| 词条 | Redshirt (stock character) |
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A "redshirt" is a stock character in fiction who dies soon after being introduced. The term originates from the original Star Trek (NBC, 1966–69) television series in which the red-shirted security personnel frequently die during episodes.[1] Redshirt deaths are often used to dramatize the potential peril that the main characters face. OriginIn Star Trek, red-uniformed security officers and engineers who accompany the main characters on landing parties often suffer quick deaths.[2] The first instance of what now is an established trope can be seen in the episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (1966).[3] Of the 59 crew members killed in the series, 43 (73%) were wearing red shirts.[4] The Deep Space Nine book Legends of the Ferengi says Starfleet security personnel "rarely survive beyond the second act break".[5] An episode of Deep Space Nine titled "Valiant" (1998) also references red as a sort of bad luck omen, in which the plot centers around a group of cadets calling themselves "Red Squad", almost all of whom die in the episode.[6] The cinematic reboot of the franchise features a character named Olson (portrayed by Greg Ellis) who dies early on during a mission; he wears a red uniform in homage to the trope from the original series.[7] UsageIn other media, the term "redshirt" and images of characters wearing red shirts has come to represent characters destined for disposable suffering or death.[8][9] Galaxy Quest (1999), a comedy about actors from a defunct science-fiction television series serving on a real starship, included an actor who is terrified that he's going to die on an away mission because his only appearance in the show was as an unnamed character who was killed early in the episode.[10] Redshirts is a novel by John Scalzi that satirizes the trope, as is the PC game Redshirt.[11]See also
References1. ^{{cite book | authorlink=Robert W. Bly|first=Robert W.|last=Bly|year=1996|title=Why You Should Never Beam Down in a Red Shirt: And 749 More Answers to Questions About Star Trek| isbn = 0-06-273384-2}} 2. ^{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/arts/television/14itzk.html?pagewanted=print|title= On 'Lost,' the Castaway Who Stands Out Without Even Trying|last=Itzkoff|first=David|date=14 May 2006|work= The New York Times | accessdate =14 February 2011}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = Star Trek The Original Series Rewatch: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?"|url = http://www.tor.com/2015/05/12/star-trek-the-original-series-rewatch-what-are-little-girls-made-of/|website = Tor.com|accessdate = 2015-05-31|date = May 12, 2015|last = DeCandido|first = Keith|authorlink = Keith DeCandido|publisher = Tor Books}} 4. ^{{cite web|last=Bailey|first=Matt|title=Analytics According to Captain Kirk|url=http://www.sitelogicmarketing.com/analytics-according-to-captain-kirk/|publisher=SiteLogic Online Marketing Consultants|accessdate=11 January 2013}} 5. ^{{cite book | last =Behr|first=Ira Steven|authorlink=Ira Steven Behr|author2=Robert Hewitt Wolfe |title=Legends of the Ferengi |isbn=0-671-00728-9}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Jermaine|first1=H|title=The Star Trek Red Shirt: A Mysterious In-Show Omen?|url=http://blog.allposters.com/star-trek-red-shirt/|website=Allposters.com Blog|publisher=Allposters|accessdate=January 30, 2015}} 7. ^{{Citation | contribution = To Boldly Go | type = featurette | title = Star Trek | format = DVD release}}. 8. ^Upside Down: Inverted Tropes in Storytellingedited by Monica Valentinelli, Jaym Gates 9. ^The Nowhere Bible: Utopia, Dystopia, Science FictionBy Frauke Uhlenbruch, page 176 10. ^{{cite web|title=Galaxy Quest (1999) Movie Review|url=http://www.beyondhollywood.com/galaxy-quest-1999-movie-review/|accessdate=14 February 2011|publisher=Beyond Hollywood|date=7 November 2002|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003004148/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/galaxy-quest-1999-movie-review/|archivedate=3 October 2012|df=dmy-all}} 11. ^https://www.gog.com/game/redshirt External links{{Memoryalpha|Redshirt}}
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