Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GO!GO! also did this with Bunbee and Mika-her face isn't visible, but there's a camera on the table next to her which has no purpose in the scene unless it's there to identify her.Whenever a Pretty Cure series adds a Sixth Ranger, the opening will be updated to include them.Writers may also have always intended for the character to be a Sixth Ranger or do a Heel–Face Turn but not put them into the opening until they actually join to avoid spoilers in the opening.Ĭompare Ascended Extra, Fake Guest Star and Recast as a Regular. If you see a new character in the opening credits, chances are high that they aren't going to be killed off any time soon ( unless that was the whole reason for the 'promotion'). Has the interesting side effect of giving a newly-promoted character a certain amount of Plot Immunity. Often marks the beginning of the show's decline if the writers are only doing this because they're out of ideas or it's poorly executed. Generally this is the most preferred method for someone new to be added to the main cast when a character is created wholesale and put straight into the titles, it tends to be contrived to some degree, usually a replacement character or a response to a drop in ratings, while a Promotion to Opening Titles mostly happens because the fans and/or the creators of the show really like the character. This is when a Recurring Character finally achieves a high enough level of screen time and plot relevance to get added to the show's Title Sequence. Michael Paré celebrates his promotion to the opening titles, and the spelling correction that came with it.

Monkey Hill Gold by Patricia Bernard