Since this is an AU version of Archie, here's a few things you need to know regarding him.
♒ He's known Maxie since they were kids. They were actually best friends at one point, then it slowly tapered off to indifference. They met up again when they were younger and ended up as rivals. Then Team Magma and Aqua came into being and they became enemies.
♒ When Archie and Maxie were rivals, he'd always win. Type advantages really do help, and Maxie seemed more than content to use that Camerupt all the time.
♒ Archie founded Team Aqua not long after Team Magma was founded. Though he'll deny it, it was in response to Maxie's actions. At first he kept the team going with the idea of expanding the sea but never really gave it much thought - it was just to oppose Maxie. It didn't take long for him to get as excited about the idea as the rest of his crew.
♒ Shelly and Matt, Archie's Admins, are very close to him. They're not just a part of Team Aqua, they're like his family.
♒ Speaking of family, Archie comes from a large one. Dad, mom, one older brother, and two younger brothers. They live in Slateport, minus his older brother who lives in Lillycove with his wife and baby daughter. Though they're not exactly in support of Team Aqua, his family cares about Archie - and he sure as hell cares about them.
♒ Archie's starter Pokemon was Carvanha - eventually his trusted Sharpedo - a Pokemon he caught himself in Pacifidlog (where he briefly lived as a child). He caught it with his bare hands. That's how hardcore he is.
Actually it just sort of flopped up there and couldn't get back in the water, so Archie took it to the Pokemon Center and got a Pokeball for it.♒ His Crobat and Mightyena are in the PC. He does still train them on occasion, but he's more fond of his strictly Water-type team.
♒ Archie is a playboy. He loves the game of seducing a woman, but he's not the sort to commit to anyone. He's dated (rarely) but usually it's a bunch of one-night stands.
This might be because he's into Maxie.♒ Archie doesn't use his Pokemon to Surf. He swims with them. He's always been a great swimmer and loves the water, obviously.
♒ Sharpedo has Rough Skin, but that doesn't stop Archie from showering his Pokemon with affection. He's got plenty of scratches all up and down his arms and hands from that, but he doesn't particularly care. None of them have really scarred over.
♒ He also likes to present his grunts and Admins with Carvanhas as presents. They're all caught in the wild, since Archie would never leave Sharpedo with the Day Care Couple. They're pretty suspicious and there are
always eggs when you walk by...
♒ As a matter of fact, Archie prides himself in training his Pokemon. He doesn't want any help with it and will actually catch lower level Pokemon so he can fully train them himself. This has led to very strong bonds between him and all his Pokemon.
♒ Archie gets a strong sense of deja-vu whenever he's going about his plans. It's because he's been mind-wiped of his previous attempts at raising Kyogre. Even that doesn't stop him from going through with it, but he's still wary about it. Archie knows there something not quite
right, but he doesn't know what.
♒ If he learns the true nature of the Surrogate Project he'd go after Ghetsis immediately. Abusing Pokemon is Team Rocket's thing, but abusing
kids? That's just disgusting.
♒ Speaking of kids, there are two annoying ones who keep screwing up his plans: [MAY] and Adrian. Despite that, he doesn't hate either of them. Archie finds them more amusing than anything else. Especially when they screw up Maxie's plans.
♒ In Pokedressing, he learned about Ghetsis' plans and the fact that he's been brainwashed to forget his actions time and time again.
♒ He's much closer with Adrian than he ever was back home and now they're (kind of) united against Ghetsis.
♒ He's been working with (Special) Maxie in order to train both his team and himself to take on Ghetsis.
His journal lyrics are from
Solitary - VNV Nation.