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Mitchz95
Since: Feb, 2015
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rickswan
Since: Aug, 2012
22nd Mar, 2019 10:44:20 PM
Yes, I think those are probably the tropes I was thinking of, thank you!
In a show/movie/whatever, a character will take a role in the story that the fans believe should have belonged to another character.
Usually the reasoning is that they believe the other character fits better in that role, that it would have more narrative impact if another character filled that role, or that adding a new character is pointless if a character that already exists can fill the role.
For a recent example, in The Last Jedi, some fans think Admiral Ackbar or Leia should have taken the place of Admiral Holdo.