List of Fate/Stay Night characters
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The Fate/Stay Night (Japanese: フェイト/ステイナイト) adult visual novel features an extensive cast of characters created by Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi of Type-Moon, with some of whom are classified as Servants with special combat abilities. The cast have appeared mainly in three anime television series adaptations (Fate/stay night, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and its prequel Fate/Zero) with a movie trilogy adaptation (Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel) produced by Studio Deen and Ufotable respectively, and its visual novel sequel, Fate/Hollow Ataraxia. A Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works animated film was released prior to its TV series.
Creation and conception
When Japanese author Kinoko Nasu wrote the Fate/Stay Night novel in college, he intended for Shirou and Saber to be the only couple. In his early drafts, the series' heroine, Saber was a man, and the protagonist was a girl with glasses. This early draft was later embodied in the short original video animation (OVA) Fate/Prototype, which was released with the final volume of the Carnival Phantasm OVA series. Nasu had set the project aside, and went on to found Type-Moon with artist Takashi Takeuchi. After the success of their first visual novel Tsukihime in 2000, Type-Moon transitioned from a dōjin soft organization to a commercial organization. In the beginning, Nasu was worried that because the main character was a girl, the story might not work as a bishōjo game. Takeuchi suggested switching the protagonist's and Saber's genders to fit the game market.
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