David

, Class Name , is an Archer-class Servant summoned by Ritsuka Fujimaru in the Grand Orders of Fate/Grand Order.
==Profile==
===Identity===
The , based on the king of who appears in the .
 He was a shepherd and a harpist. As a shepherd, he was told by the prophet that he had been given a special role from God. He is famous for episodes such as performing with a harp in front of , the King of Israel of that time, to exorcise him from an Evil Spirit, and defeating the giant .
====Legend====
In order to play the harp for the King Saul of Israel, who was fighting the Philistines at the time, David often visited the army. At that occasion, the Philistine giant Goliath demanded for a one-on-one duel with everything on the line. Scared from the giant's excessive strength, nobody from the Israelite army was able to oppose him, but David alone accepted that duel, announcing his candidacy to the one-on-one duel with the giant. Saul offered David his armor, but David declined, taking only his staff, sling and five stones from a brook. Goliath made light of David, who challenged him without carrying a sword, but David threw a rock with his sling that made Goliath faint, defeated him, and decapitated him with his own sword afterwards.
It has been said that afterwards, there were a few quarrels with Saul. Saul soon became jealous of David's glory in battle, and he became the target of assassination attempts. However, after Saul dies in battle with the Philistines, David ascends the throne and conquers Jerusalem. Upon being splendidly enthroned as king, he carried out a splendid reign. David's only disgrace is his disregard of the law to pursue the married woman . He murders to obtain her, and he endures God's punishment for it in his last years.
's "" is the most famous statue about him.
===Appearance===
===Personality===
A refreshing, super-talented prodigy who does not reach his wits' end with matters. While David views God first and foremost over all other things, on the other hand, he is a thorough realist. Placing his duty as an agent of God first and foremost, David possesses the strength of will to maintain an extreme calmness in the face of utter desperation, clear-mindedly evaluating his situation in a realistic manner. He does not consider his summoning as a resurrection of himself, but namely a summoning of a person that possesses the spirit of David himself; however, he does not openly feel a sense of inferiority in existing as such. There is no difference in being a messenger of God in both the present time and during his own lifetime for he holds a view of being pleasant to merely feel the grace of God no matter what kind of person he is. On the occasion of being summoned as a Heroic Spirit, he will wield his power to the maximum degree without accidentally holding back. Furthermore, bringing alongside his body is the knowledge he absorbed in greed related to the advancement of technology and human history from the time after his death to the arrival of the present time.
A wise man who does not hold hostility thoughtlessly, and also, one who shows a disciplined behaviour calmly towards anyone. Since everyone is bestowed a role by God, David deals with this matter with respect. To his view, "All humans upon this earth has a place within God's plan", and it should be regarded with appropriate respect. At least, the person himself intends to act in accordance to that. He advocates without hesitation that it is useless and a fruitless effort for people to do battle while held captive by the grudges of their past. Although he does not regard women and children as part of one's military strength, towards warriors, people who resolved themselves for the king, that is not the case. A king and also a shepherd who is used to waiting upon people, David also grew accustomed in serving others from his experience as a harpist.
Because his flesh and bones are permeated with financial value and the importance of wealth, David is shrewd in the management of funds and assets. The plots of land is important to making a living as a king. Money is also important. Although people's hearts are hard to grasp, money can be harvested and grasped with rationality. And given that human nature is able to be controlled with money, it was David's style to take into consideration that the investment of assets is surely essential.
