Part 82: Cinderella Girl - Elizabeth - Part 1

Cinderella Girl - Elizabeth





Our first unaffiliated Servant (even though she was first introduced as being in Tamamo's employ), Elizabeth Bathory, otherwise known as Hungary's Blood Countess. Elizabeth was born in August 1560 and was a scion of the Bathory family, who owned land in what's now Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Married at an early age within noble families, her family was connected to the ruler of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and who was the prince of Transylvania. Her brother would end up a royal judge in Hungary (her kingdom was a constituent part of the Habsburg Empire), so by all accounts, this was a wealthy, well-connected young woman who was educated in three languages, given her own castle, and was generally on the road to being a valuable member of Hungary's aristocracy.

However, trouble began in 1602, when rumors began to swirl of Elizabeth's...peculiar activities within the halls of Čachtice Castle (also known as Csejte vára, which is the name Elizabeth uses in regards to her castle in this series), which Elizabeth had been gifted by her husband, Ferenc Nádasdy (as an aside, Elizabeth was married at 14, her husband was 19 at the time). The rumors around the country were that (mostly peasant) girls were brought into Csejte, and were never seen again. An investigation was ordered by the Hungarian king, Matthias II, and from there, the story begins to differ. According to the official story, the investigation discovered Elizabeth had killed at least dozens of young girls (lower end estimate being 36-37, highest is over 650), and had been arrested while caught in the act. The official count as far as Hungary is concerned is 80 girls met their end at the hands of Elizabeth. Allegations included her drinking blood, bathing in blood, dismemberment, and torturing anyone she could get hands on.

However, there's a lot of reason to be skeptical of the official story, and the exact number of victims is unknown, or even if she was guilty at all. Whatever the truth is, she was found guilty in 1611 of the murder of peasant girls and was almost going to be sentenced to death, but György Thurzó, the Palatine of Hungary (who led the investigation into her), argued successfully for house imprisonment for the rest of her days within the walls of her castle. Matthias ordered Elizabeth into solitary confinement, with Elizabeth finally passing away on August 22, 1614, alone and despised by the world.

Within the context of our beloved idol here, though, none of that matters to her, since this is the form of Elizabeth from before she became a serial killer (she's ~14 years old right now, right around when she was given her very own castle). As a Lancer, she represents the young Elizabeth: noble, pampered, spoiled, and craving for attention. The reason she wants to be an idol is because she expects and wants to be fawned over by all the little piggies (as she would say) of the world, and what better way than to be a famous pop star? Yeah, the understated thing with Elizabeth is she is usually completely out of her mind, her notions of morality being completely incomprehensible to anyone else (usually involves her lording over other folks, wanting people to worship her, and torturing them comes as natural as breathing to her). One thing about her that doesn't come up in this game is that, due to how she died, she is very claustrophobic and to her, dying is better than being locked up in a small space. Her dragon motif in this series, and the reason she fashions herself a dragon, is because the coat of arms of Elizabeth in real life prominently features a dragon and dragon teeth. Certain aspects of her life and legacy would inspire the story of the more famous Dracula, but I'll return to that next time.

As another aside, Elizabeth has the most outfits in this game: 2 DLC outfits (this and a cheerleader's costume), 3 alternate costumes, and her normal one. I like to think of this one as Elizabeth's lounging around costume. She had another in the JP version of this game, which quite sadly we never got. It's called the Dragon Magician Girl.








Elizabeth stage 1

That Holy Grail War thing, whatever it's called, it's over now, right? No more death games for the fate of the Moon Cell or whatever? I mean, I AM a Servant, but the Holy Grail War's not really my scene. I'm a priceless, irreplaceable idol. That's all anybody needs, right? Anyways, so the Holy Grail War ended, and SE.RA.PH ended up changing how everything was. I got that part. I mean, Saber's all excited, calling it "the new SE.RA.PH" or whatever, but it seems like it's all a bunch of chaos right now. Revolts, civil wars, crazy close-out sales... I mean, whatever you want to call it, everything's just super messed up. To get that name-brand bag you've had your eye on, and beat all your rivals to it-



Yes, I'll carve out my very own Blood Bath Kingdom! I'll make a dreamy nightmare land where my citizens would all happily spill their blood for my beauty! That's my dream! Pretty much ALL my dreams, they're all like that. But hey, even Father said that you can't have too many dreams in your heart. So that's why I did it. I went out and put on a solo concert...right in the middle of Saber's territories! ...But it flopped. I mean, Saber came in and made a total mess. I feel like...a lot's happened since then... But my mind's still made up. I can't be some shy little flower about it now! I've been the opening act for too long! It's time I really put the pedal to the metal! You think so too, right, little squirrel?

"Of course I agree with you, Elizabeth".

How romantic! Yes, I knew you'd say that! Right, I know where it all went wrong now. It was just one thing! A Regalia! I didn't have one! I couldn't be a top idol without that! Now that that's figured out, the rest is easy. I mean, I've got the power of the Umbral Star and everything, so the Regalia should come easy now, right? I'm not gonna let Saber play her little city-building games anymore. Everything in SE.RA.PH is going to be mine, my kingdom! It's all so great, isn't it, my little squirrel?

"Of course it is, Elizabeth" "You're amazing, Elizabeth" "By the way, that's the cutest tail ever."

Oh, what, you think I'm gonna be happy just because you tell me what I already know? I'm still gonna squeeze the mana out of you! You got that! I mean, yeah, a lot's happened, but since you ARE my Master now, you're gonna keep quiet and gimme your mana. Like a sacrificial pig. Well, okay, "sacrifice". I'm not actually gonna gut you like a chicken or anything. Except on the weekends.

