Bond Leveling Is Weird

[@bradleyharris774]

9:25. You say this as if we all didn't WILLINGLY CHOOSE to walk right into that trap. We all knew the risks and it was well worth it.

[@Llucmenork]

I like to think Angry mango is reluctant of repeating what he did in Hollow Ataraxia and only fully unleasheshis skill after he is Bond 10 for that reason.

[@MrAzulmagia]

Another weird case is Obero, he needs Bond 6 to reveal his imformation to the player.

[@chrisdiokno5600]

Plus the big trust issue of, yah know, being tortured till he died of old age

[@sidg868]

I love that the beast characters (except Koyanskaya) are on the easier spectrum of getting to bond 5. It's a nice touch, since one of the conditions to become a beast is to "love" humanity.

[@hiramreyes414]

So goetia loves humanity?

[@Ratpaa]

​@hiramreyes414 in a very twisted way yes, he wanted to incinerate humanity to give birth to a new upgraded version of humanity as he thought this was the best course for us. Basically as any beast he has a very weird and loose way of "loving" humanity

[@alisonmolina6670]

Which is also the reason why Douman was malding in Heian-Kyō after Seimei roasted him; finding out becoming a Beast it's impossible for him since he doesn't even feel a twisted love for humanity like, for example, Beast III

[@karloexe]

​@@hiramreyes414 you can't become a beast if you don't love humanity

[@akurami6577]

I'd love to see Klidge's take on what bonds 11-15 mean narratively for more servants. A man can dream

[@TamamoFanAcc]

number of kids you have with them

[@Jack_Rakan]

@@TamamoFanAcc *glances to the side at bond 15 Kiyohime* Why do I hear sirens?

[@MrDibara]

​@@Jack_Rakan _Because you're probably suffering from 3° burns._ *_Hang in there, buddy._* 🚑

[@Vortigern235Main]

@@Jack_Rakani admire you, good sir

[@espurrseyes42]

SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEGS!

[@belphy205]

I looked up Oberons bonding requirement. Very tsun with an amusing 2,000 at bond 4

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

Oberon has a very peculiar bonding to him. At first glance, you see he may be no different from most Servants. But you don't truly get to know him until you reach Bond 6 and cleared LB6 where his biography as Oberon Vortigern appears. The way I see it, it's very in-character for the first Pretender.

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

I want to add something very interesting. Okita Alter. Her bonds are much easier to raise as an Alter Ego but higher than usual in her summer form. But that is because you are getting along with Rengoku who is more wary towards the Master than anything

[@MrDibara]

*Rengoku is one overprotective sword, ain't he?* ☺️ But it's reassuring to know Okitan has someone so reliable looking out for her.

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

@@MrDibara If I remember Okitan's interlude and the profile in her summer form, Rengoku dislikes Guda for giving her the ability to feel. Things would have been much easier for herself if she stayed a killing machine. But at the same time he is thankful to the Master for it too.

[@MozillaVulpix]

I think the most interesting bond level related thing is Oberon. He has a whole character bio gated behind Bond 6!

[@joaogabrielwillerding4093]

Saber Musashi starts with a 6000, thann all other leveles are 6125. My guess is she realizes she is warming up to the master a little too much and tries to fight it, but she is Musashi so she fails at it spectacularly. Berserk Musashi start at 2000 and end at 6000. Its problably a mix of guilty bc summer 4 is entirely her fault, already being in love at this point, and realizing she dosen't have too much time, so she wants to spend the rest having fun.

[@therenegade4482]

For Draco you also have to remember that she still loves humanity as a beast and unlike the other beast who have a sort of nostalgia or in a way selfish motives or inadvertently destroys humanity Draco has stated that she wishes to mercy kill humans since humanity would end itself making humanity the true beast

[@keiken96]

Interestingly, Meltryllis who is canonically in love with the gudas has a very interesting curve. Her first three bonds require 5000, 15000, 10000 which is a pretty common curve. She is now in Chaldea and is spending time with us. With her not being able to feel properly she will have difficulties but we are there for her an will never judge her for that. And that's all she needs cuz immediately after, bond 4 only requires 2000 pts. So she's just head over heals for us at this point. But the last pioint lvl 5 requires a sudden jump of 18000. This shows while she is in love with us, she is still unsure to open up to us about her feelings and vulnerabilities. And after opening her heart(secret garden) to us we definitely made a strong bond together. Her summer form is also very interesting. As a high status celeb, she's willing to give her love to her loyal fans with bond 1 taking 6000pts.. But crossing that line from fan to a personal relationship requires a lot of struggle as bond 2 requires 24000 pts. Even after coming close her status and fame might become a wall between us, requiring a solid 15000 pts. But once she realises we're here not for her fame but for her and who she is, Melt can ease up to her as her pillar of comfort and relief in her celeb life as her trust in us increases with bon 4 and 5 both requiring only 2500 pts each.

[@arahaitham123]

Castoria: sorry I have trust issue Gudav i can fix you Also Guda: *proceed to overwork her

[@keiken96]

@@arahaitham123 Hey atleast I'm truthful about it.

