Fate Universe: I am the Bone of My Panel…

By DJ Date Masamune Introduction • What’s happening… ▫ Everything you need to know about the Fate portion of the Type-Moon multiverse. • Why I wanted to do this… ▫ Saw a Type-Moon panel @ Otakon 2012 [kinda sucked] & had a “Very Type-Moon Otakon 2012”  Cosplayed Rin Tohsaka(Fate/Stay Night) & Emiya Kiritsugu(Fate/Zero)  Hopefully I can get this @ Otakon 2013 ▫ Slowly started to get more into the Type-Moon multiverse one noble phantasm at a time

Disclaimer… • ALL THE SPOILERS!!! ▫ I will (usually) give no spoiler alerts, you’ve been warned • Feel free to ask ques. & comment (just stand up when doing so, b/c I don’t know if I’ll have time for Q&A afterwards), just don’t take too much time • Resources used for panel on my site ▫ Links on handout • After panel, can take a business card, handout for links, & a flyer

List of Series • Fate/Stay Night • Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua • Fate/Hollow Ataraxia • Fate/Zero • Fate/Apocrypha • Fate/Strange • Fighting Games • Fate/Extra • Fate/Prototype • * ▫ Multiverse parody series

Basic Overview • It’s the 5th War ▫ Started…prematurely (>.>)  Usually occurs every 60+ years, but…whatevs..? • Nothin’ but children for masters (mainly) • Peeps tryin’ to get their Grail on • Arturia appears once more ▫ GAR happens • Legends were born ▫ Virginities were lost • Servants were summoned

Shirou Emiya

Rin Tohsaka

Sakura Matou/Shinji Matou

Illya von Einzbern

Kuzuki Souichirou

Didn’t know they were brothers >.> Kirei Kotomine a.k.a. Best Priest EVAR

Servant Class: Saber Identity: Arthur/Arturia Pendragon Noble Phantasm: Invisible Air/, , & Caliburn

Servant Class: Archer Identity: Future Shirou Emiya Noble Phantasm: *Reality Marble – Unlimited Blade Works (kinda)

Servant Class:*Archer Identity: Gilgamesh, a.k.a. “I AM THE RULES! >.<*” Noble Phantasm: Enkidu & Ea

Servant Class: Lancer Identity: Cu Chulainn Noble Phantasm: Gae Bolg

Servant Class: Rider Identity: Medusa Noble Phantasm: Bellerophon, Blood Fort Andromeda, & Breaker Gorgon

Servant Class: Berserker Identity: Heracles Noble Phantasm: God Hand

Servant Class: Caster Identity: Medea Noble Phantasm: Rule Breaker

Servant Class: Assassin Identity: Sasaki Kojuro (poser >.>) Noble Phantasm:

Servant Class: *Assassin Identity: True Assassin /Hassan-I-Sabbah Noble Phantasm: Zabaniya: Delusional Heartbeat

Extensive Plot Overview • There’s 3 different routes & 1-4 endings depending on the route ▫ In order: Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, & Heaven’s Feel • Each route needs to be completed in order to obtain possible ending –True ending- for each route • As far as the ’s concerned, mainly the Fate route ▫ Btwn. this & , marvelous examples of why sometimes things are lost in translation from game/date sim/ to an anime or OVA • In the case of the Fate route, the goal is to put an end to the Holy Grail wars, stop Gilgamesh & Kirei, try to find a solution with the most ppl. alive at the end, &, generally, possibly find a way to keep Saber in their time ▫ Anything about Sakura really only occurs in the UBW & HF routes ▫ Trying to save the most amount ppl. also is more so the other 2 routes Classes

• Of course, 7 Servant classes ▫ Saber, Archer, Lancer, Berserker, Caster, Rider, & Assassin  Then there’s the titular extra B.S. servant classes  Avenger, Ruler (Fate/Apocrypha), & Saver (Fate/Extra) • Saber, Archer, & Lancer are supposed to be the strongest classes, in that order, whereas Assassin & then Avenger are the weakest ▫ Supposed to only be able to summon more or less good Epic Heroes as servants but, as usual, exceptions  Fate/Stay Night’s Caster  ‘cause even Medusa (Rider), if you know her legend, isn’t evil  Probably occurs due to Grail’s corruption • Skills, weaknesses, strengths, abilities, etc. all kind follow a card/fight game system of checks & balances ▫ Certain characteristics & skills can cancel out fairly powerful attacks due to its attributes Magic System

• Follows the same intricate & comprehensive magick system as the rest of the Type-Moon multiverse • Could try to explain it, we’ll be here all night -.- ▫ Trust me when I say very comprehensive • However, the Command seals are as close as you can get to True Magick ▫ ….unless you’re Touko Aozaki >.> Differences Between Routes

