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| 5 | A switching PointOfView is closely related to, but distinct from, RotatingProtagonist. Rather than an omniscient third-person narrator showing us Jack, then Sally, then [[ADayInTheLimelight Pauline]], as we would with a RotatingProtagonist, we see the story from Jack's perspective, then Sally's, then Pauline's. Can be very useful if the POV is third-person limited or first-person, as this can give us information we otherwise wouldn't have -- for instance, we could find out that Pauline's motivations are genuinely good or she really did kill that guy, something neither Jack nor Sally would know. |
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| 7 | The most obvious way to do this is to switch from Jack being "I" to Sally being "I," as even if they're both in the scene, it's clear whom the focus is on. A book can also pull this off with third-person limited (you see both as "s/he", but you're only inside one's head at a time). Primarily a literature trope, but a duet or film can also work. You just need narration of some sort. |
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| 9 | [[MultipleNarrativeModes Switching from first person (I) to second (you) or third (s/he) would also work.]] Obviously, this is quite useful if one character falls unconscious or ill, or is simply not where the author needs the story to be. This technique is a staple of {{postmodern|ism}} literature, illustrating the instability of narratives and possibly truth itself. |
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| 11 | Switching point of view frequently is sometimes called "head hopping". |
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| 13 | SisterTrope to RashomonStyle, but the accounts do not need to disagree or even overlap, and also RotatingProtagonist, but rather than simply seeing different characters, we get their perspectives. SuperTrope to ScrapbookStory. See also TwistedEchoCut. When all main characters get their POV represented except one, it's a NonPOVProtagonist. Not to be confused with CameraPerspectiveSwitch, where the camera's point of view changes, or PerspectiveReversal, where [[CharacterDevelopment characters change their beliefs]] so that each expresses ideas formerly associated with the other. |
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| 16 | !!Examples: |
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| 18 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 20 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 21 | * In the light novels of ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'', after [[spoiler:Issei defeats Raiser]], the light novels show that Lord Gremory and Lord Phenex discuss how the engagement party ended and that Lord Gremory cannot believe that his daughter was able to get the Welsh Dragon as her servant. In the anime, it shows the same events but from Sirzechs and Grayfia's point of view about why he lent Issei the griffon as a last resort and his thoughts on the Welsh Dragon joining. Grayfia then notes that Sirzechs seems to be enjoying it, [[spoiler:probably reminding him of his and Grayfia's circumstances back then]]. In the main storyline, usually either [[TheLancer Kiba]] or [[BadassTeacher Azazel]] get to be the focus of the narration whenever Issei isn't around. |
| 22 | * While there are several moments in ''Manga/MarchComesInLikeALion'' where focus moves away from the protagonist and narrator Rei in order to listen in on conversations between other characters, Hina and Hayashida both hold the special distinction of momentarily taking over the role of narrator at least once, particularly when their thoughts are focused on Rei's life. |
| 23 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}}'' did this with their OVA Sekkaroku with a different episode focusing on one character and their POV for the same story. |
| 24 | ** Okita is the one to suggest Chizuru to be an undercover geisha for the Shinsengumi. But since he is ordered to stay at headquarters due to his coughing, Okita misses a lot of what happened that night and only hears and sees snippets of the story, like seeing Hijikata returning to headquarters with the dressed up Chizuru in the middle of the night. |
| 25 | ** Saito and Yamazaki offer themselves as bodyguards for Chizuru and are involved in a lot of the fighting at the geisha house, starting with two lecherous men flirting with Chizuru. |
| 26 | ** Heisuke is worried about Chizuru's safety during the whole time, returns to base to urge Kondou and Hijikata to take Chizuru off the mission. Kondou agrees and Heisuke rushes back to the house, wonders where Chizuru has disappeared to and then joins the fighting with Yamazaki. |
| 27 | ** Hijikata, ordered by Kondou to check up on Chizuru, arrives at the geisha house in the middle of the fighting. Saito tells Hijikata to take Chizuru to safety. Unfortunately for him, bystanders mistakes him for eloping with a cute geisha girl. |
| 28 | ** Kazama arrives after Heisuke left the room, attempting to kiss Chizuru. Osen then arrives to rescue Chizuru and allows her to escape and rejoin with Saito and later Hijikata. |
| 29 | * ''Manga/FairyTail'': Levy replaces Lucy as the narrator in Chapter 274. That's ''not'' a good sign. |
| 30 | ** [[spoiler: This is actually because Future Lucy ends up returning to the past.]] |
| 31 | * In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', most of the story is told from Kirito's first-person POV, but occasionally, the perspective will shift to a third-person POV centered around another character, and Lisbeth has two first-person POV segments- one in her story in Volume 2, and a short scene in Volume 4. |
| 32 | * In the manga for ''VideoGame/Persona4'', the POV and first person narration occasionally switches around, most often focusing on Soji, but sometimes going to one of his friends. |
| 33 | * ''Literature/TheAdventOfDeathsDaughter'' showcases multiple points of view chapters, not just how the main character, Maeda Naoko sees the world, but how other characters she interacts with see her, making their actions more understandable. Sometimes, this makes their actions more sympathetic, sometimes less so. |
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| 36 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 37 | * ''ComicBook/EmmieAndFriends'': In all but one book, the chapters alternate between the main narrator seen on the cover and a secondary P.O.V. character. |
| 38 | * ''ComicBook/FireflyTheSting'': All four Serenity ladies take turns narrating. The part at the spa is told from Inara, then Kaylee, then Zoe's point of view as Saffron approaches them individually. The heist itself is told through different points of view as it progresses -- first from Zoe's, then Inara's, then Kaylee's, then finally River's. |
| 39 | * ''ComicBook/MarvelRising'' (2019): Each issue has a different character narrating. Issue #1 is Ms. Marvel, #2 is Inferno, #3 is Quake, #4 is Morgan, and #5 is Squirrel Girl. |
| 40 | * ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': |
| 41 | ** The caption narration of ''ComicBook/KravensLastHunt'' alternates between the points of view of Spider-Man (yellow background, with a few exceptions for emphasis), Kraven (orange), Vermin (green) and ComicBook/MaryJaneWatson-Parker (lilac). |
| 42 | ** Creator/GerryConway's graphic novel ''ComicBook/ParallelLives'' is narrated - a lot of the time in parallel - by Spider-Man and his wife Mary Jane. |
| 43 | * ''Creator/VertigoComics'': ''Faker'' has each of its chapters narrated by another member of the core group. |
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| 46 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 47 | * ''Fanfic/ByTheSea'': Most of the story is from Obi-Wan's perspective, and a good part of the plot centers around the mismatch between what Obi-Wan believes is between him and Cody, and how Cody sees the situation with his differing cultural context. We don't see anything of Cody's until the second installment, plus a few snippets from the perspective of some other characters, like Ahsoka, Cody's mother, or Cody's POV of some scenes from the first story. These really drive home just how deeply different merfolk and human culture are. |
| 48 | * ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' does this frequently, with most of its characters getting scenes from their point of view, including Harry Dresden's signature FirstPersonSmartass. Early on, this was something of a problem since it tended to shift perspective between paragraphs with little or no warning. Later, scene breaks were added and have been retroactively added to some of the earlier chapters. |
| 49 | * Most ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}'' fics have multiple narrators per chapter. |
| 50 | * ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheBoilingIsles'': Except for a few chapters that only follow the perspective of one character, after chapter three we get viewpoints from multiple characters in each chapter, but most frequently its either Harry's or Luz's perspective. |
| 51 | * ''Fanfic/MyImmortal'', although the issue is confused by bad writing. The POV character is usually Ebony, but one chapter starts with a note that this chapter is from "Darko"'s point of view. This rule is followed for a bit, but then one line starts with "Draco, Ebory and I", and after that it's back to Ebony's point of view. |
| 52 | * ''Fanfic/{{Deserving}}'', in which you're lucky if any given paragraph ends in the same POV as it began and it often switches mid-sentence, is another bad example. |
| 53 | * ''Fanfic/EntropyTheFateOfTheHeroSystem'': The story switches between its cast of new hero students and its villains, as well as featuring news articles and social media posts where appropriate. |
| 54 | * ''Fanfic/FuckTheJesusBeam'', beginning in chapter nine. |
| 55 | * ''Fanfic/KyonBigDamnHero'', where the breaks are usually followed by a change of narrator. |
| 56 | * ''Fanfic/{{Luminosity}}'''s narrators to date have been Bella, Elspeth, and [[spoiler:Addy]] when Elspeth is asleep/unconscious during an important part. |
| 57 | * ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8301796/1/Love-Takes-Flight Love Takes Flight]]'' changes points of view between Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson during their first sexual encounter. What is unique about this switching is that the sentences at changing points overlap, sharing a word (or group of words). |
| 58 | ** eg. Chance's POV: ''If that wasn't love then....'' Jake's POV: ''What was it Chance saw in him?'' In this case Chance's full thought is "If that wasn't love then what was?" |
