Kirk: All right, men, this is a dangerous mission. And it's likely one of us will be killed. The landing party will consist of myself, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and Ensign Ricky.
Ensign Ricky: Ah, crap.
-- Family Guy episode #2, "I Never Met the Dead Man"

Redshirt. n. 1. a slang term for a minor role stock character whose primary purpose in the plot of a story is to die soon after being introduced.
See Also: Spear Carrier, Evil Minion, Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy, He's Dead, Jim.

Some tropes reach from one universe to another, and this is Exhibit A. (The Tantive IV and Echo Base were loaded with them, and the clone army had the distinction of changing from Redshirts to Evil Minions halfway through Revenge of the Sith.)

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