During the Prologue: Discover a Secret World main mission in Persona 5: The Phantom X, you're asked to pick a name for the main character. Like most Persona games, P5X's protagonist has a canon name, ...

One of the most interesting elements of the RPG genre is how much variety you can find from game to game. Even multiple games in the same franchise will often feature different approaches to ...

The protagonist is the central character in a story, whether in film, on TV, in a novel, or in a play. Their wants, desires, flaws, and actions drive the plot. Protagonists have the strongest goal, ...

Aizawa's backstory deserves exploration due to his unique quirk and self-confidence issues. Star and Stripe was underutilized despite having a fascinating backstory as America's top hero. Characters ...

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...

Blaise Santi is a recent graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts majoring in Dramatic Writing. He's had experience writing not only for screen and stage, but also for sketch and late-night. His ...

Among anime fans, it isn’t uncommon to have that one character in a show that stands out among the rest. While most might assume this would automatically be the main character, designed to grab ...

A freelance writer with over 10 years of experience. His favourite games are Kingdom Hearts, Beyond Good & Evil, and Celeste. You can't switch the main character in Zenless Zone Zero, but may control ...

Square Enix has released the first in a series of character trailers for Dragon Quest VII Reimagined, introducing the game’s player-named protagonist. The protagonist’s character description reads, “A ...

Poppy Playtime has a large number of mysterious characters present in its story, whether that's the eerily missing humans we hear in the VHS tapes, the titular Poppy Playtime herself, or the monstrous ...