Fate/EXTRA/Characters

The characters of Fate/EXTRA, the Spin-Off RPG to the Visual Novel Fate/stay night.

Masters

The Protagonists

A student at Tsukumihara Academy, which exists in an artificial environment known as the Moon Cell. When the protagonist begins to observe strange events, the protagonist becomes one of 128 participants in Moon Cell's replication of the Holy Grail Wars through its Serial Phantasm (SE.RA.PH) system. As a Master in the Holy Grail War, the protagonist is able to choose Saber, Archer or Caster as a Servant. Players can select either a male or a female protagonist.

Asexuality: Zero concept of sexual interest. Which makes sense, given that they used to be a NPC.
Big Damn Heroes: To either Rani or Rin.
Chekhov's Gunman: Take a good look at the students in the back of the classroom during the prologue cutscenes.
Cloning Blues: Quickly lifted out of this by their Servant, who tells them that as Magical Constructs themselves, they view them as people.
Curtains Match the Window
Determinator: First seen when they refuse to accept their death during the prelims.
Dude, Where's My Respect?: Averted. While you do get no respect in the beginning from most of the other Masters, as you take down more and more of some of the best Masters in the War, they certainly start respecting your skills. The Big Bad even calls you the most extraordinary Master of all.
First-Person Smartass: At times. (But only internally, s/he never says it out loud.)

Rin goes from comatose to bitch in three seconds flat.

Foreshadowing: During the first day of the war, a fellow Master refers to you as "the infamous ghost in the machine." It isn't quite clear why they do so.
Hello, Insert Name Here
Heroic Sacrifice:In the end, the protagonist sacrifices himself/herself to seal away the Moon Cell and end the Holy Grail War.
Human Popsicle: Their originals have been placed in cryogenic suspension.
Interactive Narrator: Sometimes, it's hard to tell when the protagonist is thinking or actually talking. The only time we know they're talking is when someone replies.
Purely Aesthetic Gender: Other than a few dialogue changes (not as many as you might expect, either), there is no real difference between the two.
The Reveal: The protagonists are actually NPCs based off one of the victims who "died" in a terrorist bio-weapon attack in 1999, but somehow wound up developing his/her own will and became one of the Masters in the Holy Grail War.
- In the ending, it is revealed that the originals are still alive, but have been placed in cryogenic suspension since the only doctor who can perform the procedure that can cure them died in the same attack. Until another one can repeat the procedure, they're going to stay there.
  - The game is vague whether or not the memory copy is their own person; separate from the original.
Ridiculously Average Guy: So much so that Rin mistakes them for a NPC instead of a participating Master. She is not totally wrong.
Schrödinger's Player Character: Both male and female protagonists can be seen in the background of the prologue. You only play as one of them per playthrough.
Shounen Hair: The male protagonist's hairstyle.

Rin Tousaka

Voiced by: Kana Ueda

The Master of Lancer and a descendant of the Tōsaka lineage of magi. Not the same character from the original series. She actively fights against the Harway family and her primary motive for participating in the Holy Grail War is to stop Leonard Harway.

Bi the Way
Blue Eyes
Creepy Cool Crosses: Like her F/SN counterpart, she has one on her top.
Expy: Looks and behaves almost identically to Fate/stay night's Rin Tohsaka, though she's tech-savvy, unlike her Walking Techbane counterpart; which makes sense, since that is what magic is in this universe.
Face Death with Dignity: Calm about it when you defeat Lancer on Rani's route and says she's glad, since she's sure that the protagonist will defeat Leo.
Fingerless Gloves: That are part of her jumper.
Girlish Pigtails
Hair of Gold: Her true hair color in the real world.
I Was Just Passing Through: According to her, she just wanted to say hello to Julius, saving your life was an unintended side effect.
La Résistance: She's a member of one such group, fighting against the Western European Plutocracy.
Male Gaze: In the official art.
Not What It Looks Like: She feels up the protagonist on their first meeting, thinking they're a regular NPC. She does this regardless of their gender, and they have identical reactions.
Spell My Name with an "S": Referred to as "Rin Tousaka" in the translation.
Stocking Filler: Wears one garter.
Thigh-High Boots
Tsundere
Zettai Ryouiki

Rani VIII

Voiced by: Asami Sanada

The Master of Berserker and an alchemist from the Atlas Institute. Because she is a homunculus created specifically to participate in the Holy Grail War, she does not appear to follow her own will and considers herself a tool of her teacher.

Absolute Cleavage
Artificial Human: She's a homunculus, and at least some of her internal organs are made of opal or at least something that looks like it. Her heart is made of both etherlite and opal. She's also designed with a self-destruct mechanism.
Become A Real Girl: Her goal and what happens on her route.
Curtains Match the Window
Emotionless Girl
Expy: Of both Sion (an alchemist of Atlas with purple hair) and Ilya (a homunculus made specifically to take part in the Holy Grail War).
Face Death with Dignity: If you're on Rin's route, this is what happens after you beat her in the 6th week Elimination Battle.
Fashionable Asymmetry
Meganekko
Not Quite Dead: She somehow survives both her own self-destruction and being stabbed by Gae Bolg if you choose to save Rin.
Purple Eyes
Rummage Sale Reject
Taking You with Me: During her battle with Rin, she notices that she's likely to lose, and due to a directive, she is to destroy herself and the Moon Cell in case of failure. It doesn't work due to the protagonist's intervention, regardless of who you choose to save.
Zettai Ryouiki

Shinji Matou

Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya

The Master of Rider and a friend of the protagonist. Though his avatar suggests he is the same age as the protagonist, Shinji is actually an eight-year-old gaming prodigy. Not the same character from the original series.

