#fate route

[truelyswoony]

“You there mongrel, I give you candy.” -Gilgamesh 🥺 he’s such a grandma

[aokozaki]

Fate/Stay Night (2004) - Fate Route

[brave-symphonia]

Shirou: I see. I guess there's nothing for it, huh? Kiritsugu: Ha. yeah. There really isn't. Kiritsugu gave a set reply. So of course my own words were decided as well. Shirou: Yeah, since you can't do it, I'll become one in your place. You've already grown up so it's impossible for you, but if I do it, it should be fine. Leave your dream to me. Before I could finish with that, my dad smiled. It was a face that said he didn't need to hear the rest. Emiya Kiritsugu took in a long breath that said 'I see', Kiritsugu: Yeah-thank you. he quietly closed his eyes, and with that, he never woke up again.

Oh, Kerry.

What have you done to your son.

I honestly don't want to put too much blame on him, I think you can give him a bit of the benefit of the doubt here.

Like, he was just sharing how he had idealistic dreams as a kid, but that those became impossible for him as he got older, and felt happy at the idea of his son trying to live idealistically.

I don't think he realized just how big of an effect this would have on Shirou, just how much this conversation would break him.

Although, him dying in this scene really didn't help matters, like that makes it so much more impactful. Which is a part of the reason I'm still upset at the anime being a bit unclear about that detail.

[gainaxvel3o]

Given how much Archer hates Shirou, how much of an aneurysm would he get if he saw the Realta Nua ending where Shirou and Saber live in eternal bliss in their own bubble outside of space and time?

Archer: I'm going to extra stab him next time I'm summoned.

[lilshironeko]

patreon poll winner: Saber

[votestaynight]

6th day "BLADE" (scene 3)

―――I'll attack. If there is a Master at the Ryudou Temple and they are sucking magical energy out of people, then I should stop it as quickly as possible.

"I agree with Saber. I don't want to be the attacker, but it depends on the enemy. We should go to Ryudou Temple right away, to see what kind of a Master this person is."

"Then let us go, Shirou. I am glad you are being proactive." "…I see. If that's your decision, there's nothing for me to say. Just be careful."

"Tohsaka?" "I'm going to rest. I'm not interested in a fight we've no chance of winning. If you don't come back tomorrow, I'll go and collect your remains since we're cooperating."

"What's with her? Saying such ominous things." "That must be Rin's way of warning us. There will be defenses against outside enemies at Ryudou Temple. We will have to pass through enemy traps and beat the Master." "…Mm. Well, that's true, but…"

It's true that I'm not enthusiastic about beating this Master. I only want to know who the Master at Ryudou Temple is and what their motives are. Battle might be avoidable, and we'll retreat if things get dangerous.

…That's right. I won't let her look like that again. If I judge that it's dangerous, we'll retreat immediately. Even if Saber doesn't want to, I'll have to forcefully pull her back and bring her home―――

The clouds are moving fast. There is a strong wind way up in the sky.

"Master, it is almost midnight." "…Yeah. The town's fallen asleep. It's a good time to head out."

I nod, picking up my shinai bag. Inside is a wooden sword I found in the shed. It's not promising equipment for fighting against a Servant, but it should withstand at least one blow if strengthened successfully.

"Saber. We're just going to the Ryudou Temple to check things out. It's enough if we can find out what kind of person the Master is and which class of Servant it has. There's no need to start a fight ourselves."

"…I understand. But if the enemy desires a battle and if I judge that you are in danger, that will not be the case. As long as we are proceeding into enemy territory, I want you to be prepared for the death on either side."

The death on one side. The scale of fate is divided between the Master at the Ryudou Temple and us, the intruders. The scale is balanced now, but it might tilt towards one side or the other in a few hours―――

We go west from the intersection and run through the empty road. Ryudou Temple is in the opposite direction from the developed Shinto, at the end of the winding mountain path.

"―――――" A long set of stairs. The road leading up to the remarkably tall mountain in Fuyuki City is engulfed in ominous darkness.

"…Saber. Can you feel the presence of the Servant…?" "――Yes. I cannot perceive it precisely, but I can certainly feel a Servant's presence." It may be the effect of the boundary field on the Ryudou Temple, but it seems Saber's perceptive abilities have deteriorated.

"――This is not a good wind. This place was an ominous place last time, but it is worse now. …Shirou, please do not leave my side even for a moment." "……" I answer with a nod and start up the stone steps.

