Setting as a Character: Difference between revisions

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== [[Music]] ==

* ''[[~~The Protomen (Music)|~~The Protomen]]'', refer to ''The City'' as a character, in both Act I and Act II. A city that's asleep and in darkness but that will be woken up. {{spoiler|It doesn't wake up though.}}

* ''[[The Protomen]]'', refer to ''The City'' as a character, in both Act I and Act II. A city that's asleep and in darkness but that will be woken up. {{spoiler|It doesn't wake up though.}}

== [[Literature]] ==

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** Ankh-Morpork would definitely count as well, especially in the Night Watch books. Various characters have described the city as a [[Brilliant but Lazy]] [[Loveable Rogue]], who is utterly filthy, hates royalty, and shies away from conflict so it can defeat enemies via either bribery or assimilation.

* ''[[Codex Alera]]'': Captain Demos' ship The Slive is one giant wood fury; as such, Demos is able to manipulate it to give himself an advantage in nearly any fight that occurs on it.

* [[China Mieville]] uses this trope frequently, and very well. [[Perdido Street Station]], [[Kraken]], and [[The City ~~and~~ ~~The~~ City ~~(Literature)~~|The City and The City]] are all good examples.

* [[China Mieville]] uses this trope frequently, and very well. [[Perdido Street Station]], [[Kraken]], and [[The City & the City|The City and The City]] are all good examples.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* ''[[~~Firefly (TV)|~~Firefly]]'': Played with in the final episode when River {{spoiler|tricks the bounty hunter Jubal Early into believing that Serenity, the ship which is constantly anthropomorphised throughout the series, is actually alive, and that she has become a part of it.}}

* ''[[Firefly]]'': Played with in the final episode when River {{spoiler|tricks the bounty hunter Jubal Early into believing that Serenity, the ship which is constantly anthropomorphised throughout the series, is actually alive, and that she has become a part of it.}}

** The metaphorical meaning also applies - Whedon considered the ship to count as a main character (just ahead of River's feet).

* ''[[~~Stargate Universe (TV)|~~Stargate Universe]]'': ''Destiny'', the Ancient ship that's home to the main characters. While it's not actually sentient (we think), it had enough quirks and foibles to fall into the category within the first few episodes. For the first season, the ship navigates on its own and runs 90% of functions without the crew's input, based on parameters set by the Ancients that the main characters can't figure out. In season 2, we learn that the ship can affect brain waves to cause dreams and hallucinations.

* ''[[Stargate Universe]]'': ''Destiny'', the Ancient ship that's home to the main characters. While it's not actually sentient (we think), it had enough quirks and foibles to fall into the category within the first few episodes. For the first season, the ship navigates on its own and runs 90% of functions without the crew's input, based on parameters set by the Ancients that the main characters can't figure out. In season 2, we learn that the ship can affect brain waves to cause dreams and hallucinations.

* ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series]]'': USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, was a big part of Engineer Scott's appeal as well; he served as her advocate amongst the cast and was most directly responsible for her life-saving bursts of energy.

* ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'': USS Enterprise, NCC-1701, was a big part of Engineer Scott's appeal as well; he served as her advocate amongst the cast and was most directly responsible for her life-saving bursts of energy.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[~~Silent Hill (Video Game)|~~Silent Hill]]'': "Silent Hill" seems to have a personality, doubled by the fact that it bases its forms by the heart of those that enter.

* ''[[Silent Hill]]'': "Silent Hill" seems to have a personality, doubled by the fact that it bases its forms by the heart of those that enter.