Gilles de Rais (Saber)

, Class Name , is a Saber-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
==Profile==
===Identity===
The heroic aspect not normally summoned due to the corrupted aspect having more notoriety as .
===Appearance===
A somewhat skinny lady-killer. At the times when his tension was still low.
A knight in his prime, at least when compared to his other self. His eyes are pitch black and his black hair is yet to show signs of aging. It is long enough to warrant being tied up into a small bun at its end, with large portions of it falling on either side of his face. Plain-looking and serious.
As a knight and as a Servant, he wears the white silver armor he carried during the One-Hundred Year War, as evident by his appearance in the Singularity of Orleans. It appears to be teal in some patches. In addition, it has a piece of cloth attached to the crotch-piece of the set. He seems to wear black and white underclothes beneath the armor. Finally, the armor is adorned with crosses in the chest, side of the legs, and the singular shoulder piece in the right side.
In his 2nd Ascension, his white underclothes were replaced by blue ones, which extend into a front and back piece of cloth. His armor remains the overall shape, but is radically different in the details, as most of its pieces now hold a pattern engraved that resembles the fangs of an unknown, perhaps otherworldly beast. The cloth in front of his crotch is now stained in blood. In addition, he holds his sword, a white, double-edged bladed weapon with the same fang-like pattern in its hilt as a decoration, in his right hand.
In his 3rd Ascension, Gilles de Rais appears the be the closest to his Caster self while still a Saber. Many pieces of his armor were removed to reveal the underclothes, which appear to be a medical coat of sorts, with three black sashes tied around his chest, waist and hips to hold the pieces of his armor that remain to his body. The blood-stained cloth has disappeared, but now in his left hand, he holds the Noble Phantasm of his Caster self, given to him by a dear friend.
Throughout his Ascensions, it's made clear that Saber edges closer and closer to his downfall...
===Personality===
With an honest and valorous personality. He is a lover of art. For Gilles de Rais, the holy woman Jeanne d'Arc was everything. One could say that she herself was the sole salvation in this depraved reality and, at the same time, the proof of God's existence for Gilles. Reality is bitter. The time to fall in darkness has come. The past shall never change. Regardless how much of an outstanding military man he is, it does not change the fact he is also a serial killer. However, even still he must continue to seek redemption forever.
====Relationships====
;Gilles de Rais (Caster)
:"I wonder what about those clothes. But looking well... Not bad... Hoho..."Fate/Grand Order material I Gilles de Rais (Saber)'s Profile, translated by Beast's Lair User King of Padoru.
;Jeanne d'Arc
:"The girl I used to line up with. I don’t regret having pledged everything for the girl, even my life, even my status."
;Jeanne d'Arc Alter
:"A once saint that has fallen to blackness. Even so, if she said 「follow me」. I would gladly serve as her entourage to the ends of Hell."
==Role==
===Fate/Apocrypha===
===Fate/Grand Order===
====First Singularity: Orleans====
Gilles leads the French army in an effort to take France back from Jeanne Alter. He and his army are en route to retake Lyon when they’re attacked by Charles-Henri Sanson, Lancelot, and their wyverns. Fortunately, Ritsuka’s party who just left Lyon with Siegfried intervenes. Gilles orders his men to fire their cannons at the wyverns surrounding Jeanne d’Arc and Carmilla, giving Jeanne the opportunity to force Carmilla’s retreat. After Lancelot is killed, Gilles attempts to speak with Jeanne in order to verify if it’s truly her, but she ignores so not to endanger his position. As he watches the group leave, Gilles decides that he and his men must reexamine everything they know of the "Dragon Witch“; questioning if her actions were that of an evil imposter of Jeanne.
He and his army later arrive to aid the group in their climatic battle with Jeanne Alter’s forces. After the Singularity is resolved, he arrives in Orleans palace. He is overjoyed to see Jeanne alive, but she corrects him that the history of her execution and him despairing over her death will remain unchanged. She also tells him that she senses they fight together again in some form, calling their situation a temporary goodbye. Gilles realizes she still cares for France even in death, and asks her forgiveness for France betraying her.
====Event: SABER WARS====
Gilles initially doesn’t speak any actual lines, so Blackbeard merely interprets him. He has no interest in Mash and Artoria Lily like Blackbeard does, instead he’s more interested in the ship parts they took. He is seemingly killed by Mysterious Heroine X reflexively since he’s a Saber. After the group defeat Blackbeard, he and Gilles return the ship parts. X asks Gilles why he is with Blackbeard, sensing his kindness, dignity, grace, and deep earnestness. Gilles opts to remain silent. He finally speaks though when Blackbeard decides to leave after being struck in the crotch twice by Caliburn. He jokes that pirates tend to lose their "balls" when they’re on land before leaving by himself.
