Frank Archer (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
schlachtfeld) wrote2014-02-16 05:12 pm
schlachtfeld) wrote2014-02-16 05:12 pm
Entry tags:
[OOC] Portes App
Player's Name: Nin
Contact info: aim: ninael88, plurk: kamex
DW: kamex
Character: Colonel Frank Archer
Canon: Fullmetal Alchemist
Version: 2003 Anime
Canon Point: Episode 42, before he gets sliced in half by the transmutation circle array
Age: Mid 30s at least
Gender: Male
History: http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Archer
Note: there are a few differences between the 2003 series and the 2009 series/manga not covered by the wiki, which uses the 2009 terms. The city is named Liore instead of Reole, Isbhal instead of Ishval, and the character he hires back into the military is Zolf Kimbley as opposed to Solf Kimblee (this may seem hair splitting, but the characters do differ drastically in personality).
Personality: Upon first being introduced, a character remarks that Archer "enjoys war" and this is absolutely true. He is a sadistic warmonger driven only by his desire to directly participate in a war started by the Amestrians. Given his love of violence other people in the military rightly give Archer a wide berth unless they absolutely need to speak to or work with him. His reputation is not a good one, and if he's aware of the reputation he has in the military, he either doesn't care or thinks that the people who consider him untrustworthy are fools anyway.
He's a hard man to read given that even at his angriest he doesn't manage to look more than mildly irritated, and he's very quick to switch between a sense of superiority and an even harder to read emotion that would probably best be described as "nothing in particular." Despite having something of a poker face, Archer is quick to anger and reacts aggressively for things other characters consider rather mild. For this reason, it's fair to consider him hotheaded even though he doesn't actually emote much
He is such a self assured man that failure doesn't even cross his mind. He's used to getting his way and it's fairly obvious, too. Upon reading Hughes' research into Lab 5 and learning what was going on-- that Lab 5 was being run by Homunculi in order to create a complete Philosopher's Stone, Archer realized that this could not have gone on without the Fuhrer's direct knowledge and came to the correct conclusion that he was a Homunculus himself. He used this knowledge as leverage to get further up in the ranks.
While Archer certainly doesn't like knowing that the Fuhrer isn't actually human, he also doesn't seem to have any interest in revealing this information and throwing the country into turmoil. This is certainly not out of altruism. For him, what use is trying to aim for the top of every system he's been striving to work towards breaks down? It's extremely selfish and if he was called on it Archer would not admit it to save face (what little of it there is to save) but he would also simply not care.
Archer is a man that doesn't let people see the cards he's playing, and he prefers to keep it that way. As wealthy as he is, he more than likely lives alone because he doesn't trust people and is paranoid enough that he wouldn't want people to get close to him. The notable exception of this is how close he is to Kimbley, who he probably lets in because of the fact that the Crimson Alchemist is just as crazy as he is. Anyone approaching him as though talking to someone who isn't him would most likely be met with confusion. Similarly to not trusting people himself, he doesn't entirely expect people to trust him, either.
Archer might appear calm and collected on the outside, but he is playing a dangerous balancing game in his own mind.
Archer has no regard for human life. Sending people off to slaughter? Not his problem. Humans who have been combined with animals being killed? He has Shou Tucker, he can make more of them. He regards himself very highly, but he also doesn't appear to be affected by the possibility of dying personally. Death isn't even something that happens-- it's something that happens and he couldn't care less, even if innocent people are caught in the crossfire. In dramatic contrast to this is his relationship with Zolf Kimbley. Upon learning that Kimbley has been killed, Archer ignores all signs that he is walking into a trap for a moment of revenge.
For someone who appears to be incredibly smart, he has a tendency to do very stupid things. Blackmailing the Fuhrer and walking into a trap aren't the only things that he does that are brash for a guy who is otherwise incredibly collected, at least at first glance.
Fears: Archer doesn't have many fears. At first glance he is smug, callous, and self-confident and indeed this is a good assessment of his character. He wants to be a war hero. He probably comes from a long line of distinguished military figures and wants to continue on that legacy, but because of his warmongering and bloodthirsty personality, he completely lacks the personality of a wondrous and illustrious hero.
Because of this, while he doesn't fear death or injury, he does fear failure. Not being considered a wonderful soldier is a fate that he just can't have. Being left forgotten in the wake of battle is something he can't comprehend. He needs to be remembered. It's a fate worse than death and one that he tries to avoid with gusto. Being known for something infamous probably would bother him less than having no one know his name at all, though he does seem to think of himself as a hero.
