Fate/Stay Night UBW Abridged - Ep11: And He Shall Appear

[@ProjectMouthwash]

He's not from the Fate route/DEEN anime.

[@PhantomSBD]

Cool, but which celebrity did he actually put on a milk carton?

[@JanitoRiceMeister]

I mean, you keep saying that, but... My Abridger doth protest too much

[@universalspaceexpeditioner8259]

Kinda yeah. He is from a different route similar to the Fate route.

[@assassain0425]

I wonder about how you would have that archer acts from that route

[@ProjectMouthwash]

Pretty much the same. It's the same EMIYA even in his own history.

[@TheImmortalAvenger]

Artoria: “I killed my son!” Mordred: *In the distance* “HAH! YOU ACKNOWLEDGED ME AS YOUR SON! NO TAKE BACKSIES FATHER!”

[@r.s.2890]

Artoria "did yall hear something, shirous? Shirou "no not really." Archer "its EMIYA! And yes, i heard your son cry out form the ether" Artoria "but shirous not dead" EMIYA "Not yet anyway"

[@otakuphoenix3635]

Saber: I killed my son Mordred In apocrypha: FINALLY

[@otakuphoenix3635]

Saber: I killed my son Mordred In apocrypha: FINALLY

[@otakuphoenix3635]

Saber: I killed my son Mordred In apocrypha: FINALLY

[@dtrain8530]

In the wise words of Shirou: “I know you care now! You can’t erase this!”

[@VorthodWiler]

Can we just appreciate that Shirou put all the effort into retroactively scouring his interactions with Archer, realizing the constant WWII references were a plot hole, gets up on his soapbox to preach each and every problem he noticed, only to then close out with "BTW, you called yourself Shirou Emiya that one time and that's how I figured out you were Shirou Emiya"

[@gustavo555tani]

Its the Emiya curse, they are so nice to OTHER people that when they get the chance to roast and annoy themselves they go all the way.

[@levikay1745]

Right. He could have just started with that and the others involved might have even appreciated it, but we the audience appreciate their suffering more. That and exposition. It's not only a funny bit about overinforming the audience, it's a great way to do a quick recap for those who might not remember every little thing, and pallatible to the people who realise they know all this stuff already. In a way it kind of takes the steam out of you because you've seen the whole show and they didn't really make it a secret, but it's so well executed that the slight discomfort before the execution of the joke is more than justified.

[@representativejoints1188]

But this sounds just like Izzy's humor with their group to be honest. It has that serious swing energy into an open palm thrust that sends you flying. Metaphorically hylaricaly.

[@jaieregilmore971]

@@gustavo555taniMore like E rank luck just lucky he doesn’t have F rank.

[@devildolphin2102]

Kirito Took over for a bit

[@flux_casey]

I just realised. Rin asked how to pronounce Cu Chulainn. He didn't answer... Because he can't. He's still under a command seal to introduce himself as "First name Mario, last name Mario. Mario Mario."

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

Sure, but Command Seals are literal, and multiple times it's stated that Kirei used the seal to force Lancer to Call himself Mario Mario, First name Mario, Last Name Mario when asked his name, not how to pronounce it

[@evernewb2073]

@@SuperSayianWarrior the root of the joke is probably the fact that we literally _do not know_ how the character's name was pronounced and they likely would have found that out pretty quick if they tried doing any research (which they almost certainly did): pronunciation of just about everything in Gaelic is enough of a nightmare that if you go and ask two neighbors how to pronounce a modern word from the last couple decades that doesn't get used on a daily basis there's a fair chance that you'd get two very different answers, for the name of a folktale hero from a couple hundred years ago? that was passed around for a looooooong time before ever being written down? hell, the only reason we even have a _guess_ as to what the name was is because the folktale has a short story-arc worth of supporting information to inform on that guess.

[@blakdragon8285]

Good God you're right!

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

@evernewb2073 The joke is Kirei is a Prick, but command seals are very specific. Being asked a name vs how to pronounce it are two different scenarios

[@Shinyprofjareth]

That's really sad

[@functional200]

Ep:0 "Just use your reality marble, pull him into hell" Ep:11 "That's right, welcome to hell"

[@bigwave1713]

Yeah I was waiting for that. There a lot of moments early on that like "yeah that a teaser for what coming up"

[@SnakebitSTI]

So many callbacks, and the series isn't even over yet.

[@tomoroboros]

“The actually is important, I think”

[@Juju2927]

I guess indeed "There was several things wrong with what Rin said".

[@Tenchua917]

"And I'm Satan. Or proclaimed so by the girl in the red coat over there"

[@EonLess]

The relevation that early lancer's character gimmicks were because Kirei used like 6 command seals is hilarious and in-character

[@r.s.2890]

Hey, if you got Seals to spare... :)

[@eugenideddis]

He Josh Grobined him

[@MattTGM]

That was a brilliant choice

[@TrueBladeSoul]

I mean that’s not out of character

[@AzurezeroArt]

its nice to finally hear about bazette, none of the stuff id seen explained who she was

[@Lycandusk]

Shirou: Wait?! What?! With Tiger mom?! Saber: YOU ARE MY SON! EMIYA/Mordred: *Done with all this*

[@jeffreyherrera5069]

EMIYA: Look, everyone and their Servants have been asking me for my backstory! Now, do you want me to tell you or are you going to keep interrupting me?!

[@Aman_Mondal]

The fact that Sunny Day ending is basically just a Harem ending and Shirou still spouts this nonsense, this abridged version really fucking up stuff to make it more confusing for anime only, in every route Shirou is infatuated with Artoria and that's canon

[@janisir4529]

@@Aman_Mondal Imagine trying to figure this nonsense out as an abridged only viewer...

[@austinwall3085]

Imagine if the abridged version actually took a second to give us Mordred’s reaction to being acknowledged as Artoria’s son. That would just confuse people who aren’t up to date with the actual series even more.

[@TheIceman101418]

@@janisir4529 to quote Taken "Good Luck"

[@flamelover1746]

Let it be known that Saber will call Shirou her son a hundred times before she ever even acknowledges Mordred exists.

[@r.s.2890]

She does say she killed her son during her "i messes up worst" rant with archer

[@parkermaisterra8532]

@@r.s.2890to be fair she only said that to beat EMIYA in a “I have a more tragic backstory then you” dick measuring contest

[@kintsuki99]

Well Mordred is a woman so...

[@r.s.2890]

@@kintsuki99 both mordred and artoria refer to themselves in male pronouns. They dont like being refered as girls as they were raised to be kings.

[@parkermaisterra8532]

@@r.s.2890Still hilarious that she brings up Mordred to one up EMIYA.

