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{{quote| ''It may seem redundant at first as strictly speaking an archetype is simply an example of something, in short every trope is a story archetype. However here we are using the term in reference to a concept in [[Carl Jung|Jungian]] Psychology of the same name.''}}

{{quote|''It may seem redundant at first as strictly speaking an archetype is simply an example of something, in short every trope is a story archetype. However here we are using the term in reference to a concept in [[Carl Jung|Jungian]] Psychology of the same name.''}}

An [[Archetypal Character]] is a character who appears over and over in legends far and wide, even in cultures that have shut themselves off from the world. The [[Our Vampires Are Different|blood drinking risen dead]] are an [[Archetype]] as almost every culture has come up with their own legends independent of each other. ''[[Angel]]'' is an archetype: the tragic hero trying to overcome the evils of his past. [[The Trickster|Coyote]] is an archetype. Xena is an archetype. Any of these may be disguised as a [[Space Alien]].