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Hmcooper4 wrote: Tysonjackson wrote:

HP7hghrOUaTekscrrF10rrmc wrote: I actually looked up the terms protagonist and antagonist. You can have only one of each, but they can have supporting characters. until now, Emma has always the protagonist, and the antagonists changed. Season 4 was Rumple. Adam and Eddy actually said that in an interview. Rumple was the big bad. confirmed. I guess Emma won't stay the protagonist for now. For protagonists there is only one. But with Antagonists there are is a main antagonist, secondary antagonist, tertiary antagonist, quaternary antagonist, quinary antagonist. Just depending on how many of them there are. Also, the protagonist does not have to be a hero. Emma is still the central point of the plot. It is around her that the plot will continue to move forward. Emma may be more Anti-hero in the next season (until they figure out what to do about the Dark One). And the DO aspect of Emma can definitly be the Antagonist. So we could very well end up with a situation where, like Fararb pointed out, the Antagonis and Protagonist are the same person. The antagonist is by definition the exact opposit of the protagonist. Never said they had to be a hero. Emma is the protagonist of the entire show, so in this arc, she could be both.