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Gilgamesh is by far the most powerful Heroic Spirit because he's the oldest, and that's well, how Nasu magic works. But he's by far the most difficult heroic spirit to control because of his power. Not to mention just because he's one of the most powerful characters doesn't mean he can't be complex. I find Gilgamesh heck of a lot more interesting than Saber, for example. |
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However, that is a good point about Kotomine and actually managing to control Gilgamesh (again I distinguish a lot between the one note character that is Gilgamesh and the complex one that wields him), but I still find Gilgamesh himself incredibly lame for the afformentioned reasons foremost among which is that the narrative, stakes and results of the grail war always feels weaker, lamer and more simplistic with him involved than I feel it would be without. |
I shed a lot of tears this episode, the most moving episode yet in terms of the atmosphere, music, and setting. Props to UFOtable for executing such a wonderful scene from the novels.
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Also the countless webs we see when Gil uses the key to the Gate of Babylon to unleash Ea shows as the threads that originated from the key into the sky symbolizes the countless possibilities and depicts the creation of the world. Then you see it all surge back to they key which symbolizes that all the possibilities of the world originated from the source, as you can see Ea coming out. This means that Ea is the source and beginning of everything, hence the Sword of Rupture. The attack is Enuma Elish: The Star of Creation that Split Heaven and Earth. There's an Anti-World NP for ya
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Yeh, the "grid" itself looks like the vast amount of possibilities, that converge to a single and confonded "truth": destruction, which matches quite well the nature of Ea.
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Gilgamesh accepted him with fullest respect and is willing to metaphorically say that he'll share his pocessions with him to delight his dreams of conquest. This means ALOT given to how Gilgamesh always loves for people to "entertain him," but now he clearly wants to gift Alexander. |
The whole Gil and Rider thing was pretty moving, but it is unfortunate that Rider couldn't even do a bit of damage to Gil and his HentaiRoy thing's soldiers all died like the grunts of grunts.
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Best episode to date and that's saying a lot for such a superb series. It took a while, but the build up was well worth the wait. You can feel Saber's angst as she's now forced to confront the embodiment of her failed kingship. Berserker's big reveal made me cheer. =D And despite Waver's clingyness, Gil vs. Rider was equally as spectacular to watch. 5/5 |
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I'm just glad that unlike the Fate/Stay Night adaptation I don't feel that Gilgamesh's being on the scene has totally destroyed my enjoyment of the show, because it did exactly that there. Rather as I continue to mention I greatly look forward to next week. We'll all be on a similar page again soon enough I'm sure. Quote:
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Plainly speaking, お前 isn't something you would use, considering it basically similar to "hey you, in front of me". From a perspective of anime etc, it is "casual", but in reality, you would definitely not use that. While it isn't inherently offensive, it -is- rude in a general sense (save people knowing each other at times), but in the context of FZ, it is more or less trivial considering every single one of them.
そなた keeps a certain "higher position" for the speaker towards who they are talking to so you can't exactly say it is polite (hence why it is a "subtle" difference), although the person is at least addressed, unlike being "just there" with お前. Meanwhile, 貴様 is downright insulting so. |
I am actually not a big fan of Gilgamesh either. Arrogant all poweful characters aren't really my thing. That being said he is voiced by Seki Tomokazu who has been one of my favorite seiyuu since forever so I do enjoy his performance of Gilgamesh very much.
As for the end of Rider...I knew it was coming and yes I cried my eyes out during his final scenes with Waver. Personally I am satisfied. I highly doubt any of the characters will have as good of an end as Waver & Rider. Waver actually gained something positive from his grail experience. Rider inspired him and made him into a better person. Although Waver called Rider his King, I think he is more than that I think he was his friend. Okay crying again. As for the Berserker reveal, it was a good one that I feel I should have seen coming. But I hope they explain more in depth why he became like that, because right now he is my least favorite rendition of Lancelot. And the Arthurian legend has always been one of my favorites. |
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Based on the original story I would think it would be Arthur who might have went Berserk. Although Fate Zero's rendition of Arthur is a bit loose from the original & not just because Arthur is a woman. Edit: Spoiled myself...I guess that explanation works. |
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Anyway, I actually found the Rider/Archer fight a bit underwhelming and sadly I was spoiled on Berserker months ago so the reveal wasn't quite a dramatic for me. Oh well, can't wait for the final episodes! |
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Rider: divinity C :l.
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I just lol'd when Waver followed Rider's war cry:heh:
Kind of sad how Rider decided to save Ionioi Hetairoi for Gilgamesh, which was blown away while charging. But Gilgamesh did have a change of heart, he acknowledged Rider and Waver's resolve . How did Berserker get firearms in Japan? provided by Zoken or stolen from somewhere? |
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