Holy Grail War Meme

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The HOLY GRAIL WAR Meme




Seven Masters, magi of the present day. Seven Servants, heroes of days past.

One Holy Grail, granting whomever claims it a wish. Only one team of Master and Servant may claim it.
Who will it be?
For those unfamiliar with Fate/Stay Night or Fate/Zero, you can find a better explanation of the Holy Grail War here. (Note: The Holy Grail War in Fate/EXTRA functions in a dramatically different way, and one not followed for purposes of this meme.)


Instructions
1. Comment with your character. In the subject line, put that character's name, canon, and which role (Master, Servant, or either) you would like them to fulfill. Though not mandatory, it would be preferred that you give a brief summary of your character as they will (most likely) be AU'd into the setting. (NOTE: If your character can fill the role of Servant, I suggest you state which class(es) -- Saber, Lancer, Archer, Rider, Caster, Assassin, or Berserker -- they fall into.)
2. Reply to others' comments. Pick your character's role (and the other character's if they list "Either" as their preference), then use the RNG to pick a scenario that fits the two characters' roles.
3. Enjoy! Though there might be triggers, depending on how the prompts are interpreted.



TWO MASTERS


1. Battle. Who says that Servants get to have all the fun? After all, most Masters try to kill each other, too. Whatever the circumstances, the two of you are locked in a fight. Neither of you are willing to use your Command Spells just yet, so no Servants here. Just two magi duking it out.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action against it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. Protection. Uh-oh! One of you has lost your Servant! Unfortunately, there's no way you'd get to the church safely on your own, so the other one will help you get there! Or maybe you don't trust the priest presiding over the Holy Grail War and are giving shelter to them yourself? Given their track record, no one would blame you.

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. You, Too? Surprise! You may have been friends before, but you've just discovered that you're both Masters! How will you handle this revelation?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!



MASTER AND SERVANT


1. Are You My Master? The summoning is complete. Whether intentional or not, catalyst or not, a magus has summoned a Servant. What kind of meeting was it? Was everything totally under control, or did a hitch occur? Or maybe it happened in the middle of a life-or-death situation!

2. Identity. Either the Servant has flat out told the Master their identity, or they unleashed their Noble Phantasm. Either way, the cat is out of the bag. How will the Master react, now that they know their Servant's name and legend? Will anything change between the two?

3. Battle Aftermath. A battle has just ended. Who participated? Are either of you hurt? Did the Master have to use a Command Spell? Any number of things could have happened here.

4. Discord. Uh-oh. It looks like the Master and the Servant don't get along. Here come the arguments! Don't do something stupid, like waste a Command Spell over a triviality...

5. Love. And then, there's the opposite. Sometimes Masters and Servants fall in love with each other. How will this affect things?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!



TWO SERVANTS


1. Battle. This is what usually happens when two Servants meet -- they duke it out. This probably says enough as it is.

2. Alliance. There's a bigger threat out there. Either one Servant is exceptionally powerful, or the situation has changed and the participants need to take action aginst it. One way or another, you're teamed up with one of your rivals for the Holy Grail. How long will this last before you try to stab each other in the back? Or, will something more develop?

3. The Grail Dialogues. Maybe you're not interested in fighting just yet. Maybe you just want to sit down and talk with the other Servant. Find out what they want, what makes them tick. Get some wine while you're at it -- nothing like good wine to go with good talk!

4. Death. One or both of you lay dying...again. It might have been by the other's hand, or by someone else's entirely. How will you spend your last moments in this War in the presence of one of your rivals?

5. Identity. Congratulations, you've just learned each other's identities! Will this change the situation, or will you press onward?

6. Wild Card. Roll again, pick one of the previous options, or make one up!

Comments

Sinbad | Magi: Sinbad no Bouken | Either | OTA

[conquerorofwaves]

((Servant-wise, Sinbad can be Saber or Rider, and can technically work as Caster))

master and servant, and then rng gave me 5, i'm so sorry

[coldandyearning]

[This was the worst thing Weiss realized. Of all time.

Enemy team invading their territory? No, the Schnee estate was fortified enough that there was only 0.1% chance of a breach for that to happen. Command seals stolen, rendering her from being able to participate in the war? As if! Winter has come in July because some other Servant got the stupid idea to make Christmas in summertime a real event? Well, the possibility was kind of high, but that's not it either.

