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A '''protagonist''' is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate of or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist | A '''protagonist''' is the main character of a story. In gaming, the protagonist is the playable character. Some games give you a choice of protagonists, and this can either just change the character or alter which story path is followed. | ||
Traditionally, a protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate of or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist is characterized by his/her ability to change or evolve. | |||
It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' games. They may commit a crime of some sort, but he/she is still considered the lead character, and is known to help out his/her allies or close associates. | It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' games. They may commit a crime of some sort, but he/she is still considered the lead character, and is known to help out his/her allies or close associates. | ||
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== Current list of GTA protagonists == | == Current list of GTA protagonists == | ||
<table | <table class=wikitable> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
< | <th>'''Game'''</th> | ||
< | <th>'''Protagonists'''</th> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto 1|GTA 1]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Bubba]]<br />[[Divine]]<br />[[Katie]]<br />[[Kivlov]]<br />[[Mikki]]<br />[[Travis]]<br />[[Troy]]<br />[[Ulrika]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1969|GTA London 1969]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Charles Jones]]<br />[[Johnny Hawtorn]]<br />[[Maurice Caine]]<br />[[Mick Casey]]<br />[[Rodney Morash]]<br />[[Sid Vacant]]<br />[[Winston Henry]]<br />[[Wolfie Vilans]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: London 1961|GTA London 1961]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Charles Jones]]<br />[[Johnny Hawtorn]]<br />[[Maurice Caine]]<br />[[Mick Casey]]<br />[[Rodney Morash]]<br />[[Sid Vacant]]<br />[[Winston Henry]]<br />[[Wolfie Vilans]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto 2|GTA 2]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Claude Speed]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto III|GTA III]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Claude]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City|GTA Vice City]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Tommy Vercetti]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas|GTA San Andreas]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Carl Johnson]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto Advance|GTA Advance]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Mike]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|GTA Liberty City Stories]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Toni Cipriani]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|GTA Vice City Stories]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Victor Vance]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Niko Bellic]]<br />[[Johnny Klebitz]] ([[The Lost and the Damned]])</td> | ||
<tr> | <tr> | ||
<td | <td>[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars|GTA Chinatown Wars]]</td> | ||
<td | <td>[[Huang Lee]]</td> | ||
</tr> | </tr> | ||
</table> | </table> |
Revision as of 20:18, 20 November 2008
A protagonist is the main character of a story. In gaming, the protagonist is the playable character. Some games give you a choice of protagonists, and this can either just change the character or alter which story path is followed.
Traditionally, a protagonist is the main figure of a piece of literature or drama and has the main part or role. Alternatively, the phrase denotes a primary advocate of or proponent for a cause or movement. The main character can be a hero or a villain in a story - it is just the character with the lead role. In literature, the protagonist is characterized by his/her ability to change or evolve.
It should be pointed out that the protagonist is not always the hero of the story, as implied in the Grand Theft Auto games. They may commit a crime of some sort, but he/she is still considered the lead character, and is known to help out his/her allies or close associates.
The opposite of a protagonist is an antagonist, which is the main person working against the protagonist. Again, this can be a villain or a hero, though usually a villain.