Character and Protagonist

Character

Character noun - A written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader.

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Protagonist and character are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Protagonist" instead a noun "Character".

Protagonist noun - A person who actively supports or favors a cause.

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Character and protagonist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Protagonist".

sympathetic	sympathetic character	sympathetic protagonist
human	human character	human protagonist
good	good character	good protagonist
female	female character	female protagonist
Other adjectives: lead, single, actual, real, male, black, main, new, major, heroic, secondary, supporting, titular, central, different, said, named, eponymous, unnamed, playable.

This in addition to his role as a supporting character and protagonist in the Expanded Universe stories, as well as getting his own upcoming anthology film?.

Source: Breakout Character
Enter the First Person Peripheral Narrator, a character who is not the main character or protagonist, but is chosen as the narrator because he has an excellent view of the action surrounding the real focal characters.

Source: First-Person Peripheral Narrator
The Kiki Kai Kai series has player character/protagonist Sayo-chan, a miko who uses ofuda as ranged weapons and an oharai stick as a melee weapon.

Source: Paper Talisman

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