Fortunately he manages to cheer himself up shortly afterward by drawing on Iskandar's words, but his reaction to having his hopes crushed is hard to watch. The opening seconds of Episode 4 has Gray listening in on her utterly miserable teacher lamenting that he will not be able to see Iskandar again or make his wish come true. The Stinger of Episode 3 has Reines informing Waver that the Magus Association has already filled its two slots for participants in the next Holy Grail war.Waver immediately understands everything, walking away in melancholy- then we cut to her and her maid, warmly holding hands in relief. She simply sadly admits that her inaction (essentially leaving her father to self-destruct) was her only way of freeing herself from his controlling environment. While Gray puts the (now-monstrous) mage down with ease, Waver eventually quizzes his daughter (his former student who asked for his help) why she didn't even try to stop her father even if she most likely knew what he was doing. Episode 2: The murder mystery reveals that the murdered mage was not even murdered at all-but in fact was trying a botched attempt at immortality and had to be put down.This puts his meeting with Shirou Emiya in the anime in a new light: when he was talking to Shirou about being a "hero of justice" (and cynically commenting about it), he knows exactly what it was like. On a Fridge note: It appears that prior to being thrown back into the world of Clock Tower politics, Waver chose to be Walking the Earth and helping people along the way (albeit we really only see him within the countries Iskandar/Alexander formerly conquered).His positive relief at finding Melvin and saving him (and subsequently convincing Reines of his intentions) is almost cathartic- at least until she promotes him as Lord El-Melloi against his wishes. Episode 1: Nearly every attempt Waver makes to do something good after the Fourth Holy Grail War lands him in trouble-with even a simple attempt at fixing someone's bike (who is rushing to buy medicine) through magic leading to him being kidnapped.
He's definitely holding up better than most, but he is definitely hurting (which also colors his relationship with others). Throughout every episode released so far, nearly every decision Waver/Lord El-Melloi II makes is animated by his attempt to live up to Iskandar and his sacrifice to protect him from Gilgamesh.All spoilers on this page are left unmarked.
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