#fate perseus

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PERSEUS FANS. IT'S FINALLY TIME. 8 YEARS+ ON THE LEAK LIST BUT IT'S OK HE'S GOING TO BE COMING SOON. STAY STRONG.

DO I T FOR HIM

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If/when they add Perseus to FGO, I think he can have a little anti-divine modifier skill, as a treat.

And as a reference to that one time he apparently went to war with Dionysus and beat his ass.

Granted, it wasn't in a one on one duel and Hermes did break up the fight, but still, Perseus did seem to have Dionysus on the ropes pretty solidly.

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orojuice op:

I think the theme of most of her abilities is "stanning Perseus".

This feels like it goes beyond something like Artoria Alter naming her sword and one of her attacks after her deadbeat sister and uncle respectively.

I mean, Medusa even dresses like Andromeda in Extella Link. That's just WEIRD.

I do appreciate that Medusa Lily adheres to the "[NOUN] of [NAME]" Noble Phantasm naming theme that her sisters do.

Commentary:

A slightly more uplifting Perseus comic after the downer from yesterday.

I know Medusa seems pretty chill about Perseus, but if he ever showed up, the indignation at being defeated by not a glorious hero like Heracles or a devious rogue like Theseus, but by an actual, unironic momma's boy would likely resurface.

The second panel is from the Extella games. More on that, later.

The Pegasus bit I didn't mind since it does come out of her in some versions of the myth if it isn't an outright gift. Blood Fort Andromeda itself, I didn't think much of at first; I just thought it was kind of like how Artoria Alter named her sword and one of its attacks after her deadbeat sister and uncle. But then, something happened that caused me to look back at all three versions of Medusa we have so far.

For one thing, her Lancer selves use a version of Harpe, the sword/scythe which he used to kill her. Then, her Gorgon/Avenger persona uses Pandemonium Cetus as a Noble Phantasm. Cetus, was the monster that Perseus rescued his future wife Andromeda from. Then there's the aforementioned Blood Fort Andromeda. I'm fairly certain that Medusa neither met nor knew about either her or Cetus. But, well, that might be some Throne of Heroes osmosis in play, and in all her selves, Medusa has many personal and not named after aspects of the life of the guy who chopped her head off and then gave it to the gods so they could turn it into either a shield or a piece of jewelry abilities.

But then, that something I mentioned earlier happened. For one of her unlockable costumes in the Extella series, Medusa...dresses up like Andromeda.

the link that orojuice put in their comment reddit comment  

Considering Medusa DOES have some sadomasochistic tendencies (she basically admits to getting off on hurting Shirou) and the Nasuverse’s hardcore dedication to psychological projection (seriously, try to name one character who has a healthy self-image that ISN’T a narcissist) there might be some truth there.

I’m imagining a summonable Perseus interacting with Rider Medusa: Perseus: “I won’t lie...if I had known you were this cute and short, our battle would have been even more difficult” Medusa (internally): D-did he just call me...cute and short? Medusa (externally): BAKA!!!

Stheno (smiling coyly): If I didn't know any better, I'd say that you have a crush on this guy, dear sister~ Medusa (blushing): What?! No! Euryale (faking a shocked look): Gasp! It's all so clear now! That's why you named your move after his wife! You want your sempai to notice you~ Isn't that right, dear sister~? Medusa: Lies! All lies! (pointing at the hero) You! Don't believe a single word that these little imps said! Perseus (sheathing his sword and backing away slowly): You know what? I don't think this is working out. I'll just go hunt down some other mythical creature and gift-wrap it for that pompous King Polydectes. Thanks for the hospitality ... erm ... bye? (turned around and sped out of there) Medusa: Wait! No! Come back and fight me! Stheno: Yes, hero! Come back! Our dear sister isn't finished with you yet~ Euryale: Indeed! She has a lot of tricks she hasn't shown you yet! You didn't get to see how flexible she really is~ Medusa/Gorgon (eyes glowing red): THAT'S IT! YOU TWO ARE SOOO DEAD! NOM NOM NOM!!! Stheno and Euryale: ARGHHH!!!

dragonknight1314 said: Another instance why Kratos is Right

And why Percy Jackson series is too forgiving and soft What's funny about this sentiment, and all the stories that aim to bring the Greek gods to task for their indiscretions (God of War, Blood of Zeus, Immortals, the of the Titans series, etc.) and even more lighthearted fare like Disney's Hercules is that they make for excellent Gotterdammerung targets what with being largely awful, and (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART) there aren't really any rules as to how their apocalypse should go down.

