Talk:Artoria Pendragon (Lancer)/@comment-159.118.76.212-20180318214836/@comment-4333377-20180507173420

And yet, this was the form she was in when she would have died according to the legend. She only manifested as a Lancer because it was a spear that killed Mordred, then Mordred killed Arthur. So, without Avalon, she actually ages now, and no longer is invulnerable, so I'd say more armor is welcomed.

(That being said, in Stay Night, and the Episode Ending scene in Fate/Zero, we see Mordred and Arthur's final battle, depicting Saber wielding an ordinary spear/lance, depending on the version, and she still looks the same as she does when she's her normal "Saber" self. I guess when you do anime, you can do whatever you want with history.)