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iboneofswordOOC INFORMATION
Name: OddEyes
Contact: oddeyes588@gmail.com / OddEyes588#2277 (Discord)
Are You Over 18?: No
Other Characters: Yuzu Hiiragi
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Shirou Emiya
Age: 17
Canon: Fate/Stay Night
Canon Point: Unlimited Blade Works Route: Good Ending
Character Information: Right here!
Personality: I am the bone of my sword
Steel is my body, and fire is my blood
I have created over a thousand blades
Unaware of loss
Nor aware of gain
Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one’s arrival
I have no regrets. This is the only path
My whole life was Unlimited Blade Works
Shirou Emiya is a 17-year-old boy who has lived his entire life in Fuyuki City. He attends Homurahara Academy and seems to be an ordinary boy. Secretly, however, he is a mage.
Because his adoptive father, Kiritsugu Emiya, passed away while he was young, Shirou has mostly had to take care of himself (with the exception of Taiga Fujimura coming around almost every day as a surrogate big sister, her family handling the ownership of his property, and so forth). Shirou possesses a surplus of life talents and is known to be “the perfect housewife”.
In particular, his cooking skills are incredible and even famous throughout his school. He is far from being a cheapskate, has no problems with cooking meals for others everyday, and will go out of his way to make his food extravagant. He does have a general distaste of chinese food, however, because of a certain chinese restaurant where he lives.
Shirou is stubborn and selfless to a fault. He can usually be called upon for help with menial tasks, and ask for nothing in return. In conversations he is either blunt or sarcastic, but he has trouble conveying this through body language, so it becomes hard for people to pick up on which is which. Occasionally, this will make him come across as either dense or ignorant. His facial expressions are rather easy to read, however, and it is easy to tell that he is not someone to openly dislike someone, especially right off the bat, meaning that it is unusual when he does.
Shirou was only able to become a mage because of his persistence when asking his father, Kiritsugu, to train him. He eventually gave in and taught Shirou magecraft, but he did it in a roundabout way, not only teaching him in an incomplete and improper method, but also allowing him to stop whenever he wanted (which is unusual among mages. Not that Shirou ever did stop).
Shirou is one of the few survivors of a tragic event known as the Fuyuki Fire (which was actually caused by the ending of the Fourth Holy Grail War). Shirou was normally a regular boy with regular parents, but he lost everything in the fire. If you take away a child’s parents, home, and all such things, there is nothing left for them. That’s why there remained only his body. In order to let his body live… Shirou’s heart died.
Shirou walked through a burning landscape for a long time before eventually collapsing. He ignored countless people who called for help, and those people died. As a result, he possesses a heavy amount of survivors guilt trauma. Why? Why did he survive? There has to be a reason why he of all people was saved.
Speaking of which, his savior was Kiritsugu Emiya, who was searching through rubble desperately trying to find anybody still alive. He found Shirou, still barely alive, and sobbed with relief. Kiritsugu then proceeded to save Shirou’s life by transplanting Avalon, the sheath of the Holy Sword Excalibur, into his body magically. Avalon possesses healing and regenerative abilities, which was how Shirou was able to be saved.
Shirou would spend much time unaware of Avalon’s existence, as after the Fourth Holy Grail War, without a connection to its owner (Artoria Pendragon), it’s healing abilities became inert.
Shirou’s natural Elemental Affinity is “Sword”, but as a result of living with the sheath of the strongest holy sword inside him for so long, his Origin also became “Sword”. This is the reason why he can perform the magic he specializes in, and why it’s the only magic he can perform.
Because of the trauma sustained in the Fuyuki Fire, as well as the ideals inherited from Kiritsugu Emiya, Shirou’s one true wish is to become a Hero of Justice so that he can save people. He has to become a Hero of Justice, so that there is meaning in why he survived when nobody else did. He has repressed his memories and life before the Fuyuki Fire.
This is why he does menial tasks without asking for anything in return. He acts selflessly and puts the lives of others far above his own. He takes on multiple part-time jobs that involve physical labor, so in addition to his training, he continues to make his body stronger. Shirou is actually quite physically strong and scarily capable of killing another person.
Shirou wants to become a Hero of Justice who can save everyone.