• Each ending has 2-3 possible endings • Fate – ▫ Basically, the show’s plot (more or less); focuses on Saber; features both Kirei & Gilgamesh as the main antagonists; only has one ending • Unlimited Blade Works – ▫ Focuses more on Rin & features Gilgamesh as more of the antagonist; the timeline where Shirou becomes the “Wrought Iron” Epic Hero; features Lancer in a more important role, as well as Caster taking full advantage of her Rule Breaker; gives us wedding dress Saber; introduces Sakura’s dark side & her attempt to corrupt/devour the other Servants & awaken Avenger;  Completely corrupt Saber = Saber Lily • Heaven’s Feel/Reel – ▫ Focuses on Sakura, Grand Holy Grail is destroyed; Zouken killed (after seeing Justeaze, finally dies, more or less); Kirei defeated in a one-on-one fight with Shirou (depending on ending); Sakura goes bat-sh*t crazy & tries to kill everyone/corrupt all the Servants more or less successfully (leaves Rider, Saber, & Lancer alive depending); the only route/timeline where Shirou doesn’t become Garcher; Shirou loses his arm &, due to Archer losing & about to fade, has Archer’s arm transplanted to his body, so he can do some magicks & better projections  The Bad Ending of this route essentially has Shirou grow up to essentially follow Kiritsugu in hiss footsteps to pursue his sense of justice Differences…

Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua • Basically, a date sim; i.e., • Extra epilogue after the Fate include sex route, shows Saber waiting for ▫ ‘Cause…sex sells -.- centuries in Avalon for Shirou,  As far as I’m concerned, &, after many trials & totally shoe-horned in tribulations, he is finally able to reunite with Saber there • Replaces full-on sex scenes of “sensual magick” with…blood sucking..? Final Thoughts…

• Which they would make an OVA for the Heaven’s Feel route >.> • Which they showed Avenger in the anime ▫ Or, new series for Fate/Hollow Ataraxia <.< • I don’t care, I personally enjoy both the dub & sub

Basic Overview

• Is a sequel that follows the True Ending of the UBW route from Fate/Stay Night ▫ More or less ~.~ • Focuses on the experiences of Caren Hortensia, Bazett Fraga McRemitz, & Avenger during the 5th Holy Grail war…again o.O

Caren Hortensia Also, your Father is who??!!

Bazett Fraga McRemitz

Servant Class: Avenger Identity: Angra Manyou Tortured Nameless Man/”Origin of All Evil” Noble Phantasm: Verg Avesta

Extensive Plot Overview

• Was the only time a person’s wish was granted by the Grail ▫ Bazett wanting to live after being betrayed & nearly killed by Kirei, her partner  Kinda like Kiritsugu’s relationship with Maiya Hisau ▫ But worse ‘cause it’s Kirei • Basically, a 5 day time loop of the events of the 5th Holy Grail war, with her inserted into it as well as Avenger ▫ Only time you actually really get to see Avenger awaken • Avenger masquerades as Shirou by day & himself by night, w/o realizing it • Also, Avenger, not Angra Manyou, is what corrupts the Holy Grail; summoned by the Enzbern family in the 3rd war to be the ‘ultimate servant’, found him to be weaker than the Assassin class, & they sealed him in the Grail, thus corrupting it ▫ Avenger’s supposed to be the “origin of all evil”…probably not the smartest idea X/

Basic Overview

• Shows the events that transpired in the 4th Holy Grail war that occurred only several years prior to the events of Fate/Stay Night

Kiritsugu Emiya

Tokiomi Tohsaka

Kariya Matou

Waver Velvet

Ryuunosuke Uryuu

Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi/Sola-Ui

Kirei Kotomine a.k.a. Future Hedonist in Training <.<

Servant Class: Saber Identity: /Arturia Noble Phantasm: Excalibur, etc.

Servant Class: Archer Identity: Gilgamesh Noble Phantasm: Main -Gate of Babylon, others –Enkidu & Ea

THINGS NO ONE WANTED TO SEE D.X Servant Class: Lancer Identity: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne Noble Phantasm: Gae Buidhe (yellow) & Gae Dearg (red)

Servant Class: Rider Identity: Iskander (Broskander)/Alexander the Great Noble Phantasm: Gordius Wheel & Reality Marble: Ionoi Hetairoi

Servant Class: Caster Identity: Gilles de Rais Noble Phantasm: Prelati’s Spellbook

Servant Class: Berserker Identity: Lancelot du Lac Noble Phantasm: For Someone’s Glory & Arondight

Servant Class: Assassin Identity: True Assassin (Hassan-I-Sabbah) Noble Phantasm: Zabaniya: Delusional Illusion

