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** ''[[WesternAnimation/ArcherDreamland Dreamland]]'': [[AxCrazy "Dutch" Dylan]] is a [[PsychoForHire psychotic enforcer]] to gangster Len Trexler. Having killed Archer's partner just to watch him die, Dutch enjoys performing hits and dissolves his victims' bodies in acid to sate his blood thirst. After being crippled and having his limbs replaced with mechanical ones, Dutch takes vengeance upon Trexler for the surgery by killing all of his underlings to pose their corpses in a [[LastSupperSteal grisly parody]] of ''Art/TheLastSupper'', and later tries to murder Archer and all of his allies to avenge his injury.

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** ''[[WesternAnimation/ArcherDreamland Dreamland]]'': [[AxCrazy "Dutch" Dylan]] is a [[PsychoForHire psychotic psychopathic enforcer]] to gangster Len Trexler. Having killed Archer's partner just to watch him die, Dutch enjoys performing hits and dissolves his victims' bodies in acid to sate his blood thirst. After being crippled and having his limbs replaced with mechanical ones, Dutch takes vengeance upon Trexler for the surgery by killing all of his underlings to pose their corpses in a [[LastSupperSteal grisly parody]] of ''Art/TheLastSupper'', and later tries to murder Archer and all of his allies to avenge his injury.
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* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
** Numerous hints throughout the series suggest that Archer has some form of autism: he is often the only character to count bullets during gun fights, including multiple automatic weapons; this coupled with his ability to identify the make and model of firearms allows him to ascertain when enemies are reloading. He is able to identify the make and model of a blender in Fugue and Riffs just by hearing the sound it makes through the phone, and he has an unusual affinity for animals and is able to 'converse' with Babou and Kazak. Archer also shows an inability to pick up on social clues and a lack of empathy on the cognitive level, rather than being void of it entirely, eats baby aspirin, and seems to be unable to dress himself without help from Woodhouse. Another characteristic is his voice, which stays very monotone and changes only in response to strong emotions, particularly rage. The possibility of Archer being on the autism spectrum is directly addressed in the episode Coyote Lovely; when asked if he is autistic, Archer first mocks Lana for suggesting it, but after identifying Border Patrol's Ruger 6s and realising they were out (after being ''shot in the back'') he remarks, "Holy shit, maybe I am autistic?" before collapsing.

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* DiagnosedByTheAudience:
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DiagnosedByTheAudience: Numerous hints throughout the series suggest that Archer has some form of autism: he is often the only character to count bullets during gun fights, including multiple automatic weapons; this coupled with his ability to identify the make and model of firearms allows him to ascertain when enemies are reloading. He is able to identify the make and model of a blender in Fugue and Riffs just by hearing the sound it makes through the phone, and he has an unusual affinity for animals and is able to 'converse' with Babou and Kazak. Archer also shows an inability to pick up on social clues and a lack of empathy on the cognitive level, rather than being void of it entirely, eats baby aspirin, and seems to be unable to dress himself without help from Woodhouse. Another characteristic is his voice, which stays very monotone and changes only in response to strong emotions, particularly rage. The possibility of Archer being on the autism spectrum is directly addressed in the episode Coyote Lovely; when asked if he is autistic, Archer first mocks Lana for suggesting it, but after identifying Border Patrol's Ruger 6s and realising they were out (after being ''shot in the back'') he remarks, "Holy shit, maybe I am autistic?" before collapsing.

