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False protagonist

Culture concept

A character is initially made to appear as the protagonist but is later proven false, usually by that character dying without accomplishing anything significant and the story continuing with the real protagonist.

30
games
16
platforms
INSIDE (Xbox One)
INSIDE
XBOX1 2016-06-29
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Windows)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
WIN 2009-11-12
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified (Windows)
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
WIN 2013-08-23
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Windows)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
WIN 2007-11
Darkwood (Windows)
Darkwood
WIN 2017-07-17
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (PlayStation 3)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
PS3 2009-11-12
INSIDE (Windows)
INSIDE
WIN 2016-07-07
Dead Space 3 (PlayStation 3)
Dead Space 3
PS3 2013-02-05
Star Fox Adventures (GameCube)
Star Fox Adventures
GC 2002-09-23
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PlayStation 3)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
PS3 2007-11-05
INSIDE (Nintendo Switch)
INSIDE
SWTC 2018-06-28
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Xbox 360)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
X360 2007-11-05
Implies switch in the character being controlled by the player.

Not for tutorial-only characters.

Popular tags

openended openworldsurvivalcrafting selfsacrifice serious silentvoid tactical war

Parent groups

Falsehoods, Spoilers

Games by year

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The first False protagonist video game was released on December 1993.

Activision, Konami and Playdead published most of these games.

Related site

Wikipedia article

Platforms

Windows 8
PS3 4
X360 3
PS2 2
Mac OS X 2
Xbox One 1
3DS 1
Switch 1
SNES 1
Saturn 1
Mega-CD 1
GameCube 1
Xbox 1
Mac OS Classic 1
Wii 1
Linux 1

Most common companies

Activision7
Konami4
Playdead3
Electronic Arts3
Acid Wizard Studio3
Nintendo3
Digital Pictures3