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Due to the nature of the medium, this is primarily a [[Literary Tropes]], though media closely related to literature may also use it.
Related tropes (that often accompany this) include [[Supporting Protagonist]], a POV-character who is a protagonist, just not the "main-main" one; and [[First
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* Admiral Thrawn from [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]]. He's an [[Anti-Villain]] antagonist, to be precise, but we have narration from the POV of Imperial characters - except him. Never from his point.
* Happens in ''[[Stargirl]]'' by Jerry Spinelli. Leo talks about his [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]] friend Stargirl, but she never narrates. Sort of inverted in the sequel, ''Love, Stargirl'', where Stargirl narrates and discusses her relationship with Leo but he never narrates.
* Many important characters in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' are narrated by hobbits. (Not that the hobbits are unimportant, but since a [[Supporting Leader]] is often a [[Non
* Miranda Sharifi in ''Beggars and Choosers'', second book of the ''[[Beggars in Spain (Literature)|Beggars in Spain]]'' trilogy.
* The character Kitai in [[Codex Alera]] is arguably one of the most important characters in the series (let's count the number of times she saves Tavi's life...) and faces many important and interesting decisions throughout the series. However, the reader always sees her actions through Tavi's and once, Isana's eyes. Bernard is like this as well.
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