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Character Information

Name: Lancer (Real name: Diarmuid Ua Duibhne)
Canon: Fate/Zero
Canon Point: Episode 16
Age: Early/Mid 20s
History: http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Lancer_(Fate/Zero)

Personality: Lancer is a knight who believes in an honorable fight. There is nothing more in the current Grail War than to fight honorably for his master (who completely and utterly disagrees with this). This causes him issues as he becomes so fixated on one fight (to finish his fight with Saber) rather than attack others, as he refuses to bring masters into the mix. To him, it's a servant on servant fight, and he will keep it that way. This doesn't mean, however, he's unwilling to use every tactic in the book to fight an opponent. He simply wants a fight worth fighting for, and a life that's honorable.

This entire mindset is at odds with his master, Kayneth El-Melloi Archibald. Lancer wants to fight with honor and fairness, while Kayneth simply wants to win. This is a constant conflict for Lancer, as all he wanted to do when summoned back into the war was to be loyal to his master and to die an honorable death. Kayneth fights him on this at every turn. The biggest example is when Kayneth orders Lancer to team up with another servant against Saber, who he wants nothing more than to have a fair fight with, fighting her two on one. Lancer begs for him not to, and let him have this fight. Even when Kayneth uses a Command Seal, a forced command that Lancera must follow, he fights against it. Eventually, someone does come between them and put a stop to it.

The other thing that puts him at odds with Kayneth is Kayneth's fiancé, Sola-Ui Nuada-Re Sophia-Ri (Sola-Ui for short). The curse that was placed on his face has any woman, without magical resistance, fall in love with him. Which, she so happens to do. Falling so far and madly in love with Diarmuid that it causes Kayneth to get even angrier at Lancer for what he's done. However, Lancer can already see where this is heading, and does his best to ignore her advances. This causes the pair of them to butt heads even more often. Which, in Lancer's case, is Kayneth yelling at him, and Lancer simply trying to serve his master to the fullest.

Lancer is loyal to his master, Kayneth, no matter what may happen. This is prevalent especially when he has to rescue Kayneth from Kiritsugu, an opposing master. Rather than taking the opportunity to attack Kiritsugu, he wants to take care of the master, and make sure he gets somewhere safe. Not to mention, attacking Kiritsugu would go against a previous promise of not bringing masters into the battle. Even when Kayneth berates and insults him, Lancer wants to serve him properly and honorably. Lancer doesn't stand up for himself during these attacks, no matter how strong of a person he is. He takes all the insults and berating, and continues to work under his master, in order to bring him what he wants, the Holy Grail, which will grant any wish. This is something that happens in his myth as well. He never blames anyone for what they did, Grainne, Fionn's fiancé, for placing the geas on him that forces him to kidnap her, or Fionn, who lets him die due to his jealousy and hatred for what Lancer did. Lancer only thinks of how happy he was to share that life with them. This, however, does not extend to his current master when he dies, as it's directly due to them that he's forced to commit suicide.

For most of his life as a human, and as a servant, he's a kind man. Even with his opponents, he's a courteous man, and is more than willing to work together to take down a common enemy. This shows particularly at its strongest when it comes to Saber's injury that he inflicted, using Gáe Buidhe, a weapon that creates a wound that cannot be healed until the weapon is broken. In order for Saber to fight at her strongest, the wound needs to be removed. With almost no hesitation, Lancer breaks his spear, allowing Saber to finish her battle. Until he does this, he fights right alongside her, acting as her 'right hand', as he disabled it entirely.

" You inhuman monsters, who have ruined the honor of a knight, let my blood taint your dreams forever! May the Grail be cursed. May the wish it grants bring disaster! And when you fall into the searing pits of hell... you will remember the hateful rage of Diarmuid!"

