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Although I have not watched the _Fate/Zero_ TV series, I have watched the
_Fate/stay night_ series and the _Fate/Stay Night - Unlimited Blade Works_
movie. At the end of the movie I found out that:

> Archer is actually Shirō. Even before the ending, Archer told him he has
> already experienced what Shirō goes through. So I did not know if he is
> actually Shirō from the future or if he is a completely different character
> than the one in the TV series.


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Who exactly is Archer from the Unlimited Blade Works movie?


The Archer-class Servant in the fifth Fuyuki Grail War is:

> Shirou Emiya from an alternate timeline than that of the _Fate/stay night_
> timeline. The Shirou from the alternate timeline made a contract with [the
> world](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Gaia#Alaya) and became the Heroic
> Spirit EMIYA.
>
> He is not a proper [Heroic
> Spirit](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Heroic_Spirit) in the sense of other
> heroes (e.g. Saber, Lancer, Berserker). He acts as a [Counter
> Guardian](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Counter_Guardian#Counter_Guardian)
> for the world as payment for the contract.
>
> He is summoned because he still has the jewel pendant that Rin used to save
> his life after Lancer stabbed his heart. The jewel he owns is the actual
> catalyst used for his summoning rather than the one that Rin still has at
> the time of his summoning.


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