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321:"Definition of ARCHNEMESIS"
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278:"Definition of ARCHFOE"
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1781:Origin story
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1535:Straight man
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1418:Black knight
1386:Seme and uke
1368:Mountain man
1358:Noble savage
1253:Wise old man
1074:Magical girl
1046:Femme fatale
1023:Loathly lady
978:Monster girl
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823:Nazi zombies
798:Monster girl
765:Supervillain
727:Double agent
700:Antivillains
654:Space pirate
587:Tricky slave
534:Space marine
498:Byronic hero
480:Youngest son
428:Classic hero
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2377:Short story
2355:Epic poetry
2076:Time travel
1889:Red herring
1874:Plot device
1845:Frame story
1798:Cliffhanger
1741:Tritagonist
1716:Protagonist
1510:Mole people
1353:Feral child
1235:Scaramouche
1107:Valley girl
1069:Jungle girl
1041:Dragon Lady
1018:La Ruffiana
963:Loosu ponnu
885:Il Capitano
508:Tragic hero
460:Legacy hero
435:Action hero
186:7 September
127:archnemesis
123:archvillain
72:protagonist
64:archnemesis
3008:Categories
2904:literature
2757:Continuity
2626:Nonfiction
2590:Underwater
2486:Picaresque
2461:Historical
2446:Epistolary
2318:Fairy tale
2229:Peripeteia
2211:Exposition
1967:Dreamworld
1909:Stereotype
1879:Plot twist
1627:Antagonist
1545:Town drunk
1494:Innamorati
1194:Final girl
1176:Gamer girl
879:Il Dottore
851:Folk devil
793:Killer toy
788:Evil clown
708:False hero
649:Air pirate
611:Pulcinella
305:11 October
262:11 October
155:References
139:Antagonist
92:arch-enemy
60:arch-enemy
2648:Narration
2597:Superhero
2521:Chivalric
2506:Religious
2491:Political
2426:Adventure
2411:Biography
2333:Tall tale
2181:Structure
2166:Symbolism
2134:Narration
2034:Leitmotif
1962:Crossover
1957:Backstory
1914:Story arc
1864:MacGuffin
1835:Flashback
1776:Backstory
1652:Confidant
1632:Archenemy
1619:Character
1611:Narrative
1555:Truck-kun
1459:Barbarian
1393:Otokonoko
1346:Primitive
1222:Harlequin
1213:Masculine
1168:Geek girl
1153:Columbina
1089:Queen bee
875:Pantalone
846:Archenemy
755:Dark lord
737:Terrorist
732:Evil twin
603:Brighella
599:Harlequin
577:Trickster
524:Cyberhero
503:Man alone
475:Superhero
450:Folk hero
395:Archetype
115:archrival
88:archenemy
86:The word
82:Etymology
56:archenemy
2854:Glossary
2849:Rhetoric
2656:Diegesis
2636:Creative
2609:Thriller
2558:Southern
2476:Paranoid
2471:Nautical
2382:Vignette
2340:Gamebook
2308:Folklore
2215:Protasis
2094:Allegory
2039:Metaphor
1997:parallel
1992:universe
1972:Dystopia
1929:Suspense
1815:Dialogue
1803:Conflict
1711:Narrator
1683:Hamartia
1540:Tokenism
1530:Sidekick
1520:Redshirt
1515:Pop icon
1332:Bishōnen
1304:Nice guy
1051:Tsundere
1003:Cat lady
923:Feminine
813:Vampires
803:Skeleton
775:Monsters
691:Villains
490:Antihero
445:Everyman
180:Archived
133:See also
3014:Rivalry
2784:Prequel
2740:Related
2726:Present
2619:Western
2575:Science
2548:Fantasy
2516:Romance
2466:Mystery
2451:Ergodic
2416:Fiction
2372:Parable
2367:Novella
2297:Fabliau
2268:Premise
2119:Imagery
2109:Diction
1987:country
1944:Setting
1924:Subplot
1746:Villain
1699:Byronic
1413:Pachuco
1405:Bad boy
1363:Caveman
1230:Pierrot
1135:Laotong
1130:Class S
973:Catgirl
958:Ingénue
938:Bishōjo
871:Vecchio
818:Zombies
634:Bad boy
615:Pierrot
609:,
607:Scapino
605:,
601:,
470:Paladin
237:26 June
211:26 June
149:Villain
119:archfoe
2961:comics
2788:Sequel
2772:Retcon
2767:Reboot
2731:Future
2565:Horror
2553:Gothic
2538:Satire
2456:Erotic
2323:Legend
2225:Climax
2099:Bathos
2006:Utopia
1894:Reveal
1793:Cliché
1771:Action
1765:Ab ovo
1704:Tragic
1444:Others
1079:Virago
841:Alazon
644:Pirate
626:Outlaw
550:Rogues
420:Heroes
98:(from
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2795:Genre
2762:Canon
2713:Tense
2631:Novel
2614:Urban
2526:Prose
2511:Rogue
2436:Crime
2431:Comic
2392:Genre
2362:Novel
2313:Fable
2291:Drama
2256:films
2086:Style
2054:Motif
2044:Moral
2029:Irony
2021:Theme
1934:Trope
1474:Donor
1464:Clown
1279:Himbo
1267:Young
1008:Crone
866:Miser
834:Other
665:Other
595:Zanni
517:Other
233:. BBC
125:, or
108:enemy
104:archo
102:ἄρχω
100:Greek
96:arch-
68:enemy
62:) or
2965:stub
2908:stub
2800:List
2721:Past
2580:Hard
2533:Saga
2441:Docu
2397:List
2328:Myth
2283:Form
2171:Tone
2144:Hook
2129:Mood
2124:Mode
1982:city
1869:Pace
1756:Plot
1694:Anti
1689:Hero
1672:Foil
1479:Fool
1378:LGBT
1294:Jock
1289:Jack
1122:LGBT
877:and
856:Igor
719:mole
717:The
677:Rake
572:Jack
390:List
307:2019
264:2019
239:2008
213:2008
188:2008
76:hero
2189:Act
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