And You Thought It Was a Game: He doesn't realize it until his defeat and death at the hands of the protagonist.
Child Prodigy
Expy: Looks pretty much identical to Fate/stay night's Shinji Matou, but with a lighter hair color and, according to the playable Archer, is actually good at heart.
Foreshadowing: He repeatedly references "prize money" like in any other online gaming tourney, even offering to split it if the Protagonist throws the match. With everyone else aiming for the Holy Grail, Shinji clearly has no idea what the War is actually about... which becomes clear when he loses.
Genre Savvy: In trying to keep the identity of his Servant secret, he destroyed all books and evidence that points to Francis Drake, except for one book that had too strong a seal to break. He settled for hiding it in the 2nd Floor Arena.
Infant Immortality: Averted.
I Don't Want to Die: He has an emotional breakdown, contrasting with his Servant. Justified, since he's only eight years old and thought it really was just a game.
It's All About Me
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: According to the playable Archer, he's this. Considering that he thinks it's all a game and he's only eight years old, its very possible that he's sincere about his offer before the Elimination Battle, rather than just being a condescending jerk.
- Except when you lose the battle. He basically says he hates you for challenging him, still thinking it's a game.
  - Of course he does, since you didn't/can't accept his offer, you're fighting him for real.
Loose Lips: He tends to brag (and drop info in the process) about his Servant a lot. Justified, since he's an eight year old kid, which tend to brag a lot. His overconfidence doesn't help either.
Never My Fault: All the time. But let's face it, most people at eight years old do the same thing.
Mythology Gag: He's arrogant, has quite a few female classmates fawning over him and is somehow friends with the main character, just like his Fate/stay night counterpart.
Younger Than They Look

Leonard Bistario Harway

Voiced by: Romi Park

The Master of Saber, the heir to the Harway family that owns 60% of the real world. Out of his desire to make the world a better place, he participates in the Holy Grail War to secure the Holy Grail, which he believes is dangerous to humanity. Because he is confident in his abilities, he does not even conceal the identity of his Servant. However, his upbringing has prevented him from experiencing human emotions such as despair until he is defeated for the first time.

Affably Evil: He's pretty nice throughout the game to the protagonists, even after they kill his brother.
Dark Messiah
Face Death with Dignity
Foe Yay: With the protagonists, especially after they beat his brother and when they're both in the finals. He's rather excited at the thought of fighting them.

Leo: *Giggle* "I'm as enamored with this feeling of competition as a little girl is with a fairy tale."

Gentleman and a Scholar: He is very charming and brilliant, and honestly believes he will win the Holy Grail Tournament. What keeps him from being an Insufferable Genius is his mannerisms and innocent outlook of the world's state of affairs.
Heel Realization: After his defeat at the hands of the protagonist.
Knight Templar
Light Is Not Good: Closely associated with the Sun.
Not So Stoic: Gets really excited at the prospect of fighting the protagonist. Also, when he's defeated. He even cries.
The Stoic: Responds to everything very calmly, even the prospect of his brother dying.
Spell My Name with an "S": Is it Leonard or Leonardo? The official translation uses both at times.
They Would Cut You Up: He had extensive surgery when he was only three years old.
Well-Intentioned Extremist: He believes that what humanity desires most is comfort and stability, and if takes wiping out all of Asia to create that stability, so be it. He also considers restricting the use of technology, and hence of Magitek, to the elite - that is, his family and their allies - to be in the best interest of everyone. The masses could never use such power wisely, so Leo and the Harways will do it for them.
Visionary Villain

Soichiro Kuzuki (Julius Berkisk Harway)

Voiced by: Wataru Hatano

The Master of Assassin, who initially appears as a teacher. He is actually Leonard's stepbrother, who hacked into the profile of the original Kuzuki and secretly protects his brother by killing his opponents both in the real and the virtual world. After his defeat at the hands of the protagonist, he returns as a digital ghost in the Arena.

Back from the Dead: He becomes a cyber ghost after his defeat, and appears in the Arena on the first day of the 7th week.
Dark and Troubled Past: He's been an assassin from a young age, was rejected by his father to the point where he wasn't even permitted to call him 'father' and was forced to kill the only person who ever showed him any love. It's a surprise that he's as restrained as he is.
Death Seeker: After he grants his mother's last wish, to protect Leo, he planned to join her in death.
Dissonant Serenity: When you face him the second time, at first, anyway.
Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas
Face Death with Dignity: Averted the first time you beat him, played straight the second time.
Freudian Excuse
Monster Sob Story: To the point where the protagonist actually cries for him.
Mythology Gag: He's a stoic teacher/assassin who is very dark and brooding.
Red Baron: His reputation as an assassin earned him the nickname "Black Scorpion".
Tall, Dark and Handsome: A female student mentions this trope word for word, but also put emphasis on the Dark part.
They Would Cut You Up: When he was a kid, he had his liver removed without anesthesia just to see how he reacted to pain.
The Unfavorite: He wasn't born with "that which was needed to lead the Harways", which meant he was treated very poorly.
Virtual Ghost: After his first defeat.

Dan Blackmore

Voiced by: Mugihito

The Master of Archer, an elderly soldier who serves the Queen of England. His absolute adherence to chivalry puts him at extreme odds with Archer, whose own method of fighting is incompatible with Blackmore's ideals.

Back from the Dead: Not Blackmore himself, but it's part of his motivation. He wants to claim the Holy Grail in order to bring back his wife.
Cold Sniper: He used to be one.
Cool Old Guy
The Fettered
Honor Before Reason: Despite (or possibly because of) his background as an experienced sniper, he insists on following the rules of the War and more than once prevents Archer from finishing you off because Archer did it outside the Arena.
Face Death with Dignity: He even gives advice to the protagonist.
Name's the Same: Probably has no relation to the Dead Apostle Gransurg Blackmore.
Necromantic: Wants to bring his wife back to life with the Grail.
Retired Badass: Used to be a sniper in the military.
Worthy Opponent

Alice

Voiced by Ai Nonaka

The Master of Caster, a mysterious young girl that supposedly haunts the third floor of the school. When she meets the protagonists, she's happy to finally have someone to play with. Alice is actually dead in the real world and exists in the Moon Cell as a digital spirit whose loneliness resulted in the manifestation of her Servant as a mirror image of herself.

Alice Allusion
Cheerful Child: Just like Ilya, when she's not being a Creepy Child, she's this.
Creepy Child: She tends to say some pretty unnerving things, and it gets more pronounced when she's around her Servant.
Creepy Twins: Pulls it off with her Servant.
Dead All Along
Elegant Gothic Lolita: She wears blue and white in contrast to her Servant.
Face Death with Dignity: She even comforts her Servant.
Girl in White
Third Person Person
Virtual Ghost
White-Haired Pretty Girl

Lanrukun/Lil' Ronnie

Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi

The Master of Lancer, a mentally unstable woman who constantly wears the clown mascot costume of a popular hamburger shop. She will only eat that which she loves, resulting in a bizarre eating disorder that resulted in her consuming her own parents and child. She wishes to obtain the Holy Grail to make all of humanity like her.

Idiot Hair
I'm a Humanitarian: As a part of her eating disorder, where she only eats things she loves. This includes her parents and her child.
Monster Clown
Peek-a-Bangs
Shout-Out: An obvious reference to the Japanese version of Ronald McDonald and his "RAN-RAN-RUUUU" catchphrase.

Protagonist: Curly red hair. Clown make-up and costume. Awkward, gangly figure. Why does this ring a bell?

Spell My Name with an "S": Lanrukun? Or Ranruu-kun?

