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Avalon
| Noble Phantasm | |
| Avalon | |
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| Japanese name: | アヴァロン |
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| Title: | The Everdistant Utopia |
| Japanese title: | 全て遠き理想郷 |
| Transliteration: | Subete Tooki Risoukyou |
| Owner: | Saber |
| Type: | Barrier |
| Rank: | EX |
| Maximum number of targets: | 1 person protected |
Avalon: The Everdistant Utopia (全て遠き理想郷, ?) is the hallowed scabbard of Excalibur, the embodiment of the utopia King Arthur seeks, originally stolen from her shortly before the Battle of Camlann. It is a luxurious piece of equipment made of gold and decorated with blue enamel that seems more like a treasure to show dignity and nobility like a crown or staff than a weapon. No one knows what kind of a divine mystery it is made from, but it was created by fairies along with Excalibur, its middle engraved with an inscription written in Fairy Letters to show it is not the work of man. It bequeaths limited immortality through constant regenerative simulation, as well as preventing physical deterioration due to aging. Its abilities are potent enough to heal critical and fatal wounds rapidly and restore the wielder's health. It allows for large missing portions of the body to be restored, the regeneration of destroyed organs, even including the heart, and minor injuries such as cuts to quickly heal. It differs from other Noble Phantasms used by Servants, as it is the genuine artifact that was excavated in Cornwall at the request of the Einzberns shortly before the Fourth Holy Grail War. It is used by Emiya Kiritsugu as the catalyst to summon Arturia as a Saber-class Servant and its existence is kept hidden from her. It is still in pristine condition after one thousand five hundred years, though it no longer functions without a connection to its original owner. It is later used to save the life of Emiya Shirou at the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, and it is once again used as a catalyst to summon Arturia during the Fifth Holy Grail War.
Added by EGGSIts function as a Noble Phantasm is an "absolute defense" that completely shields its user in the domain of fairies, Avalon, the unreachable utopia that Arthur dreamed of and was said to have gone to after her death. It is the greatest protection in the world that goes beyond defending or reflecting, completely isolating its user in a world completely separate from the regular world. The scabbard dissipates into countless tiny particles in the air and immerses the user to become a "portable fortress" that shuts out all interference. It is the Bounded Field of the tranquil domain of fairyland that keeps out all filth from the outside lands, and allows nothing to harm the tranquil King that stands in the land of Avalon. The individual is shielded from all destructive interference in the physical realm, transliners from parallel worlds, and multidimensional communication as far as the sixth dimension. It is on the level of true magic, an actual true magic in itself, that transcends all magecraft, and not even five current sorceries can overcome the barrier.
Added by EGGSAvalon can also be used as a "Master's Noble Phantasm" after Saber is summoned. It can be disassembled and sealed inside Saber's master or someone who will constantly be close to her, such as Irisviel von Einzbern, as a Conceptual Weapon to provide them with its regenerative abilities and also allow them to supply more prana to Saber. The contract between Saber and a Master isn't a requirement to use its abilities, but having one will provide the user the true benefit of immortality by allowing it to obtain prana from Saber and exert its effect in full according to the contract. This allows Kiritsugu to use Innate Time Control, which does enough damage to shatter bones and tear tendons with brief use, at double his normal level for extended periods of time. It only nullifies the damage he receives, so he is still burdened by the excessive pain of the injuries. Its abilities are less potent for those without the contract, allowing its regenerative abilities to be used only while Saber is close enough to provide prana to it. The closer in proximity, the more prana she will give to it, and she can directly supply it in order to further the regeneration. It will not function or have any of its properties if she is unable to provide it with prana by being near its wielder. It is enough to keep Irisviel functioning as person, while she would normally start to break down and lose functions as a human due to her status as the vessel of the Grail. She needs to be within range of Saber to function completely normally, while her suffering increases as Saber is farther away.
Avalon can be removed from its user at any time to be passed on to another wielder. Irisviel is able to manifest it by placing her hand on her chest, concentrating prana within her on to her fingertips, and allowing the form of the scabbard to appear within a silhouette of light before finally manifesting. After she gives it to Kiritsugu, he implants in a dying Shirou at the end of the war to save his life by using the lingering prana left within it, and it has remained within him ever since that day. It draws him closer to swords, and actually changes his Elemental Affinity and Origin to "Sword" as well. Once the Fifth Holy Grail War enters the preparation stage, magical energy starts flowing within Avalon due to it being confirmed that Shirou will summon Saber.[1] After it is used as the catalyst to summon Saber a second time, the connection is fully reestablished, and it heals him from a number of fatal wounds during the War. It remains merged with him in Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel, but it is discovered during the Fate, where he and Saber manage to use its barrier function by projecting it. They are able to remove it by allowing Saber to gather its form while Shirou shapes it with Projection in order to return it to her from across time. Even after separating it from him, it has merged with him to the point where he is able to create a perfect projection of it without any degradation that bypasses all of the steps due to having a complete record of it. After the connection to Saber is gone, it can be said his image of Avalon also disappears.[2][3]
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- ↑ Fate/complete material III World Material - Q: Prior to summoning Sabre, why did Shirou have dreams of Excalibur? Was this the Greater Grail's contact with Shirou because he was chosen as a Master?
A: As the Holy Grail War entered the preparation stage, because it was confirmed that Shirou would summon Sabre (Altria), magical energy began to course through the Avalon within him. As a result, the "sword" image in his deep subconsciousness began to surface. - ↑ Fate/complete material III World Material - Q: Archer's greatest defense is "Rho Aias", but if he were the same person as Shirou, shouldn't his greatest protection be "Avalon"? In the Rin route, Archer knew that the holy sword's sheath was inside Shirou, so wouldn't the Heroic Spirit form of the Shirou that "knew" that the sheath was merged with him be Archer?
A: Avalon’s power won't work if Saber's not connected to it. It's a different story during the Grail War, but all it does when Saber isn't around is make Shirou's magic attribute into "sword". Also, after the Grail War is taken apart, the line between him and her will be gone, so it's best to think that his image of "Avalon" also disappeared. - ↑ This article is based on or incorporates content from this revision of the article Saber_(Fate/stay_night) from the English Wikipedia and Fate/Stay Night game translation v1.0a by Mirror Moon
