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1	->''Hello''\
2	''Is it me you're looking for?''
3	-->-- '''Music/LionelRichie'''
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5	How characters are introduced in stories.
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7	See also JustForFun/HowToGatherCharacters. Compare BeginningTropes.
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9	The entrance might also fit an IndexMakingAnEntrance trope.
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11	!!Tropes:
12	[[index]]
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14	* EleventhHourRanger: Someone who is not already an established character joins the heroes right in time for the final battle.
15	* AttackHello: Physically attacking someone (in a friendly way!) as a means of greeting.
16	* AvengersAssemble: The DreamTeam is called to assemble, and after a sequence of them all getting "the call", it concludes with them all together.
17	* BackstoryInvader: A new character alters the other characters' memories, or reality itself, so that they have always been part of the story.
18	* BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: A character's introduction changes half-way through to reveal something different than what they were first portrayed as.
19	* BigDamnHeroes: The cavalry appears just in dramatic time.
20	* BigEntrance: Entering a place in the biggest, loudest, and flashiest way imaginable.
21	* BitchAlert: Within .2 seconds of her entrance, you know she's going to be trouble.
22	* ClickHello: The click of a gun behind their head lets a character know they've got company.
23	* CliqueTour: A quick rundown of the groups involved in the setting.
24	* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: They don't know each other well ''at all'', but it's either one character goes with another, or they die.
25	* CrashIntoHello: Friends or love interests meet by literally crashing into each other.
26	* DayInTheLifeTitles: The title sequence shows the main characters going out and about in their everyday lives.
27	* DebutQueue: Before the actual plot begins, a story's first couple chapters or episodes focuses on introducing and establishing characters.
28	* DelayedNarratorIntroduction: The narrator is presented as just that at first, only to later be revealed as an actual character in the story.
29	* DramatisPersonae: The characters appearing in a work are listed (and maybe described) at the beginning or end.
30	* DroolHello: "Ew, what's this wet stuff dripping on m--[[OhCrap Oh.]]"
31	* DynamicEntry: A previously unseen character appears via attacking an enemy in a showy fashion.
32	* EarlyBirdCameo: A character who has a larger role in the story later on has a brief appearance earlier, without much attention drawn to them.
33	* EmergingFromTheShadows: Someone's face or body is completely masked in shadow until they dramatically reveal themselves.
34	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: When a character is introduced in a work, there is a scene--or even as small as a moment--that lets the audience know what kind of character they're going to be.
35	* EstablishingTeamShot
36	* EveryoneMeetsEveryone: The main cast meets one another one by one. Some of them may already be acquainted, but it doubles to let the audience get to know them.
37	* FallingIntoThePlot: The protagonist falls from the sky at the start of a work.
38	* FeetFirstIntroduction: The first thing you see of them is one or both of their feet, and then the camera goes up and up and up until you can see their face.
39	* ForgottenFirstMeeting: Two characters have already met, but one or both of them doesn't remember it.
40	* HeroLookingForGroup: TheHeroine actively seeks teammates to accompany her in her mission.
41	* IncomingHam: A character's first, single line lets the audience know that they're going to [[ChewingTheScenery chew up every bit of the scenery.]]
42	* IntroductionByHookup: Two people hook up in a one-night stand. No biggie, right? No strings attached... until they meet again, sometime later, under new context.
43	* IntroductoryOpeningCredits: Opening credits with the characters and their names.
44	* IntroDump: Main characters, and just about everything to know about them, are shown right at the very beginning of the work.
45	* KickTheDog: Villains are often introduced doing something cruel to others.
46	** PetTheDog: Conversely, heroes and other more sympathetic sorts will often get a scene where they do something good or nice for someone.
47	* LastEpisodeNewCharacter: It's the final chapter, but that doesn't stop this character from making their debut.
48	* MeetCute: When two characters meet in a way that is awkward and/or embarrassing--but also adorable, because the two will end up as love interests.
49	* MeetTheInLaws: One of the most serious steps in a relationship--meeting your future in-laws.
50	* AMinorKidroduction: A work begins with a brief scene of the protagonist as a child.
51	* MorningRoutine: Introducing a character by showing what they do every morning.
52	* MysteriousStranger (a subversion): A character whose motivations, alliance, and even their name and appearance are completely hidden from the audience when they appear.
53	* NakedOnArrival: The character's first scene, and they don't have a stitch of clothing on them.
54	* PreMeeting: A character is introduced by meeting the main character before meeting the other characters.
55	* PursuedProtagonist: The protagonist is introduced as they are being chased down by dangerous enemies.
56	* PuttingTheBandBackTogether: A team which had previously (and permanently, it seemed) disbanded rallies together once more.
57	* ReestablishingCharacterMoment: Establishing an existing character after/before we saw them last.
58	* RememberTheNewGuy: They have never appeared in the work before, or have even been ''mentioned'', but characters still act like they've always been there.
59	* RescueIntroduction: The first appearance of a character has them being rescued by the protagonists.
60	* RetiredBadassRoundup: A band of {{Retired Badass}}es are being reunited.
61	* SchoolForcedUsTogether: A group of people is brought together by the school system.
62	* SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Putting everything needed in a series' pilot episode can be tricky. Thus, a character who ''is'' important but simply couldn't fit into the premiere debuts in the second episode.
63	* ThemeTuneRollCall: The theme song of a series has one or two lines devoted to each character and their role.
64	* TogetherWeAreX: Members of an {{ensemble\|s}} introduce themselves first individually and then as a team.
65	* TwangHello: A scene is interrupted by an arrow zipping through the air and striking something with a ''twang''. Five seconds later, company has arrived.
66	* WelcomeEpisode: A typical pilot episode for a series, in which the main character joins a previously established group and gets acquainted with them.
67	* TheWorfEffect: To establish just how dangerous the new threat is, they completely floor the strongest character.
68	* YouAllMeetInACell: Characters meet while they're all captive, and learn why they were taken captive in the first place while they escape.
69	* YouAllMeetInAnInn: Everyone meets when they're at the same inn or bar.
70	[[/index]]

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