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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'', due to having [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a huge cast]], did this a few times. Beric Dondarrion, for example, was introduced in a single scene in the first season where he had no lines. He didn't appear again until season 3, played by [[TheOtherDarrin a different actor]].

* ''Series/GameOfThrones'', due to having LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, did this a few times. Beric Dondarrion, for example, was introduced in a single scene in the first season where he had no lines. He didn't appear again until season 3, played by [[TheOtherDarrin a different actor]].

* ''{{Transformers}}'' suffered from the same thing, some characters only appeared for one episode!

* In ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'', Mikoto is seen in the first few episodes via postcards to her childhood friend Natsuru. She's seen again at the end of episode 5, but Mikoto doesn't see Natsuru till episode 6. She remains part of the cast after she returns home.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Kampfer}}'', Mikoto is seen in the first few episodes via postcards to her childhood friend Natsuru. She's seen again at the end of episode 5, but Mikoto doesn't see Natsuru till episode 6. She remains part of the cast after she returns home.

* In ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'', thanks to the large amount of characters in the series, a character can end up getting their own spotlight episode and then disappear from the series. Many characters from the early years of the show has had this happen to them, and the movie- and theatrical short-introduced characters end up having the same fate, the newer ones never being transferred into the show.
* In episode 4 of ''LightNovel/UnlimitedFafnir'', Honoka is introduced as a NewTransferStudent in episode 4 alongside Tear. But she is quickly forgotten as the latter takes prominence in that episode. She does however interact with Yuu in the next episode after he sees her in the nurse's office.
* In the anime of ''Manga/NewGame'', programmer Umiko Ahagon and director Shikuzu Hazuki are introduced in the first episode, [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance way ahead of their manga debuts]]. They then proceed to disappear and do nothing till the anime reaches their respective introductions. This is partly because the two work in different departments- Umiko is a programmer while Shizuku is a director- and since most of the main characters are in the character design team, Umiko and Shizuku don't interact with them on a daily basis.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has Bianca's Party in book 3. Everyone and everything introduced the party has a role in the series, according to Word of God. Of all the attendees, Ferrovax went the longest without returning, finally appearing again in books 16 (''Peace Talks'') and 17 (''Battle Ground'').

* Happened quite a bit in ''Series/CodeNameEternity'' due to the episodes being aired out of order. The two main characters meet a sidekick early in the season, followed by a replacement sidekick in what should have been about halfway through the season; but instead, the sidekicks seem to appear and disappear at random.

* ''{{Transformers}}'' suffered from the same thing, some characters only appeared for one episode!
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has several examples, considering it has tons of characters. Most prominently:
** Princess Luna makes her first non-Nightmare Moon appearance at [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony the end of the pilot two-parter]], where she is reunited with her older sister Princess Celestia, and has a party in Ponyville in her honor. She is then never mentioned again, even in passing, until [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed her titular Season 2 episode]], after which she's still seen even more sparingly than Celestia. Being nocturnal probably has something to do with it.
** The zebra Zecora has [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip an entire episode dedicated to introducing her]], then she reappears for one quick scene [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury the next episode]]... and then doesn't reappear until the same episode Princess Luna returns in.

* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'': Thomas was shunned to the green room having only appeared with a speaking role in the three episodes that introduce him at the start of season four. He made his re-appearance late on in season four though, ''twenty-four'' episodes later.
* Goo was introduced halfway into the third season of ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'', but doesn't appear again until the fourth season, but then is almost a main cast member.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'', being filled with tons of new characters every series, will often shift focus onto the new characters for a long while, ignoring the previously-created ones, and then the cycle continues when a new series is added.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'' has Bianca's Party in book 3. Everyone and everything introduced the party has a role in the series, according to Word of God. Only Ferrovax has not yet made another appearance.

[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with shows ''shot'' [[ChromaKey in a green room]].

** Princess Luna makes her first non-Nightmare Moon appearance at [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony the end of the pilot two-parter]], is reunited with her sister, Princess Celestia, has a party in Ponyville in her honor... and is never mentioned again until Season 2. But then, when she came back, [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E4LunaEclipsed she came back with a bang]].
** The zebra Zecora has [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E9BridleGossip an entire episode dedicated to introducing her]], then she reappears for one quick scene [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E10SwarmOfTheCentury the next episode]]... and then doesn't reappear until the same episode Princess Luna returns in. Season 2 as a whole has given her considerably more screen time, at least.

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[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with shows ''shot'' [[ChromaKey in a green room]], and ''[[NamesTheSame absolutely not]]'' to be confused with the film ''Film/GreenRoom''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' has several examples, considering it has {{loads and loads of characters}}. Most prominently:

Poorly used, this will introduce a character who is used for a single arc and then forgotten for long periods of time. The kind of writer prone to this is also liable [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters to keep doing it]].

* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero'' had a habit of doing this, with its [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters ridiculously large number of characters]] and all.

** Also, RobotBuddy Kamelion is introduced in "The King's Demons" and then disappears for almost an entire season, reappearing only [[BackForTheDead in order to be written out.]] This was because the complicated and expensive Kamelion prop actually did break down, and [[RealLifeWritesThePlot the only person who knew how it worked had died]]. [[note]]Or so the official explanation went at the time, anyway; script editor Eric Saward has since admitted in an interview in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' that Mike Powers' death wasn't the sole cause of Kameleon getting sidelined. The robot prop hadn't worked right from the beginning, and the character had been created based on some exaggerated claims of its capabilities. Powers' death provided an easy explanation that didn't lay blame on anyone.[[/note]]

* In the anime of ''Manga/NewGame'', programmer Umiko Ahagon and director Shikuzu Hazuki are introduced in the first episode, way ahead of their manga debuts. Then then proceed to disappear and do nothing till the anime reaches their respective introductions.

* In ''Webcomic/StarImpact'', Remy was introduced in Chapter 1 as a friend of [[FemaleFighterMaleHandler Teddy]]'s, but she hasn't been seen since.

The trope is named after the "Green Room," a backstage area in a theatre where actors who are not required on stage can wait and prepare[[note]]Although there are older green rooms which are actually green in colour, this is not a requisite. The etymology is not certain, and may have nothing to do with the colour[[/note]], the idea being that the ignored characters are just hanging out there. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with shows ''shot'' [[ChromaKey in a green room]], and ''[[NamesTheSame absolutely not]]'' to be confused with the film ''Film/GreenRoom''.

* In ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}'', thanks to the large amount of characters in the series, a character can end up getting their own spotlight episode and then disappear from the series. Many characters from the early years of the show has had this happen to them, and the movie- and theatrical short-introduced characters end up having the same fate, the newer ones never being transferred into the show.

The trope is named after the "Green Room," a backstage area in a theatre where actors who are not required on stage can wait and prepare[[note]]Although there are older green rooms which are actually green in colour, this is not a requisite. The etimology is not certain, and may have nothing to do with the colour[[/note]], the idea being that the ignored characters are just hanging out there. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused]] with shows ''shot'' [[ChromaKey in a green room]], and ''[[NamesTheSame absolutely not]]'' to be confused with the film ''Film/GreenRoom''.