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* Frankie and her group from SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTommorow

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* A number of examples on BabylonFive, notably Captain Maynard and the EAS [[CoolStarShip Cortez]] notably featured, a huge exploration ship which served the more traditional StarTrek role of exploration. It's indicated that they spend so much time out exploring, that most [=EarthForce=] personnel will be fortunate to see one in person ''once''.

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* A number of examples on BabylonFive, ''[[BabylonFive Babylon 5]]'', notably Captain Maynard and the EAS [[CoolStarShip Cortez]] notably featured, a huge exploration ship which served the more traditional StarTrek role of exploration. It's indicated that they spend so much time out exploring, that most [=EarthForce=] personnel will be fortunate to see one in person ''once''.''once''.
** And to hammer the point home, much of Maynard's time spent visiting Babylon 5 had him and Sheridan trading stories about what they'd done over the years since they last met.
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On the cast page of the webcomic [[{{http://www.precociouscomic.com/}} Precocious]], Kaitlyn is described as "the central character in another strip". She literally became the HeroOfAnotherStory later, with the introduction of the Precocious spinoff strip, [[{{http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/copperroad/index.html}} Copper Road]].

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On the cast page of the webcomic [[{{http://www.[[http://www.precociouscomic.com/}} com/ Precocious]], Kaitlyn is described as "the central character in another strip". She literally became the HeroOfAnotherStory later, with the introduction of the Precocious spinoff strip, [[{{http://www.[[http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/copperroad/index.html}} html Copper Road]].
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On the cast page of the webcomic [[{{http://www.precociouscomic.com/}} Precocious]], Kaitlyn is described as "the central character in another strip". She literally became the HeroOfAnotherStory later, with the introduction of the Precocious spinoff strip, [[{{http://www.precociouscomic.com/archive/copperroad/index.html}} Copper Road]].
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* In the [[{{Hyperion}} Hyperion Cantos]], Rachel Weintraub, who we see travel to the far future at the end of Fall of Hyperion, and then learn that she later returns to a (slightly less distant) the future. [[{{ItMakesSenseInContext}} Just read the books.]]
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* In the final stage of the ''{{Nibelungenlied}}'', the last survivors of the besieged Burgundians are at last taken out by the retinue of the Gothic king Dietrich of Berne (not Berne in Switzerland, but Verona in Italy). Dietrich of Berne, the mythical version of king Theoderic the Great, and his followers Hildebrand et al. literally was the heroes of a whole different cycle of legends and stories, so the decision to bring him in not only was an early example of a "cross-over", but also served to enhance the standing of Gunther and Hagen.
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* In the ''HayateTheCombatButler'' manga, it seems like Hayate's older brother is shaping up to this. We haven't actually seen him yet, but we've met a few people he helped, years ago.
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**There are also at least 3 other teams that we rarely see in the show, and they're all implied to be out fighting their own battles offscreen.
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* Frankie and her group from SkyCaptainAndTheWorldOfTommorow
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Compare TheAragorn, naturally this will result when someone encounters the main character(s) of another series via CrossOver or a {{Poorly Disguised Pilot}}. See also LittleHeroBigWar, for settings that often have a bunch of heroes of other stories.

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Compare TheAragorn, naturally this will result when someone encounters the main character(s) of another series via CrossOver or a {{Poorly Disguised Pilot}}. See also LittleHeroBigWar, for settings that often have a bunch of heroes of other stories. Depending on how well written the character is they could become a EnsembleDarkHorse.
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* A number of examples on BabylonFive, notably Captain Maynard and the EAS [[CoolStarShip Cortez]] notably featured, a huge exploration ship which served the more traditional StarTrek role of exploration. It's indicated that they spend so much time out exploring, that most EarthForce personnel will be fortunate to see one in person ''once''.

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* A number of examples on BabylonFive, notably Captain Maynard and the EAS [[CoolStarShip Cortez]] notably featured, a huge exploration ship which served the more traditional StarTrek role of exploration. It's indicated that they spend so much time out exploring, that most EarthForce [=EarthForce=] personnel will be fortunate to see one in person ''once''.
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* In [[{{Lensman}} Second Stage Lensman]], [[StarfishAlien Nadreck of Palain VII]]. He goes on a solo mission to destroy an enemy base that no one has been able to touch. He does so by inciting the locals into a civil war. However, despite great urging, he absolutely refuses to tell anyone how he did it, because in his eyes the mission was an [[MyGreatestFailure unmitigated disaster]]. His shame comes from the fact that [[BlueAndOrangeMorality he comes from a race of cowards]], and he was forced at one point to kill three people to complete his mission.
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**An argument could be made for any of the Supernovas as well.
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* DigimonTamers had Ryo, a character with a fairly small role in the grand scheme of the Tamers story, but who was literally the hero of another story (a set of video games that were [[NoImportForYou never released in the west]])

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* DigimonTamers had Ryo, a character with a fairly small role in the grand scheme of the Tamers story, but who was literally the hero of another story (a set of video games that were [[NoImportForYou [[NoExportForYou never released in the west]])
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* DigimonTamers had Ryo, a character with a fairly small role in the grand scheme of the Tamers story, but who was literally the hero of another story (a set of video games that were [[NoImportForYou never released in the west]])
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Compare TheAragorn, naturally this will result when someone encounters the main character(s) of another series via {{CrossOver}} or a {{Poorly Disguised Pilot}}. See also LittleHeroBigWar, for settings that often have a bunch of heroes of other stories.

