How Accurate is Fate's Scathach?

How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Scathach, Mentor to Cu Chulainn? How close is Scathach's in-game version to her mythical counterpart? In this video we delve into her character design, in-game skills, and characterization in order to determine that, followed up by giving it a grade in terms of its historical accuracy. Was Scathach truly a fearsome teacher who is so skilled at combat that she became unable to die? Find out here!

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Gameplay footage comes from the mobile game Fate/Grand Order.
Maps are from Google Maps or Wikimedia.
Artwork consists of Classical Pieces of Art created since the middle ages, chiefly works in the public domain from the 18th and 19th century.
Animated footage comes from the following sources: Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014-2015) by ufotable, trailers for the game Fate/Grand Order by Aniplex and Lasengle, with the trailers made by A-1 Pictures, and Fate/Grand Order: Final Singularity-Grand Temple of Time: Solomon (2021) by Cloverworks. Animated footage from these and other sources are labeled by their source in the top left corner whenever such footage or images are used.


Epic of Remnant
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack II
Keita Haga
2018
Disc 1, Track 1



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00:00 Intro
00:19 Class
01:00 Character Design
01:59 Skillset
04:17 Gae Bolg Alternative
07:03 Gate of Skye
08:32 Bond Craft Essence/Dun Scaith
10:06 Valentine's CE
10:24 The Legend of Scathach
16:04 Scathach in Fate
19:52 Conclusion
21:31 Final Grade