How Accurate is FGO's Roland?

How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Roland, the greatest of Charlemagne's Twelve Paladins? How close is Roland's in-game version to his historical and mythical counterpart? In this video we delve into his 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 Roland truly a noble and honorable warrior with an obsession for getting naked? 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.
Film footage comes from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) by New Line Cinema and WingNut Films. Footage from this source is labeled in the top left corner whenever such footage is used.


Rebellion
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack III
Keita Haga
2019
Disc 2, Track 5



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00:00 Intro
00:22 Class
00:40 Character Design
02:06 Skillset
04:37 Noble Phantasm
06:20 Craft Essence
07:19 Valentines' CE
08:08 The Historical Roland
10:07 The Song of Roland
15:02 Orlando Innamorato and Orlando Furioso
17:50 Fate/Grand Order
21:20 Conclusion
22:45 Final Grade