| ID | 123 |
| Rarity | ★★★★ |
| Class | Saber |
| True Name | Gawain |
| Gender | Male |
| Source | Legend of King Arthur |
| Region | Britain |
| Alignment | Lawful Good |
| Height | 180cm |
| Weight | 78kg |
| Strength | B+ |
| Endurance | B+ |
| Agility | B |
| Magic | A |
| Luck | A |
| Noble Phantasm | A+ |
| Character Setting | Nasu Kinoko |
| Illustrator | Wada Arco |
| Character Voice | Mizushima Takahiro |
| Major Appearances | Fate/EXTRA |
Invalidate magic with chant 3 verses or less.
It is hard to damage him even with Great Thaumaturgy or Ritual Spells.
The ability for riding. Capable of operating most rides with above average capacity. However, he cannot ride members of Phantasmal Kin.
A unique sort of constitution that Sir Gawain possesses.
Only during noon for 3 hours after 9 o’clock and before sunset for 3 hours after 3 o’clock, his power triples.
A skill that demonstrates the Celt’s holy number of three.
The ability to attract others.
As he is a perfect knight, this skill’s effect is particularly effective towards knighst and soldiers of lower rank.
| Rank | A+ |
| Type | Anti-Army Noble Phantasm |
| Range | 20~40 |
| Maximum Number of Targets | 300 people |
Excalibur Galatine.
A sword of the sun with a pseudo sun stored within the handle. A sister sword of the “Sword of Promised Victory” held by King Arthur, brought about by the fairy Lady of the Lake.
A holy sword not much recited in the legend. Compared to the sword of the king that receives the protection of the moon, this sword too receives the blessing of the sun. If the “Sword of Promised Victory” slashes apart with the light of the planet, the “Sword of Revolving Victory” burns to cinders with the scorching heat of the sun.
In addition, the “Sword of Promised Victory” is a centralized-type attack1, but the “Sword of Revolving Victory” is a radiation-type attack that mows down the advancing enemy soldiers.
| First-person pronoun | watashi |
| Second-person pronoun | anata / 〇〇 (without honorifics) |
| Third-person pronoun | anatagata / 〇〇 (without honorifics) |
Extolled as the “Knight of the Sun”, he is a very serious character; but not overbearingly so. That attitude of his is truly the definition of integrity and uprightness. A handsome man with a tall body and tenacious body, wearing a calm and lenient mask. With a refreshing expression, he refrains on making light of his enemy or insulting them. Even if his enemy is lacking in capacity, Gawain will surmise that fighting spirit and resolution, behave as decorum demand him and face his enemy.
However, due to reasons that will be mentioned later, he deliberately checks in and suppresses his own personal feeling. Due to that, his natural integrity and uprightness is emphasized much more strongly. To put it in a good way, he is inflexible; to put it badly, he becomes the kind of person who cannot read the mood.
Known as a loyal knight, and as he is summoned as a Servant he still holds his regret of being unable to help the king. His loyalty towards the king is as that of an iron, his faith unshakable; he strongly wish to simply swing of his sword once more for the sake of the king.
One can say it is a sort of blind devotion; during the Holy Grail War of the moon, Nero (Saber) asked this of him: “Then say you are ordered to decapitate a friend; will you simply do so?”
To that, he answered thus: “But of course. If it be the king’s desire, then I shall involve myself even with the most disgraceful of conducts. That is what it means to put oneself as a sword. The king is never mistaken; were there any mistakes, then I should think that those are not of the king, but of a friend’s. One who had been sentenced to death.”
During his life, he had divided apart Britain from his personal grudge. Due to that regret, he now places selfless devotion as first and foremost. One can say that he is the most ideal Servant for a Master.
He is truly a Servant embodying a knight serving his king. However, should he judge the Master as someone unworthy as a king, hit is unknown whether or not the Master can accept his loyalty to its fullest. It’s best if they are both compatible with each other; one can say that he is a Servant hard to handle otherwise.
Due to making devotion towards his king his absolute mission, he will dedicate himself as the sword of his Master, whom he had approved as his king; he will never put himself out as the Master is conversing, and he himself will speak only as a proxy of his Master. Such is the attitude he takes, one that understands his stand point as a knight and retainer.
“I am Gawain, your servant. I do hope we can acquaint each other well hereafter. I pray that I am worthy of you, my lord.”
(どうか、我が主の良き好敵手であらんことを。lit. i pray that (i) become worthy rival? somebody should double check)
“By your will. My sword is the embodiment of the sun itself. Under the king’s order shall I burn to cinders everything in this world.”
“This sword is the vessel that reflects the sun itself. With one swing of the holy sword of the planet…… Excalibur Galatine!”
“The night shall be banished in front of this radiance, and emptiness shall be swept away by this holy sword of the planet! Excalibur Galatine!”
“Meals prefers quantity over quality, no? A large heaping of breads, potatoes, and vinegar. Add some ale to that, and I am satisfied plenty enough. Of course, one must not forget the vegetables. Simple carrots are enough. The king and the others had once eaten such meals without even a single complaints.”
In the legend of King Arthur, he makes an appearance as a Knight of the Round Table, one who is equal or superior to “Lancelot of the Lake”.
