Archer of "Red" ("赤"のアーチャー, "Aka" no Āchā?) is the Archer-class Servant of Shirou Kotomine of the Red Faction in the Great Holy Grail War of Fate/Apocrypha. Originally summoned by Rottweil Berzinsky of the Red Faction, she later becomes one of the Servants of Shirou. She is one of the Servants of the Protagonist of the Grand Order conflicts of Fate/Grand Order.
Profile
Identity
Archer's True Name is AtalantaWP (アタランテWP, Atarante?), the Chaste Huntress (純潔の狩人, Junketsu no Karyūdo?) in Greek mythology. Though she was born as the princess of ArcadiaWP, Atalanta was abandoned in the mountain immediately after birth, but she survived thanks to divine protection from Artemis. She was nurtured by a female bear, a sacred beast of the goddess Artemis. The bear gave her milk and raised the girl.[3][4][6] In gratitude, she is a fervent follower of Artemis.[4] Later adopted by a hunter who treaded into the mountains, she has developed her skills conspicuously, perhaps due to her latent talent.[4][6]
There are three tales that she is famous for.[6] The first is how she was chosen as a member of the Argonauts led by Jason, which assembled brave heroes from all over Greece.[3][6]
The second is the extermination of the Calydonian BoarWP.[6] She is most known for being the first one to drive in an arrow during the extermination of the Calydonian Boar.[3][4]
The third is the dispute over her marriage. None of these tales had a particularly happy ending for her.[6] She then returned to her birth land, but her father, who never had a son, commanded her to get married.[4] When suitors began to rush for her hand, the troubled Atalanta decided to turn it into a foot race contest.[3] As she had pledged a vow of virginity to the goddess, she proclaimed "I will only marry one who can beat me in a footrace. Those who lose will be killed." She tore through a great number of challengers.[4] Although Atalanta would not lose to any man in a foot race, she fell on the cowardly scheme of a man who borrowed the help of a goddess and ended up getting married half-forcibly.[3] She lost when she was tricked into picking up irresistible golden apples thrown in front of her, and she had to break her vow.[4] Afterwards, it has been told that she was turned into a lion as punishment, but this is unsure.[3]
Appearance
Archer is a girl clad in verdant green with cold, sharp eyes containing a beastly glint. Her hair is stretched out long and unkempt, and it is completely lacking in the silkiness that would be found amongst those of noble birth. As one who can be called a beautiful beast in human form, it befits her appearance. Her animal ears and tail seem to be the symbols and after-effects of a curse told of in her legend but she actually seems to like them.[6]
 Archer April's Fool 2016 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Riyo.  Archer stage 1 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Rin Kususaga.  Archer stage 2 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Rin Kususaga.  Archer stage 3 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Rin Kususaga.  Archer stage 4 in Fate/Grand Order, illustrated by Rin Kususaga.   Archer in Fate/Apocrypha, illustrated by Ototsugu Konoe.  Atalanta in Capsule Servant.  Atalanta in Chibichuki!, illustrated by Hanabana Tsubomi. |
Personality
Born in the natural paradise Arcadia, she speaks in an old fashion manner. She has the same egotism and view on life and death as a wild animal, so it is natural to her to steal food to live. However, she will help any child left behind as much as she can, as gratitude for the care she received herself.[4] The reason she is obsessed over children is due to her own origins. The despair she felt as a baby was just that strong. She would happily throw away her own life to become a stepping stone to realizing a world where all children are saved.[6] Her wish to the Holy Grail is for a world where every child can be raised with love.[3] She will probably cooperate with her Master in an assertive manner. It is suggested to earn her good mood with an apple pie. Her favorite dishes are apples and meat.[3]
Her distrust of men became extremely strong due to her third tale. After all, to Greek warriors at the time, battle was both an offering to the gods and a way of trampling over others. Atalanta liked none of them since these warriors acted more violent than necessary when they hunted. However, there was one man named PeleusWP who she was fond of, for he was the only one who approached her with a humble attitude.[6]
She has no reaction to Rider of Red's advances, showing nothing of embarrassment, surprise, or even anger. Without reacting at all, such words of courtship have no meaning after having lived in the wild alongside beasts; however, Archer does seem to be affected with the view of others, such as how Caster of Red had suggested in writing a love poem for her and Rider, which she scowled unpleasantly at the idea as opposed to how Rider was quick to joyfully agree to the offer. Despite this, Rider had seemed to at least formed a bond, of some level, with Archer where the two are usually found together, while passing time, or when they exchanged glances as a way to convey each other's thoughts; aside from romantic subjects, they seem to agree in other matters such as how the two tried to convince Shirou Kotomine, who they originally thought was a normal master, to avoid fighting alongside them.
