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See also [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]] if Bob's time as the main character simply ends because his story is over.
See also [[And Now for Someone Completely Different]] if Bob's time as the main character simply ends because his story is over.


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* Some parts of ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'' force you to use a party that doesn't have Sonic in it.
* Some parts of ''[[Sonic Chronicles]]'' force you to use a party that doesn't have Sonic in it.
* The fangame ''[[Crimson Echoes (Fanfic)|Crimson Echoes]]'' forces you to fight solo with Marle for a single chapter. The developers admitted that Marle was not intended to be a solo character.
* The fangame ''[[Crimson Echoes]]'' forces you to fight solo with Marle for a single chapter. The developers admitted that Marle was not intended to be a solo character.
* Towards the end of the main quest in ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]'', Crono is removed from the party, forcing the player to choose another party member to replace him.. Fortunately, due to Leaked Experience, the character will be the same level, but they won't have as many abilities as the characters that the player was using on a regular basis. Once the player reaches the point that only Sidequests and the final boss remain, it is possible for Crono to rejoin the party.
* Towards the end of the main quest in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', Crono is removed from the party, forcing the player to choose another party member to replace him.. Fortunately, due to Leaked Experience, the character will be the same level, but they won't have as many abilities as the characters that the player was using on a regular basis. Once the player reaches the point that only Sidequests and the final boss remain, it is possible for Crono to rejoin the party.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', there's a short period of time where Cloud is removed from the party and presumed dead, and later found in a coma. During these times, Tifa and Cid take turns being the party leader.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', there's a short period of time where Cloud is removed from the party and presumed dead, and later found in a coma. During these times, Tifa and Cid take turns being the party leader.
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] II'' did this when you had to attack two installations simultaneously: one on the planet surface and the other, on the planet's moon. Basically, you had to decide which three of your teammates would go to the moon and which two you take with you to the planet. The choice was made slightly easier by the fact that KOTOR gives equal amounts of XP all characters, even on the Ebon Hawk but there was still the small matter of all the cool items being concentrated in the hands of your Top Three characters...
* ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] II'' did this when you had to attack two installations simultaneously: one on the planet surface and the other, on the planet's moon. Basically, you had to decide which three of your teammates would go to the moon and which two you take with you to the planet. The choice was made slightly easier by the fact that KOTOR gives equal amounts of XP all characters, even on the Ebon Hawk but there was still the small matter of all the cool items being concentrated in the hands of your Top Three characters...
* There's a section in ''[[Baten Kaitos]]: Eternal Wings'' and the ''Lost Ocean'' where the player has to take control of Xelha while Kalas, the main character for the other 95% of the game, does various spoiler-y things.
* There's a section in ''[[Baten Kaitos]]: Eternal Wings'' and the ''Lost Ocean'' where the player has to take control of Xelha while Kalas, the main character for the other 95% of the game, does various spoiler-y things.
* While ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'' normally has [[Can't Drop the Hero]] in effect, there are a few portions of the game in which [[Player Character|the Warden]] is removed from your party. The first involves entering the Fade to kill a demon -since only Mages can enter the Fade voluntarily, if your Warden is a Rogue or Warrior you have to send someone else. The second is a mission in which your other characters have to break the Warden out of prison (though you can also choose to escape as the Warden). The third is a [[Duel Boss]] [[Combat By Champion]] against {{spoiler|Loghain}}, which can be fought as any party member other than Dog. And finally, a small segment of the final battle has whatever party members you didn't take with you [[Hold the Line]] against the Darkspawn to buy your main party time to kill the Archdemon.
* While ''[[Dragon Age Origins]]'' normally has [[Can't Drop the Hero]] in effect, there are a few portions of the game in which [[Player Character|the Warden]] is removed from your party. The first involves entering the Fade to kill a demon -since only Mages can enter the Fade voluntarily, if your Warden is a Rogue or Warrior you have to send someone else. The second is a mission in which your other characters have to break the Warden out of prison (though you can also choose to escape as the Warden). The third is a [[Duel Boss]] [[Combat by Champion]] against {{spoiler|Loghain}}, which can be fought as any party member other than Dog. And finally, a small segment of the final battle has whatever party members you didn't take with you [[Hold the Line]] against the Darkspawn to buy your main party time to kill the Archdemon.


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