Fate Fanservant: Columbia, America Made Manifest(Grand Saber)
First Stage: Lady Columbia is clad in a pure white toga with golden trim. Draped over her shoulders is a cloak bearing the image of the American flag. In one hand, she holds a gleaming blade, and in the other she wields a peerless shield. Her hair is loose, going all the way down to her back. A pair of elbow-length opera gloves cover her hands from view.
Second Stage: Lady Columbia’s white robes have been replaced with a flashy superhero costume, consisting of a leotard, skirt, gloves, and stockings, colored red, white, and blue. A pair of white star-shaped sunglasses are perched on her face, and golden knuckledusters and greaves emblazoned with star symbols gleam on her arms and legs. The cloak she wore in her last ascension has been repurposed as a superhero’s cape that flows in the wind majestically.
Final Stage: Columbia’s gloves have been removed, revealing bloodstained hands, one gripping tightly onto a torn and tattered flagpole, the other holding a rusted, broken cavalry saber. She’s clad in an old and worn Union soldier’s uniform. Her wide smile has faded entirely, instead replaced with a somber stare.
First Ascension Theme: Hail, Columbia!
Second Ascension Theme: YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (Metal Cover)
Final Ascension Theme: 1776 - Mama Look Sharp
Grand Saber Theme: Sins Of Liberty Vocal Version (Fuhrer Bradley vs Solidus Snake) [Fullmetal Alchemist vs Metal Gear]
Alternate Class: Saber, Archer, Lancer, Assassin, Caster, Rider, Berserker, Alter-Ego, Pretender
Source: American Mythology
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
Attribute: Man
Known as: The Goddess of America, America Incarnate, Mother of America, Goddess of Liberty
Voice Actress: Miyuki Sawashiro
Despite being a Saber-class Servant and a quasi-deity, Columbia’s Magic Resistance is actually quite low in comparison to her peers. Because Lady Columbia represents the modern America, she has little to no actual experience with magic firsthand, instead relying on her physical combat ability.
“It’s not fair! They got spells and barriers and all that nonsense! I don’t get to hide behind that!”
-Increases own Debuff Resistance by 12.5%.
Divine Core of the Goddess C:
While she technically qualifies as a Mother Goddess and was inspired heavily by gods such as Athena and Apollo, Lady Columbia’s divinity is rather low. Indeed, she doesn’t truly count as a ‘true’ divinity of America due to her creation as a symbol rather than a true object of worship. While she is technically a goddess due to the imagery she holds, she was never worshipped and only served as an emblem.
It is through this small technicality that despite being a Divine Spirit of sorts, Lady Columbia is capable of being summoned within as a Grand Servant, similar to Romulus=Quirinus. However, as a living symbol of a nation and a personification of Liberty, she still has some form of Authority.
A figurehead made as a symbol of a blossoming nation, an embodiment of what Americans dreamed, and a manifestation of their desires. This is Lady Columbia, the goddess of America.
-Increases own damage by 200.
-Increases own debuff resistance by 20%.
As a pseudo-goddess and a Grand Servant, Columbia has the ability to act completely without a Master commanding her what to do. While her mana reserves are fairly low, because of her low magical ability, she is able to conserve it indefinitely so long as she doesn’t expend it in a pitched battle.
“Naturally! After all, what else defines America other than independence and freedom?! Wahahaha!”
-Increases own critical damage by 12%.
Upon the victory of the American colonies, the United States had proved to the world that even a world superpower such as Britain could be defeated, sending ripples that would affect the world to come. Many other nations would follow in America’s example in declaring independence, including France, Haiti, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru.
Upon the defeat of one of the greatest empires in human history, and the birth of a new nation, one thing would be made clear.
The world would be watching the United States.
-Increase the damage of all ‘Founder of Nations’ allies by 200.
“Where do I even begin…?”
On her body, she bears the scars of the people who dwell within her. Each lash of the whip, each gunshot wound, each hanging, all of them mar her body, a constant reminder of the sins done in her name.
And yet the goddess smiles all the same, not even acknowledging the pain that wracks her body. Why would she, when this is but a fraction of the suffering she has inflicted upon others?
What right does she have to cry out in pain?
-Lose 5 Critical Stars each turn[Demerit].