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* MagnificentBastard:
** "[[Recap/ArcherS2E6TragicalHistory Tragical History]]": George Spelvin is a computer programmer who manipulates [[TheSmartGuy Cyril Figgis]] into uploading a {{computer virus}} onto ISIS's network on the pretense that he will make Cyril a hero in front of his colleges, also bribing Cyril to unsure his loyalty. After Cyril uploads the virus, Spelvin reveals that he has no intention to help Cyril and his true plan was to use the virus to download the identities of all of ISIS's secret agents onto his servers, then sell them for $50 million to anyone willing to buy. With Spelvin's plans nearing completion, Cyril and Sterling Archer attempt to stop him only for Spelvin to effortlessly defeat Sterling [[CombatPragmatist with the help of his two bodyguards]], and is only stopped by Cyril [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt shooting at his servers]] before making his escape.
** "[[Recap/ArcherS2E7MovieStar Movie Star]]": [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Rona Thorne]] is a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] spy under the guise of a famous movie actress who is assigned to [[ProfessionalKiller assassinate]] the Soviet Premier. When she learns that ISIS agent [[ActionGirl Lana Kane]] was task with protecting the premier, Rona convinces ISIS's director, Mallory Archer, to allow Rona to [[TagAlongActor tag-along]] with Lana on her mission, under the pretense that it will help Rona for her upcoming spy movie. Rona also exploits Sterling's jealousy of Lana to have him hinder her mission before injecting them both with tetrodotoxin and would successfully assassinating the premier before escaping.
** "[[Recap/ArcherS11E3HelpingHands Helping Hands]]": [[ActionGirl Hands]] is a [[GadgeteerGenius brilliant inventor]] who created an exo-suit that not gives the user SuperStrength and giving people with disabilities free mobility. Planning on [[OnlyInItForTheMoney selling her exo-suit to the highest bidder]], Hands laces her villa with lethal traps should anyone try to steal it, as shown with the ISIS agents. When Sterling Archer escapes Hands' traps and meets her, the two hang out before Hands attempts to convince Sterling to abandon his allies when they get into a shoot-out with their rivals, JUNO. When Sterling decides to help his allies defeat the JUNO agents before attempting to steal the exo-suit, Hand [[CrazyPrepared activates a failsafe on the suit]] that immobilizes Sterling before re-activating it to deal with the last JUNO agent standing.
** "[[Recap/ArcherS11E4RobotFactory Robot Factory]]" & "[[Recap/ArcherS11E5BestFriends Best Friends]]": [[BattleButler Aleister]] is an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] hired to kill the ISIS agent Cyril Figgis. To get close to his target, Aleister exploits a job opening to be Sterling Archer's valet, using his skills and [[AffablyEvil charms]] to win over everyone in ISIS and get hired. Aleister discreetly plants traps for Cyril and later tries shooting Cyril while he's at the haberdashery before subduing and binding Sterling to bait Cyril. Successfully luring Cyril to his trap, Aleister only fails to kill Cyril due to battling with Sterling, where Sterling declares Aleister to be the best valet he ever had before killing him.

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* MagnificentBastard:
** "[[Recap/ArcherS2E6TragicalHistory Tragical History]]": George Spelvin is a computer programmer who manipulates [[TheSmartGuy Cyril Figgis]] into uploading a {{computer virus}} onto ISIS's network on the pretense that he will make Cyril a hero in front of his colleges, also bribing Cyril to unsure his loyalty. After Cyril uploads the virus, Spelvin reveals that he has no intention to help Cyril and his true plan was to use the virus to download the identities of all of ISIS's secret agents onto his servers, then sell them for $50 million to anyone willing to buy. With Spelvin's plans nearing completion, Cyril and Sterling Archer attempt to stop him only for Spelvin to effortlessly defeat Sterling [[CombatPragmatist with the help of his two bodyguards]], and is only stopped by Cyril [[ExactlyWhatIAimedAt shooting at his servers]] before making his escape.
** "[[Recap/ArcherS2E7MovieStar Movie Star]]": [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Rona Thorne]] is a [[UsefulNotes/MoscowCentre KGB]] spy under the guise of a famous movie actress who is assigned to [[ProfessionalKiller assassinate]] the Soviet Premier. When she learns that ISIS agent [[ActionGirl Lana Kane]] was task with protecting the premier, Rona convinces ISIS's director, Mallory Archer, to allow Rona to [[TagAlongActor tag-along]] with Lana on her mission, under the pretense that it will help Rona for her upcoming spy movie. Rona also exploits Sterling's jealousy of Lana to have him hinder her mission before injecting them both with tetrodotoxin and would successfully assassinating the premier before escaping.
** "[[Recap/ArcherS11E3HelpingHands Helping Hands]]": [[ActionGirl Hands]] is a [[GadgeteerGenius brilliant inventor]] who created an exo-suit that not gives the user SuperStrength and giving people with disabilities free mobility. Planning on [[OnlyInItForTheMoney selling her exo-suit to the highest bidder]], Hands laces her villa with lethal traps should anyone try to steal it, as shown with the ISIS agents. When Sterling Archer escapes Hands' traps and meets her, the two hang out before Hands attempts to convince Sterling to abandon his allies when they get into a shoot-out with their rivals, JUNO. When Sterling decides to help his allies defeat the JUNO agents before attempting to steal the exo-suit, Hand [[CrazyPrepared activates a failsafe on the suit]] that immobilizes Sterling before re-activating it to deal with the last JUNO agent standing.
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MagnificentBastard: "[[Recap/ArcherS11E4RobotFactory Robot Factory]]" & "[[Recap/ArcherS11E5BestFriends Best Friends]]": [[BattleButler Aleister]] is an [[ProfessionalKiller assassin]] hired to kill the ISIS agent Cyril Figgis. To get close to his target, Aleister exploits a job opening to be Sterling Archer's valet, using his skills and [[AffablyEvil charms]] to win over everyone in ISIS and get hired. Aleister discreetly plants traps for Cyril and later tries shooting Cyril while he's at the haberdashery before subduing and binding Sterling to bait Cyril. Successfully luring Cyril to his trap, Aleister only fails to kill Cyril due to battling with Sterling, where Sterling declares Aleister to be the best valet he ever had before killing him.

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