Attila the San(ta)

Look up at the sky.

Anyone making a wish on the holy night should be able to see it...

A rainbow streaks across the night sky, and a flock of sheep can be heard crying, "Baa."

Dressed in a...bold outfit, this adorable Santa has caught a little cold...

Her name is Attila the San(ta).

The Magister Militum of the West and sword princess who possesses the Crest of the Star has, after an admittedly peculiar quirk of fate, awakened to the role of Santa Claus. Though she is suffering her first ever bout of sickness (a mild fever), she is determined to be the reliable third Heroic Spirit of Christmas!

This time around, in accordance with the stories that made her famous, she commands an army of nomadic cavalry.

...At least, that was the idea. Somehow she ended up with an army of cute space-sheep. We don't get it, either...

Height/Weight: 160cm, 48kg

Origin: Merry Christmas in the Underworld

Region: Finland (she claims)

Alignment: Chaotic-Good

Sub-Attribute: Star

Gender: Female

The sheep she rides is named Zerco.

Her signature move is to do an impression of Elder Santa Claus.

*There is no Elder Santa Claus. Altera just made him up.

A fit, healthy body, a wholesome spirit, and

a naive...or, well, er, innocent personality is what put her in this position.

When all of Chaldea's staff collapsed from a mysterious fever, Attila the San(ta) was the only Servant still able to function. And so, she flew off riding her favorite sheep, Zerco, to save Chaldea and Christmas (hopefully in that order).

As Altera desired to learn firsthand whether "Christmas" was good civilization or not, she was more than happy to take on the role.

She changed into a splendid Santa outfit and dove right into the underworld with not a care in the world. Well, except...she was a little concerned that her Santa outfit made her cold, saying, "This outfit doesn't seem to cover me up as well as what I usually wear..."

Her personality hasn't changed much, but since she's a tad feverish, her judgment is maybe a little compromised and she's slightly more gullible than before. She also seems to be...cuter.

Because of (or thanks to) her fever, she's a lot less apt to start declaring things "bad civilization."

Normal Altera's personality is 90% soldier, and 10% child, but Santa Altera's personality is 40% soldier and 60% child.

Since, deep down, Altera is childish and romantic, she is both thrilled and nervous about taking the role of Santa Claus.

She refers to Master as "Fluffy Master." Probably because she sees them as both a reliable companion and a lovely sheep...or something.

She's convinced herself that she must be Santa Claus first, and Altera second, so she is gentler than usual.

To deliver the "important present" entrusted to her by the shining sheep, she relies on Master.

Magic Resistance: C

In consequence of being so much gentler, she is unable to counter claims of people who say that they received the wrong present. This somehow also makes her Magic Resistance weaker than when she is a Saber.

Riding Skill: EX

When she was chosen to be the Heroic Spirit of Christmas, Altera's powerful sense of duty flared to life. This both radically strengthened and altered her Riding Skill. Specifically, she became a sheepmaster.

The sight of her riding her famed horse...uh, that is, her famed sheep evokes images of the great and powerful king of the Huns who swept across the West... Err...well...sort of?

Civilization Encroachment: EX

A skill Altera triggers unconsciously. It makes whatever she has into the best thing for her in a given moment. "The best" in this case doesn't really mean "superior" though. It's really more about what Altera is into at the moment. And what she's into right now is...pretty clear.

The horses that should have been with her as her subordinates are sheep (well, sort of), and her Sword of the War God is now a (candy) Cane of the War God.

Gift of the Stars: B

A skill earned by playing the role of Santa Claus.

She gives presents to warm others' hearts.

While she wants to give out presents and make others happy, she is not so great at understanding what people want, and has an especially modest personality. As such, her skill rank is lower than Santa Alter (Altria)'s. Also the skill's name changed slightly for some reason.

Rainbow Candy: B

The star on top of the Christmas tree is called the Star of Bethlehem, and it is said to represent the birth of the Savior.

Being struck by Altera's (candy) cane is said to confer great blessings.

Crest of the Shiny Star: EX

This skill became what it was by combining the distinctive designs on Altera's body with the concept of Christmas.

With the powerful blessing it grants, Altera awakens her latent powers engraved within her Spirit Origin to activate her Santa Altera form, but only for three minutes!

A last resort super power-up that lasts only three turns.

Natural Body: -

When she became the Heroic Spirit of Christmas, the concept of winter was added to her Spirit Origin, and so she is no longer able to adjust her body temperature. As such, this skill unfortunately no longer works.

『Candy Star Photon Ray』

Rank: EX

NP Type: Anti-World

Range: 30-300

Maximum Targets: 1000

Rainbow of the Holy Night, Sword of the War God.

A new Noble Phantasm that was created when Altera's Sword of the War God changed into a candy cane.

Photon Ray can also be called Photon Ram.

Enjoy the beautiful, eternal circus of sheep under Altera's command.

This is actually a secret attempt on her part to compete with the Caster of Okeanos's piggy march Noble Phantasm, but we don't really have time to get into that right now.

Far away from the stone tomb...

No memories or records connect.

The great isolation she feels may still not be gone...

But the dreaming sheep streaks across the night sky like a rainbow.