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A person who is among the first to explore and settle a new territory. Almost a [[Western Characters|proto-Western character type]] since it started when "the West" was "out of sight of the Atlantic Ocean." The Pioneer is unsatisfied with his or her life in a settled land, and sets out to find out what lies over the river, or the mountain, or the prairie. Maybe they'll find the Northwest Passage, or that place with greener grass, or a land where a man has some elbow room—and maybe they won't. But they reckon it's worth the looking.
Often overlaps with the [[Hunter
In stories where pioneers are the main or sympathetic characters, the previous inhabitants of the territory will generally be depicted as either scarce and dying out, or so uncivilized that they don't count. The pioneer generally has to fight not just hostile natives, but also dangerous wildlife, extreme weather and a certain amount of loneliness.
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Examples:
* Daniel Boone
* Davy Crockett
* The Lewis and Clark Expedition
* [[wikipedia:Kit Carson|Kit Carson]]
* The classic [[Video Game]] ''[[Oregon Trail]]'' lets you play a pioneer on the dangerous journey west.
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