Unpopular TM opinions you have

[SeiKeo]

look at the crowd of people bravely standing up in unison and en masse saying i know it's not popular but zero isn't good

[asterism42]

I'm not saying it's not good, I'm saying I don't like it

[Bobin]

Think about it as if she is truly emulating her father and you'll see it. That Formalcraft design is as if she was doing a female version of Tokiomi's steamboat gambler design, but she is a southern belle with jewel accessories, with a bit of a burlesque style.
Imaginary Around is a very logical end to Sakura's training, her mystic code as a part of her battle dress has evolved as it covers more of her body, the dress itself is modest but down to show the cleavage, a shorter hairstyle with a rat tail/slim ponytail in the back, and an almost priestess like garb (she did say she wants to be a cleric after all lol). Unforunately, no story on what she has gained from the training.
Limited Over/Zero is another logical conclusion, but differentiates itself wholeheartedly from Archer, where he seems more to go full swords, the sleeve being the only thing that hints to archery like Sakura, they compliment each other's design well.

Yeah overall they all very nicely embody the characters that's being represented. The only reason I rate Rin lower than the others is because compared to the air of mystery Shirou and Sakura have about them that make you wonder what hurdles they went through to end up looking the way they do in their CEs, she's comes off pretty straightforwardly as Rin in a dress and not much else left for imagination besides that imo

[I Can't Believe It's Not A NoblePhantasm]

>especially since some lore is contradicted for the two-armed Excalibur condition.

???

We went from Artoria used a full-powered Excalibur against Ea with 1/10th of her strength, but oh no, in Zero, the recoil is suddenly so extreme, she needs two hands. It's a really bad excuse to remove Excalibur from most of the story. What's worse is that every entry since has copied the condition.

[Zurvan]

I don't think she's ever swung excalibur beamu with one hand

[Reign]

I don't think even Caliburn was ever one handed, let alone Excalibur.

[You]

We went from Artoria used a full-powered Excalibur against Ea with 1/10th of her strength.

…Her body will not move as she wishes.
Her legs do not have even a tenth of their original power and the arms holding her sword are weak.
She will fall without being able to block no matter what kind of a weak attack she receives.
But there are no openings in Saber's stance nor is there any hesitation.
...
"!?"
The one surprised is not Saber, but the golden knight bearing Ea.
Ea is still emitting magical energy and bringing forth destruction.
But Saber steps forward into that tumbling storm of light.
Her armor screams out.
Cracks run through every wall of magical energy protecting her.
In the period shorter than a second that they endure the attack, Saber steps up to Gilgamesh and…
"EXCALIBUR!"
She opposes Ea's destruction with the greatest power she is permitted!

Not 1/10th of her strength
Not necessarily a full-powered Excalibur, just whatever she could muster at the time.

[Dullahan]

look at the crowd of people bravely standing up in unison and en masse saying i know it's not popular but zero isn't good

...and I'll look down, and whisper "No."

[eddyak]

Don't know if this is a common opinion here, but I know it's not a mainstream opinion. Fate/Zero is vastly overrated. Most of the elements that worked are things that Fate/Stay Night established, and Urobuchi actively contradicts the character of Saber established in the Fate route to tear her down to make his OC(Iskandar) look better. The king's banquet was actually retarded. While Iskandar is right about not changing history, he's objectively wrong about kingship once you consider that Iskandar and Artoria's territories had the same ending. So his pragmatic argument was useless, but the novel pretends Iskandar is right, which is what makes it bad rather than a subjective exchange of ideals. Also, the plot contrivances in Fate/Zero were pretty bad, especially since some lore is contradicted for the two-armed Excalibur condition. It's not only not better than Stay night, it's worse, although it's still good over all.

That's the thing, though- Zero doesn't ever tell you he's right. It does seem to frame it that way, but the end of the argument is basically Iskander covering his ears and yelling "I'M NOT LISTENING I'M NOT LISTENING YOU'RE WRONG YOU'RE WRONG", and Saber wrestling with the one part of his argument that hit home. Hell, she even says during the argument, "Why am I listening to you? You two are tyrants!", and Iskander goes "Well obviously!"