And then, while he indeed appears to be a hero, David is weak towards women with nice bodies, having a weakness for them and occasionally muttering, "I wish to take a wife for myself..." A friendly, sincere Servant, and is the typical of many heroes, but he is absurdly weak towards women, so care is required in regards to that point. Something he always starts talking about is going out to meet his wife, among other things. He truly does not regret about the matter of him stealing another person's spouse, Bathsheba (who became the mother of Solomon), a beautiful wife of one of his subordinates who he deliberately murdered. Also, because the devotion of the beautiful girl was very good in soothing his solitude during the time of him being in an old age, he possesses a very unmanageable sense of values where his tastes of a beautiful women = Abishag. He usually goes into a decision of viewing one as Abishag should she be a beautiful woman or possesses a nice body, but because of his bitter memory of the battle against the giant Goliath, any women that are taller than him is proven to be NG (No Good). He loves to dance (poor in doing so) and musically perform on the harp (gifted in doing so); though he is considered an unparalleled genius in his talent with a harp, he possesses little skill in dancing. However, he favors both as his pastimes.
====Relationships====
;Solomon
:"Say, has he given up all thoughts of doing work? Perhaps there was a matter he could not be greatly patient with. Me? Hey, maybe I look like... someone who would open up the Ark of the Covenant and run away with all of its contents with my ten treasured mistresses. Though detestable, I wonder if I can really try that sort of thing to Solomon... Well then, I'm making a brave comment, but I think that guy does not have that sort of freedom? I became a king from being a shepherd, although looking at that guy, I can say that he was meant to be a great king from the beginning."
;Moses
:"Thank you thank you, great Ancestor. I truly thank you. But I wonder, isn't THAT a little dangerous?"
;Queen of Sheba
:"The Queen of Sheba? Of course I respect her. She's smart, elegant, and she's a queen, above all else. And I bet her body's nice and warm. But you know, I'm a little scared to have a heart-to-heart conversation with her. We are sort of like business rivals, you see."
;Salome
;Tamamo Cat
:"That cat-eared girl is Tamamo Cat!? I don't like her. She ruined my plans to build a ranch. Well, I do like her Noble Phantasm, though. It's only human to get sleepy after a hard day's work, you know! Oh, by the way, Master, are you interested in running a cafe? I see great potential in that girl's second and third costumes... What do you think?"
;Xuanzang Sanzang
:"Sanzang? Are you asking if she is Abishag? No... I regret having to say this, but she is now. She may not be of the same world as I, but I definitely sense that she is a distinguished woman. As a Servant here, she is like a part of some sort of phenomenon... Her existence here is almost like a mercy granted to her by God."
;Circe
:"Eh? You there, you beautiful person. Are you a shepherd too? Your body may be a bit underwhelming, but I'll let that go and call you Abishag because I like your face! Oh? How come you keep offering me this gruel of yours when there are so many other scrumptious dishes around? Well, I mean, I'll still eat it since it looks delicious... I say...it's so noisy (oink) around here..."
;Lady Avalon
;Female Servants in General (With the Exception of Children)
:"Abishag! You are not Abishag!?"
==Role==
===Fate/Grand Order===
====Third Singularity: Okeanos====
David was the first Servant to be summoned into the era. He is eventually informed by Atalanta that Jason is searching for the Ark and plans to sacrifice a god to it to gain ultimate power. After being informed of this, David waits with Atalanta until allies arrive in the era.Fate/Grand Order - Okeanos: Sealed Ends of the Four Seas - Section 12: Defeat Heracles
They eventually hear about Ritsuka's party searching for the Ark before Jason gets to it. After Atalanta sends a message to the Golden Hind by arrow, David anxiously waits for the ship’s arrival, but Atalanta tells him to calm down. David’s flirtations with her are quickly interrupted by the arrival of Ritsuka's party.
David reveals the Ark kills any who touch it. He and Atalanta explain the circumstance of how they met and why Jason seeks the Ark. He reveals that if Euryale, a Divine Spirit, were to be sacrificed to the Ark within the circumstances of the Singularity, it would destroy the era. After questioning Jason’s reasons, the group discusses how to defeat Heracles. David suggests they trick Heracles into touching the Ark to will destroy him. The issue with that plan however is that even a Berserker would avoid touching such a dangerous Noble Phantasm. Since it would be disadvantageous to fight all three, Mash suggests they lure Heracles away from Hector and Medea. Orion suggests they hold up somewhere, but Atalanta says no structure on the island could withstand Heracles. Ritsuka then gives their plan on how to defeat Heracles. Despite the risks, everyone agrees to Ritsuka’s plan.
