Archer
The first episode ofArcherseason 12 introduce new villain — and in doing so , potentially explained time of year 4 ’s drop game of ODIN going missing . Though the show has taken several literary genre detours over the yr , Archerhas mostly been a workplace funniness Riffian onthe James Bond franchiseat heart . To that end , the now 12 seasons have been packed with acronyms . Those have ranged from the original agency name of ISIS ( International Secret Intelligence Service ) to rival ODIN ( Organization of Democratic Intelligence Networks ) , new antagonist IIA ( International Intelligence Agency ) , and beyond .
The latter was officially introduced inArcherseason 12 , episode 1 , " Identity Crisis . " In an attempt to make The Agency one to be count on with once more , Sterling Archer ( H. Jon Benjamin ) , Lana Kane ( Aisha Tyler ) , Cyril Figgis ( Chris Parnell ) , and Ray Gillette ( Adam Reed ) ventured to Moldova . task with capture a prototype twist and its mysterious creator , The Professor ( Eric Andre ) , they chance themselves in competitor with IIA . go by Fabian Kingsworth ( Kayvan Novak ) , the antagonistic organization repeatedly bested Archer in the field . Archer ’s season 12 premiere also let on that IIA was responsible for the fate of some previous enemy .
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During the early seasons ofArcher , one of The Agency ’s most recurring foes was the aforementioned ODIN . Headed by Len Trexler ( Jeffrey Tambor ) , the system ’s factor included such noted figure as Barry Dylan ( Dave Willis ) and Lucas Troy ( Timothy Olyphant ) . As well as serving as frequent rivals in the field , Trexler may or may not have been Sterling Archer ’s Fatherhood , having spent decades as a romantic hydrofoil forMalory Archer ( Jessica Walter ) . Over time , however , the mathematical group quietly seemed to fade away , with the last reference being inArcherseason 4 , instalment 5 , " Viscous Coupling . " Many days later , the reason for that may have finally been revealed . When a meeting with a marketing squad turned to the subject of IIA in theArcherseason 12 premiere , Cyril relayed a story he ’d gathered from the grapevine : " I heard they buy ODIN , fired everyone , then made them reapply for their own jobs at half pay . "
It was never made specifically decipherable how long IIA had been around . There has n’t been a strong time jump betweenthe ending ofArcherseason 11and the start ofArcherseason 12 , however . Judging by the familiarity prove by Ray and Cyril , and the fact that nobody inquire upon hearing the name , it stand to rationality that IIA has been around for a while . It could even be argued that they establish themselves before Archer ’s three - year coma . Fabian Kingsworth all but alluded to that fact , revealing himself as a longsighted - time follower ( and former admirer ) of Archer ’s work . As such , the absorption of ODIN could have occurred inArcherseason 5 , shortly after the last reference , with IIA then establish in the shadows while The Agency was blacklisted from espionage piece of work and thus out of the loop .
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