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11->'''Bart Simpson:''' Creator/AlanMoore! You wrote my favorite Radioactive Man comics.\
12'''Alan Moore:''' Oh, really? You liked how I made your favorite superhero a heroin-addicted jazz critic who's not radioactive?\
13'''Bart Simpson:''' I don't read the words, I just like it when he punches people.
14-->-- ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E7HusbandsAndKnives Husbands and Knives]]"
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16Anyone who creates works of fiction will often try to make it big and large to justify your money's worth. They want to make each new installment bigger and better than the last, adding in new stories and conventions, and just make it a lot more fun than the last title in a series. In short, development.
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18[[LowestCommonDenominator But no one else cares.]]
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20Many fans of anything watch movies, or play games, for exactly one reason (generally RuleOfFun) and one reason only. To them, your work has only one purpose: they're Just Here For Godzilla.
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22Simply, people are paying their own money for their own entertainment. Any other stuff that comes along with what they actually paid money for may be only seen as a minor distraction from that. Though in the best case scenario, those other things can actually [[JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY add to the enjoyment of their one true goal]], whether it be comedy relief in a usually dark film series or any new quirks in gameplay. Often, these things become cool only by association: "Look, it's a clip from that movie/show where this ''awesome'' thing happened!" or "Look! It's that actor/actress who was in that ''sweet'' movie one time!"
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24Depending on what you came for, however, it can feel like the creators are deliberately putting obstacles in your way to that destination. If you came to a movie for the action sequences, you could find yourself waiting well over an hour for the first big one, for example. Or maybe your favorite character in a video game is unplayable unless you accomplish some arbitrary task like playing the same mode a few dozen times. In fact, this is precisely where the term "cut to the chase" originated, as plenty of movies made during the early days were thoroughly uninteresting to their audience, but included an exciting chase at the end that people would come for. [[TropeNamers Named for]] the Franchise/{{Godzilla}} franchise, well known for its long and often-disliked [[ExcusePlot human plotlines]]- that we'll all sit through just to see the [[BehemothBattle awesome giant-monster fighting]] at the end.
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26SpeculativeFiction tends to run on this. Many people will read/watch it strictly or primarily for the [[SpeculativeFictionTropes elements]] that make it SpeculativeFiction, with the actual plot being, at best, secondary.
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28{{Sister Trope}}s are: BileFascination; PlayTheGameSkipTheStory; EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame; PreviewPiggybacking; WatchItForTheMeme; ExcusePlot and DevelopingDoomedCharacters.
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30Compare IReadItForTheArticles, ComplacentGamingSyndrome, CultSoundtrack, BlackSheepHit, EstrogenBrigade, EnsembleDarkHorse, MrFanservice, MsFanservice, TestosteroneBrigade, DancingBear, WolverinePublicity (when the publishers attempt to invoke this reaction), JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY (where something besides the Godzilla comes into play), WatchedItForTheRepresentation (when portrayals of minorities drive viewership) and BestKnownForTheFanservice (which is not necessarily what they come for).
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32!!Examples:
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34* [[JustHereForGodzilla/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
35* JustHereForGodzilla/LiveActionTV
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40[[folder:Advertising]]
41* Safe Auto insurance {{invoke|dTrope}}s this in some of their advertisements, pointing out that many insurance companies offer the chance to save by "bundling" additional services like home insurance, motorcycle insurance, RV insurance, flood insurance, etc. etc., so and so forth. They, however, just offer a low rate on auto insurance that you can get without having to bundle anything.
42* Most of the people watching one AT&T ad were there to see [[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Gumball Watterson]] make his first commercial appearance.
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45[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
46* {{Anime}} became the only reason a lot of people were attracted to the Creator/CartoonNetwork Creator/AdultSwim line up. Another group of people just came to watch it for the re-runs of ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', and (formerly) ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', and were reeled in by the network's original comedies. Afterwards, NetworkDecay hit Creator/CartoonNetwork badly and, for the first group, [adult swim]'s management [[ScrewedByTheNetwork started relegating such programming to increasingly late in the night, with little promotion]]. Most fans have since abandoned [adult swim] nowadays for the Internet or other networks, until ''Creator/{{Toonami}}'' was relaunched, which started this trend anew.
47* ''Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight'' isn't generally regarded as a good film, but it may be of interest to fans of the band {{Music/Loudness}} whose music is featured in the film.
48* ''Anime/{{Geneshaft}}'', which includes music by the guitarist from Loudness.
49* ''Manga/{{Gate}}'': The series's right-wing themes have led it to be critically disliked in the US. Despite this, there's something satisfying about modern militaries destroying fantasy ones that is near-univeral.
50* Many people who watch ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'' only watch it for its human characters (mainly Laura and Kana).
51* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' was initially intended to be a cute little spinoff for people Just Here For the cute little sister from ''VisualNovel/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever''. Halfway through the first season, which had by then pulled more viewers than the ''Toraha 3'' OVA released around the same time had, the game cast starts to fade out and the plot gets complicated. By the end, Nanoha is the only game cast member with a major role, the universe has made many major breaks with the originals, and most people seeking the ''Triangle Heart'' games and {{OVA}}s are Just There For Nanoha.
52* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}'' is an anime that was originally a VisualNovel. Most agree it's a fairly mediocre high school drama with a really generic magic system attached. It doesn't matter though, because nearly everyone watches it to see [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} Jun]], who steals [[EnsembleDarkhorse every]] single scene she's in.
53* ''Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx'' is a ''very'' controversial series and has [[FandomRivalry a ton of rivalries from other mecha anime]], but many people, even some detractors, admitted that they're just watching it for Zero Two and [[JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY how her love story with Hiro would play out]] anyway.
54* ''Manga/FutureDiary'': Just here for the AxCrazy {{Yandere}}.
55* A lot of fans watch ''Anime/MyHime'' for Shizuru and Natsuki (be them [[EnsembleDarkhorse individually]] or [[FanPreferredCouple together]]). But it's usually [[JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY "watched"]]. Not so much with ''Anime/MyOtome'' though.
56* While the manga has a bit more existent plot, the only reason most people watch ''Literature/{{Kanokon}}'' is because it should have just been titled {{Fanservice}}: The Anime.
57* Many watchers of ''Manga/BlackButler'' stick around simply for the sheer awesomeness that is [[BattleButler Sebastian]]. He is, after all, one hell of a butler. And a lot of others came for the apparent HoYay that fans always boast about.
58* The film adaptation of "Buddha" by Creator/OsamuTezuka seems to be shaping up to be this, due to the soundtrack including "Scarlet Love Song" by Music/XJapan.
59* A lot of people watched ''Manga/ElfenLied'' for the {{Gorn}} and fanservice.
60* People check out the ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'' series for the gore but typically stay for other reasons.
61* How many fans of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' actually have read or watched a majority of the series? You're in here for the fandom, HoYay, and the fact the series is based upon {{Bishonen}} and Bishojo personified masses of land.
62* Most ''Manga/WanderingSon'' fans who began with the anime came for either the SceneryPorn or the realistic representation of UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} people.
63* A lot of ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' fans came to notice the series because one of the protagonists, Marika, is a [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} trans girl]].
64* ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime'' is watched to see [[Anime/YuGiOh Yugi]], [[Anime/YuGiOhGX Judai]], and [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Yusei]] dueling together.
65* An amusing inversion in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' series. There are plenty of fans who ignore the Digimon and prefer to focus on the interactions between humans. As the anime is considered to be a rare positive example of a HumanFocusedAdaptation, this is understandable.
66* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'': Despite the complicated plots and the overbearing characters, people still watch the show just to see giant robots beat each other up.
67** Anime/MobileSuitGundamTheWitchFromMercury: Unusually for the franchise, the series has drawn a large portion of yuri fandom who never had interest in Mecha before, and just wanted to see the relationship between Suletta and Miorine develop.
68* Whenever the topic of ''Manga/InitialD'' comes up on a forum, you can be certain that someone will say "I only watch it for the cars", followed by someone else responding with "We all only watch it for the cars.". Additionally, many people also watch Initial D just because of the {{Eurobeat}} music.
69* Fans of the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' [=OVA=], mainly watch it for the final, unique fight with Dio and Jotaro. Also, the manga has a small group of fans who read it just for the many musical {{shout out}}s. That or the fabulous, over-the-top [[AssKickingPose poses]].
70* Some of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''' early Western fandom started from this; even though the games were the origin of the franchise as a whole, the English dub of the anime was intentionally released in the U.S. several weeks before the games were. As a result, it became a promotional vehicle for the rest of the franchise, and some fans initially watched the show to familiarize themselves with the series before the games were available. Even now, sneak peeks of upcoming game material are often showcased in the anime, giving people who don't normally watch it a reason to do so if they are fans of the games. After the initial hype had died down, with new Pokémon being revealed in ''Magazine/CoroCoroComic'' before the anime can begin a new region and Ash losing the Indigo Conference, there are some fans who still watch the anime mainly to see if Ash wins a Pokémon League. There are also fans who only stay tuned to the anime of the franchise just to see the Pokémon battles that take place.
71* It's not uncommon to hear disgruntled viewers of ''Anime/GuiltyCrown'' say they're only watching the show just to hear the [[Music/HiroyukiSawano awesome soundtrack,]] the fluid animation, and the action scenes.
72* Many ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' fans looked forward to ''WesternAnimation/RobotechTheShadowChronicles'' because it would feature the long-awaited return of Rick Hunter, the hero of the ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''-based portion of the franchise. They were, understandably disappointed when [[spoiler: he had less than two minutes screentime in an 85-minute film and only appeared on a viewscreen]].
73* ''Manga/GoodnightPunpun'''s protagonist looks like a bird. This attracts people, who would pass it off as an ordinary SliceOfLife if he was a normal boy. The series [[CerebusSyndrome goes off the deep end]] quickly and people now know it as a dark QuirkyWork manga with a bird-thing for a main character.
74* ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'':
75** Magical girl fans aside, ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' got noticed due to the HandicappedBadass Togo. She's one of the few physically disabled characters in mainstream anime, never mind MagicalGirl series, and doesn't get "fixed" when in magical girl form... Alas, a lot of people also ''stopped'' watching because the series has a bit of fanservice, especially around Togo (who probably has the largest chest out of the girls).
76** After the series hits CerebusSyndrome it got a huge leap in popularity due to people watching it for the characters' suffering. [[spoiler:This also caused complaints when the original anime ended on a SurprisinglyHappyEnding.]]
77* ''Franchise/DragonBall'':
78** In spite of how popular the supporting cast members may be, most storylines pretty much amount to them holding off the BigBad at bay while waiting for Goku to show up and defeat him.
79** The ''Broly'' trilogy of [[NonSerialMovie Non-Serial Movies]] has the famous BreakoutVillain and title character. Most people only want to see Broly destroying stuff and beating the crap out of the heroes. Even though the second and third movies are inferior to the first one, people are glad to see Broly doing his thing in the second movie at all. Most fans hate the third movie because the Broly in the movie isn't the real Broly and he's not as awesome as the original.
80** The Potafeau arc of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' is considered a dud by fans, but the English dub has people wanting to watch it thanks to the inclusion of Creator/BrianDrummond, the voice of Vegeta in the original [[Creator/TheOceanGroup Ocean Group]] dub of DBZ, playing the Copy-Vegeta opposite Creator/ChristopherSabat as the regular Vegeta.
81* Many people come to ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' [[JustForFun/ComeForTheXStayForTheY to check out its gritty nature and badass protagonist Guts]], but have since stuck around despite lengthy release periods (and more traumatizing events) for the intriguing character line up and the mythos of the world; in later volumes, much more attention has been focused on these elements rather than the grim-dark themes and a sizeable portion of the fanbase is actually grateful for the relieving shift in atmosphere. However, another portion of the fanbase wants the series to get back to what it's ''really'' about: [[LudicrousGibs senseless violence]], GratuitousRape, and [[TooBleakStoppedCaring darkness darkness everywhere.]]
82* Much of the adult fanbase watches ''Anime/PrettyCure'' either just for the epic ''Anime/DragonBallZ''-style beatdowns of their enemies and [[MonsterOfTheWeek monsters of the week]], or the quite visible [[LesYay lesbian subtext]].
83* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
84** ''Sailor Moon'' is also quite popular among [[PeripheryDemographic fanboys]], mainly for the fights and the attractive lead characters.
85** The series has an LGBTFanbase because [[Anime/SailorMoon the anime]] was many people's first time seeing a happy, explicitly lesbian couple in media.
86** ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' has many fans tune into Season 3 just to watch [[PersonOfMassDestruction Sailor Saturn]] turn up and showcase her actual destructive power.
87* Most people watch ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' to witness [[spoiler:Mami getting decapitated]] in episode 3, or to experience the other [[WhamEpisode horrifying twists]] and {{Gut Punch}}es. The show is a {{tragedy}} and does have some dramatic twists, but it isn't meant to be one giant TraumaCongaLine; many people find the twists too predictable because they were hoping for something shocking. And occasionally there's the opposite extreme where [[YuriFan some]] seem to only watch the series for the {{Yuri|Genre}} despite most of it being subtext and [[spoiler: Homura's attraction to Madoka]] only being confirmed via WordOfGod ([[spoiler:Not that's the most stable either as shown in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'']]). The show has the dubious distinction of frequently winning "best yuri series" polls despite technically not being one. This is not helped by Japan's MisaimedMerchandising focusing more on the {{Moe}} aspects of the series to the point of being borderline-SchmuckBait for those excepting to just watch it for cute girls.
88* ''Anime/{{Interstella 5555}}''. It was created by [[Creator/LeijiMatsumoto one of the biggest names in anime]], but since he doesn't have as much recognition outside of Japan, most western viewers likely saw it due to the fact that the whole thing is set to Music/DaftPunk's [[Music/DiscoveryDaftPunkAlbum most famous and critically acclaimed album.]]
89* Some people watched ''Anime/KemonoFriends'' expecting BileFascination, because it was an adaption of a mobile game whose service ended before the show even premiered, and it had low-quality animation. In a unique recursive example, it became well loved among anime fans, and suddenly people were watching it for being a great show ''despite'' having bad production values.
90* ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' was watched by many just for the fact that it portrays a realistic gay relationship, although a comparable number probably came for the figure skating.
91* Many people got into ''Anime/YokaiWatch'' just to see why it was a big deal in Japan and why it was a rival to ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''.
92* As you might guess from the title of ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'', its main appeal is the novelty of an [[TrappedInAnotherWorld isekai]] where the protagonist starts his new life, not as a uniquely powerful human but a uniquely adaptable slime -- i.e. a small animate blob of goo.
93* Most people end up watching ''Anime/SamuraiFlamenco'' to witness the [[ItWasHisSled infamous twist]] where [[spoiler:a ''real'' super sentai villain appears and brutally murders several cops with its guillotine-torso]]. The show made a name for itself mainly because the first several episodes are one giant fake-out.
94* ''Anime/IsekaiQuartet'' biggest appeal is that the characters from ''Literature/ReZero'', ''Literature/Overlord2012'', ''Literature/KonoSuba'', and ''Literature/TheSagaOfTanyaTheEvil'' interact with each other in the same classroom. Disregarding the part where all four series are "isekai" (another world) stories, the fact that four different franchises ''all in the same anime'' has never been done in anime history.
95* Most ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' fans are only in it for the titular pets. A lot of ''Anime/LadyJewelpet'' viewers were [[HumanFocusedAdaptation disappointed due to the pets' severely diminished role and screen time.]] But even then, it's the debut season of Luea, the main reason to watch ''Lady''.
96** This trope also helped [[VindicatedByHistory vindicate]] ''Anime/JewelpetMagicalChange''. It favors the pets and makes Luna and Larimar main characters alongside the aforementioned Luea.
97* While the series ''Anime/OnegaiMyMelody'' has a mix of the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter super cute creatures]] Creator/{{Sanrio}} is known for and humans who don't take too much screentime, there's some who enjoy watching the show mostly for the antics of My Melody, [[SweetSheep Piano]], her rivals [[DarkMagicalGirl Kuromi]] and [[ButtMonkey Baku]] along with the other cutesy creatures from Mari Land, this could possibly be a reason why in Season 4 ''Onegai My Melody Kirara★'' focused more on the cutesy creatures of Mari Land with only a few humans commonly seen who are also [[FunSize chibified]] in Mari Land possibly to have fit in with the residents of Mari Land.
98* If you've heard of ''VideoGame/TribeNine'', it's likely for one of two reasons: it was created by the same people that gave us ''Franchise/{{Danganronpa}}'', and the English dub includes [[CelebrityVoiceActor several popular YouTube and Twitch streamers]] in its cast (the most notable being Creator/CorpseHusband as major antagonist Ojiro Otori).
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101[[folder:Comedy]]
102* Leo Gallagher made the ''Sledge-O-Matic'' closer into such a signature routine that he had to get the courts to stop his brother from performing it. Given the splatter protection fans came up with so they could see the "carnage" up close and protect their outfits, it's clear they were just there for it.
103* Many comedians have a love/hate relationship with their more famous bits. Many of their fans show up to hear "the classics" and get impatient with them trying to do new material. Keep in mind the majority of comedians prefer to perform new material once certain routines are "public" on [=CDs=] or stand up specials. Andrew Dice Clay got completely sick of his most famous bit doing dirty nursery rhymes. He'll now do them as an encore if he's in the mood and the crowd was responsive to his regular set. Surprisingly, Patton Oswalt often averts this, depending on his mood (and his drunk level), and will also do older bits as an encore, taking requests from the crowd.
104* A lot of people showed up to Sam Kinison shows purely to hear his trademark howl.
105* Lenny Bruce had a problem with people showing up purely to hear him swear (during an era where it was considered public indecency, even in a private adults only club), and would get bored with his regular non-profane bits.
