Lancer (Fate/Crossover - Maka Albarn)

**Lancer** (ランサー, *Ransā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"So let's spread the word together!! We'll go and see Crona again!! And we'll put the Kishin in his place as many times as it takes!! I want everyone to in the world to witness this courage!!! This soul resonance!!!"* - Maka Albarn

## Profile

### Identity

Lancer's true identity is **Maka Albarn**, the primary protagonist of Soul Eater and Soul's meister. Inspired by her mother and dishearted at her father's constant cheating antics, Maka became a meister and later met Soul and make him her weapon partner, yearning to create a Death Scythe far more powerful then her father, who was Lord Death's current weapon. Later in the series, she succeeds in making a Death Scythe and is currently a two-star Meister and a part of an elite unit known as Spartoi.

### Appearance

Maka is a flat-chested, teenage young woman with light taupe hair which she keeps in pigtails, although there are certain times she may stylize them into buns or wear them straight down. Maka's primary outfit is a typical schoolgirl outfit consisting of a white blouse with a yellow sweater vest, a green striped tie, a red plaid skirt, and black boots with white buckles. When using Soul, she usually wears white gloves. Maka also wears a trench coat with a cloak-like end (which alters its shape in various parts of both the manga and anime). In her initial appearance in the first chapter, her trench coat was so long that, when buttoned up, it seemed that she was not wearing a skirt.

When Maka joins Spartoi, her outfit changes, though it still shows similarities to her previous attire. Maka's Spartoi uniform is very similar to that of a Japanese schoolgirl's sailor uniform with the colouring of the classic Spartoi uniform: a white blouse attached with a blue sailor-style collar with a red necktie that has a pink coiled tip and a short, blue, pleated skirt. Alongside this uniform, Maka wears black tights and the classic white Spartoi shoes, but stops wearing tights a few chapters later. Like her previous outfit, Maka wears a long trench coat, though it is white instead of black and has the Spartoi logo on the left shoulder as well as the fact that the cloak end splits in two. Her pigtails are fashioned using skull hairbands similar to Shinigami's mask. She also still wears white gloves.

Maka's soul, when viewed by Stein, has an orange-like colour and has her signature pigtails. Some comments from Ragnarok and Maka herself suggest that Maka's soul is quite small, especially when compared to those of others, such as Black☆Star's (although, like others, her soul grows in size considerably after she grows more powerful). When resonating with Soul, these "ponytails" turn into wings, revealing her soul to be a Grigori Soul, and her Soul Wavelength takes on the form of feathers.
In the last chapter in the Book of Eibon, Maka is transformed into a boy, having switched genders like the other members of Spartoi. Out of all the characters, apart from Pot of Fire and Pot of Thunder, she changes the least in appearance. She has shorter hair and wears a suit, complete with the usual gloves.

### Personality

Maka is bright, cheerful, direct, confident, smart, and hardworking, in stark contrast to her partner Soul Eater, who is very laid-back, more likely to act on impulse, and impatient in comparison. She frequently studies and prefers to stay in her house and read or study, emphasized by her lack of ability to play games such as basketball despite her athleticism, and she is ignorant of its various rules. Maka is also caring and compassionate, willing to easily help a friend when in need with no personal gain in the end and help a newcomer such as Tsugumi Harudori on her first day. She is somewhat of a self-depreciation hero. She achieves many great accomplishments throughout the series, and she always wants to help others and do the right things, thus she is well respected. She is also known to follow the rules of the DWMA and rarely breaks them, even going so far as to not kill Gopher despite his attempt on her life. and scolded Crona on their first meeting, telling them to save their "excuses" for Death himself. Maka also is capable to having great compassion and understanding, enough to not only befriend Crona despite their crimes but even put forth effort in helping them when they were seemingly forgone into Madness.

She is known to be strong-willed and mature, unlike those such as her partner and Black☆Star and tends to look down on such behaviors, often calling them idiots. Out of all the main protagonists, she is seen mostly as the most "normal" of the cast. It's been stated by multiple people like her own father that many of her good qualities come from her mother and even possess a mindset in which once she starts, barely anything stops her. In the anime, it is expressed her best quality is her bravery by Crona.

