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David

True Name: David
Class: Archer
Source: Old Testament
Region: Israel
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Height: 171cm
Weight: 62kg

Scenario Writers: Meteo Hoshizora, Yuuichirou Higashide and Hikaru Sakurai
Character Illustrator: Ginka
Character Voice: Yūichi Nakamura
Appearance in Main Works: Fate/Grand Order

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Parameters	Values
Strength	C
Endurance	D
Agility	B
Mana	C
Luck	A
Noble Phantasm	B

Class Skills

Magic Resistance: A

Nullifies spells of Rank A or below. Modern magi would not be able to wound David with magecraft.

Independent Action: A

Allows one’s actions even in the absence of their Master. However, in a situation where one uses an enormous amount of magical energy, backup from their Master becomes necessary.

Divinity: D

Has a weak Divinity as an ancestor of the Messiah. Approximately of the same rank as Joseph of Nazareth’s. David himself was no more than a mere shepherd in life. However, it seems he possesses some resistance as he is now against Noble Phantasms that are supported by the influence of the Messiah Himself (though not by God's influence). For instance, “Holy Shrouds”, “Holy Nails”, the “Holy Lance”, and possibly the “Holy Grail”.

Personal Skills

Divine Protection of God: A

The outstanding body and appearance of one who was prophesized with the purpose of becoming king. One has the quick-wittedness, agility and physical strength to grab onto the tails of lions and bears and beat them to death.

Harp of Healing: B

For David’s harp (kinnor) that had cleansed an evil spirit from King Saul, it has the effect of exorcism, preserving the tranquility of the listeners’ minds. In ancient societies, the harp was highly regarded as an instrument that calms evil spirits.

Charisma: B

With all the tribes obeying him as the second King of Israel, he led an army of soldiers that exceeded 320,000 men and gained total control of Jerusalem.

Noble Phantasms

Hamesh Avanim: The Five Stones
Rank: C-*
Type: Anti-Unit
Range: 1~99
Maximum Number of Targets: 1 person

The slingshot that defeated the giant Goliath. The five stones that expresses David’s tolerance, he fires the first four shots and misses his opponent on purpose as a warning, but the fifth shot will hit a vital point. In the case of a Servant, they will temporarily lose consciousness and suffer severe damage, although it is something insignificant even in a typical war situation where the unconscious person can be rescued by allies. Afterwards, the opponent’s main armament will either become a part of David’s possessions, or it will become unusable. He will yell in the Hebrew language a countdown of “He (5)”, “Dalet (4)”, “Gimel (3)”, “Bet (2)” and “Alef (1)” before launching the fifth stone. He will make the threat obvious towards his opponent from the count of one with a stronger shout. Given that the weapons themselves are mere normal stones that have undergone transfiguration, it is possible to unendingly replenish them.

*Is C-rank in the game profile

Sacrifice: Flames Upon the Altar
Rank: A
Type: Anti-Army
Range: 1~99
Maximum Number of Targets: 600 people

Phantasmal incense burners would materialize around each enemy presence, before they would burn the incense inside them, causing violet fumes to envelop the targets. Immediately, thunderclouds and mist gather overhead, giving somebody the impression of Mount Sinai, and hellfire is sent down from the heavens, thoroughly incinerating those who opposes the will of God without even leaving a single drop of blood behind. The flames as a whole take on the form of an altar.

Ark: Ark of the Covenant
Rank: EX
Type: Contract
Range: 1~99
Maximum Number of Targets: 900 people

A wooden box that stored the lithographs left behind by Moses. The magical energy of those who touched it will be stolen without exception, no ifs, ands, or buts, leading them to their extinguishment.

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First Pronoun: boku
Second Pronoun: anata / kimi
Third Pronoun: kare / kanojo

Personality

A refreshing, super-talented prodigy who does not reach his wits’ end with matters. Whereas on one hand, David views God first and foremost over all other things, on the other hand, he is a thorough realist. He does not consider his summoning as a resurrection of himself, but namely a summoning of a person that possesses the spirit of David himself; however, he also does not openly feel a sense of inferiority in existing as such. There is no difference in being a messenger of God in both the present time and during his own lifetime for he holds a view where it is pleasant for him if he can feel the grace of God, no matter what kind of person he is. When being summoned as a Heroic Spirit, he will wield his power to the maximum extent without accidentally holding back that power from anyone. Furthermore, bringing alongside his body is the knowledge he absorbed in greed, knowledge related to the advancement of technology and human history from the time after his death to the arrival of the present time.