| 59 | * ''Fanfic/ADarkKnightOverSinCity'' alternates between Franchise/{{Batman}}'s narration or the [=POVs=] of various ''ComicBook/SinCity'' characters every chapter. |
| 60 | * ''Fanfic/WinterWar'' switches between about thirty POV characters (third person limited throughout). Most chapters stick with one person's POV, but several "ensemble" chapters juggle several. This allows many, ''many'' {{Ascended Extra}}s a chance to shine. |
| 61 | ** Worth noting that in [[spoiler: Hisagi's sections, his narration becomes increasingly vague and Kazeshini's interjections more frequent, which eventually leads to the zanpakuto spirit (briefly) possessing his wielder's body so that both of them can survive. At which point, ''Kazeshini'' is the narrator with Shuuhei not heard from for a chapter or so.]] |
| 62 | * ''Xanatos'' does this a few times, in third person from Light's point of view, and later with L's, and even having [[DeadpanSnarker Matt]] [[FirstPersonSmartass narrate a couple of chapters]]. |
| 63 | * Used throughout ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. The four get more or less equal time from their individual viewpoints, but there are also a few sections where other points of view are employed: |
| 64 | ** The short passage about the [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Brothers of Doom]] preparing to be attacked (and then getting attacked—in a totally unexpected way). |
| 65 | --->It was a pity they'd never heard of the Maginot Line. |
| 66 | ** Several scenes with Bayanis. |
| 67 | ** A scene from the POV of the two guards confronting George outside the building where John is being kept in magical sleep. |
| 68 | ** The collective POV of the skahs who have finished off the monsters in Ehndris and are wondering what to do next. |
| 69 | * The stories in the ''Fanfic/ElementalChessTrilogy'' have this, with the point of view changing in each chapter. The more central characters receive multiple chapters from their perspectives, but many of the supporting cast also each get a chapter. |
| 70 | * In ''Fanfic/RottenLuck'', the narration is in first-person from the perspective of the protagonist on the odd-numbered chapters while it becomes third-person on the even-numbered ones. |
| 71 | * Almost every character in ''DarthWiki/TheMovement'' narrates at least one chapter. |
| 72 | * Every fic in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries'' fanfic series ''The Fanfic/StarlightSeries'' features this, except for ''Alpha and Omega'', which is told from the first-person perspective of [[OriginalCharacter Experiment 419]]. |
| 73 | * The ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7921184/1/When-Mike-Met-Mike When Mike Met Mike]]'' is told from a few different points of view. |
| 74 | * In ''Fanfic/UtopiaUnmade'', the focus switches between Tsubomi, Erika, Hibiki, Kanade, Love, and Eas every chapter. |
| 75 | * In ''Fanfic/DiariesOfAMadman'', Discord occasionally takes over the narration from Navarone. Rarity also briefly narrates during a FreakyFridayFlip. |
| 76 | * In Pottertalia fic ''Fanfic/{{Snakeskins}}'' the POV regularly switched between England and Italy, with the odd other POV (e.g. Draco Malfoy or Romano) added in on certain situations. |
| 77 | * Used every chapter in ''Fanfic/{{Wreckstuck}}'', where the point of view switches to a different character every chapter. |
| 78 | ** The same formula is used in ''Fanfic/AlternianNationSeries'' and ''Fanfic/{{Cultstuck}}'' will sometimes shift to another character at a different time. |
| 79 | * The writer of ''Fanfic/OriginStory'' is pretty good about switching the POV of the story without making it seem awkward. Most of the story is told from Alex Harris's point of view, but other characters, including [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]], Happy Hogan, Henry Peter Gyrich, and even Typhoid Mary get a chance to tell the tale from their perspective. |
| 80 | * ''Fanfic/BadFutureCrusaders'' uses a SwitchingPOV to tell what could probably suffice as [[JigsawPuzzlePlot three or four different plots]] as one. |
| 81 | * ''Fanfic/TheEndOfAllThings'' occasionally switches between first and third person view to either show two sides to a single event or to show what two characters are doing in two different locations. |
| 82 | * ''Fanfic/{{Developments}}'' and ''Fanfic/{{Sisterhood}} both maintain the same first-person present tense narration as ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', but switch between various members of the cast narrating each individual chapter, rather than staying with Hisao. |
| 83 | * The ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/{{Intrepid}}'' has the story switches between Taylor, Emma, Madison, and Sophia, with other characters getting interludes. No character has had two chapters told from the P.O.V twice in a row. |
| 84 | * ''Fanfic/SuddenContact'' alternates between various characters from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' such as Adrien Victus, James Raynor, Alexei Stukov, Tassadar, Daggoth, and Liara T'soni. ''Sudden Supremacy'' adds Zaeed Massani, Tychus Findlay, Garrus Vakarian, Tali'Zorah, David Anderson, Valerian Mengsk, and Selendis. |
| 85 | * ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8340339/1/The-Quiet-Fox The Quiet Fox]]'' (a Naruto story) combines this with flashbacks since almost every other chapter is narrated by a different person. Oddly, Naruto himself doesn't get to narrate a chapter despite being the main character. |
| 86 | * In ''Fanfic/ThisBites'', the entirety of [[spoiler: the event with Baron Omatsuri]] is told through the perspectives of people around the world [[spoiler: as they listen to the SBS and the horror in which the Straw Hats have found themselves.]] |
| 87 | * The ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' story ''[[Fanfic/TwiceUponAnAge All This Sh*t is Twice as Weird]]'' does this, with most chapters having different points of view than those which immediately precede or follow them. A few chapters divide the point of view between the two main characters; a few others are presented as letters written by or to various members of the cast. |
| 88 | * ''Fanfic/OneYear'' is told by first person narration, a role that various members of the ''VideoGame/Persona4'' cast and [[OriginalCharacter OCs]] take turns playing. |
| 89 | * ''Fanfic/BlackCrayons'' rotates through numerous characters in the ''Film/TransformersFilmSeries''. |
| 90 | * ''Fanfic/AChanceMeetingOfTwoMoons'': The story changes from Artemis to Luna's point of view (signaled by linebreaks) during the first five chapters. From chapter 6 on, there are two parallel versions of each chapter, one told from the POV of [[spoiler:Artemis in Luna's world and the other from the POV of Luna in Artemis's world. Some of them even show the same sequence of events from the differing characters' point of view.]] |
| 91 | * ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': On a regular basis, as the first six chapters are told from the point of view of one of the main characters (Xvital, Night Blade, Page Turner, Wind Breaker, Vix-Lei and Rex, in that order), and then switch up over the course of the rest of the story as the situation calls for it, with occasional P.O.V. segments by various other characters. Incidentally, over the course of chapters 1-48 (and not counting omakes), each of the new Bearers gets exactly eighteen segments each... and all the other characters, put together, ''also'' get a total of eighteen segments. (The authors swear this last part was completely unintentional.) It continues in the sequel ''Picking Up the Pieces'', though characters outside the new Bearers are getting more segments of their own this time around. |
| 92 | * ''Fanfic/OfState'': So far, the POV has switched between Elsa, Hiccup, Snotlout, Anna, and Kristoff. All of whom are dealing with their own problems. Hiccup is trying to capture Mathantir and defeat the Northern Alliance. Snotlout [[spoiler: is occupying Radvo and holding the entire city hostage in an attempt to rescue the Vikings that were kidnapped and MadeASlave there.]] Elsa is working with her ruling council to try and combat a potential Viking invasion. Finally, Anna and Kristoff are trying to deal with their relationship with each other and the people around them. |
| 93 | * Each chapter of ''Fanfic/WhatTomorrowBrings'' is told from the perspective of a different character. At first, it seems like it'll go through the Animorphs in the same order as the books, but then [[AscendedExtra Tom]] is introduced in chapter 6 and several supporting characters get to narrate from then on. |
| 94 | * ''Fanfic/YoullGetNoAnswersFromTheBlueSeaStar'': The vast majority of the story is told by Jo, but Seteth takes over for the brief description of [[spoiler:Jeralt's death]]. |
| 95 | * A handful of ''Series/LawAndOrderUK'' stories written by [[https://m.fanfiction.net/u/620916/ Airborne Girl]] based around a relationship between Alesha Philips and Matt Devlin are usually told from Alesha's point of view, but will often have a section from Matt's perspective. Sometimes to the point of PerspectiveFlip--we'll get both Alesha and Matt's version of a confrontation or conversation they had. |
| 96 | * After the first three chapters (which are strictly from [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Lilith's]] POV) of ''Fanfic/TheSilverRaven'', the POV starts switching back and forth. For example, chapter 4 switches between Lilith's POV and Nero's POV, while chapter 5 switches between Nero's POV and Emira's POV. |
| 97 | * The POV in ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'' shifts around from character-to-character within a chapter. For example, Chapter 20 starts from Glynda's perspective, then shifts to Ragna's, then Noel's, and finally Ozpin's. Some chapters are told entirely from one perspective however, with Chapter 32 being entirely from Ragna's perspective, Chapter 41 being entirely from Ironwood's perspective, and Chapter 45 being entirely from Glynda's perspective. |
| 98 | * ''Fanfic/ForeverCaptain'': While most of this MCU series is told in third person limited to Steve Rogers, currently the one exception is ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/31329512 The Favor]]'', limited instead to Tony Stark. It’s clear that this choice is because the whole point of the story requires a particular dramatic irony— that the audience knows the true identity of Uncle Grant, but Tony doesn’t. |
| 99 | * ''[[https://snooter.livejournal.com/3245.html The Second Most Important Person in the World]]'', a ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' Sid/Andy fic focused on the human characters, switches between several different perspectives outside of Sid and Andy's throughout, including Molly, Andy's mother, Sid and Andy's adopted daughter, [[spoiler:and Woody, in the final chapter.]] |
