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This list is for characters in fictional works who exemplify the qualities of an antihero—a protagonist or supporting character whose characteristics include the following: imperfections that separate them from typically heroic characters (such as selfishness, cynicism, ignorance, and bigotry); [1]
A stock character is a dramatic or literary character representing a generic type in a conventional, simplified manner and recurring in many fictional works. [1] The following list labels some of these stereotypes and provides examples. Some character archetypes, the more universal
The outlaw is familiar to contemporary readers as an archetype in Western films, depicting the lawless expansionism period of the United States in the late 19th century. . The Western outlaw is typically a criminal who operates from a base in the wilderness, and opposes, attacks or disrupts the fragile institutions of new settleme
Pages in category "Characters in American novels of the 20th century" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 238 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
List of Septimus Heap characters; List of A Series of Unfortunate Events characters; List of The Shapeshifter characters; List of Shiloh characters; List of So I'm a Spider, So What characters; List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters; List of The Southern Vampire Mysteries characters; List of Star Trek: New Frontier characters; List of Stuart ...
Extraterrestrial characters in literature (1 C, 2 P) F. Female characters in literature (11 C, 458 P) ... Pages in category "Literary characters"
List of The Mummy characters; List of The Phantom (film) characters; List of The Pink Panther characters; List of The Producers characters; List of The Stand characters; List of The Strangerhood characters; List of Twilight characters; List of Where the Red Fern Grows characters; List of characters played by multiple actors in the same film ...
They are often popularized as individual characters rather than parts of the fictional work in which they appear. Stories involving individual detectives are well-suited to dramatic presentation, resulting in many popular theatre, television, and film characters. The first famous detective in fiction was Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin. [1]