Talk:EMIYA (Assassin)/@comment-38396625-20190202202519/@comment-15157920-20190204200858

In an different way, I think his kit and parameters makes sense for Kerry:

He's not strong, he's just really really skilled. The perfect example of a "Badass Normal" character. He's an amatuer mage so on a normal day, just about any mage can beat him. Not to mention that he's not a true servant, just a Counter-Guardian, which I think ties into his poor NP gain and low attack. I like to think of Magecraft as him applying the little he does know to give him that burst he needs to gain an edge over his opponent. Affection of the Holy Grail is kinda self-explanatory, Iri's love gives him strength to fight and continue being badass. As for Scapegoat, Kiritsugu was always using Irisviel as his bait/scapegoat during the war, not to mention that the ladies in his life always ended up getting hurt in his place. I also like to think of Chronos Rose's effects as a reference to how in F/Z, he crippled (kek) and picked apart mages if he didn't straight up cap them first xD