| 100 | * ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': Most or all the narration is given from the perspective of the Westeros characters. The major exception is Akkarulf, one of the Wolf's marauders who serves as TheWatson for anything Warhammer-related, which is itself a clue that [[spoiler:he was better known as Theon Greyjoy]]. |
| 101 | * In ''Fanfic/WhatAStrangeLittleColt'', Rainbow Dash is the main PointOfView, but there are many sections told from other characters’ perspectives. |
| 102 | * ''Fanfic/AManOfIron'', true to its Martin roots, switches character with every chapter, sometimes twice. Each chapter is titled after its P.O.V. character. |
| 103 | * ''Fanfic/ChangingGears'' constantly switches the P.O.V. character when describing events, to the point that there tends to be at least 3 different P.O.V.s per chapter. As Izuku is the main character, his P.O.V. is shown the most often, but Bakugou, Ochako, Iida, Momo, and All Might are also fairly common. |
| 104 | * ''Fanfic/TrueLoveIsNeverAStraightPath'': The P.O.V. varies from chapter to chapter and even from scene to scene. Brittas, Laura, and Helen get the most POV screentime, but other characters, such as George, Julie and Carole, have managed to get a scene or two from their POV. |
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| 107 | [[folder:Films -- Animation]] |
| 108 | * Between the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' and the introductory scene of ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2''. Via flashback, the rise of the Underminer is seen not from the Parr family's viewpoint, but from InnocentBystander Tony Rydinger's. It's a lot more unsettling to have a supervillain bursting through the ground with his giant drill vehicle, and having cars crashing down around when you don't have superpowers. |
| 109 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'': During the gorge scene, we briefly shift to the hyena's POV as they get the signal from Scar to start the wildebeest stampede; after that, it shifts to Simba's POV as he practices his roaring in the gorge, and the wildebeests start charging right for him after he pulls off a loud, impressive roar, [[NotWhatItLooksLike making it seem like his roar frightened the wildebeests into the gorge which eventually led to the death of Mufasa.]] |
| 110 | * ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': Almost the entire film is shown following Mei's point of view occasionally switching to Ming's. Toward the climax it switches to Jin's briefly and for one shot in the epilogue Grandma Wu's. |
| 111 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Almost the entire film is shown following Judy's point of view. However, during the climax, for a few moments it shifts to Bellwether's perspective. Storywise this is done to shield the audience from the BatmanGambit Nick and Judy have set up so the audience gets the same sense of surprise as Bellwether when she discovers she's been hustled. |
| 112 | [[/folder]] |
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| 114 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 115 | * ''Film/AsakoIAndII'': Asako is the protagonist in the first part, in which she meets Baku. Then as she meets Ryohei, we are shown his point of view as she act in a very strange manner. When she finds out that Baku is around again, the POV is on her again and we no longer know what the men think. |
| 116 | * ''Film/TheBridgeCurse'': The film focuses on two storylines, and shifts between them regularly. There's the students in 2016 who are haunted after a bravery test on "The Dead Female Bridge", and the IntrepidReporter investigating their deaths in 2020. |
| 117 | * ''Film/ExitThroughTheGiftShop'' has a very peculiar take on this, largely based in the fact that this film is effectively a {{Documentary}}. While its subjects are ultimately of street art and Creator/{{Banksy}}, the documentary initially follows up-and-coming artist Thierry Guetta/[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Brainwash Mr. Brainwash]] as he learns more of street art and finding Banksy, but halfway through the film, he begins to be framed [[ThePrimaDonna much more unsympathetically]], with focus instead shifting onto Banksy and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepard_Fairey Shepard Fairey]] trying to wrangle in the arrogant hack they helped indirectly create. This ended up raising real-world questions on whose project this documentary actually was, with a prevailing theory that it was all [[{{Mockumentary}} a staged bit of performance art]] by ''Banksy'' [[StealthParody as his commentary on art culture]] and [[{{Troll}} deliberately screwing with audiences]]. |
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| 120 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 121 | * ''Literature/CityOfNoEnd'' uses this aggressively in order to cover the multiple factions of its massive EnsembleCast. The characters who get at least one POV scene in Book 1 are Welund, Ywain, Piyra, Aldrich, Quine, Beatrix, Roman, Yene, Setheus, Carston, Davion, Avitus, Lebbik, Saloth, Pa, Janus, Kavin, Leviticus, Odham, Maud, and Dakku. |
| 122 | * ''Literature/FourKidsInFiveEAndOneCrazyYear'': Destiny, Max, Giovanni, and Willie take turns narrating several pages of each chapter. |
| 123 | * ''Literature/{{Dracula}}'' is composed of a collection of journals and letters that describe the story from the point of view of various characters. It slips up in one case, where Mrs. Harker refers to herself in third person in chapter XXVI (where she is writing a journal but mentions the others made details that she didn't hear.) |
| 124 | * Victorian mystery novelist Creator/WilkieCollins did this more than once, most notably in his classics ''Literature/TheMoonstone'' and ''Literature/TheWomanInWhite''. Each novel was divided up into several different first-person narratives, with occasional other sources like "The Narrative of the Tombstone". |
| 125 | * ''Literature/TheHardyBoys'' naturally utilizes this, having two main characters who, along with their friends, frequently [[LetsSplitUpGang divide and conquer]] to cover more ground. As such, the narrative will jump between the two brothers until they regroup. The early ''Casefiles'' books are also much more liberal with the narrative, briefly following the thoughts and opinions of several other characters besides the Hardys (including one-shot characters and {{Mooks}}). |
| 126 | ** The reboot ''Undercover Brothers'' and ''Adventures'' series are told in first-person with Frank and Joe alternating chapters, meaning that the books are constant POV switches between the two of them. |
| 127 | ** Very similarly, in the first ''Literature/NancyDrew'': ''Girl Detective'' (Nancy's counterpart series to ''Undercover Brothers'') super special, "Where's Nancy?", Bess and George get this in a major DayInTheLimelight for them. Usually, the GD series is narrated solely by Nancy in first-person, but since she's missing for most of the book, George and Bess alternate first-person chapters, with the last chapter finally switching back to Nancy. |
| 128 | ** The ''Nancy Drew / Hardy Boys Super Mysteries'' of the ''GD/UB'' rotate the first-person p.o.v. between all three of them (Nancy, Frank, and Joe). |
| 129 | * ''Literature/MurderForTheModernGirl'': The novel switches between the first-person perspectives of its two protagonists, Ruby Newhouse and Guy Rosewood. The name of the character whose perspective is being followed is written on top of the first page of a chapter. [[spoiler:After Guy's true name, Peter Buchanan, is revealed in chapter 21, all chapters told from his perspective have "Peter" written instead.]] |
| 130 | * ''Literature/TheSilverKiss'', by Annette Curtis Klause, switches between [[MeaningfulName Zoë]] and [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Simon]]. The switch is between third-person limited to one or the other, and their respective chapters are named after the proper protagonist. |
| 131 | * ''Literature/OksaPollock'' does this between the good characters, although the most parts are told by Oksa. |
| 132 | * Done so well by Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Shaara in his novel ''Literature/TheKillerAngels'' (the basis for the 1993 film ''Film/{{Gettysburg}}'') that his son Jeff Shaara has [[LikeFatherLikeSon copied the technique]] in every one of his own novels. |
| 133 | * In ''Literature/TheMigaxCycle'',the story alternates between Summer and Leafsong's point of view, both in third person limited. |
| 134 | * Each chapter in ''Literature/TheInnkeepersSong'' by Creator/PeterSBeagle is told from a different character's perspective. |
| 135 | * ''Film/{{Flipped}}'' by Wendelin Van Draanen switches between romantic leads, and even the back cover takes this. One of them is upside-down, but which is a little bit up to the reader. |
| 136 | * ''Literature/ThePoisonwoodBible'' switches between the four daughters' points of view, with their mother's point of view appearing at the beginning and in retrospect of each section of the book. |
| 137 | * Creator/CharlesDickens's ''Literature/BleakHouse'' alternates chapters between the first-person perspective of Esther Summerson and the third-person perspective of an omniscient narrator. |
| 138 | * Creator/JodiPicoult does this in pretty much all her novels, sometimes in first and sometimes third person. |
| 139 | * ''Literature/SomethingLikeSeries'': Each book in the series is from the point of view of a different character. |
| 140 | * ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible'': Alternates between Dr. Impossible and Fatale. |
| 141 | * Some Creator/WilliamFaulkner novels alternate chapters among the first-person perspective of several narrators, often [[TheRashomon relating the same events]]. It switched narrators ''within the same sentence'' at least once. His books that follow this include: |
| 142 | ** ''Literature/AbsalomAbsalom'' |
| 143 | ** ''Literature/AsILayDying'' |
| 144 | ** ''Literature/TheSoundAndTheFury'' |
| 145 | * ''Literature/{{Laura}}'' by Vera Caspary is a murder mystery alternately narrated by the title character's acquaintances, the detective investigating her case, [[spoiler:and eventually the "dead" woman herself.]] |
| 146 | * ''The Lover'' (''Ha-Me'ahev''), by Israeli novelist A. B. Yehoshua, which bears the influence of Faulkner's works, switches between the first-person perspectives of members of a Jewish family and an Arab teenager who works for and comes to live with them, each chapter. |
