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I've seen this several times, but I have no idea if there's a trope that comes close to it. What I'm thinking of is a video game trope where a standard asset is used to represent a character that isn't in the game.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate does this with spirit battles (and previous entries in several places, like Paula being stood in for by Peach in Melee's Classic Mode as Ness's designated team battle partner). Soul Calibur II does it with story characters in Weapon Master mode (such as the main antagonist Veral being stood in for by Nightmare primarily and later Inferno as a One-Winged Angel form). AFK Arena does it with unnamed NPCs (like a Lightbearer villager being stood in for by Nakoruru). Dynasty Warriors 5 replaces characters from previous entries that didn't return with generic commander units in campaigns where they're supposed to appear. And I know I've seen various other instances elsewhere that just aren't coming to mind at the moment.
Do we have this one?
Edited by BaffleBlend