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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-05-08 13:12:03

Wick Check sounds fine to me, though tbf the trope says nothing about the character "not being involved in story events"; just that they're defined by being...well, kind. Their most notable character trait is that they're friendly and kind to other characters; they can still be involved in the plot and have all sorts of depth otherwise, but their main character trait is their kindness.

Either that, or I need you to point out for me where the description outlaws the characters being involved in the plot.

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MacronNotes (Captain)
2020-05-08 13:19:14

Oh the description doesn't say that.The entry on Square Peg, Round Trope says that that's part of the trope so I thought was a secondary characteristic since it said that the character type usually lacks drama or conflict centered around them along with defining characteristic of being nice but I guess that's wrong

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WarJay77 (Troper Knight)
2020-05-08 13:22:08

I think it more means that the characters aren't the type to get involved in petty conflicts with other characters; there's a difference between, say, not getting involved in a feud between characters, and not being involved in the work's actual plot. It seems to be saying that they're just the type to be relaxed and nonconfrontational, while other characters would pick fights or something.

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