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** Regan's husband Cornwall gets killed off at the end of Act III but not after he's gouged Gloucester's eyes out, among other villainous acts.
* During "At the End of the Day," a song in ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', a nameless factory worker snatches a letter from Fantine for no particular reason and reads it aloud to taunt her. The letter reveals that Fantine has an illegitimate daughter, which in turn gets her fired, which in turn forces her into prostitution, which in turn prompts Valjean to pity her, which in turn makes him on the scene to save a man from a runaway cart, which in turn makes Inspector Javert reveal that a man he thinks is Valjean has been arrested, which in turn makes Valjean decide to turn himself in ''and'' promise to care for the dying Fantine's daughter, which in turn...you know what, it's probably easier to simply say that the Nameless Factory Worker is the most important character in the show.

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** Regan's husband Cornwall gets killed off at the end of Act III but not only after he's gouged Gloucester's eyes out, among other villainous acts.
* During "At the End of the Day," a song in ''Theatre/LesMiserables'', a nameless factory worker snatches a letter from Fantine for no particular reason and reads it aloud to taunt her. The letter reveals that Fantine has an illegitimate daughter, which in turn gets her fired, which in turn forces her into prostitution, which in turn prompts Valjean to pity her, which in turn makes puts him on the scene to save a man from a runaway cart, which in turn makes Inspector Javert reveal that a man he thinks is Valjean has been arrested, which in turn makes Valjean decide to turn himself in ''and'' promise to care for the dying Fantine's daughter, which in turn...you know what, it's probably easier to simply say that the Nameless Factory Worker is the most important character in the show.
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This can occasionally overlap with UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom, OneSceneWonder, OneShotCharacter, PosthumousCharacter, TheGhost, SpearCarrier or even KarmaHoudini if the minor character leaves a negative impact, Also see PlotTriggeringDeath, where this person's end is the beginning of the story. An UnknownCharacter takes this trope to its logical conclusion by not having them appear at all.

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This can occasionally overlap with UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom, OneSceneWonder, OneShotCharacter, PosthumousCharacter, TheGhost, SpearCarrier or even KarmaHoudini if the minor character leaves a negative impact, impact. Also see PlotTriggeringDeath, where this person's end is the beginning of the story. An UnknownCharacter takes this trope to its logical conclusion by not having them appear at all.
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** And if all of the above aren't enough, The Elite being ousted from the stable (and later New Japan itself, though this was because [[RealitySubtext the Elite decided to let their contracts with]] Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and Wrestling/RingOfHonor [[RealitySubtext run out and not re-sign]]) ''also'' led to the creation of Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling. [[ForWantOfANail A WWE superstar created the stable that would, in turn, create the first serious rival for the WWE ever since the folding of WCW.]]

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** And if all of the above aren't enough, The Elite being ousted from the stable (and later New Japan itself, though this was because [[RealitySubtext the Elite decided to let their contracts with]] Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling and Wrestling/RingOfHonor [[RealitySubtext run out and not re-sign]]) ''also'' led to the creation of Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling. [[ForWantOfANail A WWE superstar created the stable that would, in turn, create the first serious rival for the WWE ever since the folding of WCW.]]
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*** Oliver Sansweet. This man only has two scenes, but his attempted suicide and lawsuit against Mr. Incredible once he stops him and injures him in the process open the floodgates for the lawsuits that become the reason for the Registration Act. Better yet, when Mr. Incredible attempts to stop his suicide, he tackles Sansweet into the bank that is being robbed by... Bomb Voyage.

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*** Oliver Sansweet. This man only has two scenes, but his attempted suicide and lawsuit against Mr. Incredible once he stops him and injures him in the process open the floodgates for the lawsuits that become the reason for the Registration Act.Act, thus creating the driving force behind the duology. Better yet, when Mr. Incredible attempts to stop his suicide, he tackles Sansweet into the bank that is being robbed by... Bomb Voyage.
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* {{Meta}}-example in Creator/HowardAshman. The only [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 two]] [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast films]] he completed [[note]](he began working on ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', but Music/AlanMenken finished the film with Creator/TimRice after Howard's death)[[/note]] both won the Academy Award for Best Song Score (as it was then known) and the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong, became critically-acclaimed and highly successful, and eventually conferred with "classic" status from both fans and Disney.

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* {{Meta}}-example in Creator/HowardAshman. The only [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 two]] [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast films]] he completed [[note]](he began working on ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', but Music/AlanMenken finished the film with Creator/TimRice after Howard's death)[[/note]] both won the Academy Award for Best Song Score (as it was then known) and the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong, MediaNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong, became critically-acclaimed and highly successful, and eventually conferred with "classic" status from both fans and Disney.
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