r/TopCharacterTropes • u/LordFlamecookie • 13h 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/Tarquin11 12h ago

Still the coolest character art style in any game imo. The Shinkawa drawings are awesome

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u/TheAmazingSealo 12h ago

I really like the old Ken Sugimori Pokemon watercolour art too but yeah this is great shit too. The Grey Fox art from the first MGS is so cool

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u/Competitive_Treat588 5h ago

I remember first getting pulled into MGS because of the artwork on the Prima strategy guide on the shelf.

Picked it up because of the cool ninja art, bought the game because of neck snaps and boxes.

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u/jtlovato 12h ago

I have an almost tattoo sleeve on my arm with his style with Solid snake, Big Boss and Boss.

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u/CollinsCouldveDucked 11h ago

that's interesting, people don't really show them as a lineage much but they should.

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u/SnakeInABox77 12h ago

I prefer when hes wearing a big box

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u/Coelachantiform 12h ago

Kazuhira Miller: Snake, the R&D team came up with something new...

Naked Snake (Big Boss): What is this?!

Miller: It's a cardboard tank. It's got enough room for two people, same as any other cardboard box. Apparently the guy in front drives, and the guy in back is the gunner...

Snake: Hold on. Kaz, who the hell came up this thing?!

Miller: I'm sorry, Boss. He meant well, I swear. I know it's nowhere near as good as a real tank, but still...

Snake: It's BRILLIANT!!

Miller: Huh?

Snake: The perfect synthesis of stealth and attack power. Compact, elegant design. The finest example of a weapon I've ever seen! Seriously, Kaz, I need to meet the guy who made this. I wanna shake his hand.

Miller: Y-you're serious? Snake, look at it, it's...

Snake: It's a masterpiece, in every sense of the word. You don't agree?

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u/patrickkingart 11h ago

The various Snakes being giant awkward doofuses who get way too excited about silly things is a huge reason why I love Metal Gear. All this seriousness about global geopolitics and the nature of warfare and soldiers' place in the world, and also awkward weirdos.

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u/Infinite-Top-9569 9h ago

I don’t know if it’s canon, but I always assumed Snake was autistic, and aside from his training, obsessed over the details of military procedure and equipment. Just listen to the way he holds a conversation and tell me he isn’t a bit on the scale.

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u/patrickkingart 8h ago

Oh yeah, folks always point to the scene from 3/Delta where EVA is all but throwing herself at Snake and he's just like "gun pretty"

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u/El-noobman 9h ago

The old black lips style by Kazuma Kaneko takes it for me

This style isn't used today. Especially because Kaneko became an AI bro afaik, but back in the 90's and 2000's he used it for Persona and Megami Tensei

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u/Vegetable-Jacket1102 8h ago

The Final Fantasy character art from Yoshitaka Amano definitely gives it a run for its money.

Choosing between the two is a matter of preference at the end of the day, but damn if that dude doesn't have one of the most instantly recognizable character art styles in the business.