Following Ritsuka’s plan, the allied Archers launch their Noble Phantasms at Jason, who had just arrived at the island. Like they expected, Heracles goes after Euryale instead of killing the Archers like Jason ordered. The group eventually lures him to the Ark, but he keeps his distance from it. They push him into the Ark after defeating him in battle, draining him of his magical energy unto his death. With Heracles now gone, the group goes after Jason.Fate/Grand Order - Okeanos: Sealed Ends of the Four Seas - Section 13: Betting It All
As the group chase after Jason, the allied Archers fire upon the Argon while Drakes unleashes cannon fire. When they finally catch up with him, Jason uses the Grail to summon a Shadow Servant to attack them. After it is defeated, they defeat Hector, who is finished by Euryale. David then tells Jason the truth about sacrificing a god to the Ark. Medea confesses her deception to a confused Jason and uses the Grail to incarnate him into Forneus, claiming it as her way of protecting him. While the others doubt they can defeat Forneus, Francis Drake inspires them to fight.Fate/Grand Order - Okeanos: Sealed Ends of the Four Seas - Section 14: Pioneer of the Stars
After the Singularity is resolved, David tells Ritsuka not to be discouraged by the struggles they will face. Mash asks him if Forneus was truly a Demon God, as Romani Archaman claimed they don't exist. She finds it natural for him to know since Solomon, the summoner of 72 Demon God, is his son. Admitting that summoning spells are beyond him, David asks Romani why Forneus couldn't be a Demon God. Romani answers it's because he doesn't believe Solomon would summon such ugly creatures or plot the Incineration of Humanity. David says his son would and denounces him as a cruel, vulgar, good-for-nothing. However, he admits he had little to do with raising Solomon, calling him an honest fool. As for destroying human history, David claims Solomon wouldn't consider it unless he was betrayed by all ten of his secret lovers. He then disappears, saying not to hesitate to call on him if anything happens.
====Miss Almost Weekly Santa Alter====
Stowing away on EMIYA and Robin Hood‘s ship during their fishing competition, David eventually commandeers their ship and sails it towards the Southern Lands to see their women. Unfortunately, his rash decision sails them into a storm that tears the ship apart. Blamed for their current situation, he requests to be returned to shore until he notices the sail broke with the storm. He then demands that the others jump overboard, believing the ship can stay afloat with his weight alone. David later recounts the tale of Carneades but is interrupted when Robin and EMIYA decide to throw him overboard. He and Robin then prepare to fight each other but are interrupted when Santa Alter lands on the ship. Mistaking her for Abishag, David requests Santa Alter warm his chilled body, though she tries correcting his error. He and the others then fight her when she tests his claim of being the Most Victorious King. 
After being defeated by Santa Alter, EMIYA accuses him of sending a letter to Santa that caused Santa Alter’s arrival. David, however, retorts that accusation by stating he only sends his prayers to God and that he considers the concept of Santa Claus to be scary. Then after Robin admits he sent the letter, he is gifted an assortment of Black Keys and pretends to be impressed by them. 
After Santa Alter leaves, David asks who was talking about Carneades and demands that whoever it was to be executed. EMIYA and Robin both yell that it was him and that he has learned nothing since the Uriah incident. When the two try throwing him overboard, David persuades them to form a team with him. They're interrupted, however, by Elizabeth Báthory, who's come to perform a concert as Santa Alter’s last gift to them.
====Sanzang of the Stars Goes to Tianzhu====
David plays the role of Zhu Bajie. He and Li Shuwen (who plays Sha Wujing) fight some monsters and drive them away. However, the two end up getting stuck beneath rocks for some reason.
