Fate/stay night
A strategic fantasy in which heroic spirits battle for the Holy Grail.
Featured characters
Characters in this work
Characters — 26 characters
Emiya Shirou
A high school student and Servant master who aims to be a hero of justice.
Saber
The superior Servant class, actually the heroic spirit of King Arthur, Artoria Pendragon.
Archer
A future heroic spirit of Emiya Shirou summoned as the Archer class Servant.
Gilgamesh
The golden Servant who wields countless Noble Phantasms, considered the strongest class.
Rin Tohsaka
Daughter of a prestigious family of magi and master of Archer class Servant.
Illyasviel von Einzbern
A petite magus girl who becomes the master of Berserker in the Holy Grail War.
Berserker
The strongest Servant class, the heroic spirit Heracles summoned as Berserker.
Lancer
Lancer class Servant whose true name is Cú Chulainn.
Rider
Female Knight Servant with great strength and mobility, true name Medusa.
Caster
Caster class Servant using powerful magecraft, true name Medea.
Assassin
Assassin class Servant, true name Sasaki Kojirou (a fictional heroic spirit).
True Assassin
Servant class True Assassin appearing in Heaven's Feel route, true name Hassan-i Sabbah.
Avenger
The Avenger class Servant, an aberrant summoning from the Third Holy Grail War, embodiment of All the World's Evils.
Kotomine Kirei
A priest and magus of Fuyuki city who is master of Gilgamesh and antagonist.
Matou Zouken
Head of the Matou family, a great sorcerer who controls the corrupted Sakura.
Matou Sakura
Young girl of the Matou family, key figure corrupted by the Holy Grail War.
Matou Shinji
Sakura's brother and a villainous magus.
Ryudo Issei
Head of the student council at Homurahara Academy and friend of Shirou.
Fujimura Taiga
Homurahara Academy's English teacher, archery club adviser, and granddaughter of a yakuza boss.
Misuzuri Ayako
Classmate of Shirou and captain of the archery club.
Himuro Kanade
Cool beauty who is a classmate of Rin Tohsaka and member of the track club.
Sella
A homunculus caretaker of Illyasviel, known for her serious personality.
Luviagelita Edelfelt
A prominent female magus and rival of Rin Tohsaka.
Claudia
Deceased wife of Kotomine Kirei and mother of Karen.
Ryougi Shiki
The heroine of the related work 'The Garden of Sinners' sharing the same universe.
Atsushi Matsumoto
Content producer who has given insights regarding Fate/stay night.