Red velour shirt

Red velour shirt

A character (usually a ficelle character) whose sole purpose is to die or otherwise be abused as a means of demonstrating that a situation is dangerous. Usually used in indicate that the character in question is insufficiently realized. From the old "Star Trek" television series, where the faceless crewman who beamed down with Kirk, McCoy, and Spock inevitably wore a red velour shirt and died before the opening credits. See "He's dead, Jim." Rosenkranz and Guildenstern wear red velour shirts.

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