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In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden
fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds,
supposedly by harnessing some "strange green power" (see the opening wings and
glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of
Babylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did
such a futuristic contraption come into his possession?


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How does Gilgamesh have a futuristic fighter plane?


This "airplane" is the [Vimana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimana). It is
recorded in several epic Hindu texts, including the Ramayana and the
Mahabharata. In fact, in the original Sanskrit works, there is more than one
vimana, but in any case it is a flying contraption that gods would ride. There
is no record of them in Babylonian literature as far as I know, but of course
Gilgamesh owns the prototypes for all of the technology that appeared in later
cultures, which presumably includes this.


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There are several examples of what would seem like futuristic technology in
ancient cultures like the Egyptians and Babylonians. In temple of Seti I there
are hyroglyphics that depict blimps and helicopters.

![Temple of Seti hyroglyphics](https://i.stack.imgur.com/18GF4.jpg)

[Image Source -
Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_hieroglyphs)

The Vimana is another example of this. Also Ea is a construct "not of this
world" and is an Anti - World Noble Phantasm that defies the analysis of
Unlimited Bladeworks despite not being a Divine Holy Relic like Excalibur.
This suggest that Vimana and Ea are of Alien Origin.

This may come into play later as Fate is part of the Nasu-verse and we know
they use the many worlds interpretation of time and space, adding or hinting
at alien worlds to this is not a stretch for them.


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Basically, because Gilgamesh was the very first king, every treasure was
claimed by him, including everything made by Man. Even after he died, things
than Mankind dreamed up afterwards were claimed by him. That or the power of
magic back then meant that his kingdom was able to make magical things equal
or greater to modern inventions. It is also is that as the very first Hero, he
must have the prototype to every weapon or item used by later heroes. The only
things Gate of Babylon doesn't contain is anything made with new concepts by a
new human race, or items made by extraterrestials or with extraterrestial
knowledge. In Fate/Extra, he even has a spaceship able to move at the speed of
light.

The article I got this all from is worded a little confusingly, but I think it
is that if Mankind has or will make something, then as the first King and
Hero, he already has it in his vault. So either the Vimana is a magical
airship, or it's based on a ship Mankind will make.


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