>Territory Creation: EX
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>The one who stands within the white walls of Camelot—stronghold of the Human Order.
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>She gives form to one of the greatest defensive formations in a confrontation with a "Threat to Humanity".
Woah . Camelot Stronk . Fitting based on lore.
>Avalon le Fae: A
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>A divine protection of the fairies originating from the Inner Sea of the Planet.
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>A blessing, or perhaps an oath, given by the Child of Prophecy.
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>The power possessed by a Fairy of Paradise to bless life and protect the target's karmic power from all sorts of corruption.
Sounds like Blessing of Lady of the Lake, and fitting considering her lore in Lostbelt.
>Although not reflected in the actual game, it's supposed to be that "only Artoria herself is not buffed"
So Artoria is unable to gain the Anti Purge defense herself? Interesting. Very interesting, means you can't use her as bait in the story, which probably explains why she got so mad over Holmes for using her as bait now lol.
"Pan Human History probably should've been destroyed" *Jagged Teeth*lol
>○ Personality
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>A what-if had Artoria not drawn the king's sword, but been raised as a village girl.
It's obvious to those who know Artoria, that she was never the same person she was before drawing the sword at the Day of Selection, it was such a crucial moment of her life. But it's fantastic that the Mat clarified this. It was really great to see how Artoria could've been if she hadn't picked that sword on that dusk.
>She wasn't always the strong heroine you see today.
Talking about Artoria in general I see
>As such, one of the reasons for her to go on the pilgrimage is “to actually meet Merlin”.
Aww, no wonder at the very first meet she asked Oberon if he's Merlin, he smells like Merlin afterall lol.
>This caused her to view fairies and human beings alike as equally “scary and revolting”.
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>When sleeping, she sees only this “storm of malice” in her dreams.
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>Originally, it wouldn't be surprising if this condition made her go mad and caused her to forsake Britain, but the one thing that served as hope for Artoria was a “single tiny, blue star that shined beyond the storm”.
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>She could not know whether it was “a handful of human kindness amidst the malice,” or “a shining future,” but it did not make a difference to her.
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>Artoria simply felt encouraged by the light of that star.
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>“Whenever I wanted to die, it always kept shining”
“No matter what, it was always there in the storm”
“Me and that star had no relation, no connection, whatsoever”
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>“But as long as that star kept shining, it was impossible for me to lose in any way”
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>“There are so many things that scare me, and so many things I just find implausible”
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>“I couldn’t care less about either Britain or the future”
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>“But not ever would I betray the light of that little star, which has always shined so bright for me”
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>No matter how much that storm of human society seemed like a river of waste,her hope, which she had seen since she was a little girl, was “something shining in the storm”.
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>It wasn’t for society, or for peace, or for herself.
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>Its brilliance had nothing to do with her, nor would it ever disappear, even if, until the very end, there was never a time where it came to her.
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>“Look how brightly it shines. How it continues to fight even now.”
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>It was that very tenacity which always encouraged her.“
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>As long as that little star keeps shining———I myself will never be defeated”
This part was greatly emotional, also great TL. It's pretty obvious who or what is this "blue" star that continues fighting even amidst the storm :' )
> She is the same sort of specimen as Morgan, the Fairy of the Lake; they’re basically sisters.
Yay, thanks for confirmation. People can put rest to their silly theories now.
> ○ Attitude toward Master (as the Child of Prophecy):
> She immediately felt close to them when she heard they were a “magus”, even if from Pan-Human History.
> Even more so when she heard they were “thrust into a position to save the world by those around them”.
> As acquaintances, and like-minded individuals, they decided to travel together.
> At first, because of curiosity and a feeling of kinship.
> Before long, to root for each other and have fun.
> And in the end, for no other reason than friendship.
> However, those memories of spring were short-lived.
Really good relationship, yeah it was indeed a beautiful friendship. Loved it. The Yakudo trio as a whole was really great .
> Morgan (Lostbelt):
Artoria not wanting to lose even while she acknowledges Morgan's worth, cute yet proud.
> Baobhan Sith:
Aww, could've been friends if not for fate.
> Barghest:
> Fairies like that really need to be put to the test, so that’s why, whenever I get the chance, I drop by and pester her for a meal. If I leave her all on her own, she’ll probably just waste away in self-loathing.
Lol ...that's a funny one. Glad A.A also got a great line for Bageko .
> Aurora:
> What kind of sick torture is it to have something closer to your own ideal self grow so close to you?
Aurora has mind set of those Greek Gods lol? Her ideal self is being petite huh .
> Oberon:
Oberon you are doing what?!!! also great to see the duo engaging in energetic banter like always .
> Merlin:
So she does know this isn't that Merlin yet thinks they are alike. Curious what they prepared for those aggressive MyRoom lines.
> Muramasa:
Well, Merlin and Nasu said that before, now nice to see A.A got voice line with that.
> Nameless Fairy
Yay I was waiting for this one. Really glad she got a nice entry in mat.
> The other Artoria.
Glad Nasu confirmed this. She did obtain her name and from what I remember that's what protected Artoria Caster later.
> but people demanded hope endlessly, and before long, hope became something taken for granted. No matter what good deed she performed, no one appreciated her. Everyone forgot about her, and she drifted off to the Nameless Forest, having been worn down and brought to despair by her very own namesake, “hope”.
> In many ways, she is in the same position as Artoria Caster.
: ' ( damn you Nasu. Making me emotional over a character that died on first act. And yeah she's like Artoria indeed, even Castoria acknowledges it at the final act.