Ritsuka and Xuanzang Sanzang find Bajie by following his pig squealing. After Sanzang frees him, Bajie becomes her disciple and directs her to Wujing. However, after Wujing is freed, the group becomes surrounded by monsters that Bajie and Wujing encountered before. After killing the monsters, the group agrees they need a horse. They meet Lu Bu playing the role of the White Dragon Horse. Due to his frightening disposition, Sanzang refuses to use him like a horse until Ritsuka hands her a scripture he was protecting. After reading the scripture, she declares to her disciples that they’ll collect the rest on their way to Tianzhu.
The group eventually finds a cave full of fruit. However, it turns out to be a trap set by Golden Horned King and Sliver Horned King (played by Stheno and Euryale, respectively), who welcomes the group to the Lotus Cave. David tells the others to defeat them when the kings call upon Bronze Horn (played by Medusa). Finding her outside his "strike zone", David tells the other to beat her as well. After forcing Golden Horn and Silver Horn to retreat, the group eats themselves full of the food in the cave and takes its treasures. They then continue onward to Tianzhu after Sanzang lets Bronze Horn go free.
Red Boy (played by Mordred) confronts the group, intending to stop their journey. After being defeated, she hands Sanzang a scripture. Sanzang stops her from leaving, realizing she is going toward neither the Fire Cloud Cave nor the Sky Scraping Cave. Red Boy says she can't return home now. David believes she wanted to defeat them so she could return home with pride. He tells her that she doesn't need to bring her father, the Ox-Demon King, any gifts, positive she'll be welcomed with open arms. Thus, he tells Red Boy to go home and to take them to where the treasures are. Red Boy, however, admits she doesn't want to because her mother terrifies her.
Coming to the Flaming Mountains, Wujing warns Sanzang of a nearby presence. Entering the mountains to lose their pursuer, Sanzang tells her disciples they need to cross the mountains to reach Tianzhu. She claims it’ll die if walked through, believing it to be a trial from Buddha. Psyching herself up, she walks through the fire, but the heat and smoke suffocate her. Saved by White Dragon Horse, Sanzang declares the mountains not to be the Flaming Mountains she knows. Suddenly, the group is attacked by their demon pursuers.
After the demons are slain, Baije admits he and Wijing were only following Sanzang half-heartedly to fight strong opponents, which upsets the monk. Ritsuka tells Sanzang the scriptures are the key to the journey, according to Romani, when a spear-wielding woman appears. She tells them the Flaming Mountains are a test and leaves with the scripture containing Sanzang's memory after lecturing her. Bajie asks Sanzang if she knew her, but she can’t remember clearly. When Wujing identifies her the woman as Nezha, Sanzang remembers they need the Banana Leaf Fan, Princess Iron Fan’s Noble Phantasm, to cross the Flaming Mountains.
Leaving the mountains, the group goes to the Banana Leaf Cave to get Banana Leaf Fan. When Ritsuka imagines Red Boy's home life with Princess Iron Fan, David finds Iron Fan has too much enthusiasm for education, believing kids grow up more open-minded when left free. Sanzang is confident they’ll be able to convince Iron Fan since they didn’t kill her son. However, Iron Fan (played by Florence Nightingale) immediately rejects their request since there are no reports of illness around the Flaming Mountains. She then accuses them of spreading disease and threatens to cook Bajie, forcing the group to fight her.
After defeating her, the group returns to the mountains with the Banana Leaf Fan. Sanzang is concerned that it looks like a certain holy sword though. Calling it Excalibanana Leaf Fan, she extinguishes the flames, and the group crosses the mountains.
