While he is proud of his son, who has demonstrated himself to be a perfect heir, Risei fails to understand Kirei in any sense. After the fourth war, Kirei became curious to the capacities of the Holy Grail and thus decided on contingencies in case another war occurred during his lifetime. Kirei Kotomine is the main antagonist ofFate/ZeroandFate/stay night anime and games. Kotomine makes a number of appearances during Carnival Phantasm, mostly as a commentator of the Holy Grail War. Master of Assassin during the Fourth Holy Grail War of Fate/Zero, and after the war made a contract with Gilgamesh which latest ten years into the Fifth Holy Grail War of Fate/Stay Night; during that war, he also took control of Lancer by fatally wounding Lancer's previous master, Bazett Fraga McRemitz. Without any movement, he can extend a number of whip-like tentacles of mud capable of stretching without limit and clearly leave burning marks on the ground. Always calm and serious, he came to believe that joy itself was actually a sin, and, believing that finding joy in and from the pain of others is monstrous and inhuman, condemned the same atrocities that he would later perform. He stopped searching for answers after that point. Kotomine, having seen Assassin fight Lancer, knows of this strategy and uses it against Assassin. While leaving the Shadow Boarder, "Kirei" revealed he had other plans preparing for Kadoc. Then, "Kirei" took the powerless and imprisoned Kadoc Zemlupus away. 4 years ago. He is a first class Executor, but he still cannot match the seventh of the Burial Agency on normal terms. Simply feeling Kirei grasp his head makes Shirou able to sense that Kirei has swallowed black corruption that reaches in from the outside world to bind him like a chain. In reality, he is Rasputin who possessed Kirei's body, while acting as an Executor tasked with overseeing an investigation into the dissolution of the previous staff of Chaldea for the incoming director Goldolf Musik. Namely, he questioned how a being like himself was allowed to be born. Kirei summons Assassin while Tokiomi Tohsaka, his mentor, summons the Archer-class Servant. Then I got diagnosed with terminal cancer. He is also able to be tired out even with its unique nature. It can not be used practically in any way, as it cannot be reshaped or anything of the sort. Shirou and Saber (fighting Gilgamesh) use Avalon at the same time and defeat their enemies. After Sakura Matou completely succumbs to the corruption of Angra Mainyu in the Heaven's Feel scenario, she is able to control the magical energy given to Kirei. He is deviant, but not inhuman. The "training" that Matou Zouken did to her in the years between wars turned her into a Lesser Grail, the Black Grail of Makiri. In his final fight with Shirou during Heaven's Feel, his skill was such that Shirou didn't land a single blow. Their skin is peeled off, and their remaining flesh is rotting, leaving their faces to look like preserved specimens from a lab. Summary . Kirei was born on December 28, 1967. He is able to perform surgery to call back her lost magical energy and mind, but the chances of success are very low. Despite his personal accomplishments, he never felt satisfaction. Kirei determines he is one of the enemies that he needs to kill one day. After a few minutes of arduous effort, Byakuya's vitals stabilized. He uses Emiya Shirou's love for Sakura to ensure her safety, and when Sakura is tainted by the shadow inside her, Kirei aids Shirou in a raid against her and Zouken to save Ilya, the White Grail of Einzberns. - Feats from every medias can be used for both sides. Ironically, the knife that killed Kotomine Kirei was the same Azoth knife that he gave to Rin and used to murder her father, Tokiomi, many years ago. [17] He has not gotten stronger as he has aged, as he is weaker in terms of pure strength without weapons or magecraft than Bazett Fraga McRemitz as of the Fifth War. Thus, he turned to religion with fervor out of belief that God might bring him salvation. Even veterans of many battles can lose morale and judgment capabilities when surprised by a machine gun, but he is able to analyze the situation calmly because such events are mere exceptions to Executors. He, who concentrated on his studies since childhood, began to perform many miracles at the frontier. Kirei's appearance in Fate/Zero had him in his middle 20's, where he had short hair and blank brown eyes, and wore a lower class priest uniform. With no alternative, he prayed that marriage to a woman he loved could finally help him achieve respite from his tortured existence. He attaches the arm of Archer to Shirou, but that is not something normally possible. Its nature does not make him any more resistant to being slain by others. It is slow enough that Shirou can react to the attacks fairly easily, and as it can only strike where it is aimed, it is easy to dodge. It has a range greater than ten meters and reacts sensitively to living beings. He used the Grail as bait to tempt Saber and Shirou into using it, but they refused. In the meantime, Archer and Saber debate over how Rider was killed; while Saber claims she died in honor protecting her Master, Archer claims she was a weakling, once again creating a rift between him and the rest. In the final day of the war, Kirei and Shirou fight in a cataclysmic final battle, similar to the one fought ten years ago. He revealed that he has been keeping Gilgamesh from the previous war. He secretly maintains his contract with Gilgamesh in the ten years between the Fourth and Fifth Holy Grail Wars. Kirei is a word of prayer, so Risei named him such so that he would be pure and beautiful. In his last moments, the Holy Grail appeared to Kirei; filled with hatred and envy for Kiritsugu, he reached out. Kirei abilities in fixing spiritual and mental bodies is at bishop level, and Rin comments that people at his level in the Mage's Association are few and that there are also few people in the Church able to handle spirits at his level. While he can force the mud out of his body or push prana into the limb to move the clotted blood, the effect upon moving the limb is the destruction of his muscles. However, he later returned Kadoc back to Kirschtaria Wodime. Kuzuki shows up around the same time Kiritsugu would have his showdown with Kirei. Risei dies at some point in time, and Kirei sets out on a spiritual journey looking for "something not yet known to him."