The science fiction / fantasy genre is filled with characters based on Jungian archetypes. Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Firefly are great examples shown here:

“An archetype is an ideal model upon which characters in stories are often based. The famous psychologist Carl Jung (1875- 1961) gave these archetypes names and they can easily be recognized in modern movies and TV shows, particularly in fantasy and science fiction.”

Source: Useful Charts

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