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| Nasuverse character | |
| Saber of "Red" | |
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| Japanese name: | 赤のセイバー |
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| Franchise: | Fate |
| Appears in: | Fate/stay night Fate/Apocrypha Character material |
| Voice actor: | Houko Kuwashima |
| Character type: | Servant (Master: Kairi Sisigou) |
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Servant stats
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| Gender: | Female |
| Birthday: | Unknown |
| Height: | 154cm |
| Weight: | 42kg |
| Three sizes: | B73/W53/H76 |
| Blood type: | Unknown |
| Hair color: | Blonde |
| Eye color: | Green |
"The next time I'm called a girl, I won't be able to restrain myself."
— Saber of "Red".
Saber of "Red" ("赤"のセイバー, "Aka" no Seibā?) is the Saber-class Servant of Kairi Sisigou as part of the Red Faction in the Great Holy Grail War of Fate/Apocrypha. The Servant is a new addition to the project as one of the two replacing Sakata Kintoki and Musashibo Benkei.
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IdentityEdit
Saber's identity is Mordred (モルドレッド, Morudoreddo?), The Knight of Treachery, and the "son" of King Arthur, but she is actually female despite being raised as the secret male heir to the throne.[1] She was conceived between Altria and her sister, Morgan le Fay, through unorthodox circumstances. Altria, normally female, was a pseudo-male at the time due to Merlin's magecraft, so Morgan enchanted her with a spell to extract sperm from her. Morgan developed it within her own ovary, and made the child into a homunculus clone of Altria Due to her status as a homunculus, she was given a much faster growth period than a regular human being, and her life span was far shorter. She was raised in secret and told to hide her status and obey the king.
Told that it is her right to inherit the throne, Morgan bid her to one day defeat the King and take "his" place. She did bare that same obsession as her mother, but before all that was her adoration for King Arthur. She felt ashamed of her twisted birth, unconsciously acting jealous of normal people, and, with the special innocence that children possess, she worshipped the "perfect king." Given a helmet she was told never to remove in front of others, she was eventually sent to Camelot under Morgan's recommendation, and through a presentation of her own superb swordsmanship, became one of the Knights of the Round Table. She was given her sword despite her unknown origins because of her abilities and straightforward mental chivalry.
She protected the way of the knights much like that which could only be found in picture books, working hard daily in being the ideal knight, all while hiding her dislike of others. In the end, even that innocence was shattered by Morgan, who revealed the secrets of her birth. She learned of her parentage and was told that the King didn't know either. Morgan tried to instill that the King would never accept such a filthy child, but she was, while shocked, wrapped in joy. While not a proper human being, sharing the same blood as the King, being the "son" of a superior king, she was proud of the fact that she was not human. She felt that in name, reality, mind, and body that she was fit to be the true successor of the King.
She went without having the slightest feelings of rebellion, spurred on by the truth, and approached the King with delight. Raised without a father, the King was the very form of a godlike "father" to her, but Altria rejected her very clearly. She said that, while Mordred is certainly born from her and her sister's plotting, that she will not recognize Mordred as her "son" or give her the throne. Mordred believed that it was all due to the King's hatred for Morgan, that it would be impossible for her "son" to be accepted. Thinking that was the reason her title was the weakest, believing that no matter how hard she tried, even if she excelled over everyone, that the King would forever view her as a dirtied child from the moment she was born from Morgan, her great love for the king up until then made her hatred burn.
Resulting from that, the distrust of the Round Table towards the King spread, and the reigns of power in Camelot were seized once the King departed for the Rome expedition. Mordred became the leader of the rebellion, representing the national discontent towards Arthur. After the King finally returned from a long and tiresome battle, Mordred raged, claiming that she hated the King and that only she was fit for the throne. The truth of the matter was that she only wanted to be accepted by Altria and wanted to be called "son" by her. The conflict eventually lead towards a final fight, where both armies were dying in heated battle. The few knights that stayed with the King soon died off, leaving only the two of them standing.
