Hero as Warrior A near god-like hero faces physical challenges and external enemies Examples: Comic book heroes, Odysseus.

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Hero Archetypes

Hero as Warrior A near god-like hero faces physical challenges and external enemies Examples: Comic book heroes, Odysseus

Hero as Lover A pure love motivates the hero to complete his quest Example:

Hero as Scapegoat Hero suffers for the sake of others Examples: Jesus, Aslan

Transcendent Hero/ Tragic Hero A hero of a tragedy whose fatal flaw brings about his downfall, but not without achieving some kind of transforming realization or wisdom Example:

Romantic/Gothic Hero AKA The Unbalanced Hero Hero/lover with a decidedly dark side, or who has mental/emotional deficiencies Example:

Proto-Feminist Hero Female heroes Examples: Katniss Everdeen

Apocalyptic Hero Hero who faces the possible destruction of society Example:

Anti-Hero Non-hero, given the vocation of failure, frequently humorous Examples:

The Other/The Denied Hero The protagonist whose status or essential otherness makes heroism possible Example:

The Superheroic Exaggerates the normal proportions of humanity; frequently has divine or supernatural origins. Separate from society, doesn’t really belong, but is needed.

The Hero’s Journey What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler | TED-Ed

Journey Types

Quest for Identity The hero needs to discover the hero inside of him/herself.

Search for the Promised Land The hero needs to find a specific place for safety or fulfillment

Quest for Vengeance The hero takes it upon him/herself to avenge the wrongs done to his/her family or people

Warrior’s Journey to Save His People The fate of a city/culture/society rests on the shoulders of the hero.

The Search for Love The hero travels on a journey to find his love/damsel in distress

Search for Knowledge To gain intellectual knowledge or fulfillment

The Tragic Quest The hero goes through penance or self-denial

The Fool’s Errand A task with no hope of success

Quest to Rid the Land of Danger Removing /defeating a threat or enemy