Rider

“A king must live a life more vivid than any other and be figure for all to admire! The king is the one who collects the envy of all his heroes and stands as their guide! Therefore, the king is not alone! For his will equals that of all his followers combined!”

“Here, my armies once rode across the land. The place all the heroes who stood with me, through joy and sorrow, will never forget. I can make this world real because it still exists within our hearts! Behold my endless armies! Their bodies destroyed, and their souls offered to the world as Heroic Spirits. And still, these legendary heroes pledge their loyalty to me! My bond with them is my greatest treasure, my path of kingship! The ultimate Noble Phantasm that I, Iskandar, possess. Ionian Hetairoi!”

“I suppose having your name recorded in the history books is a form of immortality. But if that just means your name gets passed down for two thousand years and nothing else, I'd have preferred to have even a hundredth of that added to my actual life.”

“Indeed. I wanted to see Oceanus with my own eyes. Unfortunately, my dream never came true. Oceanus is still my final destination. A dream that never ends. Go ahead and laugh. Two thousand years later, and I still have the same dream. Every bit the fool as well. And so boy... a pact with a fellow idiot seems ideal.”

“Impossible, right? Compared to the enemy we're facing, you and I are the same, no more than dots! What's the point in comparing our heights? That is what makes this exciting! The smallest, the weakest - it doesn't matter! I should still wish to go and take over the world, with nothing more than my tiny dot of a body! Within my chest, beats the heart of the King of Conquerors!”

“When you someday find a way of life that you can truly be proud of, you'll be forced into your own battle whether you like it or not.”

“The inferiority you feel is actually the quality of a king. You may grumble a lot, but you know how small you are. And yet you still struggle to reach heights greater than you can imagine.”

“Using a simple method to accomplish something impressive, far outshines using a complex method to achieve the same thing.”

“The King lives to the fullest! He needs to live more fully than anyone else. He is a figure of admiration to his people!”

“Then you swear that, once I defeat an enemy, you will buy me pants?”

“Only a man brave enough to ride into battle at my side could ever be my Master. A coward lacking the courage to even show himself is nowhere close to being worthy!”

“Fail to strike the enemy once you know their location, and it'll be too late to even regret having missed the chance.”

“Rarely does one have the chance to exchange blows with heroes from another age. And with the chance to fight as many as six, I can't allow one of them to fall right now. Look at Saber and Lancer. Both are valiant warriors I would love to duel with. It'd be a pity to let either die.”

“A king without greed is even worse than a figurehead! Saber, you said you would become a martyr for your ideals. In life, you must have been a pure saint. A proud and noble figure, certainly. But who can truly admire the martyr's thorny path? Who dreams of such an ending? A king... The king must be greedier than any other. He must laugh louder and rage harder. He must exemplify the extreme of all things, good and evil. That is why his retainers envy and adore him. And why the flames of aspiration, to be as the king is, can burn within his people. Proud king of chivalry... The righteousness and ideals you bore may indeed have saved your nation once. However, I'm certain you know what became of those who were saved, but left to themselves. You saved them, but you never led them. You never showed them what a king should be. You abandoned your men when they lost their way. Then, alone and untroubled, you followed your own petty little ideals. Thus, you are no true king. You are only a little girl, enraptured by a false idol of the king who serves others, but not themselves.”

“Up until now, have you not faced the same enemies as I? That means you are my friend! So hold your chest high, and consider yourself my equal.”

“I shall grieve, and I shall weep. But I shall never regret.”

“Glory lies beyond the horizon. Challenge it because it is unreachable. Speak of conquest and demonstrate it.”

“Whatever you do, enjoy it to the fullest. That is the secret of life.”

“A cowardly thief would sneak away in the night; the King of Conquerors leaves with his loot amidst songs of victory!”

“Heroic Spirits... I want you to find a path to victory.”

“To win, but not destroy; to conquer, but not humiliate: That is what true conquest is!”