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When adapting a project from either historical events or another fictional source, one may find that there are more individuals with significant or necessary contributions to the storyline than one has time to adequately present to the audience. One solution is to invoke artistic license and compress two or more such figures into a single character with traits drawn from all of them. Commonly involved in Adaptation Distillation and Adaptation Decay. See also Economy Cast. Sometimes a many-for-one Captain Ersatz / Expy is formed this way. Sometimes a cause of Adaptational Villainy.

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  • When adapting a project from either historical events or another fictional source, one may find that there are more individuals with significant or necessary contributions to the storyline than one has time to adequately present to the audience. One solution is to invoke artistic license and compress two or more such figures into a single character with traits drawn from all of them. Commonly involved in Adaptation Distillation and Adaptation Decay. See also Economy Cast. Sometimes a many-for-one Captain Ersatz / Expy is formed this way. Sometimes a cause of Adaptational Villainy.
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  • When adapting a project from either historical events or another fictional source, one may find that there are more individuals with significant or necessary contributions to the storyline than one has time to adequately present to the audience. One solution is to invoke artistic license and compress two or more such figures into a single character with traits drawn from all of them. This is frequently done in works Based on a True Story, since no medium can compete with the Loads and Loads of Characters featured in Real Life. While most of humanity's most interesting achievements have involved lots of people with different motivations, it suits the Rule of Drama to simplify things to a handful of characters with well-defined objectives. Commonly involved in Adaptation Distillation and Adaptation Decay. See also Economy Cast. Sometimes a many-for-one Captain Ersatz / Expy is formed this way. Sometimes a cause of Adaptational Villainy. Examples of Composite Character include:
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