Line #8 DemotedToExtra/FanWorks


1	[[AC:Crossover]]
2	* In ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', Mark Jefferson is the BigBad, having manipulated Sean and Nathan Prescott to his own ends. In ''Fanfic/AWEArcadiaBayRogueDemon'', he's Sean's [[TheDragon loyal follower]] who's "art" was all done in their attempt at creating an [[ArtifactOfPower Object of Power]], being captured by the Federal Bureau of Control after he scrubs all trace of Sean from their bunker.
3	* ''Fanfic/{{Paradoxus}}'':
4	** Barring Sylvanas, all of the main characters of ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' either appear just once in very minor roles (Tyrande, Anduin, Genn, Nathanos, Lorthemar), are merely mentioned in one of Sylvanas or Galadwen's musings, or are outright ignored. Valeera might be a middle point, what with being Stacy's mentor in the ways of the Rogues, but has yet to make a significant contribution to the plot.
5	** Also, the [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Winx women]] themselves have suffered this fate. Bloom is a DecoyProtagonist for a little while, Stella and Musa's antics are shown now and then (though the latter's role has been growing over time), Tecna has only entered the stage to fix a mess with Alfea's Simulator, Aisha shows her face to speculate about the time travelers' identities, and Roxy's entrance is long overdue. The trope is {{averted}} with Flora since [[spoiler: she's revealed as one of the {{Chessmaster}}s of the story]].
6	* ''Fanfic/ItsAlwaysSpookyMonth'': The protagonists of ''VideoGame/FridayNightFunkin'', Boyfriend and Girlfriend, only appear in a few sparse cameos, [[JustifiedTrope though it's likely that the events of the game are still happening]], Monster and [[WebAnimation/SpookyMonth the Spookies]] just aren't part of it. [[SubvertedTrope The two play a major role in chapter 11]].
7	* Unlike ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Sun takes no part in the battle at the docks in ''Fanfic/BlazBlueAlternativeRemnant'' and both him and Neptune play no role in the White Fang investigation, with them only being background characters here.
8	* In between '''FMTDI''' and '''FMTDA''', quite a few characters in ''Fanfic/FuzzyMemories'' get cut from the main roster, including the likes of Alfred, [[TheQuincyPunk Alia]], [[DeadpanSnarker Brooke]], [[DepravedHomosexual Kaden]], and [[FriendToAllLivingThings Quincy]].
9	* ''Fanfic/JauneArcLordOfHunger'':
10	** Team RWBY goes from being the main protagonists to supporting characters. Most of their canonical adventures happen offscreen and are given the HeroOfAnotherStory treatment.
11	** Roman Torchwick gets hit with this especially hard. In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', Roman was the show's StarterVillain and was later upgraded to TheHeavy for the first two volumes. Here, he's reduced to a background character who's only mentioned but [[TheGhost never makes a proper appearance]]. [[spoiler:Even [[KilledOffscreen his death happens entirely offscreen]] and everyone ([[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes except Neo]]) treats him dying as an afterthought.]]
12	* ''[[Fanfic/AManOfIron A Song of Metal and Marvels]]'': In the first 2 books, the entire Night's Watch gets hit with this, since its two most prominent characters, Jon Snow and Sam Tarly, never join, with Jon being adopted by Tony as his heir and Sam becoming Tyrion's squire. Then Book 3 rolled around, and Jorah Mormont becomes the POV for the watch returning to prominence as [[spoiler: Steve Rodgers works to unite Wildlings and the Watch against The Commander of the Others.]]
13	** Daenerys, one of the main characters of canon, barely appears in ''A Man of Iron'', getting merely three chapters out of the fic's 33. This according to WordOfGod is because her story was mostly the same as in canon. Starting in ''A Crack of Thunder'', she gets more focus and divergence.
14	* ''Fanfic/TheMisfitsWalker'': Nina lampshades this in Part 8, noting that, because they're female, they might end at a disadvantage compared to the other characters over time, or at least be perceived to be at such a disadvantage. They're of course trying their hardest to not allow this to happen, though.
15	* ''Fanfic/PeopleLikeUs'': Any ''Film/TaxiDriver'' character not named Travis Bickle never appears in the story proper, and only get mentions at best. Justified, as not only does ''Film/Joker2019'' take place in a different time and city, but Travis has good reason not to communicate with these people anymore.
16	* ''Fanfic/PokemonCrossing'': Isabelle and Timmy/Timmy Nook are important [=NPC=]s in the ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' series. In this fanfiction, Isabelle takes on Nurse Joy's role, only cameoing in a few chapters, while Timmy and Tommy are delegated to Professor Nook's assistants.
17	** On a Pokémon end, Slaking appears at the very end of the Petalburg Gym battle. Instead, Zangoose takes over as the ace Pokémon.
18	* [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Princess Azula]] has become this in ''Fanfic/TheSagaOfTanyaTheFirebender''; where [[SelfMadeMan thanks to Tanyas' meteoric rise to power]], Azulas' attempts at maintaining her authority as the Crown Princess of the Fire Nation are being [[OvershadowedByAwesome overshadowed]], all of Azulas' attempts to make Tanya bend-the-knee like she had done with Mai and Ty Lee don't on for Tanya as she goes from [[FromNobodyToNightmare an aspiringly-talented Fire Nation Soldier, to becoming a part of the Fire Nations' Admiralty following her conquest of the North Pole.]] By the time Azula meets Aang in Omashu; the Avatar had constantly been on the backfoot [[WakeUpCallBoss whenever Tanya had entered the battle]] that the first thing that came to the Avatars' mind was if Azula was another one of Tanyas' subordinates.
19	* Perfect Chaos is the boss of the Dreamcast era in the original game. In ''FanFic/SonicGenerationsFriendshipIsTimeless'', Chaos does shows up, but in his Chaos 0 form, to help the heroes in the Changeling battle in chapter 10.