[16]. He serves as the overarching antagonist of the first half, before revealing his true intentions in the later show. Masters: Bazett, UBW Shirou, Kirei Kotomine, Kiritsugu Emiya, Kuzuki(Buffed by Medea beyond the grave), Luvia, Shiki Tohno, Scenario 1: The holy grail war is reenacted except all the servants die spontaneously and now it's a fight to the death between the masters. Kirei Kotomine is the main antagonist of Fate/Stay Night. He is able to maintain a one hundred percent striking accuracy even against unconfirmed targets. Shirou goes to Kotomine's place again hoping to get advice, but he finds out he was the Master of not only Lancer but Gilgamesh as well. He also utilizes his own body to deflect the second Origin Bullet in a movement that Kiritsugu feels would require extreme willpower. Since then, he's been using orphans from the fire incident to supply Gilgamesh with Mana. episode of Death Battle featuring Alexander Anderson from the anime/manga series Hellsing and Kirei Kotomine from the Fate Visual Novels. Goals While he can no longer remember her voice or her face, he sometimes thinks "I wanted to kill her", but he doesn't know if it is a thought for his pleasure or grief for wanting to kill the one he loved with his own hands. [14], As Kirei's heart was stopped in the forest, he is defeated by Shirou as his body gives out first. Kotomine is not present in Fate/hollow ataraxia, his role as the overseer of the Holy Grail War was given to Caren Hortensia (who is later hinted to be his daughter). It requires the use of the majority of his Command Spells to remove them, and even that is not enough to completely purge her body. Kirei, after having his heart shot by Kiritsugu, was revived by the black mud from the Grail that washed over Gilgamesh. Archer of Red | Caster of Black | Kama | Goetia, BB | Black Grail | First Lady | Testement | Ultra Heroine Z | Zouken Matou | The Master With No Name | Darnic Prestone Yggdmillenia | Kama | Space Ishtar | Xu Fu | Serizawa Kamo. Soon after his success, "Kirei" revealed his true form as Rasputin in front of Holmes, Goldolf, Mash and the rest of Chaldean crew. Even against Shirou's body of swords, it damages him inside rather than outside, allowing the impacts to pierce through him. By hitting a target’s shadow with a Black Key, the target is immobilized, incapable of moving away as their shadow is pinned. While knowing of the true nature of the Holy Grail, that he could always be the first to have access to a wish, he cares little for it himself. Their energy was given to Gilgamesh, while their bodies slowly began to rot away despite the fact that they were still alive. why was Kirei Kotomine, Gilgamesh, Kariya Matou and Aoi Tohsaka revived? Kirei Kotomine loved no one, and cares only to witness the searing moment when the world burns once more upon his instigation. [27] When fighting, Kiritsugu employs different types of guns. The martial arts move, performed at divine speed, catches the bullet traveling at 2500 inches per second, but it is unable to completely deflect it. Instead, he had to take similar methods to Chaldea. He is used to facing firearms and skilled enough to judge the type of bullets by the sound of gunfire. During the war, he is assumed deceased by the hands of Caster when she raids the church to acquire the Holy Grail vessel and obtain a new hideout, but Rin taunts the witch saying that if she was not able to find the corpse, that means that Kirei is still alive. Kirei is the overseer of the Holy Grail War and resides at the church on top of the hill. While he cannot directly fight against Servants, he claims that he can harm Servants without Masters with his Baptism Rite, so Assassin backs off afterwards. Shirou is a young man with white hair and tanned skin. Escaping should be impossible, so Kirei is astonished that Shirou manages to do just that through only willpower. In the Fifth Holy Grail War he injures Bazett Fraga McRemitz to take control of her servant, Lancer. [8], Unknown to all those around him, Kirei was born defective, possessing a warped mind since birth. Despite his personal accomplishments, he never felt satisfaction. Kirei sheds tears after seeing that his father cared about him until the end, but feels the exact opposite affection that a normal human being should. In Fate, he apparently remains out of the plot until nearly the end. His death is inevitable even without any action, and he has no prana in his body. Kirei goes back to his room and has a conversation with Gilgamesh, but this time, Kirei is the devil tempting. He no longer has a heartbeat, and there is only a black stain where it had previously been. It is possible that he believed the wealth was bad for her upbringing due to following the principle of humbleness and poverty.[11]. Bazdilot Cordelion | The event allows him to ruin both the past year and the coming year at the same time in the span of half a day. He was still at death's door, but he wasn't about to cross the final threshold for the time being. Germa66. The only magecraft he shows any real skill in are physical reinforcement and spiritual healing. Even with his accomplishments Kirei never felt satisfaction on it, as, unknown to everyone, he was born defective, possessing a warped mind since birth. With their bodies half-dead, the only action they are able to perform is hand-to-hand combat. Kirei is the Head Executor of the famed Iscariot Order, gaining his membership when he was only 10 years old, due to being a member he gained political immunity in various pantheons around the world. Wiz: Kirei Kotomine was born in 1967 being raised by his father Reisei and together was involved in many things with the church since his youth even becoming an executioner of sorts by the age of 10. 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