Rider (Fate/Crossover - Najenda)

**Rider** (ライダー, *Raidā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

"*Each one of us has a reason to fight. We're all prepared for what could happen. Do you have the same resolve?*" - Najenda

## Profile

### Identity

Rider's true identity is **Najenda**, The head of the assassination group Night Raid, Najenda used to be a general of The Empire that made the decision to defect to the Revolutionary Army after witnessing how morally bankrupt and corrupt the regime was from the actions of her colleague, General Esdeath. She successfully bands an army of her men together to defect to the Revolutionaries until she is blind sided by Esdeath's army in which she nearly lost all of her men and narrowly escaped death by her... with the exception of a shattered arm and a lost eye.

### Appearance

Najenda is a woman with short silver hair and purple eyes. She wears an eyepatch where her right eye used to be. She wears a black suit that shows her cleavage. She has a mechanical right arm.

When she was younger, her hair was longer and she wore it tied and braided.

### Personality

Najenda is taciturn, sharp-minded and level-headed, she leads the group with a surprisingly gentle, but firm air. Her years of experience serving in the Empire as a general have made her a highly capable leader. Najenda is sometimes mistaken as a man due to her boyish appearance, even sometimes being nicknamed 'The Hunk of the Rebellion" by her cohorts. She tends to have a habit of telling "cold jokes" and making bad puns.

## Abilities

She herself has commented that due to the injuries that Esdeath inflicted on her, she is only at 40% her original strength. This may have also rendered her unsuitable to handle her old Teigu, Pumpkin, which is now wielded by Mine. She is still, however, a capable fighter, being able to use her prosthetic hand to generate momentum for her kicks and punches that can rip a head off in one blow. She once demonstrated on Leone her ability to fire her prosthetic hand and reel it back in.

Najenda is calm and collective, being able to adjust herself to differing situations and giving out orders by adapting to the current situation. She is also able to rally Revolutionary Troops that were attacking the capital, enabling them to hold the line before Night Raid defeated Esdeath and the Emperor. Esdeath state that Najenda always lead her troops and fight with calm and burning heart, knowing her capabilities as a former fellow General of the Empire.

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Air Manta**

Air Mantas are a species of Danger Beasts shown in Akame Ga Kill!.
Air Mantas resemble huge flying manta rays; they are large enough for several people to ride on their backs. They have blue bodies and yellow eyes with slit-like pupils. Members of Night Raid used an Air Manta to travel from one hideout to another, and later during their mission to assassinate Bolic. However, the Manta was attacked and killed by Run using Mastema's wing.

As a Rider servant, Najenda is able to summon and ride the Air Manta to her aid.

#### **Reel Assault**

Najenda's primary Noble Phantasm, with the use of her prosthetic hand with a reel.
She once demonstrated on Leone her ability to fire her prosthetic hand and reel it back in. She can even reel herself to the arm, quickly delivering a kick while doing it. She named this technique "Reel Assault".
She can use to reel in an enemy, and after reeling them close to her she delivers a powerful punch with her prosthetic hand that sends them flying in a distance.

## References

https://akamegakill.fandom.com/wiki/Najenda

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

https://fcoc-vs-battles.fandom.com/wiki/Najenda\_(Legion\_Of\_Man)