Saber (Fate/Crossover - Liu Shan)

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

*"Though I may not possess the strength of my father, I share his love of virtue."* - Liu Shan

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Liu Shan Gongsi**, the child of Liu Bei the man who formed the country of Shu during the chaotic period of China known as the era of the Three Kingdoms. A man who embodies the virtues of his father, who desires peace for his people above all else. A man who wishes true Benevolence, even if it may come at the cost of his own country and the love of his people. History will remember Liu Shan as the fool that gave up the ideals of Shu, but he himself will only care that his actions lead to the peace and end of the horrible periods of war that was the Three Kingdoms.

### Personality

A fool, a bumbling idiot, a lazy man who would rather do nothing... Is what he wants others to think of him. In a way, Liu Shan would rather be thought of all these horrible things so that he may walk away without such heavy expectations if he were to act as he was. In truth, Liu Shan is a kind man who wishes for peaceful resolution. He would lie about himself, about others, so that he may walk away with the least amount of blood on his hands.

## Abilities

Liu Shan is affiliated with the rapier in this title. When equipped with it, Liu Shan can perform various amount of unique attacks at such superspeed and precise movement.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (C Rank): The ability for one to resist magical attacks. At this rank, Liu Shan is resistant to attacks magical in nature, but is vulnerable to damage as he himself has not shown much resistance to magic. He is however more resistant towards lightning and electrical attacks, for the simple sake of him being able to wield that power due to being born under the Shu banner.

* Riding (C+ Rank): The ability for one to ride a mount. Just as before Liu Shan has no particular legend of horseback, however he was trained in the manner and is more than capable of riding a horse, as well any manner of vehicle that may resemble the functionality of a horse, with high competence. This skill is given a rank up if he were to ride 'Hex Mark' the horse that his father rode, that was said to be strong enough to jump over a massive gorge. Though the chances of him acquire the mount in any Holy Grail War is rare.

#### Personal Skills

* Foolish Emperor (A Rank): They see him as a fool, an idiot who knows not what he does. His actions hold no meaning, for that would imply that he had thoughts to begin with. They see the kind actions that he performs, but they do not see the true reason for doing so. He himself makes no attempt to dissuade these rumors' and what others see of him, and thus he simply plays along.

This skill is Liu Shan's ability to seemingly hide his true capabilities to others. To the naked eye, they would simply see Liu Shan as a... non-threat. Besides being an enemy in the war, his actions and demeanor would make only the most paranoid to feel threatened. This also translate to his Parameters, as they would see them at a much lower rank than they truly are. Even if viewed with an ability to see their strength, Liu Shan's parameters will also appear two ranks lower than what he actually has. It is only with experience that they can see through the lies that he had put around himself, and see him for who he really is.

* A Fool's Charisma (B- Rank): The ability for one to unify and lead either a country or an army. This skill makes it so that it appears that Liu Shan has the normal variant of Charisma, and that it's rank it much lower than the actual value that he has. In addition, this skill makes it so that his words affect others even if they are not aware of it.

A simple miscellaneous request, was an actually an order that they are compelled to perform. The off-handed comment of ones ability, makes one truly look into themselves.

Never once would they realise that they are truly following his words. Unfortunately, this skills faces a penalty towards those with an obsession that makes them unlikely to even heed his words. Something that occured towards his former companion Jiang Wei, who did not see or understand the warnings that he tried to give.

* The Last Emperor of Shu (C++ Rank): An ability that represents Liu Shan's role as the last 'Emperor' for the country of Shu, before it was finally invaded and taken over by the kingdom of Jin. This ability allows for Liu Shan to mark an area as 'his own'. Once he is within the area, Liu Shan gains a boost to his combat abilities, as long as he is defending it. This boost does not apply if he is attacking, signifying how Liu Shan himself did not agree with the plans of his strategist, Jiang Wei, to invade the North.

Furthermore, within his territory Liu Shan gains a skill similar to Golden Rule at a high rank, which signifies how while Liu Shan was the leader of Shu it was a time of peace with almost zero bloodshed within the country. Even with the war going outside, the people lived happily. This also means that those attacking in his territory face a small penalty to their combat capabilities.

