Fate Lore - The Tale of Nero… UMU!

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With all the servants from Fate/Stay Night and Hollow Ataraxia covered, I will not be jumping between Fate Apocrypha, Extra, and Zero covering servants at your request. I plan to do them all but your comments may bump your favorite servants up in priority. Today we focus on the lore of Nero Claudius. Umu
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[@stevenchoza6391]

Well, given the fact that Nero in real life was bisexual, a crossdresser, and into various sexual fetishes I will NOT discuss, I can understand gender bending Nero.

[@stevenchoza6391]

Having said that, the guys writing her character really should've tackled the whole "persecution of Christians" issue since its a big part of her story, at least since Christianity won out in the end within the Roman Empire and the Christians probably didn't help with Nero's reputation.

[@flamingrubys11]

@@stevenchoza6391 actually you have to think about it like this lets say you live in the usa a place of many relgions which everyone both dont argue over, lets say a new relgion pops up we will call it, manyru now manyru at first seems like one of those relgions that will fail intially but now its becoming more and more popular tand those people are saying that our version of god is wrong, put yourself in that postion,

[@thepbg8453]

Actually historically the persecution of Christian's by the Romans came about due to Christian's defying Roman norms, but not in a way you would expect. Under Roman law, especially by the time Nero was in power, the office of Emperor had taken on a divine sense and was seen as a close relation to the gods. In turn religious bodies across the empire were expected to pay tribute to the Emperor for his divinity. Now this was fine amongst most religions in the Empire, as most were polytheistic, having multiple gods and were not too heavily fussed about owing loyalty to a new god - also back then the idea of rulers being gods was still very popular. However Christians (and by extension Jews) were monotheistic believing in one god - which put them at odds with traditional norms in the empire as they refused to pay homage to the Emperor for his divinity. Also early Christians were very private when compared to most other religions at the time, practicing in rather reserved ceremonies, rather than throwing lavish parties to worship their deities. This made them seem odd and strange, and couple in the fact their private nature in a very extroverted society made them seem very suspicious. I am brining this up as it helps to explain why their was so much anti Christian attitudes in Rome and why Nero had an easy time persecuting them. For many Romans they were already under suspicion and their culture was seen as out of the norm by many other cultural groups in the Empire.

[@stevenchoza6391]

The PBG Still, he/she was infamous for those persecutions and Christians won out in the end and had a millennia and a half to beat Nero’s reputation down with a grudge-empowered shillelagh, which they definitely did. So, again, it’s an issue that should’ve been tackled.

[@thepbg8453]

Interestingly enough a big reason Christianity won out in the end was because they actually gave positions to women early on before the codification of the bible. In the early sermons and prayer women were given equal status to men and there are even records of women leading sermons in Rome. Why is this significant? Because in Roman times women often raised the children and as such the Children often learned the religious practices of the mother.

[@ivann9924]

Rin: the Archer class is actually made up of Archers Me, a simpleton: the Saber class is actually made of -hot- blondies

[@agenti4734]

Gilgamesh: laughs in portals

[@xdem2lldeadGaming]

Sieg: am i a joke to you T^T

[@TheNewHumanity]

Sieg: am I a joke to you? Me: YES

[@owo4288]

No. It is made of beam.

[@bobbyadityaekapratama7743]

behind a saberface lies that one douce that ruins their life

[@jamaldavis831]

Her family: a collective douche.

[@bobbyadityaekapratama7743]

well true

[@lippabalda2892]

I like the fact that they do include historical facts. TBH the rumor that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned is such a terrible fallacy.

[@brian_Austin27]

Maybe to help entertain the masses to relieve them of fear, but we can see how that can be seen as bad

[@gamecrusher5518]

Nero was an incredibly selfish ruler, and many see selfishness as tyrant acts, but in the end in her own way she did care for her people. I blame the poison, a bit for her craziness.