Stand United or Hang Separately A+:
As a being born from propaganda meant to serve as an emblem of the nation, Lady Columbia’s talent at rallying people to a cause is second to none. Just the sight of her can rejuvenate allies that were previously exhausted, and her words can move even the stoniest of hearts.
Her appearance may change, but the effect will be the same: Columbia will lead the charge into war, and her troops will defeat all who seek to destroy what she stands for.
-Increase Attack for all allies for three turns.
-Increase Critical Damage for all allies for three turns.-Increase NP Gauge for all allies each turn for three turns.
Asylum of the Oppressed EX:
Among the roles that Columbia served in propaganda pieces was as a guide and speaker for many of the underclass in American society. Immigrants, freed slaves, injured veterans, women, and children all fell under the protection of the goddess of America.
For as often as Columbia was used as a symbol of oppression and colonization, she also never forgot what values her nation was found on: freedom and liberty for all.
-Applies American Trait to all allies for five turns.
-Applies American Trait to all enemies for five turns.
-Increases NP gauge for all allies.
-Gain a large amount of C. Stars.
Columbia’s Arm Prevails B:
As a pseudo-goddess, Columbia’s power naturally increases in correspondence to how many of her ‘children’ believe in her. The battles she wages are largely based on faith. Faith that she can save the day. Faith that she is fighting for righteousness and goodness. Faith that she can hold onto the values she claims to hold.
Similar to the Fame Bonus many Servants have in their homelands, Columbia can enhance her abilities by creating her own territories and having her allies cheer her on. The more people believe in her, the stronger she comes, until all will rally behind her flag.
-Increase damage based on how many 'American' traits are on the field for five turns.
-Decrease damage taken based on how many ‘American’ traits are on the field for five turns.
-Apply Guts to self for two times, five turns.
Noble Phantasm: The World Turned Upside Down - A New Era Begins
Classification: Anti-Country(Self)
America’s story of independence is the quintessential underdog story. A small collection of colonies, barely able to tolerate each other, let alone work together as a true nation, facing off against one of the world’s strongest superpowers. By all accounts, they should have been absolutely decimated, their leaders dead and hanging on some far-off British hill, and any hope of rebellion completely and utterly crushed by their motherland. And yet, against all odds, against all reason, the Colonies succeeded in their revolution, earning their independence by forcing Britain to surrender. According to both the British soldiers and the American revolutionaries, it was as if the world had turned upside down.
This tale of victory makes itself manifest as Lady Columbia's first Noble Phantasm: The World Turned Upside Down - A New Era Begins. Through this Noble Phantasm, the Grand Saber can 'invert fate', as it were, making that which is seen as impossible into an absolute truth. Even if a battle cannot be won, she will create an outcome for victory. Even if all paths ahead lead to death, she will carve a new road towards salvation. This Noble Phantasm's power grows the more hopeless a situation is. If against an opponent of equal or lesser power, then it will not activate at all. However, against a being more powerful than she is, her Noble Phantasm will work to find a means of triumph, carving forth a path towards an absolute victory, just as the young men of the colonies did all those years ago.
In essence, Lady Columbia holds the ability to rewrite her own fate and defy all expectations given to her.
“They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.”
Noble Phantasm: Manifest Destiny - Go West, Young Man
Classification: Anti-Country
Four words. Four simple words embody America and its ambitions: "Go West, Young Man''. In the nineteenth century, many Americans began to believe in the idea that their colonization of the United States was not just their right, but in fact their duty ordained by Heaven itself in order to 'civilize' the rest of the continent. It didn't matter what brutalities Americans committed. What slavery, what genocide, what cruelty upon cruelties were committed. In the name of American expansionism and an assumed belief in the country's inherent morality and uniqueness, Americans moved further and further west, conquering and colonizing all in the name of their greatness, with Lady Columbia, the embodiment of America itself, serving as the embodiment of this ideal as she led the charge across the nation.
Symbolizing America's expansion to the west, Manifest Destiny - Go West, Young Man is a Noble Phantasm that utilizes Columbia's Authority as America's Goddess. Through this Noble Phantasm, those she targets with this skill, whether they be land, people, or even concepts, are destroyed in complete and utter totality, before being recreated in an instant as ‘American’. Much like Romulus=Quirinus's Per Aspera Ad Astra, this Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of a nation's ability to conquer and reshape the world into its own image. Other civilizations, other nations, it matters not: the whole world belongs to America.
