

On the surface, red Saber (from _Fate/Extra_ ) and blue Saber (from _Fate/Stay
Night_ ) look almost identical.

Was it ever explained why they look so similar?

What noticeable differences do the two have, aside from their abilities and
attire?

![The Blue one](https://i.stack.imgur.com/AuHcO.png) ![The Red
One](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1Kpbw.png)


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Why do red Saber and blue Saber look so alike?


Saber is extremely popular character. They are just "milking franchise" with
character that looks similar to the original. And by having little different
personality, they make sure they gain interest of more people other than fans
of original Saber.


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On the [wiki-page for Red
Saber](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_%28Fate/Extra%29), there
is a little excerpt from a Q&A:

> Q: Why are Red Saber and Blue Saber so similar? Are they related?  
>  A: They are very different!  
>  They are different like Takashi Takeuchi and Arco Wada. Or like buckwheat
> noodles and udon. The model of King Arthur were said to be a fusion of two
> individuals, and one of them is the Roman general Artorius. I guess there
> are some relationships.


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If I remember correctly, Red Saber as is much more hot blooded and much less
proper, as compared to Normal Saber who is much more sedate and proper. Also,
Red Saber is much more haughty and acts less humble than Blue Saber. I don't
think that it's ever really explained why they look so similar, but the wiki
says they don't have any blood relations.

> Also, they are two different people, Red Saber is Nero while Blue Saber is
> Arturia.

If you look at the wiki you can see that they are both extremely different
despite their superficial similarities.

<http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_(Fate/Extra)>
<http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Saber_(Fate/stay_night)>


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@Templar627 makes an interesting distinction in his answer. Personality wise,
the _Fate/Extra_ Red Saber is more of a hedonist that does thing
overindulgently with much gusto (expressed by her somewhat lewd attire). In
the game dialogues and scenes, she is (implied to be) very openly bisexual
saying the only things she cares for is what is beautiful ("Beautiful young
boys are good. Beautiful young girls are better. My singular preference is
beauty!").

Red Saber can be loud and opinionated -- often butting into conversations,
throwing around advice, and insulting your enemies as she sees fit. Unlike her
blue counterpart, she is vain, boisterous, and arrogant and speaks with all
the regal proclamation of an arrogant ruler that is partially divine, not
unlike Gilgamesh.

If you consider Blue Saber to be a tsundere, Red Saber would be the complete
opposite. She bold (her attire shows off her cleavage and back/behind and
legs/leotard/panties) where the other is reserved, proud where the other is
humble.

Red Saber seems to be a bit shorter at 150cm tall, compared to the 154cm
stature of her Blue counterpart. However Red Saber is bustier (B83/W56/H82)
than her Blue counterpart (B73/W53/H76).

[![Red vs
Blue](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A9282.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/A9282.jpg)

In _Fate/Extra Material_ , Red Saber's backstory makes mention that her care
for diplomacy caused Britannia's relations in Rome to improve during later
years, essentially making her the person who built the opportunity for the
legend of King Arthur to be born. Perhaps why she Blue Saber looks so similar
to Red Saber is because her [legend/archetype was based off Red
Saber](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/4185/63).


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On [the wiki page that templar627
posted](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Playable_Saber_%28Fate/Extra%29#Development),
under the development subheading it says:

> She was made to look like Saber because they wanted to trick people into
> thinking they were the same character and surprise them upon actually
> playing the game.


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