Saber was a lot more emotional than I expected her to be. Then again, Kiritsugu actually has an ideology and a goal for her to bounce ideas off. Or perhaps she became what she was in the 5th war after this one.
Kind of weird how Assassin couldn't detect the presence of his prey or his prey's protectors.
I had totally forgotten Alexander the Great, partly due to my mental image of him being more sleight in physical build.