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Examples of Modern Archetypes

Use the chart to locate a modern day archetype

|Archetype |Synonyms |Some Examples |

| |Double |The Incredible Hulk She Hulk (Jennifer Walters) |

| |Shadow |Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader |

| |Mirror Image |Atlantean Lara (Lara Croft – Tomb Raiders) |

|Doppelganger |Evil Twin |Tyler Durden (Fight Club) Lily (The Black Swan) |

| | |Wulfgar (movie Nighthawks) |

| | |The Punisher Mr. Robot |

| | |Buzz Lightyear Ichabod Crane (TV Show) |

|Hero |Epic Hero |Luke Skywalker Harry Potter |

| | |Aladdin John 117 (Halo) |

| | |Aragon William (Knights Tale) |

| | |King Leonidas (300) Simba |

| | |*Katniss (Hunger Games) |

| | |Rocky Creed (Rocky movie) |

| | |*Mulan *Fiona |

| | |King Leonidas *Rapunzel in Tangled |

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|Anti Hero | |Mater (Cars 2) Paul Blart (Mall Cop) |

| |Unlikely Hero |Aladdin Goku (Dragon Ball Z) |

| | |Jack Sparrow Hans Solo |

| | |John McClane (Die Hard Movies) |

| | |Sawyer (TV Lost) |

| | |Sam Witwiki (Transformers) |

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|Archetype |Synonyms |Allen (The Other Guy) Spiderman Batman |

| | |Spawn, Jack Sparrow |

|Byronic Hero |Gothic Hero |Superman Dr. Gregory House (TV show) |

| |Tragic Hero |Elphaba (Play: Wicked) |

| |Flawed Hero |Edward Cullen (Twilight) |

| | |The Crow Spawn |

| | |Dominic Santiago (Gears of War) |

| | |Ned Stark (Game of Thrones) |

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|Archetype |Synonyms | |

| | |Glenda Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of Oz) |

|Female Archetypes |Earth Mother |Cruella de Vil Elphaba Wicked |

|Including Heroine(Female |Great Mother |Glinda the Good Witch |

|Hero) ***(*see other |Mother Goddess |Dorothy from Wizard of Oz Ursula (Little Mermaid) |

|examples under Hero) |Female Hero – see epic hero(princess hero or |Ripley from Aliens |

| |maiden hero warrior) |Ariel and Mulan Katniss (Hunger Games) |

| |Damsel in Distress (see early fairy tales |Fiona Agent Carter (Captain America) |

| |Hag/Witch |Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel) |

| |Wicked Stepmother |Zatanna Zatara (Justice League – Batman) |

| | |She Hulk (Jennifer Walters) - can also be considered a doppelganger) |

| | |Power Girl (counterpart to Superman) |

| | |Alice in Wonderland (TV show) Rey (Star Wars) |

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|Archetype |Synonyms |Yoda Jimminy Cricket |

| | |Obi Wan Kenobi Mr. Miagi (Karate Kid) |

|Sage |Wise Man/Woman |Dumbledorf Haymitch (Hunger Games) |

| |Mentor |Mr. Keating (Dead Poet’s Society) |

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|Archetype |Synonyms |Mumble Grinch |

| | |Bella Swan (Twilight) |

|Social Outcast |Scapegoat |Lena Duchannes (Beautiful Creatures) |

| |Outcast- |Cady Heron (Mean Girls) |

| | |Juno (movie) Shrek |

|Trickster | |The Riddler Joker Batman Alien Q from Star Trek |

| | |Aang from Avatar Eric Carman from South Park, |

| | |V from V is Vendetta, |

| | |Ferris Bueller from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off |

| | |Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote Jack Sparrow (Pirates) |

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| | |Terminator Scar Jigsaw |

|Villain/Monsters | |Step mom from a Cinderella Story (w/ Hilary Duff) |

|Can also be specific types | |Lady Trnaine (step mom Cinderella) |

|such as Wicked Step | |Ursula Jafar (Aladdin) |

|Mother/witch | |James Bond villains: Dr. No, Oddjob, Goldfinder |

| | |Neal Gaiman’s American Gods |

| | |Voldemort Darth Vader Kylo Ren |

| | |Freddy Krueger Jason |

| | |Frank Lucas/Tyler Darden (Fight Club)Voldemort (Harry Potter) |

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