<Dl> <Dd> In the Unlimited Blade Works route , the first movie , and the second anime , he falls in love with Rin Tōsaka . He slowly gains the skills and techniques of Archer , and the reason for this is revealed to be Archer being Shirō from a potential future timeline . Archer comes into direct conflict with Shirō as he believes Shirō 's ideals are a sham . Because he is a future version of Shirō , he seeks to kill him to cause a contradiction and hopefully end his own existence as a Counter Guardian . Shirō then goes on to defeat Archer and Gilgamesh in single combat after entering into a familiar contract with Rin and mastering the use of Unlimited Blade Works through the use of her mana . In the True End , he and Rin officially start a romantic relationship and eventually move to London where he becomes her assistant at the Mage 's Association . In the Good End , he lives peacefully with Rin and Saber ( now Rin 's other familiar ) with no indication as to whether or not they will attend the Mage 's Association . In this ending Rin and Shirou are also in a romantic relationship . The Shirō in this route accepts that his ideals are borrowed , but continues to believe in them . </Dd> </Dl>
<Dl> <Dd> In the Unlimited Blade Works route , the first movie , and the second anime , he falls in love with Rin Tōsaka . He slowly gains the skills and techniques of Archer , and the reason for this is revealed to be Archer being Shirō from a potential future timeline . Archer comes into direct conflict with Shirō as he believes Shirō 's ideals are a sham . Because he is a future version of Shirō , he seeks to kill him to cause a contradiction and hopefully end his own existence as a Counter Guardian . Shirō then goes on to defeat Archer and Gilgamesh in single combat after entering into a familiar contract with Rin and mastering the use of Unlimited Blade Works through the use of her mana . In the True End , he and Rin officially start a romantic relationship and eventually move to London where he becomes her assistant at the Mage 's Association . In the Good End , he lives peacefully with Rin and Saber ( now Rin 's other familiar ) with no indication as to whether or not they will attend the Mage 's Association . In this ending Rin and Shirou are also in a romantic relationship . The Shirō in this route accepts that his ideals are borrowed , but continues to believe in them . </Dd> </Dl>
fate / stay night unlimited blade works archer identity
fate / stay night unlimited blade works archer identity
a future version of Shirō
a future version of Shirō