Summary
- Fate franchise has various powerful characters, some overlooked like Ozymandias, highlighting a wide power spectrum.
- Shielder-class servant Mash Kyrielight underwent ascensions and eventually could even block Solomon's attacks.
- Hassan's abilities as the Shadowed Assassin include the unique "Zabaniya: Delusional Heartbeat" to eliminate masters.
There are plenty of anime that can be watched with kids, but the Fate series is not one of them. The series focuses on a competition called the Holy Grail War, which is a battle royal involving seven Servants who each get summoned by a human Magus. These Servants are attached to a specific Class, and they are all Heroic Spirits who have left their marks on history.
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The series began in 2004 with the release of the Fate/stay night visual novel, and it has since spawned numerous timelines spread across games, anime, movies, and manga. Each war has Servants who are powerful in their own way, but there are certain characters who stand above all the rest in terms of overall strength.
Updated on November 11, 2024, by Oluwatokiloba Folami: The Fate franchise spans multiple movies, series, and even games. Each one of its various media introduces a large variety of characters in the form of servants who serve as heroic spirits. These servants/heroic spirits all have their own background and lore that gives them strength—some more than others. While heroic spirits like Artoria Pendragon and Gilgamesh are highly recognizable in part for their incredible strength and consistent portrayal, others like Ozymandias and King Solomon (Goetia), who aren’t portrayed as much, are just as strong, if not stronger, showing that in terms of strength and destructive potential, the Fate franchise has a wide power spectrum.
31 Mash Kyrielight
The Strength Of A Demi-Servant’s Resolve
- Appears In: Fate/Grand Order
- Shielder-class Servant
- Master: Ritsuka Fujimaru
This shielder class servant is not the most popular among the Fate franchise, as various Fate fans have differing opinions about her; however, in terms of her powers and abilities, Mash gets the job done when it comes to protecting her allies, even if she might need some assistance or motivation.
Unlike normal heroic spirits who serve as servants, Mash serves as a demi servant because she’s a fusion between a human and a heroic spirit. While she started off weak, she underwent various ascensions during her journey with Fujimaru. After undergoing her final ascension and learning the true name of her Noble Phantasm, Mash became able to block even the Noble Phantasms of King Solomon, like Ars Almadel Salomonis.
30 Hassan Of The Cursed Arm
The Shadowed Assassin Who Targets Masters With Deadly Precision
- Appears In: Fate/Ace Royal, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Labyrinth, Fate/stay night, Fate/tiger colosseum / Upper
- Assassin-class Servant
- Master: Zouken Matou
As a character and servant, the word assassin became prominent due to Hassan and the secret organization he led while he lived. Making the word assassin synonymous with ‘secret killer’, Hassan’s abilities reflect his inability to engage in direct combat but to dispatch enemies through unknown and mysterious methods.
As a combatant, Hassan isn’t the best in direct combat against many heroic spirits, so he specializes in killing their masters instead. However, that doesn’t make him powerless. Hassan’s Noble Phantasm ‘Zabaniya: Delusional Heartbeat’ allows him to create a clone of the heart of his target in his hand. But crushing the fake heart crushes the new one—a skill fit for True Assassin.
29 Medusa
A Divine Spirit Bearing Both Grace And Monstrous Power
- Appears In: Fate/Ace Royal, Fate/EXTELLA / Link, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/hollow ataraxia, Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, Fate/school life, Fate/stay night, Fate/tiger colosseum / Upper, Fate/unlimited codes
- Rider-class Servant
- Master: Sakura/Shinji Matou
As a legend, Medusa is widely known in Greek fairy tales as a monster with snakes for hair. Her petrifying abilities make her even more feared, but the summoned heroic spirit Medusa takes on a different form. Unlike various other heroic spirits, Medusa is much closer to being a divine spirit, as she wasn’t simply a hero in her past life but a being born of belief.
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As a former goddess who turned into a monster, Medusa possesses both traces of divinity and the monster attribute. Her divinity makes her stronger compared to many heroic spirits, but during the events of Heaven’s Feel, Shinji Matao was unable to bring out her full power while she served him, and even then, she displayed exceptional abilities.
28 Ozymandias — A GodKing Of Ancient Egypt In Fate/Grand Order
The God-King With Majestic Power And Divine Authority
- Appears In: Fate/Grand Order, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver
- Rider-class Servant
- Master: Shizuri Isemi
As the Pharaoh at the time of Moses, Ozymandias is a great and powerful symbol. He served as one of the greatest Pharaohs of Egypt and was filled with immense confidence, akin to Gilgamesh. As the son of the Sun god Ra, Ozymandias also proclaims himself as the Sun king, and he possesses a God King's authority, referring to himself as the King of kings.
As a servant, Ozymandias is greatly skilled, and his position as Pharaoh grants him even more abilities, like the Imperial Privilege, which grants him even more benefits he wouldn’t usually have. One of his Noble Phantasms, Ramesseum Tentyris, is a divine temple reality marble loaded with various kinds of magical weapons. As a servant, Ozymandias is also known as Ramesses II and stands on the level of servants like Gilgamesh and Karna, even if he may be slightly weaker than them.
