There are plenty of anime that can be watched with kids, but the Fate series is not one of them. The series focuses on a competition called the Holy Grail War, which is a battle royal involving seven Servants who each get summoned by a human Magus. These Servants are attached to a specific Class, and they are all Heroic Spirits who have left their marks on history.

The series began in 2004 with the release of the Fate/stay night visual novel, and it has since spawned numerous timelines spread across games, anime, movies, and manga. Each war has Servants who are powerful in their own way, but there are certain characters who stand above all the rest in terms of overall strength.

14 Diarmuid Ua Duibhne

  • Appears In: Fate/Zero, Fate/Grand Order

Fate/Zero introduced fans to Diarmuid Ua Duibhne, a demigod from Irish mythology. For the most part, Diarmuid fought on equal ground against Saber, and unlike other Lancer-Class Servants, he used two spears in battle.

Diarmuid’s spears are his Noble Phantasms, and Gae Buidhe is arguably the more troublesome one because any wounds it inflicts cannot be healed. Gae Dearg is capable of piercing through mana, which means that most magical defenses are useless against it. He keeps both spears tightly wrapped, and he needs to unwrap them in order to use their abilities.

13 Alexander The Great

  • Appears In: Fate/Zero

Alexander the Great is one of the most well-known figures in history, and he was summoned as the Rider-Class Servant in Fate/Zero. Thanks to all of his great deeds, Alexander is considered to be a Top Servant, and he wields the Sword of the Kupriotes, which he uses to invoke his Noble Phantasms.

One Noble Phantasm summons a chariot with a pair of armored bulls. These bulls can deal significant damage, and the lightning produced by the chariot is said to be from Zeus himself. His second Noble Phantasm is his true trump card, as it is capable of going up against Gilgamesh’s Gate of Babylon. Ionioi Hetairoi creates an endless desert where tens of thousands of soldiers appear to fight alongside their beloved king.

12 Atalanta

  • Appears In: Fate/Apocrypha

Atalanta is a Greek heroine and huntress, which explains why she was the Red Faction’s Archer in Fate/Apocrypha. Her weapon of choice is Auropolos: Bow of Heaven, a celestial bow that was given to her by the Gods. When she draws her bow to its limit, she can release an arrow that travels at the speed of sound.

She can use two Noble Phantasms, including Phoebus Catastrophe-which allows her to call down a rain of arrows that will damage every enemy in sight. Her second Noble Phantasm is cursed, and it is called, Agrius Metamorphosis. This ability gives her the power of a monstrous beast, and she becomes as powerful as a Ruler-Class Servant.

11 Chiron

There are a handful of anime characters that even God of War’s Kratos cannot beat, but Chiron is not one of them because he is based on the famous centaur from Greek mythology. Chiron is one of the Archer-class Servants in Fate/Apocrypha, and he is capable of firing precise arrows that travel faster than the speed of sound. He can fire up to three arrows at once, with each containing as much destructive magical energy as possible. His Noble Phantasm is Antares Snipe, which fires a literal shooting star at his opponent. This attack can track its target, but its destructive power is limited, which is why he needs to guarantee a one-shot kill.

10 Lancelot

Fate/Zero may not be recognized as one of the best anime from the 2010s, but it certainly deserves to be in the conversation. The Berserker-class Servant in this iteration of the Holy Grail War was Lancelot, the strongest knight of King Arthur’s Round Table.

Lancelot has three Noble Phantasms, including one which engulfs his body in a black fog that obscures his identity and abilities. The second allows him to turn anything in his hands into a weapon, including weapons generated by other servants. He can also create a Divine Construct which is almost as powerful as Excalibur.

9 Vlad III

Castlevania is one of the best anime series on Netflix, and the only thing it has in common with the Fate series is Dracula. The legendary vampire appears in Fate/Apocrypha as Vlad III, the Lancer of the Black Faction, and he is at his strongest when he is in Transylvania. Vlad is strong enough to take on Heroes who were considered Gods, and his main Noble Phantasm allows him to produce up to 20,000 pikes over a 1-kilometer range. When he becomes Dracula, all of his physical abilities get amplified, and he gains an incredible healing factor. It took multiple servants to take this vampire down.

8 Hercules

  • Appears In: Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Anime & Movie

There are two versions of the 5th Holy Grail War, and Hercules is the Berserker-class Servant in both of them. He is regarded as the greatest Hero in Greek mythology, and his incredible physical strength can be attributed to his Demi-God status. This Servant is incredibly tall and statue-like, and he charges into battle while wielding a massive axe-sword. His Noble Phantasm is truly troublesome, as it allows him to resurrect 11 times before he finally dies, and his master is capable of replenishing those lives over time.