Despite this, Maka herself possesses flaws and insecurities. She has been noted by her partner to be stubborn and gloomy and is sometimes prone to make decisions without regarding others' feelings if she feels justified enough. She also views the typical male sex negatively, finding them to be nothing more than "pigs" looking only at the sex appeal of females, a notion in which may have manifested thanks to her father's lecherous actions and cheating on her mother. She also can be said to have temper issues, occasionally striking out those who annoy her with her Maka Chop and is not above striking her teachers such as Sid Barrett. She is also not above breaking the rules, such as taking advantage of her father's status to check out a book beyond her rank though did so to try to help Crona, but ended up checking out the Book of Eibon's Manuscript and knew it was not only a bad idea but felt guilty about it so ended up leaving "M" as her signature. Having taken immediate interests in the revelation of possessing a Grigori Soul, Maka was described by Soul as "obsessed" with the "angel stuff" until she found her new-found mindset hindering her ability to fight a fellow possessor of the Grigori, Gopher.

One of the her main insecurities seen early on was her fear of her partner, Soul, being the one who "carried" her throughout her battles. So much so she strove at one point to get stronger to the point of ignoring her partner's personal views on the situation and blamed herself for Soul falling to Crona and Ragnarok during their first fight. She also struggled with accepting her partner's celebrity status as a Death Scythe, feeling that he became one because of his own efforts with her contribution being useless. She became jealous of not only Liz sharing the same interest in music and understanding it better with Soul, but also Patty's ability to be an even better fighter than her. This caused her to break down so much, she was almost willing to let Giriko sexually assault her and was initially unwilling to help Soul fight the adversary until she came to her senses. Despite being close to her father as a child, much of their relationship became strained when he cheated on her mother and made her secretly fear rejection from people she cared about, most notably her Demon Weapon partner, Soul.

According to Soul, her hobbies includes reading books and doing puzzles. and in the anime, is secretly fond of the "Pon Pon Dance", a fact in which she is embarrassed about.[citation needed] Her favorite book is The Dark Side of the Moon by the fictional author of Lorda Donsany. She also stated she always wished to go inside a book, having been able to do so when she traveled into the Book of Eibon. In addition, Maka doesn't like raw fish.

## Abilities

According to Franken Stein, Maka was among some of the best meisters within Death Weapon Meister Academy among the one-star meisters and was handpicked for special operations from DWMA faculty. She was eventually able to ascend to two-star status and was among the only one of her peers to have created a death weapon. Her prowess garnered surprised to three-star meisters and weapons like Alexandre and Zubaidah, promoting Stein to point out that despite being DWMA students, they're "exception to the rule" and considered them "freaks".

Due to her Anti-Demon Wavelength, she was regarded by Medusa as a dangerous element after the elimination of Joe Buttataki due to their similarly skilled power in soul perception. his fact is also supported by her elder sister, Arachne, who also noted her as a threat due to her special weavelengthand soul perception abilities too. Both of these attributes have not only targeted her for lone assassination, but also have value to individuals such as Noah (Greed), who conspired to kill her and use her soul perception abilities to find Asura.

Despite her skill, she expressed that Death the Kid's shinigami power puts him "a whole other class from us". She is also noticeably less powerful than Black☆Star and Kilik Rung (expressed to be one of the top 3 fighters among students in the academy.)

According to Maka's own comments, those with a lot of direct power (such as Giriko) pose a problem for her to fight with. In addition, separation from her weapon can completely diminish much of her fighting capabilities considerably. For most of her time as a meister, much of the scythe-handling to perform complex maneuvers was done by Soul's control over his weapon form. Her Anti-Demon Wavelength and abilities stemming from it only temporarily stop Madness. Additionally, Maka is irritable and can lose her cool in combat. Using the Black Blood abilities can risk her own sanity or even her weapon partner's own, causing her to lose access to his weapon transformation and even turn on her.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (A+ Rank): A class skill of the knight classes, giving one protection against all manner of magical effects.

Maka has faced all manner of bizarre beings with just as outrageous abilities, and even if she may struggle at first, has come out on top.

Witches, Clowns, Demon Weapons, and even Gods. In the end, Maka persevered. At this rank, any spells of 'A-rank' or below are nullified, no matter what that magecraft may be in the first place.

Additionally, magecraft, spells or other magical effects that target the mind or soul are without exception heavily resisted or negated, even that which would typically bypass Magic Resistance, such as Noble Phantasms. For she who conquered fear in its purest form, anything else is incomparable to its power.

#### Personal Skills

* Mystic Slayer (Fear) (A Rank): Fear took many forms. Monstrous behemoths. Impossibly powerful witches. Insane soulless clowns.

All of them did not care for those they victimized and slaughtered, they only desired to consume the souls of those still living. Crawling out of the woodwork, the creatures of fear threatened to stamp out humanity in a war of attrition.

