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Addendum: This character sheet will likely be updated often as new information is obtained about the Fate/STAY NIGHT universe and the character's evolution within the game. I also apologize for any accidental inaccuracies based on mistranslated material and will correct as appropriate when discovered.

(Fate/STAY NIGHT) Sakura MATOU
ABOUT GAME	Canon World: Fate/STAY NIGHT (Visual Novel) Canon Point: Before the path branches into STAY NIGHT, UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS or HEAVEN'S FEEL. Nicknames and Aliases (if any): ? Age: 16 Birthdate: March 2nd Species: Human (Mage) Family: Shinji Matou (brother, alive), Zouken Matou (grandfather, alive) Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual [Pansexual] Occupation: Student, heir to Matou family Goals: Survive Residence: Niflheim SAKURA MATOU STATS COMBAT 7/10 INITIATIVE 3/10 WITS 6/10 TEAMWORK 7/10 LEADERSHIP 3/10 COOKING EPISODES 10/10
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"May those who accept their fate be granted Happiness, may those who defy their fate be granted Glory." - Edel. Anime Season One.
inventory
Starting Inventory: "Combat" Archery bow Quiver (Full) Other Mysterious Vial Pink ribbon School uniform Pink apron Current Inventory: "Combat" Archery bow Quiver (Full) Other Droplets within Mysterious Vial: 0 Pink ribbon School uniform Pink apron
reputation, likes, dislikes & quirks
Reputation: At school, Sakura Matou is considered a quiet, withdrawn first year who only gives polite smiles to anyone except Shirou Emiya, who receives open smiles from the heart. Among mages, she's only vaguely known as the Matou heir, adopted from the Tohsaka family. Likes: Sweet things, ghost stories, Shirou Emiya, cooking, being outside of the Matou home Dislikes: Exercise, sports, weight scales, Zouken Matou, Rin Tohsaka, the Matou household Quirks: Tucks her hair behind her ears frequently, rarely smiles openly.
appearance
Hair Color / Eye Color: Both are now naturally violet due to the crest worms. Height: 156cm (5'1.4'') Build: Some muscle with squish; not quite chubby. Misc: Reverse pear-shaped 10/10
personality
On the surface, Sakura Matou is an "ideally" quiet, soft-spoken, passive and shy young Japanese woman. She seems eager to please despite the rarity of her smiles in front of individuals not named Shirou Emiya. On the inside, Sakura is melancholic and resentful towards her biological sister, Rin, for avoiding the fate Sakura was adopted into. While longing for Shirou to realize what is happening to her and save her from it all, she is simultaneously too afraid of the consequences of him knowing what she is going through to share her troubles. She herself cannot disobey her family - her grandfather, Zouken Matou, made an example of her uncle to demonstrate just what happens when one disobeys him. Her elder brother might share the truth of his actions with Shirou should she disobey him, too. No one, especially not Shirou, can know what kind of a filthy individual she is. Everything has to remain secret. For the sake of that, she'll bear living within the Matou household and under their thumb. Despite all of this, Sakura possesses a great inner strength, as despite her despair, she has yet to commit any act she continues truly immoral, such as killing or treating another the way she, herself, has been treated.
history
Originally born as Sakura Tohsaka, she is the biological little sister of Rin Tohsaka and second daughter of Tokiomi Tohsaka and Aoi Zenjou. Instead of causing a blood feud between his two daughters as they struggled to be the Tohsaka heir or forcing Sakura to live in ignorance of the magical world her parents prized so, they instead gave her to Zouken Matou. Zouken adopted Sakura into his own family line, as the Matou's current and only selectable heir had been born with unusable magical circuits. Adopting her into the ancient Matou line would provide it with new blood and allow the bloodline to continue, if in a wholly unorthodox manner for Magus society. The Tohsakas has no idea what life they were giving Sakura Matou. The very first night she was brought to the Matou household, she was tossed into the basement and left to endure a night with the Crest Worms. It wasn't until the fourth day that she finally stopped screaming and crying. Enduring cruel training under Zouken and Byakuya Matou, the child became emotionless and withdrawn, resigned to her fate. Though a child, Zouken intended to use her, knowing she would die, in the 4th Grail War. When Kariya Matou found out, despite having cut off contact from the family he had utterly rejected, he came back to take her place and attempt to become the Matou heir after all so that she could be free. Unfortunately, Sakura never understood that her uncle, the one kind individual left in her life, was trying to rescue her, or why, and his death only convinced her that struggling against the decisions of her grandfather was fruitless. After the 4th Grail War, Zouken made special crest worms from the shattered, tainted remains of the grail and implanted them in Sakura. Not too long after the 4th Grail War, Shinji Matou, who had been studying abroad, returned to the Matou family and was introduced to his new little sister. Initially unwilling to accept the invader to his household, he eventually ceased bullying her and began to love and accept her. This only lasted until the day Shinji found out that it