A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Types of Characters

Confidante
Confidante

Secondary characters. Cilla Kung as Consort Wai (慧妃), a concubine of the Tung-chi Emperor. Empress Dowager Chee-hei wants Consort Wai to be empress, but Tung-chi ultimately chooses Empress Dowager Chee-on's niece, who becomes Empress Ka-shun. Tsui Wing as Guwalgiya Sing-po (蘇完瓜爾佳·勝保), a general and Prince Kung's assistant.

Dynamic Character
Dynamic Character

dynamic character. noun. 1. a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude: Ebeneezer Scrooge is a dynamic character.

image: tvtropes.org
Flat Character
Flat Character

A flat character is a type of character in fiction that does not change too much from the start of the narrative to its end. Flat characters are often said not to have any emotional depth. E. M. Foster has discussed some features of flat characters in his book, Aspects of the Novel.

image: dribbble.com
Foil Character
Foil Character

What is a Foil Character? - Foil Definition. In fictional literature, a foil is a character who directly contrasts the traits or qualities of another character. In most cases, the foil contrasts the main character, also called the protagonist. Sometimes, a foil can refer to a subplot which is used to foil the main plot.

Protagonist
Protagonist

Protagonist Definition. A protagonist is the central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story. A protagonist is sometimes called a “hero” by the audience or readers. The word originally came from the Greek language and in Greek drama which refers to the person who led the chorus.

Round Character
Round Character

Definition of Round Character. A round character in a novel, play, or story is a complex personality. Like real people, they have depth in feelings and passions. For instance, in the movie “Shrek,” the main character says “‘Ogres are like onions,” which means that, what appears to them is not the only truth.

Static Character
Static Character

Static characters can provide small, lighter moments, possibly even laughter, to lessen the strain of a serious drama. A last common purpose of the static character is to make the story more relatable to a wider audience. Not everyone can be the hero, and in real life, people take on many different roles.

source: study.com
image: sun2268.com
Stock Character
Stock Character

Stock character. A stock character is a stereotypical fictional character in a work of art such as a novel, play, or film, whom audiences recognize from frequent recurrences in a particular literary tradition. Stock characters are archetypal characters distinguished by their flatness.

The Caregiver
The Caregiver

Character Archetypes 101: The Caregiver This week, The Caregiver took some time off from lending a hand to everyone to vacuum the crevices of my couch before lying down. The Caregiver is also known as the saint, altruist, parent, helper, supporter, and nurturer in archetypes circles.

image: linksmas.net
The Creator
The Creator

Build characters with this character maker in scalable vector graphics(SVG), download, customize and edit characters in Inkscape or your favorite vector graphics program.

The Explorer
The Explorer

Here is a list of the following characters who appeared on Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego, Go! & Dora and Friends: Into the City.

The Hero
The Hero

In its inaugural season, Heroes featured an ensemble cast of fourteen main characters. During the first season, the NBC Heroes cast page listed ten characters among the cast; Leonard Roberts arrived later, and Jack Coleman was promoted to series regular as of the eleventh episode.

image: ppchero.com
The Innocent
The Innocent

The Innocent is also known in archetype circles as the child, Utopian, traditionalist, saint, romantic, and the dreamer. The "Good" The Innocent's greatest strength comes in their trust and eternal optimism.

The Lover
The Lover

The Lover is at least partly autobiographical, representing Marguerite Duras’ personal recollection of and confession about her childhood and her first love affair. The dates and places given in the novel correspond very closely to those facts known about her life, as does the makeup of the girl’s family.

source: enotes.com
image: imdb.com
The Orphan
The Orphan

Orphan (2009) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

source: imdb.com
The Rebel
The Rebel

Star Wars Rebels is an animated television series set ... to center the series on the Rebel ... the core characters of Star Wars Rebels before ...

image: ayay.co.uk