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Archetype:Adult's Media Protagonist

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"Volunteering is for suckers. Did you know that volunteers don’t even get paid for the stuff they do?"
― Homer Simpson (The Simpsons)
"Sometimes the things we do don’t matter right now. Sometimes they matter, later. You have to care more about later sometimes, you know?"
― Stan Marsh (South Park)
"BWAAAAHH!"
― Hank Hill (King of the Hill)
"I’m pretty sure if I stopped drinking for even one day, the accumulated hangover would probably kill me."
― Sterling Archer (Archer)
"Listen, I’m not the nicest guy in the universe, because I’m the smartest, and being nice is something stupid people do to hedge their bets."
― Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
"I feel like my life is just a series of unrelated wacky adventures."
― Bojack Horseman

The power to use the archetypal traits of adult's media heroes. Variation of Heroic and Anti-Hero. Opposite of Children's Media Heroes and Adult's Media Antagonist.

Also Called[]

  • The Simpsons Expy
  • South Park Expy
  • Family Guy Expy
  • ATHF Expy
  • Adult's Media Hero/Heroine/Heroes
  • Adult's Show Hero/Heroine/Heroes
  • Adult's Show Protagonist
  • Mature's Media Protagonist
  • Mature's Media Hero/Heroine/Heroes
  • Mature's Show Hero/Heroine/Heroes
  • Mature's Show Protagonist

Properties[]

Users of this archetype are protagonists of various kinds of media targeted towards an adult audience (typically not anyone under 18 years old). As the media is more mature in its creation, characters of this archetype are typically shown to be more deep or complex.

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Limitations[]

  • The media or program may be too harmful or big of an influence for younger children with depictions of Graphic Violence, Profanities, Sex and Nudity.
  • Certain series and programs may be aimed towards a pre-teen to teenager audience in the form of the Shonen and Shojo genre.
    • While some series may be aimed towards a younger audience they may still incorporate various mature themes and elements into their stories.

Exampled Characters[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

  • Afro Samurai (Afro Samurai)
  • Akame/Tatsumi/Hinata (Akame ga Kill!)
  • Shōtarō Kaneda (Akira)
  • Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)
  • Flora (A Rank Boukensha Slow Life)
  • Baki Hanma (Baki)
  • Dark Schneider (Bastard!!)
  • Tia Noto Yoko (Bastard!!)
  • Guts (Berserk)
  • Saya Otonashi (Blood +)
  • Denji (Chainsaw Man)
  • Rosette Christopher (Chrono Crusade)
  • Chrono (Chrono Crusade)
  • Spike Spiegel (Cowboy Bebop)
  • Akira Fudo (Devilman)
  • Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
  • Kaede/Lucy/Nyu (Elfen Lied)
  • Kei Kurono (Gantz)
  • Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
  • Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
  • Sōma Yukihira (Food Wars!)
  • Kazuya Aoi (Freezing)
  • Satellizer El Bridget (Freezing)
  • Yuno Gazai (Future Diary)
  • Alucard (Hellsing)
  • Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
  • Issei Hyudou (High School DxD)
  • Various Characters (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
  • Ri Shin (Kingdom)
  • Ei Sei (Kingdom)
  • Mutsumi Oribe (Kyochuu Rettou As The Island Of Giant Insects)
  • Kenzo Tenma (Monster)
  • Kimihito Kurusu (Monster Musume)
  • Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  • Ainz Ooal Gown (Overlord)
  • Shinichi Izumi (Parasyte)
  • Keyaru/Keyarga (Redo of Healer)
  • Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
  • Sasha (Seikon No Qwaser)
  • Basara Toujou (Shinmai Maou no Testament)
  • Ken Kaneki (Tokyo Ghoul)
  • Alessandro XVIII (Trinity Blood)
  • Jyaku Amano (Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend)
  • Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)
  • Masane Amaha (Witchblade)

