fictional character
Invented story inhabitant
A fictional character is a person, animal, or other being invented for a story, film, game, or other creative work.
Characters may be wholly imagined or loosely based on real people.
Some become cultural touchstones that outlive their original contexts: Sherlock Holmes, Mickey Mouse, Darth Vader.
The term distinguishes invented figures from historical ones, though the line blurs with dramatized portrayals of real people.
- villainWicked story antagonist
- protagonistStory's central figure
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- heroOne admired for courage
- chosen oneProphesied special individual
love interest · damsel in distress · love triangle · trickster · archetype · Mary Sue · foil · confidant · shapeshifter · red shirt · plot device · coming of age · mentor · femme fatale · superhero · puppet · persona · imaginary
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- portrayalsportrayal, depiction, representation, rendering, rendition
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