| Display title | Benched Hero |
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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | A Benched Hero is a heroic or lead character who steps back from the limelight in an "exit" that alters the plot's development. Something takes the hero out of action (sometimes forcibly) and the team's focus is not just continuing on their way but getting him back in the game. While this sort of exit is akin to Deus Exit Machina, it need not apply only to powerful (or overpowering) characters; a Benched Hero could be one who is more modestly talented (like a Guile Hero or a Science Hero) who is temporarily removed to keep things interesting, rather than to alter the dynamics of conflict. Unlike putting someone on a bus, the absence isn't really much of an absence at all, and is usually of brief duration. |