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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', BigBad Paptimus Scirocco would like people to ''think'' he is this, as evidenced by his CatchPhrase "I'm merely a witness to history", but the truth is he's just a very good player of XanatosSpeedChess and is content to make a move only when he has to.
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* In ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', BigBad Paptimus Scirocco would like people to ''think'' he is this, as evidenced by his CatchPhrase CharcterCatchPhrase "I'm merely a witness to history", but the truth is he's just a very good player of XanatosSpeedChess and is content to make a move only when he has to.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the {{Trope Namer|s}}, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I; the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the {{Trope Namer|s}}, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I; the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, CharacterCatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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** The series actually deconstruct the idea of an organisation charged with observing a hidden world- while some take it very seriously, most treat it like any other nine-til-five job. They have pensions and even vacation time; in one episode Joe reveals to Duncan that they don't know who beheaded a recently killed Immortal, because that Immortal's watcher took some time off for his sister's wedding.
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** The series actually deconstruct deconstructs the idea of an organisation charged with observing a hidden world- while world. While some Watchers take it very seriously, most treat it like any other nine-til-five job. They have pensions and even vacation time; in one episode Joe reveals to Duncan that they don't know who beheaded a recently killed Immortal, because that Immortal's watcher took some time off for his sister's wedding.
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* Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for VideoGame/{{Kirby}} in the ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' anime, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as MrExposition. Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how badass they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby.
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* Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Franchise/{{Kirby}} in the ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' anime, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as MrExposition. Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how badass they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby.
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* In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Kyubey is the living embodiment of this trope. Despite being a ManipulativeBastard, his actions only indirectly influence the storyline, and he really cannot break the rules which are assigned to him (grant a wish to an up-and-coming MagicalGirl, ''no matter how weird it is''). Of course, this does not stop him from giving out WhamLine after WhamLine in almost every episode.
** He's also one of the few examples to employ this trope somewhat malevolently, being the absolute king of ExactWords and YouDidntAsk.
* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].
** He's also one of the few examples to employ this trope somewhat malevolently, being the absolute king of ExactWords and YouDidntAsk.
* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].
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* In ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', Kyubey is the living embodiment of this trope. Despite being a ManipulativeBastard, his actions only indirectly influence the storyline, and he really cannot break the rules which are assigned to him (grant a wish to an up-and-coming MagicalGirl, ''no matter how weird it is''). Of course, this does not stop him from giving out WhamLine after a WhamLine in almost every episode.
**episode. He's also one of the few examples to employ this trope somewhat malevolently, being the absolute king of ExactWords and YouDidntAsk.
* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].YouDidntAsk.
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* In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].
* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': [[spoiler:The {{mysterious|stranger}} Masked Woman]] who informs Ann about the truth of multiple revelations reveals herself to be the vital force of a watcher, who solely desires to guide Ann towards the path that will save the world from destruction.
* An "Onlooker" in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' is supposed to observe and not (directly) interfere. Their power to "observe" things (i.e acknowledging the existence and happenstance of things, which - due to quantum theories - has multiple applications) is far greater than anyone else, but if they decide to interfere, they'll steadily lose their power bit by bit. Rachel Alucard is one of those Onlookers; she's also one of the "players" in the verse's CosmicChessGame who moves others (particularly the hero, Ragna) to help her protect the world from the villains. As the games' story continue, however, she'd been forced to interfere a couple of times just to ensure her victory, and as of the fourth game she's steadily losing her powers. Another Onlooker is [[spoiler:Amane Nishiki]], who later succeeds Rachel's job of watching over and protecting the world.
%%* Gaspar from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
* An "Onlooker" in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' is supposed to observe and not (directly) interfere. Their power to "observe" things (i.e acknowledging the existence and happenstance of things, which - due to quantum theories - has multiple applications) is far greater than anyone else, but if they decide to interfere, they'll steadily lose their power bit by bit. Rachel Alucard is one of those Onlookers; she's also one of the "players" in the verse's CosmicChessGame who moves others (particularly the hero, Ragna) to help her protect the world from the villains. As the games' story continue, however, she'd been forced to interfere a couple of times just to ensure her victory, and as of the fourth game she's steadily losing her powers. Another Onlooker is [[spoiler:Amane Nishiki]], who later succeeds Rachel's job of watching over and protecting the world.
