Characters

The PROTAGONIST is:

• A character with a professional qualification

• The primary point-of-view character

• The principle opponent

• A medic

The ANTAGONIST is:

• A kind of insect

• A supporting character

• The main opponent

• The older and wiser friend

A COTAGONIST is:

• A secondary antagonist who gets in the way of hero's path

• A friend or sidekick to the protagonist

• The love-interest

• A goofy sidekick

According to Dramatica, the CONTAGONIST is:

• A secondary antagonist who gets in the way of hero's path

• A friend or sidekick to the protagonist

• The love-interest

• A goofy sidekick

The MENTOR is:

• A psychic character

• A type of mint consumed to clear writer's block

• A typically older character who has knowledge the hero will need

• A bodyguard or equivalent who protects the hero from physical threats

An ANTIHERO does what?

• The wrong thing for the right reasons

• Evil, believing that they are doing good

• Explodes violently on meeting the hero

• The right thing for less than heroic reasons

The ANTIVILLAIN does what?

• Bad things, but for good reasons

• Goes off like a berserker when they see the villain

• Controls the direct antagonist from the shadows

• Promotes rural life styles

Who is the LANCER?

• A kind of cavalry character

• A foil or counterpart to the hero

• A pilot or navigator character

• A kind of medic specialising in boils

Who is the DRAGON?

• A typically violent and terrifying partner to the main antagonist

• A greedy opponent

• A character representing temptation

• A character, normal in all respects, except that they are a lizard

The BIG GUY is:

• The person who sets the hero on their mission

• A mastermind pulling the strings from the shadows

• A physically powerful cotagonist; strong capable of extreme violence

• The main enemy of the hero, the one who has to be taken down at all costs