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Catbert Since: Jan, 2012

Aug 6th 2013 at 7:26:14 PM •••

Tidus is arguably this in Final Fantasy X, his plight to return to his world becomes a subplot while the main plot centers on Yuna, and her goal to save the world by defeating Sin, all from Tidus' point of view.

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Does he meet the criteria for the trope or not?

Is he a First Person narrator? If so, say so.

It he a character other than the protagonist? If so, say so.

CaptainCrawdad Since: Aug, 2009

Nov 30th 2012 at 11:51:40 PM •••

What is this trope if it's third person rather than first person?

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Catbert Since: Jan, 2012

Dec 1st 2012 at 4:10:22 PM •••

If it is third person, than it isn't this trope.

Catbert Since: Jan, 2012

Dec 1st 2012 at 4:15:26 PM •••

Basically, in a third person narration, the narrator is always someone other than a character, so the third person narrator can't be either the main character or a peripheral character.

nemui10pm Since: Nov, 2010

Feb 2nd 2013 at 2:05:12 PM •••

Late reply, but a third-person protagonist who is less interesting than other characters is suffering from Designated Protagonist Syndrome.

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