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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 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. 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

shirou emiya | fate/ ( ota )

[peopledieifkilled]

( feel free to ask for any route or au. )

rolled a 3, so!

[ghostfromthemachine]

...Well, that could have been cleaner.

[ and that could be less of an understatement. not that it went particularly badly— she's definitely a higher-class Heroic Spirit, and their unlucky opponent hadn't managed to summon an equal match in terms of countering her particular strengths. however, considering her fighting style involves primarily acrobatic dodging, flinging herself bodily at the enemy, and lightning strikes, the ersatz battlefield is more than a bit torn up and the air is absolutely thick with static electricity.

at least they're both already predisposed to fluff, or else they'd both look really silly right now. ]

Mm— Master, you're all right, aren't you?

kaiko minaru | oc

[ghostfromthemachine]

[ up for either master or servant! as a servant she would be an Avenger but if you want to play by more strict HGW rules I'm happy to say she got pulled as an Assassin or Berserker instead.

tl;dr she's a Frankensteinian construct who died very, very angry and became a vengeful ghost as a result, basically. "canonly" she settled down and eventually was enshrined to keep her from causing trouble, but... well, as an Avenger she's summoned at the height of her anger. still, she's more interested in watching humanity destroy itself than causing said destruction herself, so she's not likely to turn on her master so long as they're respectful enough. ]

kougyoku ren | magi | ota

[redsea]

[master or servant. can be summoned as either saber or caster.]

m/s1;

[sefuroth]

[He's trying very hard to be cool looking when he's summoned; amidst a crackle of energy, red streaks of electricity whip around the summoning circle she's prepared. It surrounds a pitch black figure, emanating a deep, ruby glow all across his body that bathes the entire room in the same light. Upon fully materializing, Infinite spreads his arms dramatically, speaking in evil liam o brien's voice a deep, sinister tone.]

To summon forth a spirit of vengeance...are you a fool, or perhaps merely in over your head?

[See he's trying his best but.

He's like a whole two feet shorter than she is.

And he's got big fluffy jackal ears pointing out from the top of his mask...]

mordred | fate/

[bloodings]

[ info | servant; either saber or berserker. ]

let me just ruin your afternoon

[ryuji]

[#4 though]

Bakugou Katsuki | Boku no Hero Academia | OTA

[baronexplodokill]

[ Servant. Berserker or Archer. ]

M&S -- 3 + 4

[herolytical]

Ow...

[ Pain wracked through Izuku's system as the smoķe cleared, sinking to his knees as he nursed the decent sized cut in his left bicep. The battle had been impossibly tough to deal with but they'd somehow made it out of that, which reminded him he should probably go and see how Bakugou was doing.

So while it took a couple seconds of effort to rise to his feet, he waved his good hand in front of him as he finally laid eyes on the hot headed blond nearby. ]

Kacchan!

[ Only Izuku Midoriya would end up adopting a nickname for his servant, but it had just sort of happened without him really realizing it. The blond had let him so he'd just kept with it until now. He was thankful for someone as strong as a berserker as he wondered if that fight would have went as well if he'd been anything else. ]

How are you doing? Are you hurt at all?

[ Says the one who's hurt himself but running up to Bakugou without a second thought. ]

Emiya Shirou | Prisma Illya | OTA

[fakerimitator]

[ Master, Archer, or participant in Prisma Illya's card based transformer Wars. ]

1-2

[regalplex]

Shero!

[ In comes the shrill shriek of someone... wielding a Kaleidostick. Sure Kaleido Sapphire was normally Miyu's, but thanks to a series of (un)fortunate events - Luvia was now wielding it. There's something about Shirou hogging all the glory in this rescue operation that rubbed her the wrong way - crush on him aside. ]

Save some of those Ainsworth lowlives for me. It's no fun if a lady leaves all the work to her subordinates.

[ Mainly, there is no way that she's going to live down being a scullery maid - with that stupid Rin of all people. ]

Jeanne Alter | Fate/Grand Order | OTA

[howlmyrage]

[ Servant. Avenger, obviously. Under more traditional classes in a normal war, she could be either a Lancer or a Rider. ]

Lapis Fathalla | Original | OTA

[oneirism]

[Can either be a Master or Caster. As a Master, she's a skilled magus who specialises in summoning ghosts and spirits to be her familiars, which she can use in battle. She appears withdrawn and cold, but would try to make sure her Servant is comfortable and happy.

As a Caster, she's basically a necromancer, who also uses black magic and curses. Despite her skillset, she would be very kind and loyal to her Master, and maybe a bit overprotective sometimes too...]

Kay Faraday | Ace Attorney

[yatagarasu]

[Master, from one of the lesser-known magus families. Her father died in the previous Holy Grail War.

As a Servant, she can be summoned as an assassin who is very bad at presence concealment.]

Nobunaga Oda | fate/

[ateaist]

(archer or berserker!)

5. give me archer, nobukatsu is probably something dumb like rider

[sisconfidence]

[As soon as he'd seen the Archer in this War, Nobukatsu knew he was doomed. He didn't need to identify her, of course; how does one not recognize his own sister, especially one as brilliant as Oda Nobunaga?