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** Initially, TheWatcher is Alex Jacobson, the computer guy at UNATCO; he drops out after the La Guardia mission.
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** Initially, TheWatcher The Watcher is Alex Jacobson, the computer guy at UNATCO; he drops out after the La Guardia mission.
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* Gaspar from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.
* [[spoiler: Sanae Hanekoma]] from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', whose purpose it is to actually watch over the Game as a whole.
* The mysterious narrator/[[spoiler: the Lord of the castle]] in ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare'' is one. He implies that the entire world [[spoiler: was created as an experiment into human nature]].
* Teo and Lippti from ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', though they are allowed to give the hero advice from time to time.
** Specifically, Teo and Lippti are permitted to tell Stocke anything they like, they just can't see any possible timelines until he's already created them with a decision, and thus can only coach him on where he went wrong. The one thing they are absolutely forbidden to do is [[spoiler:reveal or even imply ''anything'' about the goals and identity of the Black Chronicle wielder to the holder of the White Chronicle. This frustrates Stocke's efforts, but they later reveal it also protected him, since it works both ways. When they break this rule, they can only provide oblique and obscure clues, and it causes them excruciating pain.]]
* Philemon from ''VideoGame/Persona1'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 2]]'' is mostly this, limiting his direct actions to giving the heroes the power to summon avatars of their inner psyche and [[spoiler:pressing the ResetButton when his EvilCounterpart manages to destroy the world]]. In subsequent games in the series, he simply lets his servant Igor do all the work.
* Many simulation games have the player as this, to some extent. Some simply have the player input variables at the start and leave you to simply watch whatever you put into motion.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series, the Keepers act like this for the most part, although they will get involved if the situation demands it. Since they are undisputed masters of stealth, even when they do get involved nobody realizes it, and very few outside their organization are aware that they even exist. Deconstructed in the third game, when the Keepers -- more specifically, their Glyphs -- are the problem. A rogue Keeper who became a twisted immortal monster through her abuse of Glyphs is the BigBad, and the leader of the Keepers spends the entire game hampering Garret's progress before finally accepting that the Keepers have become too attached to the power of the Glyphs. [[spoiler:Right before the Hag kills him]], he tells Garret to activate the Final Glyph [[spoiler:which ends the power of the Glyphs and with it the Keeper organization. At the very end of the game Garrett is the last true Keeper. Which is rather ironic since he spent most of his life rejecting that calling.]]
* [[spoiler: Sanae Hanekoma]] from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', whose purpose it is to actually watch over the Game as a whole.
* The mysterious narrator/[[spoiler: the Lord of the castle]] in ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare'' is one. He implies that the entire world [[spoiler: was created as an experiment into human nature]].
* Teo and Lippti from ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', though they are allowed to give the hero advice from time to time.
** Specifically, Teo and Lippti are permitted to tell Stocke anything they like, they just can't see any possible timelines until he's already created them with a decision, and thus can only coach him on where he went wrong. The one thing they are absolutely forbidden to do is [[spoiler:reveal or even imply ''anything'' about the goals and identity of the Black Chronicle wielder to the holder of the White Chronicle. This frustrates Stocke's efforts, but they later reveal it also protected him, since it works both ways. When they break this rule, they can only provide oblique and obscure clues, and it causes them excruciating pain.]]
* Philemon from ''VideoGame/Persona1'' and ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 2]]'' is mostly this, limiting his direct actions to giving the heroes the power to summon avatars of their inner psyche and [[spoiler:pressing the ResetButton when his EvilCounterpart manages to destroy the world]]. In subsequent games in the series, he simply lets his servant Igor do all the work.
* Many simulation games have the player as this, to some extent. Some simply have the player input variables at the start and leave you to simply watch whatever you put into motion.
