Berserker (Heracles)

Heracles, also known as Berserker and Megalos, is a character from the TYPE-MOON series.
== Charactah Account ==
This is the Servant of Ilyasviel von Einzbern, who immediately invoked the "Mad Enhancement" skill exclusive to Berserkers to strip him of his sanity and speaking ability in exchange for extreme boosts to all his stats. Despite his bouts of insanity and the Berserker class' reputation of killing their own Masters, Berserker is entirely loyal to his Master.
Due to his Mad Enhancement, Berserker is completely void of thought for most of the story. His emotions have been sealed off, making it impossible to perform any actions with personal motivation, and the only thing not lost is the reason within the core of his being that not even the bondage of the Command Spells can overwhelm. This side is shown in the occasions when he is shown feeling something like the will to protect Ilya. He faces even hopeless fights with his iron will, advancing to keep Ilya from facing death. He can display general thoughts based on his instincts that Ilya can interpret, and she responds as if having a normal conversation. Archer notes that he is one of the Servants completely satisfied with their Master.
He enjoys battle, and he would have grieved that his match with Archer "deserved better" had he been a normal Servant. He displays a brief sense of rationality while thinking this, wishing to have matched sword techniques with Archer to his heart's content and passed a satisfying time. He speaks briefly, free of Mad Enhancement, before his death during the Fate route, asking about Caliburn and commenting on its surprising strength. He puts no emotion into his dying words, and simply crumbles away like sand. 
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Carnival Phantasm
* Fate/stay night
* Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - I. Presage Flower
* Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - II. Lost Butterfly
* Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song
* Fate/stay night Movie: Unlimited Blade Works
* Fate/stay night TV Reproduction
* Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
* Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Season
* Today's Menu for the Emiya Family
=== Manga ===
* Fate/Apocrypha
* Fate/Grand Order: Epic of Remnant - Pseudo-Singularity II - Subterranean World of Folklore
* Fate/Grand Order: Turas Réalta
* Fate/stay night
* Learning with Manga! Fate/Grand Order
* Today's Menu For Emiya Family
* TYPE-MOON Academy Chibichuki!
=== Video Games ===
* Capsule Servant
* Fate/Grand Order
* Fate/hollow ataraxia
* Fate/stay night
* Fate/tiger colosseum
* Fate/tiger colosseum UPPER
* Fate/unlimited codes
== Trivia ==
* Berserker's original role in Fate/Prototype was similar to his final design in Fate/stay night, but he didn't appear in the animated short. There were a number of changes throughout the design process. His Master was originally Sancraid Phahn, a murderous maniac sent by the Church, but Takeuchi suggested a young girl instead. They were originally experimenting with his design to make him seem "inhuman", and the elbow spikes are a remnant of that process. Rider originally recognized him as Heracles at first glance due to their shared background in Greek mythology. She would have rammed him to death once or twice with Bellerophon before being killed.
* The original concept of God Hand held the ability "will not lose for 11 battles" (11-kai no sentou made wa zettai ni makenai), so that he would be able to easily defeat the six other Servants and still have victories left over. Against Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasm at the time, which was "will absolutely survive", the two concepts of the abilities clashed and the paradoxical situation had to be resolved. Berserker eventually died even though he won, while Gilgamesh lost but survived. After designing Ilya as his Master, they originally planned on having them both share lives. As long as Berserker lived, she was immortal and unable to be killed even if other Servants tried to avoid Berserker to strike at his Master. The idea was scrapped after they thought it was too strong.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Heracles (Berserker) at TYPE-MOON Wiki
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