More than any other aspect of herself, this is what Lady Columbia despises the most, for this Noble Phantasm is the embodiment of who she truly is.
"And that claim is by the right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us for the development of the great experiment of liberty and federated self-government entrusted to us."
Noble Phantasm: Declaration of Independence - Let Freedom Ring
Range: From Sea to Shining Sea
Classification: Anti-Country
The only weapon that Columbia brings into battle with her is a rusted sword, one that has seen countless battles at her side. A cavalry saber used in the days of the Revolution, left on a forgotten battlefield to decay. Despite the fact that it is chipped and nearly broken, this sword’s edge never fails to cut whatever it strikes.
It is a blade that severs all chains, breaks all contracts, shatters all boundaries both real and imagined, and overthrows all tyrants. It is the sword of revolution, a blade that can never be stopped or halted by any barrier, physical, magical, or otherwise. While the blade is nameless, its power is peerless. It is this weapon that truly gives Columbia the title of ‘Grand Saber’.
However, in truth, the Noble Phantasm is not the saber itself. The blade is merely a conduit for Columbia’s abilities, one out of millions, easily replaceable and replicated with any other blade picked up from the countless battlefields Columbia has found herself upon. Instead, the true power of this Noble Phantasm stems from the universal wishes of the American people, past, present, and future. The immortal words that the nation was founded on.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
America may not have lived up to these founding words, but they still hold meaning to those who live within her. All those who call themselves American recognize these desires within them. The desire to live. The desire to be free. The desire to be happy.
So long as there are those who dream of these ideals, the blade of the revolution will come down on tyranny, cutting down and crushing all that would stand in its way.
It matters not who opposes her. Nothing shall stop her from letting freedom ring.
-Remove all debuffs from all allies[Activates first].
-Deal heavy damage to all enemies.
-Deal bonus damage to all ‘King’ and ‘Founder of Nations' enemies(Effect increases with Overcharge)
-Apply ‘American’ Trait to all allies on field for five turns(Can stack).
-Apply ‘American’ Trait to all enemies on field for five turns(Can stack).
Voice Lines(First and Second Ascension):
Summoned: Wahahahaha! Greetings, Chaldeans! I am Lady Columbia of the Saber Class, the Shining Star of the United States of America! Consider yourselves lucky! If humanity needs a savior, then American might will bring liberty and freedom to all who need me!
Level Up: Oh I’m proud to be an American~ For at least I know I’m free~
Level Up(Max): Up, up, and away! Until we reach past the stars! There is nothing too impossible for me to achieve!
1st Ascension: WAHAHAHA! Now this is more like it! Check me out, I look like a real superhero! Now let's go, there is justice to be done and advances to be made!
2nd Ascension: Wahaha! Thanks again for taking me this far, kiddo. I feel better than I ever have in ages! We have to keep going, right? Further and further into the future! Let me lead the charge forward! Until the world itself is ours!
Fight Start 1: Do not fear! For I have arrived!
Fight Start 2: I’m going to turn your world upside down!
Fight Start 3: Did someone call for a hero?!
Skill 2: Transformation sequence, go!
Skill 3: Haha! You ready for this?!
Command Card Select 1: Hey, wanna see somethin’ cool?!
Command Card Select 2: Stars and Stripes!
Command Card Select 3: Red, White, and Blue!
Noble Phantasm Select 1: Time for America to shine once again!
Noble Phantasm Select 2: FINISHING MOVE!
Attack 3: Hope ya like seeing stars!
Attack 4: Star-Spangled Straight Punch!
Attack 6: Up, up, and away you go!
Attack 7: Eat this! Fifty State Star Rush!
Extra Attack 1: Lets see how far you fly! STAR IMPACT!
Extra Attack 2: Unstoppable! Stupendous! Amazing! That’s me!
Impossible? Insurmountable? Unbeatable?
Those words mean nothing to me!
If something is impossible, then I will make it possible!
If an obstacle is insurmountable, then I will overcome it!
If an enemy is unbeatable, then I will conquer them!
That is the American way!
We hold these truths to be self-evident…
That all men are created equal…
Endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights…
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
Damage from Noble Phantasm: Is that the best you’ve got?!
Regular Damage: Haha! Try harder!
Defeated 1: I’ll… be… back…!