Role
Fate/Apocrypha
Archer is summoned in the presence of Shirou Kotomine and Assassin of Red rather than her own Master. She later is ordered by Shirou to follow the marching Berserker of Red after it is deemed impossible to stop him. She is told to try to pursue him from his course and help him until it gets too dangerous, but stopping him is thought to be extremely unlikely. As she follows, she becomes frustrated at his inability to understand her, and after two days of marching decides to give up on stopping him. She decides to fully support his actions as ordered, and soon after encounter more support, Rider of Red. They discuss their actions in supporting Berserker and gaining information on the Black Faction's Servants.
After Rider's failed attempt at flirting, he asks if she has actually seen her Master, to which she responds that she has only interacted through the mediator, Shirou. The two discuss the situation, speculating that their Masters may just be acting like usual magi, but believe the situation with Shirou and Assassin to be suspicious. After three hours of following him, Berserker encounters his first resistance from the Black Faction, but they remain back to observe because the enemies are not Servants. After the enemies are massacred, they are unnerved by Berserker's way of battle, and speculate on his overall capability. As they continue forward, she is discomforted by the stench of metal and machine oil, unbearable to her keen sense of smell. With the approach of two enemy Servants, Berserker of Black and Saber of Black, she retreats into the forest to provide support from the rear.
The reason she cooperated with Shirou is also because she clung to the idea that his wish would lead to her own wish. Since it is uncertain whether the Holy Grail would be able to grant her wish, his words which spoke of a clear form of salvation might have seemed just like the gospel to her.[6]
Fate/Extra
Atalanta is briefly mentioned in Fate/Extra as a passing Servant of an unnamed Master by Saber in a Private Room conversation. She praises Atalanta as a beautiful huntress and one of the examples of a beautiful Heroic Spirit, unlike the "ugly" ones like pirates and thieves. The mention is unrelated to the Apocrypha design, and she does not make an actual appearance.
The manga adaptation of Fate/Extra combines the two aspects, featuring a brief cameo of the Apocrypha Atalanta design. They briefly fight against Lancer, Saber saves Atalanta from Lancer's strike. Ultimately, she and her Master perish in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War.
Fate/Grand Order
Orleans: The Wicked Dragon Hundred Years' War
Gilles de Rais summons various Servants to face Mash and the Protagonist, she is known as Berserk-Archer (バーサーク・アーチャー, Bāsāku Āchā?). She is encountered in chapter 12 "March to Orleans" (オルレアンへ進撃, Orurean e Shingeki?), she fights along with two Wyvern Evil.
Okeanos: The Four Sealed Seas of the End
She is appears as an ally in the third singularity, Okeanos.
Abilities
Archer is a peerless huntress skilled in the ways of the forest, easily traversing by leaping between branches, having knowledge in restraining wild beasts, and displaying the capability to easily become one with the forest to easily disappear from the sight of someone actively watching her. She is more animal than human, and her senses are far greater than others. She is able to sense enemies far before Rider with her great sense of smell, and her sight is great enough to pinpoint targets in conditions of near zero visibility at night from an extreme distance.
As one of the world's most famous archers, she wields Tauropolos: Bow of Heaven (天穹の弓, Tenkō no Yumi?), the boar-killer, a celestial bow that can be called a "rare gem befitting such an archer." It is a jet black, Western-style weapon larger than her own height, granted to her by Artemis and named after one of the goddesses' titles. There is nothing its arrows cannot pierce, and drawn to its limit, it is able to perform a pure physical attack exceeding A-rank in power. With no trace of magecraft, she displays the ability to surprise other Servants by attacking from a great distance with extreme destructive power, using her great eyesight to aim through dense and thick trees at night at the target that is no more than a moving dot at that distance, and hitting them with the supreme precision required to make such a succinct attack. Although there are bowman skilled enough to accomplish each requirement for the shot, there are not many capable of performing all of them simultaneously.
