Archetype:Detective

Detective
Despite being a teenager, Naoto Shirogane’s (Persona series) detective prowess was so well recognized that she became known as “The Detective Prince”.
The Archetype of:	Represent the Detective archetype.

The Archetype of a character that specializes in solving mysteries.

Also Called

• Investigator

Properties

The user fits into the detective archetype. This makes them skilled at gathering and utilizing information to come to logical and accurate conclusions.

Associated Powers

• Peak Human/Enhanced Intelligence
  • Encyclopedic Knowledge
  • Enhanced Calculation
  • Enhanced Perception
  • Photographic Deduction
• Enhanced Investigation
  • Interrogation Intuition
  • Mystery Solving
• Enhanced Tracking
• Stealth Intuition
  • Peak Human/Enhanced Stealth

Relationships

• Supernatural Detective
  • All supernatural detectives are detectives who specialize in supernatural cases.

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Detectives may be over committed to solving a case, not realizing how it affects the people around them.
• Detectives may be willfully ignorant when people close to them are involved.

Example Characters

Anime/Manga

• Various Characters (Detective School Q)
• Jimmy Kudo/Conan Edogawa (Case Closed/Detective Conan)

Comics

• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Detective Chimp (DC Comics)
• Vic Sage/Question (DC Comics)
• Jessica Jones (Marvel Comics)

Cartoons

• Basil of Baker Street (The Great Mouse Detective)
• Mystery Inc. (Scooby-doo)

Literature

• Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes series)
• C. Auguste Dupin (Various Edgar Allan Poe series)
• Nancy Drew (Nancy Drew Novel Series)
• Hardy Boys (Hardy Boys Novel Series)
• Famous Five (Famous Five Novel Series)
• Secret Seven (Secret Seven Novel Series)
• TKKG (TKKG Novel Series)
• Dana Girls (Dana Girls Novel Series)
• Trixie Belden (Trixie Belden Novel Series)
• Penny Parker (Penny Parker Novel Series)
• Thea Sisters (Thea Stilton Novel Series)
• Power Boys (Power Boys Novel Series)
• Three Investigators (Three Investigators Novel Series)

Live Television/ Movies

• Various Characters (Brooklyn 99)
  • Adrian Pemento
  • Amy Santiago
  • Charles Boyle
  • Jake Peralta
  • Raymond Holt
  • Rosa Diaz
  • Terry Jeffords
• Chloe Decker (Lucifer TV series)
• Harry Goodman (Pokemon Detective Pikachu)
• Ghostwriter Team (Ghostwriter)

Video Games

• Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganronpa)
• Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa V3)
• Naoto Shirogane (Persona series)
• Ryutarou Dojima (Persona series)
• Tohru Adachi (Persona series)
• Goro Akechi (Persona series)
• Sherlock Holmes (TYPE-MOON)
• Ghost Scene Investigators (Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who?)

Gallery

C. Auguste Dupin (Various Edgar Allan Poe series) is considered to be the very first detective.

Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) is known as “The World’s Greatest Detective”.

Vic Sage/Question (DC Comics) is well known for solving mysteries and conspiracies.

Kyoko Kirigiri (Danganronpa) holds the talent of ultimate detective.

Shuichi Saihara (Danganronpa V3) also has the talent of ultimate detective.

Goro Akechi/Crow's (Persona series) natural detective ability was enough for him to be recognized as “The Second Detectie Prince”.

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes (TYPE-MOON)

Basil of Baker Street (The Great Mouse Detective)

Jimmy Kudo/Conan Edogawa (Case Closed/Detective Conan)