become Ayako... and I don't want to hear anything about her eyebrows being thick! I saw a movie called "Vidocq", and I was totally charmed by the mirror-masked killer in it. I just really liked the way he moved and hid using his black cloak. I wanted to reproduce that feeling in the game, so I figured we could have a Rider with disheveled hair wearing a long robe. But then Takeuchi drew up the base design for the current Rider just on a lark, and even I had to admit it was the better design. That illustration of Rider where her face is angled down and to the side... that's the one that captured my heart.
Takeuchi: So how did we decide on Medusa as an identity for Rider again? Was it because we were talking about the lack of a "sexy" type character?
Nasu: Yes, that's right. Rider was originally a male character, but we realised we didn't have enough female characters for a bishoujo game. The original concept for Rider was a masterless "stray" Servant whose name was Perseus, from Greek mythology. By the time he made his first appearance, his master was long dead. The concept took two or three different turns before it finally settled into the current Rider.
Takeuchi: When we reviewed the Servants in search of one that could be changed into a female, Berserker was out of the question and Assassin's identity as Kojiro was basically the punch line for his character, so that left Rider.
Nasu: But there weren't any legendary heroines with ties to Pegasus, so we selected Medusa, who gave birth to Pegasus, as Rider's new identity.
Takeuchi: We originally had no intention of releasing any information about Rider prior to the game's launch, but when the launch was delayed by about a month, we suddenly found ourselves in need of material to fill the gap. We reluctantly unveiled Medusa, but we didn't reveal the details of her character, like the fact that she was a Servant.
Nasu: We imagined most people would assume she was Assassin, and we were quite pleased to let them think that.
Takeuchi: Indeed, we were quite successful on that front, I mean, after seeing that nail...
Nasu: No one would guess it was Rider!
Takeuchi: The best part was that the magazine Rider was revealed in added the tagline "Sexy Fighting Lady". How great is that!?
Nasu: I love it.(laughs)
>Regarding Rider's character design
The main thing I was conscious off with Rider's design was the fact I didn't want her outfit to turn out something obscene. I leaned more toward a snug-fitting bodysuit rather than a sexually charged leather suit.
Nasu: I do recall you when I asked you if her outfit was leather, you said "no" with quite a bit of tenor.
Takeuchi: I may not have wanted the suit itself to be leather, but I did imagine the bindings to be leather. I thought those little accents being made of leather might add a touch of elegance without making her look like a dominatrix.
Nasu: I see. As a side note, Rider was initially supposed to have a height somewhere in the range of 175-180cm, but we were worried that PC gamers might not find such a tall woman particularly appealing, so we compromised at 172cm.
Takeuchi: I imagine she wouldn't have such a wide appeal if we set her height in the 180cm range.
Nasu: But you know, I did get some feedback suggesting that more than a few of our players were surprised that she was "so short" since I had emphasised her height in the original "stay night" material.
Takeuchi: Personally, I think somewhere around 170cm was just the right height to make her self-conscious about her height without making her a giant.
Nasu: You're right, I suppose any girl over 170cm in height is pretty tall. I think tall women are cool, but I do wonder if I should have eased up on that a bit.
Takeuchi: I think it's fine. Rider's height is what makes her unique, and it was precisely her height that made that awesome pose at Ryuudouji Temple during Sakura's route possible.
Nasu: That was one of the rare cases where I, as the writer, made a specific request about the visual aspect. I asked them to give her an "arachnid pose".
>Rider's feelings about her master
Nasu: I saw Rider as a Doberman, fierce and scary but beautiful and loyal. Rider considered Sakura to be her true Master, so when Sakura wanted rider to obey Shinji instead, Rider did so dutifully despite her personal feelings. But even Rider had her limits in dealing with a jerk like Shinji... (laughs)
Takeuchi: She does come off as a very loyal individual.
Nasu: Rider initially had a military theme, so she's definitely not the kind of person who interacts with others based on sentiment... she views it more as a duty.
>The message Rider carries as a character
Nasu: An outlaw with super long hair and the Mystic Eyes of Petrification... a winning trifecta!
Takeuchi: Speaking of Mystic Eyes, the mark on Rider's forehead was designed to look like a snake and was originally going to be a third eye.
Takeuchi: Now that I think about it... if we had given her a third eye, we probably wouldn't have had her wearing glasses...
Nasu: ...You're right!
