Richard I

The Lionheart King was a devout believer who occasionally committed acts that demonstrated a total lack of fear, even of God. He is neither an Alter nor an Alter Ego. This form, too, is merely a fragment of his true self, a mercurial monarch who experienced and embodied a multitude of emotions.

Height/Weight: 178cm, 66kg

Origin: History?

Region: Europe

Alignment: Lawful-Balanced

Sub-Attribute: Human

Gender: Male

His name, the essence of his soul, and the flames of purgatory have fused, transforming him into a literal lion king. While his form has grown considerably larger, it shares the same statistics with the original Spirit Origin that serves as his core.

He became a black lion because, having committed countless sins in life, he prayed to God to expose himself to the flames of purgatory until the end of the world. His incredible bravery, which earned him the name "Lionheart" led him to fear nothing, not screaming his resentment for God, nor prioritizing his own desires to trample over ethical barriers, nor taking thousands of prisoners and executing them with his own hands. The king was utterly without fear. He did not fear the flames of purification that burned up his soul, nor when he turned his army against his own father, nor when he killed innocent, defenseless people.

He did not even fear love.

Had he manifested with a Rider Spirit Origin, it would have been possible for him to have been consumed by his rage and hostility, the polar opposite of a Saber, and he would not have hesitated to embrace vice as a path to victory. In such a case, he would have become a conquering tyrant, pouring every last resource into war without the slightest hesitation. Had King Arthur and the Round Table, whom he idolized, appeared to stop him, he would have respectfully challenged them to war by bringing a thousand forms of tyranny to bear against them.

Even if his Spirit Origin was a Rider, he would have ultimately reached a state where he would burn in purgatory if the same conditions were met. In that sense, perhaps the very essence of Richard, regardless of Spirit Origin, makes him the very flames of purgatory himself.

Excalibur

Rank: D~A+

NP Type: Anti-Army

Range: 1-99

Maximum Targets: 1-1000

Ever-Distant Sword of Victory.

A certain Mystic obtained during his lifetime, born from his yearning for Arthurian legend and his life lived as heir to King Arthur's legacy. This power, combined with the legend that he named every weapon he wielded Excalibur, became a Noble Phantasm. Any weapon he wields, even the flames of purgatory, can be treated as Excalibur, though it will never reach the heights of the true sacred sword...not even if he were to grasp the genuine Excalibur. Normally a Noble Phantasm, it functions as a skill in this game.

『Utopie Purgatoire』

Rank: A

NP Type: Anti-Army

Range: 99

Maximum Targets: 1-999

Roar Like a Lion, Sing the Murmur of Purgatory.

Richard the Lionheart not only devised military strategies, but would also sometimes charge across the battlefield faster than anyone else despite his position as king. His reckless fighting style itself became a Noble Phantasm. The question of whether the lions that appear while enveloped in the flames of purgatory have any connection to the English royal coat of arms is something probably not even the king himself understands.

Or perhaps, like the coat of arms, he tamed three lions within his own heart.

Revealed after completing a certain quest.