The servant of Illya and the servant with the most attack power.
Berserker is the Servant of Illyasviel for the Fifth Holy Grail. Being the Greek mythological hero Hercules, the madness that the half-god gains from the Berserker class stems from the neverending suffering that the goddess Hera gave him throughout his life for being conceived from the union between a mortal woman and his father, the God of Thunder Zeus.
In battle, Berserker wields a giant stone axe-sword that was forged from the foundation of a temple used to summon him. While he lacks technique and strategy with use of his attacks due to his mind being under the effects of Mad Enhancement, Berserker's immense strength makes each of the blows from his attacks fatal and capable of destroying anything within the vicinity of his sword swings, which force his opponents on the defensive in battle. Despite his large size, Berserker is surprisingly agile as he is capable of keeping up with Saber with Shiro as her Master.
The only Noble Phantasm that Berserker has on him throughout the Grail War is God Hand. Blessed with immortality by the gods for the completion of his Twelve Labors in his former life as Hercules, Berserker's body is coated in tough armor that makes him immune to any damage received from any attack, magic or Noble Phantasm of B rank or lower, meaning he must be slain by any A-ranked attack. Should he be killed in some way, Berserker is able to resurrect himself up to 12 times and become immune to the damage of whichever weapon or magic had killed him and it is possible for Illyasviel to restore the lives that Berserker lost. However, this immunity doesn't develop until Berserker is revived meaning it is possible for his foe to take multiple lives from him if quick enough, such as when Shiro made use of Caliburn and Nine Lives on him.
Berserker has a second Noble Phantasm called Nine Lives which he is incapable of using due to his lack of motor skills. The weapon came to be following Hercules' use of it as a bow and arrow to slay the many heads of the nine-headed Hydra as part of one of his Twelve Labors. Nine Lives is capable of transforming into different weapons and adjusting its form accordingly depending on the foe and present circumstances of the battle. With it and Hercules' cunning mind and skills on the battlefield, it would have been possible for the half-god to be summoned under any other class for the Grail War, except for Caster due to his lack of knowledge and skills on magic.
Fate Route
Berserker served as the second major threat that Shiro, Rin and Saber confronted during the Holy Grail War. When Shiro was abducted by Illya, Rin, Saber and Archer snuck into the Einzbern castle to rescue him, only to be found by Illya who summoned Berserker to attack the intruders. Archer served as a decoy to buy Saber, Rin and Shiro time to flee from the castle. Archer was able to kill Berserker six times (five in the anime) before being defeated by the half-God. Illya and Berserker searched the forest for the other three and were confronted by Shiro, Rin and Saber the following day. Rin was able to kill Berserker one time through use of one of her gems while Shiro and Saber were able to finally kill off Berserker when the former recreated Saber's original sword, Caliburn, via Tracing magic.Unlimited Blade Works Route
Berserker winded up being killed off by Gilgamesh fairly early on when the King of Heroes made use of the many weapons within Gate of Babylon to take out Berserker's 12 lives. The last of his lives were shaved away when Berserker used his body as a shield to protect Illya from a bombardment of fired weapons coming from Gate of Babylon.Heaven's Feel Route
Berserker winded up being consumed by Zouken's shadow while fighting Saber Alter and True Assassin. The shadow would then turn him into Dark Berserker, a blind and decrepit version of his former self. While distracted by Illya, Dark Berserker winded up being killed off by Shiro when he made use of a projected version of Hercules' own weapon, Nine Lives.Abilities
Born from the union between a god and mortal woman, Hercules was blessed with an extreme amount of superhuman strength in his former life that served to make him a formidable threat in the Holy Grail War, especially when his stats were greatly augmented thanks to the Mad Enhancement skill that comes with being a Berserker class Servant. Being a Berserker class does make Hercules lose his sanity and require large amounts of mana to maintain his body. But with Illya's body housing an unlimited mana supply due to being a vessel for the Grail, she is able to fuel Berserker with as much mana as he needs and can control him with little difficulty.In battle, Berserker wields a giant stone axe-sword that was forged from the foundation of a temple used to summon him. While he lacks technique and strategy with use of his attacks due to his mind being under the effects of Mad Enhancement, Berserker's immense strength makes each of the blows from his attacks fatal and capable of destroying anything within the vicinity of his sword swings, which force his opponents on the defensive in battle. Despite his large size, Berserker is surprisingly agile as he is capable of keeping up with Saber with Shiro as her Master.
The only Noble Phantasm that Berserker has on him throughout the Grail War is God Hand. Blessed with immortality by the gods for the completion of his Twelve Labors in his former life as Hercules, Berserker's body is coated in tough armor that makes him immune to any damage received from any attack, magic or Noble Phantasm of B rank or lower, meaning he must be slain by any A-ranked attack. Should he be killed in some way, Berserker is able to resurrect himself up to 12 times and become immune to the damage of whichever weapon or magic had killed him and it is possible for Illyasviel to restore the lives that Berserker lost. However, this immunity doesn't develop until Berserker is revived meaning it is possible for his foe to take multiple lives from him if quick enough, such as when Shiro made use of Caliburn and Nine Lives on him.
Berserker has a second Noble Phantasm called Nine Lives which he is incapable of using due to his lack of motor skills. The weapon came to be following Hercules' use of it as a bow and arrow to slay the many heads of the nine-headed Hydra as part of one of his Twelve Labors. Nine Lives is capable of transforming into different weapons and adjusting its form accordingly depending on the foe and present circumstances of the battle. With it and Hercules' cunning mind and skills on the battlefield, it would have been possible for the half-god to be summoned under any other class for the Grail War, except for Caster due to his lack of knowledge and skills on magic.
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Berserker |
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バーサーカー |
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Bāsākā |
| Gender: | Male |
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| 1st anime episode: | Fate/stay night #3 |
| 1st anime movie: | Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works |
| Aliases | Hercules |
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