BARRY DYLAN
Played by: Dave Willis
Role: Archer’s Arch-Nemesis, Evil Cyborg
Group Affiliations: ODIN, The KGB
PL 10 (170)
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA -- AGILITY 5
FIGHTING 10 DEXTERITY 6
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3
Skills:
Athletics 7 (+14)
Deception 4 (+7)
Expertise (Secret Agent) 8 (+10)
Insight 2 (+5)
Intimidation 4 (+7)
Perception 2 (+5)
Technology 3 (+5)
Advantages:
Benefit 2 (Secret Agent), Chokehold, Close Attack 2, Equipment 3 (Spy Gear, Pistol +5), Fast Grab, Improved Aim, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Critical (Guns), Improved Hold, Ranged Attack 4, Startle, Ultimate Toughness Check
Powers:
Speed 4 (30 mph) [4]
Leaping 2 (30 feet) [2]
Immunity 30 (Fortitude Effects) [30]
Protection 10 (Extras: Impervious 9) [19]
Senses 1 (Infravision) [1]
Offense:
Unarmed +12 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Initiative +5
Defenses:
Dodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +10, Fortitude --, Will +5
Complications:
Enemy (Sterling Archer)- Barry was horribly injured twice while ostensibly being HELPED by Archer, and has thus grown a deep-seated hatred for the man. Also Archer once sodmized his fiancee, but in his defense, “she was the Pele of anal”.
Responsibility (Sociopath)- Barry seems to have grown more psychotic with each month spent as a cyborg.
Relationship (Katya Kazanova)- The two hooked up because they were both cyborgs, and were the only beings who could understand each other.
Total: Abilities: 72 / Skills: 30--15 / Advantages: 20 / Powers: 56 / Defenses: 7 (170)
-Ya know, I was never really that taken by Barry as a character. He was initially just an agent at a rival spy agency (ODIN) who was yet another innocent in Archer’s war against decency- he seemed undeserving of being dropped off of TWO buildings (though really, Barry DID wreck Archer’s suit while saving his life) and having Archer nail his fiancee. But the bad things kept piling up, and he was soon being shown as a vicious cyborg who enjoyed killing people, and engaged in a personal war against Archer that included killing his possible-father, taking over the KGB, and killing his fiancee (whom he later bedded upon her resurrection as a fellow cyborg). But he’s really... just not that funny. Everyone else gets great one-liners, but Barry comes across as just evil and not FUNNY evil, because ARCHER is already “Funny Evil”. He comes up a few times to vex Archer, usually taking a severe amount of damage- it's also a bit clear that Katya has him REALLY scared and REALLY whipped.
-Barry is nigh-invincible in the Archer-verse, being strong as hell, tough as hell (nearly-immune to both bullets & punches, which are the highest-end stuff most characters get to use in the series), and REALLY fast, which makes him one of the best fighters in the series. He’s basically overwhelmingly more powerful than everyone else, and fits more of a super-heroic campaign than a Spy campaign.
KATYA KAZANOVA
Played by: Ona Grauer
Role: Sexy Cyborg, Russian Fanservice
Group Affiliations: The KGB
PL 10 (173)
STRENGTH 7 STAMINA -- AGILITY 5
FIGHTING 10 DEXTERITY 6
INTELLIGENCE 2 AWARENESS 3 PRESENCE 3
Skills:
Athletics 7 (+14)
Deception 4 (+7)
Expertise (Secret Agent) 8 (+10)
Insight 2 (+5)
Intimidation 4 (+7)
Perception 2 (+5)
Technology 3 (+5)
Advantages:
Attractive, Benefit 4 (Head of the KGB), Close Attack 2, Equipment 3 (Spy Gear, Pistol +5), Fast Grab, Improved Aim, Improved Critical (Unarmed) 2, Improved Critical (Guns), Improved Hold, Ranged Attack 4, Ultimate Toughness Check
Powers:
Speed 4 (30 mph) [4]
Leaping 2 (30 feet) [2]
Immunity 30 (Fortitude Effects) [30]
Protection 10 (Extras: Impervious 9) [19]
Senses 1 (Infravision) [1]
Offense:
Unarmed +12 (+7 Damage, DC 22)
Initiative +5
Defenses:
Dodge +10 (DC 20), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +10, Fortitude --, Will +5
Complications:
Relationship (Sterling Archer)- Katya fell in love with Archer during her training for the KGB, and nearly married him when she defected to the United States to be with him. They got back together when she returned as a cyborg, but she soon left him for Barry after she grew uncomfortable with being a cyborg.
Relationship (Barry Dylan)- The two hooked up because they were both cyborgs, and were the only beings who could understand each other.
Total: Abilities: 72 / Skills: 30--15 / Advantages: 21 / Powers: 56 / Defenses: 9 (173)
-Katya was designed to be the Anti-Lana Kane, a white-wearing white girl who is more loyal and soft-spoken. She’s also a play on the old Bond movie girls, being a Sexy Russian Spy willing to hook up with the hero and defect for love. She is killed by Barry upon her return to the U.S., but is resurrected Barry-style as a cyborg. She hooks back up with Archer (who enjoys her new body greatly- “and yes it vibrates”- but is mortified to discover a certain part being washed in the sink), but soon leaves him for Barry- the only other person who understands what it’s like to be a cyborg. Eventually however, she manipulates everybody into placing her as the head of the KGB, putting Barry in a servile position.
-Katya is basically just like Barry in physical stats, differing only slightly. She's attractive and a bit more personable.
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