He is very self-destructive because of the mix of his ideals and trauma, and cannot stand the thought of someone being hurt for him or in his place. This is shown in how during the fight between Saber and Berserker, he jumped in the way of a lethal attack without any hesitation, and very nearly died as a result if not for Avalon becoming active again thanks to Saber’s presence.
Throughout the Fifth Holy Grail War, Shirou interacts (read: argues) with Archer constantly during the war. For a reason that bewilders Shirou himself, as well as Saber, Shirou dislikes Archer the moment they meet. This is because Archer is the future and ideal version of Shirou, having made a contract with the world and became a heroic spirit, while also having been betrayed by everything, including his own ideals, and as a result turned cynical.
The contradiction of Shirou Emiya and Heroic Spirit EMIYA existing at the same time allowed Shirou to gain Archer’s knowledge, memories, and techniques through their interactions, even allowing Shirou to clash properly with Saber during their spars, despite the fact that Saber was not going any easier on him than the day before, where she completely wiped the floor with him. This extreme growth-speed allowed him to even master Projection Magic and become a decent mage, despite his shoddy circuits. The speed of this growth even threatens to break his body as a result.
Additionally, through their interactions, Shirou begins to see the hypocrisy in his ideals. However, despite this, he does not give up on his ideals, and even manages to convince Archer that he will not allow his ideals to swallow him. His growth takes him on a path where he searches for a middle ground so that he can continue to pursue his ideals. This version of Shirou could arguably be the most balanced of the different versions of Shirou Emiya.
"I won't lose it. Even if it's foolish, I won't turn back. I know my dream isn't... even if I'm a fraud, I know... I know my dream isn't wrong!"
- Shirou Emiya
5-10 Key Character Traits: Heroic, Selfless, Stubborn, Blunt, Sarcastic, Dense, Responsible
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? FITS please!
Opt-Outs: Shade (other character opt-out), Kelpie, Waldgeist, Troll, Goblin, Pooka, Lich
Roleplay Sample: September TDM Top Comment, thread with Yuya Sakaki, additional thread with Naoto Kurogane
Name: OddEyes
Contact: oddeyes588@gmail.com / OddEyes588#2277 (Discord)
Are You Over 18?: No
Other Characters: Yuzu Hiiragi
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Character Name: Shirou Emiya
Age: 17
Canon: Fate/Stay Night
Canon Point: Unlimited Blade Works Route: Good Ending
Character Information: Right here!
Personality: I am the bone of my sword
Steel is my body, and fire is my blood
I have created over a thousand blades
Unaware of loss
Nor aware of gain
Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one’s arrival
I have no regrets. This is the only path
My whole life was Unlimited Blade Works
Shirou Emiya is a 17-year-old boy who has lived his entire life in Fuyuki City. He attends Homurahara Academy and seems to be an ordinary boy. Secretly, however, he is a mage.
Because his adoptive father, Kiritsugu Emiya, passed away while he was young, Shirou has mostly had to take care of himself (with the exception of Taiga Fujimura coming around almost every day as a surrogate big sister, her family handling the ownership of his property, and so forth). Shirou possesses a surplus of life talents and is known to be “the perfect housewife”.
In particular, his cooking skills are incredible and even famous throughout his school. He is far from being a cheapskate, has no problems with cooking meals for others everyday, and will go out of his way to make his food extravagant. He does have a general distaste of chinese food, however, because of a certain chinese restaurant where he lives.
Shirou is stubborn and selfless to a fault. He can usually be called upon for help with menial tasks, and ask for nothing in return. In conversations he is either blunt or sarcastic, but he has trouble conveying this through body language, so it becomes hard for people to pick up on which is which. Occasionally, this will make him come across as either dense or ignorant. His facial expressions are rather easy to read, however, and it is easy to tell that he is not someone to openly dislike someone, especially right off the bat, meaning that it is unusual when he does.
Shirou was only able to become a mage because of his persistence when asking his father, Kiritsugu, to train him. He eventually gave in and taught Shirou magecraft, but he did it in a roundabout way, not only teaching him in an incomplete and improper method, but also allowing him to stop whenever he wanted (which is unusual among mages. Not that Shirou ever did stop).
