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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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== 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 Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'' suggest that Brother Cavil resembles this trope, {{spoiler|especially during "Rapture" where he's prepared to kill D'Anna, and later box her entire line, in order to preserve the identities of the Final Five. We later discover that this is literally true in "No Exit".}}
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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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