"Thanks, Elizabeth, you're the best." "Right there with you every time, Elizabeth".

Do you even hear me? You just get yourself ready, 'cause I never said I wouldn't put your little digital brain in the digital iron maiden.

"Thanks Elizabeth, I'm looking forward to it." "We'll try as many times as we need to, Elizabeth".

W-Whatever. You can't butter me up that easily, you know. So you just give me all your mana! Until I get the Regalia! All of them!







Even at level 7, Tamamo's pathetic army doesn't stand a chance. She underestimates was a real dragon girl can do.



Elizabeth's attacks are just so cool! Her first launches uses her invincible dragon lance to ride forward into a crowd and sweep all the piggies along.



And of course, she would not be much of an invincible dragon girl without using her tail to punish anyone who doesn't understand her greatness. With the ability to swing her tail around even more to punish them further.



But what could an invincible idol be without making everyone fall in love with her? T lets the idol put on a show for everyone, spinning and twirling the dragon lance around while she can move around. Only she can do something like this!



An idol makes everyone fall for them. S S T makes everyone fall for her as it travels forward and captures everyone's heart.



One Sector captured! But an idol has to have everyone listening to her song. She won't stop until everyone hears her song.



An idol's dance has to make everyone fall in love.



Tamamo's plan is so pathetic. Makes me wonder why she even tries to stop Elizabeth.



Don't let up until everyone loves you. That's the motto of the invincible Elizabeth.



I don't think it's very idol-like to play backup singer... But it's important to protect your devoted fans.



Even someone who uses a Regalia to create piggies to save her can't stop Elizabeth. She's truly amazing. Even Karna and Medusa won't be able to help now.



More, more!





He does have a fancy spear, but it's no match for Elizabeth's speed and the power of a genuine dragon lance. Just torture him until he can't take it anymore!



Lightning... It shocks her tail too much. Stay away from it.



Uuu...this is why you need to make sure you know everyone who wants to be on the stage with you.



Of course. Who could stand against a dragon?



Anti-Hero Medusa... She specializes in anti-Servant combat, but that should be no match for range and speed.



I guess she was a little strong, but dragons are stronger than snakes.



Ow! Make sure you're careful about where our beloved idol lands after using her first special move.



Elizabeth's second special move is just great against those pain in the ass Plants. But then, all of her dances are great, right?







And speaking of wonderful special moves, the Iron Maiden she brought out can swallow up almost anything and spit them out. The screams are just perfect. It can be hard to hear them sometimes, but they are there, I'll have you know.



Now it's time for the main event.



Y-Your threats don't scare me! If-If you want my forgiveness, you better cry and beg!



The Regalia is strong, but Dark Eliza is strong, too. Don't let her get close with those gaudy rabbit feet, and even Tamamo should be no problem.[img]



Don't let her use her Noble Phantasm! That's just not fair.



Time to sing~















A perfect Noble Phantasm, naturally.



I mean, what else do you expect from a top idol?








Oh, I wouldn't dream of calling you a newt anymore. You're surely like an eldritch lord dragon, like a god of a far eastern sea, and I brazenly called you a newt! I simply didn't know my place. Oh, please forgive me, mighty lady Elizabeth...

*laugh* What is that even? I mean, look at you! You're so gross! You think you deserve a Regalia, Caster? I mean, that wasn't even all my power. Like, not even a tenth of my power even, and this is how you end up! I'm too strong! Viva la me! And also... Karna, I don't think you really appreciate how strong I am. I mean, a wimpy spear like that, and you couldn't even nick my tail? ...Ha, no, that's not right. Karna's spear is an Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm. It's actually super impressive. But... My allure was even better than that! Even an Anti-Divine Noble Phantasm couldn't touch my tial. Now I'm all set to take on the world!

It's exactly as you say. You are truly extraordinary, even more so than I thought you were before. I yield, Elizabeth. The sting of your tongue, the flood of your strength...you make the world tremble. Even the gods would envy you. You are surely the strongest Lancer. I am only a Laun... No, I am only Karna.

Thanks so much for cheering me on! If you're V-kei and all, you're not gonna overlap with my style, so I'll let you go on living! And you, Rider... Weren't you bragging about how you're totally used to fighting Servants? And now this is how you end up. Yeah, snakes are no good. Because they don't have any arms or legs or anything. Did you really think you could beat me? When you're that slow? With your big, fancy moves? Really? Did you reeally think so? Huh?

If you don't know about idols, and surely no one knows as much as Elizabeth, "V-kei" means "Visual kei", where a performer uses elaborate makeup, hairstyles, and costumes, in a manner similar to glam rock.

...I'm at a loss for words. You're perfect, Elizabeth. I would say that you are the strongest Anti-Hero.

Oh, Rider, you say such things. ...I'm sorry, maybe I was too hard on you. I won't call you "giant" or anything. You're not that big. Anyway, thanks for all your applause! You seem like you're kinda smart, so I'll keep you on as my secretary.

▂▂▃▃▅▅...

Oh, Berserker you don't have to say anything. I wouldn't even understand it if you did. Ok, so Caster? I've taken your Regalia once and for all. Do you want a receipt or anything?

Oh yes, please fit it upon your finger... Ah, the royal sparkle is truly meant for you... Oh, by the way, would you make that out to "the wandering Tamamo"?

Okay, let's see, T-a-m-a-m-o... By the way, what's up with you using your True Name as your signature anyways? Whatever. The "Conquest of SE.RA.PH tour, Part 1" is complete! All right, let's invade the next stage!