How sweet it is
#2: Jan 24th 2021 at 1:39:33 PM
Sorry, but without a wick check, the thread will be declined. Besides, TRS is already badly backlogged.
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Specifically on the Video Games subpage of Decoy Protagonist, I found a number of examples of Supporting Protagonist, Switching P.O.V., and even P.O.V. Sequel. I deleted the ones I knew were wrong (and one that I'm unfamiliar with but looked very, very much like Rotating Protagonist), but there are still a number I think are probably wrong. And I haven't looked in-depth at the other subpages yet.
To those unclear: A Decoy Protagonist is when the apparent protagonist dies or otherwise is completely removed from anything resembling a protagonistic role as someone else takes over. A Supporting Protagonist is when the viewpoint character - who remains the viewpoint character throughout! - is not really the protagonist from the perspective of the storyline. Thus, in, say, Final Fantasy XII, Reks (who is playable in the intro, but dies shortly in) is a Decoy Protagonist, but Vaan (who is the viewpoint character throughout the entire game after Reks dies, but isn't the one driving the plot) is a Supporting Protagonist.
Edited by HeroicJay on Jan 24th 2021 at 12:49:29 PM