The Femme Fatale

Sorry I’m late this week.

And more bad news, this is going to be the last post from this blog. My project will be over following this post, meaning there will be nore more weekly looks into the characters of the media we consume daily. Hopefully this final post is good enough to sate you for a while, though!

The Femme Fatale, also known as the Vamp, is an enigmatic character that, like the damsel in distress, is overwhelmingly female in execution. Unlike the damsel in distress, however, the femme fatale plays a much more active role in the story. While they can sometimes dip into the role of villain or sidekick, or even also act as a damsel in distress, there’s only one thing that’s certain about her: she’s nothing but trouble.

Apologies

Sorry for the lack of update this week. I decided to take the week off for Thanksgiving, but forgot to update you all.

See you next week!

The Animal Companion

The animal companion is a highly polarizing character — many love the fresh of breath air that an animal can bring to an all-human cast, while others find their inclusion unnecessary at best. So let’s see if we can’t dig up some meaning behind our heroes’ best friends.

The Anti-Villain

 

If there’s an anti-hero, that must mean there is an anti-villain. But unlike their good-aligned counterparts, the anti-villain is far less common — and far more misunderstood. So let’s try and get a handle on these slightly-less-heinous characters.

Apologies

I might be a little late getting this week’s post out. I’ll do my best as always, but I can’t guarantee when it will get finished. Sorry for the inconvenience!

The Anti-Hero

Ever get tired of heroes being goody-two-shoes, but don’t want to root for an out-and-out villain? Then the Anti-Hero is just the thing for you! Join me as we discuss the ins and outs of the Hero’s morally-gray cousin.

The Henchman

Sorry again for the wait!

Someone’s gotta do the villain’s paperwork and management, and it’s sure not going to be the big man himself. This week we look into a well-known but under-studied trope, the henchman.

Apologies

My post might be a bit late this week, sorry guys!

I can’t guarantee when it’s going to go up, but I’ll work to get it up as soon as possible.

The Trickster

The trickster is a hard archetype to pin down, and honestly they like it that way. So for this week let’s try to look past the trickster’s antics and find out why they do what they do!

The Sidekick

Sorry I’m a bit late this week! You’d be surprised how hard it is to find images for the sidekick, which is fitting — they often stand in their hero’s shadow, although that doesn’t mean they can’t break out of that role. Let’s step into that shadow for moment, though, to figure out why the sidekick’s there in the first place!