106* Creator/DaveChappelle famously would get incensed with people showing up to this shows demanding bits from his sketch show (particularly the Rick James sketch) and yelling out the catchphrases, interrupting his set.
107* Some fans show up purely to heckle, either just to upset the comedians or to get yelled at (thinking they're "helping" the comedian).
108* Creator/JeffDunham opens his "Spark of Insanity" special by acknowledging that the applause he gets isn't for him but for his dummies.
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111[[folder:Comic Books]]
112* Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} has been known to place [[Characters/MarvelComicsLogan Wolverine]] [[WolverinePublicity prominently on covers of comics he barely appears in]] because of this.
113** Lampshaded when during one promotion where each cover in one particular month featured Wolverine ''whether or not he even appears in the story.'' On some (such as the short-lived adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series) the cover (always showing Wolvie teaming up with the comic's hero(es)) there was a small disclaimer, obviously [[OurLawyersAdvisedThisTrope suggested by Marvel's legal counsel]] that read "Wolverine does not actually appear in this comic."
114** Also parodied by ''ComicBook/TheSensationalSheHulk'', where they have a cover of Wolverine and a couple of other heroes at the charge and the blurb ''"Wolverine is on this comic!"''... and a crumpled bottom having been pushed up by Jen, who looks at the reader while glibly saying "Note the cover doesn't say he's actually ''in'' this comic!"
115* Similarly, a lot of publicity for ''[[ComicBook/TwoThousandAD 2000 AD]]'' revolves around the fact that it's the magazine that originated ComicBook/JudgeDredd. Dredd is on roughly 98% of covers nowadays, and the title on the cover used to have the subtitle ''Featuring'' ''''JUDGE DREDD'''', a tradition continued by the iOS app.
116* ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'': Some people read the comics for the same reason they watch the [[Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk television shows and movie adaptations]]: To see Bruce Banner HulkingOut.
117* One of the trends of MediaNotes/TheDarkAgeOfComicBooks was the artists and fans placing emphasis on art over story such that superstar artists even started their own publishing companies. Eventually, backlash shifted things back in favor of the writing especially as the novelty of the stylized and exaggerated art of that era wore off.
118* ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'': Many readers are happy to see their favorite characters again in their pre-''ComicBook/{{Flashpoint|DCComics}}'' versions, if only to see them get a proper closure to their stories.
119* ''ComicBook/BodyBags'': The series is about a father-daughter bounty hunter duo, Mack and Panda. Despite both characters getting equal amounts of focus in the story a lot of readers really only care about Panda, mainly because of her attractive design and she provides a lot of the humour for the series. Mack is more of a typical brooding anti-hero, just a bit more violent. It's extremely telling that the vast majority of fan content of the series is of Panda.
120* ''ComicBook/SpiderMenII'': Many people may not be as much interested in the plot about the Miles Morales from the Prime Earth, but for the reveal of the ending: The return of the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe.
121* ''ComicBook/WonderGirlInfiniteFrontier'': Some WW fans only read the book as popular Wonder Woman supporting characters such as Cassie Sandsmark and Artemis popped up for a few issues to get some spotlight.
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125* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}, the {{Trope Namer|s}} himself, is a member of the Department of Hotness in "Hottie 4: Even Better Sequel", the sequel to "Fanfic/Hottie3TheBestFanFicInTheWorld".
126* 90% of site traffic on Literotica is to the incest section, with many users never looking at any other section.
127* ''Fanfic/DekiruTheFusionHero'' is a well-written story by itself; however, a portion of the readership is only there to see what kind of crazy, badass [[FusionDance fusions]] the author can make up using Izuku and the rest of Class 1-A.
128* ''Fanfic/GodSlayingBladeWorks'': Many reviews say Godou Kusanagi is boring and they don't care about him, wishing he would just go away and let the fic focus on Shirou Emiya, to the frustration of the author.
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131[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
132* ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'': Fans all over the Internet are having {{Nerdgasm}}s from seeing their favourite video game characters make cameos. Subverted for many when the cameos stop coming about 15 minutes into the movie and the audience is hooked on the film's own characters and plot. (Even then, you'll still hear complaints that Bowser got no lines, especially in the wake of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie''.) The film's sequel, ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', got a similar reaction, as while those who were just there for the video game cameos and references dropped out upon learning that they'd be a severe lack of them (as did fans of main characters who had screentime severely cut, such as Felix and Calhoun), some of the movie's interest came from people who were excited to see their favorite Disney and Disney-owned characters having virtual cameo appearances, including all the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es.
133* ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'': A good deal of the interest (at least among adults) came solely from the fact that Creator/GenndyTartakovsky directed the film. Many people were not interested in the film itself and just wanted to see it because they thought it would help his career if they did.
134* ''WesternAnimation/FernGullyTheLastRainforest'': Many people just watch it to see Creator/RobinWilliams as Batty Koda and/or Creator/TimCurry as [[BigBad Hexxus]]. A lot of [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furries]] are also attracted to the film by Batty.
135* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'': Some people went to see the film only because of the ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' short playing before it, and a large part of the fanbase enjoy the film because of [[AnIcePerson Elsa]]. A few people just want to see the movie because of [[SignatureSong "Let it Go"]] (and seeing as the song itself is on the Disney website...)
136* It is safe to say that some fans only went to see ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' because of [[MrFanservice Jack Frost]]. Same with [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom furries]] watching it for Bunnymund.
137* There are 2 well-known fangirl types in the ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' fandom: "Frollophiles" and Clopin fans. Most of these fans only watch merely for the times they show up, with Clopin's side complaining about how he doesn't get enough screen time.
138* The first ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' film features a load of {{Fandom Nod}}s, with countless references to popular memetic lines such as "20% cooler" and the camera regularly jerking away from the action to showcase a much beloved supporting character or background pony as a human. A good number of bronies who did not like the movie watched it just for those elements, and some bronies who ''did'' consider it redeemable just for those drops. Then the {{surprisingly improved sequel}}s, specials, and shorts came along, and many bronies' reason for watching became "Just Here For [[ExBigBad Sunset Shimmer]]", as the character transformed from a rather flat and boring antagonist to a well-rounded protagonist with a [[TheAtoner two-film redemption arc]] and tons of FanficFuel.
139* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
140** Some fans are more interested in Xibalba and La Muerte's story and relationship than that of Manolo, Joaquin, and Maria.
141** Some people are also intrigued more by the gorgeous art style and animation as opposed to the story/dialogue.
142* ''WesternAnimation/TheLEGOMovie'':
143** Many people had an interest in the film simply because Batman was in it and had a major role.
144** Other fans are just here for Uni-Kitty.
145** Many older LEGO fans are just here to see all the classic LEGO cameos, including [[Toys/LEGOAdventurers Johnny Thunder]] and [[Toys/ClassicLEGOSpace 1980-something space guys]]. And others might come just to see if their favorite themes will make an appearance -- ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' fans came to see the movie because of the appearance of a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shot of the Toa during an exposition dump.
146** Many watched the film to see Creator/MorganFreeman voice an animated character for the first time.
147** It also marks the very first time Franchise/WonderWoman appears in a major motion picture!
148* Many mature viewers went to see ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets'' because of the trailers featuring Leonard, the headbanging poodle. [[spoiler: [[OneSceneWonder Too bad he only has about 30 seconds of screen time in the whole movie and no spoken lines at all]].]]
149* ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'': While the film was very successful throughout the 1970s, even gaining two spin-off comics in the early 1970s, starting in the early to mid 1990s (or early to mid 1980s), [[CuteKitten Marie]] suddenly caught the attention from the general public and immediately [[BreakoutCharacter become the most popular character of the film]]. As a result, people ([[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff especially from Asia and Brazil]]) mainly watched the movie for any scene featuring Marie (and her brothers to a lesser extent). Disney took notice of the character's popularity and made tons of Marie merchandise, Aristocats books starring Marie, and [[WhatCouldHaveBeen attempted on making two animated projects starring her in the early 2000s]]. Due to Marie's popularity, The Aristocats is the only [[AudienceAlienatingEra 70s era Disney movie]] from the Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon that gets tons of representation alongside films from the Classic Era, the Disney Renaissance Era, and The Modern Renaissance of the 2010s.
150* Quite a few ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' fans are only interested in ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe3'' because the villain of the film is voiced by co-creator Creator/{{Trey Parker|AndMattStone}}.
151* Many ''Franchise/AngryBirds'' fans only watch ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBirdsMovie'' for its climax (an assault on the Pigs' Castle, with all the catapulting and demolition action like in the games) since the rest of the movie (and more particularly [[SlowPacedBeginning the first act]]) is like a sitcom: Red needing anger management and being made to take such a class, and then having to argue with people who don't believe that the Pigs are unfriendly.
152* There are two reasons why people watch ''WesternAnimation/TitanicTheLegendGoesOn'': 1. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment The rapping dog]] and 2. The reviews by WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic and WebVideo/JonTron.
153* Similar to the ''Legend Goes On'', viewers are only interested in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'' because of the reviews on Platform/YouTube. The same can be said for its sequel ''Tentacolino''.
154* Some of the Disney sequels, [[{{Sequelitis}} while often divisive at best]], manage to gain fans from one key draw appeal:
155** For ''WesternAnimation/BambiII'', even those not interested in an {{Interquel}} for the first film will often admit enjoyment from hearing Creator/PatrickStewart's portrayal of The Great Prince.
156** The same stance often occurs for scenes of Creator/TonyJay's take on Shere Khan in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2''.
157** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'' is quite popular for its RoguesGallery, the Outlanders, especially [[EvilIsHammy Zira]]. The [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic songs]] are also considered to be a high point of the film.
158** ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound2'' is best remembered for Dixie and her singing.
159* For many people, it being Creator/AdamWest's last outing as Batman before his 2017 passing and the HamToHamCombat between West as Batman and Creator/WilliamShatner as Two-Face are enough reason to see ''WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTwoFace''.
160* If people watch (or remember) ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'' for anything, it's the [[AmericaSavesTheDay Ameri-tastic]] ActionHoggingOpening.
161* Many only watched ''WesternAnimation/TheQueensCorgi'' for its inclusion of the one and only UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump.
162* As soon as it was announced that ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' creator Creator/SethMacFarlane would be starring in ''WesternAnimation/{{Sing}}'', many ''Family Guy'' and ''American Dad'' fans have only shown an interest in the movie just to hear Seth star in it.
163* A lot of people were only interested in ''WesternAnimation/SpiesInDisguise'' for having Creator/WillSmith and Creator/TomHolland as a duo. Some were only interested in the premise of Will Smith as a James Bond-like spy, and [[TaintedByThePreview were disappointed]] to find that he spends most of the movie [[ForcedTransformation turned into a pigeon]].
164* For those people not sold on Generation 5 and its' divisive premise [[note]] It's technically a follow-up to ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' but set so far in the future that all the previous series' characters are dead, so the writers can have an excuse to make up whatever the hell they want and use the TimeSkip to justify it. [[/note]] probably only watched the beginning of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration'' to see the Mane Six for one final time.
165* ''WesternAnimation/{{Coco}}'': Some fans of ''WesternAnimation/Frozen2013'' went to see the movie in theaters during the first two weeks just to see the new Christmas special, ''WesternAnimation/OlafsFrozenAdventure'', which played before it. Conversely, others who didn't care about the short deliberately showed up to their screening late to avoid having to watch it.
166* ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'':
167** Some people consider the character of Tip to be the only thing that is executed well in the movie, given that she has a strong, likeable personality and character arc.
168** On the other hand, some people (especially fans of ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'') only enjoy this movie because of Creator/JimParsons' voice acting as Oh.
169* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': After it was announced that Music/BillieEilish and FINNEAS would be writing songs for the fictional InUniverse BoyBand 4*Town, and that FINNEAS himself would be voicing Jesse, many of their fans saw the movie to hear their music and voices.
170* ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosMovie'':
171** Much like ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'', many longtime fans of [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros the franchise]] mainly saw it just to try to spot all of the references and cameos to the original source material, as well as references to ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and Creator/{{Nintendo}} as a whole.
172** There are other people who mainly wanted to see it just to see how some of the infamous casting choices are executed, such as Creator/CharlieDay as Luigi, Creator/JackBlack as Bowser, and ''especially'' Creator/ChrisPratt as Mario himself.
173** Some came solely for the inclusion of characters like Cranky Kong and [[VideoGame/WreckingCrew Foreman Spike]] who, for one reason or another, were {{unexpected|Character}}.
174** Others admitted to seeing the movie because just to see Mario and Luigi's extended family for the first time.
175* ''WesternAnimation/HulkVs'' contained two stories: ''Hulk vs. Wolverine'' and ''Hulk vs. Thor''. A lot of people just watched it for [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]], who was only actually in ''one'' of the stories.
176* ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': A lot of viewers are "Just Here For [[BreakoutCharacter The Genie]]'' as Creator/{{Robin Williams}}'s voice acting performance as well as his impressive improvisations that get provided with fantastic animations are generally praised and loved.
177** Related to that, the main selling point of the second DirectToVideo sequel, ''WesternAnimation/AladdinAndTheKingOfThieves'' was that Williams returned as voice actor for Genie after sitting out for the previous movie, ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar'' after some dispute between Williams and Disney.
178* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'': The arguably most famous segment of the movie is of course the SorcerersApprenticePlot starring WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse. Mickey's role as Sorcerer's Apprentice are often featured in advertisment and brought up in other media like ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''. Some modern viewers would only watch the movie to see the origin of the iconic look of Mickey.
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182* OlderThanRadio: When ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' was released, it was the illustrator, John Tenniel, who was the big draw to the book — he was very popular and well-regarded, and who had heard of "Creator/LewisCarroll" anyway? But it turned out, [[SleeperHit children were delighted by Alice's nonsense world]], and especially the gift of a story without a moral in it!
183* ''Literature/{{Carnosaur}}'': The escaped dinosaurs attacking people and eventually battling the military takes up less than 40% of the book, but is the main draw for many readers.
184* Many people who love ''Literature/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'' and its myriad adaptations are just there for Mr. Willy Wonka, who doesn't actually appear "onstage" until the 1/3 mark of the novel and the ''halfway point'' of most adaptations. This has often been counted as a mark against adaptations, including [[Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory the 2013 West End musical]], with many complaints on theatre message boards boiling down to "He should appear sooner than the end of Act One, who cares about that boring poor kid and his family?" When the show was retooled for Broadway and all subsequent productions, it introduced Mr. Wonka ''and'' his ZanyScheme at the top of the show, killing all the mystery the novel tries to build up in one fell swoop.
185* ''Literature/{{Cryptonomicon}}'': The scenes where Shaftoe and Root encounter submariner Bischoff and the Pacific theater WarIsHell odyssey of Goto Dengo are beloved sequences that some readers will skip past other scenes to get to.
186* With the ''Literature/FuManchu'' novels, at least some readers found the villain and his devious plans a bigger draw than the heroes who opposed them.
187* ''Literature/GhostRadio'' drew more praise for the frightening excerpts of the titular radio show, than it did for the main plot, detailing the surreal drama its host Joaquin experiences in between broadcasts. This appeal increases for the audiobook, which amounts to the vocally expressive and versatile Creator/PedroPascal reading spooky stories for several hours.
188* A lot of new readers of ''Literature/GoodOmens'' are just there for Aziraphale [[HoYay and]] Crowley, who are [[SpotlightStealingSquad the only characters you hear about online 95% of the time]] due to their very easy to see UST. For those who don't know, it's more of an ensemble cast type book.
189* ''Literature/SavingCharlie'' was written largely for ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' fans who loved EnsembleDarkhorse Hiro; Hiro himself went on to become a BreakoutCharacter in the TV series.
190* The novel ''Literature/SoonIWillBeInvincible'' has two POV characters, but few people read the book for anything but [[VillainProtagonist Doctor Impossible's side of the plot]] -- after the all, the title is all about him, not Fatale.
191* The ''Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse'' and ''[[Franchise/StarWarsLegends Legends]]'' does this. Even if it's about someone unique to the EU, you'll see cameos by your favorite characters [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Jar Jar]]. For a specific example, most fans read the anthology ''Literature/TalesFromAGalaxyFarFarAwayVolumeOneAliens'' because they heard that the short story "The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" featured a [[UnexpectedCharacter twist appearance]] from [[spoiler:the clone trooper Kix, a character from ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'']].
192** A lot of fans are only interested in ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTeebo'' because it was written by future renowned movie director and producer Creator/JoeJohnston.
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196* Before digitally distributed music (ie. [=iTunes=]), people bought whole albums for a single song, even if the 45 was available. This was especially true of cassettes. Unless the song was at the very beginning of the tape, people would have to patiently wait through other songs 'til they got to the track they wanted. {{Greatest Hits Album}}s were made for this reason, as they were comprised of only the most well-known songs without all the AlbumFiller.
197* In the days when people could only buy whole albums, this was the reason fans of specific acts often bought compilations – because there were one or two songs on it that they actually wanted.
198* If a popular musician contributes songs to other artists, fans will often buy releases containing those songs whilst having no interest in the artist's other work. This was common with Music/TheBeatles, who gave songs to other artists all throughout the 60s (for example, CillaBlack). It also happens with musicians who retired from music, such as [[Music/NewRadicals Gregg Alexander]], whose songs written for Ronan Keating helped sustain both their late 90s successes well into the 2000s.
199* This can happen at double-billed concerts or festivals if you're a fan of only one of the artists playing.