20	* ''FanFic/SoulChess'':
21	** Rukia is pretty much Ichigo’s [[TheLancer sidekick]] in the [[Manga/{{Bleach}} main series]]. Here we certainly don’t see her as often.
22	** {{Subverted\|Trope}} with Renji. You would be forgiven for thinking that he had died at some point early in the plot. He ''is'' in the group of reinforcements sent to Karakura, but doesn't reach the same level of significance until later, when [[spoiler:he is able to successfully defend himself during the Battle of Karakura Town and is one of the three Lieutenants (Kaien and Yuna are the other two) going into the Final Battle of Karakura.]]
23	* ComicBook/LexLuthor only makes one appearance in ''Fanfic/SmallvilleXEvolution'', and that's just to explain why Chloe and Pete are in New York right before Christmas. He's out of the country for most of the series. He has made more appearances since then, and has had a bigger part in things so far, though he still isn't appearing nearly as much as he does in ''Series/{{Smallville}}''
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25	[[AC:''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'']]
26	* ''Fanfic/{{Daemorphing}}'':
27	** In canon, Tom's second Yeerk was one of the main players in the final battle. Here, he's unceremoniously killed off halfway through, and as a result, the war ends in a completely different way.
28	** All of Alloran's uninfested scenes are skipped over, [[spoiler:and he dies long before he has a chance to be freed.]]
29	** While Erek makes regular appearances, he doesn't deliver the Animorphs exposition as often, and he's completely absent from the final battle.
30
31	[[AC:''Series/{{Arrowverse}}'']]
32	* ''Fanfic/TheHurricane'': The end of Laurel's Year Four features [[spoiler:a member of QC being arrested for creating the virus that was recently used in a series of bank robberies in Gotham, with the context making it clear that this employee is Felicity Smoak]].
33	* ''Fanfic/NeverBeSilent'':
34	** Felicity. Since Laurel never gets stabbed by Darhk, Felicity has no reason to reconcile with Oliver or rejoin Team Arrow. Other than two short scenes and a cameo as one of Star's illusions, she has no presence in the story, and the ending doesn't touch on what happened to her after Darhk's defeat[[note]]If things went the same way as they did in canon, then Felicity was fired from being Palmer Tech's CEO, and with no reason to stay, likely left Star City altogether to start anew somewhere else[[/note]].
35	** Gordon Godfrey. He's still a public figure broadcasting against superhumans, but there's nothing to indicate he has any affiliation with the likes of Darkseid and is apparently just a normal reporter.
36
37	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'']]
38	* Jiazin, TheHero in the first story of ''Fanfic/TheFallOfTheFireEmpire'', will be reduced to [[SupportingLeader supporting character]] in the sequel, according to WordOfGod. Given that he wants the other major characters to shine this time, the decision is not necessarily a bad one.
39
40	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron'']]
41	* ''Fanfic/HopeForTheHeartless'' is set almost immediately after the events of ''WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron''. It focuses on the [[ResurrectedForAJob resurrected]] [[VillainProtagonist Horned King ]] (the movie's BigBad) trying to complete a seemingly [[ImpossibleTask impossible]] RedemptionQuest - earning a human's love despite his sins - in order to remain free from [[ArtifactOfDoom the Black Cauldron]] and his [[LimaSyndrome growing affection]] towards [[MoralityPet a girl]] named [[PurityPersonified Avalina]]. The protagonists - Taran, Princess Eilonwy, Dallben, Gurgi and Hen Wen among others - get mentions here and there, but only some of them have appeared in several chapters.
42
43	[[AC:''Manga/{{Bleach}}'']]
44	* ''Fanfic/VowOfTheKing'': Even more so than canon where he was a supporting character, Kon only gets a couple brief mentions as a third child working for Urahara.
45
46	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'']]
47	* Famously done in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' fanfic series by Canadibrit known as ''The Look-Alike Series'', where the OC of Lynn Cullen (an AuthorAvatar who is blatantly WishFulfillment) effectively takes over the entire series, relegating the show's main characters Daria and Jane to sidekick status.
48	%%Needs more context to show trope. Is the disadvantage related to role size?*
49
50	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'']]
51	* Of a sort in ''Fanfic/TheNewAdventuresOfDarkwingDuck'' - the members of the Fearsome Five are a lot less prominent in the series, being more or less henchmen to Negaduck's growing empire rather than a team of mostly equally prominent supervillains with a particularly BadBoss - they explicitly work ''for'' him, rather than with him. With the exception of the rare focus episodes that don't feature them doing Negaduck's bidding, most of them get much less prominence than they had in the show. Quackerjack barely features at all.
52
53	[[AC:''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'']]
54	* ''Webcomic/WhatIfIKnowTooManyReasonsICanBeStrong'': Sabito is one of Tanjiro's mentors in the original manga. The pixiv version of the webcomic, however, demotes him to a cameo since Tanjiro is much stronger than his manga counterpart.
55
56	[[AC:''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'']]
57	* ''Fanfic/{{TITANOMACH}}'': An interesting example with Jacob Hardy and Qiao; while the two of them (alongside Mihaylova) were never of great relevance to the immediate story, they still played an important role in canon, as the first people to set foot on Mars to meet the Traveler. In ''Triumvirate'', an AU retelling of the origins of the Golden Age, they only make short appearances for two chapters early on as heads of their respective countries' space programs, and are never mentioned again... unlike Mihaylova, who ''is'' among the Ares crew, and is also one of the Traveler's first Chosen.
58
59	[[AC:''Franchise/DragonBall'']]
60	* ''Fanfic/LegendOfTheMonkeyGod'':
61	** Oolong doesn't travel with Goku and Bulma, instead stealing most of their dyno-caps and fleeing.
