Julian Ainsworth

, also called , is the current head of the Ainsworth family and an antagonist of Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!. He is often clad in the Conceptual Replacement of Darius Ainsworth, the first head of the family.
==Profile==
===Background===
The son of Zachary Ainsworth and the younger brother of Angelica Ainsworth. Like all heads of the family, his sister Angelica was supposed to be the vessel of Darius Ainsworth, their ancestor and founder, but as she died in the Fourth Ainsworth Holy Grail War, Julian was chosen instead, and became Darius' vessel around when he was 11 years old.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 52.2: "Let Me Hear Your Story (2)"
Due to the impending death of the World, Julian searched out Mystic Codes, magical implements, and vessels from around the world to replace Noble Phantasms and the Holy Grail. Unsuccessful over countless attempts and left with a pile of failures, Miyu Edelfelt was made as the successful Holy Grail capable of saving the world and captured. Starting the Fifth Holy Grail War with the creation of the Class Cards, he began an unknown process to bring about the ascension of humanity into beings able to survive in the new world by sacrificing Miyu. Miyu's brother, Shirou, fought them in order to free her, allowing her to escape to the other world, and he was captured to use as leverage against her. With her escape, the process was put on hold until Gilgamesh's Enuma Elish opened a path between the worlds that allowed Angelica and Beatrice Flowerchild to recapture her.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 2wei! - Chapter 27: "Finale"
=== Appearance ===
Due to being under continued stress he developed terrible bags under his eyes. During his time as Class President he is seen wearing glasses and is also wearing a Homurahara School Uniform. However, after finding out that Shirou was the one hiding Miyu he ditches the glasses completely symbolizing that his friendship with Shirou was all but destroyed.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 32: "Lies"
Julian Ainsworth.png|Julian in the Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei! manga, illustrated by Hiroshi Hiroyama.
FateKaleidLinerJulian.png| character sheet of Julian in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!!.
Julian Ichigi.png| Illustration of Julian in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!!.
Fate kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA Oath of Snow Visual 3.jpg| promotional poster for the Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow.
Chara julian.png| character sheet of Julian in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow.
Licht - The Nameless Girl Julian Ainsworth.png| character sheet of Julian in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow.
Julian Ainsworth Licht.png| character sheet of Julian in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA: Vow in the Snow.
===Personality===
Julian has a serious air about him, but he once looked much less angry in pictures owned by Beatrice. The basis of his personality can be immature, vulgar, and embarrassing. Miyu calls him a "counterfeit who is clinging to a ghost". He is angered in being called a fake, claiming that he is Darius. He currently claims to wish to save the world and fulfill the Ainsworth's dearest wish along with Erika. This involves the fulfillment of his own legend, and it requires the sacrifice of Miyu as the Holy Grail. Shirou calls him a "Champion of Justice" wishing to sacrifice one person for the greater good, while those opposing his ideals are technically setting out to save one person for the world. Shirou claims that he will accept the evil that comes with stopping him, while Illya plans to somehow save both Miyu and the world.
Julian claims that the conclusion of his legend is already set in stone. Although he does not care about ordeals he considers inconsequential to his overall plan, he will seek to destroy all who would interfere with his legend and his sought-after ending. Perceiving the events of world as a sort of performance to his legend and obsessed with dramatic staging, the people around him are considered "players" whose actions have already been determined. Considering some of them like Illya and Tanaka to be critical, he does not wish for them to die too early in the stages of his plan. He greatly hates Shirou for interfering in his plans, claiming that he has no role in his legend.
Before capturing Miyu for the first time, Julian acts closer an average teenager. He possessed a casual friendship with Shirou. He came off as rude and insulting, getting irritated at Shirou for eating lunch with him. He saw casual conversation as "pointless chatter" and generally acted very stiff. He also seems to have a different stance on saving the world one room saving a loved one, saying that if he'd have to choose, he'd choose his sister. An interesting thing about Julian's initial personality is that he possessed a short temper and snapped at others (namely Shirou) easily. He also went to great lengths to keep up his indifference persona, going as far as to ignore hot tea that he spilt on his lap. He also has a unique view of liars, stating that while he has no problem with people who lie for a reason, people who keep up a facade for no reason make him sick. However, his personality changed upon realizing that it had been Shirou who was hiding Miyu even asking Shirou why did it have to be him, showing that he truly considers Shirou a friend and felt betrayed by the latter's actions. 
