Saber (Fate/Mythos - Lady Maria)

*"A corpse, should be left well alone. Oh, I know very well how the secrets beckon so sweetly. Only an honest death will cure you now. Liberate you from your wild curiosity."* - Lady Maria.

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

## Profile

### Identity

Saber's true identity is **Lady Maria**, a young yet stoic member of the hunters that was the first apprentice under Gehrman. Originally, Lady Maria was a citizen of Cainhurst and was directly related to Queen Annalise, until she became one of the first Hunters to join the nightly hunt, studying under the First Hunter. Despite being a citizen of Cainhurst, who relished in their extravagant uses of blood, she favored her weapon Rakuyo, which required dexterity and skill rather than blood to wield effectively, along with Evelyn.

At an unknown point in time, Maria forfeited her beloved weapon, tossing it down a well when she could stomach it no longer, and disappeared mysteriously into the Hunter's Nightmare. Now, Maria resides in the Astral Clocktower, looking after the disfigured patients that reside there, and guarding the "secret" of the Nightmare, the entrance to the Fishing Hamlet, where the Orphan of Kos can be found. She sits in a chair, seemingly lifeless until the Hunter tries to touch her. Gehrman held a curious mania about her, even after she disappeared, with the The Doll being based on her, down to her facial features yet lacked her personality, leaving him bitter as a result.

#### History

Born in Cainhurst, Maria was a beautiful woman, no doubt even by Cainhurst standards. While she was a relative of the Queen, to the aristocratic Nobles of Cainhurst this likely meant very little.

### Relationships

#### Her Master

As expected of most Servants, Lady Maria dutifully carries out her Master's orders as instructed without question. But if they happen to overstep their boundaries, she will not hesitate to punish them as she sees fit.

## Abilities

Maria wields the Rakuyo, a double-sided blade that breaks into a sword and a dagger, and carries an Evelyn pistol. Her fighting style is superficially similar to other hunter encountered in numerous other locations throughout Yharnam, including rolls, quicksteps, gunshots and transformation attacks; she is also susceptible to both interrupts by firearms and staggers from charged strikes. Make no mistake, though - she is anything but a generic hunter and in fact uses a multitude of completely unique abilities and techniques, especially later on in her fight.

## Quotes

*"Among the first hunters, all students of Gehrman, was the lady hunter Maria. Maria is distantly related to the undead queen, but had great admiration for Gehrman, unaware of his curious mania."* - A note about Maria.

* *"Hm... A visitor? How unexpected... Then, the secret of the church have been laid bare."* - Lady Maria.
* *"Pay with your life, the duller the knife, the longer it takes."* - Lady Maria.
* *"As long as you stay close to me, none shall stand between us."* - Lady Maria to her Master.
* *"Why must the blinded always lead the blind?"* - Lady Maria.
* *"Another who seeks the secrets that I guard. Continue forwards and you will find only death."* - Lady Maria.
* *"Good Hunter, lost in the nightmare. What do you think of that beastly legend and those ailing wards of the church?... I know what you did to them... It's not your fault. The nightmare held them, and now they are free. But, what about you? Have you profited at all?"* - Lady Maria to the Hunter.
* *"I though as much. Nightmares and secrets... They will only get you so far. Now you can leave this place."* - Lady Maria.
* *"Then get ready servants as starting tonight, Lady Maria joins the Hunt!"* - Lady Maria to her fellow servants.

### Crossover Quotes

* *"It seems you may have mistaken me with another but it appears that words will not sway you. Therefore, I shall fight to prove my point."* - Lady Maria to William Adams.
* *"Defiler of tombs. You shall be punished."* - Lady Maria to Lara Croft.
* *"Begone, blood mage."* - Lady Maria to Skarlet.
* *"I tire of your perversion and incessant jokes. Leave. Now."* - Lady Maria to Deadpool.
* *"Your greed will cost you your life."* - Lady Maria to Lockdown.

## Gallery

*Lady Maria's full body**Lady Maria in the Astral Clocktower*
## Trivia

* Gehrman seemed to hold a strong fancy towards her, but was too bashful to really tell her. This led to him creating the Plain Doll in her image, but soon resented it when its personality was too tame and polite to be like Maria.
* When the Hunter first encounters Lady Maria, she seems lifeless in her chair with a copious amount of blood staining the front of her shirt, implying that her cause of death may have been suicide via slitting her own throat.

## References

* https://bloodborne.fandom.com/wiki/Lady\_Maria\_of\_the\_Astral\_Clocktower
* https://vsbattles.fandom.com/wiki/Lady\_Maria\_of\_the\_Astral\_Clocktower
* http://soulslore.wikidot.com/data:lady-maria-of-the-astral-clocktower
* https://www.bloodborne-wiki.com/2015/11/lady-maria-of-astral-clocktower.html
* https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Lady\_Maria
* https://aminoapps.com/c/rwby/page/item/lady-maria-blanc/qkkB\_LQYu3IBGL44NVeGeLvWMw5Nle4832Q