27 Avicebron - The Spanish Philosopher Who Specialized In Thaumaturgy
Most Of His Power Came From His Golems
- Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order
- Caster-Class Servant
- Masters: Roche Frain Yggdmillennia & Ritsuka Fujimaru
Avicebron was a philosopher and poet, but he also delved into the art of thaumaturgy, which allowed him to be summoned as the Black Faction's Caster-Class Servant in Fate/Apocrypha. He also becomes the master of the Red Faction's Berserker for a time.
Avicebron's body is physically weak, which is to be expected, since he dealt with several illnesses when he was alive. That being said, his magecraft is quite powerful. Thanks to his thaumaturgy skills, he can create a small army of golems for battle. His Noble Phantasm is called Golem Keter Malkuth - which is based on Adam, the primordial human. This golem is more than 3,000 feet tall, and it can withstand attacks from other Servants.
26 Jack The Ripper - The 19th Century Serial Killer
A Young Heroic Spirit That Cannot Contend With Gods
- Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/strange Fake
- Assassin-Class Servant
- Masters: Reika Rikudou & Ritsuka Fujimaru
Jack the Ripper is a notorious serial killer who was active in 19th Century London. In Record of Ragnarok, Jack is depicted as a middle-aged man, but in the Fate franchise, Jack is a collection of wraiths born from the souls of discarded unborn babies. The main form used by these souls is that of a young girl with a scarred face and white hair.
Jack has only been a Heroic Spirit for roughly 120 years, so she is not as strong as God-tier spirits with centuries of fame behind them. She uses various knives in combat, and she can replenish herself by feeding on human souls. Jack can create a mist of sulfuric acid with one Noble Phantasm that is meant to target non-Servants. Her main Noble Phantasm re-enacts Jack's iconic murders. In terms of actual combat ability, Jack was able to cause a Saber-Class Servant like Mordred some trouble.
25 Astolfo - The Legendary Paladin
His Noble Phantasms Are His Only Source Of Power, And They're Not Even His
- Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order
- Rider-Class Servant
- Masters: Celenike Icecolle Yggdmillennia & Ritsuka Fujimaru
Astolfo is the Rider-class Servant of the Black Faction, and he is the son of a king who became one of the Twelve Paladins of Charlemagne. As an adventurer, Astolfo created many legends around the world, but he made plenty of mistakes too, and he was a ladies' man.
In terms of strength, Astolfo was the weakest of the Paladins, and he would not be considered a real threat if it were not for the Noble Phantasms he borrowed during his adventures. His hunting horn strikes fear into others, and it can turn certain individuals into dust. He can use Achilles' shield for defense, and a book that can shatter any magecraft that has been recorded within it.
24 Frankenstein - The Artificial Being Created In Mary Shelley's Novel
Her Electrical Attacks Are Strong, But She Damages Her Own Body With Them
- Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order
- Berserker-Class Servant
- Masters: Caules Forvedge Yggdmillennia & Ritsuka Fujimaru
There have been many iterations of Frankenstein over the decades, and Fate/Apocrypha introduced a new take on the famous monster. Victor Frankenstein wished to recreate Adam & Eve, and he focused on Eve first. She was a failed experiment, who managed to repair herself over time.
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She served as the Berserker-class Servant of the Black Faction, and the Mad Enchantment limited her communication skills to simple nods. She can turn Magical energy into bio-electricity, and she can convert certain attacks into electricity. She can produce a unique shout that causes certain targets to panic and have breathing issues. Frankenstein can accumulate damage to increase her electrical output, but she will damage her own body if the charge is too great.
23 Francis Drake - The Famous Sea Explorer Who Sailed The World
Uses Ships For Defense & Offense
- Appears In: Fate/EXTRA & Fate/Grand Order
- Rider-Class Servant
- Master: Matou Shinji
Francis Drake is a famous English explorer who sailed around the known world. Drake was a man, but in the Fate franchise, he materializes as a crimson-haired woman, and she serves as a Rider-class Servant. Unlike other Riders, Drake is not much of a melee fighter, and she uses a pair of flintlock pistols that become useless if she runs out of mana.
Her Noble Phantasm is called Golden Wild Hunt, and it summons her ship, the Golden Hind. It also summons a fleet of ships. The Golden Hind is a great defensive tool, but the fleet can bombard enemies with beams. Drake can annihilate certain Heroes with this power, but stronger Heroes can easily destroy all of her ships.
22 Chiron - The Mythical Centaur That Taught Other Heroes
His Strongest Attack Lacks Power, But It Can Kill In One Shot With Enough Time
- Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha
- Archer-Class Servant
- Master: Fiore Forvedge Yggdmillennia
There are a handful of anime characters that even God of War' s Kratos cannot beat, but Chiron is not one of them because he is based on the famous centaur from Greek mythology. Chiron is one of the Archer-class Servants in Fate/Apocrypha, and he is capable of firing precise arrows that travel faster than the speed of sound.
He can fire up to three arrows at once, with each containing as much destructive magical energy as possible. His Noble Phantasm is Antares Snipe, which fires a literal shooting star at his opponent. This attack can track its target, but its destructive power is limited, which is why he needs to guarantee a one-shot kill.