Lainey is a character that appears in Scott Pilgrim EX. Lainey is Young Neil’s girlfriend. Lainey appears in Scott Pilgrim EX as a shopkeeper who works at Keaton's. Lainey was intended to be Young Neil's girlfriend in Volume 5, but she was cut from the final copy. According to Bryan Lee O'Malley, she was "weird and had a few funny lines." She also made Paper-Mache Dolphins. At San Diego Comic Con 2025, during a preview of Scott Pilgrim EX, it was revealed that Lainey would be reintroduced as a character in the game where she would be a shopkeeper and play a role within Young Neil’s storyline. This is the first instance where a scrapped character from the original graphic novels has become a legitimate character in the wider series.