The eldest son of King Lot of Orkney. He was a relative of Arthur, and there had even been an event where he was entrusted with the holy sword Excalibur.
He is known as a noble one, with various military exploits extolled in numerous tales. If he had even a single weak point, that would be his strong love towards his blood relatives. It started with King Pellinore, who had shoot down Gawain’s father in battle; he then began to oppose one by one every knight who had injured any of his relatives, sometimes even ended up murdering them.
When Lancelot took Queen Guinevere and ran away to Gallia, he had refused King Arthur’s pardon for Lancelot and had brought about war with him, for Lancelot had killed Gawain’s sibling as he absconded.
While carrying the serious wound left from his one-on-one fight against Lancelot, Gawain had fought the army of Mordred, who had raised a rebellion. In the verge of his death, he persuaded the king to request reinforcement to Lancelot, then passed away. All the while deeply regretting his personal grudge that had brought about the fracturing of the Knights of the Round Table…
He appeared in Fate/EXTRA. He deeply regretted that he had been unable to throw away his hatred towards Lancelot during his live which had brought about the death of King Arthur.
Gawain. With the absolute mission to devote himself completely in aiding his king, Gawain then served selflessly under the young Master he had approved to be of a king’s calibre, one who possesses sacredness as a king as he was born.
However, he then understood that the one thing his Master lacked to be a true king is “defeat”; Gawain then had chosen to continue on being his Master’s sword with all of his might, until such time comes.
For a chance like this to come, for us to once again fight side by side… How could there be a miracle such as this!
I understand your situation. Not much else to say.
No comment.
Putting aside Lancelot, Galahad is a splendid knight.
One can say that someone like him is a human like that of an angel.
Sometimes I actually AM sleeping, sir…
He is a class Saber servant, but due to the immediate reveal of his true name in his first appearance, is the story he is referred to as Gawain. His Master is Leo B. Harwey.
Gawain has a well-proportioned tall and sturdy body. He is cast as a calm and sweet handsome man.
He considers selfless devotion to be of the utmost importance, and he has dedicated his sword to Leo, whom he has recognized as a true king. When Leo is talking Gawain never tries to express his own views, and he only speaks as a representative of his Master’s opinion.
His voice and tone are clear and refreshing, and he would never insult his enemy even when they are down. Even if his opponent is lacking in power or ability, Gawain courteously engages with them out of consideration for their desire for battle and their determination.
Sir Gawain appears in The Legend of King Arthur, and is a Knight of the Round Table. He is King Arthur’s nephew, and appears alongside Lancelot as one of King Arthur’s most trusted knights.
In the legend Gawain ends up being unable to save the King, however his loyalty was true to the end.
His regrets remain after being summoned as a Servant, so he is determined that this time he will be of assistance to those who hold sway over the fate of the King, and he has sworn to give it his all with every swing of his sword.
Luckily, the Master to whom Gawain has pledged his sword to seems to be very suitable for him.
Gawain believes that through birthright Leo possess the right to become king, and that it is his role protect and nurture the development of the young king.
…at least at first. Gawain eventually learns that Leo has never experienced defeat, and as the people’s king that it is something that Leo will eventually encounter.
No. It’s more that from his time as a Knight of the Round Table he was thoroughly taught the lesson that without experiencing defeat, a person can never become a true ruler of the people.
This upstanding and honest knight doesn’t believe in Leo unconditionally as Julius does, but has sworn to be Leo’s sword until the inevitable time comes when Leo will become a true ruler.
“—Of course. Until that time comes, I will continue to be victorious.”
As Gawain discusses Leo like this, it’s as if an older brother is watching over his younger brother’s growth.
Even to the end, Sir Gawain never tells Leo what “that time” is. Leo, trusting in Gawain does not try to discover what “that time” refers to, and together they continue their streak of victories in the Holy Grail War.
A Saber-class Servant in Nero’s army.
Gawain appears in the legends of King Arthur as an illustrious knight, rivaled only by “Lancelot of the Lake.” The eldest child of King Lot, the ruler of Orkney and Lothian, he is also the nephew of King Arthur, which is why he was occasionally entrusted with the Divine Sword Excalibur. He is known as a virtuous man, and his valor in battle is noted in many stories.
He fought the Main Character as the Servant of Leonardo B. Harwey in Fate/EXTRA.
His belief that he should serve under a King has not changed, and he has chosen to work for Nero since she possesses the Royal Authority.
Despite the fact that he assists her, he has not pledged his loyalty to her. He trusts the Main Character, who helped him to grow further by defeating Leo.
The discovery that Tamamo also has a Regalia shook him, but he was able to assuage his misgivings by thinking, “I can trust Saber more than I can trust that Caster. In the end, I made the right decision.”
Such is Gawain’s nature. He wields his sword with renewed enthusiasm after he finds out that the Main Character was the one who was chosen by the Regalia.
His side story has him facing off with a mysterious intruder, the blue-clad Saber. Sometimes he deserves to show off his cool side!
Comment from Illustrator #
I drew Gawain’s last ascension with the Gawain’s day off sort of feeling. I’d be happy if it gives off the impression of a muscular prince, but… the posing that tightens the strap ended up a bit too relaxed, so I think it’d be nice if I had him stand a bit more tightly. (Wada Arco)