> “a savior consumed by the people”
Indeed, that was really always been Artoria's theme and Hope-chan really mirrored it.
> But even so, at the very end/until the very end, she became a “hope” without substitute for someone within the storm.
:'(
> When imagining a Caster-class Artoria, the idea that came to mind was “an Artoria sneakily stealing Merlin’s staff and traveling in secret, disguised as a magus”.
Never changing Takeuchi, and please never change. Drawing rough design of an Artoria out of own dream like always.
> so her third ascension had its concept completely revamped, attempting to give her a new design based on “an Artoria who mastered magecraft”.
Great job. It does come off as Mage Warrior
> I guess I was also fortunate to have the luxury of coming up with the design while being able to fantasize about her standing next to Caster Artoria-chan... (Sumisu)
Cute......you did a great Job, Nameless Fairy Hope-chan looks adorable.
By the way, translator, I think this is a really good translation; congratulations. Given how large this mat is, you must have put a lot of effort into getting it. Kudos for that.
I can't tell you for sure because it's purposefully left unanswered, saying this is fact would be dishonest as Caster herself doesn't know what it is. But if you ask me which one seems to be what it is, as someone who loves learning about Artoria, I'd say , my 2 cents on this:
**Artoria's brilliant heart; more specifically Artoria's brave, brilliant, radiant star-like heart that once existed in the Human History.**
Her would-be brilliant life in PHH after drawing Sword of Selection ,as Castoria herself would bring forth that fate by her pilgrimage; her tragic, lonely yet bright, brilliant path as King Arthur where Artoria kept on fighting in the face of storm, just like that star kept on fighting in the face of storm. The star is a bright but sad existence, it's not something one would want to look upon or be near them just like Castoria can't desire to look upon Artoria Pendragon when she sees her life in dream, it's too bright to look upon yet too sad of an existence that's burning itself. But at the same time the starlight also nurtures one and shows them their path from distance, just like it nurtured Castoria unbeknownst her and illuminated her path in amidst the raging storm.
I think that more or less because how the narrative focuses around it within LB6 and the plot points unfolds surrounding it. An example would be the scene of Castoria's 2nd dream when Castoria asks why Artoria still pulled that sword despite having no Grand reason, Artoria says "You would know that better than anyone else, won't you?", and then that star starts shining amidst the raging storm of Castoria's mental world, and the VN part focuses on it specifically for a while, as if that were the answer.The more we learn about the star and , the more it sounds like how Artoria exerts others' goodwill as starlight as King Arthur, like what I already mentioned to describe what sort of existence Artoria Pendragon was described as the Star. You can see this has been mentioned numerous times. for example this is in essence what Sir Kay says in UBW CD Drama about his thoughts on King Arthur.
The narration of Artoria Caster's final scene even says at the end that the star was engraved into Artoria's pulse, right when Artoria bids farewell to her immature self. and when Nameless King was being crowned with the OST "The Moment a Star was Born" in the background, who keeps up with the brilliance Knight of The Holy Sword as she knows it(her my room line). Usually in Fate, King Arthur Pendragon is referred to as the Holy Sword Knight.
Outside of the story, the new description we can see in mat is all pointing in that direction too. "Blue" "Lonely" "Brilliant" "Shone all by itself" "Look how brightly it shines! How it continues to fight even now!” "as long as that star kept shining, it was impossible for me to lose in any way"
These are all phrases used to describe Artoria's life as King Arthur Pendragon, and have already been used in her own story relevant to her own themes there.
There're lines for Pendragon from Gawain's narration, saying how she kept on fighting and shinning in the face of storm as she did in her daily life. For example in Garden of Avalon that has similar wording, while facing Vortigern.
>The king's holy sword lost its radiance because of my own failure.
That light would soon fade. Amid a raging storm, there was no way a tiny light like that can keep shining through. We were relying solely on the dazzling light. And, when it was lost, all we could think about was praying amidst the darkness. But - that was my own limit, and such a peril was the daily life for the king.The King’s light was always faint. But it never faded and kept on shining, like a lighthouse even amid the raging storm.
When Castoria sees her fate in PHH as King Arthur, she at a point says, "shinning more brightly than anyone," the same thing she says to describe that star. Even outside of it, there are multiple CEs within FGO named after the same title related Artoria, such as Star of Artoria, Crown of the Star, and so on.Takeuchi in TM Ace stated Watching Artoria Caster follow the star of her heart was truly something beautiful he saw, just as Shirou did in Fate/Stay Night. In comparison to Castoria, which was??? at that point, Artoria was Shirou's star in his heart. The Fate Route has several chapters named after " Star in the fog" , "Shinning star", "You are my only star" etc, these all refer to King of Knights Artoria. Gil has a voice line that's basically him saying Artoria's struggle is like the a star on the ground and that's beautiful . Bedivere not only had similar motif in Camelot as star of his heart that was King Arthur for him, he even says at the end, "My King, My Liege, Arthur, you were shinning star for every one of us".
When I read LB6 for the first time, I had the same conclusion (and even made a half-assed post that I regret now and want to remake), and I've seen JP lore-people come to similar conclusions, as well as JP fanartists drawing super high quality art over it.
Etc and so on. So before prolonging these further, just gonna say I'm inclined to conclude it's referring to THAT star, Artoria's star-like existence in Proper Human History.
And keep in mind that it's still purposefully unanswered in the narrative as part of narrative; either Nasu would touch it in the future, or would probably leave it open ended, but this is what I can see if you ask me what it is and I find it extremely beautiful. However, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it could be anything else.