However, beneath all of that was a tortured man. As revealed by Angelica, Darius was Julian's ancestor who has been inhabiting Julian's body ever since he was a child. Julian has been harboring a hatred towards Darius, because of his part of Erika's suffering, which further soured as the years gone by.
==Role==
===Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!===
Julian, under the guise of Darius, first appears as Illyasviel von Einzbern, Gilgamesh, and Tanaka's attempt to rescue Miyu ends in battle with Angelica and Beatrice. Before Beatrice can use the full power of Mjolnir, he orders her to stop through projecting his voice to them, and politely introduces himself as the head of the family. Apologizing for his servants, he says that their return should not be impeded. He later shows up at their temporary base, a school, after Erika travels there to meet Illya. Seemingly inconspicuous, he thanks Illya for watching over his daughter and suffers from the cold. As the failing wards on the school are replaced to identify him as a threat and Illya recognizes his voice, he becomes more serious, declaring the alarm to "lack style" for the "opening act."
As Bazett Fraga McRemitz charges out to meet him, he claims that her ascetics with the barrier lack style, complaining that it needs to be made to "suit the scene" and displaying Apneic Beauty as an example of a true barrier. Declaring that he wishes to have a calm discussion with Illya, he introduces himself, explaining his role and calling himself the "demon king" that Illya must kill. As Kuro and Bazett try to destroy it from the outside, he goes into a manic display at the idea of Miyu escaping into an alternate world, making her first friend through her their ordeals, and then ending back in his clutches, calling it a "mythology that crosses world lines." As he continues, thanking Illya for retrieving his cards and saying there is no need to return them, Erika stops him before he reveals more to them.
The oxygen within the barrier begins to run out, so he plans on releasing it until Tanaka blows a hole through it. Annoyed that an "extra" has plagued his stage, he moves to remove her right away. The other three move to repel him, but he easily blocks their blows and subdues all four of them with Authoritarian Personalism. As he moves to finish off the "extra with no lines", Tanaka mentions the word "Counterfeiter", surprising him and causing him to declare that she has a role after all. Although it would be easy for him to finish them in that state, he does not wish to end it without creativity like that. He welcomes them to his stage and tells them to do as they please, declaring the resumption of the Sixth Holy Grail War before leaving with Erika.
He visits Miyu that night, linking to her window from another room with Flash Air. He tells her that it is time for her "work", using her blood to continue writing his legend. She shows resistance for the first time, but she is quickly placated after he threatens to hurt her brother to punish her. Telling her that she should be used to the process already, she goes through great pain at the expense of carving another of his tablets, noting to despair it describes the events since her return. He sleeps throughout the events of the next day, with Erika having Angelica kidnap Illya in order to appease Miyu in a warped manner. He awakens after Illya manages to escape and battles Angelica with Kuro, meeting with the sulking Erika and Miyu as they talk about the situation.
After Erika explains the situation to him, he is greatly angered at her possibly ruining his story, spanking her with great rage until Miyu interrupts him. He instantly loses his anger, instead complaining about Angelica ruining the garden and contemplating what he would do if Illya were to die too early. Miyu becomes upset at the idea of Illya perishing, threatening to commit suicide should anything happen to her. Julian declares that he won't let her kill herself, projecting a mental image of her to the battlefield so she can see the events happening. Seeking to cause her to despair by showing their desperate battle all for the sake of saving her, Illya's impassioned speech about saving both Miyu and the world causes him to burst into laughter. He claims that it is necessary for he to be motivated enough to rescue Miyu, claiming that the hope she presents for Miyu is the "deadliest of poisons."
With the arrival of Bazett and Gilgamesh to stall Angelica, Kuro uses the opportunity to destroy the tower of the castle holding Julian, Miyu, and Erika. He is annoyed at the nuisances who don't know the proper "time and place for things", and he is met by Illya installing the Saber Card. He easily blocks her strike with a single hand, but she reveals her true purpose was using the included Caster Card's Rule Breaker on him through Kuro's suggestion. Though Kuro believes it should be enough to destroy the entire ritual, it instead only dispels Darius's duplicate. As he suffers and falls out of the duplicate, the Flash Air keeping the estate displaced with the mountain and invisibility Bounded Field around the estate are dispelled.