For a time, the Meisters and Demon Weapons of the DWCA were enough to keep the threat at bay. Such a thing became unfeasible once the very embodiment of fear itself arose once more from his seal. The Kishin Asura. A monstrous coward whose mere presence engulfed the war in fear, and with it came the mightiest beings of madness and all those they corrupted.

What once was held in a careful balance came cascading down, as the world descended into a surefire chaos.
It would surely be the end of the planet as they knew, as humanity drowned in their madness and their fear.
What could they possibly do to defeat a true god?

Some never gave up. Even in the face of the overwhelming might of Fear, they prevailed. They may be beaten down, have their souls crushed… But they refused to crumble in the presence of madness. They pushed on and did the impossible. The Kishin was vanquished at last, freeing the world of the fear that had promised to consume them all. And the one who brought the greatest coward down was none other than Lancer, Maka Albarn.

A skill embodying Maka's ability to slay the impossible. Vampires of ancient times, monstrous vile souls who had lived far too long, and even the very god of fear, she had overcome them all. Against beings that are born from fear or feared by others, Maka's effectiveness against them reaches its pinnacle. She gains a substantial increase to her parameters against those monsters, deflecting attacks that might have otherwise shaken her or bisecting abominations that once she could not harm. Those same monsters also suffer far more damage from Maka's strikes, even what should just be a mere cut would make a pressing injury, especially in the midst of battle. It didn't matter what the creature was. If it was something that brought humanity fear, or fed upon it, she will prevail.

* Indomitable (Black Blood) (B Rank): There was once a vile witch named Medusa Gorgon. A serpent who saw everyone as nothing but tools or test subjects. Her own sisters were nothing but annoyances, and her fellow witches were expendable at best. Even her own child was nothing but another test, deprived of anything that could possibly resemble a proper childhood. Abused and tormented, their body morphed and warped all so Medusa could achieve the power she always desired. Something created within the body of the one she should have cherished most, something vile... A surefire surge and font of Madness.

Black Blood.

Within the body of the witch's child, everything had been replaced by blood that left them as something separate from a human.
A thing the child never had the chance to be. That very same monstrous blood was used by Medusa to infect others in an attempt to drive them to madness as well, all for her ultimate end goal of resurrecting the Kishin. One of those targets was Maka, and it influenced her to a grand spiritual level.

Even now, as a servant, that Black Blood exists within her body. A madness now tamed, no matter how it tries to tempt her.
This skill represents exactly that. The influence of the Black Blood on her body, mind and soul. Maka's durability is far in excess of what her appearance may indicate. Swords may simply bounce off of her arm instead of cutting through, and a lance would fail to penetrate past her skin. It acts as a defense that quite literally permeates throughout her body, as it comes directly from her blood. Not only that, but even if an attack manages to pierce through the blood in a truly grievous injury, Maka would still be able to fight while completely crippled. If given time, she may even be able to heal all of the damage done, even if it may be something as severe as damage to her very spiritual core.

Such damage wouldn't stop her. Even if it may crush her soul in the end, Maka couldn't help but reach out to the person that the blood originated from. Someone she knew needed help, someone whose soul was consumed in madness and fear more than any other.
She wanted to understand them, no matter how estranged they became.

* Soul of the Grigori (B+ Rank): A skill that represents Maka's very soul. A soul that struggles to understand others at first, but in the end would form bonds and connections stronger than any other. Bonds and connections strong enough to hold out against the complete encroachment of fear. An angelic soul that could soar along with the hopes placed upon her. Reaching even those that had sunk to the deepest depths of the darkness, believing there was no way for light in their existence. A girl reached out her hand for another, no matter what tore at her in that umbral abyss. It was a refusal to quit, a refusal to give up to the fear that swirled around that lone soul cast aside by all.

An inherent understanding of one's own soul and the souls of others. That was what this skill represented. Maka inherently comprehends and understands the intricacies of the soul more than seemingly any other. She can see the souls of others, understanding both their power and their very nature. Such as being able to tell if someone is a truly vile person or if they are a valiant hero, if they are a human or a monster, all with just a glance. She is even able to tell if one's soul has been influenced by another or see the 'residual power' of another soul left in the surroundings. Additionally, abilities or effects that specifically target the soul are heavily resisted, to the extent that an attack that may have completely eradicated the existence of a human will fail to even scratch Maka herself.