62	** Yamcha and Puar likewise don't travel with them and stay in the desert where they're first encountered.
63
64	[[AC:''Franchise/FinalFantasy'']]
65	* Zack is very prominent in ''[[FanFic/ShinraHighSOLDIER Shinra High]]'', but gets very little screentime in ''[[FanFic/ShinraHighSOLDIER Shinra SOLDIER]]''.
66	* Most of Cloud's comrades in the original game (except ironically the optional characters Yuffie and Vincent) get at most cameos in ''FanFic/TheFifthAct''. Justified in that [[PeggySue it's years]] before FFVII; most of the characters are too young or have (so far) no beef with [=ShinRa=].
67	* ''Fanfic/TheLionOfIvalice'':
68	** On the villains' side, aside from Larg and Goltanna appearing less than in canon [[spoiler: and both being killed in Part One]], Cardinal Draclau & [[spoiler: Dycedarg Beoulve]] are even less important here. [[spoiler: Both face Ramza's group in a DualBoss fight -- as Lucavi -- and die without much fanfare (heck, Dycedarg/Adramelk is ''singlehandedly'' defeated by Ramza).]]
69	** Somewhat ''averted'' with Mustadio, however - he was ''intended'' to be this, but makes a few key appearances starting Chapter 19 which give him a significant role. So although he's... well, ''still'' DemotedToExtra compared to the original game, for the author he's... an AscendedExtra.
70	%%Needs context about their previous roles.** Rafa and Malak get relatively minor roles compared to the others, and Mustadio almost fell in with them.
71	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Beowulf and Reis also suffer, but they're secret characters anyway.
72	%%Needs context about their previous roles.** Heresy Examiner Zalmour Rusnada (whom Ramza fought twice in the game) got mentioned in one sentence, and never appeared proper in the story. The non-FFT cameos, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Balthier]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2 Luso]], are COMPLETELY absent.
73	%%Needs context to differentiate from ChuckCunninghamSyndrome.** The monster guests-turned-party-members are also MIA: Boco the Chocobo was replaced by an original Black Chocobo named Atro. The Reaver Byblos doesn't show up either, but considering the fact that only TWO Tactics fanfics have ever remembered Byblos exists (which were back in 2002 and 2005), the odds of it appearing were never good in the first place.
74	%%Needs more context.** In-universe when [[spoiler: Vormav/Hashmal pretty much gets kicked to the curb by Shemhazai. In more ways than one.]]
75
76	[[AC:''Series/FraggleRock'']]
77	* In the main series, Cotterpin Doozer is the most prominent Doozer character. In ''Fanfic/CaveDancersPrettyCure'', she only makes small, one-line cameos, while Daisywheel Doozer takes her place as the primary Doozer of the series.
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79	[[AC:''Series/GameOfThrones'' / ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'']]
80	* ''Fanfic/PurpleDays'': Many major characters experience this due to the protagonist, a GroundhogPeggySue Joffrey, not having any reason to interact with them much or even meet them across his {{Groundhog Day Loop}}s. Notable examples include Ser Jorah, who Joff only knows as a servant to Daenerys, and pretty much anyone from the Wall except for Jon Snow.
81
82	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' / ''Franchise/KingKong'' / Franchise/MonsterVerse]]
83	* ''Fanfic/AbraxasHrodvitnon'':
84	** With San and Vivienne Graham as the story's main protagonists, Godzilla is a secondary character (though still the BigGood).
85	** Madison and Mark Russell, both of whom were major characters in ''Film/GodzillaKingOfTheMonsters2019'', are relegated to more minor roles with fewer appearances between scenes.
86	** Lieutenant Ford Brody and his family, the protagonist and major plot-driving force respectively of ''Film/Godzilla2014'', have appeared in no more than several chapters in minor roles.
87
88	[[AC: ''Literature/GrandmasterOfDemonicCultivationMoDaoZuShi'' / ''Series/TheUntamed'']]
89	* ''Fanfic/ByAnyOtherName'' does this to Wen Ning, who only appears in the last chapter. Even then, he does more as a mindless corpse than after regaining his wits.
90
91	[[AC:''Franchise/HarryPotter'']]
92	* Arguably applies to Harry Potter himself in the ''Fanfic/AdamWinters'' series, where Peter Pettigrew faked Harry's death after Voldemort's defeat and hid him under various disguise charms. As a result, where Harry started at Hogwarts as an instant celebrity, Adam Winters starts a year late and is seen by the general student population as just a random orphaned muggle-born nobody has any real reason to pay attention to.
93	* ''Fanfic/DaphneGreengrassAndTheBoyWhoLived'': Cho Chang was Harry’s first crush in canon, but when he’s watching the Ravenclaw-VS-Slytherin match in his third year, which sees Cho playing against Draco Malfoy, Harry shows no sign that he notices Cho in terms of anything more than her abilities as a Seeker (likely due to his implied attraction to Daphne).
94	* ''Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality'': Hagrid is featured but has little to no plot-relevance. Ron Weasley makes a few appearances but is largely OutOfFocus.
95
96	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'']]
97	* ''Fanfic/EmilyFallenAngelAUDoraiwaSan'': Charlie Morningstar is a supporting character in this series instead of the protagonist, due to Emily becoming the focus character.
98
99	[[AC:''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'']]
100	* Francis, who seems like a really important character early on in ''FanFic/StitchingHearts'', [[PutOnABus suddenly drops out of the story]] and makes only sporadic appearances after that.
101
102	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'']]
103	* ''Fanfic/QueenOfAllOni'': [[Characters/QueenOfAllOni Shendu]], who was one of the {{Big Bad}}s of the show, has only appeared or been mentioned in a few chapters.