Defeated 2: Freedom never dies!
Victory 1: America triumphs once again! No need to thank me!
Victory 2: As if there was any doubt!
Bond Level 1: Hey there, sidekick! How's it going? I've been working on a few of my speeches for when I arrive to save the day! Tell me, which is a better adjective to describe me: splendiferous, or resplendent? …nah, I'll just write humble, that fits me way better!
Bond Level 2: Why did I become a superhero? Well that's obvious of course! I gotta help anyone I can as the strongest there is! It's a waste of my talent if I didn't! No matter who needs me, no matter what enemy I have to destroy, I'll save the world, and I'll get to look cool while doing it!
Bond Level 3: Hey, sidekick? Do you really enjoy working with me? I mean, I love being a hero! The flash, the flair, the American might, it's great! But it's hard to get a read on you sometimes. You'd let me know if I was doing anything you didn't want me to do, right?
Bond Level 4: Sometimes… Sometimes, I look at the other figures within Chaldea like me. Romulus. Philip. Even Victoria. I can't help but wonder… How do they do it? How can they hold themselves with such confidence? I know I'm just like them all, but the way they act, I can't help but feel small in comparison.
Bond Level 5: I am a goddess, and yet I am not. I am not real, and yet I am. I am just one person, and yet I am the hopes and dreams of millions. It’s funny, isn’t it? How many contradictions do I really have within me? It makes you wonder, doesn’t it? How I can even really exist? … Heh. Ah, forget about it. I'm me, that's all there is, isn't it?
Dialogue 1: Haha! How goes it, sidekick? Ready for another day of heroism?
Dialogue 2: AMERI-PUNCH! No, that doesn’t sound right… COLUMBIA SMASH! Nah… Dang, coming up with attack names is harder than I thought…
Dialogue 3: Chaldea sure has a lot of heroes, doesn’t it? So many. Hah! I promise you though, not a single one can match me and my accomplishments!
Dialogue 4: Hm? Did you need something from me, sidekick? Or do you just want me to show off my AMERICAN MUSCLES?! Wahahahaha! Check these babies out!
Dialogue 5 (If you have Thomas Edison): I… Huh? The collection of America’s Presidents is a lion-headed man calling himself Thomas Edison?! That’s absolutely ridiculous! He should have an eagle for a head!
Dialogue 6 (If you have Nikola Tesla): Hahaha! How’s it going, Nikola? Still hard at work at your experiments? Good, good! I have to say, though, would you mind if I shelled out some cash for a contract with you? I want to try and implement some of your tech into some superhero gear!
Dialogue 7 (If you have Voyager): Look at this kid, huh? Some of the greatest aerospace accomplishments mankind’s ever made, and all without using the metric system! Huh? NASA uses the metric system? …well we still are the champions of space!
Dialogue 9 (If you have Paul Bunyan or Super Bunyan): Oh, hey, it’s… Paul Bunyan. …do you think she may hold a grudge based off of the last time we met?
Dialogue 10 (If you have Billy the Kid, Calamity Jane, or Pecos Bill): Ahhhh, the Wild West! A time of outlaws, gunslingers, and an unexplored wilderness! Those were the days… Hey sidekick, do you think I could pull off a cowboy hat?
Dialogue 11 (If you have any other ‘American’ Servants): All of America are my children. Each and every one of them I can be absolutely proud of no matter what. Hand in hand, we’ll all march into the future, I promise you!
Dialogue 12 (If you have Romulus=Quirinus): Romulus, Founder-King of Rome, huh? I actually took a few notes from him on design and aesthetics. I wonder if he’d be willing to exchange notes! I’m always looking for ways to improve myself!
Dialogue 13 (If you have any other Grand Servants): I gotta say, it still doesn’t feel real, standing alongside these guys as a Grand. It’s a little humbling, even. I wouldn’t even call myself that great of a swordsman, but somehow… I’m here. Funny how life works, ain’t it, sidekick?
Dialogue 14 (If you have Pallas Athena): Athena, goddess of war and wisdom. Y’know, I was partly based off of Athena by my artists. At least, her Roman counterpart. I guess that kinda makes her my mom in a sense! Hehe… She’s looking at me weirdly now. I think I shouldn't have said that-
Dialogue 15 (If you have Altera): Ah, Altera! I remember you! I had to ‘borrow’ your body for a bit, since I couldn’t really intervene in the Singularity myself. Sorry about all that! No hard feelings, right? Eh? ‘America is bad civilization’? H-hey, calm down! Put down that sword!