Weaknesses: The fact that he can't use alchemy. In his world, alchemists get something of an easy ride, and Archer, as someone unable to use alchemy, has had to work his way up to the top the old fashioned way. This causes him to butt heads with many different alchemists throughout the series from Edward Elric, whose being a part of the military is a huge blow to his ego due to the fact that Ed is sixteen to Roy Mustang, who was until his recent promotion, a commanding officer simply because of his alchemical skills alone. Though he'd never admit it, he's intensely jealous of those with alchemical skill and jealous of the fact that until very recently, people who are dramatically younger than him are higher ranking.
Upon learning that Kimbley has been killed, Archer's reaction is to send the troops into Liore despite them marching into a trap. Kimbley is the only person in the anime that Archer is shown being close to. The fact that a normally smug and sometimes emotionless man would react so impulsively in reaction to someone dying is proof that a friend in danger, however exceedingly rare his friendship is, causes all rational thought he has to break down.
A third weakness would be that for all of Archer's smarts, he has trouble recognizing when he's in over his head or outright walking into a trap. He also has severe issues relating to people. Social skills aren't things you can learn at a desk job, after all. Or by making everyone else around you feel stupid.
Mundane Strengths/Abilities: Archer is a Colonel in the Amestrian army, but in spite of this, he probably hasn't actually seen much in the way of actual combat. He certainly has experience in a firing range of some description, but when it comes to aiming at a moving target he's not the guy you would want fighting alongside you, least of all because he's likely to shoot you to buy him time to retreat.
He's smart enough to figure out the conspiracy going on in the military almost immediately while the other characters spend nearly the rest of the series struggling to figure out what's going on, and it's something that he uses as leverage against Fuhrer King Bradley to remarkable success.
Sensitivity/Magical Ability: n/a
Supply List: A standard issue Amestrian 9mm handgun. I'll go with it having 8 rounds left, and no extras on him.
Sample RP post: Every look that Mustang sent him made the man smile to himself. The suspicion, the anger. If Archer had a bit more smarts when it came to people, he would not be so eager to watch the Colonel get even angrier. He leaned back heavily against the train compartment seat, smirking. With Kimbley at his side, Archer thought himself unstoppable. Whatever the reason that the Fuhrer had for keeping Kimbley alive-- and Archer was almost certain it had been the Fuhrer himself, he would find out the reason.
After all, Bradley had been so willing to listen to him, hadn't he? Allowing Kimbley's promotion made things much easier on him. Kimbley understood him, better than any of the other soldiers in Central. The country had grown too soft on war. Even if the Fuhrer wasn't truly human, it didn't matter to him. So long as he was able to fight in this war, nothing else mattered.
Had it been the Philosopher's Stone alone? Or had there been some other reasoning in keeping him alive on death row for a decade? He caught the Crimson Alchemist's gaze. Kimbley flashed him a toothy smirk. Well, it didn't matter at the moment, he supposed. It wasn't like Archer had done anything illegal. His tracks had been covered nicely, and with records of Lab 5 having been completely destroyed, it made reinstating Kimbley easy enough.
It was enough to see Mustang squirm. Always so perfect, so calm. Getting into the military as a Major on alchemy alone. He could never have expected Zolf J. Kimbley to be alive. It had taken Archer by surprise, too. But now, he was comfortable with the idea. The Crimson Alchemist was the closest thing he had to a friend and trusted ally.
But now here he was, the one in control, the one holding all of the cards that Colonel Mustang could only hope that he had access to.
If there was one thing the newly appointed Colonel Archer enjoyed, it was his own personal mystery game. After this mission, he'd start dismantling his enemies. That Homunculus wouldn't stop him. Not with Kimbley's help, not with Tucker's chimeras on his side. He wouldn't concern himself with Mustang for the time being. It was easy enough. If he wasn't aware of anything wrong going on in the military, it wasn't Archer's problem. Mustang would have to find out on his own.
...Well, maybe Archer would help him at some point. His gaze flickered to Mustang, who glowered at him.
What had been happening before he had been assigned to Hughes' work? It appeared that Colonel Mustang still didn't have a clue. He rather liked keeping it that way. It gave Archer leverage in this situation. Maybe he'd consider letting the younger man in on the conspiracy-- maybe. This little conspiracy went all the way to the top, after all.
