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Topic	Best of the Trope Day 20: Messianic Archetype (Christ Figure)
Johnbobb 06/14/18 10:30:29 PM #1:	Yesterday's Results: Eli - 4 Akatsuki - 3 Wolverine - 2 The Doctor - 1 Asura - 1 Myrrh - 1 Presea Combatir - 1 Illyasviel von Einzbern - 1 Elijah Snow - 1 Mercy - 1 Remilia Scarlet - 1 Teferi - 1 Maho Hiyajo - 1 Tatsumaki - 1 Chiyo Sakura - 1 Hoid - 1 Esther - 1 Kenneth - 1 Elrond - 1 Melisandre - 1 Fry - 1 Minnie May Hopkins - 1 Tsunade - 1 Vote for UP TO THREE CHARACTERS you think best embody the trope of the day (or just for your favorite characters that fit the trope). Feel free to change your vote, but if you do just specify who you're changing from and changing to. Try to include the source the character's from. Feel free to nominate tropes for future days, preferably ones that have TV Tropes pages to make it easier. Day will end in 24 hours or so. Full Results Fat Best Friend - Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) Creepy Child - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family) Genre Savvy - Abed Nadir (Community) Wrong Genre Savvy - Don Quixote (Don Quixote) Enemy Outside - Piccolo (Dragonball Z) Ascended Extra - Harley Quinn (Batman) Final Girl - Ellen Ripley (Aliens) The Adjectival Man - The Illusive Man (Mass Effect) Adaptational Hero - Bigby Wolf (The Wolf Among Us) Adaptational Villain - The Monster (Frankenstein) Superpowered Evil Side - Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) Mad Bomber - Norman Osbourne/Green Goblin (Spider-Man) Regretful Traitor - Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) / Boromir (Lord of the Rings) Bare-Fisted Monk - Captain Falcon (Smash Bros.) Sexy Priest - Kirei Kotomine (Fate series) Butt Monkey - Jerry Gergich (Parks & Rec) / Luigi (Mario Bros.) / Toby Flenderson (The Office) Eldritch Abomination - Cthuhlu (The Call of Cthuhlu) / Giygas (Earthbound) Scapegoat - Sirius Black (Harry Potter) Heavy - Darth Vader (Star Wars) Gentle Giant - Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter) / John Coffey (The Green Mile) Older Than They Look - Eli (Let the Right One In) Nominations The Fool Monster Clown Tomboy & Girly Girl Invincible Hero Ensemble Dark Horse Your Size May Vary Older Than They Look Iconic Sequel Character Unexpected Character Mix and Match Critters Gentleman Thief Nerd Mad Artist Big Bad The Dragon The Beserker The Pint-Sized Powerhouse Innocent Flower Girl Broken Ace Rescued From the Scrappy Heap Today's trope is the Messianic Archetype http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MessianicArchetype A character whose role in the story (but not necessarily personality) echoes that of Christ. They are portrayed as a savior, whether the thing they are saving is a person, a lot of people or the whole of humanity. They endure a sizable sacrifice as the means of bringing that salvation about for others, a fate they do not deserve up to and including death. Will likely also include one or more of the following: -The Chosen One -True Companions who follow him -Betrayal by one of those followers -Persecution by nonbelievers -Figurative or literal resurrection -A Second Coming -The initials JC --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:903281377] in Best of th... [t:76714929]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yesterday's Results:</cite> Eli - 4 Akatsuki - 3 Wolverine - 2 The Doctor - 1 Asura - 1 Myrrh - 1 Presea Combatir - 1 Illyasviel von Einzbern - 1 Elijah Snow - 1 Mercy - 1 Remilia Scarlet - 1 Teferi - 1 Maho Hiyajo - 1 Tatsumaki - 1 Chiyo Sakura - 1 Hoid - 1 Esther - 1 Kenneth - 1 Elrond - 1 Melisandre - 1 Fry - 1 Minnie May Hopkins - 1 Tsunade - 1 Vote for UP TO THREE CHARACTERS you think best embody the trope of the day (or just for your favorite characters that fit the trope). Feel free to change your vote, but if you do just specify who you're changing from and changing to. Try to include the source the character's from. Feel free to nominate tropes for future days, preferably ones that have TV Tropes pages to make it easier. Day will end in 24 hours or so. <cite>Full Results</cite> Fat Best Friend - Samwise Gamgee (Lord of the Rings) Creepy Child - Wednesday Addams (The Addams Family) Genre Savvy - Abed Nadir (Community) Wrong Genre Savvy - Don Quixote (Don Quixote) Enemy Outside - Piccolo (Dragonball Z) Ascended Extra - Harley Quinn (Batman) Final Girl - Ellen Ripley (Aliens) The Adjectival Man - The Illusive Man (Mass Effect) Adaptational Hero - Bigby Wolf (The Wolf Among Us) Adaptational Villain - The Monster (Frankenstein) Superpowered Evil Side - Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) Mad Bomber - Norman Osbourne/Green Goblin (Spider-Man) Regretful Traitor - Zuko (Avatar: The Last Airbender) / Boromir (Lord of the Rings) Bare-Fisted Monk - Captain Falcon (Smash Bros.) Sexy Priest - Kirei Kotomine (Fate series) Butt Monkey - Jerry Gergich (Parks & Rec) / Luigi (Mario Bros.) / Toby Flenderson (The Office) Eldritch Abomination - Cthuhlu (The Call of Cthuhlu) / Giygas (Earthbound) Scapegoat - Sirius Black (Harry Potter) Heavy - Darth Vader (Star Wars) Gentle Giant - Rubeus Hagrid (Harry Potter) / John Coffey (The Green Mile) Older Than They Look - Eli (Let the Right One In) <cite>Nominations</cite> The Fool Monster Clown Tomboy & Girly Girl Invincible Hero Ensemble Dark Horse Your Size May Vary Older Than They Look Iconic Sequel Character Unexpected Character Mix and Match Critters Gentleman Thief Nerd Mad Artist Big Bad The Dragon The Beserker The Pint-Sized Powerhouse Innocent Flower Girl Broken Ace Rescued From the Scrappy Heap Today's trope is the Messianic Archetype http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MessianicArchetype A character whose role in the story (but not necessarily personality) echoes that of Christ. They are portrayed as a savior, whether the thing they are saving is a person, a lot of people or the whole of humanity. They endure a sizable sacrifice as the means of bringing that salvation about for others, a fate they do not deserve up to and including death. Will likely also include one or more of the following: -The Chosen One -True Companions who follow him -Betrayal by one of those followers -Persecution by nonbelievers -Figurative or literal resurrection -A Second Coming -The initials JC --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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