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Fate/strange Fake[Note 1] (フェイト/ストレンジフェイク, Feito/Sutorenji Feiku?) is an ongoing light novel created by Ryohgo Narita, started in 2015 and illustrated by Shidzuki Morii. It expands on the setting of an April Fool's joke published by Narita on his website in 2008 and its short story adaptation in TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 2 magazine in 2009.

Story[]

Setting[]

Main article: World of Fate/strange Fake

Fate/strange Fake takes place around 2009.[1] The plot centers around a Grail War faultily copied from the Third Holy Grail War in Fuyuki. After the end of the third Grail War, an organization from the United States that has magi separate from the London-based Mage Association as members took data from Fuyuki's Grail War and planned their own ritual. After seventy years, they used the city Snowfield as the Sacred Land for their own Grail War. They were unable to successfully copy every aspect of the ritual, which led to it acting only as an imitation that has lost the Saber class and allowed for the summoning of strange Servants due to the definition of "hero" being blurred.

Plot[]

The Mage's Association has sent Rohngall and his pupil, Faldeus, to investigate the city and the status of the war. Faldeus, a spy from the US organization, has Rohngall sniped upon arrival, despite knowing that Rohngall was simply a puppet. He announces that their Holy Grail War has been in development and that it is real, which causes an uproar at the Clock Tower, and wishes to "advertise" the project to the Association.

Characters[]

False Holy Grail War[]

Characters related to the False Masters (偽マスター?) and False Servants (偽サーヴァント?) participating in the False Holy Grail War meant to prime the True Holy Grail War.

Archer
Tiné Chelc
The master of False Archer.
False Archer
The King of Heroes, Gilgamesh.
Original Master of Archer
The original master of Archer.
Lancer
Wolf
The master of False Lancer.
False Lancer
The Chains of Heaven, Enkidu.
Wolf's creator
The creator of the chimera wolf.
Rider
Tsubaki Kuruoka
The master of False Rider.
False Rider
The Embodiment of Disease, Pale Rider.
Yuukaku Kuruoka and Mrs. Kuruoka
The parents of Tsubaki Kuruoka, trapped within Doomsday Come.
Jiao
Spirit summoned by the crossbow the Kuruokas planned to use as a catalyst for Qin Shi Huang.
Caster
Orlando Reeve
The master of False Caster.
False Caster
The Author of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas.
Clan Calatin
Group of police officers serving under Orlando.
John Wingard
Clan Calatin member.
Vera Levitt
Orlando's secretary and Clan Calatin member.
Axe-wielder
Shield-wielder
Bow-wielder
Naginata-wielder
Spear-wielder
Assassin
Jester Karture
The master of False Assassin.
False Assassin
Failed Hassan-i-Sabbah Candidate.
Berserker
Flat Escardos
The master of False Berserker.
False Berserker
The Serial-Killer, Jack the Ripper.
Thia Escardos
Flat's other self.

True Holy Grail War[]

Characters related to the True Masters (真マスター?) and True Servants (真サーヴァント?) participating in the True Holy Grail War.

Saber
Ayaka Sajyou (Player in the prototype version)
The master of Saber.
Saber
The Lionheart, Richard I. Ayaka's Servant.
Rounds of Lionheart
Seven Heroic Spirits summoned through Saber's Noble Phantasm.
Pierre Basile
Archer
Loxley
Assassin
Caster
Fillia
Einzbern Homunculus responsible for Ayaka's participation.
Little Red Riding Hood
Apparition that appears to Ayaka.
Cashura
He is a magus working for the US government. Granted Command Spells by the Grail, he was planning to summon King Arthur, but summoned Saber instead. Killed during the summoning, Ayaka usurps the contract.
Archer
Bazdilot Cordelion
The master of True Archer.
True Archer
The Distorted Hero, Alcides.
Scladio Family
Lancer
Sigma
The master of Watcher. He himself is meant to become True Lancer.
Watcher
A unique Servant, that is supposed to guide Sigma into becoming the True Lancer.
Watcher's Shadows
Seven individuals manifested as the "shadows" of Watcher.
Captain
Winged boy
Asclepius (Child)
Man (Watcher's Shadow)
Samurai (Watcher's Shadow)
Aviator
Knight
Rider
El-Melloi Classroom
Masters of True Rider. Students of Lord El-Melloi II, totaling 30 members.
Roland Berzinsky
Org Rum
Fezgram vor Sembren
Nazica Pentel
Radia Pentel
Verner Caesarmund
Svin Glascheit
Rin Tohsaka
Luviagelita Edelfelt
Caules Forvedge
Mary Lil Fargo
Yvette L. Lehrman
Accompanying but not an active Master.
Doris Lusendra
The purported master of True Rider.
True Rider
The Queen of Amazons, Hippolyta.
Caster
Francesca Prelati
The master of True Caster.
True Caster
The Trickster, François Prelati.
Assassin
Faldeus Dioland
The master of True Assassin.
True Assassin
Hassan-i-Sabbah.
Aludra
Faldeus' subordinate.
Thorn
Anti-magus assault team commanded by Faldeus.
Berserker
Haruri Borzak
The Master of True Berserker.
True Berserker
Beast of the Cedar Forest, Huwawa.
Ishtar
Fragment of the goddess manifested into the world, Haruri's benefactor.
Gugalanna
Divine Beast summoned by Ishtar.

