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Madrugada
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Since: Jan, 2001
28th May, 2017 01:23:28 PM
No. A foil is a character who interacts with another character. A replacement can be a foil to one of the remaining characters, even if the character they replaced wasn't, but they are not a Foil to the one they replaced.
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PaulA
Since: Jan, 2010
28th May, 2017 06:23:57 PM
Contrasting Sequel Main Character is closer to what you're looking for.
I'm wondering if we can put Foil when dealing with a character who replace another character. For example, the three replacement surgeons in M*A*S*H who had very different personalities to their predaccesors. Like how Henry Blake was an The Alleged Boss but Col. Potter was much more athority.
Edited by WhirlRX