He isn't a strong Servant, and his Master isn't anyone impressive. It would have been difficult to win in the first place, but now...now, Nobukatsu knows who the victor will be. As much as he desperately wants his wish to be granted, his older sister will trample him.]

...This is...nostalgic, isn't it?

[To be unwillingly placed in opposition of Nobunaga, who he admires so much, again, is heartrending. But he'll do her an injustice by panicking.]

It's nice to see you again.

Shantae | ...shantae

[genierosity]

(Master whose Mom participated in the grail war directly before this one and died. Trying to win in memory of her mother. Doesn't really have a wish, but she's a fairly accomplished magus.]

Re: Shantae | ...shantae

[heavensmostwanted]

[Ooc: would you be up for a Demi-Fiend as a Servant?]

Kasumi | Dead or Alive series

[runaway_shinobi]

(OoC: Assassin)

Kyoko Kuremi | Digimon cyber sleuth

[kyoffee]

(Master! A cool detective oneesan who specialises in supernatural cases, with a taste for extremely weird coffee.

Very resourceful and reliable though. Probably trying to win the grail war while investigating it to make sure handing the grail over to her client isn't dangerous.

Is a competent magus, despite not having relation to any families (seemingly).)

Lillie | pokemon

[lilliegant]

(Master literally just entering to spite her mom. She's...decent? as a mana source, but not the best you could ask for.

Very determined despite seeming kind of meek though! She'll do her best...!!)

Imhotep | Great Priest Imhotep

[imu]

(Caster! He's kind of a shithead but he's an extremely powerful Caster.

if anyone reading this plays ozymandias .......hmu......but i am ota)

Gilgamesh (the good one) | Final Fantasy

[excalipoor]

(Qualifies for Lancer, Saber, Archer, Caster and Assassin, and the list is in descending order of "most to least effective class"

he's a big Feika but despite his bumbling he's exceptionally skilled, especially given that all his noble phantasms are fakes, but he has a ton of them, too. you just gotta put up with his dumbass personality)

Rin Tohsaka | Fate/

[erbe]

[OTA | Master]

2+3 as discussed woo

[painalty]

[It was rather strange to be summoned as an Assassin, yet also hold the power of life in his hands. But Sanson is not one to look that gift horse in the mouth; in a way, it's a little comforting to know that not all of his powers as a heroic spirit would be spent on killing.

Just most of them.

He gently places one hand, which had just moments ago wielded a blade of death, on Rin's shoulders. As his fingers glow, she will feel the pain slowly but gradually leave her body, her injuries healing with his power. With his other hand he supports her back, easing her into a comfortable sitting position.]

Hold still.

[His tone, as always, is soft, like the rustle of silk.]

Infinite | Sonic the very fast boy

[sefuroth]

(Avenger. He is...an extraordinarily powerful servant whose main power is "do anything" because his primary noble phantasm is a goddamned reality manipulating gemstone.

The tradeoff is he is incredibly mana intensive. Like be careful you don't die while he's fighting cause it's a possibility. You might need to limit his use of his powers because he won't pay much attention to your wellbeing...)

[xxxoverwatchslayer56xxx]

[You down for an edge off?]

Charles-Henri Sanson | Fate/Grand Order

[painalty]

[Assassin. Can possibly qualify as Saber (because you had to be good with a sword to behead people before the guillotine was invented).

Can also play him as a Master.]

vietnam | axis powers hetalia | ota

[hoasen]

[master! (immortal?! or human au), who would boost a servant's strength and endurance, with average mana. as a servant, can qualify for lancer or archer (in the weirdest way possible)]

Miles Edgeworth | Ace Attorney

[attorneyatlogic]

[Master.

As a Servant, Caster. cerealia CRAU can qualify as Saber.]

Ruri Hoshino | Nadesico Prince of Darkness | ota

[electricyousei]

((Probably a master who broke in through technomancy, or a caster from the future who is loathe to call any of this magic))

raidou kuzunoha xiv | devil summoner raidou kuzunoha | ota

[concealedcarry]

[Either! As a Master, he can come in regular highschooler flavor (in which he'd be known as Jouhei Fujita instead) or in a blend of his canon with Fate/, of which some details can be found here. Either way, he has no proficiency for magecraft, but as a trade-off he is very good as a mana source for Servants. He's stoic and hard to read, but a good guy overall.

As a Servant, he can be summoned as either a Saber or an Assassin. Still stoic and hard to read, but with the added benefit of being as dutiful a Servant as you could ever want. He was accustomed to playing this kind of role even in life.]

[devilsummoner]

(SO.

How would you feel about fate/verse Raidou summoning SMTverse raidou? Considering Raido happened it wouldn't be too unusual...for SMT him at least.)

edmond dantes | fate/ (ota)

[hopeman]

( avenger, by default after all. can do rider as well for something a little less edgy. but who would want that? )

[fragmento]

heard i'm not the first jacopo you've met bitch

Hela | MCU | OTA

[executionerqueen]

[ ooc: Servant, most likely Raider. ]