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* On rare occasions, an orc captain in ''[[VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfMordor Shadow of Mordor]]'' or ''[[VideoGame/MiddleEarthShadowOfWar Shadow of War]]'' will show up already scarred and swear vengeance upon Talion, implying that he was one of the many rank-and-file grunts who was thought to be slaughtered by the undead ranger. Of course, [[SubvertedTrope he might just turn out to still be cannon fodder]] if he doesn't put up enough of a fight.
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* In ''Literature/TheCosmere'' we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
* Rashim Anwar joining the team in ''Literature/GatesOfRome'' was completely unexpected. He seemed to just be another OneShotCharacter until he was dragged off by the team back to the archway (and into subsequent books).
* ''Literature/PlanetOfAdventure'': ''City of the Chasch'' introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' likes these. Wedge Antilles is not a minor pirate but a major Rebel, though any reader who recognized his name would guess that. Domisari seems like an affable bystander and is Vader's assassin.
* Rashim Anwar joining the team in ''Literature/GatesOfRome'' was completely unexpected. He seemed to just be another OneShotCharacter until he was dragged off by the team back to the archway (and into subsequent books).
* ''Literature/PlanetOfAdventure'': ''City of the Chasch'' introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' likes these. Wedge Antilles is not a minor pirate but a major Rebel, though any reader who recognized his name would guess that. Domisari seems like an affable bystander and is Vader's assassin.
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* ''Literature/GalaxyOfFear'' likes these. Wedge Antilles is not a minor pirate but a major Rebel, though any reader who recognized his name would guess that. Domisari seems like an affable bystander and is Vader's assassin.
* ''[[Literature/PlanetOfAdventure City of the Chasch]]'' by Jack Vance introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
* Rashim Anwar joining the team in ''Literature/GatesOfRome'' was completely unexpected. He seemed to just be another OneShotCharacter until he was dragged off by the team back to the archway (and into subsequent books).
* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
* ''[[Literature/PlanetOfAdventure City of the Chasch]]'' by Jack Vance introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
* Rashim Anwar joining the team in ''Literature/GatesOfRome'' was completely unexpected. He seemed to just be another OneShotCharacter until he was dragged off by the team back to the archway (and into subsequent books).
* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': When Bronn is first introduced, he looks like just another sellsword. The camera doesn't linger on him very much, and he doesn't even have any features or costumes to distinguish him from a commoner other than a dry wit. Then he offers to be Tyrion's champion at the Eyrie, and proves to be more than just a mook.
* John Sheppard in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' pilot. When the famous O'Neill is flying in a helicopter to meet Weir and company, you pay little attention to his pilot, even when he's given a name. Then he wanders into the Antarctic outpost and activates the control chair by accident, and presto! He's TheHero, ready-made. However, Sheppard has already distinguished himself by managing a HighSpeedMissileDodge in an ordinary helicopter, which is why O'Neill gave him top clearance in the first place.
* John Sheppard in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' pilot. When the famous O'Neill is flying in a helicopter to meet Weir and company, you pay little attention to his pilot, even when he's given a name. Then he wanders into the Antarctic outpost and activates the control chair by accident, and presto! He's TheHero, ready-made. However, Sheppard has already distinguished himself by managing a HighSpeedMissileDodge in an ordinary helicopter, which is why O'Neill gave him top clearance in the first place.
* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned "Voyage of the Damned"]]: Midshipman Alonso Frame is shot in the first act to reveal the captain of the ''Titanic''[='s=] treachery. It turns out that he's still alive, and he's one of only a few characters to survive to the end of the episode.
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath Deep Breath]]": Companion Clara is seemingly abandoned in the bowels of a spaceship by a manic and unreliable Doctor undergoing regeneration trauma. She is repeatedly menaced by one particular clockwork android wearing a skinned face resembling the previous actor to play the part of the Doctor, until the suspension has been milked dry, at which point the "android" rips its face off to reveal the new Doctor, with his wits about him for once.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': When Bronn is first introduced, he looks like just another sellsword. The camera doesn't linger on him very much, and he doesn't even have any features or costumes to distinguish him from a commoner other than a dry wit. Then he offers to be Tyrion's champion at the Eyrie, and proves to be more than just a mook.
