Fate/stay night UBW OST - Down in the zero

Title: 27. down in the zero
Artist: Yuki Kajiura
Album: Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works OST vol.1

[@theunknownuser9609]

"When I was little I wanted to be a hero..."

[@Watchers_Tenshi]

Feels...hurt..

[@23saber94]

A hero of justice.......After that, he closed his eyes and passed away.

[@rogueascendant6611]

In Nasuverse, its dark and cold. The reality that we know whether from the mundane or in the moonlit world. All around vestige of cruelty and beast all alike. For Gaia, the will of the planet, sought humanity destruction upon her pleading to the Ultimate One, Crimson Moon. But hope not lost when humanity collective will Alaya presents the heroes of old to defend us from the darkness and extinction. Still it won't go away. The ill fates destined to sought and wrought us into a hopeless and broken existence. Sometimes we all need a little push, a little hope, a glimmer of light that would bring us peace. One was born from that day upon curses, brimstone and fire. A boy so broken that he die that day but brought back upon a man that caused it. Never again the boy the same for he cannot be again the same he was. Like nothing just to fill the empty void. He relived the man's ideal to become the hero of justice. Even though it would bring destruction and regret.

[@jeremyargha9086]

@@rogueascendant6611 This is why Shirou is the greatest fate character, dude is so complex.

[@user-ty5ub9fe9c]

@jeremy argha no, actually. shirou is a simple minded guy, he said it himself. he's not a schemer and only faces whatever is in front of him at the moment.

[@BasileusHorus]

"Dreams, like food, should be of the size of your own fists. Anything else that is bigger that your head will become a nightmare that will drown you when you think you're almost there" Augusto Montiel I, 1970, Eternae.

[@alucard347]

Who's that?

[@bait5257]

@@alucard347 read it

[@alucard347]

@@bait5257 read what?

[@bait5257]

@@alucard347 the name under it.

[@alucard347]

@@bait5257 I read it, and googled it, and didn't really get any result. Do you know perhaps who that is?

[@nihilismiv5282]

Don't forget that if you have"Emiya"in your name, then say bye bye to your happiness

[@Andyscottmc]

Kiritsugu Emiya... his legacy shaped the course of Fate/Stay Night. A tragic man who wanted to be a hero only to watch as his ideals failed him and took away everything he loved, leaving him a broken man who passed along his flawed ideals to the one person he saved from that hell

[@Andyscottmc]

EMIYA will go on cursing his fate. However....I was not wrong.

[@r.k845]

We know that his grail war was somewhat like the events of the FATE route, there were major differences of course. One of them was that he could not save sabers soul. Since he had nobody by his side. He was utterly alone, without the answer that UBW shirou had, or the love of saber in his memories. He did have Ilya for a bit though. This explains his fondness of her throughout the novel.

[@r.k845]

Possibly. Like I said we really don't know. It's fairly obvious they grew distant after the grail war though. If she even survived it that is. It's been implied that his pact with alaya caused his hanging but we're not sure why. Despite my anger at UFOTABLE for animating fate in the wrong order. They have created a situation where an archer route is a possibility after they finish heavens feels. Since its a alt fate route with possible bits of the missing Ilya route attached, it would provide a new route with information from the old ones while still being fresh.

[@thinhvo3893]

Funny I always see FZ and UBW as criticism of perception of heroism and redefine what heroism is. FZ criticized heroism for their idealistic utopia of creating a perfect world because the reality a perfect world only exist when you make a lot of sacrifice which defeat the point of a perfect utopia. Only at the end Kiritsugu become a true hero by saving one person. Kiritsugu action inspired shirou to carry on his legacy and continue to become hero by saving other which whole point of UBW is that heroes does not create a perfect utopia but who focus on doing good and save other which inspired other to follow his path. In a sense it was a criticism toward characters like Batman, sasuke and other edgy type that tried to change the world and more praising people like Superman who simply save other because he can.

