Create-a-Servant

[Credit]

I want Perseus as a Servant. His powers should be pretty obvious.

It rhymes with Sledusa's Mead.

[Seika]

It's almost certainly not one of his Nasuverse Noble Phantasms, though. He gets five to deal with her, and there are five on his Prototype sheet. (Besides, Gorgon-mode Medusa's head isn't going to be carry-able by anyone in any case, and that's the form in which she died).

[Mcjon01]

I want Perseus as a Servant. His powers should be pretty obvious.

It rhymes with Sledusa's Mead.

I assume it's pronounced:
Sled, like a sled
USA, like the country
Mead, like the drink

I don't follow.

[Seika]

Mead, like the drink

Mmm, that could have been better chosen now I think about it. Bed, then? Sled once more for Sledusa's Sled? Fed, as Nasu often likes to remind us all the characters are? (So many cooking scenes ...)

[Tiresias]

It rhymes with Sledusa's Mead.

Hedusa's Mead?

[Daneel Rush]

Chibiusa's Bed? Why would anybody want that?

[LegalLoliLover]

Mead is pronounced with a long e, like feed, rather than a short e, like head.

[ylas]

Bible/Rabbinic literature/history time, once again:

Saber

Basics Identity: Alignment: Strength: Agility: Endurance: Magic: Luck: NP:

Basics .................................................. ................................ Joab Ben-Zerujaa Lawful Evill BB CC CC DD BB AA

Biography/Personality

Every hero needs his foil and every venerated king an agent, who will do the deeds unfit for a just ruler. In the case of David this role fell to Joab, a nephew of his. He remained faithful to David throughout his reign and led the forces of him in most battles. His deeds led to the consolidation of the David's power and his counsel reveal his farseeing character. The murder of Abner, Absalom and Amasa though paint a negative picture of him, as he went against David's explicit orders, or acted on his own seemingly to secure his own position. Joab on the other hand saw them as a threat for the kingdom (Abner, who had instated Ish-bosheth as a marionette king, Absalom, who had rebelled against his father, Amasa, who had served under Absalom). His end came, when he supported Adonijah instead of Solomon, who was both younger than the apparent heir to the throne and the son of Bathsheba, the former wife of Uriah with whom David once commited adultry. David feared Joab's influence and remembered his independent actions and requested Solomon to kill Joab, which Solomon did at the first opportunity. If David is summoned to the Holy Grail War as Servant Archer, Joab will inadvertedly be summoned as Saber unless a catalyst is used during the summoning ceremony. The loyality which once bound him to David has turned to resentment.

. Skills & Abilities

Magic Resistance - C Only conferred to Joab because of his Servant class. Bravery - B+ Military Tactics - B Adds a bonus when fighting with or against a Noble Phantasm of Anti-Army/Anti-Fortress type. Subversive Actions - A+ The ability to reduce the enemy's forces before the battle. Joab once infiltrated Jerusalem and Kinsali which led to victory. On this level Noble Phantasms of Anti-Army/Anti-Fortress type are considered to be ranked down by one rank when employed against Joab (EX-Rank NPs are unaffected by this, of course).

. Noble Phantasm

Zeruiah Type: Anti-Fortress Rank: A Range: 1-2 Max. Target/s: 10 Though the name of his mother originally meant 'balm of God', the feats of Joab and his brothers Abishai and Asahel forever links it to notions of power and grandeur. In the form of a sword Joab's successful exploits throughout his life are crystallised - especially the conquest of Jerusalem and Kinsali. It enables him to cut through any kind of defense below A+ rank with a semicircular attack that slightly extends beyond the reach of his sword.

[Master of Chaos]

I want Perseus as a Servant. His powers should be pretty obvious.

It rhymes with Sledusa's Mead.

Actually, I wasn't planning to post this since there is already an "official version", but since you asked I hope that you find this satisfactory enough.



