"His helmet was stifling, it narrowed his vision for he must see far." "His shield was heavy, threw him off balance for his target was far away" "the old ones saying that we spartans are descendants from Hercules himself" "Old Leonidas gave testament to our bloodline" "His roar is long and loud"
One of my favorites scenes from 300. That and watching Xerxes panic as he was wounded. Though I never noticed how much it fits this particular moment too.
As a greek man i want to appreciate that they included "Molon Labe". The 300 movie used its actual translation which is "Come and take them" so it's nice to see someone using the original war cry
Yup and "Thermopylae" instead of "hot gates" and "Heracles" instead of "Hercules" Those were really interesting choices ήταν πραγματικά εμπνευσμένη ιδέα
@@maritofuentes4690 Something like that. The Persian General told Leonidas to surrender his weapons and his respond was "Molon Labe" which means "Come and take them". He was basically saying "Make me surrender" showing that he was not going down without a fight
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Ushiwakamaru was the one who struck the first damage. In the game Leonidas didn't even damage her he just used his NP to deflect her heat lasers but unfortunately he admitted that his shield can only block physical attacks so he got petrified soon after.
In the Babylonia singularity, I actually used him in the last Gorgon boss-fight. The fact that her hit counts were so high means Leonidas could just spam his NP over and over without taking damage. Slapped Vessel of the Saint on him, used the Atlas Mystic Code, and he became the last man standing in that fight.
@@sampatkalyan3103 There was about 1200 hoplites in the last stand,the rest of the hoplites retreated due to a traitor revealing the secret passage way.
By the way, that spear throw gets stronger the more shields that are left. In other words, his weakest throw was still capable of piercing straight through what's arguably a divine spirit many times his strength while leaving a sizable hole.
@@lunerblade13 he was a man who use his head muscles as well as his body muscles. But in reality that’s just Spartan warfare in a nutshell, they were completely prepared to die if it meant their brother behind them would strike the killing blow. For them there was no greater honor.
That's just counter intuitive, an ability designed to block attacks by depleting shields, also weakens the counter attack because now it has less shields? It should be the opposite, less shield more damage
@@Joseph-mw2rl It's a recreation of the Battle of Thermopylae. There are 300 shields, each representing one of the 300 Spartans. The more that are left, the more that there are to counterattack, and thus the more power Leonidas gains. Each Noble Phantasm is a recreation of a Heroic Spirit's greatest achievement, with all the strengths and weaknesses that entails. A Noble Phantasm said to "slay all evil" would likely be very, *very* strong against enemies with the Evil alignment, but be significantly weaker against those who do not have that alignment.
Strictly it translates to “Come and Take” there’s no “it” I believe. It was his last words to the enemy king before battle. He was basically saying “Come and get me” in this usage.
DevilSlayer58 It was actually a response to Xerxes’ messengers, who told the Spartans to drop their spears. In response, Leonidas held down the Gates and said “Persians, come and take them.” It could also be the inspiration for one of the more commonly used taunts, “come and get it.”
I used that saying once when I was fighting a group of jerk's. I thought it was cool so I said. Than I proceeded to beat the every loving shit out of them.
@Jeffrey Herrera nah it's more like Tristan: Who are you?! Leonidas: hint 300! Tristan:FUCK ME I'M FIGHTING LEONIDAS?! IM FUCKING SCREWED *frantic harp noises*
The heroes of old are truly magnificent beyond words. Leonidas, he who stands. Iskandar, he who conquers. Gilgamesh, he who reigns. Romulus, he who builds.
I just want to mention one detail they add here when Leonidas helmet shatters he doesn't blink he shows no fear and defiantly stares Gorgon in the eyes till the end not once does he really break that gaze either. She may have killed him but in a battle of wills Gorgon lost.
Dreadful King i think the only ones that could beat Leonidas in a battle of wills is Heracles and gods like Zeus and Ares Edit: if them, but i mean the soartans worship those gods specifically i believe
@Social Injustice Goblin tell me any guy who survive gilgamesh enuma elish... i will w8 here.... and emiya shiro did not even allowed gilgamesh to use his enuma so that does not count.
“No retreat, no surrender, death on the battlefield is the greatest glory he could achieved in his life, Spartans the finest soldiers the world has ever known”
I have mad respect for this guy I cannot count the times he saved me from a possible defeat you know he is very reliable and important in the breakbar enemys. He and Georgios my favorite. I can't without them.
This was such an awesome moment. One that really made me happy that they made this into an anime. Such a cool final stand. Held his own, delivered a powerful strike, and named his foe before falling.
Same. I’m not seeing enough appreciation for that in the comments. The sound design in this anime is awesome. The thunderous slams of the spears are amazing.
Yeah dude this and ushiwakamaru scene was the best scenes which made my hair stand the sounds, background music and the unity and them trying to fight till their last breath oof
This is way more epic than in the game. The last stand of a Heroic Spirit who was in the most famous last stand ever should have gone down like this, not just petrifying after pulling a long-distance dash.
Man, I got tears in my eyes typing this. If y'all don't understand how epic this is. My man Leonidas has souls of men that are willing to STILL follow him, and FIGHT for him, after they are dead. If that doesn't prove to you how powerful honor is (it surpasses even death) I don't know what else to tell you.
The spear throw is actually the second part of Thermopylae Enomotia. It's a counter attack that's power is scaled against how many of the 300 shields are left.
There are not enough clips and reactions to this epic final stand of King Leonidas. This scene always brought tears to my eyes with his cathartic sacrifice.
What makes him even more badass here is that his Noble Phantasm is only effective against physical attacks and really falters under magic attacks. Meaning he stopped her attack with strength alone. Imagine if Leonidas had a crack at Medusa in our mythos.
Rest well, King of Sparta, for your actions led to a glorious future where the sons of Heracles are never forgotten and their sacrifice at Thermopolyae lives on in Legend and Song. For Sparta, For Ares, for The West. All know of the day when 300 sons of Greece were made immortal, not by Gods and Fate, but by their own hands and Hearts, now and forever.
This is just a 300 reference, leonidas helmet has that left slash from the movie, also the fact that his lance climbs to the heavens to kill a God, making (her) bleed. 👀 Hmmmm...... Sounds like 300 to me 🤔 and dying at the end.....
@Social Injustice Goblin Well, I prefer the version that Athena changed Medusa to make sure none can violate her priest again though that contradict with the goddess helping Perseus to finish her XD
In game, after Gorgon defeated Leonidas, she praised him for protecting them as an outstanding defender of humanity till his death and ordered to accept defeat as the protector himself was no match to her.
Just gonna point out he said Heracles and not Hercules, as it's the proper greek name for that Olympian god. Good on the creators of Fate for including this.
La frase Molon labe (en griego antiguo Μολὼν λαβέ, Molòn labé), cuyo significado es «Ven y tómalas», es una expresión clásica de desafío que, según Plutarco, Leónidas I pronunció antes de la batalla de las Termópilas ante la demanda del ejército aqueménida del rey persa Jerjes I de que depusieran sus armas. es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molon_labe#:~:text=La%20frase%20Molon%20labe%20(en,de%20que%20depusieran%20sus%20armas.
It just made me think, they need to upgrade his 1st skill/NP to have an enemy debuff when he's killed, both in reference to this and to his eventual end in real life, not landing a hit on Xerxes, but causing enough delay to make him reach his demise