[@Joshua_Shadow_Manriguez]

Adult Shirou: **Uses Unlimited Blade Works** Teenage Shirou: **Starts stealing weapons like a kid in a candy store**

[@AzurezeroArt]

it's not stealing, you cant steal from yourself

[@ignaciojohnjoy]

​@@AzurezeroArtNot according to law it's not 😂

[@asrafkhalid1231]

except its kid gil vs Anastasia from Fate/Kaleid Prisma. but in this case kid gil basically reclaiming his stolen NPs/treasures

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

@@asrafkhalid1231 em....*Angelica

[@joseph86255]

@@AzurezeroArt Tell Commander Shepard that.

[@darthhatchet]

"All right little rune stone, seek out the greatest source of sass in the building" I'm fucking dying 🤣

[@emimimimimimimi]

it was so cute

[@RippedHero2]

Lil rune stone: I shall find that sass master

[@declanmckenna6854]

It's moments like this that remind you that Cu is around the same age as Shirou and Rin (he died just after turning 17).

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

I'll be honest, I was 100% prepared for Shirou to never realize Saber was King Arthur until she screamed Excaliber to destroy the grail.

[@WesternEchidna]

and then he screams, "I WANT THAT!"

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

This Shirou is still a gremlin, but at least he's a bit smarter than other Shirous tend to be.

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

I don't know if you remember but THIS Shirou is never going to witness Excalibur being released......

[@alexanderrahl7034]

​@@алексейпугачев-л9йholy shit i just remembered that. Stay/night shirou learns to copy Excalibur, but this one doesnt. ...huh...

[@jsamue12]

@@alexanderrahl7034 didn't he copy Caliburn?

[@NoriMori1992]

Ep0: Speak The Devil's Name… Ep11: …And He Shall Appear

[@ChesterCheatin]

MARGARET THATCHER MARGARET THATCHER MARGARET THATCHER

[@ChesterCheatin]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[@theacecase6690]

@@ChesterCheatinDO NOT BRING HER BACK

[@GAarcher]

*archer claims he is the worst servant, Angra manyu claims he is the worst servant, one can't die if he is killed and the other is Emiya fucking Garcher, so since one is the devil the other shall be actually the devil, but both are satan or something*

[@esteban8471]

HOLY SHIT!

[@hunterknight5261]

“I’m into people.” “Who all happen to be girls.” I’m sorry but that line is way funnier than it has any right to be.

[@AnhNguyenHaTUan]

So the Fate route is Shirou making Artoria straight?

[@theendersmirk5851]

​@@AnhNguyenHaTUan Bi. It's Shirou making Artoria Bi.

[@awes5893]

He's such a great wife it works out for her.

[@Vapor817]

​@@AnhNguyenHaTUan artoria still had the hots for rin in the fate route

[@godspeedredeicieli4384]

@@Vapor817so it’s canon that both Rin and saber are bisexual?

[@Ronin-dy3zo]

Archer confirming that he killed Kennedy is probably the funniest / wildest statements an abridged series has ever made. this stuffs too good

[@AzurezeroArt]

could be a red dwarf reference, preventing his death causes ww3 in that

[@Madlad000]

He also killed President The Rock

[@BK2207]

I wasn't ready for that ! 🤣

[@Lemuel928]

Wut!?!😨(That means Elter did all the dirty work after Sakura and Taiga”tragically”died.)

[@mongooseunleashed]

But what about that celebrity I liked???

[@lurkersmind6461]

It feels like EMIYA came from canon and ended up in the abridged timeline

[@seifislam4450]

The most underrated comment

[@ProjectMouthwash]

This honestly is a super fair way to look at EMIYA in this series. It might as well be true.

[@zhalosky]

You broke my reality bubble

[@vermilionrubin]

@@zhalosky But was it your noble phantasm?

[@zhalosky]

@@vermilionrubin i thought i was getting closer to understanding what happened between fate anime and UBW anime until this comment dropped.

[@JackAsh2081]

“But shirou he’s a servant” “No…he’s a slave” “That’s very poetic but he’s IS a servant….shirou…shirou?!” Tiger mom is still the best character

[@joseph86255]

Saber has always been the best character.

[@RedTengoku]

he is black

[@darthutah6649]

That would be Rin

[@zaphero5518]

Oh my gosh, I just realized and adore that Archer constantly assuming things would continue like the Fate path (until it diverges to his own) wasn't just a joke on what he would know, it's a character flaw and his primary defining trait! No matter how much he saw things change, he always believed things would go back to the way they were. That his path was the only path he could take. It's the reason he's still fighting Shirou, and Shirou needs to defeat him. It's everything he stands for! ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

[@draochvar9646]

Essentially yes. What Archer consistently seems to fail to realize is that time is not a single, linear axis but a sprawling tapestry of various branching timelines. He is so caught up in his regrets and despair that he cannot even conceive the notion of this Shirou being a separate existence from him, despite the fact that HIS presence is part of what shifts this timeline so drastically and results in Shirou surpassing him.

[@lenlimbo]

@@draochvar9646 He realizes. But, in true Shirou fashion, he chooses to reject that notion, because the only thing he has left in this war is to, literally, throw a temper tantrum and pray that, somehow, that's enough. It's not, as since the beggining of the novel things have changed enough for Shirou to not become him, but he still rejects it (technically, Archer comes from a timeline similar but not equal to Fate, where things ended worse and he bonded, although not romantically, with Illya). In Abridged, though? He is an old man, a boomer, that rejects the notion that things change, and he comes from the Deen anime. So... what you said, basically XD

[@Dont_care_4_U]

I have to nitpic and say that NASU stated that archer isn’t from the fate path because saber dose fall in love with “fate” shirou and as a result shirou never becames a a counter guardian but a regular heroic spirit because that is the only way for him to reach Avalon

[@draochvar9646]

@@Dont_care_4_U pretty much yea. UBW EMIYA is from a messed up Fate route, where he won the war but failed Saber. Which is part of why he's damn bitter about things

[@RandoGrunt]

Yeah, it’s why he’s going the extra mile because simply destroying Shirou wouldn’t be enough because nothing would happen then. He’s trying to destroy the whole concept of a hero of justice he mindlessly pursued in life embodied in his younger self. Simply getting rid of him won’t be enough; he’s got to destroy the very ideal of it. Create a paradox big enough that it’ll hopefully encompass time and space and erase himself. Very unlikely to even work to begin with, but he’ll take that chance anyway.

[@williampearce5757]

"I talk too much" is perhaps the single best thing Shirou could every say to EMIYA. Like... god damn, that is perfect!

[@Rehcras]

Archer does talk too much and doesn’t get to the point.

