Originally posted by DARK_GAZER
Do you have an example you can post?
The broody loner antihero that people seem to like in Batman and Wolverine.
The class clown that's referenced in the "light" thread.
the upstanding boyscout in captain america or superman.
One is the lesser powerful/experienced usually younger hero who assists a greater hero.. hell we just call that one sidekick. Bucky, Robin even my Jubilee was at one point in time.
Be it brooding badass, upstanding boyscout, class clown, side kick or a combination of those mentioned or anything in between, there is a model, and archetype that they'll fit into.
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Originally posted by Creshosk
archetype
One entry found for archetype.Main Entry: ar·che·type
Pronunciation: 'är-ki-"tIp
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin archetypum, from Greek archetypon, from neuter of archetypos archetypal, from archein + typos type
1 : the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : PROTOTYPE; also : a perfect example
2 : IDEA 1a
3 : an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the individual
- ar·che·typ·al /"är-ki-'tI-p&l/ also ar·che·typ·i·cal /-'ti-pi-k&l/ adjective
- ar·che·typ·al·ly /-p&-lE/ also ar·che·typ·i·cal·ly /-'ti-pi-k(&-)lE/ adverbYou'll find that anycharacter can be fitted into being a narchetype or fitting the model of a given archetype. There are no original ideas out there anymore. And the sooner you realize this the sooner you can accept that fact and not get so hung up on the false idea that there are still original ideas to be had. You'll be alot happier in the long run with less of a semblence of having a stick up your ass, as it were. Not saying you do. Just that those people do.
I'm fully aware of both the meaning of the word archetype and of the marketing theory behind using them.
That still does change the fact that following too closely to an archetype will draw a lot of heat from critics.
Originally posted by Creshosk
The broody loner antihero that people seem to like in Batman and Wolverine.The class clown that's referenced in the "light" thread.
the upstanding boyscout in captain america or superman.
One is the lesser powerful/experienced usually younger hero who assists a greater hero.. hell we just call that one sidekick. Bucky, Robin even my Jubilee was at one point in time.
Be it brooding badass, upstanding boyscout, class clown, side kick or a combination of those mentioned or anything in between, there is a model, and archetype that they'll fit into.
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Originally posted by Symmetric ChaosYou'll always have critics. You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people ever.
I'm fully aware of both the meaning of the word archetype and of the marketing theory behind using them.That still does change the fact that following too closely to an archetype will draw a lot of heat from critics.