I was thinking of asking people here before trying to change the wiki page so here I do
Ryouma is a Servant summoned by the World
That much is certain
But that does not make one a Counter Guardian
It’s merely just that: a Heroic Spirit summoned like we’ve seen dozen times in FGO
I’ll go from less valuable to the most about the points of him not being one
1- he doesn’t wear Alaya’s fetish uniform of red clothes, white hair and tanned skin like the 3 other confirmed ones (EMIYA, EMIYA and Okita Alter. EMIYA Alter is an Alter so it makes sense he doesn’t follow it)
2- CGs are usually nameless persons that formed a pact or very specific situations like Okita
Ryouma would have been elevated to the Throne as a HS to begin with as he’s famous and remembered so why a pact?
3- the GUDAGUDA event featuring him (yes I AM mentioning it because joke event aside it had serious lore) was all about Counter Guardians, the Counter Force, and Okita Alter being one
Now you can all verify yourselves, while Ryouma mentioned the CGs and CF regarding Okita, he never, absolutely NEVER said or even slightly implied being one himself
4- finally the one that made me think about all this to begin with:
Counter Guardians as confirmed in Okita Alter’s profile have the skill Independent Action, the same way a Saber would have magic resistance or a Berserker Mad Enhencement
Of course for EMIYA (Shirou) he just has it either way as an Archer
But EMIYA (Kerry) and Okita Alter that don’t have it as a Class Skill have it still
Now you’ve guessed where I’m going, Ryouma doesn’t have it
So is there anyone with an actual proof that he’s a Counter Guardian and not just a HS dispatched by the World?
If not him being under the « confirmed Counter Guardian » is wrong