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@ericawordsmith

For this discussion, I am basing the “ordinariness” and “extraordinariness” of a character on the number of trinkets the author dumps on him or her. So the focus is on the superficial aspects instead of the heart and soul of the character. After all, the whole point of the typical #2 story is that the ordinary person overcomes the odds and saves the day through extraordinary courage or resilience so I do not believe that inner qualities should count.

You can think of it as the difference between Frodo and Aragorn. It is hard to look at Frodo and see something special at first glance but with Aragorn it is more obvious.