Later, the group meets the Ox-Demon King (played by Artoria Alter). Sanzang returns the Banana Leaf Fan to her. As a sign of gratitude, the Ox-Demon King gives Sanzang the scripture she possesses. She then shows the one Nezha gave her when she visited earlier. She claims Buddha gave her a mission, revealing he sealed Sanzang’s memory inside the scriptures the group has been collecting. If Sanzang takes the sixth scripture, she’ll recover her lost enlightenment, and her journey will end. Sanzang refuses so Ox-Demon King decides to make Sanzang realize it doesn't matter who recites the scriptures.Recognizing the upcoming battle is hers, Sanzang tells her disciples not to help her as she thinks it’ll incite Buddha’s wrath and prevent their return to their world. Her disciples, however, declare they’ll stay and help her fight the Ox-Demon King. After being defeated, the Ox-Demon King confesses she complied with Budhha in exchange for him removing the odor of Iron Fan’s disinfectant.
Coming to River Ganges, the group sees Arjuna and Karna on its shores. Nezha arrives and explains they’re Underworld guardians. After the group defeat Arjuna and Karna, Ritsuka is able to rayshift back to Chaldea. After Wujing disappears, Baije begins to disappear as well. He tells Sanzang that they believe in very different gods, but people can learn much from each other using the opportunities provided by the gods. Thus, he thanks Sanzang for giving a rare experience and says he'll put all the treasures he collected in a savings account under her name. He also says he'll host a big party when they meet again. Sanzang tells him that she admires his ability to face every dilemma with a light heart, without panicking or getting discouraged. Realizing she can’t be like that, Sanzang tells David that she’ll think of him when she’s in trouble. David then disappears.
====Final Singularity: Solomon====
David is amongst the "Okeanos" Singularity Servants assisting Chaldea against the Demon Gods Pillars. David flirts with Atalanta and calls her Abishag. It is implied that he knows Solomon to be an imposter.Fate/Grand Order - Salomon: The Grand Time Temple - Section 4: III/Forneus, the Observatory In the animated film , he protects and strengthens Fujimaru, and grants him the ability to fly to Goetia.Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity - Grand Temple of Time: Solomon 
====-Moonlight/Lostroom-====
When Ritsuka was dreaming in the Lostroom, he witnesses Galahad defeating Kiyohime, Geronimo, and David.Fate/Grand Order -Moonlight/Lostroom-
==Abilities==
David is a famous Heroic Spirit from the Old Testament. 
===Combat===
DavidStaff.png|David's Staff
David redirecting Mash's attack.jpg|David using his staff to redirect Mash's assault
David pushing Mash back.jpg|David continuously attacking Mash.
David fighting Hektor.jpg|David fightin Hektor.
David's armament is a bow and arrows made by himself, although he also possesses the sling that he used to defeat Goliath, and his shepherd staff. David also originally owned the Sword of the Strange Hangings, which Galahad Alter uses. It is holy enough to even deflect the Holy Spear of Lucius Longinus.Fate/Requiem Volume 1: The Boy Among the Stars - Chapter 8 Despite being an Archer, David is strong at close range, and seems to have a lot of tricks up his sleeve.Fate/Grand Order -turas réalta- - Chapter 21: "Third Singularity II" Although he could exchange blows with Hector, Romani Archaman states that he can't face Heracles in close range combat.Fate/Grand Order -turas réalta- - Chapter 30: "Third Singularity 11"
A friendly, sincere Servant, but he is absurdly weak towards women, so care is required in regards to that point. Despite having this weakness, David was powerful enough to fight Mash and Kiyohime simultaneously in Turas Réalta. With just a tiny movement of his staff, he is able to redirect Mash's strikes. Seeing how he is able to push her pack with just a staff, Mash notes that David is a really strong Servant.
===Skills===
====Class Skills====
*Magic Resistance (A Rank): Nullifies Magecraft spells that are Rank A or below. Modern Mages would not be able to wound David with their Magecraft.
*Independent Action (A Rank): One can act even with the absence of their Master. However, in a situation where one would use an enormous amount of Magical Energy, backup from their Master becomes necessary.
