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Despite this, such a character is not necessarily exempt from [[Didn't See That Coming|Not Seeing That Coming]], [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]s, progression, and seeking out a mentor of his own. Perhaps he was a big fish in a small pond and the [[Big Bad]] is an [[Outside Context Villain]] who exposes him to a higher form of war that what he already knows and can do is [[So Last Season]] against. Perhaps some reason is contrived for him to [[Restart At Level One]] despite the initial [[A Taste of Power]]. Whatever the case, "continuous learning" can be as much a truism for the well-established fictional character as it is in reality.
Other than competence, past experience can also be a source of drama and plot points. Such a protagonist could have old enemies coming back for a second round (or people [[Avenging the Villain|trying to avenge said old enemies]]), past misdeeds haunting him, [[That One Case]] weighing him down, [[My Greatest Failure]] to atone for, or the emotional scars of being a [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] to name just a few. This kind of character may still have an [[Origins Episode]] as a [[Flashback]] or other kind of [[Prequel]], but it won't be the starting point for the series.
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