Commander Valerie Archer
Commander Valerie Archer was a 24th century Starfleet officer, specialized in the command division.
Following their encounter with the USS Voyager in 2374, a group of Species 8472, on space platforms called Terra spheres, created a simulation of Starfleet Headquarters on Earth. The polymorphed members of Species 8472 were conducting a role-playing mission to better understand their enemy, the Federation and Starfleet. Valerie Archer was one of the officers impersonated by Species 8472.
The Species 8472-impersonated Archer took up many interests in humanoid culture, including such reading material as Beyond the Galactic Edge, Humanity's Quest for Infinity and A Cave Beyond Logic: Vulcan Perspectives on Platonic Thought. She was also partial to Klingon martinis.
In 2375, Lieutenant Commander Chakotay, posing as Commander Jason Hayek, encountered Archer on Terra Sphere 8. Archer and Hayek would develop a rapport, when she announced she was to be assigned to the IKS Hor'Cha. Archer would eventually become suspicious of Hayek, and would later discover that he was, in fact, a human. (VOY: "In the Flesh")
- Valerie Archer was portrayed by actress Kate Vernon.
- Fan speculation suggests that she was a descendant of Jonathan Archer, as it is mentioned that she comes from a long line of Starfleet officers.