This was going to be an enjoyable train ride.
Contact info: aim: ninael88, plurk: kamex
DW: kamex
Character: Colonel Frank Archer
Canon: Fullmetal Alchemist
Version: 2003 Anime
Canon Point: Episode 42, before he gets sliced in half by the transmutation circle array
Age: Mid 30s at least
Gender: Male
History: http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Frank_Archer
Note: there are a few differences between the 2003 series and the 2009 series/manga not covered by the wiki, which uses the 2009 terms. The city is named Liore instead of Reole, Isbhal instead of Ishval, and the character he hires back into the military is Zolf Kimbley as opposed to Solf Kimblee (this may seem hair splitting, but the characters do differ drastically in personality).
Personality: Upon first being introduced, a character remarks that Archer "enjoys war" and this is absolutely true. He is a sadistic warmonger driven only by his desire to directly participate in a war started by the Amestrians. Given his love of violence other people in the military rightly give Archer a wide berth unless they absolutely need to speak to or work with him. His reputation is not a good one, and if he's aware of the reputation he has in the military, he either doesn't care or thinks that the people who consider him untrustworthy are fools anyway.
He's a hard man to read given that even at his angriest he doesn't manage to look more than mildly irritated, and he's very quick to switch between a sense of superiority and an even harder to read emotion that would probably best be described as "nothing in particular." Despite having something of a poker face, Archer is quick to anger and reacts aggressively for things other characters consider rather mild. For this reason, it's fair to consider him hotheaded even though he doesn't actually emote much
He is such a self assured man that failure doesn't even cross his mind. He's used to getting his way and it's fairly obvious, too. Upon reading Hughes' research into Lab 5 and learning what was going on-- that Lab 5 was being run by Homunculi in order to create a complete Philosopher's Stone, Archer realized that this could not have gone on without the Fuhrer's direct knowledge and came to the correct conclusion that he was a Homunculus himself. He used this knowledge as leverage to get further up in the ranks.
While Archer certainly doesn't like knowing that the Fuhrer isn't actually human, he also doesn't seem to have any interest in revealing this information and throwing the country into turmoil. This is certainly not out of altruism. For him, what use is trying to aim for the top of every system he's been striving to work towards breaks down? It's extremely selfish and if he was called on it Archer would not admit it to save face (what little of it there is to save) but he would also simply not care.
Archer is a man that doesn't let people see the cards he's playing, and he prefers to keep it that way. As wealthy as he is, he more than likely lives alone because he doesn't trust people and is paranoid enough that he wouldn't want people to get close to him. The notable exception of this is how close he is to Kimbley, who he probably lets in because of the fact that the Crimson Alchemist is just as crazy as he is. Anyone approaching him as though talking to someone who isn't him would most likely be met with confusion. Similarly to not trusting people himself, he doesn't entirely expect people to trust him, either.
Archer might appear calm and collected on the outside, but he is playing a dangerous balancing game in his own mind.
Archer has no regard for human life. Sending people off to slaughter? Not his problem. Humans who have been combined with animals being killed? He has Shou Tucker, he can make more of them. He regards himself very highly, but he also doesn't appear to be affected by the possibility of dying personally. Death isn't even something that happens-- it's something that happens and he couldn't care less, even if innocent people are caught in the crossfire. In dramatic contrast to this is his relationship with Zolf Kimbley. Upon learning that Kimbley has been killed, Archer ignores all signs that he is walking into a trap for a moment of revenge.
For someone who appears to be incredibly smart, he has a tendency to do very stupid things. Blackmailing the Fuhrer and walking into a trap aren't the only things that he does that are brash for a guy who is otherwise incredibly collected, at least at first glance.
Fears: Archer doesn't have many fears. At first glance he is smug, callous, and self-confident and indeed this is a good assessment of his character. He wants to be a war hero. He probably comes from a long line of distinguished military figures and wants to continue on that legacy, but because of his warmongering and bloodthirsty personality, he completely lacks the personality of a wondrous and illustrious hero.
Because of this, while he doesn't fear death or injury, he does fear failure. Not being considered a wonderful soldier is a fate that he just can't have. Being left forgotten in the wake of battle is something he can't comprehend. He needs to be remembered. It's a fate worse than death and one that he tries to avoid with gusto. Being known for something infamous probably would bother him less than having no one know his name at all, though he does seem to think of himself as a hero.
