Themes: Protagonists

In storytelling, a **Protagonist** is a character that the story revolves around. However, there are various stages to this;

* **Main Protagonists -** The central focus of the story
* **Deuteragonists -** Second to the main protagonists, deuteragonists also serve an important role in storytelling
* **Tritagonists -** Also known as "tertiary protagonists"
* **Tetartagonists -** Also known as "quartenary protagonists"
* **Pentagonists -** Also known as "quinary protagonists"
* **Anti-Heroes -** Characters that help out the heroes of the stories, but they use morally questionable methods to do so

In the fanfiction series, there are many protagonists.

## Main Protagonists

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **RoTA Saga (*RoTA)*:**

* **Adam Robertson** is the main protagonist of the ***"Rise of Team ARKS" Saga***.
* **Bartholomew Oobleck**is the main protagonist of the *"RoTA Vol. 2 Preview"*.

#### **Welcome to the Corpse Party! (*WTTCP!*):**

* **Adam Robertson** is the main protagonist of ***"Welcome to the Corpse Party!"***

#### **Gold Means Everything (*GME*):**

* **Adam Robertson** & **Weiss Schnee** are the two main protagonists of ***"Gold Means Everything"**.*

#### **Blood, Steel & Ice (*BSI*):**

* **Adam Robertson**, **Jamie Robertson**, **Lisa Robertson**, **Libby Robertson** & **Weiss Schnee** are the 5 main protagonists of ***"Blood, Steel & Ice"***.

#### **Call of the Creed (*COTC*):**

* **Adam Robertson**, **Jamie Robertson**, **Libby Robertson**, **Cameron Goldie**, **Kayleigh Murphy**, **Ryan Clougherty** & **Shannon Mccafferty** are the 7 main protagonists of **"Call of the Creed"**.

### **Earth Stories:**

#### **Another: The Call For Blood (*A:TCFB*):**

* **Adam Robertson** is the main protagonist of **"Another: The Call For Blood"**.

#### **When The Brothers Cry (*WTBC*):**

* **Adam Robertson** & **Jamie Robertson** are the two initial main protagonists of **"When The Brothers Cry"**.
	+ However, from *Chapter 9 - A New World* onwards, **Rika Furude** becomes a third main protagonist.

#### **Save The Last Dance (*STLD*):**

* In stark contrast to the rest of the series, each member of μ's, the Militia & A-RISE are the main protagonists of **"*Save The Last Dance".*** With this, nobody acts as a deuteragonist of the story, due to the ensemble cast.
	+ However, for the 'Formation Arc', the story mainly focuses on **Adam Robertson**, **Jamie Robertson**, **Nozomi Tojo** and **Eli Ayase** as the main protagonists.
		- Later on, **Maki Nishikino**, **Nico Yazawa**, **Rin Hoshizora** & **Hanayo Koizumi** act as the main protagonists of *Chapter 10 - Never Miss A Beat*.

#### **Love Amongst the Strawberries (*LATS*):**

* **Adam Robertson**, **Jamie Robertson**, **Chikaru Minamoto** & **Yaya Nanto** are the 4 main protagonists of **"Love Amongst the Strawberries"**.

## Deuteragonists

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **Rise of Team ARKS (*RoTA*):**

* **Ryan Clougherty**is the initial deuteragonist of **"Rise of Team ARKS"**.
	+ However, **Kayleigh Murphy** becomes the deuteragonist after *Chapter 11 - Switch*, later becoming the overall deuteragonist of the ***RoTA* Saga**.

#### **Welcome to the Corpse Party! (*WTTCP!*):**

* **Ryan Clougherty** & **Seiko Shinohara** are the two deuteragonists of *"**Welcome to the Corpse Party!**"*

#### **Gold Means Everything (*GME*):**

* **Ruby Rose**, **Blake Belladonna**, **Yang Xiao Long**, **Ryan Clougherty**, **Shannon Mccafferty** and **Kayleigh Murphy** are the 6 deuteragonists of ***"Gold Means Everything"***.

#### **Blood, Steel & Ice (*BSI*):**

* **Winter Schnee** & **Ryan Clougherty** are the two deuteragonists of ***"Blood, Steel & Ice"***.

#### **Call of the Creed (*COTC*):**

* Teams **RWBY**, **JNPR**, **CFVY**, **SSSN**, as well as **Rachel Kirkwood** & **Penny Polendina**, are the deuteragonists of ***"Call of the Creed"***.

### **Earth Stories:**

#### **Another: The Call For Blood (*A:TCFB*):**

* **Yukari Sakuragi** is the deuteragonist of ***"Another: The Call For Blood"***.

#### **When The Brothers Cry (*WTBC*):**

* **Rika Furude** and **Shion Sonozaki** are the two initial deuteragonists of ***"When The Brothers Cry"***.
	+ However, after *Chapter 9 - A New World*, Rika becomes a third main protagonist, leaving Shion as the only remaining deuteragonist.

## Tritagonists

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **RoTA Saga (*RoTA*):**

* **Kayleigh Murphy** is the initial tritagonist of **"Rise of Team ARKS"**.
	+ However, **Ryan Clougherty** becomes the tritagonist after *Chapter 11 - Switch*, and remains as such for the rest of the story.

### **Earth Stories:**

#### **Another: The Call For Blood (*A:TCFB*):**

* **Yumi Ogura** is the tritagonist of *"**Another: The Call For Blood**"*.

#### **When The Brothers Cry (*WTBC*):**

* **Mion Sonozaki**, **Keiichi Maebara**, **Rena Ryuugu**, **Satoko Hojo** & **Hanyuu Furude** are the tritagonists of ***"When The Brothers Cry"***.

## Tetartagonists

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **RoTA Saga (*RoTA*):**

* **Shannon Mccafferty** is the tetartagonist of *"**Rise of Team ARKS**"*.

### **Earth Stories:**

#### **Another: The Call For Blood (*A:TCFB*):**

* **Izumi Akazawa** & **Anna Montgomery** are the two tetartagonists of *"**Another: The Call For Blood**"*.

#### **When The Brothers Cry (*WTBC*):**

* **Satoshi Hojo** is the tetartagonist of ***"When The Brothers Cry"***.

## Pentagonists

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **RoTA Saga (*RoTA*):**

* **Libby Robertson** is the pentagonist of ***"Rise of Team ARKS"***.

## Anti-Heroes

### **Remnant Stories:**

#### **Another: The Call For Blood (*A:TCFB*):**

* **Anna Montgomery** is the anti-hero of *"**Another: The Call For Blood**"*.