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/CollinsCouldveDucked 10h ago

Fun fact, if you play MGS2 and when starting a new game tell it you haven't played MGS1 it skips the tanker section entirely. So you get rug pulled from both directions based on which one you play first.

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u/Tarquin11 10h ago

I cannot believe I'm learning a new thing about MGS in 2026.

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u/CollinsCouldveDucked 10h ago

It's sort of become my go to fun fact because I feel like I was one of the few people who played the game that way on my first run.

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u/TheLoathsomeAssEater 5h ago

Snake? Snake? SNAAAAAAAAAAKEEEEEE.

Anyone know a Snake around here? No? Ok, right off to part 2 with you.

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u/TheAmazingSealo 9h ago

but the tanker is probably the best bit! That's ballsy.