How Accurate is FGO's Barghest?

How well does Fate/Grand Order portray Barghest, also known as Tam Lin Gawain and the Calamity of the Beast? How close is Barghest's in-game version to her mythological 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 accuracy to the source material. Was Barghest truly a being worthy of fear in both real and faerie Britain? 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 images created since the middle ages when the tales of Barghest first appeared, chiefly in the public domain.
Animated footage is from trailers for the game Fate/Grand Order by Aniplex and Lasengle, with the trailers made by A-1 Pictures.
Media not yet in public domain is cited by its original source in the top left corner whenever such media is used.

Music:
Black Prominence Tam Lin Gawain Battle
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack V
Keita Haga
2021
Disc 2, Track 8

Demonic Hound Calamity of Beast
Fate/Grand Order Original Soundtrack V
Keita Haga
2021
Disc 2, Track 19


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00:00 Intro
00:13 Class
00:40 Gender
01:10 Character Design
03:46 Skillset
07:05 Noble Phantasm
08:48 Craft Essence
09:36 Barghest Myths
10:28 FGO Characterization
13:43 Conclusion
14:47 Final Grade