Talk:Amakusa Shirou/@comment-27356488-20160510003022/@comment-205.175.97.93-20160510051817

He is NOT Emiya Shirou. His true identity is Amasuka Shirou, who led the Shimabara rebellion in Japan during the 17th century. However, that rebellion ultimately failed due to no support as well as starvation and everyone except one traitor were brutally killed. And that was why his goal was to save all the people.

In Fate Apocrypha, he was summoned as a Ruler by Einzbern during the 3rd Holy Grail War using methods that violated the rules of the war. (Keep in mind that Fate Apocrypha is a what-if storyline, as Einzbern had to choose between summoning Avenger or ruler during the 3rd War. The fact that Einzbern chose to summon Avenger resulted in the 4th War in Fate Zero and the 5th War in Fate Stay Night.) Although he was considered a weak servant, he managed to win the 3rd war for Einzbern with the help of his command spells and his cunning plans. Nevertheless, using the Nazi army force, Darnic Prestone stole the Holy Grail before Amasuka Shirou could get to it, which also resulted in the death of Amasuka's master. In the end, he still got incarnated and met Risei Kotomine, who later adopted him. In the next 6 decades, he spent most of his time planning and preparing his revenge against the people who had stolen the Holy Grail. It was mentioned in the novel that he was unfamiliar with Kirei Kotomine, as they seldom met each other. (If I remember correctly, the only time they met was at Risei Kotomine's burial.)