Holy Church[]

Characters involved with the Holy Church.

Hansa Cervantes
A priest and a member of the Holy Church sent to act as unofficial Overseer.
Quartet
Hansa's followers.
Delmio Cervantes
Adoptive father of Hansa.
Dilo
Bishop of the church who discovered Hansa.

Mage's Association[]

Characters involved with the Mage's Association.

Lord El-Melloi II
Lord El-Melloi II is highly regarded in the Clock Tower and he is the professor of Flat. He once participated in the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Gray
Student of Lord El-Melloi II and friend of Flat.
Ayaka Sajyou
Student of Lord El-Melloi II for a month. Identical to the Ayaka in Snowfield aside from her hair color, but they are not the same person. She also met Mr. A and the Little Red Riding Hood at the Semina Apartments, having an indirect hand in the tragedy there.
Rohngall
Clock Tower magus sent to spy on the American ritual.
Christophel Beilman
Student seen with Rohngall when meeting with Lord El-Melloi II.
Rocco Belfeban
Cryer
A clerk of the Clock Tower.
Yatagarasu
Haruri's caretaker

Citizens of Snowfield[]

Citizens unrelated to the proceedings of the Holy Grail Wars

Drugstore employee
Unnamed man who meets Ayaka and Saber.
Amelia Levitt
Tsubaki Kuruoka's doctor and Vera's older sister.

Other magi[]

Flueger
Avi Dikhail, Carl Lexarm, Hyouma Sagara, Silvelt Kotcheff, and Zugzwang
Independent magi attempting to defeat Flat Escardos and False Berserker. They were all killed by Assassin of Black in the Fate/Apocrypha world, reacting with unknown fear when Berserker takes on her appearance

Observers[]

Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg
Magician observing the world of the novel, looking into viable solutions for the world line.
Caubac Alcatraz
Dead Apostle who knows Kischur Zelretch Schweinorg, helping Zelretch pick Ayaka.

Dead Apostles[]

Van-Fem
Dead Apostle Ancestor familiar with Flat Escardos and Jester Karture.

Fuyuki City[]

Characters from Fuyuki City mentioned in the story.

Kirei Kotomine
Met Ayaka in the past.
Gilgamesh
Version of Gilgamesh from the Fourth Fuyuki Holy Grail War. Met Ayaka in the past.
Sella
Einzbern homunculus living at the Einzbern Castle.
Shirou Emiya
Obliquely mentioned.[2]
Gai Gotou, Shirano Tsunokuma
Met Ayaka in the past.
Kane Himuro, Yukika Saegusa, Ayako Mitsuzuri

Past[]

Historical figures[]

Characters who have appeared in flashbacks or characters that have been referenced

Saint Germain
Man who met Saber during his lifetime.
Charles Nodier
Contemporary of Alexandre Dumas.
Prince Napoléon Bonaparte
Contemporary of Alexandre Dumas.
Count of Monte Cristo

Magi[]

Mesala Escardos
Escardos ancestor
Dioland ancestor
Ancestor of Faldeus Dioland who fought in the Third Fuyuki Holy Grail War.

Manga[]

Main article: Fate/strange Fake (manga)

Anime[]

Main article: Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-
Main article: Fate/strange Fake (anime)

On July 01, 2023 after the world premiere showing of Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- in Anime Expo 2023, it was announced that a TV anime series of Fate/strange Fake was confirmed to be in development.[3]

Volumes[]

Volume 1[]

First volume transcription

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あらゆる願いを叶える願望機「聖杯」を求め、魔術師たちが英霊を召喚して競い合う争奪戦──聖杯戦争。 日本の地で行われた第五次聖杯戦争の終結から数年、米国西部スノーフィールドの地において次なる戦いが顕現する。 ──それは偽りだらけの聖杯戦争。 偽りの台座に集まった魔術師と英霊達。 これが偽りの聖杯戦争であると知りながら──彼らはそれでも、台座の上で踊り続ける。 真偽などは彼岸の彼方。 聖杯ではなく──他でもない、彼ら自身の信念を通すために。 そしてその時、器に満ちるのは偽りか、真実か、それとも──。 成田良悟と奈須きのこがタッグを組み、イラスト・森井しづきが彩る『Fate』の新プロジェクトが遂に本格始動!!