It is a skill that allows for the discernment of the soul to its core. Allowing her to come to an understanding with even seemingly unreasonable individuals. An ability that mattered more than any other to defeat the Kishin.
Defeating fear alone was simply not possible, no matter how strong she may have been, Maka would not have overcome the monstrous god of fear on her own. And without that belief… that downtrodden and forgotten child of the Gorgon would have drowned eternal.
But due to Maka's actions... the souls of hundreds united together... Resonating as one to bring about an end to fear.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Death Scythe - Soul "Eater" Evans; "My Most Dearest Companion"**

Maka's signature weapon, a great mighty scythe intertwined with her soul.It was also her closest companion, a Death Scythe by the name of Soul. Someone she can trust with her life, and she was the person he could trust with his. That was the nature of a Meister and their Demon Weapon, to trust one another and to unite to defeat those monstrous beings of fear. Through thick and thin, through madness and fear... They stuck together and overcame whatever tried to drag them down.

They may argue, they may disagree, and they may even separate.
But, in the end, they will always reunite.
Each bump along the journey only reinforced their bond.
When truly working together, with their very mind and souls moving in harmony... it was like anything could happen. They could have never defeated fear without the other, nor could they have saved the world without an understanding of one another.

This very bond has not been severed at all, even as a Heroic Spirit, for their connection is a fundamental aspect of their existence.

A Noble Phantasm that is Soul himself, both his nature as a Demon Weapon and as an individual.
And with it comes a confirmed fact that cannot be violated. Maka cannot be summoned without Soul, and Soul cannot be summoned without Maka. In a sense, they could be considered two servants in one, as Soul is capable of acting on his own if he must, and he is certainly not weak.

As a Death Scythe, Soul stands at the pinnacle of Demon Weapons. His blade can cut through nearly anything, and it is almost impossible to break the weapon itself. Maka and Soul can also resonate their souls together to amplify the might of the weapon as well, boosting its power enough to bisect entire temples or split apart immensely powerful vampires. To Soul, this bond and power between him and Maka takes the form of a piano, and the more that piano resonates, the more their souls synchronize together.

The greater that resonance becomes, the more both Soul's and Maka's power rises, amplifying her physical parameters as well as the raw power of the scythe's blade. Even in his human form, Soul is still capable of fighting quite well, as he can partly shapeshift his body into his weapon form. He can utilize the power of the piano like this as well, propagating his own soul's resonance to others and creating immensely destructive soundwaves in any direction his pleases.

Of course, fighting on his lonesome is not where he excels. His true calling lies in uniting the hearts of others and boosting the power of everyone by moving their very souls. Not only can he raise the power of Maka's attacks as well as her general parameters, Soul can also do the same to any like-minded allies.

By connecting their souls together with the beauty of the piano, they reach a level beyond what they could reach on their own.
It is an ability to understand and reach others, more than anything.

Even the most destitute and lonely heart... would surely be found, eventually.

Maka and Soul would reach for that engulfed soul together, even while they too are in danger of being swallowed by madness. They would simply embrace that fear, instead of acting like it never existed.

#### **Black Blood Dress; "Let the Piano Play"**

The greatest resonance of Maka and Soul's hearts. Embracing the madness and fear they will always hold in their soul; they bring forth their most true form. Utilizing the Black Blood that runs through her body, Maka brings forth a pure black dress and Soul transforms into a grand dark piano.

Any damage they had suffered before this transformation will be immediately healed, even fatal wounds like a completely destroyed heart or spiritual core will be healed instantly upon this Noble Phantasm's activation. In this state, Maka will lose her Indomitable skill, and, in turn, gain an immense increase to all of her physical parameters, rising several ranks in the process. Additionally, the durability of the dress far exceeds that of even the most potent of armors, capable of enduring strikes that would have struck down beings capable of moving mountains or even take repeated blows from the Kishin Asura without breaking.

The change in power for Soul is even more pronounced than Maka's. Not in his ability to cut or not even in an increase of durability. In fact, in this form, Soul would not be able to cut anything without the help of another. No, the change is far more than just intensifying his nature as a weapon. It is an absolute increase in his ability to connect hearts together. His immense talent to reach the souls of others and make them ascend to their very peak. A skill passed into Maka's hands, as inexperienced as they are.

Yet, what she lacks in Soul's 'talent'... Maka makes up for in pure fiery passion. As she plays the piano, for each soul that hears it, for each heart that places their hope into that resonance, Maka's power drastically increases. Only rising more and more for each voice that willingly jumps into the recital to overcome fear. What may have once been impossible to overcome will surely be brought low by the relentless song played by a thousand hands. Orchestrated and brought to life by the combined power of Maka and Soul.

