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Iskandar
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Iskandar

Alexander the Great · Rider

Alias

Rider, King of Conquerors, Alexander

Gender

Male

Height

212 cm

Weight

130 kg

Affiliation

Fourth Holy Grail War

Master

Waver Velvet

Moral nature

Neutral Good

Voice Actor

Akio Ōtsuka

First Appearance

Fate/Zero

Appearances

Fate/ZeroFate/Grand Order

Parameters

StrengthB
EnduranceA
AgilityD
ManaC
LuckA+
NP RankA+

Skills

  • Riding (A+): Mastery of mounts including divine beasts and chariot warfare.
  • Magic Resistance (D): Cancels single-action magecraft; limited protection.
  • Charisma (A): Natural ability to command armies and inspire loyalty.
  • Military Tactics (B): Strategic genius for large-scale conquest campaigns.

Noble Phantasms

  • Via Expugnatio · Anti-Army (A+): Gordius Wheel: thunderous divine chariot charge that trampling enemies.
  • Ionioi Hetairoi · Anti-Army (EX): Reality Marble summoning his loyal army and vast conquest landscape.

Personality

Boisterous, generous, and endlessly ambitious. He values shared conquest and camaraderie over solitary perfection, inviting even enemies to join his dream.

Story in Fate

Summoned by Waver Velvet in the Fourth Holy Grail War, Iskandar seeks to reclaim his living body and continue conquering the world. He forms a genuine bond with Waver and challenges other kings' ideals.

Relationships

  • Waver Velvet — Master and surrogate successor; deep mutual respect.
  • Gilgamesh — Rival king whose solitary rule clashes with Iskandar's shared conquest.
  • Artoria Pendragon — Fellow king; he criticizes her lonely self-sacrifice.

Trivia

  • His adult form contrasts with child Alexander (Young Conqueror) in other works.
  • He drinks and feasts even mid-war, reflecting Macedonian kingship culture.
  • Ionioi Hetairoi literally means Ionian Companions.