[@RedRocket4000]

Due to groups naming themselves after Nero after Nero's death and other evidence many historians believe that Nero was loved by the common man and that it was only her hated enemies that caused the bad stories to be created because, in the end, her enemies won. Nero was reported to cross-dress at times and if not solely a creation of Nero's enemies perhaps Nero was gender fluid or transsexual making Nero though grail power very likely to chose to come back female. It is known in Fate that D'vinci wanted to come back a woman and highly inferred that Drake used her grail to become born as female. And I am of the not that small minority of men who would want to come back a forever young hot (lesbian). Now the fat body Roman that is assigned to Julius is actually how many artworks draw Nero. Before fate, if you showed me that picture I would have said, Nero. Julius was a field general most of his life with a hard lean body caused by massive horse riding and field actions as shown by his statues. So if Nero picked female somehow​ her old body was dumped on Julius.

[@gamecrusher5518]

I don't know if that's true, but I guess it's a possibility. Legends do get altered over the years. Just look at Vlad III and you have your answer

[@ocaraloho4652]

GameCrusher 55 C H R I S T I A N G E N O C I D E

[@gamecrusher5518]

DEUS VULT Yeah that was fucked up, in Anime they provided a reason for her insanity, but in actual History I'm pretty sure people hate her for good reason, unless any new history pops up. In the end each individual person has their own way of seeing someone based on who they are and what they've done.

[@ocaraloho4652]

GameCrusher 55 in the bible 666 is a simbolic habraamic way to stay "Nero".

[@highcausejordan3962]

if her Venus form doesn’t become a servant in FGO someday, i’m going to be sad

[@LeonGun8]

Her Venus form is exclusive for Extella considering it uses the power of the Moon Cell. It'd be like trying to use a Divine Spirit or the Grand Servant version of Hassan.

[@Fanimati0n]

@@LeonGun8 then at least give us Padoru. Make a seasonal Nero, put her in a Santa outfit, & her Noble Phantasm line is just singing the little Padoru jingle while she attacks. I would spend even more of my money than I already do to get that.

[@LeonGun8]

@@Fanimati0n I honestly have no idea why that is not a thing yet considering Santa Nero is the original Saber Santa.

[@mattdelumen750]

Umu!

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

*Umu!

[@SuperAmaton]

All hail to the Crimson Empress of the Flaming Roses! UMU!

[@signoramybeloved4308]

[UMU INTENSIFIES]

[@wyslanniknewworldorder9525]

*Umu!

[@jamaldavis831]

I'd have a hard time choosing between Artoria,Mordred and Nero.

[@somegenericweaboo9418]

NERO ALL THE WAY

[@manuellara9644]

Jamal Davis why not ALL THREE!!!!!!

[@manuellara9644]

FUCK THE RULES

[@JealotGaming]

Mordred is trash smh

[@manuellara9644]

JealotGaming what is wrong with Mordred?

[@elgatto3133]

Nero was considered in history to be a good leader at first who later went insane, though compared to what would follow her (him???) he wasn't that bad

[@LeonGun8]

If you go back to the stories of Rome in general, pretty much of the Caesars where tyrannical in some form, including the first first Julius Ceasar.

[@floricel_112]

He set Rome on fire and started the persecution of christians!

[@matthewoverstreet1267]

Killed millions of Christians

[@elgatto3133]

@@matthewoverstreet1267 There's not actually a whole lot of evidence of that being honest with you. He might have, but almost everything regarding Nero had a spin. The real facts of what happened then are still up in the air. In fact, there's some evidence that Nero was actually well liked by the poor of Rome during the time of Tacitus' Annals, and that because he had powerful enemies they may have been motivated to tarnish his legacy. Likewise, there isn't a lot of evidence of Peter's execution at the upside-down cross, for whose death Nero is blamed. It's actually quite interesting, how ancient propaganda affects modern understandings of history. Especially when wrapped up in history's largest religion. Of course, I wouldn't put it past a *Caesar* to be a genocidal maniac, seeing as how that's what the original Caesar is known for. But, our understanding of Roman history is becoming more secular and evidence-based, and so a lot of the historical myths of Rome and even the idea of what Rome was seem to be changing.