Extensive Plot Overview

• Welp, with the exception of the plot basically being a forgone conclusion of who’s going to win/lose & die/live, there’s this

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Fate/Zero Fate/Hollow Ataraxia Final Thoughts…

• Cried tears of awesome the whole time =.= • Awesome soundtrack ▫ Brings a tear to the eye every time • I loved all the openings/endings • Even better than Fate/stay Night ▫ How a Holy Grail would have been like with adults vs. children • Just loved Kiritsugu & Kirei ▫ ‘Caus-’cause ,yeah, I can, whatever >.> • Only real points of contention are 2 things from the last episode… ▫ Naked Gilgamesh ▫ Kirei’s prayer…in Engrish  …why the f*ck Type-Moon -.-

Basic Overview

• Was supposed to be an MMORPG (what could have been awesome >.>)  Like that 3 based game from ▫ Now, is being developed as a Light novel • Was a fake Holy Grail War featuring 14 Servants ▫ Split into 2 teams; red & black • Centers around Joan d’Arc

Basic Overview

• Ummm…AMURICA!! ▫ That’s basically it ~.~ • Was supposed to be an April Fool’s Joke…but Type-Moon loves writing & $$$ ▫ What if America had its own Holy Grail wars?  Written by Ryohgo Narita, author of Baccano!

Fighting Games

Unlimited Codes (PS2) Tiger Coliseum (PSP)

Basic Overview

• How would the Master/Servant system of F/S N play out in an actual game? ▫ Frustrating as f*ck & broken as Hell, apparently -.-  Freakin’ ambivalence X/ • Oh, & the Moon ~.~ • We’re going to talk about this, ‘cause I played it >.<*

Master: Julius B. Harway Servant: Li Shuwen Dan

Lil’ Ronnie Alice Your Servant Choices Extensive Plot Overview

• Have 8 weeks to go through the Holy Grail war (tournament style) & win the Holy Grail • Basically, takes place in a Matrix like setting ▫ With NPC aware Kirei  Just as creepy ~.~ • Also, every battle is a race to figure out the identity of the servant you’re fighting ▫ They never figure out yours…nor do you until the last 2 weeks • Basically, your whole life’s a lie ~.~ ▫ You () don’t exist outside the Mooncell • You’re basically a cog in a larger system, only to find out… ▫ Haven’t beaten the game yet X/  On what’ supposed to be the final week & final fight, but didn’t beat the game  There’s going to be one last boss fight with a major hacker & his B.S. servant/servant class Final Thoughts…

• There’s a 2nd game, Fate/Extra: CCC… Final Thoughts Cont… • You know it’s bad when the game itself more or less taunts you for picking a Caster class of anyone • Could have been so much more • Clusterf*ck plot • Hardly any variances btwn. using a female/male protagonist • Due to plot & setting, a lot of 4th wall breaking that isn’t 4th wall breaking but still annoying • Crappy non-dialogue tree conversation options ▫ Great example, something like Heavy Rain  Definitely watch the 2 Best Friend’s Let’s Play of that >.< • Broken fight system ▫ Cheap & always randomly generating attacks with boss battles  So, it’s freakin’ impossible to develop a real strategy to win • Berserker, over 9000 HP -.- ▫ This battle became more tedious than anything else • Contrast with the 2 seconds it took to beat Assassin >.> ▫ Took me only 2 tries vs. the average of 5+ • F*CK THE LANCER FIGHT!!

Final Thoughts Cont…

• Basically, probably would have been an awesome game…if you don’t pick Caster -.- • Despite many issues, technically still a lot of replay ability ▫ Due to the servant you choose -& somewhat the gender of the protagonist- basically decides your gaming experience • 2nd game features new outfits for Archer & Caster, as well as a new servant ▫ Most importantly, you can get GILGAMESH AS A SERVANT >.< ▫ Won’t come out until Feb 2013 (hopefully), & I pray we get the game in America • Since it’s one of those games where they only licensed & subbed it, miss out on the relatively gregarious battle comments ▫ Unless you are fluent in Japanese ~.~ Fate Prototype Overview

• Original version of Fate/Stay Night with, essentially, a female Shirou, Ayaka, & male Servant ▫ Hence, the actual Arthur Pendragon • Had a lot of interesting concepts for the Holy Grail war system ▫ Each master was a different position of master & levels that somewhat corresponded to an angel hierarchy • It would have featured the conflict Archer vs. Saber vs. Ayaka Sajyou

Final Thoughts…

• Somewhat really fleshed out in other Type-Moon materials • Type-Moon could totally turn this into an OVA series >.<* ▫ Like Kara no Kyoukai ▫ They love $$$ & writing, I don’t know why

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