Her Noble Phantasms are Phoebus Catastrophe and Agrius Metamorphosis.[1] One of them would normally be impossible to use in a regular Holy Grail War, so practically speaking, her only Noble Phantasm is "Phoebus Catastrophe".[6]
Development
Creation and Conception
She was designed by Jinroku MyougayaWP and illustrated by Genji Asai for the original canceled online game project.[4] Yuuichirou Higashide was responsible for her character scenario in Fate/Apocrypha and Fate/Grand Order.[2]
Yuuichirou Higashide said that the design for Atalanta are quite clever, whether it be the ears, tail or apple. Ototsugu Konoe said that her outward appearance is full of clever symbols.[7]
Discarded abilities
Archer has one skill, Golden Apple, and three Noble Phantasms that have been discarded from her original Fate/complete material IV profile. Two Noble Phantasms, The Disputed Spoils of War and The Beast of Divine Punishment were redesigned into Agrius Metamorphosis, while "Seven Arrows of the Big Dipper" was left unused.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - STATUS: Archer of Red, p.034-035 Class: Archer
Master: Shirou Kotomine
True name: Atalanta
Gender: Female
Height/Weight: 166cm/57kg
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Strength: D
Endurance: E
Agility: A
Magic: B
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: C
Class Skills
■ Magic Resistance: D
One step (Single Action) spells are nullified.
Equivalent Magic Resistance as a magical energy repelling amulet.
■ Independent Action: A
Can act in the absence of a Master.
However, Master's backup is necessary if trying to use a Noble Phantasm that takes up a lot of magical energy.
Personal Skills
■ Crossing Arcadia: B
While moving can jump over all obstacles, including opponents, on the field.
■ Aesthetics of the Last Spurt: C
Allows enemy to take the initiative and after confirming the action she can anticipate him.
Noble Phantasm
■Phoebus Catastrophe: The Complaint Message on the Arrow
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Army Noble Phantasm
Range: 2~50
Maximum Amount of Targets: 100 People
A complaint letter on an arrow seeking the divine protection of Artemis and Apollo with the Tauropolos received from the Guardian Deity Artemis. In the next turn arrows will rain on all enemies as if a downpour. Range can be set.
■Agrius Metamorphosis: Boar of Divine Punishment
Rank: B+
Type: Anti Unit (Self) Noble Phantasm
Range: 0
Max Targets: 1 Person
The Monstrous Beast of Calydonia that Atalanta killed. A cursed Noble Phantasm where one owns the power of the Monstrous Beast when she wears the pelt.
Even though Tauropolos is sealed, other than luck, all other stats rise. And an A Rank "Mad Enhancement" equivalent status is taken on.
The skill "Shapeshift: A" is added. In battle, the wearer's form, therefore nature, changes.CLASS アーチャー
マスター：シロウ・コトミネ
真名：アタランテ
性別：女性
身長・体重：１６６ｃｍ／５７ｋｇ
属性：中立・悪
筋力：D
耐力：E
敏捷：A
魔力：B
幸運：C
宝具：C
クラス別能力：
■ 対魔力：D
一工程(シングルアクション)による魔術行使を無効化する。
魔力避けのアミュレット程度の対魔力。
■ 単独行動：A
マスター不在でも行動できる。
ただし宝具の使用などの膨大な魔力を必要とする場合はマスターのバックアップが必要。
固有スキル
■ アルカディア越え：B
敵を含む、フィールド上のあらゆる障害を飛び越えて移動できる。
■ 追い込みの美学：C
敵に先手を取らせ、その行動を確認してから自分が先回りして行動できる
宝具
■ 訴状の矢文
ランク：B
種別：対軍宝具
レンジ：2～50
最大捕捉：100人
守護神アルテミスから授かった『天穹の弓』によりアポロンとアルテミスに加護を求める矢文を送る。
次ターンに矢の雨が降り注ぎ、全体攻撃を行う。範囲設定も可能。
■ 神罰の野猪
ランク：B+
種別：対人（自身）宝具
レンジ：0
最大捕捉：1人
アタランテが仕留めたというカリュドンの魔獣、その皮を身に纏うことで魔獣の力を我が物とする呪いの宝具。
タウロポロスの封印と引き換えに幸運以外の全ステータスが上昇するが、Aランクの『狂化』を獲得したバーサーカーとほぼ同等の状態となってしまう。
追加されるスキルに『変化：A』があり、戦闘状況と纏った者の性質により形態が変化する。 - ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 Fate/Grand Order material - Atalanta
- ↑ 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 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 This reference needs to be fixed. Use "FGOSP1" instead of "Grand Order".
