Saber

Origin

In her past life, Saber was known as Arturia Pendragon, a girl who took the guise of a boy to become the king of Great Britain upon drawing the sacred sword Caliburn from its stone pedestal. As King Arthur, Arturia led Britain to an era of prosperity and tranquility. When Caliburn is destroyed, Arturia acquired the holy sword Excalibur and its sheath Avalon. With both of these in her possession, Arturia became immortal in battle and could never age. Despite the status she gained though, Arturia had doubts over sacrificing her feelings for the good of the country and this aspect of her made her servants critical of her lack of humanity. Avalon would wind up being stolen from her during a later battle and during civil unrest she tried to quell down, Arturia was gravely wounded by a traitorous knight during the Battle of Camlann. Before dying from her wounds, Arturia begged to be reborn as a Heroic Spirit so she could relive her life to allow someone more worthy to lead Britain in her place. As a result, her dying body remained frozen in time as she took part in the war for the Holy Grail.

Creation

Saber, who is created by Urobuchi Gen, has no information on what inspires the creator to create her. She first appears in Fate Stay Night volume 1, episode 1, and Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works. Her Japanese voice actress is Ayako Kawasumi, and her English actress is Kate Higgins.

Evolution

Appearances

Her three sizes are 73, 53 and 76 cm. Lions are the type of animal that she has an affinity for. Saber is also a big eater.

Personality

Saber is an attractive woman with beautiful blue and white armor.

Relationships

Saber's relationship with Shirou blossoms into a light romance for Fate Route only and the first anime series. In the movie, Unlimited Blade Works, Saber's relationship with Shirou is just a servant and master type.

Story Arcs

Summoned by Shirou unintentionally in the 5th Holy Grail War, Saber served her master with the intention of helping him win and protect him. Her abilities rely heavily on her sword techniques that she has mastered. She uses the sword Excalibur in an invisible form at first to hide her weapon and identity from other Servants. Because her physical body was technically still alive, Saber couldn't make herself invisible to the eyes of normal people so Shirou decides to reveal her presence in his household (but not her origins and true nature) to Taiga and Sakura, which the two girls come to accept.

Powers and Abilities

Her 1st Noble Phantasm is called Excalibur and releases a bright golden light slash that uses an enormous amount of mana from her body. Her 2nd Noble Phantasm is called Avalon where she puts Excalibur in the holy scabbard and shields an individual from any destructive energy regardless of what realm it comes from. It reflects the enemies’ attack back at them.

Since Shirou lacks the mana needed for her to heal herself, Saber normally eats a lot during meals.