Archibald (better known as Archie) is a major character of the Tales of Arcadia franchise, serving as a one-time character of 3Below, one of the two tritagonists (alongside Claire Nuñez) of Wizards, and a major character of Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans.
He is Douxie's shapeshifting dragon familiar commonly in the form of an anthropomorphic feline and the son of Charlemagne.
History[]
- Main article: Archie/History
Personality[]
Archie comes off as a rather snobbish and witty familiar, usually making sarcastic comments while guiding his wizard familiar, Douxie, in his journey to become a master wizard and earn a staff of his own. He likes to show off his intelligence and correct his master whenever he's wrong. He can also be pretty arrogant, and he hates being called a "wizard's assistant", preferring "associate" so he can be viewed as Douxie's partner, not sidekick. Archie finds Steve Palchuk's misfortunes in Camelot somewhat amusing, though he disapproves when he sees Steve wanting to hang out and drink onion brew with the knights.
Despite his occasional cutting comments, Archie truly means well and wants to do what's best for his master, and bears an undyingly loyalty to him. After Merlin is killed by Arthur (as the Green Knight), Archie is more worried about Douxie's well-being and how he's taking his death. He admits that he misses Merlin just as much as Douxie, but he focuses on the family that he's still with, like his bonded wizard, his father, and even his friends in the Guardians of Arcadia.
Archie can be quite affectionate towards the people he loves, as he greeting his father with open arms, despite how much of an embarrassment he saw him as, and appreciated Claire scratching his chin. He was even overjoyed and proud of Douxie's triumphs, as when he faced off against Morgana and the Arcane Order.
Powers & Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Dragon Physiology: Archie is a naturally born dragon who choose to become a familiar, so therefore he's familiar with magic.
- Anthropomorphism: Archie can talk and walk on two feet like a human being.
- Flight: In his natural form, he has dragon wings that allow him to fly.
- Fire Breath: In his dragon form, he is able to launch fireballs from his mouth. He is able to disintegrate a gnome, leaving only its horn behind, and combine his fire with Douxie's magic to trap Morgana in a blaze of blue fire.
- Shapeshifting: Archie is capable of shapeshifting into different forms, including his natural dragon form, his cat familiar form, Nari, and even a ball.
- Magic: As a wizard's associate, Archie is familiar with magic spells, albeit still more limited than a wizard's.
Abilities[]
- Linguist: Along with his anthropomorphism, Archie has the ability to talk to humans, and presumably communicate with others as well. However, unlike his father, he cannot read Ancient Draconic.
Weaknesses[]
- Bad Eyesight: Archie wears glasses due to having bad eyesight.
Physical Description[]
According to Douxie Casperan he can turn into everything that exists in this world.
In most of his forms, Archie has black fur with white eyebrows, yellow eyes, and a white symbolic emblem on his chest shaped almost like a "Q", and wears glasses.
In his natural dragon form, Archie is noticeably bigger (yet still considerably small) and has claws, back lumps, and bat-like wings.
In his cat form, Archie is a standard black cat who's usually seen walking on hind legs or on all fours.
In his bird form, Archie is a small black bird.
In his fish form, Archie is a bright orange fish.
In Wizard Underground he disguised himself as Nari, so they could save Jim from Arcane Order
Archibald's other forms[]
Relationships[]
- Main article: Archie/Relationships
Quotes[]
- Main article: Archie/Quotes
Episode Appearances[]
3Below[]
| 3Below Part 2 | ||
| "Moving Day" Absent |
"Moonlight Run" Absent | |
| "Dogfight Days of Summer" Absent |
"Mother's Day" Absent | |
| "Ill Gotten Gains" Absent |
"There's Something About Gwen (of Gorbon)" Absent | |
| "Asteroid Rage" Absent |
"Luug's Day Out" Absent | |
| "The Fall of House Tarron" Absent |
"The Big Sleep" Absent | |
| "Race to Trollmarket" Absent |
"A Glorious End, Part One" Absent | |
| "A Glorious End, Part Two" Appears | ||
Wizards[]
| Wizards | ||
| "Spellbound" Appears |
"History in the Making" Appears | |
| "Witch Hunt" Appears |
"Lady of the Lake" Appears | |
| "Battle Royale" Appears |
"Killahead, Part One" Appears | |
| "Killahead, Part Two" Appears |
"Wizard Underground" Appears | |
| "Dragon's Den" Appears |
"Our Final Act" Appears | |
Film[]
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Trivia[]
- Archie is the first anthropomorphic animal in the series.
- According to Aaron Waltke on a Discord, the symbol upon Archie's chest is an arcane symbol tied to him being a familiar.
