Rider's initial Master was Sakura Matou however, she became the Servant of Shinji when Sakura, pressured by Shinji, yielded her Master's right to him. She is very logical and she doesn't act out of anger or instinct. She is very protective of Sakura and willing to sacrifice herself for Sakura's happiness. She is not openly talkative, and she prefers to analyze people and their actions. She is always faithful to her Master, even with Shinji acting in that role most of the time. Rider is silent, sultry, and vigilant, never hesitating to shield her Master from harm. The Fate/stay night universe also removes any references that the Gorgon sisters' hair were made out of living snakes, and thus Medusa and her sisters are depicted to have very long hair, instead of snake hair. As she died, Medusa realized that however poorly Stheno and Euryale treated her, she had treasured the time she spent with them, and would later consider those experiences as her fondest memories. Eventually, the demigod Perseus, equipped with five Noble Phantasms, proved capable enough to decapitate Medusa, ending her tortured and dismal life. Despite their teasing, Stheno and Euryale deeply loved their sister, and upon realizing they were responsible for her savagery, allowed Medusa to devour them. These fears, like the desires that gave birth to the Gorgons, distorted Medusa's appearance into the atrocious Gorgon of legend. Over the years, Medusa became eager to slaughter and ingest humans, which spread infamy about her as an icon of terror. This disgrace left Medusa bitter and spiteful of humans, her resentment intensifying as she killed invading men who lusted after her sisters. Jealous of the sisters' allure, Athena goaded the Gorgon's worshippers into attacking them, forcing the sisters to take refuge on the Shapeless Isle. At one point, Medusa was given a Pegasus as a gift from Poseidon. Because of these differences, she was bullied by her older sisters. Medusa was also cursed with Mystic Eyes, which transmute all living flesh under her gaze into stone, requiring her to wear a blindfold. All three Gorgons were blessed with beauty, but unlike her sisters, Medusa was mortal, and fated to grow older and taller over time. Medusa, along with her sisters, Stheno and Euryale, were born from the wishes of mankind for ideal goddesses, contrasting the flawed gods of Olympus. Her real name is Template:WPlink, the Template:WPlink from Greek mythology. Medusa in her Gorgon form facing Perseus.
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