104	* ''[[Fanfic/TheUltimateEvil The Stronger Evil]]'':
105	** The Enforcers only appear in the first two chapters that chronicle Shendu's resurrection at the end of the Noble Animals arc, and they're presumably still in prison after being arrested due to [[spoiler:Daolon Wong's [[DeathByAdaptation death]]]].
106	** [[spoiler:Tarakudo, the ArcVillain of the fourth season]], ends up suffering his [[SealedEvilInACan canon fate]] rather quickly due to the [[spoiler:Oni Mask arc]] being condensed to only four chapters.
107
108	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'']]
109	* In ''Fanfic/TheLionKingAdventures'', former BigBad [[HeelFaceTurn Tama]] and her boyfriend Tojo only made fleeting appearances after Series Two.
110
111	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/{{Luca}}'']]
112	* In ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfApolloDaphneAndLucaAnItalianTragedy'', [[PapaWolf Massimo]] has a less prominent role than in the original film.
113
114	[[AC:''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'']]
115	* While Peter was raised by Ben and May Parker in canon, in ''Fanfic/LiesOfOmission'' they never make an appearance except for a passing mention of an uncle from a family gathering.
116
117	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'']]
118	* Since ''FanFic/LeaveForMendeleiev'' explores the idea of "WhatIf Marinette was transferred to Ms. Mendeleiev's class at the start of the school year?", most of her original classmates naturally have less focus than they do in the show. Ms. Bustier's class also cultivates a poor reputation due to how many akumas come out of it, courtesy of Chloe's bullying going unchecked -- all the more reason for Marinette to try and avoid them.
119
120	[[AC:''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'']]
121	* ''Fanfic/CrimsonAndEmerald'': Downplayed. Izuku is still important to the story but he is demoted to {{Deuteragonist}} while Hawks, a minor character in canon, [[AscendedExtra is promoted to primary protagonist]].
122	* In ''Fanfic/ThievesCanBeHeroes'', most of the ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' cast gets shunted to the background. Some characters, like Izuku's mom, get parts of chapters devoted to them, but none of them get more than that.
123
124	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'']]
125	* ''FanFic/TheDifferentverse'': Five of the original show's Mane Six get this due to not being the Bearers this time around, and Rainbow Dash and Rarity don't even get any on-screen lines in the first story. Pinkie still gets a little focus due to being one of the author's favorite characters, [[spoiler: and because Marble moved in with her after deciding to stay in Ponyville.]]
126	* Most of the main cast only appear intermittently in ''FanFic/SophisticationAndBetrayal'', save for Rarity and Fluttershy.
127	* Countless characters in ''Fanfic/MyBravePonyStarfleetMagic''. Cookie Dough, who was a core member of the team in the initial series, was removed for several stories and when reintroduced in ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III'', was a minor character. The Website/DeviantART remake brings him back, not as a member, but as a recurring background character.
128	%%Needs context about the size of their previous role.** Krysta is acknowledged maybe once or twice in ''My Brave Pony: Star Fleet Magic III'' despite being the main character's best friend.
129
130	[[AC:''Manga/{{Naruto}}'']]
131	* ''Fanfic/MoreThanEnemies'': Due to the fanfic's premise (Sakura gets inadvertently trained by Itachi), several characters get this treatment: Sasuke, Naruto, the rest of the Konoha 12, the Jonin instructors, and Jiraiya. Most of them get their DayInTheLimelight, though. The Sandaime also gets this treatment in his fight against Orochimaru at the peak of the Konoha Crush.
132	* ''Fanfic/SonOfTheSannin'':
133	** Konohamaru never meets Naruto and is reduced to being mentioned in the passing a few times, not even being referred to by name until the penultimate chapter [[spoiler:during his grandfather's funeral]]. He fares a lot better in Hanabi's spin-off though, where he's the {{Deuteragonist}} and her FriendlyRival.
134	** Kakashi, due to not being Naruto's jonin sensei this time around, gets a lot less focus. To an extent also Sasuke and Sakura for the same reason.
135	** Iruka, while he was never a major character to begin with, his role as Naruto's ParentalSubstitute [[SmallRoleBigImpact was very important]]. Here, he doesn't interact with Naruto beyond the standard student/teacher relationship.
136	%%Needs context about his previous role.** Jugo only appears in the Roshi arc as a replacement member of the Sound 5 and does not make a comeback until Chapter 116 ([[spoiler:and even then, he just ends up captured and serves as a bargaining chip]]) due to the circumstances of the formation of Team Hebi/Taka never forming.
137	* While ''Fanfic/TruePotential'' is well known for its use of the [[AscendedExtra opposite trope to this one]], that comes at the expense of this trope happening to other characters. The biggest examples are the original Team 7 (Sasuke, Sakura and Kakashi). Since they are not Naruto's teammates anymore, they get much less attention for the sake of his new team. In a sense, [[spoiler:Orochimaru]] as well, who gets killed before the TimeSkip, and his role is taken by [[spoiler:Kabuto, like in canon, only much earlier]].
138
139	[[AC:''Film/OmenIVTheAwakening'']]
140	* ''Fanfic/AlwaysVisible'': Delia's mother is a minor character here, and the author writes very superficially about her death, as if he did not care about this character.
141
142	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Persona}}'']]
143	* ''Fanfic/HoursVerse'': The Velvet Room attendants are this during the ''Arena'' games, being forced to watch from the sidelines thanks to Igor grounding them all and saying that Theodore saving [[spoiler: Hamuko and Shinjiro]] in ''Catch Perfect'' is [[GodsHandsAreTied more than enough intervention for now]].
144
145	[[AC:''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'']]
146	* Rather than showing up OnceAnEpisode, Jessie and James in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11803928/2/Challenger Challenger]]'' first appear at the Viridian City Pokémon Center like canon, then fall off the map for several months. When Ash next sees them, they've gone legit and confessed that their attack on the Pokémon Center was their first assignment as members of Team Rocket and the pair left the organization after serving their jail sentences.
