Description
Description

The adventure genre in literature, film, and other media is characterized by exciting, often risky undertakings, usually involving physical action and daring feats. It typically revolves around a hero or a group of heroes embarking on a quest or journey, confronting obstacles and challenges, and experiencing various exotic or dangerous locales. Adventure stories often include elements of exploration, discovery, and survival, and they may intersect with other genres like fantasy, science fiction, or historical fiction.

This genre provides escapism and excitement for audiences, inspiring a sense of wonder and exploration. Adventure narratives can also encourage resilience, bravery, and problem-solving, often highlighting themes of perseverance, heroism, and the triumph of the human spirit against odds.

History
History

The adventure genre has its roots in ancient epic tales and folklore, which often depicted heroes undertaking perilous journeys and facing formidable challenges. In literature, it gained prominence during the Age of Exploration when stories about discoveries and sea voyages captivated readers. Classic examples from this period include "Robinson Crusoe" and "Gulliver's Travels." The 19th century saw the rise of adventure novels like "Treasure Island" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which combined entertainment with moral and social commentary.

The 20th century brought cinematic adaptations and the creation of iconic adventure characters in both literature and film. Over time, the genre has continually evolved, incorporating various thematic elements and settings while maintaining its focus on excitement and exploration.

Future
Future

The future of the adventure genre is likely to be marked by a blend of traditional storytelling with modern elements. Technological advancements could introduce new settings and types of adventure, such as virtual or space exploration. Environmental themes might become more prevalent, reflecting current concerns. The genre is also moving towards inclusivity, featuring diverse characters and perspectives, thereby appealing to a broader audience.

The fusion of adventure with other genres, like fantasy and science fiction, is expected to continue, creating richer, more complex narratives. These trends suggest that adventure stories will keep evolving, offering fresh, exciting experiences while retaining their core appeal of escapism and heroism.

Common Questions
Common Questions
What is the adventure genre?

The adventure genre typically features the protagonist going into a journey either personally or geographically. Often protagonists have a mission and are forced to face many obstacles along the way. The adventure genre is generally paired with the action genre since the protagonist’s journeys involve a lot of action. The adventure genre can be combined with almost any other genre like romance or drama.

What are common characteristics of an adventure story?

Common characteristics of an adventure story include fast-paced plot lines, brave protagonists in dangerous situations, and a specific period of time to accomplish a goal or mission. Sometimes adventure stories have dark moods because of what the protagonist has to face and evil enemies that readers or viewers want the protagonist to beat. Adventure stories are also often set in unusual locations.

What is a 'Choose Your Own Adventure' story?

A choose your own adventure story is a series of children’s gamebooks in which each story is written from a second-person point of view. The reader takes on the role of the protagonist and makes choices that determine actions of the main character as well as the outcome of the story. The concept was created by Edward Packard. The Choose Your Own Adventure stories were created for 7 to 14-year old children.

