Archie Jensen

Archie Jensen
Aliases /Nicknames	Arch (by Jamie)
Gender	Female
Affiliation	New Canton Pandora Haze (formerly)
Occupation	Runner Protein Crystallographer (formerly)
Status	Deceased
Ethnicity	Eastern European
First appearance	S1 Abel Race Jeffro Complex: 20K
Last appearance	S3 M47 Comfortably Numb
Voice actor	Olga Leon

Archie Jensen is New Canton's Runner Twenty. She was a protein crystallographer before the apocalypse. Archie tends to get carried away easily, most times because of the etymology of the words she speaks.

History

Pre-apocalypse

Archie began dating Pieter at some point and the two of them moved into an apartment together.

Archie was working on her postdoctoral research at the university. Part of her time was spent in the Pandora Haze labs where they were researching cell regeneration. While there, she met Professor Van Ark a few times. She liked him and thought that he was funny.

Early Apocalypse

When the first outbreak happened, Archie and Pieter fortified their apartment. They cleared out all the zombies on the floor, put out buckets to collect rainwater, and grew a small garden. When the weather started to get cold, they decided to move to New Canton. Pieter began working in the gardens there while Archie became a Runner.

Archie and Pieter broke up at some point but they remained on friendly terms. Pieter started dating one of the girls who works in the gardens and Archie thinks the two of them are cute together.

Archie enjoyed working with Chris McShell before he deserted from New Canton.

Archie dated Runner Thirty-Four for a few weeks. He got eaten by zombies not long after they broke up.

Season One

Archie and New Canton Runner Five head out to the Keeley Centre to search for equipment. Their operator, Nadia Al Hanaki, alerts them that another runner is heading towards the same building. Five heads into the trees to watch with Archie following close behind. Soon a helicopter marked with Pandora Haze logos appears. The other runner flees from the building carrying a file and a man emerges from the helicopter. Archie recognizes him from her time working with Pandora Haze; it's Professor Van Ark. Van Ark and several soldiers carry boxes of equipment and files out of the Keeley Centre before destroying the building with rocket launchers. The helicopter takes off. Archie and Five chase after it long enough to see that it's heading north.

Archie tells Nadia that two people she knew from the Keeley Centre have joined a group of scientists at Steve Reeves Hospital, so Archie and Five are sent to the hospital to talk with them. When they get there, though, they find that the hospital has been nearly destroyed and all the scientists killed. All except one - Monica Kaye, who is injured but still alive. Monica tells them how a group of soldiers from Pandora Haze came to the hospital, attacked them, and destroyed their research. She also warns them that Van Ark said he's targetting New Canton next. Archie tells Monica that they're going to get her to safety, but Monica admits that she's been bitten and asks to be killed. Archie hesitates, but agrees and shoots her. Archie is a bit shaken by this, since it's the first time she's killed another person. Archie and Five return to New Canton where Nadia tells them to rest up: soon they'll be heading off to the Jeffro Complex, where Pandora Haze has made their base.

Archie and Five are sent out as a part of New Canton's assault on the Jeffro Complex. Nadia directs Runner Five to place six devices around the perimeter of the building, with Archie running interference. The devices allow them to hear the conversations inside the walls. They hear Van Ark talking to someone named Paula, and he confirms that he is planning to attack New Canton. The Permanent Advisory Council makes their vote: those six devices are also bombs, and they are ready to detonate them. They just need Runner Five's vote to continue. Archie is concerned about the Abel Township runners who are also at Jeffro, so Runner Five decides to set off the furthest bomb first, giving the Abel runners the chance to escape. Archie greets the Abel runners in a friendly manner and asks if they know anyone named Paula.

Archie possibly participated in the attack against Abel Township.

