| ID | 5b149084-cf83-4181-8fdc-3c4f947cf1d5 |
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| DeertopiaVisibility | public |
| ROAM_ALIASES | "Heroic archetype" |
The Hero (archetype)
The Hero is a common archetype in storytelling and mythology.[cite:@fisher2025hero]
Inbox
Two prominent types of hero: the initiate hero, and the established hero.[cite:@clark2022archetypes]
Subarchetypes
Per [cite:@fisher2025hero].
- The perfect hero
- The misfit
- The grizzled veteran
- The every-man
- The anti-hero
- The prodigy
- The unhero
- Feminist
Characteristics
Per [cite:@fisher2025hero].
See Hero's journey.
An unusual, special, or mysterious birth.
A departure from their home or normal life.
Introduction to a more dangerous world, new enemies.
A traumatic event spawning a new journey. Perhaps a quest to find identity,
Supernatural assistance.
A great trial from which the hero emerges victorious and matured.
A return home to restore order.
Reward or possibly a noble death.