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I added these two characters to the list. Are they good additions? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.230.233.220 (talk • contribs) 02:47, 8 June 2007

Boba Fett seems like a good addition to me, but I think Hiro Nakamura is far more of a breakout character for Heroes, and you just glossed over him. Hayden Panatierre may be on the covers of magazines (she is a photogenic young lady), but almost every article I have read regarding Heroes has mentioned Masi Oka, and a fair number of them have been about him exclusively. That said, I am not sure that either of them are true breakout characters. While the Petrelli storyline is central to the story, both characters have had a great deal of screentime from the very beginning, and I don't think they were ever intended as minor roles.

I would like to object to the claim that Bill Goldberg was a "breakout character" in WCW and/or the world of professional wrestling. More often than not, wrestlers become breakout stars when not many would have ever considered them main eventers. Other than Goldberg, a great example of this is Stone Cold Steve Austin. He lingered in WCW for many years only garnering a United States Championship (a second-tier title in the federation), before signing with the WWF and absolutely exploding in popularity. There are many wrestlers over the years that have gone on to great popularity after only being given minimal consideration by either the managements of professional wrestling companies or by the fans themselves. Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart, Mick Foley, Triple H, and Eddie Guerrero, amongst others, weren't considered top-tier talents in the first few years of their professional careers, and have since gone on to be some of the biggest stars in wrestling history; some are Hall of Famers. While Goldberg and Austin are arguably the only ones that have really transcended the business, I don't think one can simply consider Goldberg to be THE breakout character of WCW, when it's obvious that he was one of many. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.144.165.73 (talk • contribs) 22:28, 5 December 2007

Dr Smith from Lost in Space (played by Jonathan Harris). Rembrandt Brown from Sliders (played by Cleavant Derricks). Kate McGregor from Sea Patrol (played Lisa McCune). Australian navy drama series. 77.99.210.174 (talk) 09:52, June 16, 2021 (UTC)

Hi, 77.99.210.174. Welcome to Wikipedia. Just so you know, when beginning a new discussion, it should be placed at the bottom of the page.

As for your suggestions, Wikipedia requires that the material in its articles be accompanied by reliable, verifiable (usually secondary) sources explicitly cited in the article text in the form of an inline citation, which you can learn to make here. So if you know of or can find sources that meet these criteria, which establish that the characters you mention were breakout characters, feel free to add them. If you need help editing, you can ask us for help here. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 19:15, 16 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Jesse Pinkman doesn't fit the mold of a breakout character. He became the deuteragonist because they couldn't kill him off due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. He led the epilogue movie El Camino, but it's Saul Goodman who got a spin-off. This LA times article describes Saul as Breaking Bad's breakout character. SiberianDante (talk) 18:19, 6 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I read the Pinkman entry, and watched the cited video. The described rationale is not what a breakout character is, and even if it were, the source cannot be the producer/writer who created or wrote for the character, so I removed that entry. Thanks. Nightscream (talk) 18:22, 12 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think Uhura should be on this list. Here is an article that says she is a breakout character in the new series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: https://www.tvinsider.com/1044180/hacks-uhura-star-trek-atlanta-sheldon/ 47.187.192.67 (talk) 15:40, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]