147	* In ''Fanfic/TheChosenOnesJourney'', the Rocket Trio, who appeared in almost every episode of the anime, rarely make an appearance - and even when they do, it doesn't last long.
148	* While ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' has its fair share of {{Ascended Extra}}s, several major characters have their roles greatly disminished:
149	** Brock doesn't travel with Ash, partly because he needs to stay for his siblings [[spoiler:due to [[DeathByAdaptation his parents being dead]]]], and partly because [[OfficialCouple he's engaged]].
150	** The Team Rocket trio doesn't appear as often as they do in canon, because they're not after him to steal Pikachu, just to keep an eye on him per Giovanni's orders.
151
152	[[AC:''Franchise/PowerRangers'']]
153	* ''Fanfic/CrimsonRising'': For most of the series, Lightspeed Rescue, Wild Force and Mystic Force are basically rendered powerless as the Lightspeed morphers were damaged (and most of the team were killed) and the other two teams were cut off from the Animarium and Rootcore respectively in Ooze's initial attack. However, the remaining Lightspeed Rangers provide medical assitance for the active Rangers, while Mystic Force helped to train the Ninja Storm team in their abilities by adapting their other magical talents and Wild Force serve as general support staff.
154
155	[[AC:''Franchise/StarWars'']]
156	* The canon characters are pretty much on the sidelines (or name-dropped) in ''FanFic/StarWarsParanormalitiesTrilogy'', although Luke Skywalker gets the most screentime out of all the canon characters thanks to his MissionControl status. Justified in that this story is mostly OC driven.
157
158	[[AC:''Manga/SgtFrog'']]
159	* Mois in ''WebVideo/SgtFrogAbridged'', due to her voice actor often being busy, and the writers getting anything they could have really gotten out of the character in her first episode. She still has the occasional line, and the season finale features her more prominently, but overall the writers just never have a use for her.
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161	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'']]
162	* ''Fanfic/ABFGsWorldTour''
163	** Heather, the "official" winner of ''World Tour'' in canon, is eliminated in "I See London," which was halfway through the season, but due to where this story begins, is the second chapter here.
164	** Owen and Sierra, both of whom made the merge in canon, are eliminated pre-merge here.
165	* ''Fanfic/ACodetteWorldTour'': In order to make way for [[AscendedExtra Team Victory]]'s much more successful run than in canon, some of the major contestants of the canon season become this.
166	** Owen and Heather go from reaching the merge (with the latter becoming a finalist and receiving huge character development in the process) to being among the first eliminated in the season. However, they do get to become Alejandro's helpers in the finale.
167	** Duncan's return is much shorter than in canon and he never reaches the merge this time, as he is eliminated immediately after his affair with Gwen is exposed. Slightly {{Downplayed\|Trope}} though because Duncan's hookup with Gwen [[SmallRoleBigImpact results in the end of Cody's feelings for her and opens the way for his new feelings for Bridgette.]]
168	* ''Fanfic/ForWantOfAMohawk''
169	** As part of the fic's premise, Duncan, who made the merge every season in canon and is generally considered part of the SpotlightStealingSquad, is now the third contestant eliminated here.
170	** In terms of contestants who made the merge in canon, Duncan, Trent, Leshawna, and DJ are all eliminated pre-merge here. [[spoiler:While Trent does return at the merge, he's eliminated in the next chapter, which was the same episode he was eliminated in canon, meaning he still has less appearances here than in canon]].
171	** Not only is Izzy eliminated two episodes earlier than in canon, she also doesn't return at the merge here.
172	** [[spoiler:Bridgette ends up being eliminated two episodes earlier than in canon.]]
173	** [[spoiler:Canon finalist Owen is eliminated in "Hide and Be Sneaky" here.]]
174	* Some characters who get a lot of focus in canon receive very little in ''FanFic/TotalDramaComebackSeries'':
175	** While Owen gets a lot of screentime in every season he's been in and always ranked among the first seven, in both TDC and TDBG gets eliminated very early. In fact, other characters comment how odd is for somebody who did so well the first season to be eliminated so soon. It's worth mention that the author does like Owen, but eliminates him early because he doesn't like the ToiletHumor that comes with him (that and probably to make room for other characters)
176	** Duncan, another character accused of being a [[SpotlightStealingSquad spotlight stealer]], gets a much reduced role in TDC than in canon (he's basically Courtney's DarkMistress), and is eliminated right after Courtney's revenge plot ends. In TDBG, he's eliminated even earlier.
177	** Heather is a notable aversion: despite the author believing that the screentime she has in the show is excessive, in TDC she gets lots of CharacterFocus, CharacterDevelopment, ranks quite high despite this time everybody knowing about her true nature from the very beginning (granted, eliminating her this time around was harder due to having multiple teams instead of just two, plus the follow-up mini challenges where she gained immunity many times), and even becomes [[spoiler: Ezekiel's love interest]].
178	* ''FanFic/TotalDramaEquestria'':
179	** This happened in the case of Anne Maria throughout the show. [[spoiler: Which is a shame, as one of the authors originally wanted to show off more of her character.]]
180	** Once DJ's redemption arc with his animal issues got resolved, he was just mainly there. The only times episodes focused on him was his date with Heather, and [[spoiler: the episode where he got eliminated.]]
181	* In the ''[[FanFic/TotalZeksmitSeries Total Zeksmit]]'' series of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' fanworks:
182	** Any male competitor from canon who isn't Ezekiel, Justin, or Geoff has been completely absent for the entire first half of the first season. Alejandro at least has some mysterious role in the story built up as Justin's rival. As for everyone else, their ''whereabouts'' are unknown.
183	** Chris and Chef are also demoted. Chef hasn't debuted yet, but he's confirmed to be in a spinoff by WordOfGod. Chris has gotten a quick appearance at the beginning but never showed up since, although he's the host of the same spinoff.
