Ontology:Q6000
Characteristics in draft
Properties
- label (en)
- alias (en)
- character (fiction)
- fictional individual
- QID references [Item] 1-1-1
- overall theme of number range
- fictional work 1-1-1
- color swatch references [Item]
- subset of
- hypothetical individual
- instance of
- --
- superset of
- central character
- side character
- background character
- consists of components [Item]
- --
Usage notes
Currently, I can't think of a meaningful difference between "fictional character" and "fictional individual". As far as I can tell they are generally the same thing in every instance. There are hypothetical individuals which are not fictional characters, but I cannot think of any specifically "fictional" individual or "fictional" person which is both an "individual" and not a "character". So, the more general Item will simply be "hypothetical individual".
It is true that in the broadest use of language, objects can be "individuals" of that object, but in such a case the Items are simply being called "objects", while "individual" is being used to imply "person".