Monji Gatou

Voiced by: Kentaro Ito

The Master of Berserker, a fanatic who ascribes to a number of different religions and worships his Servant as his god. He believes that he can save humanity through his self-made religion and strives to make his Servant into a true deity.

Belief Makes You Stupid: It's not clear if he would have been this nuts without religious belief, but it is noted that because of his incompetence, his Servant isn't capable of fighting at full power.
Corrupt Church: Again, it isn't clear if the church he's a part of is really corrupt, but he seems to have taken their scriptures a bit too literally, and is disgusted by the compromises and hypocrisies that organized religion makes to survive in the world.
No Indoor Voice: You can even point it out.

Twice H. Pieceman

Voiced by: Hiroki Tochi

The Master of Saver and the primary antagonist. A prominent scientist in the late 20th century who pioneered the science of digital hacking, he was killed in the same terrorist attack as the protagonists and his data was recorded into the the Moon Cell and later became self-aware. Though he despises war, he believes that it is necessary in order for humanity to progress.

Affably Evil
Big Bad: He's the one who came up with the Holy Grail War and its There Can Only Be One system.
Chekhov's Gunman: His name is mentioned in the prologue during Taiga's lecture, and his cyber ghost pops up on the third week. He's also the narrator for the monologues given before each round.
Dissonant Serenity: When he mentions his dream is, in his own words:

Twice: "To see mankind engage in a grand war of mutual extinction."
Protagonist: There's no hint of insanity visible in his eyes. Naturally, and with obvious sincerity he can somehow utter such a statement of absolute madness.

Dystopia Justifies the Means/Utopia Justifies the Means: Decides that endless war is the best way to get humanity out of the rut it's in, and is willing to murder countless people indirectly (through the Holy Grail War) and directly (the previous winners before the protagonist) to start one.
Evil Counterpart: To the protagonists. He died in the same incident, started out as a NPC who became self-aware, and fought until he became strong enough to win and reach the Moon Cell, just like the protagonists did. Their intentions, however, are very different.
Forever War: What he wants to bring about.
Narrator All Along
Shell-Shocked Veteran: From childhood. It was so bad, just seeing images depicting war gave him really bad panic attacks.
Post-Historical Trauma: His hatred of war comes from a combination of this and his own experiences of it, but he also noticed that it brought out the best in people, leading to his plan to start an endless war.
The Apocalypse Brings Out the Best In People: His reason for wanting to start an endless war despite hating it very greatly.

Protagonist: This man, while despising war and violence, could not ignore the immediate results that war brings.

Third Person Person: When he describes his backstory. To be more accurate, his original's backstory.
Trauma-Induced Amnesia: He was orphaned in a war in the '70s, and only remembered it as he lay dying after the terrorist attack in 1999.
Virtual Ghost: He is a NPC based on the record of the original Twice Pieceman who somehow became sentient.
Visionary Villain
War Is Hell: He strongly believes this, but he also believes it brings out the best in people.
Well-Intentioned Extremist
We Used to Be Friends: Twice's Servant was the playable Caster when he first fought in the Holy Grail War.

Servants

(Playable) Saber (Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange

One of three Servants available to the protagonist. Near identical in appearance to Arturia Pendragon, Saber was notorious as a tyrannical emperor and for her arrogance as an artist with supremacy comparable to the gods, but in reality, she is a kindhearted individual who wanted what was best for her subjects. Her Noble Phantasm is Aestus Domus Aurea: Golden Theater of the Deranged.

Accent Adaptation: Averted; Saber speaks with an accent common to Japanese nobles during Imperial Japan, however, her dialogue is translated into normal English.
Anguished Declaration of Love
Attention Whore: Absolutely adores it. She just wants to be loved by everyone like she loves everyone else. There is a reason her nickname is "The Whore of Babylon".
Bi the Way: Doesn't hide it at all.
- Due to her choice of words, she's more pansexual than bisexual.

"I love both men and women. I love all humans, without regard to their gender."

BFS: Her sword is easily bigger than both protagonists.
Boobs of Steel
Call Back: She said she wouldn't mind if she was called "The Whore of Babylon" because of her historical reputation, as long as the main character likes her... guess what she gets called during the the 7th week? Granted, it's someone else calling her that.
Can't Act Perverted Toward a Love Interest: Saber is not ashamed of her sexuality, but simply feels the protagonist is too innocent to do anything to. This doesn't stop her from loving them.
Chained by Fashion: Her CCC "Virgin Bride" costume has chains around her neck and wrist.
Chivalrous Pervert
Cleavage Window
Cool Sword: Aestus Estus: The Embryonic Flame.
Driven to Suicide: In her first lifetime. She stopped herself many times, as she felt that she had done nothing wrong and that she was punishing the public by having "such a magnificent artist disappear from this world", before finally stabbing her own throat with a knife.
Dump Stat: Magic, especially since one of her skills limits her ability to use magic even further.
The Emperor
Evil Matriarch: Her mother was this in her backstory.
Expy: Looks pretty much identical to Fate/stay night's Saber, but with a red dress with a different design, a different sword and is even shorter in height. She has bigger breasts than the original Saber, too. Personality-wise, she resembles a mix between Saber and Gilgamesh, with the former's compassion, and the latter's ego.
Gender Flip
Green Eyes
Hair of Gold
Historical Villain Upgrade: In the Fate/Extra universe, at any rate.
Idiot Hair
In-Series Nickname: "The Whore of Babylon" is a figure in The Book of Revelations. Many scholars attribute it to Rome under the reign of Emperor Nero; since Christianity was persecuted. This was downgraded to "discouraged religion" in the Nasuverse, but since Nero's a woman here, it now refers to her.
Instant Expert: One of her skills allows her to temporarily become this for one other skill. Her Noble Phantasm is even more powerful, as it allows her to become one for multiple skills for as long as it's active.
It's All About Me: Though she does care about your well-being and can be pretty compassionate. Otherwise, she almost rivals Gilgamesh.
Kicking Ass in All Her Finery
Lady in Red
Large Ham: Its implied that this was how her people viewed her acting in her past life. She breaks out the ham occasionally during the War as well.
Leitmotif: "Saber, Everything is in Her Hand."
The Napoleon: She dislikes being reminded of her height, especially if called little or petite.
Overly Long Name: Her real name.
Panty Shot: Since the front of her skirt is transparent, she's giving one all the time.

"I'm letting people see."