The air is tense. The forest submerged in the black of night is trembling with sounds. "―――" With every step, a bad premonition settles into my back.

…The temple gates can be seen now. Nothing has happened yet. There's no sign of the enemy, and the temple gates are open as if inviting us in.

"Shirou, please stop." "…! An enemy, Saber?" "Yes. But it is not a Servant. The presence is too weak. It probably is a familiar for surveillance. We can ignore it, but―――"

There must be something wrong about it. Saber makes a troubled expression and glares at the temple gates a few steps away.

"…Saber? Is something wrong…?" "…I do not know. I cannot tell if this chill is because of the familiar or if it is the presence of the one protecting this temple gate. There was some kind of a watcher at the gate, but it seems to be absent now. …I do not want to admit it, but I consider that fact fortunate. It would be good not to confront the one protecting this gate."

"―――There was a watcher here, but it's not here now…?" "Yes. They already know we are here. There are two reasons the watcher would depart in spite of that. Which do you think it is, Shirou?"

"―――" …To hide from us, or to let us inside so we won't be able to get away. …Either way, there will be no more progress unless we go in.

"…I definitely think it's a trap. Saber, can you tell what's going on inside from here?" "No. I can only determine that there is some sign of a Servant in there."

"…I see. I guess we won't know anything until we go inside." Saber nods.

"―――Let's go. No matter what they do to us, nothing will happen until we see their faces." I approach the temple gate with Saber.

For a moment, the moon is covered by clouds. ―――My vision is engulfed in darkness. "…Huh?" In it, I think――I see a beautiful snake within the trees.

"――Hold on, Saber-" I stop Saber who is trying to go through the temple gate. "Shirou?" Her golden hair turns around. But that's-

"Enforced transference…!? Impossible! Transference magic in this age――I see, Caster…!" Saber's figure is distorted. What kind of magic is this? Saber is distorted like a mirage and like that――― "This is bad! Pull back, Saber…! Your body is fading away…!" "No, Shirou…! It is you that is being transported…! Please take my hand quickly…!" "…!?" Transportation…!? "Shirou, please give me your hand…! You will be pulled―――" Saber charges forward to grab my hand. At that moment…. "Kuh, uh―――!?" …The figure of a Servant knocks her away from the side. "You have let your guard down, Saber. Your powerful magic resistance was harmful. If you weren't so powerful, you would have been able to protect him." "What? A Servant…!" Silver armor and black cloth collide. Saber and Rider. The two confront each other on top of the stone paving and… "Wha―――Saber, Saber…!" My existence is pulled out of the third dimension, goes through many dimensions, and is dropped back into my original dimension. "Ah―――Ugu…!" The blood in my body runs backwards. For an instant, my organs go inside out and the sickness is as if I'm another living thing―――

"Oh. I tried to hook a dragon, but I only caught a small fish in my net." "…!" I turn to face the presence behind me.

"Guh…!" There's no time to check who it is. I swing my wooden sword, still in the bag, behind me.

"[aero]" "Oh―――――" ――I'm blown away. I'm struck on the right side of my chest, and I fall into the water.

"Hu――h?" …The water surface is dyed red. My body――the right side of my chest is gone as if engulfed by a huge electrical fan.

"Stupid boy. To come to my temple with such rubbish magic resistance. It seems Saber too wasn't fortunate with her Master."

"―――" …The purple robe sneers. I feel dizzy―――I have to stand up quickly and take Saber's hand, but I feel dizzy, and my body…

"Are you worried about Saber…? Don't worry, I'll take her. I need her Noble Phantasm to beat Berserker. You will die here, but she will continue her life as my slave."

"――――…Ah." ――I can't find strength anywhere. Blood. There's no blood left in my body, and I can't keep my consciousness―――

"Goodbye, boy. With such weak abilities, you have no value even as a slave――but I shall use your Command Spells effectively."

The bent dagger cuts my left arm off. …In the black water… Only the movement of the clouds swallowing the moon is burned into my motionless eyeballs――

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TAIGA DOJO

Taiga: You thoughtless Shirou!

Ilya: Thoughtless Shirou!!

Taiga: What are you doing when her wound hasn't even healed yet? You just became a Master, so you should train yourself a bit more!

Ilya: That's right. It can't be helped if you're killed by me, but being killed by that fox isn't cool. Hurry back to the previous choice and stay home tonight.