[@LeonGun8]

@FBI Actually if he was anything like the EXTRA Archer then he likely had a loved one. His regret happened after death, not while alive. Archer even says as much, that he did not regret a single thing in his lifetime. When Shirou sees the valley of swords in the VN he mentions that he didn't saw a broken man who was betrayed, but a man who accepted even death because he had kept saving others to the very end. The regrets come from the murders he had to commmit as a Counter Guardian.

[@user-ik8ji8ur6p]

The fact that humans continue to wage wars is indeed confusing because this is the most primitive nature of human beings. No one can change it. But how great it is to save lives. Not everyone can be a hero, but I believe everyone has a righteous heart to face the corruption in this world

[@journey95far49]

This makes me want to rewatch Fate/Zero..what a masterpiece the latter is

[@nawalpandey718]

Yeah fate zero is masterpiece. But this theme also tell us why ubw is right ending for Kiritsugu and Shirou's ideal.

[@VIGILANTEDUCK3D]

@@nawalpandey718 But what about Light and Darkness tho

[@whateverwhatever4476]

@@VIGILANTEDUCK3D That’s the Shirou vs Kirei fight music fucking awesome

[@mattsspelman1457]

I just finished it the other day. I somehow managed to injure my Adams apple trying not to cry.

[@benzohhhhh]

Man I’ve started it at least 3x and drop it like 4 episodes in. I gotta finish it

[@Darktyu07]

Zero, Ubw and Hf are for me they are a Masterpiece

[@GalaxyGirl5]

I know nothing about these shows, but this is some of the saddest and most emotion-filled ost I've ever listened to.

[@apalagi08]

Oh boy, if only you've seen the show. If only you've seen what kind of life a man named Emiya Kiritsugu had been through. This music is the perfect description of it.

[@rogueascendant6611]

In Nasuverse, its dark and cold. The reality that we know whether from the mundane or in the moonlit world. All around vestige of cruelty and beast all alike. For Gaia, the will of the planet, sought humanity destruction upon her pleading to the Ultimate One, Crimson Moon. But hope not lost when humanity collective will Alaya presents the heroes of old to defend us from the darkness and extinction. Still it won't go away. The ill fates destined to sought and wrought us into a hopeless and broken existence. Sometimes we all need a little push, a little hope, a glimmer of light that would bring us peace. One was born from that day upon curses, brimstone and fire. A boy so broken that he die that day but brought back upon a man that caused it. Never again the boy the same for he cannot be again the same he was. Like nothing just to fill the empty void. He relived the man's ideal to become the hero of justice. Even though it would bring destruction and regret.

[@anxiousearth680]

@@rogueascendant6611 Beautiful. It sums up the feeling of the Nasuverse quite well. We see in the tragedies that befall heroes, the cruelty of the world, leaving no good unpunished. Yet within those heroes, we're shown the earnesty of mankind, struggling with an impossible selflessness. Together, they form a mesmerising juxtaposition, that reads like a sunset. Two opposite concepts in the same space, defining one another in ways unseen alone. Light and dark. Hope and despair. And the beauty in between.

[@journey95far49]

Watch F/Z asap! Its one of the best anime ever

[@HerMi.T]

@@journey95far49 yeah it is one of the best. Fate Stay Night is even complex and better than zero. You can read it's novel if you can. Their are anime version is also persent but they don't able to present it properly.

[@sleepyprinny]