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series, the Keepers act like this for the most part, although they will get involved if the situation demands it. Since they are undisputed masters of stealth, even when they do get involved nobody realizes it, and very few outside their organization are aware that they even exist. Deconstructed in the third game, when the Keepers -- more specifically, their Glyphs -- are the problem. A rogue Keeper who became a twisted immortal monster through her abuse of Glyphs is the BigBad, and the leader of the Keepers spends the entire game hampering Garret's progress before finally accepting that the Keepers have become too attached to the power of the Glyphs. [[spoiler:Right before the Hag kills him]], he tells Garret to activate the Final Glyph [[spoiler:which ends the power of the Glyphs and with it the Keeper organization. At the very end of the game Garrett is the last true Keeper. Which is rather ironic since he spent most of his life rejecting that calling.]]
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* An "Onlooker" in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' is supposed to observe and not (directly) interfere. Their power to "observe" things (i.e acknowledging the existence and happenstance of things, which - due to quantum theories - has multiple applications) is far greater than anyone else, but if they decide to interfere, they'll steadily lose their power bit by bit. Rachel Alucard is one of those Onlookers; she's also one of the "players" in the verse's CosmicChessGame who moves others (particularly the hero, Ragna) to help her protect the world from the villains. As the games' story continue, however, she'd been forced to interfere a couple of times just to ensure her victory, and as of the fourth game she's steadily losing her powers. Another Onlooker is [[spoiler:Amane Nishiki]], who later succeeds Rachel's job of watching over and protecting the world.
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* An "Onlooker" The mysterious narrator/[[spoiler:the Lord of the castle]] in ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare'' is supposed to observe one. He implies that the entire world [[spoiler:was created as an experiment into human nature]].
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': [[BigGood Philemon]] from ''VideoGame/Persona1'' andnot (directly) interfere. Their ''VideoGame/Persona2'' is mostly this, limiting his direct actions to giving the heroes the power to "observe" things (i.e acknowledging the existence and happenstance summon avatars of things, which - due to quantum theories - has multiple applications) is far greater than anyone else, but if they decide to interfere, they'll steadily lose their power bit by bit. Rachel Alucard is inner psyche and [[spoiler:pressing the ResetButton when his EvilCounterpart manages to destroy the world]]. In subsequent games in the series, he simply lets his servant Igor do all the work.
%%* Many simulation games have the player as this, to some extent. Some simply have the player input variables at the start and leave you to simply watch whatever you put into motion.
* Teo and Lippti from ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', though they are allowed to give the hero advice from time to time. Specifically, Teo and Lippti are permitted to tell Stocke anything they like, they just can't see any possible timelines until he's already created them with a decision, and thus can only coach him on where he went wrong. The oneof those Onlookers; she's also one thing they are absolutely forbidden to do is [[spoiler:reveal or even imply ''anything'' about the goals and identity of the "players" in Black Chronicle wielder to the verse's CosmicChessGame who moves others (particularly the hero, Ragna) to help her protect the world from the villains. As the games' story continue, however, she'd been forced to interfere a couple of times just to ensure her victory, and as holder of the fourth game she's steadily losing her powers. Another Onlooker is [[spoiler:Amane Nishiki]], who White Chronicle. This frustrates Stocke's efforts, but they later succeeds Rachel's job of watching over reveal it also protected him, since it works both ways. When they break this rule, they can only provide oblique and protecting the world.obscure clues, and it causes them excruciating pain.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'': [[BigGood Philemon]] from ''VideoGame/Persona1'' and
%%* Many simulation games have the player as this, to some extent. Some simply have the player input variables at the start and leave you to simply watch whatever you put into motion.
* Teo and Lippti from ''VideoGame/RadiantHistoria'', though they are allowed to give the hero advice from time to time. Specifically, Teo and Lippti are permitted to tell Stocke anything they like, they just can't see any possible timelines until he's already created them with a decision, and thus can only coach him on where he went wrong. The one
* In the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series, the Keepers act like this for the most part, although they will get involved if the situation demands it. Since they are undisputed masters of stealth, even when they do get involved nobody realizes it, and very few outside their organization are aware that they even exist. Deconstructed in the third game, when the Keepers -- more specifically, their Glyphs -- are the problem. A rogue Keeper who became a twisted immortal monster through her abuse of Glyphs is the BigBad, and the leader of the Keepers spends the entire game hampering Garret's progress before finally accepting that the Keepers have become too attached to the power of the Glyphs. [[spoiler:Right before the Hag kills him]], he tells Garret to activate the Final Glyph [[spoiler:which ends the power of the Glyphs and with it the Keeper organization. At the very end of the game Garrett is the last true Keeper. Which is rather ironic since he spent most of his life rejecting that calling.]]
* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'': In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].
* [[spoiler:Sanae Hanekoma]] from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', whose purpose it is to actually watch over the Game as a whole.
* ''VideoGame/{{XenoGears}}'': [[spoiler:Miang]] is the human avatar for [[spoiler:Deus]], who manipulates the world's inhabitants so they may evolve to assimilate with it.
* ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry'': In ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but [[spoiler:Frederica Bernkastel is TheWatcher of the ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' continuity, as she is the collective amalgamation of all past Rikas, and is responsible for plugging Rika into another kakera after Hanyuu invokes her power]].
* [[spoiler:Sanae Hanekoma]] from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', whose purpose it is to actually watch over the Game as a whole.
* ''VideoGame/{{XenoGears}}'': [[spoiler:Miang]] is the human avatar for [[spoiler:Deus]], who manipulates the world's inhabitants so they may evolve to assimilate with it.
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* ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'' referred to this behavior as a "G-Peep."
* ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'' referred to this behavior as a "G-Peep."
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%%* ''Webcomic/{{Concerned}}'' referred to this behavior as a "G-Peep.
* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': Jones fills this role, although she does take on a teaching role as a way to mingle with humans. She doesn't teach any information that humans couldn't otherwise learn. [[TricksterGod Coyote]] has taken to nickname her "Wandering Eye".
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* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': Jones fills this role, although she does take on a teaching role as a way to mingle with humans. She doesn't teach any information that humans couldn't otherwise learn. [[TricksterGod Coyote]] has taken to nickname her "Wandering Eye".
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* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' characters: The Observants who follow Uatu's example and watch, but never act; and Clockwork who watches and acts when he [[OmniscientMoralityLicense feels the need to]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' parodies this trope with "The Galactic Inquisitor," a towering alien who [[NoIndoorVoice loudly]] insists he's only there to observe ("IGNORE ME!!"), but his presence is so jarring and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Subverted in that [[spoiler:according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the Earth.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' parodies this trope with "The Galactic Inquisitor," a towering alien who [[NoIndoorVoice loudly]] insists he's only there to observe ("IGNORE ME!!"), but his presence is so jarring and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Subverted in that [[spoiler:according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the Earth.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': The Observants who watch, but never act; and Clockwork who watches and acts when he [[OmniscientMoralityLicense feels the need to]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' uses Uatu the Watcher as a narrator and FramingDevice for the alternate realities seen in each episode. [[spoiler:Twice he is noticed. First by Doctor Strange Supreme, whose begging for help is shot down as Uatu says AGodIAmNot and that Strange now must deal with the oblivion he caused. But it gets worse the second time when an Ultron with ''all six Infinity Stones'' notices him and gives Uatu a devastating beatdown, forcing the Watcher to get help from across the multiverse, lest the borderline omnipotent OmnicidalManiac rampages and destroys the multiverse.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' parodies this trope with "The Galactic Inquisitor," a towering alien who [[NoIndoorVoice loudly]] insists he's only there to observe ("IGNORE ME!!"), but his presence is so jarring and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Subverted in that [[spoiler:according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the Earth]].
* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'':
** The show uses Uatu the Watcher as a narrator and FramingDevice for the alternate realities seen in each episode. [[spoiler:Twice he is noticed. First by Doctor Strange Supreme, whose begging for help is shot down as Uatu says AGodIAmNot and that Strange now must deal with the oblivion he caused. But it gets worse the second time when an Ultron with ''all six Infinity Stones'' notices him and gives Uatu a devastating beatdown, forcing the Watcher to get help from across the multiverse, lest the borderline omnipotent OmnicidalManiac rampages and destroys the multiverse.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'':
** The show uses Uatu the Watcher as a narrator and FramingDevice for the alternate realities seen in each episode. [[spoiler:Twice he is noticed. First by Doctor Strange Supreme, whose begging for help is shot down as Uatu says AGodIAmNot and that Strange now must deal with the oblivion he caused. But it gets worse the second time when an Ultron with ''all six Infinity Stones'' notices him and gives Uatu a devastating beatdown, forcing the Watcher to get help from across the multiverse, lest the borderline omnipotent OmnicidalManiac rampages and destroys the multiverse.]]