7 King Arthur

  • Appears In: Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Anime & Movie, Fate/Zero, Fate/Apocrypha

Fate/Zero has one of the best anime openings of all time, and it gives a lot of character development to the series’ most recognizable Hero, King Arthur. Arthur appears as Artoria Pendragon, and thanks to the legendary Excalibur, she is arguably the strongest Saber-class Servant.

Arthur’s armor can nullify any non-S-rank magical attack, but her sword is the true source of her power. Her first Noble Phantasm conceals Excalibur as invisible air, an act which gives her an incredible advantage in hand-to-hand combat. Her second Noble Phantasm reveals Excalibur, and she can fire a powerful beam of light from its tip. This beam destroys anything in its path.

6 Solomon/Goetia

  • Appears In: Fate/Grand Order

Not a single entry in the Fate series can be considered a magical girl anime, but it does feature plenty of magical Servants. Solomon is a Caster-class Hero who participated in the First Holy Grail War of the Fate/Grand Order timeline, and he is considered to be the king of all magecraft. Solomon qualifies as a Grand Caster, which puts him above all other Servants in terms of power. He can summon beings to aid him, and he possesses clairvoyance. One of his Noble Phantasms exists outside of reality, and he is immortal while inside of it. Another Noble Phantasm casts millions of light beams which are capable of destroying humanity.

5 Achilles

Achilles is the Rider-class Servant for the Red Faction in Fate/Apocrypha, and he qualified as a Heroic Spirit because of the fame he amassed during the Trojan Wars. He was blessed by Gods and trained by Chiron, and he is also regarded as one of the fastest Heroes in history. His skill with a lance is virtually unmatched, and he possesses several Noble Phantasms, including one which turns every part of his body immortal. His heel is not protected by this ability though. His lance creates an arena that exists outside of time, and it forces his opponent to fight him in a one-on-one battle. His trump card is a shield which can block nearly any attack.

4 Karna

Karna served the Red Faction in Fate/Apocrypha, and he is by far the strongest Lancer-class Servant in the series. He is the son of the Sun God, Surya, making him one of the greatest Heroes in Indian mythology, and his combat skills allow him to take on multiple Servants at once without any trouble. Karna’s armor is a Noble Phantasm that can protect him from very powerful attacks, and when it comes to offense, he can harness the power of the sun. His greatest attack is called, Vasavi Shakti, and it requires him to sacrifice his armor. When this is done, he can fire a spear of light that is capable of killing a God.

3 Jeanne d’Arc

  • Appears In:
  • Fate/Apocrypha
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  • Fate/Zero & Fate/Grand Order

A Ruler-class servant is a Heroic Spirit who is summoned to preside over Holy Grail Wars, and that was Jeanne d’Arc’s role in Fate/Apocrypha. She was also one of the servants summoned in Fate/Grand Order. As a Ruler, Jeanne is strong against every other servant, and she has a number of magical abilities.

Jeanne possesses magic resistance, and God’s Resolution-which gives her a pair of command seals for each servant participating in the Holy Grail War. She can use two powerful Noble Phantasms, including Luminosité Eternelle which converts her magic resistance into a defense that blocks all physical attacks. Jeanne’s second Noble Phantasm crystalizes her mental landscape into a flaming sword that can destroy anything in existence in exchange for her life.

2 Enkidu

  • Appears In: Fate/Zero & Fate/Grand Order

Enkidu started off as a piece of clay that was molded by the Gods, and they went on to become Gilgamesh’s only friend. They are the “False” Lancer-class Servant in Fate/strange Fake, and they are the strongest god-made human because Aruru, the goddess of creation, poured all of her magical power into them.

In terms of combat strength, Enkidu is equal to Gilgamesh, even though they have the power to transform all of creation. Its Noble Phantasm is called, Age of Babylon, and it allows them to create immaculate weapons made from clay. This is the only Noble Phantasm that matches Gilgamesh’s Gate of Babylon.

1 Gilgamesh

  • Appears In: Fate/Stay Night, Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Anime & Movie, Fate/Zero, & Fate/Grand Order

Gilgamesh has appeared in multiple Holy Grail Wars, and he is by far the strongest Archer-class Servant in the series. He is a demi-god who ruled over ancient Mesopotamia, and he is considered to be history’s first Hero and the origin of all other Heroic myths. He is considered the strongest Heroic Spirit, and the main source of his power is his Noble Phantasm, Gate of Babylon. It allows him to access all of the treasures he has gathered from across the world, including mythical weapons that eventually get used by other Heroes. His trump card is a sword called, Ea, which can distort reality and destroy anything in its path.