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#REDIRECT [[Characters of Fate/stay night#Berserker]]
[[Image:FSN BERSERKER.jpg|thumb|right|250px| Berserker ]]
'''Berserker''' is a [[fictional character]] from the [[Japan]]ese [[visual novel]] and [[anime]] series ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' by [[TYPE-MOON]].


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The Servant of Illya, he is a swarthy [[Giant (mythology)|giant]] with adamantine skin and immense strength. He wields a colossal stone Axe-Club, and is capable of causing massive destruction with the mere backlash of his swings. As a Berserker, he was stripped of his sanity and reason, acting [[feral]] and animalistic in combat. Berserkers are praised as members of the "Strongest" class, though they are difficult to control. Illya, however, appears to have little trouble managing Berserker.
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The [[Seiyū|voice acting]] for Berserker is done by [[Tadahisa Saizen]] in Japanese and [[Michael McConnohie]] in English.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5394| title=fate/stay night (TV)| publisher=Anime News Network}}</ref>
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==Servant Status==
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! Master:
| Illyasviel von Einzbern
! Sex:
| Male
! Color:
| Lead
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! [[Alignment (role-playing games)|Alignment]]:
| Chaotic Mad
! Height:
| 253 cm
! Talents:
| None; Mad Enhanced
|-
! Noble Phantasm:
| B
! Weight:
| 311 kg
! Likes:
| None; Mad Enhanced
|-
! Strength:
| A+
! Mad Enhancement:
| B
! Dislikes:
| None; Mad Enhanced
|-
! Endurance:
| A
! Battle Continuation:
| A
! Nemesis:
| [[Gilgamesh (Fate/stay night)|Gilgamesh]]
|-
! Agility:
| A
! Bravery:
| B
|-
! Mana:
| A
! Divinity:
| A
|-
! Luck:
| B
! Eye of the Mind (Fake):
| B
|-
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==Abilities==

* '''Mad Enhancement'''
:'''Rank:''' B
:Rank-up for all parameters, but loses most of his sanity.

==Noble Phantasms==
*'''{{nihongo|God Hand|ゴッド・ハンド|Goddo Hando}}: {{nihongo|''The Twelve Labours''|十二の試練|Jūni no shiren}}'''
:'''Rank:''' B
:'''Type:''' Support.
:A divine blessing in honor of his deeds in life, Berserker's flesh has become extremely durable, granting invulnerability to any attack below the rank of "A". Furthermore, he has an accelerated regeneration rate, and can not only neutralize normally fatal injuries, but resurrect himself from death eleven times, granting him a total of twelve lives. Berserker's rugged hide and dark complexion are consequences of this sorcery. The name is inspired by [[The Twelve Labours]] imposed on [[Heracles]] by [[Hera]].
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*'''{{nihongo|Nine Lives|ナインライブズ|Nain Raibuzu}}: {{nihongo|''The Shooting Hundred Heads''|射殺す百頭|Ikorosu hyakutō}}'''
:'''Rank:'''
:'''Type:''' Anti-Unit
:Considered to be Berserker's most precious Noble Phantasm, Nine Lives is the legendary bow and arrow set used by Heracles to slay the [[Lernaean Hydra|Hydra]]. Heracles' technique with this bow, which consisted of nine consecutive shots, was also adapted for use on other weapons. Due to his class, however, Berserker lacked the necessary complex motor skills to successfully manipulate ''Nine Lives'', and never used it during the 5th Holy Grail War.

==True Identity==
Ilya introduces Berserker as '''Heracles''', the [[demigod]] from [[Greek mythology]] also known as [[Hercules]] to the [[Roman mythology|Romans]]. He was born of a coupling between [[Zeus]] and a mortal woman, [[Alcmene]]. Although named in honor of [[Hera]], the goddess was jealous of her husband's affair and outraged by Heracles' birth. As a boy, Heracles had a volatile temper, but he pacified his anger by living peacefully as a shepherd. During adulthood, in a bout of madness induced by Hera, he murdered his wife, Megara, and her children. In a penance for his gruesome deed, Heracles undertook the Twelve Labours of King Eurystheus, which earned him his Noble Phantasms and solidified his legendary status. Heracles is most famous for his wide range of skills, cunning, and incredible physical strength.

==Role==
Berserker was summoned by the Einzbern family in Germany several months prior to the 5th Holy Grail War, with a slab of stone from Heracles' temple acting as a catalyst. Historically, the Einzberns have lost every Holy Grail War, and were responsible for polluting its contents during the 3rd Holy Grail War and despoiling all future incarnations of the grail. With the most famous hero in mythology, the Einzberns hoped Illya would prove capable of winning the Holy Grail and restoring their lost miracle.

Although Ilya has incredible magical power, restraining Berserker's mighty spirit caused her great anguish. In retribution, she has kept him in a continual state of madness, rendering him unable to think coherently any time. However, Berserker has shown great devotion to Ilya, striving to protect her whenever she is threatened.

Despite his advantages, Berserker was permanently slain in all three scenarios. During [[Fate/stay night scenarios|Fate]], he was killed six times by [[Archer (Fate/stay night)|Archer]] and shot to death once by [[Rin Tōsaka|Rin]] before being fatally gored by [[Saber (Fate/stay night)|Saber]] and [[Shirō Emiya]]. Near the beginning of ''Unlimited Blade Works'', Berserker was constricted by [[Gilgamesh (Fate/stay night)|Gilgamesh]]'s chain, Enkidu, and was impaled to death while trying to shield Ilya from a hailstorm of blades. In ''Heaven's Feel'', after Berserker was devoured by Zōken's shadow, the shadow regurgitated him as '''Dark Berserker''', a decrepit and blind version of his former self. Dark Berserker, while distracted by Ilya, was finally felled by Shirō.

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