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* In ''Anime/CrayonShinChan'', Buriburizaemon was reduced to cameo appearances after his voice actor died in 2000.

* In ''CrayonShinChan'', Buriburizaemon was reduced to cameo appearances after his voice actor died in 2000.

* Murphy Guyer didn't return for ''NeverwinterNights2: Mask of the Betrayer'', and Ammon Jerro suddenly became an unvoiced NPC.

* Cagalli became unvoiced after ''GundamSEEDDestiny'' in ''SuperRobotWars'' since NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so any games requiring her role will be a NPC only. The only moment she is playable so far is ''SuperRobotWarsK'' (because ''K'' is on the DS and lacks voices). Dearka's voice actor also was missing in action since Destiny as well.

* After Mako's death, Iroh from ''WesternAnimation/{{Avatar The Last Airbender}}'' was relegated to only two silent appearances for the first half of season 3, before Greg Baldwin was introduced as his new voice.

* Bill gets this, and is later McLeaned, in ''Left4Dead2'' since they can't find his VA; Valve hinted that one survivor will [[KilledOffForReal die for real]] in the {{DLC}} chapter "The Passing".

* After Mako's death, Iroh from ''{{Avatar The Last Airbender}}'' was relegated to only two silent appearances for the first half of season 3, before Greg Baldwin was introduced as his new voice.

When the character is plain [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed off]] due the Actor Existence Limbo becoming too much, it becomes a case of McLeaned. When the network does this, it is a RoleEndingMisdemeanor.

* Wesley Snipes is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, which has [[DevelopmentHell officially delayed production on]] ''{{Blade}} 4'' until at least fall 2013.

* Averted with ''GuiltyGear'': when Zato-1's voice actor passed away, the character remained in the series... technically. Zato-1 was losing control of his body to a sentient parasite named Eddie, who continued to use his body and appear under that name after Zato's death.

* Averted with ''GuiltyGear'': when Zato-1's voice actor passed away, the character remained in the series... technically. (Zato-1 is killed, and its corpse possessed by a sentient parasite named "Eddie", under which name the character appears since.)

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In video games however, this can be simply dealt with by making a character unvoiced and an NPC.

When the character is plain [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed off]] due the Actor Existence Limbo becoming too much, it becomes a case of McLeaned. When the executives does this, it is a RoleEndingMisdemeanor.

* Bill gets this and later McLeaned on in Left4Dead2 since they can't find his VA and Valve is hinting one survivor will die for real.

* Due to having numerous {{Celebrity Voice Actor}}s, ''TheBatman'' reduced many villains to cameo roles after their debut episodes. Poison Ivy, however, was featured prominently in a two-parter without any lines at all.

Examples

* Due to having numerous {{Celebrity Voice Actor}}s, ''TheBatman'' reduced many villains to cameo roles after their debut episodes. Poison Ivy, however, was featured prominently in a two-parter without any lines at all.
* After already [[TheOtherDarrin being replaced]] once, Valmont in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' is reduced to a nonspeaking cameo in season five.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': After Phil Hartman's death, his characters ([=Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure=]) were reduced to cameos in group shots.
* In ''CrayonShinChan'', Buriburizaemon was reduced to cameo appearances after his voice actor died in 2000, much like the above example.

* Wesley Snipes is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, which has [[DevelopmentHell officially delayed production on]] ''{{Blade}} 4'' until at least fall 2013.

* Averted with ''GuiltyGear'': when Zato-1's voice actor passed away, the character remained in the series... technically. (Zato-1 is killed, and its corpse possessed by a sentient parasite named "Eddie", under which name the character appears since.)

* ''TheSimpsons'': After Phil Hartman's death, his characters ([=Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure=]) were reduced to cameos in group shots.

* In ''CrayonShinChan'', Buriburizaemon was reduced to cameo appearances after his voice actor died in 2000, much like the above example.

* Cagalli became unvoiced after GundamSEEDDestiny in SuperRobotWars since NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so any games requiring her role will be a NPC only. The only moment she is playable so far is SuperRobotWarsK (because ''K'' is on the DS and has only a very limited number of voices). Dearka's voice actor also was missing in action since Destiny as well.
* Due to having numerous [[CelebrityVoiceActor Celebrity Voice Actors]], ''TheBatman'' reduced many villains to cameo roles after their debut episodes. Poison Ivy, however, was featured prominently in a two-parter without any lines at all.