Dialogue 16 (If you have Spartacus): Haha! I like your style, big fella! Let’s go and smash some tyrants! The rebellion has only just begun!
Dialogue 17 (If you have Judas Iscariot): …so, you can see them, can you? *sigh* I should’ve figured I couldn’t lie to you.
Likes: I love each and every one of my children! They’re all so unique, and I know they all have the potential to change the world!
Dislikes: Tyranny of any sort should be opposed. Those who would take the freedom of others are the worst kinds of people. Power doesn’t give you an excuse to hurt others. Power doesn’t give you an entitlement to own the world. Power should be used to protect the innocent. ‘Nuff said.
About the Holy Grail: The Holy Grail? Hahaha! Why would I need something like that?! If I wish something to happen, I simply make it so! That’s what being a hero means!
During an Event: My America-senses are tingling! There’s someone who needs our assistance! Let’s be off, sidekick!
Birthday: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIDEKICK! WAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Did I surprise you? Well the surprises are gonna keep on coming because you won’t believe the feast I whipped up for you today!
Voice Lines(Final Ascension):
Level Up: You sure you wanna do this for me, kiddo? ...thanks.
Level Up(Max): Firm, united let us be~ Rallying round our liberty~ As a band of brothers joined~ Peace and safety we shall find~ Hm? Oh, sorry. Just singing a little song to myself.
3rd Ascension: …congrats. This is the ‘real’ me. The real Columbia. Sorry to say this, kiddo, but I'm not the hero I pretended to be. I'm just a fool who thought she could act like she's someone worth looking up to. I hope you can forgive me for lying.
4th Ascension: Heh. So you wanted to take me further, even though you know what kind of person I really am? Even with my hands stained with blood? You're a strange one, kiddo. But if you can bother to put your faith in someone like me, I won't let you down. I am the Grand Saber, Columbia. Allow me to be your sword and shield.
Fight Start 1: Alright, kiddo. You lead, I’ll follow.
Fight Start 2: We’re either going to stand united, or hang separately. Your choice.
Fight Start 3: So I step on the battlefield once more, huh?
Skill 2: Ah, so that’s your strategy?
Command Card Select 1: I’m trusting you on this, kiddo.
Command Card Select 2: *sigh* I’ll make this quick.
Command Card Select 3: Let’s do this.
Noble Phantasm Select 1: *sigh* So be it.
Noble Phantasm Select 2: The time has come to take up arms again, has it?
Attack 2: Eyes up, soldier.
Attack 3: I’ll make this quick.
Attack 5: C’mon, hit me back, damn you!
Attack 6: No escape for you now… STAR SABER!
Attack 7: Say goodbye! Red Stripe!
Extra Attack 1: Charge… ADVANCE!
Extra Attack 2: HAAAAAAH!
There is… blood on my hands.
The slaves, the oppressed, the victimized…
Their suffering was at my hands.
So… Do I truly deserve this right?
I have held the whip of a slaver.
I have held the crown of a dictator.
I have held the sword of a tyrant.
But even so… let me say these words…
Let the chains of oppression be broken.
Let the rebel and prisoner sing.
Let the world hear the words I have spoken:
Damage from Noble Phantasm: Khhh…!
Regular Damage: Is that your best?
Defeated 1: I guess I couldn’t escape this forever…
Defeated 2: I deserve this, don’t I…?
Victory 1: Sorry about that.
Victory 2: The blood on my hands grows day by day…
Bond Level 1: Heh. Hi there, kiddo. What brings you here? Don't worry about me, just sitting around and enjoying some of the quiet. Sorry to say, but... I'm not really as fun or as flashy as I like to act in costume. Hope ya don't mind that.
Bond Level 2: "Fix'd are the eyes of nations on the scales, for in their hopes Columbia's arm prevails..." Phyllis Wheately wrote that, y'know? To think that so many people thought so highly of me at one point... That's why... That's why I have to be the hero they expect me to be. The hero they need me to be.
