: Re: Slow buildup vs sudden introduction Let's say you're writing super hero fiction. The hero of your story is struggling against the villain, but suddenly awakens a power that allows him to best

@Jessie137

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"Hero" is different from protagonist.

Hero appears from nowhere and without explanation defeats the villain: This hero is not your protagonist. He is likely a paragon, someone that your protagonist looks up to. Emotionally, the reader is following the protagonist who feels there is no hope and the hero has abandoned them, or who still has faith in the hero despite his defeat and sulking inside that temple.

Hero struggles to learn the nature of his power: He must understand its origin, overcome the fear that he cannot control it, that it may change him. Once he taps into this power, he cannot go back to who he was before, but he must do this to save the people he loves. This hero is your protagonist.

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