Inspector Archer
Inspector Archer (アーチャー警部, Āchā Keibu) is a tertiary ally featured in the first part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Phantom Blood.
He is a friend of George Joestar I. His first accomplishment as a police officer of Scotland Yard was arresting Dario Brando for stealing George's ring.
Appearance
Inspector Archer is a muscular middle-aged man. He is bald on the top of his head and has neck-length curly light hair on the back along with long sideburns. He also has a goatee, which is colored dark in the manga but light in the anime. He has a unibrow which is noticeably darker than his hair. He wears small round glasses and a police uniform.
When he was younger, his hair was much thicker, with side-swept bangs on the front.
Color Schemes
Personality
Archer is an emotional police officer, caring a lot for George. In his past, when he first became a police officer, he felt exhilarated to recover such an important and valuable item as George's ring. He is polite to nobles like George but is honest enough to tell George that he's being too naive by forgiving Dario Brando. He scorns criminals like Dario, believing that people like him cannot change.[1]
History
Background
In 1868, having just started working in Scotland Yard's police force, a young Archer arrests Dario Brando as his first accomplishment. Dario had been found trying to pawn off a ring containing a valuable jewel set in platinum. Realizing it was made by a famous jeweler, the police officers visit the jeweler, who remembered making it for George Joestar I. Mary Joestar had given that ring to George, and Dario stole it from George after the couple's carriage accident.
Archer takes George to Dario's prison cell, but George claims that Dario wasn't lying about George giving him the ring. To Archer's surprise, George says that it was a gift and commands the officer to release Dario immediately. Baffled, Archer questions why George would make up such a story. He apologizes for being rude, but says that George is too trusting and that a criminal like Dario would do it again with no remorse.
After looking into the details later, Archer learns that although Dario had "saved" George's life, he was a criminal regardless. The woman from a bar who was with Dario testified that Dario ransacked all the valuables from the carriage.[1]
At some point, Archer becomes the inspector of the police force.
Phantom Blood
In 1888, Archer arrives at the Joestar Mansion with his police force after being called by George to arrest Dio Brando, Jonathan having proven that Dio planned to kill George. However, Dio suddenly stabs George with a knife in the process of activating the Stone Mask, leading to all of the police officers shooting Dio out of the window. Inspector Archer curses himself for letting Dario go free years ago; if he hadn't, Dario would have been exiled to an island prison and George would never have adopted Dio. He tells his story to Speedwagon, wondering why George didn't report the theft of the ring, but cries at the thought of George's kindness and tragic end.
Speedwagon notices that Dio's body is missing and warns the cop to get away from the window, but his warning comes too late. Archer suddenly meets his own tragic end as Dio tears his head off at his maxilla. Having become a vampire, Dio reveals that he was hiding above the window, right behind the Inspector.[1]
Chapters / Episodes
Manga Appearances- Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1 (Death)
- Chapter 13: Youth with Dio, Part 2 (Corpse only)
Anime Appearances- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Episode 3: Youth with Dio (Death)
Live Action AppearancesQuotes
Quotes- “I-It's all my fault! If only I hadn't let his father go 20 years ago! Agh... This never would have happened had I put Dio Brando's father in that island prison! (わ…わしの責任だ！わしが20年前奴の父親を！ああ…！ディオ・ブランドーの父親を流島の刑にしてればこんなことにはならなかったんだ！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “I was young, and it was exhilarating for me to recover such an important item for someone... So I wanted Sir Joestar to see the man who had stolen it for himself... I wanted him to praise me. The thief had taken something from a noble... Under the law, he would undoubtedly end up in an island prison. (わしは若く初めての手柄と人の思い出の品を見つけてあげたことにウキウキしていた…そして犯人をジョースター卿みてもらいたいと思った…ほめてもらいたかったのだ。犯人は貴族の品物を盗ったのだ…法律的にも流島の刑は確実だった)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “I can't help but cry at what Sir Joestar said next, 20 years ago! (わしは20年前のあのあとのジョースター卿の言動に涙するッ！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “You couldn't have given him this memento of your engagement! Why?! Why would you make this story up, Sir Joestar?! (婚約記念の大切な思い出の品を 他人にやったりできるものですかーッ！！なぜ！？なぜそんなでたらめをーッ！？ジョースター卿ーッ！！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “Sir Joestar... Please... Please allow me to say something, even if it sounds rude... You are too trusting! He's a scumbag, through and through, and he'll do it again! His soul is laughing at you! (ジョースター卿…おえて…おえて無礼を覚悟でひと言…言わせていただきます。卿はおひとよしすぎます！！この悪党はまたやりますよッ！心の中であざ笑っている！あなたを！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “I should have thrown his father into that island prison! If I had, Dio would never have been taken in! (わしは あの時 奴の父親を流島の刑にすべきだったんだーッ！そうすればディオを養子にすることもなかったろう！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- “His naivete! His kindness! Instead of making Brando's son sweeter... it brought him this tragic end! It was a mistake, and now he's dead because of it! (う…う…あの甘さだ！あのやさしさは、ブランドーの息子を良くするどころか…こんな不幸な結果を招いてしまったんだ…間違いだったんだ！死んでしまったらおしまいじゃ！)”—Inspector Archer, Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
Video Games
Eyes of Heaven (PS3/PS4)
In the second demo of Eyes of Heaven, Inspector Archer is a background character in the Joestar Mansion stage. He runs around the stage and could take damage from players, but would not die. He was removed from the stage in the full game, but his model remains within the game's files. He also has two quotes that can be used for the player's profile card in Online Mode.
Gallery
Anime reference sheet
Reference sheet, young
Archer's body and head perspective model sheet from the Phantom Blood movie
Stands near a broken window next to a suspected 'dead' Dio Brando
Shueisha Jump Remix Promotional Art
Adventure Battle Card; Scotland Yard Police Inspector
Unused Eyes of Heaven model
Trivia
- His name derives from the Phantom Blood musical. It was chosen by the screenwriter, Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi, and checked by Hirohiko Araki and Shueisha.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 12: Youth with Dio, Part 1
- ↑ Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi [@TsuTsunene] (April 15, 2024), "Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi confirms namesakes", on Twitter / X.
