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* In ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'', the Plusle that Duking gives you is a useless JokeCharacter. However, if the developers had made Minun obtainable, as DummiedOut text from Nett suggests they had at one point planned to, it could have been a rather viable option. The abilities of Plusle and Minun, Plus and Minus respectively, raise the Special Attack of both Pokémon if they are allied with each other. Considering this game is all Double Battles, it's rather frustrating that they didn't end up including Minun.
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** Alfira in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' is a kind, bubbly [[ThePowerOfRock Bard]] who offers to join [[AmnesiacHero The Dark Urge]]'s party, only to end up StuffedIntoTheFridge by him [[EnemyWithin in his sleep]]. While she's only there for [[DisposableWoman shock value]] and doesn't make the same offer in non-Dark Urge playthroughs, many felt that she was wasted potential, especially since the game has a plethora of equipment tailored towards bards that goes unused in the majority of playthroughs.

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** Alfira in ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' is a kind, bubbly [[ThePowerOfRock Bard]] who offers to join [[AmnesiacHero The Dark Urge]]'s party, only to end up StuffedIntoTheFridge by him [[EnemyWithin in his sleep]]. While she's only there for [[DisposableWoman shock value]] and doesn't make the same offer in non-Dark Urge playthroughs, many felt that she was wasted potential, especially since the game has a plethora of equipment tailored towards bards that goes unused in the majority of playthroughs.playthroughs and the other bard companion was DummiedOut.

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** Many recruitable characters from the first game are [[BusCrash flat-out killed with little fanfare]] in the second game (like Ajantis, Xzar, Montaron and Safana,) ruining any chance at developing them altogether, and fan-favorite Xan is relegated to the tutorial section where he doesn't even get to show off his character quirks. Fortunately, there are [[GameMod mods]] that fix this.



* Many recruitable characters from the first game are flat-out killed with little fanfare in the second game (like Ajantis, Xzar, Montaron and Safana,) ruining any chance at developing them altogether, and fan-favorite Xan is relegated to the tutorial section where he doesn't even get to show off his character quirks. Fortunately, there are [[GameMod mods]] that fix this.

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* Many recruitable characters from the first game are flat-out killed with little fanfare ** Alfira in the second game (like Ajantis, Xzar, Montaron ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'' is a kind, bubbly [[ThePowerOfRock Bard]] who offers to join [[AmnesiacHero The Dark Urge]]'s party, only to end up StuffedIntoTheFridge by him [[EnemyWithin in his sleep]]. While she's only there for [[DisposableWoman shock value]] and Safana,) ruining any chance at developing them altogether, and fan-favorite Xan is relegated to the tutorial section where he doesn't even get to show off his character quirks. Fortunately, there are [[GameMod mods]] make the same offer in non-Dark Urge playthroughs, many felt that fix this.she was wasted potential, especially since the game has a plethora of equipment tailored towards bards that goes unused in the majority of playthroughs.
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** While he shows up frequently in cutscenes, the only real prominence Nemesis in VideoGame/ResidentEvil3Remake has from a gameplay perspective is in boss fights with his stalking segments being contained to only one area of the game, much to the disappointment of fans who wanted his stalking tendencies to be expanded upon compared to the original.
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** This later gets resolved in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' with a upcoming [=DLC=] that allows players to take control Tails, Knuckles, and Amy.

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** This was later gets resolved in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'', with a upcoming [=DLC=] that allows the "Final Horizon" DLC allowing players to take control of Tails, Knuckles, and Amy.Amy, and ''VideoGame/SonicSuperstars'' and ''VideoGame/SonicDreamTeam'', which feature multiple playable characters from the start (including some who hadn't been playable in a main game in literal decades).



** The Resistance consists of almost every past playable character in the franchise, but they only serve a [[MrExposition navigational]] role in levels and missions. It feels implausible that Tails, Knuckles and Amy don't directly participate in Sonic's rescue mission, instead leaving it to the player-created Avatar and Espio, the Resistance member with arguably the ''least'' personal connection to Sonic.

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** The Resistance consists of almost every past playable character in the franchise, but they only serve a [[MrExposition navigational]] role in levels and missions. It feels implausible that Sonic's best friends Tails, Knuckles and Amy don't directly participate in Sonic's rescue mission, instead leaving it to the player-created Avatar and and... Espio, the Resistance member with arguably the ''least'' personal connection to Sonic.

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** This later gets resolved in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' with a upcoming [=DLC=] that allows players to take control of characters other than Sonic (Presumably Tails, Knuckles, and Amy).

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** This later gets resolved in ''VideoGame/SonicFrontiers'' with a upcoming [=DLC=] that allows players to take control of characters other than Sonic (Presumably Tails, Knuckles, and Amy).Amy.



** From the same game, there's Knuckles & Amy, who do absolutely nothing in the story.

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** From the same game, there's Knuckles & Amy, who do absolutely nothing in the story.story [[spoiler: except die right before the finale [[StuffedIntoTheFridge to make Sonic briefly sad]], before [[DisneyDeath being revived in the ending]]]].


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** The Resistance consists of almost every past playable character in the franchise, but they only serve a [[MrExposition navigational]] role in levels and missions. It feels implausible that Tails, Knuckles and Amy don't directly participate in Sonic's rescue mission, instead leaving it to the player-created Avatar and Espio, the Resistance member with arguably the ''least'' personal connection to Sonic.


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* ''VideoGame/Persona4'': You would think someone like Naoki Konishi, the brother of the second murder victim, would have a major role in the story. He's instead a completely optional Social Link, and one that's [[GuideDangIt fairly easy to miss]], at that.

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