Rider (Fate/Crossover - General Grievous)

**Rider** (ライダー, *Raidā*) is the Servant of Takano Miyo in the ??? Holy Grail War, and one of the major antagonists in Fate/Deus Ex.

"*I'm no errand boy. And I'm not in this war for Dooku's politics! I am the leader of the most powerful droid army the galaxy has ever seen!*" - Grievous to Obi Wan Kenobi

## Profile

### Identity

Rider's true identity is **General Grievous**, renowned Jedi killer and commanding officer of the Confederacy of Independent Systems Droid Army.

Grievous was once **Qymaen jai Sheelal**, a ruthless warlord from the planet Kalee who led his people against the Huk, until he was severely injured in a shuttle crash. Refusing to die such an undignified death, he instead chose to submit himself to becoming a cyborg, gradually replacing most of his original body with cybernetics to make himself strong enough to rival his hated enemy, the Jedi Order. Recruited and trained in lightsaber combat by the Sith lord and Separatist leader Count Dooku, Grievous would lead the Separatist armies against the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the Clone Wars, conquering worlds and hunting Jedi for his master.

### Personality

Known for his ruthlessness, cruelty and pathological hatred for the Jedi, Rider is arrogant, manipulative, sadistic and treacherous, showing no mercy towards his enemies, perfectly willing to sacrifice others for himself and often gladly exploits the Jedi's compassion for their soldiers. This tactic is one he would also make use of in the Holy Grail War to lure Saber into a duel by threatening her master's life, all the while taunting her with her "emotions are prohibited" rule to egg her on. He was well known for collecting the lightsabers of the Jedi he had slain as trophies and weapons. He is also known for his intolerance towards incompetence, especially from the battle droids that served him in life, with the B1 models being ones he had a particularly low opinion of. He frequently abused and destroyed them to alleviate his frustration. Legend claimed he was so willing to harm them because, in some ways, the droids reminded him of his own flaws. This habit often caused Dooku to remind Grievous that the droids were expensive and that they were made to follow orders, not question them.

For all his arrogant boasting however, Rider is also well known for his cowardly side, willing to resort to under-handed tactics and retreating when the odds turn against him. At the same time, he was also very relentless, especially in his pursuit of murdering the Jedi, sometimes fighting them even when in poor condition for fights.

His enmity towards the Jedi seem to stem from a mix of feeling wronged by them for allowing his people to suffer at the hands of the Huk, and envy of their connection to the Force, which he saw as little more than a power he could not have. Though he refuses to admit it, Rider was secretly unsatisfied with his fate in life, ashamed of his cyborg form to at least some degree. Something which he denied with outward bravado by claiming his old flesh was weak, and that his cybernetics were improvements that gave him the power to rival his Jedi foes. He hates being referred to as a mere machine, especially by Nute Gunray, which infuriated him to no end.

## Role

### Fate/Deus Ex

Summoned by Takano Miyo to serve in the Holy Grail War, Rider came into conflict with Saber. They initially fought as impersonal adversaries, but grew to hate each other as personal foes, especially when he nearly killed her master and Pod 042 in their initial battle.

He and Takano would later be approached by Archer, who offered him a deal: in exchange for deploying machines at key Ley Line sites to harvest their magical energy, he would receive a drone army to command and a share of the energy. Not wanting to pass on the chance for more energy and an army to command, he accepts, both he and Miyo secretly plotting to turn them against Archer once the opportunity arose. His rivalry with Saber would come to a head when he eventually captured Shuichi using his drones, holding him hostage and torturing him to goad her into a duel to defeat and humiliate her, even indulging in throwing her "emotions are prohibited" rule in her face. Begrudgingly accepting, she would meet him for their final battle.

## Abilities

Trained by Dooku in the seven classic forms of lightsaber combat, Rider is a highly powerful and vicious fighter who could adapt to his opponent's fighting style. Despite lacking any sensitivity in the Force in life, Rider could match blades with even the finest duelists in the Jedi Order.

