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In fiction, a composite character is a character composed of two or more real life or fictional individuals, appearing in a fictional or non-fictional work. Two or more fictional characters are often combined into one upon adaptation of a work from one medium to another, as in the film or video game adaptation of a novel or comic book. A composite character may be modeled on real historical or biographical figures in either type of work. Sometimes composite characters are created in journalistic works, but such use raises ethical questions. ==Fictional examples== *Major Frank Burns as portrayed in the 1970 film ''M *A *S *H'', is a composite of Captain Frank Burns and Major Hobson from the original novel. The composite character was carried over into the TV series. *Chico as portrayed in the 1960 film ''The Magnificent Seven'', is a composite of the samurai Kikuchiyo and Katsushiro from the film ''Seven Samurai'', which ''Magnificent Seven'' was based upon. *The musical version of ''Les Misérables'' features an adaption distillation with composite-type characters, such as how charismatic revolutionary Enjolras dies waving a flag at the top of a barricade when the original novel by Victor Hugo had a character named Mabeuf die in such a way. ==Non-fictional examples== *The character Bobby Ciaro in the biographical film ''Hoffa''. *Several characters in the movie ''21''. *The character Henry Hurt in the docudrama ''Apollo 13'' is portrayed as a NASA public relations employee assigned to the wife of astronaut Jim Lovell, and who also is seen answering reporters' questions. This character is a composite of the NASA protocol officer Bob McMurrey assigned to act as a buffer between the Lovell family and the press, and several Office of Public Affairs employees whose job was to actually work with the press.〔 〕 *The character Peter Brand in ''Moneyball'' is a composite who is partly based on Paul DePodesta. DePodesta didn't want his name or likeness used in the film. The character attended Yale University, while DePodesta is an alumnus of Harvard University. *In order to simplify the story to fit the running time, many of the characters in the film ''Black Hawk Down'' are composites, including the lead character Matt Eversmann. *1st Lt. (later CPT) Colleen McMurphy on ''China Beach'' is a composite of real life Army nurses who served in Vietnam. *Marshall Matt Dillon on ''Gunsmoke'' is a composite of real life Old West Kansas lawmen. * Buffalo Bill in ''The Silence of the Lambs'' is a composite of serial killers Jerry Brudos, Ed Gein, Ted Bundy, Gary M. Heidnik, Edmund Kemper and Gary Ridgway. * Hannibal Lecter as portrayed in the 1986 thriller film ''Manhunter'' by actor Brian Cox was partly inspired by Scottish serial killer Peter Manuel while author Thomas Harris took inspiration from criminal psychopath Alfredo Ballí Treviño. * ''The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy'', a controversial but best-selling memoir by Richard E. Burke allegedly exposing various activities of the late U.S. Senator Teddy Kennedy, featured several composite characters associated with Kennedy's alleged drug use and sexual dalliances; the inclusion of such became a point of criticism for the book. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Composite character」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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