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* Crystal, Chiffon and Ronnette in ''Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors'' are an interesting example, going back and forth between standing outside the action and commenting on it to the audience, and interacting with the other cast members using no special out-of-character knowledge. In some productions (and [[Film/LittleShopOfHorrors the film version]]), you can keep track by the costumes; when they're characters the girls wear worn-down clothing appropriate to residents of Skid Row, and when they're a Greek Chorus they've changed into sparkly dresses.

* In ''Theatre/{{Eurydice}}'', the Stones act as a chorus that comments on the action and Eurydice's thoughts.

* ''Theatre/OrpheusAPoeticDrama'' has a chorus commentate on events throughout the story and act as several minor characters.

* ThoseTwoGuys Salarino (or [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Salerio]]) and Solanio in ''Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice'' extract plot details from other characters and discuss plot-relevant offstage happenings (Bassanio's departure, Shylock's attempts to take legal action, etc).

** ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]:'' While no new stages with similar functions were added, all previous functions return. Palutena's Guidance adds new conversations for the base roster's newcomers, as well as the DLC roster from the previous game and veterans absent from the previous game. Some conversations from the previous game are also edited, while others have been completely revamped (DLC characters added to ''Ultimate'' itself, save for Piranha Plant, only get the same generic "Who is this?" response present in the previous game). This isn't the case of Snake's conversations, due to the passing of Roy Campbell, meaning that attempting to perform a call for information about a character who wasn't in ''Brawl'' won't work.

* ''Fanfic/MischiefInMusufatuAndOtherSuchTales'': The vestiges of the previous horders of One For All become this after All Might gives One For All to Kirishima. They are more often than not EntertaininglyWrong about their commentary, because they are [[LockedOutOfTheLoop locked out of several loops]] and missing several pieces of vital information about Izuku and his family. One hilarious example is them thinking that Sir Nighteye is Izuku's biological ''mother'' (he's actually the uncle).

* The students at [[Fanfic/SkyholdAcademyYearbook Skyhold Academy]] are "a Greek chorus of {{squee}}," according to the authors. It applies to all of them to an extent, but most especially to the ones who call themselves the 'Partners in Crime,' as they have side stories of their own which showcase them observing and commenting on the antics of their teachers (who are the actual focus of the series).

** ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee Melee]]'': On the Corneria stage, Fox and Falco can give the rest of the VideoGame/StarFox team a call to give their piece. This functionality is retained when the stage returns in ''Brawl'', ''for Nintendo [=3DS=]'', and ''Ultimate''. Slippy Toad will also chime in during one of the event matches, where he reveals that he invented the Cloaking Device item.

*** On Shadow Moses Island, Snake can contact Mei Ling, Otacon, or Colonel Roy Campbell ([[EasterEgg or Slippy Toad]]) via codec for information on each specific fighter. Though this is retained in ''Ultimate'', only the fighters who appeared in ''Brawl'' have calls [[ActorExistenceLimbo due to the death of Roy Campbell's Japanese voice actor in 2012]]; fighters added in ''for [=Nintendo 3DS and Wii U=]'' or later, as well as fighters that were present in ''Melee'' but absent from ''Brawl''[[note]]Mewtwo, Pichu, Roy, Dr. Mario, and Young Link[[/note]], will get no response.

*** On Shadow Moses Island, Snake can contact Mei Ling, Otacon, or Colonel Roy Campbell ([[EasterEgg or Slippy Toad]]) via codec for information on each specific fighter. Though this is retained in ''Ultimate'', only the fighters that appeared in ''Brawl'' have calls [[ActorExistenceLimbo due to the death of Roy Campbell's Japanese voice actor in 2012]]; fighters added in ''for [=Nintendo 3DS and Wii U=]'' or later, as well as fighters that were present in ''Melee'' but absent from ''Brawl''[[note]]Mewtwo, Pichu, Roy, Dr. Mario, and Young Link[[/note]], will get no response.

%%* The (usually civilian) supporting cast of a superhero title are usually this trope, sometimes extended to the superhero's hometown. For example, Lois Lane, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen (and frequently the rest of Metropolis) for Franchise/{{Superman}}, the Gotham police department for Franchise/{{Batman}}, the staff of the ''Daily Bugle'' for Franchise/SpiderMan, etc.