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Overview

The Archetype is the most fundamental choice made while creating a character. It determines which powers are - and aren't - available for the lifetime of the character. Archetype, along with origin and Primary Power Sets and Secondary Power Sets, cannot be changed after character creation.

Each archetype will play slightly different than all other archetypes, even archetypes that utilize the same power sets. More information on an archetype's "style" can be found on each archetype page.

Archetypes

The following fifteen archetypes are available to play:

The following Epic Archetype was cancelled during its development phase, and thus was never released.

Primalist

Praetorian Archetypes

All archetypes except the Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow are available to begin in Praetoria for all players.

Historical

Prior to Sunset a player needed to reach level 20 before they could make Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow.
Guardians were added with Rebirth Issue 1, Episode 1

External Links

Archetypes documentation on official City of Heroes site
Official City of Heroes Manual as a zipped PDF file
Official City of Villains Manual as a PDF file

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 == Overview ==
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+The '''Archetype''' is the most fundamental choice made while creating a character. It determines which powers are - and aren't - available for the lifetime of the character. Archetype, along with [[origin]] and [[Primary Power Sets]] and [[Secondary Power Sets]], cannot be changed after character creation.
-Your archetype is arguably the most important choice you make while creating a hero or a villain.  It determines which powers are&mdash;and aren't&mdash;available for you to use during the entire lifetime of your character.  The decision of which archetype to play should be made based on what type of philosophy you wish to use for your character.
+Each archetype will play slightly different than all other archetypes, even archetypes that utilize the same power sets. More information on an archetype's "style" can be found on each archetype page.
-== City of Heroes Archetypes ==
+== Archetypes ==
+The following fifteen archetypes are available to play:
-When you first make a character, you may select one of five available archetypes.
+:[[File:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_guardian.png|16px]] [[Guardian]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_peacebringer.png|16px]] [[Peacebringer]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_warshade.png|16px]] [[Warshade]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_soldier.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Soldier]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_widow.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Widow]]
-[[Image:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]<br>
+The following Epic Archetype was cancelled during its development phase, and thus was never released.
-[[Image:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]<br>
+:[[Primalist]]
-[[Image:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]<br>
-[[Image:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]<br>
-[[Image:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]<br>
-After one of your characters has reached level 50, two more archetypes called ''epic archetypes'' become available.
+== Praetorian Archetypes ==
+All archetypes except the Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow are available to begin in [[Praetoria]] for all players.
-[[Image:archetypeicon_peacebringer.png|16px]] [[Peacebringer]]<br>
+== Historical ==
-[[Image:archetypeicon_warshade.png|16px]] [[Warshade]]<br>
+* Prior to [[Sunset]] a player needed to reach level 20 before they could make Peacebringer, Warshade, Arachnos Soldier, and Arachnos Widow.
+* Guardians were added with [[Game_updates/2021-04-25|Rebirth Issue 1, Episode 1]]
-== City of Villains Archetypes ==
-When you first make a character, you may select one of five available archetypes.
-[[Image:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]<br>
-[[Image:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]<br>
-[[Image:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]<br>
-[[Image:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]<br>
-[[Image:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]<br>
 == External Links ==
-* [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/archetypes.html Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
+* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121014173617/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/game_info/archetypes/archetypes_overview.php Archetypes documentation] on official City of Heroes site
-* [http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/archetypes.html Archetypes documentation] on official City of Villains site
 * [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoH_Manual.zip Official City of Heroes Manual] as a zipped PDF file
-* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoV_Manual.pdf Official City of Heroes Manual] as a PDF file
+* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/CoV_Manual.pdf Official City of Villains Manual] as a PDF file
-[[Category:CoH]][[Category:CoV]][[Category:Gameplay]]
+[[Category:Archetypes]]