but yeah instead let's have a fanbase full of drooling manbabies that can't read and jerk off about their fgo waifus while completely ignoring the most unique parts of the story they supposedly love for those reasons man i hate fate

heracles being berserker and knowing he was made to kill his kids in the myths casts his and illya's already melancholic situation in a more nuanced light that offers actual characterization to a char that is otherwise function-first as an obstacle

even without explicitly stating medusa's origins in stay night, just knowing the basics + her cultural legacy really layers her relationship with sakura and how she foils her as her servant. it's instantly understandable why she would resonate with and pledge loyalty to her