Hephaestion Mnemosyne

, Class Name , is a Pretender-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order. Prior to her True Name Deposition as a Pretender, she possesses the True Name . She originates from Lord El-Melloi II Case Files.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Rail Zeppelin 6/6: Lightning and Shooting StarLord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 5 - "case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Lower)" 
==Profile==
===Identity===
In Lady Reines's Case Files: Plus Episode, Faker's Saint Graph has mixed with a fragment of Mnemosyne. While the percentage of Mnemosyne in her is minimal, it changed her, and as a result, she gained the Pretender Class and her parameters and Skills partially altered.
===Appearance===
Faker wears an outfit extremely similar to that of Alexander as a child. She has heterochomatic eyes, with one appearing to be a very pale grey with a slight goldish tint, while the other is blue. When Faker uses her Mystic Eyes, both eyes glow orange.
===Personality===
Faker appears as a haughty young woman, citing herself as the primary confidant of Iskandar, and bears a dislike for Lord El-Melloi II. She grows angered when he refers to himself as Iskandar's subject, claiming to be disgusted because he has no qualifications to be so. She considers him to be similar to Eumenes.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4 - "case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Upper)" A Magus from the ever-enchanted Age of Gods who is infinitely loyal to Iskandar, yet hates the king and his army more than anyone else.
Despite her loyalty, she resents Iskandar for never letting go of his dream to see Okeanos, believing he knew it was not real but still desired to seek it out. This eventually caused her to harbor a certain level of contempt for his army and her fellow subjects who unquestionably followed his dream, despite the revelation of the truth that there was no sea at the end of the world. Her absence from Ionioi Hetairoi is due to her opinion on the army after the . When Iskandar activates his Noble Phantasm the spirit of Iskandar's Shadow hears the call, in the process of being summoned she is given knowledge of events after her death and learns about the Wars of the Diadochi, and then she rejects the summoning before it is completed.
After Gray absorbs some of her Magical Energy, she becomes impressed enough to show off her Mystic Eyes of Compulsion. At the same time, her warrior's pride compels her to rescue Gray from an avalanche, stating that "Warriors should die on the battlefield."
As a servant of Dionysus the god of wine, she regularly outdrank other members Iskandar's army. She had a poor relationship with the other retainers of Iskandar, which caused problems for her brother as he tried to find a way to mend those relationships.
In addition, the reason she rejects the summons of the Ionioi Hetairoi comes from the following flow of events. "She is called by Iskandar" ⮕ "Immediately before being summoned, she is given the fundamental knowledge from the world about the Wars of the Diadochi" ⮕ "Before the summoning is completed, she rejects it." A summoned Heroic Spirit, if not from the Holy Grail then from the World itself, receives knowledge about the present era. In the case of Ionian Hetairoi, it is the latter that provides the information.
Just as she said during the story, "Being a warrior is a question of both body, mind, and spirit." Her love of battle and the skills that saw her through numerous battlefields made it possible for her and Heartless to break through the Spiritual Tomb of Albion alone. Despite how much of a mismatched pair the two of them may seem, her partnership with Heartless is one she finds unexpectedly comfortable. Though it was never discussed in detail, the way Heartless’ life changed after being betrayed by his students and her unwillingness to forgive the betrayal she suffered in the Wars of the Diadochi demonstrated a clear unity of values between them.
====Relationships====
;Iskandar
:"Lord...Iskandar... Apologies. I ask that you not ask me to face the King of Conquerors. Why? Partly because I am ashamed to meet him, even if he has forgiven me. But one day, I shall..."Fate/Grand Order Lines
:Her one and only king. A scorching passion that will never fade, even at the end of time.
;Alexander
:"I don't believe this... I never imagined I'd ever get a chance to meet the King of Conquerors at that age... Now hold on, Alexander! That's enough of the Protection of Zeus for now!"
:"If Zeus’ Divine Blessings were to be cut off... no, forget it."
