Archetype:Plutocrat

Plutocrat
Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics) is one of the richest people in the DC Universe, and takes full advantage of his wealth to fund his crime-fighting career.
The Archetype of:	The immensely wealthy.

"What are your superpowers again?"
"I'm rich."

― Barry Allen/The Flash and Bruce Wayne/Batman (Justice League)

"You know us billionaire vigilantes... we do love our toys."

― Oliver Queen (Arrowverse)

"I have the money! I make the rules! I was poor like you once, but I clawed my way up until no-one could look down on me! Until I opened the gates of heaven with a golden key and became a god!"

― Gild Tesoro (One Piece)

"I come from a pretty wealthy family. I have no intention of begging for food on the streets! WHY WOULD I SUFFER WHEN I HAVE MONEY, LET'S GO COMFORTABLY!!"

― Jin Taekyung to his master, Jeok Cheongang (Murim Login)

The archetype of a Plutocrat, a member of society with such immense wealth that they wield substantial power and influence.

Also Called

• Capitalist
• Immense Wealthy
• Richest Man/Woman/Child
• Wealthy Man/Woman/Child
• Super-Rich Man/Woman/Child

Properties

The user is immensely wealthy, having gained a fortune through various ways, and able to use their money to fund a wide variety of things, such as scientific research or gadget building.

Associated Powers

• Business Mastery
• Trading Mastery
• Golden Luck
• Monetary Manipulation
• Overwhelming Influence
• Rarity Manipulation
• Supreme Monopoly

Relationships

• Assassin
• Bounty Hunter
• Celebrity
• Immortality
  • Individuals with an expediently long life can accumulate vast wealth in the generations they occupy the world.
    • (Example, Vandal Savage, DC Comics/Justice League: Doom)
• Piracy Mastery
  • A lifetime of brigandry across the seven seas plundering and looting sailors & royalty can be very lucrative.
    • (Example, Henriette "One Eyed" Cooper, Sly Cooper)
• Thief
  • Robbing the wealthy to feed one's own finances is a pastime as old as human history.
    • (Example, Autolycus, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys)
• Treasure Hunter
  • When the user has made their fortune by hunting and collecting rare, priceless treasures.
    • (Example, Scrooge McDuck, Ducktales)

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Due to the status and influence it offers, the user may find a wide array of personal problems:
  • May develop some degree of egotistical or megalomaniacal tendencies, blinding them of their shortcomings or choices.
  • The lifestyle may grow to a dull manner for the ease or lack of complications wealth can offer.
• Poverty Inducement
• Overuse of this archetype will result in the collapse of an economy, with potentially cataclysmic results.
• While immense, the user's funds are not unlimited.
• The user may become the target for thieves.
• With wealth, they'll be the victim of the wrath and envy of others who are in poverty or desire to be even richer.

Example Characters

See also: Crimefighting with Cash and Fiction 500

• Cruella De Vil (101 Dalmatians)
• Various Characters (Bakugan Reboot)
• Taiya Hando (Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger)
• Billy Billions (Ben 10)
• Halekulani (Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo)
• Tomoyo Daidouji (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Willy Wonka (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
• Charles Foster Kane (Citizen Kane)
• The Baker (Cookie Clicker)
• Byakuya Togami (Danganronpa)
• Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
• Arthur Curry/Aquaman (DC Comics)
• Bruce Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
• Lex Luthor (DC Comics)
• Max Lord (DC Comics)
• Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific (DC Comics)
• Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)
• Oswald Cobblerpot/The Penguin (DC Comics)
• Ra’s al Ghul (DC Comics)
• Vandal Savage (DC Comics)
• Ray Palmer/The Atom (DC Comics)
• Ted Kord/Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
• Veronica Cale (DC Comics)
• Anthony Wayne/Dark Knight (DeviantArt)
• Oliver Murdock/Crismon Arrow (DeviantArt)
• Asim family (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland)
  • Kalim Al-Asim
• Shroud family (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland)
• Scrooge McDuck (Disney)
• Bulma (Dragon Ball series)
• Radley Crowne/Blue Falcon (Dynomutt, Dog Wonder)
• President Shinra (Final Fantasy VII)
• David Xanatos (Gargoyles)
• Northwest Family (Gravity Falls); formerly
• Plutus (Greek Mythology)
• Rich Ness (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)
• Oh Junu (Hectopascal)
• Sarah, Chloe, and Zoey (Horseland)
• Various Wizarding Families (Harry Potter)
  • Malfoy Family
    • Draco Malfoy
    • Lucius Malfoy
    • Narcissa Malfoy
    • The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black
    • The Potter family
• Taylor Kendall/Professor Night (Image Comics)
• Robert E.O. Speedwagon (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
• Passione (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
• Joestar Family (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• Shinomiya Family (Kaguya-Sama Love is War)
• Various Characters (Kingdom)
• Illusive Man (Mass Effect series)
• Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)
• Eddie Gunnam/The Swell (Marvel Comics)
• Jack Danner/Hawk-Owl (Marvel Comics)
• T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
• Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
• Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Marvel Comics)
• Norman Osborn/Green Goblin (Marvel Comics)
• Namor Mckenzei/The Submariner (Marvel Comics)
• Roberto Da Costa/Sunspot (Marvel Comics)
• Xian Coy Mahn/Karma (Marvel Comics)
• Paul Delacroix/Darkblade (Maerkle Press)
• William Robinson Keen/Eclipse (Monkeybrain Comics)
• Mr. Monopoly (Monopoly)
• Various Characters (Murim Login)
• Diamond Tiara (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Haru Jigokumeguri (Ojojojo)
• Foxworth Family (Oliver & Company)
• Various Characters (One Piece)
• Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3)
• Andrew Hartford (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
• Hannibal McFist (Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja)
• James and his parents (Pokémon)
• Richie Rich (Richie Rich)
• Daphne Blake (Scooby-Doo)
• Cooper Clan (Sly Cooper)
• Thorndyke Family (Sonic X)
• Various Characters (Solo Leveling)
• Various Characters (Star Wars Canon/Legends)
• The Tipton Family (Suite Life of Zack and Cody)
• Bowser (Super Mario Bros.)
• Brandon Brewster/Mighty Man (Ruby-Spears)
• Black Saturn (SuperMansion)
• Lawyer Kong (SMG4)
• Mishima Family (Tekken)
• The Addams Family (The Addams Family)
  • Gomez Addams
• Robert Vernon/Tek Knight (The Boys)
• Doug Dimmadome (The Fairly Oddparents)
• Jay Gatsby (The Great Gatsby)
• Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls)
• Various Characters (Valiant Entertainment Comics)
• Wario (Wario/Super Mario)
• Adrian Veidt/Ozymandias (Watchmen)
• Jacob Marlowe/Lord Emop (Wildstorm Comics)
• Jack Marlowe/Spartan (Wildstorm Comics)
• Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Gallery