Volume 2[]

Second volume transcription

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冬木と呼ばれる地で語られる、どこにでもあるような噂話『蝉菜マンションの赤ずきん』。その話には、噂では語られぬ続きがあった。 遠い異国の地、スノーフィールドにて紡がれる事となる、都市伝説の後日談。 その怪談の主役、アヤカ・サジョウが巻き込まれたのは、生半な流言飛語などよりも遥かに荒唐無稽な――偽りだらけの聖杯戦争だった。 「問おう、汝が俺のマスターか」 半壊したオペラハウスの中、『セイバー』と名乗る騎士風の英霊は、アヤカにそう問いかけた。 偽りの聖杯戦争の仕掛け人たちですら与り知らぬ、謎のサーヴァントの参戦により、事態は混迷を極めていく。 そして、市内のカジノビルで賭博に興じるギルガメッシュは、そのとき――。

Volume 3[]

Third volume transcription

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偽りの聖杯戦争を生贄として、本物の聖杯戦争を呼び起こす。それが黒幕たちが執り行った大掛かりな仕掛けだった。偽りの聖杯戦争最後のサーヴァントにして真なる聖杯戦争の一柱となる英霊、謎の『セイバー』の召喚を皮切りに、真なる英霊の六柱がスノーフィールドの地に続々と出現する。最強の英霊ギルガメッシュと互角に打ち合う『アーチャー』、黒幕の一人ファルデウスが召喚した『アサシン』、そしてフランチェスカが雇った若き傭兵・シグマが召喚してしまった“エクストラクラス”。だが、シグマはまだ知らない。彼が呼び出したモノが、英雄とも神魔の類とも表しがたい、一際異常な『現象』であるという事を。雇い主の好奇心を満たす為の不確定要素でしかなかった彼が、最大のイレギュラーとして戦いに巻き込まれることも…。開戦の日の夜明け。スノーフィールドという歪な戦場に、全てのピースが揃おうとしていた。最後に組み上げられる絵の完成図すら、誰一人想像できぬままに。

Volume 4[]

Fourth volume transcription

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十三柱の英霊達が揃った瞬間から始まった『七日間限定』の聖杯戦争。スノーフィールドは一見して平穏のまま二日目の朝を迎える。だが街は静かに、しかし確実に蝕まれていた。全てを見通すクラス『ウォッチャー』を召喚した兵士の青年は、狂信者の『アサシン』と対峙し、そしてさらにもう一組の乱入者を迎える。神を憎む英霊の前には『女神』を名乗る女が現れ、機械仕掛けの『バーサーカー』による猛威が魔術工房に吹き荒れる。己の正体を求める『殺人鬼』は時計塔の麒麟児とともに、一人のか弱き少女を救うため強者へと挑む。連鎖する衝突、日常への浸食。新たな局面を迎えた各陣営の思惑はいかに。

Volume 5[]

Fifth volume transcription

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<あらすじ>


 それは神々の戦か、あるいは地獄か。二百体を超える悪魔と化した『バーサーカー』ジャック・ザ・リッパーの能力すら奪い去り、『真アーチャー』――変質した大英雄の暴威――。

 病院に眠る一人の少女を屠り去ろうとする『真アーチャー』に立ちはだかり、疑似宝具の力によって奮闘するクラン・カラティンたち。その絶望的な戦いに逆転の一手を投じたのは、戦場に初めて姿をあらわした警察陣営の『キャスター』による切り札だった。

 一方、病院前の戦場に駆けつけた『セイバー』は、遥か格上の英霊ギルガメッシュとの一騎打ちに挑み……。

Volume 6[]

Sixth volume transcription

Somehow, the city is noisy.


The wind is very damp. Let's be scared. I'm scared.

Something scary will come.

The view of the city remains unchanged. A few hours ago, the powers of each camp were mixed, and the main street was supposed to be a big turn. However, there are no traces of war damage, and in front of the cityscape as if nothing had happened, the policemen and the Saber camp just stood stunned.

It was in the dream of a young master, Tsubaki Kuruoka. A closed world created by "Mr. Black" connected to Tsubaki's Magic Circuits, and exists only to fulfill Tsubaki's wishes. Sabers are looking for a way to escape ...

