Bit part
Extra
Extra noun - An interchangeable part or piece of equipment that is kept on hand for replacement of an original.
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- A live-action show will probably find it cheaper/easier to hire a new actor to play an extra or bit part rather than track down the guy who was in that one episode seven seasons ago, whereas a puppet show will almost always find it easier to pull that old puppet out of the closet.
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Ascended Extra: Superman had a bit part in Green Lantern's episode before becoming the focus of another one.
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Ascended Extra: Kytes, Filo, and Tomaj were originally bit part NPCs in Final Fantasy XII, while Revenant Wings promotes them to playable and/or supporting characters.
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