sworded said:
Every version I've come across went like this...
As an infant Achilles's mother Thetis took her son to the River Styx and dunked him in its magic waters that made him invulneralbe except were she held him by the heel.
Well, that's a different version of how he
got the immortality from the one I heard, but, nevertheless, the point still remains that the
armour wasn't indestructable (even if it
was pretty good).
I'm just trying to come up with a lis of epic stuff for Archer to trace that didn't pop up in canon. They might be used in later fic ideas.
Well, there's two problems with that idea. Firstly, Archer never actually
met Achilles (most likely) and secondly he's stated to be very poor at tracing defensive items, especially armour. If you're looking for something for him to trace, a weapon would be better.
One thing that
would be interesting, if he'd ever seen it, would be Fragarach, if he's able to activate and use it (it's not entirely clear if he
could, or if you need to be a Fraga to do so).
nick012000 said:
Archer should be able to use Avalon. He never does in canon, but it should be within his capabilities, and the listing of Unlimited Blade Works on the stat screen does say it contains EX-level Noble Phantasms, of which we know of two, and of those two, Shirou could only use Projection to create one.
No, Archer can (most likely)
trace Avalon (hell,
Shirou can in Fate). That doesn't mean he can
use it, at least not without a connection to Saber. Certainly, the healing ability seems to work only when Saber is in close proximity (and works better when you're contracted to her), and I suspect that Avalon itself has a strict admissions policy....
grant said:
As for armor, Herakles was known for having a lion skin from the Nemean lion that could defend him from nearly any attack. In Nasuverse that isn't mentioned anywhere in his list of NPs and abilities.
*cough* God Hand *cough*.
True, it's not explicitly attributed to having the skin of the Nemean lion, but it has
precisely that effect (protecting him from any attack below rank A).