Irisviel von Einzbern (アイリスフィール・フォン・アインツベルン, Airisufīru fon Aintsuberun?) the mother of Illyasviel von Einzbern and Shirou Emiya in Illya's World in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA.
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Background[]
In Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA, she is alive and is happily married to Kiritsugu. Kiritsugu and Irisviel are Illya and (by adoption) Shirou's parents. While they are constantly traveling abroad, she left Illya to Leysritt and Sella care.
In Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 2wei! she reveals to her daughters the truth about their birth and the Einzbern family. She tells them that there was once a ritual called the Holy Grail Wars in the Fuyuki City and Illya was made to act as the Holy Grail of the Fourth War. Kiritsugu gave her the choice between doing nothing or leave Einzberns and work to stop the ritual. They do so, causing the fall of the family.
Irisviel's possible existence as a Homunculus is not currently known in the continuity of PRISMA☆ILLYA. With the Holy Grail ritual undone and the divergence from the events of the original Fate/stay night that resulted, anything that might have required her Homunculus functions are no longer present, and Illya possesses stronger ties to the Holy Grail despite Irisviel still being alive. Nothing about Irisviel's own nature or (previous) role in the ritual is touched upon, leaving it ambiguous.
Appearance[]
Irisviel bears primarily the same appearance as her Fate/Zero counterpart; having long silver hair, red eyes, and an overall well-endowed figure. She occasionally wears her counterpart's outfit when going outside (burgundy blouse with a brooch, a white skirt, thigh-high white boots, and black tights), but would also often wear long, white dresses in other appearances.
Personality[]
Irisviel trying to sell pictures of Shirou to Rin and Luvia.
Irisviel has a close personality to her Fate/Zero counterpart, but is significantly less serious and almost always shown with a smile on her face regardless of the situation (from introducing herself to "punishing" her kids). She states that she is fighting to “preserve their daily lives” in her journey. Irisviel is very close to Illya and is aware of the power sealed inside of her. Her awareness of Illya extends up to her feelings, knowing her feelings for Shirou and teases her for it when given the chance. She also seems to take a cunning pleasure in teasing her adopted son, Shirou, often joking about his "harem" (which primarily involves Illya, Kuro, and Miyu) and thinking of what she'd do to Shirou should he "commit a crime" involving them. Her zeal in teasing Shirou also made her notice others who have feelings for him, such as Rin and Luvia; prompting her to show smuggled pictures of him as "rewards" for the two at one time.
Irisviel teasing Illya
Oftentimes she comes off as overly carefree and ditzy, though she does have moments of being very wise and serious. Being aware of Caren's identity, she is first shown suspicious about her true motives to watch on her daughter and friends. Later on, she adopted Chloe von Einzbern after putting an end to the conflict between her and Illya; which shows her ability to quickly adapt to strange situations.
She comes back home very often. According to her, the first two times were because of her mother's intuition and connection to Illya. When she does return, she brings many souvenirs for the family. She also seems to share the same dangerous driving habits that her Fate/Zero counterpart has; not caring about the state of her car and even going to the point where she casually kicks out one of the doors of the vehicle just to get out of it.
Role[]
Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA[]
Irisviel is more present in the story than her husband. She is first directly seen at the end of Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA when she comes back home to help Illya dealing with her problems. In 2wei! she is also seen with Kiritsugu overseas, telling him that she feels that Illya may have gotten in a troublesome situation in Japan. When she first deals with Chloe von Einzbern, she reveals that she is aware of Magecraft. Even though she is very familiar with the Holy Grail War ritual, she isn't aware of the Class Cards, confirming that the only similarity that they have with the ritual is the Servants classes.
During the fight with the Eighth Card, she finds Caren Hortensia in the nearest forest to the battlefield and ask her to explain what is going on with a serious tone. When Caren tells her that Holy Grail ritual has begun, she reacts with a shocked expression, saying that it's impossible to do it independently as long as she is there, but Caren responds that it may be a ritual different from the Einzbern's. After finishing their conversation about the current issue, she drives, searching for Illya and the vanished amount of energy that came from the top of the great cavern.
Abilities[]
Irisviel using her alchemy.
In terms of Magecraft, Irisviel seems to have the ability creation and forging of matter that her counterpart possessed. Even though she wasn't really seen using it more than once, the one time she uses it to punish Chloe and Illya, she transforms her long and flexible wires into a weapon with the form a big human hand. It is strong enough break the ground apart and easily immobilize a foe.
She also has shared her counterpart's ability in reckless car driving.