| 147 | * ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' starts to do this in ''The Two Towers''. The first half of the book is split between Aragorn's party and the Merry and Pippen hobbit duo. Second half of the book is Frodo, Sam, and [[spoiler: Sméagol]]. ''Return of the King'' does a similar mid-way switch, with the two halves of each story taking place concurrently. |
| 148 | * Kristine Kathryn Rusch's ''Literature/{{Fey}}'' novels, where the viewpoint switches to a new character with each new chapter. |
| 149 | * ''Literature/MrsDalloway'' alternates between following the title character and ShellShockedVeteran Septimus. |
| 150 | * ''Literature/ThisIsWhereItEnds'': The book is told through four different perspectives: Autumn, Sylv, Claire, and Thomás. |
| 151 | * ''Literature/ThursdayNext'' books usually have someone else narrating the events Thursday wasn't there to witness. |
| 152 | ** In ''The Eyre Affair'', Mycroft's adventure with the Prose Portal is described in third person. |
| 153 | ** In ''Something Rotten'', Landen briefly picks up narration duties when Thursday [[spoiler:gets shot.]] |
| 154 | ** ''First Among Sequels'' is the most confusing example of this, as the narration switches from the real Thursday Next to the ''written'' Thursday Next. |
| 155 | * ''Literature/LegendOfTheGalacticHeroes'' switches back and forth between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance and their two protagonists, Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wenli. Reinhard and his Empire is the more important side, however, making Yang Wenli the {{deuteragonist}}. |
| 156 | * George R.R. Martin's ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. The viewpoint character changes every chapter and there have been 31 viewpoint characters through the first five books. This series is one of the more prominent examples due to the multitude of conflicting factions, almost all of which have at least one P.O.V. character representing them and sometimes multiple to represent different mindsets within each faction, fueling the GrayAndGreyMorality the series is famous for. For example, the Battle of Blackwater is mostly depicted from the P.O.V.s of Tyrion and Davos, two sympathetic characters on opposite sides. |
| 157 | * ''Literature/HarryPotter'': |
| 158 | ** We follow Harry's point of view throughout 90% of the series, with the exception of the opening chapters of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheHalfBloodPrince Half-Blood Prince]]'' (first two chapters), and ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Deathly Hallows]]'', which have important establishing events that Harry's not present for (although in the case of ''[[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Goblet of Fire]]'', he sees them in a dream). |
| 159 | ** There is one other exception: during Harry's first Quidditch match in ''Philosopher's Stone'', we are told what Hermione and Ron are doing and saying, even though Harry is not paying special attention to them and would not be able to hear them. |
| 160 | ** There is also, somewhat bizarrely, a couple of sentences from Ron's point of view as he knocks out the troll in ''Philosopher's Stone''. Overall, point of view seems [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness a little more flexible in book 1]] than it is later in the series. |
| 161 | * The ''Literature/{{Everworld}}'' books rotate among the five main characters the role of the narrator. |
| 162 | * ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'', another series by the same author as ''Everworld'', does the same thing. They rotate by book in a set order (also Ax and Tobias share the same slot (Getting half as many books as the others) and alternate when their shared slot pops up.) Also the Megamorph side stories alternate by chapter and at least once one of the heroes narrates from beyond the grave.''The Hork-Bajir Chronicles'' rotates POV between Aldrea, Dak, and [[VillainEpisode Esplin]]. |
| 163 | * The ''Literature/TheBabysittersClub'' books feature rotating first-person protagonists. |
| 164 | * The ''Literature/DeepWaterBlack'' books were each written from the viewpoint of a new character. |
| 165 | * Emily Rodda's ''Literature/TeenPowerInc.'' series rotates the role of narrator among the six members of the core cast. |
| 166 | * Creator/AnthonyPrice's thriller novels all feature the same group of intelligence officers, but each features a different member of the group as the key player and point-of-view character. |
| 167 | * Terry Pratchett likes to switch to the point-of-view of someone about to meet a tragic end. |
| 168 | * Creator/EmilyBrightwell's ''Literature/MrsJeffries'' series has scenes begin from the victim's point of view, with enough detail to be interesting but not enough to act as a spoiler. |
| 169 | * Creator/TerryGoodkind does this a lot in ''Literature/SwordOfTruth'', especially noteworthy though is in the first book where the POV has been on the male main character most of the book (except one small part when he is unconscious) until around half of the book where the POV changes to the female main character. This is done to put more info on her personality and her secret and also to show that she also feels an attraction to him. |
| 170 | * Several of Kelley Armstrong's books (''Haunted'' and ''Personal Demon'', for example) switch between several narrators, with each chapter being told by a different one. |
| 171 | * ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'' regularly switches POV between around 10 main characters. The books will also regularly include POV chapters of side characters depending on how Robert Jordan wished to show extra information. Or hide it. |
| 172 | * ''Literature/TheRulesOfAttraction'' by Creator/BretEastonEllis is narrated by several characters; all of the more important ones narrate at least one chapter. |
| 173 | * Pretty much everything ever written by Creator/HarryTurtledove runs on this trope. Most of his series have a minimum of 5 or 6 POV characters per volume, allowing him to describe various aspects of a large-scale event (like a war on multiple fronts, as seen by generals, soldiers, and civilians). |
| 174 | * ''Literature/TheManInTheBrownSuit'' by Creator/AgathaChristie switches between the protagonist's narration and excerpts from a different character's journal, both in first person. |
| 175 | * Every book in the ''Literature/WickedLovely'' series switches between (usually three, although Fragile Eternity has four and stopping time has only two) different third person [=POVs=]. |
| 176 | * Irvine Welsh's ''Literature/{{Trainspotting}}'' and its sequel, ''Literature/{{Porno}}'', switch between characters (each with their own personal verbal tics and dialects) in each chapter. |
| 177 | * ''Literature/HowNotToWriteANovel'' has several examples of what can go wrong when a Switching P.O.V. is poorly executed or unintentional. |
| 178 | * The ''Literature/KnightAndRogueSeries'' alternates between Michael and Fisk's perspective with each chapter. |
| 179 | * Starting from ''Literature/WarriorCatsTheNewProphecy'', ''Warrior Cats'' has multiple protagonists, switching [=POV=] between them every few chapters. |
| 180 | * The chapters in Ibi Kaslik's ''Literature/TheAngelRiots'' switch between a limited third-person narration centred on Rize, the titular rock band's drug-addled trombonist, and first-person narration by Jim, a violinist touring with the Riots. |
| 181 | * All the books in Creator/JoWalton's AlternateHistory ''Literature/SmallChange'' trilogy. Each of the novels is structured with alternating chapters from the point of view of Inspector Carmichael (3rd person), and a young woman writing in the 1st person: Lucy Kahn in ''Farthing'', Viola Larkin in ''Ha'Penny'', and Elvira Royston in ''Half a Crown''. |
| 182 | * Each book in the ''Literature/{{Havemercy}}'' series by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett rotates first-person perspective through four protagonists. |
| 183 | * The books in Creator/RickRiordan's ''Literature/TheHeroesOfOlympus'' series switch between the formulaic TwoGuysAndAGirl in third-person from chapter-to-chapter. |
| 184 | ** ''The Lost Hero'' alternates with Jason, Piper, and Leo. |
| 185 | ** ''The Son of Neptune'' alternates with Percy, Hazel, and Frank. |
| 186 | ** ''The Mark of Athena'' alternates with Annabeth, Leo, Piper, and Percy. |
| 187 | ** ''The House of Hades'' alternates with all seven titular Heroes of Olympus; Percy and Annabeth narrate for their side of the story, while the other five narrate their own side. |
| 188 | ** ''The Blood of Olympus'' alternates with Jason, Piper, and Leo in one story arc, and Nico and Reyna for the other. |
| 189 | * Seems common for Riordan to do this, as he also does this in ''Literature/TheKaneChronicles'', switching between Carter and Sadie. As they're both written in first person, they also switch between English dialects - American for Carter, British for Sadie. |
| 190 | * Each volume of ''Literature/DirgeForPresterJohn'' contains three books, and the frame narrative of Hiob, or his assistance Alaric. |
| 191 | * The two published volumes of Creator/CharlesStross' ''Literature/HaltingState'' series do this. The narrative alternates between the perspectives of three people involved in the case (with the occasional interlude), all written in [[SecondPersonNarration the second person]]. |
| 192 | * ''Literature/BraveNewWorld'' begins with an IntroDump courtesy of Thomas, the Director, and periodically switches to Bernard a few times before settling on the latter. After [[MessianicArchetype John]]'s introduction about halfway through the book, Bernard is phased out in favor of him, at which point Thomas disappears completely after [[LukeYouAreMyFather a startling revelation]]. |
| 193 | * The story of ''Literature/ThePillarsOfTheEarth'' is told from the POV of 5 characters, one of them a villain. |
| 194 | * In ''Literature/TunnelInTheSky'', Caroline takes over for Rod as the POV character, via her diary, while he's scouting for a new colony site. |
| 195 | * ''Literature/GoodOmens'' has point of view switch between many different characters, including, but not limited to, Crowley, Aziraphale, Newt Pulsifer, and Anathema Device. |
| 196 | * Jim Butcher's ''Literature/CodexAlera'' series loves this trope. For the first couple of books, our four points of view are Tavi, Amara, Fidelias, and Isana, although other characters will sometimes get sections in the prologue. Fidelias disappears for most of book 3, and Ehren takes his place as a point of view character. Fidelias [[spoiler: (as Marcus)]] comes back for book 4, and the rest of the series mainly rotates POV between the five of them, with occasional diversions. |
