Sometimes referred to in common parlance as ‘The Machiavellian’, the Manipulator archetype in the Triad of genre fiction is seldom viewed in a positive light by readers or viewers. Storytellers have a tendency, in the written form, to describe these individuals as being possessed of physical traits or features that we associate with negative connotations; rat-like, fox-like, narrow of eye, reminiscent of serpents or snakes, and similar such points of reference. We are given visual indicators early on that there is little if any reason to trust in these characters.
Archetypes in Genre: The Manipualtor
Archetypes in Genre: The Manipualtor
Archetypes in Genre: The Manipualtor
Sometimes referred to in common parlance as ‘The Machiavellian’, the Manipulator archetype in the Triad of genre fiction is seldom viewed in a positive light by readers or viewers. Storytellers have a tendency, in the written form, to describe these individuals as being possessed of physical traits or features that we associate with negative connotations; rat-like, fox-like, narrow of eye, reminiscent of serpents or snakes, and similar such points of reference. We are given visual indicators early on that there is little if any reason to trust in these characters.