Fate/ Series Q&A

[Alaya]

In Nasuverse (including Tsukihime), the effective method to replenish mana is by exchanging body fluid, and the best way is by having sexual intercourse. Of course, you can also gain mana from other people by drinking their blood (or consuming their soul) but it would not be nice to drink other people blood like a vampire and risk to be hunted by the Church.

[Nemesis]

Why was Kirei Kotomine not in Fate/hollow ataraxia?Was he forgotten?

Oh yeah,why did shirou want saber to join in the meal in ep5?

[Alaya]

Originally Posted by Adr 00

Why was Kirei Kotomine not in Fate/hollow ataraxia?Was he forgotten?

Oh yeah,why did shirou want saber to join in the meal in ep5?

As far as I remember, it's because Kotomine is dead so Avenger could not drag him into the Fake world.

Need to recheck again, though.

[destructionmama]

Hi I am new here

Just want to ask, does the manga ends at the same place as the visual novel? or does it have more to it?

are there any more story after the game or manga?

is the manga still being published? or it ended? where can I download the translated version?

because I really like the stroy and want to pursuit it further

thanks in Advance

[iamandragon]

Originally Posted by destructionmama

Hi I am new here

Just want to ask, does the manga ends at the same place as the visual novel? or does it have more to it?

are there any more story after the game or manga?

is the manga still being published? or it ended? where can I download the translated version?

because I really like the stroy and want to pursuit it further

thanks in Advance

First of all, the game. As much as normal visual novels, Fate/Stay Night also carries multiple endings, so there is no one definite 'ending'.
The manga is currently ongoing and we are on chapter 20 something. Currently it is still no where near the ending. But fans have seen many hints that leads us to the scenario 'Unlimited Blade Works' which focus a lot on Archer and Caster. (And Caster x Saber action)

The manga...is not avaliable for download as far as I know. But I can introduce you to a few places to read them online if you pm me.

P.S. My brother is cross-dressing and will be walking around in Bayswater, London this afternoon from 3pm to 4pm as punishment. If you are in UK, try look for him! Reward given if you can find us.

[Alaya]

Originally Posted by destructionmama

are there any more story after the game or manga?

Yes; there is a sequel of the game called Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. It's a fan disc game that the story took place six months after the original game but did not told from which ending. However, Arai (who did the Fuyuki's Wiki) said that it's quite clear which ending it's following. The game is available in the online store (or auction) but the price could be high.

Also, the game is in Japanese with extremely hard Kanji.

[jayfoxpox]

Is there gonna be a season 2 for fate stay night?

[iamandragon]

Originally Posted by jayfoxpox

Is there gonna be a season 2 for fate stay night?

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[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by iamandragon

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I think you are saying there wont be 2nd season...
But i did what you sayd and ended up reading some heavy spoilers >.<
So i stopd looking.

Anyways, why did they show that strange image in episode 21 when Shirou was looking at his wounds when he woke up?



If i remeber correct in the game that image apeard around the time when Shirou wasnt able to stand anymore and Saber grabd him so he shoudnt fall.
Instead of leaving that image out of anime they just letted it apear little later.

I see that as a hint that ther might come 2nd season in few years.

[Alaya]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

Anyways, why did they show that strange image in episode 21 when Shirou was looking at his wounds when he woke up?




If i remeber correct in the game that image apeard around the time when Shirou wasnt able to stand anymore and Saber grabd him so he shoudnt fall.
Instead of leaving that image out of anime they just letted it apear little later.

Hint:

Spoiler for Scene:

I am the bone of my swords.

That should tell you what it means for that scene.

[Fuuma]

Originally Posted by Alaya

Hint:

Spoiler for Scene:

I am the bone of my swords.

That should tell you what it means for that scene.

I know, I have seen the whole picture, thats 1 of the heavy spoilers that I saw >.<

[iamandragon]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

I think you are saying there wont be 2nd season...
But i did what you sayd and ended up reading some heavy spoilers >.<
So i stopd looking.

I can't believe you'd really do that...why didn't you come and ask me again? Well now you're spoiled, there's no turning back.

Anyways, why did they show that strange image in episode 21 when Shirou was looking at his wounds when he woke up?



If i remeber correct in the game that image apeard around the time when Shirou wasnt able to stand anymore and Saber grabd him so he shoudnt fall.
Instead of leaving that image out of anime they just letted it apear little later.

I see that as a hint that ther might come 2nd season in few years.

Spoiler for game spoiler:

If you are a smith, or you do happen to have seen a smith work hand work up close, those patterns are that which is formed on the surface when forging a good quality blade. These patterns are the result of repetitive hammering of metal to get rid of impurities from the steel in order to make the weapon much stronger. At approximately the 30th repeat of hammering these patterns will start forming. In old times, a top quality blade have to be hammered at least a thousand times, but the patterns are still blurry compared to that image you attached. One can say that if that pattern is to be on a sword, that sword must be a legendary one.

This is just to let us see that Shirou's body is made of 'swords' as to explain how Shirou's body got away with only a heavy would from Gilgamesh's swords. (remember Gilgamesh's swords are entirely capable of blowing a one metre hole on a giant squid from Fate/Zero, and that's his weakest ones only)

[Alaya]

Originally Posted by Fuuma

I know, I have seen the whole picture, thats 1 of the heavy spoilers that I saw >.<

Spoiler for Scene:

There is alson another scene that have the same imagae in game. When you got kicked out of the third floor in school by rider, if you choose not to summon Saber, you crashed at the floor. After that, you saw the same image you saw after you got beat up by Gilgamesh.

