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flat character

Usually a minor character but sometimes main characters inadvertently fall into this category, are characters that do not undergo any drastic changes mentally and emotionally throughout the course of a book, series, movie, television show, etc. They usually have only a few known traits that they are known for usually consisting of stock character qualities. Compared to a round character whose much more complex and flawed, like a real person.
See character development.
Laura was a flat character; she was only there to help move the story along as she was only known as vivacious and a good cook, nothing about her personality changes by the end of the book.

Bella Swan is a flat character, she undergoes no growth throughout the course of Twilight. She never learns a lesson from her mistakes because her actions never result in any consequences.
by +he realist. February 4, 2009
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characteristics

Being a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; distinctive
heard my friend's characteristic laugh; the stripes that are characteristic of the zebra.
by s-bomb May 13, 2005
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moral character

A quantification of one's moral standards and moral values, and the lengths to which one will go to uphold them in daily life.
If you expect high moral standards of others but don't live by themself, your moral character is useless.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
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Cheat Character

A cheat character is an in-game character in a fighting video-game, that is unbalanced with overly powerful unique attacks, combos, disregards frames, hit-boxes, cross-ups, does abnormal amounts of damage output to her/his opponent that can end health bars with one combination of unique attacks leading up to a critical finisher, and can use the same annoying unique attacks nonstop, disregarding counter-attacks or special moves.
1) When your opponent ends your health bar under fifteen seconds in an online ranked or causal match and you're an expert at playing this game.

2) "Dude, all he did was button-mash his controller and won the match. That's what you call a cheat character bro."

3) Using a character in a fighting game for the very first time, and destroying your opponents with zero experience, because all you did was randomly mash at your controller or fight stick, and now you're on a sixty-nine win streak.

4) Losing to a scrub or rookie using a cheat character that you can't defeat no matter how good you're, because she used a simple attack to end your health meter without any effort.

5) When a popular company releases a buggy unfinished product, and when you play the game, its full of cheat characters that you can win very, very easily with.

6) When a button masher beats someone more skilled then them in a fighting game on a regular basis.

7) Feeling robbed of your skills as a professional gamer after losing to your opponent who used a cheat character at a popular tournament.

8) When your favorite character no longer as an anti-air confirmed attack and loses to cheat characters.
by Psychic Chun-Li January 5, 2018
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character

n.

1. What a person is really like. Their values, personality, and level of integrity...when no one's looking.

2. One's moral compass.
"...judged not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character." --Martin luther king"

"Our employees are commited to treating you fairly, and are posessed of the highest character."

LACKEY: "The guy can't be bought. He's got character"
CRIME BOSS: "We'll have to wack him then."
by blueagave April 18, 2006
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Character shield

a shield that says the character can't lose a fight that he's in,or if he does,he'll always win in the end.
Watch the Evil Dead movies for the Examples.
by Unknow Man March 24, 2005
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supporting character

a character in a narrative that is not focused on by the primary storyline, but appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character
he's more like a supporting character then a minor character don't you think
by leley6 May 29, 2017
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