When I was a child, there were a lot of things I thought I wanted to be when I grew up. ...I wonder. Was being a 'Hero of Justice' ever one of them? ...Maybe it was. ...Maybe it wasn't. I mean, I think most kids at some point in their lives might've had that dream... ....At least, I hope they did... But then. Time passes, you get older, and life happens. For a lot of us, it just isn't possible to honestly dream of being a 'Hero' anymore.... The most we can do is fondly look back on that far off wish, or watch as someone else picks up where we left off. ...Me personally? I've never really believed in 'Heroes of Justice' to begin with. I might've dreamt of being a Hero as a child, but I never believed that they were real in my heart of hearts. The simple answer being... *People never really get saved in the first place. Not by a 'Hero', anyway.* ...Well, you might call the people who helped you a Hero, and you may even honestly believe that they are, which is fine. ...But even in that case I've never even had that much. The most I can say was that ordinary people sometimes helped me out from time to time and that's it. Really though... It'd be ludicrous to think I'm anyone's 'hero'. ...I couldn't even make one person legitimately happy since the day I was born. Now, don't misunderstand me. I'm sure that my being around has helped somebody, somewhere, and in some way at some point... but that's not the same as making them happy from the bottom of their heart bc it was me, never mind saving them. ...It's complicated and self centered I know, but... That's what a 'Hero' is when you get right down to it. Someone who selfishly butts in and meddles in your life bc they care, or us selfishly labeling said meddler a 'Hero' *precisely* they meddled in our lives and 'saved' us. ...It's utter nonsense really. Just meaningless hypocrisy put on a pedstal by the powerless and stupid. ...But even so. There's nothing more beautiful and honest than wanting to save someone, even if it's just a tiny bit. ...Even if it's because of selfisness, or that nobody asked for it. Honestly? I, probably don't believe in half of the garbage I said there at the end... ...Still... *Earnestly wanting to save someone must be beautiful... So much so that I feel like my heart might completely break* ...But... ...It's alright to still believe that, isn't it? ...I, honestly have no clue...

[@mamenchia]

You my friend, have quite the flare for drama. Ever considered writing? That aside though, if one were to take this seriously, then the simple answer is no. It aint wrong to believe that, however, wanting to earnestly help people and wanting to be a Hero are two different things, and both are byproducts of the other. Spending a life earnestly wanting to help people and doing so is admirable, and is more than enough for people to call you a hero. There are people like that in the world. Who honestly care and help because they care. Everyone meddles in others lives in some way, these kinds of people just want to make sure you do ok as they do so. Wanting to be a hero is different. Helping people is the byproduct. Sure you may want to help people, but ultimately the motivation for wanting to be a hero is to want to live by the ideals of justice and benevolence. Thats doesn't mean you don't genuinely care for people, just that you want to uphold your own ideals of justice and love. Its never wrong to want to spend your whole life helping people, but you must know for what reason you do so. For others, or for yourself. Neither choice is wrong, but its still something you must know otherwise you may end up regretting it for the rest of your life. Kinda like Archer

[@rogueascendant6611]

In Nasuverse, its dark and cold. The reality that we know whether from the mundane or in the moonlit world. All around vestige of cruelty and beast all alike. For Gaia, the will of the planet, sought humanity destruction upon her pleading to the Ultimate One, Crimson Moon. But hope not lost when humanity collective will Alaya presents the heroes of old to defend us from the darkness and extinction. Still it won't go away. The ill fates destined to sought and wrought us into a hopeless and broken existence. Sometimes we all need a little push, a little hope, a glimmer of light that would bring us peace. One was born from that day upon curses, brimstone and fire. A boy so broken that he die that day but brought back upon a man that caused it. Never again the boy the same for he cannot be again the same he was. Like nothing just to fill the empty void. He relived the man's ideal to become the hero of justice. Even though it would bring destruction and regret.

[@anxiousearth680]

I know that you're probably just doing a bit but... Become a firefighter. I've heard that people in rescue services talk about how amazing it feels to save someone.

[@bread1486]

Tbh, this is cringe

[@bluemenace04]

I help people a lot, not because I want to but out of obligation. Theres only 1 person I earnestly want to help to the very end. I'm no hero but rather someone that hates doing nothing.

[@hmst5420]

It's a masterpiece

[@PUFFILICIOUSLilly]

Love the differences and the word play with all the soundtrack and the word "zero"

[@Michael-yurasits]

I love how it calls back to the fate zero theme. Amazing masterpiece

[@yuinurahilyon5711]

Somehow that place in that image is familiar. Something that I kept seeing in my dreams. A peaceful dark world, with a night sky and white illuminating pillar of light that reaches above the world that is eternally dark. The trees that is barely alive with snow covered over it. Just like how I am alive in this world.

[@user-ro3rf3ew9y]

I didn't payed attention on ost when i watched Fate series but instantly when I finished the shows I searched the ost and I was blown up these songs are great.

