Talk:Camelot Chapter Release (US)/@comment-35109771-20180621122151/@comment-32576177-20180621150356

Its not quite the same.

The Alters are a corrupted form of a servant. For example, Saber Alter exists as a potential of Saber after being corrupted by Angra Mainyu. An Arturia who embraced the 'heartlessness' of a king as accused of by her people.

Whereas, for your example, Lancelot, actually went mad after Arturia's death, so his form as a Beserker was a reality within fate lore rather than a potential.

In this he is similar to Gille de Rais who was a knight originally, as seen by his saber class, but his love for Jeanne drove him down a path of blood after she was burned as a heretic.

This then ties in to another Atler, Jeanne Alter, who was the wish of Gilles de Rais. A potential of Jeanne had she embraced a different path.

At least, that is my understanding of the difference.