Talk:Camelot Chapter Release (US)/@comment-35109771-20180621122151/@comment-4802891-20180623092946

Hughfj is right. Alters are irregular forms of any given hero. It usually means "evil", as heroes are typically good guys, but not always, point and case being Okita Alter who is just "what if Okita Souji became a Counter Guardian".

So far we have experienced three cases : blackened heroes (Saber Alter), twisted summons (Cu Alter, Jeanne Alter) and alternative existence (Lancer Alter, Okita Alter, Emiya Alter). Some are blatantly evil, some are mindbroken and some are just so untrue to their legend/History they can't be the real thing.

...But I'm conflicted with Lancer Alter... she IS a real character in legends, being one of the Wild Hunt leaders, whereas Lancer Artoria IS the Nasuverse fan-fiction character.