- ↑ 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 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25
[] Fate/complete material IV: Extra material - Fate/Apocrypha - Atalanta, p.312-313 Atalanta, the Chaste Huntress
Born in the natural paradise Arcadia, she speaks in an old fashion. She was abandoned in the mountains immediately after birth, and survived by being nurtured by a female bear, sacred beast of the goddess Artemis. She has the same egotism and view on life and death as a wild animal, so it is natural to her to steal food to live. However, she will help any child left behind as much as she can, as gratitude for the care she received herself. Her wish to the Holy Grail is for a world where every child can be raised with love.
- Class：Archer
- Source：Greek mythology
- Location：Europe
- Alignment：Neutral Evil
- Gender：Female
- Height：166cm
- Weight：57cm
- Armament: Bow
Illustrations: Genji Asai
Creator: Myougaya Jinroku
Legend
Though she was born as the princess of Arcadia, Atalanta was abandoned in the mountain, but she survived thanks to divine protection from Artemis. In gratitude, she is a fervent follower of Artemis. She grows into an excellent huntress, and accompanies the Argonauts. She is most known for the hunt of the Calydonian boar. She then returned to her birth land, but her father, who never had a son, commanded her to get married. As she had pledged a vow of virginity to the goddess, she proclaimed "I will only marry one who can beat me in a footrace. Those who lose will be killed." She tore through a great number of challengers, but at last, she lost when she was tricked into picking up irresistible golden apples thrown in front of her, and she had to break her vow.
Status
- STR: D
- CON: E
- AGI: A
- MGI: B
- LCK: C
- Noble Phantasm: C
Skills
- Crossing Arcadia
Can move while jumping over all kinds of obstacles on the field, including enemies.
"Arcadia, my far-away homeland, I shall jump stone by stone across the steep mountain range that lead to you."
- Aesthetics of the Last Spurt
Can anticipate the enemy by letting him take the initiative and then confirming his actions. Even in footraces, she always made her opponent run ahead.
"Go ahead. I shall pass in front of you afterward like a squall."
- The Golden Apple
Draws the enemy near by displaying a treasured item.
"Look, this is the fruit of fate. This glorious treasure once sparked the burning of Troy. Come closer if you wish for it."
Noble Phantasm
- The Disputed Spoils of War
A boar's pelt (with head attached) attained as booty of the Calydonian Boar Hunt. By releasing magical energy, high-speed traveling long distances in a straight line becomes possible. While moving, characters in the traveled route enter in disorder and start killing each other by mistake. When the king of Calydon forgot the offerings to Artemis in a harvest festival, the angry goddess let this boar loose over the land. The hero of Calydon who loved Atalanta, Meleager, finished it off, but because Atalanta refused his wishes of handing over the achievement, the concerning fate of said achievement brought discord to the country.
- The Complaint Message on the Arrow
By sending a letter affixed to an arrow requesting divine protection with the "Celestial Bow" received from the guardian deity Artemis, in the next turn a rain of arrows will downpour and perform an attack on all units.
The letter on the arrow will randomly reach either Artemis or Apollo. If it reaches Artemis then all women will become targets, while if it reaches Apollo all men will be targeted. This Noble Phantasm is associated with the episode in which Artemis and Apollo shot to death all the children of the fertile woman Niobe, because she boasted that she was greater than their mother Leto because "Leto had fewer children".
- The Beast of Divine Punishment
The condition in which "The Disputed Spoils of War" is clad over the body comfortably from the head and power of the Calydonian Boar is made one's own possession. Offensive power, defensive power and movement capacity are raised and one's life-force can be recovered about just as much as the damage dealt to the enemy. The wild boar dispatched by Artemis divine punishment was both giant as a mountain and brutal and attempted to completely devour the crops of the city-state Calydon. The power attained through this Noble Phantasm is the Calydonian Boar itself, which was not stopped without making victims even after brave warriors from all over Greece were called.
- The Seven Arrows of the Big Dipper
Meteor arrows that rain incessantly from the "seven stars of the Ursa Major" in heavens. 7 consecutive attacks are possible. Only in the first strike the target can be designated arbitrarily, and thereafter the attacks converge at said target. Fundamentally, the target cannot be altered, but if said target dies in middle of the attack, the remaining number of strikes will be divided among different targets on that location at random. The Ursa Major is Callisto, one of the nymphs that serve Artemis who had her figure transformed as divine punishment for breaking the vow of chastity and later was raised to a constellation. Really, Artemis is a goddess with a deep connection to bears.
