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Prodigal protagonist

Creatures theme

The protagonist is exceptionally, possibly even preternaturally, talented in some demanding field of expertise (especially if young of age).

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Alternate names: Genius protagonist
Name variations: superhuman protagonist, prodigy

Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes

DOS 1990-12-14

Psychonauts (Xbox)

XBOX 2005-04

Heart of Darkness (PlayStation)

Heart of Darkness

PS1 1998-09-09

Commander Keen: The Armageddon Machine (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen: The Armageddon Machine

Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die! (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS 1990-12-14

Psychonauts (Linux)

LIN 2012-05

Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen in Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter!

Psychonauts (Mac OS X)

OSX 201109? *

Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen: Secret of the Oracle

DOS 1991-12-15

Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars (MS-DOS)

Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS 1990-12-14

Heart of Darkness (Windows)

Heart of Darkness

Psychonauts (PlayStation 2)

PS2 2005-06

See also: polymath protagonist, elite protagonist, special agent protagonist, prodigies

This can be used even if the character already an adult in case they still express that exceptional level of proficiency (e.g. Albert Einstein).

Child prodigies are identified by combination of this and child protagonist tags, thus there's no need to limit this.

This also covers naturally superhuman individuals though one could assume not everyone fits the bill despite being a prodigy.

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Games by year

The first Prodigal protagonist video game was released on December 14, 1990.

Apogee, Majesco and Double Fine Productions published most of these games.

Related site

Wikipedia article on "Superhuman"

Platforms

MS-DOS		6
Linux		4
Windows		2
Xbox		1
PS2		1
Mac OS X		1
BeOS		1
PS		1

Most common companies

Apogee	5
Majesco	2
Double Fine Productions	2

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