Saber (Fate/Crossover - Shulk)

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

*"I don't know what the future holds. But that means I can imagine the possibilities. We can achieve anything we put our minds to."* - Shulk

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Shulk**, the protagonist of Xenoblade Chronicles. His ability to wield the Monado, using the sword's unique powers, as well as visions of the future, makes him one of the main forces against the Mechon. He is often referred to by some characters as the "Heir to the Monado".

In life his home that existed on top of a massive phantasmal beast was attacked by a fearsome enemy know as the mechon that hailed from another colossal Beast know as the Mechonis. Taking up the divine sword known as the Monado from his comrade Dunban, Shulk proceeded to drive the Mechon out of his home but not before a mysterious faced mechon, seemingly, killed his long time friend and love interest Fiora.

Pursuing the Mechon in order to gain revenge not only did he realize Fiora was still alive he also discovered that his body was the host of the god Zanza who seeking to ensure its own existence sought to destroy and recreate the world. When Shulk was shot in the back by his adoptive father Zanza was released and began to implement his plan by turning all of the race known as the High Entia into Telethia. Shulk and his allies battled through the hordes of monsters and defeated Zanza's disciples, they then proceeded to challenge the god.

During the battle Shulk ascended into a god himself and using his newfound power slayed Zanza then greeted by his fellow god Monado also known as Alvis, Shulk recreated the world to have no gods giving up his power and went on to live the rest of his life in peace.

### Appearance

Shulk is a 1.71 m (5'7") young man with jaw-length wavy blond hair, greyish blue eyes, and a pointed face. In the Definitive Edition, Shulk's hair is more yellow than its original dirty blond.

Shulk's default attire, which he wears in promotional material as well as in his appearances in other games, consists of a short red jacket, a black sweater with pink and purple patterning, grey shorts with straps and flat-soled boots. He wears a whistle around his neck.

In Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed, Shulk, as an adult, wears a short gray jacket over his black sweater. He also wears a long red and black cape. He still wields the Monado REX+ as his weapon. His right arm has been replaced with a prosthetic arm made for him by Riku.

### Personality

Shulk is determined, organised, strong-hearted, smart, and quick-witted to the bone. Despite being called out by Dickson for spending too much time indoors doing research, Shulk is a very kind person and is often seen trying to help others. He likes to think things through and is very methodical in his approach to most situations.

However, Shulk is also portrayed as being oblivious to other peoples' feelings. Despite his gentle nature, Shulk is roused to great hatred and vengeance against the Mechon after they attack Colony 9, revenge being the main factor that leads him and Reyn to begin their journey. Shulk trusts his companions above anything else, and goes to great lengths to protect them. Shulk also tends to be pessimistic, often feeling particularly frustrated if and when he fails to change the future seen in his visions.

As an adult, Shulk retains his resolve and methodical attitude, and has developed a reputation for being calm and composed even in the thick of battle. However, he is as enthusiastic about working with machines as he was in his younger days.

## Abilities

Aside from the Monado arts, Shulk has very few normal arts (only eight) compared to every other member of his group (about fifteen moves each). Most of his arts revolve around positioning, requiring other party members to draw aggro away from him in order for his arts to gain additional power or effects, and this makes him weaker when fighting enemies head-on, as his arts require him to wait for openings. However, he can call upon the power of the Monado, which can stock another eight skills unique to the Monado itself, and all of his moves are useful in a variety of ways, including giving useful buffs and protecting his entire party from harm with a single Monado Art.

He also has the third lowest stamina of the group, being above Melia and slightly more than Sharla, but his Strength and Agility greatly balance out this flaw. An important note is that after gaining the Monado, Shulk cannot switch weapons. This works both for and against him. Whenever a point in the story occurs where Shulk gains a new Art for the Monado, its damage will increase. This means at times he will jump ahead of the other characters in terms of damage, but they will eventually catch up to him.

### Skills

#### Class Skills

* Magic Resistance (D Rank): Cancel spells with a chant below three verses. Even if targeted by High-Thaumaturgy and Greater Rituals, it is difficult for them to be affected.