| 197 | * Creator/RobertSilverberg's ''Literature/TheBookOfSkulls'' has 4 [=PoVs=], all first person. He's said that he found getting the voices right and distinct quite difficult. And it wasn't like he was new in the field at the time! |
| 198 | * Creator/RobertAHeinlein does this in ''Literature/TheNumberOfTheBeast'', with narration switching among the four principal characters (Lazarus Long also gets to narrate a chapter). The epilogue is told in the usual third person. |
| 199 | * Creator/RobinHobb does this both in ''[[Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings The LiveShip Traders]]'' and ''[[Literature/RealmOfTheElderlings The Rain Wild Chronicles]]'' series. |
| 200 | * ''Literature/OfFearAndFaith'' is a first-person example of this, with all eight of the main characters getting a chance to be the viewpoint character, occasionally all in the same chapter. |
| 201 | * ''Literature/TheYearOfTheFlood'' switches point of view between Ren and Toby. The two narrative eventually meet and continue on. |
| 202 | * In ''Literature/WorldWar'' pretty much every chapter is a different character from either a different country or from the invading Race itself. |
| 203 | * ''Literature/Timeline191'', by the same author as Worldwar, follows a similar pattern of a different POV each chapter, replacing them when they die with other characters previously introduced as non-POV. |
| 204 | * In ''Literature/StarCarrier'', the chapters switch between the Admiral in charge of the fleet, one of the Starhawk pilots, as well as the aliens humanity is at war with. |
| 205 | * Elisabet Nemert and Creator/SimonaAhrnstedt are two Swedish writers, who will use this all the time. |
| 206 | ** Elisabet Nemert will have a female protagonist, and the novel will be the story of her life. But over the course of the book, we also get to see the perspective of her family members, her friends, her future love interest and even her antagonists. |
| 207 | ** Simona Ahrnstedt will have two protagonists: A woman and a man, who are the central love couple. But just like Elisabet Nemert, Simona will show us the perspective of different family members, friends and even antagonists. |
| 208 | * ''Literature/FirstLight'': Peter and Thea get alternating chapters. |
| 209 | * ''Literature/YoungWizards'': Nita's POV is in every book, but in the third book, Dairine gets to share some POV. Kit gets to share POV starting in book five. In books seven and eight, the three share [=POVs=]. In the ninth book, it goes back to just Nita and Kit. |
| 210 | * ''Literature/TheDemonata'' switches between the three main characters. Grubbs narrates the most books by far though. |
| 211 | * ''Literature/{{Edenborn}}'' has chapter breaks for Pandora, Haji, Penny, Halloween, and Deuce. The author also uses different writing styles for each. |
| 212 | * The Disney / Pixar film ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'' does this for the first volume of the short-lived ''Literature/CarsOrigins'' series, ''Struck by Lightning''. The book's FramingDevice where the Radiator Springs gang goes camping is told in a third-person narrative, while the chapters focusing on the flashbacks to Lightning [=McQueen=]'s early racing days are told in first-person narrative by Lightning himself. |
| 213 | * ''Literature/ClocksThatDontTick'' is written from the alternating perspectives of Gary, Martha, and Charlemagne. Gary's is the most casual and plebeian, featuring an abundance of contractions, and often times merely implying the subject of a sentence rather than writing it out (ie: ''Decided to approach him'' rather than ''I decided to approach him).'' Martha's perspective is a little better, though she tends to go on tangents, crazily talk to her imaginary friends, and features occasional grammatical mishaps such as ''Me and my three friends'' rather than ''My three friends and I''. Charlemagne's perspective is written the most intelligently, using few contractions and having minimal grammatical errors. |
| 214 | * Creator/StephenKing's ''Literature/{{Christine}}''. Book I is ''Dennis: Teenage Car-Songs'', told from Dennis Guilder's FirstPersonPerspective. In Book II, ''Arnie: Teenage Love-Songs'', King switches to an omniscient narrator, since Dennis is hospitalized at the time and unable to be where the action is to narrate it. Book III, ''Christine: Teenage Death-Songs'', switches back to Dennis's first-person P.O.V. |
| 215 | * ''Literature/VenissUnderground'' is split into three sections. The first focuses on Nicholas and is written in first person; the second focuses on Nicola and is written in second person; and the third focuses on Shadrach and is written in third person. |
| 216 | * The book series ''Literature/ThePhoenixFiles'' switches between Luke, Peter and Jordan, each of them narrating two of the six books in the series. |
| 217 | * The official novelization of the Disney / Pixar film ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'', called ''Driven By Emotions'', tells the events of the film from the perspective of all five of the emotions, starting with Joy, then Disgust, next Fear, then Anger and finally Sadness. This means that for certain events in the film, as many as five different takes are presented. |
| 218 | * ''Literature/LorienLegacies'' does this regularly. From the second book (titled ''[[SequelNumberSnarl The Rise Of Six]]'') the writer has been kind to show the switching narrator (between Marina and John) with different type fonts, and in the third book it properly announces which P.O.V it is, but from then the P.O.V still switches without it being shown. |
| 219 | * ''Literature/{{Run}}'' swaps between Bo's perspective in the present as she and Agnes run away, and Agnes' in the past as the two girls grow into best friends. |
| 220 | * Occurs in several of Creator/FreemanWillsCrofts' detective novels. |
| 221 | ** In ''The Cask'', the first chapter is written from the point of view of the man who finds the body; the next two-thirds of the novel follow the police inspector investigating the crime and arresting the prime suspect; and in the last third, the protagonist is a private detective trying to disprove the police case. |
| 222 | ** In the first half of ''Golden Ashes'', the viewpoint character is Betty Stanton, a young widow ([[MostWritersAreWriters and aspiring novelist]]) who finds work as a housekeeper. A mystery develops at the house she's looking after, and the second half follows Inspector French as he investigates. |
| 223 | * Many of Creator/DavidLevithan's collaborations with other writers exhibit this. Typically each writer takes on a character and the chapters alternate between their viewpoints. |
| 224 | ** ''Literature/WillGraysonWillGrayson'': Creator/JohnGreen as Will Grayson #1, David Levithan as perpetually-lowercase will grayson #2. |
| 225 | ** ''Literature/YouKnowMeWell'': Nina [=LaCour=] as Kate, David Levithan as Mark. |
| 226 | ** ''Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List'': Aside from the two titular characters, it also features multiple side characters' [=POVs=]. |
| 227 | * ''Literature/TheRavenCycle'', while narrated in third-person, nevertheless focuses on a specific character's experiences and inner thoughts each chapter. A given book may put more weight on a certain character, or less. For example, ''The Dream Thieves'' is a Ronan-heavy book while its sequel ''Blue Lily, Lily Blue'' is a Blue- (and Adam-)centric book with no Ronan chapters at all. |
| 228 | * ''Literature/FateZero'' switches perspective between the seven master-servant pairs. The first three books mostly focuses on Saber and Irisviel, while Kiritsugu barely gets any spotlight at all until the fourth book. |
| 229 | * In ''The Star'', a ShortStory by Creator/HGWells, the story is in omniscient third-person, describing how events play out from Earth's perspective. For the very last paragraph, however, the perspective shifts to {{UsefulNotes/Mars}}, explaining their perception of the recent events. |
| 230 | * Done frequently in ''Literature/VicAndFrankNecromancers'', as each chapter starts with a different point of view than the last. Some characters only get one chapter, while Vic, Frank, and the Reanimated Woman get multiple chapters. |
| 231 | * ''Literature/TheMostBeautifulMomentInLifeTheNotes'' is written in the form of diary-style entries over the course of several years, with the point of view alternating between each one of the seven boys. Each entry or "note" has the narrating character's name and the date on the title. Since this story deals with the group's separations and reunions (and one character's attempt to save and reunite them), this serves to show each one of the main characters' separate struggles and journey (starting with their childhoods), and to reveal various plot points that are only known by one or more characters. |
| 232 | * The second ''Literature/XandriCorelel'' novel, ''Tone of Voice'', alternates between Xandri and [[SignificantGreenEyedRedhead Diver]]'s viewpoints. |
| 233 | * Creator/IsaacAsimov: |
| 234 | ** "Literature/CChute": Each of the six protagonists takes a turn narrating the events, starting with Colonel Windham, and cycling around until the story ends with Stuart's perspective. |
| 235 | ** "Literature/TheMessage": The IntroOnlyPointOfView changes to George, a [[FieldTripToThePast college student time-travelling for original research on a paper]]. |
| 236 | ** "Literature/SpellMyNameWithAnS": The story changes perspectives for every scene, but always remains in Third-Person Limited. Dr Zebatinsky/Sebatinsky, TheProtagonist, is present for less than half of the narrative. |
| 237 | * Creator/MaryHigginsClark will have intermittent chapters of her books told from the killers POV while still not identifying him, leaving the reader to continue to speculate as to his identity. |
| 238 | * ''Literature/{{Forbidden}}'' alternates chapters between Lochan and Maya’s first person [=POVs=]. |
| 239 | * The first eight chapters of ''Literature/TheGrimReapersApprentice'' are told from Jax's POV, but the ninth and final one is from the Grim Reaper's. |
| 240 | * The {{Novelization}} of ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet'' switches between several characters as narrator, including Morbius at one point. |
| 241 | * In ''Literature/WitchWorld: The Crystal Gryphon'' by Creator/AndreNorton the odd chapters are told by Kerovan and even -- by Joisan, two sides in an ArrangedMarriage, which would turn out much better than anybody expected. |
| 242 | * ''Literature/OneOfTheseDaysEarthquakeInLigon'' by Creator/KirBulychev has a cast of ''ten'' somewhat unreliable narrators with different agendas. Alternating with fictious news articles, telegrams, dossiers, fragments from real and fictious books. |
