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A common technique used to add depth to a character or as a [[Playing With a Trope|plot twist]] or [[Subversion]] is to create a character with two opposing sides. This typically consists of:
A common technique used to add depth to a character or as a [[Playing with a Trope|plot twist]] or [[Subversion]] is to create a character with two opposing sides. This typically consists of:


* An "outer" character - who they appear to be to most other characters, and who they ''usually'' initially appear to the audience.
* An "outer" character - who they appear to be to most other characters, and who they ''usually'' initially appear to the audience.
* An "inner" character - who the character is revealed to be [[What You Are in The Dark|behind closed doors]].
* An "inner" character - who the character is revealed to be [[What You Are in the Dark|behind closed doors]].


Can be made to surprise the audience with a [[Twist Ending|twist]], to make [[An Aesop]], as what was initially a subversion of a [[Dead Horse Trope]], in an effort of [[Character Development]], or simply for the [[Moe Moe|aestheticism]] of contrast.
Can be made to surprise the audience with a [[Twist Ending|twist]], to make [[An Aesop]], as what was initially a subversion of a [[Dead Horse Trope]], in an effort of [[Character Development]], or simply for the [[Moe Moe|aestheticism]] of contrast.

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A common technique used to add depth to a character or as a plot twist or Subversion is to create a character with two opposing sides. This typically consists of:

  • An "outer" character - who they appear to be to most other characters, and who they usually initially appear to the audience.
  • An "inner" character - who the character is revealed to be behind closed doors.

Can be made to surprise the audience with a twist, to make An Aesop, as what was initially a subversion of a Dead Horse Trope, in an effort of Character Development, or simply for the aestheticism of contrast.

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