*Divinity (D Rank): Though the David was originally a mere shepherd in life, as an ancestor of Christ, he qualifies weakly as a being of divine nature—perhaps equivalent in rank to Joseph of Nazareth. He possesses some defense against the action of conceptual relics and Noble Phantasms based in the divinity of Christ (though not those based in the divinity of God) -- for example, "Holy Shrouds," "the Nails of Crucifixion," and "the Lance of Longinus"; possibly even "the Holy Grail."
====Personal Skills====
*Protection of God (A Rank): A Skill that demonstrates the outstanding body and appearance of one who was prophesized with the purpose of becoming King. He has the quick-wittedness, Agility and physical Strength to grab onto the tails of lions and bears and beat them to death. Though he has been resurrected by the power of the Grail, David does not regard himself as a vessel to the Soul of his original—merely as an instrument of God. He does not terribly mind this existence, content merely to feel the grace of his Lord. This skill allowed him to take a blast from Heracles' Nine Lives and momentarily hold him still while he pulled the Ark towards him using telekinesis.Fate/Grand Order -turas réalta- - Chapter 31: "Third Singularity 12"
*Harp of Healing (B Rank): David's harp (kinnor) - which cleansed the Evil Spirits from the king of Israel, Saul - possesses effects of exorcism and preserves the tranquility of the listeners' minds. In ancient society, the harp was highly regarded as appeasing evil spirits. His skill with the instrument is such that he is capable of purging mental interference and restoring psychological stability to those who listen to his music. However, the accuracy of projectiles and polearms suffer a large Rank Down within hearing range. The Servant's act of exorcism may have a modern analogue in musical therapy.
*Charisma (B Rank): With all the tribes obeying him as the Second King of Israel, David led an army of soldiers that exceeded 320,000 men and gained total control of Jerusalem. For the long path of bloodshed that he wrought as a prodigy military leader, he later deemed to seek the forgiveness of God by building a place of worship in his capital. (Due to certain circumstances, it was not built until the reign of his son, Solomon.)
===Noble Phantasms===
David's main Noble Phantasm is Hamesh Avanim, the sling he used to defeat Goliath. In turas réalta, it was able to kill Heracles once by blowing up his head. However David notes that he was lucky Heracles was so large, and that his size played a role in how well the Noble Phantasm performed against him.Fate/Grand Order -turas réalta- - Chapter 28: "Monster II"
David's second Noble Phantasm is Sacrifice: the "flame that carries the hottest heat, shining brightly, which flared up by God's commands" that is told of in the Book of Numbers of the Hebrew Bible, carried by David as an incense burner while not activated.
His final Noble Phantasm is the Ark, a wooden box that contains the original engravings of the Ten Commandments issued to Moses by God. The Magical Energy of those who touch it will be stolen without exception, no ifs, ands, or buts, leading them to their extinguishment. Although David can't move it freely from one location to another, he can actually pull it towards him a little. Thanks to this, David was able to defeat Heracles by taking his nine remaining lives.
==Development==
===Creation and Conception===
David_i.png|Original Design
DavidOutfitDesign.jpg|David's Full Design
David was designed by Meteo Hoshizora (TYPE-MOON) and illustrated by Ginka for the original cancelled Fate/Apocrypha online game project and was not included in the final version. He was collected along with the other thirteen initial Servant designs in Fate/complete material IV Extra material. The project was revived in a novel format afterwards. David was discarded because Yuuichirou Higashide wanted a suitable Servant to act as a rival to Achilles on the opposing team from him, and David was replaced by Chiron. At this point, it was already decided that Atalanta would oppose Jeanne d'Arc, so she had to be in the Red camp like Achilles. The remaining Archer was David. There was no problem with him as an ally character-wise where Vlad III was planned to be made the head of the Black camp. If there were another world-famous king on the same team as him, his relationship with Vlad would become complex.
Yuuichirou Higashide and Hikaru Sakurai are the scenario writers for his character in Fate/Grand Order.Fate/Grand Order material II - David, p.214-223 translated by Kinalvin at Reddit
==References==
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