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* Whole most of the ''Franchise/DeusEx'' games start you off as a fresh recruit, Adam Jensen of ''VideoGame/DeusExHumanRevolution'' is already an experienced soldier, and Head of Security for Sarif Industries, at the beginning of the game. He's even already familiar with the basics of his cybernetic enhancements after the opening sequence, which shows how he got them.
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* In ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'', with the exception of [[YoungerThanTheyLook Lae'zel]] and [[IHateYouVampireDad Astarion]] all of the potential {{Player Character}}s have years to decades of experience, but start out OverratedAndUnderleveled for various reasons with the most central one being the PuppeteerParasite they're all infected with.
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On the low-experience end of comparisons for this trope, we have FromZeroToHero, OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and FarmBoy, who are complete novices, RookieRedRanger who is a novice compared to the others on his team, and ChildProdigy and SkilledButNaive protagonists, who are young and inexperienced but are quick learners. A highly experienced ''supporting'' character would be TheMentor, who is experienced and skilled but only tasked in the story with ''teaching'' a protagonist, rather then being one themselves.
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On the low-experience end of comparisons for this trope, we have FromZeroToHero, OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and FarmBoy, who are complete novices, RookieRedRanger who is a novice compared to the others on his team, and ChildProdigy and SkilledButNaive protagonists, who are young and inexperienced but are quick learners. A highly experienced ''supporting'' character would be TheMentor, who is experienced and skilled but only tasked in the story with ''teaching'' a protagonist, rather then than being one themselves.
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* ''VideoGame/CadenceOfHyrule'' plays with this. Cadence is summoned from [[VideoGame/CryptOfTheNecrodancer her home dimension]] to [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda the land of Hyrule]] because needing to fight monsters and other enemies while enslaved to MagicMusic is an OutsideContextProblem that she has ample experience in dealing with. However, the main Story Mode has her as a DecoyProtagonist, rescuing Link or Zelda before leaving to explore Hyrule and find her own way back home, upon which you play as the rescued character. She'll show up throughout the adventure as a recurring NPC, but if you don't trigger all her appearances, then you don't get to play as her again until the FinalBoss fight. And even if you do make her playable for the remainder of of your Story Mode run, [[CharacterSelectForcing you'll need to swap over to Link or Zelda]] in order to do the DiscOneFinalDungeon.
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* ''VideoGame/ElPasoElsewhere'': The PlayerCharacter, OccultDetective James Savage, has had several previous encounters with paranormal threats and the Void, and, of course, there is his long and complicated relationship with his vampire ex-girlfriend, Draculae, who is the BigBad of the story. As the game progresses, James will share story of his experiences with the player, through several of his {{Private Eye Monologue}}s.
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* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'': While amateurish and unskilled, Denji has actually already been a Devil Hunter for the Yakuza since childhood by the time the story proper kicks off. By the end of Part 1, he's taken this to a whole new extreme when he finally reappears in Part 2, Denji has killed so many powerful Devils that no opponent he faces can even hold his attention.
* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Jotaro Kujo]] starts off with full usage of his [[FightingSpirit Star Platinum]] and superabundant intelligence that he would later use to provide assistance to later protagonists.
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* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': [[ActionGirl Ann]] has prior experience in knowing [[SheFu martial arts]] and handling weapons to make her a formidable fighter. This comes with having worked alongside [[BestFriend Ayane]] at Raymond's [[ParanormalInvestigation agency]] for several years to handle even supernatural threats.
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* A number of ''VideoGame/FireEmblem''[='s=] protagonists fall under this trope.
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* Kratos from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'' starts off the game as a seasoned Spartan warrior. By the time of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' and ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' he's taken this to absurd levels, having completely destroyed ''an entire pantheon of gods''. [[spoiler:This actually factors in to his fight with Heimdall - Kratos spends the initial part of the fight getting a feel for Heimdall's reflexes so that he can finally outmanoeuvre the latter's [[CombatClairvoyance foresight]] and score a hit]].
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* Kratos from ''VideoGame/GodOfWarI'' ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'' starts off the game as a seasoned Spartan warrior. By the time of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4'' and ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' he's taken this to absurd levels, having completely destroyed ''an entire pantheon of gods''. [[spoiler:This actually factors in to his fight with Heimdall - Kratos spends the initial part of the fight getting a feel for Heimdall's reflexes so that he can finally outmanoeuvre the latter's [[CombatClairvoyance foresight]] and score a hit]].
* ''VideoGame/HardcoreMecha'': Tarethur is already shown as an experienced lieutenant and mecha pilot having been part of the Hardcore Defense Corps for awhile.
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* Seems to be a trend in the latter half of the ''VideoGame/TrailsSeries''.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III]]'', Rean Schwarzer starts the game already a war veteran with at least 3 wars in his belt, compared to his previous self in the past two games where he was a newbie and who had to fight for his place. He is later joined by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Estelle Bright]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Lloyd Bannings]] in ''Cold Steel IV'' when three of the four protagonists finally meet up with one another. Kevin in ''The 3rd'' also fits this role and is the only one who starts off his game already experienced compared to the three.
** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III]]'', Rean Schwarzer starts the game already a war veteran with at least 3 wars in his belt, compared to his previous self in the past two games where he was a newbie and who had to fight for his place. He is later joined by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Estelle Bright]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Lloyd Bannings]] in ''Cold Steel IV'' when three of the four protagonists finally meet up with one another. Kevin in ''The 3rd'' also fits this role and is the only one who starts off his game already experienced compared to the three.
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** In ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel''[[VideoGame/TrailsSeries The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III]]'', Heroes - Trails]]''.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', Rean Schwarzer starts the game already a war veteran with at least3 three wars in his belt, compared to his previous self in the past two games where he was a newbie and who had to fight for his place. He is later joined by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky Estelle Bright]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZeroAndTrailsToAzure Lloyd Bannings]] in ''Cold Steel IV'' when three of the four protagonists finally meet up with one another. Kevin in ''The 3rd'' also fits this role and is the only one who starts off his game already experienced compared to the three.
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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III'', Rean Schwarzer starts the game already a war veteran with at least
* In ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'', TheHero, Kayto Shields, is a trained Captain by the beginning of the story.
* ''VideoGame/{{XenoGears}}'': Citan, the {{deuteragonist}}, has been a capable fighter for years, knows his way of piloting a Gear, and is a well-informative doctor.
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* In ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'', TheHero, Kayto Shields, is a trained Captain by the beginning of the story.
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* Even though many stories in ''VisualNovel/ChoicesStoriesYouPlay'' feature [[FromZeroToHero newbie protagonists]], there are a few that play this trope straight, such as ''VisualNovel/TheHeistMonaco'', ''VisualNovel/CrimesOfPassion'', and ''VisualNovel/ThePhantomAgent''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/Castlevania2017'': Trevor Belmont is already a trained monster hunter by the start of the series with years of battling under his belt.
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