Class: Rider (Lancer)
True Name: Perseus
Gender: Male
Alignment: Chaotic Good

STR: ＊＊＊＊＊ D+
END: ＊＊＊＊＊ E+
AGI: ＊＊＊＊＊ B+
MGI: ＊＊＊＊＊ B+
LCK: ＊＊＊＊＊ A+
NP: ＊＊＊＊＊ A+++

Keywords

KEYWORDS

Zeus

One of the Olympians, a Chief God that appears in Greek Mythology. Famous for his power, wisdom and for using thunderbolts as weapons. A hopeless playboy. Despite being married, he had several illegitimate children with other goddesses, nymphs and even human women.

Medusa Extermination Expedition

Medusa. The youngest of the three Gorgon sisters. Originally a Divine Spirit that embodied humans’ notions of beauty, but due a curse from Athena, she ended up turning into a monster that ravished at killing people. Because her activities as a monster became an eyesore to the gods, a certain champion was entrusted with the mission to exterminate her.

Incidentally, said champion too was yet another victim of the gods so to speak. If you think reasonably, for someone who was still a novice as a hero, it was like being sent out to a fight he had no chance of winning – even though he was armed with five Noble Phantasms.

CLASS SKILLS

Magic Resistance: C
Protection against magical effects. Cancel spells with a chant below two verses. Cannot defend against Magecraft on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals. However, when under the protection of his Noble Phantasm, his Magic Resistance is not limited to this.

Riding: A+
The expertise to ride animals and vehicles. As for animal, he can ride up to those of Phantasmal Beasts and Divine Beasts. However, that does not apply to the Dragon Kind.

PERSONAL SKILLS

Divinity: B
Whatever one has Divine Spirit aptitude. The higher the level more one is treated as a mixed race of a materialized Divine Spirit. There is also an effect called “purge defense”, which reduces special defensive values in proportion to the rank of Divinity. It can breakthrough Skills such as Protection of the Faith.

Eye of the Mind (Fake): B
Danger avoidance by means of sixth sense, intuition.

Charisma: B
Natural talent to command an army. Increases the ability of allies during group battles. A rare talent. B Rank is enough to be a king of a country.

NOBLE PHANTASM

Aegis – The Greatest Divine Protection
Rank: A++
Type: Anti-Unit (self)
A bronze shield polished like a mirror, it was given to Perseus by Athena. It is a defensive Noble Phantasm that provides the highest grade of protection not only against enemy attacks, but also against interference from the outside world. Information of the surroundings is reflected on its mirrored surface and there is also an effect of conveying people’s heartbeats, which exists for the purpose of acting like a detector. Furthermore, it has the ability to reflect magic attacks once its true name is called.

Just like Excalibur is now a classical example of holy sword, Aegis became a synonym of absolute defense in modern times.

Bellerophon – Bridle of Chivalry
Rank: A+
Type: Anti-Army
A set of golden bridle and lash that have no effect by itself. When the Pegasus is controlled by this, its limiters are cut – with all Parameters receiving a 1 Rank Up – and its defensive power rises in many times thanks to the protection of enormous magical energy.

Despite not being a Magus, Perseus has a special ability as a Heroic Spirit of summoning a Pegasus through ritual Magecraft. However, because of the details of his legend, said ritual requires that he offers all his other Noble Phantasms as a sacrifice.

Harpe – Death to the Immortals
Rank: B
Type: Anti-Unit
The “female monster-killer” divine sword used the hero of Greek Mythology, Perseus. It is shaped after a sickle. It is not an excellent blade in itself, but it possess an ability called “refraction of longevity” as it greatest special quality. This is a divine skill that negates special abilities of immortality, so injuries inflicted by Harpe cannot be restored by any means other than treatment that conforms to the principles of nature.

Granted by Hermes when Perseus departed to exterminate Medusa. Because it was returned to Hermes soon after being used to exterminate the youngest of the three immortal sisters, its existence became regarded as an anti-Medusa exclusive-use weapon.

