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Will there be an Avatar: The last Airbender, aka martial artist type archetype?

If so, it seems the smartest option to build it would be to lose the level 2 defense ability in exchange for either the monk AC ability or unarmed strikes ability, and then lose wild talents at 6, 12 and 18 in exchange for either flurry of blows or (IMO, the cooler option) martial versatility.

That said, what I'm more interested in is a Kineticist archetype that brings in Spellstrike and Spell combat from Magus. To your point, imagine taking the Kineticist and exchanging a few abilities for spell strike and spell combat, and being able to do the staff-magus type setup. Boom, last airbender.

I have always felt that the most fun characters to play are the ones that have three basic components:

1) An interesting backstory and "life goal"
2) A solid build that is useful (keep in mind USEFUL does not always mean OPTIMAL) in combat and out of combat.
3) It is what you want to play (as opposed to what the group needs).

Remember, Teamwork is OP, and even the worst possible classes can get together and obliterate any combat given a little bit of strategy.

First, and most importantly, I'm assuming that it's an "all or none" sort of thing when you decide to retrain an archetype. But, the way it is written, it doesn't specifically say that AND it also doesn't specify what is my primary questions here:

:: If a character has Archetype A, can he retrain out of an ability he doesn't want and keep the rest?

:: If he can, could he then retrain into an ability from another archetype that fits that same slot?

:: If both of those are viable, as an example, could a Phalanx Soldier Fighter retrain out of "Stand Firm" (L2 Ability Swap) and then retrain into "Pole Fighting" (L2 Ability Swap from Polearm Fighter)?

I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this. Again, I'm really just looking for clarification if anyone has seen anything official/semi-official regarding retraining (I looked and couldn't find anything) or in general what you as a GM would allow.

Edit: I just re-read this section in Ult. Campaign and my assumption seems correct, I missed a sentence when I first was reading this, so I guess my questions above are more of a "would you allow" than "is it RAI" - obviously as written it's intended to be all or not.