Cartoons/Comics

  • Stan Smith (American Dad!)
  • Sterling Archer (Archer)
  • Master Shake (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
  • Ace Ambling (Ballmasterz: 9009)
  • Bee (Bee and PuppyCat)
  • PuppyCat (Bee and PuppyCat)
  • Nicholas Arsenio "Nick" Birch (Big Mouth)
  • Black Dynamite (Black Dynamite)
  • BoJack Horseman (BoJack Horseman)
  • Huey Freeman (The Boondocks)
  • The Boys (The Boys)
    • Hughie Campbell
    • Billy Butcher
  • Josh Singleton (Close Enough)
  • Daria Morgendorffer (Daria)
  • Queen Bean (Disenchantment)
  • Frank X (F Is for Family)
  • Peter Griffin (Family Guy)
  • Gary Goodspeed (Final Space)
  • Harvey Birdman (Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law)
  • Reagan Ridley (Inside Job)
  • Mark Grayson (Invincible/Image Comics)
  • Dethklok (Metalocalypse)
  • Clancy Gilroy (The Midnight Gospel)
  • Orel Puppington (Mortal Orel)
  • Mr. Pickles (Mr. Pickles)
  • Chad Stevens (Out There)
  • Spear (Primal)
  • Rick Sanchez (Rick and Morty)
  • Morty Smith (Rick and Morty)
  • Chicken (Robot Chicken)
  • Jack (Samurai Jack)
  • Frank The Sausage (Sausage Party)
  • Space Ghost (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)
  • The Warden (Superjail!)
  • Captain Hazel "Hank" Murphy (Sealab 2021)
  • The Boys (South Park)
    • Stan Marsh
    • Kyle Brovlovski
    • Eric Cartman
    • Kenny McCormick
  • Hank Hill (King of the Hill)
  • Team Venture (The Venture Bros.)
  • Tuca Toucan (Tuca & Bertie)
  • Roberta "Bertie" Songthrush (Tuca & Bertie)

Live Television/Film

  • Clay Jensen (13 Reasons Why)
  • Lee Cheong-san (All of Us Are Dead)
  • Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon)
  • Nick Curran (Basic Instinct)
  • Finney Blake (The Black Phone)
  • Rick Deckard (Blade Runner)
  • Walter White (Breaking Bad)
  • Brightburn (Brightburn)
  • Dexter Morgan (Dexter)
  • Django Freeman (Django Unchained)
  • Lucious Lyon (Empire)
  • Ash Williams (The Evil Dead)
  • Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
  • Chris Washington (Get Out)
  • Maximus Decimus Meridius (Gladiator)
  • June Osborne (The Handmaid's Tale)
  • John Wick (John Wick)
  • Quincy "Q" Powell (Juice)
  • Beatrix Kiddo (Kill Bill)
  • The Professor (La Casa de Papel)
  • Leone Montana (Léon: The Professional)
  • Neo (The Matrix)
  • Elliot Alderson (Mr. Robot)
  • RoboCop (RoboCop)
  • Marv (Sin City)
  • John Hartigan (Sin City)
  • Jax Teller (Sons of Anarchy)
  • Seong Gi-hun (Squid Game)
  • Stevo (Slc Punk)
  • John Bennett (Ted)
  • Rorschach (Watchmen)
  • Jimmy McNulty (The Wire)
  • Omar Little (The Wire)

Video Games

  • Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
  • Isaac (The Binding of Isaac)
  • Jack (BioShock)
  • Protagonists (Call of Duty)
  • Alucard (Castlevania)
  • Jefuty (Codename: Bakery Girl/Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery)
  • The Commander (Girls' Frontline)
  • Conker The Squirrel (Conker's Bad Fur Day)
  • Dante (Devil May Cry)
  • Last Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
  • Kratos (God of War)
  • The Commander (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
  • Rapi (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
  • Protagonists (Grand Theft Auto)
  • Halo (Halo)
  • Agent G (The House of the Dead)
  • Thomas Rogan (The House of the Dead)
  • Isaac (The Binding of Isaac)
  • Ellie Williams (The Last of Us)
  • Joel Miller (The Last of Us)
  • Jack Cayman (MadWorld)
  • Lieutenant Commander Shepard (Mass Effect)
  • Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
  • Big Boss (Metal Gear)
  • Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat)
  • Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
  • Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
  • Protagonists (Persona series)
    • Tatsuya Suou (Persona 2)
    • Maya Amano (Persona 2)
    • Makoto Yuki (Persona 3)
    • Kotone Shiomi (Persona 3 Portable)
    • Aigis (Persona 3: The Answer)
    • Yu Narukami (Persona 4)
    • Ren Amamiya/Joker (Persona 5)
  • Alex Mercer (Prototype)
  • Sgt. James Heller (Prototype 2)
  • Protagonists (Resident Evil)
    • Chris Redfield
    • Leon S. Kennedy
    • Jill Valentine
  • Karl Fairburne (Sniper Elite)
  • Stevo (Slc Punk)
  • Marcus Needle Kane (Twisted Metal)
  • Rick Grimes (The Walking Dead)
  • Ultra V (War Of The Monsters)

Literature

  • Danny Torrance (Stephen King's novel)
  • Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher)

Web Animation/Comics/Series/Original

  • Doraleous (Doraleous and Associates)
  • Charlotte Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel)
  • Hank J. Wimbleton (Madness Combat)

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