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[[File:demoted-to-extra x-men11 5024.jpg|link=X-Men (film)|frame|Over the course of three films, Cyclops moves to the back (while [[Wolverine Publicity|Wolverine]] [[Spotlight-Stealing Squad|moves to the front]]).]]
{{quote|''[[Lampshade Hanging|"Remember when we used to do stuff? You know, be out there with them and help?"]]''
|'''Bulma'''|''[[Dragon Ball Abridged]]''}}
We have a member of the supporting cast. They're important to the plot. Although, like any other minor character, they fall [[Out of Focus]] at times. Then comes the sequel, or the adaptation, or [[The Movie]], and... hey, where'd they go? They weren't completely written out, but they just weren't good enough to keep what importance they had in the original. The character's fanbase will complain, and everyone else may just accept it as the status quo. It's sad.
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== Meta ==
* When a character-named trope has its name changed here or on [[TV Tropes]], it can end up demoting that character from star to being just another example. For instance, Spike<ref>No, not [[Cowboy Bebop|that Spike]]. Or [[Discworld/Going Postal|that Spike]]. Or [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|that Spike]], either.</ref> is now just one more instance of [[Badass Decay]] instead of being the defining instance of "Spikeification".
* Satsuki from [[Tsukihime]] is the center of [[Memetic Mutation|the meme]] "Isn't it Sad, Sacchin". What makes Satsuki's lucklessness worth a section here, is that it even extends to
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