Shirou is one of the few survivors of a tragic event known as the Fuyuki Fire (which was actually caused by the ending of the Fourth Holy Grail War). Shirou was normally a regular boy with regular parents, but he lost everything in the fire. If you take away a child’s parents, home, and all such things, there is nothing left for them. That’s why there remained only his body. In order to let his body live… Shirou’s heart died.
Shirou walked through a burning landscape for a long time before eventually collapsing. He ignored countless people who called for help, and those people died. As a result, he possesses a heavy amount of survivors guilt trauma. Why? Why did he survive? There has to be a reason why he of all people was saved.
Speaking of which, his savior was Kiritsugu Emiya, who was searching through rubble desperately trying to find anybody still alive. He found Shirou, still barely alive, and sobbed with relief. Kiritsugu then proceeded to save Shirou’s life by transplanting Avalon, the sheath of the Holy Sword Excalibur, into his body magically. Avalon possesses healing and regenerative abilities, which was how Shirou was able to be saved.
Shirou would spend much time unaware of Avalon’s existence, as after the Fourth Holy Grail War, without a connection to its owner (Artoria Pendragon), it’s healing abilities became inert.
Shirou’s natural Elemental Affinity is “Sword”, but as a result of living with the sheath of the strongest holy sword inside him for so long, his Origin also became “Sword”. This is the reason why he can perform the magic he specializes in, and why it’s the only magic he can perform.
Because of the trauma sustained in the Fuyuki Fire, as well as the ideals inherited from Kiritsugu Emiya, Shirou’s one true wish is to become a Hero of Justice so that he can save people. He has to become a Hero of Justice, so that there is meaning in why he survived when nobody else did. He has repressed his memories and life before the Fuyuki Fire.
This is why he does menial tasks without asking for anything in return. He acts selflessly and puts the lives of others far above his own. He takes on multiple part-time jobs that involve physical labor, so in addition to his training, he continues to make his body stronger. Shirou is actually quite physically strong and scarily capable of killing another person.
Shirou wants to become a Hero of Justice who can save everyone.
He is very self-destructive because of the mix of his ideals and trauma, and cannot stand the thought of someone being hurt for him or in his place. This is shown in how during the fight between Saber and Berserker, he jumped in the way of a lethal attack without any hesitation, and very nearly died as a result if not for Avalon becoming active again thanks to Saber’s presence.
Throughout the Fifth Holy Grail War, Shirou interacts (read: argues) with Archer constantly during the war. For a reason that bewilders Shirou himself, as well as Saber, Shirou dislikes Archer the moment they meet. This is because Archer is the future and ideal version of Shirou, having made a contract with the world and became a heroic spirit, while also having been betrayed by everything, including his own ideals, and as a result turned cynical.
The contradiction of Shirou Emiya and Heroic Spirit EMIYA existing at the same time allowed Shirou to gain Archer’s knowledge, memories, and techniques through their interactions, even allowing Shirou to clash properly with Saber during their spars, despite the fact that Saber was not going any easier on him than the day before, where she completely wiped the floor with him. This extreme growth-speed allowed him to even master Projection Magic and become a decent mage, despite his shoddy circuits. The speed of this growth even threatens to break his body as a result.
Additionally, through their interactions, Shirou begins to see the hypocrisy in his ideals. However, despite this, he does not give up on his ideals, and even manages to convince Archer that he will not allow his ideals to swallow him. His growth takes him on a path where he searches for a middle ground so that he can continue to pursue his ideals. This version of Shirou could arguably be the most balanced of the different versions of Shirou Emiya.
"I won't lose it. Even if it's foolish, I won't turn back. I know my dream isn't... even if I'm a fraud, I know... I know my dream isn't wrong!"
- Shirou Emiya
5-10 Key Character Traits: Heroic, Selfless, Stubborn, Blunt, Sarcastic, Dense, Responsible
Would you prefer a monster that FITS your character’s personality, CONFLICTS with it, EITHER, or opt for 100% RANDOMIZATION? FITS please!
Opt-Outs: Shade (other character opt-out), Kelpie, Waldgeist, Troll, Goblin, Pooka, Lich
Roleplay Sample: September TDM Top Comment, thread with Yuya Sakaki, additional thread with Naoto Kurogane