Taiga: That's right. Make sure to properly consider your actions next time. ―――Well. Tiger Dojo, the support for all those who reach dead ends because of mistakes, is entering its third session already. I think you people are getting used to this dojo, but…

Ilya But? What is it, Taiga? Are you hinting at something? Is there something you want to say?

Taiga: …Yes. Actually, I think everyone's starting to wonder by now as well.

Ilya: Wonder?

Taiga: Well, then I'll say it but――― Isn't that buruma too direct!!!!!!?

Ilya: Huh? But this is a dojo, right? I'm in my gym uniform because we're going to be working out.

Taiga: …I see. So that's the reason, huh? That's certainly logical. I thought it was a scheme of a mischievous girl trying to steal away the few spotlights I have.

Ilya: You're thinking too much, Taiga. After all, we're on a completely different level. I don't even need to change into my best clothes.

Taiga: You're right! We're treated differently, so there's isn't even a need to compete. Thank God. We're best friends forever. The gym uniform is a sign of vitality, so I'll allow Ilya-chan to keep wearing it!

Ilya: Of course. Well, you can thank me for not being in a maid costume or a school swimsuit. Actually, I was supposed to appear in a different costume every time.

Taiga: Wow. An obvious difference in our treatment. Heh, I'm not vexed. The idea was discarded after all, so you're treated the same way as I am. …But I'm a bit curious. What kind of costumes were you planning to wear?

Ilya: Um, things like male school uniform, kamakura style, my adult version, snowman, apron, kimono, G*rman army officer's uniform… There were forty different costumes!

Taiga: Guaaaaa! That's enough! Such blessed love is too hateful! But it's a bit disappointing since I wanted to see the officer uniform.

Ilya: Yeah. I don't think it's good to take back a decision they've already made, even though they're adults.

Taiga: You're right! What are the commanders thinking to take away my route!? Do they really want to win!?

Rin: You had no route from the start.

Taiga: What!? Stay there, you disgrace! Kyaaaaa, heeeeelp meeeee.

Ilya: Oh, hi, Senpai.

Rin: Stay relaxed.

Ilya: She's gone… Taiga's unconscious, so maybe I should head back too. Give you the stamp and… all right, let's meet again after the next dead end!

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The dojo goes quiet. Empty, abandoned. While this is the domain of the true heroines of Fate, you're not in Fate, are you? No, this is a mere copy. An echo of something greater. And it is ruled by... another. Her voice echoes out:

Wow, that was a tremendously unhelpful hint corner. To give an actual tip, let's keep things simple - attacking an unknown Master/Servant pair with no plan and no backup is a bad idea. Don't do that. Hi! Aria here, just giving you a quick rundown on how Bad Ends are gonna work! After careful consideration, I've decided it'll more or less be how I said in this blog's first post - you can vote to either go back and try to correct the mistake, or to restart from the very beginning. One SLIGHT alteration: if correcting the mistake is as simple as it is here - just taking the other option on the previous choice - then voting to try again will simply take us to the other one, rather than me reposting the same dang thing with only one day in between. Well, good luck not getting Shirou killed again!

[darksaiyangoku]

My wishlist for a Fate Route remake

I love what ufotable have done with the Fate/Stay Night Saga. They have given us incredbile adaptations of the Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel Routes, as well as blessing with beautiful tragedy that is Fate/Zero. However, if there's one criticism I have for it, it's that it's incomplete. 17 years later and we're still missing the one that started it all; the Fate Route.

Despite being the face of the franchise, Saber/Artoria hasn't managed to have her moment to shine properly since Fate/Zero and even then, it's very bittersweet. The Fate Route also gave us the lovely Shirou x Artoria romance, which many consider as the definitive ship of the saga. I do think we are way overdue for a Fate Route remake and I think it's best if it happens sooner rather than later. Not only will it give Artoria her much needed spotlight again, but it's also a good jumping on point for newcomers to get into the series. However, what I want isn't a simple retelling of the VN or the 2006 anime with better animation, I want a full remake that actually changes and fixes the issues of both. These include:

Expanding Saber's character more- with the remake, Saber's character development should be a major focus here and that includes her past as King Artoria. One way that can help flesh her out is to add in flashbacks that adapt Garden of Avalon. Not only that, but it would also give some much needed expansion on the knights too.