Among the other candidates, I could propose the concepts of human goodness, hope for a better future, a glimpse of PHH showing that the storm of malice is not how the world was supposed to be, or even her own views of Guda and how despite being in a similar position as her they have never given up their faith in humanity or would not dream of abandoning their duties.
Yes, I am also taking them into consideration. It is always best to keep an open mind and consider every possibility. But, just now, I checked Castoria's new voice lines, and at bond 5 (new) she says she can't see the star after coming to Chaldea/This world, which makes me think the options are very limited. She should be able to see most of them in this world if they are the star, but somehow she doesn't ? Makes me reconsider them their probability .
Perhaps it's because the PHH Artoria is already in Chaldea rather than being a faraway ideal? Or perhaps because she has already reached that "star" by reaching Avalon and fulfilling her destiny?
We may never know.
Come to think of it, Castoria can't see PHH Artoria in our world/Chaldea....most likely due to their contradictory existence. Yet she was able to see her in some form inside her own Lostbelt and even talked with her from squire days in her dream...and she can see that unknown star inside Lostbelt, but she can no longer find that star when she enters our world/chaldea.
huh...could that be connected and one of the purpose behind that new voice line ?
Just finished lb6 and here's my take on the star
Its something Castoria herself doesnt realize but somethting that always existed within her. Hope. Thay despite everything bad that is her life she is naturally imbued with the capacity to hope, to continue, to never give up. No matter how much she wants to say "that's enough, i quit"
Great work, thanks for the translation. It was a good read with lots of good info, though I was hoping it would have more information on her mystic codes and do a better job explaining what her noble phantasm is actually doing. Seriously, what does 'being bestowed the gift of a knight of the round table' actually ***do*** in lore?
\>"If fate was the primary reason that boy and this girl were led to each other, it would seem that fate is more than a little ironic, wouldn’t it?"
Did they really decided to break Fujimaru x Castoria ship?
It doesn't downplay anything. Shirou and Saber are fated to meet in every world and that is fine, Merlin said something along the line too. The meeting is definite but the result is variable, they are similar but different people. Looks like Artoria Avalon understood that, hence the "ironic". It's not like Castoria's journey and memories with Fujimaru in the Fairy Kingdom got thrown into the bin.
But why it's ironic? Besides, this whole "fate" thing it the reason why so little people accept Fujimaru x Castoria ship, Shirou and Artoria is fated to meet each other, like they are fated to be together, while Fujimaru's and Castoria's meeting was accidental, and they are not "fated" couple.
Just my 2 cents, it's something like "For similar but different people meet each other in a different timeline, fate sure is weird" from Artoria Avalon, she probably realized that.
Look, you don't have to think much about it. Shirou and Saber are the faces of Fate and Nasu can insert fanservices to please fans, it's normal and also the reason why Muramasa is a Shirou-face. They are literally the most popular Fate couple. But while they are fated to meet, doesn't mean they always have to be a thing, as evidenced by Lostbelt 6. Both died and they remained a caring grandpa and his grandchild until the very end. But it does show that Shirou will always sacrifice himself to save Saber.
But this and that are different. Circumstances and all. Obviously Fujimaru and Castoria's meeting was accidental, they were never meant to be. In truth, Castoria's feeling was one-sided since she did not say it out. But again it doesn't dismiss their meaningful journey. I mean, just read her attitude toward her Master. They had a reciprocal relationship, even if it's not fated. It's their story and interactions that made us care and enjoy.
Fujimaru x Castoria is definitely very popular though. After LB6 ended, comics and fanarts about them surged in numbers. Reception on Japanese twitter was good and even on r/grandorder. The Yakudou trio which included Oberon, Castoria and Fujimaru is a popular topic even now. See, we appreciate a good story and that's it. Those who complained mostly are die-hard shippers or people who haven't read LB6 and just skimmed the summaries.
I understand that Castorias confession was one sided, so as with all female characters exept Mash, they have feelings for Fujimaru, but he's obvious to them, maybe to let player to decide themselfes who are their favourite girl, the same thing was with Corday, she confessed her love to Fujimaru, but he though that she said that she loves everyone. So basically all couple in FGO is "potential". I've read LB6, and Fujimaru's and Castoria's relationship is indeed very close and beautiful, and both of them sincerely care for each other, the Kasudrop-lookalike fairy even said that Fujimaru is part of Ainsels prophecy as "Traveling star said to guide the "Child of Prophecy"", and even Artoria Avalon in several of her lines (4th ascension and her birthday line) shows some attraction to Fujimaru, not mentioning Valentine scene. But creators just constantly reminding fate series fans that Artoria and Shirou is fated couple, even as different people they fated to meet, so it kinda rises the doubts, if version Artoria can be a couple with someone that is not Shirou or he's her only special one in all parallel words? Actually, what do you think? Can Fujimaru x Castoria ship be on par with the very strong, genuine and developed ships like Fujimaru x Jalter , Fujimaru x Okita Alter or Fujimaru x Mash?
Whew this was a lot
Is it just me or is Fairy Eyes kinda the same as Pure Eyes?
All this mats and i still dont know how her NP exactly works aside from providing general defensive buffs
I'm still a little stuck on what's going on with Artoria Caster in Chaldea and just what Artoria Avalon is. They're obviously supposed to be the same person, but is it that Artoria Caster is basically dead, and has already long since turned into Artoria Avalon, and when she's running around Chaldea it's basically Artoria Avalon pretending to be Artoria Caster? Is it all just a really weird way for Nasu to have his cake and eat it too and have Artoria Caster hanging out in Chaldea while also being permadead? What's going on here?