| 243 | * ''Literature/{{Ungifted}}'': The P.O.V. switches multiple times over the course of the book, from [[TheProtagonist Donovan's]], to the Daniels', to Chloe's, to Dr. Schultz's, to Noah's, etc. |
| 244 | ** The same with its sequel, ''Literature/{{Supergifted}}''. The P.O.V. switches between Donovan, Noah, The Daniels, and Megan Mercury. |
| 245 | * In ''Literature/AFrozenHeart'', the novel based on the Creator/{{Disney}} film ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'', the narration is almost equally shared between Anna and Hans in third person limited, switching between chapters. |
| 246 | * ''Literature/RedeemingLove'' is written in third person limited, switching between Angel, Michael, and sometimes Paul between paragraphs. |
| 247 | * ''Literature/TreasureIsland'': Most of the story is narrated by main character Jim Hawkins. For practical reasons, Doctor Livesey picks up the narration when important events occur that Jim didn't witness. |
| 248 | * ''Literature/FullDisclosure:'' Every 4-10 pages, the story switches to a different character's third-person POV. No character has more than 6 POV scenes, and President Ericson doesn't get one of his own until the last 100 pages. |
| 249 | * ''Franchise/StarWars'': |
| 250 | ** ''Literature/StarWarsHonorAmongThieves'' is in third-person limited narration from Han Solo's point of view, except for Chapter 6. As Han searches for Rebel spy Scarlet Hark in the guise of an Imperial officer, every interaction he has with one of the locals is shown from the other's point of view, as they are intimidated, charmed, and/or exasperated by this oddly scruffy lieutenant. Scarlet's own POV is shown when he finally finds her. |
| 251 | ** Every Thrawn-centered chapter in the ''Literature/{{Thrawn}}'' and ''Literature/ThrawnAscendancy'' trilogies is narrated from the POV of whoever is near Thrawn at the time, and [[NonPOVProtagonist never Thrawn himself]]. |
| 252 | * In ''Literature/AspergerSunset'', Russ and Misty take turns narrating in the third person limited. |
| 253 | * ''Literature/TheRudestAlienOnEarth'': Chapters alternate between Oluu and the human kids' points of view. |
| 254 | * The first three ''[[Literature/SeekerBears Seekers]]'' books rotate between the third-person limited perspectives of Kallik, Lusa, and Toklo each chapter; Ujurak gets focus chapters starting with the fourth book. |
| 255 | * ''Literature/InCryptid'': Sarah takes over narration duties in ''Midnight Blue-Light Special'' for a few chapters after [[spoiler:Verity is knocked unconscious and taken prisoner by the Covenant]]. Later on in ''Imaginary Numbers'', Artie does the same for Sarah after [[spoiler:she's kidnapped by the cuckoo hive]]. The series as a whole has {{Rotating Protagonist}}s. |
| 256 | * ''Literature/HaniAndIshusGuideToFakeDating'': The book's chapters alternate between Hani and Ishu's perspectives, shown from the first person in each case. |
| 257 | * ''Literature/TheShadowhunterChronicles'' does this starting with the second book of ''Literature/TheMortalInstruments'', ''City of Ashes''. The [=POV=] don't always change with each chapter, though, and the series keeps its focus on Clary most of the time. The same applies in its spin-off books, where the [=POV=] will occasionally drift from the main protagonist to other characters. |
| 258 | * ''Literature/UntilWeMeetAgain'': The story tends to switch between the P.O.V.s of Cassandra and Lawrence. At the beginning of each chapter is one of their names to indicate which one's narrating. |
| 259 | * The main gimmick of ''Literature/VoicesInThePark'', which shows one day in the park told from four different persepctives: a posh woman, her sheltered son, a depressed man, and his feisty daughter. |
| 260 | * The ''Literature/CormoranStrikeNovels'' give nearly equal time to Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott. ''Literature/CareerOfEvil'' also includes a few chapters from the point-of-view of the serial killer who is the subject of their investigation. ''Literature/TheInkBlackHeart'', meanwhile, features several chapters in a LogFic format depicting the online conversations of the moderators of ''Drek's Game'', the [=MMORPG=] that is an important component of the book's events. |
| 261 | * ''Literature/StrangersOnATrain'' alternates between Guy's and Bruno's perspectives (and occasionally others) -- mostly on a scene-by-scene or chapter-by-chapter basis, but there are a couple of scenes where the two perspectives keep alternating, unsignposted, within the same scene. The effect is to emphasize the increasing closeness between the two characters and the resulting damage to Guy's sense of self. |
| 262 | * This was the basic format of ''Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy'', which, not counting the prequel novel, for the most part featured three perspectives, these being the djinni Bartimaeus, the magician Nathaniel / John Mandrake, and the resistance fighter Kitty Jones. Only Bartimaeus's was first-person and he was an UnreliableNarrator, which often made for humor when he would make some grandiose claim which would be put paid when the narration would switch to show more accurately what was ''really'' happening. |
| 263 | * ''Literature/OfFireAndStars'': The story is told alternately from the viewpoint of Dennaleia and Mare. Each chapter alternates between them. This gives insight to their perspectives, with different opinions and sometimes misunderstandings the pair have. |
| 264 | * ''Literature/{{Presidential}}'': The book shows things alternately from Emily and Connie's views. |
| 265 | * ''Literature/TheBurningKingdoms'': The books' chapters shift between the different characters' viewpoints, but Malini and Priya [[RotatingProtagonist have the most]]. |
| 266 | * ''Literature/MermaidsOfErianaKwai'': ''Ice Massacre'' is only from Meela's perspective, but ''Ice Crypt'' alternates between her and Lysi, and ''Ice Kingdom'' adds another narrator, the Navy SEAL Ben Reeves. |
| 267 | * ''Literature/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': has a flipping narritive, which alternates chapters between Katarina's perspective and whoever she happened to be focused on at the time. The manga drops all non-Katarina P.O.Vs, which leaves the other characters less developed than they would have been otherwise, while the anime has them as voiced recaps released online. |
| 268 | * ''Literature/HowToFlyWithBrokenWings'': Some chapters are narrated by Willem, and others by Sasha. Their chapters use different fonts. |
| 269 | * ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfDorsa'': The books switch between Tasia's and Joslyn's viewpoints after the latter becomes a co-protagonist at first. In the third book, Megs, Linna and Akella join them as POV characters. |
| 270 | * ''Literature/ShatterTheSky'': In the first book, protagonist Maren is the only POV character. We start seeing things from Sev's perspective in the second book though, with chapters alternating from her to him. |
| 271 | * ''Literature/TheChangeRoom'': The narrative is mostly shown from protagonist Eliza's point of view, but occasionally it's also shown from Andrew or Shar's perspectives. |
| 272 | * ''Literature/BothCanBeTrue'': Ash and Daniel narrate alternate chapters. |
| 273 | * In ''Literature/LilyAndDunkin'', both titular protagonists narrate in the first person. |
| 274 | * ''Literature/AreYouSeeingMe'': Justine and her brother Perry each narrate several chapters at a time. |
| 275 | * ''Literature/SomethingToTalkAbout'': The book switches between Jo and Emma's perspectives. |
| 276 | * ''Literature/SweetAndBitterMagic'': The chapters alternately show things from Tamsin and Wren's perspectives. |
| 277 | * ''Literature/TalesOfInthya'': |
| 278 | ** ''Literature/TheQueenOfIeflaria'': Each chapter shows things from either Esofi or Adale's perspective. |
| 279 | ** ''Literature/DaughterOfTheSun'': The book shows things alternately from Aelia and Orsina's views, though Orsina has more POV segments. |
| 280 | * ''Literature/TheMermaidOfBlackConch'' switches between an omniscient narrator, Aycayia's narration in free verse, and David's journal entries. |
| 281 | * ''Literature/{{Rubbernecker}}'': Sam's chapters are in the first person and present tense. Other chapters are in the third person limited and past tense and follow a number of characters, mainly Patrick. |
| 282 | * ''Literature/TheVazulaChronicles'': In the first book, Merletta narrates odd-numbered chapters and Heath narrates even-numbered chapters, both in the third person limited. In later books, they both narrate several chapters at once. Rekavidur also becomes a narrator in ''A Kingdom Restored'', although he only narrates a handful of chapters. |
| 283 | * ''Literature/TheAfterward'': The chapters alternate, showing Olsa and Kalanthe's perspectives. |
| 284 | * In ''Literature/DolphinSong'', the main viewpoint characters are the human Melody and the dolphin Shara, but other narrators include Shara's son Speckle and various people in Melody's life. Chapters narrated by dolphins are in italics. All narration is in the third person limited. |
| 285 | * ''Literature/TheAssassinationOfJesseJamesByTheCowardRobertFord'': The book POV jumps around to focus on various characters, including Jesse James, his wife Zee, Robert Ford, and Dick Liddil. |
| 286 | * ''Literature/Area51'': Ubiquitous in the books. Mostly different main characters' viewpoints are shown, though a lot of minor characters' too to a lesser degree. |
| 287 | * ''Literature/UniversalMonsters'': The first chapter of each book starts with a civilian encountering the monster of the film before the second chapter switches to following the PowerTrio of the series. |
| 288 | ** Book 1 starts with father and son duo Ralph and Todd Gentry, out for some late-night fishing, finding an abandoned ship that turns out to have been depopulated by a recently [[RefugeeFromTVLand released from his movie]] Dracula. |
| 289 | ** Book 2 starts with Don Earl Abernathy and his girlfriend Gayle Braddock attending a carnival before Don gets attacked and bitten by a Wolf Man. |
| 290 | ** Book 3 starts with Herr Frankenstein and Fritz stealing a body from a graveyard, intending to use its hands for a new incarnation of the FrankensteinsMonster, while Detective Mike Turner investigates a different crime and ends up witnessing the duo speeding and then carrying their stolen coffin, whereupon he confronts them and ends up knocked out, with Herr Frankenstein planning (but never getting the chance, as later revealed) to harvest ''his'' hands. |
