A man who, out of all the men gathered his dining halls or his field armies, laughs the loudest and rages the much longer, respectively for what he desires to take. Iskandar, or Rider, on the other hand, embodies the path of ambition, as defined by himself. King Iskandar the Great, The King of Conquerers, Rider As the King of Knights, she exists for the people, and for the people alone, and, by her direct decree and indirect paradigm, obliges her knights to do the same. King Arturia Pendragon, The King of Knights, SaberĪrturia, or Saber, embodies the tenets of honor, as defined by honor: reverence towards her lessers as well as her peers, charity to the weak and innocent, an unshakable duty towards the well-being of her subjects and her nation. So, from each Heroic Spirit's perspective, what makes a true king? It's the form of government that permeated the civil framework of human history for the longest of times, and one of the central pillars of kingship lay in the relationship between the king and his or her subjects. Kingship from a political perspective, is important. Spoilers, of course.Ī temporary reprieve from this bloody business called battle is held as the three historically sovereign heroic spirits present in this age's Holy Grail War, Saber, the King of Knights, Rider, the King of Conquerors, and Archer, the King of Heroes, sit down for drink and conversation, the conversation evolving from kingly courtesies to to discussions about how each would use the grail to arguments about kingship in general, the centerfold tension of the entire discussion is Rider's opposition to Saber's view on proper kingliness. Management: This essay was made in response to Bobduh's remarks regarding Episode 11 of Fate/Zero, “The Grail Dialogues,” more popularly known as the “Feast of Kings.” While I overall hold a positive opinion of the show, this piece in no ways serves as a comprehensive review of the series, but rather an articulation and analysis of an interesting set of ideas brought up.
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