1 | A specialized set of StockCharacters common to stories set in [[TheWildWest the American West of the 19th Century]] and used in TheWestern, almost as stylized and precisely-defined as the characters of ''[[CommediaDellArte commedia dell'arte]]''. |
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3 | !!Tropes: |
4 | |
5 | [[index]] |
6 | '''Riders of the Purple Sage''' |
7 | * AntiHero: Late-period westerns were some of the major codifiers for anti-heroes, along with FilmNoir. Think {{Spaghetti Western}}s, [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name]], etc. |
8 | ** TheExpyWithNoName |
9 | * {{Cowboy}} |
10 | ** GayCowboy |
11 | * TheDrifter |
12 | ** KnightErrant |
13 | * TheGunslinger |
14 | ** FastestGunInTheWest |
15 | ** TheTropeKid |
16 | ** RetiredGunfighter |
17 | ** TheGunfighterWannabe |
18 | ** YoungGun |
19 | * {{Outlaw}} |
20 | ** {{Bandito}} |
21 | ** TheHighwayman |
22 | ** TheMostWanted |
23 | ** TheRustler |
24 | ** RetiredOutlaw |
25 | * BountyHunter |
26 | * SamuraiCowboy |
27 | |
28 | '''Lawmen''' |
29 | * CircuitJudge |
30 | ** HangingJudge |
31 | * PinkertonDetective |
32 | * TheSheriff |
33 | ** CluelessDeputy |
34 | * USMarshal |
35 | |
36 | '''Frontiersmen''' |
37 | * CampCook |
38 | * HunterTrapper |
39 | * MountainMan |
40 | * ThePioneer |
41 | |
42 | '''Rich Folk''' |
43 | * CattleBaron |
44 | * RailroadBaron |
45 | * {{Rancher}} |
46 | |
47 | '''Settlers''' |
48 | * DeterminedHomesteader |
49 | |
50 | '''Townsfolk and others''' |
51 | |
52 | * TheBlacksmith |
53 | * ChineseLaborer |
54 | * ChineseLaunderer |
55 | * CitySlicker |
56 | * {{Clerk}} |
57 | * [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Corrupt Businessman]] |
58 | * DryCrusader |
59 | * FortyNiner |
60 | * FrontierDoctor |
61 | * MedicineShow |
62 | ** SnakeOilSalesman |
63 | * MeekTownsman |
64 | * MorallyBankruptBanker |
65 | * PonyExpressRider |
66 | * {{Posse}} |
67 | * {{Prospector}} |
68 | * RailroadEmployeeRoundhouse |
69 | * RemittanceMan |
70 | * {{Schoolmarm}} |
71 | * SouthernGentleman |
72 | * {{Undertaker}} |
73 | * WastelandElder |
74 | * WesternUnionMan |
75 | |
76 | '''The Church''' |
77 | * PreacherMan |
78 | ** TheMissionary |
79 | * {{Undertaker}} |
80 | |
81 | '''The Saloon''' |
82 | * TheBartender |
83 | * HookerWithAHeartOfGold, often called a "soiled dove" |
84 | * MissKitty |
85 | * ThePianoPlayer |
86 | * ProfessionalGambler |
87 | * SaloonOwner |
88 | |
89 | '''Natives''' |
90 | * GoingNative |
91 | ** MightyWhitey |
92 | * IndianMaiden |
93 | * MagicalNativeAmerican |
94 | * NobleSavage: In this case, noble Native Americans |
95 | * TheSavageIndian |
96 | |
97 | '''The Army''' |
98 | * ArmyScout |
99 | ** UsefulNotes/TheDelaware |
100 | * CavalryOfficer |
101 | * TheRemnant: All those Confederate soldiers still hanging on after the Civil War. |
102 | * UsefulNotes/TheSeventhCavalry |
103 | [[/index]] |
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