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<blockquote data-quote="Aldarc" data-source="post: 8234360" data-attributes="member: 5142">Well, no. Because a &quot;protagonist&quot; is strictly the primary main character. Beyond that is the deuteragonist and the tritagonist. I think that one can talk of a protagonist, a deuteragonist, or a tritagonist, but once it get's beyond that point, then we are generally speaking about tertiary characters. This is because the number of arcs for a dramatic structure of a fictive text tend to become less coherent and focused. So even in an ensemble cast of characters, there will typically not be more than 1-3 main characters whose actions propel the dramatic narrative towards its climax.Aang is the protagonist of Avatar the Last Airbender, and Zuko is the deuteragonist. Do the other characters have their own arcs? Sure, but they are not the ones that propel the main narrative arcs: e.g., &quot;As avatar, I must defeat Firelord Ozai&quot; and &quot;As the Crown Prince, I must regain my honor.&quot; There are still other prominent characters, such as Katara, Sokka, Toph, etc., but the terms &quot;protagonist&quot; and &quot;deuteragonist&quot; are reserved for the Aang and Zuko, respectively. Likewise, Iron Man is definitely one of the main characters, and a strong case could be made that he is the protagonist of the Avengers' Thanos arc, but saying that he's one of many protagonists is a confusion of terms.Edit: I imagine that [USER=1282]@darkbard[/USER] is more well-versed about this than I am and can offer greater clarity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Aldarc, post: 8234360, member: 5142"] Well, no. Because a "protagonist" is strictly the primary main character. Beyond that is the deuteragonist and the tritagonist. I think that one can talk of a protagonist, a deuteragonist, or a tritagonist, but once it get's beyond that point, then we are generally speaking about tertiary characters. This is because the number of arcs for a dramatic structure of a fictive text tend to become less coherent and focused. So even in an ensemble cast of characters, there will typically not be more than 1-3 main characters whose actions propel the dramatic narrative towards its climax. Aang is the protagonist of Avatar the Last Airbender, and Zuko is the deuteragonist. Do the other characters have their own arcs? Sure, but they are not the ones that propel the main narrative arcs: e.g., "As avatar, I must defeat Firelord Ozai" and "As the Crown Prince, I must regain my honor." There are still other prominent characters, such as Katara, Sokka, Toph, etc., but the terms "protagonist" and "deuteragonist" are reserved for the Aang and Zuko, respectively. Likewise, Iron Man is definitely one of the main characters, and a strong case could be made that he is the protagonist of the Avengers' Thanos arc, but saying that he's one of many protagonists is a confusion of terms. Edit: I imagine that [USER=1282]@darkbard[/USER] is more well-versed about this than I am and can offer greater clarity. [/QUOTE]

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