Takeuchi: That was a close one... (laughs)
Nasu: Even in the old "Fate" we had drilled it into our fans that Noble Phantasms were swords. So I could only imagine their reactions when Rider activated her reins of all things, which was immediately evaporated. (laughs) In a manner of speaking, Rider's true name was essentially the punch line of her character, much like Kojiro. That's why I mostly kept her quiet throughout the whole "stay night"
Takeuchi: For the longest time, I thought Pegasus was her Noble Phantasm, so I assumed the reins were like a Noble Phantasm Rider used to control her Noble Phantasm... but then Nasu told me that Pegasus wasn't a Noble Phantasm, and my mind was blown.
Nasu: At the school and on the roof, Rider only summoned Pegasus. After summoning Pegasus, Rider uses her reins as a kind of power-up item, and that was the recipe behind Bellerophon.ライダー
幻想種を駆る妖艶なる騎手
RIDER
真名メドゥーサ MEDOUSA
桜に召喚された騎兵の英霊。 クラスにふさ わしい機動力を持ち、 保有スキル、宝具の数 もサーヴァント中トップクラスである。 彼女は 戦う意志のない桜の手で慎二にマスターの 権利を譲られているため、士郎の前には慎二 のサーヴァントとして度々登場する。
武器は鎖のついた杭。 戦闘では空間を立 体的に動きながら、 この杭を突き刺して敵の 自由を奪っていく。３つ所有する宝具の中で は、神代の幻獣"ペガサス"を敵に突進させる"英の手綱"が特に強力。 宝具以外にも石 化の"魔眼キュベレイ"を持つが、 これは常時 効果を発揮するため、 普段は魔眼殺しの宝具"暗黒神殿"で両目を隠して封じている。
無口で無愛想。しかし思慮がない訳ではな く、むしろ考えすぎてしまう性格。 他者によっ て歪められていく桜の生き様を、 神に貶めら れた自分自身 (メドゥーサ)の立場と重ねてお り、彼女の身を真剣に案じている。妖艶な雰 囲気と素晴らしいプロポーションを誇り、隠れ グラマーな桜とは、この点でも似た者同士だ と言えるかもしれない。
Character Data ００６
所属：間桐桜に仕えるサーヴァント
真名：メドゥーサ
性別：女性
身長：１７２ｃｍ
体重：５７ｋｇ
スリーサイズ：Ｂ８８/W５６/H８４
イメージカラー：黒
特技：械運動、乗馬、 軽業、ストーカー
好きな物：お酒、読書、蛇
苦手な物：鏡、身体測定
天敵：セイバー小次郎、葛木宗一郎
出身：ギリシャ
衛宮士郎相互関係図
桜こそがライダーを召喚した真のマスター である。 桜から慎二に貸し出された後も、ラ イダーはあくまで桜がマスターだと思ってお り、彼女のために動いていた。 ライダーは慎 二を桜の益となる人物だとは思っていない が、桜の望みだったことと、 マスター権限の譲 渡が令呪の力で行われていたため、事務的 に従っていた。 ライダーの従順さが慎二を一 気に増長させるのだが、 慎二に興味のない彼 女はそんなことにはおかまいなしだった。 物語の展開によっては美綴綾子から吸血 することがあるが、 その後ライダーは彼女の ことを思いのほか気に入ったようである。
奈須 きのこ&武内崇 • キャラクター別対談
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[] Fate/complete material III: World Material - The Servants of the Fifth Holy Grail War: Rider, p.028-029 [T] Medusa
Class: Rider
Master: Matou Sakura
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Sex: Female
Height: 172cm
Weight: 57kg
Armament: Dagger
STR: B
CON: D
AGI: A
MGI: B
LCK: E
Noble Phantasm: A+
Legend
Medusa was a frightening female monster in Greek mythology. She had a nest of poisonous snakes for hair, copper green scales for skin, golden wings on her back, and eyes that would turn anyone that met them to stone.
The story in which the hero Perseus slew Medusa is famous even in Japan. It's said that Perseus' divine blade Harpe sheared through Medusa's scaley skin, and Medusa's head contained the power of petrification even after being severed.
Medusa was originally a goddess, but a curse by the goddess Athena lowered her to a monster. The story goes that Medusa, overly proud of her own beauty, desecrated a temple to Athena.
