concretebadger:

tamamonomaes:

tamamonomaes:

I just learned that scathach is actually Scottish even though she’s a player in Irish mythology and this is the best fucking thing, been looking for a fellow Scot for ages PLEASE do Not take this away from me by telling me they made her Irish in fate

ANGRY SCOTTISH SCATHACH IS MY NEW FAVOURITE THING.

Holy hell, this is awesome. Just when I thought she couldn’t get any cooler…

“Hey Shirou, ya say lassies shouldnae fight? Thassa loada fucken pish. A cud kick yer skinny arse in five seconds flat, ya cheeky wee gobshite.”

@praevarumlucem

tainbocuailnge:

This post is incredibly long and can also be found here on google drive

Table of contents:

• Scathach’s power and how it caused her deathwish
• Scathach’s actual wish
• Scathach in relation to Cu
• Scathach in relation to Cu Alter
• Scathach and Cu’s relationship from here on
• Scathach in relation to Medb
• Scathach in relation to Bazett
• Summary
• Sources

Scathach didn’t actually have a very large role in the original Ulster cycle, and as a result a lot of what’s there in Fate is completely original content (not that Fate ever shied away from doing whatever the hell they want with mythology). The base points – her being Cu’s teacher and ruling the Land of Shadows – are still there, but they’re stretched and expanded upon to make into a fully fledged character that fits into the existing narrative.

Keep reading

@praevarumlucem