Kariya Matou

==Summary==
Kariya Matou (間桐雁夜, Matō Kariya) is the Master of Berserker during the Fourth Holy Grail War. The first Matou in many generations to be capable of magecraft, he left the family in disgust in response to their methods. He fell in love with Aoi as a result of Zouken's machinations, but stayed away from her to protect her from his family. When she married Tokiomi Tohsaka, he remained close to them and acted as an uncle to their children, Rin and Sakura.
However, after Tokiomi allows the Matous to adopt Sakura, a disgusted and shocked Kariya entered the Holy Grail War as part of a deal with Zouken to return Sakura to the Tohsakas in exchange for the Grail.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Crest Worms
Name: Kariya Matou
Origin: Fate/Zero
Gender: Male
Age: Likely in his early 30's
Classification: Human
Powers and Abilities: <tabber>
|-|Powers=Limited Magecraft, Limited Information Analysis, Animal Manipulation (Can control the Blade Wing Worms within his body)
|-|Resistance=Resistance to Magic, including Power Nullification, Law Manipulation, Size Manipulation, Sealing, Fate Manipulation, Density Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Life Manipulation, Body Puppetry, Space-Time Manipulation, Time Stop, Petrification, Holy Manipulation, Purification, Memory Manipulation, Death Manipulation, Sleep Manipulation, Social Influencing, Fear Manipulation, Chaos Manipulation, Probability Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Absorption, Transmutation, Curse Manipulation, Dream Manipulation, Perception Manipulation, Sense Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Illusion Creation, Madness Manipulation (Type 2), Deconstruction, Subjective Reality, Telepathy, BFR, Higher-Dimensional Manipulation (All magi and characters with Magic Circuits have resistance to magical effects that aim to control and create effects within others, by rejecting the effect with magical energy)
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Attack Potency: Human level (The Crest Worm treatment has left his body incredibly fragile and prone to injury, wear, and tear, but he is still strong enough to strangle someone), Street level with Crest Worms (His Blade Wing Worms can easily strip flesh from bone)
Speed: Below Average Human (He can only limp around due to the state of his body, and even then he's in constant pain)
Lifting Strength: Average Human (Strangled Aoi to the point of brain damage)
Striking Strength: Human level normally, Street level with Crest Worms
Durability: Human level (His body is constantly breaking down due to the Matou Crest Worms, even moving causes him pain, but he manages to survive getting burned alive with the help of Kirei Kotomine)
Stamina: Low (His body is on the verge of shutting down due to his Crest Worms, but he possesses an incredible drive to save Sakura, allowing him to control Berserker and move around somewhat)
Range: Standard Melee Range normally, several dozen meters with Crest Worms
Standard Equipment: The many Crest Worms implanted into his body, Berserker
Intelligence: Kariya lacks formal training in Magecraft due to his disgust with his family's practices. As a result, he was forced to get a Crest Worm implantation to make up for it, and even then he's only marginally stronger than Ryuunosuke Uryuu, making him one of the weakest Masters of the war. Nevertheless, he gets by with his incredible willpower, allowing him to dominate the normally uncontrollable Berserker and possesses an excellent aptitude for being a Master, allowing him to hold on for much longer than his condition would normally allow.
Weaknesses: Kariya's body is constantly breaking down from the inside as a result of his Crest Worm implantation, and he is slowly driven insane over the course of the Fourth Holy Grail War.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Blade Wing Worms: The Crest Worms inside Kariya's body are able to evolve into carnivorous flying insects that Kariya can direct to tear apart his foes on command. They appear in large numbers and are fairly large, but are easily dispatched by attacks with a wide area of effect. In addition, they burst out of Kariya's body upon summoning, meaning that they damage his body further and encumber him with even more pain.
==Notable Matchups==
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