Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170421152651/@comment-24264679-20170422180328

A major character and Main character are two different things.

A major character is someone who plays an important role in the plot that just can't be replaced. Hook could have easily been replaced by Neal or August or even Graham really. His role is Emma love interest. He might get side stories but those side stories don't play an important role in the overall Story of the show or plot of the season trying to be told. Those stories are no more important than Zeleena's, Robins or Maleficents or Ursula's or Anna or Elsa's.

Now we get to see more of his side stories than those people because he is a main character which equates to his screen time.

Main Character=Screen time                                       Major Character=Importance to the plot

So Hook is a main character but not a major one.