Julian is greatly angered by the events, and he is brought to safety by the returning Beatrice, who almost slips up by calling him by his real name. As Miyu is reunited with Illya, he is perturbed by the fact that she is looking down upon him from above. The fact the "vessel" is attempting to escape with hopes of the future and that her brother, being saved by Gilgamesh, is not able to be used as leverage causes him to begin to laugh hysterically. He abruptly returns to normal, claiming that it is impossible to laugh at such an unamusing situation. Claiming that all they have done, their own feelings, and their own wills are all nothing more than inevitable "ingredients" for his story, he brings for the large cube object above the restored mountain.
He claims that his legend will never crumble, and that they cannot resist because the conclusion to his legend has already been determined. Miyu reveals to the others that "Darius" is really Julian, and angered by the claim of him being "fake", he snatches away and destroys the Caster Card. He tells Illya that he will forgive her for all of her minor transgressions against him, but that he will crush anyone trying to interfere with his legend. Kuro ineffectually tries to damage the cube without any result, and Erika proceeds to ask him what Miyu means when she claims that Erika is not her friend. He quiets Beatrice after she beings to rant about how the world hates them, squeezing her heart and making her slump down in delight.
He tells Erika that she can trust none other than himself, claiming that they will fulfill their family's wish and save the world. She tells him that she believes in him as she allows herself to be drenched in the mud from the cube, bringing forth a number of corrupted Heroic Spirits. Julian exclaims that Miyu may run if she wishes, but that there will be no escape from their darkness. As her friends are hard-pressed to fight the heroes, he tells Miyu that they seek the Holy Grail and that they will not stop filling the world with despair until it is obtained, enticing her back to him with the promise of stopping such a disaster. Before she responds to him in despair, Illya stops her by telling her nothing good will come of it, and Shirou, broken out of the prison, arrives and concurs with the statement.
As Shirou exclaims that he will fight him, he angrily shouts out Shirou's name as Shirou proceeds through the battlefield towards his location. Projecting Ig-Alima to act as a ramp to lead to his elevated position, Shirou runs towards him, causing him to angrily say that Shirou has no place in his legend.
During all of this, Shirou alongside Chloe defeated Angelica. Only for the former to be beaten by a brainwashed Sakura. Which causes Miyu to install Angelica's Archer card to try and rescue him. Only for her to be taken over by Gilgamesh's ego. Julian then tries to retrieve the card only for the other Gilgamesh to take it and started to question his motives. Knowing how dangerous Gilgamesh is he orders Beatrice to kill him. Only for the King of Heroes to use Enkidu to restrain her. As he questions him, he was told off by Erika causing Gilgamesh to laugh as he now knows Julian's motives as Beatrice frees herself and tries to attack him. He then uses Hades' helmet to disappear but not before advising Julian that he needs two Holy Grails to achieve his wish.
Julian then ask Erika if "it" will open with the latter saying it won't he then proceeds to mock Illya and Miyu on their struggles however, during all of this Illya receives a new sword with her using it to damage the box, Erika then reveals that it's the "World's truth" passing judgement on counterfeits causing him to mutter in frustration that they have been found out, he then orders Beatrice to complete the process which she did causing Erika to change her appearance, during this Illya tries to talk to him one last time, but Julian replied that she is only going to save Miyu and the world. He then swears that he will come back for the two of them as he, Beatrice, and Erika leave.
Illya defeats Julian.png|Julian defeated by Illya.
Darius being exorcised from Julian.jpg|Julian freed from Darius after Chloe impales him and her with Kiritsugu's Origin Bullet
Later during the next battle against the Ainsworths, Illya's group, now knowing his past from Angelica, tries to talk to him, with Illya guessing that he wants to protect Erika, only for Darius to take over and reveals that Erika is Pandora from Greek Mythology.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 53.2: "Original Name" Julian comes back, and puts the pressure on Illya, all the while declaring to her that his goal is to open the pithos, kill Pandora, and save humanity from extinction. But Illya asks him if that is truly what he and Pandora wants, then why is he making a face twisted by despair, causing Julian to be even more furious as he tries to defeat her,Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 53.4: " The Boy and Girl's Lie" only to be beaten by Illya using the Saber and Berserker Class Cards.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 56.2: "Unextractable Thorn (2)" Julian then admits to himself that all he wanted was for Pandora to smile and the reason he was angry at Illya was because she reminded him of his younger self. Julian then concedes defeat as he tries to destroy the box, only for Darius to take complete control,Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 57: "The Ending of a Story" causing a chain of events that leads to the end of the world and Illya's immediate reset of the timeline.
Miyu, Bazett and Julian remembering Illya and Chloe.png|Beatrice making Miyu, Julian, and Bazett remember Illya and Chloe
Angelica happy that Illya kept her promise.jpg|Julian reunites with Angelica.
