Saber (Fate/Crossover - Rean Schwarzer)

**Saber** (セイバー, *Seibā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"We stand before a great darkness, but remember, darkness can't exist where light is. Let's be that light!"* — Rean Schwarzer

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Rean Schwarzer**, the main protagonist of Trails of Cold Steel I, II, III, and IV and one of the three main protagonists of Trails into Reverie. He is introduced as a member of Thors Military Academy's Class VII, and later becomes the instructor of Thors Branch Campus's New Class VII.

Adopted into the minor noble family of Baron Teo Schwarzer at a young age, Rean has always felt a sense of inadequacy and angst about his background. Due to living in a country with a strict class structure and being adopted by a noble family despite being a commoner, his family's noble status was somewhat reduced, something he had blamed himself for constantly. These feelings of guilt and inadequacy were only compounded when his "ogre-like" power first awakened, terrifying his youger sister, Elise Schwarzer. Since that day Rean took to the pursuit of the way of the sword, in order to learn to control this dark power and, more importantly find some way to be of use to his family. This path eventually led him to Master Yun Ka Fai, founder of the Eight Leaves One Blade school of swordsmanship, who he began his training under. However, initially his training was cut short by his Master and he never made it past the beginner level.

Shortly after this, he enrolled in Thors Military Academy, the most prestigious military academy in his homeland of Erebonia, in yet another effort to provide some worth to his adopted family. However, once there he found himself part of experimental new class known as Class VII, one that intended to mix students from different social classes and held various field studies intended to show the underlying issues eating away at Erebonia. Despite the unorthodox nature of the curriculum, Rean and his peers went along with this and it wasn't long before they had united under him as a common leader. Throughout their tenure Rean and Class VII as a whole had been involved in a litany of dangerous battles not the least of which was a full-on Civil War brought on by the actions of one of their own.

Throughout these adventures and some of the losses he had endure during them, Rean grew as a person and, after learning his birth father was the man responsible for much of his homeland's underlying degradation and being used by him as puppet hero for his own ends, grew into young man that went on to teach the next generation of Class VII and led the fight against the man, and by proxy, the curse that had begun bring him homeland to ruin.

### Personality

At his core, Rean can be described as kind and sociable yet at the same time modest to a fault. He often goes out of his way to help others, mostly as result of his low evaluation of self-worth. This low self-worth often causes him to put other ahead of himself which comes off to others around him as more strange than it is praiseworthy. Over the course of his life, these traits, while remaining become tempered due to his experiences in the military and in battle. He develops a stronger tendency to look beneath the surface of a situation and reach the truth and has become more willing to speak uncomfortable truths to a person if he believes it will help them in the long run. As a teacher, this kindess and easygoing nature are complemented by high expectations for his students. Though at first he is overprotective of the students under his care, he grows to trust them as his bond with them grows closer. Rean is also incredibly competitive, often striving to outdo those around him in various competitions be it swordsmanship or academics.

### Relationships

#### **Artoria Pendragon**

Reminds him of Laura Arseid or Ariarnrhode due to her extermely chivalrous nature. Spars with her frequently to keep his skills sharp. Share a common respect of the way of the sword and the merits of chivalry.

#### **Iskandar**

Having been forced to participate in wars of conquest against his will in the past, he generally doesn't think much of the "King of Conquerors". He finds his extolling the virtues of conquest to be rather vulgar because of this.

#### **Waver Velvet**

Respects his drive to prove himself and pushes him to do so with encouragement. Reminds him of his students during his time teaching at the branch campus.

#### **EMIYA**

Despite both being considered heroes in name only at one point in their lives they don't get along. This is because Rean will always try to prevent EMIYA's attempts to erase himself by destroying his past self, either by dissuading him or physically standing in his way.

## Abilities

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (D Rank): Cancels Single-Action spells. Magic Resistance of the same degree of an amulet that rejects magical energy. Throughout Saber's life he has typically had to rely on others more knowledgeable in the art than himself to overcome the effects of high level magic used to inhibit him. However has shown the ability to resist illusions and mental suggestion brought on by minor magic users.

