How can Gilgamesh become an Archer?


On Wiki it state that _"Archery"_

> Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of
> a bow, from Latin arcus.

While _"archer"_

> A person who participates in archery is typically known as an "archer" or a
> "bowman"

[Source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery)

Gilgamesh didn't use any bow or arrow at all, he basically just throw lots of
sword or spear. (Wouldn't this make him a sword thrower?)

This is Archer from Fate/Zero

![4th Holy Grail War Archer - Gilgamesh](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wDm7e.png)

And this is Archer from Fate/Stay Night

![5th Holy Grail War Archer - Emiya
Shirou](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CeQrH.jpg)




Gilgamesh could possibly be fit in any class mainly thanks to all the items he
has in the Gate of Babylon. He was quite possible chosen by the Holy Grail to
fill the Archer Class as his personality would fit a very high level of
[Independent
Action](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Independent_Action#Independent_Action),
the [Wikia page](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh#Independent_Action)
also says:

> He is able to easily ignore his Master's orders, making it possible to
> stroll around without making his Master aware of his whereabouts. The only
> way to command him is through the use of Command Spells, but his disposition
> that does not even contain an ounce of respect for his Master makes
> utilizing them idly a bad move.

It should be noted that the [Servant
Classes](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Classification) except the
special classes (like Ruler, Avenger, Funny Vamp) allows a hero to be
classified under more than 1 if they display the potential to be summoned as a
different class. With the [Archer
Class](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer), Heracles and Lu Bu were both
summoned as Berserk but could be summoned as Archer, while Karna was summoned
as a Lancer

Another example is [Archer](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/EMIYA#Close_combat)
in the 5th Holy Grail War. The weapon he mainly uses in fact a pair of swords
[Kanshou and Bakuya](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kanshou_and_Bakuya), which
we see him use for the first time during the first night as he fought Lancer.
This annoys Lancer because he figured out Archer's Class but he was skilled
with sword. Archer’s Bow is mainly just a normal Bow he projects and uses
weapons like [Caladbolg II](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caladbolg_II) as
ammunition.

Though with that said, after the 3rd Holy Grail War and Avenger's corruption
of the Great Holy Grail - the main engine to the ritual, the system for
assigning classes to heroes may have been damaged. Both the 4th and 5th War's
Archers didn't clearly fit the Archer Class, and normally only the Hassan-i-
Sabbah should have been summoned as
[Assassin](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin) in the Fuyuki System,
however Caster was able to summon [Sasaki
Kojiro](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_%28Fate/stay_night%29).




Gilgamesh could possibly be fit in any class mainly thanks to all the items he
has in the Gate of Babylon. He was quite possible chosen by the Holy Grail to
fill the Archer Class as his personality would fit a very high level of
[Independent
Action](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Independent_Action#Independent_Action),
the [Wikia page](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gilgamesh#Independent_Action)
also says:

> He is able to easily ignore his Master's orders, making it possible to
> stroll around without making his Master aware of his whereabouts. The only
> way to command him is through the use of Command Spells, but his disposition
> that does not even contain an ounce of respect for his Master makes
> utilizing them idly a bad move.

It should be noted that the [Servant
Classes](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Classification) except the
special classes (like Ruler, Avenger, Funny Vamp) allows a hero to be
classified under more than 1 if they display the potential to be summoned as a
different class. With the [Archer
Class](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Archer), Heracles and Lu Bu were both
summoned as Berserk but could be summoned as Archer, while Karna was summoned
as a Lancer

Another example is [Archer](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/EMIYA#Close_combat)
in the 5th Holy Grail War. The weapon he mainly uses in fact a pair of swords
[Kanshou and Bakuya](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Kanshou_and_Bakuya), which
we see him use for the first time during the first night as he fought Lancer.
This annoys Lancer because he figured out Archer's Class but he was skilled
with sword. Archer’s Bow is mainly just a normal Bow he projects and uses
weapons like [Caladbolg II](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Caladbolg_II) as
ammunition.

Though with that said, after the 3rd Holy Grail War and Avenger's corruption
of the Great Holy Grail - the main engine to the ritual, the system for
assigning classes to heroes may have been damaged. Both the 4th and 5th War's
Archers didn't clearly fit the Archer Class, and normally only the Hassan-i-
Sabbah should have been summoned as
[Assassin](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin) in the Fuyuki System,
however Caster was able to summon [Sasaki
Kojiro](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Assassin_%28Fate/stay_night%29).

