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Backstory
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<p>A backstory, background story, background, or legend is a set of events invented for a <a href="/facts/Plot_(narrative)/wSgKPzb2">plot</a>, preceding and leading up to that plot. In <a href="/facts/Acting/YEX0jSJv">acting</a>, it is the history of the <a href="/facts/Character_(arts)/nvuzQRyP">character</a> before the drama begins, and is created during the actor's preparation. </p>