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'''Deuteragonist'''. The second guy. No, not the [[Sidekick]], who follows the main character around. Not the [[Supporting Protagonist]], who is the main character yet not the focus of the story. Not the [[Decoy Protagonist|false protagonist]] either. The second person the show revolves around.
The
An important aspect is that we see quite a bit of the story from this character's point of view, and that they get a good amount of screen time/pages.
Subtropes include [[Supporting Leader]]. The [[Sidekick]] or [[The Lancer]] can become a
[[Dramatica]] calls this character the Impact Character, while [[The Hollywood Formula]] refers to this as the Relationship character.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==▼
▲== Anime and Manga ==
* [[Iron Woobie|Alphonse Elric]] from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
* Suzaku Kururugi from ''[[Code Geass]]''
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* Sasuke Uchiha develops into this near the end of the first half of ''[[Naruto]].'' ''Shippuden'' has had some full length arcs with Sasuke as the lead character and he plays a very important role in Naruto's motives.
* In [[Busou Renkin]], Tokiko, and to a lesser extent, Papillion.
* ''[[
* Homura Akemi of ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is one of these for the main character of the show.
* The deuteragonist shifts in ''[[Weiss Kreuz]]''. Omi holds the title for ''Kapitel'', Sena does for ''Gluhen,'' and Ken takes over for ''Side B.'' Youji, meanwhile, only ever gets as high as the tritagonist in ''Gluhen''.
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** Lately, [[Sociopathic Hero|Misogi]] [[Token Evil Teammate|Kumagawa]] seems to have snatched the role tritagonist.
* [[Zatch Bell|Zatch Bell's]] book owner [[Badass Bookworm|Kiyo]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Takamine]] definitely counts.
* ''[[Blood
* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'', [[The Lancer|Barnaby]] is the Deuteragonist to his partner Kotetsu's [[Hero Protagonist]]. Their screen-time division is about 40% and 60% respectively; Barnaby's past and involvement with the show's Big Bad is what leads to Kotetsu being drawn into the main plot. Kotetsu is effectively the catalyst for the emotions, ideals and philosophies that the story tries to put across while Barnaby provides the drive for the plot.
* Meeting, and subsequently providing shelter to, Tokito Minoru from ''[[Wild Adapter]]'' is the reason [[Anti-Hero]] protagonist Kubota Makoto becomes involved in the plot proper. Page-time division is something like 45% and 55%, especially later on in the story where Tokito becomes more and more involved with Kubota's life and vice-versa.
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* Starting from the Advance Generation series onward, ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'' isn't just about Ash Ketchum anymore. His female companions (May during the aforementioned AG saga, and later Dawn) also get their focus by7 having a quest running concurrently with Ash's.
== [[Comic Books]] ==▼
▲== Comic Books ==
* Destro from ''[[G.I. Joe|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]''. Although to be honest, the old [[Larry Hama]] comics are chock full of Deuteragonists and Tritagonists. Destro was the villain who wasn't so villainous, who had a code of honor, and who we very often see stories told through his Point-Of-View, so much to the point where we have two views of the evil Cobra organization - first through the eyes of the G.I. Joes, and second through the eyes of Destro, the arms dealer.
* In ''[[Batman: Year One]]'' Jim Gordon is the deuteragonist of the story along with [[Batman]].
* Death from ''[[The Sandman]]'' quickly evolved into this. Quite a few fans often forget that her brother Morpheus is the actual protagonist of the title, due to her [[Popularity Power]] surpassing his.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Star Wars]]''
** [[The Dragon|Darth Vader]] is this in the series as whole, serving as the tragic hero of the first trilogy, while the second trilogy charts his time as [[The Dragon]] up until his final redemption. Ultimately Luke Skywalker is the protagonist of the whole series, with the first trilogy ending at his birth and the second trilogy ending with his heroic triumph.
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* Thao in ''[[Gran Torino]]''
* Annie Hall in ''[[Annie Hall]]'', despite being the title character. She is the protagonist's [[Love Interest]].
* Roger himself in ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''. True, he tends to steal the show in every scene where he's in, but Eddie Valiant is the actual protagonist, the one trying to figure out [[Title Drop|who framed Roger]] and why.
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* Holly Short from the [[Artemis Fowl]] series, especially in the first two book before she teams up with Artemis, she acts as a [[Hero Antagonist]] in contrast to Artemis's intial role as [[Villain Protagonist]], during this period the story revolves around her almost as much as with Artemis and the readers are made to sympathise with her. It is more evident in the Graphic Novels where she serves as the second narrator in the stories.
* Will Parry in the ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy. He isn't even introduced till the second book.
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* Fisk, in the ''[[Knight and Rogue Series]]'', since he's 'just' the squire while Michael is the knight.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', Frodo is the protagonist, Sam is the deuteragonist, and Aragorn is the tritagonist
** In Tolkien's ''[[The Children of Húrin
* The eponymous unicorn in ''[[Cerberon]]'' is a very close second to George, who is the protagonist for most of the story. After George and Margaret are betrothed, and especially once they leave Aeronweyir for America, Cerberon becomes the protagonist, with George taking on a secondary role.
▲== Live Action TV ==
* Angel from ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' for it's first three seasons, before he spun off to his own show.
* Dr. Cox in [[Scrubs]].