According to the Theogony describing the genealogy of the Greek gods, Medusa had a pair of twin older sisters named Stheno and Euryale. Together they were known as the three Gorgon (derived from ancient Greek gorgós, meaning "dreadful") sisters.
It is written that the aboriginal Pelasgians worshiped Medusa when she was still a goddess. After the Pelasgians were conquered by other groups, Medusa was demonized from a great earth goddess into a monster.
After becoming a Heroic Spirit, she retains her wholesome beauty even while possessing the Mystic Eyes of Petrification. Her flying steed Pegasus was said to have been born from a piece of her severed head, or created by her blood when it dripped into the ocean.
Tactics
Medusa specializes in close combat, taking advantage of her high Agility and Monstrous Strength. Her weapons of choice are chained daggers. While quite lethal, they are not Noble Phantasms, so it is difficult to deal critical blows with them when fighting Servants. Medusa excels in a fight using Noble Phantasms. She can annihilate many enemies at once using her anti-army Noble Phantasm Bellerophon (Bridle of Chivalry), which requires an enormous amount of prana. Additionally, she has several methods of attack that can be adapted to a wide variety of situations, such as Blood Fort Andromeda (Outsider Seal - Blood Temple) which can close off a targeted area and dissolve the humans inside to obtain prana, and Cybele (Mystic Eyes of Petrification) which is normally sealed beneath her blindfold.
Class Abilities
Magic Resistance: B
Originally a Greek goddess that turned into a monster, she possesses extremely high Magic Resistance. The Magic Resistance ability that the Rider class possesses is weaker than that of the three knight classes, but the fact that it remains so high is thanks to Medusa's inherently high Magic Resistance.
Rank B Magic Resistance easily nullifies spells of three bars or less. It is also difficult to damage Medusa with even high thaumaturgy and grand rituals. Moreover, Medusa herself is skilled in sorcery, so she has countless ways to counter enemy spells. In other words, Medusa is excellent at fighting magi. Backing all that up is her Agility. Compared to Lancer who boasts the same level of "speed" she is inferior in sudden bursts, but has more endurance. Even with powerful spells, it is extremely hard to hit Medusa who will keep moving at high speed.
Riding: A+
As might be expected of the Servant Rider, Medusa posses a high rank in the Riding ability. But instead of covering only specific animals and vehicles, her ability extends to nearly all beasts, including Phantasmal Beasts and Divine Beasts. However, even with an excellent Riding rank, she cannot ride dragons.
The steed that makes best use of Medusa's Riding ability is the legendary winged horse Pegasus. Mastering a winged horse of the Phantasmal Species is a difficult accomplishment even for Rider-class Servants. When riding the heavenly mount that was born of her own blood, both rider and steed move as one.
When the Noble Phantasm Bellerophon is used, all of Pegasus's abilities are drastically increased for a limited time. Even in the story, this combination was able to toy with Saber by attacking from the skies, forcing her into a difficult battle.
Be that as it may, the only time Medusa was able to use Bellerophon was in her fight against Artoria. During the modern Holy Grail War which unfolded in a sprawling city, Medusa had few opportunities to use her Riding ability. Perhaps because of this, she was eliminated without sufficient chance to use her power.
Personal Skills
Mystic Eyes: A+
Eyes that originally function to collect visual information are instead a method to impart magical effects upon a subject. Medusa possesses the Mystic Eyes of Petrification "Cybele", which are Mystic Eyes of the highest order. As in her legend, subjects caught in her vision will be petrified if their Magic Resistance is C or lower.
Caption: Medusa's Mystic Eyes of Petrification cannot be replicated by magic.
Independent Action: C
The ability to materialize independently. If the Master is lost (or if the contract is nullified), Medusa can continue to materialize for one day. Since Medusa can also obtain prana by drinking blood, she can prey on humans as the situation demands and extend this duration.
Caption: Thanks to Independent Action, Medusa was able to return to Sakura after Matou Shinji was defeated.
Monstrous Strength: B
Medusa has this skill due to her property as a monster despite being a Heroic Spirit. If used, she can temporarily magnify her Strength. This is a necessary skill to Medusa, who does not fight with Noble Phantasms in close combat. It has many uses with her chained daggers, such as forcibly dragging an impaled opponent around.
Caption: Medusa possesses high close combat ability thanks to Monstrous Strength.
