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The term Alter (オルタ, Oruta?) when used as an affix of a Heroic Spirit's True Name denotes them being summoned as a Servant with an altered aspect compared to their normal selves.

Characteristics[]

Alter Servants are Heroic Spirits "summoned with an alternative side or interpretation."[1] Compared to an Alter Ego that renders a persona as an independent entity separate from the original individual, Alters are the same Heroic Spirit regardless of the differences between them.[1] As heroes hold within them the capacity to have been merciless in their pursuits and those who were known to be cold-blooded could display virtuousness, Alter Servants can bring such hidden aspects to the forefront, but, differing from two aspects of a Servant being able to be summoned independently, Alters have been "mutated" somewhat so they no longer completely represent just another side of the Heroic Spirit.[2]

Some individuals cannot possess Alters naturally. Solomon, as appraised by his human self, "If the opposite of good is evil, and evil is the opposite of good, Solomon is 'nothing.' He would remain the same, no matter what."[3] For Jeanne d'Arc, she possesses no innate capability to be altered due to her capacity as a Saint, so Jeanne d'Arc Alter can only exist through the circumstances of a wish upon a Holy Grail.[4]

While Blackening Servants through Holy Grail Mud can produce an Alter Servant, not all blackened Servants gain the Alter affix.[5]

The status of being an Alter, possessing an "inverted state," is a quantifiable aspect of a Saint Graph that can be measured and identified.[6]

For those designated as Watchers of the Underworld by Camazotz in the South American Lostbelt, the process of Altering them requires the Servant to renounce the very core of their Saint Graph, betraying their beliefs and their lives through their own will. Xquic gives the examples of Kingprotea Alter giving up her love of humanity and becoming a cruel goddess, Beni-Enma Alter giving up her vow to remain as a children's tale and becoming an adult, and Ereshkigal Alter giving up her dream of making Kur beautiful and becoming a ruthless goddess.

Known Alter Servants[]

Alter Servant Original Heroic Spirit First appearance
Arjuna Alter Arjuna Fate/Grand Order
Artoria Pendragon Alter (Lancer) Artoria Pendragon (Lancer) Fate/Grand Order
Artoria Pendragon Alter (Saber) Artoria Pendragon (Saber) Fate/stay night
Atalanta Alter Atalanta Fate/Grand Order
Beni-enma Alter Beni-enma Fate/Grand Order
Cú Chulainn Alter Cú Chulainn (Lancer) Fate/Grand Order
EMIYA Alter EMIYA (Archer) Fate/Grand Order
Ereshkigal Alter Ereshkigal Fate/Grand Order
Galahad Alter Galahad Fate/Requiem
Jeanne d'Arc Alter Jeanne d'Arc Fate/Grand Order
Jeanne d'Arc Alter Santa Lily N/A Fate/Grand Order
Jeanne d'Arc (Lancer) Jeanne d'Arc Fate/Samurai Remnant
Kingprotea Alter Kingprotea Fate/Grand Order
Medusa Alter Medusa (Rider) Fate/Grand Order: First Order
Mysterious Heroine X Alter Mysterious Heroine X Fate/Grand Order
Nitocris Alter Nitocris Fate/Grand Order
Okita Souji Alter Okita Souji Fate/Grand Order

Others[]

Development[]

The concept of Alter Servants began with Artoria Pendragon Alter in Fate/stay night. Nasu wished for players to be surprised after reaching the Heaven's Feel route, and Takeuchi wished to create a darkened version of Artoria as an antagonist.[11]

The term Alter was chosen because "Dark Saber" was deemed to "[not] flow well."[1]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel II booklet - Pg. 23
  2. Fate/Grand Order - Interlude - A War of Only Two
  3. Fate/Grand Order - Final Singularity The Grand Temple of Time: Solomon — Throne of the Light Band
  4. Fate/Grand Order material III - Jeanne d'Arc Alter profile
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ryōgo Narita (Author of Fate/strange Fake) Twitter 10:08 PM JST · Apr 3, 2018Flag of Japan - "I will ask Mr. Nasu and Mr. Mita later if the criteria for Atalanta Alter's alternator is FGO only or the rule of the entire Fate series. Well, he's not exactly Alter or Lily in fake."
  6. Fate/Grand Order - Pseudo-Singularity I: Quarantined Territory of Malice, Shinjuku — Empress Christine
  7. Fate/Grand Order - Lostbelt 1
  8. Fate/strange Fake - Volume 3
  9. Fate/Grand Order Beast IV: L profile
  10. Fate/Grand Order - Pseudo-Singularity I: Quarantined Territory of Malice, Shinjuku — Millennium Trap
  11. Fate/complete material II pg 015
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