[@JohnnyYeTaecanUktena]

Watch Shirou call EMIYA faker to piss him off and get a opening to win yet somehow blunder it and win another way lol

[@chomper0514]

@@Rehcras When he is talking about something he actually 'cares' about rather than just to accomplish a particular goal or bantering, he really does end up rambling.

[@Ether_Liner_Ado_Edem]

​@@Rehcras and at the end of the day his point is null😭☠️

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

"I'm like a million years old" - worth noting that despite Fate's weird portrayal of him, a major plot point in his story is that he never makes it to adulthood. The reason he was the only one that could fight Medb was that he was the only real warrior too young to be affected by a curse on all of Ulster's men. All of the events that only happened because he was the only one able to fight against the Cattle Raid are still canon in fate, there's just no explanation for how a 20-something man and the Child Brigade were the only soldiers able to get out of bed. Also, the Chulainn part is pronounced like the surname of the vampires in Twilight - Cullen. There's also his actual name, Setanta.

[@ProjectMouthwash]

Uh-huh.

[@giuliamaini6863]

Sorry for the delay in replying but I found a possible explanation: there is a youtuber who makes videos about servants and in his video about Queen Mebd (I hope I remember correctly) he said that the curse did not affect him because he was not born in Ulstern, so it does not make him an Ulstern man and makes the curse completely useless on him. I don't know if this version of the myth exist in real life but I find it a pretty good explanation for Fate Cu. P.S. The youtuber I'm talking about is called Crazy Yurie if I remember correctly.

[@JDWalker495]

No matter what we all agree Lancer deserved better

[@apossiblyhereticalalphaleg3595]

Lancer is the best boy. To kill Kirei is the privilege of a winner, so really he won this grail war.

[@fredrickwheeler6852]

And Shinji deserved worse. I haven't actually watched the original, I hope something awful happens to him in the future.

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

It's embarrassing how much I relied on our blue doggo in FGO for my first year until more servants started answering my summons. His battle continuation bitch is something else. I even grailed him to lvl 98. Will eventually get him to 100. Just out of sheer respect for him.

[@dynamicworlds1]

"ugh, just shut up and meet your god!" Great last words Lancer. Respect.

[@Fordo007]

@@TsukabuNosoratori2 Amen. Lancer has saved me in FGO so many times.

[@michaeljohnson6905]

"It all started with Hiroshima" Dear Ra, you guys are amazing with the adaptation

[@anonnimoose7987]

From Kirito who's a movie buff to Shirou who's a history buff....

[@devildolphin2102]

Kirito voice made it better

[@AzraelMight]

I mean history comes easy to emiya as it is literally his go to magic the power to project history

[@Dem1Kun]

Considering he 'killed ken-nedy'... it could be possible that he really is the one who did Hiroshima in their world. Given that counter guardians normally manifest as a disaster of some kind... it wouldn't be outside the stretch of the mind to say that his arrows were the real nukes.

[@anonnimoose7987]

So EMIYA Caladbolg'd Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

[@FizzleBurger]

8:07 "Faker." "You must be confused. See, _I'm_ the archer who _didn't_ have to claim squatters rights on this world just to get into this war."

[@alexanderasher8037]

I love how every second of this episode is just SCREAMING how much Logan likes and knows about FATE. From the reference to bazzet, to The kickass Archer lore dump, to battle continuation and independent action being actively name dropped, and it goes on and on and on. This episode is such concentrated joy for any rate fan I can't even describe it. I don't know how you do it but every time I knew episode comes out I'm like "oh cool this is the best one." And EVERY TIME IM WRONG BECAUSE YOU JUST KEEP ONE UPPING YOURSEELF!!! It's so good I love it, well done.

[@TheLordofMetroids]

The only thing missing is a reference to the other Shirou bad end in Emiya Alter.

[@Archetype_Angel]

Yes. This is art. 🚬🗿

[@Archetype_Angel]

​​​@@TheLordofMetroidsunfortunately he's locked behind the people who knows him. He became Alter in the process of hunting Sessyoin Kiara's cult, which happens wayyy after stay night. People from Chaldea is way after stay night events as well. . Basically he's unrelated to the story and there's no one who can mention him unless this iteration of Archer were from Chaldea. . It would be like mentioning other counter guardians like Assassin Kiritsugu or Alter Ego Okita Alter: unrelated.

[@Andles]

@@TheLordofMetroids That's because we don't talk about Emiya Alter 😂

[@TheLordofMetroids]

@@Archetype_Angel Yeah, but it also breaks the exact same amount of lore as Moon Cell Nameless, who was also refenced here. There is also no reason for Archer to know he exists.

[@lordglitch4266]

I cant believe i havent seen anyone mention the beautiful gag at the start. Mario Mario: "Sorry, Master said i could only help with caster so im off the hook" *Opening starts playing for half a second* MM: "Thought about it, Master can blow himself, im in"

[@Ahloveyafuhso]

It's so amazing I had to rewind it twice then clap man lancer was awesome in this episode!

[@Savagewolver]

@@AhloveyafuhsoIt’s his last episode. He needed to go out on a high note.

[@Justin-Thyme]

@@Savagewolver Just like General Corvatz, bless his soul

[@riverbecomesastorm375]

There were so many great gags. It was hard to focus on the one

[@RippedHero2]

I mean, this is not the first time a show gets it's intro interrupted halfway, or messed up in a comically embarrassing manner(looking at you Gintama)😂

[@pedrolucasoliveira5683]

Oh man, the whole "Mario Mario" thing being a command from Kirei was just perfect, got me there

[@sebastianfontanez1081]

"Is the present anime?" OH NO HE'S SELF AWARE

[@r.s.2890]

Considering magic is a thing and most heroes hail from the age of gods... the past had god *and* anime in it. No wonder older heroic spirits are so OP.

[@anhthai7005]

Did… did Shirou forget the fact that he saw Gil fire hundreds of NPs, Cu literally manipulating causality, Archer nuking the battlefield, Medea shooting Magic lasers and just Heracles as a whole?

[@bass-dc9175]

"Unlimited Blade Works" "So that is why we are called that" Yes. He is self aware.

[@dynamicworlds1]

​@@bass-dc9175 4th wall shattered right there

[@molybdaen11]

If they watch TV, its like seeing a window into our world.

[@AnhNguyenHaTUan]

EMIYA: "We're in some backward world were Rin and Shirou form some weird romantic dynamic. And not only that, but you and Rin are not only Master and Servant... but also... you are..." You can hear his inner Pendragon simp screaming at that.