Divinity: E-
In Greek mythology, Medusa was once a beautiful goddess, so she originally has very high Divinity. However, because she later became a monster, she is an unusual being possessing the "monstrous" attribute that is antithetical to normal Heroic Spirits. Thanks to this, Medusa manifests as both a goddess with Riding, and a monster possessing Mystic Eyes, Monstrous Strength and so forth. Nonetheless, her aptitude as a goddess Divine Spirit is mostly degraded.
However, her Divinity has not been completely eliminated, and it appears that she still has it.
Noble Phantasms
Breaker Gorgon
Rank: C-
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 0
Maximum Targets: 1 Person
One of Medusa's anti-personnel Noble Phantasms, Breaker Gorgon is the counterpart Bounded Field thaumaturgy to Blood Fort Andromeda. While the target's consciousness is sealed within Medusa's mind, the target can be prevented from activating any abilities. Also, Medusa primarily uses somewhat weak Noble Phantasm not on others, but on herself to seal her Mystic Eyes of Petrification that are normally always active.
Though mainly used to seal Mystic Eyes, its original use is obviously to exert a degree of mind control on the opponent. Actually, when she took control of enemy Master Emiya Shirou's mind and gave him erotic dreams, she was actually trying to extract prana from him. Also, it requires only a steady stream of prana to have an effect. It is difficult for individuals with low magic resistance to notice it, much less avoid it.
Bellerophon
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 2~50
Maximum Targets: 300 People
Medusa's most powerful attack. It is not a Noble Phantasm to be used in a one-on-one fight, but rather an "anti-army Noble Phantasm" that can cut down enemies in a wide area. An uncommon type of Noble Phantasm consisting of a paired bridle and whip, it can rapidly augment the abilities of Phantasmal Species. In battle, the strengthened Phantasmal Beast and Medusa fight as one.
Bellerophon is extraordinarily powerful whether used defensively or offensively. However, during the Holy Grail War, it could not display its merit when matched against the more powerful Noble Phantasm wielded by Artoria. Nonetheless, the fact alone that it temporarily withstood a full frontal attack by Excalibur is evidence of its great power.
Blood Fort Andromeda
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 10~40
Maximum Targets: 500 People
One of Medusa's Noble Phantasms, Blood Fort Andromeda is the counterpart Bounded Field thaumaturgy to Breaker Gorgon. It takes the form of magic circles placed as predetermined points. Immediately following the placing of these circles, people within the affected area will only have their life force sapped slightly, but once the field is activated, they will be quickly dissolved. However, it is difficult to affect people with knowledge of thaumaturgy. Thus, it is not a Noble Phantasm to be used for combat, but rather a Bounded Field created by Medusa to efficiently gather blood to drink for prana.
In the Holy Grail War, Blood Fort Andromeda was deployed at Homurahara Academy and activated. From outside the field, the school appeared normal as usual, but the interior was stained with blood, as its name suggests. - ↑ 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 3.19 3.20 3.21 Fate/Grand Order material I - Medusa, translations by Mazyrian, p.206-213
- ↑ 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 This reference needs to be fixed. Use "FGOSP1" instead of "Grand Order".
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Fate/EXTELLA material - Medusa English Materials, p.074-077
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 Fate/EXTELLA material - Rider Servant English Materials, p.019
- ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World Material - Theory of Magic - Magecraft: Magical Beasts, p.046 Magical Beasts
An umbrella term that encompasses all beasts that do not fall within the normal ecosystem. In this context, “beast” is a thaumaturgical term, and does not necessarily mean quadrupedal mammals. Magical Beasts cannot be explained by immature research or sudden mutations. They are true deviations from biology. Roughly Magical Beasts can be classified into Monstrous Beasts -> Phantasmal Beasts -> Divine Beasts in ascending order towards higher existence.
Most Magical Beasts have existed since the Age of Gods, and are Chimeras formed from mixing different species. They live on currently undeveloped lands that cannot be reached by mankind. Furthermore, Phantasmal Beasts that have existed in the past have almost all migrated to a different world presented as the “Inside of the World”.
Although classified as a Monstrous Beast, the Pegasus that Rider mounted in the story is an existence closer to that of a Phantasmal Beast due to surviving over a very long period of time. Also worth mentioning is that, Phantasmal Beasts that have survived over thousands of years are on the same tier as True Magic, thus rendering mysteries on the level of sorcery completely ineffective against them.
