Artoria Pendragon

Appearances

Every series this Servant appears in, and who their Master was there.

Parameters

Skills

• Magic Resistance (A): Cancels magecraft of A-rank or below. Practically untouchable by modern magi.
• Riding (B): Capable of handling most vehicles and animals with above-average skill.
• Instinct (A): Always 'feels' the optimal course during battle; refined sixth sense.
• Mana Burst (A): Reinforces body and weapon by instantaneously releasing magical energy.

Noble Phantasms

• Excalibur · Anti-Fortress (A++): The holy sword of promised victory. Converts the owner's magical energy into light and releases it as a massive beam of destruction.
• Invisible Air · Anti-Unit (C): A Bounded Field that conceals Excalibur's form and presence, used as a wind-based weapon and disguise.

Personality

Stoic, duty-bound, and idealistic. She conceals vulnerability behind a knightly demeanor, wrestling with the burden of kingship and the wish to remake her rule.

Story in Fate

Summoned as Saber in the Holy Grail Wars, Artoria seeks the Grail to redo her kingship, believing her reign failed Britain. Across Fate routes she confronts ideals of justice, sacrifice, and what it means to be a king.

Relationships

• Shirou Emiya — Master and moral foil who challenges her ideals.
• Kiritsugu Emiya — Master in the Fourth War; clash of utilitarian vs knightly justice.
• Gilgamesh — Persistent antagonist who desires her as a possession.
• Mordred — Her 'son' and rebel knight from Camelot's fall.

Trivia

• Type-Moon reimagines King Arthur as a woman who posed as a male king.
• Her sheath Avalon grants extraordinary regeneration when present.
• She rarely eats in public yet has a strong appetite for good food.