Saber (Fate/Crossover - Darth Vader)

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

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Darth Vader**, Dark Lord of the Sith, and the apprentice and chief enforcer of Darth Sidious. Born **Anakin Skywalker**, Vader was once one of the most esteemed Jedi Knights of his time and a legendary hero of the Galactic Republic during the Clone Wars. However, the numerous tragedies he suffered during his service to the Jedi Order and subsequently growing doubts in the Order and its Code took their toll, leading him to seek out power to protect his loved ones. Manipulated to the Dark Side by Sidious with the promise of finding the power to save his wife Padmé Amidala, the newly christened Darth Vader led the massacre of the Jedi Order. After traveling to Mustafar to bring an end to the Clone Wars, Vader dueled his former friend and mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, who defeated him and left him for dead. Suffering from severe injuries and burns from the duel, Vader was encased in his signature life support suit to survive. With his former identity fully relinquished, Vader became the feared enforcer of Sidious' Galactic Empire, laying waste to any who opposed his master's will. Ultimately he would redeem himself by saving his son, Luke Skywalker, from Sidious and sacrificing himself to kill his master.

### Personality

Beneath his ruthless stoicism, Saber utterly burns with rage, most specifically, towards himself over his failure to protect what he sought to preserve in his turn to the Dark Side. At the same time, there is also twinges of sadness and loneliness in him due to said losses. Unlike most members of the Sith Order, Saber is capable of acknowledging and learning from his mistakes, due to his experiences and emotional trauma from his duel on Mustafar, especially in how his past self's arrogance and impulsiveness were his undoing. At the same time, he does still indulge in a bit of boasting his superiority to opponents he considers inferior.

Saber is absolutely ruthless and cold to his enemies, and has little to no patience or tolerance towards failure and incompetence, making him feared by both his enemies and underlings alike.

Above all else, Saber will do whatever it takes to protect those he cares for, even if it costs him his moral integrity, which was what lured him to the Dark Side, but also how his son Luke redeemed him at the end of his life.

### Relationships

#### **Obi-Wan Kenobi**

Saber's former master and paternal figure, Saber has long since lost any love for Kenobi, only hatred and bitterness are left since their fateful duel on Mustafar, where he left him to die on the planet's molten surface. Kenobi is the one person Saber hates most and is willing to kill without hesitation.

#### **Boba Fett**

Saber and Archer have worked together in life to capture the rebel leadership, and as such, the two continue to maintain a cordial working relationship.

## Abilities

Saber was a pilot, mechanical engineer and lightsaber duelist of extraordinary talent since his youth. Despite his limited mobility due to his suit, Saber was renowned as one of the greatest duelists in Galactic history, having matched the likes of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku, themselves among the most trained and experienced duelists of their time. Saber particularly excels in Lightsaber Form V, Djem So, or The Way of the Krayt Dragon. This form focuses on power and defense, blocking and redirecting blaster bolts or lightsaber strikes before pressuring opponents with strong strikes and counterattacks.

A testament to his mechanical skill is building an advanced droid and a pod racer when he was just 9 years old, and later in life had constructed his own lightsabers on his first try and modified his own custom starfighters.

His piloting skills have made him renowned as one of the greatest star pilots in the galaxy, matched only by Luke. He could single-handedly outmatch whole squadrons and dismantle an entire fleet in his personal TIE Advanced.

As a Servant, his skills in the Dark Side of the Force is considered a style of magecraft. With it, he can use telekinesis strong enough to lift Starships, deflect projectiles and blaster bolts with his bare hands, probe minds, enhance his speed and strength, and endure tremendous amounts of physical pain.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Sword of Light; "Blade of the Dark Lord of Sith"**

    Saber's signature weapon is a metal sword which, when called, can produce a crimson blades of rotating plasma. It requires no energy beyond the cost to activate, and can cut through almost any material that lack sufficient Reinforcement or enchantment, and pierce any and all defenses once it gets close enough to physically touch the target (or touch something physically touching the target); it can be blocked by energy and mystic shielding with a space between the shield and the defended.

#### **Empire's Wrath; "Rage of the Dark Side's Sith"**

Saber chokes his opponent with the Force, and hauls them up. He then throws his lightsaber at them, using the Force to control it and make it spin rapidly. For the final strike, he blasts his lightsaber at the opponent with a powerful strike.

## References

* https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Anakin\_Skywalker

* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Darth\_Vader

* https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mk4-fate-stay-night-crossovers.208968/page-55#post-10337484

* https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-fate-stay-night-crossover-ideas.196067/page-62#post-6567594

* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Darth\_Vader

* https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Darth\_Vader
	+ https://soulcalibur.fandom.com/wiki/Critical\_Finish