The Pinnacle of Phantasmal Species – Dragons
Dragons, or Magical Beasts similar to Dragons, have members in all classes of Magical Beasts (Monstrous, Phantasmal, and Divine Beasts). Dragons are always thought to be the greatest species within their corresponding classes. Because there are dragons of the Monstrous, Phantasmal, and Divine classes, they have been involved with mankind since before the Age of Gods. They have also left many legends in the field of thaumaturgy.
Heroic Spirit with ranks in Monster and Magical Beast
Because Rider’s true identity is Medusa, she is ranked as both Monster and Magical Beast. As a result, the rank of her Divinity is reduced to the lowest value of E-. In exchange, she possesses the skill Monstrous Strength, a trait of Monsters and Magical Beasts.
Medusa
Rider is more of a Divine Spirit than a Heroic Spirit. Yet, “Anti-Hero approaching Monster” is a more apt description than Divine Spirit. Because she is classified as a Monster, Medusa is poorly matched against Servants with legends of monster-slaying.
魔獸
生態系に属さない獣の総称。 この場合の獣とは魔術的な用語であり、 四本足で歩く哺乳動物という意味ではない｡ 魔獣は研究が未成熟、 突然変異 などで説明できる存在ではなく、 本当に生物学から (場合によっては生物という字義からも)外れてしまっている。 大まかに分類すると魔獣→幻獣 神獣の順に高位の存在となる。
魔獣の多くは神代より存在する様々な動物が入り交じったキメラ (合成獣)であり、 現代も人間の寄りつかない未開の地に生息している。 また、かつて存在した幻獣の殆どは、 "世界の裏側”と表現される異世界に移り住んだ。
物語中にライダーが騎乗した天馬は、分類としては魔獣にあたるが､誕生から長い年月を経て幻獣に近い存在となっている。 ちなみに千年の年月を生きた幻獣は存在そのものが魔法と同格ゆえに､魔術程度の神秘など効くはずがない。
幻想種の頂点・竜種
竜、もしくは竜を模した魔獣は、 分類として魔獣、幻獣､神獣のすべてに存在している。竜はすべて、属する分類のなかでの最優良種とみなされるのが常だ。 魔獣、幻獣､神獣の竜がいるため、神代の昔から人間と関わることが多く､ 魔術の分野にもたくさんの伝説が残っている。
怪物・魔獣としてのランクを持つ英霊
ライダーは、その正体がメドゥーサであるため、怪物、 魔獣としてのランクを持つ。それゆえに、 神性スキルのランクは最低値のＥ－まで低下している。 その代わり、 怪物や魔獣が発揮する怪力のスキルを持つ。
メドゥーサ
ライダーは英霊というより神霊､ 神霊よりはむしろ怪物寄りの反英雄と呼ぶべき存在だ｡ 怪物としてのランクを持つがゆえに､ 怪物退治の逸話を持つサーヴァントとは相性が悪い｡
- ↑
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Anti-Heroes [Others], p.070 Anti-Heroes [Others]
People who are hated, yet the result of their atrocities ultimately saved others. They are the ones who define "good" with "evil".
Although they are the targets of curses, they are still worshiped as messiahs.
They are the anti-heroes.
However, true anti-heroes do not exist.
Ultimately they only reach the level of "individuals who did good while carrying out evil" (stopping short of being true anti-hero).
Assassin and Archer fall into this category.
Rider and Caster are not true Heroic Spirits, but they are not true anti-heroes either.反英雄【その他】
人々に憎悪される事.その悪行が結果として人々を救う事、悪を以って善を明確にするモノ。
呪われる対象でありながら、奉られる事になった救世主。
それが反英雄である。
といっても、純粋な反英雄は存在しない。
せいぜい悪でありながら善をおこなったモノ止まりである。
アサシン、アーチャーがこれに该当する。
ライダーやキャスターは正純の英霊ではないが、完全な反英雄という訳でもない。 - ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - Records of Heavens Feel - Servant System: Difference between Heroic Spirits and Servants, p.012 Difference between Heroic Spirits and Servants
Heroic Spirits were Heroes who have left behind great feats in legends after death and become subjects of belief.
Normally, a Heroic Spirit is summoned by the world as power that protects humans.
The ones summoned by humans are Servants. However, Heroic Spirits cannot be controlled by humans, and to summon them, the Holy Grail or something with power of that sort must be used.