[@blazingcross1378]

Robin Hood does not see himself like the other servants. "It's not like me to be a Heroic Spirit, but..." he says he doesnt care about his method of winning fights yet has a tendency to feel ashamed of his way of life and his fighting style of ambush and sabotage; things that could be seen as cowardly. Bond 1, with 3,000 is him reading the room. "Here a Heroic Spirit, there a Heroic Spirit... A bit stuffy around here, yes? Don't want to get too close..." during Bond 2, he keeps himself a bit at arm's length with 12,000 while showing us how he works in battle; his way of life. but come bond 3... its just a 3000 increase. he says he's shown all his tricks. "no better time than the present to cut me loose, Master. All downhill from here." he's back to arms length again, and this time further away, at 13,000 for Bond 4. he thinks he doesnt have anything good left to show us. we get his interlude here and we learn about his tendency of shame. how he'll find a way to join a fun having group as someone who 'isn't really a friend', but not a stranger. "All downhill from here." but then... we hit bond 4. and he realizes that we're not leaving him, just because he's out of tricks. he sees we accept him for who he is... and he relents. "You might be worse at cutting your losses than me, Master." just 3,000 more for Bond 5. his bow is ours 'till the very end.

[@mr.shadow8812]

I like how jalter starts at 5k then 15k but then drops to 10k, then 2k???? Only then to end in 18k. Is this how it feels to deal with a tsundere? 😂

[@mr.shadow8812]

Her summer version follows a similar pattern except for the end where she just says “fine” stays with the low bond requirement. Lily is totally cool with us

[@MrDibara]

​@@mr.shadow8812 _Lily is a precious cinnamon roll! Must protect her happiness!_ :'3

[@mr.shadow8812]

@@MrDibara hell yeah, she deserves pure protection and appreciation

[@HunterTracks]

​@@mr.shadow8812Lily literally just thinks playing games like her grown-up self is stupid, so she's pretty upfront about stuff she likes.

[@sonokawaray]

The Koyanskayas' Valentines scenes reflects pretty well the differences in how they regard Ritsuka. Dark: Works you to the bone like the animal she sees you as, but ultimately still shows some appreciation for even her least favorite species on the planet. Light: Traps you in a devastating loop of gambling debt you are forced to uselessly struggle your way out of, probably forever, for what is obviously just her own amusement. Yeah, imagine my surprise when Dark was actually the *nicer* of the two.

[@OhItsThatOneGuy]

I might be biased, but I feel like there's a few more layers to Light's Valentine's Scene than I feel most folks give her credit for. Consider the fact that, though we find ourselves in her dungeon and have to fight our way out to earn our freedom and clear our debt, she still ends up stacking the deck _heavily_ in our favor with the "Starting Equipment" she gives us; her Valentine's CE. As a reminder, it is a _functional handgun made of pink chocolate_ that can fire enchanted bullets capable of charming foes on contact, which in terms of game mechanics, is one of many nasty stun debuffs if successfully triggered. Now, not only does she downplay her own efforts in producing it, she made the conscious choice to _NOT_ make more of these, despite the Master noting that there is incredible potential for profit if she mass-produced them... but again, this is a _one of a kind item_ not found in any of her weapon catalogues. Make of that what you will.

[@bananaslamma35]

@@OhItsThatOneGuy To further expand on this: The bond lines actually sort of make it somewhat clear where the divide lay: Koyan of Dark's bond 5 is a deep and absolute trust, the likes of which a God would have for their most favored and favorite worshiper, their high priest or the like, or the company CEO to that one secretary of theirs who has access to all their accounts and passwords and who has the seal with the signature and the electronic signature on their computer. To her you are an absolutely irreplaceable existence not because she loves or even because she likes you (though she does like Guda), but rather because she trusts you absolutely to not betray or disappoint her. Koyan of Light, on the other hand... subtly implies that she's head over heels in love with the player character. In her first two forms, she comes up with an excuse to stick to them for all time, saying that it's totally because Guda is her favorite chewtoy who suffers the most and goes through the cycle of happiness and suffering most frequently. Her third form, however, is more or less explicit about how Guda is her favorite existence and refuses to ever let them go. Though she doesn't know how to express it on account of being totally unfamiliar with her own emotions, she is pretty much just short of confirmed to be in love with the PC. She is... actually a proper and true tsundere. She might call you her favorite chewtoy, and she might insist she loves watching you be sad, but the moment someone who isn't her causes you to suffer, she will immediately begin plotting their downfall, while claiming that she just wanted to ruin someone else's moment of victory out of compulsion, or claim that her fury came about because someone else played with her favorite toy and totally not because someone made you suffer. She's not as terrible as she likes to pretend she is. Still evil, just, evil pointed at everyone except the object of her affections. Because as much as she hates to admit it, she took far more than Tamamo's shape, she has a lot of Tamamo's personality as well... fox waifu gonna fox waifu, at the end of the day. Funnily enough, despite calling herself Koyanskaya of Darkness, the dark one has a lot more Amaterasu influence in her seemingly.

[@nara_no_nagi]

Melt and Castoria both end at 50k but are absolutely different in personality. For Melt though, I feel like she puts up a cold demeanor at first, as she dislikes humans. She also is quite prideful which doesn’t quite help trying to start bonding with her. However, as us masters get more persistent and bond with her like how the master in the previous timeline of SERAPH did, she starts to drop her outward sadistic personality and adapts her inner more masochistic personality (as described by Hans) where she struggles to see herself as something other than a weapon and understanding how her way of love hurts others. The final 18k (the largest hurdle) is how her conflict between showering all of her love into master even if it is poison or maintaining a distance by telling Master she will never like them. Castoria on the other hand is the exact opposite case - she looks easygoing but needs maximum bond for bond 5 as well. I think this stems from her trust issues (well, if we take Castoria in lb 6 into account). Castoria fits herself to be “A Child of Prophecy” but only does so to not rebel against the surroundings, and she is disillusioned about the faeries due to their mistreatment. For a cheerful girl like her, she surely hides lots of things behind her smile. I’m not sure how the curve works for her though - and it’s Artoria Avalon who is summoned too so I’m even less sure. Thank you for the video btw, I’ve been looking at these a while ago as well and found it interesting how some require hefty bond levels (Watanabe too… my favourites love making me put them into my party) despite their differences in personality. I love obtaining these bond lines so they are very appreciated.

