Kay

, Class Name unknown, is an unknown class Servant summoned by Goddess Rhongomyniad in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order. He appears in Lord El-Melloi II Case Files as a spiritual being that exists within Gray's Mystic Code Add. 
==Profile==
===Background===
Kay was the son of Sir Ector and foster brother of Artoria, who later became known as King Arthur. Due to being female, Artoria could not inherit the throne by normal means, so she was given to Ector by Merlin to be raised as a simple knight apprentice at the age of five. Although Kay could tell she would grow up to be a beauty, his father told him to guide her like she was his brother. Deciding to treat her in that manner, he did not believe it would be kept secret.Garden of Avalon Kay - A story of the knights Artoria was initially raised under the belief that they were related by blood, but she was later told the truth while growing up. Their relationship did not diminish from the truth, and they still felt they were true siblings. Her identity as being female was known to him, but he kept the secret all his life after being sworn to secrecy by Merlin. Artoria acted as his attendant, carrying their weapons and provisions on outings, and she trained with both Kay and Ector in the ways of combat and the ways of being a knight. They often trained with wooden swords, and although Artoria was superior, she never once defeated him. Despite her always having been victorious in combat, they always argued while they fought, and due to Kay's arguments, she always felt like she had lost against him.Fate/hollow ataraxia - Sisters' crisis
One notable incident in their childhood for Artoria occurred during a rainy day while Artoria was sick and Kay's mother had to leave, so only Kay was available to tend to her. Telling her "it would be troublesome for me if you were to die now", he promised to do anything she requested in exchange for getting well quickly. He was very persistent in having her request something, so she said she wanted to "dream of a lion running across plains." He then left to carve a wooden lion, hoping to make an old, dying lion unable to hurt a mouse so as to not have it harm her in her dreams. The carving was poor enough that she compared it to a cross between a dog and a cat, but she appreciated it and was able to see the dream. Kay became shocked at his lack of carving skill upon her telling him, sadly telling her his original intention for it.
He was not there to witness her pulling the sword from the stone, but felt no need to warn her off her course due to his indignation toward the situation for she who "had everything since she was born." After Artoria drew Caliburn she went on a journey across the country, at first accompanied only by Kay and Merlin. Their adventures usually started with Artoria meddling in something or Merlin's humor getting out of hand. Kay would usually end up being the one trying to undo the damage the other two had caused.
Eventually calling herself the rightful King of the country, they established their base of operations and eventually fought eleven battles to claim the country. Kay was one of the most senior knights of Camelot along with Bedivere and Gawain, and the most original Round Table consisted of only himself, Artoria, and Merlin. When Artoria lost Caliburn to the machinations of Morgan le Fay, he made her a wood carving of a bird catching a salmon in an attempt to cheer her up. After the final battle against Vortigern, she claimed her kingdom and they spent ten years in peace.
At one point Artoria, Kay, and Bedivere traveled to Brittany, hunting the Giant of Mont Saint-Michel, who was wrecking havoc and who kidnapped Princess Helena, the niece of the King of Brittany. Bedivere could do nothing while Artoria and Kay killed the Giant, and as a result the princess died. Her death would continue to wrack Bedivere with guilt.Fate/Grand Order - Bedivere Interlude: Even at the Cost of My Life
Before the Battle of Camlann, Kay suspected that Mordred was preparing troops for an uprising when Artoria returns from the expedition to find Lancelot in Rome. However instead of choosing to stay and join the battle, Kay thought about leaving Camelot, taking all of his fortune and setting off for another land, despite feeling conflicted. Even so, he is mentioned as the reason why Artoria was able to disembark in Britain during the rebellion. Kay died before he was able to reach Camlann, and laments that no matter where he is or what he does he can never make a difference.
After Artoria died, Kay's corpse was brought along with her corpse and her holy spear Rhongomyniad to Blackmore Cemetery.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 1 Part 1 Morgan le Fay created the Mystic Code Add to seal Rhongomyniad and keep it from losing its Mystery. Morgan chose Kay as the base for Add's pseudo-personality because of all the Knights of the Round Table he was the one who had the least admiration for King Arthur. This was done without Kay's consent.