====Vengeful Demon's Wail at the Prison Tower ====
Gilles appears in the recreation of Château d’If alongside Jeanne, who serves as the avatar of wrath. He confronts Ritsuka and Edmond Dantès as they arrive at the fourth hall. Calling Edmond the enemy of the righteous, he declares he’ll cut him down in the name of his Holy Maiden. Jeanne wants to save Edmond’s soul, but Gilles believes it cannot be saved. He believes it is too blackened by hatred, so it must be judged by the blade instead. Seeing they have no choice, Jeanne fights Ritsuka and Edmond with Gilles. They’re both defeated, however.
====Final Singularity: Solomon====
He is amongst the Orleans Singularity Servant to assist the Chaldea against Demon Gods Pillar.Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Section 2: I/Naberius, the Melting Furnace
====Ordeal Call I: Paper Moon====
====Interlude====
=====Sword of the Saint=====
Gilles has Ritsuka and Mash accompany him back to France in order to retrieve Jeanne’s sword. Believing the sword could be in Orléans, the group head there. However, after destroying the possessed corpses there, Gilles decides that finding the source of their possession is currently more crucial than finding the sword. With Fou’s help, the group finds the sword and a strong magical presence powerful enough to create another singularity if left unchecked. They try to take the sword when a Shadow Servant manifests. After it’s destroyed, Gilles retrieves the sword. He tells Ritsuka that while Jeanne never drew her sword; she carried the sins of her army with her. He then vows to not let anyone but her draw the sword until the day comes that she’ll have to draw it herself.
==Abilities==
Gillessword.png|Saber's sword
In most Holy Grail Wars, Gilles is summoned not as a Saber, but as a Caster. This is probably caused by how his bad name as Bluebeard is more well-known around the world.
===Class Skills===
*Magic Resistance (B Rank): Invalidates magecraft with an activation chant below three verses. Even being wounded by High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals is difficult.
*Riding (B Rank): Talent for riding. Can ride normal vehicles with above average skill, but can’t ride beasts on the level of Demonic Beast or Divine Beast.
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*Mad Enhancement (EX Rank): An oddity for a Saber that represents his ever-present hatred of Jeanne's Death.
===Personal Skills===
*Tactics (C Rank): As Jeanne d'Arc’s assistant, he obtained several military merits. In the case of being under an attack similar to a siege battle, a bonus is particularly added.
:*Triumph of the Holy Maiden (EX Rank): Upgrade from Tactics (Fate/Grand Order).
*Golden Rule (B Rank): Having an enormous territory and heritage, he shouldn’t have had any problem with money during his life, but...
*Prelati's Encouragement (B/A Rank): Is a skill that Gilles receives encouragement from Prelati. It takes the form of STR reinforcement via magecraft but as a cost, his memories of his life after Jeanne's death becomes more and more distinct.
===Noble Phantasm===
Saber's Noble Phantasm is Saint War Order. He also owns Prelati's Spellbook, but if he uses it he will automatically transform into his Caster version. He is also able to use Jeanne's Noble Phantasm Luminosité Eternelle if he somehow manages to obtain her flag.
==Development==
===Creation and Conception===
Gilles de Rais was designed by Shinjirou in Fate/Grand Order. His concept art features a cloak that appears nowhere else.
His scenario writer is Kinoko Nasu in Fate/Grand Order.Fate/Grand Order material I - Gilles de Rais, p.082-091, Translation by Ranoncap & Translation by King of Padoru
Gilles' voice actor Satoshi Tsuruoka came up with the voice he would want to use for a sane Gilles when recording Fate/Zero, years before a sane Gilles ever appeared in any media, after reading history books about the real Gilles de Rais' fall to madness.FGO Chaldea Broadcasting Station U.S. Branch Vol. 13
===Comment from Illustrator===
"Since it was established that he’d have the grimoire, the semi-fallen estate of the third stage was the initial design. There, I received a suggestion from Takeuchi-san, a beautiful Gilles (1 – 2 stage) was born, and a story nature was given to the Ascensions. The fall to darkness of the heroine is erotic and nice." (Shinjirou)
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