![]() Security personnel in general fall victim to the worst shade of this trope, as most of the time their deaths aren't even acknowledged at all according to Hollywood, you could walk into a bank and shoot a security guard right in the face without anyone making a fuss. ![]() Expect someone to say " He's Dead, Jim", lament this "valued crew member's senseless death", and then promptly forget him. They are used to show how the monster works, and demonstrate that it is indeed a deadly menace, without having to lose anyone important. In a series where The Main Characters Do Everything, if you suddenly see someone else who you've never seen before involved in the main story, they are probably Redshirts. Their purpose is almost exclusively to give the writers someone to kill who isn't a main character, although they can also serve as Spear Carriers. This is the Good Counterpart of Evil Minions and Mooks set filler for our heroes' side.
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