なんだか、街がざわざわしてる。


 風が、とってもじめじめしてる。

 こわいよう。こわいよう。

 何かこわいものがくるよう。


 何も変わらぬ街の景色。数時間前には各陣営の勢力が入り交じり、大立回りが繰り広げられたはずの大通り。だが戦禍の跡など微塵もなく、何事もなかったかのような街並みを前に、ただ呆然と立ち尽くす警官隊達とセイバー陣営。

 そこは幼きマスター・繰丘椿の夢の中。椿の魔術回路と繋がった『まっくろさん』によって生み出され、椿の願いを叶えるためだけに存在する閉じた世界。脱出方法を模索するセイバー達だったが……。

Volume 7[]

Seventh volume transcription

48 hours left until this city is "purified".


The Fake Grail War approaches its turbulent last stage. The sniper's bullet killed Flat, but he suddenly revived. With magical energy above a Heroic Spirit's, he became the greatest risk factor in the Grail War. And the masterminds made their decision: 48 hours left until this city is incinerated.

この街が『浄化』されるまで残り48時間。偽りの聖杯戦争、怒濤の終盤へ。


凶弾に打ち抜かれて死んだフラット。だが彼は突如として再生する。英霊以上の魔力を伴う、此度の聖杯戦争における最大級の危険因子として。そして決定された黒幕の裁断。――この街が焼却されるまで、残り48時間。

Volume 8[]

Eighth volume transcription

The Ishtar subjugation front gets into action. Calamities rain down on Snowfield. The summoned "typhoon" brings chaos to the Holy Grail War. As the large-scale clashes around the Neo Ishtar Temple are about to begin, a "shadow" appears accompanied by the tolls of the evening bell. And what will Ayaka do when she meets the members of the El-Melloi Classroom?

イシュタル討伐戦線勃発。スノーフィールドに災厄が降り注ぐ。
呼び寄せられた“台風”によって混乱する聖杯戦争。『ネオ・イシュタル神殿』を中心に大規模な衝突が始まる中、ひとつの“影”が晩鐘の響きを携えて現れる。そしてエルメロイ教室の面々を前にアヤカは……

Volume 9[]

Ninth volume transcription

Simultaneous clashes. The conclusion remains unknown even by the mastermind, and yet the end draws close...


Having defeated the goddess Ishtar, the Holy Grail War approaches its climax. Hippolyte faces off against Alcides, her longstanding foe. The El-Melloi Classroom students keep Theia in check. Bazdilot and the police force's battle to the death. And Ayaka, who has just regained her memories...

同時多発する激突。結末は黒幕にすら見えぬまま、終幕は近く――。


女神イシュタルを討ち、聖杯戦争は佳境へ。宿敵アルケイデスに立ち向かうヒッポリュテ。ティアを食い止める エルメロイ教室の生徒たち。バズディロットと警官隊の死闘。その時、アヤカは自らの記憶を思い 出し――。

Development[]

Fate/strange Fake was originally placed on Narita's homepage on April 1, 2008 under the title of "Fake/states night." It was presented as a prologue and introduction for a role playing style game as an April Fool's joke. The text was later edited and released in the form of a novel with the TYPE-MOON Ace Volume 2 magazine. It was a stand-alone novel with illustrations by Shidzuki Morii and an afterword by the author. It had an epilogue describing the Player character.

Years later, it was announced that both a novel and manga series would be officially published, and a brief trailer was made. The first novel was given an additional three chapters and released for sale in 2015. The epilogue with the Player character was removed in place of Ayaka Sajyou.

It is a common misconception among the fandom that Narita said he doesn't want Fate/strange Fake characters in Fate/Grand Order, but actually all he said was that a collaboration event shouldn't be expected until strange Fake is finished. He never forbade Grand Order from using strange Fake characters.[4]

Trailers[]

The song "BELONG - From THE FIRST TAKE" by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Yosh was used in the CM.

Notes[]

  1. Originally styled as Fate/strange fake. Alternatively styled as Fate strange Fake or Fate/strangeFake

References[]

  1. Fate/strange Fake Volume 6 - Chapter 20: "Dream Becomes Reality"

    "Part of the Holy Grail War that happened in Fuyuki. It was about 15 years ago, though.

  2. Fate/strange Fake Volume 1 - Prologue IV: Caster
  3. Fate/strange Fake Anime Announcement Tweet
  4. Ryohgo Narita Twitter 5:47 AM JST · Sept 25, 2022 Flag of Japan

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