Aidos Kynee – Hidden in Darkness
Rank: C
Type: Anti-Army
A helmet (mask) originally owned by the God of the Underworld, Hades. It has the power to erase the figure of its wearer. However, it does not in fact make the user invisible. Rather, it expands a bounded-field that distorts the senses of those inside of it. It does not conceal its master by cutting off its presence and camouflaging its figure, but instead makes use of hypnotic powers to prevent others from perceiving Rider’s existence in the first place. Special forms of perception or detection Magecraft are useless, and one requires a strong Magic Resistance or methods to block mental interference in order to overcome the effects of this Noble Phantasm.

Kibisis – The World is Upside-Down
Rank: D+
Type: Anti-Army
The bag that the Greek hero Perseus used to store Medusa’s head. This Noble Phantasm is a bounded-field reverser that returns the “inside” back to the “outside”; Perseus was able to reverse the effects of Breaker Gorgon by putting this inside out over himself.

According to legends, Perseus would take out the head of the Medusa from the bag in order to cast the power of her Mystic Eyes onto his enemies. The name of the secret technique born out of that legend is Ra’s al Ghul - Curse of the Mother Earth. Simply put, this is something like a tactical grenade in which the magical energy of the Mystic Eyes of Petrification (Cybele) overflows from Kibisis and then spreads over a given area.

Talaria – Wing Road
Rank: E
Type: Anti-Unit (self)
A pair of winged sandals that originally belonged to the God of Travels, Hermes. Merely wearing this Noble Phantasm already raises AGI. Calling its true name will provide limited flight capabilities by allowing the user to literally “ride the wind”. However, such powers cannot be activated in closed spaces or areas where the wind is stagnated.

Background

BACKGROUND

Product of an illicit affair between Zeus and Princess Danae, Perseus is a famous hero from Greek Mythology. A demi-god, he is Herakles’ brother from a different mother and also his great-grandfather. Because of an oracle that he would be killed by Danae’s son, King Acrisius of Argos became distressed when his daughter suddenly appeared pregnant. But not wanting to invoke divine wrath by killing Perseus, he chose to exile mother and child together.

Upon reaching the island of Seriphos, Danae decided to settle down and raise Perseus there. The two had a simple and peaceful life for years, until the day Polydectes – king of Seriphos – fell in love with Danae. Though his feelings were not returned, he pressed to court her anyway, but was always impeded by the young Perseus.

In order to get rid of the hindrance, Polydectes used a clever scheme to push responsibility of the Medusa Extermination Expedition onto the boy. Since he couldn’t refuse a mission issued by the gods themselves, Perseus had no choice but to depart to the “Shapeless Island” where the monster resided.

Armed with five powerful Noble Phantasms granted by the gods, Perseus confronted the monster. But as expected, challenging Medusa in her own territory resulted in a battle with overwhelming disadvantage against him. The monster didn’t even regarded Perseus as a threat and just toyed with him in the same way a cat plays with its food. In the end, it was only due a stroke of luck that he was able to turn Medusa’s own powers against herself and finish her off before she could recover.

Afterwards, Perseus returned to Seriphos with Medusa’s head inside the bag of Kibisis. Then, for the sake of his mother’s safety, he used the Gorgon’s petrification powers against Polydectes and his court. Afterwards, a friend of the family was made into the new king.

Fortunate Hero

All things considered, Perseus had a rather blessed life. He managed to achieve all the goals he set himself to and few things were missing in his happy existence.

After the success of the Medusa Extermination Expedition, he restored the five Noble Phantasm he had received back to the gods. In return, the gods offered him one of their holy animals – the Pegasus - as a recompense for his efforts. Later, possession of this excellent mount proved itself critical in the rescue of the princess Andromeda.

When he reached adulthood, Perseus took Andromeda as his wife and moved to Tiryns, where he befriended the local prince – Megapenthes.

