When he is with Shirou, he wears a tight white shirt and black pants, and when he's in contact with Bazett Fraga McRemitz, he wears a white collared long sleeved shirt with a black tie, black vest, black pants and shoes, and a black apron. He also wears these clothes when fishing. In Fate/hollow ataraxia and Carnival Phantasm, when not in battle, he wears his casual clothes which consist of a hawaiian shirt with light green, lime, red and orange flaming patterns, black pants and brown shoes. When he's in battle he wears blue Irish myththology style outfit and carries a red spear. Lancer has dark blue swifted back hair tied it into ponytail, red eyes and wears sliver gray earrings.
He enjoys fishing, hunting (although not seen doing it) and hitting on cute girls, but is quick to work himself into a frenzy during a heated battle. He has a playful attitude and takes a very carefree approach to life. The proper use is as a throwing weapon and has such piercing power that it has only been stopped, at great cost, by Archer utilizing Rho Aias.
When its name is called, it reverses cause and effect to strike the opponent's heart without fail. His Noble Phantasm is Gáe Bolg, a cursed lance that inflicts wounds that do not heal. He once tells Shirou that he also could have been summoned as a Berserker class because of his savagery. However, above all, he is best known for keeping his word. With his heroic exploits, Cú Chulainn acquired a reputation of savagery in battle, though he was a well-meaning and courageous young man. Cú is the Irish Gaelic word for "hound." During Cú Chulainn's expedition to the Land of Shadows in Scotland, he trained under a sorceress named Scáthach and acquired his signature weapon, the cursed javelin, Gáe Bolg. Although born with the name Sétanta, he adopted Cú Chulainn after killing the hound of a smith, Culann, and promising to replace the slain canine while another was reared. He is a demigod, the offspring of a mortal woman, Dechtire, and the deity, Lugh. If however you just want the story basics and don’t mind how rushed it feels, you can get it done in two hours.įate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is available now on Netflix.Lancer is Cú Chulainn, a hero from the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
The series is the superior choice here without question and if you want to take in as much of the Fate world as possible then go for this. Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works is both a series and a movie, both telling the same story in very different timeframes. This was released first so if you want to watch it before Fate/Zero then go for it as it will still be enjoyable.įate/Stay Night was released in 2006 and it is a solid story with engaging visuals – even f it does not quite reach the heights of the one we chose first on this list.įate/Stay Night is available now on Netflix. In all honesty, these first two are interchangeable with which one you choose to go with first and there are advantages to both. So that starts us off with Fate/Zero which was not the first released, but it is a great starting point as it introduces us to the all-important fourth Holy Grail War.ĭie-hard fans may take issue with starting here, but for those coming into the franchise for the first time it is a perfect way to experience the plot and to get to know the world that you are about to spend a lot of time in.įate/Zero is available now on Netflix. We have gone for the chronological order for watching these through for ease and because we do feel it is the best way to go about things.