Talk:Re: Chapter 58/@comment-91.5.211.122-20151219213227/@comment-25047329-20151219231143

/looks around/

<_< >_>

Archetypes are broad characteristics used to define certain character traits that make up a particular idea. Recently, I've been seeing an issue in which there's an attempt to add arbitrary qualifications for a character to fit into an archetype making it needlessly complex. Archetypes are sort of like geners for characters. It gives a broad idea of what to expect but is in no way, shape, or form meant to be taken as a guideline. They're a skeleton for a writer to build off of and do whatever they like.

Whith that said, I'd put Kaneki in the anti-hero category. At its most basic, an anti-hero is a character who doesn't fit the mold of an idealistic hero. Exactly how they're an antithesis to the traditional hero really depends on the writer and there's no by-the-book guideline on how to do it. Kaneki doesn't have to kill 100 innocent people, try to take over the world, or steal candy from a baby to be one. The anti-hero archetype, like most other archetypes, really isn't meant to be so rigid.