[@promc2890]

Sunmer Castoria ends at 27K. OG Castoria was made before LB6 is finalised so maybe that explains the high number maybe idk.

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

@@promc2890 Yes pretty much. With Summer Castoria, the bond is already established between Master and Servant and perhaps more considering she is among those whom you are willing to go on a date with to celebrate your birthday.

[@HunterTracks]

​@@ChaldeaWarmasterSummer Castoria's Bond CE pretty much explicitly calls out Ritsuka as someone precious to her (you can match descriptions to photos in the CE and the one left for Ritsuka literally says "running without a care with someone important to me"), so the line is far beyond just Master and Servant.

[@elstrumva5783]

My favorite bond level that I've seen so far is heracles. He isn't my favorite servant but it's just reaaaaallly funny to look at especially given the context of stay night I know it's probably because he was an original servant to the game, but it's just really funny to me that the big berserker murder machine is just a chill bro you can go have a meal with and go destroy boulders with on your off time. The bond cost in question is 2,500 > 3,750 > 5,000 > 6,250 > 10,000

[@HunterTracks]

In Herc's eyes, Ritsuka is probably just another kid to protect.

[@KigaiOkasu]

I believe it was Archer that said Herc is more the embodiment of savagery rather than madness. I guess he knows when to flip the kill mode switch off.

[@Nurple17]

For Julius Caesar: He likes us right off the bat, from 2.5k at bond 1 and then in units of 1.25k until bond 4. Then a hurdle, 10k until you hit bond 5. He did die while surrounded by some people he thought of as friends who knew he was above them, and in some respects, even in a Master and Servant pact, he still thinks himself as above us with such titles below himself. Only now, he's actually cautious of those...around him. We passed the test. We might not fall in line with some of his schemes, but he knows we'll never betray him or lead him away. His wife: She's extremely proud, yet humbled to see that not only was she successfully inscribed as a heroic spirit, but then to be summoned by a master likely already knowledgeable of her fame and accomplishments and she already sees that we do admire her, though that's just how common folk are, and that much really hasn't changed since her time. Then she sees that a certain someone she so greatly loved and admired, though not immediately recognizable for some reason, has also been entered into service with the same Master. Her heart soars, only requiring 3.5k for bond 1. However, upon this realization and likely due to her intellectual abilities, she might not have the highest opinion of our capabilities as a master (probably also confirmed upon finding out about our own "talent" for magic), and that summoning her beloved in this form and in this class, that there automatically must be something wrong with us for him to have him take a form that's so very contrary to how she remembers him: spike up to 8k for bond 2. For the 7k up to bond 3 and spending some time with us, him, and with the archives that chronicled the journey, she does learn that this form was likely the fault of how the summoning system works in tandem to how a master might encounter the same individual servant in a singularity would affect how they appear when summoned in Chaldea. With 6k until bond 4, she's spent more time with this version of Caesar and found that he's actually the same inside as he was in the time they previously shared, but if anything, the time he spent with us actually made him even stronger than before, so she fell in love with him again. At just 2.5k after that, she's not only accepting us, but she knows she'll be even better for it because she'll be so much more powerful that she'll never have to experience that kind of loss ever again and all she needs to do is protect us. She's just as vain as ever, but her love for us is no longer empty words and pretense.

[@prototypemaster1]

Salter, Morgan, Jalter, and Kojiro. Kojiro is very easy going throughout the whole bond. It doesn't take effort. He just simply trusts us that much. Salter and Morgan are interesting because they have the same "mountain" bond. Meaning it take a bit to reach bond 2 and after that, they soften up to you real quick. With Morgan, its likely trust issues due to LB6 since she claimed you as her spouse. Salter however just sees you as competent and does enjoy your company, provided you bring junk food, like any other saberface. Her summer version is easier because she's now a maid and focuses on fulfilling that role as your maid. Jalter has weird mountain curve, not like Salter and Morgan. It takes a bit to reach bond 2, but she softens up and is bothered by the fact that you still stick with her despite everything. Her Summer version is same as Morgan and Salter, but she extremely softens up to you. She just acts tough in front of everyone else, but with you, her feelings are more out in the open.

[@travonarmstrong6093]

Man, Ritsuka is just catnip for white-haired girl failures, aren't they?

[@crispytornado1102]

Angra Mainyu's bond jumps goes from 2500, 3750, 23750, 2000 to 18k. What I like to think is going on is the 3rd bond is him realizing you've already summoned better servants but if you're willing to move past that to bond 4 he really warms up to you. But I think that last jump goes back to his backstory since Angra himself is a byproduct of humanity disregarding any sense of morals in favor of the easiest and most practical solution. So that final test of character in bond 5 is to see whether or not the master is someone who takes the highroad in doing what they believe is right, and someone who would've spared him had they'd been in that village all those years ago.