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* From Franchise/TheDCU, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger is a little more proactive than most Watchers (in fact, he is, as he points out in the ''[[ComicBook/JLAAvengers JLA/Avengers]]'' crossover, a sometimes member of the league), but still fits the bill. [[ComicBook/TheSandman Destiny of the Endless]] is perhaps the DCU's purest example, although there are others as well.
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* From Franchise/TheDCU, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger is a little more proactive than most Watchers (in fact, he is, as he points out in the ''[[ComicBook/JLAAvengers JLA/Avengers]]'' crossover, a sometimes member of the league), but still fits the bill. [[ComicBook/TheSandman [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Destiny of the Endless]] is perhaps the DCU's purest example, although there are others as well.
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* Invoked in the ''Watchers'' series by Creator/PeterLerangis. It was a [[CutShort six book series]] based on observers (who act like the ChessMaster). It mainly focused on the Watchers' interference with ordinary teenagers who got caught up in weird situations involving MindUploading / CreepyTwins, being TrappedInThePast, CloningBlues, stuck on an island of ElderlyImmortal or (even worse) GroundHogDayLoop... The TagLine was "They see what we can't see."
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* Invoked in the ''Watchers'' ''Literature/{{Watchers}}'' series by Creator/PeterLerangis. It was a [[CutShort six book series]] based on observers (who act like the ChessMaster). It mainly focused on the Watchers' interference with ordinary teenagers who got caught up in weird situations involving MindUploading / CreepyTwins, being TrappedInThePast, CloningBlues, CloneAngst, stuck on an island of ElderlyImmortal or (even worse) GroundHogDayLoop... The TagLine was "They see what we can't see."
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I; the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, {{Trope Namer|s}}, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I; the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* [[spoiler: Mikuru Asahina]] from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is a {{Time Travel}}er who's assigned to watch over Haruhi to unlock the mystery about why it's now impossible to time-travel beyond a certain day.
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* [[spoiler: Mikuru Asahina]] from ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is a {{Time Travel}}er who's assigned to watch over Haruhi to unlock the mystery about why it's now impossible to time-travel beyond a certain day.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I I; the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* Also from the Marvel Multiverse, we have The One Above All and The Living Tribunal, number 1 and number 2 most powerful beings in Marvel respectively, they only get involved when there are threats to the multiverse
* From Franchise/TheDCU, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger, is a little more proactive than most Watchers (in fact, he is, as he points out in the ''[[ComicBook/JLAAvengers JLA/Avengers]]'' crossover, a sometimes member of the league), but still fits the bill. [[ComicBook/TheSandman Destiny of the Endless]] is perhaps the DCU's purest example, although there are others as well.
* From Franchise/TheDCU, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger, is a little more proactive than most Watchers (in fact, he is, as he points out in the ''[[ComicBook/JLAAvengers JLA/Avengers]]'' crossover, a sometimes member of the league), but still fits the bill. [[ComicBook/TheSandman Destiny of the Endless]] is perhaps the DCU's purest example, although there are others as well.
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* Also from the Marvel Multiverse, we have The One Above All and The the Living Tribunal, number 1 and number 2 most powerful beings in Marvel respectively, they only get involved when there are threats to the multiverse
* From Franchise/TheDCU,ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger, ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger is a little more proactive than most Watchers (in fact, he is, as he points out in the ''[[ComicBook/JLAAvengers JLA/Avengers]]'' crossover, a sometimes member of the league), but still fits the bill. [[ComicBook/TheSandman Destiny of the Endless]] is perhaps the DCU's purest example, although there are others as well.
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* ComicBook/TheSpectre in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' acts like this. His job is to witness the coming (possible) apocalypse, not to interfere with it (only to punish the wicked should anyone be left after said apocalypse). Pastor Norman [=McKay=] who accompanies him fulfills the same role (having been chosen by The Spectre to accompany him in his observations). Norman however refuses inaction; telling The Spectre that this would be as evil as those who brought the whole situation to happen, and steps in to stop Franchise/{{Superman}}'s UnstoppableRage.