184	** Out of the contestants, all of the girls who made it to the final five of the original first season are eliminated fairly early. As for the guys, they're part of the "any male competitor from canon who isn't Ezekiel, Justin, or Geoff" group.
185	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaGenerations'': Despite being one of the most prominent characters from the Revenge of the Island cast in canon,[[spoiler: Scott ends up being eliminated quite early in this fic.]]
186	* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaWorldTourDeluxe''
187	** Here, Blaineley and Josh are hosts of the Aftermaths due to Bridgette and Geoff competing in season 3 from day one, so Bridgette and Geoff aren't as prominent in them as canon.
188	** Owen and Tyler are also booted earlier than canon.
189	* ''Fanfic/TotalReorderedSeries''
190	** Canonically, Cameron was a finalist in his first season and lasted past the merge in his second. Here, he only competes in seven episodes before falling OutOfFocus.
191	** Scott only lasts for three episodes in his second season compared to ''All-Stars'' where he reached the Final Three.
192	** [[spoiler:Kitty and Trent]] (who were the finalists in ''Island'') are eliminated early in ''Action''. Meanwhile [[spoiler:Sammy]] (the winner of ''Action'') doesn't qualify for ''World Tour'', nor do the former two.
193
194	[[AC:''Franchise/TouhouProject'']]
195	* ''FanFic/TouhouDoujinDawitsusFolly'': Alice Margatroid was a crucial part of the plot in Recompense, and then was barely seen outside of a fluffy beta plot in Jean's Magical Education, and is barely seen at all in Yutaka's Big Fat Youkai Wedding.
196
197	[[AC:''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'']]
198	* In ''Fanfic/TheNotSoShortSecondLifeOfBreeTanner'', Bella and Edward's roles have been reduced to welcoming Bree into the family and Edward talking to Bree about the wedding. Justified as there are small hints that the events of ''Breaking Dawn'' are still taking place while Bree is off doing her own thing.
199
200	[[AC:''Anime/YuGiOh'']]
201	* ''FanFic/YuGiOhTheThousandYearDoor'': The Unfriendly Amazon in ''Redux''. In the original version, she was a part of a TerribleTrio alongside Peten the Dark Clown and End of Anubis and was the Duel Spirit who had a personal vendetta with Francesca (due to her using Amazoness monsters). In ''Redux'' however, she only appears during her initial duel and is never seen again afterwards with her role later on being taken by Ruklamba the Spirit King.
202	* Mistle, who was a fairly prominent recurring character in the original fic only appears in a single chapter of ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersPowerPrimordial'' with a relatively minor role.
203	%%* ''Fanfic/ShadowchasersTournamentOfShadows'':
204	%%Needs context about their previous roles.** Shichiro, Jinx, Gears, Dugan, and Rebecca Schafer only make cameo appearances during the start of the fic. Other characters such Karl, Hyde, Faye, Barron and Tsubasa are only mentioned briefly.
205	%%Needs context about his previous role.** Played around with Kyon. At first it appears that his only role in the fic is to help Ace train for the tournament, but later on it turns out that he is also participating - as a Blue Knight.
206	%%Needs context about his previous role.** Also the case with Leroy after his GameBreakingInjury in Chapter 9 leaves him unable to compete in the tournament, but to what extent remains unknown.
207	* Tarakudo and the Oni Generals in ''FanFic/ShadowsAwakening''. While they were an integral part of the plot of Season 4, here they only have very small appearances, with only Tarakudo and the Ninja General having significant (but still small) parts in the story.
208	%%Needs context about their previous role.* Flash Sentry only appears as a cameo in ''Fanfic/ShadowsOfGiants'' seeing as it ignores ''Equestria Girls''.
209	%%Needs context about their previous role.* Compared to the other Shadows in ''FanFic/ShadowsOfTheAzure'', it seems that Shadow Makoto has not a lot of development and details. Future rectifying reconsidered.'
210	%%Needs context about their previous role.* Minka Mark gets only a few lines in ''FanFic/SkeletonsInTheCloset''.
211
212	[[AC:''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'']]
213	* ''FanFic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls'': Aside from a few mentions from Artemis on how she's settled down with Liam, Cheshire gets a lot less to do after she found out Artemis was alive.
214
215	[[AC:Misc/Unsorted]]
216	%%* Tim, Ralphie, D.A., Keesha and Wanda in ''Fanfic/TheBestChrismukkahEver''.
217	%%Needs context to differentiate from ChuckCunninghamSyndrome.* The Mane Six disappeared from ''FanFic/TheConversionBureauTheOtherSideOfTheSpectrum'' for quite a while as Marcus was making his way to Canterlot Castle. They reappear in the "Sons of Legacies'' arc to begin their training.
218	%%Needs context to differentiate from AscendedExtra.* For most of ''FanFic/DiariesOfAMadman'', the Mane Six only appear somewhat sporadically, particularly so with AJ, who barely appears at all within the story. They do become more involved later on, around Chapter 100, however.
219	%%Needs context about their previous roles.* Alas, poor Ratchet and Clank. They are only mentioned in four chapters of ''Fanfic/TheEdEddnEddyProject'': Act I, Chapters 04 and 07; Act II, Ch. 08; and Act V, Ch. 31.
220	%%Needs context about his previous role.* Kit-chan's ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' [[https://www.youtube.com/user/FMAVidsummaries#p/c/2487281DE1784051 abridged series]] parodies this with Alphonse's lines being cut mid-sentence in order to support Ed's status as the main character.
221	%%Needs context about their previous role.* In ''Fanfic/TheHillOfSwords'', apart from several chapters after her introduction, Tiffania has no appearances until the epilogue.
222	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* Tim in ''Fanfic/TheLifeAndTimesOfTheFantasmicFour''.