200* Many classical music concerts often feature the more melodic tunes by popular composers ("William Tell Overture" (Music/GioachinoRossini), "The Blue Danube" (Music/JohannStrauss), "Bolero" (Maurice Ravel), "5th symphony" (Music/LudwigVanBeethoven) "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart),...), because most audiences just want to hear the most famous portions and not the obscure, less danceable work. In fact, many well known classical tunes are played as a stand-alone piece instead of in the context of the original work. For instance, everyone knows the first part of Beethoven's 5th Symphony but are unaware that there are more lesser-known portions to the work.
201** And if the "William Tell Overture" is on the playlist, take a second look. Many classical stations only play the ''finale'' of the overture (a.k.a. Radio/TheLoneRanger theme). The full overture is 12 minutes long.
202** A similar fate befalls another overture, Tchaikovsky's ''1812'': do you just listen for the cannons to come up at the end, or do you enjoy the choral introduction and development that leads up to them?
203* Often happens at concerts of older bands that were once more popular, but are still putting out new material. Fans want to hear the older hits, not the new stuff, especially if [[SeasonalRot the new stuff just isn't up to par]]. Along those lines, ''Theatre/MichaelJacksonTheIMMORTALWorldTour'' was criticized for giving too much stage time to songs from TheNineties onward, most of which are not nearly as well-known and loved as his songs from TheSeventies and TheEighties except by the VocalMinority of his fanbase.
204* [[Music/RickyNelson Rick Nelson]] and the Stone Canyon Band's 1972 hit "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAHR7_VZdRw Garden Party]]" tells the story of Nelson being booed off the stage at Madison Square Garden, seemingly because he was playing his newer, country-tinged music instead of the 1950s-era rock that he had been successful with earlier, and his realization that "you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself". The full story goes as thus -- on October 15, 1971, a Rock 'n Roll Revival concert was given at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The playbill included many greats of the early rock era, including Music/ChuckBerry, Music/BoDiddley, and Bobby Rydell. Nelson came on stage dressed in the then-current fashion, wearing bell-bottoms and a purple velvet shirt, with his hair hanging down to his shoulders. He started playing his older songs "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLkCWT2neuI Hello Mary Lou]]" and "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqYxTg-0aTo She Belongs to Me]]", but then he played Music/{{The Rolling Stones|Band}}' "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfFmJx4oQS0 Country Honk]]" (a country version of their hit song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Cxsgn2UzQ0 Honky Tonk Women]]") and the crowd began to boo. While some reports say that the booing was caused by police action in the back of the audience, Nelson took it personally and left the stage. He watched the rest of the concert backstage and did not reappear on stage for the finale.
205* Featured spots in popular music (i.e. "Song X" by Alice feat. Bob) exploit this. You take a popular or respected artist and put them on a lesser known, slightly less popular or rising artist's song, either dropping a verse or just doing the hook. The goal here is to advertise the lesser artist to the masses using the star power of the featured artist. Unfortunately, many of the lesser-known artists end up being [[OneHitWonder One-Hit Wonders]] as the fans only buy the song solely for the featured artist.
206** Multiple reviewers noted that Music/{{Queen|Band}}'s collaboration with Music/DavidBowie, "Under Pressure", is typically the only reason that most people checked out and remember the otherwise maligned ''Music/HotSpace''. This got so prominent that the song was included as a bonus track on the 1995 reissue of Bowie's better-regarded album ''Music/LetsDance'', and it remains a staple of both artists' {{Greatest Hits Album}}s to this day.
207** Music/MichaelJackson is probably the TropeCodifier -- Music/PaulMcCartney's "Say Say Say" and Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" would not have sold nearly as well had he not done guest vocals on them. Rockwell is a special case since [[OneHitWonder he is not known for anything else]]. The only reason why Jackson sang on The Jacksons' "Victory" and one track on 2300 Jackson Street is that his family begged him to use his star power to make them money.
208** Let's face it, Mark Ronson's song "Uptown Funk" was a (worldwide) megahit only because of featured artist Music/BrunoMars. A lot of people outside of the U.K. aren't even aware that [[DirectorDisplacement it isn't a Bruno Mars song]].
209** "Bang Bang" by Music/JessieJ, Music/ArianaGrande, and Music/NickiMinaj was only a hit in America because of the latter two artists.
210** "Where Are U Now" by Music/{{Skrillex}} and Diplo only became a hit because Music/JustinBieber sang it.
211** Music/PapaRoach is by no means an obscure band, even well after their peak. However, 2015's "Gravity" became the most well-known song from its album ''F.E.A.R.'' primarily because it features Maria Brink of Music/InThisMoment.
212** "[[Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1 The Hanging Tree]]" by Music/JamesNewtonHoward only became a hit because Jennifer Lawrence was the featured vocalist.
213** "Stereo Hearts" by Gym Class Heroes and "Locked Away" by R. City only became hits because they both featured Music/{{Maroon 5}}'s Creator/AdamLevine.
214** Puerto Rican artist Music/LuisFonsi has always been a very popular figure in the Latin music community, but only scored a pop crossover hit with "Despacito." While in some regions he was able to hit the charts on the song's own merits, its success in other regions (particularly the Anglosphere) was mainly because of the remix, which featured Music/JustinBieber singing in Spanish. This has posed a problem for Bieber after the song blew up; since he neither knows Spanish nor can remember the song's lyrics, he can't sing the whole song live.
215** Z-Trip's "Walking Dead", featuring [[Music/LinkinPark Chester Bennington]] - the song was never officially released as a single, but started getting some radio play on alternative rock radio stations because of association with Linkin Park. The song's popularity unintentionally sparked some minor FandomRivalry: Z-Trip's label noticed "Walking Dead" was selling more as an individual download on [=iTunes=] than the rest of the album ''Shifting Gears'' was, and, in a misguided attempt to boost album sales, made it so that you could only get the song by buying the whole album. Linkin Park fans flooded the album's [=iTunes=] page with negative reviews as a result, often ones that {{Misblamed}} Z-Trip himself.
216** In the early 1970s, Music/NeilYoung played backup instrumentals on other artists' recordings. Listeners who recognize his distinctive sound may discover albums by lesser known folk artists like Elyse Weinberg and Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida) this way. Shenandoah is one of the [[http://www.joanneshenandoah.com/honors-and-awards.html most celebrated of Native artists]], but little known outside of indigenous rock/folk/jazz fan circles.
217** Music/{{Lizzo}}'s "Good as Hell" went to #3 after the release of a remix featuring Music/ArianaGrande, while "Rumors", released well after her meteoric peak, went to #4 thanks to a Music/CardiB feature.
218** Disclosure's "Latch" went to #7 in the US in 2014, a year after it was released, due to it featuring vocals from Music/SamSmith, who had become a worldwide sensation at the time.
219** Alesso's "When I'm Gone" only became a hit because it featured Music/KatyPerry on vocals.
220** In one of the most amusing instances of featured artist abuse to date, many ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' fans wound up listening to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd4cF5Rv8Lw "Self Medication" by Logic]] solely because the former series' creator, Creator/SethMacFarlane, is a featured artist.
221* During the height of {{dubstep}}'s popularity, it became known that many fans of the genre weren't there necessarily for the music, but for the portion of the song known as "the drop" – the end of the song's buildup when the drum beat and the layers of wobble bass would start up again. Many dubstep artists have cited this as one of the reasons why they've distanced themselves from the genre, and it's also cited as one of the reasons why the US electronic music boom faded out by the mid-2010s.
222* The Music/{{Vocaloid}}s Kagamine Rin and Len come packaged together. Some buy them and only use Rin for their songs, and some will only use Len and never touch Rin. The same could be said for ZOLA Project's Yuu, Kyo, and Wil, to a lesser extent.
223* This happens to a lot of bands when they have a popular song, especially if it's a OneHitWonder or BlackSheepHit. A lot of musicians will have CreatorBacklash and be annoyed when fans beg them to play it at concerts.
224** Music/{{Radiohead}} fans often demand from the start of the concert that "Creep" be played, then leave as soon as it's over. Radiohead is less than happy with this state of affairs, as documented in another song, "My Iron Lung." It became much less of a problem when ''Music/OKComputer'' and ''Music/{{Kid A}}'' introduced a whole new legion of fans.
225** According to Music/KingMissile frontman John S. Hall, around 1992 or so, their live audiences were entirely made up of people who were either long-time fans or were just there for "Detachable Penis" - they dealt with it by always playing the song live, but deliberately making sure it came very early in the set. Thus, everyone who was just there for their hit would stream out of the club and they could play the remainder of the show to an audience that would pay attention to their other songs.
226** Music/{{Nirvana}} employed the same tactic with "Smells Like Teen Spirit". They also very seldom performed encores, and when they did, "Teen Spirit" was always part of the main set.
227** Music/TheB52s have pretty much always played "Love Shack" as the last track of their main set, which generally cleared out the radio fans, then when it came to their encore, played an older fan favorite and concluded with their first hit "Rock Lobster".
228** Music/{{Microdisney}} subverted this, they would often play their current single early in the set but conclude with an encore of it (most often with "Town To Town").
229* This became a major point of contention for Music/PinkFloyd after ''Music/TheDarkSideOfTheMoon'' put them in the mainstream spotlight: much of their new audiences were disinterested in anything that wasn't "Money". This reached the point where a scene in the feature film adaptation of ''Music/TheWall'' features a schoolteacher explicitly decrying the lyrics to "Money" as "absolute rubbish."
230* The Australian comedy group Tripod had a song on this subject, with particular reference to the Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/KingKong2005''; the refrain being ''"Get to the fucking monkey."''
231* This is often why Music/HankWilliamsIII gets concert bookings. He sounds just like his late grandfather Music/HankWilliams Sr. and so starts off every concert by doing some country songs and his grandfather's hits. Once that's done he informs the country fans that the part they came for is done with and that they can leave before launching into the Psychobilly Death Metal songs from his group Assjack that he actually likes to perform.
232* Music/{{Hawkwind}} attribute a large portion of their live audiences from mid-1971 to mid-75 (particularly in Germany) to Stacia, a [[MostCommonSuperpower statuesque]] brunette standing a little over 6 foot tall, who would dance on stage. [[note]] She started off performing naked or in body paint where possible, but moved to more serious, less-exposed performances as the years progressed.[[/note]]
233* Inverted for a while by Music/BobDylan, who went through a phase of playing "All Along the Watchtower" third in the set for no particular reason; although it wasn't the intention, it let people who'd followed him on tour and didn't want to hear it know when they could go for a smoke or toilet break.
234* Make no mistake, whenever WebAnimation/{{Cyriak}} makes a music video for a band/musician, that's the only thing people are there for.
235* Music/{{Cake}} is notorious for pointing out "fake fans" who obviously only know their big hits. When they catch people up front who are only singing along to The Distance and what not, they will point them out and shame them into moving to the back so the hardcore fans who know all the words to every song can get up front and really enjoy the show.
236* Most people (at least most young people) only bought ''Cheek to Cheek'' by Tony Bennett and Music/LadyGaga because of the latter.
237* Before it was possible to buy single tracks digitally, there were many film music fans who got song-heavy soundtrack albums for the score cut(s).
238* The primary reason Music/{{Korn}}'s songs "Narcissistic Cannibal" and "Get Up!" stayed well-remembered despite them being released long after their peak in relevance was because Music/{{Skrillex}} was involved on them.
239* If you look at the comment sections on pretty much any of Low Roar's songs, you can guarantee that 99% of the comments will be about [[Creator/HideoKojima Kojima]], with only some even about the songs themselves.
240* This trope is pretty much what [[Music/{{HIM}} Ville Valo]] has said drives his creative process. To summarize, he says that while he's not really a fan of everything Creator/JRRTolkien wrote, he ''is'' a big fan of Uruk-hai. As a result, when he writes songs, he doesn't necessarily write about a whole work or corpus, but about something ''in'' it.
241* Obscure Norwegian rapper Mr. Pimp-Lotion released a single titled "Hvem Stjal Spenolen?", which features singer Didrik Solli-Tangen and World TabletopGame/{{Chess}} Champion Magnus Carlsen as guest artists. Most of the [=YouTube=] commenters -- many of whom don't even speak Norwegian -- admit that they're only there to hear Carlsen rap.
242* Non-fans of Music/{{Drake}}'s music no doubt tuned into his music video "I'm Upset" just to see a reunion of ''Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration'' cast members.
243* In an appearance on Ken Reid's ''TV Guidance Counselor'' podcast, Creator/JohnHodgman explained a quiet acknowledgment of this trope as one of the greatest pieces of showmanship he's ever seen: Attending one of Creator/JeffGoldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra's jazz concerts at the Rockwell Club in Los Angeles, he was surprised to see that the meet-and-greet with Goldblum was ''before'' the music began, rather than after the show as is typical. But the reasoning is clear: Goldblum is a professional-quality jazz pianist, but because acting is what he's best known for ''he'' knows that many people attending his concerts are there for ''him'' more than the music. By doing the meet-and-greet at the top of the show, those fans are already satisfied and ''everyone'' is able to relax and enjoy the show that follows (which goes on to alternate songs with banter and trivia about his films).
244* While Music/JimmyReed is a capable guitarist and harmonica player, his voice tends to be the main draw for many fans. He could sing a song about the most boring subject imaginable, and his fans would still listen for his voice. It is for this reason that his album, "Jimmy Reed Plays 12 String Guitar Blues", has never sold very well - despite the popularity of his other early records.
245* Music/{{Eminem}} is increasingly well known for his MotorMouth speed rapping. A look at the [=YouTube=] view data on any of his songs tend to show the most viewed segments of the video are his fast verses, such as the climax of his song coincidentally called "Godzilla".
246* Music/TimMaia's ''Music/RacionalVols'' wound up VindicatedByHistory because of listeners who only wanted to hear the soulful music and clean vocals, ignoring the lyrics that are basically indoctrination for a cult.
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250* Music/{{Miserable}}: There are a lot fans of the video who aren't actually fans of the song but tune in to the video just to see a [[GiantWoman giant]] Creator/PamelaAnderson reclining in a bikini and high heels while a band [[ColossusClimb explores her body,]] and/or the TwistEnding where [[spoiler:the guys get eaten by said giant Pamela]]. Even the song's lead singer has acknowledged this, encouraging people to "watch it on mute if you must" if it means checking out the video.
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254* Many older electro-mechanical and early solid-state [[PhysicalPinballTables pinball games]] fall under this, as manufacturers were not above using [[SexSells sexy art]] to compensate for an average game or a mediocre playfield design. Examples include ''Pinball/PlayboyBally, Pinball/{{Viper}},'' and ''Pinball/MataHari.''
255* Pinball machines with big, over-the-top gimmicks often wind up with this approach, especially if the rest of the game is bland or unbalanced otherwise. ''Pinball/{{Apollo 13}}'' is an example, with its 13-ball multiball overshadowing everything else. ''Pinball/IndianaJones'' gets this too; its 8-ball multiball is less extreme, but there are much more of them in public locations than ''Apollo 13''. ''Pinball/BatmanStern'' is a non-multiball example, with the pivoting crane being such a well-liked gimmick that many step up to the machine just to be able to hit the weight at the tip of the crane's arm again and again.
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259* ''Radio/TrueCapitalist'': As the name suggests, the show has some good information on the economy, as well as detailed (albeit biased) insight on current events. As far as its PeripheryDemographic is concerned, however, the only reason to listen to it is for the {{Troll}}ing, [[HairTriggerTemper as well as the host's reactions to it]].
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263* Many writers have readers who are reading it because they're interested in the time period and/or country where it takes place.
264* A subscription to ''Magazine/NintendoPower'' in the late '80s could net you a copy of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestI''. A full version of a game worth roughly half again (at the time) the value of the subscription. Not a bad promo. Probably brought in a lot of business for the magazine.
265* ''Magazine/AmigaPower'' knew some readers would only care about the score given to the reviewed works, and in their final issue gave ''VideoGame/AlienBreed 3D 2: The Killing Grounds'' a score of 98% (one of their highest scores in the entire run of the magazine), adding in the review itself that they'd always wanted to give a fake score and that it was actually only worth 59%.
266* Pornographic mags. {{Subverted|Trope}} ''and'' {{lampshade|Hanging}}d, as most like to ''say'' it's [[IReadItForTheArticles just for the articles]] but, for a good half the readership, it's closer to "Someone get these words out, they're blocking my pictorials!"
267* A good chunk of the readers of Toyfare magazine only read it for ''ComicStrip/TwistedToyfareTheatre''.
268* Take a look at the back cover blurb of a Chinese novel that's been translated into Swedish. You'll find that it's written under the assumption that the book's potential readers are looking for a novel to teach them about China as a country, and not just a plot and characters and the other stuff you usually look for in a book. The Cultural Revolution is bound to be mentioned. The book ''Beijing Doll'' is just an autobiographical novel about life as a rock music-loving teen, but the Swedish back cover makes sure to mention that it takes place after The Cultural Revolution, just so that the publishers could include a mention of it. It's very rare to find a back cover blurb that assumes that the readers just want a good novel and don't care one way or the other about the country where it takes place.
269* UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's memoir was 30,000 words long, but the main reason anyone wanted to read it was to see why he pardoned UsefulNotes/RichardNixon. This was actually [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_%26_Row_v._Nation_Enterprises acknowledged in court]] -- when magazine ''The Nation'' excerpted the entire relevant text (300 words) for their review, the publisher sued them, and it was deemed ''not'' UsefulNotes/FairUse, on the grounds that those 300 words were "the heart of the work".
270* Magazine/{{CoroCoro Comic}}s has a lot of people who buy it not for the manga but for the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' announcements. ''Pokémon Blue'' could originally only be brought through [=CoroCoro=], so that also helped boost magazine sales in the '90s.
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274* Creator/RogerEbert once confessed that when he was a boy in TheFifties, he and his friends would go to see women's wrestling matches at carnivals in the hope that there would be a WardrobeMalfunction.
