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** Played strait in books 2 and 3 but subverted in book 5 with Melisandre. Her lack of narration in 2 and 3 contributes to the overall mysteriousness of the character.
* Roque Alva is arguably the central character of the ''[[Reflections of Eterna]]'' cycle, yet there has never been a single chapter describing what exactly is going on in his head.
* The Sister of ''[[My
** A similar thing happens in ''[[Handle
* Due to the fact that she's dead, the mother in ''[[As I Lay Dying]]'' never narrates a chapter. Again, given the fact that she's dead, this isn't unusual until you consider the title.
* Andrew Jackson is treated like this in ''[[
* We never get [[Sherlock Holmes]]'s point-of-view in all but two of his mysteries, only [[The Watson|Watson]]'s.
* Similarly, [[Erast Fandorin]] has only been the POV character in five out of thirteen books about him.
* Caddy from ''[[The Sound and The Fury]]'' is the only one of the Compson children without her own chapter.
* Carrot Ironfoundersson from [[Terry Pratchett]]'s ''[[Discworld]]'' books. He's an important character, yet we never see what he thinks. Other main characters' POV are frequently presented. There's a theory that this might be due to the fact that he's not exactly as innocent and simple - minded as he appears to be, and Pratchett doesn't want to show it.
** Carrot gets occasional POV sequences - the first little bit of ''[[Discworld
* 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-POV Protagonist]] and Aragorn son of Arathorn is ''the'' [[Trope Namer|original Supporting Leader]], it bears mentioning.)
* Miranda Sharifi in ''Beggars and Choosers'', second book of the ''[[
* 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.
* ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'': While the author almost zealously ensures that most named characters are given a point of view section regularly - not a mean feat, considering that there are usually hundreds of characters that qualify - Tavore Paran is a notable exception. Throughout the series we are given only a single paragraph from her point of view, and a vague one at that. This is deliberate; she is one of the series' greatest mysteries.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Thanks to some [[Leaning
* Masterfully played in ''[[Heavy Rain]]'': you can overhear the thoughts of every character but one of them ''never'' shows their true feelings even when thinking. So, in effect, you get a protagonist whose POV you ''think'' you know but you really don't until the end.
* Princess Ashe is the real hero of [[Final Fantasy XII]], but the game's story is told through the eyes of Vaan, a street rat who stole the right [[MacGuffin]].
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