[falseCeilings]

I liked Zero, didn't like Iskandar very much. That must be somewhat unpopular.

[LegalLoliLover]

That's the thing, though- Zero doesn't ever tell you he's right. It does seem to frame it that way, but the end of the argument is basically Iskander covering his ears and yelling "I'M NOT LISTENING I'M NOT LISTENING YOU'RE WRONG YOU'RE WRONG", and Saber wrestling with the one part of his argument that hit home. Hell, she even says during the argument, "Why am I listening to you? You two are tyrants!", and Iskander goes "Well obviously!"

Well, it boils down to the whole Kotomine argument of "it's only evil if you lament it". Hesitation in your path is caused by a weak will that oftentimes leads to more death. I recently finished Golden Deer route in Fire Emblem, and after hearing that Edelgard will never give up so long as she's alive, Byleth straight-up kills her in cold blood while she is on her knees. Compare that to some stupid millionaire in a bat suit who refuses to put down a rabid clown, whose only purpose, according to himself, in life is to troll said stupid millionaire. Samurai Warriors 4 also portrays Nobu as a "winner", despite losing Honnouji, given that he walks away on his feet, while Mitsuhide is on his knees in remorse.

[Deathhappens]

Fate Robin is not the one and only Robin Hood tho. It's a catch-all HS name, more like.

We know there were several people who assumed the mantle, but as far as we know all of them were English and operated around the same period (or at least contiguously enough to all be rolled up into ONE legend).

[Altima of the Gates]

Yeah overall they all very nicely embody the characters that's being represented. The only reason I rate Rin lower than the others is because compared to the air of mystery Shirou and Sakura have about them that make you wonder what hurdles they went through to end up looking the way they do in their CEs, she's comes off pretty straightforwardly as Rin in a dress and not much else left for imagination besides that imo

True. But I guess since they already went crazy with things like TOHSAKA from Capsule Servant, they've done adult Rin so many times they just decided to have a nice dress and leave it at that.

That's the thing, though- Zero doesn't ever tell you he's right. It does seem to frame it that way, but the end of the argument is basically Iskander covering his ears and yelling "I'M NOT LISTENING I'M NOT LISTENING YOU'RE WRONG YOU'RE WRONG", and Saber wrestling with the one part of his argument that hit home. Hell, she even says during the argument, "Why am I listening to you? You two are tyrants!", and Iskander goes "Well obviously!"

It's basically that Alex was right about her not being correct in being a martyr for her country and not connecting with people. While she is right that he (and Gil) were tyrants that used the loyalty of their people for their own ends and ruined their countries.

[Kamera]

Fate/Extra is the only good fate

[fumei]

Now that's just wrong, sorry.

[Walnut Sparks]

That's the thing, though- Zero doesn't ever tell you he's right.

Well, how would "telling us that he's right" be accomplished? I mean it's been almost eight years and I only watched it on Crunchyroll, but I distinctly remember coming away with the impression that the audience was meant to think Alex was right, by dint of the fact that Saber was left speechless after seeing IH. Adaptation fumble?

[Deathhappens]

What is critical thinking?

[eddyak]

He isn't right because he doesn't convince anyone of anything except that she did things the wrong way. Hell, all it does is convince her that she's right about her wish for the Grail. Gil even tells her right after Isk leaves that she isn't wrong, and to carry on with her own path, even if he was being all rapey shoujo love interest rapey when he did.

[asterism42]

She needs a Shirou style epiphany in that just because a dream is impossible, doesn't mean it's not worth pursuing anyway.

[LegalLoliLover]

She needs a Shirou style epiphany in that just because a dream is impossible, doesn't mean it's not worth pursuing anyway.

Or the opposite extreme with Arturia Alter popping Iskander's head off, like a bottle cap, for his insolence.