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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 Mooks]] and [[
Canon Shadows are often the result of [[New Game Plus]], [[Downloadable Content|DLC]] [[Promoted to Unlockable|and]] [[Game Shark|other]] [[Cheat Code|tricks]] (hereby refered to as "Shenanigans"), but can also result due to simple plot restrictions.
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== Video Games ==
* The reward for [[Gotta Catch Them All|getting all the stars]] in the initial run of ''[[Super Mario Galaxy (Video Game)|Super Mario Galaxy]]''? You get to play as Luigi! ....And do all the missions over again, including the ones where you rescue Luigi. When playing these levels, there is a Luigi "clone" wherever Luigi would be rescued in a Mario playthrough.
* In the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' games, the [[One
** ''[[Resident Evil]] 4'' kind of averts this: the special rocket launcher you get is specifically called the "Special Rocket Launcher", and is described as having enough firepower to obliterate the final boss. That being said, it can't have more power than an infinite number of normal rockets, which you can get on subsequent playthroughs.
* ''[[Fate Unlimited Codes|Fate/Unlimited Codes]]'' has a version of Saber called "Saber Lily". This is a version of Saber where Britain accepted her gender; and she kept her first sword Caliburn. This should radically change her character; but there is no sign that she's different in personality from the original Saber.
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