Archetype:Horror Survivor

Horror Survivor
Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash) is the quintessential final girl, as she has made it her life mission to slay the killers of the world after she was traumatized by a Slasher.
Power/Ability to:	Survive horror encounters.

"Groovy."

― Ash Williams (The Evil Dead franchise)

"You know, I was just a job. I was just Joe Mechanic. Then my wife got possessed...went nuts on me. I stabbed her, that didn't stop her. Next thing I knew, this guy comes busting in. Soaks her with holy water and sends that demon straight to hell so fast. I'd have gone away for killing her. But Rufus cleaned up everything. Taught me a thing or two...about what's really out there."

― Bobby Singer to Sam and Dean Winchester on Rufus Turner (Supernatural)

The ability to survive and fight back against horrific encounters. A counterpart to Slasher Villain Physiology.

Also Called

• Final Girl
• Horror Survivalist
• Slasher Survivor/Survivalist

Capabilities

As a Horror Survivor, the user is driven to survive and kill the monster or killer that threatens their lives by any means and thus, has unlocked strengths and skills that have laid dormant within them and gives them the edge over their supernatural attacker.

Applications

• Enhanced Survivability
• Indomitable Rage
• Indomitable Will
• Trap Creation
• Tranquil Fear
• Supernatural Self-Preservation
• Survival Intuition
• Weapon Improvisation
• Weapon Proficiency

Associations

• Fictional Trope Physiology
• Demonic Slayer
• Destiny Chosen
• Monster Slayer
• Outbreak Survivalist
• Slasher Villain Physiology
• Thrivation by embracing said horrors and suprassing them.
• Undead Slayer
• Vampire Slayer

Limitations

• User may have to have loved ones killed and bared witness to great horror to acquire skills of survival.
• There is a chance the user may not survive, depending on their skill level and desire to survive.
• Depending on the circumstances users may be force to make terrible but necessary choices to survive and cause survivors guilt.

Known Users

See Also: Final Girl

• Ellen Ripley (Alien series)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Denji (Chainsaw Man)
• Andy Barclay (Child’s Play/Chucky series)
• Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
• Isaac Clarke (Dead Space series)
• Tanjirou Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Jack Brooks (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer)
• Kaneki Ken (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Takahata Shun (As The God of Death Dictates/Kamisama no Iutoori)
• Ash Williams (Evil Dead series)
• Sebastian Castellanos (The Evil Within series)
• Chris Washington (Get Out)
• Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash)
• Laurie Strode (Halloween)
• All Protagonists (Resident Evil)
• All Protagonists (Silent Hill)
• New Kid (South Park: The Fractured But Whole)
• The Winchesters (Supernatural)
• Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
• Shinichi Izumi (Parastye)
• Artyom Alekseyevich Chyornyj (Metro series)

Gallery

A Classic example.

Ellen Ripley (Alien series) is famed for surviving and even self-sacrificed herself against the Xenomorph threats and incredible terrors.

Guts (Berserk) survived a truly hellish encounter greatly horrific and traumatic that it...

... created a personification born from Guts's darker emotions and traumatic experiences called The Beast of Darkness a mental creature that...

... Guts can manifest through his Berserker Armor to become a greater monster and draw strength from his inner demons.

Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) survived many horrors in her universe and overcame them all.

Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick) has survived and overcome many monstrous extraterrestrial entities and through such experiences he thrived on has made him a very feared man throughout the galaxy.

Ash Williams (Evil Dead series) is one of the most well known examples.

New Kid (South Park: The Fractured But Whole) using the powers of the final girl.

Isaac Clarke (Dead Space series) faced horrifying undead monsters throughout his mission to save humanity while maintaining his nerve to the point where his fear kept him vigilant and aware.

Even with temporary amnesia, Alice (Resident Evil) was strong hearted enough to overcome terrifying undead with sheer experience.

Sebastian Castellanos (The Evil Within series) has faced incredibly terrifying creatures and was always able to overcome every obstacle that came his way.

Having survived horrors throughout his life, Dean Winchester's (Supernatural) experiences has allow him to overcome all forms of supernatural monsters, murderous ghosts, demons, gods, and even the Devil himself.

Takahata Shun (As The God of Death Dictates/Kamisama no Iutoori)