Character Archetypes

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Willing Hero

A hero who doesn’t hesitate when called into action and fits the ideal of someone heroic.

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Unwilling Hero

A hero who doesn’t want to be the hero, but knows they have to for the purpose of the mission.

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Cynical Anti Hero

A flawed hero that does not posses traditional heroic traits, but knows they need to save the world.

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Tragic Anti-Hero

A type of anti-hero who makes a grave mistake that try and make up before often sacrificing themselves.

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Group Oriented Hero

A group of individual heroes who have more success working with each other.

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Loner Hero

A hero who prefers working alone either because they don’t trust people or are trying to protect others.

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Catalyst Hero

A hero that serves as a mentor who can introduce the quest to the hero.

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Herald/Harbinger

A character that initiates the quest and motivates the character to change.

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Threshold Guardian

A character or obstacle that appears as a test for the hero to reach the next level. They are agents of transformation for the hero.

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Shapeshifter

A character who tries to lure the hero to failure for their own ulterior motive.

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Trickster

A chaotic form of the shapeshifter, but who doesn’t act on an ulterior motive.

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Tyrant

A shadow who is extremely power hungry and evil and doesn’t feel any sympathy for anyone.

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Bastard

A shadow who takes out his inner-frustrations on others.

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Devil

A villain character who uses their charisma to lure people into their own downfall.

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Traitor

Shadow who pretends to be good, but hides their evil side until they betray the people around them.

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Outsider

A shadow who wants to have a sense of belonging and sacrifices others to get there.

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Evil Genius

An intellectual genius who is the mastermind behind the entire evil plots.

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Sadist

A human who naturally gets pleasure out of torturing people and being extremely violent overall.

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Terrorist

A shadow who does not have a sense of justice and only looks at things based on his laws.

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