[@brian_Austin27]

@@matthewoverstreet1267 if u knew what Christians did u wouldn't be mad at nero...looks at Jeanne D arc

[@mariomario1927]

Me: so you burned half of rome once ? Nero: *UMU* Me: well better burn all my history books

[@worldwanderer91]

I drew Nero and Altera twice in my first four 10-SQ rolls during Nero Festival and later on in the FGO game I got my third Nero to increase her NP to lvl 3/5. UMU! By drawing her in FGO gacha, I was made a Roman citizen

[@Tanner31904]

This comment is absolutely perfect, you mad lad. I wish I had your luck.

[@GnosisZX]

I got Nero alongside Gawain

[@epsyblue7714]

So I'm guessing if Nero we to meet these servants, she would: Have a crush on Atalanta, Start a rivalry with Heracles, and Probably be best friends with William Shakespeare.

[@otakudaikun]

Epsy Blue The Shakespeare thing would be funny.

[@johngreatfox1382]

Long Live UMU!!!

[@Spartarner117]

I hope Tamamo No Mae is next. We need the most foxiest wife in history.

[@otakudaikun]

I've gotta read her manga first. That said I'll be excited to do that one.

[@Spartarner117]

Great glad to hear it.

[@worldwanderer91]

+OtakuDaiKun Will you not be rolling FGO gacha for Tamamo-no-Mae?

[@jamaldavis831]

I'll be waiting.

[@MugenHeadNinja]

You mean Holo? :P

[@fangthefabulous1132]

I like that you chose the female Hakuno for this. Also, the end of Nero's chapter in Extella always hits me in the feels and I loved that you used that ending art from it.

[@drsatanrx]

Finally! A video of the true saber!

[@reddrag0nxd590]

drsatanrx why true saber ??

[@drsatanrx]

RedDrag0n XD because artoria is fucking trash and nero doesn't ever get the love and respect she deserves

[@dragoon2313]

true saber? but MHX is the true saber

[@drsatanrx]

a neko dragoon shame shes an assassin....

[@dragoon2313]

nah mate it ok she can kill sabers cuz thats what she is made to do

[@yanows05]

We all are her beloved citizens of Rome!

[@otakudaikun]

yanows05 That's an interesting political declaration.

[@semiautothanoscar9612]

Somebody toucha ny Spaghet

[@exileddoublep8929]

UMU this was very well done as always. UMU

[@susanelak3184]

I love the lore videos. You sure know your stuff, and you are a wonderful storyteller! Thank you!

[@BigHeadClan]

Love these videos thus far sir, keep up the good work!

[@louisgrayson3368]

You do a great job man! Please keep it up!

[@FranK-tg7ou]

I used to not like nero but I think after hearing her fate backstory I really loved her character

[@RothurThePaladin]

Awesome and enjoyable as always. UMU!

[@diablayukki]

Great job daikun love your videos keep it up~

[@soraadcaelum2428]

YES!!! Thanks OtakuDaiKun, this is my favorite character in the nasuverse. Umu!

[@josephcordova8553]

I really love these videos

[@citrus2153]

The intro is so damn lovely! Umu😍

[@fromeggman]

I can't help but wonder if by coincidence nasu made Nero a girl, because Caligula thought Nero in real life ( early on) was a girl? I do know why she's a girl in fate. They made her a look a like to artoria on purpose.

[@baylego]

Because Arthuria is the pinculum of beauty... Not really, Rin is best waifu

[@misdreavuscharizard4934]

fromeggman they made her resemble artoria to troll fate/ fans

[@ResearcherReasearchingResearch]

I don't think that they even thought of that coincidence with Caligula thinking that way when they designed Nero. The liked to gender bend characters and for Nero's case they wanted to be a troll about it too, hence Saberface Nero was born.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

baylego thats one reason for an avatar for Isthar :p

[@otakudaikun]

Misdreavus Charizard That's the best kind of troll.

[@pabloosset2533]

MY BELOVED EMPEROR! Wish she remembered our times at the Moon Cell, and came to my aid at Chaldea :=(. We will always have Extella tho.

[@fatelover9007]

Bask in the beauty of the glorious UMU!!

[@idolo2009]

Tyvm for your video always interesting and informative.

[@NaoThings]

That's a pretty tyrant, btw, Padoru, Padoru!