The Servant system of Fuyuki summons Heroic Spirits with the power of the Greater Grail. Heroic Spirits summoned as Servants are like "emanations", copies created using the information of the main body of the Heroic Servant.
•Birth of Heroic Spirits
It's been explained that Heroic Spirits are beings that heroes whom belief has been gathered upon become after death, but heroes of myths and legends can be born by the gathering of belief even if they didn't exist. Also, there are those who those who make a contract of some sort with the world when they were alive and as compensation become Heroic Spirits after death. In the Fifth War, Hasan Sabaha was a hero that actually existed, and Herakles and Medusa are ones of legends. Also, Emiya and Artoria are beings that became (or will become) Heroic Spirits after their contract with the world. Those who have become Heroic Sｐirits are freed from the constraints of time and are moved to the Throne of Heroes, existing to the outside of the World.
•Heroic Spirit summoning
Heroic Spirits are beings cut off from the time axis and can be summoned in any era, regardless of past and future. However, the only one that can summon the main body of the Heroic Spirits is the "world", and alas, humans can't summon the main body and can only summon their emanations, the Servants. Speaking of which, the information (souls) making up the Servants return to the main body at the same time as the death of the Servant, and the main body can know, as records, about the actions of the Servants as if reading a book. - ↑ 10.0 10.1
[] Fate/EXTRA CCC Fox Tail Material - Alter Ego C Alter Ego C
Master:???
Real Name: Violet
Gender: Female
Height/Mass: 182cm/64kg
Attribute: Chaotic Good
Strength: B
Endurance: B
Agility: A+
Magic: B
Luck: B
Noble Phantasm: B
Alter Ego of chastity.
C means cash, cool, and constriction.
In the past was entrusted the financial affairs of the Sakura Camp.
A complex of many goddesses, Greece mythology's female monster Medusa (Originally an Earth Goddess), Indian mythology's Apsara, the model that comprises Melusine from French folktales.
Class Skills
■ Crack Ice: EX
Cheat Skill evolved from Mystic Eyes.
Normally Mystic Eyes are invoked by "looking at the opponent," "eye contact with the opponent." Paralysis, Enchantment, and Petrification's effects are exhibited in this fashion. Crack Ice is "The space in Violet's field of vision is stored." That effect is paralysis. That is time stops.
Violet is the only one who can move in this space, humans are conscious and can figure out what is happening.
Personal Skills
■ Shackled Desire: A
A skill that increases physical restriction attacks (Paralysis, Sealing, Petrification) in battle.
However, "to tie" is a day to day activity, so normal attacks drop by 10%.
■ Riding: EX
Talent of Riding. Can ride anything. Rather, just assimilates it.
■ Transformation: A
Skill that allows one to change his form.
Violet can freely change herself into a fibrous shape. Strike system's attack damage is greatly reduced.
In addition when this skill and the Riding Skill and combined in such a fashion...
Noble Phantasm
■ ???
Unconfirmedアルターエゴ C
マスター：？？？
真名：ヴァイオレット
性別：女性
身長・体重：１８２ｃｍ／６４ｋｇ
属性：渾沌・善
筋力：B
耐力：B
敏捷：A＋
魔力：B
幸運：B
宝具：B
純潔のアルターエゴ。
Cはcash,cool,constrictionの意。
かつてはサクラ迷営内の財務を任されていた。
複数の女神の複合体で、ギリシャ神話の女怪メデューサ（元々は大地の女神）、インド神話のアプサラス、フラ ンスの伝承からメリジューヌ等のモデルが含まれている。
クラス別能力：
■ クラックアイス：EX
スキル「魔眼」がら進化したチートスキル。
通常の魔眼は ”対象を見つめる” "対象と目が合う” 事で発動し、麻痺・魅了・石化といった効果を発揮 するが、クラックアイスは ”ヴァイオレットが視界に納めた空間” そのものに発動する。その効果は麻痺。即ち、時間停止である。
麻痺した空間の中で動けるのはヴァイオレットだけだが、空間内の人間は意識があるため何が起きているのがを 把握する事はできる.