No, what really plagued her mind was any time she even thinks about her Servant recently, her heart starts beating faster while her stomach had butterflies doing flips that even a barrel-rolling bunny would be proud of. God, of all people, why did have to be him, the guy who flirted with even their enemies?!

On the other hand, he looked like around her age and was actually pretty clever. And, compared to other guys in her life, he made her life more lively and she didn't feel he saw her as just a stepping stone to gain the Schnee's vast amounts of wealth...

No, no. She's got to stop this before it gets out of hand, surely.]

Saber! [She clears her throat for a moment.] Since there's no telling what the other teams have been doing as of recently, how about we head out to the city?

[It's a partial truth;in actuality, the masters of the other teams were doing bad in school and had to take make-up exams, so she's going to take this chance while she can.]

Thomas | Suikoden 3 | Master | OTA

[thirdtenkaistar]

[firedestiny]

(ooc: Would you be interested in Hugo as a Servant?)

rider-fate/zero-rider

[hellenization]

(But happy to switch up to a different class if anyone has ideas in mind.)

[magecraftings]

[ yells. i'm still voicetesting waver but would you be up for anything with him? ]

Boudica | Fate/Grand Order | Servant | OTA

[romeshallperish]

[It's canon and all. Rider class by default, could maybe also be Saber!]

SAKATA KINTOKI ✧ fate / grand maintenance ✧ berserker or rider

[swagster]

[onishinobi]

[-BREAKS THROUGH WALL- KINTOKI-SAN-- I mean hello hi, would you like to do things together? ]

Fuuma Kotaro | Fate/ Grand Order | Assassin

[onishinobi]

[M/M for shipping! ]

Master-Servant 1+2

[mageater]

[ Kiritsugu Emiya came prepared. He was always prepared. Tonight would be of no differences. After he had received information from some "sources" about an upcoming Grail War, the man had prepared everything that he could to summon a Servant that would be a trump card in this war.

An Assassin class. He needed to summon one. Hopefully one who would not give a lot of question to his modus operandi.

For the past few days, Kiritsugu had researched everything about what heroic spirit that he should opted for, what kind of catalyst that was needed to summon the said heroic spirit and such. It proved to be rather fruitful for Kiritsugu as he finally reached the one spirit that would fit the bill the most.

Gracefully putting the catalyst that came in the form of an old Japanese Demon Mask, Kiritsugu then performed the necessary chant and before long, the pranas around gathered and let out a pillar of light. Rather blinding for a man's eyes, but Kiritsugu did put his attention back to the figure that seemed to form beyond that said light. ]

Servant of Hojo's clan, Fuuma Kotaro, I take?

[ As far as he was concerned, the young man before him did wear something that only a ninja would wear.





Else... Well, time to delete app cache and reroll because fuck it he might as well go for a gold Servant. ]

Moira Ròsach | Original | Master | OTA

[sgathan]

[Comes from a wealthy and powerful magus family, so Moira would be pressured to take part in the war. Would definitely fight alongside her Servant too, just because she can.]

Servant and Master 1

[conquerorofwaves]

[Rider was just aware of being - it's almost like suddenly waking up from a deep sleep and yet somehow he was fully cognizant. The first thing to materialize was a shamshir, followed by a pendant with a large red gem, soon their owner appeared - a young man - no, a boy no older than eighteen appeared, with ankle-length violet hair and golden eyes. He's dressed almost like a pirate or some other wealthy wave-farer. His eyes soon locked onto Moira as he fully appears, stepping onto the floor]

Are you the one who summoned me?

sakura matou | fate/stay night | master

[ribbonry]

( from an distinguished mage family, most likely summoning rider or saber. )

M/S...wildcard!

[unvictory]

[Boudica hasn't much of an issue helping around the house. Rather, Sakura is the type of girl who brings out her more doting side, so she actually can't help but try and pick up after her, even if there isn't much to pick up after in the first place. The house she lives in is so grand, but...somehow, the never ending hallways and high ceilings just make her think it's a cold, lonely place, rather than reminding her of the wealth a person who lives here should be grateful for.