One days, Perseus was invited to participate in the athletic games that the king of Larissa was promoting in honor to his dead father. During a discus throwing competition, the discus thrown by Perseus went off course and hit one of the king’s esteemed guests, killing him instantly. He later discovered that said guest was none other than King Acrisius, his very own grandfather and the man he was prophesized to kill.

Although Perseus had became the rightful ruler of Argos with Acrisius’ demise, he was too ashamed to take the throne while having the death of his grandfather over his head. That being said, the country still needed a king. So, Perseus worked out a deal with his friend Megapenthes, he would rule Tiryns in Megapenthes’ stead and his friend would take over the throne of Argos for him. This was quite a radical idea, but considering that the customs of the time required that someone guilty of manslaughter to be exiled from his native land, it was a suitable solution for the problem.

As a king, Perseus had a long and successful rule. One of his sons by Andromeda, Perseides, established the Perseidae family-line that continued to rule Tiryns for generations. Also, for reasons unknown, Perseus founded a new kingdom in Mycenae late in his life, which he left for another of his sons – Electryon. Through Electryon, Perseus became an ancestor of the great hero Herakles.

[Seika]

Aidos Kuneen

Kynee preferably. u/y transliteration is something of a matter of preference, but between an initial consonant and an 'n', y is probably better. And your ending 'n' is an inflected form. If Kynee looks ugly, the contracted Kyne isn't properly as archaic, but probably acceptable.

I don't like Kibisis being (rightly) built up as the antithesis to Medusa' Palace of Darkness, then having its active power invoke Cybele instead. The bag does contain her head but it feels inconsistent. Since the Aigis is what protects him from Cybele in Hollow Ataraxia and since it very often has the head incorporated, I think that would be a better way to do it. Leave Kibisis as the very specific, very situational, anti-Medusa weapon.

Talaria

Must you mix Latin and Greek?

[Credit]

Very funny, guys.

[Petrikow]

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Wait I don't get it.

[Seika]

Hahahahahahahahaha.

Wait I don't get it.

Credit's not taking our mocking of his inability to rhyme well. And ignoring the intervening posts in the process, presumably because no-one is quite so important as him.

[Petrikow]

Credit's not taking our mocking of his inability to rhyme well. And ignoring the intervening posts in the process, presumably because no-one is quite so important as him.

This is where my one weakness once again renders me unable to have fun.

I can't remember stuff from yesterday.

It's a terrible curse.

[Master of Chaos]

It has been a while since I made this, so lets slowly go in parts.

Kynee preferably. u/y transliteration is something of a matter of preference, but between an initial consonant and an 'n', y is probably better. And your ending 'n' is an inflected form. If Kynee looks ugly, the contracted Kyne isn't properly as archaic, but probably acceptable.

Actually, that transliteration is not mine. I accidentally stumbled on this while researching for a proper, better name for the Cap of Invisibility. Since I pretty much know little to nothing about Greek, I saw no problems with it.

I don't like Kibisis being (rightly) built up as the antithesis to Medusa' Palace of Darkness, then having its active power invoke Cybele instead. The bag does contain her head but it feels inconsistent. Since the Aigis is what protects him from Cybele in Hollow Ataraxia and since it very often has the head incorporated, I think that would be a better way to do it. Leave Kibisis as the very specific, very situational, anti-Medusa weapon.

To be fair, the direct connection between the Self-Seal, Temple of Darkness and Cybele is quite a weak one. When you think about it, Breaker Gorgon's true power is to "seal" a target into a dream world of his own making. Rider merely takes advantages of some of its powers to shut off her Mystic Eyes.

Kibisis was actually the NP that I had the most trouble with, for I had no idea what powers give it. After all, in the end it only served to store Medusa's head in the original story. Though I admit that Nasu's "bounded-field reverser" idea was quite neat, it was still somewhat lacking for a NP of a hero of Perseus' caliber.

