Anime Discussion Thread - Page 6408

Ritsuka Fujimaru: plain, self-insert MC that isn't supposed to be powerful or surprising. He is a subpar mage yet the last one remaining in Chaldea after a terrorist attack that occurred in the game's prologue (pre-Fuyuki). All other mage candidates died in the attack or are in cryostasis to rehabilitate.
He's portrayed as an earnest character, who more or less makes it through all the past singularities thru luck and willpower. Just your usual shounen things. Except expect him to get carried a lot until the final moments, etc.
Only thing particularly special about him is his ability to contract multiple Servants (which is pretty abnormal considering all other Fate works).
Players of FGO will refer to MC as Guda or Gudao (fMC as Gudako). People rarely call him by his given, in game name due to length.
Mashu: She is the third Servant summoned by Chaldea and the first one to be contracted to Guda. She's a Demi-Servant, which means she's part human and part Heroic Spirit. As of the Camelot Singularity, we know that Mashu is fused with the spirit of Galahad, a knight of the Round Table. If you've read Arthurian lore, you'll know the importance of Galahad.
Dr. Romani and da Vinci: Chaldea co-commanders, they observe and provide support to Guda and Mash while they reyshift (jump) into Singularities. Romani is human, just like Guda. da Vinci is the second Servant summoned by Chaldea but rarely goes out into Singularities. She normally provides support back from base.
Fou: pet and mascot of Chaldea, who doesn't really play a role until the final Singularity, Solomon. Unbeknownst to Guda and Mashu, Fou possess human-level intelligence. He knows and resents Merlin due to their history together.
Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh Caster here (as opposed to Gilgamesh Archer, from other Fate series). Still follows rl Epic of Gilgamesh lore for the most part. Is considered wise king of Uruk. He is clairvoyant, meaning he can see a timeline where this Singularity isn't fixed, which leads to the end of humanity. So he's doing everything in his power to avoid the end of days. In order to do so, he's summoned Servants as well, including Merlin, Ushiwaka, Benkei, Leonidas, Tomoe Gozen (killed in action), Ibaraki Douji (ran away to Mt. Ooe)

Guda and Chaldea have restored six Singularities prior to Babylonia. Singularities are considered distortions in the human timeline, if left unfixed, can lead to the Incineration of Humanity. Singularities are created by Solomon, King of Magic, who's growing disdain of humanity, has decided to wipe the slate clean of them. Each Singularity is triggered by the appearance of a Holy Grail. So in short, Guda's goal is always to obtain the Holy Grail at each location to erase the Singularity and restore time into the order in which it should be. Babylonia is unique in that it actually has two Grails, one placed by Solomon to create the Singularity in the first place and a second found by Gilgamesh, allowing him to summon his own Servants to help combat the invasion of the beasts.