223	%%* The Kira investigation team in ''Fanfic/ThePrinceOfDeath''.
224	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* The entire Organization XIII except Xemnas, Xigbar, and Axel in ''FanFic/TheReturnOfTheBookOfLegends''.
225	%%Needs context about their previous role.* Kirby gets a passing mention in Season 5 of ''WebAnimation/SonicForHire'', and one line in season 6.
226	%%Needs context about the size of their previous roles.* A few of the members of the inner circle from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'' get this treatment in the ''Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook'' series. While most of the nine companions and all three advisors are made staff members at the eponymous school, Vivienne is given an excuse to leave early in the story and doesn't return except for a visit. Sera and Cole, meanwhile, are demoted to students; Sera mostly appears by mention, but Cole gets his own subplot as he eventually gets adopted by two of the teachers.
227	%%* ''FanFic/TheSomewhatCrackedMindOfUchihaItachi'':
228	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Kakashi, since he's not Team 7's sensei. [[spoiler:At least not until after the Kage summit]].
229	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** The Kyuubi. Even after Naruto becomes a ninja it's only slightly involved in Wave and only starts chatting during the chunin exams when it senses Shukaku.
230	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* The Metarex are just one of the many different factions fighting over the galaxy in ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos''. The Chaotix, Dr. Eggman, and even Sonic himself are hit badly with this, although the rewrite is adding many more scenes with them and developing them a bit more.
231	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* ''FanFic/StallionsOfHarmonyVerse'' does this to entire canon Mane 6, being an AU story where Elements of Harmony are stallions from the show. To be precise, Prince Blueblood as [[spoiler:Magic]], Shining Armor as [[spoiler:Loyalty]], Big Macintosh as [[spoiler:kindness]], Soarin as [[spoiler:Laughter]], Thunderlane as [[spoiler: Honesty]] and Doctor as [[spoiler:Generosity]].
232	%%* Lionblaze in ''FanFic/StarkitsProphecy''.
233	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* The master of the Court in ''Fanfic/TheStoryOfALonelySorceressAndACursedGardener''. [[OutOfCharacter Then again, that's probably a good thing.]]
234	%%* ''Fanfic/SuitePrettyCureVariations'':
235	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** The Pastry club and Soccer team in ''Pretty Konjiki's Suite Pretty Cure''.
236	%%Needs context about their her role.** Also, Waon, who in ''Waltz of a Suite Life'' isn't even named until episode 28, and prior to it even Hibiki only refers to her as "[[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Blue Sports Chick]]". So far the only time she was named when she was onscreen was in episode 30, but just because she was crucial to the plot of the episode.
237	%%* So many to list in ''FanFic/SuperSentaiVsPowerRangers''...
238	%%* L and the Taskforce in ''FanFic/ThatEpicPlan''.
239	%%Needs context about their previous roles.* In ''Fanfic/ThawingPermafrost'', Kurumu and Yukari have been given only small roles thus far, Koko has had only a cameo, Tsukune a mere mention, and Moka has only had a passing %%reference as part of "My friends, from Yokai."
240	%%* ''FanFic/TimeFixersNicktoonsOfTheFuture'':
241	%%Needs context about his previous role.** [=SpongeBob SquarePants=] doesn’t appear as often as the rest of the adult Nicktoons.
242	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Tak appears even less than [=SpongeBob=].
243	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** The Syndicate become this in Season 2 after [=DarkEvil=] becomes the main antagonist.
244	%%Needs context about their previous roles.* Mrs. Twombly appears very briefly in ''Fanfic/TheTimesTheyAreAChangin2013'', while Roger is only mentioned.
245	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Hong Meiling.
246	* Poor Necrons, right after their awakening in ''FanFic/ToyHammer'', they're greeted with [[FunSize equivalent]] of 1.7 kiloton raw C4 explosion inside a giant mining cave the size of starship hangar. Nothing [[ItsTheOnlyWayToBeSure out of the ordinary]] considering how resilient they are compared to the rest, but ''still''...
247	%%* ''FanFic/TransformersAlterVerse'':
248	%%Needs context about their previous roles.** Averted for the main characters, but Maggie and Glen has been pretty much shunted to one side and only referenced when necessary, otherwise they don't even exist.
249	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Simmons, Banachek and the Sector 7 agents too.
250	%%* [[ThoseTwoGuys Billy and Fred]] in ''FanFic/TransformersArmadaRevisited''.
251	* Out of the formerly prominent {{Original Character}}s, only Dawitsu and Jean seem to play a prominent part in ''FanFic/TwentyYearsLaterReimusSuccessor'', Yutaka only appears briefly as an obstacle to Patricia, while Tokage and Hebiko get what Hebiko calls 'a contrived cameo' in chapter nine. [[spoiler:Dawitsu is actually an [[InvertedTrope inversion]], and is extremely influential in this story.]]
252	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* Zecora in ''FanFic/TheTwilightChild'', by WordOfGod because the author wasn't willing or able to write in rhyme. She only appears twice in the whole story.
253	* ''Fanfic/TwoWorlds'': Chris plays big role, but after [[spoiler: Josh become werewolf]] his role becoms more minor.
254	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** Carla for few episodes too.
255	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample** John in second season.
256	* Several characters who once were protagonists of their own series are now, naturally, reduced to cameos or secondary roles in ''Fanfic/UnequallyRationalAndEmotional''.
257	%%Needs context about their previous roles* In the {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} fanfic ''Fanfic/WeissReacts'', Sun and Neptune barely make appearances apart from token group shots.
258	%%Needs context about their previous roles.* Everyone who isn't Cody, the OC Joshua, or Chris in ''WebAnimation/WilliamCountry''. Katie and Sadie don't even talk until near the final challenges, Owen only has a few lines, Gwen even fewer, Heather also does not have that many lines and only tries to be the villain '''once''', Duncan and Trent are mute and do not do anything plot related, [=LeShawna=] is also mute and only won a challenge, and the other campers either don't show up at all or are just reduced to cameos/small appearances.
