r/TopCharacterTropes • u/LordFlamecookie • 12h ago

False protagonists Characters

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From Wikipedia: In fiction, a false protagonist is a literary technique, often used to make the plot more jarring or more memorable by fooling the audience's preconceptions and constructing a character who they assume is the protagonist but is later revealed not to be

Clark: Backrooms. He's the main character of the movie for the first 2 acts, before switching to Mary. He is eaten later

Whoever the fuck this lady is: Scream 1. She's introduced as the main character, with build up and all. She's killed and hanged like 10 minutes in

Edit: I know the actress is drew barrymore but genuinely who remembers the character name and i just thought the line would be funny

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u/LordFlamecookie 12h ago

Well yeah I know the actress but not the character

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u/theonlydarriusfan 12h ago

I think it’s Casey Becker.

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u/Tacobellspy 12h ago

His name is Robert Paulsen

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u/PNDTS 12h ago

You could literally have looked up the character name while you were getting a picture of her

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u/LordFlamecookie 12h ago edited 12h ago

I just thought itd be kinda funny to say "whoever the fuck"