Hero's Journey - Heroic Character Archetypes
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Hero as Warrior
A near god-like hero that faces physical challenges and external enemies
Hero as Lover
A hero that is motivated by true love to complete his quest to find/save a girl/princess
Hero as Scapegoat
A hero that suffers in order to save others or society/the world
The Transcendent Hero
A hero of tragedy whose flaws bring about his/her own downfall, but not before he/she achieves some transforming realization or wisdom
Romantic/Gothic Hero
A hero/lover with a decidedly dark side
Proto-Feminist Hero
Female Heroes
Apocalyptic Hero
A hero who faces the possible destruction of society
Anti-Hero
A “non-hero“ who operates on a vocation of frequent failure, often humorous
Defiant Anti-Hero
A hero who opposes society’s definition of heroism/goodness
Unbalanced Hero
A hero that has or must pretend to have mental or emotional deficiencies
The Other - The Denied Hero
The hero whose status or essential “otherness“ allows heroism to be possible
The Super heroic
A hero who exaggerates the normal proportions of humanity; frequently has divine or super human origin/powers. In some sense, they do not belong, but is needed by society.