(n.) A character in life that is not nearly as interesting as the primary characters. They are basically the human equivalent to background trees.
The boy was upset when he spoke to Sally and she didn't acknowledge him. Little did he know that no one even cared to remember his name because he was just a secondary character.
by primarycharacter January 1, 2012
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Rock Lee and Neji used to be dope characters before they all caught Anime Side-Character Syndrome (ASS) in Naruto Shippuden.
by ChidoriSnake September 4, 2019
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An illogical term made by Springbear452.
The idea is that creating "joke characters" or selling characters is a form of mental abuse upon them.
Springbear452 has ignored the fact that such characters lack minds of their own, therefore they are utterly dependent on a creator to develop their story. Without minds, mental abuse is impossible to take place.
The idea is that creating "joke characters" or selling characters is a form of mental abuse upon them.
Springbear452 has ignored the fact that such characters lack minds of their own, therefore they are utterly dependent on a creator to develop their story. Without minds, mental abuse is impossible to take place.
"The act of character abuse is when you create a character just for the purpose of selling or making a joke. It's a form of mental abuse on them."
by sandotsuri July 23, 2018
Get the Character Abuse mug.The reasoning for choosing the hardest path (or what is presumed to be a hard path), which basically amounts to the person being presented with a decision being rewarded by becoming a "better person" (ambigous term) by the end of the path.
Going into politics builds character, since being economical with the truth is an essential life skill.
by Kung-fu Jesus July 7, 2004
Get the builds character mug.When the main character(s) of a movie, story, game, or other media manage to defy nearly all odds of being injured, killed, or otherwise majorly inconvenienced, it's safe to assume they must have some sort of supernatural insurance policy protecting their asses. Especially when others immediately around them are not so lucky.
As well as avoiding the negative, characters with MCI often happen to stumble upon just what they might need for a given situation, out of the blue.
This phenomenon could be chalked up to just plain dumb luck, or perhaps more likely unrealistic writing on the creator's part. Mary Sues and their variants are often gifted with Main Character Insurance.
Generally, when this occurs, it leads to a very unrealistic and fantastical atmosphere, removing any seriousness there might have been.
As well as avoiding the negative, characters with MCI often happen to stumble upon just what they might need for a given situation, out of the blue.
This phenomenon could be chalked up to just plain dumb luck, or perhaps more likely unrealistic writing on the creator's part. Mary Sues and their variants are often gifted with Main Character Insurance.
Generally, when this occurs, it leads to a very unrealistic and fantastical atmosphere, removing any seriousness there might have been.
(Watching a movie):
Viewer A: What the hell? This character has managed to dodge bullets, stay underwater without drowning, and remain perfectly healthy in an outbreak of plague. On top of it, howcome the key to the safe was suddenly right there when everyone else has been looking for it for decades? That's just not fair.
Viewer B: Yeah, he evidently must have some sort of main character insurance. Considering the shooters killed everyone else, his friend drowned quickly, and his girlfriend is now dying of plague. If he really found that key so easily, it makes the other characters look like total idiots. Something isn't right here.
Viewer A: What the hell? This character has managed to dodge bullets, stay underwater without drowning, and remain perfectly healthy in an outbreak of plague. On top of it, howcome the key to the safe was suddenly right there when everyone else has been looking for it for decades? That's just not fair.
Viewer B: Yeah, he evidently must have some sort of main character insurance. Considering the shooters killed everyone else, his friend drowned quickly, and his girlfriend is now dying of plague. If he really found that key so easily, it makes the other characters look like total idiots. Something isn't right here.
by Fauspoot February 2, 2010
Get the Main Character Insurance mug.How typical 9fag defines a meme. They are usually raping jokes from 4chan and reddit making it shittier and shittier by each picture. 9fag is extremely unoriginal by stealing memes and calling it rage characters and are retarded as fuck for pronouncing meme as "Me Me" instead of "Meem"
The retardation of 9fag will forever be etched onto our shitty generation of swag and yolo because those dumbass will believe anything and 9fag is constantly DDoS-ing their own website due to their stupidity.
The retardation of 9fag will forever be etched onto our shitty generation of swag and yolo because those dumbass will believe anything and 9fag is constantly DDoS-ing their own website due to their stupidity.
4chan users: I made a new meme
reddit users: I read a new meme
9fag users: I made a new rage characters
reddit users: I read a new meme
9fag users: I made a new rage characters
by 9fag is for retarded fucks August 28, 2012
Get the Rage Characters mug.a character used in a story or backstory to simply give reason for something; little to no detail is provided about them and they usually aren't necessary in the story at all
An example of a throwaway character: Bob had a mom who raised him but then he left to sail the seven and a half seas.
"Why is this considered a throwaway character?"
"Well, so what if he had a mom that raised him? The mom has no purpose in the story."
"Why is this considered a throwaway character?"
"Well, so what if he had a mom that raised him? The mom has no purpose in the story."
by CoolCaleb04 December 8, 2018
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