[@thomaskilmer]

Shirou: "This is my adoptive mother, and my adoptive mother's girlfriend, who is also my girlfriend. And ... okay now that I say it out loud, it sounds weird." Arthur: "Gonna be honest, this barely registers on my incest meter." Rin: "It registers for me, but I'm into it." EMIYA: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

[@SolidLink64]

​@@thomaskilmer You, my friend, have put me to tears

[@FayhemFR]

@@thomaskilmer much like EMIYA I'm fucking dying lmfaoooo

[@Randumbplayer]

3:06 is the quote have a good day

[@nekoluxuria7721]

if anyone gets confused about the power plant thing. that's how emiya dies in fate extra. he does get a much sweeter deal though, instead of being a CG he's now just the representation of all modern heroes. does still have an abusive relationship with the mooncell though.

[@ProjectMouthwash]

You don't have to go that lateral. Shirou is in the middle of trying to stop a crisis at a nuclear power plant when he realizes he's out of his element, and Alaya makes the contract with him in a moment of his desperation. In any world where this meeting doesn't happen he dies there. This is shown in UBW.

[@ahaloburnout]

@@ProjectMouthwash Tbf, Archer specifically would’ve died there because he had no backup. Rin was in England and her life, Sakura at home and Saber to dead to care. UBW’s epilogue has Archer state that with Rin’s support his future should not happen. The show one upped that with her traveling the world with him too. So judging by age and time frame for the contract scene she should be involved. He can’t save the plant but she might. … Btw amazing job with the episode. That absolute ANGER in Logan’s voice towards the end is what I missed from Liam’s take on it.

[@nekoluxuria7721]

​@@ahaloburnoutI personally like to pretend that shidou and rin eventually had a child before shidou had to deal with the nuclear powerplant even if it doesn't make sense.

[@nekoluxuria7721]

​@@ProjectMouthwashit was very undetailed but yeah sadly he can't escape abusive relationships with conceptual superpowers. I do find it funny that you can actually make a joke about it by going "least you got a sweet tan out of it"

[@noctislucis7247]

Just gonna say that EMIYA isn't from Fate route, there was no EMIYA when he was a master. Rin had another servant, His path was a bit similar to fate tho

[@6keypandemonium606]

Baeber: Is this your Noble Phantasm, Archer? Actually Satan: *looks at his fate wiki page* Also Actually Satan: Let's just say yes and move on

[@alexlee4154]

UBW anime: doesnt really explain utself enough UBWA: DID SOMEBODY SAY EXPOSITION?!

[@r.s.2890]

To be fair, UBW is kind of a follow up to FSN. It may not be meant to be an intro into the fate verse.

[@mawillix2018]

Clarification for the above comment: FSN:UBW is kind of meant as a follow up to FSN:F. The old FSN anime is based on the manga which is in turn partially based on the Fate route and partially based on the UBW route.

[@GBlockbreaker]

that is exclusive to the anime tho, the vn explains everything properly, that's why anime onlys are never really taken seriously in any discussions surrounding this series lol

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

@@r.s.2890 in the VN it was also a lot of exposition dump in this moment so no,it's not why....

[@maj0ra124]

Nice PFP

[@giblespaul68]

Lancer talking to the runestone like it's a puppy is my favorite part by a mile. I expected all the sass between Emiya and EMIYA. I expected Rin to be Rin. I did not expect "seek out the greatest source of sass in the building" lmao

[@a_MhetOtw.4334]

So true

[@lenlimbo]

Fair is fair, that's a good order. Shirou and EMIYA may be well greased sources of sass once they finally get going, but both of them put together ain't got nothing on Rin. When she is sleeping.

[@RippedHero2]

The little rune: weeeeeeeeeeee. I shall find that sass Master ❤

[@refinant6298]

The sound effect is what killed me. Like, for real.

[@heyitshedgie]

love how the end of Archer and Shirou's back-and-forth really came down to "kill yourself" "nuh-uh" "FYM NUH-UH???" amazing episode, I'm already looking forward to the next no matter how long it takes

[@antoniogaravo9289]

"kill yourself" "yeah i'll do just that" "why are you walking toward me ?"

[@tostisgood]

“I imagined him…I admired him…because I’m _insanely_ problematic.” 😂

[@1408alejandro1408]

IKR??? HAHAHAH

[@whateverwhatever4476]

@@1408alejandro1408alll I'm thinking about is that "Gurls shouldn't fight"

[@eyeizarandummugga]

I mean can’t that be said for ALL type-moon Protagonists. No spoilers but Iori from Samurai/remnant? Whoof…that boy had issues

[@draochvar9646]

​@@eyeizarandummuggaFujimaru seems to be an alright guy. Now to be fair, I can't vouch for his sanity after the Lostbelts but at the point we see him in Camelot, Babylonia and fighting Goetia, he seems normal enough to me.

[@PikachuLittle]

@@draochvar9646I mean I’m pretty sure that at this point they qualify as a BEAST Candidate, so sanity is probably quite thin

[@nekosgamingvilla5260]

"You might be my future ... and i will turn you into our past" DAMN THAT LINE GOES F--ING HARD

[@Mike_Ka-Chowski]

I can't believe Shiro had his own "FOR YOU SEE!" moment. Kirito would be proud.

[@salvadortoscano2534]

IF IZZY SAID THAT I'D BE GONE

[@salvadortoscano2534]

Done. Finito. 6-ft under, I'd be amazed and laughing SO damn much xD

[@multiversal_guardian7079]

That was my exact thought process too, it was so fucking good

[@Syrahl696]

Sadly, I feel it's not quite the same without the Ace Attorney music.

[@rita-Shi-Mi]

THE SHIROU IS ALWAYS RIGHT FOUNDATION RAHHHH

[@hfar_in_the_sky]

"I finished my nap." This line was far more badass than it had any right to be

[@Xenmaru00]

Legit that is one HELL of a pre-asskicking One-Liner

[@TheClutchWin]

I mean he is a hero he needs dramatic timing to save the girl.

[@RavagerZero]

And HAS to be a direct reference to the line in Titan AE. (Said by Gune, during the finale).

[@Luinta]

@@RavagerZero Someone else that gets the reference! Oh god, is this how Kayaba felt?

[@TheIceman101418]

for real. I forgot how close Shinji got to doing redacted things with rin

[@adrienlastname4663]

Man I love when Archer (Logan Laidlaw) argues with Archer (Logan Laidlaw)

[@drizzitdude]

Rin flirting with Lancer after he was gigachad was S tier content, she has fully embraced the Harem

[@Riku-zv5dk]

Those thighs are to die for, and sadly Lancer did, his sacrifice will not be in vain.

[@XpVersusVista]

@@Riku-zv5dk honestly Lancer was the higher quality catch here. And she knows it.