275* After Wrestling/HulkHogan left the Wrestling/AmericanWrestlingAssociation, Wrestling/TheRoadWarriors Hawk and Animal attracted enough fans for the AWA to remain a viable competitor to the Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F.
276* In the '80s, Wrestling/{{WW|E}}F used to put Wrestling/HulkHogan's matches on last regardless of whether they were the actual main event or not, as they noted that, when Hogan went on in the middle of the card, a shocking number of people would simply get up and leave after his match instead of sticking around for the rest of the show.
277* The Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob at Wrestling/{{WWE}} Wrestling/SurvivorSeries 1997. There were six other matches that night; does ''anybody'' ever talk about them? Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin was ''in'' one; he's admitted ''he'' doesn't even remember it!
278* For several years during the Wrestling/AttitudeEra and sometime thereafter, Wrestling/{{WWE}} showcased their Divas in strip matches (called variously "Evening Gown Matches" or "Bra and Panties Matches") - and many teenage boys tuned in just for that.
279* In the Attitude era many only watched for Wrestling/TheRock or hardcore matches, and later on, were only interested in Wrestling/{{Rey Mysterio|Jr}} or Wrestling/JohnCena.
280* Wrestling/TheUndertaker is a walking one, especially concerning Wrestling/WrestleMania. It does not help that the last couple [=WMs=] have had his match the best match of the night (and some times the only match worth watching).
281* This mindset led to the rapid expansion and gradual decline of Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH. It was a breakaway from Wrestling/{{All Japan|ProWrestling}} and fans tuned in and turned out in droves to continue seeing Wrestling/KentaKobashi, Wrestling/MitsuharuMisawa and the other All Japan stars. Unlike most cases of this in pro wrestling, the old guard did try very hard to [[PassingTheTorch pass the torch]] onto newer wrestlers, but the fans, for the most part, didn't bite, causing NOAH to shrink as the former AJPW stars moved on, aged or got injured.
282* IWA Puerto Rico had become the undisputed leader in pro wrestling for the Island, to the point many people had only continued to pay attention to former top promotion WWC because they liked watching Wrestling/{{Carl|itoColon}}y (who was one third The Rock, another Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin, another badass shovel-wielding scientific technician in a wife beater and completely unlike anything else the local product had to offer at the time) his brother Eddie, for being more of a throwback to their father's prime or Ray Gonzalez were other popular names.
283* By 2007, WW[[Wrestling/{{ECW}} ECW]] was the Wrestling/CMPunk show, because he was the only reason anyone watched it. After he got drafted to RAW (and won his first world title) Wrestling/MattHardy became the focus though he had a more varied and interesting roster to work with, so he didn't have to carry the show as much. But then he turned heel and returned to ''[=SmackDown=]'' to feud with Jeff, so a returning Wrestling/{{Christian}} (who was originally supposed to be involved in the angle Hardy was in) took over the place. To be honest, Christian shouldn't have been there either considering his level of popularity (at one point, he was more over than ''Cena'') and talent, but ''somebody'' had to carry the show until Wrestling/{{WWENXT}} came along, and with his original return storyline spoiled on the Internet, he and Matt had to take each other's places.
284* Many hardcore wrestling fans and some pro wrestlers themselves only watched post-brand extension WWE for Wrestling/CMPunk or [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]. After Punk left the company and Bryan got injured, it became Wrestling/TheShield, pre- and post-breakup (minus Wrestling/RomanReigns). Otherwise, the only WWE anyone in those demographics watched after that point was Wrestling/{{WWENXT}}.
285* Similarly, some fans who still struggle through [[Wrestling/TotalNonstopActionWrestling TNA]] watch solely for Wrestling/AustinAries, Wrestling/KurtAngle or Wrestling/BobbyRoode. Wrestling/SamoaJoe is also common and in the early years, you might have heard Monty Brown or Wrestling/AJStyles. Between 2007 and 09, Wrestling/GailKim, Wrestling/AwesomeKong or, [[EnsembleDarkhorse surprisingly]], Wrestling/{{Daffney| Unger}} might have been mentioned as well.
286* While those asked would mostly admit to finding all the Wrestling/{{R|ingOfHonor}}OH matches at least decent, the crowd in the baseball stadium for the 2014 ''Field Of Honor'' was a particularly drunken and rowdy one up until Wrestling/AJStyles came out. In 2016-17, the major reasons to watch ROH are Wrestling/DaltonCastle and his Boys and the Wrestling/BulletClub (mostly Wrestling/TheYoungBucks, bolstered with Wrestling/CodyRhodes as champ).
287* There is a three-way split amongst wrestling fans in general. Some watch for the drama and promo segments and fast forward through matches. Others watch the matches and skip the talking segments. Only the third watch both.
288* Invoked/discussed by Wrestling/ChrisJericho:
289-->"There's nothing wrong with the 'SmartMark' there's nothing wrong with wanting to see the ultimate match, but a lot of people just want to sit back and be entertained as well."
290* Wrestlemania III has its share of moments but the biggest reason for many to watch is the main event of Andre the Giant vs. Hulk Hogan, to see Hogan bodyslam Andre, and to see Andre lose cleanly because it is a HUGE moment in wrestling and WWE history.
291* Wrestling/KingOfTheRing 1998- The event that had the infamous Hell in a Cell match between Undertaker and Mankind. Does anyone remember that Steve Austin (at the height of his popularity) actually lost the World title in the main event?
292* Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s Bash at the Beach 1996 is an event you can fastfoward through. What you're looking for is the main event. Hulk Hogan legdrops Randy Savage, thus turning heel and creating the [[Wrestling/NewWorldOrder nWo]].
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296* Shortly after the turn of the new millennium, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haven_of_Rest longrunning Christian radio program Haven Today]] (formerly Haven of Rest) had to make a decision regarding their long-standing in-house vocal group The Haven Quartet. Throughout the decades, said vocal group has prompted many people to start listening to the radio program. Ultimately, though, they decided that the message of the program was more important than the music meant to enhance the message. So they decided it was more financally efficent to appeal to the portions of the audience who appreciated the message more so than the music.
297* Referenced in Creator/TheBBC Radio 4 panel game ''We've Been Here Before'', talking about UsefulNotes/BillClinton's autobiography:
298-->'''Clive Anderson''': For anyone interested, Bill Clinton's book is an in-depth analysis of the limitations of geopolitical power in a post-bipolar world. The bit about the cigar is on page 76.
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301[[folder:Sports]]
302* UsefulNotes/MichaelJordan. Once he left (and came back, and left and came back, and left and came back) the NBA saw a drop in their ratings that they still haven't fully recovered from.
303* In the same way, a study by the NFL has shown that a big part of their ratings decline has come from the retirement of Creator/PeytonManning.
304* UsefulNotes/LeBronJames. As far as [[ButtMonkey Cleveland]] is concerned, the pre-2003 Cavs only existed to fill the gap between football and baseball. And considering the apocalyptic tone of the coverage of his move to Miami, apparently, many think James was the only reason to be in Cleveland period.
305** Most basketball fans only watched the late-2000s and early-2010s Oklahoma City Thunder to see Kevin Durant.
306* Tiger Woods brought in a lot of new golf fans. The Nielsen ratings often go way down in golf tournaments where Tiger isn't playing, but go way up when he has a chance to win.
307* The Minnesota Lynx had trouble getting butts in the seats before Lindsay Whalen and Maya Moore showed up.
308* The US women's soccer team has gotten a lot more popular since [[MsFanservice Alex Morgan]] joined; Hope Solo could pack the crowds, too. (In this respect, Christine Sinclair would be the Canadian counterpart.)
309* Summer or winter, it's a well-known fact that the Usefulnotes/OlympicGames are riddled with Godzillas. Some people only watch for the team sports, some only watch to see their country and don't care about events that don't have a hometown hero, some only watch to see the current big star(s) (e.g., Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt in 2008 and 2012), and some just watch for the events where women compete in skimpy outfits. The one universally understood constant is that no one on Earth is actually interested in every single event (and hardly anyone is interested in the non-competition portions of the television coverage).
310* Lance Armstrong. Ever since he stopped competing in the Usefulnotes/TourDeFrance, American interest in that event has been tepid at best. And conversely in the UK interest in the Tour, and road cycling in general, increased massively after the success of the Sky team, Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.
311* How many people who watch UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}} really know what "track bar adjustment" and "bump drafting" mean, and how many just want to see the big wreck? This is a common joke throughout UsefulNotes/{{motorsports}} fandom in general: that a sizable contingent of fans are there just to see the crashes. NASCAR is simply the most famous for this, given that the oval circuits favored by the discipline inevitably produce both very high speeds (200 mph is normal cruising speed on some speedways) and tightly-packed fields of racers -- meaning that it is not uncommon to see multi-car pileups that send vehicles flying through the air.
312* In the same way, a lot of hockey fans watch solely for [[HockeyFight the fist fights.]]
313* Watching the UsefulNotes/SuperBowl for the [[SuperBowlSpecial high-budget commercials]], or the half-time show, particularly among those who aren't very interested in football.
314* Often seen in Major League Baseball when some player is about to tie or break a record, even if doing so doesn't mean anything for the team since they're out of contention and it might not even matter to the game outcome.
315* A lot of male teens spend a lot of time at high-school or college games staring at the cheerleaders. Bonus points for the [[PantyShot short skirts]].
316* Pop singer Music/PaulaAbdul once complained that when she was a Laker Girl, Los Angeles Lakers superfan Creator/JackNicholson would spend much of the game creepily ogling her.
317* In general, any sport in which female athletes expose their panties while playing will fall victim to this trope for some people. Cheerleaders, figure skaters, tennis players...
318* UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}}:
319** The sport became very popular in Israel for a while when Shakhar Pe'er and the duo Andy and Yoni became prominent.
320** Women's tennis has increased ratings in the U.S. when Serena and Venus Williams are playing, in fact, the 2001 U.S. Open match between them was moved to prime time because of the positive effects they had on ratings. This similarly happened in the 2015 U.S. Open: Venus and Serena's quarterfinal match drew more fans than the women's final, which was not helped that Serena got upset in the semis after beating Venus...and further exacerbated that that loss foiled Serena's bid for a Grand Slam (all four major tournaments won in a year, something that hadn't happened in any singles play in 27 years).
321* UsefulNotes/{{M|ixedMartialArts}}MA. Some fans simply watch for either the knockouts, or one of the major names such as GSP, Anderson Silva, or Chael Sonnen.
322** Particularly, these type of fans have no appreciation for technical chess matches on the mat and are quick to boo if the two fighters aren't throwing haymakers wildly the entire fight, though they may pop for a crazy submission.
323** During Wrestling/BrockLesnar's time in the UsefulNotes/{{U|ltimateFightingChampionship}}FC, many fans went to his matches or ordered the PPV's strictly to see him lose.
324** In all combat sports and in professional wrestling sports entertainment, some fans will tune in for the one fight between superstars or the fight with a gimmick and not care who else is on the card. For example, when Creator/MikeTyson or George Foreman climbed back into the ring for some dubious "comeback" fights, plenty of fans tuned in despite the high odds of severe disappointment.
325** Creator/RondaRousey. The growth of UFC's female fanbase can be attributed to her. And her TestosteroneBrigade can't be ignored either.
326* How many people wear clothing with a sports team logo on it strictly for fashion, and aren't fans of that team or even the sport?
327* Any big soccer event, be it the UEFA Champions League, UsefulNotes/TheWorldCup or any other hyped matchup is bound to draw "fans" who will ask what offside is or who was playing again. One can't help but wonder what they are actually doing there. The fact that many games are now shown on big screens in public has only made this worse.
328* Several countries - most notably the USA, Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia - have invoked this in an effort to spur interest in their domestic leagues, by signing legions of high-profile players in the hope that people will start watching the league just to see those players in action.
329** Inter Miami's signing of Lionel Messi in 2023 is a shining example. When he was substituted off during his second game, ''half the stadium'' got up and left because they'd been there just to see him. And when the mere ''possibility'' arose that he might not be able to play in a game against Chicago Fire due to injury, Chicago panicked enough that they essentially began ''paying people to buy tickets''.
330* Any team where fans only follow them when they're on a winning streak or in a championship game.
331* Just the presence of a single world-class player in a team-based sport can greatly increase the interest of their nation towards it. For example, interest for the NBA in Argentina grew to unprecedented levels with Manu Ginóbili's success in it... and dropped after he retired.
332* Men’s singles figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu was this for his fans when he was competing. Any event with Hanyu was guaranteed to sell out very fast, and people returned/sold their tickets in droves if he withdrew. After he performed, fans would throw gifts of Franchise/WinnieThePooh plushies on the ice, a phenomenon dubbed the “Pooh rain” that was stopped due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic. He became a household name even in countries with little presence of figure skating, and has been remarked to be “bigger than the sport”. He’s even very publicly [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff loved in China]], whose history with anyone and anything Japanese is a bit fraught.
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336* Every GameMaster who has focused on plots has encountered this. The entire joke about The Munchkin File's [[PlayerArchetypes archetypes]] reveals ''three'' of the four are there just for Godzilla. TheLoonie is there for a laugh, TheRealMan is there to put the hurt on something in a power fantasy, and the {{Munchkin}} is there to make various numbers go up, the higher the better. Other RPG guides talk about players who just want to play out their personal fantasy over and over, those who like outfoxing the GM's best antagonists, and gamers who are there just to hang with their friends.
337* This happens in war games with extensive historical backgrounds or in-universe mythologies. Some players are trying to recreate the Roman Legio XX, refight Midway, or celebrate the ExpandedUniverse of their favorite setting. Others just want things to die and couldn't care less about any of the supposed backdrop. And some players want the big win so bad, they'll try to make the most deadly force the rules allow, real-world doctrine (for historical games), in-universe fluff, or even [[StopHavingFunGuys sportsmanship]] be damned.
338* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} Second Edition'' had a notable example of this. The Infernals, who get their power from [[EldritchAbomination the Yozis (the defeated and imprisoned creators of the world)]], were themed as demonic, warped heroes. However, a supplementary book noted that, at high PowerLevels, Infernals could break away from their masters and write their own power sets. Many players began creating Infernals and playing them exclusively for this last bit - only to be disappointed when most campaigns never reached the levels where it opened up (in part due to player dissatisfaction at having to play a demonic, warped hero in the meantime). (To put this in perspective: most Exalted character start at [[PowerLevels Essence]] 2. Reaching Essence 5 is relatively easy if you have a long enough campaign, but hurdles beyond 5 mean that very few campaigns reach Essence 6, the minimum needed to start the breakaway.) This got bad enough that the series developers took note and corrected it for ''Exalted Third Edition'': Infernals remain demonic and warped, but then there is this new thing called Exigents who define their custom power sets from the start.
339* This is more or less how Creator/GamesWorkshop got into the miniature business. Early on, GW gained the sole distributing rights to ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''. Soon after, the company began to manufacture miniatures for the game. After GW lost the rights to ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', they soon found that players were still buying the miniatures. This time to use in numerous wargames. As a result, GW began to create their own in-house games that used the miniatures. Even today, there is a good number of players who buy GW products for uses other than Age of Sigmar or Warhammer 40k.
340* A lot of children who owned ''TabletopGame/MouseTrap1963'' would often skip straight to building the [[RubeGoldbergDevice ridiculously elaborate mouse trap]] and watching it go, even though building the mouse trap one part at a time is supposed to be part of the game.
341* Trading cards. Some people just enjoy collecting things, and don't actually follow/enjoy what sport/activity the cards represent. There's also a group who only tries to build their perfect deck and cares neither about the lore behind the cards, nor about having a complete collection or the rarest cards in existence.
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345* This is the origin of modern musical theatre. Some people were putting on a play, the ballet house next door burnt down, so they offered the ballerinas a part in their show. They threw together some songs and dance numbers ''et voilà'', they had created a five and a half hour abomination against all that has ever been held as art: ''Theatre/TheBlackCrook''. But, having women in pants, which, in an age where women wore skirts, was considered very sexy. Similarly, the modern burlesque evolved out of a segment of the minstrel shows devoted to a parody of famous works. After the minstrel show disappeared and its segments were scattered the burlesque continued as parody, but as more and more women entered it playing men's parts, more and more men showed up to see women in pants. Wasn't long before they just gave up the pretense and started giving the audience [[FanService exactly what they wanted]].
346* Many major "spectacle" musicals sell themselves as much (or more!) on SceneryPorn, CostumePorn, and especially giant special effects as on the songs and the actors:
347** The incredibly detailed costumes in ''Theatre/{{Cats}}''
348** The barricade and turntable in ''Theatre/LesMiserables''
349** The falling chandelier in ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''
350** The helicopter in ''Theatre/MissSaigon''
351** The titular flying car in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang''
352** The hefty WireFu in ''Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark''
353** The Great Glass Elevator in ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory''
354* ''The Mountaintop'' is a play centered on the civil rights activist UsefulNotes/MartinLutherKingJr which took a new perspective on him. But a lot of people simply watch it to see Creator/SamuelLJackson play Martin Luther King. This happens a lot when Hollywood actors do theatre. (Of course, while stage actors may not have the huge fanbases that movie stars do, there are those with loyal fandoms who will see a show simply because they're in it.)
355* Many of the people who went to see the 1992 production of Creator/TomStoppard's ''Every Good Boy Deserves Favour'' were there because the primary roles were filled by [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, and Colm Meaney.]]
356* In 19th-century French opera, the selling point was the mandatory ballet sequence, to the point where the big-money patrons often skipped the rest of the show to dine at their clubs and only came out to watch the ballet (in large part because they had romantic affairs going on with the dancers). The opera itself was treated as window dressing.