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* ComicBook/TheSpectre in ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'' acts like this. His job is to witness the coming (possible) apocalypse, not to interfere with it (only to punish the wicked should anyone be left after said apocalypse). Pastor Norman [=McKay=] who accompanies him fulfills the same role (having been chosen by The the Spectre to accompany him in his observations). Norman however refuses inaction; telling The the Spectre that this would be as evil as those who brought the whole situation to happen, and steps in to stop Franchise/{{Superman}}'s UnstoppableRage.
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* ''Webcomic/GunnerkriggCourt'': Jones fills this role, although she does take on a teaching role as a way to mingle with humans. She doesn't teach any information that humans couldn't otherwise learn. [[TricksterGod Coyote]] has taken to nickname her "Wandering Eye".
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* Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for VideoGame/{{Kirby}} in the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa anime]] adaptation, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as MrExposition. Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how badass they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby.
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* Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for VideoGame/{{Kirby}} in the [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa anime]] adaptation, ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' anime, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as MrExposition. Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how badass they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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* Uatu the Watcher is the TropeNamer, a Creator/MarvelComics character (introduced in ''Comicbook/FantasticFour'' ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' #13) who lives in a secret base on the moon, watches everything transpiring on Earth, and occasionally pontificates to the readership about it. He always loudly proclaimed "Yes, it is I the Watcher, who is always watching, but must not interfere", roughly every other sentence as if people were going to forget it. Which to be fair is probably a valid concern because quite notably, in spite of his CatchPhrase, he almost always ended up interfering ''anyway''. It's implied by others of his race that Uatu has more personal investment in the planet's inhabitants than is normal for Watchers.
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** In ''Comicbook/OriginalSin'' #0, new ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander asks ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica why Uatu watches everything. After a beat, Cap admits that they have no idea. Nova later learns that Uatu is looking for a world where his father (who was the cause of the Watchers' "no-interference" policy) was right. At the end of ''Original Sin'', [[spoiler:ComicBook/NickFury becomes Uatu's successor The Unseen, as punishment for his actions.]]
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** In ''Comicbook/OriginalSin'' ''ComicBook/OriginalSin'' #0, new ComicBook/{{Nova}} Sam Alexander asks ComicBook/IronMan and ComicBook/CaptainAmerica why Uatu watches everything. After a beat, Cap admits that they have no idea. Nova later learns that Uatu is looking for a world where his father (who was the cause of the Watchers' "no-interference" policy) was right. At the end of ''Original Sin'', [[spoiler:ComicBook/NickFury becomes Uatu's successor The Unseen, as punishment for his actions.]]
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Comicbook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/KnightFall Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminals live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Comicbook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' ''ComicBook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/KnightFall Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminals live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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* ''FanFic/BlackenedSkies'': Korekiyo fancies himself as such, claiming to be a neutral observer of human behavior who's ''fascinated'' to see how everyone reacts to being thrown into another mutual killing game. While this doesn't stop him from questioning and undermining Kaede's efforts to unite the group against Monokuma, he's far less ''overt'' about this compared to others like Celeste or Gundam, preferring a much subtler touch. In particular, after he triggers a vote of no-confidence against her leadership, he refuses to participate in the vote itself, claiming that "it's not my place to interfere" and that he's content to simply observe the outcome.
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* ''FanFic/BlackenedSkies'': ''Fanfic/BlackenedSkies'': Korekiyo fancies himself as such, claiming to be a neutral observer of human behavior who's ''fascinated'' to see how everyone reacts to being thrown into another mutual killing game. While this doesn't stop him from questioning and undermining Kaede's efforts to unite the group against Monokuma, he's far less ''overt'' about this compared to others like Celeste or Gundam, preferring a much subtler touch. In particular, after he triggers a vote of no-confidence against her leadership, he refuses to participate in the vote itself, claiming that "it's not my place to interfere" and that he's content to simply observe the outcome.