[@unrankedchevron742]

I think it's interesting that Medea Lily is part of the 50,000 club. She seems so bright and friendly, but it takes a long time for her to warm up to us. It could just be that's she's so fanatically devoted to Jason that it takes her a while to be friendly with anyone else. But I always thought it was because she is still haunted by her memories of what happened the last time she got close to someone else. That despite her friendly demeanor, she's too bitter to open up to another heroic type.

[@kondreamurr1804]

Dude all know is that S.Orion adds me to his and Artimes' weird relationship and that's all that matters to me. (Amd I get to Adopt all the kids and protect them with ((Orion's)) my life.)

[@Kumo-s6f]

NTR fans: 🤓 Polycule enjoyers: 🗿

[@sobokgaming8476]

You know. I feel really stupid. I never realized that the more difficult to get along with characters were the ones that required more bond to level up. I was always just like “huh, wonder why they made this one cost more than that one. Maybe a rarity thing? I don’t know.”

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

It's a very subtle take on a Servants personality and attitude towards the Master. Some get along faster than others. Others are not as trusting.

[@trendmadegamer8725]

So the not get along gang is the one to fuc up the master? What did I ever do to you? I just want the Quartz for someone who actually cares for me

[@HunterTracks]

​@@trendmadegamer8725Nah, the not get along gang just has more trauma or distance to overcome when it comes to trusting people.

[@GarkKahn]

I always thought it was their rarity Interesting

[@Slvrwlf]

Kijyo Koyo has the same 'lots, little, lots, little' curve, likely due to not trusting us really accepting the dinosaur shape at first, then the mainly human look is easy for her to accept being liked, and then the oni form she likely again doesn't believe us liking her, but finally warms up as we accept her for what she is. And she really is the best dino mom

[@neves783001]

Aside from my overworked Castoria and Waver, my Bond 10+ units include Swimsuit Jalter (14), Swimsuit Jeanne (10), FSN Medusa (10), Arash (10), and Bunyan (10). Ironically, I'm having a VERY hard time increasing my bonds with regular Jalter because her Swimsuit self is more advantageous against more enemy types than OG.

[@christineannclerino4008]

Berserker class are weird due to their skills are active or dormant of being out of control as a servant to the Master/player.

[@simsportif]

It doesnt matter what my favorite servant is now, they took her away from me. She's gone man,GONE!

[@NevisYsbryd]

Art thou a fellow lover of Jalter?

[@angelcarrasco7801]

@@NevisYsbrydor Musashi

[@simsportif]

@@NevisYsbryd Jalter Here, alongside medusa. they took both her and gorgon :(

[@venlocity2]

​@@simsportifI've had to leave FGO due to my crippling gambling addiction so I have been out of the game for a while, what happened to those three?

[@sadge_png]

​​​@@venlocity2Avengers had to leave Chaldea because they are not compatible with Fujimaru's Goals, we can still use them but they are just the shadows of the servants, the actual characters have left, btw summer jalter is also gone

[@Zer-ec4ly]

Medusa Rider and S. Istar has a M curve bond which is understandable when one has her life tragicaly killed by a 'Hero' while the other is a bounty hunter/villain and can't just trust anybody willy nilly. Interestingly Ana has a linear bond curve since she's still the pure Medusa while Gorgon has a spike toward bond 2 then lower by a significant amount of 5k then by 8k before testing us with her final bond that require 18k. Medusa Saber has a more cautios at first but warmed up toward us later on with bond 5 require only 2,5k.

[@wallycastagnir]

Mary alter is something we call "a brat"

[@pranavshinde4472]

■Scáthach-We have a I help u,and by helping u I can get what I want,relationships ●Bond 1-Hmmm...U have Potential... ●Bond 2-3-Since u have garned Scáthach Attention it is time for u to go through what Cu Culing Experienced (24000). ●Bond 3-4-Good,Now u have completed ur training. (Now she sees u as like a Little kid she can ease upto(Bully). ●Bond 4-5-Good,Now just a final Push remains. ●Bond 5-6-A Buissness Partner that would never betray u unless u Stray from ur path. A Very Close Buissness Partner/Elder Sister next door u can Rely upon.

[@justanotherguywithamoustac8893]

Oh wow I never even considered that the varying bond requirements have meaning! I always assumed it was just arbitrary, like the level growth curves

[@seraphicstars]

Tbh I don't think Douman's bond points are that low because of manipulation. It always seemed more in line with what Abe-no-Seimei said in Heian-Kyo's epilogue about Douman's biggest flaw being his fixation on individuals, and Douman himself has drawn parallels between Guda and Seimei (his original object of fixation) more than once. His arguably clingy voice lines always seemed to back that interpretation as well. His hatred for humanity as a whole is a given, but his feelings on specific individuals are honestly far more complicated and ambiguous

[@sakuraorihime3374]

Yeah, he feels like a clingy yandere sometimes o3o

[@aphdisket3154]

Now I want to see an explanation on how every servant sees us while their bond evolves just like you did. This was a very interesting video!

[@clacla6089]

kiara isn't getting rid of me i brought my girl to bond level 15 !!!!

[@AoiLucine]

Huuuh. I should go look at my fav bois (Napoleon, Robin Hood, Emiya, Cu, Percival, Bedivere...) and see what their bond point curves mean.

[@HyperDragonX]

I'm here to check on your search.

[@gaoussoukoita8492]

I'm also here to look at your research on Percival especially.