- Subverted, since it's not actually her panties we're seeing, but a leotard. Then again, Saber doesn't look like she's wearing anything underneath, so the leotard may as well be her underwear...
Pimped-Out Dress
Pride
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Saber plays this role with Caster in the Omake that show up in the Type-Moon Ace magazine.
Something About a Rose: They pop out during some of her skills and when she activates her Noble Phantasm.
Stripperific
Suspiciously Specific Denial: Saber is not going to be giddy over your coming through for her in week five, not at all.
Thigh-High Boots: Golden armored boots, at that.
Tsundere
Walking Swimsuit Scene: Saber does not like the heat in the 5th week Arena (which is a jungle), and expresses the desire to do this should the Item Shop sell bathing suits.

(Playable) Archer (No Name probably EMIYA)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

One of three Servants available to the protagonist. Like his counterpart in Fate/stay night, Archer is not a hero from legend, but an ordinary human who strived to be an "Ally of Justice" and excelled in the magecraft of Projection. It's implied from his comments about Shinji, Rin, a previous Holy Grail War and a woman's invisible blade and his backstory of surviving a major disaster (with the same scene that Shirou has in FSN), giving up his own sense of self to try to help others and a mention of him being a Master in a previous Holy Grail War that this is the same Archer from Fate/stay night. His Noble Phantasm is Unlimited Blade Works: Universe of Endless Blades.

Anti-Hero: What he sees himself as.
Badass: It's GARcher.
Dark-Skinned White-Haired
Dual-Wielding: Kansho and Bakuya, just like in Fate/stay night.
Deadpan Snarker
Dump Stat: Just like his Fate/stay night counterpart, it's Luck.
Expy: Of Archer from Fate/stay night. Actually, he's probably the same person. It's been stated in Fate/stay night that Servants can be from an Alternate Timeline.
Field of Blades: Unlimited Blade Works.
Gray Eyes
Heterosexual Life Partners: With the male protagonist.
Hidden Depths: He knows a surprising amount about vampires, which he reveals if you talk to him on the 4th week.
Jerkass With a Heart of Gold: He's rude and prone to snarking at the protagonist's expense, but he really is trying to help them out and his compliments tend to be sincere.

Protagonist: My Servant may be pessimistic, cynical, and bitterly sarcastic, but at his core, he is a good person.

Knight in Sour Armor
Leitmotif: "Archer, Nobody Knows Him/The Hero" (A remix of "Emiya" from Fate/stay night).
Mythology Gag: He's one huge repository of these. He compares Shinji and Kotomine to their Fate/stay night counterparts, refers to encountering an invisible sword wielded by "her", he even compares Alice to Ilya.
Principles Zealot: What he believes himself to be during life, the principle in question being justice.
The Snark Knight
Sarcastic Devotee
Survivor Guilt: The E-rank Matrix Event has Archer saying this word for word, and the protagonist musing this is why Archer's original self needed to be a selfless hero so much.
Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Archer throws Kansho and Bakuya at the enemy when using the Wing of the Crane Skill, just like in Fate/stay night.
Video Game Cruelty Potential: Archer can get hit with this trope hard if you decide to save Rani instead of Rin, which makes Rin your opponent in the 6th week. Archer becomes conflicted thanks to his memories from his previous life of, possibly, Fate/stay night and Tousaka in particular. Bonus points if you know of this ahead of time and do so on purpose.
Vigilante Man: What he was in life.
When He Smiles
White-Haired Pretty Boy

(Playable) Caster (Tamamo-no-Mae)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saito

One of three Servants available to the protagonist. Supposedly a nine-tailed fox who won the favour of Emperor Toba as a beautiful and knowledgeable courtesan, Caster is believed to be a facet of the sun goddess Amaterasu. By becoming a Heroic Spirit to fulfill her wish of "becoming a good wife," her true power has been limited. Her Noble Phantasm is Suiten Nikko Amaterasu Yano Shizuishi.

Anime Accent Absence: Given Caster's age and the time period she came from, you would expect her to have something of an older accent. However, she speaks contemporary Japanese (when she isn't speaking Gratuitous English anyway).
Broken Bird: Caster has one of the saddest backstories in the entire Nasuverse.
Breaking the Fourth Wall
Depraved Bisexual: So much so that she scares Rin.
Detached Sleeves
Dump Stat: Strength and Endurance.
Expy: Of Kohaku from Tsukihime, more specifically, her Magical Amber persona.
- Arguably, also of the Caster from Fate/stay night, a mythological Black Widow who is in fact very loving towards her husband.
Eyes of Gold
Foreshadowing: A conversation while walking around the Arena on the first week has her saying that she feels nostalgic. The last time she was there was as Twice's Servant.
Genki Girl
Gratuitous English: This is taken to the point where Aksys actually translates one of her English lines into Japanese.
Hypocritical Humor: She gets slightly freaked out, but is also a little happy, when you tell her race doesn't matter, cute is cute.
Impossibly Low Neckline
Improbable Weapon User: She wields a Magic Mirror in melee.
I Just Want to Have Friends: This is the reason Tamamo left her Celestial dwelling and ventured out into the world. She saw how happy serving her made the people and wanted to experience the same thing.
Leitmotif: "Caster, Extra Life With Anyone She Wants", which samples from Fate/stay night's gallery menu BGM (Oh, and said gallery menu is named Extras).
Little Bit Beastly
Little Miss Almighty: As a facet of Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun goddess, it fits.
Magic Mirror: Her melee weapon of choice.
Magikarp Power: Starts out as the weakest Servant, but can deal astounding amounts of damage late in the game.
Medium Awareness: Unfortunately, she knows that she is in a game only rated "T".
Ms. Fanservice: Her Fate/Extra CCC^{[dead link]} outfit leaves little doubt to this claim.
Mythology Gag: Whether she is talking about her E-mail buddy Kiyohime or asking for Aburaage (which is the Bakitsune equivalent of catnip), Caster is full of them.
Panty Shot: Less blatant than the playable Saber, but still there. It's black.
Paper Talisman: Her Curse Skill attacks has her throw one at her enemy.
Power Limiter: Being summoned as a Legendary Soul actually decreases her power to less than even normal Servants, as a facet of Amaterasu, her full power would be on par with, if not greater than the Big Three of the Nasuverse.
- Being summoned as the Servant of a pure-hearted Master means she doesn't have access to her darker powers either.
- Another example is her Noble Phantasm, as the in-game text states that if she were not a Servant, it would actually allow her to bring the dead back to life.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Caster plays this role with Saber in the Omake that show up in the Type-Moon Ace magazine.
Rose-Haired Girl: The protagonists even lampshade this when they realize they could have guessed her personality from her hair.
Say It with Hearts: Notably, she's the only one to do this in the whole game.
Sexy Backless Outfit: She's bringing it.
Squishy Wizard: She can deal huge amounts of damage with her skills, but can't take much.
Stripperiffic
Super-Powered Evil Side: It is said that if she is summoned by someone with an evil heart, she will kill one hundred heroes and become one of the three great disasters of Japan.
Tenchi Solution: If her newly developed Polygamy Castration Fist fighting style is any indication, this is not on the table.
Third Person Person: She stops herself from doing it earlier on, but after you learn her true name, she does this all the time in the private room.
Tsundere: During some of her Servant Matrix events, especially when it involves other girls like Rin.
We Used to Be Friends: Tamamo actually won a previous Holy Grail War, her master then was Twice H. Pieceman.
Yamato Nadeshiko: Completely and utterly averted. Caster comes from an era where this is the norm for girls and indicates that she strives to be as such even in her wish, which is to be a good wife, the paramount of this trope, but her bubbly Genki Girl attitude and her constant usage of Double Entendre both belay this hard.
Yandere: Gives this vibe off at times, especially when she thinks she's being criticized.
Zettai Ryouiki

