Shielder (シールダー, Shīrudā?), Knight of the Shield, Master of Defense and Heroic Spirit of the Shield (盾の英霊, Tate no Eirei?), is a non-standard Extra Servant Class.
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Qualifications[]
The exact qualifications to be summoned as a Shielder have not been described.
Skills and characteristics[]
Along with Avenger and Ruler, Shielder is an Extra Class that does not have the capacity to have the Skill Double Summon applied.[1]
As an Extra Class, Shielder does not possess the capacity to have a Grand Servant under normal conditions. Within the capacity of the Grand Extra Class of Chaldea, it is possible to crown a Grand Shielder.
Known Shielders[]
| True Name | War | Master |
|---|---|---|
| Galahad | Grand Order | Alien World |
| Mash Kyrielight/Galahad | Grand Order | Ritsuka Fujimaru |
| Tachie/Galahad | Fifth Fuyuki Holy Grail War (F/um) | Ernest Gravehill |
Other qualifying heroes[]
| True Name | Current Class | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Achilles | Rider | Fate/Apocrypha material[2] |
Development[]
Shielder debuted in 2015 in Fate/Grand Order with Mash Kyrielight as the first. The unnamed prototype of Mash first debuted in Fate/side material in 2004 as cut content from Fate/stay night. Shielder debuted without a tarot card, and Mash was represented by a generic card from the start of the game until an October, 8 2025 game update that added the Shielder tarot card to the game.
References[]
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Double Summon [Skill], p.176 [T] Double Summon [Skill]
Double Summon. The skill possessed by Assassin of Red, Semiramis. It is an underhanded skill that is only invoked when certain conditions are met during the summoning, like a “command input on the title screen”.
Of course, this kind of skill has some restrictions, with the three Knight classes (Saber, Archer and Lancer) and some of the extra classes (like Ruler, Shielder and Avenger) incapable of being applied to the Double Summon skill. In other words, only a combination of the Berserker, Caster, Assassin or Rider classes is possible. However, thought rare, a modern day extra class like Gunner can apparently be combined with another class through this skill.二重召喚【スキル】
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Rider of “Red” [Servant], p.152-153 [T] Rider of “Red” [Servant]
One of the Servants of the Red camp. Though he was deceived by Shirou Kotomine, he understood the situation and reluctantly decided to serve him. A natural-born warrior who, rather than concerning himself over whether or not Shirou’s wish would be fulfilled, looked forward to his showdown with Archer of Black more than anything else.
His true name is Achilles. The fastest hero among all humanity, lauded for his great valor and prowess in the Trojan War. He definitely ranks equals with Heracles in terms of fame—after all, his name is attached to one of the vital points of the human body.
However, in contrast with his fame, the time during which Achilles accomplished great deeds was comparatively short. His deeds are also almost completely carved into the Trojan War alone. He had the turning point of his life thrust before him at a young age: he could run through his life like a transient gale in exchange for accomplishing magnificent deeds in the Trojan War, or he could become a person unknown to anyone in the world and live a long life.
Achilles gave his answer to his mother without hesitating. “—I will live a short yet brilliant life.”
Achilles was raised by Chiron and, after undergoing training as a hero, he threw himself into the Trojan War. Meeting his sword friend Patroclus, meeting his wife, battles and sworn rivals, meeting Hector—
Without a doubt, Achilles ran through his life while treating all of those things as a joy to have experienced.
He is without a doubt first rate as a Servant. Even among the Servants from Greek legend, he boasts of power that ranks next to Heracles. He also has an abnormally abundant number of Noble Phantasms. In the beginning, all these Noble Phantasms were written out, and when I consulted over how many of them should be used, Mr. NP said, “Isn’t a super-strong Servant with an abundance of Noble Phantasms fine?”, and easily permitted all of them to be adopted. I never thought I would end up using all of them…
Naturally, he is a Servant who would instantly run out of prana if he used them in a normal Holy Grail War. The prana consumption of Rider’s chariot is uncommonly harsh in particular, and only a first rate Master could fully utilize him.
Additionally, besides the Rider class, Achilles has aptitude as a Lancer, Berserker and, quite unusually, a Shielder. His complement of Noble Phantasms is slightly different in each of the other classes. For instance, as a Lancer, he would lose his chariot since it is his Noble Phantasm as a Rider, but his spear would gain the secondary effect of causing HP reduction.
His fatal weak point, his heel, serves as the linchpin for his Noble Phantasms “Andreis Amarantos: Amaranth of the Brave”, which maintains his immortality, and “Dromeus Cometes: Comet Form”, for which he is extolled as the fastest, and when his heel is pierced, these two Noble Phantasms disappear. After being pierced once, it is extremely difficult for his heel to be healed, and, without the use of some extraordinary means, there is no way for him to completely regain his running speed afterwards.
In this Great Holy Grail War, Achilles wished for a showdown with his teacher, Archer of Black, and gave his assent to Shirou Kotomine’s actions for the sake of accomplishing that. This might be because, leaving aside his animosity towards Semiramis, he does not really hold much ill feelings towards Shirou. Just as Archer of Black aptly pointed out, Achilles is naïve when it comes to his recognition of enemies and allies. This is a probably demonstration of the difference of experience between him and the older Cu Chulainn, who is able to decisively kill when he needs to kill even when split between enemies and allies in such a manner.
His connection to Atalanta actually begins from a story he heard from his father in life. His father, who was always somehow gentle and could never stand up against his mother, had spoken of his encounter with Atalanta embarrassingly, and because of that the young Achilles always remembered her. He never got the chance to meet her in life, though.
Achilles thinks that it is his fault for overlooking Atalanta’s transformation while engrossed in his own battle. He fought her in her rampage as a way of atonement. Achilles cried out of guilt for having crushed Atalanta’s dream.
But I’d like to think that it was that very naivety and tears of her that granted Atalanta a small measure of salvation at the very end.“赤”のライダー【サーヴァント】