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Archimedes, also known as just Archie, is one of the main characters in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders. He is voiced by John Beach and later inspired the character of Ozzie in Avalon: Web of Magic.
Archie is a magic animal that takes care accompanies Tamara and the other Jewel Riders on their quest to save Avalon and rescue his master, the great wizard Merlin. He is highly intelligent and capable of talking like a human. Since Merlin's disappearance caused by the evil Lady Kale, Archie has stayed very close to the girls as their confidant and friend.
Official description[]
Internal project summary document for the second season:
ARCHIE - Wise Owl
Archie used to Merlin's companion. Now with Merlin gone, Archie's job is to look after and teach the girls how to use the Enchanted Jewels. He doesn't understand the teenage girls at all and is constantly befuddled. But he loves the girls and tries to do his best for them, even if it means overprotecting them. He has a shirt temper and is very impatient. Archie is prone to sudden outbursts of noise and funny expressions."
In the show[]
Archie in Merlin's cottage
Archimedes (Archie) is Tamara's constant companion, the wise but near-sighted talking owl. He used to sit on Merlin's shoulder when not busy with housekeeping of Archie their house. Now he tries as much as he can to take care of Tamara and the other young Jewel Riders as their adviser in Merlin's absence.
Archie has taken it upon himself to replace Merlin as the girls' teacher while they struggle to learn the powers of their Enchanted Jewels in their fight to defeat the evil witch Lady Kale and bring back Merlin. It has been some time since Archie has performed any sort of magic and so he does not get most of it right, but his kind words and support always mean a lot.
Archie constantly worries about the Jewel Riders and gets very upset if they even think about going anywhere without their feathery chaperone. However, he is after all, only an owl, and not much of an expert on what teenage girls are thinking and planning. But he does his best, and the girls love Archie and know he will always be there for them.
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Behind the scenes[]
Development[]
The show's Archimedes was inspired by the talking owl of the same name from T.H. White's Arthurian novel series The Once and Future King. The early production version known as Enchanted Camelot featured a smaller, golden-colored bespectacled owl as on of magic animals for the character that would ultimately become Tamara (and the rest became became the babies). One of Kale's cut animal minions, Slither the snake, was also to have "sweet tooth for owls."
The "Jewel Quest, Part I" storyboard images show an Archie without clothing and with different, square glasses and a narrowed beak. In the scripts from the Enchanted Camelot production phase, Archie could only speak telepathically like the other magical animals, and so Tamara ("Melody") with her Heart Stone power had to tell the others what he was saying.
Archie was voiced by John Beach in English. His voice actors in other languages include Achim Schülke in German, Jean-Francois Kopf in French, and Pietro Ubaldi in Italian.
Legacy[]
In the reboot nook series Avalon: Web of Magic, Archie inspired the supporting character named Ozymandius, better known as Ozzie. They both have long Greek names that are shortened, and they have similar vocal tics.[1] There is also a magical owl named Ariel in Avalon.
Ozzie with Adriane in the Avalon cartoon project
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