The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes animals ...

Across the breadth of fighting games, numerous archetypes of characters have formed that function similarly across countless titles, helping players easily identify characters whose play styles may ...

From the wise-cracking sidekick to the wily trickster, the just-out-of-reach love interest to the grizzled mentor, archetypal characters fit into age-old storytelling patterns. The most popular ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

Cameron Lucas is a writer who has been dedicated to the medium for over four years, and an avid player of video games for all of his life. After the better part of a year at Game Rant as a feature ...

Your favorite TV character might be more than comic relief. Explore how Jungian archetypes shape behavior, emotion, and ...