Saber (Fate/Crossover - Zangetsu)

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

"*Me? I am your executioner.*" - Zangetsu

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Zangetsu**, a recurring character in the Bloodstained series. He is a demon hunter who hails from a country in the East and wields a powerful blade known as the Zangetsuto.

Coming from a small country far away in the East, Zangetsu specializes in fighting demons. He makes his way to England when the demons first show up 10 years before the main story of Bloodstained begins.

He uses a dual katana fighting style along with Japanese "ofuda" paper incantations to destroy his demonic foes.

During his long battle to keep the demons at bay he loses his left eye and right arm. Using a special Ofuda spell he is able to animate a wooden prosthetic arm to nearly the same level of mobility as his original arm. The Ofuda that covers his missing left eye grants him the ability to see both auras of both the living and dead.

He lost a great deal of friends during his 10 years of fighting, creating an absolute hatred for not only the creatures themselves but also the Alchemists that brought them to the Earth.

### Appearance

Zangetsu's design is a fusion of a western-style coat that was prominent in the late 1700s and traces of Japanese elements in that it's kept half-open. Koji Igarashi has also stated that he has also emphasized Zangetsu's wild nature through this design.

### Personality

Zangetsu's a hardened warrior who prefers to do things on his own and is initially hostile towards the other heroes. But behind his rough exterior is a man who is fighting to stop the demons and is willing to give up his life to protect others.

## Abilities

Zangetsu is designed to focus on fast-paced combat. Consumables, equipment, crafting, treasure chests, quests and story cutscenes are disabled when playing as him. He does, however, level up as he gains experience fighting enemies. His movement speed and attack speed are very high, allowing him a very high degree of mobility.

Zangetsu is an incredibly strong fighter, and while incredibly thick-headed and brash, he is also very perceptive. He correctly surmises that if Dominique really wanted to stop Gebel, she would have sent both Zangetsu and Miriam to deal with him, instead of sending him to deal with Alfred. He also realizes that the reason he can't seem to find Gremory is that she's actively avoiding him, but that she won't be expecting someone else to wield the Zangetsuto. Lastly, he predicts that when she finally does realize that Zangetsu is unarmed, she'll see him as her primary target.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Zangetsuto: "Moon Sunderering Blade"**

Zangetsuto is a Katana and the main weapon of Zangetsu.

Zangetsu reveals to Miriam that Zangetsuto is the only weapon that can defeat Gremory, the demon at Gebel's side who is secretly controlling him. However, Gremory knows this as well, and as such has taken great caution in avoiding Zangetsu whenever possible, as he also has the ability to seal Gremory's teleportation.

## References

https://bloodstained.fandom.com/wiki/Zangetsu#First\_encounter\_

https://bloodstainedritualofthenight.wiki.fextralife.com/Zangetsu

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight