"Illya", the strongest master sent by Einzbern and trained just for the Holy Grail War, and "Berserker", who is unstoppable in hand-to-hand combat with his overwhelming destructive power. We've picked out these two, who could be called the beauty and the beast, and will introduce them in detail!
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Brutal Loli "Illya"
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A petite girl with distinctive silver hair and red eyes. Like her appearance, she has the innocence of a young child, but also the cruelty of not being able to distinguish between good and evil, and she will kill other masters without hesitation (or so she was taught by the Einzberns). Although she is jealous of the protagonist, Emiya Shirou, as his master and as the adopted son of Emiya Kiritsugu, who abandoned her, she is also attached to him as he is her last family, and when they meet in town during the day, she acts as dependent as her appearance suggests, and has complex emotions of love and hate.
Just brutal
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The reason he was after Shirou was to take revenge on Kiritsugu who betrayed him. He said that Shirou had taken Kiritsugu away, so he wanted him to take responsibility in place of the dead Kiritsugu. Not only does it push Shirou into a bad ending over and over again, but the content is also horrific, ranging from decapitating him to torturing him until he dies, mincing his lower body, and turning him into a doll. Truly the most horrific.
The reason why Illya's personality became distorted
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He spent eight years with his parents until Kiritsugu went to Fuyuki, and then he stayed at the Einzbern headquarters, where he was educated and adjusted as a Lesser Grail while waiting for his parents to return. However, when Einzbern found out that Kiritsugu had failed to win the Holy Grail War, he became enraged and created a barrier around his base to prevent Kiritsugu from meeting Illya again.
Torture-like training and brainwashing-like education
Illya, who was left behind, spent her childhood without contact with her parents, and the evil Holy Grail in the form of her mother convinced her that "Kiritsugu has abandoned Illya and is living with another child in another city." Since the previous Holy Grail War ended in an incomplete way, when she found out that the Fifth Holy Grail War would take place in 10 years, she was subjected to torture-like training and brainwashing-like education in preparation for the battle. This education led her to believe that she had been abandoned by her real father, and she began to hate Kiritsugu.
Lessons in Betrayal
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After two failures and a lesson from the previous betrayal, in the fifth battle, Berserker was given to him, who would not betray anyone due to his lack of self-awareness. Even before the start of the battle, he had mixed feelings of love and hate towards Emiya Shirou, who was his adopted brother and took his father away from him, and after making contact with him several times, he gradually became obsessed with making Shirou his own.
Abilities as a Master (Magician)
He boasts extraordinary magical power, such as being able to calmly command Berserker, who requires extraordinary magical power to maintain, and being able to recover from the "Twelve Trials (God Hand)", which requires so much magical power that an ordinary magician may not even be able to prepare enough for one resurrection in his lifetime.
Performing Miracles
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As a homunculus, her magical circuits are vast compared to other magicians. In addition, as a function of the Lesser Grail itself, she can perform small-scale miracles that "skipping theories and producing results." In other words, as long as it is within the scope of her magical power, she can achieve it without knowing the theory.
Another identity of Illya
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Illya herself is the vessel of the Holy Grail, and to be precise, her heart is the Holy Grail. Each time she collects and absorbs the souls of defeated Servants into her heart, which is the Holy Grail, she becomes complete as a Holy Grail. However, the more she absorbs, the more unnecessary bodily functions (including life support functions) for the Holy Grail stop, and she becomes unable to function. In the story, she falls ill after absorbing five souls.
Using the Holy Grail
Illya is both the vessel of the Holy Grail and a mini-Grail, so she can grant small wishes. In other words, she can grant wishes within the limits of her magical power. In the UBW route, she dies after having her eyes slashed and her heart ripped out by Gilgamesh.
The True Identity of the Strongest Berserker
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His real name is Heracles, a great hero in Greek mythology. One of the two great heroes of Greek mythology. A half-god, half-human hero born to the chief god Zeus and a human daughter. He has embarked on many adventures and overcome them all. Due to his worldwide fame and his invincible nature, Illya generously reveals his true identity in the story.
A completely loyal servant
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He was summoned as an Einzbern servant using the stone axe sword, which was a pillar of the temple dedicated to him, as a catalyst. He was given the Mad Power because the Master and Servant that the Einzberns had invited in the previous Holy Grail War were betrayed, and so a "completely loyal servant" was desired. Although he has lost his rationality due to the Mad Power, contrary to his beast-like appearance and strength, he acts with great loyalty towards Illya, and is the first to try to protect her when she is in danger, so he does not appear to have lost his self-control or sense of chivalry.
Servant Abilities
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"If Saber is the 'best', then Berserker is described as the 'strongest'." His natural strength is already extraordinary, but due to the Berserker class' unique skill "Madness", it is increased at the cost of losing his reason and some of his skills, producing overwhelming destructive power that is unmatched in hand-to-hand combat. Although his madness prevents us from seeing his true personality, he always tries to protect his master, Illya. Rider says, "He'd be even stronger if he wasn't a Berserker."
Many aptitudes for other classes
He was summoned as a Berserker because of legends of him going mad many times, but he was originally a warrior with aptitudes for all classes except Caster, as well as extra classes, due to the military feats he achieved in life and the martial arts he perfected. This number of aptitudes is among the best of all Servants. He is said to be strongest when summoned as an Archer.
Strength comes at a price
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On the other hand, since he himself is an exceptional Heroic Spirit, the magical power he needs to manifest in this world is not ordinary, and on top of that, he applies a madness technique that wastes magical power, so it is even speculated that an average magician would run out of magical power and be in danger of death after just one battle. Illya, who has a huge amount of magical power as a "natural infant," is able to control Berserker by herself.
Cheat-level Noble Phantasm: The Twelve Trials (God Hand)
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The embodiment of the twelve great feats that Heracles accomplished in life. It shuts out attacks of rank B and below, and has 11 alternative lives. Furthermore, once a Berserker has been killed, he will have a certain degree of resistance to the killing method, making it impossible to kill him again, and Illya's enormous magical power will allow him to recover his stock over time. In other words, to defeat Berserker, you must land up to 12 attacks with a power of A rank or higher without giving Illya a chance to recover, making for a brutal setup.
It's not just the strength of the Noble Phantasm
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However, although it is easy to misunderstand, Hercules' own defensive performance is much harder to kill than average servants due to his own durability and continued fighting, so it is important to keep in mind that "being able to hit 12 types of powerful attacks is merely the minimum requirement for defeating him, and that is not enough to defeat him." If it's a moderately powerful attack, she'll be able to withstand it and develop resistance, making it even harder to kill her.
The bond between Illya and Berserker
Go for it, Berserker
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Illya said this line because she believed in Berserker's strength. Speaking of Illya's famous quotes, this line should come to mind for all fans!
Berserker is strong
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Berserker protecting Illya is so cool! No words are needed. The blood stained body combined with the snow is beautiful.
This is a great scene!
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Battle scene with Gilgamesh. Illya, who has no doubt in Berserker's strength, chooses to fight Berserker as usual. However, Berserker completes the 12 trials due to Gilgamesh's fierce attack. Even in a situation where he can no longer die, he fights while protecting Illya, but is defeated. With her eyes blinded, she searches for Berserker by feeling around. And in her dying dream, Illya walks with Berserker. This is truly a classic scene!
Summary
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Illya's faith in Berserker and her high level of madness make it almost impossible to communicate with her, but Berserker shows something close to love, such as desperately trying to protect her when she is in danger. It is safe to say that there is no other servant and master who trust each other more than these two. If you haven't seen the exploits of these two, please watch the anime.
