Board Thread:Editor Board/@comment-6697950-20130525104743

Let's get this issue resolved. Are we going to keep protagonist and antagonist categories or not? These two categories are generally being misused by most new editors either for achievements or just a lack of knowledge on what a protoganist and antagonist is. Neither protagonist, nor antagonist mean "good guy" or "bad guy"; protagonist by definition means "the main character that the reader/viewer should identify with the most" (the empathy part being the most important part of the definition), while antagonist generally means anyone that opposes the protagonist. A protagonist may also be an antihero or even a villain in some stories, if the audience is expected to emphasize with them the most (e.g. Lelouch in Code Geass is a protagonist, but he is considered an antihero).

However, the way most people use these categories is: "good guy" = protagonist; "bad guy" = antagonist, which isn't always correct, especially when minor or secondary characters get added to these categories as well.  