Still, she tries not to talk about it. Instead she's helping Sakura with the dinner prep today, sleeves rolled up to peel some vegetables.]

So, Master. Why don't you tell me about this Shirou boy you see so much? Do you have a little crush...?

[The teasing, motherly tone of it might go over Sakura's head all things considered, but it's what she's going for.]

Elda Marker | Karin (Chibi Vampire)

[matchbreaker]

[ Either a distinguished mage family, a servant (lancer class most likely), or some vampire who's caught up in the mess of this and breaking meme parameters. Might be a vampire for those first two as well but she could be human because yeah. ]

marie antoinette ◆ fate go

[eclats]

( Servant, Rider. WASSUPPP. )

[hellenization]

(Would two riders be of interest to you in some capacity?)

kirei kotomine | fate/stay night etc. etc. | master

[cruxinfidelis]

( more likely to observe or order skirmishing than have his servant engage in to-the-death battles. he may or may not also be the war's supervisor.

p.s. he's a major shitpriest. fellow masters are more than welcome to visit his church for fun and snark and maybe sanctuary but probably just snark. )

[onishinobi]

[Up for a servant with absolute obedience towards his master? ]

Saniwa | Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu | Master

[smolniwa]

[ M/M for ships! ]

Monoyoshi Sadamune | Touken Ranbu | ota

[gokouun]

fujimaru ritsu ; fate/grand order ; ota

[lefol]

[ master i GUESS. ]

sonia nevermind | dangan ronpa | ota

[novoselicians]

[Master.]

hakuno kishinami | fate/extra | ota

[bitheway]

[The master, of course.]

soleil ☼ fire emblem fates

[sunnymerc]

[ A Servant. Saber, of course. ]

Cecil Harvey | Final Fantasy IV (AU) | OTA

[proteusmoon]

( OOC ; Servant Saber or Rider, but can also be a Master! )

Travis Touchdown | No More Heroes | Either

[crownless_king]

[As a servant he can either be a shitty Saber or an even shittier Assassin.]

Raine Sage | Tales of Symphonia | Master

[sageness]

Re: Raine Sage | Tales of Symphonia | Master

[chargingbull]

(( Iron Bull for Master/Servent? Summoning? Berserker or Assassin?))

Princess Peach | Mario Bros / Smash Bros

[peachbomber]

[ master ]

Master/Servant 3 because I had to

[plumbingproblem]

[When it comes to fighting, you can't really doubt Berserker's skills. Skill may be a more generous description of his fighting style than he deserves, sure; all brute force with little finesse. But there's no doubting he, more than any other Koopa in the kingdom, was made for battling.

A nigh indestructible shell. Incredible physical strength. Fire breath. His biology completely makes up for his lack of a noble phantasm. He trades that for being a powerhouse in stats, with mad enhancement EX buffing him considerably on top of that. The only real downside is...well, he's Bowser. Stubborn, arrogant, difficult and a total brute. He's hard enough to get along with, so that only exacerbates the issue.

But at least he can still be talked to, which might be necessary as Lancer makes a run for it and he yells after the servant with his arms raised triumphantly.]

AWWWWWW YEAAAAHHHHH!!!

Cry to your momma, punk! No one's got the guts to take on King Bowser! Did'ja see that, Peachy? I creamed 'em!

Etna ❤ Disgaea ❤ OTA

[lonemajin]

[ Either a uncooperative Lancer who is more dedicated to her Master than expected or a skilled Master who was adopted into a prestigious mage family. ]

yuuri katsuki | yuri on ice | either

[plainest]

[ master or servant, either way!

if he's servant i'd say he's a berserker or rider. ]

[wildmaple]

(( ooc; is kaede as a master with yuuri as a servant okay for you? i rolled master-servant: 2... ))

romani archaman | fate/grand order | either

[ars_nova]

[Beware spoilers. I'll try to avoid them if asked!]

[britanniae]

[ Definitely spoiler for GO but are you up for Servant-Servant 3? ]

Weiss Schnee | RWBY | Either

[coldandyearning]

[Can be Servant Saber or a Master!]

[just_want_normal_knees]

(OoC: Want a Lancer Ruby?)