I Am Sterling Archer, and I Am Here to Rank Famous Archers

On the FX seriesArcher , you are either the hunter or the hunted – or you ’re someone watching people hunt and get hunted , oryou’re just a bit character who no one handle whether you ’re hunt or not . But unless you are captain undercover agent Sterling Archer , you are not hunting with a bow and arrow . Why ? Because , to day of the month , Archer isthe onlyArchercharacter who is also an factual archer .

For that reason , and because Archerreturns to FX for its 7th seasonthis March 31 at 10 pm ET , we here at Thrillist have a go at it we needed to tap the world ’s most famous archer key out Archer to rate famous archers for us . In his own words , here ’s how Sterling Archer assesses his match in the archery business .

12. Oliver Queen/Green Arrow

I have to come clean and acknowledge something : I ’m not a 13 - year - one-time young lady . This mean I do n’t like watch the CW , nor do I wish watching hard - to - follow Batman / Robin Hood wannabe stripling dramas .

11. Cupid

A chunky baby shooting arrows sounds cunning until you ’ve seen Pam Poovey dress up as Cupid for Halloween . Or should I say dressdown ? Either path – ew .

10. Merida (Brave)

We put this movie on for A.J. during a plane drive , and she cried the intact time . Like father , like daughter : we both hate Scotch accent mark !

9. Legolas (Lord of the Rings)

Thanks to the rima oris - breathing dweeb in financial backing staff , I know way too much about the Prince of the Woodland Realm . Bottom line , if a mathematical group of shortsighted men with Isle of Man tit get erections talking about a fiber around the watercooler , he ca n’t be that much of a badass . # teamgimli

8. Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)

His typeface reads as untrustworthy to me , like he ’s decease to seek to oversell me a bag of meth . apart from that , I ’m not very scheme by a character who can obliterate zombie – that ’s about as impressive as someone who can play the ukulele or broil a birthday cake .

7. Neytiri (Avatar)

I have affectionate memories of watching this enormous nine - foot - marvellous warrior on the large covert because I kept nudging Lana throughout the motion-picture show to require if they were related .

6. Katniss Everdeen (The Hunger Games)

Say what you will about having to defeat an arena full of children , but you have to be very skilled and very soulless to get the job done .

5. Hawkeye (The Avengers)

Hawkeye is an exceptional fencer , acrobat , and crack shot , and one of the few man ( aside from me ) who can draw off a fitted black vest . He was also deaf for , like , 20 - something years . have tinnitus , I can empathize deeply .

4. Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a classic . He ’s an Sagittarius the Archer and a fencer whose stories were regale as too soon as the fifteenth century . Yes , he weary leotards and had a gang of " merry men " that would follow him around , but who say philanthropy ca n’t be aureate ?

3. John Rambo

Rambo is an icon who could " toss off a man instantly or take down an Alaskan Kodiak Bear , " which is incredibly badass and specific . And although PTSD - get rage and being overly reference by Reagan is not awesome , Rambo blowing up an intact village with a bow that has an volatile Torque baksheesh is most definitely awesome .

2. Malory Archer

Mother and I used to have a New Year ’s tradition where she would use a crossbow to fritter a Champagne-Ardenne bottle off of my head and then say , " I ’m the reason you ’ll get to survive to see another class . Go make clean out the garage and think about that . "

1. Lars Andersen

Yes , he ’s inarguably a immense grind who wear upon bucketful hat and do the ancient skill of archery alone in his cellar . But add up on : he can split an incoming arrow in two , shoot through a pop tabloid , and catch an arrow and reshoot it before he hits the ground . He ’s the most impressive thing to descend out of Denmark since … insulin ? Wow , thanks for lead , Denmark .

Sterling Archer is a private tec living in Los Angeles and the protagonist of FX ’s reach animated seriesArcher , which return for its 7th season on March 31 at 10 post-mortem examination .