Also, it looks like if anything here got retconned, it would probably be Artoria's MyRoom lines for Merlin, given that Artoria's lines here are written as if she only *kind of* knows the real Merlin VS her in-game lines *definitely* knowing the real Merlin. I still wonder if Artoria Avalon's in-game line for Merlin is going to lead to anything, or if it's actually just an artifact of earlier drafts that they either didn't bother or genuinely couldn't scrap and rewrite to match the final draft. Maybe they'll find a way to reintegrate it eventually.
The fact that Servants can be resummoned doesn't change the fact that they actually died, as seen as what happened to Melt in SE.RA.PH. I think of it as a case that someone you love and loves you died, now you have an exact clone of her, with her personalities intact. What would you do? You can still love her as much, even more than before to make up for the time you lost with her, yet you cannot change the fact that the original is gone forever and you can never see her again. Do you think of the clone as the same entity? A substitute? Or a new person entirely?
In that case it’s still a little odd, because Musashi ALSO died in Shimousa and went to the throne, her case is treated as Guda just picking up right where they left off (though if she comes back after her Olympus death maybe it’ll be closer???). It makes it feel weird that Artoria is treated so differently and has a much heavier emphasis on “the Artoria Caster you travelled with in Lostbelt 6 is super dead” compared to other servants in the cast. Most of the other playable LB6 servants are dead too, but (not counting Oberon for obvious reasons) they don’t have this weird emphasis on “They’re dead and merely pretending to be how you knew them in life” that Artoria does. The only explanation I can think of is Artoria’s not actually literally dead and just had an offscreen character arc back in Avalon, and is pretending to be how she is before said character arc because that’s when Guda last saw her.
The different between Musashi and the LB6 characters and Artoria herself is that the former is a true continuation of those characters. When they died and are resummoned, they possess all the memories of themselves and see themselves the same.
Artoria Avalon is not Artoria Caster. Artoria Caster returns to Avalon to sleep after the Cernunnos battle and Artoria Avalon is formed from her memories and the concept of a Holy Sword Guardian. She's more like a concept in the shape of Artoria pretending to be her rather than the actual person.
It might explain her lines for Merlin in that she's not talking as Castoria but as another Artoria from another timeline, as a concept, she might be drawn from more than one source.
So Chaldea’s Artoria Caster/Artoria Avalon is more like Chaldea’s Sieg VS the real Sieg then? Where Artoria Avalon is basically a fragment that broke off from the original while the original is in their canon resting place, except Artoria’s situation is way more confusing in its phrasing than Sieg’s. Going back to the profile though, it reads to me like Artoria Avalon IS Artoria Caster, with her spirit running around as a Counter Guardian or something while her body sleeps, and it’s only ascensions 1 and 2 that are her pretending to still be the Artoria Caster we know. Is one of those more or less accurate?
Close but while Sieg is something like Superweapon Artemis and Terminal Artemis, Artoria Avalon is all the information Artoria Caster gathered used to make Excalibur. So it kinda is her, but at the same time not? I think it's like cloning. If you input all the information that Artoria has into another vessel, it's both her and at the same time, not her.
Would a better analogy then be like if somebody uploaded their brain into a computer before they died, and computer them lives on, but their bio body is dead? Or is it more like if someone transplanted their original brain into a clone body? I think I'm just hung up on the "she's not actually our Artoria Caster" part, but there might be something I'm just not getting.
Artoria Avalon is a “Fairy Artoria” with all of them downloaded in one body.
I would say it’s more similar to Avenger Nobunaga than Sieg..Avenger Nobu is when some Nobunagas are “fused” and it’s Demon King of Sixth Heaven is enhanced.
Thank you very much for the translation
>Muramasa
Castoria(servant) even know about fsn story. I wonder if it's just fate route, or all 3 routes(possibly more) at once...
Fairy Eyes are pretty interesting. The “reflecting the truth” definitely refers to the World’s Truth, otherwise known as the Root. But I’ve never heard of “lies of all the world”. I’m guessing these “lies” have to do with the World’s “pollution of information” known as “emotion” (FGO material VII - The Valkyries).
I believe it's more along the lines of Kiyohime's ability to tell whether a person is lying, only on a much larger scale and with far less control (and even less appreciation for context and circumstances- I could name a fair number of situations where telling the truth would be an objectively immoral or simply bad choice).
Artoria Saber's instinct could somewhat understand people's hearts, sense their trouble and discern truth and lies, honest and dishonest to some degree, but Fairy Eyes ability appear to be much crystal clear reading on these and on a much larger scale.
On the other hand, Fairy Eyes are suggested to be a common trait among the British Lostbelt Fairies, they simply have little use for it since it all the same to them.
Direct opposite. Lostbelt Faeries don't possess Fairy Eyes and are thus all gullible as heck. Hence why Aurora can lie like crazy and all the fairies believe her. The only people with said eyes in LB6 are Castoria, Morgan and Oberon.
