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A [[Optional Party Member|character]] or item that is to be in the [[Player Party]] or inventory, but other than being able to hit enemies and have stats, it has no effect on the plot. It looks like it's there, but for most effects and purposes, it isn't. Especially odd when its very existence should be a big deal. A form of [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]], this is a cross between [[Player MooksMook]]s and [[Schrödinger's Cast]]. This tends to be excusable as many of these examples are actually optional.
 
Canon Shadows are often the result of [[New Game+]], [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] [[Promoted to Unlockable|and]] [[Game Shark|other]] [[Video Game Cheats|tricks]] (hereby refered to as "Shenanigans"), but can also result due to simple plot restrictions.