| 291 | ** Book 4 starts with Professor Angus Tovar and his student Karl Homer in their office at the San Tomas Inlet Convention Center, the Professor analyzing a recently-arrived strip of papyrus... and after Karl leaves, Professor Tovar suddenly gets attacked by the mummy of the priest he found with the queen who's the focus of the exhibit. |
| 292 | ** Book 5 starts with Trent and Skyler Crockett, out fishing in the middle of the night, only for Trent to get mauled by the Gill Man. |
| 293 | ** Book 6 starts the night before the last chapter of book 5, on a Saturday night when security guard Alvin Brown is doing his duty at the Universal Studios theme park and encounters Dr. Pretorius, who steals the still-functioning second projector and tells Brown to inform the three teens that he's returned for revenge. |
| 294 | [[/folder]] |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 297 | * ''Series/TheAffair'': The second season gradually moves away from RashomonStyle to show differents parts of the events with rotating POV characters but without overlap or contradictory accounts. |
| 298 | * Over a longer period, ''Series/BabylonFive'' would do this, with various episodes or story arcs being done primarily from a particular character's point of view, oftentimes nowhere near the titular space station. |
| 299 | * ''Series/Boomtown2002'' existed for this trope - we would see a crime happen from the perspectives of a number of different people ranging from police officers to victims, suspects and bystanders. |
| 300 | * ''Series/{{CSI}}'': "Rashomama" presents the investigation of the death of the mother of a groom from the point of view of four different investigators in turn: Sarah, Nick, Gil and Greg. |
| 301 | * The Season 8 premiere of ''Series/{{ER}}'' was presented as being in RashomonStyle, but was more like this--of the four characters featured, if one of them saw something from one angle, another saw it from another. |
| 302 | * In the TV series ''Series/TheEvent'', flashbacks are told from various [=POVs=]. |
| 303 | * ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': |
| 304 | ** In "[[Recap/InterviewWithTheVampire2022S1E4TheRuthlessPursuitOfBloodWithAllA ...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding]]", the {{Flashback}} scenes are from Claudia's perspective instead of Louis de Pointe du Lac's because Daniel Molloy reads passages from her diary. For the rest of Season 1, Daniel gets a combination of Louis and Claudia's viewpoints. |
| 305 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=28s The extended Season 2 trailer]] confirms that Armand joins the interview, with Daniel stating to his audio recorder, "Session ten, the vampire Louis and the vampire Armand." The events of the late 18th century are narrated by Armand. |
| 306 | * The ''Series/MyNameIsEarl'' DVDBonusContent episode "Bad Karma" (allegedly the first Pilot for the series) starts from Earl's POV, but after Earl dies, it becomes ''My name is Randy''. |
| 307 | ** In one episode of the series proper, there's a sequence telling what happened to some stolen silverware, from the POV of Randy, Joy, Crab Man, and the librarian, each of whom get a "My name is X" line. |
| 308 | [[/folder]] |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 311 | * ''Music/{{Hospice}}'' by Music/TheAntlers switches between the perspectives of the hospice worker and the cancer patient, most notably in the song "Thirteen". |
| 312 | * Music/{{Disturbed}}: |
| 313 | ** Most of "[[SanitySlippageSong Voices]]" is narrated by the internal [[HearingVoices voice]] driving a person to commit violent acts, and during the bridge, the sane part emerges [[ReluctantPsycho trying to fight it]]. |
| 314 | ** "[[ReligionRantSong Prayer]]." The verses are narrated by EvilGod talking to humans about how he enjoys making them suffer for no good reason. In the chorus and the bridge, in response, human [[BringIt dares God to try and break him]]. |
| 315 | * Music/{{Evanescence}}'s "Snow White Queen" is an ObsessionSong that switches between the stalker's and the stalkee's point of view. |
| 316 | * Confusingly, the traditional ballad ''[[http://contemplator.com/ireland/reynard.html Reynardine]]'' shifts perspective from verse to verse between the title character, a bandit and possible member of TheFairFolk, and an omniscient third-person narrator. |
| 317 | * ''Music/IceNineKills'': "Tess-Timony" is narrated partly by Tess herself, and partly by Angel (or perhaps an omniscient third-person narrator). |
| 318 | * In the "teenage love triangle" trilogy on Music/TaylorSwift's ''Music/{{Folklore|2020}}'', every character gets their turn in telling the story: "cardigan" is narrated by Betty, "betty" is James [[TheGrovel groveling to her]], and "august" is James' unnamed mistress [[LoveNostalgiaSong reminiscing about their past romance]]. |
| 319 | [[/folder]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 322 | * ''Radio/XMinusOne'': In [[Recap/XMinusOneE037TheCChute episode thirty-seven]], an [[AudioAdaptation adaptation]] of Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/CChute", this is {{Averted|Trope}} by [[AdaptationDistillation simplifying]] the story into making Stuart the only CharacterNarrator. |
| 323 | [[/folder]] |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[folder:Roleplay]] |
| 326 | * In ''Roleplay/ThereIsNoGATEWeDidNotFightThere'', multiple story posts and interludes often make use of the points of view of supporting characters. That isn't to say that Kytheus, the protagonist, doesn't get a lot of screentime, though. |
| 327 | * This is one of ''Roleplay/NoPixel'''s draws. It's possible to watch one character's POV through a livestream or VOD via Platform/{{Twitch}} or [[Platform/{{Facebook}} Facebook Gaming]], then switch to another character's POV of the same event. |
| 328 | [[/folder]] |
| 329 | |
| 330 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 331 | * ''VideoGame/AmericanArcadia'' uses this as part of its gameplay when having the player switch between play styles. Trevor's sections all play from a TwoAndAHalfD perspective and his sections tend to have platformer elements. Angela's sections are all in FirstPerson, regardless if she's looking through security cameras or moving around an area, and will have more puzzle elements. There are a few points where the player has to control both characters at the same time, which are usually done from Angela's perspective. |
| 332 | * The ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' series is big on this trope, with most of the series' campaigns leaping back and forth between two or more (allied) groups. The groups do tend to be involved in separate theaters of war, however. |
| 333 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' features Switching POV in order to brief Mason on what happened in his absence. In addition to the switching between Mason and Hudson, there's [[spoiler:a flashback mission from Reznov's POV]]. "Rebirth" is the series' most prominent application of the trope, as we get to see just ''how'' different the same event looked from the two main characters' perspectives. |
| 334 | ** ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' does much the same Switching POV trickery, this time between father and son - the former in [[UsefulNotes/TheEighties the 1980s]] witnessing the start of it all, the latter in [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture 2025]] resolving the conflict. In addition, there are parts of two levels where [[spoiler:Menendez]] is playable, as well as a mission from [[spoiler:Woods']] perspective. |
| 335 | ** The ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare'' series is also an example. The first game alternates between the SAS and Force Recon characters until their union in the endgame. Modern Warfare 2 switches between a squad of Rangers defending the US and Task Force 141 after the person in charge of the attacks. 3, aside from a few one-off characters for certain missions, mainly focuses on [[spoiler:the remains of Task Force 141]] and a team of Delta Force operators in turn. |
| 336 | * The FPS ''VideoGame/DUSK12'' have you in control of two characters, the SuperSoldier Gorin and Special Forces Operative Lieutenant Andrey. As the former you kick ass exclusively using your bare hands, can trigger your SuperSpeed to move in BulletTime and OneHitKill enemies, and have telekinetic abilities allowing you to PsychicStrangle foes for good measure, while as the latter you just shoot enemies like every other FPS ever made. |
| 337 | * The ''VideoGame/FearEffect'' duology revolves around a mercenary team, and the game would constantly switch around characters, with the first game having players assume the roles of Hana, Glas, and Deke (the latter, an AwesomeAussie being the strongest of the trio, but also having the least amount of sections dedicated towards, since he's not introduced until the second disc and [[spoiler: dies]] at the end of the third). The second game (a [[spoiler:StealthPrequel]]) throws in Hana's former partner, Rain, with the first disc having only these two ladies as playable characters and only introducing Glas and Deke in the second disc. |
| 338 | * Another FPS, ''VideoGame/JonathanKaneTheProtector'', allows player control of the titular hero, Jonathan, and his protectee, Jennifer. The game tends to randomly shift POV between the two, where if Jonathan is in play he gets to shoot terrorists left and right like every other FPS in existence, but if the player is in control of Jennifer then most of her stages are Stealth Based Missions instead. |
| 339 | * ''VideoGame/NinjaCombat'' have the players alternating between the available ninja characters at the end of each level. They start off as the heroes Joe and Hayabusa, but can later recruit allies on their side; some of those allies even starts off as bosses (like Princess Kagerou, who attacks the player at the end of one level but her fight turns out to be a Secret TestOfCharacter) before they're PromotedToPlayable after their defeat. |
| 340 | * ''VideoGame/SpaceDebris'' starts off with the player in control of USAF pilot, Lieutenant James Bryant, in the first three missions, before introducing more partners for James, notably fellow USAF maverick Rip "Starfire" and the freelance mercenary Halo, where the game will give out levels alternating between the trio. |
| 341 | * ''VideoGame/WildCats1995'', the NES adaptation of the cartoon, has the players alternating between the three heroes, Spartan, Maul and Warblade, each of them taking up a segment of a stage before being switched over. The final stage, however, ''does'' allow the player to choose one of the trio to play as, right up to the FinalBoss. |
| 342 | [[/folder]] |
| 343 | |