In the end, I took advantage of the existing connection it had with the Temple of Darkness (as you also pointed out) and gave it a similar treatment. The idea here is that both are "originally meant for something else entirely, but currently being used to seal the Mystic Eyes of Petrification. Also, this seal can be temporary lifted so that Cybele's powers can be employed once again".

Must you mix Latin and Greek?

It is a matter of popularity, really. Sure Talaria's has a more appropriate name in Greek, but its Latin one is more well known by the general public. It's a similar case with Excalibur - that holy sword has many other names and it was probably called something else at first. But when people hear about King Arthur's blade, the first name that will pop up on their minds will be Excalibur.

[YeOfLittleFaith]

Uh. That's a pretty good Perseus profile as far as I can tell, to be honest.

[NailsInYourFeet]

I'd say the following profile contains spoilers, but they're spoilers you probably already know anyway. So in loving homage to Gunbazca's Indo-Javanese profiles, may I present:

M. Night Shyamalan
"It's like it was meant to be"


Video (c) Robot Chicken

The Man Who Heard Voices... Most of them Negative
A once unknown film-maker who manage to hit big with his surprise hit 'The Sixth Sense', primarily on the strength of its jaw-dropping plot twist. From being compared to the likes of Spielberg and Hitchcock, Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan following films were forever unable to achieve the same level of brilliance, sending him into a long, torturous decline that would produce films of worse and worse quality till he was reduced to a figure of hatred and unintended comedy. Oblivious to his own failings and ever-hostile to those who called him out on his (numerous) faults, will the Grail War see him stoop to a whole new low?

Possible Class: Caster, Assassin (due to him 'assassinating' several promising films through use of outlandish revelations), Rider
Master: Roger Ebert.

Parameters:
* Alignment: Chaotic Evil (too harsh?).
* Noble Phantasm: B.
* Strength: E.
* Endurance: C (His career has still been able to chug on despite serious lows).
* Agility: E.
* Mana: B (His movies frequently dealing with the supernatural has led to a fairly high Rank).
* Luck: D (At this rank, has had one stroke of incredible Luck, yet it has dramatically decreased ever since. A fascination with fate and destiny has also served to lower this rank).


Class Skills:

* Territory Creation C
(Caster-specific class skill)
The establishment of a magical territory that enhances one's skills as a Magus.
In Shyamalan's hands this would normally be the capacity to create a "Director's Studio" as he terms it, however the revoking of his auteur license has granted him significantly less room and options to work with.

* Item Construction E
(Caster-specific class skill)
The ability to craft items befitting of one's power as a Magus.
This skills allows M. Night Shyamalan to create films that can shock audiences with their surprise twist endings. From these films he may conjur ghosts, high-ranking superheroes weak to water, low-ranking aliens weak to water, wolves made of grass, giant eagles and plants that manipulate people into committing suicide.
However his own shocking fall from cinematic grace has served to greatly lower the Rank of this skill.

* Presence Concealment E
(Assassin-specific class skill)
The capacity to cut off one's presence as a Servant to avoid detection.
Shyamalan's skill in this is gained less from his own ability to hide, in fact he has a habit of making himself glaringly obvious, but rather his capacity to conceal his twist endings. However even his skill at that happens to be quite poor.

* Riding A+
(Rider-specific class skill)
Skill at riding legendary beasts and vehicles. At this level Divine and Demonic beasts may be ridden.
As Rider Shyamalan can employ Ritual Magecraft to call upon such mounts as alien spacecraft, the Great Eatlon, "Appa", "Fire Nation" warships and cars that strike at opponent's loved ones, though none of these are NP-level on their own. Well, Appa and the Fire Nation warships may be in other hands.


Personal skills:

* Director Cameo E
Skill at adopting the role of a minor character in an unfolding work, allowing one to briefly assume the status of a background figure and disguise their existence as a Servant.
This skill has been reduced in Rank because of Shyamalan's tendency to abuse this, thus fooling nobody to his presence.