Lancer (Cu Chulainn, similar to his FSN counterpart)

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna

The Servant of Rin Tousaka. An Irish demigod hero who possesses a powerful Noble Phantasm, Gae Bolg, that inverts causality by hitting the target before the weapon is thrown. From dialog with Archer it is implied that he is also the same Lancer from Fate/stay night.

Blade on a Stick: Gae Bolg.
Blood Knight
Deadpan Snarker
Heroic Sacrifice: In Rin's route, he delays Rani's self-destruct long enough for the protagonist and Rin to be logged out by the SE.RA.PH, but is gravely wounded and unable to escape the explosion.
Mythology Gag: In Fate/stay night, Lancer says he would have liked Rin to be his Master.
- If you save Rin, he sacrifices himself and comments:

"Now, I just need to work on finding ways to defend people without getting myself killed..."

One-Hit Kill: Gae Bolg. As in Fate/stay night, high Luck or Archer's 7 Rings of Heaven skill can stop it.
Power Limiter: Lancer's Marshall skill was reduced by his current master in order to raise his endurance.
Tron Lines: The main difference between his design here and the one in Fate/stay night.

Berserker (Lu Bu Feng Xian)

Voiced by: Kunihiko Yasui

The Servant of Rani VIII, an infamously treacherous military commander. His military acumen qualifies him to be summoned as a Lancer, Rider, Assassin, Berserker or Archer. His Noble Phantasm is God Force: The Five Warriors of Guan Yu.

Blade on a Stick: Sky Piercer.
Chronic Backstabbing Disorder: In his backstory, but not in the game itself.
- Which makes sense, due to Mad Enhancement, he doesn't have the state of mind for it.
Four-Star Badass
Go Out with a Smile: During his Heroic Sacrifice to save Rani and the protagonist.
Heroic Sacrifice: In Rani's route, he protects her and the Protagonist from the explosion.
Mythology Gag: A famous Berserker-class Servant (who also qualifies for nearly every other class) that can't use his Noble Phantasm to its full potential and his combat skills because of Mad Enhancement, like another Berserker that we know.
Nice Hat
Screaming Warrior
Swiss Army Weapon: God Force has five forms, but due to Mad Enhancement, he can only use Halberd Force and Cannon Force.
Unskilled but Strong: Relies solely on brute strength, but has more than enough of it to spare.

Rider (Francis Drake)

Voiced by: Urara Takano

The Servant of Shinji Matou, a hedonistic woman who lives entirely for the moment and finds value only in ephemeral aspects of life, making her incompatible with Heroic Spirits like Gilgamesh. In addition to her accomplishments in circumnavigation, her role in defeating the Spanish Armada gave rise to the Age of Exploration for England. As a Pirate, she favours using pistols in combat. Her Noble Phantasm is Hunt of the Golden Hind: Golden Stag and the Eventide Tempest.

Absolute Cleavage: Daaaaaaamn...
Affably Evil: Nicer than Shinji is. Not that that's a hard thing to do.
Badass Boast: When using her Noble Phantasm.

"Remember my name by the death from my passing! Temeroso el Draque! I am the woman who set the sun! You rascals, it's time! The king of storms, a swarm of ghosts, this is the beginning of the Wild Hunt!"

Boobs of Steel
Bottle Fairy: While she never drinks onscreen, she's a pirate, and Shinji complains at one point that she stinks of alcohol.
Card-Carrying Villain: Well, she doesn't actually do anything villainous, but she calls Shinji and herself villains.
Cool Big Sis: She acts like this at times to Shinji.
Cool Boat: The Golden Hind.
Evil Is Hammy: Thinks that villains should act as flamboyantly as possible. Since she considers herself one...
Face Death with Dignity
Good Scars, Evil Scars: Has one across her face.
Guns Akimbo: A pair of flintlock pistols that she never has to reload.
Gun Fu
The Hedonist
Idiot Hair
The Ladette
Lady in Red
Luck Stat: Notable in that her is ranked EX.
More Dakka: Her Noble Phantasm summons her ship, the Golden Hind, as well as her armada, which bombards the target with cannons.
Mythology Gag: Shinji's Servant being a Rider class.
Not So Different: Both she and the playable Saber wish to enjoy life and all its pleasures to the fullest, though their methods vary. Both also threaten each other with ropes (trussing up and hanging, respectively).
Only in It For the Money: Well, her role as a Servant and her apparent ability to get along well with Shinji might play a role, but she does demand a lot of money to fight and in an early quest, she gets a power boost unless you can prevent them from reaching several treasures.
Privateer/Pirate Girl
Royals Who Actually Do Something: Possibly, as it's hinted that she may actually be Queen Elizabeth in disguise in the Japanese version.
Thigh-High Boots
You Gotta Have Neon Pink Hair

Saber (Sir Gawain)

Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima

The Servant of Leonard Harway, the accomplished "Knight of the Sun" who was dedicated to serving King Arthur. Regretting how he had been unable to see his king's agony in life and his hostility towards Lancelot after Lancelot killed Gawain's two brothers, Saber hopes to restore his honour and become a truly perfect knight as a Servant in the Holy Grail War. His Noble Phantasm is Excalibur Galatine: The Resurrected Sword of Victory.

