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unable to change his opinions. Kiritsugu often talked about how

he used strive to protect the innocent from the world's many
perils, even at the cost of his own humanity, and how he was
saddened by the reality that whenever he was able to spare one
life, another person was fated to die. Although Kiritsugu was
tormented by his inability to save everyone, Shirou always
admired his efforts. Right before Kiritsugu's death, Shirou
pledged to be a Hero of Justice in Kiritsugu's place and strive to
protect everyone at the cost of his own life. Everything that he is
thus far is the result of that very pledge. He has made it his
dream to become a "Hero of justice" who will save everyone
regardless of what happens to his own life.

Shirou pushes his ideals to their limit during the Fate scenario,
where he constantly attempts to protect Saber from harm and
keep her from fighting other Servants, despite the fact that she
is many times more powerful than he and that even his odds of
mere survival, not winning, are hopelessly low against those he
personally fights. This is because he cannot stand the idea of
someone else being harmed for his sake. He never gives up his
ideals during the route and injures himself numerous times to
uphold it. During the Unlimited Blade Works route, Shirou,
through constant arguing with Archer, begins to see the
hypocrisy in his ideals. Though he refuses to give them up
entirely, he works his way towards a middle ground where he
will strive towards fulfilling ideals, despite knowing they are
impossible to achieve. He faces his largest dilemma during
Heaven's Feel, where he is forced to choose between
maintaining his ideals and protecting the life of Sakura. He
eventually forsakes them, with the exception of the "Superhero"
ending, where he becomes as resolute as Kiritsugu in his prime,
allowing Sakura to be executed for the greater good. He strives
only to protect Sakura, though he is presented with conflict a
number of times.

Shirou is extremely stubborn once he sets out to accomplish

something, such as spending hours attempting to perform a high
jump that is nearly impossible for him. This action, as watched
by Rin and Sakura, is one of the initial factors that causes them
both to develop feelings for Shirou. He will stubbornly defend his
own viewpoints, no matter how wrong they may seem to others,
even to the point of causing them great mental anguish. Though
he does his best to help others, if he feels that a person brought
about their own ruin, he will simply watch instead of helping. He
can range from being sarcastic to blunt very easily and his poor
convey of body language can make it difficult for others to
recognize when he is which, even leading some to think he is
being dense or ignorant. Nasu has stated that Shirou and Shiki
Tohno would not get along.

Relationships
Shirou's love interests varies from Saber, Rin and Sakura
depending on the routes. However, he has shown to be initially
attracted to Saber, from the moment he saw her after she's
summoned, and an admiration for Rin’s school idol persona
regardless of the route. In Fate, Shirou eventually fully accepts
his feelings for Saber, and even desires to be with her, despite
her being unable to exist in the mortal world, but they eventually
reunite in Avalon. In Unlimited Blade Works, Shirou admits his
feelings towards Rin during their alliance, and accepts her
support to help him pursue his ideal. As he realizes that he’s
fallen for her both before and after knowing her true nature, he
reveals his desire to be with Rin not just as an ally and later
eventually becomes her boyfriend in True End, sometime
teasing her in retaliation to her own. However if he also keeps
paying his attention to Saber, then all three eventually have a
mutual relationship and continue living together in Good End. In
Heaven's Feel, his feelings for Sakura become major plot point,
when he realizes her growing beauty and develops feelings for
her even before the beginning of the Grail Wars, which
drastically alters all of the following events and eventually leads
him to forsake his long held ideals of becoming a Hero of Justice
in order to save her.

Shirou quickly develops a rivalry with Archer after their first

meeting, and is shown to be jealous of Archer's relationship with
Rin as the two look close to each other in the Unlimited Blade
Works route. Shirou also grudgingly believes Archer is cooler
than him. Shirou can be critical of Taiga Fujimura, often berating
and teasing her over her antics, although she seems to be
aware its mostly playful and will try to get under his skin. In truth,
Shirou greatly loves and values her for being there after the
death of his father. Shirou is initially fearful of Illya but can
become fiercely protective of her when they're not acting as
enemies. This is even before he discovers they are step-
siblings. In addition to Saber, Rin and Sakura, Shirou is also
attracted to Rider.

Hobbies
Shirou possesses an extraordinary talent for housework.
Despite having Taiga as his caretaker, he generally cooks all of
her meals and does almost all of the housework while she
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