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FerrousFaucet
Since: Feb, 2014
2025-06-16 22:33:21
If a character at first seems insignificant but later becomes important, it might be Chekhov's Gunman.
EDIT: Also maybe Early-Bird Cameo, where a character makes an appearance before being properly introduced to the audience.
Edited by FerrousFaucet
digdis
Since: Mar, 2025

Like in Grand Theft Auto V where Michael actually first saw Franklin as he gave some directions, but I'm pretty sure that's all he cared at the time. I thought I had to ask because it looks like one trope entry mentioned the part where Franklin got snuck up on is when he got to know him. I put video games because that's where I first noticed this.
Edited by HotScorpion