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Pictured are stock characters from Commedia dell'Arte, which gave each character a standard costume. 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.
For example, a story with the stock characters of a knight-errant and a witch is probably a fairy tale or fantasy. There are several purposes to using stock characters. Stock characters are a time- and effort-saving shortcut for story creators, as authors can populate their tale with existing well-known character types.
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The trickster is a common stock character in folklore and popular culture. A clever, mischievous person or creature, the trickster achieves goals through the use of trickery. A trickster may trick others simply for amusement or for survival in a dangerous world. The trickster could be a personification of the chaos that the world needs to function.
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Female stock characters in anime and manga (1 C, 17 P) D. Damsels in distress (7 C, 51 P) F. Final girls (49 P) J. Jungle girls (55 P) M. Magical girl characters (1 C ...
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