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In short, [[Supporting Protagonist]] [[X Meets Y|meets]] [[Audience Surrogate]].
 
There's some world that is already happening, and this character gets thrown in, ''[[In Medias Res|in medias res]]'', which is an awful lot like [[Real Life]] can be. The important thing is that they are not the [[Protagonist]], and are definitely not [[The Chosen One]]. They are notjust privilegedan above any otherordinary character, and often appear in [[Ensemble Cast]] works.
 
The purpose of these characters is to provide a mirror to the audience. At first, they give the audience someone to follow who they can identify with, as they enter an unfamiliar world. TheyAs such, they must appear at the beginning of a work, probably in a [[Welcome Episode]]. The character may decrease in importance as the series goes on, as the audience understands the world and doesn't need to ask questions. But they provide a subtle anchor that reminds the audience of their own journey along with that character.
 
They are often, but not always, a [[Naive Newcomer]] -- the naivete is optional here. [[Fish Out of Water]] tropes are common. They may be [[The Watson]]. Closely related to [[Deuteragonist]].
Related to [[Deuteragonist]].
 
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== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* Noah Wylie's Dr. John Carter in ''[[ER]]'' is a first-year resident in the hospital, getting thrown in the deep end.
* Sheriff Jack Carter in ''[[Eureka]]'' has to keep the peace in a town full of science experiments he doesn't understand, but the show quickly settles into an [[Ensemble Cast]]
* Harry Kim in ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' transfers to the USS Voyager right before she's sucked in to the Delta Quadrant, and for the first year of the series tries to work his way into the existing crew relationships. Although with the Maquis, two factions of crew, but Harry doesn't yet belong to either group at first.
 
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