Berserker (Fate/Crossover - Siegfried)

**Berserker** (バーサーカー, *Bāsākā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"To find your greatest enemy, look within."* - Siegfried

## Profile

### Identity

Berserker's true identity is **Siegfried**, the knight who after having drank the blood of True Dragon Fafnir, is plagued by destructive impulses. He now journeys the skies while struggling to keep a firm grip on his humanity—for the sake of his crew and his homeland, Feendrache.

Ten years ago, Siegfried was recruited into the Royal Knights of Feendrache by King Josef, who personally instructed him on knighthood. Although his dubious origins and rough mannerisms caused conflict with many other knights, Siegfried slowly grew in reputation. Along with Gunther and Hagen, Siegfried was one of the commanders in the Fafnir Suppression Force; however, mid-battle, Hagen initiated his plan to have the other two knights slain in the battle and steal glory for himself. Siegfried sacrificed himself to defeat Fafnir, and his life was only spared by drinking the dragon's blood.

After apprehending Hagen and returning to Feendrache victorious, Siegfried became known as the "Dragonslayer" in honor of his valiant actions and King Josef appointed him as his personal bodyguard. Soon, the Royal Knights of Feendrache was reorganized as the Order of the Black Dragons, with Siegfried as its new captain. Gunther and Kriemhild, Josef's attendant, married and moved to the region of Burgundy.

Over the years, Feendrache grew ever more prosperous with the help of Isabella and the primal beast Sylph, who used Fafnir's blood to create a magical elixir called alma. As Feendrache's fame grew and its military might distinguished itself from surrounding kingdoms, the Order of the Black Dragons attracted the likes of Lancelot and Percival—both who became his co-deputy commanders.

Then a village became inflicted with a mysterious epidemic. The villagers came to the King for aid and Josef sent Siegfried to investigate. There, the knight discovered that alma created a poisonous by-product that was dumped into the river by soldiers of Feendrache. Seeking to inform the King, Siegfried came back to the castle only to be framed for his liege's death by the true culprit of conspiracy. The King told Siegfried how to escape with his dying breath and he escaped into the rainy night. Branded the "Kingslayer," Siegfried became a fugitive and worked behind the scenes so he could one day expose the true villain.

Time would pass and a certain crew would visit Feendrache when Siegfried unsealed Fafnir to lure the person who framed him. That crew and the knights who had once served their Kingdom next to Siegfried discovered his innocence. They worked together to bring the truth to light and out the conspirators poisoning the Kingdom.

Even though his name was cleared, Siegfried turned down the offer to become the captain of the White Dragon Knights. Taking responsibility for the uproar he caused and for the knights he harmed in the process, Siegfried left to go on a journey. Though he can return to Feendrache any time he wishes, Siegfried continued to search for ways to help his country from afar.

### Personality

Siegfried is a gentleman, friendly and helpful to everyone. He is also skilled and succesful in anything he does, from fighting, to cooking and antyhing else you can think of, usually picks up the gist in a few tries and surpasses masters within a day.

One of the main aspects of Siegfried is that he's used to doing everything on his own, owning it partially to the fact he had to act alone after he was framed for King Josef's murder. Being as strong and skilled as he is he usually can get things done by himself just fine, but learning how to rely more on his friends is something he's been working towards.

Another is the fact he's constantly struggling with the dragon blood inside him, which makes him feel like a monster. His opinion of himself is generally pretty low because of that. This has also improved with time, particularly after some comforting words from Vane, but he now also has to contend with the fact he might go berserk without any hope of going back to normal.

And generally he's polite, softspoken and pretty friendly, but the fact he was basically feral for the majority of his life shows in how he still has his moments where he's a bit out of touch which makes him come across as a bit airheaded. The best example of that being how he decided it would be a good idea to make an improvised flan using a slime monster as an ingredient for a food critic despite the fact he'd never actually done this before and didn't even know if it was safe to eat or not. It worked, but all things considered, it really shouldn't have lmao. He does get pretty ruthless when it's time to get serious though, which contrasts nicely with his usual easygoing self.

## Abilities

Siegfried is initially introduced as a skilled knight from the Kingdom of Feendrache. He is also one of the few remaining dragon knights capable of transforming into a dragon. His dragon form boasts of substantial strength, making him a force to reckon with on the battlefield.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Schwarze Faenge; "Savage Fury of the Knight"**

Performs a somersault in the air before performing a diving kick. When the hit connects successfully, Siegfried will unleash series of slash attacks, more stronger than the other.

This is before he finishes with one final slash powered with Dragonblood, which makes it a much more devastating attack than the other.

#### **Blood of the Dragon; "The Price of Dragonblood"**

An Anit-Self Noble Phantasm that taps into the deep destructive impulses that Siegfried tries to suppress, yet is able to turn that impulse into power.

This urge began after slaying the Dragon Fafnir, and consuming it's blood in order to save his life. It had caused an effect in Siegfried that when unchecked, can turned him into a dangerous and violent being, such as the True Dragon Fafnir was. With the memories of his comrades, Siegfried was able to regain his sanity.

Upon activating this Noble Phantasm, Siegfried drains of what remaining sanity he has as an exchange for enhancing his power, reach and parameters in addition of draining of what his foe has with the strike of his blade. It will also increase his Madness Enhancement skill.

It is a risky power as Siegfried will, if almost not worse, lose his humanity and will go completly berserk, making him even more dangerous and frightening. The way to fight against this is with the assistance of his master and their command seals, and strong magic that will repeal this murderous urge. Otherwise the only way would be to end his life in order to stop the bloodlust.

#### **Rasendes Schwarzblut; "The Oath of One's Order"**

A combination of his two Noble Phantasms. Siegfried will strike forward with his blade with a deadly lunge, if the attack was successful at scrapping his target, Siegfried will pe prepared to perform a much more deadly attack at full power in increased damage due to his Dragonblood.

This Noble Phantasm differents versions of the final blow Siegfried will deliever depending upon if Blood of the Dragon is active or not. If Blood of the Dragon isn't activated while performing this, Siegfried will still regain his sanity and unleash a powerful strike that is strong enough to shatter the ground that he stands on. But if Blood of the Dragon is active, Siegfried will began to go into his berserker state and uses his blade to deliever a much more monsterous attack that is stronger that the regular, and also has a better chance to be more fatal than the former.

### Gallery

#### Fate/Crossover

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## References

https://gbf.wiki/Siegfried

https://gbf.wiki/Siegfried\_(Fire)

https://granblue.fandom.com/wiki/Siegfried

https://granblue-fantasy-versus.fandom.com/wiki/Siegfried

https://rising.granbluefantasy.jp/en/characters/detail?char=siegfried

https://www.reddit.com/r/Granblue\_en/comments/148ckc2/siegfried\_personality/