[@Youngblood-Pirates]

This abridge is just Rin forming her own harem.

[@alemirdikson]

I just love that they took what was canonically Shirou's harem and made it Rin's.

[@eddthehead123]

I've always wanted Rin as an adult summoning Cu Lancer.

[@TheFixer710]

There once was a lancer in blue He always played the fool He had lots of fun He saved everyone And now he says his adieu

[@tetragaming6332]

Weak rhyme, but still true

[@austinwall3085]

There once was a lancer in blue Who deserved better than you He had quite the itch To stab a priestly b*tch And became a god to Rin too

[@TheFixer710]

@@tetragaming6332 k

[@TheFixer710]

​@@tetragaming6332 Here let me try again There once was a man named tetragaming He came into the video comments flaming He sought to mock me Thought he could shock me In the end I'll be the one reigning

[@AshleyoftheSwiftspear-pb8cs]

@@tetragaming6332still better then kirei’s on account of it being said by kirei

[@animagamer2]

God, you can feel Logan's passion for the fate series from every single monologue in this episode. And as someone who also gets way too excited talking about Fate, I am 100% here for it. This episode is basically softcore porn for me.

[@mongooseunleashed]

EMIYA: "You're destined to become me!" Shirou: "Nah, Imma do my own thing."

[@frankburnstein1195]

Don't you dare compare my boy Shirou to that....non-Shirou thing

[@shadowclaw7210]

@@frankburnstein1195what’s wrong with Miles?

[@kuroshinigami9143]

@@frankburnstein1195 ya know, Miles is a good counterpart to Shirou in a lot of ways, he wants to be a hero of justice, a hero like his own hero (Kiritsugu/Peter) but he becomes his best self when he decides to be his own hero instead.

[@darkherculeskabuterimon7203]

Funnily enough, literally every version of Shiro/EMIYA is different. Yay time loops.

[@colt1903]

​@@frankburnstein1195 I mean, you say that, but it's kinda wild how almost 1 to 1 their arcs are😂

[@matohibiki]

EMIYA: "If you don't die, you end up as me." Shirou: "I have Unlimited Blade Works now. Did you have that before you died?" EMIYA: "Pf- fff- Sh-Shut up!" Shirou: "I'll take that as a no. Thanks for the New Game Plus." EMIYA: "I hate me SO. MUCH."

[@r.s.2890]

EMIYA "Is that me? Is that me stronger than me? I'll fucking kill me"!

[@F.S.S.64]

Calling fate UBW Shirou New Game+ Shirou works hilariously well

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

​@@F.S.S.64What does that make Heavens feel Shirou then?

[@___J____]

@@ronaldomendoza7578 The DLC Shirou

[@GoldLight73]

And Prisma Ilya Shirou?

[@anadaere6861]

"You are my son" Mordred would have killed to hear that... she actually did. Did alot Alot of killings

[@AnnoyingSquib]

It does not surprise me at all Cu Culainn can continue to get back up and keep fighting even after being mortally wounded. The Cu Culainn of legend was known to do this too. He died standing up braced against a tree weapon raised. People were scared to approach him and it wasnt until a crow landed on him did they realize he was actually dead. A freaking badass.

[@MalcontentFlower]

The version of the Cooley Raid that I first read had him tying himself to standing stone with his own intestines and continuing to fight another three days.

[@darthjoe91]

And when someone finally approached, his sword arm fell and killed another guy after he was already dead.

[@ralonnetaph6450]

battle continuation is also straight up an ability in the mobile game he got because of that specific story, look up some Cu Culainn solos of bosses and watch a common 3 star character battle continuation infinitely to beat the hardest content in the game. Cu Culainn is cool as hell, but sadly Irish in the fate universe.

[@andrewcarlson4402]

You forgot to mention why he was still upright. He tied himself to the tree WITH HIS OWN INTESTINES in such a way that EVEN AFTER HE EXPIRED HE LITERALLY COULDN'T FALL OVER

[@thomaskilmer]

@@andrewcarlson4402 Don't forget that after he's dead, the person to approach him gets their arm cut off when his sword arm finally falls. Taking one last bastard with him from beyond the grave.

[@somebody579]

Lancer saying “you were seeing another servant” was hilarious

[@r.s.2890]

Funniest part is that *lancer* is the other servant. Kirei has been gil's master for years.

[@Itsuboi-s8g]

True player master, make your side hoe think they’re the OG till they see or hear the real top of the food chain. Both literally and contextually. Bro couldn’t top the first hero of history.

[@lenlimbo]

@@r.s.2890 Well, Gil was seeing another Master. It's an open relationship, after all. It wasn't very satisfying for Gil, true, but... XD

[@vermilionrubin]

@@r.s.2890 Side chick realizing they are not exclusive

[@Pananglawin]

The way they integrated the jokes of previous episodes as actual plot points 👌👌 This series is its own art form, 100%.

[@gustavo555tani]

Managing to turn the Shirou version of the UBW chant into an argument against archer was PURE FUCKING KINO.

[@AzurezeroArt]

my heart is glass?

[@gustavo555tani]

@@AzurezeroArt This one I am the bone of my sword. Steel is my body and fire is my blood. I have created over a thousand blades. Unaware of loss, Nor aware of gain. Withstood pain to create weapons, waiting for one’s arrival. I have no regrets. This is the only path. My whole life was Unlimited Blade Works. The whole part in the "He said the stuff" relates to these lines, its great.

[@AzurezeroArt]

i thought you were talking about gilgamesh calling him a glassmaker

[@Mackinz92]

When was the chant used in the video?

[@kevinnac1]

​@@Mackinz92yeah when?

[@redcedarsky]

Saber: Is this you Noble Phantasm?! Archer: Kinda. Yes. Yes, but actually no.

[@Digighost_5]

"It's got Doctor Who now!" As a general event of note, out of LITERALLY ANYTHING WE'VE DONE OVER THE PAST MILENNIUM.... I'll take it. I think Saber would faint if she knew about our "world tour"....

[@kandicefranky3253]

Lancer suffered the most in Unlimited Blade Works. Him getting tired of everyone’s shit was the most satisfying thing in the series

[@EpicNerdsWithCameras]

At least he can rest easy knowing that in another timeline he had one of the best-animated fights in the entire series.

[@Tosu2357]

Speaking of Lancer and dying it cracks me up that when summarizing the kinda Fate Route, Archer gives a excerpt about why each servant death was different or significant. Lancer... "ranca ga shin da" thas it

[@Bluelyre]

He definitely suffers the most, but he also gets the most out of the war in this route. Fate he gets stuck in a losing battle with gil, and heavens feel he gets jobbed. Here he gets a fair fight and gets revenge for bazette.

