The Newcomer

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The one who is a new arrival to a group of people or the franchise itself. Depending on how others feel about them, the Newcomer's presence can range from being welcomed by the veteran members to being scrutinized in suspicion. The Team Leader of the group will often make their best attempt at making the Newcomer feel comfortable around their new partners, but if the Leader doesn't, then one of their assistants will. Inversely, the Veteran is normally not a big fan of new guys showing up on their turf, but they can be uncharacteristically open-minded about the newbie and make the best first impression they can.

The Newcomer's appearance can have many different effects on those they encounter for the first time. One popular example of a negative effect is the Newcomer (un)intentionally interfering with the Main in their relationship with their partner. This is usually the male partner (the Main) who has his girlfriend or Crush taken from him by the Newcomer. The Main will naturally grow hostile towards the Newcomer, which is a behavior his girlfriend usually tells him to quit. Less intelligent Mains will see the Newcomer as nothing more than a new friend their girlfriend just happens to be spending more time with, which is never the case (excluding times of our expectations being gotten or Series of Misunderstandings). Another negative effect the Newcomer's presence can have is when they double as an Ace who does everything perfectly, which puts the one they replaced or are indirectly threatening to replace to shame. While the Veteran hates the newbie for taking their job and making them look bad, the Newcomer Ace often bears no ill will against their "enemy". These two face off in Old v New plots which the Veteran always loses until something goes wrong with the Newcomer which makes them unable to continue their job, such as being seriously injured.