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[–] [email protected] 33 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

no literally every protagonist is the good guy thats what protagonist means. just like walter white!

(sarcasm)

[–] zaph 3 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

no literally every protagonist is the good guy thats what protagonist means.

Except that's not what protagonist means. The main character is the protagonist and their opposition is the antagonist, regardless of alignment.

Edit from wiki: The term protagonist comes from Ancient Greek πρωταγωνιστής (prōtagōnistḗs) 'actor who plays the chief or first part', combined of πρῶτος (prôtos, 'first') and ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, 'actor, competitor'), which stems from ἀγών (agṓn, 'contest') via ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, 'I contend for a prize').

Double edit: I completely missed the sarcasm my bad

[–] [email protected] 20 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

bestie i hate to break it to you, the sarcasm tag is literally right there

[–] zaph 7 points 18 hours ago

Yeah I'm extremely dumb pay no mind