;Olympias
:"You... There are so many things I want to ask you. But I think it’s better for both of us to leave it be."
;Hephaestion (True)
:"My brother likely still perceives me as a mere child, not even ten years old."
;Ptolemaios
:"He came out on top? Ugh, just hearing that makes me sick! But I guess it's no surprise. He's always been one to succeed."
;Mnemosyne
:"You, will always be here."
;Lord El-Melloi II
:"I didn't think it was true, but I see that perverse Lord is here too. He looks pissy, as usual. Be careful. A man like that is the sort likely to stir up trouble for the whole world."
:"Gloomy. Scrawny. Cheap. Despite appearing to have endured such hardship, he’s the ultimate troublemaker, a veritable plague. Reminds me of that secretary. I wish he’d simply vanish."
;Doctor Heartless
:"I’ve always been thankful towards that heartless mage. He granted me a name without naming me."
;Reines
:"The successor for the Department of Modern Magecraft? Come on now, there's too many of those in Chaldea! ...You're not going to tell me the Grand Puppeteer's here too, are you!?"
;Gray
:"Gray? I didn't think she would be here in Chaldea too. Well then, I'll put her through some training. I've always thought she had the potential to become a good warrior."
:"Promising. I'd like to handle her training myself. Also, she should sever her ties with her stubborn master as soon as possible."
;Melusine
:"Albion? You're THAT Albion? How is it possible for a giant labyrinth I once traveled through to turn into a Fairy Knight? Oh, I see... I guess that would make it possible..."
;Leonardo da Vinci
:"Ah, so you're Da Vinci... No, don't worry about it. But...yeah... All I want to say is that I wish you good health as long as fate allows."
;EMIYA
:"The name EMIYA does ring a bell to me. The circumstances may be different, but you were called Faker at one point too."
;Pretender Servants
:"I see...so that's what the other Pretender is like..."
==Role==
===Fate/Grand Order===
====Lady Reines's Case Files: Plus Episode====
While Ritsuka Fujimaru's body is going through the Patchwork London Singularity, a physical embodiment of their memories wakes up aboard the Rail Zeppelin along with Faker, who was able to retain her memories of when Doctor Heartless summoned her as a result of being integrated with a part of Mnemosyne's systems. Together Fujimaru and Faker make their way through the train while figuring out what brought them there.
==Abilities==
As she didn't leave behind any anecdotal stories in history, her status as a Servant is rather weak, but she still boasts a considerable and comprehensive combat ability. This results not just from having powerful skills or Noble Phantasms, but from the wide variety of physical and magical options available to her in combat, and her ability to keenly recognize which of those options is optimal for each situation.
Her main armament is a short sword akin to Iskandar's spatha, but with two horns curving off the hilt, and she shows the strength and skill to overpower Gray. In her Second Ascension, she uses a staff to cast spells. The staff appears to be a , which are associated with . In her Third Ascension, Faker uses a long sword as her primary armament. 
Faker possesses Noble Colours rank , which give her the ability to forcibly take control of her target's body against their will and can even compel them to speak the truth. It causes the victim physical and mental strain as they are still conscious of their actions.
Faker has also displayed a level of skill in using magecraft and spellcraft, as seen in her attempts to use several offensive spells against Gray. Her magical energy takes the color of vibrant red lightning similar to Iskandar's blue. The that Faker references normally corresponds to the god of wine , but the magecraft she uses actually points to the maddened Zeus himself. In short, an omnipotent god gone mad. Abandoning reason and embracing infinite chaos is truly suitable as a source for magecraft. As Dionysus is a god of alcohol, and alcohol is closely tied to dreams, Faker is able to look into others' dreams with her magecraft. The lineage of her magecraft can be traced back to Hecate, giving Faker a loose connection to Medea and Circe who also use spells derived from Hecate. 