[@HunterTracks]

I find Atalanta Alter to be pretty interesting, she has a very low cost of level 1 at 3k, and then proceeds linearly at 6150. This is in contrast to regular Atalanta, who has a tsundere M curve, needing 12k for level 2 and 13k for level 4. If I had to guess, regular Atalanta finds it pretty easy to just perform her duty as a fighter, but has significant trust issues to overcome when it comes to Master-Servant relationships (level 2) and potential romantic involvement (level 4). That said, she still likes Ritsuka quite a bit (I mean, her Valentine's scene is basically an indirect marriage proposal). As for Alter, well, I'd explain her initial eagerness to fight with us as part protective (Guda is also a kid, after all), part animalistic (she mentions on multiple occasions that Fujimaru's scent makes her feel at ease). Afterwards, though, she comes to understand that at their core, Ritsuka is just really harmless and kinda wants everyone to get along, and she doesn't accept it. At all. She goes through all of the rest of her bond levels wanting to protect them from both fighting and herself, and she never manages to resolve that inner conflict. She's still fiercely loyal, she'll fight for Guda until the last drop of blood, but she still despises her animal nature too much to let them close the remaining distance.

[@travonarmstrong6093]

Funnily enough, thanks to your previous video on Marie Alter, I've been recently thinking about how bond levels might possibly reflect the Servant's attitude toward the Master, and how to reflect that in a story that I'm writing. It even goes over the specific character that I wanted to focus on (Baobhan Sith), so this video was really helpful. Thanks, klidge!

[@meithepanda809]

If you look at Dantes; new and old, it is kinda funny how his bond level 2 and 3 require a whopping 30,000 and 45,000 bond points (in total). Then by bond 4 and 5 he needs a measly 2,500 bond points for both. He basically gave up at that point and is like, yeah we accomplices for life.

[@Ravensgale]

9:39 Why am I being called out?! To be fair... I triple ten'd Tama Caster, Tama Lancer, Tama Cat and BOTH Koyanskayas... And Suzuka Gozen... I am down bad for the floof, okay?

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

A fellow man of culture, I see. I'm actually making it a personal challenge to make all the Tamamos and Koyanskayas reach bond 15 together... which is a pain when everyone has different bonds due to them appearing in different points. Dark Koyan is one more level away to reach bond 14 and then it's fluffy tail time to bond them all to 15 together

[@FinalFullMetalGamer]

I just think its funny that you get along better with Cú Proto compared to Cú FSN. Proto's Bond 1 dialog literally tells you that he feels you two will get along pretty well.

[@qq1933]

ayo new Klidge just dropped

[@snakeyes1719]

Carmilla (Rider) is second to mesh for easiest to get along with which I love her for.

[@leonardoalonso9066]

It's funny how himiko's is pretty fast, only needing 10,000. Himiko: I've already seen the future, so why beat around the bush. But also, she is just an easygoing character who immediately gives you a nickname, so she doesn't really need to look into the future to see that you'll get along. Also, looking at anastasia's hers starts off 5k, 20k, 30k, 32k, but then finally with the biggest hurdle to 50k. So it takes a bit for her to open up, but when she does, she's much more easygoing, but either her guilt of attacking chaldea or her mix feeling on whether she still hates humanity or not, leads to the biggest hurdle of really opening up the guda as she probably feels that shes undeserving of their trust. But as shown with her summer version, it's more of a straightforward 20k, so she's resolved that inner turmoil but is still a tease so she probably wants you to gradually put in more effort with each bond level.

[@jericojoir4894]

2:29 had us in the first half, ngl

[@ph-enrenaich.951]

I've already posted this somewhere before. But let me cook. This is my take on my favorite servant, Billy the Kid Bonds (1 to 5) - The total bond to get to level 5 is 35,000 bond. In this video, it's called the "tsundere" curve, and is known as Type G in some circles. Billy is not a tsundere by any means, but he has a similar curve like his bro Robin, and I got inspiration from that person who analyzed Robin in the comments. But I think it's because, he knows how hard it is to truly trust people, having lived a rough yet short life. But he's not as high as others who need 50k bond points, because he did have formed bonds with people in the past after all, those who he considered his "pals". Bond Level 1 - 4,000 "Hey, nice to meet ya. From now on, I'll do my best!" - Billy is the type of guy to be approachable with his usual smile. While both of them are in good terms, he sees them as nothing more but an acquaintance or an ally who he can use (for the lack of a better term) in the future during quests, for he holds no animosity towards them, at least. Bond Level 2 - 12,000 "Ahaha! Sorry partner, were you hoping for some peace and quiet?" - The sudden jump of the required bond points, shows Billy's hesitance to become closer. He may seem friendly, but he still is wondering if he trusts the master or not. This dialogue is like he's trolling the master from his expressions and tone alone. He's still sticking to his cheerful and childish facade behind that smile to avoid causing some more trouble between them, but might start to see the master as a friend. Bond Level 3 - 3,000 "...Hm, I hear you hate it when it gets noisy so I tried to be quiet. Not this quiet, then?" - The bond requirement drop surprising lesser than the initial ones. It seems that he is starting to warm up as his expression becomes more sincere than the bond level 2 one where he sounds like he is saying it as a joke. But in this one, it sounds like he does start to care about the master, but the atmosphere is awkward for the both of them. It's a start of how Billy's act is starting to show some cracks. Bond Level 4 - 13,000 "Oh, Master, how long have ya been over there? The whole dang time? Hrm, I must be losing it..." - This dialogue seems to refer him observing the master. If the master is someone whom he can trust. The amount of the requirements spike tremendously, is him still being distrustful towards them, but how he sounds with his lines, it seems that he is worried that the master might start to see through that smile of his, and he may be contemplating whether or not to open up to them. Or something else entirely. Bond Level 5 - 3,000 "Alrighty then, let me break it to ya. I'm not some carefree legendary gunman. I like those quiet, lonesome nights. I'm a bit of an outcast. But if you'll still have me, I'll stick around." - This one hits so hard. He finally realized that he doesn't need to keep up his act, or he senses that the master probably can see through his own act. And this might mean, that the master sees him as an equal, as someone with feelings. Not as an outlaw who will kill mercilessly with a smile, nor as a legend that he has to live up to. Not as a servant the master uses for the holy grail, but as partners with undeniable camaraderie. He may see himself as an outcast, but if he master would still want to have him around, he'd stick around and fight for them till the very end. Funny how he isn't even that popular, and I feel like the creators forgot he exists now that Lostbelt 1 is done, and yet here I am... Somehow feeling like I don't think I did him justice with this one.

