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In RPGs such as Hero Games' Champions, Green Ronin Publishing's Mutants & Masterminds, Cryptic Studios' MMORPG City of Heroes and Champions Online, superheroes are formally organized into categories or archetypes based on their skills and abilities.
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Most dictionary definitions and common usages of the term are generic and not limited to the characters of any particular company or companies.