Berserker (Fate/stay night)
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| Nasuverse character | |
| Berserker | |
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| Japanese name: | バーサーカー |
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| Franchise: | Fate |
| Appears in: | Fate/stay night Fate/hollow ataraxia |
| Voice actor: | Tadahisa Saizen Michael McConnohie (dub) |
| Character type: | Servant (Master: Illyasviel von Einzbern ) |
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Servant stats
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| Gender: | male |
| Height: | 253 cm |
| Weight: | 311 kg |
Berserker is a Servant from Fate/stay night.
The Servant of Illya, he is a swarthy giant with adamantine skin and gross brawn. He wields a colossal stone Axe-Club, and is capable of causing massive destruction with the mere backlash of his swings. As a Berserker, he was stripped of his sanity and reason, acting feral and animalistic in combat. Berserkers are praised as members of the "Strongest" class, though they are difficult to control. Illya, however, appears to have little trouble managing Berserker.
[edit] True Identity
Ilya introduces Berserker as Heracles, the demigod from Greek mythology also known as Hercules to the Romans. He was born of a coupling between Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene. Although named in honor of Hera, the goddess was jealous of her husband's affair and outraged by Heracles' birth. As a boy, Heracles had a volatile temper, but he pacified his anger by living peacefully as a shepherd. During adulthood, in a bout of madness induced by Hera, he murdered his wife, Megara, and her children. In a penance for his gruesome deed, Heracles undertook the Twelve Labours of King Eurystheus, which earned him his Noble Phantasms and solidified his legendary status. Heracles is most famous for his wide range of skills, cunning, and incredible physical strength. Heracles can fulfill the role of any Servant apart from Caster. His second Noble Phantasm mostly conforms to the class of Archer and is unusable as a mindless Berserker.
[edit] Role
Berserker was summoned by the von Einzbern family in Germany several months prior to the 5th Holy Grail War, with a slab of stone from Heracles' temple acting as a catalyst. Historically, the von Einzberns have lost every Holy Grail War, and were responsible for polluting its contents during the 3rd Holy Grail War and despoiling all future incarnations of the grail. With the most famous hero in mythology, the von Einzberns hoped Ilya would prove capable of winning the Holy Grail and restoring their lost miracle.
Although Ilya has incredible magical power, restraining Berserker's mighty spirit caused her great anguish. In retribution, she has kept him in a continual state of madness, rendering him unable to think coherently any time. However, Berserker has shown great devotion to Ilya, striving to protect her whenever she is threatened.
Despite his advantages, Berserker was permanently slain in all three scenarios. During Fate, he was killed six times by Archer before being fatally gored by Saber and Emiya Shirou. Near the beginning of Unlimited Blade Works, Berserker was constricted by Gilgamesh's chain, Enkidu, and was impaled to death while trying to shield Ilya from a hailstorm of blades. In Heaven's Feel, after Berserker was devoured by Zōken's shadow, the shadow regurgitated him as Dark Berserker, a decrepit and blind version of his former self. Dark Berserker, while distracted by Ilya, was finally felled by Shirou with a projection of his own weapon, Nine Lives. In the Anime he was killed 5 times by Archer, once by Rin, and 7 times (at once) by Saber and Shirou.
[edit] References
This article is based on or incorporates content from this revision of the article Berserker_(Fate/stay_night) from the English Wikipedia