[@Fedorchik1536]

@@EpicNerdsWithCameras Wait, where?

[@tato5718]

@@Fedorchik1536 I think he's referring to the first Heaven's Feel movie, that one is a sick fight

[@TheRedMan77]

I like that Archer called Shirou "Nightwing" after he learned UBW when before he was "Robin" meaning he really has accepted his position as Shirou's Batman and apparently considers Shirou developed enough to say he's graduated from sidekick to his own thing.

[@KaySaidTwice]

Would be cool, but Archer actually switched to calling Shirou Nightwing last episode. "Oh, what's this? Has Robin graduated to Nightwing and taken issue with Batman's methods?"

[@AKoboldonStilts]

I think Archer started calling Shirou "Nightwing" in the previous episode, due to the whole killing a normal defenseless human being(Caster's Master). But yeah even though he hates his younger self(and probably himself), he can give credit where it's due.

[@TheRedMan77]

@@KaySaidTwice Right, forgot about that.

[@boobah5643]

Which is kinda weird, considering the whole "You will either die here or become me!" theme Archer is pushing.

[@elmatador2139]

You know, I just noticed that in episode 0, when Shirou is dying, Archer flickers in time. I could be wrong and this definitely doesn't apply to Canon fate but I like the idea that in this reality Archer is actually right and killing Shirou would actually free him. Everyone keeps telling him he's an idiot but it might have worked.

[@ProjectMouthwash]

Correct. It was a silly gag. It would do nothing.

[@strayorion2031]

@@ProjectMouthwash Maybe it would feel a little weird for a moment but then he would be like "oh, nothing happened"

[@RippedHero2]

EMIYA: We should leave him to die Rin:Why? EMIYA: *Glitches* Reasons

[@Sombrelame]

"you're a mage too ?" that's the neat part, Cu can be EVERYTHING

[@slashb7836]

"He's basically Irish Hercules, Rin!"

[@pepperedbell7363]

@@slashb7836 Except this one can actually be in the Caster class!

[@bjwessels]

I just want like a grand order movie where it's all Cu all the time. Just every last Servant is Cu.

[@anonnimoose7987]

He's basically Odin

[@slashb7836]

@@anonnimoose7987 no, that's Hermes

[@TDSFounder]

"Nightwing started stealing my magic." I lost it here.

[@tostisgood]

The way all their running jokes keep coming back is fantastic.

[@M.W.2]

He's all grown up

[@Nightwing3582]

same 😂

[@Quote_ation]

Hey, at least he upgraded from Jason Todd to Dick Grayson

[@arulrajasundar9420]

​@@Quote_ation I disagree, Jason is the superior Robin.

[@eyasa9448]

Man, it's both funny and ironic how this abridged series is somehow able to explain the plot and make it more understandable than the actual show 😂

[@Spicystachegamer]

Are you surprised litterally every abridged series does that.

[@eyasa9448]

@Spicystachegamer wdym? The whole point of abridged series is to condense and shorten the adapted series with a lesser number of episodes in a comical manner, so naturally the source material will include more plot points just like how the VN explains things more clearly than the anime due to it having a longer amount of time, I'm also pretty that other abridged series such as SAO abridged and DBZA never provided more information that were missing in the original series

[@Spicystachegamer]

@eyasa9448 no but they dd make series that were either not that good to begin with amazing, and series that were good but in retrospect had alot of plot holes way better and funnier, plus dbza highlighted the characters flaws like goku's lust for battle and terrible parenting in a good way.

[@ARandomGuy24]

UBW anime tried to avoid a lot of exposition and monologues. They said they aim to make it so you could understand visually or something like that.

[@ishtarinanna4478]

If you want the exposition , read the VN , if you want cool animation , watch the show

[@SwordEnjoyer]

There's something fascinating about Archer's inability to hide those brief moments where he's impressed at how observant his old self used to be. He quickly ties it to Rin's deductive reasoning, who he knows and respects as sharp, but until he's told he's still the type of idiot that let the real obvious one slip, it seems like he's actually enjoying the feeling of following a thought process he forgot would be this familiar.

[@whateverwhatever4476]

It is interesting

[@MasterJunior93]

I can't believe it took 7 years to complete this saying. "Speak the Devil's name... And He shall appear." Well played.

[@se7enist]

I was really expecting that to be the finale title. Bookend the whole thing.

[@davicosta2328]

Wait.... The abridged started 7 YEARS AGO?!?!?!

[@NoriMori1992]

…It's been 7 years? (checks) OH MY GOD 😱

[@ajbolt7]

Oh god how long are we going to be waiting for the ending

[@darkherculeskabuterimon7203]

*Rapidly ages*

[@TehLucario]

Rest In Peace Mario, First name Mario, Last name Mario

[@highland2246]

You forgor Mario Mario

[@ronandraws1805]

Shirou saying "Yknow what? I talk to much" Hit me a little differently. Archer was ASTONISHED

[@Lorekeeper_GGuy]

It’s such a great reversal because it’s normally the edgy pessimistic future self saying that about the naive optimistic past self

[@privateeyety5735]

Like dang, writers creative. They know dialogue

[@ethownzbh]

Literally impossible for him to muster a retort to that lol

[@noobnapalmwarfare2]

I love the line "Shirou Emiya overcommitting to something pointlessly." It shows the level of understanding he has over himself and also shows their understanding of the source material.

[@fastrockproductions9788]

As someone who hasn't seen the original yet, I genuinely appreciate the exposition given in scenes of this. Also that the twists still have build up. I had no clue that Archer was, ya know and I had to watch back and go "oh there were so many hints"! I was genuinely on the edge of my seat here

[@RippedHero2]

EMIYA constantly giving out WW2 references, leading to the reveal that he was indeed Shirou FUCKING EMIYA... is totally not a reference to a certain Character from another abridged series giving out constant movie references, leading to the reveal that he was indeed the Antagonist behind the SAO incident

[@jaredbrelje300]

“Should I be taking notes?” God that one line just basically sums up the entire Fate series and I am here for it XD

[@snirkeshet394]

The entire Nasuverse***

[@Halotaku]

Yeah, but the line "You'll find that most historical accounts of famous figures tend to depict them as 30-year-old white men" is also doing a LOT of work here.

[@MrLightlike78]

@@Halotaku *Charlton Heston has entered the chat*

[@Dire_Pants]

"I finished my nap." Looking back, I would not have guessed Lancer would end up being my favorite character. If I ever make an anime, I will not consider it a success unless Project Mouthwash wants to abridge it.

[@rileymoore6780]

Same

[@LilianaKali]

Best boi. Least problematic character for our heroes. Respects women.