* TheSimpsons: After Phil Hartman's death, his characters ([=Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure=]) were reduced to cameos in group shots.

Acting and VoiceActing can be a fickle thing, but sometimes what can be simply corrected with TheOtherDarrin will not be possible; we call that the Actor Existence Limbo.

* After already [[TheOtherDarrin being replaced]] once, Valmont in ''JackieChanAdventures'' is reduced to a nonspeaking cameo in season five.

Actor Existence Limbo simplifies this: a Voice Actor worked on a series, but an incident caused the voice actor to be missing in action. Rather than replacing the VA, they make the character role unvoiced. So if the series requires voice acting, that person will go unvoiced or worse, an NPC if it was a game. Note that this does not extend to folks who are deceased or retired as they will simply find a replacement VA rather than kill them off, although not always.

Actor Existence Limbo simplifies this: a Voice Actor worked on a series, but an incident caused the voice actor to leave. Rather than replacing the VA, they make the character role unvoiced. So if the series requires voice acting, that person will go unvoiced or worse, an NPC if it was a game. Note that this does not extend to folks who are deceased or retired as they will simply find a replacement VA rather than kill them off, although not always.

* Cagalli became unvoiced after GundamSEEDDestiny in SuperRobotWars since NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so any games requiring her role will be a NPC only. The only moment she is playable so far is SuperRobotWarsK (because ''K'' is on the DS and has only a very limited number of voices).

* After already [[TheOtherDarrin being replaced]] once, Valmont in ''JackieChanAdventures'' is reduced to a nonspeaking cameo in season five.

* Due to having numerous [[CelebrityVoiceActor Celebrity Voice Actors]], ''TheBatman'' reduced many villains to cameo roles after their debut episodes. Poison Ivy, however, was featured prominently in a two-parter without any lines at all.

* ''TheSimpsons'': most of the characters that Maggie Roswell voiced became voiceless because she left over a pay dispute, but they [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dropped a Bridge on]] Maude Flanders.

* The reason why Brock was written out of {{Pokemon}} and replaced with Tracy during the Orange Islands arc is because the Japanese actor had left the show and didn't want to keep doing it. They later convinced him to come back and stay for good.

Acting and VoiceActing can be a fickle thing, but sometimes. What can be simply corrected with TheOtherDarrin will not be possible, we call that the Actor Existence Limbo.

Actor Existence Limbo simplifies this: Voice Actor worked on a series, but an incident caused the voice actor to leave. Rather then replacing the VA, they make the character role unvoiced. So if the series requires voice acting, that person will go unvoiced or worse, an NPC if it was a game. Note that this does not extend to folks whom are deceased or retired as they will simply find a replacement VA rather than kill them off, although not always.

One of the reasons why a Actor will be placed on limbo rather then replacing them was due to potential of bad publicity. Affairs can be called out by the press, possible grudges can happen between both sides. Simply put, an AEL can be harmful to those whom enjoyed the actor.

When the character is plain [[DroppedABridgeOnHim killed off]] due the Actor Existence Limbo became too much, it becomes a case of McLeaned. When the executives does this, it is a RoleEndingMisdemeanor.

* ''TheSimpsons'': most of the characters that Maggie Roswell became voiceless because she left over a pay dispute, but they [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Dropped a Bridge on]] Maude Flanders.

* Bill gets this and later McLeaned on in Left4Dead2 since they can't find his VA and Valve is hinting one survivor will die for real

Actor Existence Limbo simplifies this: Voice Actor worked on a series, but an incident caused the voice actor to leave. Rather then replacing the VA, they make the character role unvoiced. So if the series requires voice acting, that person will go unvoiced or worse, an NPC if it was a game. Note that this does not extend to folks whom are deceased or retired as they will simply find a replacement VA rather then kill them off, although not always.

* Cagalli became unvoiced after GundamSEEDDestiny in SuperRobotWars since NaomiShindo refused to reprise her role, so any games requiring her role will be a NPC only. The only moment she is playable so far is SuperRobotWarsK.