The greatest pieces of literature would be nothing without their characters. This could be regarded as an obvious statement, of course stories cannot be made without the people — and sometimes animals ...

Updated on January 6, 2025, by David Heath: At this stage, it's hard to imagine there being any fighting game archetype not covered by this list. Yet most fighting games today have huge rosters with ...

You haven’t met this character before. But maybe, just maybe… You have. Movies have consistently used and reused female archetypes that bear structural similarities to their predecessors. Primary ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. No matter how much some people wish things could stay the same, everything has to ...

Lawyer. Writer. Columnist. Geek. Eternal optimist. Fangirl since the dawn of time. Hates the color yellow, olives and cigarettes. Has a recurring nightmare where she’s forced to choose between sports ...

She keeps to the shadows, but is impossible to miss. She's smart, tough, and beautiful, with a sultry, entrancing vibe that men are unable to resist. But watch out—she’s also dangerous. She's the ...

Where would the hobbits be without Gandalf’s grizzled guidance, or Simba without Rafiki’s shrewd shamanism? The heroes of film, TV, and theater would be lost—perhaps trapped on Mount Doom or ...