Added by Zeikfried99The two faced each other on a hill of swords, where Mordred pointed out that the country had ended and that the victor no longer mattered because everything was gone. Blaming the situation on the King for not giving her the crown, she asked if the King hated the "son of Morgan" that much. Altria emotionlessly replied, "Not once did I despise you. There was only one reason I would not give you the throne. You didn't have the capacity of a King." Mordred charged forward while driven on by passion, and was eventually defeated in single combat, collapsing while still impaled by a spear. Freed of the mask forced upon her, with a face identical to her "father", she said "....Father", all while reaching out to touch the King with blood-soaked hands at least once, but was not even granted that wish as she fell.[2] Due to being bound by a strong curse, Mordred still swung her sword after her death, leaving a fatal wound on Altria.[3]
AppearancesEdit
While in battle, she wears thick armor that entirely wraps her small frame. The single mass of steel and her face-covering helm conceal both her race and gender. She needs to remove her helm to use her Noble Phantasm, so she cannot help revealing her appearance when utilizing it.
PersonalityEdit
While she has the face of a fair, young girl, that does nothing to hide her brutal nature. She does not bother to conceal it in the first place, so her glaring eyes display a mix of joy for battle and cruelty. While Noble Phantasms are normally a source of pride, hers, crowned with the name of her father, it is closer to a sort of grudge.
DevelopmentEdit
Saber was originally going to be male like the legend, but it was thought that having two male characters look feminine, the other being Rider of Black, was too much.[4] Takashi Takeuchi calls her the crowning achievement of the culture created by TYPE-MOON.[5]
RoleEdit
Fate/stay nightEdit
Mordred was briefly mentioned during flashbacks to Saber's past in Fate/stay night, and received a brief scene in the anime adaptation. She received an entry in the Character material booklet.
Fate/ApocryphaEdit
Kairi Sisigou uses a splinter of the round table as a catalyst to summon Mordred. She fights with Saber of Black during a large battle, disappointed with his strength as a Saber-class Servant. After numerous clashes, he decides to utilize his Noble Phantasm Balmung, and she responds with Clarent. She emerges victorious, but only due to the special properties of the weapons and the distance from which they attacked. She is angry with the fact that he managed to survive, enraged by the unforgivable fact. Simply continuing to grip his sword is enough to earn her hatred, and raising his head and attempting to stand is something she could never accept even if given the chance to slash him apart a hundred times. She decides to lop off his head and run her sword through his heart, a privilege only allowed for her.
AbilitiesEdit
Added by NikonuSaber's Noble Phantasms are Secret of Pedigree, her helmet that conceals her true name, Noble Phantasms, and Personal Skills, and Clarent Blood Arthur: Rebellion Against My Beautiful Father (我が麗しき父への叛逆, Kurarento Buraddo Āsā: Waga Uruwashiki Chichi e no Hangyaku?), a silver sword adorned with splendid decorations. Upon utilizing it, she takes a stance, while at the same time, her helmet is removed. It cannot be activated unless the helmet is removed, so she is forced to do so when she wants to utilize it. The space around her and the sword becomes stained with blood, and the blade of the sword, enveloped by the radiance of blood, gives off strange sounds and begins to transform.
The appearance of the Noble Phantasm is not that of the pure, beautiful, and famous sword, but a sinister and wicked blade fit to be wielded by a demon, transfigured by her wanton hatred. Raising the grotesque sword, she releases the blood radiance upon the enemy, and it is released as a flash of light, a surging wave with the simple purpose of destruction. It releases a straight line of crimson lightning from the tip of her sword, very similar to Excalibur, but differing from the semi-circular blast of Balmung. Utilizing it takes a great deal of energy, giving her intense pain throughout her body, but her Master's competency allows her the strength to move immediately after utilizing it.
She possesses Prana Burst like her "father", allowing her to release magic energy carried in one's arms or one's flesh to move with sudden speed or strength. The force of her jumping is great enough to blow away a multitude of warriors and pulverize a battle tank with ease, and her augmented physical strength is enough to overwhelm fighters of much greater stature.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ TYPE-MOON Ace 8 - What's Mordred's gender?