Bond Level 3: …Ritsuka, I have to ask you. What do you think of me? What kind of person do you see when you look at my face? So many people have painted me in so many different ways, but I don’t think I’ve ever had anyone tell me to my face. So what do you see? Why do you want to stay with me, even after all I've done?
Bond Level 4: Ages ago… I was a symbol of the nation. A leading figurehead of what America believed in, both good… and evil. Now? Now they’ve forgotten who I am. My children have long outgrown me, moved on to new symbols, new champions. Perhaps they’re right to do so. What have I done to deserve any reason to be hailed as a champion of my children, if my children have suffered so much at my hands?
Bond Level 5: I... do not deserve the gifts I've been given. I was so young, so arrogant, so firm in the belief that I could not do any wrong, that I trampled over anyone and everyone. Directly and indirectly, I am responsible for the suffering of so many people. I have the blood of billions on my hands, both of my children, and the children of so many others. And yet... Here I am, in Chaldea. I don't understand why I've been given this second chance. I don't even understand why I was given a first. But Ritsuka... I want to be better. Please help me be better.
Dialogue 1: “Yankee Doodle went to town, a-riding on a pony~ stuck a feather in his-” Hm? Sorry, kiddo, did ya need something?
Dialogue 2: I gotta say, it’s nice to see how many people from all over can live here and be together. It’s a real melting pot of cultures, y’know? Everyone is so different, and yet they all can work together for the same purpose. Reminds me of… Ah, I’m rambling again, sorry kiddo.
Dialogue 3: Something smells good in the kitchen. I think Boudica’s the head chef for tonight. Those spices definitely aren’t Raikou’s usual. Then again, it could be Barghest or Percival… What do you think, kiddo?
Dialogue 4(Clear Lostbelt 1): How do you do it, kiddo? How d’ya manage to keep your head up and smile, even after all this tragedy? Our circumstances aren’t the same, I know that, but… It’s still something I don’t think I could ever be able to do.
Dialogue 5 (If you have Christopher Columbus): That man… They named me after him, made a day of celebration in his name, and honor him as the man who ‘discovered’ me. …perhaps it is only right that he and I are forever linked. Perhaps this is the legacy I deserve to live with.
Dialogue 6 (If you have Thomas Edison): Thomas, my dear boy… You have made your mistakes, yes. But regardless, you’ve made many great changes in the world as well. Raise your head high, Thomas, and make the changes needed, for others and yourself.
Dialogue 7 (If you have Nikola Tesla): Nikola… My dear beloved son. A genius unappreciated in his time, now standing shoulder to shoulder with gods. I want you to know, I’m so proud of you.
Dialogue 8 (If you have Paul Bunyan or Super Bunyan): Paul Bunyan… Sweet girl, I’m so sorry you’ve had to deal with such confusion and fear. I’m sorry I saw you as a threat; and not for who you really are. You're lost, like any child is, and I’m afraid I can’t give you the comfort you seek, but I hope the friends and family you’ve made can guide you to being the best you can be.
Dialogue 9 (If you have Geronimo): Geronimo… My son, I abandoned you. I abandoned your people. I left you to fend for yourself. No more. My blade is yours to wield however you wish. I will stand alongside you on the battlefield whenever you call. I promise.
Dialogue 10 (If you have Billy the Kid): Oh, Henry. You always were a bit of a rascal, weren’t you. I know I can’t stop you from pursuing your lifestyle, nor do I ever want you to stop being you. But could you do me a favor, my son? Be a bit more careful out there.
Dialogue 11 (If you have Calamity Jane): Jane? No, you’re not ‘my’ Jane, are you? Well, either way, you’re always welcome if you want. I can see you have the same skills as the one I know.
Dialogue 12 (If you have Hessian Lobo): The Headless Hessian and the King of Currumpaw… Two legends from my very shores, born from such tragedies. I know neither of you want or need my words, but I’m glad you were able to find each other. I wish you two the best.
Dialogue 13 (if you have Abigail Williams): The Salem Witch Trials… Just another of the many mistakes made on my lands. So many innocents were killed and slaughtered through the fear of so many.
Dialogue 14 (If you have Voyager): Heh. How’s it going, my little starchild? It always surprises me how much you manage to accomplish out there all alone. How do you do it?
Dialogue 15 (If you have Moll Dyer): Moll… Dear Moll… I’m so sorry I couldn’t bring you the safe haven you deserved. You came here looking for a new chance at living, and I denied you that. I hope you can find someone who can give you the life you deserved to live.
