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resolved Storyline-exclusive villain. Literature
In Give Yourself Goosebumps, there’s usually two different storylines you could follow, depending on an early choice you make. Is the main villain considered a Big Bad if they only show up in one of the storylines? Or is it a slightly different trope?
resolved Animal Symbolism Literature
I'm trying to figure out what would be the trope name for characters loosely based off of or inspired by animals (not necessarily mythical), whether it be via their designs, personalities, or actions.
Edited by mystiqu3resolved A Day in the Limelight Literature
More of clarification than direct trope search: is there any better fit than A Day in the Limelight / Ascended Extra for the following scenario (and which of those two fits better):
Alice and Bob are the main characters of a Amateur Sleuth book series. Other than being mentioned, Bob's mom Mary is in exactly one scene in the first book. Second book doesn't change that much - Mary is in three scenes, but far less present in the dialogues of other people (and it's more about the agro-tourism business she runs than her directly). But in the third book, Mary is suddenly one of the more important characters of the story, playing rather big role in the plot, having plentiful interactions with various characters and is instrumental to solving of the case they are dealing with... and by the 4th book she virtually cease to exist, being mentioned grand total of once and never present in person. Meanwhile, through the series, Alice and Bob are firmly the definitive main characters, so it's not that their role or presence is diminished in any way.
Thus: is Mary an Ascended Extra (but for just one book) or is that specific book where she's in the tight circle of 5 most important characters her A Day in the Limelight
Edited by Tropiarz

Magic as a force of Destiny. I'm particularly interested in tropes that describe the universe as deeply connected.