357* In contrast to Tuxedo Mask's memetic uselessness perpetuated by the '90s Anime/SailorMoon anime, ''many'' fans of the 25th-anniversary staging of ''Theatre/SeraMyu'' are Just There For Yuuga Yamato, and/or seeing Haruka/Michiru as played by Shuu Shiotsuki and Sayaka Fujioka. All three are alums of Creator/TakarazukaRevue (in fact, each of the five musicals in this run has at least two or three former Takarasiennes in the cast, mostly playing villains), with Yamato and Hatsukaze Midori (Queen Beryl in ''La Reconquista'') being the most big profile ones (respectively, former top star of Cosmos Troupe and former nibante of Moon Troupe). Zukafans, therefore, turned up alongside Sailor Moon fans at the musicals.
358* The ''Franchise/KingKong'' musical is a nice play, but most viewers are really interested in the Kong puppet itself. It's considered an engineering marvel.
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362* For console gaming in general, some people may get a video game console just to play a few specific games that appeal to them and nothing else.
363* Many people play Creator/ArcSystemWorks games due to [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic their soundtracks]], particularly Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari's hard rock compositions in ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' and ''Franchise/BlazBlue''. Though not taken 100% seriously, fandom exposure to the new character themes in ''Guilty Gear -STRIVE-'' birthed the joke in English-speaking circles that "Daisuke's latest album came with a free game."
364* Creator/EpicGames. In the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' franchise, the single-player side of the franchise was left with ''VideoGame/UnrealIITheAwakening'', (2002) so everything which was left was the multiplayer side of it. It took until the creation of ''VideoGame/GearsOfWar'' (2006) for them to make people play single-player games and focus on the story. And even then, most of the people were more interested in the multiplayer rather than the singleplayer or the story of the game. The same could be said for Epic's mega-hit ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}''. And still on the topic of the company, ask anybody who uses the Epic Games Store, and there's a fair chance that the person will say about Fortnite, or the weekly free games.
365* Some players only played Creator/{{Falcom}} games for their music. And those who pre-ordered ''VideoGame/{{Ys}} vs. [[VideoGame/TrailsSeries Sora no Kiseki]]'' crossover game, would be presented with Falcom's best soundtrack collection album arrange version. Not to say the game itself is not desirable enough but many bought it for that. One [[Website/FourChan 2channel]] user said it best:
366-->"The game is just bonus, the soundtrack is the real deal."
367* Creator/IdSoftware made the decision with the ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' series to move towards competitive multiplayer-only gaming. They eventually abandoned single-player entirely with ''VideoGame/QuakeIIIArena''. When they tried to return with ''VideoGame/Doom3'', [[BrokenBase half the fandom hated it]]. ''Doom'' had already implemented a deathmatch mode, but it was also strongly designed with co-op in mind, making deathmatch only an extra. ''Quake'' fans disliked ''Doom 3'' for its focus on singleplayer. ''Doom'' fans disliked ''Doom 3'' for not making it co-op.
368* For the Platform/PlayStation line as a whole:
369** Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment banked on the trope with its consoles acting as secondary devices. The Platform/PlayStation was also a CD audio player, the Platform/PlayStation2 could play [=DVDs=], and the Platform/PlayStation3 played Blu-Ray. While there were stand alone devices at the time each of the consoles came out, they were very expensive due to [[NewTechIsNotCheap new technology generally being very expensive]]. Since the [=PlayStation=] brand was cheaper, people would buy them just to play their music and movies while the ability to play video games was either just a bonus or a feature they didn't care about using.
370** For some in the West, the reason they chose a Platform/PlayStation console over an Platform/XBox is purely for OccidentalOtaku reasons: Since the Xbox has historically been unpopular in Japan, most [[EasternRPG JRPGs]] and licensed anime games are [=PlayStation=] exclusives.
371* Some games become popular because their [[AchievementSystem achievements]] are very easy to get, leading them to be highly sought-after by novice achievement hunters. [[TheProblemWithLicensedGames Cheap tie-in games]] in particular tend to be notorious for this.
372** The Platform/Xbox360 port of ''VideoGame/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBurningEarth'' has a total of 5 Achievements worth 1,000 Gamerscore, which you can unlock within the first five minutes of playing the game. The game gained a thriving aftermarket on Amazon and in gaming stores on the basis of this alone, and was eventually included in the backwards compatibility program on the Platform/XboxOne and Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS, a rarity for a licensed kids game.
373** There's an early 360 game based on the ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles TMNT]]'' franchise, which has no hidden achievements, just 100 chevos per level till you beat it. You can put it on Easy and breeze through the game in an hour and get 1000 points. It's also easy to pick up the game for 5-10 bucks used at game stores and online. This game in particular is said to be a reason game designers were mandated by Microsoft to put a degree of difficulty in at least SOME of the Achievements.
374** ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'': For the easy Platinum trophy.
375** ''[[Series/HannahMontana Hannah Montana: The Movie]]'': For the easy Platinum trophy.
376** ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}} Megamind: Ultimate Showdown]]'': For the easy Platinum trophy.
377** ''VideoGame/SoundShapes'': For the easy Platinum trophy due to Cross Save, transferring Trophy unlock data along with the actual saves. This allows people to automatically obtain a Platinum Trophy (which requires getting every other Trophy) in a matter of seconds.
378** Creator/RatalikaGames: Their entire MO around is pumping out cheap, low quality games that give you a platinum in an hour or less, and have it available in up to six different regions so people can buy the game six times for six easy platinums. Unsurprisingly, they're ''very'' successful for people who release nothing but shovelware and ''very'' controversial in the trophy hunting community.
379** Creator/TimSchafer was aggravated when he was playing his game ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' online, only to find a player send him a message "surrendur plz," which meant the player was just trying to trade wins for Achievements without trying to play. Tim Schafer tweeted "surrender plz? SURRENDUR PLZ? Is that what I go online for? To be asked to surrendur plz at my own game?!"
380* With the rise of Website/{{Kickstarter}} and a trend of big-name developers leaving their companies to go independent, many of these developers have attempted to leverage their reputation or their association with popular franchises such as ''Franchise/MegaMan'' or ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' in order to secure anticipation for their new games.
381** ''VideoGame/MightyNo9'': For Creator/KeijiInafune (longtime director and producer of ''Franchise/MegaMan'') developing.
382** ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee'': For former employees of Creator/{{Rare}} developing. Partial subversion, as the studio behind Yooka-Laylee, Playtonic, was founded by the former Rare core team who left Rare as it was acquired by Microsoft, and the game is designed to be a spiritual successor to [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie one of their most popular game series]], so their reputation only promised what they were planning to deliver.
383** ''VideoGame/BloodstainedRitualOfTheNight'': For Koji Igarashi (best known for his work on ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'') developing.
384** ''VideoGame/BalanWonderworld'': For Creator/YujiNaka and Naoto Ohshima (co-creators of ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'') developing.
385* For a lot of [=MMORPGs=], there are people who don't care about the story or the content that players can progress through and play only reach and play in endgame content, which is where the hardest challenges lie. Some games allow the player to skip everything just to hit the endgame faster.
386* Sports games such as ''VideoGame/MaddenNFL'', ''VideoGame/FIFASoccer'', ''VideoGame/NBA2K'' and others are a huge draw for people who are otherwise uninterested in video games, and many buy consoles just to play them. This demographic is likely why these games continue to come out on {{Daddy System}}s for years after other types of games abandon them, because such people are unlikely to run out and buy newly-released consoles just to play a handful of games.
387* Players who get deep into {{Speedrun}}ning, glitch exploring/exploitation, or who tend to set their own goals and ignore the game's intended objectives tend to fall into this sooner or later. Who cares about the plot/dungeons/bosses? I'm going to pick flowers/beat the hundred hour game in 3 minutes/get 400% completion in a game that only has 100% on paper. They enjoy the game as much or more than a player playing in the intended manner, but what they do can leave you wondering [[GameplayDerailment if they're even playing the same game at all]]. Ultimately they're enjoying [[EmergentGameplay mastery of the holes in the game's systems or engine]], rather than all the other stuff the developers pasted on top.
388* Games like ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaCDIGames'', ''VideoGame/HotelMario'', and ''VideoGame/IMMeen'' are less known for their gameplay, and more for their weird-looking animated cutscenes that became YouTubePoop fodder. Most "fans" would be perfectly content just watching a cutscene compilation on [=YouTube=] so they won't have to deal with that pesky "gameplay" thing that's in the way of seeing the off-looking characters say unintentionally-funny things.
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392* Most people that buy ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}} II'' and its expansions only get it in order to play the ''VideoGame/DayZ'' mod that turns the game into a zombie survival horror game. Valve Software, the creators of Platform/{{Steam}} where the ''ARMA'' games can be bought from, are well aware of this, and mention on their store pages for each individual part of the full ''ARMA II: Combined Operations'' package that you need all of them for the mod version of ''[=DayZ=]''.
393* Most people that aren't interested in video games usually play ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' because of its focus on world history and near-perfect recreation of various monuments and other architectural wonders.
394* For many, the big draw of ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' will be ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' characters being playable in a 2D fighting game for the first time ever.
395* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' always adds something new to single-player mode, but it gets ignored for the multi-player. It's come to the point where the seventh-generation ''Bomberman'' games are multiplayer-centric download titles with little to speak of in the way of singleplayer.
396* ''VideoGame/BulletWitch'': Few care about the storyline or gameplay or anything, most just want to shoot stuff.
397* While ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyWorldAtWar'' was a fun game in its own right, many people got the game for VideoGame/NaziZombies. Same with ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOps'' where fans just wanted to play with political characters, alternatively movie stars or TV stars and directors.
398* Part of what made ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaTheDraculaXChronicles'' sell was its inclusion of ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''.
399* ''VideoGame/CodeVein'' has attracted a number of players who were just there for Io, the protagonist's mysterious companion at the start of the game. Others were only interested in the game's in-depth CharacterCustomization.
400* All the gamers who only bought ''VideoGame/{{Crackdown}}'' to get the enclosed ''VideoGame/Halo3'' beta key.
401* A big part of ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'''s marketing involved Creator/KeanuReeves being the face of the game's ads and also a main character. For fans of Japanese video games and anime, Creator/CheramiLeigh being the voice of the female protagonist was also a reason to get the game.
402* ''VideoGame/DarkSector'' is a rather mediocre ThirdPersonShooter, with some interesting gameplay elements but a very messy plot. Nowadays, nearly everyone who checks it out is a fan of its much more popular and successful DistantSequel, ''VideoGame/{{Warframe}}'', and playing mainly to see the connections between those two games.
403* ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Xtreme Beach Volleyball'' is often considered one of the better volleyball simulators on the market, not that there are many to begin with. Most people only played it for the {{Fanservice}}. Naturally, the sequels focused on fanservice at the expense of gameplay. Mind you, given that it was created as the video game equivalent of a {{fanservice}}y BeachEpisode (with mini-games where you buy bikinis for the other characters), the players who are just there for the volleyball are the ones who fit this trope.
404* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry1'''s main draw (and the obvious key to its staggering success) was [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome the superb pre-rendered CGI sprites]], which were nothing short of jaw-dropping for a SNES game. All without any add-ons or even a Super FX chip, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM5rYucoQRU as the commercials bragged]]. This ironically became a source of criticism, with it being rumored that even Creator/ShigeruMiyamoto believed it wouldn't have been as loved or as fun without the graphics. In the years since, while the graphics are dated now and [[VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry2DiddysKongQuest its sequel]] receives far more love, the game is still acclaimed as a legitimate platformer classic, once again owing to its still first-rate gameplay, and the appealing cartoon art has helped take the burden off the dated CGI.
405* The ''VideoGame/{{Driver}}'' series doesn't really need a story either. It's just an unlimited supply of interactive {{chase scene}}s for many.
406* All the ''VideoGame/DungeonsAndDragonsOnline'' advertisements make it seem like you start at level 20 and fight epic creatures right from the get-go.
407* ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'' features [[ShownTheirWork weather simulation, realistic geology and climates, elaborate history simulation and genetically-controlled character appearances]]. People play it to slaughter [[EldritchAbomination horrible monsters]], find the most [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential gruesome ways to execute goblins]] and flood the world in boiling magma.
408* Some people bought the [=GameCube=] version of ''EA Sports Fight Night: Round 2'' because the game included ''[[VideoGame/PunchOut Super Punch-Out!!]]'' as a bonus title.
409* When it comes to ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'', a lot of people play the game or watch lets plays of it just to see the bizarre sanity effects, including those that involve BreakingTheFourthWall. There are also players who play the game with their character's sanity meter at rock bottom just to make the game more interesting.
410* One of the only reasons to see ''VisualNovel/{{Air}}'', ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'', or ''VisualNovel/OneKagayakuKisetsuE'' or play the visual novels is because their characters are in ''VideoGame/EternalFighterZero''.
411* ''VideoGame/{{Evolve}}'' built a fictional universe with a [[AllThereInTheManual rich history]] and interesting characters. All that is shoved into the backseat and hidden under a blanket by how you get to play as the giant alien monsters that serve as the threat of the game. For bonus points, one of them is even described as "Godzilla crossed with King Kong".
412* ''[[VideoGame/FarmingSimulator Farming Simulator 2013]]'' is surprisingly popular, not for the game itself but for its hilariously broken physics engine.
413* Some people just play the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' titles for the [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boys]]. Or for the [[YaoiFangirl slash potential]]. And ''some'' only play it for the [[{{Stripperiffic}} scantily-clad women]]. Or the [[YuriFan femslash potential]].
414* ''VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}}'' is most commonly known as "[[TheCameo that fighting game that had]] ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' [[GuestFighter characters in it]]."
415* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' has attracted a lot of players who play the game just to roleplay with other players, have their own personal house to decorate, trying to collect every minion (pets) and mounts as possible, or to play dress-up with gear.
416* The ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series originally got a humble boost from two of its characters being featured in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'', but later received an even bigger NewbieBoom with the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. One of the biggest reasons for this was the ability to marry your PlayerCharacter to one of the many attractive characters in the game, leading to many topics on many websites discussing their "waifu" and which "waifu" is better. Additionally, the "support" system was overhauled -- originally reserved for important members of the cast in previous games, it now provides multiple unique interactions between ''any'' two members of the game's cast, which is prime fodder for {{shipping}} and ShipToShipCombat. It's generally agreed that the [[HotterAndSexier increased amount]] of {{fanservice}} in the ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is Intelligent Systems' [[PanderingToTheBase response]] to this trend. ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has less overt fanservice, but plays significantly into shipping, with strong focus given to supports throughout all of its branching storylines. It’s no wonder why ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' decided to go for a more colorful and {{Animesque}} art style, with more detailed character designs. Quite tellingly, a remake of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden'', with virtually no fanservice and less in-depth supports, didn't sell as well as ''Awakening'' or ''Fates''.
417* ''[[VideoGame/{{Forza}} Forza Horizon]]'' has something of an ExcusePlot, people don't care as they mostly play it for the cars and customization options for said cars.
418* Many fans of AlternativeHipHop only know that ''VideoGame/FreedomFinger'' ''exists'' because it features original music by Music/AesopRock.
419* The creators of ''VideoGame/FreedomPlanet'' deserve to be commended for ''trying'' to tell a story and shed some light on the characters, but some simply just don't care about the plot and just want to run around really fast and beat things up while enjoying the soundtrack and the graphics. Fortunately, the devs seemed to have anticipated this and included an arcade mode that skips the majority of the cutscenes.
420* ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'': We will all buy it mostly just to see in which interesting ways you get to kill monsters after softening them up. [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome And the jaw-dropping graphics.]]
421* ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}'': One reason to play ''Salamander 2'' is the FinalBoss Doom, who unlike other final bosses in the series averts ZeroEffortBoss ''[[BulletHell hard]]''.
422* ''VideoGame/GrandChase'' advertisement: "GRAND CHASE HAS ONE OF THE MOST "SKILL BASED" PVP SYSTEMS EVER! Wait... there's dungeons too? WHO CARES? NEW TOURNAMENT! CASH IN NOW TO BE THE BEST!!"
423* Some people only play ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' to explore and cause mayhem in the cities. Or drive around and listen to the soundtrack, especially in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''. But ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' insisted on thrusting the story on the player, with occasionally harsh wake-ups from the escapist fun. There's story, but players who are only here for the fast cars, [[MoreDakka gunsgunsguns]] and explosive sociopathy can race right over such speedbumps. ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' is more multiplayer-oriented compared to its predecessors thanks to the open, dynamic world of ''Grand Theft Auto Online'', but there are players who bought the game twice (some even buying a new console in the process) for the Stallion, Dukes, and Blista Compact, three vehicles that appeared in past games and many players see as GTA classics. [[note]]The Stallion, Dukes, and Blista Compact only appear on the [=PS4=]/Xbox One/PC version of the game. While they can be kept for free in single player, they must be purchased in multiplayer, and only players who played the game on [=PS3=]/Xbox 360 can do so.[[/note]]
424* Valve had made its impression with a story-rich single-player game, but with even deepening story through ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' + Episodes, they left behind the survival horror that brought many players back. However, many returned just to see "Gordon Smash", and later "Dog Smash", and of course [[ActionGirl Alyx]] shoot.
425* A good portion of fans who came to Creator/TobyFox's ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994'' GameMod, ''VideoGame/TheHalloweenHack'', just played it to hear the original version of his now SignatureSong "Megalovania", now better known for appearing in ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}''.
426* ''VideoGame/HarmoKnight'' (and other games produced by Creator/GameFreak for that matter) are often known less for their own merits, and more so for getting people to say "Wait, they do make games other than ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''?"