[@Ntwinzz]

Thank you lodge for doing this video idea

[@NeinKyori]

Interesting case I found is Oberon He seems nice and friendly but it takes whooping 20k to get from bond 1 to 2. This is true to how he appear in LB6, he seems social and know everyone, but he’s only an acquantance at best. He doesn’t stick around long enough for people to know him better. After you get past that check point it became ez 2.5k per bond. But then it takes another 10.5k to get from bond 4 to 5, which I guess is him testing your emotional investment in him However, the actually interesting part is it’s all a lie. You need get to know Oberon at all if you stop at bond 5 like most servants. He plays a little hard get at bond 4 to not seem too trusting and rewards you with false info at bond 5 so you’ll leave him alone It takes bond 6 (150k or 3 light Koyan) and clearing LB6 for Oberon to finally reveal himself as Vortigern

[@AvianFlorescence]

The Phantom of the Opera has a funny bond curve: 5,000, to 15,000, to 10,000, to 2,000, to 18,000. Distant at first, slowly lowers his guard (or ours), then hikes back up tremendously. I feel like this definitely reads as someone who really wants to trust Gudako, but for either his love of Christine or self-doubt about himself, feels like he can't. Or I guess the opposite could be true as well.

[@gaoussoukoita8492]

This was a really interesting video, so I decided to see the bond levels of my 3 favorite Male servants and 3 favorite Female servants and comparing it to some of the servants in the video I got this and : Males: 1. Percival shares the same curve as Kirei. 2. Mandricardo's curve is really interesting in the sense that his total bond 5 is 50,000 starting at bond 1 is 5,000, bond 2 is 20,000, bond, Bond 3 is 30,000, Bond 4 is 32,200 and lastly bond 5 is 50000. He falls into the servants with trust issues catagory with Van Gogh. 3. Saito shares the same curve with Base Raikou and Koyan Dark and assume it has because of Raikou's bond reasoning. Females 1. Ereshkigal's curve goes to 37,500 at bond 5. Starting at Bond 1 5000, Bond 2 being 20,000, bond 3 being 30,000, bond 4 being 31,500 and lastly bond 5 37,500. 2. Castoria shares the same bond curve with Mandricardo and Van Gogh. 3. Sei's curve goes to 27,500 at bond 5. Starting at 1,000 for Bond 1, 2,500 for bond 2, 4,500 for bond 3, 10,500 for bond 4 and then 27,500 as I said earlier. Thanks for this video, It was interesting to look into bond curves.

[@Gambit17]

Looking at this, I couldn't help but check out the Bond curve for my favorite Servant (next to Mash of course), Mordred. She takes 3,500 to get to Bond 1 then another 8,500 to get to Bond 2. Considering her past, I can see why she's hesitant to really open up to people. However, once that initial peak is reached, she starts to trust us a bit more and so requires another 7,000 for Bond 3, 6,000 for Bond 4, and at this point I feel like she's finally comfortable enough and likes us enough that she only needs 2,500 more to reach Bond 5. At that point, we've won over our tomboy knight. It is kind of interesting to think of Bond Levels this way, I'll admit. The really funny one is her Rider version. Whereas her Saber version needs a grand total of 27,500 to get to Bond 5, her Rider version only needs 15,000. By this point, like you say, I figure Mordred and I have known each other for a while. The interesting thing with her Rider version though is that while she initially needs 1,500 to get to Bond 1, the amount needed for each successive level goes up by 750 points, so she needs 2,250 for Bond 2, 3,000 for Bond 3, 3,750 for Bond 4, and 4,500 for Bond 5. I wonder what that means in her case.

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

It is as you say, summer servants usually have lower bond requirements because you already got to know them in the OG saint graphs. Plus in her summer form, she seems to embrace her more feminine side but still hesitant to fully commit.

[@magna7446]

WHERE DOES THE MELU AND SOY SAUCE THING COMES FROM

[@Mysterious_Mr.C4]

OK found out, apparently from the F/GO books ,Melusine likes to carry a Fish shaped water bottle filled with soy sauce.