This skill gains a boost if Liu Shan is able to 'share' the territory with those that he trusts, whether it be Masters or Servants. This makes it so that the territory can be expanded further, and cover a larger ground. This is skill gain a further boost if Liu Shan is in a disadvantaged spot, enhancing the boosts gained from the territory and further placing penalties on those that attacking Liu Shan and his Master.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Qinglong; "The Dragon of Shu"**

A Noble Phantasm that summons the creature said to be the guardian of Shu. Qinglong, or a Dragon of similar name and nature, is said to be the Phantasmal Beast that protects all that are born and live under the Shu banner.

Normally, such as a Noble Phantasm would be an immensely powerful one. Indeed, if used by his father, Liu Bei the founder of Shu, the Dragon that would be summoned from his mana would be indistinguishable from the real thing, with abilities and powers one would expect from a Dragon.

However, being the last emperor and to some the reason for the downfall of Shu, the usage of this Noble Phantasm is very limited. Even though he himself is the direct descendant of Liu Bei, being his own son, his legacy and the memories of those that see him in a negative light makes it so that the Dragon that is summoned is far far weaker than it should be.
It's strength is not the pinnacle of Phantasmal Beasts, but it would still be strong enough to hold back armies. The mana generated from just breathing would be far diminished, but it would gather fractions of it with every breath it takes. And the powerful lightning storms that it would provide towards it's summoner, it can only give them slight control.

However, weak as it is, it provides massive benefits for Liu Shan. And for one that sees himself as a failure to live up to the ideals of his father, the fact that he can summon this Noble Phantasm at all, is a comforting thought for the emperor.

#### **To Bring True Peace; "Ending A Fight Even At The Cost Of My Life"**

The act that made Liu Shan infamous in history, the damning act that would solidify him as a coward. But some would say he did it as a way to protect his people in a move of unprecedented bravery. How would one call him both cowardly and brave? No one knows.

All that is important for him, is that in the end peace can be gained even as he himself is swallowed in shame and misery.

Despite the type given to this Noble Phantasm, Liu Shan cannot use this to force an army to turn and run, nor can he use it to battle an opponent to the death. Instead what this Noble Phantasm does, is that Liu Shan simple surrenders towards the enemy.

He will simply give in to demands, and allow himself to be taken away. But once his surrender is accepted, and that the enemy either kills him and takes him as a hostage, no longer will they be able to harm his Master or anyone that he deems to be his 'territory' and 'subjects'. For as hated as Liu Shan was, his surrender made it so that the people of Shu no longer had to face war, no longer had to live in bloodshed and horror.

This Noble Phantasm will make it so that those that Liu Shan sees as precious, just as he once saw his own country and people as precious, to no longer be harmed.

Even if it costs him, his whole live and existence.​

### Quotes

* *"I must defend my father's kingdom. Noble spirits, lend me your strength!"* - Liu Shan
* *"I don't think that is such a good idea. As dimwitted as I am, I don't think I'll be of much use."* - Liu Shan to Sima Zhao
* *"Why does everybody always want to fight? Surely, there must be a better way..."* - Liu Shan
* *"Is there any deeper meaning to this fighting? ...I've always wondered about that."* - Liu Shan
* *"Your strength serves as an example to us all... Now only if I could use it to make myself stronger as well."* - Liu Shan
* *"Lately, people call me to battle quite often. Although it is difficult, I want to live up to their expectations."*- Liu Shan
* *"Oh! Chancellor Zhuge Liang, I never to see you here of all places. It has been quite some times since last I've seen you, although it is rather odd to see you give away control to another person. You were also so adamant on being on top back then."* - Liu Shan to Zhuge Liang
* *"Oh my! Are you the great Lu Bu? I heard much about you from my father, especially your exploits at Hu Lao Gate, is it true to fought him there?"* - Liu Shan to Lu Bu
* *"You must be Chen Gong. I heard that you worked with Lu Bu and that you even fought against my father and Cao Cao at Xia Pi. He... didn't have anything nice to say about you."* - Liu Shan to Chen Gong
* *"I can't help but notice something. You might be doing it a bit too much, if you're not careful you could end up stuck like that. Hmm? What am I talking about, of course your slouch! I understand its for you image, but you might hurt yourself if you don't leave it from time to time. Find some that you feel you can... stand up straight together with."* - Liu Shan to Edward Teach

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## References

https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Liu\_Shan

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Liu\_Shan

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/post-71249787