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* Raiden in the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' film is a watcher; he gives advice to the heroes, but [[GodsHandsAreTied the other Elder Gods will not allow him to directly interfere]]. In the second movie, ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'', he gives up his godhood so he can take a more direct hand. Reboot ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' has again him as a Watcher, though he becomes more proactive across the events of the movie because the opposing team is clearly not playing fair.
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* Raiden in the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' film ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'' is a watcher; he gives advice to the heroes, but [[GodsHandsAreTied the other Elder Gods will not allow him to directly interfere]]. In the second movie, ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'', he gives up his godhood so he can take a more direct hand. Reboot ''Film/MortalKombat2021'' has again him as a Watcher, though he becomes more proactive across the events of the movie because the opposing team is clearly not playing fair.
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* Philemon from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 1}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} 2]]'' is mostly this, limiting his direct actions to giving the heroes the power to summon avatars of their inner psyche and [[spoiler:pressing the ResetButton when his EvilCounterpart manages to destroy the world]]. In subsequent games in the series, he simply lets his servant Igor do all the work.
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* Philemon from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 1}}'' ''VideoGame/Persona1'' and ''[[VideoGame/{{Persona 2}} ''[[VideoGame/Persona2 2]]'' is mostly this, limiting his direct actions to giving the heroes the power to summon avatars of their inner psyche and [[spoiler:pressing the ResetButton when his EvilCounterpart manages to destroy the world]]. In subsequent games in the series, he simply lets his servant Igor do all the work.
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* ''Videogame/HyruleWarriors'': Cia, the Guardian of Time, was originally a straight example of this as she observed the various timelines of the Legend of Zelda series. Things started to go wrong as she became more and more enamored with The Hero as she observed the heroic deeds of his various incarnations, and became more and more envious of the various Zeldas. [[spoiler:After being egged on by Ganondorf's corrupting influence]], Cia abandoned her duty and raised an army to invade Hyrule to get rid of Zelda and take the Hero for herself.
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* ''Videogame/HyruleWarriors'': ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'': Cia, the Guardian of Time, was originally a straight example of this as she observed the various timelines of the Legend of Zelda series. Things started to go wrong as she became more and more enamored with The Hero as she observed the heroic deeds of his various incarnations, and became more and more envious of the various Zeldas. [[spoiler:After being egged on by Ganondorf's corrupting influence]], Cia abandoned her duty and raised an army to invade Hyrule to get rid of Zelda and take the Hero for herself.
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** There was also The Witness (not to be confused with The Witness from ''The New Universe'' mentioned above), an elderly {{Seer|s}} from ComicBook/{{Bishop}}'s future who warned him about the "X-Traitor" that Bishop would hunt for throughout the '90s. Though his identity was never confirmed, the Witness was heavily implied to be [[spoiler:ComicBook/{{Gambit}}, while the X-traitor he warned Bishop about was eventually confirmed to be ComicBook/ProfessorX in his ComicBook/{{Onslaught}} persona]].
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has creatures known as zodar, hulking figures in all-enclosing black armor that occasionally attach themselves to adventuring parties. Zodar are habitually silent - one might speak ''once'' during a human lifetime - and they typically do nothing more than follow and observe, fighting only to defend themselves. In very rare cases a zodar will suddenly burst into action and display a feat of superhuman strength, perhaps [[TelephonePolearm throwing a toppled ship's mast like a javelin at an enemy]], or leaping forward to subject a particular being to a KillerBearHug. They can also use the ''[[RealityWarper wish]]'' spell once per year, though if they do so, the effects are so subtle that it's difficult to recognize. But most of the time, a zodar is more likely to watch in silence as a TotalPartyKill unfolds before them than intervene to save anyone. So between their inscrutable behavior and taciturn nature, nobody knows what the zodar's agenda is, only that it's best not to get in their way.
