Archetype:Rebel

Rebel
Due to being condemned to an unreasonable fate after being summoned by the evil god Ehit to Tortus as a pawn, Hajime Nagumo's (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou) unbreakable resolve to survive and return home contribute to his absolute defiance against Ehit and the Holy Church by becoming a genocidal god slayer.
The Archetype of:	Represent the Rebel archetype.

"There's only rebels & tyrants now."

― Xander Cage (xXx: Return of Xander Cage)

"True freedom can only be achieved when oppressive governments are torn down."

― Zaheer (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)

"You want to live and die for justice, it is your freedom! Don't you dare force your ideals upon me, I won't risk my life for this world! If you get it then shut up. Blabber in my ear about justice again one more time, I will send you to hell!"

― Hajime Nagumo (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)

"You no longer need to sacrifice for your people. You no longer need to bear the weight of your crown. I’ve taken care of everything."

― Arthas (Warcraft)

"Once a rebel always a rebel."

― Hera Syndulla (Star Wars)

The ability to embody the rebel archetype. Note: that this is essentially a definition of an archetype/concept. Opposite of Tyrant.

Also Called

• Chaotic Good
• Beatific/Insurgent/Rogue
• Defiant to the End
• Freedom Fighter
• Radical
• Revolutionist/Revolutionary

Properties

The user is a rebel: one who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or leader. Rebels are not necessarily good and, in some circumstances, may actually be worse than the force they are fighting against, striving to destroy the established system even if it is working.

Associated Powers

• Badass
• Charisma Mastery
• Crime Mastery
• Companion Allegiance
• Cooperation Mastery
• Enhanced Instincts
• Enhanced Precision
• Enhanced Preparedness
• Enhanced Wisdom
• Enhanced Wits
• Indomitable Belief
• Indomitable Compassion
• Indomitable Hope
• Indomitable Will
• Intuitive Aptitude
• One Man Army
• Peak Human Condition
• Pure/Strong Heart
• Tactical Analysis
• Unpredictability

Relationships

• Adventurer: A rebel is also related to the adventurer archetype.
• Assailant: Not all rebels fight for freedom; some fight for their own selfish intentions while corrupting good minds to make them believe it’s for the common good. They manipulate and persuade others to do their bidding while they secretly plant the seeds of their own tyranny.
• Avenger: A lot of rebels fight to avenge their loved ones who have been murdered by tyrannical rulers or corrupt politicians/businessmen.
• Handicapability: Some rebels may be cripples.
• Hero: A rebel is also related to the hero archetype.
  • Cosmic Hero
  • Global Hero
  • National Hero
  • Otherworldly Hero
  • Street Hero
• Old Prime: Some rebels may have been doing this for many years.
• Spy: A rebel is also related to the spy archetype. They commonly infiltrate enemy territories to gather intelligence.
  • Messenger
• Swashbuckler: A rebel is also related to the swashbuckler archetype.
• Terrorist: A rebel is also related to the terrorist archetype.
• Thief: A rebel is also related to the thief archetype. They rob from the rich and give to the poor while fighting against tyranny.
• Trickster: A rebel is commonly related to the trickster archetype. They commonly hold disregard or usually question one's authority through their actions, their crafty and clever methods are in service of rebellion.
• Warrior: A lot of rebels have received military training from their mentors to fight for what's right.
  • Knight
  • Musketeer
  • Ninja
  • Samurai
  • Soldier
  • Spartan

Variations

• True Friend (Rebel for the sake of friendship)
• True Hero (Rebel for the sake of Sacrifice)

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Intensions may be corrupted.
• May have to suffer great consequences in victory or failure.
• Rebels are not always good as they work to destabilize the established system.