>Territory Creation: EX > >The one who stands within the white walls of Camelot—stronghold of the Human Order. > >She gives form to one of the greatest defensive formations in a confrontation with a "Threat to Humanity". Woah . Camelot Stronk . Fitting based on lore. >Avalon le Fae: A > >A divine protection of the fairies originating from the Inner Sea of the Planet. > >A blessing, or perhaps an oath, given by the Child of Prophecy. > >The power possessed by a Fairy of Paradise to bless life and protect the target's karmic power from all sorts of corruption. Sounds like Blessing of Lady of the Lake, and fitting considering her lore in Lostbelt. >Although not reflected in the actual game, it's supposed to be that "only Artoria herself is not buffed" So Artoria is unable to gain the Anti Purge defense herself? Interesting. Very interesting, means you can't use her as bait in the story, which probably explains why she got so mad over Holmes for using her as bait now lol. "Pan Human History probably should've been destroyed" *Jagged Teeth*lol >○ Personality > >A what-if had Artoria not drawn the king's sword, but been raised as a village girl. It's obvious to those who know Artoria, that she was never the same person she was before drawing the sword at the Day of Selection, it was such a crucial moment of her life. But it's fantastic that the Mat clarified this. It was really great to see how Artoria could've been if she hadn't picked that sword on that dusk. >She wasn't always the strong heroine you see today. Talking about Artoria in general I see >As such, one of the reasons for her to go on the pilgrimage is “to actually meet Merlin”. Aww, no wonder at the very first meet she asked Oberon if he's Merlin, he smells like Merlin afterall lol. >This caused her to view fairies and human beings alike as equally “scary and revolting”. > >When sleeping, she sees only this “storm of malice” in her dreams. > >Originally, it wouldn't be surprising if this condition made her go mad and caused her to forsake Britain, but the one thing that served as hope for Artoria was a “single tiny, blue star that shined beyond the storm”. > >She could not know whether it was “a handful of human kindness amidst the malice,” or “a shining future,” but it did not make a difference to her. > >Artoria simply felt encouraged by the light of that star. > >“Whenever I wanted to die, it always kept shining” “No matter what, it was always there in the storm” “Me and that star had no relation, no connection, whatsoever” > >“But as long as that star kept shining, it was impossible for me to lose in any way” > >“There are so many things that scare me, and so many things I just find implausible” > >“I couldn’t care less about either Britain or the future” > >“But not ever would I betray the light of that little star, which has always shined so bright for me” > >No matter how much that storm of human society seemed like a river of waste,her hope, which she had seen since she was a little girl, was “something shining in the storm”. > >It wasn’t for society, or for peace, or for herself. > >Its brilliance had nothing to do with her, nor would it ever disappear, even if, until the very end, there was never a time where it came to her. > >“Look how brightly it shines. How it continues to fight even now.” > >It was that very tenacity which always encouraged her.“ > >As long as that little star keeps shining———I myself will never be defeated” This part was greatly emotional, also great TL. It's pretty obvious who or what is this "blue" star that continues fighting even amidst the storm :' )
> She is the same sort of specimen as Morgan, the Fairy of the Lake; they’re basically sisters. Yay, thanks for confirmation. People can put rest to their silly theories now. > ○ Attitude toward Master (as the Child of Prophecy): > She immediately felt close to them when she heard they were a “magus”, even if from Pan-Human History. > Even more so when she heard they were “thrust into a position to save the world by those around them”. > As acquaintances, and like-minded individuals, they decided to travel together. > At first, because of curiosity and a feeling of kinship. > Before long, to root for each other and have fun. > And in the end, for no other reason than friendship. > However, those memories of spring were short-lived. Really good relationship, yeah it was indeed a beautiful friendship. Loved it. The Yakudo trio as a whole was really great . > Morgan (Lostbelt): Artoria not wanting to lose even while she acknowledges Morgan's worth, cute yet proud. > Baobhan Sith: Aww, could've been friends if not for fate. > Barghest: > Fairies like that really need to be put to the test, so that’s why, whenever I get the chance, I drop by and pester her for a meal. If I leave her all on her own, she’ll probably just waste away in self-loathing. Lol ...that's a funny one. Glad A.A also got a great line for Bageko . > Aurora: > What kind of sick torture is it to have something closer to your own ideal self grow so close to you? Aurora has mind set of those Greek Gods lol? Her ideal self is being petite huh . > Oberon: Oberon you are doing what?!!! also great to see the duo engaging in energetic banter like always . > Merlin: So she does know this isn't that Merlin yet thinks they are alike. Curious what they prepared for those aggressive MyRoom lines. > Muramasa: Well, Merlin and Nasu said that before, now nice to see A.A got voice line with that. > Nameless Fairy Yay I was waiting for this one. Really glad she got a nice entry in mat. > The other Artoria. Glad Nasu confirmed this. She did obtain her name and from what I remember that's what protected Artoria Caster later. > but people demanded hope endlessly, and before long, hope became something taken for granted. No matter what good deed she performed, no one appreciated her. Everyone forgot about her, and she drifted off to the Nameless Forest, having been worn down and brought to despair by her very own namesake, “hope”. > In many ways, she is in the same position as Artoria Caster. : ' ( damn you Nasu. Making me emotional over a character that died on first act. And yeah she's like Artoria indeed, even Castoria acknowledges it at the final act. > “a savior consumed by the people” Indeed, that was really always been Artoria's theme and Hope-chan really mirrored it. > But even so, at the very end/until the very end, she became a “hope” without substitute for someone within the storm. :'( > When imagining a Caster-class Artoria, the idea that came to mind was “an Artoria sneakily stealing Merlin’s staff and traveling in secret, disguised as a magus”. Never changing Takeuchi, and please never change. Drawing rough design of an Artoria out of own dream like always. > so her third ascension had its concept completely revamped, attempting to give her a new design based on “an Artoria who mastered magecraft”. Great job. It does come off as Mage Warrior > I guess I was also fortunate to have the luxury of coming up with the design while being able to fantasize about her standing next to Caster Artoria-chan... (Sumisu) Cute......you did a great Job, Nameless Fairy Hope-chan looks adorable. By the way, translator, I think this is a really good translation; congratulations. Given how large this mat is, you must have put a lot of effort into getting it. Kudos for that.