[@clinttigue4726]

same here. It's probably because the dialogue was so important you forget to fully invest in the atmosphere.

[@user-xr2on7dc3i]

僕はね、正義の味方に…なりたかったんだ

[@viansyah3189]

Hey!!.. thats hell you're walking into

[@rogueascendant6611]

In Nasuverse, its dark and cold. The reality that we know whether from the mundane or in the moonlit world. All around vestige of cruelty and beast all alike. For Gaia, the will of the planet, sought humanity destruction upon her pleading to the Ultimate One, Crimson Moon. But hope not lost when humanity collective will Alaya presents the heroes of old to defend us from the darkness and extinction. Still it won't go away. The ill fates destined to sought and wrought us into a hopeless and broken existence. Sometimes we all need a little push, a little hope, a glimmer of light that would bring us peace. One was born from that day upon curses, brimstone and fire. A boy so broken that he die that day but brought back upon a man that caused it. Never again the boy the same for he cannot be again the same he was. Like nothing just to fill the empty void. He relived the man's ideal to become the hero of justice. Even though it would bring destruction and regret.

[@namesecondname8697]

Why hell?... I just don't get it

[@uselesshero.official]

@@namesecondname8697 umm... because it's a never ending labyrinth of sufferings... and the tale of ideals not being able to realize the dreams of peace and prosperity... wait you're asking this with an Illya dp? 😅

[@namesecondname8697]

@@uselesshero.official XD... dunno XD

[@adi2601]

Whenever I see fate fans get so poetic in the comments, it always makes me cry

[@thatmood4236]

i love this song and how it sounds. it sounds like the scene and almost visually remakes the scene alone. if you could please just close your eyes and imagne the sounds as waves

[@SuperTama98]

Its raining right now And this song hit my feeling hard...

[@DMkiller100]

Omg i searching this version such a long time 😍 1:54 the track real begins 😍

[@adwusch3600]

very good quality. *gives thumbs up*

[@pudinaziz2768]

To love someone that will never be yours is very painful, and it is a lot more painful when that someone is always be with you

[@user-ty5ub9fe9c]

fate is the ultimate cure to "chuunibyou", or you may say, those naruto-running weaboos and something along that line.

[@oldcowbb]

it makes me randomly chant noble phantasms on the street, a true cure

[@aaradhyasrivastava2400]

Naruto can never match fate. Maybe I love Naruto but my love for fate is way intense

[@Johan-xd2nw]

@@aaradhyasrivastava2400 same man. Fate is better than Naruto imo, but Naruto has a special place in my heart because I grew up with that anime.

[@lucianoarrieta5786]

There is such sadness in this music

[@diamondwalker4552]

*3:21** My Favorite Part! ♥️🔥*

[@abdallakhamas]

Mine two. Would really wish for a Long piece with this on repeat

[@badassproductions4734]

NGL I cried for this episode, you did amazing herc

[@King_Of_Lolis]

I miss masters from zero They were all awesome in their own way even waver And there was no shinji back then Ahh good ol times

[@noble7065]

But the fact that Shinji exists means that you can watch him suffer.

[@King_Of_Lolis]

@@noble7065 in first route he dies off screen In ubw they save him sadly In heavens feel he dies too quickly There wasnt much joy

[@noble7065]

@@King_Of_Lolis You can't tell me you kinda wanted to scream YES when shinji died in HF. (the joy of the moment wasn't as big since psycho sakura but still) In UBW he lives and becomes a better person, but he still suffers a lot and you can see him get punched by lancer.

[@King_Of_Lolis]

@@noble7065 he died waaaay to fast in heavens feel We talking 1 cut and he died That wasnt fun at all As for ubw You really think he became a better person? This is shinji we talking about

[@r.k845]

@@King_Of_Lolis I mean he did because the author said as much.

[@fupopanda]

This OST is the best

[@aaradhyasrivastava2400]

Fate is better than Demon Slayer Change my mind

[@FatherOsas6060]

That isn’t an opinion just fact.

