Zachary Ainsworth (ザガリー・エインズワース, Zagarī Einzuwāsu?) is the father of Angelica Ainsworth and Julian Ainsworth and the previous head of the Ainsworth family in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA. He died during the Fourth Ainsworth Holy Grail War, subsequently having his personality placed into a Doll body. He was then used by Julian as the Card User given possession of the Saber Card Class in the Fifth Ainsworth Holy Grail War.
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Background[]
The father of Angelica and Julian. In the successive heads of the Ainsworth which will be replaced by Darius there is a weak inclination towards both vitality and passion. Among them, Zachary was an unusually “enthusiastic” man. He openly showed a quiet and prudent appearance, but the flames burning inside never went out. The name of those flames was justice. He seriously believed in the appellation to the salvation of mankind heralded by the Ainsworths. No matter what sacrifices had to be made, even if mankind transformed into something else, he sincerely believed that saving it had been the dearest wish of his family for a thousand years.
…That’s why he was able to notice Darius’ sense of discomfort.[1]
Zachary was often taken care of by his daughter Angelica who took care of him with a sorrowful look on her face. Julian would voice to Emilia how weird it would be for him to vanish and for him to have to call "Darius" father.  Julian would have an even more sour relation with Darius after.
Appearance[]
After installing the Saber Class Card, for a certain reason, maybe because he is male, Zachary obtained a set of armor very similar to Saber's from Fate/Prototype and Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, showcasing the fact that the Saber Class Card from the Fifth Holy Grail War may invoke the Heroic Spirit King Arthur in general rather than just one version even though Excalibur stays the same.
Personality[]
After being placed into a Doll body, while fighting, he starts rampaging while ignoring injuries.
Role[]
Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!![]
He is first mentioned by Kirei Kotomine when he was explaining the Ainsworth Holy Grail War history to Shirou. He then appears as one of the dolls, used by Julian Ainsworth, to fight against Shirou Emiya. He is his sixth opponent during the Ainsworth Holy Grail War. They start a battle in a cemetery, clashing with their sword until Shirou cuts his left arm making him unleash Invisible Air in order to use Excalibur, ignoring the loss of his arm and pushing Shirou back for a moment. He proceeds to use his Noble Phantasm with only one arm, which makes his right arm break since the sword wasn't meant to be swung with a single hand, before being shot by Shirou's Broken Phantasm.
After this, he was still standing. Shirou prepares himself to fight him until one of them breaks but Zachary's helmet falls off and he says to Shirou that he will leave Julian to him before finally leaving the Doll's body where he was put into. As Kirei arrives on the scene, he reveals that Zachary was Julian's father and then prays for his "pitiful" soul to rest in peace.
Abilities[]
His primary weapon was the Saber Card Class. Since he was the previous head of the Ainsworth family, he was bound to be replaced by Darius, before that happened, he used Flash Air in order to displace a fragment of his personality inside a Doll, but regarding personality displacements in which a mental deficiency already occurs, moreover a displacement of a fragmented personality is not an easy thing. As a result, he became a puppet quite unlike himself that didn't talk.[1] Darius mentions that Illya is the only one able to draw out so much of King Arthur's power since Zachary, most likely because of his strong sense of justice.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
[] PRISMA material/pre - Encyclopedia: Zachary Ainsworth [Character], p.31 Zachary Ainsworth [Character]
Julian’s father.
In the successive heads of the Ainsworth which will be replaced by Darius there is a weak inclination towards both vitality and passion. Among them, Zachary was an unusually “enthusiastic” man. He openly showed a quiet and prudent appearance, but the flames burning inside never went out.
The name of those flames was justice. He seriously believed in the appellation to the salvation of mankind heralded by the Ainsworths. No matter what sacrifices had to be made, even if mankind transformed into something else, he sincerely believed that saving it had been the dearest wish of his family for a thousand years.
…That’s why he was able to notice Darius’ sense of discomfort.
Before being replaced by Darius he displaced a fragment of his own personality into a doll. In order to supervise Darius. Or to protect his children. But, regarding personality displacements in which a mental deficiency already occurs, moreover a displacement of a fragmented personality is not an easy thing. As a result, he became a puppet quite unlike the old Zachary that didn’t talk or move.
In the Fifth Holy Grail War, he was reduced to a pawn for his son Julian. Zachary, who recognized Shirou as an “enemy to the Ainsworths,” attacked Shirou with a tremendous spirit. That fierceness was the manifestation of the flames burning inside him. It was at the verge of death when he realized that he had mistaken the opponent towards who he should point his blade at.
By the way, at the moment he gave the most superior Card to the father, and the strongest Card to the elder sister, don’t you feel Julian’s conflict and naivety?ザカリー・エインズワース【人物】
ジュリアンの実父。
いずれダリウスに置換されてしまうエインズワースの歴代当主は、いずれも気力や情熱といったものが希薄な傾向にある。そこにあって、ザカリーは珍しく「熱い」男だった。表立っては静かで思慮深い様子を見せるが、内に灯る炎は決して消えることはなかった。
その炎の名は、正義。人類の救済という、エインズワースの掲げた名目を本気で信じていた。どんな犠牲を払ってでも、たとえ人類が他の何かに変容してしまうとしても、それを救うことこそが千年続く我が家系の悲願であると、心から信じた。
……だからこそ、ダリウスの違和感に気付くことができた。
彼は、ダリウスに置換されてしまう前に自身の人格の一部を人形へと置換していた。ダリウスを監視するために。あるいは、息子たちを守るために。だが、ただでさえ精神の欠落が起こる人格置換において、さらに分割した人格の置換は容易なものではない。結果、ほとんどしゃべらず動かず、かつてのザカリーとは似ても似付かない人形となった。
第五次聖杯戦争では、息子ジュリアンの手駒と成り果てる。士郎を「エインズワースの敵」と認識させられたザカリーは、凄まじい気迫でもって士郎に襲いかかった。その苛烈さこそ、内に燃やした炎の発露であったのだろう。刃を向けるべき相手を間違っていることに気付いたのは、今際の際であった。
ところで、最優のカードを父に、最強のカードを姉に使わせているあたり、ジュリアンの葛藤や甘さを感じないだろうか。