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* In ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' characters are usually introduced one at a time in own story arcs, after which they become part of the main cast.
* The main girls in ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'' are introduced this way. In the first episode, main character Ayumu is already living with the necromancer Eucliwood, and is quickly joined by Haruna, a "[[Magical Girl|Masou Shoujo]]" ('magical-equipment girl'). Vampire-Ninja Seraphim is introduced in the next episode. Mael Strom, the final main girl vying for Ayumu's attention, isn't introduced until halfway through the series.
* In ''[[Rosario
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* ''[[Stop Making Sense]]'' is probably the only concert film that does this. The band members come out one at a time, followed by all the backup musicians. At the same time, the stage is being assembled behind them as they play.
* ''[[The Wizard of Oz (film)|The Wizard of Oz]]''
* ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]: Requiem'' showed each of the main characters arriving or already in town in short vignettes one after the other. In case you weren't aware these were the main characters, each vignette [[Anvilicious|ends with a zoom to mid-shot for each of them]].
== [[Literature]] ==
* Roland's [[True Companions|ka-tet]] is introduced in this manner in [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[The Dark Tower]]''. In the first book, we meet Roland, then Jake (who is subsequently [[Shoot the Dog|lost]]). In the next book, he's joined by Eddie, then Susannah. In the third book, Jake reappears, and he then adopts Oy.
** King handles the [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] in ''[[The Stand]]'' the same way.
* Despite being one of the two protagonists of the ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' trilogy, Will is not introduced until the start of the second book.
* In ''[[The Belgariad]]'' [[David Eddings]] uses [[Debut Queue]] quite skillfully, using three books out of five to get them all lined up (The last duck doesn't join up until the final pages of ''Magician's Gambit.'')
** And he does it again in [[Expansion Pack World|its sequel]] ''The Mallorean'', where the last duck is only confirmed in the second half of the last book (though she was introduced in another form earlier in the series).
* Dave Barry's novels Big Trouble and Tricky Business introduce all of the primary characters in the first chapters before their plot threads start to (insanely) intertwine.
* [[Harry Potter]], Hagrid, the Weasleys, Neville, Hermione, and the professors are introduced in that order.
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', this is the way the Doctor picks up companions. Randomly lands somewhere, finds someone half-sensible who doesn't die by the end of the story, and then invites them along to travel with him. Usually you can predict when this will happen, due to the fact that a previous companion has just left, but sometimes it can be a little more random.
* ''[[Lost]]'' did a variation: the episode "Confirmed Dead" introduced a character of the "rescue team" (although one appeared in [[Cliff Hanger|the previous episode finale]]) in each act.
* The first sixteen episodes of ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' follow a pretty obvious trend: a two-parter introducing an Imagin, followed by a two-parter to establish his personality and skills, followed by a two-parter introducing a new Imagin...
* The same can be said for the Kamen Rider Club in ''[[Kamen Rider Fourze]]''. The club starts out with three members. All of them are shown as early as the first episode, but the other main characters don't join until their [[A Day in the Limelight]] (a two-parter each), up to episode 10. The [[Sixth Ranger|Second Rider]], Meteor, gets introduced in 16, joins the club the next episode as a [[False Friend]], but only becomes a full-pledged member (i.e. he starts being more friendly) in episode ''32''.
* ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' had an interesting variation, in that newcomers were introduced in the premiere and ''then'' everyone, old and new alike, (except the one with [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]], who was the focus of the premiere anyway) had a flashback episode explaining their origins. Strangely, this meant that the newcomer characters were focused on before the original ones were.
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* [[BioWare]] loves this trope for their RPGs, because it pops up again in ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins''. You can meet each of the playable characters in sequence. Depending on what order you choose for visiting certain areas, though, you can dodge this trope.
* The first stage of ''[[Sly Cooper|Sly]] 3: Honor Among Thieves'' occurs chronologically right before the ''final'' stage, showcasing (albeit in Sound Only mode) all of the new characters (well, new except for [[Heel Face Turn|two who were originally villains]]!) and their skills: everything in between explains how Sly assembled his A-Team, one stage at a time.
* ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. Brawl - The Subspace Emissary introduces all the characters like this, even flashing their names on the screen in a freeze frame as they appear.
* This is done in ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'', and for the climactic final character, essentially everybody in the game (except for those in the fourth chapter) gathers together to help the EBA {{spoiler|fight against an army of aliens}}.
* In ''[[Mass Effect]]'', each new squadmate is met as [[Player Character|Commander Shepard]] trucks down the main plot and runs into them. They all have a short bit of characterization showing their personality and/or badassery before they join up, with the exception of Kaidan Alenko, who is with you from the get-go.
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