Best Members of the Red Faction in Fate/Apocrypha

Moedred is best girl. I'd probably say Mordred is one of my favorite Servants in the entire adaptation. Particularly, her tomboyish personality is what makes me catch on to her. With a strong performance from Miyuki Sawashiro, this incarnation of Mordred is one tough cookie. Being able to take things head-on without hesitance, the Knight of Treachery is able to accomplish many feats throughout the anime, whether it be being able to survive Frankenstein's self-destructive Blasted Tree or with the help of Sisigou, deal a major blow to Semiramis before her death. In addition, her character dynamic with Sisigou is probably the most interesting one of them all with their mutual confident man-to-man relationship. Not to mention her past with Artoria is quite delved in upon occasionally at key moments in the anime. Would have been nice to see more of Mordred's past, but for what Mordred brings to the table, she's easily not only one of my favorite Fate/Apocrypha characters, but also one of my favorite characters in the Fate series.

"If that is your command. Know the mercy of the King of Gods. With this single strike, I shall inflict extinction. Indra, observe me. Be reduced to cinders, Vasavi Shakti! It was inevitable...” Put simply, Karna is truly a strong, heroic, and honorable Servant. For someone capable of taking on GILGAMESH of all people and someone who still wishes to save his Master even though his contract was broken with him, all these traits make Karna an admirable Hindu deity. Every moment of him on screen was just enjoyable to look at. Him duking it out with Siegfried, taking on Vlad III himself, and of course, let's not forget his Noble Phantasm Vasavi Shakti. Granted, the animation botched up the NP release a bit, but nonetheless, it was a spectacular sight to see. Overall, a wonderful Servant not only in Apocrypha, but also the whole Fate series as a whole.

A true hero, honestly, not only is the best servant in Apocrypha, also is one of the most overpower servants in all the Fate series, His Vasavi Shakti made by the gods and not exist in the Gates of Babilon, with his Noble Phantasms, his impenetrable armor (how made him inmortal too), his extremetly great combat skill, Karna is a wonderful servant to have in a holy grail war

Hmm, this guy's attire quite reminds me of one of the scrapped Servants for the Apocrypha source material (that Servant being Sakata Kintoki). Facts aside, I wouldn't have loved Mordred as much as I do now (though, I still love her a lot on her own merit) if it wasn't for her relationship with Sisigou. While most main character Master-Servant relationships with opposite genders usually turn out into romances, Mordred and Sisigou quite subvert that to an extent. You see, with both of their levels of confidence and determination, Sisigou and Mordred are more on a character dynamic equivalent to that of a bromance, if you ask me. Plus, Sisigou's appearance, voice, action, and strategies just scream all sorts of badass for a necromancer like him. It also helps that he has an extra layer of character to him being that his true wish for the Holy Grail is to bring back his adopted daughter. All in all, Sisigou is quite possibly my favorite Master from Fate/Apocrypha. It's no wonder lots of people wished he and Mordred were the main protagonists of Fate/Apocrypha instead of being shafted as tritagonists.

Fun fact: Achilles is voiced by Makoto Furukawa, the same guy who voices Saitama from One Punch Man. Don't be surprised when you see all sorts of One Punch Rider memes pop up. Especially more so once Achilles had his man-to-man fist fight with his teacher Chiron. Considering the anime doesn't play up his Historical Douchebag Moments, Achilles is quite the Friendly Bro character. And a strong one too with his chariot, shield, and sheer combat power capable of having him take on Chiron several times before ultimately winning against him in a fist fight One Punch Man style. And as stated earlier, he has quite a lovely sibling-like relationship with Atalanta. Got to give the guy some love when he tried to stop her from going down a path of corruption and shared a tearful Final Moment with her.

Ah, the calm and collected Greek female hunter Atalanta (at least until she assumes her Agrius Metamorphosis form...). While the anime doesn't delve into her more interesting motivations like challenging suitors to a foot race to the death or joining the Argonauts, what it does for using her backstory of being abandoned as a baby and being raised by Artemis (it's Fate, so don't expect this to be 100% historically accurate) gives us her likable and understandable motivation for wishing all children in the world to be loved. Again, a wish like that is nothing but admirable. And with this motivation, it quite makes up her character and how she impacts the later parts of the story, especially when Jeanne d'Arc exorcises Jack the Ripper and Atalanta begins her descent into darkness due to her wanting to save Jack rather than exorcise her. Hence, her Agrius Metamorphosis transformation... In addition, her sibling-like relationship with Achilles is none other than described as close and tight even for two Servants not related by blood.

Wow, who ever knew Shakespeare could have as much of an Awesome Ego as this Caster of Red incarnation of him? Seriously, EVERY moment he comes on screen is just fun to watch, what with his Large Ham and booming baritone given by Tetsu Inada. Blushing while proudly claiming he won't fight but write, being capable of creating illusions based on one's memories, AND EVEN GOING FAR AS TO BREAK THE FOURTH WALL FOR AN EPISODE PREVIEW; this guy's flamboyance is something to cherish every time he comes on screen! For someone of bronze rarity in FGO, he sure puts on a strong performance and is even capable of breaking Jeanne mentally with enough illusory manipulation. Man, I just love this guy.

Here comes the world's oldest poisoner! The Assyrian queen, Semiramis! This sexy Dominatrix displays quite a lot of deadly spells up her sleeves, even for someone who's an Assassin and not a Caster. From being able to summon the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to being capable of summoning one of Tiamat's offspring monstrosities is a feat quite astonishing especially for a mere Assassin like Semiramis herself. Also, she has a lot going for her with her surprisingly romantic relationship with Shirou Kotomine. Staying until the end to see to Amakusa Shirou's desire be carried out and still not betraying him after defeat, Semiramis is a worthwhile female Fate villain. Now if we can just have her be available for summoning in FGO. SEMIRAMIS WHEN?

Let's take our minds off of the Amakusa Shirou from the Shimosa chapter from the Epic of Remnant arc of FGO and focus on the original Apocrypha incarnation. And yes, this is NOT an alternate Shirou Emiya in a parallel universe, but rather, an entirely different being all around. While I know some people didn't think he was a good villain back then and maybe now (though I can't quite understand why), take into account his appearances in FGO and his motivation to save humanity and you've got yourself a pretty Well-Intentioned Extremist. Plus, he's got that thing with Semiramis going for him, if you know what I mean. Overall, he's not too bad of a Fate villain and I do see some merit in his motivations.

"Why does Berserker go berserk? " Easy. Because the Archer class is really made up of Archers! Oh, and people die when they are killed. Memes aside, while Spartacus gets the least focus as a Red Faction Servant, his little screen time is at least memorable in the short term. Whether you've played FGO with him in your party or seen him first in Apocrypha, his madness driven by his motivation to kill all he sees as oppressors is nothing short of crazy. And trust me, he's not one to be underestimated when it comes to controlling him. NEITHER faction was able to control him and it was up to Jeanne to deflect his self-destruct attack when he launched a colossal laser in a mutated abomination of his former self. Overall, a short-lived but crazy character.