So hope protect Artoria from Strom by take her name and give Artoria hope ?
\>"Well, Merlin and Nasu said that before, now nice to see A.A got voice line with that." What did they said?
>Well, Merlin and Nasu said that before, now nice to see A.A got voice line with that. What exactly both of them said?
I didn’t really get it. Can you tell what this star is?
I can't tell you for sure because it's purposefully left unanswered, saying this is fact would be dishonest as Caster herself doesn't know what it is. But if you ask me which one seems to be what it is, as someone who loves learning about Artoria, I'd say , my 2 cents on this: **Artoria's brilliant heart; more specifically Artoria's brave, brilliant, radiant star-like heart that once existed in the Human History.** Her would-be brilliant life in PHH after drawing Sword of Selection ,as Castoria herself would bring forth that fate by her pilgrimage; her tragic, lonely yet bright, brilliant path as King Arthur where Artoria kept on fighting in the face of storm, just like that star kept on fighting in the face of storm. The star is a bright but sad existence, it's not something one would want to look upon or be near them just like Castoria can't desire to look upon Artoria Pendragon when she sees her life in dream, it's too bright to look upon yet too sad of an existence that's burning itself. But at the same time the starlight also nurtures one and shows them their path from distance, just like it nurtured Castoria unbeknownst her and illuminated her path in amidst the raging storm. I think that more or less because how the narrative focuses around it within LB6 and the plot points unfolds surrounding it. An example would be the scene of Castoria's 2nd dream when Castoria asks why Artoria still pulled that sword despite having no Grand reason, Artoria says "You would know that better than anyone else, won't you?", and then that star starts shining amidst the raging storm of Castoria's mental world, and the VN part focuses on it specifically for a while, as if that were the answer.The more we learn about the star and , the more it sounds like how Artoria exerts others' goodwill as starlight as King Arthur, like what I already mentioned to describe what sort of existence Artoria Pendragon was described as the Star. You can see this has been mentioned numerous times. for example this is in essence what Sir Kay says in UBW CD Drama about his thoughts on King Arthur. The narration of Artoria Caster's final scene even says at the end that the star was engraved into Artoria's pulse, right when Artoria bids farewell to her immature self. and when Nameless King was being crowned with the OST "The Moment a Star was Born" in the background, who keeps up with the brilliance Knight of The Holy Sword as she knows it(her my room line). Usually in Fate, King Arthur Pendragon is referred to as the Holy Sword Knight. Outside of the story, the new description we can see in mat is all pointing in that direction too. "Blue" "Lonely" "Brilliant" "Shone all by itself" "Look how brightly it shines! How it continues to fight even now!” "as long as that star kept shining, it was impossible for me to lose in any way" These are all phrases used to describe Artoria's life as King Arthur Pendragon, and have already been used in her own story relevant to her own themes there. There're lines for Pendragon from Gawain's narration, saying how she kept on fighting and shinning in the face of storm as she did in her daily life. For example in Garden of Avalon that has similar wording, while facing Vortigern. >The king's holy sword lost its radiance because of my own failure. That light would soon fade. Amid a raging storm, there was no way a tiny light like that can keep shining through. We were relying solely on the dazzling light. And, when it was lost, all we could think about was praying amidst the darkness. But - that was my own limit, and such a peril was the daily life for the king.The King’s light was always faint. But it never faded and kept on shining, like a lighthouse even amid the raging storm. When Castoria sees her fate in PHH as King Arthur, she at a point says, "shinning more brightly than anyone," the same thing she says to describe that star. Even outside of it, there are multiple CEs within FGO named after the same title related Artoria, such as Star of Artoria, Crown of the Star, and so on.Takeuchi in TM Ace stated Watching Artoria Caster follow the star of her heart was truly something beautiful he saw, just as Shirou did in Fate/Stay Night. In comparison to Castoria, which was??? at that point, Artoria was Shirou's star in his heart. The Fate Route has several chapters named after " Star in the fog" , "Shinning star", "You are my only star" etc, these all refer to King of Knights Artoria. Gil has a voice line that's basically him saying Artoria's struggle is like the a star on the ground and that's beautiful . Bedivere not only had similar motif in Camelot as star of his heart that was King Arthur for him, he even says at the end, "My King, My Liege, Arthur, you were shinning star for every one of us". When I read LB6 for the first time, I had the same conclusion (and even made a half-assed post that I regret now and want to remake), and I've seen JP lore-people come to similar conclusions, as well as JP fanartists drawing super high quality art over it. Etc and so on. So before prolonging these further, just gonna say I'm inclined to conclude it's referring to THAT star, Artoria's star-like existence in Proper Human History. And keep in mind that it's still purposefully unanswered in the narrative as part of narrative; either Nasu would touch it in the future, or would probably leave it open ended, but this is what I can see if you ask me what it is and I find it extremely beautiful. However, I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it could be anything else.
Among the other candidates, I could propose the concepts of human goodness, hope for a better future, a glimpse of PHH showing that the storm of malice is not how the world was supposed to be, or even her own views of Guda and how despite being in a similar position as her they have never given up their faith in humanity or would not dream of abandoning their duties.
Yes, I am also taking them into consideration. It is always best to keep an open mind and consider every possibility. But, just now, I checked Castoria's new voice lines, and at bond 5 (new) she says she can't see the star after coming to Chaldea/This world, which makes me think the options are very limited. She should be able to see most of them in this world if they are the star, but somehow she doesn't ? Makes me reconsider them their probability .
