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Greetings, Adventurers! Welcome to the Archive of Backstory and Plot Advancement! Who am I? Why, I am the
Oh, before I do so, as an
Huh? What's that? You say I look kind of creepy and you wonder if I can be trusted? I assure you, my good man, the information I reveal to you is not only entirely accurate, but extremely helpful. I am required to provide equal assistance to all visitors regardless of importance or heroic status, even if I AM in the employ of the [[Big Bad]]. Which I may or may not be. Also, I assure you, I do not have my own agenda and would not harm you in any way. Now if you'll just finish drinking your tea--[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|which I assure you has]] ''[[Suspiciously Specific Denial|not]]'' [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|been poisoned]]
Oh, and please don't walk so close behind me. You're stepping on the hem of my impractically long robes. (My kind ''always'' seems to be wearing impractically long robes.) I may just be an android with limitless time on my hands, but even ''I'' hate having to scrub shoeprints out of my clothing...
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== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Slayers]] NEXT'' has Auntie Aqua, a wizened old lady and avatar of the Water Dragon King who guards the secrets of the Clair Bible.
* Lilith from ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]''.
* At the end of the first season of ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]'' {{spoiler|Aoi, AKA The Laughing Man, turns down Aramaki's offer to join Section 9}} so he can remain sort of one of these for a massive, mainly automated library, that still keeps printed books. Given his age and the advanced medicine of time, he could quite likely stay in that position for well over a century, if he wanted.
== Card Games ==▼
* In ''[[Magi Nation]]'', the Orothean (uh, he's a merman) Blu guards the Archive, just as his father did, and his father before him, and so on until, apparently, the beginning of time.▼
** In the video game, the main character comes and opens up Blu's Archive and discovers a pair of magic boots. Needless to say, Blu was pretty disappointed to learn his family spent ten generations guarding footware.▼
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== Film ==
* In the film version of ''[[Aeon Flux]]'', an
* ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' example, from the episode ''[[Space Mutiny]]''. The heroes stumble into the villain's headquarters and discover the creepy, Roddy macDowell-like old man who guards the people whom Kalgan has put "on ice."
* Box from the film version of ''Logan's Run''. He doesn't so much help visitors though as much as {{spoiler|freeze them and turn them into foodstuffs. He's long since forgotten for whom the food was intended. Obviously.}}
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== Live Action TV ==
* Perhaps the creepiest example occurs in the ''[[Twilight Zone]]'' episode, ''Elegy''. Three marooned astronauts stumble upon a world where people seem frozen in time. An
* The librarian Mr. Atoz in the ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]] episode'' "All Our Yesterdays". He offered to help the Enterprise landing party go back in time the way the rest of the planetary population had. (Note: "Atoz" was a joking reference to "A to Z", a logical name for a librarian.)
* The creators of ''[[Battlestar Galactica
* ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' has the Fisher king himself being the keeper in his castle. And asking for [[Mercy Kill]] when he has transmitted his knowledge.
▲* In ''[[Magi Nation]]'', the Orothean (uh, he's a merman) Blu guards the Archive, just as his father did, and his father before him, and so on until, apparently, the beginning of time.
▲** In the video game, the main character comes and opens up Blu's Archive and discovers a pair of magic boots. Needless to say, Blu was pretty disappointed to learn his family spent ten generations guarding footware.
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* Impa and Sheik in the ''Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' are somewhat ancient keepers. Impa is first met as a kid, explaining she is of the Sheikah race, a race dedicated to serving the royal family. She informs you of Kakariko Village and Death Mountain, as well as teaching you Zelda's Lullaby, an ancient royal family song, before disappearing with use of a Deku Nut. Ironically, Sheik later does almost exactly the same, being a Sheikah who informs Link of the ancient temples, before vanishing with a Deku Nut.
** [[Secret Identity|But then again, does Sheik really count]]?
* [[Chrono Trigger]]: The three
* The Master Librarian from [[Castlevania: Symphony of the Night]].
* ''[[Dark Souls]]'' has Frampt and Kaathe, the two primordial serpents, two ancient beings that are very knowledgeable on the world's ancient history, who guide the player on two different paths regarding the fate of the First Flame. That said, their trustworthiness is very suspect
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* Dungeonmaster from the animated ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]''.
* Kuzco and Malina run into the Royal Chalice Keeper in the ''[[The Emperor's New School|The Emperors New School]]'' who has apparently been guarding a bunch of chalices (including a very important one) for a thousand years. He's very deprived of human interaction and is quite stumped when Kuzco (somehow) beats his "Choose wisely" on the first pick...
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'''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Very well... 'tis ''one'' of these!" *''displays entire table filled with chalices''*
'''Kuzco:''' "Yeah, thanks for narrowing it down."
'''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Take your time and choose wisely..."
'''Kuzco:''' *''picks up the chalice right in front of him after thinking for half a second''* "Gooot it! Let's go." *''leaves*
'''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Wait! You didn't take your time! Come back! Please don't leave me... my next coffee break isn't until October." }}
* Daphne/Dafne from Winx Club, Bloom's dead sister, a nymph and protecter of the Dragon Fire, appears to Bloom in her dreams, speaking to her about discovering her past and telling her about her trials and that she's princess of Domino/Sparx.
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