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What are the different archetypes of superheroes/supervillains?
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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 2509589" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>The <strong>Sidekick</strong> as distinct from the Young Hero. (Sometimes they're not even that young.)</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Heir to the Legacy</strong> is especially popular in DC, but Marvel and other superhero franchises also have heroes who take over from another hero, for whatever reason, usually inheriting a lot of their enemies and sometimes their allies.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Gimmick</strong> villain is a staple with Batman, the Flash, Spider-Man and (formerly) Daredevil writers. The Flash's Rogues Gallery typifies the villains who have one schtick ("I have a cold ray gun!") that they then drive into the ground, although they normally possess a certain goofy charm, unless they're misfires like the Rainbow Raider.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Outcast Hero</strong> includes everyone from the X-Men to Howard the Duck: Heroes fighting on behalf of a world that doesn't understand them and may outright hate them. They serve as stand-ins for misunderstood adolescents, people who aren't seen as socially acceptable (at least by the writers, who sometimes champion people who are actually A-OK) and so on.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Archer</strong> lingers on, even though both Green Arrow and his Marvel counterparts would get spanked handily by most supervillains. In fact, Hawkeye is dead and DC's Moonbow only shows up to get her butt kicked.</p><p></p><p>The <strong>Appalling Stereotype</strong> includes such "I thought about this for 10 second" characters as Shamrock, Apache Chief, any black character whose name includes the word "black" in it and anyone based off someone the comic creator wanted to sleep with at the time they were working on the issue.</p><p></p><p>I'd widen the stereotypes to teams, including the <strong>Team of Icons</strong> (JLA, Avengers, etc.), <strong>Teen Icons</strong> (Teen Titans, various Marvel misfires), <strong>Not-the-Icons</strong> (Defenders, Outsiders), <strong>Future Team</strong> (Guardians of the Galaxy, Legion of Super-Heroes, the Wanderers), <strong>Not-Superhero Team</strong> (Fantastic Four, Damage Inc., Thunderbolts).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 2509589, member: 11760"] The [b]Sidekick[/b] as distinct from the Young Hero. (Sometimes they're not even that young.) The [b]Heir to the Legacy[/b] is especially popular in DC, but Marvel and other superhero franchises also have heroes who take over from another hero, for whatever reason, usually inheriting a lot of their enemies and sometimes their allies. The [b]Gimmick[/b] villain is a staple with Batman, the Flash, Spider-Man and (formerly) Daredevil writers. The Flash's Rogues Gallery typifies the villains who have one schtick ("I have a cold ray gun!") that they then drive into the ground, although they normally possess a certain goofy charm, unless they're misfires like the Rainbow Raider. The [b]Outcast Hero[/b] includes everyone from the X-Men to Howard the Duck: Heroes fighting on behalf of a world that doesn't understand them and may outright hate them. They serve as stand-ins for misunderstood adolescents, people who aren't seen as socially acceptable (at least by the writers, who sometimes champion people who are actually A-OK) and so on. The [b]Archer[/b] lingers on, even though both Green Arrow and his Marvel counterparts would get spanked handily by most supervillains. In fact, Hawkeye is dead and DC's Moonbow only shows up to get her butt kicked. The [b]Appalling Stereotype[/b] includes such "I thought about this for 10 second" characters as Shamrock, Apache Chief, any black character whose name includes the word "black" in it and anyone based off someone the comic creator wanted to sleep with at the time they were working on the issue. I'd widen the stereotypes to teams, including the [b]Team of Icons[/b] (JLA, Avengers, etc.), [b]Teen Icons[/b] (Teen Titans, various Marvel misfires), [b]Not-the-Icons[/b] (Defenders, Outsiders), [b]Future Team[/b] (Guardians of the Galaxy, Legion of Super-Heroes, the Wanderers), [b]Not-Superhero Team[/b] (Fantastic Four, Damage Inc., Thunderbolts). [/QUOTE]
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