Assemble! - Horror Victim Archetypes - The Fool

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Here, we'll look at several different characters across multiple series to see who would form a perfect team for a certain genre. From fighting game rosters to RPG adventuring parties, different types of characters tend to show up frequently. What we'll do here is look at those archetypes to see what character is the best fit for that slot, and in the end, we’ll have the best team for the job. These articles will also be shorter entries, compared to some of the more long-form articles here, focusing on one or two characters at a time.

When talking about horror, the villains, monsters, and killers are often the first things that come to people’s minds. The people they hunt are often an afterthought, but these characters show that not all survivors are that easy to kill. The right group with the right people can make things very difficult for the killer. Here, we’ll be looking at that can represent different archetypes of horror movie characters, to build a strong squad of survivors.

THE FOOL

Often considered the comic relief character, The Fool is the one providing most of the movie’s jokes, and as a result, most of its levity. Often portrayed as a stoner or a prankster, this character likes playing around and goofing off more than anything else and other characters in the group they’re in often have to reign them in and try to get them to take things seriously. In fact, this character getting killed off is often an indicator that the jokes are dead too and the movie will be serious from here on out. For this character, we’ll need an enduring character who remains a source of cheer and laughs and manages to survive all the horrors that they face.

Our pick for The Fool is…

Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo

This character may not be as well-versed in fighting or action as some of our previous entries, and he may not have faced off against actual but this teen detective fits the Fool role like a glove. Part of the mystery-solving group Mystery Inc., Shaggy (along with his dog Scooby-Doo) is known for two things, his appetite and his cowardice, and several jokes are made towards both. Shaggy is known for making crazy food combinations to chow down on and coming up with crazy set-ups to try to confuse the monster chasing him long enough to make a good getaway. Despite his goofiness, he still manages to contribute to the group in solving mysteries and, when on his own with Scooby, they’ve even had some adventures on their own.

For being an enduring (and endearing) example of this character type, we now add Shaggy Rogers to the roster.

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