Asskicking Pose
The Atoner: After his actions resulted in the destruction of Arthur's kingdom, the death of most of the knights and his own disgrace he wished for a second chance to perfectly serve a king without question.
Cool Sword: Excalibur Galatine.
- Flaming Sword: When he uses his Blade of Devotion skill.
- Overshadowed by Awesome: By its more famous counterpart, Excalibur.
Face Death with Dignity
Hour of Power: Between 9AM and 12 noon, and 3PM and 6PM, his power increases threefold, represented by the Numeral of the Saint ability. In gameplay terms, you can't damage him at all and must find some way of nullifying this ability or it's game over.
It's All My Fault: Believes his hatred for Lancelot caused the fall of Camelot.
Knight in Shining Armor
The Power of the Sun: The Sun empowers him during the day.
Revenge: Originally against Lancelot. He eventually forgives Lancelot before his death.
Rule of Three: His Numeral of the Saint ability triples his strength during three-hour periods.
Trash Talk: He's kind of a dick to his enemies.

Assassin/Berserker (Li Shu Wen)

Voiced by: Kunihiko Yasui

The Servant of Soichiro Kuzuki (Julius B. Harway), a martial artist whose skill in Bājíquán is reflected in his Noble Phantasm, No Second Strike, which will allow him to kill his opponents in a single strike. Though he is famed as a Lancer, his Master elected to summon a younger version for compatibility and for the martial artist's ferocity and unquestioning impulse to fight during his youth. He is brought back as a Berserker, along with his Master's digital ghost.

Affably Evil: He's much nicer than his Master, even if he is trying to kill you.
Bare-Fisted Monk
Blood Knight: He's very happy to face an enemy that doesn't go down in one hit.
Card-Carrying Villain: He feels that all he can do is destroy, so he embraces it.
Face Death with Dignity: The first time you defeat him. He's been turned into a Berserker the second time, so he doesn't have the state of mind for this.
Charles Atlas Superpower: His Noble Phantasm, despite being referred as such in-game, is actually the highest form of his martial art, where even the slightest touch is enough to kill the opponent.
Even Evil Has Standards: He comments that, if he killed as often as his master, he wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
Fiery Redhead
Glowing Eyes of Doom: After he's brought back as a Berserker.
Invisibility: Due to his personal skill, instead of the Assassin class skill, Presence Concealment. In gameplay terms, you can't hurt him at all until you nullify it.
Noble Demon
Mythology Gag: This isn't the first time an Assassin prefers head to head combat, as well as having a Noble Phantasm that is the product of years of training rather than an artifact or magic.
One-Hit Kill: Despite his reputation, the only time he gets to do this is in cutscenes, unless you made your Servant into a Glass Cannon.
Screaming Warrior: After he's brought back as a Berserker, though he can still speak, unlike most Berserkers.
Weak but Skilled: Makes up for his rather low stats (save for an A Rank AGI) with his unique Sphere Boundary and Chinese Martial Arts, Ranked A and A+++ respectively, skills.

Archer (Robin Hood)

Voiced by: Kosuke Toriumi

The Servant of Dan Blackmore, Archer's origins as the anonymous outcast son of a druid was gradually conflated into many legends of a chivalrous outlaw thief from Sherwood Forest. Archer excels in guerrilla tactics, such as utilizing traps and poisons, but is insecure about his own abilities otherwise. Though he bitterly complains that he is unable to win in a fair fight in response to his Master's severe opposition to his methods, it is implied that Archer's reason for participating in the Holy Grail War is to act and be recognized as a true hero. His Noble Phantasm is Yew Bow: Holy Bow of Supplication.

The Archer: Unlike the other ones we know, this one actually relies on his bow.
Combat Pragmatist: Traps, ambushes, poisons - if it helps him win, he'll do it. Though he's always wanted to fight fairly at least once in his life.
Deadpan Snarker: It seems to be a requirement of the Archer class.
Expy: His backstory, specifically selflessly protecting everyone around him and ultimately being betrayed by them is very similar to another Archer's and his role as a Legacy Character who has his own identity forgotten is very similar to Assassin's.
Face Death with Dignity
Hero with Bad Publicity: In his backstory.
Legacy Character: One of many who had the identity.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: During his life he fought for the people of his village, whom rewarded him with betrayal after betrayal. Despite all this, he still fought for them, as it was the right thing to do. It sucks being an Archer in the Nasuverse.
Poisoned Weapons
Power Limiter: Due to his under-handed tactics, not only did Dan Blackmore use up a Command Seal to seal away his Noble Phantasm, but his stats got decreased due to his breaking of the rules. Due to his Master's Honor Before Reason and the rules of this Grail War, he is forced into a one-vs-one duel rather than his preferred fighting style. As a result, he never stood a chance and we never got to see Archer's full power.
Peek-a-Bangs
Redhead in Green

Caster (The Embodiment of Nursery Rhyme)

Voiced by: Ai Nonaka

The Servant of Alice, an irregular Servant who is actually a projected Reality Marble, shaped from dreams of her Master as a mirror image of Alice. Because the genre of nursery rhymes was so beloved, Caster gained her own existence as a "hero of children" from the foundation of the nursery rhyme, Alice in Wonderland, that the author Lewis Carroll improvised to sing to his nieces. Her Noble Phantasm is Maxwell's Demon - Maiden's Empire: Queens Glass Game.

Anthropomorphic Personification
Creepy Child
Creepy Twins: Pulls off the act with her Master.
Dark Magical Girl
Elegant Gothic Lolita: She wears black and pink in contrast to her Master.
Empathic Shapeshifter: Caster changes form depending on the Master who summoned her.
Loss of Identity: Caster's reality marble, the Nameless Forest, causes people to forget their names, their sense of self and then, that they ever existed.
Mother Goose: All her Matrix entries except two are done in nursery rhyme. She also utters a few of her own creation.
Name's the Same: This incarnation of Nursery Rhyme is based on Alice in Wonderland, which gives us such gems as "That's Alice, and I'm Alice." and "I am Alice, the Servant of Alice." Rainbow Speak is an early indicator that the two are different.
Off with His Head: She says this twice, both in relation to you.
Weak but Skilled: Every single one of her stats is Rank E. She balances this out with a plethora of high ranked skills.
White-Haired Pretty Girl

Lancer (Vlad III)

Voiced by: Hisao Egawa

The Servant of Lanrukun, a deranged individual who shares his Master's twisted notions of love. Though he had been a noble hero in life, his sense of reason became twisted by brutality. Dying in despair due to betrayal, he began to question why his talents remained unrewarded and lost his sanity. He's not a vampire. His Noble Phantasm is Kazikli Bey: Fortress of Impalement.

Ax Crazy
Berserk Button: The word "monster" if directed at his Master by someone else.
Blade on a Stick
Blood Splattered Warrior: The left side of his armor is permanently covered with blood.
The Butcher: He was known as the Kazikli Voyvoda, or Impaler Prince, in life.
Field of Spears and Polearms: It comes out when he uses his Noble Phantasm.
Foe Yay: The way he talks about Saber, Caster, and especially Archer more than implies this.