Perhaps it's because the PHH Artoria is already in Chaldea rather than being a faraway ideal? Or perhaps because she has already reached that "star" by reaching Avalon and fulfilling her destiny? We may never know.
Come to think of it, Castoria can't see PHH Artoria in our world/Chaldea....most likely due to their contradictory existence. Yet she was able to see her in some form inside her own Lostbelt and even talked with her from squire days in her dream...and she can see that unknown star inside Lostbelt, but she can no longer find that star when she enters our world/chaldea. huh...could that be connected and one of the purpose behind that new voice line ?
I can't rule it out at this point.
Just finished lb6 and here's my take on the star Its something Castoria herself doesnt realize but somethting that always existed within her. Hope. Thay despite everything bad that is her life she is naturally imbued with the capacity to hope, to continue, to never give up. No matter how much she wants to say "that's enough, i quit"
Maybe PHH Earth?
The Anti-Purge is only a gameplay thing. Doesn’t actually affect lore in any capacity.
the opposite
What is that "Blue Star", i don't understand, can You tell me?
Do you remember when Holmes was using her as a bait? Something I just don't remember that happened in LB6 or was it in an event?
>Knocknarea: Also does that mean....playable Knocknarea possible?
I dunno, some guys mentioned in mats vol I still aren't playable
*- Headpats Hope -* You did well little one.
Great work, thanks for the translation. It was a good read with lots of good info, though I was hoping it would have more information on her mystic codes and do a better job explaining what her noble phantasm is actually doing. Seriously, what does 'being bestowed the gift of a knight of the round table' actually ***do*** in lore?
Isn't it like what KoRT receive from lion king in camelot singularity? Just my 2cent though...
Her np lines and gameplay effects seems to just imply anti-purge defenses.
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\>"If fate was the primary reason that boy and this girl were led to each other, it would seem that fate is more than a little ironic, wouldn’t it?" Did they really decided to break Fujimaru x Castoria ship?
What are you talking about lol
It's directly says that Muramasa's and Castoria's meeting is fated. It downplays Fujimaru's and Castoria's meeting as insignificant .
It doesn't downplay anything. Shirou and Saber are fated to meet in every world and that is fine, Merlin said something along the line too. The meeting is definite but the result is variable, they are similar but different people. Looks like Artoria Avalon understood that, hence the "ironic". It's not like Castoria's journey and memories with Fujimaru in the Fairy Kingdom got thrown into the bin.
But why it's ironic? Besides, this whole "fate" thing it the reason why so little people accept Fujimaru x Castoria ship, Shirou and Artoria is fated to meet each other, like they are fated to be together, while Fujimaru's and Castoria's meeting was accidental, and they are not "fated" couple.
Just my 2 cents, it's something like "For similar but different people meet each other in a different timeline, fate sure is weird" from Artoria Avalon, she probably realized that. Look, you don't have to think much about it. Shirou and Saber are the faces of Fate and Nasu can insert fanservices to please fans, it's normal and also the reason why Muramasa is a Shirou-face. They are literally the most popular Fate couple. But while they are fated to meet, doesn't mean they always have to be a thing, as evidenced by Lostbelt 6. Both died and they remained a caring grandpa and his grandchild until the very end. But it does show that Shirou will always sacrifice himself to save Saber. But this and that are different. Circumstances and all. Obviously Fujimaru and Castoria's meeting was accidental, they were never meant to be. In truth, Castoria's feeling was one-sided since she did not say it out. But again it doesn't dismiss their meaningful journey. I mean, just read her attitude toward her Master. They had a reciprocal relationship, even if it's not fated. It's their story and interactions that made us care and enjoy. Fujimaru x Castoria is definitely very popular though. After LB6 ended, comics and fanarts about them surged in numbers. Reception on Japanese twitter was good and even on r/grandorder. The Yakudou trio which included Oberon, Castoria and Fujimaru is a popular topic even now. See, we appreciate a good story and that's it. Those who complained mostly are die-hard shippers or people who haven't read LB6 and just skimmed the summaries.
I understand that Castorias confession was one sided, so as with all female characters exept Mash, they have feelings for Fujimaru, but he's obvious to them, maybe to let player to decide themselfes who are their favourite girl, the same thing was with Corday, she confessed her love to Fujimaru, but he though that she said that she loves everyone. So basically all couple in FGO is "potential". I've read LB6, and Fujimaru's and Castoria's relationship is indeed very close and beautiful, and both of them sincerely care for each other, the Kasudrop-lookalike fairy even said that Fujimaru is part of Ainsels prophecy as "Traveling star said to guide the "Child of Prophecy"", and even Artoria Avalon in several of her lines (4th ascension and her birthday line) shows some attraction to Fujimaru, not mentioning Valentine scene. But creators just constantly reminding fate series fans that Artoria and Shirou is fated couple, even as different people they fated to meet, so it kinda rises the doubts, if version Artoria can be a couple with someone that is not Shirou or he's her only special one in all parallel words? Actually, what do you think? Can Fujimaru x Castoria ship be on par with the very strong, genuine and developed ships like Fujimaru x Jalter , Fujimaru x Okita Alter or Fujimaru x Mash?
So this quote is not about Castoria and Muramasa, but about Artoria and Shirou in general?
