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Title says it all.  The words “symbol” and “symbolic” do not appear in the REG (at least according to ctrl+F), so I figured I would post the question here.  I imagine they would be considered generic, but I can also see some counterarguments to that position.  Clarification is greatly appreciated.

"Symbolic" can be found in the ORDIR, but it won't really help with what you're looking for.

"Generic Card" and "Unique Card" are entries in the REG which should be helpful. After doing a quick glance through, I didn't see any symbolic characters in the list of generic cards, but there doesn't appear to be a well defined rule for whether or not symbolic characters in general are generic or unique.

We discussed a hard rule (making them all unique) a few years ago, but decided against it.

Doubt, Madness and Terror are generic (Hope too, on the good side). The Horsemen (Conquer, War, Famine, Death) are unique, because they've been ruled to meet the "supernatural leader/ruler" criterion.

I remember that discussion, just couldn't remember exactly what we decided, thanks Aggie.