* Megan from ''Series/MadMen''. For over half the season, she's just a secretary/receptionist at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, albeit one who was more stylish than the others. By the end of the season, she's Don Draper's fiancée.
* "Jim from IT" in BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', who appears as Molly's boyfriend, and whom Sherlock quickly dismisses as gay after Jim gives him his number. Turns out he's actually Moriarty himself.
* John Sheppard in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' pilot. When the famous O'Neill is flying in a helicopter to meet Weir and company, you pay little attention to his pilot, even when he's given a name. Then he wanders into the Antarctic outpost and activates the control chair by accident, and presto! He's TheHero, ready-made. However, Sheppard has already distinguished himself by managing a HighSpeedMissileDodge in an ordinary helicopter, which is why O'Neill gave him top clearance in the first place.
** [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CSVoyageOfTheDamned "Voyage of the Damned"]]: Midshipman Alonso Frame is shot in the first act to reveal the captain of the ''Titanic''[='s=] treachery. It turns out that he's still alive, and he's one of only a few characters to survive to the end of the episode.
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath Deep Breath]]": Companion Clara is seemingly abandoned in the bowels of a spaceship by a manic and unreliable Doctor undergoing regeneration trauma. She is repeatedly menaced by one particular clockwork android wearing a skinned face resembling the previous actor to play the part of the Doctor, until the suspension has been milked dry, at which point the "android" rips its face off to reveal the new Doctor, with his wits about him for once.
* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': When Bronn is first introduced, he looks like just another sellsword. The camera doesn't linger on him very much, and he doesn't even have any features or costumes to distinguish him from a commoner other than a dry wit. Then he offers to be Tyrion's champion at the Eyrie, and proves to be more than just a mook.
* Megan from ''Series/MadMen''. For over half the season, she's just a secretary/receptionist at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, albeit one who was more stylish than the others. By the end of the season, she's Don Draper's fiancée.
* "Jim from IT" in BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', who appears as Molly's boyfriend, and whom Sherlock quickly dismisses as gay after Jim gives him his number. Turns out he's actually Moriarty himself.
* John Sheppard in the ''Series/StargateAtlantis'' pilot. When the famous O'Neill is flying in a helicopter to meet Weir and company, you pay little attention to his pilot, even when he's given a name. Then he wanders into the Antarctic outpost and activates the control chair by accident, and presto! He's TheHero, ready-made. However, Sheppard has already distinguished himself by managing a HighSpeedMissileDodge in an ordinary helicopter, which is why O'Neill gave him top clearance in the first place.
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* Megan from ''Series/MadMen''. For over half the season, she's just a secretary/receptionist at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, albeit one who was more stylish than the others. By the end of the season, she's Don Draper's fiancee.
* "Jim from IT" in BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', who appears as Molly's boyfriend, and whom Sherlock quickly dismisses as gay after Jim gives him his number. Turns out he's actually Moriarty himself.
* "Jim from IT" in BBC's ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'', who appears as Molly's boyfriend, and whom Sherlock quickly dismisses as gay after Jim gives him his number. Turns out he's actually Moriarty himself.
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* ''Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath Deep Breath]]", companion Clara is seemingly abandoned in the bowels of a spaceship by a manic and unreliable Doctor undergoing regeneration trauma. She is repeatedly menaced by one particular clockwork android wearing a skinned face resembling the previous actor to play the part of the Doctor, until the suspension has been milked dry, at which point the "android" rips its face off to reveal the new Doctor, with his wits about him for once.
* In ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', an inept and cowardly guard from the Veracian Church, named Sandel, suddenly turns out to ''actually'' be an undercover spy for the Ensigerum Time-Ninja-Monks! Still only a MauveShirt, but that's a hell of a lot better than being an NPC Guard.
