Archetype:Scholar

Scholar
Osvald V. Vanstein (Octopath Traveler II)
The Archetype of:	Scholar, a seeker of truth and knowledge.

The archetype of a character who is a scholar.

Also Called

• Academic
• Intellectual
• Knowledge/Truth Seeker
• Professor

Properties

The user is a scholar, a person who is highly educated or has an aptitude for study, usually a specialist in a particular branch of study, especially the humanities; a distinguished academic. These characters would usually travel around the world seeking new knowledge and/or uncovering hidden truths and mystery.

They are often depicted as learning enthusiasts, seeking knowledge and skills that could potentially lead them to their death. Usually, they find that any form of knowledge or skill useful. In some cases, the Scholar has an obsessive tendency towards learning for some grand purpose or personal reason.

Associated Powers

• Encyclopedic Knowledge/Knowledge Augmentation
• Literary Mastery
• Magic
  • Magic Circle Combat
  • Scholar Magic
  • Rune Manipulation
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Intelligence
• Peak Human/Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Wisdom
• Science Mastery/Supernatural Science
  • Chemistry Mastery
  • Enhanced Craftsmanship
  • Mathematics Mastery
  • Physics Mastery

Variations/Relationships

• Academic Alpha
• Adventurer
• Alchemist
• Genius
• Scholar Dragon
• Scientist

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Their quest for knowledge and truth could blind them and lead them to unnecessary dangers.
• Often lacks in term of physical capabilities.

Example Characters

• The Lich (Adventure Time); the last Scholar of the Golb
• Elvis Lesley (Bravely Default II)
• Hu Gong/Beom Hang (Cheonhwa Archive's Young Master)
• Zephyr (Doom Breaker)
• Dominic Deegan (Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire)
• Elefseria (Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest)
• Fishlegs Ingerman (How To Train Your Dragon)
• Various Hunters (Hunter x Hunter)
• Osvald V. Vanstein (Octopath Traveler II)
• Cyrus Albright (Octopath Traveler)
• Nico Robin (One Piece)

Gallery

Anime/Manga

Elefseria (Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest) A dragon slayer whose dominion over the attribute of Law, which is the power of knowledge and of obtaining all information in the Magic World.

Nico Robin (One Piece)

Beom Hang (Cheonhwa Archive's Young Master)

Mirabel Lautreamont (Seikoku no Ryukishi) is the finest scholar in the Lautreamont Knight Kingdom.

Video Games

Elvis Lesley (Bravely Default II) a larger-than-life scholar.

DragoWisdom, Knowledge of the Fifth Omni (Future Card Buddyfight)

Videos

One Piece Robin vs Yama -Part 3 Final--2

See For Yourself- The Dominic Deegan Story-2