Example Characters

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Akatsuki Ousawa (Aesthetica of a Rogue Hero)
• Hajime Nagumo (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Liberators (Arifureta Sekai Saikyou)
• Eren Yaeger (Attack of Titan)
• Zeke Yaeger (Attack of Titan)
• Ginjo Kugo (Bleach)
• Kaname Tōsen (Bleach)
• Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
• Agito Makishima/Guyver II (Bio-Booster Armor Guyver)
• Sho Fukamachi/Guyver I (Bio-Booster Armor Guyver)
• Dan Woohyun (Chronicles Of The Martial God’s Return/Record of Return)
• The Black Knights (Code Geass)
  • Kallen Kozuki
  • Kaname Ohgi
  • Lelouch Lamperouge/Lelouch vi Britannia/Zero
• Satan (Devilman)
• Elec (Dragon Ball series)
• Tienshenhan (Dragon Ball series)
• Vegeta (Dragon Ball series)
• Jellel Fernandez (Fairy Tail)
• Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
• Shinsuke Takasugi (Gintama)
• Katsura Kōtarō (Gintama)
• Yeon (Hero Killer)
• Dusk (Hero Killer)
• Ihwa/Hero Killer (Hero Killer)
• Vali Lucifer (Highschool DxD)
• Jin Mu-Won (Legend of the Northern Blade)
• Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo)
• Suguru Geto (Jujutsu Kaisen)
• Anos Voldigoad (Misfit at Demon King Academy)
• Madara Uchiha (Naruto)
• Orochimaru (Naruto)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• The Revolutionary Army (One Piece)
  • Monkey D. Dragon
  • Emporio Ivankov
  • Sabo
  • Koala
  • Hack
• Pirates (One Piece)
  • Gol D. "Gold" Roger
  • Edward Newgate/Whitebeard
  • Kaido
  • Charlotte Linlin/Big Mom
  • Shanks
  • Donquixote Doflamingo
  • Monkey D. Luffy
  • Eustass "Captain" Kid
  • Marshell D. Teach/Blackbeard
  • Joy Boy
• Rulers (Solo Leveling)
• Elizabeth (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Meliodas (Seven Deadly Sins)
• Mjurran (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)

Cartoons

• Space Rangers (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)
• Rebellion (She-Ra: Princess of Power/and the Princesses of Power)
• Freedom Fighters (Sonic the Hedgehog TV series/Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
• Rebels (Spider-Man Unlimited)
• Crystal Gems (Steven Universe)
  • Amethyst
  • Garnet
    • Ruby
    • Sapphire
  • Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond
  • Pearl
• Red Lotus (The Legend of Korra)
• Steeljaw (Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2015)
• Quillfire (Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2015)

Comics

• Thaedus (Invincible/Image Comics)
• Freedom Fighters (DC Comics)
• Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics)

Folklore/Mythology

• Lancelot (Arthurian Legend)
• Mordred (Arthurian Legend)
• Fallen Angels (Christianity)
  • Lucifer
• Set (Egyptian Mythology)
• Loki (Norse Mythology)

Literature

• Dragon Riders (Inheritance Cycle)
• The Varden (Inheritance Cycle)
• Colonel Aureliano Buendía (One hundred years of solitude)
• Luke Castellan (Riordanverse)

Live Action/Movies

• Teal'c (Stargate franchise)
• Alliance to Restore the Republic (Star Wars)
• Maquis (Star Trek)
• The Right Arm (Maze Runner)
• Various Characters (xXx series)