I mean, there's technically he Gigantomachy, but Heracles bails out the Pantheon on that one. Otherwise, it's free game, and anyone from a bald Spartan to a 20-year old Japanese man/woman who hasn't graduated from high school can conceivably do the job without anyone batting an eye provided the story's done well enough. Or, even if it's not. Marvel and DC keep killing off the Greek gods, and no one seems to mind.

There are no "rules" is what I'm saying. Take, for instance, the Biblical Apocalypse. Oh sure, you might have the layup laundry list of the Anti-Christ and the Four Horseman, but if the Leviathan, Behemoth, Ziz, the leopard-lion-bear, Mother Harlot, and the multi-headed dragon fail to show; a lot of people expecting the full course are going to call you a lazy, budget-embezzling quitter. And a hack.

Then there's the Nordic Ragnarok. Which is much less prone to pedantic nitpicking that the previous example, but that's only because its list is much shorter and more consistent: Fenris, Loki, Jormungandr, and Surtr (and maybe Hela). Which is why Thor Ragnarok is a fun movie, even without the meme treasures it brought, but it's an awful Ragnarok film because Fenris was freakishly small for a wolf that's supposed to devour the sun, and there was no snake kaiju so big that it encircles the Earth. Odin Sphere, in contrast, while having a plot that's very different from anything found in Norse myth, much better Ragnarok story given that all the big showpieces were present and accounted for.

That's partially why I felt a tad disappointed in Lostbelt 2. If it had just been called by a different title, I would've been otherwise perfectly okay with it. Call it "Ophelia" or "Valkyrie Purgatorium" or something like that. But, no, they went with Ragnarok. And that, as mentioned above, comes with certain expectations. Did you want to see Fate's versions of Odin, Thor, and Loki? Tough. Here's the zebra shadow lady from the Shin Megami Tensei games and Brynhildr's bf. Were you excited to fight Fenris or Jormungandr? Too bad. Here is Surtr who is sort of fused with Fenris, not that you could tell, and who doesn't even swing his massive flaming sword that much during his boss fight; we didn't even design legs for him.

So in summary, knocking off the Greek Gods won't cause any complaints regarding accuracy or missing content. You can do whatever you like and whatever you do will live and die by its own merits. That is not to say, that you can't implement new ideas and happenings in an Apocalypse or Ragnarok tale. The Valhalla graphic novel series is as good as it is due to a mixture of the spectacle myth fans came for and the sagas they didn't know they wanted. And for as much as it left out, the Scandinavian Lostbelt also did this. Yes, it didn't give players the chance to neuter a star-munching space wolf, but it did have a calamity to call its own. Until it didn't.

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old art but,,, headcanons

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r/grandorder - The Worst Mother's Day Special Ever Made

520 votes and 57 comments so far on Reddit

"You're almost a couple of decades late, but hey, better late than never."

Commentary:

At its most base, this comic can be interpreted as the Greek Gods making fun of Perseus for being a mama's boy, but the more you know about Perseus, the worse this comic gets. Have fun.

Sure Perseus' story isn't as action-packed as Herc's, it might not be as big or complex as the Illiad, and it doesn't do anything weird with Danaë for the doujin crowd like Oedipus Rex. But darn it, wanting to protect his mom from being creeped on for the second time has got to count for something.

I'd also argue that despite not being as gory, violent, vulgar, or nubile as other Greek myths and their plethora of reinterpretations and deconstructions, Perseus' story is perhaps one of the most quietly dark of them all. Even putting aside the multitude of perils Danaë went through because of her father and Zeus, the base symbolism of Perseus' quest is rather bleak. In that, to protect his mother, a victim of the carnal attentions and jealousies of the gods, he must slay Medusa, who is herself another victim of the carnal attentions and jealousies of the gods. In essence, he is going to fight and kill an entity that is very much like his own mother. To make the conflict even more wretched, the gods themselves who are indirectly responsible for this coming deathmatch, casually intervene to give Perseus the bare minimum amount of equipment to beat Medusa, who as mentioned earlier, they technically created.

There is also no big confrontation between Perseus and Zeus, no attempts by the young demigod to have his father answer for raining on and then bailing on Danaë. Some may look at this as a plot hole or further proof that Perseus is a poor protagonist who should be drawn and quartered for killing their snake waifu. But honestly, what is Perseus supposed to do? What can he do? A gorgon's tough enough, but Zeus is on an entirely different level. Challenging someone of such divine magnitude would just result in either his immediate death or an insulted Zeus just deciding to not give him any boons; and Perseus needs both his life and that gear to save his mother. You can call this nihilistic or Kafka-esque, but I just hope you recognize what a grim moment in an otherwise straightforward heroic tale this is. No catharsis. No closure. Just an ambivalent universe (or in this case, some gods) being as fickle in giving aid as it is in doling out agony.

