backstory
noun
back·story
ˈbak-ˌstȯr-ē 
: a story that tells what led up to the main story or plot (as of a film)
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Was any of that backstory shared with you as part of the character’s mythology?
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
In the webtoon, Si-eun’s traumatic backstory is told through a series of flashbacks.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
The hero’s first appearance under DC’s banner was in Action Comics No. 1, which detailed his backstory, secret identity as newspaper reporter Clark Kent, and powers of super strength and speed (his first time flying came in 1943 in Action Comics No. 65).
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Elsbeth featured not one but two bloody crime scenes during this week’s episode, which started off by unveiling Judge Milton Crawford’s disturbing backstory.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
In the webtoon, Si-eun’s traumatic backstory is told through a series of flashbacks.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
The hero’s first appearance under DC’s banner was in Action Comics No. 1, which detailed his backstory, secret identity as newspaper reporter Clark Kent, and powers of super strength and speed (his first time flying came in 1943 in Action Comics No. 65).
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
Elsbeth featured not one but two bloody crime scenes during this week’s episode, which started off by unveiling Judge Milton Crawford’s disturbing backstory.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Backstory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstory. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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