I watched Zero’s anime, but I still don’t understand why Kirei killed Tohsak

I watched the anime, but I still don’t understand why Kirei killed Tohsaka…

DX Azoth Sword!

It looked like fun…

>>3
What a psychopath…

>>8
Definitely a psychopath.

Just on a whim.

To avoid a time paradox.

Because he wanted to enjoy better drinks during the Holy Grail War,
and getting Archer was a bonus.

It would suck if Gil-chan, who had become his friend, killed him with a Command Spell, right?
But anyway, the drinks were good!

That’s the gist of it.

I’d like to see a version of Kirei who was never manipulated by Gil and lived a life full of turmoil.

There’s no reason not to kill him.

He just wanted to do something bad.

Gil said something like, “It seems you’ve discovered what brings you joy, heh heh heh…”

Kirei killed him because that’s who Kirei is.

There’s really no reason beyond wanting to see that expression.

Gil’s words were just the trigger,
Kirei was always that kind of person from the start.

>>16
If he wasn’t like that from the start, he wouldn’t have gone this far.

Isn’t it great?
Evil pleasure.

He’s not interesting to mess with because he knows his place too well,
but he’s got an uncle and Rin-chan connected to him, and it seemed fun to kill him.
So why not?

If he gave the Azoth Sword to the daughter, and then got Azothed by her boyfriend,
that’s evil pleasure.

When his wife died from illness,
he probably thought, “I should’ve just killed her myself…” His mindset is something else.

Giving Rin-chan the Azoth Sword was so creepy.

>>23
The smirk when he thought, “Oh, the strong-willed Rin is crying… how amusing…” was the best.

Instead of just randomly killing people on the street, he finds joy in killing people he’s connected to, including himself… that’s his twisted nature.

He was always like that, but he knew it was considered strange, so as a priest, he struggled with the disconnect.

The fact that Gil planned to have him kill himself raises his likeability in Kirei’s eyes, showing how different his standards are from normal people.

>>27
I thought he was just a gross magician who did boring things while pretending to be a loyal servant,
but then I realized he was someone who could backstab you while still keeping his composure.

The fact that he could fit in so well with Gil in such a short time, even to the point of using a Command Spell, but still manage to be socially obedient is terrifying.

Despite everything, from Rin’s perspective, it’s the cruelest that Tohsaka’s inheritance was mismanaged by Kirei in good faith, turning the family into a financial mess.

>>31
It’s like he’d laugh and drink wine every time he mismanaged someone’s estate through sheer negligence.

>>31
It’s maddening how the only thing he did right as a priest was waste money on something that resembled good intentions.

>>43
Maybe he was buying expensive urns or something.

Except for his fetishes, he was a model priest…
and even his fetishes were kept in check.

>>32
Even after Zero, he’s still known as a well-respected priest in the neighborhood, with many couples getting married under him…
But did he never have any interaction with Kiritsugu, who lived nearby?

He was a self-aware psychopath who struggled with his nature until he finally snapped.

>>34
He seemed like he snapped,
but in reality, he was still struggling with it up until the moment he died ten years later…

By the way, let’s not forget that he genuinely respected Tohsaka as both a teacher and a person,
and truly adored Rin-chan as both a person and a fellow apprentice.
Let’s kill him.

>>36
Yeah.
Yeah…?

It’s maddening that even when he’s making the most logical moves, he still ends up like this.

He was such a proper priest that he sold Tohsaka’s magical patents and land for dirt cheap to uphold a vow of poverty, leaving the Tohsaka family in financial ruin.

Even in SN, he often acted in good faith as long as it didn’t conflict with his goals, making him an infuriatingly evil priest.

But I kind of get where he’s coming from…
just a little bit.

>>52
It’s like when you’re playing a Souls-like game and everything’s going perfectly, and you wonder what would happen if you attacked the heroine right now… this is kind of like that.

>>52
You know you absolutely shouldn’t do it, and you won’t, but the thought crosses your mind… everyone has that urge to some degree.

He probably thought about how funny it would be to shock his father by suddenly changing the image, but restrained himself because he was a priest.

Kirei’s mindset when giving Rin the Azoth Sword was so twisted, it’s almost laughable.

>>59
But it’s fine because it’ll be returned in ten years.

It’s not his fault her face was that funny.

That utterly confused expression is priceless.