: Re: Do I have to start my story with my main characters? What I mean is, does my story have to start with my main character being introduced, or can I start with their parents and then ease

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Adding in another fictional element and example, we see this technique used in The Last of Us (video game) where you start the game as the main protagonists daughter.
The intro to that game creates a very strong purpose and drive for the main character. Here you are setting up the main story through

the tragedy of a character that we only meet in the first chapter where she dies in the arms of her father (the protagonist).

There's a rather interesting Elders play video of older people playing the intro sequence and their reactions to the storytelling of it.
Setting an intro up like this, while not having the protagonist as the main character, ultimately makes the player/reader have a stronger bond with him. So it can be used very well in storytelling when used correctly.

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