Pop Culture

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6’1” | 1.85 m
December 25, 2005
10th Doctor
185.000
2005.00
17000
GUIDE
3D
10th Doctor
6’0” | 1.83 m
April 3, 2010
11th Doctor
183.000
2010.00
13300
GUIDE
3D
11th Doctor
6’0” | 1.83 m
August 23, 2014
12th Doctor
183.000
2014.00
11300
GUIDE
3D
12th Doctor
5’6” | 1.68 m
October 7, 2018
13th Doctor
168.000
2018.00
17800
GUIDE
3D
13th Doctor
5’8” | 1.73 m
November 23, 1963
1st Doctor
173.000
1963.00
5600
GUIDE
3D
1st Doctor
6’3” | 1.91 m
December 28, 1974
4th Doctor
191.000
1974.00
8000
GUIDE
3D
4th Doctor
6’0” | 1.83 m
March 26, 2005
9th Doctor
183.000
2005.00
10700
GUIDE
3D
9th Doctor
5′7″ | 1.70 m
August 13, 1899
Alfred Hitchcock
170.000
1899.00
111000
GUIDE
3D
Alfred Hitchcock
5’8” | 1.73 m
Amelia Earhart
173.000
188000
GUIDE
3D
Amelia Earhart
5’11” | 1.80 m
2010
Amy Pond
180.000
2010.00
15000
GUIDE
3D
Amy Pond
Ant Man
137000
5’10” | 1.78 m (Variable)
Tales to Astonish #35 (September 1962)
Ant Man
178.000
1962.00
137000
GUIDE
3D
Ant Man
5’9” | 1.75 m
August 10, 1960
Antonio Banderas
175.000
1960.00
152000
GUIDE
3D
Antonio Banderas
Aquaman
778000
6’4” | 1.93 m
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Aquaman
193.000
2016.00
778000
GUIDE
3D
Aquaman
Aragorn
214000
5’11” | 1.80 m (Film); 6’6” | 1.98 m (Book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Aragorn
198.000
1954.00
214000
GUIDE
3D
Aragorn
Arwen
108000
5’10” | 1.78 m (Film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Arwen
178.000
1954.00
108000
GUIDE
3D
Arwen
6’1” | 1.85 m
Goldfinger (1964)
Auric Goldfinger
185.000
1964.00
1600
GUIDE
3D
Auric Goldfinger
10.25” | .26 m
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Baby Groot
26.000
2017.00
130000
GUIDE
3D
Baby Groot
Balin
40000
4’11” | 1.50 m (Film)
The Hobbit (1937)
Balin
150.000
1937.00
40000
GUIDE
3D
Balin
Balrogs
115000
14’-18’ | 4.3-5.5 m (Varies)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Balrogs
550.000
1954.00
115000
GUIDE
3D
Balrogs
6’0” | 1.83 m
Bear Grylls
183.000
126000
GUIDE
3D
Bear Grylls
4’1” | 1.24 m (Film)
The Hobbit (1937)
Bilbo Baggins
124.000
1937.00
115000
GUIDE
3D
Bilbo Baggins
Boromir
81000
5’10” | 1.78 m (Film); 6’4” | 1.93 m (Book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Boromir
193.000
1954.00
81000
GUIDE
3D
Boromir
5’7” | 1.70 m
October 1, 1989
Brie Larson
170.000
1989.00
1390000
GUIDE
3D
Brie Larson
Bulbasaur
148000
2’4” | 71.1 cm
15.2 lb | 6.9 kg
#001
Bulbasaur
71.100
6.900
1.00
148000
GUIDE
3D
Bulbasaur
5’10” | 1.78 m
Buzz Aldrin
178.000
211000
GUIDE
3D
Buzz Aldrin
C-3PO
60000
5’9” | 1.75 m
1977 (Episode IV: A New Hope)
C-3PO
175.000
1977.00
60000
GUIDE
3D
C-3PO
5’11” | 1.80 m
November 29, 1898
C. S. Lewis
180.000
1898.00
68800
GUIDE
3D
C. S. Lewis
Charizard
184000
5’7” | 170.2 cm
199.5 lb | 90.5 kg
#006
Charizard
170.200
90.500
6.00
184000
GUIDE
3D
Charizard
6’0” | 1.83 m (Estimated)
February 12, 1809
Charles Darwin
183.000
1809.00
104000
GUIDE
3D
Charles Darwin
2’0” | 61 cm
18.7 lb | 8.5 kg
#004
Charmander
61.000
8.500
4.00
109000
GUIDE
3D
Charmander
Chewbacca
109000
7’6” | 2.29 m
1977 (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Chewbacca
229.000
1977.00
109000
GUIDE
3D
Chewbacca
5′11″ | 1.80 m
July 30, 1970
Christopher Nolan
180.000
1970.00
154000
GUIDE
3D
Christopher Nolan
5’2" | 1.57 m
2012
Clara Oswald
157.000
2012.00
9700
GUIDE
3D
Clara Oswald
6’2” | 1.88 m
Infinity: Free Comic Book Day (May 2013)
Corvus Glaive
188.000
2013.00
13000
GUIDE
3D
Corvus Glaive
6’5” | 1.96 m
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon
196.000
1954.00
56000
GUIDE
3D
Creature from the Black Lagoon
5’6”-7’ | 1.68-2.13 m
1966
