Saber (Fate/Crossover - Count Dooku)

**Saber** (セイバー, *Seibā*) is the servant of Kyosuke Munakata in the ??? Holy Grail War and one of the main antagonists of Fate/Silver Echoes.

"*The Sith control everything. You just don't know it.*" - Count Dooku

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Count** **Dooku** of House Serenno, Head of State of the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and a fallen Jedi Master turned Dark Lord of the Sith known as Darth Tyranus.

Dooku was taken in by the Jedi Order at a young age after being abandoned by his father for being a force-sensitive. Taught by Grand Master Yoda in the Jedi arts, Dooku was considered one of the most esteemed Jedi in the Order. A political idealist, as noted by his peers, he grew dissatisfied with both the corruption in the Galactic Republic and the traditions of the Jedi subservient to its whims. He left the order and, unbeknownst to them at the time, his commitment to the light side of the Force, reclaiming his heritage on Serenno and becoming apprentice to Darth Sidious. Under his new master's instructions, he founded the Separatist Alliance and hired Jango Fett to become the template of the Republic's Clone Army, initiating the Clone Wars and revealing his relation to the Sith to the Jedi. He lead the Separatists against the Republic throughout the war and mentored both Asajj Ventress and General Grievous to serve as his lieutenants, until he ultimately met his end during the Battle of Coruscant, where his nemesis Anakin Skywalker killed him at the behest of Sidious.

### Personality

While he was at the service of Darth Sidious, Darth Tyranus was a charismatic, knowledgeable, vigorous, and prideful, but also intimidating, manipulative, and immoral statesman, whose methods included torture, murder, and even genocide. However, before turning to the dark side, he was a respected and admired Jedi, being trained by Yoda and trained Qui-Gon Jinn. During that time, he was unconventional in his thoughts and methods, often at odds with the Jedi Council. He defended, for example, the controversial theory of the Living Force rather than the unified Force. He taught it and another atypical view at his apprentice. He was also a political idealist. But seeing the corruption in the Ancient Republic, he became disabused by that and the seeming approbation of that by the Jedi Council. This made him turn to the dark side and becoming the insensitive Sith known as Darth Tyranus.

By this time with his new Sith identity, he was not above double-crossing his own supporters and allies such as Asajj Ventress because she was failing him, but he showed some regret after turning his back on Ventress, infuriating his own master, Darth Sidious. As he was while he was a Jedi, Dooku was a typical Sith as well, because he genuinely thought that transforming the Republic in a dictatorship governed by himself was for the best fascination of the Republic because it would purge it of the corruption and decadence, instead of simply taking power for the sake of it like Sidious. He had a certain fondness for Obi-Wan Kenobi in addition, partially because he was taught by Dooku's Padawan. This was shown when he asked Obi-Wan to join him in his quest of power and even being completely honest with him that the Republic was governed by Darth Sidious, though the Jedi did not believe him.

But it didn't stop him from trying to have him slaughtered in several ways. While faced with his demise, Dooku was visibly shocked, as he never realized that he was only a pawn in Sidious' schemes. So, the Count realized too late that betrayal was Sidious's way. Despite this, he faces his impending demise without saying anything or revealing Palpatine's true nature.

### Relationships

#### **Kyosuke Munakata**

His Master in the Holy Grail War. He sees himself in Kyosuke, a man with the conviction to bring about the greater good by any means necessary. As such, presents himself as a grandfatherly mentor figure to his young master, while secretly feeding into his darker impulses in the name of bringing about a new world of order. All in an effort to mold him into a new apprentice.

#### **Yoda**

His former mentor turned enemy. Dooku held a great deal of respect for his former master until his fall to the Dark Side.

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

Dooku held a fondness for Kenobi, partially out of sentiment towards Qui-Gon Jinn, *his* former student who went on to teach Kenobi. As Qui-Gon was like a son to him, he saw Kenobi as a spiritual grandson of sorts. He attempted to turn Kenobi to his side, but was refused. Nevertheless, Dooku considered him a worthy adversary.

#### **General Grievous**

Despite being a student of his in lightsaber combat, Grievous' relationship with the Count was rocky. Dooku would admonish the General for not only his failures, but also for his technique, something Dooku criticized for lacking subtlety or refinement. In the Sith grand plan, Grievous was just another pawn, a scapegoat for all the Separatist atrocities. In turn, Grievous would deflect blame for failures and sometimes disobey his orders. Despite this, Grievous still held a level of respect for his master, boasting with pride of his lightsaber skills taught to him by Dooku.