[@ataxis8951]

I actually did not know that it varied that much. I usually just slap a new servant in the back and by the end of an event they are at bond 5 lol

[@Flygoniaks]

Might as well throw in a possible explanation for my personal favorite Servant, Kingprotea. Kingprotea's bond 1~5 curve features an EXTREMELY noticeable jump at Bond 2 - in fact, Bond 2 is already more than halfway to Bond 5! If I had to guess, this is probably because Kingprotea (as stated in her bio) doesn't like being outside her comfort zone. This most likely means that Bond 1 is you becoming acquaintances, while Bond 2 represents Protea actually knowing you well enough to feel _comfortable_ around you. From there, her Bond rapidly accelerates, as her feeling _safe_ around Master means she becomes more and more eager to become closer to you. An alternative explanation is that she's holding her desires back for your safety, until you can prove to her that you're capable of handling this very unusual (and dangerous) Servant. Kingprotea's bio also ends with a lengthy discussion about how in order to _survive_ being contracted with Protea, her Master will need to teach her that love is not meant to be one-sided, but rather a mutual back-and-forth. So perhaps her Bond curve suddenly taking off after the long climb to Bond 2 signifies her Master teaching her this, and Protea's willingness to learn from them. Come to think of it, that actually lines up with _Bond 2 specifically_ being the hurdle before the pace quickens. After all, another way to phrase that lesson is "love is a 2-way street!" Also, Kingprotea's total Bond at Bond 5 is 31,150, which is... somehow even more specific than Melusine.

[@HopeP0H]

saber shiki has the max of 50k because as she said it herself "Although I am but a fleeting dream to you, a phantom who should not exist...". the highest jump being at the end with 18k represents her slowly realizing what her feelings for the master actually are.

[@rokkabrave]

"Koyanskaya of Light is HARD to bond with" Me with my Bond 15 Koyan: 😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😬😎

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

My man

[@Lexadin]

Glad you made this video. Bond Leveling is an overlooked bit of characterization and should be more known.

[@Rlowe247]

Interesting, most don't even think of bond curves

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

I have after you play the game for very long.

[@magna7446]

I knew about different servants having different bond requirements but I thought it was entirely based on rarity

[@nurventilatoren]

Well, considering you've already covered Meluko, I now need to look up Ibuki and Maou Nobu. Maou Nobu needs 50.000 for Bond 5 and Normal Ibuki (Saber) only needs 10.000 (doesn't quite surprise me, considering her personality).

[@KenshiroXenoAizen]

When I looked into the 3 servants I'd say I like the most of Ecchan, Magoichi and Morgan two of them are certainly easier to get along with. Magoichi well uh gives you a marriage certificate or whatever so it makes sense it only needs max of 10,000 Ecchan has a very straight forward curve which makes some sense but needs double Magoichi needs maxing at 20,000. Considering how she acts it makes sense it isn't hard to level her bond. Then there's Morgan with a cap of 40,000, 1 to 2 is a massive jump which does make sense with 2 to 4 not needing that much and then another large jump from 4 to 5. Considering her character it makes perfect sense since at first she's testing you and at the end she wants to test you again.

[@THEBULLETPROOFKINGDOM]

**looks at my Bond 15 Raikou, Castoria, Koyanskaya of Light**

[@peixe.8709]

my dear ibuki douji is as sweat as she can be 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 she loves us and we loves her for it

[@Artemisthemp]

Sad I miss so many events in NA, not only for Welfare servant or Costume but the story especially. Miss Summer 6 due to been busy and thinking it would have a Re-run (Ruler DA Vinci hurt a lot) and Lost Summer due to not having a Re-run in NA I will give Draco all the love she wants if she answers my summon on NA.

[@ruikirisame1744]

Kiara showed up when i was jealous of my friend for pulling both melt and passionlip in one 10 pull. i knew that she was there to watch fall, and with the way my life is going i hope she's enjoying the show

[@Animedian99]

Video idea: If you had to join a holy grail war, who would you try to summon for each class to win or who would be the strongest fgo servants (Non grand servants or beasts) in a typical grail war?

[@FolstrimHori]

FGO honestly needs to put more efforts into bond rewards. I'm not talking about sq, but stuff like bond CE's being useless and the number of additional My Room lines being weak. All that aside, I didn't know there were differenting levels between servants with regards to bond levels! That's pretty cool.

[@Vance_Danger]

My fav bond lines are kriemhilds post traum.

[@amysteriouspersonintophat1458]

I thought Asclepius' bond progression fit his personality perfectly! It's 4.5k for bond 1, which is the master getting acquainted. Then, it's a massive 20k for bond 2, where he loses all interest in the master and is just singlemindedly focusing on researching medicine. After that he finds out the master brings him great medical cases to study in the form of damaged servants, he warms up immediately to the master, only taking 2.5k points each for bonds 3 and 4. Then, it takes 10.5k for bond 5, where he takes a while to realise he cares for the master's wellbeing on a personal level. Also it's the exact same bond progression as Oberon which I think is really funny!

[@anth4584]

I’ve only gotten four servants to bond 10; Five star Sword Burger King, Lancer Summer Senpai, God of War Lancer, and Angry Mango. Burger King is easy to say why; she was my first five star. But I genuinely can’t explain why I max bonded the other three..

[@JadedWarlock]

You focused on Raikou so I am content. Maybe talk about Lancer Artoria and Scathach but beyond that, I'm content.

[@ariowirawan16]

It's always fascinating me, with how much flaw people say about FGO they always consistent to add role/story as much as possible to gameplay mechanics making really unique experience to play I legit laughing when you saying kama is girlfailure LOL

[@bravetree]

I have never played fate but some for these designs are really cool

[@Alexzander1989]

"How many of you have triple 10ed Koyan? You've fallen for her trap" Not me, I don't have either version of her 😉

[@arcrogue28]

Buki just be enjoyin Chaldea Life

[@aeontheyearningyouth2934]

The fact that Oberon's bond info is locked until you level him to 6 was worth it after all, he hates humanity, he hates Shakespeare for creating him but thanks him regardless, and hates Gudao, Gudako, and you especially you but it could just be another lie and does appreciate your company after all, he is a Pretender.