| 344 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 345 | * Narration ([[spoiler:or rather, [[UnreliableNarrator Blick Winkel's]] point of view]]) switches between Takeshi and the Kid in ''VisualNovel/{{Ever 17}}'''s prologue, before settling on one of them for the rest of the game. [[spoiler:It starts switching again in [[MindScrewdriver Coco's route]], and in [[GoldenEnding Coco's epilogue]] it "visits" every character before changing to Blick Winkel's own narration.]] |
| 346 | * In ''VisualNovel/SwanSong'', the main characters take turns providing first-person narration. It's used to both provide different perspectives and focus on different cast constellations. |
| 347 | * Most of the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen beta version]] of ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' takes place from Hisao's POV. At the very end of Act 3 in Shizune's arc it switches to Misha's POV. [[spoiler:It ends with [[WhamEpisode Misha getting]] [[DrivenToSuicide hit by a car]].]] |
| 348 | * ''Noble Works'' does this rather frequently, though the majority of the story is still told through Takumi's eyes. |
| 349 | * ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'': |
| 350 | ** [[spoiler:Halfway through the first trial, when it becomes obvious that Kaede Akamatsu - the current POV character and protagonist - is the culprit, the player switches POV to Shuichi Saihara. The Class Trial UI changes from purple to blue to represent the switch.]] |
| 351 | ** [[spoiler:During the final trial, the POV is switched to Keebo, Himiko, and Maki for brief segments. They get white, neon blue and red UI, respectively.]] |
| 352 | * Most games in the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series do this at some point, with the only exceptions being ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' and ''VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth''. |
| 353 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Justice for All]]'': Most of the game is shown from Phoenix Wright's perspective, but the POV switches to Maya Fey a few times in case 4 to show [[spoiler:what she does while she is kidnapped]]. |
| 354 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Trials and Tribulations]]'': The POV switches between three characters: Phoenix Wright in cases 2, 3, and most of 5, Mia Fey in cases 1 and 4, and [[spoiler:Miles Edgeworth]] in part of case 5. |
| 355 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney Apollo Justice]]'': Most of the game is shown from Apollo Justice's perspective, but the POV switches to Phoenix Wright for a portion of case 4 to show [[spoiler:how he lost his badge]], and to a member of the jury at the very end to decide the case. |
| 356 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/AceAttorneyInvestigationsMilesEdgeworth Ace Attorney Investigations 2]]'': Most of the game is shown from Miles Edgeworth's perspective, but the POV switches to [[spoiler:Gregory Edgeworth]] for about half of case 3 to show [[spoiler:the case that led to his confrontation with Manfred von Karma]]. |
| 357 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]'': The POV switches between three characters: Phoenix Wright in most of cases 1 and 4, all of case 5, and the DLC case, Apollo Justice in case 2 and part of case 4, and Athena Cykes in part of case 1 and all of case 3. |
| 358 | ** ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice Spirit of Justice]]'': The POV switches between three characters: Phoenix Wright in cases 1, 3, part of 5, and the DLC case, Apollo Justice in case 2 and most of case 5, and Athena Cykes in case 4. |
| 359 | * ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' told entirely in first person, primarily has Shirou's POV, but has various interludes that are from another character's POV, for events Shirou is not present for or to provide character back-stories. Fate route only has interludes from Saber's POV, while the other two routes have more interludes from the other characters. |
| 360 | * ''VisualNovel/HeartOfTheWoods'' starts with the player assuming the perspective of Madison "Maddie" Raines, the manager for her best friend Tara's VlogSeries ''Taranormal'', as she accompanies Tara on a trip to investigate supernatural phenomena in the town of Eysenfeld. Throughout the game, the player switches between Madison, Tara, Morgan(the young woman who invited them to Eysenfeld) and Abigail (a ghost Madison meets). |
| 361 | * ''VisualNovel/HighwayBlossoms'': The plot of the main game is entirely from Amber's POV, but in ''[[DownloadableContent Next Exit]]'', Marina also gets POV segments, and there are a few times you can choose whether to see events from Amber or Marina's POV. "The Trio," a group of secondary characters, get some POV segments, but theirs have a third-person narrator. |
| 362 | * In ''VisualNovel/KindredSpiritsOnTheRoof'', while Yuna is the main character, the story alternates perspectives between most of the named characters, although [[spoiler:Hina Komano and Fujii Ano]] don't get POV scenes until after the story, likely to avoid spoiling [[spoiler:Hina's feelings for Yuna and Ano's ability to see the kindred spirits]]. On the calendar, scenes are marked with a chibified portrait of the character whose POV it's from, and when the POV switches, there's a brief eyecatcher. One post-game scene, "Charm," is unique in that it has a third-person narrator and shows the thoughts of multiple characters. |
| 363 | [[/folder]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 366 | * ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'' is predominately shown from Antimony's perspective, but for one particularly {{Mind Screw}}y chapter, it switched to Zimmy's perspective without any warning--just as Zimmy was in the middle of a bout of IdentityAmnesia. In other words, Zimmy thought she was someone else, so the comic portrayed her as that other person. |
| 367 | * In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', POV switches frequently between characters and {{Cast Herd}}s, sometimes between dimensions. |
| 368 | * ''Webcomic/ProblemSleuth'' keeps switching between the viewpoints of the three protagonists (and a few minor characters). |
| 369 | * ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' has tons of characters and pretty much all of them become the point of view at some point. Though the reader doesn't get to "be" everyone longer than a few pages - but still a significant portion of them. |
| 370 | * ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture'': While most of the story is told from Shine's perspective, there are sometimes glimpses into other characters' points of view. |
| 371 | ** At the end of chapter 4, there is a brief scene showing Tech after she had returned home thinking about a conversation she had with Shine. |
| 372 | ** In chapter 5, there are some insights into Gumiya's thoughts both during his flashback to his first meeting with Shine and again at the end of the chapter. This is mostly used as a way to show to the audience that he has a crush on her, since Shine is [[ObliviousToLove unaware]]. |
| 373 | [[/folder]] |
| 374 | |
| 375 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 376 | * ''Literature/{{Anathema|2014}}'' follows the stories of Mascot, Dancer, and Radiant. The narration stays with one of the protagonists for a while (between 5 and eight chapters at a time), until it switches to another. Additionally, some of the interlude chapters are told from the point of view of other characters. |
| 377 | * [[http://wanderers-library.wikidot.com/and-we-slipped-away And We Slipped Away]], which is written from the point of view of a man and his murderer during the few seconds before he dies. The two inner monologues run together mid-sentence to form a continuous narrative. |
| 378 | * The titular character in ''Literature/DragomirsDiary'' usually serves as the narrator, since it's, y'know, ''his diary''. But he'll periodically be incapacitated or kidnapped or otherwise distracted from his writing, and someone else will have to take up the quill for a while. Past narrators have included Dragomir's wife, Dragomir's brother, the prince of Dragomir's home, the queen, a rat, a tarantula, and the ''diary itself''. |
| 379 | * ''Literature/{{Oktober}}'': each chapter is presented through each of the 4 characters' journals in turn. |
| 380 | * At the end of series 2 of ''{{Literature/Phaeton}}'' we switch perspectives to Teliha's, WordOfGod states we will see this happening more in series 3. |
| 381 | * In ''Literature/UnlikelyEden'', the two protagonists take turns at narration. |
| 382 | * While ''Literature/{{Worm}}'''s main story is told from Taylor's first-person point of view, the interlude chapters/arcs and the epilogue are told from different characters' perspectives in third-person, giving backstory or filling in parts of the main story that Taylor wasn't present for. |
| 383 | * Season 3 of ''Podcast/ThePenumbraPodcast'''s ''Juno Steel'' storyline switches point of view to a different member of the [[CaperCrew Carte Blanche]] each episode (as opposed to the first two seasons, which were presented entirely from Juno's perspective). |
| 384 | * ''Literature/{{Galactiquest}}'' follows the crew of the ''Celestion-5.'' While some stories stick with one member's point of view, most switch between multiple chaacters. |
| 385 | * ''WebAnimation/MoniRobo'': Some stories tells the story from one person's POV and then switch the perspective to another person who is involved in the same story. |
| 386 | [[/folder]] |
| 387 | |
| 388 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 389 | * ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'' focuses on Dr. Horrible/Billy, but "My Eyes" switches between Dr. Horrible narrating how he can't believe how horrible everything is turning, and Penny narrating how everything can get better. |
| 390 | * Unlike the [[WebVideo/SMPLive main series]], ''[=TekkitLive=]'' videos often have the perspective of multiple allied players edited together, swapping between them as needed. For example, Schlatt's videos also feature segments from Connor's streams, and Fitz's videos also feature segments from Kryoz's. |
| 391 | [[/folder]] |
| 392 | |
| 393 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 394 | * ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': Most of the episode "Reckoning Ball" is from the perspective of the BigBad Chip Whistler; however, during the living room scene, it briefly shifts to the Greens' perspective. This was probably done storywise to shield the audience from Chip's plan to use the Greens' kindness and trick them into thinking he changed his ways so he can take over Wholesome Foods, which he reveals in the last scene once his dad is out of the picture. |
| 395 | [[/folder]] |
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