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* In ''Webcomic/ErrantStory'', an inept and cowardly guard from the Veracian Church, named Sandel, suddenly turns out to ''actually'' be an undercover spy for the Ensigerum Time-Ninja-Monks! Still only a MauveShirt, but that's a hell of a lot better than being an NPC Guard.
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* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/TheBandsofMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
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* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/TheBandsofMourning''.''Literature/TheBandsOfMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
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* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/The Bands of Mourning''.''Literature/TheBandsofMourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
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* In Literature/TheCosmere, we have Hoid, a man who appears at least once in every series, and so far only plays a major role in one, who is introduced as, among others, a beggar, a storyteller, and an informant. His appearance in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'' shows that he is far more important than we are initially lead to assume.assume, and since then, he starts playing more important roles, like in ''Literature/The Bands of Mourning''. Hoid is even going to be the main character of a future Cosmere series, which will act as a prequel.
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* ''ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet'': Nebula, who is a half-zombie for most of the story, grabs the Gauntlet for herself, shifting Thanos from being the BigBad to herself.
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* ''City of the Chasch'' by Jack Vance introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
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* ''City ''[[Literature/PlanetOfAdventure City of the Chasch'' Chasch]]'' by Jack Vance introduces the command staff of a starship. They send a pair of scouts to explore the mysterious planet below. The reader is likely to assume the scouts are doomed (and one of them is), but one becomes the main character of the novel and its three sequels. The starship explodes in the first chapter.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' begins with a bank robbery in which disposable thugs kill each other one after another. Finally just two are left, and one realizes the other guy probably has orders to kill him, so he tries to strike first. Unfortunately for him, this other mook is SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, and he was already expecting it and planning to kill the NEXT guy who was coming to kill this guy for him.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' begins with a bank robbery in which disposable thugs kill each other one after another. Finally just two are left, and one realizes the other guy probably has orders to kill him, so he tries to strike first. Unfortunately for him, this other mook is SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, ComicBook/TheJoker, and he was already expecting it and planning to kill the NEXT guy who was coming to kill this guy for him.
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* ''Film/{{Alien}}'': Albeit it's [[ItWasHisSled practically common knowledge by now]], Ellen Ripley being the sole survivor and protagonist of the movie must have been a surprise back then considering that she wasn't obviously set up as the main character of the movie (Tom Skerritt would have been a more obvious contender) from the start and that it was Sigourney Weaver's first major role.
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* One of they playable characters in ''Return of Heracles'' is named Palaemon. Familiarity with Greek myth, however, will tell you long before the game does that the seemingly weak man initially trapped with two serpents is actually the titular Heracles as an infant, and he receives his more familiar alias as you progress.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': When Bronn is first introduced, he looks like just another sellsword. The camera doesn't linger on him very much, and he doesn't even have any features or costumes to distinguish him from a commoner other than a dry wit. Then he offers to be Tyrion's champion at the Eyrie, and proves to be more than just a mook.
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* ''[[Series/DoctorWho'': In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS34E1DeepBreath Deep Breath]]", companion Clara is seemingly abandoned in the bowels of a spaceship by a manic and unreliable Doctor undergoing regeneration trauma. She is repeatedly menaced by one particular clockwork android wearing a skinned face resembling the previous actor to play the part of the Doctor, until the suspension has been milked dry, at which point the "android" rips its face off to reveal the new Doctor, with his wits about him for once.
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* In OnePiece, [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] is first introduced during a scene in which a new recruit of fellow Yonko Shanks boards his ship to discuss a meeting between the two. The first crew member to speak to the recruit ([[SmallNameBigEgo who had been bragging about his fame]]) is a lazy-looking blonde man who mentions that he's never heard of the recruit before. This crew member only has the one line, and is even drawn in a generic, sloppy way in the anime adaptation (complete with incorrect color palette). Several hundred chapters later, and the crew member is revealed to be Marco "[[RedBaron The Phoenix]]", Whitebeard's first mate, and a pirate strong enough to fight two admirals to a standstill!
