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Maretta, Nissa Az-zahra (2025) Presuppositions in the backstory of selected hero and villain characters in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.
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Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the types and distribution of presuppositions in the backstories of hero and villain characters in the online game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. The research addressed two main questions: (1) What are the types of presupposition found in the backstories of the selected hero and villain characters in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang? and (2) How do presuppositions shape the character identities of hero and villain in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang? This study employed a qualitative descriptive method to examine the backstories of one hero character, Tigreal, and one villain character, Alice, which were obtained from the official Mobile Legends website. Data were collected using documentation techniques and analyzed using Creswell and Poth’s data analysis spiral. The analysis applied Yule’s (1996) classification of six types of presupposition: existential, lexical, factive, structural, non-factive, and counterfactual. The analysis revealed that presuppositions play a significant role in shaping the identity of both hero and villain characters in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. In Tigreal’s backstory, five types of presupposition were identified. They were existential, lexical, factive, non-factive, and counterfactual. These presuppositions constructed him as a disciplined, reflective, and morally grounded hero. Existential and lexical presuppositions highlighted his noble origins and life journey, while factive and non-factive presuppositions revealed his emotional struggles and strong sense of duty. Counterfactual presuppositions further embeded him within a mythological setting, reinforcing his symbolic role as a warrior of light. Meanwhile, in Alice’s backstory, all six types of presupposition were found. These presuppositions shaped Alice’s identity as a wounded, suffering, and manipulative villain. Existential and lexical presuppositions constructed the reality of her dark origins and corrupted environment. Factive presuppositions exposed her inner turmoil and conviction, while structural and counterfactual presuppositions underscored her fall from innocence and her deliberate choice to embrace darkness. Non-factive presuppositions revealed her ambitions and belief-driven actions. These results indicate that each character’s narrative utilized different distributions of presupposition types. Overall, the presence and variation of presupposition types contributed significantly in shaping the psychological depth, implied moral values, and narrative roles of the hero and villain within the game’s storyline.
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| Subjects: | Sastra Linguistik |
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| Keywords: | Presuppositions; mobile legends: bang bang; pragmatics; digital narrative; online game | ||||||||||||
| Divisions: | Fakultas Adab dan Humaniora > Sastra Inggris | ||||||||||||
| Depositing User: | Nissa Az-zahra Maretta | ||||||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jul 2025 02:13 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2025 02:13 | ||||||||||||
| URI: | http://digilib.uinsa.ac.id/id/eprint/81869 |
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