Illyaverse Rin, Illyaverse Luvia, Illyaverse Bazett, Angelica and Julian noticing EMIYA.jpg|Julian alongside Angelica, Rin, Bazett, Luvia, Shirou and Sakura noticing EMIYA standing at the roof.
In this new timeline, where Miyu is the one who defeated him and Darius, Julian laments their hopeless situation, then sees Miyu crying, and asks her why, to which she responds that she feels someone important is missing to her. Julian reluctantly joins her fight Darius' Headless Giants.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 71.1: "The Light I Once Saw" They are joined by Beatrice and Bazett, and Beatrice says Illya's name, causing them all to remember both Illya and Chloe.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 71.2: "That Name" They then reunite with Rin's group, who are also made to remember, with Julian reuniting with Angelica and calling her big sister again, causing her to be grateful to Illya.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 72.1: "That Gap"
At the same time, Miyu regains her powers as the Child Of God and proceeds to summon the Fifth Holy Grail War Servants, which results in him and the others noticing EMIYA fully manifested on the roof after Shirou is severed from the Archer Card through Rule Breaker.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 73.1: "Shoot"
===Other appearances===
Crash Fever Julian.png| as he appeared in Crash Fever Collaboration.
DG 当主：ジュリアン.jpg| as he appeared in Collaboration.
Julian has made other appearances such as Prisma Phantasm where he and the other Ainsworth family were gender-bent with his new appearance being a long haired girl with glasses. Illya describes him as a tsundere.
==Abilities==
Julian is very powerful, notably in his use of Flash Air to displace an entire mountain with his castle. He is able to connect windows and doors throughout the castle to one another, regardless of their actual geographical location. Much like Angelica's use of shifting space, he can grab at a person's heart by displacing their body around his hand, create a portal by displacing space to reach out to someone, and he move his entire body through them. He can render his entire estate invisible to those outside through a Bounded Field around it, and he manages to hide the large cube object above the castle in a similar manner. He can remotely project his voice to others without sound being produced, view events from far away, and he can project the consciousness of others.
Julian reinforcement.png|Julian reinforcing himself
Julian thorny vines manipulation.png|Thorny vines
Displacement magecraft.jpg|Julian using Flash Air to appear in front of Miyu.
Being a successor of the Ainsworths, he is bound to be replaced by Darius. Although he was not planned to be possessed by Darius, when Zachary and Angelica died at the end of the Fourth Grail War, it left him as the eldest living child. Despite not being the eldest child of the family nor having received training in Magecraft, he is the first descendant of Darius that managed to preserve his own ego for at least 5 years and several months due to his stubborn will.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 52 He displays the ability to summon and control multiple thorny vines while reinforcing his own body through mana burst. These thorns are in fact his Magic Circuits, which he has expanded outwards using a techniques called Spine Parallel Connection. By using the thorns to connect the mud from Pandora's Box to his nervous system, he can use it as a circuit to absorb an endless supply of magical energy from the mud "like a plant", and use his thorns to generate and compress Magical Energy on massive scale. Through it, he's able to exchange direct blows with Illya as she's installing the King Arthur Saber Class Card. He is also able to change his thorns in a number of different ways, either by launching durable spiked branches connected to his back, creating areas of denial to limit an opponent's movement, bundle up numerous branches together into massive tendrils with sharp mouths to crush things or to fire powerful beams and explosions of magical energy from their mouthsFate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 55.3: "Light (3)" or create a massive building-sized shell made of thorns to protect himself. With Darius' aid, he is able to use a basic technique of Flash Air called "Shape Replacement" to transform parts of Pandora's Box into giant spine-covered tendrils to either pierce enemies or to burst apart into hundreds of spikes to rain down over his targets.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 56.1: "Unextractable Thorn (1)" He was able block a holy sword with bare hands using a method described by Illya to be similar to how Darius blocked it: using Flash Air to inverse the coordinates of the attack's surface area, causing the sword to be deflected by itself.Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA☆ILLYA 3rei!! - Chapter 55.1: "Light (1)"
He has power as the Holy Grail War's Rule Master, the only person with the authority to create and destroy Class Cards. Simply crushing one in his hand is enough to completely destroy it. Through Pandora, he is in possession of Pandora's Box.
He was shown once with a Noble Phantasm called Shadow Hand of Code via an unknown Assassin Class Card.
==References==
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