[@muhammadradityaprasetijo6082]

UMU! Thanks for this beautiful video :'v

[@Blue_Machine]

What I love most about Nero is the perfect job that Sakura Tange does to voice her. That range of vocal emotion in just one character is something you don't see very often. Compare to any Artoria and they will sound like the most boringly voiced characters.

[@otakudaikun]

BlueMachine I don't know why you'd compare her to Artoria. Their personalities are supposed to be opposites. But yes Nero's voice is phenomenal and it's wild hearing her voice Sakura from Card Captor Sakura.

[@Flaris]

Nice job with this. Still my favorite Saber in the franchise which has some pretty interesting characters. The story behind Nero is definitely one worth hearing. I find it interesting the personality she came through all of that with.

[@Dragonslayro]

Nero is my favorite servernt , and I love the female hakuno shipping I feel it's a lot better especially the cut scenes

[@nightslashprime9975]

After hearing about her life I find myself falling even more love with her then I all ready am thanks for doing these Fate Lore videos, And I will always love Nero, for the passion artistic person she is.

[@vastnulanokia403]

A video on best umu I mean best emperor, I mean Nero all around great singer JK. Automatic like and loved ^~^ thanks dai

[@kingofbel6499]

Ah Nero, my one and only Fate waifu ever since Fate/EXTRA was released. To me no other servant comes close to her. She is the embodiment of the perfect woman for me. I know the real life Nero was a man, and most probably nothing like our Fate Nero, but oh how I wish I had lived in her Rome, to watch her sing, fight and praise her as my beloved Empress. Or better yet, be her Master, or "Sousha" as she always says.

[@otakudaikun]

King Of Bel I love how she regards the player with such delight.

[@MrFloof-uy1qs]

UMU yes yes Praise me more!

[@AtelierGod]

Sorry it took so long to watch the video dai the free wi-if I was using crashed and I had to go to work. Good video and may the umu be with you!

[@Noizemaze4]

fuck I love this video, this make me like Nero more and more xD great job man keep up the good work !!

[@MaverickX578]

Yeaaaaah!!!!! Thanks man!!!! 😊😝

[@chaosgetsuga6114]

Anyone else feel like Nero and Tamamo are pretty similar to Aeka and Ryoko, in that they're eternal respected love rivals but also secretly best friends...and possibly into each other as well? X3

[@otakudaikun]

Ben Falconer What are they from?

[@BudgetMica]

Umu! This video is hook line and sinker. Thanks for uploading. Also can you please do lore of jeanne's arc.

[@shinju112]

Man the first route ending of nero's story in fate extella is so sad, to see her weeping is heart breaking.

[@flpsantoss]

I like how you start to talk about the lore of when they are servants

[@otakudaikun]

flpsantoss I love how their history plays into their actions as servants. For many it's a chance at redemption from tragedy.

[@flpsantoss]

OtakuDaiKun I wish you could do longer and more videos on the lore of the servants

[@bbchannel7888]

Thanks for UMU video bro.. plz do my boy Karna next.

[@mrfatalis]

The umu intensifies

[@gogozeppeli9267]

thats a sad story :(

[@utkarshsingh8090]

her story so dark but she cute as fuck

[@otakudaikun]

utkarsh singh That's Fate in a nutshell.

[@sentre-nox7413]

I was searching this for a school fking project and you did this to me

[@ghostagent3552]

I wonder how Nero would feel about this Nero

[@legolasackerman588]

Keep giving us more pleaaase

[@otakudaikun]

legolas ackerman I'm not about to stop.

[@spacepenguins8939]

Really looking forward to Fate/Extra: last encore (hopefully it’s a full series and not a movie)

[@otakudaikun]

Space Penguins That's the best outcome.

[@CloakofAuron]

Space Penguins As far as I know, it's a series. Last year, when Aniplex announced anime projects concerning the Fate series, I recall them saying that Apocrypha and Extra: Last Order were going to be series, while Fate/Grand Order and Heaven's Feel were to be movies. Speaking of F/GO, the next movie should be out next year, probably in spring.

[@KM-00]

First episode aired yesterday midnight (28th Jan). More to come. UMU!

