If you're searching for Archie in Destiny 2's Into the Light update, you're most likely trying to complete the Where in the System is Archie? triumph for the shader. This secret weekly quest sees the cybernetic canine going on adventures to each of the solar system's destinations, and you'll have to track him down based on a series of descriptions.
Some of these are certainly easier than others, but if you're stuck at all, you can use our list below to find out where the dog got to. Since this is time-gated, only two of the quests are currently available. As more drop in subsequent weeks, I'll be sure to add the Archie locations for each new destination as they appear.
Where in the Tower is Archie?
To start this quest you'll need to head to Archie's usual location in the Tower Annex outside Ada-1's synthweave workshop. Examine the glowing pawprints he's left behind, then go and talk to Ada to start the quest.
Here's the solution to each location riddle in the order you'll get them:
- Archie heard about something called "ramen" and had to see what all the buzz was about: The first location is the ramen shop off to the side of the Bazaar courtyard where Ikora hangs out. Look for the counter with the stools and the blue covering, and then head inside to spot the pawprints.
- Archie wanted to go pay his respects to a famous gunslinger: This next location is, of course, Cayde-6's memorial just next to Zavala in the main section of the Tower. Look for the pawprints just below the bust of Cayde's head.
- Archie took off past the security checkpoint to salute a feathered friend: For this one you'll need to head to the hangar. As you're entering via the steps into the main hangar area, look right past Amanda Holiday's memorial to spot a fallen and a chicken. The pawprints are just next to it.
- Archie's last stop. He wandered into an open air duct in the hangar and might have gotten a little lost. A friendly security frame is keeping an eye on him: This last location is a little trickier to get to since it's inside the security checkpoint itself. Climb the stairs to the top of the hangar and jump across to the platform above the entrance. Now follow the obvious route ahead, doubling back on yourself through a door when you exit the vent, before finally entering the checkpoint to find Archie.
Once you've given Archie some "pawsitive reinforcement" you can head back to Ada-1 to complete the quest. Your rewards are an expired ramen ticket, ten trophies of bravery, and the shader that you can claim in the secrets section of the Into the Light triumphs.
Where in the Cosmodrome is Archie?
For this quest you'll need to go to Archie's normal location in the Tower Annex just outside Ada-1's workshop and interact with the pawprints there, before talking to Ada to get the quest. This will direct you to Shaw Han in the Cosmodrome, where you'll receive a series of riddles you need to solve to work out where Archie went.
Here's each riddle in order and the location you need to go to for each.
- Archie heard rumors about a "cave full of loot": This first location is, of course, the famed Cosmodrome loot cave from the first Destiny and the start of the Grasp of Avarice dungeon. To find it on the regular map you'll need to fast travel to Skywatch in the north and drop down into the public event area with the spiky hive structures. Look for a small cave towards its edge to find Archie's pawprints inside.
- Archie wanted to scope out the complex where we held off the Hive and re-established communication with lost colonies across the system: This next location is very close to the last, in the Terrestrial Complex building near to Skywatch. From the fast travel point, head into the building, and follow the path until you come to an outdoor section with a ramp leading up into a room. At the far end of that room you'll find a console with Archie's pawprints in front of it.
- Archie heard about a place where freshly-risen Guardians used to sneak past danger to hang out in front of an old bunker door beyond the Shores: For this one you need to head to the bunker door from the start of the Fallen S.A.B.E.R strike. To get here on the regular map, head to the southernmost point of the Forgotten Shore area and take the path through the cliff until you reach The Grottos. Now take the left path which descends to the bunker door to find Archie's pawprints just outside.
- Archie's last stop. He wanted to find a ship of his own to take back to the Last City: This last one is very easy. Fast travel to just above where Shaw Han is, then take the passage back leading towards The Divide and the starting area with the Fallen tank. On the way you'll find Archie trapped behind a forcefield being held prisoner by a band of Fallen. Defeat them all, including the brig that drops in, to lower the shield.
Once you've given Archie some "pawsitive reinforcement" after his scary ordeal with the Fallen, you can head back to Ada-1 to get ten Trophies of Bravery, plus a Spinfoil Hat. That's it for this week!
