VánagandrWP (ヴァナルガンドWP, Vanarugando?), Class Name Rider (ライダー, Raidā?), is a Rider-class Servant of Misao Amari in the Moon Holy Grail War of Fate/EXTRA Last Encore.
Profile
Identity
Better known as FenrirWP (フェンリルWP, Fenriru?), he is the monstrous wolf of Norse mythologyWP and the son of Loki. At Ragnarök, he is destined to devour Odin[1] before being killed by Odin's son, VidarrWP. He was a great monster whose bones, muscles, and heart turned to ice after it had eaten half of Nifheim.[2][3]
Appearance
As a Servant, he appears as a large wolf. Shinji Matou intitally mistakes him for a dog before being corrected by Amari and suspects that he could be a Wolfman (オオカミ人間, Ōkami Ningen?).[4]
Personality
Akin to that of a Berserker, Vánagandr primarily communicates with his Master through simple growls and roars rather than proper speech. Despite the power of Chakravartin, he is unperturbed in its presence. While willingly to follow orders to an extent, he has no reservations about preying directly on his Master should he grow strong enough from devouring Servants to no longer be controllable.[4]
Role
Fate/EXTRA Last Encore
Rider does not appear in the anime and is only detailed in the drama CD. During the Moon Cell Holy Grail War, He and Amari face off against an unidentified Master and their Lancer-class Servant during the 2nd round. After Amari releases Dromi, the unknown Servant attempts to use their Noble Phantasm on the order of their Master but is devoured by Rider.
However, before he and Amari were able to make it to the 3rd round, Chakravartin was activated and put an end to the Holy Grail War. Despite several students entering a state of panic or taking their own lives, Rider remained completely unfazed. Following this, they remained on the third floor for several years before eventually being driven away by Alice's monstrous transformation.
On the way down, the pair encounter Rin Tohsaka who notes that it is a waste that they're choosing to flee as while both Alice and Rider are soul-eaters, Rider could defeat her due to being the stronger of the two. Refusing to believe her, Amari returns to the first floor and acts as Shinji Matou's secretary. Once HAKUNO Kishinami challenges Shinji, Amari confronts Rin Tohsaka, who has become a Demi-Servant, which leads to both Rider and Amari's deaths.[4]
Fate/Grand Order
In the alternate history of the Norse Lostbelt's Ragnarök, Fenrir was consumed by Surtr before he could kill Odin,[5][2] with the giant gaining the wolf's ice powers and Authority as a result.[2][6] Surtr went on to slaughter the gods and giants before being sealed away by Odin's sacrifice.[5][2][3]
Abilities
Fenrir was known to possess ice powers and an Authority in life, inherited by the Lostbelt version of Surtr after devouring Fenrir.[6]
As a Servant, Rider is bound by the three fetters, Leyding (レージング?), DromiWP (ドローミ?) and GleipnirWP (グレイプニール?), with which the gods tried to use to control him in life. His Master is able to release them on command. By eating Servants, through his Soul Eater (魂食い, Tamashī-gui?) ability, he grows stronger, but it is possible to become so strong the Master is unable to control him.
Based on the Skills that Surtr gained from consuming Fenrir, it can also be assumed that he possesses the skill Wind of Nifleheim and some form of anti-divine skill that, when combined with Surtr's, became Beast of the War Dead[3]
References
- ↑ Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Götterdämmerung: Eternal Ice-Flame Century - Section 3: Lord of Creation (Beginning)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Götterdämmerung: Eternal Ice-Flame Century - Section 13: Bringing Twilight Here Once Again (Beginning)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fate/Grand Order material VII - Surtr's profile translated by Smoof101
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Fate/EXTRA Last Encore ORIGINAL DRAMA CD 1 "Holy Grail War of Amari", translated by Petrikow
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Götterdämmerung: Eternal Ice-Flame Century - Section 12: You, Who Was Like The Spring Sunshine
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Götterdämmerung: Eternal Ice-Flame Century - Section 15: Bringing Twilight Here Once Again (End)