[X207]

finished the last ep recently, the ending was pretty good. is it really true that archer is shiro? i didnt know that heroes could be derived from a being who has yet to live their full life ie how this whole paradox came about. did any other chracters ever find out who archer really was, aside from possibly shiro?

also was there any hint of a future ova/season?

[iamandragon]

Originally Posted by X207

finished the last ep recently, the ending was pretty good. is it really true that archer is shiro? i didnt know that heroes could be derived from a being who has yet to live their full life ie how this whole paradox came about. did any other chracters ever find out who archer really was, aside from possibly shiro?

also was there any hint of a future ova/season?

Yes. He is Shirou, or at least most of us believe so.

No one else found on who Archer really was, I'm not sure in the anime, but in the game, only in the UBW route did Shirou and Rin realize that Archer is Shirou in the very end.
Archer is summoned from the future--who said heros have to be summoned from the past? The throne of heros do not even obey the laws of our time, to begin with. They exist now, in the past, and the future, at the same time. They are of a dimension higher than us humans. That's what make the heros special.

[X207]

Originally Posted by iamandragon

Yes. He is Shirou, or at least most of us believe so.

No one else found on who Archer really was, I'm not sure in the anime, but in the game, only in the UBW route did Shirou and Rin realize that Archer is Shirou in the very end.
Archer is summoned from the future--who said heros have to be summoned from the past? The throne of heros do not even obey the laws of our time, to begin with. They exist now, in the past, and the future, at the same time. They are of a dimension higher than us humans. That's what make the heros special.

ty, so the timeline they're from is irrelevant. so given that rin's and archer's personalities are different, they were paired together because she liked shiro as a common link?

[iamandragon]

Originally Posted by X207

ty, so the timeline they're from is irrelevant. so given that rin's and archer's personalities are different, they were paired together because she liked shiro as a common link?

Yes but no. Archer was summoned to Rin because in his past, he was saved by Rin. Having an artifact that particular person owned during their life time would greatly increase their chance of being summoned. (For example, Berserker was summoned with his tombstone as a catalyst.)

Let's explore things in detail by looking things at Shirou's timeline:

Spoiler for how Archer got paired up with Rin:

Remember when Shirou got penetrated by Lancer? Rin tried to save Shirou upon seeing him (note: it's not because Rin liked Shirou, they were strangers at that moment. The reason for Rin saving Shirou is because she knows that Sakura loves Shirou and she cares for Sakura) And what did Rin save Shirou with? A jewel. She dropped the jewel and Shirou picked it up. Rin said the jewel is now useless and she threw it away, Shirou picked it up, it's his, Shirou's jewel.

Now let's skip the HG war and fast forward to the day Shirou become a heroic spirit--he kept the jewel with him, the jewel is Shirou's artifact, owned by him during his life time. Then when he entered the throne of heros, entering many battles, and finally a certain person named Rin decided to summon a servant, and used the same Jewel to do so! Rin tried to summon a servant the day before saving Shirou, so she was still in possession of it.

Well you guessed it. Shirou was summoned as the servant Archer because of the jewel has a strong bonding to him. And thus they're paired up.

[X207]

Originally Posted by iamandragon

Yes but no. Archer was summoned to Rin because in his past, he was saved by Rin. Having an artifact that particular person owned during their life time would greatly increase their chance of being summoned. (For example, Berserker was summoned with his tombstone as a catalyst.)

Let's explore things in detail by looking things at Shirou's timeline:

Spoiler for how Archer got paired up with Rin:

Remember when Shirou got penetrated by Lancer? Rin tried to save Shirou upon seeing him (note: it's not because Rin liked Shirou, they were strangers at that moment. The reason for Rin saving Shirou is because she knows that Sakura loves Shirou and she cares for Sakura) And what did Rin save Shirou with? A jewel. She dropped the jewel and Shirou picked it up. Rin said the jewel is now useless and she threw it away, Shirou picked it up, it's his, Shirou's jewel.

Now let's skip the HG war and fast forward to the day Shirou become a heroic spirit--he kept the jewel with him, the jewel is Shirou's artifact, owned by him during his life time. Then when he entered the throne of heros, entering many battles, and finally a certain person named Rin decided to summon a servant, and used the same Jewel to do so! Rin tried to summon a servant the day before saving Shirou, so she was still in possession of it.

Well you guessed it. Shirou was summoned as the servant Archer because of the jewel has a strong bonding to him. And thus they're paired up.

ty. i always though archer was cool. he didnt look too strong until his final battle where he looked badass. i love seeing paradoxes, theyre so interesting in trying to figure out wat came first ie archers blades and his wall of blades. i know his UBW atk is a copy of gilgamesh's but who got the 2 blades first, young shiro or old shiro?

[iamandragon]

That, is completely a time paradox--ask Nasu...

[X207]

Originally Posted by iamandragon

That, is completely a time paradox--ask Nasu...

very well, time paradox can be extremely confusing to start with