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Compare TheAragorn, naturally this will result when someone encounters the main character(s) of another series via {{CrossOver}} CrossOver or a {{Poorly Disguised Pilot}}. See also LittleHeroBigWar, for settings that often have a bunch of heroes of other stories.
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* Special agent Lundy from Dexter has had a long and very successful career catching serial killers. That would make a great tv show.

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* Special agent Lundy from Dexter {{Dexter}} has had a long and very successful career catching serial killers. That would make a great tv show.
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** One word: Voldemort.
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* Nick Fury plays this role in Iron Man 2.

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* Nick Fury plays this role in Iron Man 2.''Film.IronMan 2''.



* The DCAU was fond of this, especially when it entered the JusticeLeagueUnlimited era.

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* The DCAU TheDCAU was fond of this, especially when it entered the JusticeLeagueUnlimited era.
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** Pete Becker, the billionaire thirtysomething software tycoon and Monica's short-term love interest also had a lot going on off-screen, given the small snippets of his real life that we see.

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* In GANTZ, after following for quite a long time the adventures of a team of fighters from Tokyo, we learn that [[spoiler: there's another team in Osaka. And then one in Rome. And in Germany, the USA, etc... Basically, there are GANTZ teams everywhere on the globe, often stronger and more experienced than the Tokyo team.]]

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* In GANTZ, ''{{GANTZ}}'', after following for quite a long time the adventures of a team of fighters from Tokyo, we learn that [[spoiler: there's another team in Osaka. And then one in Rome. And in Germany, the USA, etc... Basically, there are GANTZ teams everywhere on the globe, often stronger and more experienced than the Tokyo team.]]



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* Special agent Lundy from Dexter has had a long and very successful career catching serial killers. That would make a great tv show.
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* The cast of ''{{Friends}}'' includes a great number of minor characters and guest stars who serve as love interests for the main characters, but only a handful last more than an episode or two. Of all the secondary characters, only Mike (Paul Rudd) convincingly suggests a character whose life does not revolve around the main characters. Although one of the stars, Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) also repeatedly implies that she has a very strange life going on off-screen.
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* At the start of ''TheIncredibles'' we see Frozone fighting a villain in a helicopter as main character Mr Incredible carries out his own string of heroic deeds

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* Not so much in the comics, but in the ScottPilgrim movie, Stephen Stills appears to be starring in his own movie, where Scott is just some weird guy who flakes out on the band and messes up their shows. Director Edgar Wright has stated that he instructed Stills' actor to pretend that the movie he's in is called Stephen Stills Is Almost Famous.
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* [[DragonAgeOrigins The Warden]] and [[DragonAge2 Hawke]] are this in each others games.
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* Both, Felix and Isaac's group in both ''GoldenSun'' games. In the first game, Felix is on a quest with the antagonists to unleash Alchemy on the world and you hear a few people mention about him and his group as you travel. In the sequel, you take over Felix's role while occasionally hearing tales about Isaac's group as you travel. [[spoiler: Isaac and Felix's parties finally meet at one point and they team up to finish Felix's quest.]]

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* Luigi in the second ''PaperMario'' game.

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* Luigi in the second ''PaperMario'' game. He's been going on his own adventures and getting his own party members on his own time (even getting a book series adapted). While he and the books claim to be going on a truly epic adventure, his (usually beleaguered) party members state that Luigi's exploits are just one EpicFail to another EpicFail and it's usually up to them to pull him out.



* PaperMario: The Thousand Year Door has Luigi going on his own adventures and getting his own party members on his own time (even getting a book series adapted). While he and the books claim to be going on a truly epic adventurers, his (usually beleaguered) party members state that Luigi's exploits are just one EpicFail to another EpicFail.
* Near the end of {{Persona 3}} Portable, you can talk to a man at Club Escapade in the endgame, who talks about his problems but states that they've got nothing to do with you. The man is an EarlyBirdCameo from a game called ''Catherine'', where he (Vincent) is a main character.

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* PaperMario: The Thousand Year Door has Luigi going on his own adventures and getting his own party members on his own time (even getting a book series adapted). While he and the books claim to be going on a truly epic adventurers, his (usually beleaguered) party members state that Luigi's exploits are just one EpicFail to another EpicFail.
* Near the end of {{Persona 3}} Portable, you can talk to a man at Club Escapade in the endgame, who talks about his problems but states that they've got nothing to do with you. The man (named Vincent) is an EarlyBirdCameo from a game called ''Catherine'', where he (Vincent) is a main character.
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*PaperMario: The Thousand Year Door has Luigi going on his own adventures and getting his own party members on his own time (even getting a book series adapted). While he and the books claim to be going on a truly epic adventurers, his (usually beleaguered) party members state that Luigi's exploits are just one EpicFail to another EpicFail.
*Near the end of {{Persona 3}} Portable, you can talk to a man at Club Escapade in the endgame, who talks about his problems but states that they've got nothing to do with you. The man is an EarlyBirdCameo from a game called ''Catherine'', where he (Vincent) is a main character.
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* In DragonRidersofPern, Menolly and Piemur are literally this; as well as appearing here and there in the books, they have their own trilogy that runs concurrently with the first three books. This in turn causes major characters from the first few books who appear in the Harper Hall books to themselves be heroes of another story.

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