[@ebering4.039]

Demon Slayer has great animation I will not doubt that, but it‘s story was a real letdown especially towards the end of the manga. But I will not fault the writer here, he was on a super tight schedule and had limited chapters to work with so everything felt rushed. Fate doesn‘t have this problem and when I read through the VN everything just fit neatly storywise...although Hollow ataraxia still throws me out the loop(pun intended)

[@josefonseca9178]

Its hard to compare them. Demon Slayer is a shonen anime, made for a younger audience. Fate is more mature, deals with dark themes and tragic stories. Both are good in one way or another, but for me Fate is the best piece of fiction ever created. Sorry Tolkien.

[@anon-gr2bw]

@@aaradhyasrivastava2400 because seinen>>>>shounen

[@anon-gr2bw]

@@aaradhyasrivastava2400 just my personal opinion 😅😅hope i didn't triggered anyone 😂

[@newhitsong1072]

Thank you very much, Mr_MoMo! 🙏

[@shizukesaonii-chan427]

the series in itself doesn't make sense unless you watch or read fate cause they don't have a correct order on the surface it's like digging through history at different point's that still make sense somehow

[@timmylangford8633]

ahh same composer as sao wonder why i semi recognized the ost that being said i love the fact that they added references to fate/zero in ubw i really do feel bad for kiritsugu but what happened to him is realistic you can save someone without killing another someone will get hurt by saving someone its just human nature and he tried to fight with human nature which is what destroyed him a human going against his own nature can never work the only way to stop human natue is by killing all humans and ending this disease fate is an anime that really is just that amazing

[@wuyan0124]

Good

[@minter2800]

美しい

[@SZ6.]

Still here .. in 2024..

[@mmallowsmallows2575]

sleepyprinny Emiya Kiritsugu An example of a truly beautiful failure and a testament to the hypocrisy that is human nature born of a genuine wish to save people. A tragic irony that borders on heartbreaking...so much so that one can't help but cry for the poor fool...envy that fervent and grandiose wish and condemn him for his delusions as a ridiculous farce. Indeed, a real sense of catharsis can be seen in the guilt ridden to the point of broken son Shirou whose life ends just as pathetically betrayed in life by his own actions and the very people he'd save only to willingly damn himself to ean eternity of "saving" mankind by mercilessly ending their lives all because we are disgusting and near irredeemable mistakes to a planet that should've purged us outright. No wonder then that the guilt drove Archer further to despair, so much so that he thought killing himself would end his torment in a last twisted, yet understandable, act of salvation to his younger self... Add to that Shirou coming to terms with all by admitting that it is all a lie and yet pressing forward regardless showing a strength that may actually let him become a hero... Still, the price he paid to get there....I wonder if anyone could pay with that level of conviction. ..

[@Elly3981]

At least Kiritsugu got to die and rest in peace while his son was doomed to become a counter-guardian forever.

[@HerMi.T]

Yes you are right. I really like resolution of shirou's dream. I think shirou's ideal was not childish. It is like us humans who dreams a utopian world where everyone can live happily, freely and equally without any dispute but it is impossible. It doesn't mean we disregard this dream. We humans still chase this ideal, causes us to improve and make a better world to live. It is impossible to create perfect world but idea of perfect world forces us humans to improve in whole human history. This is also adopted by shirou. He can't make a perfect world but he can make better place for people. He will try to save as many people as he can but he will not regret for anyone which he can't able to save. Archer kills many people but he forget that he was able to create a better place for humans to live. He forget the joy for saving someone even it cost someone. It is the biggest resolution of shirou of his ideal in unlimited blade works.

[@JanembasGhost]

Bro where can I get this wallpaper...

[@hollownxss5161]

Script.

[@lilestojkovicii6618]

You got my sub

[@thedeadlysinofmagicfuckery]

Anyone else get SAO vibes from this?

[@nonsoomezi2404]

same composer Yuki Kajiura

[@patrickellis7366]

For some reason it reminds me of SAO, god what a beauty

[@macabro2006]

its because yuki kajiura composed this and sao soundtrack !!