[@nicolascreo5295]

13:09 we love mama and she loves us back

[@ZarliWin]

That was a super interesting video. Would love to see more like this as you have time

[@n1ghtwa1kr58]

Fun fact, the lowest bond 5 requirement is Summer Carmilla at 9.5k

[@yopoxikeweapescai9066]

6:22 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD GIVE ME STRENGHT TO NOT COMMENT SOMETHING DOWN BAD

[@azurelionheart3244]

The Valkyries have an interesting one, being an initial hurdle that tapers off before shooting back up again. Which might be them initially hesitant to bond with the Master, before gradually warming up to them, then finally that last hurdle is them realizing that they are falling in love and attempting (unsuccessfully) to keep the Master at arm's length.

[@octapusxft]

How come you did not include Oberon in this video? He is a really interesting case. If you summon him after clearing LB6, you have practically summoned him right after its conclusion and he is both shocked and annoyed at this whole affair. I do not know the exact numbers for his bonding but I recall it taking forever.

[@christineannclerino4008]

Yeah the Kama is a look like a Sakura face with the original 5 there is also shown in ordeal call 1 her variants.

[@bandoneple3217]

12:38 You are in fact NOT delusional. During Summer 6 Parvati even up straight calls Summer Kama " A total pushover " when it come to showing her affection.

[@jamesvanitas]

We are indeed(as the meme implies) their SPECIALZ……

[@kyumei_]

huh i never even thought about bond exp requirements like this, always thought they were just random lol

[@Brandon-ti7nv]

I actually never realize different servants require different amounts of bond exp until this video

[@alancollier7382]

I think summer Carmilla has the lowest bond 5 requirement at only 9500

[@PlatinumKrown]

I was bond farming by using the teapots and got summer Gareth from bond 2 straight to 4 and was very surprised.

[@jolunrohthocoudis526]

Ibuki is on the list so my day is absolutely made

[@luizkotlewski3749]

Fujimaru: *Do absolute anything.* Emiya: That's my master! *Bond level up from 0 to 10 immediatly.* Elizabeth Barthory: MARRY ME! *Bond level up to 100 somehow* Meanwhile... Fujimaru (more like me): After so many battles together, I have grown to like you more then the others, even more then I expected. Cast... No, Medea. Would you stay by my side now and maybe after all of this? Not just as a servant but maybe as something more? Medea: *Still level 4 after so much struggle.* O-oh... Sorry, master. I like you too, but more like a brother. It seems like my old brother energy followed me through the games as well...

[@Rnamaji462]

Is Izō one of those hard start and easy finishes?

[@rainy_windchime]

Thinking about the jump from both Dantes bond level 1 to level 2 being 6000 to 24000.... But then afterwards the jumps to level 5 are all incrementally smaller 😭

[@marfit77]

7:10 god I wish I could tame a dragon with Soy Sauce and head pats... would get my arm ripped off if I tried though

[@monochromematrix464]

As someone currently trying to bond with Melusine those numbers hurt my soul

[@Ryleona_]

I never realized any of this, interesting.

[@need_coffine]

ah yes, my favorite servant bob sith

[@leonardoalonso9066]

Tho i really want to hear an interpretation for ibaraki. Like her bond goes 4k, 16k, 19k, 32k, 35k. Very back and forth with her growth

[@klidge]

Bond scales proportionately to how often we feed her candy

[@hellogoodsir2502]

I looked into Suzuka Gozen's bond curve and for bond 2-5 it is 0, bond 2-5 is just 6,125 each, I guess thsi fits with her lore of looking for love as a servant. Whether this means Suzuka is very attached to the MC or is just super friendly I have no clue.

[@abrahammesrajecorrea2349]

The artist of Suzuka during Summer 8 made it implicit that Suzuka only sees Ritsuka as a best friend and that's it, not in a romantic light. So you could argue we're just her best friend, so the little to no big bond requirement could imply that

[@bananaslamma35]

Calling Kama easy is like calling the ocean deep. It's true, but it doesn't hit the true extent of just how freaking easy Kama is. There's been jokes for years both out and sometimes referenced in game about how Kama basically has a conceptual weakness to Guda because of the events of Ooku. She's like, super duper weak to straight and honest affection and love. And, well, Guda's a master of doing that.

[@linked2dio26]

Can you do a Bro Bonding video? Or just a male servant teir list?

[@sergeantassassin3425]

You say that Koyan of Light suckered us into 10/10/10 Max Level and (potentially) even Grailing her. I disagree. Waver saw an opportunity to get out of the Farming Lineup, bribed me with Clock Tower secrets, and now Koyan is out here working the fields for Embers and QP instead. Morgan is "Assisting", cause she's "bored".

[@KigaiOkasu]

If I'm reading the charts right, every version of Gilgamesh has the same bond requirements. Going from 1 to 2, he's probably trying to see if you're worth his time. From 2 to 4, his bond requirements lessen, indicating that he's starting to warm up to you. Finally, bond 5 has the highest requirement of all, so if you want to see the King of Heroes at his best, you're going to have to work for it, mongrel.