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That is the path of the bad SI, don't follow it. Why does he help Shiro and not Illeya? Why does Shiro trust him (never mind shiro is way to trusting, but Rin and Saber at least are smarter) And so forth.
I would have realized it myself sooner or later.
How about this, then. Rhodes and Berserker are slugging it out, and it seems that they're pretty evenly matched, except that Rhodes has got a very distinct speed advantage, but Berserker's just soakin' up the damage.
By now, a good deal of that fragile outter skin has taken some serious pounding as well - some has been torn away completely. The others realize that Rhodes is most assuredly something other than human.
They call a time-out because things are most assuredly getting out of hand and far more into the twilight zone than anyone imagined it would - besides, they figure as fast as Rhodes is, he could have just knocked Berserker for a wallop and then done God knows what while the big lug was stunned. Only now do they ask who the heck he is. Rhodes says that he'll only divulge that information if they tell him why the hell they're trying to kill each other.
And so on, and so forth.
Long story short, since it seems he can't be killed (at least, not very easily at all), and making him disapear isn't an option (he told them doing so would be the biggest mistake of their lives and why, with illustrated assistance from Aki), he is permitted to be an impartial observer of the proceedings as long as he stays quite about what's going on.
Depending on what material I'll decide to use, Rhodes is gonna eventually side with Shiro and company at one point in time or another. I definitely want Kirei Kotomine as the ultimate bad guy in all this, and I certainly want a nicely convuluted plot, so I'll probably use a lot of materials from all three FateStay scenarios. In this manner, it will probably take cues from the anime, but I'd like it to be it's own version as my character is certain to have an impact.
Interesting thing about Rhodes... During the first major arc of his story (mostly the stuff you guys have seen me work on here in the forums) the 'Supernatural Shit' that Miranda Keyes was so keen to point out in "A Daughter For The Soldier" only became noticable about midway... After Rhodes's first long-term leave in which he finds that not even his Vacations tend to be the most restful. It's at the end of that story when, in return for all his help, he is given a gift: A Soulstone (Ref. Earthsong)
And not just any soulstone either. It was the same one that Nanashi used. Thus, it has some pretty impressive powers and the ability to summon a pair of powerfully enchanted blades. Rhodes feels that such a gift is wasted on him - he's more machine than man. Earthsong insists, though, on the point that she'd rather not have something like as powerful as that lying around. She doesn't want it to fall into the wrong hands and feels that Rhodes is capable of keeping that from happening. With that in mind, Rhodes accepts the gift.
Fast forward to what is at hand now. Previous experiences have revealed to him that he can put that Soulstone to use, it just takes a sort of effort that he's unfamiliar with. Ergo, when he meets Berserker, he'd love to have those enchanted blades, but he'd rather not let the situation degrade to the point of duress where they would normally appear. Rhodes later confesses this information to the other Shiro and comapany in hopes that they can help him bring this wild talent into his control.
Of course, it's not gonna be easy for him to learn, and once he steps down from being an impartial observer to a combatant there's going to be a few close calls as well. He may have figured it out, but he doesn't really get the hang of it until the end.
So, does that sound better to you? If not, then I'll go ahead and dropkick this evil little bunny into the next millinieum.
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