1 | Absentee Actor may refer to the following: |
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3 | * ActorExistenceLimbo: When a voice actor worked on a series, but an incident caused the voice actor to be missing in action. Rather than replacing the VA, they make the character role unvoiced. |
4 | * ActorLeavesCharacterDies: An actor doesn't come back for the next episode or sequel, and the character portrayed by the actor is explained as having died. |
5 | * AdaptedOut: A character with some significance to the original story is written out of an adaptation. |
6 | * TheCharacterDiedWithHim: An actor dies in real life, and a work they were in has their absence explained by saying their character died as well. |
7 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: A character disappears suddenly from a work with no in-universe explanation and subsequent installments act as though they never existed in the first place. |
8 | * ADayInTheLimelight: A secondary character gets featured in an episode where they are the main focus. |
9 | * DemotedToExtra: When a character gets a less important role in a sequel or in an adaptation of the original work. |
10 | * DeusExitMachina: When the most powerful character is written out for a portion of the story as to prolong it. |
11 | * FakeShemp: Using a stand-in for a character when their normal actor isn't available. |
12 | * GreenRooming: Introducing a new character who is then inexplicably ignored for a few episodes. |
13 | * OutOfFocus: When certain characters are given significantly less spotlight than others. |
14 | * PutOnABus: A character is written out of a work in a way that makes it easy for them to return later on. |
15 | * RetGone: When all signs of a character's existence have been wiped out in-universe. |
16 | * SequelNonEntity: A character from the previous movie doesn't return for the sequel for whatever reason. |
17 | * TemporarySubstitute: A character is unable to be used (often because the actor for the character is unavailable) so another character is used to fill their place in the plot. |
18 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: When a minor plot element or character is dropped from the story with no explanation. |
19 | * WrittenInAbsence: When a character should be in the events of the story, but a few lines give a quick explanation of their absence. |
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