Contrary to her legendary image, Quetzalcoatl—also known as Rider, her Servant class as a Heroic Spirit—appears as a tall young woman with slightly curly blonde hair and striking emerald eyes. She dons traditional mayan attire, including a vibrant headdress adorned with vivid orange and green feathers.
The story behind how Quetzalcoatl became obsessed with lucha libre is surprisingly simple. During one of her summonings in a modern era, she happened upon a lucha libre match. The spectacle left such a profound impression on her that even her divine essence, seated among the gods, was moved—or so it’s believed.
One day in Chaldea’s cafeteria, Quetzalcoatl was rewatching pre-recorded CMLL (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre) shows on a television. She had cleverly slipped the recordings into the otherwise “boring” data logs and statistics of the singularities, available for any Master to view. Her enthusiastic cheers echoed through the halls, much to the amusement—and confusion—of others. Her favorite wrestler was a masked luchador named Místico. As the god of the wind and the Morning Star, Quetzalcoatl was captivated by the luchadores (or luchadoras for women), whose aerial maneuvers made them appear as though they truly had wings. The sight moved her deeply—she even shed tears of joy, overwhelmed by the beauty of this modern spectacle, as though glimpsing a distant future.
Thanks to her boundless curiosity and passion, Quetzalcoatl soon took up the mantle of a luchadora herself. Her transformation into a wrestling enthusiast was so complete, it became a defining trait—one rarely seen even among goddesses.
"¡Métele la Nelson! That’s right—do the Mística!, Si SI! Yucatán!!" Quetzalcoatl shouted with excitement as her favorite luchador executed his signature moves. A wide grin spread across her face, her feathered Mayan garments fluttering with each cheer—drawing puzzled stares from the other Servants in the cafeteria.