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{{quote|''"She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B."''|'''[[Dorothy Parker]]'''}}
A flat character is one that only has [[Character Depth|the bare minimum number of characteristics]] necessary to make them interesting enough to carry off their purpose. Flat characters with just one defining trait are known as ''one-dimensional characters'', while flat characters with a few more traits are ''two-dimensional characters''.
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Indeed, [[The Law of Conservation of Detail|adding details to the character indicates to the audience that the character is to be important]]. The [[Spear Carrier]], the [[Red Shirt]], the [[Bit Character]] may require a Flat Character, to prevent the reader from feeling cheated. This is why we get the [[Fatal Family Photo]] - if an otherwise interchangeable [[Red Shirt]] takes the time to establish his hopes and dreams, it's obvious they're going to be dashed in the name of drama.
Characters who start out flat can be [[Dynamic Character|fleshed out]] into [[Rounded Character
[[Fanfic]] writers may take the liberty of developing Flat Characters from essentially whole cloth: see [[OC Stand
For more fleshed out examples (for lack of a better term), see [[The Generic Guy]]. If you were looking for the trope about characters that are ''literally'' flat, see [[Paper People]], or maybe [[Petite Pride]] or [[A
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