Relief
Relief noun - A feeling of ease from grief or trouble.
Supporting and relief are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supporting" instead the word "Relief" as an adjective or a noun.
Supporting
Supporting noun - The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening.
Relief and supporting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Relief" instead the word "Supporting" as an adjective or a noun.
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Before release, bronies in particular hated it merely because one of the supporting characters is a non-sentient unicorn who appeared to be there for comic relief.
Source: Periphery Hatedom - Waspinator continued as a supporting character, played for increasingly painful and humiliating comic relief, and his personality continued to develop.
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Charles - A fairly regular comic-relief character; most notably appeared as one of the Ironworks' men in Princess Mononoke, aside from his supporting role in Castle in the Sky.
Source: Reused Character Design
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