boat wrote:
I don't actually have a clue about any astolfo lore just know he gay as frick
I'm glad you asked, boat. I will proceed to somewhat derail this thread by telling you some Astolfo lore. Hopefully I do a good job and don't misinform too much.
Astolfo happens to be a so called "servant" of the Fate universe. You can think of servants as a manifestation of heroes or concepts from the conscious of humanity. Servants in the Fate universe are usually summoned by humans known as "Masters" to participate in what is essentially a battle royale called a Grail War.
Without going too much into detail about stuff outside of Astolfo; since Astolfo is a servant, he would be seen as a lot more powerful than a regular human. Servants tend to have various skills and abilities from the legends they partook in, most powerful of these, are the noble phantasms. One of the things that makes Astolfo stand out as a servant, is that Astolfo has a higher amount of noble phantasms than usual.
Servants are typically supposed to be at the peak of the historical figures legend, and their weaknesses and strengths may often be exaggerated as such.
Now over to Astolfo, to put it briefly, his strength and endurance is rather low for a servant, but he has a skill that increases his strength while causing damage to himself.
His luck is quite high, as might be obvious, and while he is what you could argue as "insane", this insanity grants him an intuition to know the right course of action even when he shouldn't.
I will spare you details for all his noble phantasms, and just mention one for now. He possesses a noble phantasm known as the Hippogriff, which allows him to summon a phantasmal beast that he can ride and charge at his enemies with. This charge pulverizes the enemies and would be an A rank physical attack. The hippogriff can also place itself in an inter-dimensional rift for a brief moment, allowing it to pass through every single attack. This would be very useful for fighting a Blåhaj, I'm almost certain!
Besides that, Astolfo is a cute and friendly person! He always considers the best for his friends, and is loyal to them to the end. So that is why I appreciate him as a character. What a great role model!
Ironically despite saying all this, I do not watch anime, and my main exposure to Astolfo is just games.