Video Games

• Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue)
• Jimmy Hopkins (Bully)
• Sparda (Devil May Cry series)
• Conscripts (Hλlf-Life 2); Cut
• Lux (League of Legends)
• Mage revolution in Demacia country (League of Legends)
  • Sylas
• Various criminals in Piltover city (League of Legends)
  • Jinx
• Xayah (League of Legends)
• Caleb (Monolith Production's Blood)
• Phantom Theives of Hearts (Persona 5)
  • Ann Takamaki/Panther
  • Futaba Sakura /Oracle/Navi
  • Goro Akechi/Crow
  • Haru Okumura/Noir
  • Makoto Nijima/Queen
  • Ren Amamiya/Akira Kurusu/Joker
  • Ryuji Sakamoto/Skull
  • Sophia/Sophia
  • Sumire yoshizawa/Violet
  • Yosuke Kitagawa/Fox
  • Zenkichi Hasegawa/Wolf
• The Rebel Corps (Persona 5 Tactica)
  • Erina
• Waruo (Shin Megami Tensei)
• Itaru Hashida/Daru (Steins;Gate); by 2025
• Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate); by 2025
• Suzuha Amane (Steins;Gate)
• Jinpachi Mishima (Tekken)
• Lars Alexandersson (Tekken)
• Crypters (TYPE-MOON)
• Gilgamesh (TYPE-MOON)
• Lancelot (TYPE-MOON)
• Mordred (TYPE-MOON)
• Shirou Amakusa Tokisada (TYPE-MOON)
• Spartacus (TYPE-MOON)

Web Comic/Series

• Agent Carolina (Red vs. Blue)
• Agent Maine/the Meta (Red vs. Blue)
• Allision/Agent Texas (Red vs. Blue)
• David/Agent Washington (Red vs. Blue)
• Genkins (Red vs. Blue)
• Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
• John Doe (unORDINARY)
• Seraphina (unORDINARY)
• Remi (unORDINARY)
• Blyke (unORDINARY)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach) was a rogue Shinigami who defected and rebelled against the Soul Society to destroy their millennia-old system.

Dan Woohyun (Chronicles of the Martial God’s Return/Record of Return)

Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) rebelled against Frieza and his forces.

Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)

Giorno Giovanna (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind/Vento Aureo) rebelled against his corrupt Mafia boss.

Madara Uchiha (Naruto) rebelled against Hashirama and the Hidden Leaf Village.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) rebelled against the Hidden Leaf Village and eventually the entire shinobi world.

Monkey D. Dragon (One Piece) seeks to overthrow the entire World Government for their dictatorships.

Much like his father, Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece) is infamous for his indomitable rebellious nature in the pursuit of freedom, fearlessly challenging even the Four Emperors/Yonko.

Meliodas (The Seven Deadly Sins) rebelled against his own father, the Demon King, and the rest of the demon race.

After being Robbed, Framed and Betrayed, Naofumi Iwatani (Rising of the Shield Hero) decides to rebel against the people who did him dirty, and defeat the waves his own way and find his way home.

After finding out the truth of his father's past as well as the looming threat of Marley, Eren Yeager (Attack On Titan) alongside Floch create a group called the Yeagerists, which ousted the Survey Corp and the MPs out of power to help Eren activate the Rumbling.

After years of oppression and being mistreated by The Dragon Keepers, D (Go Go Loser Ranger) decides to go against the Dragon Keepers, for the freedom of his duster brethren.

Bonzo/Comics

The Freedom Fighters (DC Comics)

Freedom Fighters (Sonic SatAM/Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)

Spider Punk (Marvel Comics)

Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)

Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics) started to become more of a revolutionary leader of the mutant revoloution after Charles Xavier's death.

Being killed by The Joker, and feeling like his revenge was not dealt with his death, Jason Todd/Red Hood (DC Comics) decides to be a more brutal vigilante and go against Batman's No Kill Rule, and kill villains in his own way.

Calvin Rose (DC Comics) was once a Talon for the Court Of Owls, but defected from them after seeing the error of his ways and seeing the court for who they are.

Realizing the error in his ways and the way of his people, Nolan Grayson/Omni-Man (Image Comics) decides to work against and fight back against the Viltrum Empire.

After being tricked by Mephisto for his soul, Johnny Blaze/Ghost Rider (Marvel Comics) rebels against Mephisto control and decides to become a spirit of vengeance, punishing those who has hurt the innocence.

Being on the bad sides of Heaven and Hell, Spawn (Image Comics) decides to go against Hell's Forces and Malebogia while dealing with Heaven's forces, becoming his own Hellspawn.

Cartoons

Space Rangers (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command)

The Crystal Gems (Steven Universe) were freedom fighters who fought against The Diamonds tyrannical rule and hostile takeover of planets (mostly Earth).