427* ''VideoGame/HomeFrontTheRevolution'' includes an Easter Egg where the player can find an arcade cabinet and play the first two levels of ''VideoGame/TimeSplitters 2''. Some years after release, it was found that not just the first two levels, but all of ''Timesplitters 2'' was accessible through undocumented cheat codes, though in a somewhat broken state. A mod project started to polish it up and make it more easily accessible, turning into a bona-fide PC port of a major CultClassic. The modders correctly anticipated that there would be a substantial number of people that'd buy the game purely for ''Timesplitters 2'' and included an option in the installer to delete the ''Homefront The Revolution'' files.
428* The Wii version of ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheStaffOfKings'' included the much loved and difficult to obtain ''VideoGame/IndianaJonesAndTheFateOfAtlantis'' as an unlockable. This was later rendered moot when Lucasarts released the game (along with many of their other old adventure games) on Steam a month or so later.
429* In a case of this overlapping with SidetrackedByTheGoldenSaucer, many fans of Creator/{{CAVE}} were only interested in their 2011 VisualNovel ''VisualNovel/InstantBrain'' because it includes an unlockable port of the popular BulletHell shooter ''VideoGame/DoDonPachi'', being the only official rerelease of the game since its 32-bits ports.
430* Many fans of ''VideoGame/{{Istaria}}'' play it because it's one of the few [[MassivelyMultiplayerOnlineRolePlayingGame MMORPGs]] where you can play as a dragon.
431* ''VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution2'': Like with the [[VideoGame/JurassicWorldEvolution previous game]], many players are only playing the game for Sandbox mode in an effort to come as close to possible as the hailed "Site B" mode from ''Operation Genesis''. Helps that unlike the previous game, Sandbox mode does not need to be unlocked through a series of lengthy campaign missions and is instead available to play right from the start, which better facilitates this style of gameplay.
432* In the early years, many played ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' just to see the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' and/or Creator/{{Disney}} characters, particularly the latter, which were a major focus of the advertising. It didn't take long for this to be completely reversed; these days, many people only care about the OriginalGeneration and how the story unfolds. As time has gone on, the crossover elements have taken something of a backseat -- while the overall tone of the series can still be described as "Disney meets ''Final Fantasy''", and Disney characters still play important roles, they're often relegated to background material, and ''Final Fantasy'' characters have become even more irrelevant (in one case, being replaced with the cast of ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''). This goes to the extent that when Sora was brought into ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'', his representation was focused solely on the series' original content. However, the Disney elements still play a prominent focus in the ''gameplay'' sector, as many curious onlookers only bought ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' to see what worlds based on ''Franchise/ToyStory'', ''Franchise/MonstersInc'', and ''Franchise/{{Frozen}}'' would look like.
433* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'':
434** ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'' is most fondly remembered for the WideOpenSandbox City Trial mode, in which the player boosts up their stats through items and events and can potentially assemble the Dragoon or Hydra. The other two modes, Air Ride (a rather standard racing mode) and Top Ride (a top-down racing mode), are generally considered SoOkayItsAverage at best. People might end up playing them anyway after the City Trial, with a much better chance at winning depending on customization.
435** Several people bought ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' because of the Dream Friends, EnsembleDarkHorse characters from thought the series history, many that hadn't been seen in years.
436** ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheForgottenLand'' drew in many people who were simply curious to experience Kirby's first mainline 3D platformer, as the series was slow to make the VideoGame3DLeap. Thankfully, it's also a solid game on its own merits.
437* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' has graffiti all over the maps to give subtle cues on what had happened before the survivors arrived without giving too much away. However, most people prefer to just blaze through the maps and kill zombies.
438* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
439** Fans of the franchise tend to focus on one of the series' many Godzillas. Some fans play the games to explore the vast worlds. Other fans want to do DungeonCrawling. Still, other fans want to fight goblins and other monsters. Even ''other'' fans want to solve puzzles. And even still other fans want to experience the vast lore of the series. Different games in the series put different amounts of focus on each of these aspects, and arguments regarding which element is the "core" of the series creates part of the series' BrokenBase.
440** For the spin-off game ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'':
441*** When the game was first announced, many ''Zelda'' fans were hesitant due to the reputation ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'' games had for being mindlessly repetitive and because the main series game for Wii U wasn't released yet. When it was announced that the game would feature previous [[OneShotCharacter One-Shot Characters]] such as Midna, Darunia, Ghirahim, and Zant, interest went up exponentially, as many wanted to see these characters again in another game, and the game delivered that promise.
442*** Another major factor that increased interest in the game was its portrayal of series BigBad Ganondorf. Due to the disappointment many had in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' for its own portrayal of Ganondorf[[note]]A KungFuWizard semi-MovesetClone of the unrelated [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] that lacked the ranged magic blasts and use of bladed weapons which he uses in his home series[[/note]], many were overjoyed when the game revealed its own sword-wielding, magic-using incarnation of the King of Evil, and decided to buy the game just to play as him.
443* Many a fan have jumped aboard the ''VideoGame/LiesOfP'' bandwagon for no other reason besides either the PrettyBoy-fied [[Literature/TheAdventuresOfPinocchio Pinocchio]] or the ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}''-inspired aesthetics.
444* There are fans of ''VideoGame/MarvelUltimateAlliance'' that couldn't tell you anything about the story if you held a gun to their head... they just play to break things and hurt people. There's also [[Characters/MarvelComicsDeadpool Deadpool]], who gets all the best lines of the first game and is even more advertised for the second.
445* One of the reasons ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcomInfinite'' was so poorly received leading up to its release was the omission of several previous characters on the Marvel side whose movie rights were with Fox at the time, like Magneto, Deadpool and even Wolverine - who had been in every other ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' game. The community manager tried to explain that there are other characters with similar movesets, but to most people angered by this the movesets weren't the issue: they just wanted to be able to play as their favorite characters.
446* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' has a lot of fans who couldn't care less about the story, cinematics, or underlying themes, and are just there for the great stealth-action gameplay or finding all the truly ''insane'' little details and {{Easter Egg}}s put in at the behest of Creator/{{Hideo Kojima}}'s OCD. Similarly, there are fans ([[EstrogenBrigade mostly women]], but [[LGBTFanbase some men too]]) who are into it because you play as a drop-dead ''gorgeous'' man in a skin-tight sneaking suit that [[MrFanservice leaves nothing to the imagination]] in a game that revels in sexual and homoerotic humor and constantly finds excuses to remove his clothing ([[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty or in one case strip naked completely for an entire level]]).
447* Lots of ''VideoGame/{{MUGEN}}'' players don't actually play fighting games; they're just here for the sheer amount of crossover potential the engine offers. It's also not uncommon to see people mainly stick to watching AI fights instead of playing the game themselves.
448* Those in the gaming community who know of WebVideo/{{Arlo}} instantly took an interest in ''VideoGame/MyFriendlyNeighborhood'' when it was revealed he would be voicing central character, Ricky the Sock.
449* ''VideoGame/NamcoHigh'''s main gimmick was that you could date various Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment characters. However, many people only played it because Davesprite, Jane, and Terezi from ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' were [[GuestFighter guest characters]] you could also date.
450* A good number of people bought and/or played the DS sports game, ''New International Track & Field'' for the purpose of unlocking and/or playing as their favorite Creator/{{Konami}} character(s). Two of the most notable examples in the game are Pyramid Head from ''Franchise/SilentHill'' and Sparkster from ''VideoGame/RocketKnightAdventures''.
451* Some of Creator/{{Nickelodeon}}'s PeripheryDemographic played the ''VideoGame/NicktoonsUnite'' series just for [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Stimpy]], WesternAnimation/{{Rocko|sModernLife}}, [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim, Dib and GIR]]. Well, pretty nice of THQ to acknowledge what Nick would rather forget, even to the point of getting the characters' original actors to reprise their roles.
452** Many people just play the Nicktoons Unite series because they are a fan of WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob|Squarepants}} games, to the point where in Japan, the series is known as "[=SpongeBob=] and Friends"
453* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}''. The ones who played it were attracted to it by the music and the extensive & vibrant SceneryPorn.
454* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
455** While the storylines in the main games have become more complex and detailed, players still mostly want to catch, collect, breed, train and battle others with the eponymous monsters. For a significant chunk of fans, the main reason to even pick up the game is for the multi-player battle system. (It says something when in Gen VI, the developers changed breeding to the point where it's now possible to easily breed Pokémon with maxed out stats in nearly everything.) Players also play the games for the exploration and each generation seems to offer something unique. The base goes onto high alert whenever rumors for new games or new Pokémon surface, no matter how insignificant it becomes in the long run.
456** Charizard was very popular in Pokémon's heyday, despite Pikachu being the mascot. A substantial amount of people bought ''Red'' because it had Charizard on the cover. A lot of people got into the card game just because they wanted to find a rare/holographic Charizard, which were legendarily rare (hence why they would sell for 100s of dollars even though they were mass produced). Similarly, a lot of people only train the Pokémon they find the coolest, and in ''Red''/''Blue'' this was usually Charizard. A lot of kids couldn't understand why certain types were weak to others when "Charizard is so strong." Gen IV experienced a similar thing with Garchomp and Lucario, which endures to this day.
457** A good bit of the reaction to ''VideoGame/PokemonConquest'' and "Day One buy" reactions to this were solely because of how out-there the crossover idea was.
458** ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' inverts the usual "just here for the multiplayer" aspect of the series, with almost all the attention it gets being for its Story Mode, despite its Battle Mode that was essentially "Stadium 3". It's likely that 3D battling was meant to be the main draw of the game, and Story Mode was just a vehicle to allow players who didn't own the GBA games to obtain Pokémon to use for Battle Mode. The developers seemed to catch on to this, as [[VideoGame/PokemonXDGaleOfDarkness the sequel]] was focused almost entirely on its story mode, with ''its'' Battle Mode being an afterthought. Similarly, many people only play ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' for the minigames.
459** ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' became one of the most downloaded and popular smartphone apps in recent memory despite having an extremely simplified premise (walk around outside and capture Pokémon) and not even having the same kind of battle system that's present in the main games. There's also no hint of a story, and only monsters from the [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue first games]] were even available at the time.
460* While ''VideoGame/PokerNight2'' has more than its fair share of humorous content to be enjoyed among five great characters, the main reason why many players bought the game was just to unlock the ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'' character masks and skins for that game (and/or the items for ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', which also applies for [[VideoGame/PokerNightAtTheInventory the first game]]).
461* Quite a few players picked up ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' and/or its sequel because of a particular character making an appearance in it.
462* As soon as the trailers for ''Videogame/ResidentEvilVillage'' revealed Lady Dimitrescu, lots of people, even outside the series' fandom, got interested in the game just to see that [[StatuesqueStunner enormous]] (nearly 2.9m / 9'6"), beautiful vampire lady.
463* Most fans of ''VideoGame/{{Rez}}'' play it for the trippy visuals and audio. Playing Score Attack mode is seldom heard-of (unless you're achievement grinding on the 360 version, although this does get repetitive). A lot of people know it solely for the "trance vibrator" add-on, which was intended to immerse you into the music by pulsing to the beat, but soon found [[VideoGamePerversityPotential other applications]].
464* ''VideoGame/RollerCoasterTycoon''. Creator Chris Sawyer insisted that the only "proper" way to play the game was to complete the scenarios; most people played it solely for the park designing/simulation aspect, and at some point the developers of the third game just shrugged and added a sandbox mode. Even then, very few care for creating well-working, beautifully designed amusement parks. Most just deliberately crash rollercoasters into their peeps instead.
465* ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' features an interesting inversion to the usual trend, as the fans of the game typically consider the mediocre gameplay [[EnjoyTheStorySkipTheGame completely uninteresting compared to]] the complex MindScrew storyline, and dig out the most minute details for further speculation about the character motives. Elitism isn't dead.
466* The ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' games are made with the trope in mind. While the first game was just a ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' clone, the second game bumped up the violence and ridiculousness; you can spray literal shit at people, run over old ladies with a golf cart, watch people ragdoll high in the air when you run them over, and the main story itself boils down to "kill everyone as awesomely as possible." Being released after ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'', the adverts for ''Saints Row 2'' knew what the fans wanted and made a TakeThat against Grand Theft Auto 4 for its friend activities and gritty realism. The later ''Saints Row'' installments only escalates the wackiness and while the games do have a decent story, the devs also know that people want to play to fuck shit up.
467* Quite a few people were drawn to ''VideoGame/SakuraWars2019'' purely due to the news of Creator/TiteKubo being the character designer. Conversely, fans of ''Sakura Wars bought'' the issue of Weekly Shonen Jump that followed the reveal of the game at SEGA Fes 2019 just to get the poster Kubo made for the issue.
468* ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'':
469** In the main series, being able to beat up God, Lucifer, or in some games, both. This is the basic premise known by most outsiders, though it's generally more complicated than that. Atlus, picking up on this, marketed [[spoiler:the return of YHVH, otherwise a massive spoiler]], as a ''selling point'' for ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse''.
470** ''VideoGame/Persona2'' is mostly known for two things: Being a total and utter MindScrew set in a WorldOfWeirdness, and Hitler being the final boss. [[labelnote:Kinda]][[spoiler:The in-game Hitler is only an avatar of the malevolent Lovecraftian god Nyarlathotep, and is only the first form of the final boss in the first game in the duology.]][[/labelnote]] There's also a portion of [=LGBT=] fans who play ''Persona 2'' for Jun Kurosu, a gay party member who plays a major role in the story, and is also the first and only GayOption in the entire series.
471** Likewise, when the [=MegaTen=] series (and Persona in particular) was still struggling to achieve the popularity in the west that it has now, ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' pulled in players with its morbid gameplay and story elements (the former bringing about the apocalypse 5 minutes in and the latter featuring high schoolers shooting themselves in the head as a gameplay mechanic.)
472* Many play ''VideoGame/SimCity'' just for the disasters. Since monster attacks have been one such disaster, including one in Tokyo in TheSixties, this is a literal invocation of this trope.
473* For ''VideoGame/TheSims'' people often play it either to just [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential kill people in horrible ways, make their Sims miserable]], or to make their character [[ReallyGetsAround Really Get Around]]. Alternatively, they play just to be able to play as characters they like (true for a lot of games with CharacterCustomization) or have a popular GameMod.
474* In ''VideoGame/{{Skylanders}}'', some people are only interested in playing as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]], Franchise/DonkeyKong, [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Crash Bandicoot and/or Dr. Neo Cortex]].
475* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
476** Despite [[Creator/{{Sega}} Sonic]] [[Creator/SonicTeam Team]]'s ''numerous'' attempts at adding alternative [[UnexpectedGameplayChange gameplay]] [[GameplayRoulette features]] to the 3D titles, most ''Sonic'' fans are just in it for the [[PlatformGame Sonic gameplay]].[[note]]That is to get Sonic from point A to point B as fast as possible, while jumping from obstacle to obstacle and smashing some robots along the way.[[/note]] This has become one of the many fractures in the series' notorious BrokenBase, as fans argue whether Sonic Team's attempts to incorporate variety adds to the game, or if Sonic Team should focus all their effort on the Sonic gameplay alone.
477** On the other hand, there are people who only love the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' games for the Chao Garden, and see the rest of the game as an afterthought.
478** Although he became a more [[BaseBreakingCharacter divisive]] character over the years, there are a good number of fans (especially those who grew up with the ''Adventure''-era titles such as ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' and ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'') who will buy any game and indulge in any extended media if it has [[UltimateLifeForm Shadow]] in it. Shadow even received [[VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog his own game]] to capitalize on his BreakoutCharacter status, though this ended up backfiring to some extent -- the game, which had questionable decisions like interpreting the title character as a gun-toting, foul-mouthed NinetiesAntiHero, is commonly cited as one of the reasons Shadow's reputation became so hotly contested in the first place.
479** Many fans bought ''Sonic Gems Collection'', which otherwise consisted of spin-offs, solely because it was the first console re-release of the acclaimed ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''. A smaller group of people picked it up for the port of ''VideoGame/SonicTheFighters'', an arcade oddity that never saw a console release or wide distribution outside of Japan.
480** Many people will only play ''VideoGame/SonicForcesSpeedBattle'' for the Events, which reward players with reskins of characters showing off creative and fun costumes rarely seen in the main games and akin to that of fan art.
481** Starting with their 3D games, the Sonic franchise began experimenting with incorporating more human characters into the series, starting with scene-filling background [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and then progressing to major [=NPCs=] in games like ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. The fanbase reception has generally been mixed at best, with most preferring the games to focus on the anthromorph characters. This attitude is especially prominent (and often hostile) amongst those fans gatewayed in by ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' and ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'', as both those series used an all-anthromorphic cast to build their extensive worlds.
482* ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'':
483** ''Soulcalibur II'' is one of the few titles (if not the ''only'' major release) to sell more on the [=GameCube=] than the Xbox or [=PlayStation 2=]. The reason is that it included [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] as a playable character. The other two guests, [[Franchise/{{Tekken}} Heihachi Mishima]] and ComicBook/{{Spawn}}, were more polarizing choices than Link was and lacked the same excitement factor.
484** Additionally, the [[CharacterCustomization Create-A-Soul]] feature that was introduced in ''Soulcalibur III'' has become a staple of the franchise, and for many people, the reason why they buy the games. Taken to a new level in ''Soulcalibur V'', where the new and improved CAS was more or less the game's ''biggest selling point''. It's just so funny watching a recreation of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] fighting a recreation of UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln online.
485* Playing ''VideoGame/SpaceChannel5 Part 2''? There's a good chance you're playing it just for Purge. Or Space [[Music/MichaelJackson Michael]].
486* While the core focus and selling point of ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' is the online multiplayer, there are a good number of fans who barely engage with that aspect of the series, mainly picking up the games for their solo campaigns, which are regarded as among the best in any ThirdPersonShooter to the point that a dedicated single-player adventure spin-off has been in constant demand from this segment of the fanbase since the first game.
