This article introduces a meme originating from "Fate/stay night".
- For information on methods of replenishing magical energy in fantasy works, see "replenish magical energy.」。
Mana TransferisTYPE-MOON's R18 game "Fate/stay night" and its derivative works.
Introduction
Refers to the actions taken by a Servant to replenish mana from their Master or other sources.
《Fate/stay night" protagonistShirou EmiyaDue to an incomplete summoning, his ServantSaberThe mana path between them was not connected, making him unable to provide mana like other Masters to maintain the Servant's manifestation and combat consumption. Additionally, Saber was unusually unable to take spirit form, so she could only maintain her mana by consuming large amounts of food daily. After using her Noble Phantasm once, Saber was clearly low on mana and in danger of disappearing at any time. In the original game, to fight a powerful enemy, Shirou and Saber decided to open a mana supply path to replenish a large amount of mana for Saber in a short time.
AtTYPE-MOON WorldIn [the series], the second element is the soul, and the third element is the spirit. Magical energy is divided into Mana (Greater Source) and Od (Lesser Source). Od is life force or vitality, the magical energy held by an individual, as opposed to Mana in the environment.
In the Holy Grail War, the mana for a Heroic Spirit's manifestation is provided by the Holy Grail, while maintaining that manifestation is primarily the Master's responsibility, though some existences satisfy this by devouring human souls. As spiritual bodies, Servants should use souls and spirits as nourishment to increase their strength, depriving others of Od. Rider and Caster, lacking Masters who could provide mana, repeatedly engaged in such behavior. After his contract was severed, Archer recovered his buried Mystic Codes and consumed the raw livers of wild beasts to restore Od. Gilgamesh utilized the suffering of the "human pigs" in the church basement to create a battery-like effect, extracting souls and spirits to maintain his manifestation for ten years.
In the Fate route's forest battle, Saber's team had no means of obtaining mana from external sources, so they and Saber used"exchange of bodily fluids"as a way to open the path and replenish mana. In this scene, the method of bodily fluid exchange was through both parties'
Just as in *Fate/stay night*Saber's popularity is much higher than other heroines, the fame of "mana replenishment" is also much higher than in other routes, to the point that people later began to refer to similar actions in other routes (such as Crest transfer), and even similar actions in other ACG works, as "mana replenishment".
(In fact, there are similar mana replenishment behaviors in other routes of *Fate/stay night*, such as Shirou and Rin in UBW. It should be said that "mana replenishment" is, to some extent, a setting used by the author to justify R18 scenes so they don't seem so abrupt.)
In its spin-off works, withClass Cardas the core,Chloethe mana needed for manifestation is obtained as Od from others, mainly Illya and Miyu, through methods such as kissing.
This meme originated in 2004 with the release of *Fate/stay night*, initially as slang among players; before this, "mana replenishment" or its abbreviation "mana refill" was originallyfantasyeveryday terminology for fans of such works and magic-class players in online games. Starting around the 2010s, as a relatively unambiguous euphemism for "doing it," its influence gradually expanded to the entire Chinese-speaking world.
Extended usage
- It can be used in anime and games when one of the main characters is injured and needs healing or has exhausted their mana and needs a refill (while also being full of hope to seeFanservicefeelings).
- Used when the atmosphere between a man and a woman is very ambiguous (while also being full of hope to seeFanservicefeelings).
- Actually, sucking blood would also work, but for the sake of the plot...Those who know, know
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