Heroic Archetypes

Villain Archetypes

Hero’s Journey 1

Hero’s Journey 2

Authors and Such

Female Archetypes

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This fun and irresistible hero is not too responsible, like Jack from The Titanic.

What is the charmer?

This archetype is a dynamic leader who is tough, decisive, and goal- oriented, like Vito Corleone in The Godfather.

What is the chief?

This hero is sweet and safe, and he never lets anyone down, like any Adam Sandler character.

What is the best friend?

This heroic archetype is an “anti-hero,” but is charismatic, like Wolverine in the X- Men.

What is the bad boy?

This archetype craves adventure and excitement, like Indiana Jones.

What is the swashbuckler?

This archetype is a villain that wants power at any price, like Jafar in Aladdin.

What is the tyrant?

This archetype is a villain who is a duplicitous double agent that talks behind people’s backs, like Iago in Aladdin.

What is the traitor?

This archetype is a resentful and dispossessed son, like Scar in The Lion King.

What is bastard?

This archetype is a lonely outsider who desperately wants to belong.

What is the outcast?

This archetype is a villain who abides by his own moral code and judges people by his own strict sense of honor, like Jigsaw in Saw.

What is the terrorist?

This is the name of the famous mythologist who first widely popularized the use of the word monomyth.

Who is Joseph Campbell?

In the monomyth model, the hero gains this “magic potion” that he brings back to his people.

What is the elixir?

A hero who has crossed the threshold of adventure is said to be ________________, a reference to the biblical story of Jonah.

What is in the belly of the beast or in the belly of the whale?

This is Campbell’s term for the hero’s escape, which usually takes place as part of a chase scene.

What is flight?

This is the author’s term for a protective device given by a mentor.

What is an amulet?

This Campbell’s term for the “doorway” to adventure.

What is the threshold?

These are the three basic stages of the hero’s journey.

What are separation, initiation, and return?

Harry Potter’s INITIAL encounter with Voldemort might be considered this stage of his journey.

What is birth?

Harry Potter’s initial visit from Hagrid could be considered this stage of the monomyth.

What is the call to adventure?

This is the name for the climax of the monomyth cycle, such as when Harry finally confronts Voldemort.

What is the Supreme Ordeal?

This is the name of the famous book that defined the idea of the monomyth.

What is The Hero with 1000 Faces?

This is the name of a recent documentary about the monomyth.

What is Finding Joe?

This is the name of the famous psychologist who popularized the word “archetype.”

Who is Carl Jung?

Because archetypes cut across all cultures and time periods, they could be considered this.

What is timeless?

The book Why Courage Matters by this presidential candidate talks about, well, why courage matters.

Who is John McCain?

Fiona from Shrek would best represent this archetype.

Who is the spunky kid?

Rogue from the X-Men might represent this archetype, because she is a survivor.

What is the waif?

This female heroic archetype has not a care in the world, and marches to her own beat.

Who is the free spirit?

This female doesn’t take no for an answer – like Meryl Streep’s character in The Devil Wears Prada.

What is the boss?

Many Disney movies contain this archetype – the evil stepmother.

What is the matriarch?

According to Finding Joe, a large statue of this was covered up with mud and dirt so as to not look valuable to attackers. This is a metaphor for the hero’s journey.

What is a Golden Buddha?