Kariya Matou

間桐雁夜

__Height:__ 173 cm Kariya Matou is the uncle of [Shinji Matou](https://anilist.co/character/501), and the first scion of his family to be born with magical potential in several generations. Despite this, he grew disgusted with his family, particularly [Zoken Matou](https://anilist.co/character/16030), and cut all ties with them more than ten years prior to the 4th Holy Grail War. Disappointed with the lack of magical abilities in Shinji, Zoken resented Kariya for allowing the family's magical lineage to decline, especially since a Matō with magical powers was necessary to act as a Master...