Lancer's final scene shows how incredibly emotional he can be. He isn't one to hide any of his emotions. When Saber promises him that final, proper duel, he's pleased and satisfied. When he's being berated by Kayneth, he's listening, and displeased. Displeasure shows through even stronger during his interactions with Sola-Ui, especially when her infatuation with him crosses the line of obsessiveness. And in his last moment, when he's forced to kill himself, he rages at the world for what it has done to him.

Abilities:

Servant: Lancer is a heroic spirit, summoned as a servant through the Holy Grail for the Holy Grail War. Because of this, he is far stronger and far more durable than any human. The cost of this, however, is mana. Whether to conserve it, or due to a lack of it, he can turn into a spirit form. If he doesn't have enough mana to survive, or he loses his master, he will fade away. For the sake of making sure Lancer does not fade away, we will assume The Far Shore has enough Mana to keep him around for a while.

Specific Servant Skills: Lancer is... a lancer. He's a skilled fighter with his spears, the Gáe Dearg and the Gáe Buidhe. While these are both also Noble Phantasms (which we will get to in a moment), they are also his weapons. While they are both different lengths, and could potentially cause problems, Lancer is able to use them without a single issue.

All servants are ranked on a set of abilities. Ranked from E to EX. E being the worst, EX being the best.

Strength: B
Mana: D
Endurance: C
Agility: A+
Luck: E

Based on this chart, his agility is incredible, his strength is very good, and his luck is the worst it could possibly be.

Eye of Mind (True): With this skill, Lancer can gain an analysis of all battle conditions and make the correct choice in whether to fight or whether to escape. This works, no matter how far into danger he is. Because of this skill, Lancer is able to stay calm and collected in the heat of battle, and is able to have well placed traps, should it be necessary to win a battle.

Love Spot: This is more of a 'curse' than an 'ability'. However Lancer is known of Diarmuid of the Love Spot, due to his face being cursed with a spot underneath his right eye that will make any woman without strong magical resistance fall instantly in love with him. Due to how overpowered this ability is, I ask that it be nerfed. I would simple say nerfed to the point that women simply want to speak with him, rather than immediately fall in love with him. However, I will leave it up to mod discretion.

Noble Phantasms: Noble Phantasms are 'ultimate' skills. A Noble Phantasm can only be used when there's enough mana powering a servant and/or there's an active Holy Grail around. These take a serious amount of mana. These are also the symbols of the servants in question, and by using them, it reveals who they are. Lancer has two Noble Phantasms, Gáe Dearg and Gáe Buidhe. Both of these are his spears, and usually wrapped in talisman cloth to hide what they are. While most Noble Phantasms require their name to be said to be used, Lancer's both are passive abilities. They are always able to be used in battle.

Gáe Dearg: The longer of his two spears, in a red color. This spear has the ability to penetrate through any magical barrier, breaking through it and severing the ties. This only happens while the tip of Gáe Dearg is going through the object, and it can function as normal again once he's done.

Gáe Buidhe: The shorter of his two spears, in a yellow color. When this spear causes damages, the wounds cannot be healed until Lancer either dies or breaks the weapon.

In the state of canon, he has broken Gáe Buidhe, and Gáe Dearg is shoved through his chest.

Strengths:
Devoted
Noble
Chivalrous
Honorable
Steadfast

Weaknesses:

Unlucky
Cursed
Pushover
Idealistic
Self-Sacrificing


God/Shinki: Shinki

Why?: Lancer is a loyal knight through and through. He makes a much better shinki as he’s there to help his lord or king. Plus, as a servant who was summoned, he’s particularly good at being a weapon.

Cause Of Death: Canon death - Stabbed himself with his spear through his chest.

Vessel: His spear, Gáe Dearge. It’s a long, red spear, often covered in a talisman cloth.

Name Location: His outer thigh.

Power: Barrier breaker; When a barrier is struck with the tip of his spear, it breaks. This power can only be used once a day.

CHARACTER NAME: Lancer (Diarmuid Ua Duibhne)
CHARACTER SERIES: Fate/Zero

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