純潔の狩人
アタランテ
ギリシャ神話の狩人。自然の楽園アルカディアで生まれ、古風な言葉遣いをする。生後すぐ山中へ捨てられたが、女神・アルテミスの聖獣・雌熊に乳を与えられ生き延びた。自分本位で死生観が野生動物レベルの彼女にとって、生きる糧は奪って手に入れるのが当然。だが、恵まれない子どもには、できる限り援助する。これは自分が受けた恩義を子どもたちに返したいから。彼女が聖杯に望むものは、"すべての子どもたちは愛されて育つ世界"である。
- クラス：アーチャー
- 出典：ギリシャ神話
- 地域：欧州
- 属性：中立・悪
- 性別：女
- 身長：１６６ｃｍ
- 体重：５７ｋｇ
- 武装：弓
イラスト：唖采弦二
設定制作：茗荷屋甚六
伝説
アルカディアの王女として生まれながらも山へ捨てられたアタランテだが、アルテミスの加護で生き延びる。この恩から、彼女はアルテミスの熱烈な信者となる。そして優れた狩人へと成長したアタランテは、アルゴナウタイに同行。またカリュドンの猪狩りでは、一番手柄を立てた。こうして故郷に帰った彼女を待っていたのは、世継ぎのない父王からの婿取りの命である。しかし女神に純潔を誓った彼女は「私と駆け競べをして勝った者にしか嫁がない。敗者は殺す」と宣言。 幾人もの挑戦者を破ったが、最終的には、競走中に彼女が憧れた黄金のリンゴを投げて取りに行かせる策略に負け、純潔に別れを告げたのだった。
筋力値
- 筋力：D
- 耐久：E
- 敏捷：A
- 魔力：B
- 幸運：C
- 宝具：C
固有スキル
- アルカディア越え
敵を含む、フィールド上のあらゆる障害を飛び越えて移動できる。
「遥かなる吾が故郷アルカディア、峻険なる山嶺連なりし彼の地の岩から岩へと、飛び渡り遊びし吾なりき」
- 追い込みの美学
敵に先手を取らせ、その行動を確認してから自分が先回りして行動できる。駆け競べでも彼女は必ず相手を先に走らせた。
「先にゆけ。しかるのち吾、疾風となりて汝を抜き去るべし」
- 黄金のリンゴ
宝物を見せつけて、敵を近くへと引き寄せる。
「見よ、これが運命の果実也。ひとたび投げられれば栄華を極めしトロイアをも焼き払うこの賜物。望まば近くに寄って見よ」
宝具
- 諍いの戦利品 - 威力：小
カリュドンの猪狩りの戦利品として得た、猪の毛皮(頭部つき)。 魔力を開放すると、直線的に長距離を高速走行できる。移動中、走行ルートのキャラクターは混乱し、同士討ちを始める。この猪はカリュドン国の王がアルテミスへの収穫祭の供物を忘れた際に、怒った女神が地上に放ったもの。アタランテを愛するカリュドンの英雄・メレアグロスがトドメを刺したが、手柄を譲るという彼の意思をアタランテが辞退したため、その功績のゆくえを巡る不和を国にもたらした。
- 訴状の矢文 - 威力：小
守護神アルテミスから授かった“天穹の弓”で加護を求める矢文を送ると、次ターンに矢の雨が降り注ぎ、全体攻撃を行う。矢文はアルテミス、アポロンのどちらかにランダムで届く。アルテミスに届いた場合は、その場の女性すべてが標的となり、アポロンに届いた場合は男性が狙われる。この宝具は多産の女性・ニオベが「子どもの数が少ない」とアポロンとアルテミスの母・レトを馬鹿にしたため、 二人がニオベの子らを一人残らず射殺したエピソードにちなむ。
- 神罰の野猪 - 威力：中
"諍いの戦利品"を頭からすっぽりと身に纏い、カリュドンの猪の力を我が物とした状態。攻撃力、防御力、移動力が上昇し、敵に与えたダメージと同じだけ、自分の生命力を回復することができる。アルテミスの神罰により遣わされた野猪は山のような巨体と凶暴性を兼ね備え、都市国家カリュドンの実りを貪り尽くそうとした。この宝具によって得られる力は、そのギリシャ全土の勇士を招集してなお、犠牲者なしでは止められなかったカリュドンの猪そのものである。
- 北斗の七矢 - 威力：大
天上の“大熊座の七つ星”から降り注ぐ流星の矢。７連続攻撃が可能。最初の一撃のみ任意で標的を指定し、以降はその標的に攻撃が集中する。基本的に標的は変更できないが、攻撃途中で標的が死亡した場合、残りの攻撃回数はランダムでその場にいる別の標的に振り分けられる。大熊座はアルテミスに仕えるニンフのうち、純潔の誓いを破ったカリストが神罰で姿を変えられ、後に星座に上げられたもの。 つくづくアルテミスは熊との関わりが深い女神である。
- Class：Archer
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9
[] Fate/Apocrypha material - CHARACTER Profile: Archer of "Red", p.092-095 [T] Archer of "Red" - Real name: Atalanta
- Height: 166cm
- Weight: 57kg
- Blood type: Unknown
- Birthday: Unknown
- Three sizes: B78 W59 H75
- Talents: Sprinting
- Likes: Forest
- Dislike: Sly men, Apples
- Image colour: Dark green
- Enemy: Ruler
Comment from Yuichiro Higashide & Ototsugu Konoe“赤”のアーチャー - 真名：アタランテ
- 身長：１６６ｃｍ
- 体重：５７ｋｇ
- 血液型：不明
- 誕生日：不明
- スリーサイズ：Ｂ７８ Ｗ５９ Ｈ７５
- 特技：短距離走
- 好きなもの：森
- 苦手なもの：悪賢い男・リンゴ
- イメージカラー：深緑
- 天敵：ルーラー
Comment from Yuichiro Higashide & Ototsugu Konoe - Height: 166cm
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[] Fate/Apocrypha material - Encyclopedia: Archer of “Red” [Servant], p.148-149 [T] Archer of “Red” [Servant]
One of the Servants of the Red camp. A huntress who wears beautiful green clothing. Her charm points consists of those things on her head that look like animal ears and that thing on her lower back that looks like a tail.
