Mentors



A more experienced advisor or confidante to a young, inexperienced character, particularly to a hero. Named after Mentor, Telemachus' elderly advisor in The Odyssey, who was actually Athena in disguise. Not to be confused with certain green slug things obsessed with money. See also Index of Pupils and Protoges.

Tropes:

 * All Powerful Bystander
 * Big Brother Mentor
 * Closer to Earth
 * Cool Teacher
 * Cynical Mentor
 * Eccentric Mentor
 * Enigmatic Empowering Entity
 * Hero's Muse
 * The Face
 * The Judge
 * Lover and Beloved
 * Magical Guardian
 * Magical Nanny
 * Magical Negro
 * Master Apprentice Chain
 * Mentor Archetype
 * Mentor Mascot
 * Mooching Master
 * Mr. Exposition
 * Mr. Fixit
 * The Obi-Wan
 * The Obi-Wannabe
 * The Obi Wrong
 * Obsolete Mentor
 * The Old Convict
 * Old Master
 * Older and Wiser
 * Opposed Mentors
 * The Professor
 * Rebuilt Pedestal
 * Relegated Mentor
 * Renowned Selective Mentor
 * Sexy Mentor (see also Mentor Ship)
 * Sink or Swim Mentor
 * Spirit Advisor
 * The Sponsor
 * Stealth Mentor
 * Trickster Mentor
 * Wasteland Elder
 * The Watcher
 * White Man's Burden
 * Witch Doctor
 * Zen Survivor

Not all Mentors have the hero's best interests at heart, however...


 * Broken Pedestal
 * Evil Mentor
 * The Fagin
 * Fair Weather Mentor
 * Sensei for Scoundrels
 * Treacherous Advisor
 * Sabotutor
 * The Svengali

Susceptible to Rage Against the Mentor and the Mentor Occupational Hazard.