Matou, Kariya

間桐雁夜

Kariya Matou is Shinji Matou's uncle and the first member of his family born with magical potential in several generations. Nevertheless, he grew disgusted with his family, particularly Zouken Matou, and severed all ties with them more than ten years before the 4th Holy Grail War. Disappointed by Shinji's lack of magical abilities, Zouken resented Kariya for allowing the family's magical lineage to decline, especially since a Matou with magical powers was required to serve as a Master during the Holy Grail Wars.
Kariya kept in touch with his childhood friend and love interest, Aoi Zenjou, although he had willingly stopped pursuing her affections after she married Tokiomi Tohsaka. Aoi later had two daughters, Rin and Sakura, who were both fond of Kariya.

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