Abigail Louise "Abby" Archer (born October 23, 1989) is one of the two main protagonists (alongside Ty Archer) of the Canadian animated television series Grossology.
She is a 16 year-old girl who unravels mysteries so disgusting that no adult will touch them. She loves everything gross and slimy — nothing grosses her out. Abby likes to test her limits to see if there is something so gross, so slimy, and so disgusting, that it will make even her, the Queen of Squeam, turn green. So far, although she has gagged at gross sights on a few rare occasions, like in "The Slim Slime Man" and "Go Fish", nothing has succeeded in making her hurl. The only time she has thrown up was in the episode "Yack Attack", when she unknowingly drank contaminated water and felt sick. As a Grossologist, she gets covered in slop a lot, but being dirty has yet to affect her trademark ponytail.
She holds a deep dislike for villains like Lance Boil, and Paige, her rival at school. On the field, she is a competent fighter, having impressive aim with her goop shooter, great hand-to-hand skills and quick reflexes, performing acrobatic maneuvers without a second thought. She is more athletic than her younger brother Ty, She has a fear of leeches, as shown in the episode "Vein Drain". She shares ownership of a kitten called Hairball with her brother Ty. Her speaking accent could be described as slightly English.
She is voiced by Krystal Meadows.
History[]
Early life and background[]
Abigail "Abby" Archer was born on October 23, 1989 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Harvey and Petunia Archer (née O’Rourke). Her father is a wastewater treatment plant operator and her mother is an entomologist at a local university. Two years later, her younger brother, Tyler "Ty" Archer, was born.
She has a complex ancestry. Abby's paternal grandfather, Elias Beaumont Archer, had deep roots in Canada, particularly in Nova Scotia, on his father's side, and his mother was of Acadian descent. Abby's paternal grandmother, Willow Mae Saskatoon, was of half-Cree and half-Scottish descent on her father's side and of Métis descent on her mother's side. Abby's maternal grandfather, Finnian Declan O'Rourke, was an Irish immigrant from Dublin, and spoke Irish Gaelic in his home until he learned how to speak English, but still retained a brogue whenever he spoke, especially when he was mad. Abby's maternal grandmother, Marguerite Rose "Maggie" Leblanc, was of half-French Canadian and half-Irish descent.
Becoming a Grossologist[]
At some point when she was in middle school, Abby and Ty joined the Bureau of Grossology, a secret government agency whose job is to investigate gross criminals, their gross crimes, and/or various gross phenomena, all the while attending school and living normal teenage lives.
Appearance[]
Abby is a slender Caucasian teenage girl with fair skin, extremely long, near ankle-length dark red hair tied back in a ponytail with a black hair scrunchie, and blue eyes. For attire, she wears a long-sleeved violet dress with lavender marks on the sleeves, lavender collar black calf-length pants under it, and purple flats. Her Grossology uniform consists of a yellow jumpsuit with a matching belt, black gloves and black boots.
Personality and traits[]
Abby has a multifaceted personality. She is very intelligent and kind, but can also be sarcastic and suspicious of others. While protective of the people she is close to, she can also be more demanding towards them. She is frank, rarely hesitating to speak her mind, and is considered the perfectionist student in class. She sympathizes with the weak and is ready to confront those who harm others, hence her dislike for people like jocks, Paige, and the villains she fights. As the only girl in the Bureau of Grossology, Abby sometimes sees things that Lab Rat and Ty fail to notice, which also occasionally highlights the differences between boys and girls. This was particularly evident in "The Greatest Race Ever Crawled", where Abby's annoyance with Lab Rat and Ty demonstrated a small but marked difference between her and the males on the team. Another personality trait that she possesses (which seems somewhat linked with the fact that she is a girl), is her sweet but sometimes excessive and inexplicable fascination with cuteness. This has, on several occasions, drawn mild annoyance and slightly sardonic remarks from her brother. She is determined and strong-willed, never once allowing Paige's teasing to depress her, although it nonetheless gets on her nerves.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Harvey Archer (father)
- Petunia Archer (mother)
- Ty Archer (brother)
Friends/allies[]
- Hairball (pet cat)
- Lab Rat (teammate)
- Paul Squirfenherder
- The Director (boss)
- The Detective
Enemies[]
- Paige Logan (former friend and arch-rival)
- Insectiva
- The Slim Slime Man
- Fartor
- Sloppy Joe
- The Scab Fairy
- Lance Boil
- Keith Van Kobbler
- Mr. Fowler
- Kid Rot
- Dr. Cornelius Colon
- Far-Ty
- Frankenbooger
- Darko Crevasse
- Sarah Senia
- Archanidia
- Frederic Follicle
- Roger Pink-Eye
- Basso Profondo
- Gary Gumdrop
- Gundy McGoober
- Evil Clone Abby (evil counterpart)
- Slitherbuddies