===Appearance===
Kay wears silver armor, draped in a red mantle. His hair is light brown.Fate/Grand Order THE MOVIE - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Paladin;Agateram
Kay's appearance in Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files is indistinct as if he were unable to completely materialize. His body is surrounded by a haze.
===Personality===
Kay is very argumentative, described as "possessing an elegant way of speaking" by Artoria, and he never lost to anyone in a battle of words. Artoria knew of no better knight when it came down to arguments, and his oratory skills were vaunted such that there were exaggerated rumors of Kay having shocked fire dragons in to flying back from whence they came. During his sparring with Artoria, he would use "warped reasoning just on the verge of being correct" to make her feel like she had lost despite being victorious, such as "You lose since you threw away your sheath!" or "I'm still alive so don't act like you won!" Once she became king, he often gave her strict and frank advice, and she believed such wit was required to rule a country. He is very skilled in management, so much that not a single shilling was wasted during any of their campaigns when he was in charge of the funds. He is fond of women, often flirting around while performing his duties as a knight.
Of all the Knights of the Round Table he was the one who had the least admiration for King Arthur. Despite his love for Artoria, he, like many others, holds some resentments towards her for sacrificing herself. Unable to understand that for which she struggles, he finds her dedication to something she never once personally experienced to be sickening in a manner enough to make him shudder. He disagrees with the dream of Merlin and Uther Pendragon, believing that, rather than a proof of kingship that cannot be clearly seen, it is more human-like to measure it by how much power, money, and troops one has. There is no need for a powerful commander: a bilateral cooperation for the purpose of mutual interests is more comfortable and it is easier to make someone work through their self-interest. And above all, when the time comes, it is possible to be vague about where to place responsibility. After all, nobody wants to see or become something like "a spokesman of God that saves all".
Kay had a habit of making small wood carvings of animals to cheer Artoria up when she was upset. He wasn't very good at it, though Artoria still appreciated them.
Mordred says Kay has a "goddamn irritating" way of putting things that makes it hard to tell if he's being polite or putting up a front.Fate/Grand Order - Enkidu Interlude II: Made by God, Woven by Humans, and Returned to Soil II
In Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Kay's personality has partially fused with Add's, so he has some unique personality quirks in that series that are not present elsewhere, such as using the same "Ihihihi" laugh as Add. This Kay also has Add's memories.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 5 Part 1
====Relationships====
;Artoria Pendragon (Saber)
;Knights of the Round Table
;Lancelot
;Tristan
;Mordred
;Gareth
;Percival
;Agravain
;Gaheris
;Palamedes
;Bedivere
==Role==
===Garden of Avalon===
Kay's story is a one-sided narrative told to Merlin before the downfall of the kingdom. Kay mentions that he hates having to listen to the stories of others, but says he will give his best attempt to bear with telling his own should Merlin wish to listen to him. Recounting the circumstances of how Artoria came to be his "brother" and the circumstances behind her birth, he believes she was born for the purpose of making the next king something that was not "merely above other men, but something that was no man." He describes her bearing as different compared to others, that none could have grown into a normal human under the conditions of her birth. He describes her battles and finally coming to become king.
Concerned with the state of things, that none have truly accepted Artoria due to her inhuman qualities, he believes it is likely to fall apart at any time. He believes that Mordred is preparing troops for when Artoria returns from the expedition to find Lancelot in Rome, and Kay says he is tired of it all. Deciding to leave from all of it, he plans on maybe taking his fortune and setting off for another land. When Merlin asks of what Kay thinks of Artoria, he tells his frustration with her and recounts a time when she had been lacking sleep and later learned that she even spent her sleeping hours under the instruction of Merlin in her dreams. Looking upon the end of the kingdom, he can only think, “Bollocks. What was it that she wanted to do so much to have to go that far?”