Cybermen
213.000
1966.00
8800
GUIDE
3D
Cybermen
Daleks
33000
5’-6’6” | 1.52-1.98 m
1963
Daleks
198.000
1963.00
33000
GUIDE
3D
Daleks
6’8” | 2.03 m
1977 (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Darth Vader
203.000
1977.00
215000
GUIDE
3D
Darth Vader
Data
23000
5’11” | 1.80 m
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Data
180.000
1987.00
23000
GUIDE
3D
Data
5’3” | 1.60 m
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Deanna Troi
160.000
1987.00
39000
GUIDE
3D
Deanna Troi
Ditto
134000
1’0” | 30.5 cm
8.8 lb | 4 kg
#132
Ditto
30.500
4.000
132.00
134000
GUIDE
3D
Ditto
6’1” | 1.85 m
Back to the Future (1985)
Doc Brown
185.000
1985.00
25700
GUIDE
3D
Doc Brown
6’0" | 1.83 m
Strange Tales #110 (July 1963)
Doctor Strange
183.000
1963.00
154000
GUIDE
3D
Doctor Strange
7’3” | 221 cm
463 lb | 210 kg
#149
Dragonite
221.000
210.000
149.00
97000
GUIDE
3D
Dragonite
Drax
17000
6’3” | 1.91 m
The Invincible Iron Man #55 (February 1973)
Drax
191.000
1973.00
17000
GUIDE
3D
Drax
5’9” | 1.75 m
New Avengers #8 (September 2013)
Ebony Maw
175.000
2013.00
27000
GUIDE
3D
Ebony Maw
Eevee
239000
1’0” | 30.5 cm
14.3 lb | 6.5 kg
#133
Eevee
30.500
6.500
133.00
239000
GUIDE
3D
Eevee
5’7” | 1.70 m
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Elizabeth Swann
170.000
2003.00
8800
GUIDE
3D
Elizabeth Swann
Elrond
157000
6’2” | 1.88 m (Film)
The Hobbit (1937)
Elrond
188.000
1937.00
157000
GUIDE
3D
Elrond
5’5” | 1.65 m
April 15, 1990
Emma Watson
165.000
1990.00
623000
GUIDE
3D
Emma Watson
5’7” | 1.70 m
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
170.000
1967.00
10600
GUIDE
3D
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
5’7” | 1.70 m
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Ethan Hunt
170.000
1996.00
11000
GUIDE
3D
Ethan Hunt
Falcon
84000
5’10” | 1.78 m
Captain America #117 (September 1969)
Falcon
178.000
1969.00
84000
GUIDE
3D
Falcon
Faramir
40000
5’10” | 1.78 m (Film); 6’4” | 1.93 m (Book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Faramir
178.000
1954.00
40000
GUIDE
3D
Faramir
4’1” | 1.24 m (Film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Frodo Baggins
124.000
1954.00
90000
GUIDE
3D
Frodo Baggins
Galadriel
142000
5’8” | 1.73 m (Film); 6’4” | 1.93 m (Book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Galadriel
173.000
1954.00
142000
GUIDE
3D
Galadriel
Gamora
91000
5'7" | 1.70 m
Strange Tales #180 (June 1975)
Gamora
170.000
1975.00
91000
GUIDE
3D
Gamora
Gandalf
405000
5’11” | 1.80 m (Film); 5’6” | 1.68 m (Book)
The Hobbit (1937)
Gandalf
180.000
1937.00
405000
GUIDE
3D
Gandalf
Gengar
142000
4’11” | 149.9 cm
89.3 lb | 40.5 kg
#094
Gengar
149.900
40.500
94.00
142000
GUIDE
3D
Gengar
5’7” | 1.70 m
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Geordi La Forge
170.000
1987.00
13000
GUIDE
3D
Geordi La Forge
5′6″ | 1.68 m
May 14, 1944
George Lucas
168.000
1944.00
158000
GUIDE
3D
George Lucas
5’6” | 1.68 m
September 20, 1948
George R. R. Martin
168.000
1948.00
93000
GUIDE
3D
George R. R. Martin
Gimli
113000
4’6” | 1.37 m (Film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Gimli
137.000
1954.00
113000
GUIDE
3D
Gimli
Gollum
735000
3’6” | 1.07 m (Film)
The Hobbit (1937)
Gollum
107.000
1937.00
735000
GUIDE
3D
Gollum
Groot
97000
7’10” | 2.39 m (Variable)
Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960)
Groot
239.000
1960.00
97000
GUIDE
3D
Groot
Gyarados
114000
21’4” | 650.2 cm
41’ | 12.5 m
518 lb | 235 kg
#130
Gyarados
650.200
1250.000
235.000
130.00
114000
GUIDE
3D
Gyarados
Han Solo
149000
6’1” | 1.85 m
1977 (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Han Solo
185.000
1977.00
149000
GUIDE
3D
Han Solo
6’1” | 1.85 m