But as said before, the sincerity and simplicity in Perseus' motivations for risking his life in a catalogue full of legendary champions who were mostly out for glory, cash, and sometimes gash, is very laudable. The guy should get more credit for that.

Wow, that was kind of dour. Have this hilarious video featuring Zeus and another one of his out-of-wedlock offspring in the style of Hercules Returns.

Perseus (tilting his head): What's so funny, Lord Zeus? Zeus: Huh? Oh ... erm ... nothing. Nothing at all. Just a little inside joke, that's all. Perseus: O ... kay? Zeus: Now, run along and kill the evil Gorgon. Perseus: Erm ... sure. (beginning to walk away but stopped and turned around) Oh yeah, mother wants me to ask when you're coming back. Zeus (raised an eyebrow): ... huh? Perseus: I mean, (setting the bag of items down) she told me that you promised her that you two will be together forever ... and she's still waiting for you- Zeus: I'm gonna stop you right there, junior. I think you're old enough to realize that what your mother and I had was a one night thing only. There's no way I'm gonna be tied down to a mere mortal. Poseidon (whispering to Hades): Not to mention the pain and torment Hera will bring down on him if he did. He he he~ Zeus: I heard that you *bleeps. (turning back to Perseus) So, tell your mother I ain't coming back. Perseus: Very well then, (pulled out a stack of paper and tossed them at Zeus) then these are for you. Zeus (reading the papers): What the ... CHILD SUPPORT?! SHE WANTS ME TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT?! Perseus (shrugged): Well, she had to raise me all by her lonesome self. And we're quite poor so ... (deadpanned) cough up the dough. Zeus (angered): YOU DARE ORDER ME, THE MIGHTY ZEUS, GOD OF SKY AND THUNDER TO PAY YOU?! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE TO ORDER ME AROUND? Perseus: Me? I'm just a mere Demi-God. I would never dream of ordering you around ... her, on the other hand~ Zeus: HER WHO-(a cough drew the entire Pantheon's attention)-eek~! H ... Hera?! Hera (dressed in an attorney suit): Yes, dear. I'm the Acrisius' legal attorney and if you don't pay them what they're due ... (leveled a glare at her husband) ... then it's gonna get messy. Zeus: WHY WOULD YOU HELP THEM?! Hera: Goddess of Marriage and Family. That, and to get back at that cheating *bleep who left them ... a.k.a. you~ Zeus: B ... B ... But ... ah ... (grinned before speaking in a sweet tone) but honey, if I do that ... then it will affect both of us financially~ Hera (cheery tone): Way ahead of you, darling. Ms Acrisius happily agreed to pay me with 50% of what she gets out of the child support ... which is a lot by the way. So, in reality, it's just you paying your share~ Zeus: ... *BLEEP! (looking back at Perseus and speaking in a high pitch tone) Hey ... junior. Erm ... enjoying that belated birthday gift there? You know I didn't mean anything about what I just said about your mother and I? (seeing Perseus's expressionless look) I meant to call you guys but ... erm ... some stuff happened? And ... you're not buying any of this, aren't you? Persues, Hera and the rest of the Pantheon: Nope. Zeus: ... *bleep. Another instance why Kratos is RightAnd why Percy Jackson series is too forgiving and soft What's funny about this sentiment, and all the stories that aim to bring the Greek gods to task for their indiscretions (God of War, Blood of Zeus, Immortals, the of the Titans series, etc.) and even more lighthearted fare like Disney's Hercules is that they make for excellent Gotterdammerung targets what with being largely awful, and (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART) there aren't really any rules as to how their apocalypse should go down.I mean, there's technically he Gigantomachy, but Heracles bails out the Pantheon on that one. Otherwise, it's free game, and anyone from a bald Spartan to a 20-year old Japanese man/woman who hasn't graduated from high school can conceivably do the job without anyone batting an eye provided the story's done well enough. Or, even if it's not. Marvel and DC keep killing off the Greek gods, and no one seems to mind.There are no "rules" is what I'm saying. Take, for instance, the Biblical Apocalypse. Oh sure, you might have the layup laundry list of the Anti-Christ and the Four Horseman, but if the Leviathan, Behemoth, Ziz, the leopard-lion-bear, Mother Harlot, and the multi-headed dragon fail to show; a lot of people expecting the full course are going to call you a lazy, budget-embezzling quitter. And a hack.Then there's the Nordic Ragnarok. Which is much less prone to pedantic nitpicking that the previous example, but that's only because its list is much shorter and more consistent: Fenris, Loki, Jormungandr, and Surtr (and maybe Hela). Which is why Thor Ragnarok is a fun movie, even without the meme treasures it brought, but it's an awful Ragnarok film because Fenris was freakishly small for a wolf that's supposed to devour the sun, and there was no snake kaiju so big that it encircles the Earth. Odin Sphere, in contrast, while having a plot that's very different from anything found in Norse myth, much better Ragnarok story given that all the big showpieces were present and accounted for.That's partially why I felt a tad disappointed in Lostbelt 2. If it had just been called by a different title, I would've been otherwise perfectly okay with it. Call it "Ophelia" or "Valkyrie Purgatorium" or something like that. But, no, they went with Ragnarok. And that, as mentioned above, comes with certain expectations. Did you want to see Fate's versions of Odin, Thor, and Loki? Tough. Here's the zebra shadow lady from the Shin Megami Tensei games and Brynhildr's bf. Were you excited to fight Fenris or Jormungandr? Too bad. Here is Surtr who is sort of fused with Fenris, not that you could tell, and who doesn't even swing his massive flaming sword that much during his boss fight; we didn't even design legs for him.So in summary, knocking off the Greek Gods won't cause any complaints regarding accuracy or missing content. You can do whatever you like and whatever you do will live and die by its own merits. That is not to say, that you can't implement new ideas and happenings in an Apocalypse or Ragnarok tale. The Valhalla graphic novel series is as good as it is due to a mixture of the spectacle myth fans came for and the sagas they didn't know they wanted. And for as much as it left out, the Scandinavian Lostbelt also did this. Yes, it didn't give players the chance to neuter a star-munching space wolf, but it did have a calamity to call its own. Until it didn't.