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* In OnePiece, ''Manga/OnePiece'', [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] is first introduced during a scene in which a new recruit of fellow Yonko Shanks boards his ship to discuss a meeting between the two. The first crew member to speak to the recruit ([[SmallNameBigEgo who had been bragging about his fame]]) is a lazy-looking blonde man who mentions that he's never heard of the recruit before. This crew member only has the one line, and is even drawn in a generic, sloppy way in the anime adaptation (complete with incorrect color palette). Several hundred chapters later, and the crew member is revealed to be Marco "[[RedBaron The Phoenix]]", Whitebeard's first mate, and a pirate strong enough to fight two admirals to a standstill!
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* ''Film/{{Alien}}: Albeit it's [[ItWasHisSled practically common knowledge by now]], Ellen Ripley being the sole survivor and protagonist of the movie must have been a surprise back then considering that she wasn't obviously set up as the main character of the movie (Tom Skerritt would have been a more obvious contender) from the start and that it was Sigourney Weaver's first major role.
* ''Film/{{Alien}}: Albeit it's [[ItWasHisSled practically common knowledge by now]], Ellen Ripley being the sole survivor and protagonist of the movie must have been a surprise back then considering that she wasn't obviously set up as the main character of the movie (Tom Skerritt would have been a more obvious contender) from the start and that it was Sigourney Weaver's first major role.
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* ''Film/{{Alien'': ''Film/{{Alien}}: Albeit it's [[ItWasHisSled practically common knowledge by now]], Ellen Ripley being the sole survivor and protagonist of the movie must have been a surprise back then considering that she wasn't obviously set up as the main character of the movie (Tom Skerritt would have been a more obvious contender) from the start and that it was Sigourney Weaver's first major role.
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* ''Film/Alien'': ''Film/{{Alien'': Albeit it's ''ItWasHisSled/{{practically [[ItWasHisSled practically common knowledge by now}}'', now]], Ellen Ripley being the sole survivor and protagonist of the movie must have been a surprise back then considering that he she wasn't obviously set up as the main character of the movie (Tom Skerritt would have been a more obvious contender) from the start and that it was Sigourney Weaver's first major role.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' begins with a bank robbery in which disposable thugs kill each other one after another. Finally just two are left, and one is GenreSavvy enough to realize the other guy probably has orders to kill him, so he tries to strike first. Unfortunately for him, this other mook is SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, and he was already expecting it and planning to kill the NEXT guy who was coming to kill this guy for him.
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* ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' begins with a bank robbery in which disposable thugs kill each other one after another. Finally just two are left, and one is GenreSavvy enough to realize realizes the other guy probably has orders to kill him, so he tries to strike first. Unfortunately for him, this other mook is SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, and he was already expecting it and planning to kill the NEXT guy who was coming to kill this guy for him.
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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZone'' has Barry Bluejeans: first encountered as an irrelevant mercenary hired by [[AdaptationalVillainy Gundren]] and presumed dead in the destruction of Phandalin by the end of the first arc. Over fifty episodes later, he is revealed to be one of the most important characters in the entire show, having traveled to the current universe aboard the same IPRE ship as the protagonists.
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* In ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', Chekov has to put on a red shirt to take the resigned Scotty's place as Chief Engineer. He's even [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall visibly distressed]] when ordered to do so. Fortunately, he lives. In addition, Kirk orders two unnamed crewmen to take off their red shirts and don more casual clothing for their undercover mission to capture John Harrison. In the film, they live. In the novelization, they don't. It does help that one of the redshirts is in fact the previously-established "Cupcake" who partook in Kirk's "Epic Beating" in [[Film/StarTrek the first film]] and later threw him off the ship on Spock's orders.
