Saber (Fate/Crossover - Lucina)

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

"*I prayed to the Hero-King for a small part of the strength he used to save the world. But I need this subterfuge no longer. I choose to fight as Lucina now. The name that reminds me of the strength in the man and woman who chose it.*" — Lucina

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Lucina**, The daughter of Chrom and gifted with the mark of Naga, known as the Brand of the Exalt, on her left eye, like in the present timeline, future Lucina was born to Chrom and his wife after the Ylisse-Plegia War. In game, her mother can be either: Sumia, Sully, Robin, Maribelle, Olivia or a nameless Village Maiden. She had a special bond with her parents, especially Chrom who taught her swordplay.

After Chrom's death at the hands of Grima, Lucina inherited the Falchion and attempted to fight Grima. She never learned who killed her father, however, her only clue was that her father's murderer was someone close to him. At some point, her mother was also killed in battle. With the world on the brink of destruction, Lucina was down to only her closest allies, the other children of the Shepherds (and in the game, her younger sibling, depending on who her mother was).

### Personality

Lucina is a strong willed, pragmatic, serious woman, who is determined to defy fate to alter the dark future she came from. She admires historical figures and her ancestrals, showing extreme reverence to her father, and trying to emulate how she thought her ancestor Marth acted, to lend her the strenght she needed. Due to the countless deaths and horrific events of the future, she dislikes any form of death, even "noble" ones. Her stoic personality and lacking sense of humour is result of her feeling responsible for the survivor children of Shepherds, so being their leader, she believes there's no place for herself to lighten. She cares for comrades deeply and has a sense of justice. But even with her leadership skills and talent as a swordswoman, Lucina never gives herself any credit, constantly doubting whether or not she can live up to Marth or her father's name.

Her main motivations come from her love for her parents, especially Chrom. Lucina is willing to do whatever it takes to see that Chrom stays alive, even if it means going against her wish for no needless deaths. Nevertheless, she is obedient to her father and puts her trust in his judgements, showing a strong bond of trust with him. Bearing a keen resemblance to Marth, it even leads to her being mistaken as him by Tiki when she is introduced, with the latter remarking that her involuntary actions when helping others further likens her to Marth himself. Furthering that point, she even speaks in a very formal and polite manner more reminiscent of him, contrasting her father. Despite that, she is surprised to discover that Marth was a way milder person than she believed. Lucina seems to have inherited some of her father's traits as well, she shares his habit of breaking things when practicing.

As a result of her troubled childhood, Lucina tries to spend, desperately, as much time as she can with her parents in order to have the moments she couldn't before. Once the world is saved, she doesn't wish to get in the way of them tending to their present daughter, despite the assurances from them both that even though she's from a different timeline, she is still their daughter and that they love her equally. She values her Falchion because of it being the last possession left behind by her father, as she gets angered at her sibling using it to cut apples.

She also has a paranoid streak. Said behavior goes so far as to be paranoid of Female Robin if she is not her mother, because of her close relationship with Chrom, only to irrationally demand for Robin to fall in love with her father when the former claims to not consider him gallant, much to their mutual confusion.

Despite her serious and stoic persona, Lucina has light and unintentionally goofy moments around the ones she is close, especially her parents and sibling. One of her most bizarre traits is her odd taste for fashion, as it is shown most prominently in her supports with her mother, where she goes from purchasing a dress featuring pictures of Emmeryn. This is further proved by the fact that she wears weird Groucho-Marx glasses, buys and owns numerous bear hats in the official Awakening comics, the CDs drama, and in her Fates cameo. Lucina has a rather dry sense of humor, and is the least likely to get a joke out of everyone in the Shepherds.

## Abilities

Lucina is very experienced in combat and survival, her standard weapon is the Parallel Falchion, similar to the one her father wields. Having been trained in swordsmanship by her father from a young age, she is more than capable of defeating even skilled warriors like Kjelle.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Parallel Falchion; "The Kingsfang to Defy Destiny"**

The legendary sword of Marth forged by the Divine Dragon Naga from one of her own fangs, this sword has been the bane of evil throughout its history. Lucina wielded this blade as her main weapon in her quest to prevent her doomed future.

#### **Aether; Dancing Blade**

Lucina unleashes a barrage of rapid thrusts on the enemies. She then raises her sword skyward, imbuing it with lightning energy that extends the reach of her blade. She finishes by crashing down hard onto the ground with an overhead vertical slash, generating a lightning explosion.

## References

https://fireemblem.fandom.com/wiki/Lucina

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

https://koei.fandom.com/wiki/Lucina

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