Season Two

Following the formation of an alliance between New Canton and Abel Township, Archie is joined by Abel Runners Five and Seven on a mission to pick up some power tools to help with the rebuilding of Abel. When Nadia expresses her frustration that the Abel refugees don't want to stay in New Canton and would rather return to Abel, Archie points out to her that New Canton isn't their home. She goes on to say that if the situation was reversed and New Canton was the settlement that had been destroyed, she would want to return and rebuild New Canton as well. The runners find the tools but end up getting chased by a pack of zoms - which are quickly dispatched by Janine de Luca shooting them all in the head. Archie is very impressed - and a bit scared - by her shooting skills. Archie gets her first glimpse of Abel Township - and is less than impressed, given that Abel is in a state of rebuilding after being exploded. The Abel residents invite her to stay for tea, but Archie makes up a vague excuse and heads back to New Canton.

Archie is on her way to check out some abandoned campsites when she sees Runner Five heading into the factory area - which she thinks is a stupid idea, because everyone knows the Dedlocks have moved in there. Not long after, she runs into Five as they're leaving the factory area and Archie greets them cheerfully. She's surprised to hear from Abel's radio operator, Sam, that Nadia had sent Five in there to try and kill them. Archie makes an attempt to excuse Nadia's actions because she's upset and grieving over Lem, but has to admit that attempted murder is going a bit too far.

Archie and Five go to a Rofflenet station to collect some barbed wire to help fortify Abel's defenses. On the way there, Archie spots a flock of chickens. She and Five catch one each. Archie names hers Mildred Van der Graf and promises to take very good care of her. As they reach the Rofflenet station, Mildred poops in Archie's hands and manages to get free, running under the fence. As Archie prepares to climb over and chase her, Mildred steps on a landmine and explodes, to everyone's shock. Archie is saddened by the death of her chicken, but Five managed to collect the barbed wire during Archie's chicken struggles so at least the actual mission was a success.

Archie and Pieter go to help the Abel runners defend their delegates for the New Canton/Abel peace summit. She mentions having headcam footage from the mission at the Jeffro Complex, which shows New Canton runners saving Abel runners as well as Van Ark controlling fast zombies. Janine urges Archie to hurry to the peace summit and show them that footage - it could be the key to convincing New Canton and Abel Township to join forces.

At some point Archie and Simon have a pretend luau with flame-roasted SPAM.

Archie and Runner Five head to a school where Lem had been delivering supplies to some children under the care of a man named Jamie. Near the school they find an abandoned camp site, similar to others that have been seen in the area recently. The school building itself looks abandoned, but there are two children on the playground - and a horde of zoms closing in. Archie and Five sprint and grab the children - Archie carries the girl, Carena, and Five takes the boy, Jasper. Carena repeatedly cries out for Jamie as they try to get away from the zombies, but they soon find themselves surrounded.

Archie, Five, and the kids are saved when a man shows up in a firetruck and uses the hose to spray the zombies, knocking them to the ground. This man turns out to be Jamie. He takes the kids and explains that they've been staying in the fire station. Archie is immediately infatuated by him and flirts relentlessly. Archie tries to convince Jamie to send the kids to Abel Township or New Canton where they will be better protected, but Jamie refuses, citing his dislike of the local politics. Archie gives Jamie a radio anyway, telling him that he can call New Canton for help if he needs it - or if he just wants to talk to her. The zombies are still following them, so Archie and Five act as decoys to let Jamie and kids get to safety. Once everyone is safe, Archie is delighted to hear that Jamie has already sent a message to her.

Archie and Jamie begin dating soon after.

Archie and Jamie head out to meet with Runner Five and Sara Smith in order to test out the effects of dog whistles on zombies. Five finds a pattern that causes all the zombies to follow after them, and Archie and Jamie discover a pattern that causes the zombies to start picking up and throwing rocks. Jamie whistles to get the zombies to follow him, and leads them all to a nearby river where they are washed away. Archie blows her whistle just to celebrate, which draws a pack of wild dogs towards them. They manage to outrun most of the dogs - except for a young puppy, which Jamie gives to Archie. Archie is delighted by the gift.