As the daughter of a toy company CEO, Tomoyo Daidouji (Cardcaptor Sakura) possesses immense wealth, using it to personally make Sakura's various battle costumes and purchase cameras to film her adventures.

Scrooge McDuck (Disney) is the richest duck in the world. He made his fortune by being smarter than the smarties and tougher than the toughies, and he made it square.

Kalim Al-Asim (Disney: Twisted-Wonderland) comes from the extremely wealthy Asim family. He habitually hosts lavish parties for fellow students and even owns a treasure vault in his dorm, a nod to the Disney Aladdin film.

Doug Dimmadome (The Fairly Oddparents)

As president of the Shinra Electric Power Company, President Shinra (Final Fantasy VII) essentially controlled the entire planet Gaia through money.

Ryo Fui (Kingdom)

The Illusive Man (Mass Effect series) possesses immense wealth and resources, personally funding a project to resurrect the deceased Commander Shepard over the course of two years.

Mr. Monopoly (Monopoly)

Princess Morbucks (The Powerpuff Girls) is filthy rich and uses her wealth to fund her endeavors, buying such things as advanced technology.

The Cooper Clan (Sly Cooper) has amassed a vast vault of wealth and treasures over their centuries of thievery.

Talon Karrde (Star Wars Legends)

Christopher Thorndyke (Sonic X)

Chloe, Zoey, and their horses Chili and Pepper (Horseland)

Arthur Curry/Aquaman (DC Comics) as the king of all the oceans has access to several billions' worth in gold alone, along with the rich mineral, oil and other such hidden deposits laying at the sea floor.

Vlad Masters/Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom) used his ghost powers to rob banks and overshadow millionaires to hand over their businesses to him.

Diamond Tiara (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (Arrowverse)

Seto Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

David Xanatos (Gargoyles)

Bowser (Super Mario Series)

Lex Luthor (DC Comics)

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow (DC Comics)

Bulma (Dragon Ball Series)

Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (DC Comics)

Charles Xavier/Professor X (Marvel Comics)

T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)

Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Marvel Comics)

Tony Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)

James (Pokémon)

Wario's (Wario/Super Mario) numerous adventures and treasure hunts have left him an incredibly wealthy man.

Gild Tesoro (One Piece) is the tyrannical owner of the largest entertainment business in the world and has amassed an enormous fortune of over 500,000,000,000 berries.

Michael Holt/Mr. Terrific (DC Comics)

Ted Kord, The 2nd Blue Beetle (DC Comics)

Danny Rand/Iron Fist (Marvel Comics)

Roberto De Costa/Sunspot (Marvel Comics)

Mitsuru Kirijo (Persona 3)

Haru Okumura/Noir (Persona 5)

in an addtion to being a powerful telepath Emma Frost (Marvel Comics) is a very wealty woman.

The ancient pure-blood Malfoy family (Harry Potter franchise) Lucius, Draco and Narcissa Malfoy of the House Malfoy Independently wealthy, with no need to work for a living, they have generally preferred the role of power behind the throne, happy for others to do the donkey work and to take the responsibility for failure.

Like the Malfoy Family The ancient pure blood The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black (Harry Potter franchise) was one of the largest, oldest, and wealthiest pure-blooded wizarding families in Great Britain and was the House of Black was synonymous with elevated status and wealth

The Potter family (Harry Potter franchise) is a very old one, once Pureblood family who was very well off after a member of the family who took the family gold and quadrupled it, by creating magical Sleekeazy's Hair Potion and later sold the company at a vast profit.

Rich Ness (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch)

The Gremory Family (Highschool DxD) is one of wealthiest Devil noble families in the Underworld due to profound and wide business connections in the Underworld and human world.

Gomez Addams (The Addams Family)

Marc Spector/Moon Knight (Marvel Comics) became a very wealthy man due to his time as a mercenary.

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