Weaknesses: The fact that he can't use alchemy. In his world, alchemists get something of an easy ride, and Archer, as someone unable to use alchemy, has had to work his way up to the top the old fashioned way. This causes him to butt heads with many different alchemists throughout the series from Edward Elric, whose being a part of the military is a huge blow to his ego due to the fact that Ed is sixteen to Roy Mustang, who was until his recent promotion, a commanding officer simply because of his alchemical skills alone. Though he'd never admit it, he's intensely jealous of those with alchemical skill and jealous of the fact that until very recently, people who are dramatically younger than him are higher ranking.
Upon learning that Kimbley has been killed, Archer's reaction is to send the troops into Liore despite them marching into a trap. Kimbley is the only person in the anime that Archer is shown being close to. The fact that a normally smug and sometimes emotionless man would react so impulsively in reaction to someone dying is proof that a friend in danger, however exceedingly rare his friendship is, causes all rational thought he has to break down.
A third weakness would be that for all of Archer's smarts, he has trouble recognizing when he's in over his head or outright walking into a trap. He also has severe issues relating to people. Social skills aren't things you can learn at a desk job, after all. Or by making everyone else around you feel stupid.
Mundane Strengths/Abilities: Archer is a Colonel in the Amestrian army, but in spite of this, he probably hasn't actually seen much in the way of actual combat. He certainly has experience in a firing range of some description, but when it comes to aiming at a moving target he's not the guy you would want fighting alongside you, least of all because he's likely to shoot you to buy him time to retreat.
He's smart enough to figure out the conspiracy going on in the military almost immediately while the other characters spend nearly the rest of the series struggling to figure out what's going on, and it's something that he uses as leverage against Fuhrer King Bradley to remarkable success.
Sensitivity/Magical Ability: n/a
Supply List: A standard issue Amestrian 9mm handgun. I'll go with it having 8 rounds left, and no extras on him.
Sample RP post: Every look that Mustang sent him made the man smile to himself. The suspicion, the anger. If Archer had a bit more smarts when it came to people, he would not be so eager to watch the Colonel get even angrier. He leaned back heavily against the train compartment seat, smirking. With Kimbley at his side, Archer thought himself unstoppable. Whatever the reason that the Fuhrer had for keeping Kimbley alive-- and Archer was almost certain it had been the Fuhrer himself, he would find out the reason.
After all, Bradley had been so willing to listen to him, hadn't he? Allowing Kimbley's promotion made things much easier on him. Kimbley understood him, better than any of the other soldiers in Central. The country had grown too soft on war. Even if the Fuhrer wasn't truly human, it didn't matter to him. So long as he was able to fight in this war, nothing else mattered.
Had it been the Philosopher's Stone alone? Or had there been some other reasoning in keeping him alive on death row for a decade? He caught the Crimson Alchemist's gaze. Kimbley flashed him a toothy smirk. Well, it didn't matter at the moment, he supposed. It wasn't like Archer had done anything illegal. His tracks had been covered nicely, and with records of Lab 5 having been completely destroyed, it made reinstating Kimbley easy enough.
It was enough to see Mustang squirm. Always so perfect, so calm. Getting into the military as a Major on alchemy alone. He could never have expected Zolf J. Kimbley to be alive. It had taken Archer by surprise, too. But now, he was comfortable with the idea. The Crimson Alchemist was the closest thing he had to a friend and trusted ally.
But now here he was, the one in control, the one holding all of the cards that Colonel Mustang could only hope that he had access to.
If there was one thing the newly appointed Colonel Archer enjoyed, it was his own personal mystery game. After this mission, he'd start dismantling his enemies. That Homunculus wouldn't stop him. Not with Kimbley's help, not with Tucker's chimeras on his side. He wouldn't concern himself with Mustang for the time being. It was easy enough. If he wasn't aware of anything wrong going on in the military, it wasn't Archer's problem. Mustang would have to find out on his own.
...Well, maybe Archer would help him at some point. His gaze flickered to Mustang, who glowered at him.
What had been happening before he had been assigned to Hughes' work? It appeared that Colonel Mustang still didn't have a clue. He rather liked keeping it that way. It gave Archer leverage in this situation. Maybe he'd consider letting the younger man in on the conspiracy-- maybe. This little conspiracy went all the way to the top, after all.
This was going to be an enjoyable train ride.