固有スキル
■ 束縛願望：A
戦闘において、拘束系の物理攻撃（麻痺・封じ・石化）が増すスキル。
ただし「縛り付ける」事を日常にしすぎている為、通常攻撃のダメージが１０％低下する。
■ 騎乗：EX
騎乗の才能。あらゆるものを乗りこなす。むしろ同化する。
■ 変身：A
自らのカタチを変えるスキル。
ヴァイオレットは自在に繊維状の体に変身できるため、打撃系の攻撃ダメージを大きく削減できる 。
また、このスキルと騎乗スキルを組み合わせる事によって。。。
宝具
■ ？？？
未確認 - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Noble Phantasms, p.134
Q: Rider's eye cover, Breaker Gorgon, does it allow her to see what's before her?
Q: Rider's eye cover, Breaker Gorgon, does it allow her to see what's before her? Also, the Mystic Eyes Killer Rider is wearing, does it have a comparable sealing power as this Noble Phantasm?
A: Her sight is completely sealed. Although Rider perceives the world through senses such as hearing, touch, smell, and magic-detection, she is able to acquire more precise information than sight.
About the glasses, it only seals the power of petrification. It does not act like the Breaker Gorgon, which "seals all magical properties".Q：ライダーの目隠し（自己封印・暗黒神殿）は、ちゃんと向こう側が見えているのでしょうか？またライダーのつけている”魔眼殺しの眼鏡”は、この宝具に匹敵する封印能力を持っているのでしょうか？
A：視覚は完全に封じられています。聴覚、触覚、嗅覚、あとは魔力探索などで外界を見ていますが視覚で見るより正確な情報を手に入れているでしょう。
眼鏡に関しては、石化の力を封じている程度です。ゴルゴーンのように”魔性をすべて封じる”ことはできていません。 - ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2
[] Fate/Side Material - Encyclopedia: Rider [Servant], p.077 [T] Rider [Servant]
Heroic Spirit of the mount. A type of Servant that requires high maneuverability, and tends to possess strong Noble Phantasms.
The Rider in the story is no exception, riding Pegasus and making full use of its charging power in battle.
Of course, Rider herself is also a unique Heroic Spirit, and the number of skills and Noble Phantasms she has is particularly high even amongst the Servants.
She is taciturn and lacks self-assertiveness, but that doesn't mean she is apathetic toward her surroundings. Rather, she's the kind of person that worries about things from every conceivable angle but hides it behind a perfect poker face.
Though parts of her personality are quite similar to Sakura's, Sakura is a commoner while Rider is more of a high-born type. Even her demeanor and tone of speech have a sort of high-class strictness to them.
With the complex she has about her own height and the way she gets embarrassed when people see her mystic eyes, she might actually be pretty lady-like.
Because of her outward appearance and primary weapon, a lot of people thought she was going to be an Assassin class Servant before the game came out, but nope, she's a Rider!
I really wanted to have a scene in the Sakura route where she and Saber bickered with each other as they fought toward a common goal, but unfortunately the story didn't develop in that direction and I had to discard the idea.
Incidentally, the lewd dream on the fifth day of the Sakura route was Rider's doing.
She is not a Dead Apostle (vampire), but she is a bloodsucker. For her, the most efficient, luscious way of gaining magical energy is drinking blood.ライダー【サーヴァント】
騎兵の英霊。高い機動性が求められ、強力な宝具を保有するサーヴァントタイプ。
本騙のライダーも天馬に騎乗し、その突進力に物を言わせた戦闘を得意とする。
ライダー自身も特殊な英霊で、保有スキル、宝具数はサーヴァントの中でもで一、二を争う。
無口で自己主張をしないライダーだが、周囲に無関心という訳ではない。むしろ色々考えすぎる性格なのだがポーカーフェイスで隠している。
性格的に桜と似たところがあるが、桜が庶民なのに対してライダーはお嬢さまタイプ。物腰や口調も、上流階級っぽい厳しさが感じられる。
自分の長身がコンプレックスだったり、魔眼を見られると恥かしがったりするあたり、奥ゆかしい人なのかも。
その外見と武器からゲーム発売前は「アサシンでは?」 と予想されていたが、正体はまさかのライダーでした。ニヤリ。
桜ルー卜では馬が合わないセイパーと文句を言い合いつつ共闘する、というシーンをやりたかったのですが、物語上没になりましたとさ。
ちなみに、桜ルート五日目の淫夢はライダーの仕業です。
死徒（吸血鬼）ではないが、吸血種。彼女にとって最も効率がよく甘美な魔力補給が吸血な訳である。 - ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Servants, p.133
Q: Who arranged to get Rider’s "Mystic Eye Killer" contact lenses at the end of Sakura’s route?
