Berserker (Fate/Crossover - Grell Sutcliff)

**Berserker** (バーサーカー, *Bāsākā*) is the servant of ??? in the ??? Holy Grail War.

*"Ah, It's so nice to see you in my true form! I admit, I was very surprised when I first saw you. I've never seen a demon playing a butler."* - Grell Sutcliff

## Profile

### Identity

Berserker's true identity is **Grell Sutcliff**, sometimes romanized as "Grelle," and is a Grim Reaper. They are part of the Retrieval Division of the Grim Reaper Dispatch. Grell initially posed as Angelina Dalles's butler and conspired with her as Jack the Ripper. They were suspended for some time as a result, but are now a fully active Grim Reaper. When Angelina Dalles started the Jack the Ripper murders, Grell followed her since she was the reason for the soul retrieval list being so filled. They sympathized with her, since they could relate to her troubles—the inability to give birth—and opted to help her, even though such an action blatantly defies the Grim Reaper's code of neutrality. Grell then disguised themselves as the Burnett family's butler to avoid suspicion.

### Personality

Grell is over-the-top, flamboyant, and outspoken—they once told Sebastian Michaelis their wish to do some "vigorous exercise" with him, despite the latter's repulsion. They possess a strong predilection for the color red and believe that substances which reflect that color, such as blood, can be used to achieve beauty. They are a ruthless, bloodthirsty individual who is even willing to kill their own comrades once they lose interest in them. Grell is predisposed to resort to violence in order to eliminate whoever annoys or hinders them, and has had numerous clashes with Sebastian; in one instance, upon encountering Sebastian on Campania, Grell immediately expresses their intention to have a "death match" with him and proceeds to attack him.

In Grell's personal view, human relations are not of great significance, and hence, they do not understand a human's reluctance to kill a person he or she cares about. They despise hesitation in their partners, and find that meaningless emotions serve as an impediment to one's goal.

Grell was, at first, dismissive of the Grim Reaper principles—which include the necessity to be neutral in human affairs—as evidenced by their unlawful partnership with Angelina Dalles. But, after a period of suspension, Grell begins to respect the duties of a Grim Reaper, enough to preach the importance of soul reaping to Ronald Knox at one point. However, due to how naturally impulsive Grell is, their adherence to the Grim Reaper rules remains questionable; for example, on one occasion, Grell was about to slay Aleistor Chamber, ignoring Ronald's cry that killing humans is forbidden.

Grell is very fond of using double-entendres and incorporating plays into their speech. They often put things in terms of theater, referring to Angelina's death as the "falling of curtains" and comparing their conflicting Grim Reaper and demon relationship with Sebastian to the famous play, Romeo and Juliet.

When posing as Angelina Dalles' butler, Grell is shy, awkward, and quite ineffective at their job, ruining even simple things like preparing tea and getting lost while driving a carriage.

## Abilities

### Noble Phantasm

#### **Death Scythe; "The Weapon of Ending the Life of a Soul"**

Grell's Death Scythe had been illegally modified by Grell Herself, in order to reap souls and view Cinematic Records as any scythe would, although the scythe is a chainsaw and can cut through anything. The scythe is confiscated at the end of the Jack the Ripper Arc, but later given back to her in the Circus arc, and in season one's ending, in the final episode.

## References

https://kuroshitsuji.fandom.com/wiki/Grell\_Sutcliff

https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Grell\_Sutcliff