Nimona (Nimona)

Steeljaw (Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2015) was originally arrested for insighting rebellion on his home planet, Cybertron.

True to his profile, Quillfire (Transformers: Robots in Disguise 2015) is an anarchist and agent of chaos who believes there shouldn't be such a thing as authority.

Folklore/Mythology

Lucifer (Christianity) was said to be the first rebel who rebelled against God out of an act of sheer envy, he convinced many of his angels to stand with him but failed and fell. He vowed to one day return and take his place in heaven by influencing/corrupting the world to turn against God and lead his fallen armies to fight God in the final days of Earth.

Loki (Norse Mythology) often causes trouble to the gods for his own amusement.

Sun Wukong (Journey To The West)

Live Television/Movies

The Alliance to Restore the Republic (Star Wars) also known as the Alliance to Restore Freedom to the Galaxy, the Rebel Alliance or simply Alliance and, informally as the Rebellion, was a loose alliance of planetary, system, and sector-level insurrectionist factions. They were generally united in common cause, against a common enemy in the form of the tyrannical Galactic Empire.

Xander Cage (xXx) is an extreme sports enthusiast with a bad rebellious attitude.

The Boys (The Boys) are a group of individuals who go against Vought or Supes that abuse their powers and fame for their own personal gain.

Video Games

Ragna the Bloodedge (Blazblue), aka "The Grim Reaper" is an SS-Class Criminal wanted by the N.O.L. for destroying their government branches, earning a bounty of P$90,000,000,000.

Sparda (Devil May Cry series) rebelled against Mundus and the rest of hid demon brethren.

Jinx, the Loose Cannon (League of Legends) likes to challenge the authority of Piltover city.

Lux (League of Legends) is a mage in a city forbid magic, Demacia. While her family tries to protect her, thanks to their nobility. Lux, however, wants to assist other mages. She accidentally caused the escape of Sylas and turned the city upside down.

The Phantom Thieves of Hearts (Persona 5) strive for equality and justice against society's corruption regardless of social and political opposition.

Galen Marek/Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) decides to go against his Master, Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire and revolutionize the Rebel Army.

Erina (Persona 5 Tactica) is the leader of the Rebel Corps fighting against the tyrannical Lady Marie.

In the Akpha and Beta Worldlines, by the year 2025, Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate) had established the resistance group known as Valkyrie.

Gilgamesh, (TYPE-MOON) rebelled against the gods.

Lancelot (TYPE-MOON) rebelled against his king to rescue his lover, Guinevere, from execution.

Mordred (TYPE-MOON) led a rebellion against King Arthur's rule.

Shirou Tokisada Amakusa (TYPE-MOON) led the failed Shimabara Rebellion in Japan.

Spartacus (TYPE-MOON) rebelled against the Roman Empire.

Realizing the flaws in the Samurai's Code of Honor and almost dying from the Mongols on Komada Beach, Jin Sakai (Ghost Of Tsushima) decides to go against the Samurai's Code of Honor and fight the Mongols Invasion, using dirty tactics and sneak attacks to save his people from the Mongols as The Ghost.

Dedsec (Watch Dogs) are a hacking collective with a purpose to expose the corruption in the world (most notably, the mega corporations).

Web Animation/Comic/Series

Blake Belladonna (RWBY) has rebelled against Adam and the White Fang for her own ideal of peace and union between Humans and Faunus.

In the future where Kimyos are all but outlawed, Ronin Che Heart (Ordeal) rebels against K.O.D.E. and the Trinidadian Government, becoming an "Enemy of Mankind".

Rihan (Blue Tempest) one of the 5 Bandit Warlords.

After finding out about his parents suffering and the death of his father by the authorities and SPECTRE's hand, John Doe (Unordinary) decides to fight against the Authorities and SPECTRE/EMBER to get revenge against the people that not only killed his father, but also made his mother and friends suffer by their hands.

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