[@mohamedrishwan8819]

its out and its crap

[@swordkingx4874]

Yep. I wish Nero's Master has been the female version instead of the guy.

[@jamaldavis831]

Nero is my love, Nero is my life. Btw i originally thought Mordred and Nero were the same. I only recently found out that they weren't...my bad☺

[@Falzar2142]

Jamal Davis are you sure. She is a back stabbing servant

[@jamaldavis831]

Heroic spirits are more that just servants. They're are (or once were) living people with traits and flaws. Im certain if she can convince me that im her master with command seals on my hand, i can convince her that's she is (or could be) a close friend.

[@Lh0000]

You see the difference between the two is that one is red saber, and the other one is saber OF red.

[@lukestarford7608]

Can’t wait for when you do mordred as well as Atalanta

[@otakudaikun]

Lukestar Ford Out of personal interest and competition, Mordred is actually next.

[@lukestarford7608]

OtakuDaiKun hell yeah

[@jamaldavis831]

Otakudaikun. Could you do Karna next.

[@blue6sub6remnant6]

Lancer of "Red" timeline or "Launcher" timeline?

[@jamaldavis831]

Laucher what?

[@zuser]

Both

[@omega4667]

I second this

[@TheBlaze22b]

blue6sub6remnant6 BOTH

[@benng4059]

Thank you.

[@JJtheSNKKid]

WHOO HOO!!! Red Saber!!! My favorite Servant and best Saber class I will everything single one of you on it!!!!! Thanks for doing Nero. I actually thought you would do a servant from Zero first and move from there. You know like do the main story then the side stuff.

[@otakudaikun]

JJtheSNKKid I'll be jumping all over the place now.

[@JJtheSNKKid]

That's cool. I'm looking forward to more of these Servant Lore videos; I love them.

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

Ah so you recognize Hakunon as the true Kishinami to be Nero's master~ I see you're a man of further culture

[@LeonGun8]

You have to remember though that it's separate servants. There's a Nero and a Tamamo (and an Altera of the Moon) who are all Hakuno's servants. And then we have a Nero and a Tamamo who have nothing to do with Hakuno and THOSE are the ones we got (Tamamo recalled memories of Hakuno but she makes it clear she's not THAT Tamamo).

[@brucekent1376]

Thanks! UMU!

[@Fragamitake]

UMU

[@johngreatfox1382]

Do the Origin of Jack the ripper and Nightingale Soon please cant wait hahahahaha

[@SuperAmaton]

sira baiprasert IF he does that he sure as hell (meant as a joke) should take into accout both Assassin and Berserker Jack the Ripper.

[@johngreatfox1382]

Of course my friend, everything he does is to make us all happy with his lore VDO, or any VDO for that matter.

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Considering we don't know about Jack the Ripper let alone two different versions of Jack thats everyones guess. Though I do feel sad for Assassin Jack in a collective way if not being a wraith.

[@SuperAmaton]

Manuel Fernandez ? Do you mean that we litteraly don't know about him as he has no identity or do you mean it as in you don't know about two versions? If it's the latter, he's a Berserker in Fate Strange Fake

[@MaxHDAvenger]

Shirou Tokisada Amakusa Kotomine mostly the Assassin Jack being the embodiment of the childern being abandoned. Berserker we just don't know and even he/she is looking for answers about himself/herself.

[@diamondmetal3062]

You know, given that controversial rulers are becoming heroic spirits, I wonder if they’ll put Akhenaten in at some point. I see a lot of potential with him, especially with Ozymandias who is credited with getting Egypt back on track after he died.

[@otakudaikun]

I'm not sure but the series has tons of creative potential.

[@son1cprogrammer]

Nice!

[@liamtheheroicgundamwarrior9752]

Holy shit! Nero’s past sounds very cruel for her to go through! I feel sorry for her! :(

[@thomasromero760]

Thank U!!!

[@johnbanks4402]

they loved her catchphrase, don't they?

[@Fanimati0n]

We all do, umu!

[@evanthompson7494]

Since the Halloween event has started you should do Elizabeth next.