Archie convinces Jamie to join a group of New Canton and Abel runners that are acting as decoys so that Archie and Runner Five can sneak into one of Van Ark's secret bases. Runner Five distracts the zombies outside the building while Archie heads inside to investigate. She discovers important information about the zombie control tones. But unfortunately Van Ark realized their plans and arrives on a helicopter, ordering his zombies to knock Archie out. Van Ark escapes with Archie as his captive.

Van Ark tries to pursuade Archie to work with him, but Archie refuses, calling Van Ark a "bad, bad man". Instead, Van Ark sends Paula in to try and convince her. Archie calls Paula bad as well, and Paula tries to explain her reasons for working with Van Ark - specifically, she's trying to develop a vaccine for the zombie virus, and Van Ark infected her with the virus in order to prevent her from leaving, since he has the only treatment for it. Archie mentions Doctor Myers from Abel Township, which gets Paula's attention. Paula proposes that she and Archie work togeher to develop a cure using Van Ark's equipment, and Archie doesn't seem opposed to the idea - but she still refuses to work with Van Ark. The man in question returns and states that he'll have to use more "forceful" methods with Archie.

Van Ark begins torturing Archie with some sort of device. Afterwards, he leaves to let Paula try and convince her again. Archie still refuses, now saying that Paula might be even worse than Van Ark, because at least he knows that what he's doing is wrong, whereas Paula is still trying to persuade herself that it's right. Archie refuses to talk to Paula anymore and tells her to bring Van Ark back in. He tortures her once more and asks her what Major de Santa is planning. Before Archie can answer, a nearby building explodes, causing damage to the room they are in. Archie is knocked out in the process. Van Ark calls for his helicopter to come and rescue him, then pulls out a gun. Paula tries to stop him, protesting that Archie is unconscious, but Van Ark shoves Paula out of the way and shoots Archie twice, killing her. He then leaves in the helicopter with Paula.

While under the effects of chemical fumes, Jamie and Runner Five both hallucinate Archie.

Season Three

When Janine is captured by a dangerous man, she uses "Mildred Van der Graf" as a code to let Runner Five know that she's been taken to the area where Five and Archie found the chickens.

Personality

Archie is a very friendly and bubbly person. She often gets distracted by her own thoughts and derails conversations, to both the frustration and amusement of those around her. Her ditzy behavior often causes people to underestimate her, leaving them surprised when she reveals her incredible intelligence.

Archie has a strong sense of right and wrong and shows a deep disdain for people who hurt others, such as Professor Van Ark.

Appearances

Season 1

• Abel Race 20k Jeffro Complex
• New Canton Race 5k Big Cheese
• New Canton Race 10k Etymology
• New Canton Race 20k Plasmapheresis

Season 2

• M02 From The Ashes
• M04 We Used To Be Friends
• M08 Chicken Payback
• M09 All Together Now
• M11 The Kids Are Alright
• M12 Relight My Fire
• M15 Hounds Of Love
• M16 Electric Dreams
• M17 The Object Is A Hungry Wolf
• M18 Dark And Long
• M20 Toxic (hallucination)

Season 3

• M46 Shoot The Runner (hallucination)
• M47 Comfortably Numb (hallucination)

Season 5

• M21 Staying Alive (hallucination)

Trivia

• She got her degree from Cambridge, which, according to Dr. Myers, would be hard to believe upon first meeting her.
• Archie is allergic to coriander.
• Archie has a slight Eastern European accent which could be Russian, Ukranian, Polish or possibly Romanian.
• She thinks purple is a pretty word, but not a pretty color.
• She used to date Pieter and had a boyfriend named Rufus before the apocalypse.
• Archie has a complete ABBA back catalog on her iPod.
• In the Base Builder, you can add the "Archie Memorial" to Janine's Farmhouse after unlocking it in Season 2 Mission 18: Dark And Long. The description of the addon is: "Archie always loved the word 'memorial'."