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Fate/Stay Night is a 2004 visual novel by TYPE-MOON and written by Kinoko Nasu, in which modern-day mages summon heroic spirits from the past to do battle in order to win the holy grail. It has since been adapted into a number of manga and anime series.

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What is Archer's background in Unlimited Blade Works?

He's Shirou from the future. Does he not remember the events of this war? In the version of the war that Archer experienced as a Master, Rin summoned someone else as a servant (still an Archer-cl …
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How come Archer was still around?

Turns out, Gilgamesh doesn't actually kill Archer. Yes, he skewers him with multiple weapons, but that apparently isn't enough to off him. When you see Archer disappear after being skewered, that's hi …
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The divergence points for each of the routes?

What event or lack therof causes the storyline/plot to branch off into three seperate ones: Fate, UBW and HF In UBW, Shirou commands Saber not to attack Archer on the first night; in Fate, he doe …
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Why did the clocks move one hour backwards when Rin summoned Archer?

The explanation is kind of dumb. The day before Rin summoned Archer, she was rummaging through her father's effects in hopes of finding stuff that would be useful for the summoning. One of the thing …
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Where does Little Red Riding Hood appear?

Very near the beginning1 of Fate/hollow ataraxia (the sequel VN to Fate/stay night), Mitsuzuri tells a ghost story to an audience including Makidera Kaede, Sageusa Yukika, Rin, Sakura, Issei, and Shir …
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Do Emiya Shirou and Arturia ever meet again after Fate/stay night?

Going off the assumption that you are actually asking about Emiya Shirou (i.e. the guy who is the protagonist of Fate/stay night) - see below for spoilers concerning the visual novel (and hence also t …
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Are all of the Holy Grail War servants based on real heroes?

For the most part, yes, but there are some exceptions. I assume you haven't read the Fate/stay night visual novel, which answers your question. As such, spoilers for that below.
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How does the Grail choose the participants?

The exact way in which the Grail picks Masters is not well-understood, as far as I'm aware. It's a fuzzy process even to the participants themselves. To try to address your specific questions: …
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Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero?

Where was Shinji Matou during Fate/Zero? Well, he was five years old at the time. I guess that during Fate/Zero, he was hanging around the Matou residence or something. Why did Zouken need …
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Do Servants retain memories of their past Masters?

A Servant that has been summoned and then returned to the Throne of Heroes will not remember their first summoning during any subsequent summonings. Under normal circumstances, each time a Servant is …
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What is the viewing order of Fate-related works?

If you ask five people this question, you'll get six answers. There are conflicting opinions on this, and I'll try to outline the major options available in this answer. But first, a TL;DR TL;DR If yo …
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