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The Fates of Prototype

Another quick little fanfic from me. I love the designs and ideas behind Fate/Protoype, and really hope we get an event for it one day! So I decided to write this quick little drabble based on what I know about it! Constructive Criticism is welcomed and encouraged! I hope you enjoy it!

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Rider

The shining light of the Holy Sword had crashed over Perseus, the force of it even with only 4 seals removed enough to defeat the Rider, with his energy already running thin, it was a miracle he’d managed to last as long as he did.

Perseus slumped to his knees, prana completely depleted. His mask fell from his place, and Rider yearned to catch it, but he couldn’t, the gray object shattering, before fading away. 

Aro...Rider’s thoughts blurred, thinking back to his master. The boy kept alive, but completely in pain. Most of his organs replaced, living solely through magic. The mere summoning of Perseus had finally taken it all out of the boy. Rider had known his master for but a week.

And then, in his final minutes, Aro had used his command seals to make Perseus fully incarnate....and thus, the Hero with a Happy Ending had sworn “I will use the Grail's Power to give you the life you deserve.”

After making that swear, in rage, Perseus had slaughtered the people who had put his master through hell, stalling just long enough to receive his signature mask.

And just like, Perseus was changed. Summoned no longer was the paragon hero, the hero with a happy ending, the hero summoned at the behest of a boy who knew no happiness...in his place stood a hero who would perform all sacrilegious acts for the sake of the boy whose life was stolen.

Now, dying, facing the night sky, Perseus wondered if it was worth it. The people he killed...the fake friendships he’d made….were they fake? Rider was vaguely aware of Saber and Ayaka coming to kneel by him as he died.

The bespectacled girl brought a question to Perseus’ mind.

Does she see me as who I pretended to be, her classmate, a friend to most of the school? Or does she see me as the heroic spirit, Perseus? Or does she see before her a simple murderer?

I blame her for none of them…

Perseus closed his eyes...and he knew no more.

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Lancer

That damned priest had finally been done in. His heart pierced by Gae Bolg. Saber was convulsing on the ground near, returning to his true color scheme as the Priest’s influence was removed from him.

What a bastard. Lancer thought, staring at the white haired priest, already dead on the ground. This has been one hell of a Grail War….

Lancer tried to stand, but he couldn’t, taking the blow from the corrupted Saber’s Noble Phantasm was too much for the Hound of Ulster, and Cu Chulainn could feel his life force slipping away. 

“Oi, Ayaka, was it?” Lancer sputtered.

The final master looked up from Saber, turning towards him. Lancer couldn’t face them, not out of shame, but because his body lacked the ability to turn to look.

Lancer was not the type to have regrets, it wasn’t in his nature. Oh sure, there are some parts of his life he was not proud of but not regrets.

Could Lancer say the same for his second life? His life as a servant?  

