# Secondary movie/literary characters more interesting than the protagonist

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**Created:** [February 23, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-movie-literary-characters-more-interesting-than-the-protagonist/393320 "2007-02-23T02:44:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secondary-movie-literary-characters-more-interesting-than-the-protagonist/393320/61 "2012-02-28T01:55:36Z")

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I didn’t realize this was an old thread, then I saw this:

> [@Quartz](#):
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> Jordan needs to finish the thing before he dies.

Sorry, **Quartz**.

Though Brandon Sanderson is a much better writer than Jordan was. If only he had starting writing writing about six books back…

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