<Dl> <Dd> In the Fate route, the manga and the first anime he develops feelings for Saber and falls in love with her the moment he sees her; he rarely allows her to fight unless necessary and is set on convincing her that her life meant something . Shirō is unable to comprehend that he is in love with her at first, as he believes he is unworthy of loving or being loved . He is also confused by the fact that her presence is making him think selfishly for the first time in his life, to the point where he begins to want to abandon the War and elope with Saber, and is only held back by the fact that she wouldn't be happy . Shirō accepts in this route that there will be evil people that he must kill to protect others . He eventually defeats Kirei Kotomine by stabbing him with the Azoth Sword, a gift Kirei gave to Rin years ago and does the impossible by resisting Angra Mainyu's corruption, something no Servant besides Gilgamesh had ever accomplished, through the purity of his heart and sheer will . He then orders Saber to destroy the Holy Grail, causing her to fade away after she professes her love . The Shirō in this route embraces his ideals to the very end . In the Realta Nua version, an epilogue to Fate can be unlocked by getting every ending . Saber goes to Avalon after her death and waits several centuries to see Shirou again . Shirō, rendered immortal by Avalon, endures many hardships in his life and never stops believing that he will find Saber and spends the next fifteen - hundred years protecting the innocent and championing justice however he could . As time goes on, Shirō forgets the War and everyone from his youth, except for Saber, whose memory had become his sole reason to live on . After finally proving himself worthy, Shirō and Saber are joyously reunited in Avalon after Shirō defies the cycle of reincarnation and becomes the last true Hero . The visual novel then ends with a zoomed out image of the two embracing as Saber tearfully welcomes Shirō to his new home . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> In the Fate route, the manga and the first anime he develops feelings for Saber and falls in love with her the moment he sees her; he rarely allows her to fight unless necessary and is set on convincing her that her life meant something . Shirō is unable to comprehend that he is in love with her at first, as he believes he is unworthy of loving or being loved . He is also confused by the fact that her presence is making him think selfishly for the first time in his life, to the point where he begins to want to abandon the War and elope with Saber, and is only held back by the fact that she wouldn't be happy . Shirō accepts in this route that there will be evil people that he must kill to protect others . He eventually defeats Kirei Kotomine by stabbing him with the Azoth Sword, a gift Kirei gave to Rin years ago and does the impossible by resisting Angra Mainyu's corruption, something no Servant besides Gilgamesh had ever accomplished, through the purity of his heart and sheer will . He then orders Saber to destroy the Holy Grail, causing her to fade away after she professes her love . The Shirō in this route embraces his ideals to the very end . In the Realta Nua version, an epilogue to Fate can be unlocked by getting every ending . Saber goes to Avalon after her death and waits several centuries to see Shirou again . Shirō, rendered immortal by Avalon, endures many hardships in his life and never stops believing that he will find Saber and spends the next fifteen - hundred years protecting the innocent and championing justice however he could . As time goes on, Shirō forgets the War and everyone from his youth, except for Saber, whose memory had become his sole reason to live on . After finally proving himself worthy, Shirō and Saber are joyously reunited in Avalon after Shirō defies the cycle of reincarnation and becomes the last true Hero . The visual novel then ends with a zoomed out image of the two embracing as Saber tearfully welcomes Shirō to his new home . </Dd> <Dl> <Dd> In the Unlimited Blade Works route, the first movie, and the second anime, he falls in love with Rin Tōsaka . He slowly gains the skills and techniques of Archer, and the reason for this is revealed to be Archer being Shirō from a potential future timeline . Archer comes into direct conflict with Shirō as he believes Shirō's ideals are a sham . Because he is a future version of Shirō, he seeks to kill him to cause a contradiction and hopefully end his own existence as a Counter Guardian . Shirō then goes on to defeat Archer and Gilgamesh in single combat after entering into a familiar contract with Rin and mastering the use of Unlimited Blade Works through the use of her mana . In the True End, he and Rin officially start a romantic relationship and eventually move to London where he becomes her assistant at the Mage's Association . In the Good End, he lives peacefully with Rin and Saber (now Rin's other familiar) with no indication as to whether or not they will attend the Mage's Association . In this ending Rin and Shirou are also in a romantic relationship . The Shirō in this route accepts that his ideals are borrowed, but continues to believe in them . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> In the Unlimited Blade Works route, the first movie, and the second anime, he falls in love with Rin Tōsaka . He slowly gains the skills and techniques of Archer, and the reason for this is revealed to be Archer being Shirō from a potential future timeline . Archer comes into direct conflict with Shirō as he believes Shirō's ideals are a sham . Because he is a future version of Shirō, he seeks to kill him to cause a contradiction and hopefully end his own existence as a Counter Guardian . Shirō then goes on to defeat Archer and Gilgamesh in single combat after entering into a familiar contract with Rin and mastering the use of Unlimited Blade Works through the use of her mana . In the True End, he and Rin officially start a romantic relationship and eventually move to London where he becomes her assistant at the Mage's Association . In the Good End, he lives peacefully with Rin and Saber (now Rin's other familiar) with no indication as to whether or not they will attend the Mage's Association . In this ending Rin and Shirou are also in a romantic relationship . The Shirō in this route accepts that his ideals are borrowed, but continues to believe in them . </Dd>

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