I Think Character Popularity is More About Battle Depiction than Win-Loss Records, Looking at Emiya

It’s amazing how Emiya is still popular, considering his in-game track record isn’t great.

Emiya and Karna may not have impressive win-loss records, but they lose gracefully.
A lot of Servants are killed off without purpose.

>>56
Even though Rider has her moment in HF, the way she dies is brutal.
Gil in HF dies quickly but causes trouble in Sakura’s stomach.

Emiya has a protagonist-like role, but his exits are always grand, which is unfair.

>>58
He hands things off to Shirou in HF, exits coolly, and then the necklace adds a sentimental touch—it’s really unfair…

Rider doesn’t get much spotlight outside of HF.

>>60
In UBW, Asakawa-san seemed sad too.

>>60
Well, it’s better than Caster.
She’s a late bloomer and dangerous when conditions are right.

Achilles always dies but wreaks havoc each time.

Saber in UBW didn’t have a great showing, even with Rule Breaker, so the Servants’ highlights are evenly distributed across different routes.

I think a character’s popularity is more tied to battle depiction than actual records.

>>67
Considering that, Emiya having consistent highlights is unfair.

Every Servant has their best bouts.

That’s why Gilgamesh should exit early.

Goldie has cool moments, but also gets turned into a battery and shows pathetic sides…

Even if a character is strong in the setting or has many wins in the story, if their depiction is weak, it’s hard to grasp…

Gilgamesh’s popularity increased after his portrayal in Zero, Hollow, and Extra.

Hollow changes how you view Gil a lot.
Zero’s anime also brought in more female fans.

>>81
Maybe it’s the fanservice scenes…

>>82
Kotomine seeing a naked Gil: “────Archer, what happened? (confused)”

Gil now seems like a character who can be good or evil depending on his mood.