* In ''TheHobbit'', several characters go through varying levels of this. Azog, The Pale Orc, who had been briefly mentioned [[PosthumousCharacter (and had never appeared)]] in the books became the main villain of (at least) the first movie. Radagast, the Brown Wizard, was also promoted from a bare mention to a major, plot-important character, though to a lesser degree than Azog.
* ''{{Franchise/Alien}}'' introduced The Space Jockey, which was an ominous creature that appeared to be the pilot of the Derelict. It had been killed and fossilized before the events of the first film, and it was at the centre of much speculation among the fandom, as well as many non-canon stories in the EU, for over 30 years before its identity was revealed in ''{{Prometheus}}''. 
* The Meganulon (Giant dragonfly-like monsters) from ''{{Rodan}}'' were only minor characters in the film. Later, they would become the major villains in ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus''.
* Scabior in the ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'' Films. He appears very briefly in the books when he and other snatchers capture the trio and take them to Malfoy Manor. After that, he disappears from the plot, though there is speculation that he is killed by Voldemort after the trio escapes with Dean, Luna, Griphook and Olivander. He appears much more in the films peppered about to the point where he even appears in bits of Part 2 that he didn't appear in during that part of the book.

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* In ''Film/TheHobbit'', several characters go through varying levels of this. Azog, The Pale Orc, who had been briefly mentioned [[PosthumousCharacter (and had never appeared)]] in the books became the main villain of (at least) the first movie. Radagast, the Brown Wizard, was also promoted from a bare mention to a major, plot-important character, though to a lesser degree than Azog.
* ''Franchise/{{Alien}}'' introduced The Space Jockey, which was an ominous creature that appeared to be the pilot of the Derelict. It had been killed and fossilized before the events of [[Film/{{Alien}}]] the first film]], and it was at the centre of much speculation among the fandom, as well as many non-canon stories in the EU, for over 30 years before its identity was revealed in ''Film/{{Prometheus}}''. 
* The Meganulon (Giant dragonfly-like monsters) from ''Film/{{Rodan}}'' were only minor characters in the film. Later, they would become the major villains in ''Film/GodzillaVsMegaguirus''.
* Scabior in the ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' Films. He appears very briefly in the books when he and other snatchers capture the trio and take them to Malfoy Manor. After that, he disappears from the plot, though there is speculation that he is killed by Voldemort after the trio escapes with Dean, Luna, Griphook and Olivander. He appears much more in the films peppered about to the point where he even appears in bits of Part 2 that he didn't appear in during that part of the book.

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