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Talk to me about supporting characters. When you're supposed to fall for the heroine, and instead it's the second spear-carrier from the left who turns out to have the thorniest moral dilemma or the most fascinating backstory. This happens to me all the time; I can't be the only one. So who are your scene-stealers? Movies, books, operas—your own work—which character roles do you remember long after you've forgotten who played the protagonist?

(This post brought to you courtesy of Eleanor Cameron and L.M. Montgomery.)

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we have the Fool in Hobb's Farseer series

Yes. I love the Fool.

Mr. Flay from Gormenghast

See, I fell in love with the good Doctor Prunesquallor. The discrepancies between self and self-portrayal and his weird position as a trickster who changes almost nothing—never mind his endless capacity for monologue—snagged me immediately.

(and the rest of the Weasley Family, esp. Fred and George)

Out of curiosity, why them?