History Main / ContestWinnerCameo

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* ''ShugoChara'' has an episode featuring a Chara made by a fan. The Chara also had plushies made of it.
* {{Gainax}} once ran a contest for fans of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' to design a new Angel. While the winner's Angel design was not included in an episode, Gainax ''did'' produce [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Diemay.jpg official artwork]] of an Evangelion facing off against it.
* ''Microman'' ran a contest after the toyline's revival in 2000 to design a character, the winner being [[http://www.microforever.com/shakunetsu.htm Shakunetsu]] who actually went from being an exclusive figure to having two later mass releases and a starring role in a couple of the manga.
* The [[FunWithAcronyms GuAIZ]] and [[IncrediblyLamePun Lightning Striker Pack]] of ''GundamSEED'' are fan-submitted designs.
** The Elegolea from ''CrossboneGundam'' was submitted by an amateur designer. That designer was Kanetake Ebikawa, who would go on to design mecha for ''FullMetalPanic'', ''{{Vandread}}'', ''SoukouNoStrain'' and, of course, ''{{Gundam 00}}''.
* The classmates in the ''PrinceOfTennis'' manga were named by reader submission.
* The creator of the manga ZodiacPI held a contest to create one of the little Zodiac sprites that assist the main character, Lilli. The winner, a Libra sprite, was featured in a full chapter with her own name and personality, and even appeared in several omakes!
* The ''Rallis the Star Bird'' card featured in one episode of ''{{Yu Gi Oh GX}}'' was a fan design.
* A pretty regular feature of KongohBancho: some of the fan-designed Banchos get to be prominent antagonists (three members of [[FiveBadBand The Five Dark Vows]], most notably), while others only turn up to get [[CurbStompBattle curb stomped]] [[WorfEffect by even tougher villains]].
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* [[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/dan/ This]] WeeblAndBob cartoon had the winner of an Ebay charity auction animated into it. Yes, that's his face with rocket parts on it, being driven by aliens going ''shopping''.
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* The [[FunWithAcronyms GuAIZ]] of ''GundamSeed'' is a fan-submitted design.

* Several [[NPC NPCs]] in ''[[{{Fable}} Fable 2]]'' are named for people that won lots at the PennyArcade ChildsPlay charity auction.

* In [[SystemShock System Shock 2]], the unfortunate Brian Norris was named and designed after the winner of a contest Looking Glass held with the name of ''Get Killed By SHODAN''.

* Donate at least ten bucks to the Comic Book Defense League through Hero Games official website and you'll have one of hte company's official NPCs named after you.

* Several [[NPCs NPCs]] in ''[[{{Fable}} Fable 2]]'' are named for people that won lots at the PennyArcade ChildsPlay charity auction.

* In 1977, ''SaturdayNightLive'' held a contest for the GuestHost spot on that year's Christmas episode. The winner was Miskel Spillman, an octogenarian grandmother from New Orleans. After learning that an old lady won the contest, the ''SNL'' production team tried to get the Sex Pistols on as the musical guest (as it would drum up more publicity), but visa problems caused them to pick Elvis Costello and the Attractions instead. Costello's infamous performance where he stops his planned performance of "Less than Zero" to play "Radio Radio" instead has become one of the most iconic in the show's history. Barely anyone cares about the old lady whose winning of the contest actually had a (minor at best) role at his being there in the first place.

* in the mid-to-late 1990s, Michael Stackpoole auctioned off a cameo appearance in his ''BattleTech'' novels at the ''GenCon'' charity auction, a few of whom became minor recurring characters.

* ''BatmanArkhamAsylum'': in the room were you find Clyaface there are a set of stairs that lead to a cell where a creepy prisoner with one arm is being held; this prisoner was the winner of a contest.

* In the {{RenandStimpy}} episode "A Visit To Anthony's" the boy Anthony was a winner of a contest to appear on the show.
* In the {{DextersLaboratory}} episode "Dexter and Computress Get Mandark" was based on a story written by a kid who submitted a story for the show and he himself narrated the episode. Bet you feel a little bad for hating that episode now, huh?

[[http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/dan/ This]] WeeblAndBob cartoon had the winner of an Ebay charity auction animated into it. Yes, that's his face with rocket parts on it, being driven by aliens going ''shopping''.

* ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'' and ''StargateAtlantis'' have done this for several seasons now on Sci Fi. The contest winner has a walk-on cameo appearance in one episode of each show. One winner was the wife of the Ori religious zealot in the Season 9 premiere three-parter. OrSoIHeard.

* The janitor who gets killed when he steps between the T-1000 and the T-800 in the back hall of the mall was the winner of an MTV contest.
* In {{Rugrats}} in Paris in the scene where Kimmie is seen in daycare before the rugrats pick her up in the robotic Reptar, a couple of kids point this out to her the kids were voiced by kids who had won a contest for the film.

* Back when ''Remember WENN'' was {{AMC}}'s only original programming, they ran a contest to win a walk-on role in the following season. AMC ended up futzing with the contest, and cancelling the show.

* In the {{DextersLaboratory}} episode "Dexter and Computress Get Mandark" was based on a story written by a kid who submitted a story for the show and he himself narrated the episode.

* ''{{Discworld}}'' novels often include characters named after (and perhaps slightly based on) winners of charity auctions. Once they exist, they may appear in later books:

** Dr. Follet in ''Night Watch'' (the winner was the author Ken Follet).
** Dr John "Mossy" Lawn in ''Night Watch'' and ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', and ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals''.

* Marco Soto, from the ''{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/{{Thief of Time}}'' (and who later appeared in ''Discworld/NightWatch'') was named after a man who won a charity auction.
** As were Dr. Follet in ''Night Watch'' (the winner was the author Ken Follet), Professor Ladislav Pelc in ''Discworld/GoingPostal'', and Dr John "Mossy" Lawn in ''Night Watch'' '''''and''''' ''Going Postal''.

* In the {{Dexter'sLaboratory}} episode "Dexter and Computress Get Mandark" was based on a story written by a kid who submitted a story for the show and he himself narrated the episode.