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* In ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', Chekov has to put on a red shirt to take ''Film/TerminatorGenisys'', [[spoiler:Alex/Skynet]] can be seen standing among the resigned Scotty's place watching Resistance fighters as Chief Engineer. He's even [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall visibly distressed]] when ordered to do so. Fortunately, he lives. In addition, Kirk orders two unnamed crewmen to take off their red shirts and don more casual clothing Kyle Reese approaches the time machine. The camera does linger on him for their undercover mission a moment, but there's no reason to capture think anything of it. [[spoiler:Until he attacks John Harrison. In the film, they live. In the novelization, they don't. It does help that one of the redshirts is in fact the previously-established "Cupcake" who partook in Kirk's "Epic Beating" in [[Film/StarTrek the first film]] and later threw him off the ship on Spock's orders.Connor...]]
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* This trope is what makes the Imperial Guard campaign of ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War II: Retribution]]'' so satisfying. The faction universally considered the weakest and the biggest joke in the entire setting, usually existing only to be [[RedShirtArmy utterly crushed to display how awesome the opposing group is,]] can go on to single-handedly defeat fallen [[BadAss Space Marines]], escape a planet undergoing [[EarthShatteringKaboom Exterminatus,]] survive a [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Space Hulk,]] and finally wind up defeating a [[BigBad demon]].
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* This trope is what makes the Imperial Guard campaign of ''[[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of War II: Retribution]]'' so satisfying. The faction universally considered the weakest and the biggest joke in the entire setting, usually existing only to be [[RedShirtArmy utterly crushed to display how awesome the opposing group is,]] can go on to single-handedly defeat fallen [[BadAss Space Marines]], Marines, escape a planet undergoing [[EarthShatteringKaboom Exterminatus,]] survive a [[EverythingTryingToKillYou Space Hulk,]] and finally wind up defeating a [[BigBad demon]].
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* In OnePiece, [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] is first introduced during a scene in which a new recruit of fellow Yonko Shanks boards his ship to discuss a meeting between the two. The first crew member to speak to the recruit ([[SmallNameBigEgo who had been bragging about his fame]]) is a lazy-looking blonde man who mentions that he's never heard of the recruit before. This crew member only has the one line, and is even drawn in a generic, sloppy way in the anime adaptation (complete with incorrect color palette). Several hundred chapters later, and the crew member is revealed to be Marco "[[RedBaron The Phoenix]]", Whitebeard's first mate, and a pirate [[Main/BadAss strong enough to fight two admirals to a standstill]]!
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* In OnePiece, [[WorldsStrongestMan Whitebeard]] is first introduced during a scene in which a new recruit of fellow Yonko Shanks boards his ship to discuss a meeting between the two. The first crew member to speak to the recruit ([[SmallNameBigEgo who had been bragging about his fame]]) is a lazy-looking blonde man who mentions that he's never heard of the recruit before. This crew member only has the one line, and is even drawn in a generic, sloppy way in the anime adaptation (complete with incorrect color palette). Several hundred chapters later, and the crew member is revealed to be Marco "[[RedBaron The Phoenix]]", Whitebeard's first mate, and a pirate [[Main/BadAss strong enough to fight two admirals to a standstill]]!standstill!
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* During Book 3 of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Kuvira appeared in the background of many scenes as a common soldier in Zoafu,, before she is introduced during the season finale. In Book 4, she is revealed as a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity charismatic, tyrant]] who is determined to conquer the whole Earth Kingdom and eventually the world.
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* During Book 3 of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Kuvira appeared in the background of many scenes as a common soldier in Zoafu,, Zoafu, before she is introduced during the season finale. In Book 4, she is revealed as a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity charismatic, charismatic tyrant]] who is determined to conquer the whole Earth Kingdom and eventually the world.
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* During Book 3 of ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Kuvira appeared in the background of many scenes as a common soldier in Zoafu,, before she is introduced during the season finale. In Book 4, she is revealed as a [[VillainWithGoodPublicity charismatic, tyrant]] who is determined to conquer the whole Earth Kingdom and eventually the world.
