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| “ | So this is... the sky of the Proper Human History... Ah, it's so beautiful as much as it's so repulsive... | „ |
| ~ The Vile King's last words, appreciating the Proper Human History in his last breath. |
The Vile King, real identity being the Lostbelt version of Vortigern, and also known as the Insect of the Abyss, the King of Mors, Oberon and Oberon-Vortigen, is a major antagonist in Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelts.
He serves as one of the two overarching antagonists (along with the 6 original fae of sin) and the final boss in its sixth chapter, Fairy Round Table: Avalon le Fay.
He is the incarnation of Faerie Britain's hatred towards its amoral inhabitants and desired to destroy the entire Lostbelt along with the Proper Human History out of pure disgust.
He is voiced by Toshiyuki Toyonaga.
Overview[]
Before the revelation of his true character, Vortigen had disguised himself as Oberon, also known as the Fairy King, which was influenced by the Faeries in the British Lostbelt.
Most importantly, this character has in-universe reference based upon one of William Shakespere's famous comedy plays, known as A Midsummer Night's Dream, which featured Oberon as a major character.
In the setting of Fate and Nasuverse, Shakespere's said play is implied to have featured a fictional portrayal of Oberon, and this character's disguise had many references to the play by Oberon-Vortigern himself throughout his appearances.
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Initially, the Vile King was acting as an ally to Chaldea crew in the first two parts, under the pretense of Oberon. In the third and final part, however, he revealed his true identity and became the Lostbelt No.6's main antagonist.
The Vile King is also notably the very first Pretender-class Servant, a newly-introduced Extra type of Class Servant that used fake Class to hide their identity and would change it back to Pretender Class after their True Name was revealed, in a process known as the True Name Meltdown. In the Vile King's case, his initial (fake) Class was Ruler.
Biography[]
Vortigern was summoned by the planet into the British Lostbelt in order to destroy it. While in his persona as "Oberon" he is a charming man, in truth, as the King of the Moss, Vortigern is a Threat to Humanity who desires the destruction of both Lostbelt Britain and Proper Human History.
"My name is Oberon. Oberon Vortigern. Now it's time to raise the curtain upon this tragedy!
The pilgrim's journey ends here!"
Oberon is a Servant, as well as a doomsday device (Vortigern) brought into existence by the British Isle. He has appeared in various forms of "malice" up to now (the King of the Moss being one of them), leading the British Isle to its destruction, but having been stopped twice by Morgan who constructed the Queen Calendar, "Oberon" was created as the third output attempt.
"It's disgusting how this practically dead history has survived for more than 10,000 years. I want to eliminate all traces of this island, including everyone who lives here," he said. Nothing more than an insect who was born (ended up being born) from the vomit and excretions of the island's "disgust for living things."
Ironically, the British Isle produced the "Ancient Faerie King Oberon", but due to Proper Human History's influence infused by Morgan, his Spirit Origin ended up being overlapped with "Oberon, the King of Fairies". That is why "his purpose as a doomsday device" and "his nature as Oberon the King of Fairies" coexist within himself.
Vortigern[]
His true identity is not that of a Heroic Spirit from Proper Human History, but a Servant who was born in Faerie Britain. A doomsday device that curses the world, born from the legend of destruction spoken of in Faerie Britain, the Insect of the Abyss that returns everything back into nothing. The name Oberon comes only from Proper Human History.
The physical embodiment of Faerie Britain's will to destroy itself, as it is a land that was built on the sins of fairies and should not exist. His name in Faerie Britain is Vortigern. He shares the same name as the Vile King Vortigern, who led to Britain's destruction by selling out Britain to different races in Proper Human History.
The Autumn Forest, located on the outskirts of the Fairy Country (Wales), is where the fairies who have been bullied and fled home as a result, and fairies who have been persecuted for simply existing and "spreading poison", come to gather and die soon after. Insect fairies with no power whatsoever. Small fairies who couldn't join the circle of fairies in the Fairy Country that mimic human society, due to their innocence and low intelligence.
In the midst of this forest inhabited by those who have nowhere else to go, and those who end up dying in obscurity hated and forgotten, the Vortigern of this era…Oberon was born.
This is the second time the planet summoned Vortigern to try and destroy the Lostbelt. The first time was 1000 years ago, when he led the Moss in a war against Morgan's army. He was defeated back then by Woodwose. As long as Cernunnos continues to exist, Vortigern cannot fully utilize his power.
Personality[]
Oberon the Great Liar. His existence, even his name, is a lie. When he revealed his true nature, he declared boldly, "I have nothing I like," the edges of his mouth curling upwards. Of course, this is also a lie. There isn't a single thing that he says that is true.
