Ten years have passed since young Waver Velvet entered
the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City and watched his friend and mentor die in
battle. Now, Waver has come to the
legendary Clock Tower in London. Here he
takes on the mantle of Lord El-Melloi II and begins teaching the next
generation of promising mages. But the
Clock Tower has its own fair share of secrets and threats that could put London
in danger. Not about to let that happen,
Waver teams up with a mysterious young girl named Gray and a pair of
hyperactive potential students to investigate mysterious magical happenings
around the city. Waver Velvet might’ve
lost the Holy Grail War, but his battle for redemption is only just beginning.
Another year, another spin off of the neverending
Fate/Stay Night franchise. This time,
instead of alternate realities covering The Matrix, Card Captor Sakura or an
all out battle royale, we go back to the central Fate/Stay Night timeline to
catch up with a character who has only appeared briefly outside of
Fate/Zero. That’s right, Waver Velvet is
all grown up and ready to bring a mish mash of Harry Potter and Constantine to
the Fate/Stay Night Universe.
One of the best highlights of Fate/Zero was Waver’s
relationship with his servant, Rider aka Iskandar. Waver grew from annoying, pompus protegee to
a young man worthy of standing alongside one of histories greatest heroes. Where he went after the events of Fate/Zero
was unanswered until his brief cameo at the end of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited
Blade Works, where we learned he’d become a teacher at the Clock Tower (and ill
admit, the first time I watched that show I didn’t even know it was him.). Picking up his story ten years after the
events of Fate/Zero (and presumably during or right before Fate/Stay Night),
Lord El-Melloi looks set to expand not just on what Waver’s become since his
Holy Grail War, but also the Clock Tower we’ve only glimpsed at in various
entries of the Fate franshise. This
place is supposed to be a more serious version of Hogwarts School for
Witchcraft and Wizardy, or at least it’s clear that in addition to the stuck up
staff, Waver isn’t taking any foolishness in his class, or at least bemoans
it. This place is where the best of the
best end up and leave from, where Rin Tohsaka and Shiro Emiya eventually travel
to for further training after various Fate/Stay Night routes. Im curious to see more about it’s inner
workings.
El-Melloi also has a fun cast backing Waver up. At the forefront is Gray, who’s supposed to
be Waver’s…servant?...assistant? Idk,
Episode Zero clearly doesn’t define what Waver and Gray’s relationship is
though I get the feeling it has something to do with either near death
experience or resurrection. Also, why
doesn’t Waver ever want to look at Gray’s face?
There’s also Flat and Svin, who I thought were twins at first, who have
a neat dynamic that tries to add some fun to Waver’s somber life. And what about Waver himself? He seems far more depressed than im sure
Rider probably wanted him to be. But
Waver seems fixated on the Holy Grail War that changed his life, specifically
the cool call back to Fate/Zero where he sees Rider’s doomed final charge
against Gilgamesh. Waver now tries to
play himself off as cynical but he’s not above freaking out in hilarious
fashion at various moments, proving that no matter how more mature and sullen
he tries to behave, Waver is still that kid from Fate/Zero we still love and
want to see grow more.
Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files: Rail Zeppelin Grace
note’s sneak peak episode shows a lot of promise. The show looks pretty (despite not being done
by Ufotable). The Clock Tower being at
the forefront of events is exciting and I want to learn more about Waver’s
supporting cast as much as the returning fan favorite himself. Flashback to Fate/Zero and young Waver add
important connective tissue to this Anime, especially since there’s no “Fate”
title attached to it. Yeah, ill give
this one a shot and see where it goes.
BTW I’m not calling Waver by his new teacher name, it’s too long and too
wordy (just like the title). Waver will always be Waver to me, fight me
Fate-Verse.
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