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Author: TheBigBopper

Feb 4th 2016 at 8:38:17 PM

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In VisualNovel/FateStayNight, transferring power from one person to another becomes important in all three routes. Usually this takes the form of magical energy or "mana", but can also involve things like the transfer of command seals or a mage's family crest. In the original eroge version of the visual novel, this is most effectively accomplished through a [[DeusSexMachina ritual involving sexual intercourse]], but the BleachedUnderpants adaptations replace actual sex with various sexual metaphors.
** In the Fate route, Saber's improper summoning means that she does not automatically draw on her masters' mana like a servant is supposed to. Since servants consume magical energy to fight and even just to exist, Rin has to devise a way for Shirou to give his magical energy to Saber before she fades away.
** In Unlimited Blade Works, Shirou unlocks a powerful combat ability but has neither the magic circuits nor mana reserves to keep it up against Gilgamesh. Therefore, Rin has to transfer some of her capacity to him before the big showdown.
** In Heaven's Feel, [[spoiler:Sakura has a parasite called a crest worm in her body that drains her energy, seriously threatening her health and causing her to intensely hunger for a source of mana. Shirou voluntarily lets her feed off his energy, appreciating the chance to get closer to her, although he feels increasingly drained after each session. The Epilogue of the Good End reverses this dynamic, since Sakura has begun ''producing'' a surplus of energy and has to transfer it to Shirou in order to keep in balance.]]