=== Lord El-Melloi II Case Files ===
====case. Atlas Contract====
When Gray and Lord El-Melloi II enter a simulation inside the Logos React and encounter the Corpse King, they are overwhelmed by the bone soldiers because Add seems to not be working properly. Just as things are getting desperate, Add shines, and out comes Kay in silver armor and a bit of a haze around him that would suggest he's not fully there. He's annoyed about being summoned improperly, particularly about him being summoned at all as opposed to the other Knights of the Round Table, but he takes a look at Add and realizes that the scythe woke him up to protect Gray despite not being in any condition to. Gray asks who he is, and on reflex he says that he's Add, with the "ihihihihi" laugh that Add usually gives, but he then slaps his temple for goofing up. They've been sleeping together so long that their personalities have mixed a bit. He tells Gray for now to remember the name Kay.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Epilogue
When Gray and Waver ask Kay about if the Morgan he knew would establish such a thing as the ritual of Gray's village after having tried a coup d’état against Arthur, and if the legends about Morgan being one of the fairies who carried King Arthur's body to Avalon are true, his answer is that he doesn't know because he was already dead at the time but he never got to understand her.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 2 Part 3
After spending half a day with Gray while on this case, during the final battle with the avatar of Logos React Kay reminds her of his seal placed on the Restraints of the Round Table: "This is a battle to live". Telling Gray to survive and that the living should not have their hearts bound by the dead, he sacrifices himself to use his Noble Phantasm, Camelot Image, and defend her from Logos React's attack. After he vanishes, Add wakes back up.
=== Curtain Call ～LET US DRIVE TOGETHER～ ===
While at Artoria Pendragon's fake grave in Glastonbury cemetary, Kay appears before Shirou in spirit form. He addresses Shirou rather rudely and calls him a brat, telling him he decided to check on Shirou since he had visited this place way too often and therefore must be a thief. He states that if Shirou looked too depressed here, Artoria might really wake up from her slumber out of worry.
Shirou asks if Kay knew about the legend of King Arthur, to which Kay responds dismissively before telling Shirou he should just see Artoria as he remembers her since that's all that matters. He also reminds Shirou to let go and move on, since that would be what Artoria wanted.
Likely realizing he is talking to someone from Artoria's time, Shirou asks Kay his impression of her. Kay says Artoria is a bright star that guides the people. While many admire her blindly, people like Shirou and himself would know better: Artoria is too bright a star to keep close by one's side. Shirou agrees but said that since he had witnessed that starlight, even if it is far away, he will keep following that light. Kay mocks Shirou for his stubbornness but also says he is on the right track. He then disappears.
===Fate/hollow ataraxia===
Upon getting into a competition with Illyasviel von Einzbern and Sakura Matou as to who is the best little sister, Saber recounts her time with Kay. When mentioning his argumentative side, the others compare him to Shinji Matou. Illya summarizes his attributes as "foul-mouthed, stingy, and weak", although Saber defends him. She also mentioned how Kay was always at odds with Merlin.
=== Fate/Grand Order ===
====Camelot/Zero====
During the Camelot Singularity, the Lion King, an alternate version of Artoria, summons Kay along with all of the other knights with the exceptions of Bedivere and Galahad. She claims to require their service in order to perform the "Holy Selection" that will help counteract Solomon's destruction of the world. She gives the knights a half-day to ponder over serving her or going against her. Sir Kay was strangely silent and vanished till sunset without saying a word.
He decides to fight against Artoria as he couldn't agree with her decision. Although he bore no resentment, he resolved to stop his sister and was slain by the Lion King.
==Abilities==
Kay is inferior to Artoria in terms of swordsmanship, but she praises him by describing him as possessing "an understanding of his own level of skill." He was the only one of the knights Artoria had complete faith in to be entrusted with the rear guard in their campaigns. He says himself that he is not a hardcore knight nor one of the Round Table's best, and he only has about three times the strength of the Corpse King's skeletal minions. However, if he was up against something like a braindead Giant, he could cut its head off with his silver tongue alone.
In Fate/Grand Order's "Knights of Marines" Craft Essence, Kay is remarked to be the best swimmer in the Round Table. His abilities were described as "freakish" by the other knights.
===Noble Phantasm===
Kay's Noble Phantasm is Camelot Image, which summons fragile walls of Camelot and when they are destroyed reflects the attack that destroyed them back at the enemy.
In Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files, because Kay is not a Servant in that series but instead a recreation from the Logos React Replica, he deploys it as a limited similar to Lord Chaldeas. Since he is not a Servant in that series, forcefully using his Noble Phantasm destroys his Spirit Origin.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 7: case. Atlas Contract (Lower) - Chapter 5 Part 4
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