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Author: Kenjiken

Aug 28th 2012 at 8:17:48 AM

Et tu, Euo? Even you misunderstand the Designated Hero trope? Side-stepping all pretend-drama here however I think that the bit featuring the designated protag should be cut, as it describes unheroic heroes who are intended to be heroic.

Also, for examples, I believe we should think about a proper amount of MC's needed for this trope. Let's take Naoki Urasawa's Manga/{{Pluto}}. The main characters are obviously Astroboy and Kommissar Gesicht, so would this count? How about Uran's endeavors and professor Ochanimizu's bits in the story?

This trope is in heavy danger to be over-run by examples of series with Omniscient Narrators who switch from setting to setting because they can, especially to give us a bigger picture of the plot.

Should a team of heroes be viewed as one entity, like the strawhat pirates or section 9 from Ghost in the Shell? There we have The Major, Aramaki, Batou and Togusa with a whole lot of focus, doing their part of the investigations? In One Piece, they often split up and fight different battle, but it is kinda clear that Luffy is the main character and the crew are very well rounded supporting characters.

I guess if  a character has several days in the limelight and these episodes contribute to the plot, it would count…

So once again, this is about a plot where the main character is not so obvious as it first seems and where many characters get a lot of focus and a lot plot-driving to do, right? I think the impact on the plot and the frequency should be well emphasized.