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* Has a very high likelihood to become the [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], or if [[Badass]] enough, a [[Draco in Leather Pants]], especially when [[The Hero]] is the clean-cut type.
When [[It Got Worse|worst comes to worst]], [[The Lancer]] is ''the'' one person on the team who is likely to [[Redemption Equals Death|die]] for [[Heroic Sacrifice|the cause]]. He's also the most likely member of the team to pull a [[Face Heel Turn]] and get turned to [[The Dark Side]] (though this usually [[Defeat Means Friendship|doesn't last]]), or end up [[Brainwashed and Crazy]] by the [[Big Bad]] or the [[Evil Genius]] (and if this happens, either [[The Chick]] or [[The Hero]] will [["I Know You
It's becoming more and more common for this character to be female, either merged with, or contrasted with, [[The Chick]]. Having [[The Lancer]] be the other side to [[The Hero]]'s coin is also fairly common. Having the character who is both most like and most unlike [[The Hero]] also being the strongest woman can create [[UST]]. If not multi-classed with [[The Chick]], she may be in a [[Love Triangle]], acting as the [[Betty and Veronica|Veronica]] to [[The Chick]]'s [[Betty and Veronica|Betty]] in pursuit of the object of her secret desire, [[The Hero]]. A female Lancer and [[The Chick]] may develop into an [[Odd Couple]], and even begin to work as a sub-team. A former [[Dark Magical Girl]] often becomes [[The Lancer]] after her [[Heel Face Turn]].
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