Together, they will hold a show for all to hear, with Maka's soul resonating out as she plays the song of her very heart.
A song to slay a god, a song to unite others.
A performance to bring together all that hear it.
A melody not to try and reject madness... but to freely descend into its very depths.
A serenade to reach out for the last soul that lay deep within the vastness of Fear.

With one strike, they both allowed themselves to be consumed by the darkness to find that one last soul within.

#### **Kishin Hunt; "Overcoming Fear"**

Once upon a time... there was a child named Crona.

...

A darkened soul, who never had a chance to be human.
A child abandoned forevermore, having slain their own mother.
A person cast aside, seen only as the truest of monsters.
A so-called demon sword, revered as the second coming of the Kishin.
Someone who believed to deserve nothing but that abyss.
Every step they took only brought them backwards, every act they did for themselves benefitted no one, not even themselves...

...

In the end, in what they had believed to be their final act under their own power...
They were usurped, used once again by another.
The power they once had torn away from them, leaving them as nothing but a powerless child once again.
They sank into the darkness of fear, without a chance of freedom.
Seeing how nothing ever went their way...
They only knew one thing.

Everything was meaningless.

...

Yet, they still held on.

In the face of absolute fear, a crushing darkness that had obliterated everything but them... They refused to let their body be taken with it, persisting before the purest embodiment of the Soul Eater. All they had was one last obsession driving them on.
Something they couldn't begin to understand. Why did such a thing let them keep living, even when it would be better to just fade away?

When confronted by the very source of their 'obsession'... The girl who tried to understand them when no one ever began to try... They could only ask why she continued to try so hard. Maka Albarn, the only person who saw them as a human, gave them the answer they never could have grasped.

"Isn't that just called believing?"

Belief...
It was a refusal to abandon another.
It was the ability to keep standing in impossible odds.
It was humanity's steadfast stubbornness to prevail.
It came from their ability to believe in one another.
That was the only way to get through fear.
Hand in hand, using each other as a pillar of stability.
All alone, madness and fear would consume the greatest of souls.
But together... it was like humans could do anything.

In that moment, Crona finally understood. This... 'obsession' they couldn't grasp... was belief. They believed Maka would help them. Deep down, they held hope someone would reach out for them, no matter how irrational it was. Even in the deepest depths of despair... Crona had believed.

It was a realization of something they never had a chance to discover. A realization that finally ended with the last soul needed to finish that song of hearts uniting everyone. A melody that would defeat that god of fear for certain.With everyone's souls resonating as one...
Surely, anything could be done. In this strike, Fear would be beheaded for certain.

A Noble Phantasm embodying that one final attack. Soul and Maka become the center point of the grand soul resonance brought forth by their play. And, carried by the hopes and hearts of everyone, they deliver a blinding slash that brings the Kishin Asura to his end. A singular strike to defeat fear and free the world of their madness. It was an attack that would 'absolutely bring an end to all evil' once it is used, an attack that could not be avoided or resisted. The invincible would be struck from within, the immortal would find themselves vanquished regardless, and even the seemingly untouchable will be cut in twain without issue. It is a strike that will, without fail, bring the surefire destruction of evil, no matter what form or power it takes. As long as they threaten the world, as long as they are truly despicable. They will be hunted like the demons they are.

It can only be activated in one situation. Maka and Soul cannot use it alone.
Only if the belief of others is behind them...
Only if the hearts of many unite to a singular performance...
Only if the souls of those who refuse to kneel to fear resonate together...
Only then can this Noble Phantasm be used.
It was a gathering of humanity, a true font of will and hope that transcends all others.

In this one strike, everyone stands together to overcome the madness that threatened to devour their very souls. That fear will someday return, it always will. But, for now, due to the hundreds of wills that formed a bridge to reach even the most destitute...

The world was saved once again.

### Quotes

*"Your fear united the once separated souls of humans, reapers, witches and the guy I don't really get!"* - Maka Albarn

*"Even as a god, you've probably heard the saying 'even dust becomes a mountain when it gathers', right?!"* - Maka Albarn

*"It's a human saying! And I'll show it to you now for certain!"* - Maka Albarn

### Gallery

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## References

https://souleater.fandom.com/wiki/Maka\_Albarn

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Maka\_Albarn

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Maka\_Albarn

https://world-war-fan-fiction-series.fandom.com/wiki/Maka\_Albarn

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