Blank protagonist

Video game concept

The protagonist (almost) completely lacks characterization of any kind, leaving everything for the player to decide or fill in.

125
games
19
platforms

Alternate name: Uncharacterized protagonist

This is generally used in cases where the protagonist is exactly what you decide and nothing more, a blank slate to which you project your image of the protagonist.

Commonly unvoiced, has little dialog and if there's any it's very much under your control (with usually around 3-4 solutions to cover major archetypes or just the most basic possibilities: e.g. good, evil, indifferent and joker).

A very common trait of western RPGs.

This may imply the plot is not truly driven on by the protagonist at all (not character-driven), but rather people that come into contact with him/her or something else.

The first Blank protagonist video game was released on May 27, 1986.

Valve, Blizzard Entertainment and Microsoft Game Studios published most of these games.

Parent group

Obscured identity

Platforms

Windows 56
Linux 22
Mac OS X 11
MS-DOS 8
X360 7
Mac OS Classic 4
PS3 4
PS4 2
Android 1
Apple II E 1
PS Vita 1
NES 1
Switch 1
Pandora 1
Xbox One 1
Amiga AGA 1
Xbox 1
PS2 1
Atari ST 1

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