Lancer (Fate/Zero)

==Summary==
Lancer is the Lancer-class Servant of Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald during the Fourth Holy Grail War.
His true name is Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, the first warrior of the Knights of Fianna. He is also known as "Diarmuid of the Love Spot" for a curse given to him by a young girl that makes all women who see his face fall in love with him. Ultimately, Grainne, the wife of Fionn mac Cumhaill, Diarmuid's lord and friend, fell in love with him. Grainne took advantage of a geis to make him run away with her, which only led to tragedy from there on for Diarmuid.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Lancer, Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, Diarmuid O'Dyna, Diarmuid of the Love Spot, Loyal Knight of the Fianna, First Spear of the Knights of Fianna, Beautiful Young Warrior
Origin: Fate/Zero
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Lancer-class Servant, Heroic Spirit, Knight
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Spearman, limited Mind Manipulation (His Love Spot causes women to fall in love with him), Precognition (Can predict his opponent's actions based on his combat experience), Healing and Magic Negation with Gáe Buidhe and Gáe Dearg, Limited Power Nullification and Servant Physiology
Attack Potency: Large Island level+ (Comparable to Saber. Is stronger than Cú Chulainn in Japan due to receiving more magical energy backup from his masters).
Speed: Relativistic+ with FTL Reactions and combat speed (Possesses an A+ rank in agility and thus is likely comparable, if not superior to the likes of base Musashi who Intercepted an attack from Castor. Kept up with Saber and was stated to be Nearing the speed of light in his battle against Saber in Fate/Zero.)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Comparable to Martha who stopped a speeding train, Achilles who stopped a rolling 300-ton jumbo jet, and Asterios who swam carrying the 100-150 ton Golden Hind galleon ship while injured, and Jeanne who can spin an entire airplane)
Striking Strength: Large Island level+
Durability: Large Island level+
Stamina: High (Servants can fight for an entire day without tiring and continue fighting for as long as they have sufficient mana)
Range: Extended Melee Range, hundreds of meters by throwing his spears (Was confident that he could hit Caster's grimoire from across the shore)
Standard Equipment: His Noble Phantasms, Gáe Buidhe, and Gáe Dearg.
Intelligence: True to his class, Lancer is an exceptional spearman. He wields two spears of varying lengths with blinding speed and grace, taking even the King of Knights by surprise in their first encounter, putting her completely on the defensive with only a single spear. He is a brilliant tactician, fooling Saber into thinking he only had one spear. After revealing the other hidden spear, he successfully landed a decisive blow on one of her hands. Also, he is manipulative enough to try and charm Saber with his Love Spot. He would have manipulated Berserker if he had been convinced that the Holy Grail War was not the honorable battleground he made it out to be.
Weaknesses: Lancer adheres strictly to the rules of chivalry and thus refuses to use dishonorable tactics and may endanger his chances of winning a fight for the greater good.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
===Noble Phantasms===
GaeBuidhe (1).png|Gáe Buidhe: Yellow Rose of Mortality
GaeDearg.png|Gáe Daerg: Crimson Rose of Exorcism
GaeDaergEffect.gif|Saber's Instincts vs Gáe Daerg's Effect
Gae_Buidhe_Fate_UC.gif|Gáe Buidhe in Fate/Unlimited Codes
Gae_Dearg_Fate_UC.gif|Gáe Dearg in Fate/Unlimited Codes
Tale of Tragic Love Devotion to Grainne.gif|Tale of Tragic Love: Devotion to Grainne
Gae_Dearg_and_Gae_Buidhe_FGO.gif|Diarmuid using Gáe Buidhe and Gáe Dearg in Fate/Grand Order
Gáe Buidhe: Yellow Rose of Mortality: A cursed spear, given to Lancer by Manannán mac Lir, the king of fairies. He usually keeps it wrapped in a cloth to seal its abilities and hide his identity. Its effects are passive, and its True Name does not need to be released to activate it. Its curse of mortality is always active, and it comes into effect whenever Lancer injures someone with it. The spear lowers an opponent's maximum health limit. Thus, it prevents recovery of the damaged area through any means, as if his opponent is already in tip-top condition. While it is only really an inconvenience at best for a Servant, against an ordinary being, any blow would quickly become fatal as bleeding would not cease. The curse can only be dispelled by crushing Gáe Buidhe or Lancer's demise.
Gáe Dearg: Crimson Rose of Exorcism: A demonic spear, given to Lancer by his foster father, Aengus Óg. Like Gáe Buidhe, he usually keeps it wrapped in a cloth to seal its abilities and hide his identity. As with the cursed spear, its effects are passive, and its True Name does not need to be released to activate it. The spear negates magical enchantments and effects. It ignores projections made from magical energy entirely and chips away things like forcefields and enchantments with every blow. Items that act as a source of magical energy have their connections to their recipients wholly severed. It cannot nullify magecraft that has already been completed, such as curses. Its effects last only so long as Gáe Dearg's tip is in contact with the object. In addition, it is not powerful enough to destroy magical items on the level of Noble Phantasms.
Tale of Tragic Love: Devotion to Grainne: A technique involving both spears that appeared in Fate/Unlimited Codes, Lancer runs his opponent through with a tossed Gáe Daerg to pin them to the ground, before repeatedly attacking his downed target with Gáe Buidhe in a series of spinning attacks. He then finishes them by tossing Gáe Buidhe at his target, engulfing them in bright light.
===Class Skills===
Magic Resistance: An innate ability that grants protection against magical effects. Unlike the Resistance effect that merely rejects Magical Energy, this ability cancels the spells altogether. Lancer's B-rank Magic Resistance is enough to negate magic with a chant below three verses. It makes it hard for sorcery on the level of High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals to affect him.
===Personal Skills===
Eye of the Mind (True): The increased capacity for observation, refined through combat experience. It works as a danger-avoidance ability that utilizes all of Lancer's combat experience to predict his opponent's actions and change the situation in his favor. It dramatically improves his chances of winning due to calmly analyzing all possibilities and choosing the proper course of action, even if his chance of winning is only one percent. Lancer's rank in this skill is B.
Knight Tactics: A fighting method where one grasps the flow of battle and lures opponents to make a mistake in combat. It is not for empowering oneself but to induce a check failure on the opponents, consisting of the user's composure in their observation power to achieve a momentary chance of victory.
Love Spot: A curse that makes women fall in love with Lancer when they see his face. It's a passive skill, and Lancer has no control over it, though magic resistance can negate its effects.
==Gallery==
Diarmuid in Fate Unlimited Codes.png|Diarmuid in Fate/Unlimited Codes
Diarmuid's versus cut-in in Fate Unlimited Codes.png|Diarmuid's versus cut-in in Fate/Unlimited Codes
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Lancer (Fate/stay night) (Fate/stay night) Cú's Profile (Japan Cu Chulainn is used and both Lancers can use their NP)
Inconclusive:
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