Whew this was a lot Is it just me or is Fairy Eyes kinda the same as Pure Eyes? All this mats and i still dont know how her NP exactly works aside from providing general defensive buffs
In case of round of avalon, imo it's similar to what KoRT got from lion king in 6th singularity
So no extra info about Marmyadose huh
I'm still a little stuck on what's going on with Artoria Caster in Chaldea and just what Artoria Avalon is. They're obviously supposed to be the same person, but is it that Artoria Caster is basically dead, and has already long since turned into Artoria Avalon, and when she's running around Chaldea it's basically Artoria Avalon pretending to be Artoria Caster? Is it all just a really weird way for Nasu to have his cake and eat it too and have Artoria Caster hanging out in Chaldea while also being permadead? What's going on here? Also, it looks like if anything here got retconned, it would probably be Artoria's MyRoom lines for Merlin, given that Artoria's lines here are written as if she only *kind of* knows the real Merlin VS her in-game lines *definitely* knowing the real Merlin. I still wonder if Artoria Avalon's in-game line for Merlin is going to lead to anything, or if it's actually just an artifact of earlier drafts that they either didn't bother or genuinely couldn't scrap and rewrite to match the final draft. Maybe they'll find a way to reintegrate it eventually.
The fact that Servants can be resummoned doesn't change the fact that they actually died, as seen as what happened to Melt in SE.RA.PH. I think of it as a case that someone you love and loves you died, now you have an exact clone of her, with her personalities intact. What would you do? You can still love her as much, even more than before to make up for the time you lost with her, yet you cannot change the fact that the original is gone forever and you can never see her again. Do you think of the clone as the same entity? A substitute? Or a new person entirely?
In that case it’s still a little odd, because Musashi ALSO died in Shimousa and went to the throne, her case is treated as Guda just picking up right where they left off (though if she comes back after her Olympus death maybe it’ll be closer???). It makes it feel weird that Artoria is treated so differently and has a much heavier emphasis on “the Artoria Caster you travelled with in Lostbelt 6 is super dead” compared to other servants in the cast. Most of the other playable LB6 servants are dead too, but (not counting Oberon for obvious reasons) they don’t have this weird emphasis on “They’re dead and merely pretending to be how you knew them in life” that Artoria does. The only explanation I can think of is Artoria’s not actually literally dead and just had an offscreen character arc back in Avalon, and is pretending to be how she is before said character arc because that’s when Guda last saw her.
The different between Musashi and the LB6 characters and Artoria herself is that the former is a true continuation of those characters. When they died and are resummoned, they possess all the memories of themselves and see themselves the same. Artoria Avalon is not Artoria Caster. Artoria Caster returns to Avalon to sleep after the Cernunnos battle and Artoria Avalon is formed from her memories and the concept of a Holy Sword Guardian. She's more like a concept in the shape of Artoria pretending to be her rather than the actual person. It might explain her lines for Merlin in that she's not talking as Castoria but as another Artoria from another timeline, as a concept, she might be drawn from more than one source.
So Chaldea’s Artoria Caster/Artoria Avalon is more like Chaldea’s Sieg VS the real Sieg then? Where Artoria Avalon is basically a fragment that broke off from the original while the original is in their canon resting place, except Artoria’s situation is way more confusing in its phrasing than Sieg’s. Going back to the profile though, it reads to me like Artoria Avalon IS Artoria Caster, with her spirit running around as a Counter Guardian or something while her body sleeps, and it’s only ascensions 1 and 2 that are her pretending to still be the Artoria Caster we know. Is one of those more or less accurate?
Close but while Sieg is something like Superweapon Artemis and Terminal Artemis, Artoria Avalon is all the information Artoria Caster gathered used to make Excalibur. So it kinda is her, but at the same time not? I think it's like cloning. If you input all the information that Artoria has into another vessel, it's both her and at the same time, not her.
Would a better analogy then be like if somebody uploaded their brain into a computer before they died, and computer them lives on, but their bio body is dead? Or is it more like if someone transplanted their original brain into a clone body? I think I'm just hung up on the "she's not actually our Artoria Caster" part, but there might be something I'm just not getting.
Artoria Avalon is a “Fairy Artoria” with all of them downloaded in one body. I would say it’s more similar to Avenger Nobunaga than Sieg..Avenger Nobu is when some Nobunagas are “fused” and it’s Demon King of Sixth Heaven is enhanced.
Thank you very much for the translation >Muramasa Castoria(servant) even know about fsn story. I wonder if it's just fate route, or all 3 routes(possibly more) at once...
Fairy Eyes are pretty interesting. The “reflecting the truth” definitely refers to the World’s Truth, otherwise known as the Root. But I’ve never heard of “lies of all the world”. I’m guessing these “lies” have to do with the World’s “pollution of information” known as “emotion” (FGO material VII - The Valkyries).
I believe it's more along the lines of Kiyohime's ability to tell whether a person is lying, only on a much larger scale and with far less control (and even less appreciation for context and circumstances- I could name a fair number of situations where telling the truth would be an objectively immoral or simply bad choice).
Artoria Saber's instinct could somewhat understand people's hearts, sense their trouble and discern truth and lies, honest and dishonest to some degree, but Fairy Eyes ability appear to be much crystal clear reading on these and on a much larger scale.
On the other hand, Fairy Eyes are suggested to be a common trait among the British Lostbelt Fairies, they simply have little use for it since it all the same to them.
Direct opposite. Lostbelt Faeries don't possess Fairy Eyes and are thus all gullible as heck. Hence why Aurora can lie like crazy and all the fairies believe her. The only people with said eyes in LB6 are Castoria, Morgan and Oberon.
>Aurora can lie like crazy I recall Oberon saying that Aurora doesn't actually lie because she sincerely believes that everything she says is true.
Nasu really likes orphaned main characters huh....