Nine Lives / Shooting Hundred Heads
(Nine Lives Blade Works
Nine Lives Blade Works, Nine Bullet Revolver)
The Noble Phantasm most trusted by the Heroic Spirit Heracles. The bow and arrows that destroyed the nine-headed serpent Hydra.
In ancient Greek mythology, even if Hydra's heads were cut off, they would grow back again. After Heracles killed Hydra with his bow and arrows, he could imitate that bow's ability even with a greatsword and push that method of attack to its utmost limit. However, because he had been driven mad, Berserker could not use this Noble Phantasm. If summoned in another class, Heracles would be able to reproduce this sword style, both bold and intricate.
In the HF route, when Shirou intercepted the blackened Berserker, this was the Noble Phantasm he projected by activating all twenty-seven Magic Circuits throughout his body.
Q: Berserker's Noble Phantasm, "Nine Lives," seems to take the form of a bow and arrows, but are there any distinguishing features to its form as a Noble Phantasm? Also, is "Nine Lives" as a skill one that unleashes nine powerful consecutive strikes at the same time? A: "Nine Lives" is less a single armament than a school or style. "Nine Lives" with a bow, "Nine Lives" with a sword, "Nine Lives" with a shield. To put it plainly, the impetus for creating this style was killing Hydra. At the time, he used a bow to annihilate a hundred heads simultaneously. (Translator's note: Hey, hey... since when did Hydra have 100 heads... wasn't his brother Ladon the hundred-headed dragon? You even called Hydra a nine-headed serpent earlier.) Q: What kind of skill is "Nine Lives" as used by Shirou in Sakura's route? A: The hero Heracles' Noble Phantasm "Nine Lives" is an all-purpose Noble Phantasm that can change form depending