Berserker (Fate/Crossover - Yorick)

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

*"Fear not, I will make use of your corpse."* - Yorick

## Profile

### Identity

Berserker's true identity is **Yorick Mori**, The sole surviving inhabitant of the Shadow Isles. Yorick forever vowed to commit the deplorable and dishonorable acts needed to one day see his home returned to glory instead of the ruins it had become. Day by day, week by week, and year by year- the Shepherd of Souls endured his fate as the only one that could walk the Shadow Isles without fear of being consumed by the Black Mist that coated them. The dead and the lost were his only companions- for any that lived and walked the Shadow Isles would be both soon enough. Some might suggest it as cowardice- the clinging to a life long gone- but Yorick could see and speak with the dead since childhood. He knew of their torment and pain and though he could not free the formless ghosts of the Black Mist- he could hope and plan. And perhaps someday- Yorick thought he might win.

Summoned as a Berserker- Yorick's reason has been lost. He can speak only to the dead- never the living- and his stewardship has been cast aside for whichever duties his Master assigns him.

### Appearance

Yorick is a muscular man with light blue skin and glowing eyes because of his time spent in the Shadow Isles. He wears a dark blue outfit common for those in his position in the Brethren of the Dusk, with no sleeves, fingerless gloves, black shoes, and elongated shoulder pads. Yorick carries with him a large shovel used for digging graves and as a weapon if need be. Around his neck is a glowing light blue vial, containing some of the last drops of the Waters of Life.

### Personality

Yorick is easily the most benevolent of all the Shadow Isles champions, given that all the others are evil. But his singlemindedness towards his goal to undo the damage of the Black Mist and guide all undead souls to their final rest, before dying himself, takes precedence over everything. Yorick will act heroically, so long as those actions do not interfere with his mission.

## Abilities

Yorick can control elements of the Black Mist and the dead to his will. Such as being able to summon dead souls to do his bidding.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Madness Enhancement (D Rank): Yorick's cognitive abilities are largely untouched but he can no longer communicate with any living thing or an imitation of such. Only the definitely dead or the raised dead he can call on can lure any somber speech from Yorick. While normally this traditional boost is to Strength or Endurance- Yorick instead has benefited from an increase to Ghoul Caller's rank and potential.

#### Personal Skills

* Ghoul Caller (A Rank): Normally a B-rank skill that enables Yorick to call the bodies of those he kills to serve him in unlife- Mad Enhancement has bolstered the power to the next rank and enabled Yorick to call of any dead around him regardless of who slew them. While they are incomparable to normal Servants (indeed- they can be slain in a single blow) the sheer number of Ghouls that rise to fight alongside Yorick can prove a formidable force if left unchecked.

* Black Mist (C Rank): Yorick's control over the Black Mist remains less than that of the Shadow Isles' new rulers. He cannot teleport through the darkness and cannot command its corrupting influence to hide him.

What Yorick can do is unleash a targeted burst of the dark power. The damage it deals is but a minor part of its potential- the Ghouls that Yorick leads gain a fantastic burst of speed and agility towards a target struck by the Black Mist. Only the swiftest and most mobile of Servants can outrun the Ghouls when afflicted.

* Maiden of the Mist (B Rank): A personification of the Black Mist that tries to manipulate him, Yorick can summon and control the Maiden of the Mist to do his bidding.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Water of Life; "The Immortal Waters"**

The only remnant of the Blessed Isles that remains alongside Yorick. So long as he keeps the vial with him- he cannot succumb to the mist that clings to his shoulders and follows his every step. Even a drop of the water is said to return someone an inch from death- but Yorick will allow none to taste of it. Now summoned as a Berserker- the waters have been reformed to ensure Yorick an almost-endless supply of Mana. Not only does it empower him to endure no matter if his Master should fall or not- the Ghouls he summons will likewise never falter so long as Yorick remains undefeated.

## Trivia

* Yorick's cape is made of thousands of undead souls. It is made from the Mist and is always trying to possess him.
	+ The Maiden, Yorick's companion, is the culmination of those souls, held together by a fragment of Isolde's soul.
	+ Yorick's relationship with it was described by a Riot employee as "60% symbiotic/40% parasitic."
* Yorick believes the only way to free the souls in the Shadow Isles is to see them through to the "true" death.
* While Yorick does use the undead souls to do his bidding, he does not see himself as having enslaved them, as he believes that he gives them some agency in what they do.

## References

https://leagueoflegends.fandom.com/wiki/Yorick

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Yorick

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-fate-fiction-servants-read-the-threadmarks-please.370875/post-96048362