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1	->''"No! I am not Prince Theatre/{{Hamlet}}, nor was meant to be;\
2	Am an attendant lord, one that will do\
3	To swell a progress, start a scene or two\
4	Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,\
5	Deferential, glad to be of use,\
6	Politic, cautious, and meticulous;\
7	Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse;\
8	At times, indeed, almost ridiculous?\
9	Almost, at times, the Fool."''
10	-->-- '''Creator/TSEliot''', "The Love-Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
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12	You know those guys, not memorable, but there. They take up space, but don't really do or say much. Huh. May be the animated equivalent of furniture, there to add verisimilitude; it's not like the main characters could be running the ship or attending high school by themselves.
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14	Anyway, here's a list of them, not that they'll matter much. [[MookPromotion Or]] [[SpannerInTheWorks will]] [[MauveShirt they?]]
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16	''... nah!''
17	----
18	!!Tropes:
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20	[[index]]
21	* TwentyFourHourPartyPeople
22	* AloneAmongTheCouples
23	* AscendedExtra: A minor character ends up having a more important role.
24	* BitCharacter
25	** BitPartBadGuys
26	* TheDeadHaveNames: A dead character is named to show their significance.
27	* DemotedToComicRelief
28	* DemotedToExtra: A character who originally had a prominent role gets reduced to being a minor character.
29	* DemotedToSatelliteLoveInterest
30	* EvilMinions
31	* FacelessMasses
32	* FanserviceExtra: A minor character whose sole purpose is providing fanservice.
33	* GhostExtras
34	* HeHadAName
35	* HufflepuffHouse
36	* LivingProp
37	* MemeticBystander
38	* AMillionIsAStatistic: The death of a single identified individual is treated as more important than the deaths of countless unidentified people.
39	* MonsterMunch: The character only exists to be a victim of the MonsterOfTheWeek.
40	* {{Mooks}}: The generic minions of the main villain.
41	** FacelessGoons
42	* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering
43	* ThePianoPlayer: A character who's only there to provide background music.
44	* RecurringExtra: A minor character who tends to make reappearances throughout the series.
45	* RedShirt: A character who exists solely so that someone other than the main characters can die.
46	** RedShirtArmy: An entire army of nameless characters get kiled.
47	* SatelliteFamilyMember: A character defined by their familial relationship to another character.
48	* SatelliteLoveInterest: There isn't much significant about this character other than being the other character's love interest.
49	* SocialCircleFiller
50	* SpearCarrier
51	* StompyMooks
52	* ThoseTwoGuys: Two characters who tend to hang around a lot.
53	* UnknownCharacter
54	* WannabeLine
55	[[/index]]

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