In Fate/Grand Order, her Saint Graph is mixed with Mnemosyne, the Autonomous Observational Existence Verification System built by Chaldea. The percentage of Mnemosyne in her is derisory, but due to that, she gained the Pretender Class, and had her parameters and Skills partially altered.
===Skills===
====Class Skills====
*Independent Action (B (EX) Rank): It is possible for a Servant to stay in the world for two days without a Master. However, this is the ideal value achieved by maximally conserving mana and avoiding battle and Noble Phantasm usage.
*Camouflage (B Rank): At B Rank, it is possible to fool an opponent by appearing as another Class or with different parameters.
*Territory Creation (EX Rank): A Skill she only has in Fate/Grand Order. Mnemosyne's Skill. Due to being an Autonomous Observational Existence Verification System, she's practically a type of workshop, in a sense. Hephaestion mixed with Mnemosyne can operate this "workshop's" features inside herself.Fate/Grand Order – Hephaestion Profile final section, translated by Comun
*Oblivion Nullification (EX Rank): A Skill she only has in Fate/Grand Order. Mnemosyne's Skill. A Skill mostly similar to Oblivion Correction. The system named after the memory goddess Mnemosyne enables her to almost perfectly carry over her memories from previous summons, although this feature is limited to when she's summoned by the Chaldea summoning system.
====Personal Skills====
*For He Is Another Iskandar (Fake) (A Rank): Allows Faker to imitate Iskandar's Noble Phantasms and Skills as his body double. Copied Skills are dropped by one rank, but it is possible to slightly change their function.
*High-Speed Divine Words (B Rank): As a sorceress from the Age of the Gods, she is able to cast greater magecraft with this spell.
*Blessing of the Nameless (EX Rank): Whether by sword, Magecraft, or curse, she can take the damage in place of someone she recognizes as her Master. The damage can also be mitigated if the correct measures are taken.
*Mystic Eyes of Compulsion (B Rank): Noble Colours. Possesses a Mystic Eyes that can force others to follow orders.
===Noble Phantasm===
Iskandar's Shadow possesses the Noble Phantasm Hecatic Wheel, similar to Alexander's Gordius Wheel, drawn by two skeleton Wyverns rather than Divine Bulls. It is a lower rank than Gordius Wheel, but through the use of her Skill For He Is Another Iskandar (Fake) she is able to give her chariot functions that Gordius Wheel did not have, such as an autopilot.
Faker also possesses Ionioi Hetairoi through the use of her Skill For He Is Another Iskandar (Fake), though because she normally rejects the army in its entirety she does not use it and in fact never thought of the idea. But with the experiences she gained through her summoning under the Faker class - where she manifested Ionioi Hetairoi after being transformed into Divine Spirit IskandarLord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 10: case. Grand Roll (Lower) - Chapter 5 Part 6 - which she remembers due to Mnemosyne's ability to keep those memories between summonings, this gives her inspiration to manifest the Noble Phantasm via her For He Is Another Iskandar (Fake) Skill and the ability of the Pretender class to disguise her True Name and class as Iskandar. The total time it can be manifested is only a few minutes, and only a fraction of the full army is manifested, being comprised of just foot soldiers willing to obey her, and they all have contribute to help maintain the bounded field. Notable figures such as Hephaestion, Eumenes, and Ptolemy cannot be found within the army, but she does summon Iskandar himself. As she is forcibly manifesting it, it burns out her Saint Graph.Fate/Grand Order - Lady Reines's Case Files - Plus Episode: Pseudoepigraphica's Return - Chapter 9: Crimson Red Holy Spear 
==Development==
===Creation and Conception===
Hephaestion Mnemosyne was illustrated by Mineji Sakamoto in Fate/Grand Order. Her scenario writer is Makoto Sanda in Fate/Grand Order.
Concept art in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material reveals that at one point she was going to have blonde hair.
===Comment from Illustrator===
I considered the novel’s design (Ascension 1) to be complete, so coming up with something new was quite the challenge. (Mineji Sakamoto)
==References==
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