487* For ''VideoGame/SpudsAdventure'', if you've heard of this game, chances are that it's either because of the ludicrous rarity of the game, because the sprite of Devi was used as the main antagonist for the creepypasta ''Misfortune.gb'', or for the unexpected pathos of a character named Arnie Eggplant DyingInYourArmsTonight as part of the story.
488* Many people only get ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' for the multiplayer ability. Interestingly, the free-to-play Starter Edition of ''VideoGame/StarCraftII'' includes full access to the Terrans... but ''only'' the Terrans, and only on certain maps/match types.
489* ''VideoGame/StarlinkBattleForAtlas'' is an action-adventure space exploration game from Ubisoft with some optional "toys-to-life" elements. Pre-release interest for the game was lukewarm at best, with many dismissing it due to that last bit and even quickly forgetting its existence in the year following its original announcement. Then its second showing revealed that the Platform/NintendoSwitch version was a collaboration with Creator/{{Nintendo}} that would feature ''Franchise/StarFox'' elements, with Fox [=McCloud=] as a playable character and several exclusive missions. That was when the title would begin receiving actual attention, but it was mostly in the form of both the gaming media and Nintendo fans referring to it as the spiritual next entry in the ''Star Fox'' franchise.
490* A large chunk of the ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' (formerly ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'') fandom is interested in the marriage system than actually raising animals and growing crops. This is probably why the bachelors and bachelorettes have gotten increasingly more attractive and elaborate over the last decade.
491* The Chinese ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarships'' clone ''Steel Ocean''. Many ''Warships'' players flocked to it for submarines, something that ''Warships'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddN37fZf0h4 will never have]].
492* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' and its spin-offs:
493** Plenty of people only bother to play any of these spin-offs (''VideoGame/MarioKart'', the multitude the ''Mario'' sports titles, and ''VideoGame/MarioParty'') because they can play as Waluigi, Princess Daisy, and Toadette ([[BaseBreakingCharacter these 3 characters have both fanatical fandoms and fanatical hatedoms]], and their fans really want to see them in games other than spin-off ''Mario'' titles). Luckily, Toadette managed to [[Main/BreakoutCharacter break out]] into main games since ''[[VideoGame/CaptainToadTreasureTracker Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', which also could lead her fans to play them for her.
494** While fans have divided opinions over which ''Mario Party'' has the best boards or features, many will agree that each installment has great mini-games. Some fans play the games just for the mini-games. Nintendo took notice and made a ''Mario Party'' title where it's only about the mini-games and there's 100 of them from the past 10 games.
495** ''VideoGame/MarioArtist: Polygon Studio'' is a fairly involved art/3D modelling utility for its time, with its main single-player component being the "Experimental World", an open world where players can drive vehicles based on their creation and collect items to get new abilities and explore further. However, in part due to the obscurity of the Nintendo [=64DD=] add-on, which only released in Japan, Western interest in the game is centered mostly just on "Sound Bomber" mode: a minigame side mode where the player must survive a gauntlet of short "microgames" that uses the user-created models as props that would serve as the foundation for the popular ''VideoGame/WarioWare'' series.
496** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' gained a ton of attention for being Daisy's first ''playable'' appearance in a mainline ''Mario'' platformer.
497** ''VideoGame/PrincessPeachShowtime'' garnered quite a lot of attention for being the first game in almost 2 decades to have Princess Peach as the main playable character since ''VideoGame/SuperPrincessPeach'' and her getting to wear a variety of cool costumes with abilities (especially with her Swordfighter outfit).
498* Many Creator/ChannelAwesome fans bought ''VideoGame/StreetsOfFury'' just so they could play as the WebVideo/NostalgiaCritic.
499* As fun as a ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' game can be, you play it not for the strategy, but to watch Anime/MazingerZ grind [[Franchise/{{Gundam}} Mobile Suits]] into scrap alongside Anime/GaoGaiGar, [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Max Jenius]], or Anime/CombattlerV. Also, you picked up ''VideoGame/BattleMoonWars'' because you wanted to see the ''Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}'' fight with/against itself. ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsXOmega'' is a quite literal example, with the titular monster himself appearing in the game.
500* While some lament the lack of story modes in most ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' entries, most don't care and just want to play as their favorite Nintendo mascots and fight each other. ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl Brawl]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'' are the only installments that sport them, with the latter serving as more of a blatant ExcusePlot than an actual story.
501** Another huge draw to ''Smash Bros'' are the [[GuestFighter third-party characters]]. Fans get excited whenever a new Nintendo character is revealed as a fighter, but ever since ''Brawl'', far, ''far'' more interest and speculation surrounds what outsiders might appear in the latest entry, with the reveals of characters like Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]], and [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Steve]] blowing up message boards and social media.
502* The ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology]]'' series has a very simple plot of the player taking on the role of the [[TheChosenOne Descender]], a customizable character that is there to save the world. It features several classes the player can have their Descender be and a huge assortment of equipment that changes their appearance and a battle system very aligned with that of ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''. Most players, though, are only there to see the large cast of ''Tales of'' characters having a massive crossover and interacting with each other.
503* Even the developers acknowledge and joke about it that ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' is only played because of the hats; they often refer to it as "America's #1 war-themed hat simulator."
504* ''VideoGame/{{Tobal}} No. 1'' for its demo for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.
505* Some fans of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' don't really play the games; they're just in it for the music, characters and {{doujinshi}}.
506* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' gets a lot of attention, particularly among female gamers, for its beloved lead character Estelle Bright. To this day, a female-led RPG, let alone one where the leading lady isn't designed to be MsFanservice pandering to the TestosteroneBrigade, is still a rarity for the genre.
507* Looking at Steam reviews makes it clear that the main reason most people are interested in ''VideoGame/{{Tunche}}'' is because Hat Kid from ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' is a GuestFighter.
508* ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III'': When ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' came out, some people bought it only for that and other custom maps, others stick purely to the latter, the majority doesn't care either way. Rumors of a story-heavy campaign mode remain unconfirmed [[note]] For those who didn't click on the title and/or aren't in the know, Warcraft is actually famous for its story campaigns. Particularly Warcraft III. [[/note]]. Similarly, almost everyone in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' is here to get epics and kill things, [[PlayTheGameSkipTheStory rumors of an epic storyline in both the quests and the instances are still unconfirmed]].
509* ''VideoGame/YakuzaDeadSouls'': For the opportunity to play as [[CrazyIsCool Majima]].
510* ''VideoGame/ZoneOfTheEnders'' with its ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty'' demo (though ''ZOE'' managed to find its audience with ''2nd Runner'')
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513[[folder:Visual Novels]]
514* Did you actually read ''VisualNovel/FourTwoEightShibuyaScramble'', or only start it because [[Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} Kinoko Nasu wrote one of the scenarios]]? Either that, or for [[Series/KamenRiderBlade Kousei Amano]].
515* ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' actually features plenty of endings where the cheerful, well-adjusted protagonists live happily ever after; but no one cares about those. Most people playing ''School Days'' just want its infamous [[MultipleEndings Bad Ends]] in which one or more characters are brutally murdered.
516** The bigger ''initial'' draw of ''School Days'' (it was hardly the only VN with shockingly brutal bad ends) was actually the fact that the game was a ''fully-animated'' visual novel, like a controllable anime, rather than telling its story through static screens accompanied by text. However when the game was adapted to an anime series, this DancingBear was no longer special in any way when it was effectively being added to a dancing bear chorus line, so they went with possibly the most brutal ending of all, and the game became retroactively [[{{Flanderization}} better known for the shocking violence than anything else about it]].
517* ''VisualNovel/MyHaremHeavenIsYandereHell'' sounds like an awesome idea, right? Well, if you play through the novel on your own or watch someone else play it, you might want to grab some popcorn and be patient. The three love interests show {{Yandere}} tendencies throughout the novel, but it'll be ''eight hours or more'' before anything {{Yandere}} happens. Until that point, and you will know it when you see it, enjoy the long romance story.
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520[[folder:Web Animation]]
521* Most fans of ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' just mash their space bar through the dialogue to get to the stupidly [[RuleOfCool awesome]] fight sequences faster. Same goes for its {{Fandom Rival|ry}} ''[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL62BA69EAB6DBD807 Ed, Edd n' Eddy Z]]'': most fans of the series just skip ahead in the video to see the fight sequences.
522* Strong Bad and his emails on ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', overlapping with EnsembleDarkHorse. {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d in the "First Time Here?" cartoon:
523-->'''Strong Bad:''' I'm Strong Bad, and you don't know it yet, but I'm the reason you're here.\
524'''Homestar:''' It's true.
525* The ''WebAnimation/NeuroticallyYours'' series have subtle and thought-provoking stories as a goth teenaged girl and a BrutallyHonest foul-mouthed squirrel go through the daily grind of life. Half of the fan base watch the series just to ogle over Germaine's body while the other half are in it just to see Foamy bitch about whatever is bothering him.
526* A good chunk of ''WebAnimation/OverlySarcasticProductions[='=]'' fanbase are only interested in Red's videos on mythology, famous stories, and fictional tropes. With them having little to no interest in Blue's history videos.
527* A chunk of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'''s fanbase only watch it for the beautifully detailed fight scenes and complain whenever the show focuses on ''anything'' else.
528** The ''RWBY'' fanbase was also brought into the Creator/RoosterTeeth anthology show ''Neon Konbini'' solely because spin-off ''Webanimation/{{RWBY Chibi}}'' would air its new shorts there.
529* ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'' is the most popular series on ''Website/ScrewAttack'', to the point where the comments section on any of their other videos is flooded with suggestions for future Death Battles. A lot of ''Death Battle''[='=]s fandom is happy to just skip the research and comparisons between the two fighters at the start and get straight to the fight scene. [=ScrewAttack=] seemingly developed the SpinOff ''WebAnimation/OneMinuteMelee'' for these people -- two fighters, 60 seconds, no research. Taken to a more Meta extreme, most of [=ScrewAttack=]'s Platform/YouTube page is dominated by ''Death Battle''. The comments sections of Non-''Death Battle'' videos are filled with suggestions for matchups, asking when the next episode is and at times '''demanding''' the next episode over other content, threatening to unsubscribe if they don't release it. Taken the logical extreme when it was announced at the end of "Yang vs. Tifa" that the next ''Death Battle'' matchup would be revealed at the end of the season finale of ''The Industry'' -- many commenters deliberately ''spoiled the ending of the episode'' by posting the matchup ("Megaman vs. Astroboy") in the comments along with a message running along the lines of "There, now you don't have to sit through all this crap to find out the next ''Death Battle''. You're welcome."
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532[[folder:Webcomics]]
533* In-universe example in ''Webcomic/{{Godslave}}'' - when a museum guide is talking about Egyptian burial traditions, one kid can be seen muttering "where are the mummies?"
534* In the webcomic ''Webcomic/TheDreamer'', a lot of people just read it for Nathan Hale and UsefulNotes/AlexanderHamilton.
535* From the way some people talk about ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'', you'd have no idea [[UpliftedAnimal Florence]] isn't the only protagonist. Especially true if you're [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom discussing it on a furry site]].
536* Many readers of ''Webcomic/SandraAndWoo'' only read it for the animal characters. A lot of the characters in the comic are human and many of the stories focus only on the human characters. The comic has been advertised for on Furry websites with ads that mainly showed the animal character, so many Furries were drawn to the comic thinking that it was mainly about animals.
537* ''Webcomic/OffWhite'': Anytime the story switches focus to the humans there are people wanting it to go back to the wolves.
538* There are two categories of ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'' fans: those who are just here for the trolls, and those who look down on them. You're also more likely to read the comments of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GOh18uZBlw this video]] left by disgusted ''Homestuck'' fans than watch the video itself.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The video conveys an anti-bullying message using a system called "bucket-filling"; ''Homestuck'' trolls use buckets for reproduction.[[/labelnote]]
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541[[folder:Web Original]]
542* Some people are on Website/{{Facebook}} not for the social or communication aspects for it so much as games like ''Mafia Wars'' and ''VideoGame/FarmVille''.
543* ''Website/{{Botchamania}}'' is 450+ episodes of wrestler's mistakes, tables not breaking and broadcast failures, making up over 100 hours of footage, which for many people is more than enough to no longer be interested in watching the same fails with new wrestlers. ''Except'' that the creator Maffew includes multiple examples of TheStinger, with pop-culture references, memes & comedic skits involving wrestlers created by Maffew or submitted by the community that attract people as much as the botches do. These were so popular that Maffew once had such a backlog that he created an "Endingmania" comprised of just endings.
544* Many people have the Internet for one reason and one reason only TheInternetIsForPorn.
545* Many Internet websites have both main site content/news/articles and a forum community. About three-quarters of their userbase ends up visiting for the latter. Similarly, back about ten years ago, there was actually a site with products/services/news over at Digitalpoint, with the forums being opened as more of a support community for said tools and services. Absolutely no one used it (with the forums becoming an absolutely massive success with hundreds of thousands of members and millions of posts), so eventually, the site was replaced with the forums.
546* Very few people actually care for Smash World itself. Indeed, these days the Website/SmashBoards community has entirely replaced it.
547* Many people create accounts on the Platform/YouTube-mimicking sites Zippcast and Vidlii just for the "Old Youtube" channel layout.
548* Online contests. Many of them try to distract the entrants with things like e-mail newsletters, games, magazine offers, etc. etc. But those who are serious about it don't care. They're just there for the contest.
549* Go to the comments section of any outlandish article on Yahoo and someone will have inevitably posted, "I'm just here for the comments", indicating that they didn't even read the article and are only interested in what equally outlandish comments a reader made.
550* It's not uncommon for a lot of people on the Internet to follow certain artists only for their fanarts of a specific media or character within that media, or conversely, their original works or artworks of one of their own characters. This is the main reason why several artists have two accounts on social media like Twitter or Tumblr: one to post their art, the other for everything else.
551* On Website/{{Twitch}}, users sometimes subscribe to a channel not because they like or even watch its content, but because the channel offers custom emotes that they like.
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554[[folder:Web Videos]]
555* When the Toyota Sprinter Trueno [=AE86=] was reviewed on ''WebVideo/RegularCarReviews'', Mr. Regular ranted that people don't like the ''car'', they like ''Manga/InitialD'' for featuring the car.
556* The Escapist Magazine. You came for the [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]], the rest is just window dressing. Though more videos (WebVideo/ThereWillBeBrawl, WebVideo/{{Unskippable}}, WebVideo/MovieBob, WebVideo/DoomsdayArcade, WebAnimation/UnforgottenRealms) are slowly getting equally as popular, there's no doubt Yahtzee was the KillerApp for the site. This is lampshaded in their spoof news show ENN, a weekly episode of which comes out at the exact same time as WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation.
557---> "We'll see you here next week, right after you watch WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation."
558* Even if you don't know or care about the film WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic is reviewing, it's fun to see him break down in tears and/or rage over it. This was one of the reasons he brought the show back after the GrandFinale of ''WebVideo/ToBoldlyFlee''. Doug started [[WebVideo/DemoReel a new show]] that he'd been wanting to do for years, but too many people apparently came to the site to watch the episodes, and [[https://twitter.com/thelindsayellis/status/293906520624754689 ad revenue dropped]] after the show ended.
559* In a less mean-spirited way, the TGWTG fandom only watched ''WebVideo/TheCartoonShow'', a EdutainmentShow for kids, for Doug's character.
560* You don't need to be familiar with whatever WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd is reviewing (and it's likely you often won't; he's done some pretty obscure games) to enjoy the resultant emotional meltdown.
561* Most visitors of Website/ChannelAwesome will only watch the videos of a handful of reviewers and, if it weren't for the yearly anniversary specials, may not even know that certain reviewers exist.
562* Someone once commented that he only watched a 20-minute-long review by ''WebVideo/TheCinemaSnob'' for a 1-minute-long Linkara cameo. The Snob was not amused.
563* It's hard to believe people actually watch ''WebVideo/MissHannahMinx'' because they want to learn Japanese.
564* Music/BrentalFloss of Platform/YouTube fame has done lots of skits and other videos on his channel, but what really got him high popularity was his "X With Lyrics" series where he makes up a song based on the chosen video game. Nowadays, most people who look up Brental Floss only look for his lyrics series.
565* How many of you would have really watched ''Series/TheTester'' had it not been for Creator/{{Egoraptor}}?
566* There are some amateur adult videos online that some people only watch to see their pets prance around in the background, as the Website/{{Tumblr}} user "indifferent-cats-in-amateur-porn" shows us.
567* Although video game playthroughs online that feature commentary are common, there are lots of viewers who simply want to watch the footage of the game without the player's commentary to drown out the action. While [[LetsPlay Let's Plays]] are (usually) clearly marked as such, often a video simply titled "game -- level playthrough" will feature commentary from the player, and it's not at all uncommon to find warzones in the comments over it or "thank yous" from viewers who had to put some effort into searching for a no commentary video before finding one.
568* Judging by the comments, a large part of people subscribed to [=SBNation=] do so only to watch Jon Bois' videos.
569* There are many people who watch WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}} just for Vinny or even Joel. And for Vinny, it's the video game corruptions that get him his highest views in spite of them being few and far between compared to his other vids.
570* ''WebAnimation/SoThisIsBasically'' ''VideoGame/{{Pokemon}}'' pokes fun at the series' backstory with this:
571--> ''Pokémon'' has backstory now! Once upon a time a nine-foot-tall king from 3,000 years ago used a war machine to rip the universe apart... so there were multiple universes... and uh the meteor went to ours and, uh... I... I just wanna catch a Bulbasaur, man.