For once, Lancer was unsure...he’d let his master down. Sure he berated her for not going on the offensive quicker, but if he was better, she wouldn’t have been turned into that...thing.

Simply the thought of what his Master had become was enough to send shivers down his spine.

But, he’d ultimately put her out of her misery, saved her from life as a poor excuse for life. And he’d gone on to help Ayaka rescue her servant from the Priest. He even got to kill the Priest, that was good.

So, can I say I once again lived without regrets?

Ignoring the waves of agony it sent throughout his body, Lancer tilted his head upward and saw a shooting star streak across the sky.

“I didn’t know...there was a meteor shower tonight...master.” 

Yeah, I think I can.

And so the pale blue sparkles swirled in with the shooting stars, Ayaka and Saber, gaining witness to the blue flecked sky.

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Berserker and Archer

Berserker’s last thoughts were nothing, he was a weapon, an animal, a creature with no reasoning. His death was unceremonious, no last cry, no sacrifice. Only two golden blades carving through him, and a gentle fade into blue particles. 

Archer, on the other hand, was granted the opportunity to have final thoughts. Gilgamesh tried to drag himself to the stairs, but he knew it was no use. Rolling over to look up at the fluorescent light of the ceiling, Archer let out a humorless chuckle. Of course he couldn’t make it to the stairs, Berserker was guaranteed victory, and he’d only been told to keep Archer from reaching the roof.

All the wounds he’d suffered had finally caught up to him. He should’ve been fatally wounded when Excalibur cleaved through him. He should’ve died when he took Berserker’s blow for Ayaka. He definitely should’ve died when Berserker crushed his heart with his bare hands.

But, thanks to [Absolute Survive], Gilgamesh was able to turn away from death all three times. It was ultimately his most useful Noble Phantasm. But, the King of Heroes knew that his luck had finally run out. 

Not even that Noble Phantasm would save him from a crushed heart. 

Archer’s crimson eyes had long glossed over, and his breathing slowed. Archer wondered if Ayaka and Lancer had been successful in their goal to reclaim Saber.

Saber. Gilgamesh thought, with more than a twinge of disappointment, My one goal in this war was to attain victory over you and Berserker… I lost to you, and only survived against Berserker.

Yet, Archer did not feel hollow inside. He’d thought that failure would leave his heart unfulfilled.

But...ultimately, Gilgamesh was not unfulfilled. Why he would’ve loved to win the Grail, he’d gotten to experience two fights that brought him more joy than he’d rarely felt, even in his first life.  Between seeing the beauty that was Saber’s master, to his duels with the servant himself… Archer truly enjoyed himself

Archer laughed, and although his last breath brought no words, it brought a smile. A smile that stayed with Archer until he faded away.

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Saber

Arthur truly had no regrets. The sun was rising high over the sky, Manaka and the Beast of Revolution defeated.

“Saber. My command seals are…” Ayaka began, before Saber nodded, and turned to face her.

“I guess this is goodbye.” Saber smiled sadly. 

“Yeah,” Ayaka looked at the ground.

“Hey,” Arthur smiled, reaching over and taking her glasses, one last time, “Just because this is goodbye for now, doesn’t mean we have to forget each other.”

Ayaka looked at Arthur, retorting, “But, you’ll be gone for good.”

Arthur placed the glasses into Ayaka’s hands, smiling, “Remember when we first met, at the beginning of the war? How did you describe yourself to me?”

“Gloomy, self-centered, and narrow-minded, an overall horrible personality…” Ayaka murmured.

“But you’re not like that anymore.” Arthur reminded softly, “You’ve grown so much braver, you’ve grown so much as a person. That alone makes the time we’ve had together worth it.”

Ayaka blushed at that statement, before saying, “Sa-Arthur. Can I ask a favor of you, before you fade away.”

“Anything.” Saber assured, to which Ayaka extended her hand.

“Walk me home, please, as far as you can.”

Saber was taken back at the tameness of the request, but smiled, “Of course!”

Saber took Ayaka’s hand and they walked through the early morning streets together, beaten and battered, but not dead. The streets were peaceful, quiet, no signs of the battles that had taken place the night before. 

Arriving at Ayaka’s home, Saber walked her to the doorstep. Once there, Arthur reached to open the door for her, only to be caught in a tight embrace. Saber sighed, before closing his eyes and returning the hug.

The servant master duo stayed like that for a long time. It felt like it was too short but at the same time, like an eternity.

For Ayaka, it ended far too soon.

For Saber? It lasted just long enough.

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Perseus drawing I alluded to earlier. The colors may be iffy, but I tried my best. I hope yall enjoy it! Constructive criticism is welcomed and encouraged as are likes and reblogs!