History Characters / FateZeroHumans

For his appearance in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', see [[Characters/FateStayNightKireiKotomine this page]].

** Part of the reason he tried to kill Kiritsugu is because he didn't want Saber's master to have one more command seal than him, from defeating Caster, which is his own fault anyway for wasting trying to beat Kiritsugu.

* FatalFlaw: His [[DrivenByEnvy envy of Tokiomi]], and to a lesser extent his [[ItsAllAboutMe self-centeredness]]. While he enters the war with good intentions, he lets his envy warp him. As a result, [[spoiler: not only does he fail to achieve any of his goals, but in spite of wanting the best for Aoi and her daughters, his actions actually leave them worse off than before. Aoi is rendered mentally invalid and dies years later, Rin is orphaned and left with the burdens of becoming the family's head with no support, and Sakura is ultimately convinced that it's hopeless to go against Zouken, which drives alot of her trauma for the next several years.]]

* NeverMyFault: A really tragic a messed up case, Sakura getting adopted by the Matou's was the consequence of Kariya previously abandoning his position as the heir family. While Kariya had justifiable reasons for cutting ties to his family, to the outside world he's lashing out after refusing to take responsibility.

* BabyFactory: As a daughter of the Zenjou family, the women are "renowned" for their ability to birth mages with great potential, despite the family effectively-being {{Muggles}}. Due to this, Aoi's marriage with Tokiomi was an arranged one, though it's shown that the two actually do love one another. It's also implied that Aoi could have potentially ended up in a marriage with Kariya, but he abandoned his position as heir of the Matou's not wanting to expose her to their horrific life.

* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: [[spoiler:After finding Tokiomi's dead body and assuming that Kariya was the killer, she blames him not just for that but also for the Matou's taking her daughter. From her perspective, her daughter was only taken as the Matou's new heir because Kariya ran away from his responsibilities.]]

* DaddysGirl: She adores Tokomi, treasures the time he spends teaching her gem sorcery and really wanted to help him win the Holy Grail War. All of this is consistent with how she's characterized in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''.

* WouldHurtAChild: He mentally and physically violates Sakura using his Crest Worms, turning her into a BrokenBird.

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