Commander: Why would I do that?
Commander: What gave you that crazy idea?
Commander: So what?
Commander: Bah! Sheer coincidence!
Mook: YOU'RE LIVING IN DENIAL! YOU'RE GONNA WIPE US ALL OUT!
Mook: Well, nice knowing you captain.
Sometimes a story will have loads and loads of generic characters; they could be soldiers, warriors, monsters, anything. They either exist as
enemies for the hero to blow through on his way to the
Big Bad or as his friends (but never actually of the
True Companions) to
die to show how serious matters have become. Either way, the deal is they're expendable.
These are them:
Varieties:
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