#### **Darth Vader**

His nemesis throughout the Clone Wars, Dooku saw him as an unworthy Jedi and held him in resentment. A sentiment Anakin very much shared. Ironically, Dooku was the one that Sidious didn't value as an apprentice, with Anakin killing him at Sidious' urges being a major push towards becoming Darth Vader.

## Role

### Fate/Silver Echoes

Dooku is summoned as the Saber class servant of Kyosuke Munakata. He takes an interest in him, acting as a mentor his new master. Under his tutelage, Kyosuke is slowly corrupted by Dooku, becoming increasingly extreme in his efforts for a pristine and orderly new world free of despair.

## Abilities

Dooku was considered one of the very best lightsaber duelists of all time, even in his old age. Although he possessed in-depth knowledge of all seven lightsaber forms, he specialized in the use of Form II, Makashi, or the The Way of the Ysalamiri. This form greatly emphasized blade-to-blade fencing with elegance, grace and finesse, relying on careful and controlled strikes instead of brute power. As such, his bladework is tailor-made for facing others in single combat. Nevertheless, he easily overwhelmed both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker, both renowned duelists in their own right, in their first encounter despite taking both Jedi at the same time. His masterful bladework emphasizes speed and economy of movement to breach any gap in his foes' defenses, making fools of both of the Jedi who faced him due to their comparatively clumsy skill with a lightsaber. At the time of his departure from the order, Dooku was among the only Jedi alive who could consider Mace Windu and Yoda as his only other peers in lightsaber combat. However, this fighting style suffers from one critical flaw: its lack of raw kinetic power. As a result, opponents who are able to match him in skill and overwhelm him through physical force can drain his Force reserves and physical strength to the point of exhaustion through a protracted battle, leading to his death at Skywalker's hands.

He was also an excellent teacher, having been the instructor of the well-respected Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn as well as the infamously successful Jedi Hunter General Grievous, the latter of whom matched several Jedi Knights and Masters at once under Dooku's tutelage. He was also incredibly skilled in the Force, being a master of telekinesis, telepathy, Force Healing, Force Valor, Qey'tek meditation, and other disciplines, skills he retained and even strengthened after falling to the Dark Side. In addition to his dueling prowess and mastery of the Force, Dooku is a cunning strategist, diplomat, and politician, scoring enough victories over the Jedi and the Republic to turn the Clone Wars into a stalemate despite their best efforts and swaying numerous nations to the Separatist cause.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Riding (C Rank): Most vehicles can be handled with average skill. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasm Races such as Demoniac Beast and Holy Beast-rank creatures
* Magic Resistance (B Rank): Cancel spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by greater magecraft and Greater Rituals, it is difficult for them to be affected.

#### Personal Skills

* Charisma (A Rank): As leader of the Separatist Alliance, Dooku is an exceptionally persuasive statesman, able to rally entire star systems to his cause.
* The Force (B Rank): An energy generated by all living things that those sensitive to its spiritual power can manipulate to grant them extraordinary powers. When summoned as a Servant, this power is considered a form of 'magecraft', one that Dooku is able to use for such feats as telekinesis strong enough to move starships, telepathy, mind tricks to control the weak minded, shooting lightning from his hands, and enhancing his speed and strength.
* Protection From Arrows (B- Rank): The ability to deal with projectiles, an increased defense against ranged attacks by predicting the projectiles' trajectories through exceptional means. Through his connection to the Force, Dooku can sense and reflect projectile attacks, though his preferred lightsaber form of Makashi is less suited towards deflecting such attacks than the other forms due to its emphasis on one-on-one dueling.
* Mind's Eye (Fake) (A Rank): A sixth sense for avoiding danger, granted by mastery of The Force. At this rank, bonus effect of offering resistance against penalties caused by visual obstructions.
* Pioneer of the Stars (EX Rank): Having helped to orchestrate a war that ushered in the rise of a galaxy spanning empire, his actions have changed the the fate of humanity and left lasting effects long after his death.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Sword of Light (Dooku)**

Dooku's signature weapon is his lightsaber, 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.

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count\_Dooku

https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Dooku

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Count\_Dooku

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Count\_Dooku

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

https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/summon-a-servant-mark-vi-the-dark-six-f-sn-crossover-servants.370875/page-314?post=64068785#post-64068785