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Beauty, pride, and strength. These three words make up most of who Fate/EXTRA's playable Saber is. She is incredibly proud, very emotionally strong, and values beauty above all else. These things aside, there is much, much more to the girl than is seen at first glance.
Saber can be rather cold and snappish when things aren't going the way she'd like for them to. A lot of this is due to her noble upbringing - as an emperor, she held an air of dominance and superiority at all times to keep her regal state present. As an emperor, she was actually incredibly popular with her people - not so much with her family or the Roman Senate, but her noble attitude was not one that was scorned by her subjects. She will also occasionally snap, insult, or make nasty quips with this regal bearing, making them sound much more over-bearing than they would normally. The snapping she does can also lead to "tsundere"-esque qualities, where she will get angry with the protagonist for paying too much attention to someone else, or even choosing to save someone without any consideration for how she'd feel about it herself. Her regal standing also makes up a large amount of her pride. For all the things she's done in her life, Saber states that, since she was true to herself the entire time, she wouldn't change a thing about her life. She has her regrets, but none are things she would ever hope to go back and erase. Considering how her life ended (or rather, how she ended her life), it goes to show just how much pride she takes in her own actions, regardless of what they are.
More or less, in the face of great amounts of opposition in her life, and even after having pushed a dagger into her own throat in her life before becoming the heroic spirit she now is, she has nothing but pride for her actions.
These things aside, Saber is an incredibly selfish person. Her definition of love is more or less a "give and take" sort of thing. She lavished her people with gifts and affection of all kinds, but never understood the love her people gave back to her, and therefore was never truly loved in her life. She also allowed herself every kind of pleasure in life - be it food, clothing, jewelery, or any other sort of item that could've existed in Rome of 50AD - 70AD. If the protagonist should use a large amount of items, for example, Saber will encourage continuing to do so a great deal. As said before, she also dislikes it when the protagonist pays more attention to others (such as Rani or Rin) than herself, which will often lead to her throwing a small fit of anger.
Lastly, there are two things Saber has immense love for - beauty, and the arts. For Saber, beauty is what is most important to her. When questioned about her gender, she states that, at her core, she is a maiden simply because of her high value toward beauty. This also leads to her stating that her ... "preferences" are "in the middle", and that she sees the value of beautiful boys and girls. That aside, she is a massive advocate of the arts. She engaged in every art form she could back her in time - painting, sculpting, acting, music, and much more. In fact, she said that she could rival the god Apollo with her skills - a bold statement, but not a surprising one for someone as prideful as Saber. When she speaks of this to the protagonist, she says that she does realize that this makes her a "jack of all trades" and that she was spreading herself too thinly, but she still saw herself as a master in the arts regardless. Her love for the arts also led to her creating a large auditorium, where she would invite her people to watch plays that she herself would preform in. People would leave in the middle of her performances, however, which led to her locking the people in the auditorium until all performances were finished.
As a small note, Saber is also a very small person. She acknowledges this, and knows that it will not change, but will become incredibly angry if "short" or "petite" were used to describe her. The same thing goes for anyone calling her a "princess" - she finds that to be an insult, as she is not only a grown woman, but an emperor.
Strengths:
Physical - Saber is very physically strong, despite her size and stature. Her strength is such that, even before becoming an heroic spirit, she was able to suffocate a lion using only her bare arms. She has immense skill with the sword, having slain many enemies while at incredibly low strength - especially at the start, where she had lost all of her power due to the protagonist summoning her through unorthodox methods.
Her skills are as follows:
Artillery Applause/Thunderous Applause: This is a flurry of sword slashes.
Fount of the Healer: This technique allows her to heal a small amount after breaking an enemies guard.
Fount of the Saint: This gives Saber a small strength boost.
Fount of Chronos: While guarding, this skill will stun an enemy that tries to attack her. (This will be disabled in Luceti, and will instead be considered a normal parry attack).
Emperor's Perogative: This allows Saber and her Master to gain more items after battles. (This will be disabled in Luceti for ... obvious reasons.)
Thrice Setting Sun: This move will allow Saber to revive once if she falls in battle.
Veil of Petals: Like Artillery Applause, this is also a flurry of sword slashes, though much more powerful.
Saber's Noble Phantasm is named Theater of the Deranged, which ignores the enemy's defenses, as well as weakens them. This move more or less functions as a realization of Saber's dreams, as it forces herself and the enemy into an enclosed area, made to look identical to the golden theater she built in her life. And like the theater, it also "locks" both her and the enemy in it for a short time. During this time, there is an extra attack available - Blossom of the Court, which also is a flurry of sword slashes.
Mental - She was taught by philosophers and was amongst the privileged members of Roman society, so (for her time) she is very well read and a quick thinker. She is also incredibly quick to pick up on bits of information, and seems to have a vast amount of knowledge on many myths, legends, and stories. Her abilities as a military strategist and emperor also add to her mental prowess, allowing her to easily pick apart a situation at a glance and decide the best method to go on.
Emotional - Saber can remain calm in nearly any situation. She is never shown panicking, never gets in over her head, and doesn't let her emotions get the best of her during dangerous situations. Because of this, she gives off an aura of being reliable, strong, and valiant - at least to the protagonist. As stated in her personality, she also holds no regrets to decisions she made while being true to herself, and has an immense amount of pride in everything she does. These sorts of things are never shaken for Saber.
Weaknesses:
Physical - Even though she is rather powerful, Saber is still small and gets out of breath quickly, something shown multiple times throughout the game. In life, and as a heroic spirit, she suffered from migraines brought on by hysteria (which she also suffered from in life), which also lowers her ability to concentrate, or in game terms, lowers her magic-based abilities. As she isn't a Caster, this isn't too much of a concern for her, but it is still a prevalent weakness.
Mental - As quick and learned as she is, some things will go right over Saber's head. When the NPC Archer uses sarcasm on her, she takes it seriously and thus responds as if his sarcasm were a serious statement. There are several matters that will go over her head because of how she takes things at face value.
Emotional - As strong as she is, Saber can be flustered by anyone who may heavily insult her or those she cares for. She will sometimes let her emotions take control and will try to take action when she really shouldn't (at one point, you have to make the decision to hold her back - not doing so ends with you missing out on valuable information on an enemy servant). Her biggest weakness, however, is her definition of love. The way she views love is incredibly selfish - she believes she should get things in return for everything she gives. Because of this view she has on love, she was never truly loved in return, which more or less lead to her downfall in life.