Archetypes List
Archetypes List
This selection of over 350 archetypes includes major archetypes (in bold font) and the sub-archetypes that are similar to them. If you have additional archetypes you’d like to be considered for this list please list them in the comments below. If you have questions about archetypes on the list or how they are categorized, also please post your questions below.
This archetypes list is a work in progress and there are no hard and fast rules here. The main point is to keep track of the different archetypes I come across and keep them in some semblance of order. This is meant to help spark your imagination and encourage healthy discussion about what the archetypes are and how to define them.
ADDICT
Shopaholic, Workaholic, Glutton
ADVOCATE
Activist, Defender, Environmentalist, Hacktivist, Lobbyist, Protestor
ALCHEMIST
Magician, Scientist, Witch, Wizard, Spell-caster
ALIEN
Black Sheep, Freak, Outcast, Outsider, Wierdo
ANGEL
Fairy Godmother
ARTIST
Actor, Chef, Craftsperson, Creative, Dancer, Designer, Dramatist, Entertainer, Gardener, Herbalist, Landscaper, Muse, Musician, Painter, Photographer, Potterer, Sculptor, Seamstress, Singer/Bard, Sketch Artist, Weaver, Woodworker, Writer
ATHLETE
Coach, Olympian, Dancer
AVENGER
Attorney, Crime Fighter, Whistle-blower
BEGGAR
Bum, Free Loader, Homeless Person, Holy Beggar, Mooch, Vagabond
BULLY
Tyrant
CHILD
Abandoned Child, Adult Child, Bratty Child, Divine Child, Eternal Child, Golden Child, Innocent Child, Invisible Child, Magical Child, Nature Child, Orphan Child, Spoiled Child, Step Child, Wild Child, Wounded Child
COMPANION
Friend, Playmate, Sidekick, Right Arm, Consort
DAMSEL
Princess
DESTROYER
Spoiler
DETECTIVE
Double Agent, Investigator, Spy, Voyeur, Narc, Sleuth, Snoop
DILETTANTE
Amateur, Jack of All Trades, Renaisance Man/Woman
DON JUAN
Cassanova, Gigolo, Seducer, Sex Addict
ENGINEER
Accountant, Analyst, Architect, Builder, Designer, Geek, Schemer, Strategist
EXORCIST
FAIRY
Elf, Leprechaun, Sprite
FATHER
Chief, Patriarch, Progenitor
FEMME FATALE
Enchantress, Flirt, Mistress, Provocateur, Seductress, Siren, Black Widow, Cougar
FOOL
Clown, Jester, Joker
GAMBLER
Dare Devil
GOD
Master, Diety
GODDESS
Diva, Gaia … There are countless goddesses in every pantheon – Greek, Roman, Hindu, Norse, Germanic, Celtic, and so on.
GOSSIP
GUIDE
Crone, Evangelist, Guru, Preacher, Sage, Spiritual Master, Wise Woman/Man
HEALER
Therapist, Wounded Healer, Counselor, Caregiver, Nurse
HEDONIST
Glutton, Gourmet, Party Animal
HERMIT
Curmudgeon, Frump, Recluse
JUDGE
Arbitrator, Critic
KING
Chief, Dictator, Emperor, Leader, Ruler, Sovereign
KNIGHT
LIBERATOR
Revolutionary
LOVER
Romantic
MARTYR
Scapegoat
MEDIATOR
Ambassador, Counselor, Diplomat, Middle Man
MENTOR
Advisor, Counselor, Master, Tutor
MESSIAH
Redeemer, Savior
MIDAS/MISER
Entrepreneur, Money Bags, Penny Pincher, Philanthropist
MONK/NUN
Ascetic, Celibate, Puritan, Solitary
MOTHER
Homemaker, Matriarch, Working Mom, Mr. Mom, Virgin Mother, Birth Mom, Adopted Mom, Mother Figure, Mother Nature, Helicopter Mom, Free-range Mom, Soccer Mom, Tiger Mom, Devouring Mother
MYSTIC
Renunciate
NARCISSIST
NETWORKER
Communicator, Courier, Hipster, Messenger, Herald
OPPRESSOR
Puppeteer
PERFECTIONIST
PIONEER
Doomsday Prepper, Homesteader, Innovator, Pilgrim, Settler, Inventor
POET
POLITICIAN
Bureaucrat, Charlatan
PREDATOR
Mass Murderer, Serial Killer, Terrorist
PRIEST/PRIESTESS
Evangelist, Minister, Preacher, Rabbi
PRINCE
PROSTITUTE
Pimp, Tramp
QUEEN
Empress, Sovereign
REBEL
Anarchist, Bad Boy, Black Sheep, Cowboy, Gangster, Hippie, Maverick, Nonconformist, Outcast, Outsider, Punk, Wierdo
RESCUER
SABOTEUR
Strategist
SAMARITAN
SCRIBE
Accountant, Copyist, Historian, Journalist, Secretary
SEEKER
Drifter, Explorer, Free Spirit, Gypsy, Nomad, Scout, Vagabond, Wanderer
SERVANT
Caregiver, Indentured Servant, Nurse
SHAMAN
Animal Whisperer, Witch Doctor
SHAPE-SHIFTER
SLAVE
Puppet, Robot
STORYTELLER
Minstrel, Narrator
STUDENT
Apprentice, Devotee, Disciple, Scholar
TEACHER
Expert, Instructor, Professor
THIEF
Con Artist, Crook, Hacker, Kleptomaniac, Pickpocket, Pirate, Robin Hood, Swindler
TRICKSTER
Provocateur
TWIN
VAMPIRE
Stalker
VICTIM
Coward, Prey, Survivor
VIRGIN
VISIONARY
Clairvoyant, Dreamer, Intuitive, Medium, Oracle, Prophet, Psychic, Seer
WARRIOR
Barbarian, Commander, Crime Fighter, General, Guardian, Gunslinger, Mercenary, Samurai, Sell Sword (Soldier of Fortune), Soldier
WIDOW
ZOMBIE
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