His fighting style is very chaotic, unorthodox, unrefined and aggressive, relying on advantages of fear, surprise and intimidation to overwhelm his opponents, fleeing when those advantages are lost. To this end, his cybernetic enhancements grant him immense speed and strength, as he is able to dent starship armor with mere punches, launch large slabs of metal with a kick, throw full-sized and armored humans around with ease, and move fast enough to blitz the precognitive and super fast Jedi. He can also split his two arms in half, giving him four arms to wield his many lightsabers with. Sometimes he would take out his extra arms mid-blade lock to subdue them in surprise attacks. In addition, the armor protecting his very vulnerable internal organs is nearly impervious to most damage, from cratering impacts, to large point-blank explosions, to starship-grade laser cannon fire. He is even able to survive the vacuum of space, which he made use of to narrowly evade capture during the Battle of Coruscant.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Riding (A- Rank): While generally considered a distant third amongst his other most notable skills, Rider's piloting capabilities were noted as being almost on par with his lightsaber skills, as he was able to escape skilled pilots like Anakin Skywalker.
* Magic Resistance (D+ Rank): At this Rank, Rider can cancel single-action spells. Though Rider was not a force sensitive individual in life, he does have experience combating Force users in life. Because of this, he has higher resistance against magic attempting to control his mind or anything similar to telekinesis.
* Independent Action (C Rank): It is possible for a Servant to stay in the world for one day without a Master.
* Presence Concealment (B Rank): The Class skill of the Assassin Class. In life, surprising enemies with supernatural senses was a key part of Rider's combat strategy, granting him this skill even when summoned under the other Servant Classes, albeit at a diminished rank. This Skill would be A Rank if summoned under the Assassin Class.

#### Personal Skills

* Military Tactics (B Rank): As leader of the Separatist military, Rider is a highly accomplished military strategist and tactician, to the point where the Republic had determined that his capture or death could turn the tide of the Clone Wars. Throughout the war, he had made good use of the overwhelming forces at his disposal and correctly deduced enemy plans, such as during the Battle of Saleucami and the campaign against the Shadow Collective. As with his lightsaber fighting style, his strategies relied on merciless aggression and chaotic trickery to catch his opponents off guard, which he employed to great effect during both the Battle of Kamino and Coruscant. He is quick to target civilians in battle, forcing his enemy to make the sadistic choice between victory and protecting innocents; A tactic learned from combating his Jedi adversaries by exploiting their compassion for the innocents.
* Charisma (E Rank): While Rider manages to be a successful military commander for the Separatist forces, he is nowhere near as persuasive of a leader as Count Dooku. At this rank, the morale of his troops would diminish, as he commonly abused members of his Droid army and cared very little for their well being.
* Battle Continuation (B Rank): Despite his cowardice, Rider has shown he is quite capable of persistent tenacity against his Jedi foes, holding his own against Kit Fisto despite not being in proper fighting condition, and took multiple shots to his exposed chest cavity by Obi Wan before being brought down for good. Bolstered by his nigh indestructible armor and Disengage Skill, this makes Rider a difficult opponent to pin down.
* Disengage (A Rank): As Dooku trained him to fall back when psychological warfare tactics fail, Rider is a veritable master of this. While his enemies have attributed it to his cowardice, at the same time, it has allowed him to survive to fight another day countless times throughout the war.
* Pioneer of the Stars (EX Rank): As leader of the greatest droid army in the galaxy, and responsible for innumerable atrocities to boot, his actions have left lasting effects on the galaxy long after his death.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Separatist Invasion** - "*This is the might of the Separatist army!*"

Rider's most powerful Noble Phantasm, it summons forth a reality marble that contains the armies and fleets he commanded in life, from his campaign aboard the Malevolence, to his daring invasion of Coruscant. Thousands of battle droids, star fighters and frigates, all spearheaded by the Malevolence. Though able to subjugate entire star systems, this Noble Phantasm requires a staggeringly massive amount of mana to use, which would overwhelm most masters.

#### **Soulless One** - "*Spineless One's retreat*"

Rider's personal starfighter. He most often uses it when retreating from battles, though he can also use it to engage in battle when necessary. This fighter is capable of space flight, and speed and maneuverability beyond any man-created vehicle. It possesses dual triple blasters and a hull that resists any B ranked attacks or below.

## Gallery

Servant Card
* Craft Essence

A Fine Addition to My Collection
## References

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Grievous

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/General\_Grievous\_(Star\_Wars)

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/page-371?post=68617123#post-68617123