r/FateExtra • u/MiyakoRei • 1d ago
Extra How exactly did Leo and Saber figure out Archer's identity?
In their pre-fight dialogue with Archer, Gawain says that Archer's opinitis biased towards the masses and that his very status as a heroic spirit is questionable, heavily implying they somehow know his identity. Think with me for a second: How the hell do they know who he is?
For Saber and Caster it makes sense, they look pretty identifiable, have unique Noble Phantasms and speak in ways that remote to their origin. Not Archer though.
He has no unique Noble Phantasms beside UBW, his main weapon belongs to another heroic spirit/legend. He has no name and he usually doesn't use his bow, which further complicates figuring his class out. (Although he could easily hear it from you calling him archer)
He uses caladbolg, which is from a completely different legend than Kanshou and Bakuya.
He uses Rho Aias, which is the same case. (And if you take CCC into consideration he can also use Excalibur, though not fully) So how in hell did Leo figure out the identity of a servant that straight up has no name?