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CyokieRevott
Since: Jun, 2017
4th Sep, 2020 09:47:17 PM
So, just to make sure I'm understanding you correctly: She was introduced at the same point in both the fanfic and canon (hence why this isn't Adaptational Early Appearance), but she became a relevant character earlier in the fanfic than canon?
Edited by CyokieRevott
Primordial_Vortex
Since: Oct, 2019
4th Sep, 2020 10:11:14 PM
Yeah, pretty much it.
FurAndStone
Since: Jan, 2015
crazysamaritan
MOD
Since: Apr, 2010
5th Sep, 2020 06:26:41 AM
Adaptation Deviation, or one of the subtropes.
Link to TRS threads in project mode here.
Where a character in an adaptation is brought into relevance earlier than they were in the original?
A specific example: Nico Robin joining the Straw Hats at Whiskey Peak rather than after Alabasta. (Fanfic obviously) It's not an Early Bird Cameo and I don't think its an Adaptation Early Appearance either, since that IS the point where she met them in canon. I wouldn't call it Ascended Extra either because she's a prominent crew member in the source material as well. She is just joining the crew sooner than she did in the original story.