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{{quote| ''But mostly? The [[Gambit Pileup|assorted plans at play here]] would be going very, very wrong due to the actions of [[Spanner in the Works|a no-name, no-count, utterly talentless Magus by the name of Shirou Emiya]]. [[Naive Newcomer|He had no magic worth mentioning, no combat experience of note, and no plan for or knowledge of the War he was about to enter]]. He did, however, have one trait that had derailed a countless number of such grand, far-reaching schemes throughout history.''}}
 
{{quote|''[[Chronic Hero Syndrome|You see, he really, really wanted]] to be [[The Messiah|a hero]].''|'''"Chaos Theory" - the final lines of the story's Prologue'''}}
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In this story, the change comes when Shirou Emiya first meets Ilyasviel von Einzbern, who in [[Canon]] delivers her warning to him about summoning a Servant before departing. Here, however:
 
{{quote| ''Shirou stopped, and watched the girl stroll past. She… something about her just said 'do not follow me' to his mind. Like he was risking his life by approaching her. But…''}}
 
{{quote| ''Sometimes, it's the tiniest little things that can change the world.''}}
 
{{quote| ''Shirou sprinted after the departing girl, shouting, "Wait, wait up a second!"''}}
 
{{quote| ''The girl, her eyes wide with more shock than should probably have been in them, turned to face him. "Um... huh?" She said, eloquently.''}}
 
{{quote| ''Shirou knelt down so that he could look her in the eyes, and put on his warmest smile. Her clothes looked very well made, so best to assume she had money and behave with proper respect; though really, he would have anyway. Even if she wasn't actually upper-class, it was the rare little girl who wouldn't get a small thrill out of being talked to like she was a Lady. "Hello, ojou-chan. Are you all alone?"''}}
 
Having believed Shirou to be - like [[Disappeared Dad|Kiritsugu]] [[Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You|Emiya]] - a heartless person, this act of kindness throws Ilya off her game. In addition to that, the effects of this meeting - though small at first - steadily propel the Holy Grail War into a never-before-seen direction, where friends might become foes, the people you trust are keeping secrets from you, and villains with far-reaching schemes find their plans derailed - and in some cases, ''[[Oh Crap|enhanced]]'' - by simple chance.
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* [[Enemy Mine]]: Notably ''averted'' between Shirou and Rin - because {{spoiler|Ilya choses not to attack}}, the Emiya-Tohsaka alliance hasn't formed yet (and so far, there's no indication that it even ''will'').
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Kirei has an ''internal monologue'' about this, comparing himself to [[Complete Monster|Zouken]]:
{{quote| ''But at the very least, even on those rare occasions that his conscience (yes, despite [[The Sociopath|what anyone else might say]], he did have one) flared up, he could always say 'At least I'm not Zouken'. The elderly Magus disgusted him, repelled him in every way and on every level. Kirei was, after all, completely selfless in his own way. His [[Omnicidal Maniac|means of doing so]] was [[Evil Feels Good|bizarre]], [[Blue and Orange Morality|perhaps]], but he cared only for other people.''}}
** More conventionally, [[Smug Super|Gilgamesh]] reacts this way to {{spoiler|Caster Alter (and her "pet" shadow monster, Lancer Alter)}} in Chapter 12.
* [[Evil Versus Evil]]: [[Light Is Not Good|Kirei]] [[Sinister Minister|Kotomine]] vs. [[The Worm That Walks|Zouken]] [[Smug Snake|Makiri]] vs. {{spoiler|[[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|Caster]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|Alter]]}}.
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** In chapter 15 Rin gets chucked by Archer (again) into a pond. At least it's better than a bush.
* [[Flat What]]: The response of Archer, Lancer, ''and'' True Assassin to {{spoiler|Caster Alter}} in Chapter 9:
{{quote| '''Lancer''': What...<br />
'''True Assassin''': The...<br />
'''Archer''' (thinking): ''...Hell''? }}
* [[For Want of a Nail]]
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Sakura's first dream sequence is a HUGE one to [[Baldur's Gate]] II.
* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: After Shirou's [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] to Shinji (above):
{{quote| '''Shinji''': "H-how... how dare..."<br />
'''Shirou''': "I was completely serious about beating you unconscious, Shinji."<br />
Shinji stopped talking. }}
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: {{spoiler|Caster first, with Lancer following on from that}}.
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* [[World of Cardboard Speech|"World of Cardboard" Internal Monologue]]: Ilya in Chapter 4, regarding [[Spanner in the Works|Shirou]].
** Also, {{spoiler|Lancer Alter}} in Chapter 13.
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Lancer Alter'''}}:"Fallen? Saber… you know who I am. I spent my entire life desiring battle. Glory. And I spent each and every bit of it as someone's damn lapdog. {{spoiler|The Hound of Chulann…}} but oooooh, things are different now! My new Master runs only on instinct. It has no goals, it's just a monster that wants to feed, to hunt and kill the Seven Servants. To face down each one, defeat them, and devour them." ... "That's all it wants to do, and all it wants me to do. And I can do it however I want, with my so-called Master too mindless to do anything about it but follow me in a frenzy, begging for scraps. I don't have anyone holding me back, Saber. Nobody's leash stopping me from claiming the ultimate battle that I always wanted. Fallen? For the first time in my life, I'm free!"
}}
 
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