Line #31 PlayingWith/APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil


1	'''Basic Trope''': A mentor's student pulls a FaceHeelTurn and becomes a formidable villain.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice's mentor Bob tells her the story of his first pupil, Alex, who turned against his master when his heart was corrupted by power. That Man Is, of course, the BigBad now styling himself [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Lord Killfrenzy]].
3	* '''Exaggerated''': Bob's first pupil goes rogue after only a day of learning the technique.
4	* '''Downplayed''':
5	** Bob's first pupil joins a rival team with Bob's teaching, said team is just TheRival and not necessarily evil.
6	** Alex becomes an AntiHero after finishing his apprenticeship under Bob, who is TheCape.
7	* '''Justified''': Bob is the last Master of a DangerousForbiddenTechnique -- forbidden because it can drive the weak-minded mad with power. For Killfrenzy, ItsPersonal, and for Bob, a new student needs to be around to keep Alex in check once Bob has died.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** TheHero is the best possible {{Foil}} to the villains because he was once the [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels star pupil]] at the AcademyOfEvil before experiencing a HeelRealization and [[HeelFaceTurn turned to the side of good]]. For their part, the villains want him dead because HeKnowsTooMuch.
10	** Alice's mentor Bob is the one who turns evil, forcing Alice to take down her own teacher.
11	** BrokenPedestal
12	* '''Subverted''':
13	** Alex isn't evil, he just disagrees with Bob's use of his powers.
14	** Alex is a FakeDefector.
15	** Bob appears to be benevolent but is in fact a vicious KnightTemplar, and he considers Alex "evil" because he had the guts [[DefectorFromDecadence to abandon him when he found out about it]].
16	** Alex is considered evil because he killed Draco, who used to be Bob's most brilliant pupil. However, as the story progresses, we discover that Draco was [[TheMole a double agent]] sent to infiltrate Bob's dojo and murder him when he least expected it. Alex found out about his plan, [[SuperDickery and had to kill him to protect his master]].
17	** Alex rebelled against Bob because Bob was pro-{{masquerade}} -- Alex felt it was wrong that the mages were keeping their powers for themselves, never helping the {{Muggles}}, and decided "ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight"
18	** What Bob describes as rebellion was a case of Alex making a project related to the fundamentals and/or applications of his training.
19	* '''Double Subverted''':
20	** ...Alex thinks they should be used to TakeOverTheWorld.
21	** At some point, he started BecomingTheMask.
22	** Bob is a KnightTemplar, but the lengths to which Alex went to survive after leaving Bob have caused him to suffer MotiveDecay, and he's now [[BlackAndGrayMorality even worse than Bob]]. Or Bob may have come back from the edge in the meantime and Alex neither knew nor cared.
23	** Alex framed Draco as an inflitrator so he would have an excuse to kill him. VictorGainsLosersPowers is in effect and he wanted Draco's skill and {{mana}} for himself.
24	** Alex lied about wanting to help the Muggles, or he was wrong to think he'd be helping them.
25	** Alex pursued his project ''even after Bob told him to stop it'' and ''knowing he would be punished for doing it''. [[NeverMyFault He blames Bob for his having been punished.]]
26	* '''Parodied''':
27	** Bob acts this way about the fact that his now-professional rival and SitcomArchNemesis once worked for him. Alice wonders if owning a competing restaurant [[FelonyMisdemeanor can really be described as "evil".]]
28	** Bob's apprentices invariably turn evil--Alex, Alice, and all those before and after them--for no good reason, but Bob keeps taking in apprentices hoping that eventually, one of them won't turn into a world-conquering villain.
29	* '''Zig-Zagged''':
30	** Bob tells Alice about his former pupil ... but when she tracks the guy down, he's perfectly friendly, and laments the fact that Bob took his branching out on his own so badly. It's later revealed that he's a {{Rival Turned\|Evil}} AffablyEvil and really is plotting Bob's destruction! He describes it as self-defense against Bob's selfish refusal to accept Alex's independence; this is what created such hate between them. Then Alice learns that Alex is practicing TheDarkArts and Bob tried to rein him in.
31	** After [[DefeatMeansFriendship a bit of tough love from Alice]], Alex realizes he's strayed down the wrong path and [[HeelFaceTurn mends his ways]], eventually making peace with Bob.
32	* '''Averted''':
33	** Good and Evil are two entirely different sides, nobody on either of which has ever been friends with anyone on the other.
34	** Despite the bitterness with which he abandoned his mentor, Alex still has good intentions. He simply [[DuelingMessiahs no longer shares Bob's views on how to best serve the greater good.]]
35	** Alex doesn't leave Bob. Maybe they never had the mentor–mentee relationship; maybe they maintain their commitment to it throughout the story; maybe Bob just succumbs to the MentorOccupationalHazard.
36	* '''Enforced''': The BigBad is meant as a ShadowArchetype to TheHero, and having them share a mentor shows their opposite reactions to the [[MirrorCharacter same upbringing]].
37	* '''Lampshaded''':
38	** "Ohhh, you guys have an [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan and Darth Vader]] thing goin' on? Well, I, for one, am much more invested in this conflict now that ItsPersonal."
39	** "Alex ... I wondered when we'd meet again." "''[[ThatManIsDead I'm not Alex. I'm Lord Killfrenzy.]]''"
40	* '''Invoked''': The BigBad deliberately [[FaceHeelTurn turned]] one of his rival's closest allies as a XanatosGambit: whichever of them won, Bob would be killed, emotionally devastated, or at least, one ally short.
41	* '''Exploited''': After Alex turns away from Bob, the bad guys recruit him because his connection to Bob could become useful.
42	* '''Defied''': ResignationsNotAccepted -- when Alex tries to rebel, Bob [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim kills him immediately]] because HeKnowsTooMuch.
43	* '''Discussed''': "And this year's award for 'Most Likely to Turn Evil and Become a Nemesis Feared All the More Because [[WeUsedToBeFriends You Were]] [[EvilFormerFriend Once a Friend]]' goes to ... Alex!"
44	* '''Conversed''': "Why did Alex cross over to TheDarkSide?" "I'm sure they'll do an episode about that."
45	* '''Played for Horror''': Killfrenzy shows how far gone he is from idealistic young Alex when he {{Mind Rape}}s Bob.
46	* '''Played for Drama''': Bob remembers he saw Alex as LikeASonToMe, Alex remembers he saw Bob as a ParentalSubstitute, or both, and they now angst about having to fight each other eventually.
47	* '''Played for Laughs''': Bob and Alex's pre-battle banter plays on their old relationship:
48	-->'''Bob:''' So, we meet again. I see you still can't keep your wrist straight.
49	-->'''Alex/Killfrenzy:''' {{Shut up\|Kirk}}! You're not my teacher any more!
50	-->'''Bob:''' Watch that mouth, or I'll have you WritingLines.
51	-->'''Alex/Killfrenzy:''' [[FateWorseThanDeath Wh—You can't ...]] [[FauxHorrific Aaargh!]]
52	* '''Implied''': Alex's origins are never revealed, but he seems to be very familiar with Bob and has a very similar fighting style.
53	* '''Deconstructed''': Because Bob trained Alex/Killfrenzy, the PowersThatBe at the AcademyOfAdventure suspect him of having given him the ideas that made him evil.
54	* '''Reconstructed''': Bob is exonerated after due process and allowed to stay on because they also figure he might have insight into Alex's/Killfrenzy's psychology.
55	----
56	Back to [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil the main page]]. I taught him once, you know, until he turned to TheDarkSide.

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