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** Contrasting with early in the first season of the show where Sam was clearly the protagonist and Dean the deuteragonist (and their father, John, maybe the tritagonist).
* River in ''[[Firefly]]'', as a substantial number of episodes in the series' short run centered around her. It became much more clear that River was the second protagonist during ''[[Serenity]]''.
* John in the BBC's ''[[Sherlock]]'' is just as important as the eponymous detective.
* Londo in ''[[Babylon 5]]''. [[Word of God]] has even said the story is almost as much about Londo as about Sheridan.
* Prince {{spoiler|and later King}} Arthur from ''[[Merlin]]'' had his journey from being a [[Jerk Jock]] [["Well Done, Son" Guy]] to [[The Wise Prince]] and later {{spoiler|[[The Good King]]}} parallel Merlin's development from his [[Hypercompetent Sidekick/Beleaguered Assistant|Beleaguered Assistant]] to [[The Good Chancellor]].
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* Daenerys Tagaryen in ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. We learn early on that her family were the antagonists to the "real" leads, Houses Baratheon and Stark, but by the time we get to her, those guys are long gone and she is very much [[The Woobie]], with a mountain of [[Character Development]] in store, even if she never meets any of the main players in Westeros {{spoiler|in fact, ''two'' of them have died long before she even catches wind of it in season 2.}}
== [[Newspaper
* In ''[[Nancy]]'' , Sluggo is the Deuteragonist, with Aunt Fritzi the tritagonist. Or vice-versa, [[Depending on the Writer]] and situation. Ironically, Fritzi was the star or the original strip until Nancy [[Ascended Extra| took over that role.]]
* Much like Fritzi, the title character of ''[[Blondie (comic strip)|Blondie]]'' now fills this role, the role of protagonist now held by Dagwood.
* In ''[[Garfield]]'', the title character's owner Jon is this. Liz started to fill a tritagonist role after she and Jon started dating.
* In ''[[Popeye]]'', Olive Oyl is this most of the time. Again, she predated the title character by almost a decade, but was usually the Deuteragonist then too.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Arbiter (Thel 'Vadam) in [[Halo]]: He's the main character in several levels of [[Halo 2]], and fights beside Master Chief in [[Halo 3]].
* Alyx Vance in ''[[Half-Life 2]]''.
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* Rinoa is the Deuteragonist in ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'', while Laguna is the Tritagonist.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' has Garnet and Vivi. Which one is the Deuteragonist or Tritagonist depends on your point of view.
* Yuna is this to Tidus of ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''. She even tells him "it's your story, but it's my story too."
* While formerly [[The Big Guy]] of the [[Five-Man Band]], Augustus Cole is promoted to this at the start of ''[[Gears of War]] 3.'' The second half of the first Act is played from his perspective, and is the only time in all three campaigns that player 1 isn't controlling [[The Hero|Marcus Fenix]].
* Marisa Kirisame in ''[[Touhou]]''. Even the creator give a subtle nod to this: the name of the game might be ''Project Shrine Maiden'', but the application icon of the game is Marisa.
** Recently{{when}}, Sanae Kochiya has been gaining prominence, and she's not exactly on Reimu's side of things.
* ''[[Fate/stay night
▲* ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate/Stay Night's]]'' Rin Tohsaka is one of the primary heroines (though not necessarily love interest). She's the only character besides [[The Hero|Shirou]] who gets first-person P.O.V. scenes, and plays a major role in every route of the game (unlike the other villains and supporting characters, whose role may be significantly downplayed).
* In ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'', it's Delita Heiral, the former best friend of Ramza Beolve who's actions play a major part in shaping the plot. The story is his as much as it is Ramza's, with them taking divergent paths that nonetheless criss-cross throughout the game from start to finish.
* ''[[Dragon Age: Origins]]'' has Alistair and Morrigan as possible Deuteragonist and Tritagonist, which is which is naturally open to debate.
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Faye from ''[[Questionable Content]]''.
* In ''[[The
** ''[[Start of Darkness]]'' fits this perfectly: Redcloak is the protagonist, [[Big Bad|Xykon]] is the deuteragonist and antagonist, and Right-Eye is the tritagonist.
* According to [[Word of God]], Karkat is the Deuteragonist in ''[[Homestuck]]'' to Protagonist John, as he takes the roll of John's [[Foil]] when the focus shifts off of the kids and onto the trolls. When the series shifts yet again to a second set of kids, Jane becomes the series' Tritagonist.
== [[Web Original]] ==
* Minx, daughter of protagonist Battlecat, is the Deuteragonist of ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe|Night Life in the Big Easy]]''.
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* [[Anti-Villain|Zuko]] and [[The Chick|Katara]] from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Which is the Deuteragonist and which is the Tritagonist depends on how you view things.
* Jake is this for Finn in ''[[Adventure Time]]''.
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* The Cutie Mark Crusaders are collectively the deuteragonist cast of ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''.
* ''[[Oliver and Company]]'': Dodger to Oliver
* Jasmine and Genie alternate the role in ''[[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', depending on the situation.
* Cat Noir is usually regarded as this in ''[[Miraculous Ladybug]]'', although the original French version actually gives him equal billing.
* On ''[[The Flintstones]]'' Barney or Wilma, depending on who was more important to the episode's plot.
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