Archetype and Emblem

Archetype

Archetype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

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Emblem and archetype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emblem" instead a noun "Archetype".

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Emblem noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.

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Archetype and emblem are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Emblem".

Nearby Word: emblematic

similar	similar archetype	similar emblem
solid	solid archetype	solid emblem
original	original archetype	original emblem
single	single archetype	single emblem
Other adjectives: popular, entire, real, cool, little, main, new, classic, different, winged, older, giant, generic.

This character archetype is so common that it's got a nickname among the Fire Emblem community: the "Gotoh", after its first example.

Source: Eleventh Hour Superpower
Guest Star Party Member: Happens pretty often in Fire Emblem, although the fandom does not consider it an archetype per se.

Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem
His name has become a slang term in Fire Emblem fandom for similar characters — nearly every game in the series has one, although they're usually not quite so useless later on, in which case they're usually called an "Oifey archetype".

Source: Crutch Character

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