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#They are in the top <math>\lfloor\sqrt{\text{Total number of named non-metafictional characters}}\rfloor</math> named non-metafictional characters ranked by the number of chapters they appear in. |
#They are in the top <math>\lfloor\sqrt{\text{Total number of named non-metafictional characters}}\rfloor</math> named non-metafictional characters ranked by the number of chapters they appear in. |
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##In the case of a tie, more characters are included as major characters. |
##In the case of a tie, more characters are included as major characters. |
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##{{InfoUpdateFlag|9}}, there are 24 named-non-metafictional characters, so the top four would be major characters. However, there is a three-way tie for third through fifth place: Con, Ms. Fortuna, and Zero all appear in exactly 8 chapters. Hence, five characters are considered "major" under this rule:Pandora, Isabelle, Con, Ms. Fortuna, and Zero. |
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#Any character who would haven been a major character under condition (1) when there were fewer chapters. |
#Any character who would haven been a major character under condition (1) when there were fewer chapters. |
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##{{InfoUpdateFlag|9}}, no additional characters qualify under this rule. |
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###In Chapter 1, there are only two or three named characters: Isabelle, Zero, and possibly Pandora (if you count her name on the title page even though she hasn't actually gotten a name yet). Hence they would qualify as major characters. |
###In Chapter 1, there are only two or three named characters: Isabelle, Zero, and possibly Pandora (if you count her name on the title page even though she hasn't actually gotten a name yet). Hence they would qualify as major characters. |
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###By the end of Chapter 2, there are six named characters, five of whom appear in both Chapters 1 and 2: Pandora, Isabelle, Con, Ms. Fortuna, and Zero. Hence, those five would qualify as major characters under this rule. |
###By the end of Chapter 2, there are six named characters, five of whom appear in both Chapters 1 and 2: Pandora, Isabelle, Con, Ms. Fortuna, and Zero. Hence, those five would qualify as major characters under this rule. |