Fate Extra/Tear Jerker

"Archer: ... I'm sorry, Master. I knew I wasn't cut out for a fair fight. You needed someone better than a charlatan like me.
 * The Prologue has
 * Possibly worse when you consider that it almost sounds as if he's addressing the player... but you never do learn anything about him.
 * And it's not just him: The sheer number of means that a lot of people.
 * Pick any of your first three Elimination fights and someone will likely find it tearjerker material, be it, or  , or.
 * Possibly even your character's reactions to the above. Unlike the other contestants, the player-character is appropriately and believably shaken up after essentially murdering their opponents and then watching them die.
 * The aftermath of Alice's  is especially painful, as you are, essentially   It's hard to not feel like crap after this, especially as the protagonist is crushed by
 * Some of the backstories revealed in completed Servant profiles. Robin Hood's in particular revealed that It makes his final lines that much more effective.
 * Related: His post-match dialogue with Dan.

Archer: ... I'm so sorry. Another Servant wouldn't have failed you like this.

Dan: No, Archer. I'm the one to blame.

Dan: ... Thank you, Archer."


 * In one route, seeing as a Berserker can be jarring to those familiar with the character. And just in case that doesn't drive home how Blessed with Suck Berserkers are, eventually.
 * The latter is particularly unnerving given how forthright and likable he was despite attempting to murder you, and how easily he accepted their defeat the first time.
 * death, regardless of whether you wind up or . Witnessing his Start of Darkness just prior ramps it up.
 * Not to mention the implication that the flashback is of the day . It's further implied that . And on top of that,, with no mention of the burden it put on Julius or even consideration for the fact that.
 * That one NPC Master from your classroom who, unlike the others, seems to genuinely consider you a friend; the two of you can even promise to "go all-out" if you get matched up, and he says he'd expect nothing less of you. Of course, one day he disappears too.
 * The end of the seventh Elimination Battle. In his defeat, What further drives it home is the protagonist's thoughts --