Lancer: "My spear rises in giddy joy when I ponder my luck in meeting you!"

Historical Villain Upgrade: In-Universe, and it literally changes his appearance and abilities to match the common perception of him, represented on his Matrix as the Seraphic Monstrosity ability.
Humans Are the Real Monsters: Definitely believes this.

Lancer: "Humans are the monstrous ones. A human who has never betrayed another of their wretched kind isn't human."

Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He loves it so much, his Ceremonial Purge skill involves doing it to himself. Strangely, it only damages your Servant. His Noble Phantasm even has the title of Fortress of Impalement.
Knight Templar: He impaled many of his own country's nobility because he felt that they had destabilized Wallachia. He also impaled thousands of Turkish soldiers as psychological warfare, all in the name of protecting the Christian kingdoms from the Ottomans.
- One of his abilities is the Divine Aegis, which is supposedly a form of divine protection given to those who have sacrificed themselves for something they believe to be the greater good, but is really a manifestation of faith and self-righteousness. Oh, and higher ranks of the skill have detrimental effects on a person's sanity and personality. Lancer has it at A+++.
Large Ham
Mythology Gag: It was established in Melty Blood that Vlad Tepes wasn't a vampire.
Not So Different: He has something in common with all the playable Servants. Like Saber, he was the victim of Historical Villain Upgrade. Like Archer, he was betrayed by those he protected. Like Caster, he was so strongly believed to be a monster by people that he actually became one.
Red Eyes, Take Warning
Religious Bruiser: He's very devout, both in life and during the Holy Grail War.
Tragic Monster: The protagonist believes so, anyway.

If he really did end up a monster because no one understood him, that's really sad...

Unholy Matrimony: With his Master.

Berserker (Arcueid Brunestud)

Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki

The Servant of Monji Gatou, Arcueid is a True Ancestor - a demon inherently connected to the Earth, though her existence as a blood-sucking demon has been forced onto her by a mistaken interpretation by her Master. Because her existence is similar to the playable Caster, they get along well. Her Noble Phantasm is Blut die Schwester.

Brainwashed and Crazy: To an extent. After her defeat and Gato fades away, she gains her ability of speech back and wonders how she could've been interpreted as a God before saying goodbye and then disappearing back to her world.
Femme Fatalons
God Guise: Her Master proclaims her as a true god. She is more of a natural phenomena.
Insistent Terminology: The characters, the Matrix, the game itself and even this page go out of their way to let you know that the only reason you can beat her is because Gatou is an idiot.
Mismatched Eyes
Nerf: If she were at full power, she'd be a Hopeless Boss Fight.
Won't Work On Me: Of course the Moon doesn't delete her if she loses. She's a perfect copy of Type Moon, after all.
Power Limiter: Not only does being a Berserker reduce her capabilities, her Master's poor abilities mean she's even weaker than she should be.

Saver/Saviour (Vairocana)

The Servant of Twice H. Pieceman, a Vajra user who collects the records of the Holy Grail War and is described by his Master as an entity that will free humanity from suffering. Saver exists as the final boss of the game and is distinct from the other seven classes of Servants. His Noble Phantasm is believed to be the Mandala on his back which charges the Unto One attack, but the game proper says his Noble Phantasm is unknown.

Anticlimax Boss: Even with his time limit and one very annoying spell that counters you using skills (in fact his most dangerous attribute, as you might one-shot yourself as Caster with this), Saber is generally considered to be much harder than him, and he generally is beaten within 3-4 turns.
Eyes of Gold: When he is serious.
The Dragon: Even though he doesn't support Twice's ideals, he's just being compassionate towards the soul of the original Twice.
Final Boss
Glowing Eyes of Doom: When he glares at his opponents, and looks rather menacing this way.
Martial Pacifist: Vairocana is always meditating, even in battle, and his attacks are all projectiles he waves gently with his hands.
Mythology Gag: In Fate/stay night, the original version of Saber was called Saver.
Name's the Same: Vairocana is one of the Buddhas in the sects of Buddhism. This incarnation, however, doesn't reveal who he is, nor does the game drop even the slightest hint that Saver is a Buddha (except for the Vajra holder thing); it does states that he is divine, though.
One-Hit Kill: Unto One/Transmigration into One.
Physical God: Buddha or not, it still is stated that he is one of the Vajra holders in heaven.
Shout-Out: Vairocana only opens his eyes when he is about go serious and deliver some pain, same as Virgo Shaka from Saint Seiya, an elite warrior believed to be the reincarnation of Buddha.
Time Limit Boss: During the fight, he will charge his Unto One attack. Every two turns, one light will shine on his Mandala, if he lights all seven mirrors, he delivers a One-Hit Kill, instant Game Over.
Willfully Weak: Almost all of his stats are unknown, his "defeat" was not due to his opponent's strength, and his most powerful attack is not said to be his Noble Phantasm; there's no way to gauge how strong he is.

NPC

Father Kotomine

The overseer of the progress of the Holy Grail War in the Moon Cell, originally sent from the Church as an observer. His appearance and presence are actually data transcriptions of a man who once participated in the Holy Grail War; thus, he is knowledgeable about the Holy Grail, the Moon Cell and SE.RA.PH in general.

Expy: Of Kirei Kotomine in Fate/stay night. He's snide, prone to delivering even the most mundane of lines as dark and foreboding as he can and loves mapo tofu.
Mr. Exposition

Taiga Fujimura

The protagonist's homeroom teacher, similar to her counterpart in Fate/stay night.

Berserk Button: Don't call her "Tiger".
Dojikko: She trips and falls every time she enters the classroom.
Expy: Of Taiga Fujimura from Fate/stay night.
In-Series Nickname: Just like in Fate/stay night, it's "Tiger". Don't say it around her, though.
Mythology Gag: Her entrance into the classroom is taken straight from the Fate anime.
Quest Giver: Gives out side quests and in exchange gives you decorations for your room. Completing all of them in a New Game+ lets you fight the Bonus Boss.
Suspiciously Specific Denial: Oh no, she didn't need that tangerine for a magic sigil, not at all.

Sakura Matou

Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (only in the DVD special and Fate/Extra CCC)

Shinji's sister, though in real life they are unrelated strangers. She works at the nurse's office, supplying the participants in the Holy Grail War with healing items and food. Though Sakura is the biological sister of Rin in Fate/stay night, they appear to be strangers in Fate/Extra.

