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* '''Justified''': [[Chekhov's Gunman|Bob's existence is vital to the plot]] (whether of a single episode, an arc, a season, or even the series as a whole.)
** Bob has become an [[Ensemble Darkhorse]].
* '''Inverted''': Bob starts out as a major character, but by the end [[Dropped a Bridge
** [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]
* '''Subverted''': Bob is given screen time and even a few lines, but killed off anyway.
* '''Double Subverted''': But [[A Death in
* '''Deconstructed''': A general becomes paralyzed with fear and regret because he makes emotional connections with his [[Red Shirts]] and they inevitably die. As a result, he loses several battles key to winning the war.
* '''Reconstructed''': The general comes back and turns the war around, using his fear of losing his [[Red Shirts]] as an impetus to improve his battle strategy to keep as many of them alive as possible.
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* '''Averted''': Bob is an ordinary [[Red Shirt]].
** Bob is a main character and already has [[Plot Armor]].
* '''Enforced''': [[Pandering to
** Wanting to re-humanize the [[Redshirt Army]]
* '''Invoked''': Bob works his way up through the ranks.
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