Nasu - "Mordred is a girl, definitely. A man with that sort of outward appearance is... well, I guess a certain kind of person would consider it a prize, anyway. (laughs)" - ↑
Character material Mordred entry Note:All references to gender are neutral in the original text.
"You must never remove that helmet."
The child of Arturia's sister, Morgan.
A masked knight that came to Camelot with only the recommendation of Morgan and by presenting his awesome swordsmanship became one of the knights of the round table. He was given his sword despite his unknown origins because of his abilities and his straightforward mental chivalry.
In Fate, actually a clone created by Morgan from Arturia. A homunculus, but also a rather complete son of Arturia. Morgan used sorcery to enchant Arturia, who had become a pseudo male, extracted sperm and developed it in her own ovary.
"My son, you have the right to inherit the throne, but for now, hide your status and obey the King. And one day....you will defeat the King and take his place." He bore that obsession of his mother, but before that ambition, was Mordred's adoration of King Arthur.
Being a homunculus, his speed of growth was faster than a human being, and his life span far shorter. Feeling shame at his twisted birth, he was unconsciously jealous of normal people and due to the special innocence that children have, worshiped King Arthur, the "perfect king".
While hiding his dislike of others, he protected the way of the knights in such a way that could only be found in picture books and worked hard daily in being the ideal knight.
But, even that innocence was shattered by Morgan.
Not having the slightest feelings of rebellion on him, he was spurred on by Morgan who told him the truth of his birth.
That Mordred was a child born between Arturia and Morgan.
That King Arthur didn't know that Mordred was his own child and that even if he did, he would never accept such a filthy child.
While shocked by this, he was at the same time wrapped in joy.
Despite not being a proper human, he was a child having the same blood as the King. No, as the son of a king that was superior, he should be proud of the fact that he was not human. In name, reality, mind, and body, he was fit to be the successor of the King.
Mordred approached the King with delight. This was because to Mordred, who had no father, King Arthur was the very form of godlike "father".
However, Arturia rejected Mordred very clearly.
"I see. Even if you were born my sister's plotting, you were certainly born from me. However, I will not recognize you as my son nor will I give you the throne."
Arthur hated his sister Morgan. How could the son of that person be accepted.
"It makes sense.... I finally understand why my title was the weakest."
Despite how hard he tries. Even if he excels over anyone, the moment he was born from Morgan, the King would look down on him as a forever as a dirtied child.
Because of the love he had up until then had been so great, the hate of the rejected Mordred burned.
As a result, the distrust of the Round Table towards King Arthur spread and the reigns of power of Camelot were seized once Arthur departed for the Rome expedition.
He would become the leader of the rebellion representing the national discontent towards King Arthur, after finally returning after a long and tiresome battle.
Mordred raged, claiming that he hated King Arthur, that he was fit for the throne, but the truth was that he only wanted to be accepted by Arturia. He only wanted to be called "son" by the King.
The final fight.
With both armies dying, the two faced each other on a hill of swords.
"Look around you King Arthur. Your country has ended. Which ever one of us emerges the victor, it matters not. As you see before you, everything is gone. You should have known it would come to this. Had you given to me the crown, this would not have happened. Did you hate me, the son of Morgan, that much?!"
King Arthur emotionlessly replied back.
"Not once did I despise you.
There was only one reason I would not give you the throne.
You didn't have the capacity of a King."
Mordred ran forward, driven on by passion.
Defeated in single combat, Mordred collapsed while still impaled by a spear.
"Never remove it before other people."
Freed from that mask his mother forced on him, and with a face identical to Arturia exposed, he said,
"....Fa-ther,"
He reached out to touch the King with his blood-soaked hands at least once, but not even that wish was granted as he fell. - ↑ Fate route Day 14 - What I've gained
- ↑ Type-Moon Ace 8 interview - 東出：ただ、男の娘にしてしまうと、別のキャラと被るんですよ。
- ↑ Takeuchi, according to Nasu: Mordred is great. She is the crowning achievement of the culture that Type-Moon has created. Don't you agree, Nasu Kinoko-kun?