July 13, 1942
Harrison Ford
185.000
1942.00
346000
GUIDE
3D
Harrison Ford
Hela
32000
5’9” | 1.75 m
Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964)
Hela
175.000
1964.00
32000
GUIDE
3D
Hela
5’5” | 1.65 m
Dr. No (1962)
Honey Ryder
165.000
1962.00
4100
GUIDE
3D
Honey Ryder
6’2” | 1.88 m
September 6, 1972
Idris Elba
188.000
1972.00
343000
GUIDE
3D
Idris Elba
6’1” | 1.85 m
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones
185.000
1981.00
266000
GUIDE
3D
Indiana Jones
5’4” | 1.63 m
July 31, 1965
J. K. Rowling
163.000
1965.00
360000
GUIDE
3D
J. K. Rowling
5’9” | 1.75 m
January 3, 1892
J. R. R. Tolkien
175.000
1892.00
221000
GUIDE
3D
J. R. R. Tolkien
5'10" | 1.78 m
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Jack Sparrow
178.000
2003.00
56000
GUIDE
3D
Jack Sparrow
6’1” | 1.85 m
GoldenEye (1995)
James Bond (Brosnan)
185.000
1995.00
7100
GUIDE
3D
James Bond (Brosnan)
6’2” | 1.88 m
Dr. No (1962)
James Bond (Connery)
188.000
1962.00
10400
GUIDE
3D
James Bond (Connery)
5’10” | 1.78 m
Casino Royale (2006)
James Bond (Craig)
178.000
2006.00
15500
GUIDE
3D
James Bond (Craig)
6’2” | 1.88 m
The Living Daylights (1987)
James Bond (Dalton)
188.000
1987.00
2950
GUIDE
3D
James Bond (Dalton)
6’1” | 1.85 m
Live and Let Die (1973)
James Bond (Moore)
185.000
1973.00
3550
GUIDE
3D
James Bond (Moore)
5’10” | 1.78 m
Star Trek: The Original Series (1966)
James T. Kirk
178.000
1966.00
55300
GUIDE
3D
James T. Kirk
Jaws
5500
7’2” | 2.18 m
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Jaws
218.000
1977.00
5500
GUIDE
3D
Jaws
5’10” | 1.78 m
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Jean-Luc Picard
178.000
1987.00
26300
GUIDE
3D
Jean-Luc Picard
6’4” | 1.93 m
October 22, 1952
Jeff Goldblum
193.000
1952.00
258000
GUIDE
3D
Jeff Goldblum
5’9” | 1.75 m
August 15, 1990
Jennifer Lawrence
175.000
1990.00
952000
GUIDE
3D
Jennifer Lawrence
1’8” | 50.8 cm
12.1 lb | 5.5 kg
#039
Jigglypuff
50.800
5.500
39.00
96000
GUIDE
3D
Jigglypuff
6’0” | 1.83 m
Star Trek: The Original Series (1967)
Khan Noonien Singh
183.000
1967.00
10000
GUIDE
3D
Khan Noonien Singh
5’6” | 1.68 m
Tomb Raider (2018)
Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander)
168.000
2018.00
101950
GUIDE
3D
Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander)
5’7” | 1.70 m
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie)
170.000
2001.00
105100
GUIDE
3D
Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie)
Legolas
336000
5’11” | 1.80 m (Film); 6’0” | 1.83 m (Book)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Legolas
180.000
1954.00
336000
GUIDE
3D
Legolas
6’4” | 1.93 m
June 7, 1952
Liam Neeson
193.000
1952.00
422000
GUIDE
3D
Liam Neeson
Loki
141000
6’2” | 1.88 m
Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962)
Loki
188.000
1962.00
141000
GUIDE
3D
Loki
5’9” | 1.75 m
1977 (Episode IV: A New Hope)
Luke Skywalker
175.000
1977.00
133000
GUIDE
3D
Luke Skywalker
Lurtz
9100
6’4” | 1.93 m (Film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Lurtz
193.000
2001.00
9100
GUIDE
3D
Lurtz
5’10” | 1.78 m
June 5, 1971
Mark Wahlberg
178.000
1971.00
397000
GUIDE
3D
Mark Wahlberg
5’4” | 1.63 m
Back to the Future (1985)
Marty McFly
163.000
1985.00
48000
GUIDE
3D
Marty McFly
4’2” | 1.27 m (Film)
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954)
Merry Brandybuck
127.000
1954.00
7900
GUIDE
3D
Merry Brandybuck
Mew
100000
1’4” | 40.6 cm
8.8 lb | 4 kg
#151
Mew
40.600
4.000
151.00
100000
GUIDE
3D
Mew
Mewtwo
152000
6’7” | 200.7 cm
269 lb | 122 kg
#150
Mewtwo
200.700
122.000
150.00
152000
GUIDE
3D
Mewtwo
6’0” | 1.83 m
February 9, 1987
Michael B. Jordan
183.000
1987.00
217000
GUIDE
3D
Michael B. Jordan