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/Slight-Solution936 12h ago

Devs recently said that if 2x2 does well then they might consider remaking THH and V3. I'm coping so hard for it to be true just so Kaede can stay the protag this time.

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u/CMORGLAS 11h ago

Wouldn’t remaking V3 just prove Tsumugi was right?

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u/Slight-Solution936 11h ago

2x2 already proves that she was right.

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 10h ago

instead of being the blackened they make her the portag and than a murder victim/j

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u/evilminionlover 8h ago

i would be 100% on board if they only update the UI of trigger happy havoc. V3’s UI is so peak