Foil Character Design

Design a foil character to illuminate your protagonist:

Protagonist: {{protagonist}}
Protagonist Traits: {{traits}}
Protagonist Arc: {{arc}}
Genre: {{genre}}

Foil Design:

1. PARALLEL ELEMENTS
- What do they share with the protagonist?
- Similar background, goal, or situation?
- This creates the comparison framework

2. DIVERGENT CHOICES
- Where do their paths split?
- What different choice did they make?
- What different values do they hold?

3. WHAT PROTAGONIST COULD BECOME
- Does foil show a possible future?
- Warning or aspiration?

4. CONTRAST FUNCTION
- What protagonist trait does the foil highlight?
- What theme does their interaction explore?

5. RELATIONSHIP
- Friend, enemy, or neutral party?
- How do they interact?

6. KEY SCENES
- Write: First meeting/comparison established
- Write: Moment of clear divergence
- Write: What protagonist learns from foil

Explain how the foil deepens understanding of the protagonist.