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staple character
noun
A stock character, especially one that is overused
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He was a staple character actor in American television, perhaps best known for his role as the Penguin in the 1966 Batman series.
Suggested by BeckyDavidson Chef at the Woolpack Pub in soap opera Emmerdale, Marlon Dingle (Mark Charnock) is a staple character of the long-running show.
Hayes, the voice of staple character Chef, asked to be released from his contract shortly before the start of the tenth season.
Lewis defines the black dandy in particular as a manifestation of "the African trickster," referencing a staple character of folklore capable of outsmarting his or her more powerful adversary, often with the use of a disguise. .
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Perhaps the best example of this is a series in which Moon, one of Line's staple characters, sinks into a nadir while looking for a new job.
The ritual began in the show's pilot, meaning it predates even the appearance of such staple characters of the show as Eli Gold (Alan Cumming and David Leee (Zach Grenier).
Super Mario Bros. Crossover brought a whole new level of fun to the classic game by letting us play through with the other staple Nintendo characters.
But all these years later, it seems a prescient exploration of the kind of dislocation, dread and fear of dissolution that are now staples of character-driven drama.
It revolves around a staple of supporting characters rather than Kiefer Sutherland in the lead role, but Fox's Gary Newman and Dana Walden are not discounting his future involvement in the franchise.
Astaroth has been described as one of the "staple" and "stalwart" characters of the Soulcalibur franchise.
Although commonly cited as one of the most difficult characters to play as in the Soul series, Ivy has received a great deal of positive reception and has been described as one of the series' most "staple" and "stalwart" characters.
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