Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Horror Character Archetypes

Transmogrifying the Dramatica Character archetypes:
  • Protagonist - The Victim and Hero
  • Antagonist - The Big Bad and Manifestation of Pure Evil
  • Guardian - The Protector of Secrets and Thresholds
  • Contagonist - The Seducer of Innocence and Moral Transgressor
  • Reason - The Scientist and Magician
  • Emotion - The Madman and Shape-changer
  • Sidekick - The Minion and the Cultist
  • Skeptic - The Voice of Warning and Foreshadowing
Character archetypes in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show:
  • Protagonist - Buffy
  • Antagonist - The Master
  • Guardian - Giles
  • Contagonist - Angel
  • Reason - Willow
  • Emotion - Oz
  • Sidekick - Xander
  • Skeptic - Cordelia