supporting character

character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary story but plays a crucial role
Thing narrative_role Q2595584
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supporting character

Summary

supporting character is a narrative role[1]. It draws 200 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_role category, ranking #9 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • supporting character's instance of is recorded as narrative role[3].
  • supporting character's subclass of is recorded as character[4].
  • supporting character's subclass of is recorded as role[5].
  • supporting character's Commons category is recorded as Supporting characters[6].
  • supporting character's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/044w43[7].
  • supporting character's different from is recorded as minor character[8].
  • supporting character's different from is recorded as supporting actor[9].
  • supporting character's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19743201[10].
  • supporting character's Vikidia article ID is recorded as es:Personaje_secundario[11].

Why It Matters

supporting character draws 200 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_role category, ranking #9 of 16).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). supporting character. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/supporting-character
MLA “supporting character.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/supporting-character.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_supporting-character_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{supporting character}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/supporting-character}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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