Dialogue 16 (If you have John Henry): John… You’re such a kind man, and such a determined man. No matter what happens to you, you always keep marching on, confident and proud. You really are a one of a kind champion, my son. But… Do remember to take a break now and then, John. Please, you always work so hard. Perhaps it’s time to let others do the work in your stead.
Dialogue 17 (If you have Pecos Bill): Oh, Bill… You really ought to take better care of yourself. I know you haven’t been the most perfect kid, but seeing you like this… Come on, let me help ya get cleaned up…
Dialogue 18 (If you have D.P. Upham): Danny, you work so hard. You’re so driven, so stubborn, so determined to fight for what’s right. Your people may have never known what you did, but I saw every bit of it. I am so proud of you. So you don’t need to keep putting yourself down. You’re as much of a hero as any other Servant here. Don’t forget it.
Dialogue 19 (If you have Theodore Roosevelt): You never fail to surprise me, Teddy. You were born so ill and sickly, but look at you now. Strong, willful, kind, the very image of a true man. But please, promise me that you will never forget what it was like to be weak. I forgot that… and it was the worst mistake of my life. Don’t make the same mistakes I made.
Dialogue 20 (If you have Judas Iscariot): Seems like we’re in the same boat, huh? I hope you can find the peace you’re looking for.
Dialogue 21 (If you have Spartacus): “All Oppressors Must Fall”. That’s the kind of motto I lived for throughout my life. I guess somewhere along the way, I never realized I became my own worst enemy.
Dialogue 22 (If you have Pallas Athena(Clear Singularity “War of the Godly Triad - Greece”): So the great goddess of war shows her true self. I hate to say it but… She really is someone after my own heart in the end. Maybe this is who I’m meant to be after all. Then again… if she can try to redeem herself, then maybe I have a chance too.
Dialogue 23 (If you have Romulus=Quirinus): The Great Founder of Rome… I was made in homage to Rome and their gods, so I guess that makes him a father or an uncle of sorts. I wonder how he carries himself with such confidence and grace. I wonder… does he ever have the same shame and sadness?
Dialogue 24 (If you have any other ‘Grand’ Servants): The Grand Servants… Hah. To think I apparently deserve to stand alongside these champions of humanity. What a joke. No matter how you slice it, they’re all great heroes, while I… I’m nothing in comparison.
Dialogue 25 (If you have Tiamat): You… you and I are the same, aren’t we, Mother Goddess? Our kids have long since left us behind, but we still love them all the same. It hurts, doesn’t it? Seeing them go so far into the stars, while we’re left back on Earth?
Dialogue 26 (If you have Marie Antoinette): Ah, the Queen of France. I remember the kindness her people extended to us. Without the French aiding us, we would never have won against the British. Which… makes it all the more regrettable that things turned out the way they did. Hm? Tea and cakes? Ah, your majesty, you don’t need to-!
Likes: Something I like? Well… I’ve always enjoyed cooking. When new people arrive, they always bring with them their family recipes, their cultures, their reminders of the lives they had to leave behind. I like to think that’s a reminder of how unique our experiences can be.
Dislikes: Heh. Isn’t it obvious?
About the Holy Grail: The Holy Grail, huh? …maybe it could give me the answers I need to fix everything.
During an Event: Seems like there’s a big commotion going on over there. Whaddya say we go check it out, kiddo?
Birthday: Happy birthday, kiddo. I know it’s not much, but how’s about I treat ya to lunch? Not to brag, but I’ve got a lotta different recipes for anything you’re in the mood for.
Lady Columbia, the first known personification of the United States, before the emergence of figures such as the Statue of Liberty and Uncle Sam. Her name, Columbia, stems from the man claimed to have first discovered North America, Christopher Columbus.
She is a symbolic goddess designed to serve the same purpose as figures such as Britannia, Marianne, and Roma, embodying both the untamed New World that many Americans hoped to control, as well as the colonies' settlements born from the first footsteps on this new land.
Height/Weight: 185cm • 132kg
Source: American Mythology
Alignment: Chaotic • Neutral
The first concept of 'Columbia' originally appeared in a British publication known as The Gentleman's Magazine, as a name for the American colonies. She was the subject of political cartoons, poems, and sermons, hailed as a symbol of the nation. She was a vengeful revolutionary, a benevolent angel, and a symbol of America's ambitions and ideals.