259	* Elsa, a major character in ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'', and Sven, a pretty significant supporting character in it, barely appear in the fanfiction ''Fanfic/WhatAboutWitchQueen''. In-story, the court of the Isles disappears for eleven chapters before becoming ThirdLineSomeWaiting, and Kai and Kristoff are moved to the background following their trip to Weselton. Subverted, though, with Anna, who's DemotedToExtra for the first dozen or so chapters before becoming one of the main characters.
260	%%Needs context about their previous roles.* Akune and Kikaijima are mentioned in ''FanFic/WorldAsMyth'', but do not make an appearance. Hansode Shiranui and her grandfather don't even get that much.
261	* Russia, who was one of the world powers to survive the events of the [[{{Literature/Worldwar}} original series]] has only made a few appearances in ''FanFic/WorldwarWarOfEquals''.
262	* Heinkell is hardly even talked about after chapter seventeen of the first story of ''FanFic/WorseThanDeathSeries'', just being something of placeholder in the crew.
263	%%Needs context about what this compares to.** Much of The Light doesn't get as much time due to being captured or just not showing up. Examples include Queen Bee, Icicle Jr. and Psimon (though that could be excused by him still being in a coma).
264	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* Ryo Bakura in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''. Even ''more so'' than in the original series (to the point where it's a running gag). '''Yami''' Bakura, [[EnsembleDarkhorse on the]] [[SpotlightStealingSquad other hand]]...
265	%%Administrivia.ExamplesAreNotArguable. Please clarify whether this role is smaller than his original one.** Merlow may also qualify to some extent. In the original version, he provided assistance to the protagonists inside the Palace of Shadow. In ''Redux'' however, his role is taken by Count Bleck instead. Although he ''is'' given a new role as a leader of a resistance force that fights the Shadow Queen's forces outside the Palace of Shadow.
266	%%Administrivia.SpeculativeTroping. Please only uncomment when confirmed.** Possibly Infernalqueen Archfiend. She still appears in ''Redux'', just in a different role. In the original version, she was one of the Duel Spirits ordered to test the other finalists while in ''Redux'' she is a member of the Court of Pandemonium. Whether or not it fits this Trope remains to be seen.
267	%%Needs context to differentiate from AdaptationalSympathy* Dark Oak and the Metarex were the main villains in the third season of ''Sonic X''. ''FanFic/SonicXDarkChaos'' turns them into alternate antagonists and well-intentioned {{Anti Villain}}s. This is somewhat justified though; after Episode 64, their military is all but completely destroyed and their leaders go into hiding.
268	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* [[Literature/HaloTheFlood Zuka 'Zamamee and Yayap]] get hit with this trope in the Halo/Mass Effect crossover Fanfic/GuiltySparks. The author already had a huge cast to deal with, both canon and OC and two of his own characters, Zek and Varvok played [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar roles anyway]]. [[WordOfGod General Rage also mentioned]] that the presence of the ''Franchise/MassEffect'' characters [[InSpiteOfANail wouldn't have affected their part in the story anyway]], [[spoiler: though he at least gave Zuka a bigger DyingMomentOfAwesome than he did in the novelization, lampshading this trope to boot]].
269	%%Needs context about how this affects the size of her role.* In ''Fanfic/DreamingOfSunshine'', Sakura gets this treatment due to Shikako taking her place on Team Seven (which she feels guilty about). After her team fails to pass their test, she eventually decides to turn towards the Medic Corps, with a little prompting from Shikako and Ino.
270	* ''FanFic/ToHellAndBackArrowverse'':
271	** John Diggle and Felicity Smoak, largely because their roles on ''Arrow'' have been subsumed by a number of characters (particularly Barry and Kara). Diggle isn't even mentioned, while the only reference to Felicity is from Thawne about how, in the previous timeline, [[TakeThatScrappy she was a Green Arrow stalker who revealed Oliver's secret identity to the world after he rejected her]]. According to WordOfGod, Diggle and Lyla never divorced and are currently living in another city with their son and daughter, while Felicity is in jail for creating her hacktivist supervirus.
272	** Thea's role is also reduced significantly, mainly since she isn't a BrattyTeenageDaughter and doesn't need a lot of CharacterDevelopment.
273	** Caitlin and Cisco are demoted to supporting characters, as Barry has mastered his powers by the time he meets them and is not as nearly dependent on them as he is in canon.
274	%%Administrivia.ZeroContextExample* In ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' fanfic ''Fanfic/{{ResurrectedMemories}}'': Tucker Foley, HandWaved is that he is now the Mayor of Amity Park and has a lot of new duties that keep him busy.
275	* In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12201158/1/Darwin Darwin]]'', Suzaku Kururugi is a minor antagonist for the first arc, rather than the {{Deuteragonist}}.
276	%%Needs context about their previous roles.** Because Lelouch never attends Ashford Academy, the students there, barring Milly, are only ever referenced in Nunnally's stories about school life.
277	* ''Fanfic/{{Enlightenments}}'': The Colossi are one of the most important sources of the original game's moral ambiguity, with the question of whether or not Wander was right to slay them driving most of the AlternativeCharacterInterpretation in the fandom. For various reasons, ''Enlightenments'' is mostly uninterested in this debate and so mostly uninterested in the Colossi: it takes place long after the events of the game, it's from the perspective of the god Dormin, who never considered them anything more than former vessels of their power, and while Wander does have mixed feelings about having killed them, he's more concerned with present-day issues such as his abusive wife than mourning the long-dead Colossi. Wander does visit the tenth Colossus briefly, and the seventh Colossus shows up in one of his nightmares.

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