Hero Archetypes Explained: Tanks

The Tank is one of the gaming's most iconic character archetypes, and this video takes a closer look at them, covering their origin, roles, and various subtypes such as damage, dive, barrier, sponge, control, hook, sustain, and stall. It also explores how tanks appear in MOBAs, objective‑based hero shooters, kill‑based hero shooters, and tactical shooters, and discusses the challenges of balancing these characters. 00:00 Intro, 00:44 Origin of the Tank, 1:29 Roles of a Tank, 6:30 The Damage Tank, 8:54 The Dive Tank, 11:39 The Barrier (And Cover) Tank, 14:43 The Sponge Tank, 16:16 The Control Tank, 17:29 The Hook Tank, 19:41 The Sustain Tank, 20:54 Tanks in MOBAs, 22:41 Tanks in Objective‑Based Hero Shooters, 23:22 Tanks in Kill‑Based Hero Shooters, 23:49 Tanks in Tactical Shooters?, 24:36 The Stall Tank, 27:48 Balancing a Tank.