Fate/strange Fake, episode 1
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Судьба/Странная подделка
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Not being familiar with this universe setting, it could be good but it feels pretentious.
There’s a lot of assumed knowledge about how the magic system works.
Done!
Those titles get weirder and weirder…
This episode came out 2 years ago. What am I missing?
That was a premiere I think right?
There is a 56min special (Whispers of Dawn), which came out July 2023.
Episode 1 (The Heroic Spirit Incident, this one) came out just at the start of 2025, so it’s 1 year old (my bad).
Episode 2 (Ensemble VS Pretense) should release in a few days.
I’m reasonably exited for this. Do we have a 4th red saber now? I thought he might be mordred at first, given the red.
We have quite a few more Sabers that use red as a primary or secondary color in FGO. That being said, I’d recommend not looking into that because for some dumb reason they released this Saber a year ago for New Year’s with his full name revealed and everything (actually coinciding with the preview release of this very episode).
Having read the FsF LN (as far as it is released, one volume missing still), I think Saber is one of the few servants in FsF where giving away their true name too early actually detracts from the experience a little.
We have quite a few more Sabers that use red as a primary or secondary color in FGO.
Oh, yeah I know. It was an attempt at a joke that this another saberface, but we already have 2 red saberfaces with the names Red Saber and Saber of Red.
this Saber a year ago for New Year’s with his full name revealed and everything (actually coinciding with the preview release of this very episode).
Given that it coincides, why is it dumb?
I think Saber is one of the few servants in FsF where giving away their true name too early actually detracts from the experience a little.
I’m an anime only with Fate Stay Night, but I don’t think many people go into Fate Stay Night not knowing who Saber is these days tbh.
why is it dumb?
The dumb bit is them revealing his true name right away while the related anime’s pre-release episode, which they’re intentionally syncing up with, is putting in some effort to hide it. I’d wager plenty of people have not read FsF, although maybe I’m mistaken there. Additionally, FGO has shown that they already have the capability of not revealing true names until the time is right before, so it’s not like this would’ve needed some crazy new tech.
As for your last paragraph, I was talking about this FsF Saber, not OG Saber.
Oh, right, I read FsF as FSN. My bad. Yeah, I doubt many have read those. But they revealed his name in the 1st ep too though, right? Sure, at the end, but not sure I’d call that hiding.
Did they? All I remember him doing, and all I can find him doing, is:
- Swear on Arthur’s name
- Mention a Loxley who is quick/fast
- Use Excalibur
- One tiny hint that might actually give him away entirely, that I cannot point out specifically
In the credits he’s also listed as “Seiba”.
Oh you’re right. I guess I read the subs wrong because I took it (and the excalibur usage) to mean that he was Arthur (I haven’t played that FGO event, so I know nothing), but I guess he didn’t say that at all indeed. So I guess I’ve been talking BS haha. I guess I don’t know who he is after all.
Wait did they fix the one thing that’s stopped me from getting into that series?