Her true name is Atalanta. She is a huntress who is famous for her swift feet in Ancient Greek legend. Just as told in the original myth, she has the tragic past of being born as the daughter of a king and yet being abandoned in the mountains by her father. After being raised by a female bear and later adopted by a hunter who treaded into the mountains, she has developed her skills conspicuously, perhaps due to her latent talent.
There are three tales that she is famous for. The first is how she was chosen as a member of the Argonauts led by Jason.
The second is the extermination of the Calydonian Boar. The third is the dispute over her marriage. None of these tales had a particularly happy ending for her, and her distrust of men became extremely strong due to the third one in particular as well.
After all, to Greek warriors at the time, battle was both an offering to the gods and a way of trampling over others. Atalanta liked none of them since these warriors acted more violent than necessary when they hunted. However, there was one man named Peleus who she was fond of, for he was the only one who approached her with a humble attitude.
The reason she is obsessed over children is due to her own origins. The despair she felt as a baby was just that strong. She would happily throw away her own life to become a stepping stone to realizing a world where all children are saved.
The reason she cooperated with Shirou is also because she clung to the idea that his wish would lead to her own wish. Since it is uncertain whether the Holy Grail would be able to grant her wish, his words which spoke of a clear form of salvation might have seemed just like the gospel to her.
She has two Noble Phantasms, but one of them would normally be impossible to use in a regular Holy Grail War, so practically speaking, her only Noble Phantasm is “Phoebus Catastrophe: Complaint Message on the Arrow”.
Her animal ears and tail seem to be the symbols and after-effects of a curse told of in her legend… or so they should have been, but she actually seems to like them.“赤”のアーチャー【サーヴァント】
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[] Apocrypha material - Atalanta, p.014-015 [T] Atalanta
Talk about Atalanta
Higashide: This is Atalanta-san, who seems to have fallen to the dark side in the fourth volume. But when I look at her like this, these drawings are quite clever… Whether it be the ears, tail or apple. In the fifth volume, her long-awaited dark-side-version will appear!
Konoe: Even though her outward appearance is full of clever symbols, she absolutely can’t add “Nyah” to the end of her sentences due to her dignified personality. It makes me numb with excitement. I want to trouble her by pulling her tail. It’s probably her weak point. Falling into the darkness is what’s best about Fate, after all. Look forward to it.アタランテ
Talk about Atalanta
東出：四巻でダークサイドな感じになったアタランテさん。しかしこうして見るとあざといな……耳っぽい何かとか。尻尾とか。リンゴとか。五巻では満を持してダークサイドバージョンの登場だ！
近衛：外見はあざとい記号満載なのに、凛々しい性格が語尾にニャーとか絶対に付けさせないッ。痺れるゥ。そんな嬢のしっぽ引っ張って困らせたい。多分弱点。闇堕ちはFate の華ですからねー。乞うご期待。