[@uriahmedrano1757]

Nero Claudias is my favorite servant and my waifu I felt so sorry for Nero Her childhood is so harsh and she seemed to have had hard life Even so she smiled and continued to live her life. LONG LIVE THE RED UMU EMPEROR!❤🌷🌷🌷

[@TheMoistening]

Nero needs an alter version that's her tyrant self but still adorable and full of umu just slightly evil umu

[@otakudaikun]

The Jewgician Lol I'm surprised it's not already a thing.

[@thegardenofesim1174]

Good job UMU

[@monsterkingsolomon6829]

Finally Servant Lore From a Game I can Actually Play

[@LoboEye]

With the Moon Cell now in play, and Grand Order, Elizabeth Banthony needs her own video.

[@Archetype_Angel]

Advent Nebula I would love to as well, the downside is that there's not much about her before becoming the blood countess. Also would like to know where her dragon features come from (horms, tail and wings)

[@CloakofAuron]

I'm anticipating Tamamo next. :3

[@jasohu8078]

Yesssss UMU!

[@mylesmadhatter7323]

Please do Ishkandar next

[@DragonianDeity]

Not sure if beating all 3 storylines changes things, but I was saddened by Umbral Star’s ending for Nero (shown at 11:00). (Funny, I actually chose to be a female character, so that picture is accurate). I enjoy Neros’ way of thinking and vanity. She’s my number one Saber in FGO, and I am overjoyed that they made her a main character in Umbral Star and Last Encore. She lead a tragic life and tried to find her own joy in it, nothing wrong with that. UMU for Nero!

[@otakudaikun]

James Douglass Beating all 3 routes lands you a 4th one with a true ending.

[@DragonianDeity]

@@otakudaikun Figured. That ending was just hallow, so I'll eventually get back to that.

[@PaulNBlack]

Nice to see more of Nero's past, I actually never looked into Nasuverse Nero's lore, guess most of it comes from the EXTRA manga?? PS: Best waifu Tamamo when??

[@ChaoticTeen16]

Yay! This is now my favourite Episode solely because it's my waifu, Saber UMU!

[@lemastree]

Now that you made this please do Altera's as well

[@bishop6881]

Alter Master li I see a lot of people complaining about her but she's easily my favorite character in extella

[@otakudaikun]

Bishop Gale I too love Altera. Hers is way more complicated tho.

[@Ma121Hunter]

Umu~!

[@liamfaulds5884]

Umu finally best saber

[@blueorangeade712]

Nero is related to Saber in away based on history

[@otakudaikun]

Michael Osuagwu Either way that'd have to be one purebred saberface pedigree.

[@kiriekamui248]

Interesting. I saw you'd do Fate/Zero's servants. Well, I hope you will do FGO original characters because some of them are ignored while not deserving it (Arjuna and Rama for instance). It is a wish of mine to have FGO only or, servants mentionned in obscure fate materials (like Merlin, Scathach, Nobunaga, Okita for instance) to have more spotlight.

[@jacksonbowns1087]

Suddenly, everything makes sense. And then it is lost once more.

[@otakudaikun]

Are you referring to Last Encore? Thankfully that's an alternate timeline.

[@sirawesome]

UMU UMU UMU UMU

[@nichosgachas4979]

Where I can find the manga that appears at 8:51 ?? I really want to read it!

[@smellyuncle]

Where do you get the Fate Extra manga images?

[@mrgbf8891]

How about an episode about Tamamo?

[@fernandodelcastillo5994]

UMU!

[@thoschgold6436]

You know who comes next right? Mikon!

[@MrFloof-uy1qs]

UMU I APPROVE!!

[@boggsmckracken7796]

Needs more umu

[@trasonjones1102]

good

[@redthewifeyhunter4034]

I almost cried at the part where Nero killed herself.

[@mitchellalexander9162]

Tis the season for this to come out cause I just got Nero on a Story Draw in Grand Order while everybody's screaming about Tamamo-no-Bae! #SWAG

[@otakudaikun]

Mitchell Alexander Nice! I love my umu but I have too many Sabers for a balanced party.

[@sakuramiracles]

I cried at the sad bits and idk why

[@otakudaikun]

Danni Allan I care about her deeply, as much as I could a fictional character anyway.