[@user-xl1eg6od4s]

when ubw use this sountrack?

[@danysanchez6235]

2022

[@silveralb8419]

abajo en el cero

[@spiderspencegaming1304]

"People die when they get killed" Thanks for the info Shirou

[@DBT1007]

u all didn't get the meaning.. if u die because u are killed by someone, it is a REAL death. your soul killed by another soul.. how weak u are.. how shame.. but if u die because natural cause, it is different. that's what shirou meant. this meme is going too far away and always repeated over and over on internet. i'm tired of this shit. the only funny quote is the rin's quote about "archer class really made up from archer". but rin did that on purpose.. she can't praise someone directly. soo she use sarcasm or something like that to praise archer's competency. soo it's not funny

[@r.k845]

He's stating that's how things should be, since people certainly don't die when their killed in the VN. Especially not him. He's being wise not dumb.

[@DBT1007]

and until now, this meme still exists on internet. my question is, who is dumb. shirou or ppl that think this quote is funny?

[@demetrius8184]

Dzulfiqar Bagas Tito people

[@sleepyprinny]

You'd think he was merely "stating the obvious", but ask yourself this. Do you actually understand that ppl die when they're killed, or do you only rationally and theoretically understand the concept of ppl dying when they're killed? Shirou was bathed in a sea of death and flames as he watched ppl die, left others to die, and was himself dying. For the rest of us, death when ppl are killed is mere hindsight in many cases. It's distant and abstract until you see it for yourself. Distance is everything as far as context is concerned.... all the more poignant when you're a part of that context. It's less Shirou being dumb and more to him laying out in no uncertain terms the finality of confronting death by the hundreds only to nearly die yourself. Trauma and survivors guilt left him pretty messed up.

[@user-lx9fj7vx4v]

2022.11.3

[@hollownxss5161]

0:00

[@aliyaser8713]

Ow thank you so much this helps XDD WHAT IS THIS

[@SONNYOZ]

Wwwww

[@salvadoran_uwu]

Are you sure this track is official? I can't find it among Yuki Kajiura's OST.

[@혜지킬러]

숨지마라 루미아

[@FeztA]

Sounds like SAO sad music

[@mysterio1132]

Both from one composer, Yuki Kajiura

[@namesecondname8697]

I am like 2,000 XD

[@alexanderrichard8842]

when was this played? I don't remember

[@bellamydoucette9530]

In the first episode for sure when Shirou was walking around town before work and was reminiscing about the day of the fire and Kiritsugu saving him

[@Boser365]

Sounds like sword art online?

[@yuefei8711]

Since Kajiura realized SAO was gonna be some shitty A1 - Shonen adaptation she got lazy and decided to remaster some of Fate/Zero's OSTs for it. F/Z is the Prequel To F/SN. Listen to "Rule the Battlefield" and tell me what does this remind you of. Here's the Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqm9oKluYql1ftE

[@TheDragonsPit]

It isn't even that tbh Kaijura's more recent stuff since after Madoka and Zero have mostly just been redones of her tracks to those so they sound very alike it's called the 'Kaijura effect' Not that it matters because each track has a semi-different flair and still sound amazing.

[@arsyadidris2919]

Tony Redgrave yeap,, the heavens feel trilogy soundtrack had huge throwbacks to zero, had dashes of kara no kyoukai,, and the battlescene music was... well... find “she rules the battlefield” and “he rises again and again”. Lets just say, I am in utter jealousy at the people who watched lost butterfly in theatres😂😂😂

[@siphemanana2551]

@@TheDragonsPit people call it the 'Kajiura Magic' lol 😂

[@TheDragonsPit]

@@siphemanana2551 I kinda cringe at what I said here tbh The major reason to those ACTUALLY wondering is that Kajiura around this time in particular was inspired by her own music an example of this is Fate/Zero's OST and the tracks she wrote for it made her want to do full versions of motifs she had in it in SAO itself. You can usually draw similiarties to many of Kajiura's works because of this as each project she does tends to be the inspiration for the next.