[@robotbootyhunter6878]

EVERY Lancer is best character. Battle continuation, b^tch.

[@aino-kaisav5504]

@@LilianaKali We may be glad that Nasuverse Cú Chulainn is not a 1:1 copy of his mythological counterpart.

[@mman2052]

Screw that give it the dubbed Ghost Stories treatment and have Project Mouthwash voice the official release

[@AmadeusHemmitt]

Rin - 'If you kill him you can do anything you want to me' Lancer - 'if I had a nickel'

[@alexfalton3985]

Rin: I'm sorry. Cu Culainn. How do we say your name properly? Cu: Fuck if I know. Its GAELIC. It didn't make any sense in MY age. Cu Caliann's funniest moment for me.

[@clothar23]

Not going to lie it took me a hot minute to figure that one out.

[@amrox9656]

Don't know if it's intentional, but it's even funnier that you spelt it wrong both times

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

Satanta probably thinks of it more as a tittle rather than a name.

[@129_raihanelfazri3]

Can someone explain this?

[@Vexal50]

@@129_raihanelfazri3 Basically, a lot of the time you can't read Gaelic names as they would be spelt in english or you'll end up mispronouncing them. To use some examples, Saoirse is pronounced ser-sha and then Caoilfhionn is either Kwee-lin or Kee-lin, depending on dialect, and even a name as simple as Aine is pronounced as awn-yaa

[@Archetype_Angel]

Bart: "why so elegant, Homer?" Homer: "Today is the day, boy. Today is the day."

[@drilltotheheavens1695]

Do you mean Marge…?

[@trinity_frost]

today is the day? today is the day!

[@magicomethkuon]

Ah yes the moment Lancer became such a Gigachad that he transcended every bad and disgusting path that VNs sometimes throw at the heroine. Stabbing through their heart along with Kirei and the garbage known as Shinji. Truly a spear that alters causality itself, interfering with bad ending routes.

[@Flying_Titor]

The writing in this series very obviously comes from a place of honest love for the Fate franchise, and this episode must've been the peak of that. The honest appreciation for these characters and the wider Fate universe does not go unnoticed. Thank you so much for the work you guys put out!

[@Brasswatchman]

Agreed. Simply a tour de force.

[@ghostgabe81]

I know right? The best Abridged series come out of love for the source material. I love the references to obscure and often overly complicated Nasuverse lore (like UBW technically not being a Noble Phantasm or the Moon)

[@markedelylumbao1609]

Yes. The reason EMIYA doesnt usually use his reality marble till the last moments... That thing's his personal hell. Cool functions in may have.

[@Nerazmus]

"If I kill myself, I would die" Shiro fucking Emiya

[@hun1on138]

Today is the DAY!!!!!!!

[@SebCraftGaming]

WHEN'S THE DAY?!?!?

[@angelodegiule1753]

Nobody panic nobody panic

[@timlerch7425]

Today is the day?!

[@Grey77777]

TODAY’S THE DAY!

[@Brainzofrock]

TODAY IS THE DAY

[@ivanbluecool]

Rin: I could win with my arms and legs tied behind my back Guys in room: bet (1 hour later) Rin:(in room on fire) I win

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AbhishekSingh-gk9gh]

That is a very rin thing to dk

[@Dragorar]

Technically she had lancer

[@алексейпугачев-л9й]

@@Dragorar yes but not stay night

[@thomaskilmer]

@@Dragorar Is it not skill and talent, to be able to inspire others to fight and die on their behalf? Could there, in fact, be any better representation of one's skill as a master?

[@Judge_Of_Fate]

I just want to note how genuinely anazing this abridge is like in the past I have seen plenty if comedic abridges that either make fun of the other series or corrects its mistakes, but this is a geuninely good abridged that doesn't necessarily stab fun at the original and instead builds the characters in its own way with its own personality that are the same but vastly different at the same time

[@tomc.5704]

This is up there with DBZA and SAO-A. Maybe even above them

[@TouhouEXPolaros]

Gotta say Kirei is Terrible but forcing Lancer to call himself *Mario Mario* has to be the most evil thing he has done in this series. Also i surprised they actually talked about the servant stealing off screen, it was basically skipped in the official.

[@ZanronProductions]

It’s a especially mean, because the celts often fought against the Roman’s

[@Brasswatchman]

​@@ZanronProductions Not in Cu's time, I think.

[@Brasswatchman]

I'm just fascinated by the choice. Never would've pegged Kirei as a Nintendo fan.

[@Spicystachegamer]

Don't forget "first name mario", Surprised he didn't make him where a red heat with an m on it and grow a mustache.

[@lenlimbo]

@@Brasswatchman Eh, aparentely Kirei has good taste. He is awful with the money, sadistic, only gets happiness from being The Worst... but he has good taste. I doubt Gil would have let him alive if he didn't.

[@tenronlightvoid7538]

Words cannot express how much of a bro Cu is. Lancer lover for life. Also Archer calling Shirou 'Babe' and then pausing to reconsider his life choices/ words is just comedy gold. Love it. Also the casual insertion of high concept Type-MOON lore in an abridged production is just top tier. I really hope that one day you guys also adapt Heaven's Feel, even if that's years in the future, cause I know you'd knock it out of the park.

[@princton23]

Wonder how well they’d do with angel B.E.A.T’s? Can they make such a tear fest into a comedy and do it justice!? The world may never know

[@kidofburden]

10:55 I just realized the imagery of Shiro looking up at his future self who is sitting at the top of an opulent, but ruined staircase that covered in an equally ruined blood red carpet in front of an entryway bathed in darkness leading into an empty place of the dead and tragic...fucking love Fate

[@anonnimoose7987]

"STOP LEARNING UNLIMITED BLADE WORKS I AM RIGHT HERE" - myself July 2024 is literally the year and month people can acquire Unlimited Blade Works.

[@NaviciaAbbot]

Actually, it was August that people can acquire UBW... along with Fate and HF. The Remaster dropped last week.

[@anonnimoose7987]

​@@NaviciaAbbot nah it's because you can play UBW in AX "Dwown in yow ideaws and pewish, Shiwo Eminya"

[@Red-mg4ro]

Episode: Ends Me: UBW Abridged! NO! YOU WERE THE BEST THING ABOUT TODAY!

[@False_Refracted]

19:33 (a little off but) The fact that Lancer knows what a harem is implies that the Grail thought that it was more pressing for servants to know a term about having multiple partners... Instead of teaching them about MULTIPLE WARS. The Grail is an almighty being

[@RockLee0034]

Rin: "If you kill him you can do whatever you want to me." Cu: "Surprisingly not the first time I've ever heard that." Is a historical deep cut an i loved it.