A wise man who does not hold hostility thoughtlessly, and also, one who shows a calm behaviour towards anyone. Since everyone is bestowed a role by God, David deals with this matter with respect. At least, David himself intends to act in accordance to that. He advocates without hesitation that it is useless and a fruitless effort for people to do battle while held captive by the grudges of their past. Although he does not regard women and children as part of one’s military strength, towards warriors, towards people who resolved themselves for the king, that is not the case. Being a king and a shepherd who has also gotten used to waiting upon people, he even grew accustomed to serving others from his experience as a harpist.

Because his flesh and bones are permeated with financial value and the importance of wealth, David is shrewd in the management of funds and assets. Even plots of land are important in making a living as a king. Money is also important. Although people’s hearts are hard to grasp, money can be harvested and grasped with rationality. And given that human nature can be controlled with money, it was David’s style to take into consideration that the investment of assets is surely essential.

And then, while he indeed appears to be a hero, David is weak towards women with nice bodies. Something he always starts talking about is going out to meet his wife, among other things. He truly does not regret about the matter of him stealing another person’s spouse, Bathsheba (who became the mother of Solomon), a beautiful wife of one of his subordinates who he deliberately murdered. Also, because the devotion of the beautiful girl Abishag was something very good in soothing his solitude during the time of him being in an old age, he possesses a very unmanageable sense of values where his tastes of a beautiful women = Abishag. He goes into a decision of usually viewing one as Abishag should she happen to be a beautiful woman or possess a nice body, but because of his bitter memory of the battle against the giant Goliath, any women that are taller than him are proven to be NG (No Good), no matter who it is. He loves to dance (very poor in doing so) and perform on the harp (gifted in doing so).

##Motivation/Attitude towards the Master

David deals with anyone without being two-faced. Especially towards the Master, he is being frank from the beginning. Rather than calling it sincerity, he thinks over things as a business partner; that is, he is a companion who will go and do battle together with the Master, and because of that, it is improbable for David to betray them. At any rate, they share a common destiny. Since the profits and losses of the Master will result in profits and losses for himself, it is highly unlikely that David will betray them.

Dialogue Examples

“Archer, David. Yeah, I’ll do it. Definitely will do it.”
“Yo, it’s the day you were born. Let me bless you. By the way, are you not interested in such things like stocks or land?”
“Good grief; look, that’s uneconomic.”
“The Holy Grail, huuh? Oh, no thanks, I’m fine. Since I already have that sort of thing, right?"
“Abishag! You're not Abishag!?”

Historical Image and Character

The King of Israel that appears in the Old Testament. Originally a shepherd, David nominated himself and gave out his name for the one-on-one duel with the giant Goliath, before he defeated him. Afterwards, although there were some quarrels with the king at that time, after being enthroned as a splendid king, it has been said that he carried out a magnificent regime.

David was a shepherd as well as a harpist. In those days, in order to play the harp to the King of Israel, who was going to war with the Philistines, David was often visiting the army. Some time during that period, the Philistine giant Goliath demanded for a single combat that wagered everything on the line.

Made uneasy from the giant’s excessive strength, no one from the Israelite army was able to face him, but only David responded to that one-on-one duel. Although Goliath looked down on David, who challenged him without even taking a sword with him, David threw a stone that made Goliath faint, and decapitated his head with the giant’s own sword.

General Armaments

A bow and arrows made by himself.

Connection with Characters

Solomon

"Say, has he given up all thoughts of doing work? Perhaps there was a matter he could not be greatly patient with. Me? Hey, maybe I look like… someone who would completely open up the Ark of the Covenant and run away with all of its contents with my ten treasured mistresses. Though detestable, I wonder if I can really try that sort of thing to Solomon… Well then, I’m making a brave comment, but I think that guy does not have that sort of freedom? I became a king from being a shepherd, although looking at that guy, I can say that he was meant to be a great king from the beginning."

Moses

"Thank you thank you, great ancestor. I truly thank you. But I wonder, isn’t THAT a little dangerous?"

Female Servants in General (With the Exception of Children)

"Abishag! You're not Abishag!?"

Comment from Illustrator

He is a character that I took to do his design years ago, but now, David appears in FateGO! It turns out that, because I began from the fact that my drawings were opposite to the drawings of my old self, it was difficult to deliver the drawings in a certain sense… (haha). From his original clothes (second stage), I reached a decision of taking off and putting on clothes for his other stages to become what they are now. Although he is a good-for-nothing father, please treat him well from now on.

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