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12th Nov '13 at 11:35:58 AM

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I think this plays into how the trope has deviated from its original meaning. At first it used to mean that it\'s a minor character that was a part of an ensemble, but now it\'s become a term for any character that has become more popular then what was expected.

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I think this plays into how the trope has deviated from its original meaning, at least as far as this franchise is concerned. At first it used to mean that it\\\'s a minor character that was a part of an ensemble, but now it\\\'s become a term for any character that has become more popular then what was expected.

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It probably also doesn\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront in and outside of this franchise. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\'t count as a minor characters since not only is it a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\'s that somewhat muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of the usual mascots but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place.

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It probably also doesn\\\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\\\'t count as a minor characters since not only is it a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\\\'s that somewhat muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of what\\\'s expected, but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place.

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12th Nov '13 at 11:32:58 AM

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It probably also doesn\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront in and outside of this franchise. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\'t count as a minor characters since not only is it a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\'s that somewhat muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of the usual mascots but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place (at least, during their respective generations).

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It probably also doesn\\\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront in and outside of this franchise. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\\\'t count as a minor characters since not only is it a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\\\'s that somewhat muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of the usual mascots but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place.

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12th Nov '13 at 11:28:34 AM

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It probably also doesn\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront in and outside of this franchise. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\'t count as a minor characters since not only is he a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\'s that muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of the usual mascots but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place.

Anyway, I still would consider Espurr to be an Ensemble Darkhorse as the character is still popular despite the origins of said popularity (and lets face it, characters have gotten popular for even less).

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It probably also doesn\\\'t help that certain characters still manage to be extremely popular even outside of being the mascots/on the forefront in and outside of this franchise. Charizard for instance is no doubt one of the most popular Pokemon of all time but wouldn\\\'t count as a minor characters since not only is it a starter, it was originally one of the main mascots of its respective generation. Same with examples like Lugia, Piplup/Oshawott in the anime and (to a lesser extent) Lucario. So there\\\'s that somewhat muddled line in the sense that these Pokemon are extremely popular to the extent that they far outshadow others in their group even over that of the usual mascots but are still in the forefront of that group in the first place (at least, during their respective generations).

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