Ascended Extra: In Fate/Extra CCC, she's apparently set to have a much larger role.
Beware the Nice Ones: She seems a bit eager to punish the offender who messed with the bulletin board in the 6th week.
Covert Pervert
Demoted to Extra: In Fate/stay night, she was one of the main heroines, now, she's just a NPC.
Rapunzel Hair: Goes down to her ankles!
School Nurse
Supreme Chef: Her food's so good, they're some of the best healing items in the game, and one of her homemade lunches is considered a fair trade for a very valuable ruby.

Ryuudo Issei

The Class President of the protagonist's school, as well as the protagonist's friend. He plays a similar role to his counterpart in Fate/stay night.

Expy: Of Ryuudo Issei from Fate/stay night, though he doesn't seem to have his counterpart's hatred of Rin or his general discomfort around women.
Student Council President

Chishiki Mame/Sharon Tips

The character who manages the Library.

Punny Name: And she's not particularly fond of it.

Ikuya Arina/Arina Savoy

The character who manages the Arena.

Punny Name: Her name sounds like arena.

Other

Aoko Aozaki

A woman who speaks frivolously, she was sent by the Church to examine the abnormalities in the flow of time in the SE.RA.PH, though she has not been given the authority to interfere. She is responsible for increasing the strength of the protagonist's Servant through the "Alteration of the Soul" process. The only escape from SE.RA.PH, as she learns, is for a Master to obtain the Holy Grail.

Curtains Match the Window
Fiery Redhead
In the Hood: Wears a black hoodie.
The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: With Touko. The two of them absolutely hate each other, though it's toned down here compared to the other Nasuverse works. They're in the same room without trying to kill each other, after all.

Touko Aozaki

The older sister of Aoko Aozaki, who tends to speak carelessly. Despite the Church's warnings, she continues to tamper with SE.RA.PH to find ways of escaping, though she also concludes the surest method is for a Master to obtain the Holy Grail. She's apparently looking for a friend of a friend inside the Moon Cell. Her physical appearance is a throwback to Type-Moon's original design for Tōko in Kara no Kyoukai.

Artificial Human: Her dialogue implies that she's in one of her doll bodies.
Curtains Match the Window
Meganekko
Smoking Is Cool: Is never seen without an e-cigarette.
The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry: With Aoko. They never pass up a chance to snipe at each other, though it's pretty mild compared to what they normally do.
You Gotta Have Blue Hair

Monster (Ryougi Shiki)

Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto

If certain conditions are met, Shiki Ryougi appears as a non-Servant participant who has killed 99 participants in the Holy Grail War and seeks to kill one more to return to her world. Her Noble Phantasm is Amalavijnana: Boundary of Emptiness.

Alternate Universe: She's from one.
Badass: She managed to kill 99 Servants and is a far more dangerous opponent than the Final Boss.
Blood Knight: If you manage to beat her, she says she'll be happy to fight someone as strong as you again.
Bonus Boss
Evil Eye: The Mystic Eyes of Death Perception, of course.
Instant Win Condition: If she Seals all your actions, she'll One-Hit Kill you.
Knife Nut
Mythology Gag: Boundary of Emptiness is a viable English translation of Kara no Kyoukai.
Nothing Personal: She says this word for word if you decide to fight her. She only wants to return home and has to kill 100 Servants to do it. She leaves the Masters alone, though they're unlikely to last long.
Took a Level in Badass: From just being able to fight Servants defensively at her strongest to being able to kill almost a hundred of them.
Standard Status Effects: Unlike every other opponent in the game, her Seals are permanent and cannot be healed, though Archer's 7 Rings of Heaven can nullify the attacks. She's probably killing your ability to use them.

The Player Character in the Prologue

A nameless student you control in the Prologue. A friend of Shinji and is known as the Ace of the Newspaper Club. However, he begins to lose his memories and even his identity.  He stumbles upon the Arena on the Last Day of the prelims, but he failed to qualify and died.

Other Participating Masters

Various other Masters who qualified for the Holy Grail War and are going through their own trials at the same time.

And You Thought It Was a Game: Many of them are hit hard by this after the first round ends and they all get to witness (or experience) the effects of losing firsthand.
Battle Couple: One girl entered along with her boyfriend in hopes of becoming this. Even after learning that the rules prevented this, they found ways to support each other - well, the guy did anyway - until they're pitted against each other.
Break the Cutie
Contemplate Our Navels: One girl spends a great deal of time by the fountain, reflecting upon recent events. She acknowledges this and adds that the peaceful surroundings of the garden lead to her introspection.
Despair Event Horizon: As the game continues, some wind up crossing this.

"...I can kill anyone now."

Flower Motifs: The Master in the garden keeps pointing out various flowers and their meaning in hanakotoba, the language of flowers. These invariably have some connection to current events.
Friendly Enemy: Some of them acknowledge they could potentially end up fighting you at some point, yet remain friendly. One particular classmate keeps wishing you luck and encouraging you to do your best.
I'm Not Here to Make Friends: Others, however, are not so open. One fellow standing near the Library bluntly shuts down your attempts to talk to him, as you and everyone else are potential enemies.
Jerkass: Quite a few tend to be rather rude to the protagonist, like the aforementioned fellow near the Library.
My God, What Have I Done?
News Travels Fast: Everybody seems to have already heard what's recently happened to you by the time you talk to them. Justified in that intel on other Masters is very important in the Holy Grail War, and typically the only chance you get to talk to everyone is in the Evening, giving a fair amount of time for yesterday's news to spread.
Loose Lips: Despite the conflict being partly a war of information, a few participants can't help bragging about their Servants. Some of them last surprisingly long, though, which probably means their Servants are that strong.
Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: While the male member of the would-be Battle Couple quickly realizes exactly what they've gotten themselves into, his girlfriend remains cheery, eager to battle, and optimistic about their chances.
Take Care Of My Girlfriend: The Savvy Guy above asks the protagonist to look after his girlfriend if anything happens to him. He makes this Last Request knowing that they've been pitted against one another.
Tempting Fate: Several make comments along these lines.
Underestimating Badassery: The guy who gets matched against Rin in the first round completely blows her off as a non-threat, despite all evidence to the contrary. He doesn't make it out, of course.
- One female Master is repeatedly shocked to see that the protagonist survived each round.
What the Hell, Hero?: As news and rumors of their exploits spread around campus, the protagonist can get called out on seemingly wasting time or playing with Alice when they should be preparing for battle instead.
Wounded Gazelle Gambit: The standoffish Master outside the Library accuses the protagonist of Playing the Victim Card after being attacked outside the Arena by Archer.
You All Look Familiar: Justified; most of them weren't able to customize their Digital Avatars.

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