November 30, 2013

New word - Deuteragonist

So I found a new word today. While reading the Elfen Lied wiki page, it described Kouta, a character I would have put on equal terms with  Kaede/Lucy/Nyuu as the Deuteragonist, or second most important character behind the Protagonist (the aforementioned Nyuu). The wiki article on the term also mentions Tritagonist, or the third most important character.

I had always thought that there could be more than one protagonist, but I suppose I am wrong.

Anyway, I have finally watched Elfen Lied and I have very mixed feelings about it. Nice idea, but the gore is really cranked up to 11 in this series. I mean really.

If I only have two commenters, would they, by default, be the Deuiteragonist and Tritagonist in this post?


Posted by: topmaker at 05:42 AM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 Commenters do not act in the story of the post, so they would not be.

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at December 01, 2013 05:24 AM (5aqkA)

2 Hmmm, maybe the entire post/comment experience, then?

But I was thinking about this regarding a series like Yuushibu. Is Raul the Protagonist, or is Fino? I assume Airi would be the Tritagonist, but she gets less face time than many other characters.

I always thought that a story could have more than one Protagonist (or antagonist, for that matter).

Posted by: topmaker at December 01, 2013 05:53 PM (2yZsg)

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