Q: Who arranged to get Rider’s "Mystic Eye Killer" contact lenses at the end of Sakura’s route? And was the creator of those glasses Aozaki Touko?
A: Touko-san seems to pop up everywhere... "Ah, for inquiries about Mystic Eyes, haunting ghosts, or troubles with ungrateful little sisters, please- please call Garan no Dou~"Q：桜ルートエンドでライダーがかける”魔眼殺しの眼鏡”は、誰が用意したものなのでしょうか？あと、この眼鏡の製作者は蒼崎橙子さんでしょうか？
A：橙子さんはどこでも出没する......。「えー、魔眼、霊障、生意気の妹でお悩みのほうは伽藍の堂、伽藍の堂までお電話ください～」 - ↑ Fate/Hollow Ataraxia - 10/08 - Mirror of Kibisis
- ↑
- ↑
[] Fate/complete material II: Character material - Weapons: Nameless Dagger, p.129 User: Rider
The weapon favored by Rider. Called a “dagger”, but it might be more accurate to describe it as a “nail” that pierces the opponent. Attached to a long chain, which can be used to restrain and immobilize targets that have been pierced. It is not suited for short-range battles, and is better off being thrown around from a distance.無銘·短剣
使用者：ライダー
ライダーが使用する武器。短剣というよりは、相手に突き刺す"釘" のような外見をしている。この武器は長い鎖と繋がれており、突き刺した対象を鎖で縛り拘束することもできる 。近づいて戦うというより、遠距離から投擲して使うことが主な運用方法となる。 - ↑ Fate/Grand Order -First Order-
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order Arcade
- ↑ Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower
- ↑
- ↑ Fate/hollow ataraxia - Rider investigates
- ↑ Heaven's Feel route Day 10 - No / Future plans
- ↑
[] Fate/side material - Encyclopedia: Magical Beast [Others], p.073 [T] Magical Beast [Others]
In the world of Fate/stay night, a general term for beasts which do not correspond to normal ecosystems.
They are divided into three ranks: monstrous, mythical, and divine.
The vast majority of monstrous beasts are crossbreeds (chimera) living in still-uncivilized regions, but it seems that those of mythical rank and above have shifted to the far side of the world.
Though the Pegasus that appears in the story is a monstrous beast, its long life puts it at the level of a mythical beast. Ordinary magi are completely unable to compete with something of this rank.
Also, beings that take after dragons are considered to be superior, regardless of classification. Since dragons are endowed with the characteristics of several species, it appears that even consorting with humans was not uncommon.魔獣【その他】
「Fate」世界における、通常の生態係に該当しない獣の総称。
彼らにもランクがあり、魔獣、幻獣、神獣と分類される。
魔獣の多くは掛け合わせ（キメラ）であり.いまだ未開の地に生息しているが、幻獣はその特性上、世界 の裏側にシフトしてしまったらしい。
本編で登場するライダーの天馬は魔獣だが、長く蓄 えた年月により幻獣の域に達している。幻獣ランクのモノには、並大抵の魔術師では歯が立たない。
また、竜を模したモノは分類に関係なく最優種とされる。竜種は三類の属性を備えている為、人と交わる事も多かったようだ。 - ↑
[] Fate/complete material III: World material - FAQ with Nasu: Servants, p.133
Q: When Rider is on a motorcycle, can she go faster than GP Rider?
'Q: When Rider is on a motorcycle, can she go faster than GP Rider? Also, when she’s on a bicycle, about how many kilometers per hour can she go up to?
A: She’d be a match for Wayne Gardner. As for a bicycle, she’d accelerate endlessly until the bike itself broke down. “It would be nice if I could Mana Burst like Saber...” were her actual words. Thus, she yearns badly for a racing bike that can go even faster.Q：ライダーがバイクに乗った場合、GPライダーより速く走れますか？また、彼女が自転車に乗った場合、時速何キロぐらいまで出せるのでしょうか？（自転車が耐えられるかが心配ですが......）
A：ワイン・ガードナーとダメ。自転車に乗ると、とにかくスピードを際限なく上げていくため、最終的に自転車そのものが崩壊する。「セイバーのように魔力付与ができればいいのですが......」とは本人の弁。なので、よりスピードを出せるロードレーサー型の自転車が欲しくてたまらない。 - ↑ TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm - p.190
- ↑ TYPE-MOON 10th Anniversary Phantasm - p.166
