Character profile
Kariya Matou
間桐雁夜Biography
Kariya Matou is Shinji's uncle and the first member of the Matou family in several generations to be born with magical potential. Disgusted by his family and especially Zouken, he cuts ties with them more than a decade before the Fourth Holy Grail War. He remains close to his childhood friend Aoi and her daughters Rin and Sakura, despite having given up pursuing his feelings for Aoi after her marriage to Tokiomi.
Story spoilers
Near the end of the Fourth Holy Grail War, Berserker consumes more mana than Kariya can sustain. Kariya survives long enough to return to the Matou estate and tell Sakura he came to rescue her, then dies while imagining a peaceful life with Aoi, Sakura, and Rin.
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