Tropescilloscope: Chuck Cunningham Syndrome

A character disappears from the work with no explanation and is never mentioned again. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Sci-Fi Horror Arc Words Refuge in Audacity Historical In-Joke The Stoic Romantic False Lead Ambiguously Gay Never Trust a Trailer aka: Trailers Always Lie Depraved Bisexual Bi the Way An Axe to Grind Broken Aesop Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy Obfuscating Stupidity Evil-Detecting Dog Well-Intentioned Extremist Beta Couple Pre-Mortem One-Liner Retcon Dull Surprise Eye Scream Taking You with Me Heel Realization Chuck Cunningham Syndrome Anyone Can Die Knife Nut All for Nothing Australian Movies Lock and Load Montage Jerkass Mystery and Detective Films An Arm and a Leg Shell-Shocked Veteran Light Is Not Good Disney Death '80s Hair Zombie Stories The Chessmaster Alliterative Name Cloudcuckoolander Leitmotif Peek-a-Boo Corpse Badass Bookworm Never Trust a Trailer The Oner All Men Are Perverts Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right! 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