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Warning : Contains SPOILERS forArcherseason 12 , episode 1 , " Identity Crisis . "
TheArcherseason 12 premiere usher in Fabian Kingsworth and IIA to the show — and , in the outgrowth , gave Sterling Archer his best nemesis in quite some meter . voice by H. Jon Benjamin , the ego - predicate " world ’s greatest mystical broker " has had no shortfall of enemies over the years . Chief among them has been Barry Dylan ( Dave Willis ) . After Archer slept with Barry ’s fiancée and consistently caused him to digest grave combat injury , Barry made destroy Archer his animation missionary work . Those ambitions were aided by Barry being infused with increasing amounts of cybernetics , make him The Terminator to Sterling Archer ’s John Connor .
Over time , however , the antagonistic dynamic between Barry and Archer sustain from diminishing reappearance . By the clock time Sterling Archer give-up the ghost into his coma , it feel like the dispute had feed its course of study — both comedically and regarding any potential dramatic purposes . Clearly note that fact , the writers resolved to have Barry allow go of his villainy and shape an actual friendly relationship with Archer bythe ending ofArcherseason 11 . In terminus of recur enemies , there was also Conway Stern ( Coby Bell ) . Despite being infix as a foil for Archer , though , it always felt like Lana Kane ( Aisha Tyler ) should be Conway ’s primary grudge .
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Archerseason 11 introduced new villains for The Agency to deal with , include Simon Pegg ’s Aleister and Jamie Lee Curtis ' Peregrine . Despite the entertainment value of their respective episode - and the blood line of the actor - neither really filled the nullity impart by Barry ’s eventual buyback . Equally , neither were left in a position to become recur foes . Enter IIA ( International Intelligence Agency ) and its chesty yet subject leader Fabian Kingsworth , aJames adhesiveness - style villain , inArcherseason 12 , sequence 1 , " Identity Crisis . " voice by Kayvan Novak , who ironically voice another hero - par ( and separate ) villain inArcherseason 11 , Fabian Kingsworth was able to make a really impactful mark in just a fistful of fit .
From the instant he was introduced , Fabian Kingsworth bested Sterling Archer both verbally and physically , getting under his skin like very few ever have . That arrant mastery not only proceed throughout the sequence but dramatically escalated . With both The Agency and IIA seek to enchant The Professor ( Eric Andre ) and his paradigm equipment , Archer and Fabian came to blow once again in the third act ofArcherseason 12 , episode 1 , " Identity Crisis . " On this occasion , not only did Fabian emerge triumphant but he added insult to harm by even break Archer ’s much - needed cane . Though he was able to make a golden outflow from a worse fate , the moment cementedArcher as an underdog persona in time of year 12 .
As self-important as Sterling Archer has often been , it ’s never in reality been without merit . Though members of his own team would even loathe to admit it , Archer was an infuriatingly able plain agentive role . Therefore , it was immediately interesting to see the tables turn on Archer so dramatically . It essentially gave him a taste of how everybody around him - be they friend or enemy - has been made to finger by his own paw at some point . Whether or not Archer will actually mention that fact and have fresh moment of development shall continue to be seen . no matter , it offered viewers a new angle from which to viewArcher ’s nominal character . And , after 12 whole season , that was both an impressive feat and a pleasant surprisal .
As if that was n’t enough , theArcherseason 12premiere also added a cherry tree on top by gain Fabian Kingsworth a reflection of everything Archer used to be . He was arrogant yet could back up his statements . He had a fondness for the finer thing and denigration wordplay . He liked to drink , and much more besides . Furthermore , Fabian also served as a testament to everything Archer could have been . Had Archer made different option , and/or some thing had proceed other than , he could well have been running his own organization — for secure or worsened . As such , the introduction of Fabian was not only good on an action mechanism front but could also provoke some interesting soulfulness look for inArcherseason 12 ’s remaining episodes .
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