* Immune to Critics A
This skill represents a capacity to block out criticism and an unshakable faith in one's own, surely misunderstood film-making genius. At this high Rank if Shyamalan hears any critical words directed his way, he also gains a Rank Up to Strength upon engaging said critic.

* Laughingstock A
A skill similar to that of Dread Visage, only instead of instilling a supreme fear to all those who gaze upon him, it instills uncontrollable bursts of laughter and mockery upon all those who gaze upon him.
Gained from, amongst many instances, the worldwide audience to his mere name appearing in the trailers for Devil.

* Prana Burst (Water) C
The ability to build up prana in oneself then instnatly expel it, creating an effect similar to a jet burst.
In this Servant's case this prana manifests as the element of Water, as a result of his own use of it as a motif to deadly effect in several of his films.


Noble Phantasms:

* The Village [Never Enter The Woods, That Is Where They Wait]
Anti-Unit
Target: 1 unsuspecting venturer.
Rank: E.
Manoj's Noble Phantasms are the power to enact upon his foes the very twist endings that gained him such infamy. As such, all Servants possess the ability to cancel out these NPs if they announce that they "saw it coming" the whole time.
The Village allows him to reveal that a Servant's entire tale secretly took place in the modern day all along, therefore nullifying any bonuses attributed to them from their age of their legend. The low rank of this NP though is mainly due to the ineffectiveness of this twist upon The Village's release, as well its potential derivation from the children's book Running Out Of Time.

* Unbreakable [Are You Ready For The Truth?]
Anti-Unit
Target: 1 believed hero.
Rank: C+ (the plus modifier gained from this twist's relative obscurity to this day, in stark contrast most of his others)
This twist reveals to Shyamalan's target that, whereas they may have previously perceived themselves to be a 'hero', they were in fact playing the part of villain all along.
The Servant's alignment is automatically changed to 'Evil', they gain weakness to any Holy-elemental attacks while being blocked from accessing any Holy-element NPs of their own, and have their Endurance dropped to Rank E in reference to the character of 'Mr Glass'.

* The Sixth Sense [Touch Taste Hear Smell See Fear]
Anti-Unit
Target: 1.
Rank: B (by far his most infamous twist, but Ranked Down one for being derived from the episode "The Tale Of The Dream Girl" from Are You Afriad of the Dark?).
The Twist that first elevated Shyamalan to cinematic heights he would never again reach, this Noble Phantasm unleashes instant death by declaring his foe to be dead all along.
On the downside, because it is by far his most well-known twist, it is also the most easily defended against.

[Fafnir]

That's... unique.

[Knight of Khaos]

What a twist!

Love it.

[Ratman]

Koschei the Deathless

He should propably have high Magecraft skill(that he can't use as Berserker, would make sense that living for decades without a feeling makes you forget stuff), and be summonable as Caster with Mental Pollution - he's a wizard in many versions of the story, and it only makes sense if he can do stuff like soul binding, which is pretty much The Third. Actually, he could easily be the progenitor of most of today's necromancy, since he is the lich.

And nuking is too cheap a way to get rid of him. He should be utterly immortal and reassemble even from dust with next to no prana cost, either you find the needle(which you propably won't), or you solve it through the master, or you bind him somehow until you can do either.

Also note that he has a thing going on where he not only cannot die, he straight up can't be defeated in battle as long as the needle is intact. He is usually depicted as a great fencer, so he could fit into Saber or Assassin as well.

Oh, and the thing about him being connected to the slavic god of underworld stems from the fact that a great majority of slavic folklore is in fact indian folklore, which shows in general etymology of slavic languages to this day(for instance various usages of 'Mir' together make the concept of 'Mitra'). Koschei is pretty much Ahriman with the added value of being skeletal and having a phylacery. It would make sense that it's the reason why he has (regressed) Divinity skill, and is so damn old.