Talk:Vlad III (EXTRA)/@comment-5739199-20170101014817/@comment-24993958-20170109094747

Allow me to simultaneously destroy then support your theory with my A- skill in common sense.

As you pointed out and as stated in other sources, Innocent Monster gives servants extra skills and demerits; want to know what Protection from Faith is? A skill, meaning it’s not impossible he gained that through Innocent Monster. This is further emphasized by Apocrypha Vlad when summoned as a lancer, because unless he activates Legend of Dracula, he has no self personality altering skills or demerits.

However, Grand order has this nifty little thing called Bond Craft essence, that although fairly useless most of the time, gives us some interesting insight into our servants. Apo Vlad’s CE, Triumph of the Impailing Lord, is an obvious nod to Vlad’s war against Mehmed II, started around February of 1462. Vlad EXTRA’s CE however, Creed at the bottom of the earth, is a nod to him getting imprisoned by Matthias Corvinus for 14 years on some poorly backed up claims in hindsight, that he planned to ally with the Turks to invade Hungary, starting in November 1462.

Obviously none of this necessarily means anything but it is a simple and easy theory that can justify the existence of both Vlads within the Fate universe.One embodies his second rule when he was at his prime (Apo). The other embodies his final rule where one can reasonably expect his sanity to not be in the best mental health, after 14 years in prison over something most historians agree he had no plans on doing (EXTRA).