572* ''WebVideo/CinemaSins'' accuses ''Film/Joker2019'' of this in the end, suggesting the movie would have been dismissed and ignored by a mainstream audience had it not had [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker The Joker]] in it to draw in Franchise/{{Batman}} fans:
573--> So here's the end of this movie. It's pretty good... I guess. Would any of you watched this movie if it wasn't called "Joker?" My guess is that you wouldn't. So I guess the next thing that an independent production that has no chance in hell of getting an audience needs to do is somehow tie it into a [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Thanos]] origin story? Just a guy driving around L.A. traffic all day yelling, "I WISH ONLY HALF OF THESE PEOPLE EXISTED!" The. End.
574* ''WebVideo/UpFromTheDepths'': {{Discussed|Trope}} as part of the reviews. The reviews will note if a film balances the human and monster stories well, and if the human characters are interesting enough to hold their end up, or if a film is just one where you fast-forward through the human plot to get to the monster fights. Rarely, he'll note some films where the monster action is particularly lackluster. Called out almost explicitly in the preface for the "10 Greatest Godzilla Characters" video, where he states that the ''Godzilla'' franchise, and {{Kaiju}} genre as a whole, are not known for deep or compelling human characters, and a common sentiment is that they just get in the way of the monster action people want to see. Of course, said video is dedicated to the ten characters who most [[DefiedTrope defy]] this trope.
575* Many people (mostly the PeripheryDemographic of children) watch ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' almost exclusively for the antics of [[BreakoutCharacter Jeffy]].
576* PlayedForLaughs in the ''WebVideo/ScreenRantPitchMeetings'' take on ''Film/CocaineBear'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8x6oyusAIE here]], where the producer constantly tries to shift the focus back to the bear while the screenwriter talks about the human characters.
577* In WebVideo/TheRealJims's "60 Second Simpsons" review of the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield 22 Short Films About Springfield]]", Jim acknowledges that the people watching are most likely there just to see what he thinks of the segment "Skinner & The Superintendent" ([[FanNickname aka "Steamed Hams"]]), [[MemeticMutation which is widely regarded as the most well-known part of the episode, spawning countless memes]].
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579
580[[folder:Western Animation]]
581* Whenever people watch ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'', they mainly do so for the copious amounts of [[EvilIsHammy hamminess by Dr. Robotnik]], courtesy of Creator/LongJohnBaldry.
582* A lot of people only watch ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' for the Perry the Platypus and Doofenshmirtz segments.
583* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' had people who just stuck around to watch Ben transform into an alien, or to watch Grandpa Max be incredibly awesome. Some furry fans only watch the Xingo episodes from the reboot as he has a moderate fanbase with the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom.
584* To promote ''WesternAnimation/BunsenIsABeast'', creator Butch Hartman made a crossover short of all his cartoon shows at Nickelodeon. As the now-disabled [=YouTube=] comments will make clear, most are only interested in this because it's the first time in a decade the title character of ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' made an animated appearance.
585* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': The episode "[[Recap/FamilyGuy8E7JeromeIsTheNewBlack Jerome Is the New Black]]" is this to some fans who didn't care about the plot or the titular character, and just wanted to see Quagmire [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech chew out Brian]].
586* A good portion of ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'' fans simply stick around because [[BadassNormal Agent]] [[PapaWolf Six]] is just plain cool.
587* Some people watched ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternTheAnimatedSeries'' just for Razer and Aya's love story.
588* There have been a number of people who only watched ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' for one or two recurring shorts, usually ''WesternAnimation/ActionLeagueNow'', the Henry and June wraparound segments, or ''Life With Loopy''. In fact, after ''[=KaBlam!=]'' left Nicktoons, some of the shorts still stuck around as filler for programs that ran short. The ''Action League NOW!'' spin-off series itself aired on Nicktoons until late 2010.
589* Many people watched The Hub exclusively for their favorite shows, such as ''WesternAnimation/DanVs,'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}},'' and especially ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. The same logic applies for its successor, Creator/DiscoveryFamily, with the latter show (especially after the relaunch wiped out most of The Hub's former programming).
590* Some fans of the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Teen Titans|2003}}'' tuned into the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo'' episode "The Return of Slade" just because they heard [[BreakoutCharacter Slade]] would be making a [[SpecialGuest very special appearance]] in the show's [[MilestoneCelebration 100th episode]]. However, despite all the commercials marketing and hyping up an epic appearance from Slade, when the episode actually aired, the creators gave the audience a complete [[BaitAndSwitchCredits rug pull]] by using a time-lapse to [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome skip over 3 episodes and a made-for-TV movie of beautifully written story and an epic final battle with Slade]].
591** Creator/TaraStrong, (the voice of Raven) [[https://mobile.twitter.com/tarastrong/status/1002721895030984709?lang=en tweeted]] that if ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'' got enough people watching, the original ''Teen Titans'' would get another season. Most people only watched the movie for the sake of ''Teen Titans'' getting another season.
592* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
593** There are some who only watch the show just to see [[TheyKilledKennyAgain how Kenny dies]]. These people must have been [[RunningGagged quite starved]] for the past decade plus.
594** A few people watched the episodes "#REHASH" and "#[=HappyHolograms=]" because LetsPlay/PewDiePie was in them.
595** There are some people who only watched "The Ring" for the scene where Mickey Mouse beats up Music/TheJonasBrothers.
596* Any adult cartoon featuring a {{Spotlight Stealing|Squad}} {{Jerkass}} character, such as Bender from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', Eric Cartman from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Stewie from ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', etc.
597* Even people who dislike ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' will sit through an episode if it appeals to their particular kink.
598* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfsAndTheMagicFlute'' was originally advertised as a ''ComicBook/JohanAndPeewit'' movie, but because the Smurfs became so popular, they end up getting the top billing even though they don't appear until the middle of the movie.
599* Most of the segments on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' were well-received, but a lot of people watched the show for the normal Warner segments, the Slappy & Skippy segments, or the Pinky and the Brain ones. The latter two would eventually [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot get a full episode each]] and Pinky and the Brain would get their [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain own spinoff]].
600* There are some people who watched ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' just because they found out that Mother Brain, the BigBad of the series, shares a voice with [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors Audrey II]].
601* There seem to be not exactly few bronies who watch ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' just for Rainbow Dash being cool. So few are the bronies who are interested in anything in "The Last Roundup" beyond the scene with [[EnsembleDarkhorse Derpy]] that the rest of the episode is almost obscure within the bronydom (aside from Pinkie's antics... Maybe). While Discord has become pretty divise over the years within the bronydom, outside of the bronydom, plenty of non-bronies who don't even like the show have admitted to liking Discord as a character part of it may have to do with being voiced by John De Lancia, the tombstone song, and his more antiheroic nature which contrast with the more light-hearted cast.
602** There is also a divide between fans of the episodes in which villains appear and the Mane Six fight them and episodes that follow a more traditional sitcom format in which one or more characters encounter a personal issue and they need to get it resolved. Those who fall into one of these two groups tend to not be too interested in the other type of episode.
603* Many fans of ''WesternAnimation/{{TUGS}}'' only watch its edited translation, ''WesternAnimation/SaltysLighthouse'', for the ''TUGS'' segments themselves.
604* The PeripheryDemographic of ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverLandPirates'' is often mainly just there for the antics of Captain Hook and Smee, though sometimes they'll also get excited in those cases where other characters from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' put in an appearance, including Pan himself.
605* Many fans of ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' may not like ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget2015'' for the BadassDecay suffered by Doctor Claw, the focus of the show being more comedic and so on, but they'll watch anyway simply to watch the [[FoeRomanceSubtext interactions between Inspector Gadget's niece Penny and Dr. Claw's nephew Talon]].
606* The animation/live-action hybrid game show ''WesternAnimation/{{Skatoony}}'' is mostly known for and watched for the guest appearances made by ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'' and ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes'' characters as contestants in the Canadian version.
607* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'''s fanbase was notorious for a while thanks to the segments of the fandom that only watched it for the bits with [[TalkativeLoon GIR.]]
608* Watching ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' for the Franchise/DisneyPrincess cameos is what caused a lot of the PeripheryDemographic to come to enjoy the show.
609* Watch ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' for [[EnsembleDarkhorse Minty]]. Speaking of which, ''A Very Minty Christmas'' is by far the most popular cartoon of G3.
610* Episodes of ''WesternAnimation/HeathcliffAndTheCatillacCats'' were divided into two segments; the first featuring Heathcliff and the second featuring the Catillac Cats. Fans mainly watch it for the latter.
611* Among non-fans and those who stopped watching the ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' regularly, the ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episodes still have a massive following. Their view count on the now-defunct Simpsons World website was quite high compared to all the other episodes.
612* Many ''Series/GameOfThrones'' fans were drawn to ''WesternAnimation/{{Hilda}}'' like moths to a flame purely for the fact that Bella Ramsey, who played the BreakoutCharacter Lyanna Mormont, voices the titular character.
613* ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime'' challenged even the movieverse at first with its attention to Jack's home life and Miko's love of being InHarmsWay. There's quite some time spent on Jack angsting about how his time with the 'bots is interfering with his mundane life, even though there's really no need for him to ''be'' with the Autobots. By season two, though, this is massively scaled back, with the story mostly about the Transformers' battles, with the humans occasionally helping out. Miko has come especially far, from rushing headlong into danger ''explicitly'' on "who cares if I'm endangering everyone's lives, it's ''fun''!" grounds to actually being part of the solution (bonding with Bulkhead and helping him through is recovery after injury being an arc that wins over most of her staunchest haters), and you can at points see the kids being the Autobots' guides to an unfamiliar world. By the series finale TV movie, all humans are absent... but by the series finale TV movie, you might be shocked to find yourself [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap missing them]].
614* In the ''WesternAnimation/PhantomInvestigators'' episode "Omega Pizza Pi", Daemona attempts to join the debate team, despite hating debate as all the organization of it all is too much for her. Turns out the only reason why she wants to join is because the team goes on a field trip to France every year.
615* A lot of people would tell you that the only reason why they watch ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' is for Nigel Thornberry and his wacky antics.
616* Interesting case with ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' as it was one of Cartoon Network's beloved shows. However, a lot of fans will often tune in to see the exclusive "Justice Friends" and "Dial M for Monkey" segments that air in between episodes. If you had Creator/{{Boomerang}} from 2008-2012, then you could've seen the latter series as a standalone program.
617* A textbook example with the {{Trope Namer|s}} is is ''WesternAnimation/TheGodzillaPowerHour''. The series is another low-budget Creator/HannaBarbera cookie-cutter cartoon with a forgettable human cast, StrictlyFormula story, LimitedAnimation, and annoying KidAppealCharacter. The only real reason anyone still mentions or watches the show is because ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' is one of the main characters.
618* Face it, the only reason you tune in to watch ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' is to see whatever scheme [[BreakoutCharacter Dick Dastardly]] [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat is planning]].
619* ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'': Many fans only started watching because it was the first time that any version of Franchise/{{Spyro|TheDragon}} would appear on TV. Others only started watching for the appearance of [[spoiler:VideoGame/CrashBandicoot]].
620* Whilst ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekProdigy'' captures a new audience, classic ''Franchise/StarTrek'' fans, in particular those of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', are drawn in by Holo-Janeway.
621* Since [[BreakoutCharacter Bill Cipher]] is one of the most iconic cartoon villains in recent memory, it’s not uncommon for people to watch ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' purely to see him. Ironically, all things considered, he doesn’t appear ''that'' much in the series.
622* At least a few users of [[Website/TVTropes this website]] have watched ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' only to see the guy who had [[XanatosGambit two]] [[XanatosSpeedChess tropes]] named after him.
623* ''WesternAnimation/CaptainLaserhawkABloodDragonRemix'' was already considered a hilarious MassiveMultiplayerCrossover of Creator/{{Ubisoft}}'s properties, but perhaps the most noteworthy aspect according to fans is its depiction of VideoGame/{{Rayman}} as a StepfordSmiler mascot who [[MouthOfSauron delivers propaganda for a dictatorship]], drinks alcohol and snorts cocaine, consumes BodySushi from the backside of a cow girl whore, [[spoiler:and finally reinvents himself as a NinetiesAntiHero who ultimately [[GoingPostal guns down almost all of his employers]]]], just for the sheer RefugeInAudacity of such a child-friendly character engaging in R-rated acts.
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627* Voting can even be like this. Depending on where you live, the ballot may contain dozens of positions or items to vote on, but most people will show up primarily to vote for the most prominent offices or candidates like President or Congress, and will often be indifferent towards everything else. And that's if they even came into the booth aware that all other stuff was even there.
628** Subverted in most of the world outside the United States, where Parliamentary and Presidential elections are held on different dates, each dedicated just for one election, and this logic also holds for local elections and referendums... but the latter two might still get a lot of positions and items to vote on: for example, in 2015, Poland held Presidential elections in May, a three-question referendum in September, and a Parliamentary election in October.
629* Most people frequent a particular restaurant, fast food chain, coffee shop, or bar because of one or two meals or drinks that place serves. It can get to the point where one patron can just walk into their favorite place and ask for "the usual" and the people behind the counter know exactly what to give.
630** The concept of a fast food restaurant originally developed from exactly this phenomenon. Prior to their advent, the primary inexpensive option for dining out in the US was a diner, which might have dozens or even hundreds of different options on its menu. The short-order cooks working there might have been relatively quick to prepare the food, but everything was still made to order, which took time. In the 1950s, restaurant owners looked at their menus and realized that some items were vastly more popular than others; people would come to their restaurants for just one or two things and rarely order other items. By narrowing down the menu to only the popular dishes, they could vastly simplify the preparation process, in many cases starting to cook food ''before'' it was ordered, in anticipation of demand, and deliver it in just a few minutes, exploiting this trope to create a new type of food business.
631* The Creator/ErnestHemingway House is a tourist attraction in Key West, Florida. You could visit it to learn about the life of this famous author, or you could just look for the population of mutant "Hemingway cats" with ExtraDigits who live there.
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635* Paige in ''ComicStrip/FoxTrot'' goes to see ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRingsTheReturnOfTheKing The Return of the King]]'' just because Creator/OrlandoBloom is in it and wishes the movie would stop wasting time with that [[ComicallyMissingThePoint "filler stuff about a ring."]] Similarly, Peter takes Jason and Marcus to see ''Film/{{Thor}}'' because Creator/NataliePortman's in it ("Weirdo," Jason replies).
636* One comic of ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' shows that Pig watches ''Creator/AlfredHitchcock'' films just to find the hidden Alfred Hitchcock [[CreatorCameo Cameos]]. He stops the film and goes to get more as soon as he spots the fat man.
637* In volume 7 of the ''Manga/LuckyStar'' manga, Konata tells Kagami that [[OccidentalOtaku Patricia]] is eager to see her family's shrine. Kagami asks if there's anything she should do in preparation, and all Konata requests is to get the {{miko}} outfits ready. Needless to say, [[{{Muggles}} Kagami]] is exasperated that they're more interested in gawking than in actually learning anything cultural.
638* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
639** Chris' boss Carl just watches movies (some of which are fairly obscure) for the [[PerverseSexualLust female nude scenes]].
640** Taken to the extreme in a cutaway gag: It seems that Peter only went to ''Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera'' to see the Phantom's deformity, and shouts at the actor playing him to hurry up. "Come on, show the gross half of your face so I can get out of here! That nose better be piggy!"
641*** There is another cutaway gag in which Peter spoils ''Film/CitizenKane'' to everyone else in the room, implying he watched it only for the "Rosebud" reveal at the end and considers the rest of the film a waste of time.
642%%* ''Series/GarfieldAndFriends'' does this sometimes, particularly when Odie is involved.
643* At the beginning of the ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' episode, "[[Recap/TinyToonAdventuresS2E4HogWildHamton Hog Wild Hamton]]", a commercial for the Acme Clearinghouse Sweepstakes airs, featuring people who have won enough money to buy a new house. Hamton enters the sweepstakes solely for the subscriptions to various magazines that appeal to his interests. It's a good thing he entered the sweepstakes, though, as [[BrickJoke at the end of the episode]], he wins it and is awarded a new house to replace the one that got destroyed as a result of Plucky throwing a WildTeenParty behind his back.
644* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'':
645** In the episode "The New Terrance and Philip Movie Trailer", Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Butters are watching a channel airing an episode of "Russell Crowe Fightin' Round the World", just so they could see the World Premiere teaser trailer for "Terrance & Phillip: Asses of Fire 2" during the commercials.
646** Also, in the episode "Handicar," almost every adult in South Park were excited to hear that ''Wacky Races'' is going to air again and flood the stores buying milk and cereal. Why are they so eager to watch to show? Why, to see [[DickDastardlyStopsToCheat Dick Dastardly Stop to Cheat]] of course.
647* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}:'' In "Fear of a Bot Planet", Fry and Leela duck into a cinema to escape a horde of robots, the movie being about a human rampaging around eating robots. At the end of the movie, Fry and two other robots declare there wasn't enough human-killing-robot action.
648* ''VideoGame/InazumaEleven'': In the beginning, before Raimon entered the Football Frontier, several schools like Teikoku and Occult challenged their team to a match only because they were interested in Gouenji's strength rather than the whole team, which was considered weak. Discussed when Occult's coach angers Someoka with this very statement.
649* As Penny discovers at the Comic-Con in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' episode "The Feral Kick Catalyst", quite a few people who watch ''Serial Ape-ist'' claim the shower scene Penny acted in as their favorite.
650-->'''Penny''': Been hearing that a lot today.
651* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In the episode “Happy Birthday, Doofus Drake,” the only reason why ''anyone'' is attending Doofus Drake’s birthday party is because they get a bag of gold if they stay for the whole time. However, Doofus actually knows this, and if he finds out that the guest just wants the gold, then he kicks them out and they leave without getting anything.
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