Berserker (Fate/Crossover - Grimlock)

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

"*No one controls **GRIMLOCK!***" - Grimlock

## Profile

### Identity

Berserker's true identity is **Grimlock**, a gladiator from Cybertron's city-state Kaon, best known as leader of the Autobot team known as the Dinobots, and is its most feared and powerful member.

### Personality

Arrogant, brutish, impulsive and willful, Grimlock is a bot who values strength and looks down on the weak. This naturally puts him at odds with Optimus Prime, who he sees as too soft to do what needs to be done. At the same time, one thing he hates even more than the weak is those who abuse their strength, like the Decepticons. This gives him a brutal sense of compassion and loyalty, as he's willing to tear through the entirety of the Decepticon ranks to save his teammates when they're in serious danger.

One of his most notable characteristics is his caveman-esque speech impediment, most commonly by referring to himself as "Me, Grimlock." Explanations for this have varied significantly, from a genuine mental defect, to a damaged vocal processor, to a deliberate ruse to mask his intelligence. Whatever the case, his Mad Enhancement will cause him to slip further and further into this speech pattern the more his rage increases.

### Relationships

#### **Optimus Prime**

Given Grimlock's valuing of power over wisdom, a mindset more suited to the Decepticons, he often clashes with Optimus, seeing him as too weak of a leader to make the tough calls to win the war. However, Grimlock hates the Decepticons more for their abuse of their power to bully the weak. While he may not always get along with Optimus, he does have a begrudging respect for his own strength and compassion.

#### **Slash**

As one of the Dinobots, and the newest recruit at that, Grimlock cares a great deal for his comrade.

#### **Shockwave**

Grimlock holds a particular personal grudge against Shockwave, possibly more so than any other Decepticon. Some say this stems from their unresolved rivalry from their battle on prehistoric Earth. Others say Shockwave was responsible for the experiments that gave Grimlock and the Dinobots their signature Dinosaur alt modes. Whatever the case may be, Grimlock's grudge against Shockwave easily remains the most consistent factor.

## Abilities

Grimlock is without any doubt one of the strongest Cybertronians of all time, easily tearing through steel walls and crushing boulders with his bear hands, single-handedly overpowering entire armies of Decepticons, and rivalling powerhouses like Optimus Prime, Megatron, and even combiners like Devastator.

Befitting of a Berserker, Grimlock's fighting style is fueled by rage; the angrier he gets, the stronger and deadlier he becomes, especially in his T-Rex mode. In his robot mode, He wields his Energon sword to carve through enemies like tissue paper and Galaxial Rocket Launcher to blast them apart at range. In his T-Rex mode, Grimlock uses his jaws to tear though almost any material with ease, and fire breath to burn and melt down nearly anything in his path.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Mad Enhancement (A Rank): Grimlock's parameters greatly increase at the expense of his sanity, as exemplified by him devolving into the caveman speech pattern. Its rank will increase to A+ when in T-Rex mode, giving him additional buffs to his Strength and Endurance.
* Riding (C- Rank): While not the most skilled pilot in the Autobot ranks, Grimlock can reasonably pilot ships, on top of having his own alt mode *be* a mount. However, this skill does not work with Phantasmal Beasts.

#### Personal Skills

* Bravery (A Rank): One of the most tenacious, gung-ho Autobots of all, Grimlock can negate external mental interference when under Mad Enhancement. His lack of fear meant he would gladly challenge combiners like Devastator and Bruticus.
* Battle Continuation (A++ Rank): Grimlock is exceedingly tough, even by Cybertronian standards. His sheer bulk and tenacity allow him to endure seemingly impossible levels of abuse, and long as his spark is still intact, he can be summoned again in a new body at the cost of a Command Seal.
* Charisma (C Rank): While he cannot inspire the Autobots the same way Optimus Prime can, Grimlock nevertheless holds a strong connection to his fellow Dinobots, able to successfully lead them against even Titans like Trypticon.
* Transformation (B Rank): Transformation is a natural, fundamental ability of the Cybertronian race. Grimlock's alt mode is that of a gigantic, fire-breathing metal T-Rex. Used in conjunction with his Mad Enhancement makes Grimlock a terrifying force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Volcanicus** - ***Dinobots RULE!***

This Noble Phantasm opens a Reality Marble to a volcanic plane, where Grimlock is aided by his fellow Dinobots, reminiscent of his fateful battle with Shockwave on prehistoric Earth. In this Reality Marble, the other Dinobots are minor, independent Servants, not unlike those of **Ionioi Hetairoi**. Grimlock can combine with his fellow Dinobots into the mighty combiner, Volcanicus. As Volcanicus, the Dinobots become a singular, unstoppable force of destruction that very few can stand against.

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grimlock

https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Grimlock\_(G1)

1. ↑ https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Repeat\_Performance!

https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Grimlock\_(FOC)