A term coined by Paul Czege on The Forge, meaning to limit or devalue another person's opportunity to establish their character as a protagonist during Narrativist play. This is specific to Paul's use of Protagonism strictly in the limited Narrativist context.

The term is often misused. "My master ninja warrior can't kill a single thing in this system! It's deprotagonizing me!" Not every appearance of a Whiff Factor is deprotagonization. A much more common (and significant?) occurrence is an Assumption Clash about how powerful someone's character is.

References:

• Is Director Stance Real? (The Forge, Oct 2001)
• not functionally equivalent to handling a protagonist (The Forge, April 2002)