Basic Trope: A character expected to become Cannon Fodder is given enough significance that they're somewhat safer. * Played Straight: Bob, one of the security staff in Space Trek gets enough lines that while not nearly as important as other characters, he's usually a lot safer than most of comparable rank. * Exaggerated: Bob becomes elevated to main character status and given Plot Armor * Justified: Bob's existence is vital to the plot (whether of a single episode, an arc, a season, or even the series as a whole.) * Bob has become an Ensemble Darkhorse. * Inverted: Bob starts out as a major character, but by the end he's faded from the limelight so he can get killed off. * What Measure Is a Mook? * Subverted: Bob is given screen time and even a few lines, but