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A more experienced advisor or confidante to a young, inexperienced character, particularly to a Heroic Archetype.

A list of subtypes can be found on the Mentors page.

See also: The Obi-Wan

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Examples

Comic Books

• Mentor, Shazam!

Movies

• Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars
  • And Yoda

Literature

• Trope Namer: Mentor himself or possibly Athena herself in The Odyssey.

Live-Action TV

• Giles, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Megan in Privileged becomes this to the twins as well as their tutor.

Video Games

• Wynne in Dragon Age: Origins if the player wishes. Verges on a parent/child relationship with a mage protagonist.

Western Animation

• Iroh from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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Mentors

Mentor Mascot

Men Are Generic, Women Are Special

Older Than Feudalism

Merlin Sickness