Expanding on Shirou and Saber's romance- we all know why Shirou loves Artoria so much, but we need to see why she loves him so much. Just like how UBW showed Rin falling for him and HF showed Sakura falling for him, Fate needs to do the same. More scenes should be shown where Artoria starts to question if her relationahip to Shirou is simply Master/Servant or if she truly likes him. A few more date scenes should be added too.

Changing Shirou's characterisation- UBW and HF really did a lot with Shirou's character and they're his best depiction, imo. The Fate Route, however, doesn't really do that. There are times when he comes across as kind of an idiot and he doesn't have as much of proactive role as he did in the later routes. Give those moments to Fate-Shirou, show him getting better at fighting and show his arc about him becoming that great hero he aspired to be.

More Archer moments- I know Archer essentially had his time to shine in UBW, but I think he was severely underused in Fate. Even HF, where he did still die early, had him more of a presence. Maybe we can even see a rematch between him and Saber right before the battle with Berserker.

Caster fight- for all its flaws, Deen's Fate/Stay Night did give a very good fight scene with Caster. This should be implemented in the remake as well and it gives both Caster and Kuzuki a proper send off.

Shirou vs Gilgamesh- since Shirou isn't fully realised yet, he can't have the exact same battle with Gil as he did in UBW. But they should still fight at least once, maybe have Gil overwhelm him before Artoria takes over.

Shirou vs Kieri- have this one be a similar fight to the one from Fate/Zero between Kirei and Kiritsugu. Have him utilise his martial arts skills more and Shirou makes use of his improved projection magic.

A new ending- the Fate true ending is something that fans do want and I think it would be a beautiful way to wrap up the saga. But honestly? I want a happily ever after ending instead and to have Artoria become a human and marry Shirou. I know it's controversial but after everything Artoria had been through, she deserves a happy ending and a chance to finally be selfish for once.

And that's my wishlist for the Fate Route remake.

[good7luck]

Fate Stay Night [Réalta Nua] game official anime OP videos

PS.

Not official, almost same Heaven’s Feel OP, but the ending is a bit different & longer!

[thebunsquad]

It's time for us to meet Lancer. Why is he so sexy? Stop being so sexy, Lancer! Stupid, sexy Lancer.

[littledashdraws]

my entries for fates route week on twitter!!

[jordydrawsmerch]

inheritance (2020)

[starry-bi-sky]

*stares at disciple SQQ falling into the abyss au*

oh you are so "SY-is-SJ" coded. You are so "fell into the abyss and suddenly remembered that oh i've been Shen Jiu this whole time, not just Shen Yuan. we are one and the same". you are so 'crumbling under the weight of the system and being in the abyss and the despair of never really being free and having suffered in both lives' built. you are so 'scrambling to come to terms with your existence and battling with which life is really yours, only to realize that they both are'. You are primed for going off the rails.

I'm so normal about this guys. i promise.

[brave-symphonia]

Ayako: Bullseye? Like I thought. Shooting is really about the spirit of the shooter, right? In kyuudou arrows don't hit the target, they hit the heart of the one aiming at it. Ayako: That spirit won't make sense to someone who can't face himself, or who can't shoot through himself. In other words, kyuudou is a path to kill your 'self'. To make yourself transparent, and direct you to a state of mind where you can become one with nature. That's what the eight stages of shooting-ashibumi (planting your feet), dozukuri (forming your body), yugamae (readying the bow), uchiokoshi (raising the bow), hikiwake (drawing the bow), kai (full draw), hanare (release), and zanshin (follow-through) are for.

Huh...

Kyuudou is a path to kill your 'self'? Someone who can't face himself can't shoot through himself?

So, it's essentially trying to understand yourself by having you kill yourself?

I wonder who that could have relevance to in this VN, it's a real mystery, all right.

Joking aside, while it is much more literal in UBW, with Shirou physically fighting himself, I still think the other routes have elements of it in a more metaphorical sense.

Like, HF has him kill "Shirou Emiya", or the ideals that make "Shirou Emiya", in a sense still killing himself, it's just a more metaphorical death. And in the end that leads to him coming to really know himself by the end of it.

And I really hope you can also apply it to Fate, because I find the idea of applying this concept that pops up so early on to all the routes in the VN really cool.

[pareidolla]

🦋 my prisoner ch.3 theory!

( she's gonna trap you in her spider dance~ )

[fatestayyuri]

drew more Trans Shirou

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