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* Not just one but TWO (Havelock and Basia) of the POV characters in the fourth book of ''Literature/TheExpanse'' were originally minor characters in previous books (Leviathan Wakes and Caliban's War, respectively).

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* Not just one but TWO (Havelock and Basia) of the POV characters It’s common in the fourth book of ''Literature/TheExpanse'' were originally series for a minor characters character in previous one book to become a major POV character a couple of books (Leviathan Wakes later.
** Dmitri Havelock is briefly Miller’s partner in ''Literature/LeviathanWakes''
and comes back in ''Literature/CibolaBurn'' as a POV character and main view into the antagonist’s side.
** Basia Merton makes a couple of appearances in ''[[Literature/CalibansWar
Caliban's War, respectively).War]]'' as one of Prax’s friends who also has an immunocompromised child and also comes back in ''Literature/CibolaBurn'' as a POV character one of the first settlers on the new planet.
** Michio Pa is the enigmatic first officer pulled into the various conspiracies of ‘''[[Literature/AbaddonsGate Abbadon's Gate]]’’, but isn't fleshed out character in her own right until she becomes the pirate queen and one of the main POV characters in ''[[Literature/BabylonsAshes Babylon's Ashes]]'’ .
** Camina Drummer is introduced as chief of security and trusted associate of Fred Johnson in ''Literature/NemesisGames'', but the reader doesn’t really get to know her until she becomes the head of the Transport Union and major POV in ’'Literature/PersepolisRising’'.
*** This only applies to Drummer in the books - in the [[Series/TheExpanse TV series]] she’s a major character from the start due to being a [[CompositeCharacter composite]] of four different characters, including book - Michio Pa.
** Colonel Aliana Tanaka has a minor role as a MoreSeniorSubordinate to Santiago Singh [[spoiler: the Laconian governor of the conquered Medina Station]] in ’'Literature/PersepolisRising'' . However, by ''Literature/LeviathanFalls'', she’s the main villain POV and acting at cross purposes to the crew of the Rocinante.
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* In ''Literature/TheArtOfArrowCutting'', the main character is Michaelangelo "Mage" Magistrale. The sequel, ''Shadows Bite'', follows Takumo and Kelly Barbet, and Mage is a minor character.
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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider2018'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.

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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] autistic-coded protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider2018'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.
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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.

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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider'' ''Literature/TheOutsider2018'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.
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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist/protagonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.

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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist/protagonist deuteragonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.
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* Creator/StephenKing's Holly Gibney, a talented, [[AmbiguousDisorder autistic-coded]] protegee to ''Literature/MrMercedes'' protagonist Bill Hodges and later a private investigator in her own right, was originally supposed to just appear in a single scene in the aforementioned novel. She became part of a trio of protagonists with Hodges and Jerome Robinson that remained throughout the trilogy, became deuteragonist/protagonist of ''Literature/TheOutsider'' and protagonist of the short story ''Literature/IfItBleeds'' and then had her first full length solo adventure ''Literature/{{Holly}}''.

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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Early in the first book, Katniss is narrating about her training scores, and she mentions a girl from District 7 who won a few years ago by tricking everyone into believing she was weak. Come "Catching Fire," that girl, Johanna Mason, becomes a supporting character. Gale Hawthorne sees very little action until Mockingjay with smaller roles in ''The Hunger Games'' and ''Catching Fire''.

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* ''Literature/TheHungerGames'': Early ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' has a few examples.
** Katniss's inner monologue mentions former District 7 tribute Johanna Mason while contemplating strategies. In the second and third books, Johanna is a major character.
** Delly Cartwright gets a very mild case, getting name dropped
in the first book, book when Peeta needs to come up with something to bail out Katniss is narrating about her training scores, with. In Mockingjay, Delly shows up for a stage of Peeta's treatment.
** In the first book Plutarch wasn't even named, he was just the gamemaker who was shocked
and she mentions a girl from District 7 who won a few years ago by tricking everyone into believing she was weak. Come "Catching Fire," that girl, Johanna Mason, becomes a supporting character. Gale Hawthorne sees very little action until Mockingjay with smaller roles in ''The Hunger Games'' and ''Catching Fire''.lost his balance when Katniss shot at their dinner.

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