* Riding (B Rank): Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill, even vehicles that did not exist in the time period one was alive in, for they are no exception. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts. Saber possesses this Skill as a byproduct of his first Noble Phantasm. However, because he was not summoned as a Rider it has been reduced by one rank.

#### Personal Skills

* Mind's Eye (A Rank): Capable of calm analysis of the abilities of the opponent as well as the battle conditions even when in danger and deduce an appropriate course of action after considering all possibilities to escape from a predicament. Saber spent much of his young life as a military academy student fighting tough foes with high stakes. The tough battles he experienced in his youth gave him the experience needed to calmly analyze and deduce the actions of even the toughest of foes in his adult life.

* Charisma (C+ Rank): Saber does not have any experience ruling a country or leading an official army but his experiences of leading and unifying the disparate ideologies and goals of Class VII have given him the ability to unify and lead small groups of even the most opposed individuals so long as they share a goal.

* Valor (A Rank): The ability to negate mental interference such as pressure, confusion and fascination. It also has the bonus effect of increasing melee damage. Not usable under the effects of Demon Unchained. It is a manifestation of Saber's ability known as "The Unclouded Eye" which he obtained from his training. It allowed him to see through falsehoods and preconceptions in order to ascertain the truth. Saber has historically used this skill to overcome mental suggestion and manipulation.

* Eight Leaves One Blade Divine Blade (A+ Rank): The style of Swordsmanship Saber fights with. Having reached the highest rank possible of Divine Blade in this school, Saber possesses a multitude of techniques for any given situation. While these techniques are not explicitly based in magic, they can have various magic-like effects such as summoning flames around his blade that burn an opponent or firing a slash from his sheath in the form of a projectile that slows down and interferes with an opponent's movement.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Valimar: "The Ashen Knight"**

It is the crystallization of his legend as The Ashen Chevalier. By uttering the Noble Phantasm's true name, Saber summons his Divine Knight Mech partner known as Valimar, the Ashen Knight. As a Rider, he would have access to Valimar's most enhanced and fully powered form in which he had absorbed the power of several other Divine Knights as well as had access to The Sword of the End, a weapon capable of slaying a Holy Beast in Erebonia. However, as a Saber, this Noble Phantasm is somewhat degraded as it allows Saber access only to Valimar's base form in which he carries a tachi made of Zemurian Ore, the hardest and highest quality metal in Saber's world.

#### **Demon Unchained: "Sacrifice of the Erebonian Curse"**

Saber's heart is not originally his but rather a transplant of sorts given to save his life at a young age. However this borrowed heart is also tainted with an ancient curse that afflicts his homeland. When activated, this curse turns Saber into its Sacrifice, granting him an "ogre-like" boost in strength while sapping away his self-control. Saber can activate this boost in power at will in a subdued form such that he still retains his Reason, but risks losing it completely if he stays that way for too long. Should this come to pass he can be returned to his senses either through the use of a Command Seal or an ally's mental/magical intervention. As a Noble Phantasm, the result is similar but dissimilar to Madness Enhancement. It provides a massive boost to most of Saber's parameters with the notable exceptions of Mana, which it has no effect on, and Luck, which is reduced depending on the length of use, due to bending to the will of the Erebonian Curse. Most notable, however, is that despite his reason being compromised, Saber still has access to his Eight Leaves One Blade Techniques and, in some cases, improves upon them in this state. Also of note is the fact that activating this Noble Phantasm while Valimar is deployed will turn The Ashen Knight into a Broken Phantasm. Valimar will briefly gain a similar boost in stats to Saber himself but will be completely uncontrollable and will rendered be inert immediately after the effect ends. If summoned as a Berserker, this Noble Phantasm is permanently activated at its most aggressive level, such that Rean is barely able to properly speak.

### Gallery

#### Fate/???

1st Ascension2nd Ascension3rd AscensionFinal AscensionThors Military Academy Wardrobe
## References

https://kiseki.fandom.com/wiki/Rean\_Schwarzer

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Rean\_Schwarzer

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