Why did Shirou want to be a martyr, a selfless giver, and a hero for strangers? His idea of heroism is overly idealized and is something that breaks him if he pursues it without severe self reflection but also something that breaks him if he throws it awayHe had become bitter and cynical from facing the truths of the world, but when it mattered the most he remembered what mattered to him and fought for that.The issue here is that likely, he WILL be abused, he WILL get taken advantage of for it, at some point or another. Archer wasn't happy at all, he grew into a bitter, depressive person because he understood his ideal was absolutely futile. He wanted to follow it, but it only caused him pain
>>281881794it was motivated out of survivor's guilt that he had for living past a tragic incident that killed everyone close to him in a grail war
Because it's cool. And you need him to be a weirdo in the first two routes, otherwise it wouldn't be impactful when he chooses to be normal in HF
>>281881794Survivor's guilt taking the wheel and an empty sense of self after surviving the fire. The lack of self was filled with the naive idea of Kiritsugu telling him that he was a hero, but without showing him that life does not fly in ideals.However, given that he has survivor's guilt, he will do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to justify his existence given those naive ideals. That can work for a while, but your ideals can only take so much when you notice that even the innocent people that you save can be monsters if the circumstances allow it.>t. anon with survivor's guilt
