I see Shirou's protag powers were strong even as a child.
In Apocrypha, a timeline where the Fuyuki Fire never happens, Shirou is still enough of a protag to have both Tohsaka Rin & Sakura Edelfelt (since she was sent to the Edelfelts there) after him. Note this is a Shirou without magic, having to deal with a twintailed magical kung fu specialist and a magical pro wrestler type. :D
So it seems like Shirou will be a romcom protagonist no matter the timeline. :P
In Apocrypha, a timeline where the Fuyuki Fire never happens, Shirou is still enough of a protag to have both Tohsaka Rin & Sakura Edelfelt (since she was sent to the Edelfelts there) after him. Note this is a Shirou without magic, having to deal with a twintailed magical kung fu specialist and a magical pro wrestler type. :D
So it seems like Shirou will be a romcom protagonist no matter the timeline. :P
evvvk said:
The Apo timeline diverges from F/0 and F/SN timeline before the third Holy Grail War.
Pretty big spoilers if you haven't read Apo LNs or played Japanese version of Fate/GO: Apo Shirou is Amakusa Shirou, a 17th century Japanese christian who led a rebellion against Shogunate and is considered a folk saint in Japan. Now the big point of divergence in Apo timeline is that instead of summoning Avanger Angra Mainyu Einzberns summoned Amakusa as a Ruler-class servant which led to Darnic stealing the greater grail (with help from Nazis) and moving it to the Romania
In Apocrypha, a timeline where the Fuyuki Fire never happens, Shirou is still enough of a protag to have both Tohsaka Rin & Sakura Edelfelt (since she was sent to the Edelfelts there) after him. Note this is a Shirou without magic, having to deal with a twintailed magical kung fu specialist and a magical pro wrestler type. :D
So it seems like Shirou will be a romcom protagonist no matter the timeline. :P
...can I get a citation on that? I’m not calling you a liar, I just really want to see where that’s stated in official material.
In Apocrypha, the Three Families are the magi who constructed the Fuyuki Holy Grail War… in other words, the Einzberns, Tohsaka and Makiri.
Just as alluded in the light novels, Makiri (Matou) Zouken fought fiercely against Darnic during the Third Holy Grail War, but became practically crippled due to the shock of the Greater Grail being stolen. The family wasn't blessed with a successor either, so their future as magi has been completely shut.
The Tohsaka gave up on the Greater Grail, and now seek a new path in becoming one with the universe with Chinese Kenpou while learning magecraft. The twin-tail daughter of the family might also end up becoming the founder of a “completely new martial arts that combines magecraft and Chinse Kenpou” by the time she becomes a high school student. However, she never imagined that her younger sister who was adopted by distant relatives would come visit her in Japan after becoming a pro-wrestler with unimaginably nice proportions and forming a tag team with a drill-roll-haired girl…!
The Einzberns are in the midst of struggling to make a new Greater Grail under the excuse “It was stolen, so we'll just make a new Holy Grail.” Fortunately, in the Apocrypha world, a certain dead fish-eyed mercenary won't end up becoming involved with the Einzberns, so their greatest work Illyasviel will never be born—therefore, as long as she isn't born, the Einzberns will never despair… Is that really fortunate?
A certain provincial city. In these novels, the Holy Grail War doesn't occur there, of course, and as a result, the mayor of Fuyuki, Himuro-san, doesn't get a pained stomach from that Great Fire Disaster.
And of course, that red-haired boy is living there with his original surname unchanged, but still having a honest and upright personality (as shown in his appearance in Capsule Servant), and likely going through days with a love comedy-like tone, along with a twin-tail magic-fist user and her cheerful little sister who laughs like a high-class young lady.
What's also hilarious is that, since Shirou there is more like an older version of Capsule Servant Shirou, it sounds like Luvia would also be interested in him considering how she interacts with him in Capsule Servant: https://wakameparadise.wordpress.com/capsule-servant/shirou/
Luvia: Oooooohohoho, I am Luviagelita Edelfelt! Luvia: I’m a girl genius who will one day become queen of not only the Capsaba world, but also the wrestling ring! Shirou: I see. You should start small! Luvia: Hmph, what accurate advice for a first meeting… State your name. Luvia: You seem to show promise, so I may consider hiring you as an apprentice butler. Shirou: I see. I already know what I want to be, so no thanks! Luvia: My, you have a good sense of purpose as well! Excellent! Luvia: I’ll present you the special opportunity to become my manager! Only if you win against me, that is! Shirou: I see. I won’t be your manager, but I’ll give it a shot!
Hey kid~Uh....
I wonder where Lancer is...Where are your parents?Are you lost? Do you need us to help you go to the police station?~