She is not a 'true' goddess in comparison to figures such as Romulus=Quirinus, Quetzalcoatl, or Zeus. She was never worshipped, nor were there ever alters built to pray to her. Rather, she was only ever meant to exist as a drawing on paper, nothing more.
Perhaps as a result of these origins, Lady Columbia likes to style herself as a superhero straight off of the pages of a comic book. A dramatic cape billows in the winds behind her. A shining pair of sunglasses gleams upon her face. A pearly-white smile flashes to all who look upon her. In summation, her appearance says but one thing to all who look upon her:
Despite being given the designation of Grand Saber, Columbia seems to have a preference for unarmed combat, unleashing a flashy flurry of punches and kicks in battle. Even in this handicapped state, her punches are strong enough to shake nations, and her kicks are fast enough to make the very oceans tremble. When asked why she does this, she replied with a simple response:
"Punching is the way superheroes beat the bad guys, right? I'm a superhero, so I can't use a sword! Besides, look at that Demigod Santa! He's a boxer and yet everyone calls him a Saber!"
However, this proficiency in hand to hand does not mean she lacks skill in swordplay. Quite the opposite. It is when she picks up her sword that she becomes the most dangerous. Despite her weapon being a brittle blade coated in rust, all nations will turn their eyes upon her when she raises her blade up high, and they will see what her true potential really holds.
As a sharp contrast to her previous Ascensions, Columbia’s ‘true’ appearance is nowhere near as bombastic and flashy as her superhero persona would have you believe. She is calm, melancholy, choosing to quietly reflect rather than speak her mind. Her clothes are torn and raggedy, a humble officer’s uniform rather than a brilliant superhero’s outfit. Her body is marred with scars and stained with blood, as opposed to the shining squeaky-clean heroine. In her hands are a rusted blade and a tattered flag.
This is Columbia in her truest self. The forgotten soldier, the blood-stained tyrant, the foolish youth.
This is Columbia, America made manifest.
In her original concept, ‘Columbina’ was designed to represent the New World, dressed as the natives of the land, and associated with the wilds of the Americas and its animals. As time passed and the colonies grew larger, so too did Columbia change. Her design changed to fit the Roman imagery of the past, transforming her into a goddess out of ancient history.
Over time, her appearance would continue to change to suit the messages the powers that be wished to send. She served the role as motherly guide to immigrants, an advancing colonizer upon the ‘untamed’ West, a socialite flaunting the power of America to other nations, a soldier encouraging her people to fight in war. It mattered not what role she played, for Lady Columbia would hang over the American people and their ambitions no matter what.
In the modern day, the symbol known as Lady Columbia has been mostly forgotten, having been replaced with the now-iconic images of Uncle Sam and the Statue of Liberty. While several cities, rivers, and monuments are named after her to this day, the image of Columbia has been largely retired in modern times.
In this time, Columbia has been left with nothing to do but reflect. Reflect on the standards for which she stood for. Reflect on the sins that were committed in her name. Reflect on how despite being a symbol of freedom, her image was invoked for tyranny.
For years, Columbia's image was flown, a symbol of an underdog and a tyrant, a symbol of a burgeoning nation and a ruthless colonizer, a symbol of freedom and oppression. Even now, she struggles to reconcile the difference between who she is and who she wants to be. Perhaps she will never find the answer to the questions she seeks.
Perhaps she is too afraid to learn them.
Extra (Clear Singularity “Land of Sin and Woe”):
Oftentimes, Lady Columbia can be seen alone, writing poems, letters, and short stories in her free time. Despite her bombastic outward appearance, she has a surprising talent for the art of writing. She often sends letters to her children, praising them for their talents, encouraging them whenever they meet a failure, or simply asking them how their day has been going. She never signs her letters, nor does she give them personally, yet they know who it is all the same.
When asked why she does this, Columbia responded thusly:
"I was built on the written word. The colonies may have been built on conquest and cruelty, but I was born from the sermons written by the men who lived there, and the poetry of the oppressed and downtrodden. More than anything, I was born from a writer's dreams and their ideals. I don't deserve my children. Any of them. They're all so much greater than me. But with these letters, maybe I can give them something I couldn't before."