* Riding (C Rank): Most vehicles and animals can be handled with above average skill. However, cannot ride the likes of Phantasmal Species such as Monstrous Beasts. Because he does not have an anecdote of riding anything special or worth mentioning, he receives a low rank in this Skill for a Saber.

#### Personal Skills

* Bravery (B Rank): Negates Mental Interference and Increases Melee Damage in life Saber wasn't afraid to challenge even a god in order to uphold his beliefs.

* Divinity (C Rank): Was originally the host for the divine spirit Zanza and later became one himself so he should have an EX rank in this skill however he gave of his status as a god and personally dislikes the concept of gods wishing for a world without them decreasing his rank to B. Significantly reduces the cost of maintaining his existence and is resistant to Protection of the Faith and Enlightenment of the Sacred Fig.

* Pioneer of the Stars (EX Rank): In life Saber broke his people out of an eternal cycle of destruction and recreation at the hands of the Zanza by changing humanity's destiny and destroying him. All difficult voyages and challenges which are considered "impossible" turn into "events that can be realized".

* Mystic Eyes (B Rank) Saber possesses the Mystic Eyes of Foresight this allows him to see a few seconds into the future he is then able to use this knowledge to change his destiny this is partially responsible to his incredibly high luck stat.

* God Slayer (B Rank): This Skill is super effective against Divine Spirits. A 'plus' modifier is gained when attacking Divine Spirits, wraiths, and Servants with the Divinity Skill.

* Monado Arts (B (A++) Rank): Feats and techniques that are performed during battle through the use of ether manipulation, or by utilizing the specific functions of a weapon.

Saber can utilize a variety of these techniques to either heal, deal debilitating effects or extra damage depending on his positioning. However, his Noble Phantasm allows Shulk a much wider variety of Arts with more powerful effects than can be manifested through regular Arts.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Monado; "The Sword to Change the Future"**

The divine blade of the god Zanza, Saber received in order to fight the Mechon it is able to increase one of a targets Parameters by one rank at a time. Additionally it is able to release a green energy that seals skills like Mana Burst and certain Noble Phantasms it is a divine sword capable of cleaving almost anything in existence both the material and the immaterial. Saber also possesses his own Monado that is significantly more powerful than this one however due to its lesser prominence in Saber's legend in addition to the Holy Grail being incapable of manifesting his true Noble Phantasm leaving him with this.

### Quotes

* *"This time... it's my turn!"* - Shulk
* *"Why should we care? What's important isn't whether you can see the future or not. It's the will to make a choice, and the strength to seize your destiny! Our time has come. Our destiny is our own!"* - Shulk to Zanza
* *"Talk all you want. Because those words will be yout last!"* - Shulk to Metal Face
* *"I'm really feeling it!"* - Shulk
* *"The future is not set in stone. We can change it if we have the will."* - Shulk
* *"Huh. I wasn't expecting this. Good to meet you. Name's Shulk, I'll be your Saber." - Shulk after being summoned*
* *"Fiora, it's you! I'm so happy to see you! Huh? You're also in your Mechon Armor? But even so, you're still you."* - Shulk to Fiora
* *"Melia, your here too? Great to see you again. You'll be a great help to us."* Shulk to Melia

#### Crossover Quotes

* *"How strange. I don't know why, but Ifeel a familiar sense coming off from you."* - Shulk to KOS-MOS
* *"You also fight to change the future? I have a good feeling we'll get along great."* - Shulk to Lucina
* *"That mechanical armor of yours is amazing. It feels alot like the Mechon Armor. What? you can change into more!?"* - Shulk to X
* *"You're a machine? Even so, you actually feel alot more human than machine. You actually remind me alot of Fiora."* - Shulk to 2B, Melody Locus or Scharlachrot
* *"You pilot giant mechs also? That's like the mobile artillery back at Colony 9."* - Shulk to Pilot servants
* *"What are the Mechons doing here!? Huh, you're not one of them? Sorry about that."* - Shulk to Transformer or Bionicle servants

### Gallery

#### Fate/???

* Ascensions

1st Ascension2nd Ascension3rd AscensionFinal Ascension
* Craft Essence

Bond CE: Reconnecting the Future
## References

https://xenoblade.fandom.com/wiki/Shulk

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

https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Shulk

https://characterprofile.fandom.com/wiki/Shulk

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