[@indra_vrtrahan]

LMAOOO, nice call back tbh

[@ReleaseZeKrakken]

"Independent action baby, I'm an independent servant who don't need no master- I just called myself baby, what the fuck did I just do?" Literally crying. 😂☠️

[@jesterjaded73]

"The actually is important, I think." This line had no business going this hard

[@EccentricTuber]

The idea that the Rock was actually president but killed off by Archer is so goddamn funny xD

[@khylerbane4523]

Even funnier is that it was to stop ww3

[@progamer1110]

I just discovered this series, and not 10 minutes ago finished episode 10. I've never felt so lucky.

[@mawillix2018]

That's what we call a progamer move.

[@blazerider763]

You live a blessed life.

[@horrorfan117]

Congratulations. Now prepare to suffer with the rest of us as we wait 9 more months for episode 11.

[@Skybound-wd4pm]

Watching the first time “WHAT THE FUCK ARCHER IS SHIROU!?” Watching the second time “wow, they weren’t even remotely trying to hide it

[@xSkyWeix]

Let's be fair. Nobody expect servant from the future xD It is outside of the logic presented at the beginning of the show.

[@darthutah6649]

I actually figured it out a few episodes before the reveal.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

​@@darthutah6649you special boy

[@mman2052]

@@xSkyWeix To be fair anyone who came after reading/ watching the original anime

[@saftabi1511]

I can't believe Archer was responsible for [Insert a celebrity I was REALLY attached to here.]'s death. THAT MONSTER.

[@swagmaster699]

I can't believe he killed Freddy Mercury!

[@duongtran-mp6pk]

Who is that ? I really dont know . In my thought it was EMIYA kill rin of his timeline cause after that he said the one shirou love = Rin It that right ?

[@Ozraptor4]

Jim Henson, it had to be Jim Henson. Muppets would be self aware and initiating WW3 if he survived into the present era.

[@lenlimbo]

@@duongtran-mp6pk He said Celebrity. Rin can be many things, but she won't be a celebrity, and that's by choice. She is a magus, after all.

[@undead1175]

My big question is did Archer kill Hitler?

[@treywilliams1388]

“just shut up and meet your God” beautiful last words Mario

[@SwordEnjoyer]

Seriously can't stop coming back to that little moment at 1:47 It's not even a sentence. It's barely the start of a thought, shuttered and foreclosed the moment Rin tries to reach out and pull him through it, but there's VOLUMES of unspoken character work in that painful, halting little murmur that Archer can't bring himself to confront. Everything about it from the delivery of Logan and Casey, to the shot composition, to that lone, tiny riff from the backing track that's almost lost in the wind sfx take maybe eight seconds of the episode and forge it into one of the richest moments of character writing in the entire series. Superlative work.

[@char1194]

The greatest feat of this episode is replicating "jokes are the deepest lore" with EMIYA's reveal

[@Urahara451]

That was absolutely amazing! Lancer was totally flawless, and you actually managed to explain all the… Nasu-ness of UBW in a reasonable way.

[@SnakebitSTI]

One thing I've found from UBWA is that the... Nasu-ness is a lot more tolerable when characters call it out lol. It takes something that's excessively high concept and turns it into a joke about excessively high concept stories, while also providing a bunch of fun references for people who know the lore.

[@FrozenFrostVT]

Glad you enjoyed Lancer

[@R3DN1NJ4]

This is exactly why it is important to put the time and energy into something and not rush things. The quality produced here is exceptional. Your team deserves so much more.

[@casuallectures2655]

23:50 That whole montage of the Fate Route's anime with Saber's theme in the background is just *(Chef's kiss)* what a perfect callback

[@shawnellesmith]

Too bad they retconned it so that Saber didn’t love Shirou.

[@casuallectures2655]

​@@shawnellesmith Nah that tracks, Archer doesn't come from the actual Saber route shown in the anime or VN where Shirou and Saber fall in love, he's from a very similar timeline where their romance just happened to not work out, no joke that's canon

[@shawnellesmith]

@@casuallectures2655 So is that actual canon from the source material or was it made up by the abridged version? If it’s the former, provide me with some sources please.

[@casuallectures2655]

​ @shawnellesmith It's in the Visual Novel, they speak vaguely about the exact details but the fact that Archer explicitly knows everything that's supposed to happen in the Saber route, whereas he's repeatedly caught off guard throughout the UBW and Heaven's Fell routes pretty much confirms his timeline was similar to Saber Route We know that he failed to romance Saber in his timeline because love is what prevents Shirou from going down the exact same path as him in each of the 3 routes --Saber reinforces his devotion to heroism in her route --Rin keeps him grounded in UBW --Sakura drives him to give up his ideals for her in Heaven's Feel

[@shawnellesmith]

@@casuallectures2655 The fact that he knows what happens in the Saber and caught off guard by the other routes doesn’t mean he failed in pursuing Saber. It sounds like that aspect was made up for this abridged series.

[@striker07927]

“Until you went on ALL ANAKIN SKYWALKER ON ME” … all too accurate.

[@zerozolo8981]

"Cool, god's gonna fall down now." THUD. You all know how to make really good jokes.

[@IAmBored654]

Mario Mario: "Don't let that guy drag you down to his level" Shirou: "Don't worry, I plan to pull myself up to his level, then break that level, and drag us both down to *my level* "

[@KiraSlith]

He certainly did exactly that, down to the letter. He climbed up to Satan's level, then kicked the block out of under him so they could have a copycat off.

[@falcon0262]

Mario mario: "more things i dont understaaaaaannnnd...."

[@yurazah]

I love the idea that archer has just confirmation biased himself into thinking saber was gay despite all the evidence she was into him

[@turkey660]

Archer having a crisis at the Shirou/Rin/Saber trouple/harem is one of my favorite little bits ngl.

[@digitaldragon4166]

“We are our own worst critic” That is the phrase that comes to mind when shiro and EMIYA talk to each other in this episode... or in general.

[@EonLess]

EMIYA: How did you figure it out? Shirou: You literally called yourself Shirou Emiya. EMIYA: Ah.

[@zbubbles4126]

Makes sense.

[@potatoexe5410]

There was also the calling Shirou baby this ep which he then retorts with "I just called myself baby"

[@joseph86255]

And his excuse was that he didn't think Shirou was listening.

[@RippedHero2]

EMIYA: Wait, I thought you didn't heard that Shirou: Did I misheard it?

[@anthonyp.4734]

i hate you for renlighting my passion for fate. i have played ALL the visual novels since you posted this. May there be a fiery hell for this damned siren call of a series... also Shirou needs a fucking bell. This boy dies a lot. The fact Archer makes it to adulthood is a pure miracle