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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' has creatures known as zodar, hulking figures in all-enclosing black armor that occasionally attach themselves to adventuring parties. Zodar are habitually silent - one might speak ''once'' during a human lifetime - and they typically do nothing more than follow and observe, fighting only to defend themselves. In very rare cases a zodar will suddenly burst into action and display a feat of superhuman strength, perhaps [[TelephonePolearm throwing a toppled ship's mast like a javelin at an enemy]], or leaping forward to subject a particular being to a KillerBearHug. They can also use the ''[[RealityWarper wish]]'' spell once per year, though if they do so, the effects are so subtle that it's difficult to recognize. But most of the time, a zodar is more likely to watch in silence as a TotalPartyKill unfolds before them than intervene to save anyone. So between their inscrutable behavior and taciturn nature, nobody knows what the zodar's agenda is, only that it's best not to get in their way.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'':
** Parodied: The Galactic Inquisitor insists he's only there to observe but his presence is so loud and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Unique in that he didn't try to ''intentionally'' interfere (though his presence was certainly obtrusive enough to count as interference) and everyone else just tried to ignore him.
** Subverted in that[[spoiler:, according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the earth.]]
** Parodied: The Galactic Inquisitor insists he's only there to observe but his presence is so loud and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Unique in that he didn't try to ''intentionally'' interfere (though his presence was certainly obtrusive enough to count as interference) and everyone else just tried to ignore him.
** Subverted in that[[spoiler:, according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the earth.]]
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** Parodied: The''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' parodies this trope with "The Galactic Inquisitor Inquisitor," a towering alien who [[NoIndoorVoice loudly]] insists he's only there to observe ("IGNORE ME!!"), but his presence is so loud jarring and burdensome he just keeps getting in the way. Unique in that he didn't try to ''intentionally'' interfere (though his presence was certainly obtrusive enough to count as interference) and everyone else just tried to ignore him.
**Subverted in that[[spoiler:, according that [[spoiler:according to the alien disguised as Rusty's dad, when he was done with his evaluation he would have destroyed the earth.Earth.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021'' uses Uatu the Watcher as a narrator and FramingDevice for the alternate realities seen in each episode. [[spoiler:Twice he is noticed. First by Stranger Supreme, whose begging for help is shot down as Uatu says AGodIAmNot and that Strange now must deal with the oblivion he caused. But it gets worse the second time when an Ultron with ''all six Infinity Stones'' notices him and gives Uatu a devastating beatdown, forcing the Watcher to get help from across the multiverse, lest the borderline omnipotent OmnicidalManiac rampages and destroys the multiverse.]]
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Comicbook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/{{KnightFall}} Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminals live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Comicbook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/{{KnightFall}} [[ComicBook/KnightFall Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminals live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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** A hilarious example of him ''actually'' not interfering comes when the ComicBook/RedHulk, who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punched Uatu]] when he was on his Villain Sue trip, appears about to die. Uatu shows up and tells him "[[SarcasmMode Sadly]] I am forbidden to intervene" and stands there so he can watch him get sucked into a black hole.
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** A hilarious example of him ''actually'' not interfering comes when the ComicBook/RedHulk, who [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punched Uatu]] when he was on his Villain Sue VillainSue trip, appears about to die. Uatu shows up and tells him "[[SarcasmMode Sadly]] I am forbidden to intervene" and stands there so he can watch him get sucked into a black hole.
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Tales From The Dark Multiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/{{KnightFall}} Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminal live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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* Tempus Fuginaut from ''Tales From The Dark Multiverse'' ''Comicbook/TalesFromTheDarkMultiverse'' is the watcher of the Dark Multiverse, where [[FinaglesLaw the multiverse runs on the hopes and fears of the heroes and villains that thrive in the prime multiverse]]. There, he witnesses several well known DC events diverging for the worst compared to what happened in the original timeline(s), such as [[ComicBook/{{KnightFall}} Batman failing to take back his position from Azrael and seeing Gotham turning into a fortified city where criminal criminals live in fear lest be killed by him or his goons]], or the one time where [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Lois Lane became The Eradicator and became hell-bent on lashing out at those who let Superman die in vain, villain and heroes alike]]...however, unlike Uatu...he really, REALLY sucks at his job of preventing them hopping into the main multiverse...can't blame Duke for beating him down, eh?
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* Raiden in the first ''Film/MortalKombat'' film is a watcher; he gives advice to the heroes, but the other Elder Gods will not allow him to directly interfere. In the second movie, ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'', he gives up his godhood so he can take a more direct hand.
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