Editing Cate Archer (section)

==Appearances==
Archer is the only playable character in the series' main games, ''[[The Operative: No One Lives Forever]]'' and ''[[No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way]]''. In the latter, there is a cooperative multiplayer level in which the player is a UNITY agent rescuing Archer while she is unconscious. She also makes a short appearance (as a [[non-player character]]) and is a playable multiplayer character in ''[[Contract J.A.C.K.]]''

Cate Archer was born in [[Scotland]] in late March 1942 to a privileged English-Scottish family. Her mother died soon after she was born and her father committed suicide in 1956. Prior to joining UNITY, Archer pursued a career as a professional thief to provide for herself and because she found it gratifying. She was discovered by agent Bruno Lawrie when Archer stole his watch that had an in-built tracking device. By the time she arrived at her flat, Lawrie was waiting there. Admiring her talent and bravery, he decided to give her a future as an operative for UNITY - an international agency charged with combating terrorism around the globe.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100130033640/http://noonelivesforever.com/operative/ Cate Archer - The Operative]</ref>

Before the [[The Operative: No One Lives Forever|First H.A.R.M Incident]], Archer mainly dealt with minor assignments. She was not completely satisfied with her career at UNITY, since she thought that there was no real value in her daily work. Also, she was the first female operative of UNITY, so nobody (except Bruno) believed in her. In September 1967, seven active UNITY field operatives were killed by Dmitrij Volkov, a mysterious assassin, who always left a red [[lily]] upon his victim. All traces pointed to a terrorist organization called H.A.R.M. This emergency situation forced the organization to call upon Archer to undertake her first major assignment. She and Bruno Lawrie went to Morocco, thereby beginning the chain of events which unfold in the first game. Their missions were foiled one after another, as if someone knew about their plans, yet she survived all the time. Mr. Smith didn't trust her, which was even furthered by his sexism. However, Mr. Jones gave her last chance. In the end of the first game Archer killed two primary antagonists: Baroness Dumas and Dmitrij Volkov (who would turn to be alive), and also exposed the traitors within UNITY. By the time the incident was resolved, she had gained the respect of her superiors and colleagues, and came to be regarded as one of UNITY's top field agents.