History Main / RecurringExtra

* The various helicopter pilots, particularly the French one and his extended family, who encounter main character Shautieh Ley's RushmoreRefacement everywhere they go in ''Manhua/BowlingKing''.

-->'''Rembrandt:''' So.. you enjoy driving a taxi?
-->'''Driver:''' What is to enjoy? It is my destiny.
-->'''Rembrant:''' You don't know the half of it.

** The current record for this is a reporter by the name of Helen who has appeared in 22 different episodes.

* Patches the Hyena from ''VideoGame/DemonsSouls'' is a scoundrel NPC who has a habit of luring the player into a trap, profusely apologizing if you escape, becomes a merchant and a summonable ally at times, [[ChronicBackstabbingDisorder then tricks you again later]]. The Patches as you know reappears in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'', an entirely different continuity, lived through the end of time in ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII'', and then shows up in yet another continuity in ''VideoGame/EldenRing''. And in all those games, he does more of the same.

* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' has company president and TV salesman Tanaka who debuted in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' as the Devil Social Link and a vendor for various goods during his TV show; "Tanaka's Amazing Commodities". Likely due to his popularity as one of the game's easiest Social Links, he reappears in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', still running his TV show and peddling various things, albeit you can't directly talk to him anymore. He takes a backseat in ''VideoGame/Persona5'', having forgone his TV show (replaced with a generic one which functions the same as the previous titles) and instead runs a Silk Road-esque website called "Tanaka's Shady Commodities", which Joker can become a customer of if he buys and fixes the broken laptop.

[[caption-width-right:350:Granter of three Wild Card's desires!]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Tony Hawk|sProSkater}}'': Ollie the magic bum in the games. He appears in some capacity or another in almost every game (mysteriously; as noted, he's homeless, but appears in diverse locations the world over) and never plays an important role, but Ollie was playable in the third game. He hasn't appeared in a game since the ''Underground'' games, which were the triumphant finale of the original soulful series.
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' has company president and TV salesman Tanaka who debuted in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' as the Devil Social Link and a vendor for various goods during his TV show; "Tanaka's Amazing Commodities". Likely due to his popularity as one of the game's easiest Social Links due to not being able to reverse or break at all and can be instantly leveled up just by talking to him, he reappears in ''VideoGame/Persona4'', still running his TV show and peddling various things, albeit you can't directly talk to him anymore. He takes a backseat in ''VideoGame/Persona5'', having forgone his TV show (replaced with a generic one which functions the same as the previous titles) and instead runs a Silk Road-esque website called "Tanaka's Shady Commodities", which Joker can become a customer of if he buys and fixes the broken laptop.

** One of Iva's [[WholesomeCrossdresser okama]] squad, whose bunny ears and flowing mustache earned him the FanNickname of "Bunnystache."

* In the first two seasons of ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', Creator/AmandaTepe portrayed various oneshot characters, earning her the FanNickname "The Monotone Lady".

** The "[[FanNickname Yuppie Couple]]" (whose real names are Margot Yale and Breandan Quarters) have moved out of the background and have become involved in the greater story, making them no longer an example of the trope named for them. In the four-part episode "City of Stone" a pair of statues that looked like them were smashed by Demona, prompting fan outcry about killing them. WordOfGod says that the statues were two other identical people who were not this couple, and the couple has gained larger roles in the comics -- the woman being the DA representative on the Gargoyles Task Force, and the man bringing a doctor to help save the life of the mortally wounded Goliath. The couple in question even appeared, albeit with swapped names (Brenda and Marco), in another Disney action series, ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'', but only as a one time, not recurring (Creator/GregWeisman worked on both shows).

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has many characters who are seen in every crowd. Many of them have received a FanNickname like the "Free Pizza Guy".

* In the early going of ''Series/{{Sliders}}'', whenever the group arrived on a new parallel world and ended up taking a taxi anywhere, the same bearded Russian guy was always the driver.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' has many characters who are seen in every crowd. Many of them have received a FandomNickname like the "Free Pizza Guy".

* Reflector in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersGeneration1'' tended to just be an "extra" Decepticon, since clones of him were often used to pad out the Decepticon ranks. He never affected the plot and after the first few episodes, didn't get to speak despite a number of generic appearances. He had a minor role in the first part of ''More than Meets the Eye'', but that was about it.

* ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' has a few, including Snoop Dogg Intern / Resident / Attending (that's right, baby) Dr. Beardface ([[ItIsPronouncedTroPay pronounced Beard-fa-say, dammit!]]), Colonel Doctor, and Dr. Mickhead.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' had a trio of senior citizens who kept popping up all over the ''solar system'', and even appeared in TheMovie. The old men do have names, and ThemeNaming pops up yet again -- their names are [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carlos_Jobim Antonio, Carlos and Jobim]].

* In the first two seasons of ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'', Amanda Tepe portrayed various oneshot characters, earning her the FanNickname "The Monotone Lady".

* ''Film/UltramanZearth'' has an elderly civilian woman who repeatedly catches the antics of MYDO (such as seeing their Jets materializing from ''a billboard'', and attempts to convince everyone else what she saw, to no avail. She even shows up in the sequel, this time with a camera at ready.

* The late actor [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669653/ Ed Peck]] played five different characters in all five seasons of ''Series/ThatGirl'' and three different characters in three different seasons of ''Series/{{The Odd Couple|1970}}''.

* The late actor [[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0669653/ Ed Peck]] played five different characters in all five seasons of ''Series/ThatGirl'' and three different characters in three different seasons of ''Theatre/TheOddCouple''.

* In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'', the Onion Kid character suffers repeatedly as a side effect of Black Mage's actions, even as they travel to different cities and continents. His family and two foster families are killed by Black Mage, he is put on trial for one of those murders, and he is kicked out of an orphanage for being bad luck when a delivery is destroyed. Eventually this was subverted by the revelation that the Onion Kid is actually [[spoiler:[[JerkassGods Sarda]]'s past self]].
** Another example are the Real Light Warriors, which MissedTheCall that hired Black Mage & Co., and now always one step behind the Light Warriors (or being screwed by them).
* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' has a pair of Flumphs, floating, white, tentacled creatures, who wander around and get landed on by (and save the lives of) falling main characters in almost every appearance.
** Lampshaded with a towering side of spoilers [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0444.html here.]]

* ''[[Webcomic/RealLifeComics Real Life]]'' has Alan Extra whenever a background character is called for.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' has the Shy Girl who, despite only appearing in the background a few times, garnered quite a few fans. Eventually Dan merged her with a supporting character.

* ''WebComic/RPGWorld'' had a RunningGag of a guy [[WelcomeToCorneria who'd just sigh and say "Times are tough" everytime someone interacted with him]] showing up in every bar Hero and his friends visited.

* There's [[http://www.zebragirl.net/?date=2003-09-19 a kid]] in ''Webcomic/ZebraGirl'' who used to appear in front of Sandra's house.

* In ''[[Franchise/{{Tintin}} The Adventures Of Tintin]]'', [[CreatorCameo Tintin's creator Hergé]] appears at least once in every story.

* ''LightNovel/SoICantPlayH'': Meshiyori is a silver-haired girl, who's notable for having {{heterochromia}} and an unusually high [[PowerLevels spirit level]][[note]]of almost [[spoiler: 1 million]][[/note]]. Despite this, she's a minor character who only appears in episode 3, briefly again near the end of 4, and isn't seen again 'til the OVA special.

** The pretty idol named B.B. appears in the background commercial posters, in her gravures, in her signage stand situation in the first and second games. She appears in the train machinist situation in the "Considerate Mode" and the concert situation in the "Considerate Together Mode" from the third game.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' has the Talking Dog, who is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a dog with the inexplicable ability to talk]]. He appears in a handful of episodes, but almost always in minor scenes where he provides some amusing commentary or [[ButtMonkey gets abused in some way]]. He even appears in [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie the movie]], where he gets [[OverlyLongGag (repeatedly)]] rescued by Buttercup. The sole episode to put [[ADayInTheLimelight any sort of major focus on him]] is the Season 5 segment [[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS5EP3MonstraCityShutThePupUp "Shut The Pup Up"]].

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' has the Talking Dog, who is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a dog with the inexplicable ability to talk]]. He appears in a handful of episodes, but almost always in minor scenes where he provides some amusing commentary or [[ButtMonkey gets abused in some way]]. He even appears in [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirlsMovie the movie]], where he gets [[OverlyLongGag (repeatedly)]] rescued by Buttercup. The sole episode to put [[ADayInTheLimelight any sort of major focus on him]] is the Season 5 segment [[Recap/ThePowerpuffGirlsS5EP3 MonstraCityShutThePupUp "Shut The Pup Up"]].