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Overview

Your 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.

Archetypes

The following eight archetypes are available for Free Players, Premium Players, and VIP Players:

The following two premium archetypes are available for VIP Players, Premium Players who have completed Tier 5 of the Paragon Rewards Program (13 Reward Tokens), and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market:

Controller

Mastermind

The following two premium "Hero Epic Archetypes" (HEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one hero above level 20:

Peacebringer

Warshade

The following two premium "Villain Epic Archetypes" (VEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one villain above level 20:

Arachnos Soldier

Arachnos Widow

Praetorian Archetypes

All archetypes except the Epic Archetypes are available to begin in Praetoria for all VIP Players and Premium Players who have either applied a Going Rogue retail code to their account or have purchased Praetorian Access from the Paragon Market. For a Premium Player, beginning a Controller or Mastermind in Praetoria also requires those premium archetypes to be unlocked, as noted above.

Note that Praetorian characters who reach level 20 and become a hero or villain do not count toward unlocking the Epic Archetypes.

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 ==
+Your 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—and aren't—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.
+== Archetypes ==
+The following eight archetypes are available for [[Free Player]]s, [[Premium Player]]s, and [[VIP Player]]s:
-== Hero Archetypes ==
+:[[File:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]
+:[[File:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]
-When you first make a character as a hero, you may select one of five available archetypes.
+The following two premium archetypes are available for VIP Players, Premium Players who have completed [[Paragon Rewards Program#Tier 5 Bonus|Tier 5]] of the [[Paragon Rewards Program]] (13 [[Reward Token]]s), and Premium Players who have purchased them from the [[Paragon Market]]:
+:[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]
-[[File:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]<br />
+The following two premium "Hero Epic Archetypes" (HEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one [[Hero (Alignment)|hero]] above level 20:
-[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]<br />
+:[[File:archetypeicon_peacebringer.png|16px]] [[Peacebringer]]
-[[File:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]<br />
+:[[File:archetypeicon_warshade.png|16px]] [[Warshade]]
-[[File:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]<br />
-[[File:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]<br />
-After a Hero character reaches level 20, two more archetypes become available for heroes.
+The following two premium "Villain Epic Archetypes" (VEAT) are available for VIP Players and Premium Players who have purchased them from the Paragon Market, assuming the account has at least one [[Villain (Alignment)|villain]] above level 20:
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_soldier.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Soldier]]
-[[File:archetypeicon_peacebringer.png|16px]] [[Peacebringer]]<br />
+:[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_widow.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Widow]]
-[[File:archetypeicon_warshade.png|16px]] [[Warshade]]<br />
-== Villain Archetypes ==
-When you first make a character as a villain, you may select one of five available archetypes.
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]<br />
-After a Villain character reaches level 20, two more archetypes become available for villains.
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_soldier.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Soldier]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_arachnos_widow.png|16px]] [[Arachnos Widow]]<br />
 == Praetorian Archetypes ==
+All archetypes except the Epic Archetypes are available to begin in [[Praetoria]] for all [[VIP Player]]s and [[Premium Player]]s who have either applied a [[Going Rogue (Boxset)|Going Rogue retail code]] to their account or have purchased Praetorian Access from the [[Paragon Market]]. For a Premium Player, beginning a Controller or Mastermind in Praetoria also requires those premium archetypes to be unlocked, as noted above.
-When you make a character as a Praetorian, you may select one of ten available archetypes.
+Note that [[Praetorian (Alignment)|Praetorian]] characters who reach level 20 and become a hero or villain do not count toward unlocking the Epic Archetypes.
-[[File:archetypeicon_blaster.png|16px]] [[Blaster]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_brute.png|16px]] [[Brute]]<br />
-[[File:archetypeicon_controller.png|16px]] [[Controller]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_corruptor.png|16px]] [[Corruptor]]<br />
-[[File:archetypeicon_defender.png|16px]] [[Defender]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_dominator.png|16px]] [[Dominator]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_mastermind.png|16px]] [[Mastermind]]<br />
-[[File:archetypeicon_scrapper.png|16px]] [[Scrapper]]<br />
-[[File:V_archetypeicon_stalker.png|16px]] [[Stalker]]<br />
-[[File:archetypeicon_tanker.png|16px]] [[Tanker]]<br />
 == External Links ==