A beautiful man with hair dark as a shadow, sunken blue eyes, and sharp bony limbs. A perfect blight, as if he were a villain straight from a fairytale. A prince of darkness.
Since everything he says and does is a lie, there is no need for him to tell the truth. He says his purpose in life is to watch people fall to ruins, but there is no way to tell whether he is speaking the truth or not. The reason why he looks down on others and causes misfortune isn't because he loves only himself and wants only himself to be happy. It is because he thinks everyone is simply disgusting. He has no love for others, nor for himself as well. Because Fairy Eyes can see the truth, he looks down on everything he sets his eyes on, and smiles sweetly to hide the discomfort constantly rising in his chest.
His public persona is entirely an act, but Oberon's lies are so perfect that they are not considered "fiction." If he is so inclined, he can live like that and have that be his "true persona." However, since he is cursed and anything he does is considered a lie, it being true holds no meaning to it.
He will never harbor love for any living thing, any human. To Oberon, humans and fairies alike are targets of exclusion that are "unimportant but unpleasant, disgusting but appear happy." Since Oberon can never feel "happiness" all his life, he considers other lifeforms that can achieve happiness just by being alive without any effort or intelligence, to be an eyesore and incomprehensible to him.
"Damn bastards. I'll destroy everything one of these days." Oberon's aggressiveness was not born out of jealousy or hatred, but rather out of his love for Titania. But that is something Oberon will never admit.
Oberon-Vortigern's desire to destroy Proper Human History actually comes from his Oberon side. As Oberon is a fictional existence, he is repulsed by how Chaldea culls away the Lostbelts, since they are fabricated existences as well. He spites humanity and the Proper Human History system for "rejecting" them, and while Vortigern wants to destroy the Lostbelt, Oberon wants to destroy Proper Human History for the stance they take towards "stories". In other words, his hatred for humanity is because of the fact they decide what exists and what does not- and as the lostbelts are stories, rejected by their decision because it is not fit for the world itself, he bears immense resentment for humanity. Despite this, he comes to take a liking to Ritsuka. As he dies he says that the sky they wish to protect really is beautiful, and admits he was doing it for Titania, a being that could only exist in "stories"- fabricated realities; books.
Oberon is accompanied by a fairy in the form of a moth named Blanca, his advisor and friend. Blanca is tidy, smart, and above all, a hard worker. The princess of the Autumn Forest of Wales, Blanca fell in love with Vortigern when he first appeared. Knowing what the prince really hated, the princess kept in her heart that she would flutter for him until the end. She believed that it was the only fire that could warm his cold limbs. Blanca dies by absorbing the poison of the Moss that were flowing to Vortigern from across Britain, and Vortigern drops her off the side of the Storm Border.
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Oberon[]
Oberon Vortigern[]
Trivia[]
- Oberon Vortigern, particularly his Oberon persona, had more references to William Shakespere's portrayal of the said character in A Midsummer Night's Dream, rather than his original legend counterpart. This is shown due to his love and fondness to Titania, even knowing she was a fictional character.
- In the original myth, the fairy queen has no name.
- This adaptational characteristic is similar to the Fate version of Salome, whose depiction is much closer to her counterpart in Oscar Wilde's eponymous play (particularly with her sick perversion to John the Baptist and his skull she possessed) rather than her Biblical counterpart, who showed no such traits.
- Whilst being a cataclysmic and genocidal villain, the Vile King had a sympathetic backstory of being disillusioned by the fairies' sadistic and cruel nature as well as their contamination upon the land.
- Considering most of the fairies in Avalon le Fay were sadistic, manipulative, obsessive and traitorous, as well as their much reviled nature showcased when Aurora manipulated Woodwose and caused Morgan's tragic demise, the Vile King was more leaning on an Anti-Villain side.
- Although, his intention included destroying the Proper Human History, thus making him a much greater threat than any other villain in Lostbelt No.6 that should be stopped.
- Due to the nature of his Servant Class of Pretender and characteristics, this page uses spoiler blurs to hide several important parts of his character, in order to showcase how a Pretender-Class servant would work when their real name was revealed, being compared to the cursor getting closer to the blurred part and revealed vital information.
- He is the third final boss of a Cosmos in the Lostbelts chapter that did not involve a Fantasy Tree, after Poseidon's final Core in the Atlantis chapter, and Caenis in the Olympus chapter.
- Oberon is illustrated by Chica Umino. She was introduced to Fate/Grand Order by Mafia Kajita and became hooked on the game, and then Kajita introduced her to Kinoko Nasu, getting her the job designing Oberon. In spite of a deep fear of bugs and insects, she spent time studying them and their anatomy to perfect the design. Oberon was her first time illustrating for a video game.
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