Archetype:Horror Survivor

Horror Survivor
Chris Redfield, Leon Kennedy, Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield and Rebecca Chambers (Resident Evil) the quintessential horror survivors whom have faced and beaten nightmarish threats again and again.
Archetype of:	The Horror Survivor, the one still living of 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)

"You must make a friend of horror. It must be your ally. Because it is a deadly foe."

― Wilson Fisk/Kingpin (Marvel Comics)

The archetype of characters who survive and fight back against horrific encounters. Variation of Fictional Trope Physiology. Counterpart to Horror Villain.

Also Called

• Final Girl/Guy
• Horror Survivalist
• Slasher Survivor/Survivalist

Properties

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.

Associated Powers

• Automatic Self-Preservation
• Enhanced Survivability/Supernatural Survivability
• Indomitable Rage
• Indomitable Will
• Trap Creation
• Tranquil Fear
• Survival Mastery
• Weapon Proficiency

Relationships

• Archetype:Horror Hero
  • Many Horror Survivors are considered Horror Heroes, a type of superhero with an innate connection to horror.
• Archetype:Serial Killer
  • Other instances are often against a Serial Killer-type Villain.
• Archetype:Slasher Villain
  • Most of the time, the Horror Survivor has to get away from a Slasher-type Villain.
• Archetype:Slayer
  • Often, the horror survivor may return as a slayer, seeking vengeance against the evils that previously wronged them.

Associations

• Fictional Trope Physiology
• Seinen Protagonist
• Shōnen Protagonist
• Demonic Slayer
• Destiny Chosen
• Monster Slayer
• Outbreak Survivalist
• Thrivation by embracing said horrors and surpassing them.
• Undead Slayer
• Vampire Slayer

Flaws/Weaknesses

• 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 forced to make terrible but necessary choices to survive and cause survivor's guilt.

Example Characters

See Also: Final Girl, See Horrifying Hero, Terror Hero, Action Survivor

• Ellen Ripley (Alien series)
• Guts (Berserk)
• Casca (Berserk)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Denji (Chainsaw Man)
• Andy Barclay (Child’s Play/Chucky series)
• Riddick (The Chronicles of Riddick)
• Courage (Courage the Cowardly Dog)
• Isaac Clarke (Dead Space series)
• Tanjiro 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)
• Ashley "Ash" J. Williams (The Evil Dead series)
• Sebastian Castellanos (The Evil Within series)
• Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)
• Chris Washington (Get Out)
• Cassie Hack (Hack/Slash)
• Laurie Strode (Halloween)
• Dr. Samuel Loomis (Halloween)
• Protagonists (Resident Evil)
• Sidney Prescott (Scream)
• Various Characters (The Haunted House/Shinbi Apartment)
• Protagonists (Silent Hill)
• New Kid (South Park: The Fractured But Whole)
• The Winchesters (Supernatural)
• Bobby Singer (Supernatural)
• Burt Gummer (Tremors series)
• Shinichi Izumi (Parastye)
• Chris Washington (GET OUT)
• Artyom Alekseyevich Chyornyj (Metro series)
• Eric (Ryu Han-Bin) (Survival Story of a Sword King in a Fantasy World)
• Maggie Wilkerson (Everything is Fine)
• Sam Wilkerson (Everything is Fine)

Gallery

Classic examples.

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

Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (Angel) though he started off a wimpy pushover after surviving againist enough terrible threats became a formidable champion.

...even overpowering the dreaded Angelus in a melee.

Cordiela Chase (Angel)

Charles Gunn (Angel)

Guts (Berserk) survived a truly hellish and greatly horrific encounter and the trauma he suffered...

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

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

Casca (Berserk)

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

Xander Harris (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

Franlk West (Dead Rising) despite only being a journalist has survived numerous zombie outbreaks, often coming up with his own weaponary.

Tanjiro Kamado (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Future Trunks (Dragon Ball series) survived the horrific events of the future and travelled back in time to prevent it from happening making another timeline.

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.

Trevor Belmont (Castlevania); a tremdous example.

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.

Chris Washington (GET OUT)

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

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

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.

Oumi (Oblivion Rogue)

Ethan Winters (Resident Evil) even without any training could survive againist his infected wife and later could take on and defeat numerous mutant threats

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

Harry Mason (Silent Hill) despite not being professionally trained could brave a town full of eldrich horrors and slay a demonic god to get his daughter back.

James Sunderland (Silent Hill)

.Cheryl/Heather Mason (Silent Hill)

Henry Townshend (Silent Hill)

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

Having survived horrors throughout his life, Dean Winchester's (Supernatural) experiences have allowed 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)

R.J MacReady (The Thing) was the last survivor of an attack by an alien monster capable of infect, assimilate and replicate any animal. Not only that, but he returned to face this being on several occasions, saving many lives and surviving all those confrontations.

Sarah Connor (Terminator franchise) started off terrorised victim of a Terminator but soon became a vetern machine slayer.

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