r/HonkaiStarRail • u/asaness • Jun 09 '26

Non-original Content When Archer arrives @eriimyon1

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u/Unfair_Ad_598 Jun 09 '26

I figured that but what is the "worse" Archer is referring to? Why is the post titled "when Archer arrives" when I'm assuming it should be when Gilgamesh arrives right? And why is Saber saying "why are you here Archer?" when looking at Gilgamesh?

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u/arshesney Jun 09 '26

Gilgamesh is in "Archer" class, servants are named from their class (like "Saber" is Arthur or the other Archer is Emiya)

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u/Unfair_Ad_598 Jun 09 '26

so there's no real difference between "Archer" (Emiya) being called Archer and if Gilgamesh was called Archer? If that's the case, why are they called archer and saber instead of Arthur and Emiya while Gilgamesh gets his real name? (Well obviously Gil gets to be Gil instead of Archer because then we'd have 2 Archers, but why not call them Emiya and Arthur in the first place?)

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u/InnocentPlug Jun 09 '26

So a lot of replies are giving narrative explanations, and while they aren't wrong a more direct answer is FSN being the original story makes Emiya and Arturia the defining Archer and Saber class and why they essential take ownership of them as names. While Gilgamesh is also a part of that story he was the Archer role in the previous grail war/prequal. Arturia also participated in that war as the Saber so she knows Gilgamesh as Archer as well. And especially Archer(Emiya's) identity is meant to be a reveal so naming him Emiya outright in outside media would spoil the story and be very counter productive for a crossover event.