Western Characters
Basic Information
Western Characters are a subset of Characters As Device tropes. They are frequently used in stories set in The Wild West, and thus, The Western.
List of Western Characters
Shady Characters
- The Drifter
- The Gunslinger
- Wild West Outlaw
- Bounty Hunter
- see also: The Saloon (below)
Lawmen
In The Wilderness
- Army Scout
- Camp Cook
- Cowboy
- The Drifter
- Mountain Man
- Prospector
- see also: Natives (below)
Rich Folk
Settlers
- Determined Homesteader
- Determined Homesteaders Children
- Determined Homesteaders Wife
- Determined Widow
Townsfolk and others
- The Barber
- Chinese Laborer
- Chinese Launderer
- City Slicker
- Cowboy
- Dime Novelist
- The Doctor
- Dry Crusader
- Medicine Show
- Meek Townsman
- Miner
- Newspaper Reporter
- Pony Express Rider
- Railroad Laborer
- Remittance Man
- Schoolmarm
- Shop Keeper
- Southern Belle
- Southern Gentleman
- Suffragette
- Telegraph Operator
- Town Drunk
- Wasteland Elder
- Western Union Man
- Widder Jones
The Church
The Saloon
Natives
- Brave
- Half Breed
- Indian Chief
- Indian Maiden
- Medicine Man
- The Noble Indian
- The Savage Indian
- White Man Gone Native
The Army
Cowboy subtypes
- Cowboy
- Cowgirl
- Dude Ranch Cowboy
- Gay Cowboy
- Lone Cowboy
- Philosopher Cowboy
- Rodeo Rider
- Samurai Cowboy
- Singing Cowboy
- Vaquero
- Working Cowboy
Railroad Employee Roundhouse
- Rail Baron
- Railroad Laborer
- All Aboard!
See Also:
Sources
Bibliography
Game and Story Use
- Obviously mandatory for adventures set in the Old West.
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