was Sakura, not he, who was being prepared as the Matou heir. He joined the rest of the household in being unkind to their heir. After the death of Byakuya Matou about two to three years before the 5th Grail War, Shinji had a breakdown and began raping his adopted sister. Sakura came to harbor deep resentment for her grandfather and the Tohsakas and continued to bear the daily humiliations. One day, she witnessed a boy attempt, again and again, to jump a bar during track and field practice. This inspired her, admiring the boy's dedication, and upon entering the same high school as that boy, she joined the archery club to give herself more opportunities to watch him from afar. A year before the 5th Holy Grail War began, Shirou Emiya was injured in an accident and Sakura bravely approached to help him. With this excuse, she visited him every day to assist with daily activities and spend a heavenly hour or two as though she was a normal girl. With the beginning of the fifth Grail War, Sakura was pushed to summon Rider. Under pressure from Shinji, she created a special book using one of her Command Spells to give Shinji command of Rider. Shirou and Rin keep the war secret from Sakura, thinking that Shinji is the Matou's representative. Shortly after all mages summoned their servants and the war began, Shinji was chosen to be a representative for Niflheim by Lucifer and, not given a choice, he dragged Sakura with him. Lucifer did not protest; in fact, he seemed amused by her brother's gall and brought them both to the blackened castle.
skills & misc.
Skills: Archery After attending archery club for some time, Sakura is a decent shot with a bow. Though very good at aiming and caring for the equipment, she is not as used to firing at moving targets. (Magical skills may receive a seperate section from other skillsets as this expands during the game.) Crest Worms A unique Magic Crest, so to speak, of the Matou family, and the only known "Magic Crest" transferrable to those outside of a family's bloodline. Crest Worms are worms that eat magical energy and can channel that energy even when their host is no longer alive. Crest Worms expand one's natural Magic Circuits and can even act as artificial ones in the body of someone who has carried the worms for a significant period of time. Sakura Matou's crest worms are even more unique, however, since they contain fragments of the destroyed Holy Grail from the 4th Grail War and are spread throughout Sakura's entire body. All Magic Crests are a series of magic circuits that are an archive of magical knowledge carried by the family line. Bearing a Magic Crest means being able to access the knowledge of any spell recorded within said crest, even if the magus never had the chance to learn it properly. Simply activating the crest as though it was a normal magical circuit (running magical energy through it) will find the spell stored inside, if it is present, along with the incantation and process. As such, Sakura is a walking library of the Matou's magical knowledge, should she actually actively pursue the knowledge. Actually determining a situation worth using a spell is rarely likely, nor can she cast most spells without a catalyst, being untrained aside from expanding her ability to generate, store and provide mana to the worms inside her, and the magical knowledge that could be accessed from them. At this time, Sakura has no catalyst nor any vested interest in accessing the library of Matou magical knowledge without being ordered to, and her mastery of the talent latent within her is far from obtained. Weapons: Bow and quiver, magic (technically). Mundane Talents: All kinds of housework (cooking, cleaning, etc.), massages Sakura's Bedroom (Room 408): A large room containing a king-sized bed, a large, ever-warm swimming pool and an alcove for lounging not too far from a walk-in closet. Those modest enough may feel more isolated and out of place than comforted. Roommate: None currently
additional notes
General PERMISSIONS [X] Sakura has a lot of potentially uncomfortable content with her history and current situation. Please let me know if there are things in her history, etc., that you do not want coming up in threads where she interacts with your character. It is easy enough to simply have those parts hidden or muted during the interaction for your comfort. [X] If I post an open and someone else already responded and it's vague enough, you can also respond to it. What I mean is, if Sakura's in a thread that you could easily see happening twice in one week, or could be treated as two events that happened on the same day a few hours apart? I'm all for a second or third comment thread. Just comment directly to the thread. [X] If an event is happening in a public location, I am usually fine with another character eavesdropping in or bumping into the situation. Usually. It's ok - accidentally doing so won't be an issue, I'll just politely ask if we could get you involved at a different moment, or if we could roleplay together at a different point instead of the one jumped on. Related to this... [X] If it's in a private location such as someone's bedroom, a locked room in general, etc., then please don't jump in without asking me first. Most of the time I'm still fine with it; after all, Niflheimers are bound to overhear things the others say sometimes when they all live together in a castle!
credit to splott at rp_tutorials

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