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**** Zifnab is very different from Fizban in at least one major way, though- Fizban is {{spoiler|a god}} using [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], whereas Zifnab is genuinely insane with only occasional moments of lucidity. He's still incredibly powerful, but it takes some serious effort (usually from his dragon) to get him to reveal important information rather than, say, going off on a [[Cloudcuckoolander|long rambling monologue]] about how he's really [[James Bond]]. Or [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Dorothy Gale]].

** And also from the same authors is [[Significant Anagram|Zanfib]] of the ''Starshield'' series. {{spoiler|However, he's insane only due to [[Back from the Dead|a slightly flawed resurrection.]] Oh, and he's [[Evil Mentor|an agent for the]] [[Big Bad|Sentinels.]] }}

* Lu-Tze shows up in several [[Discworld]] books, playing the Eccentric Mentor in ''[[~~Discworld/Thief of Time|~~Thief of Time]]''. Actually, Lu-Tze has more or less made his living appearing to be a weird little monk, on the basis that, since no one notices weird little monks who are just sweeping up the place to begin with, he's far more stealthy and better equipped than the most highly trained of ninja. Not least because, in addition to being [[Improvised Weapon|able to seriously inconvenience someone about twenty-seven different ways with a broom]], if the floor gets dirty you can take care of that too.

* Lu-Tze shows up in several [[Discworld]] books, playing the Eccentric Mentor in ''[[Thief of Time]]''. Actually, Lu-Tze has more or less made his living appearing to be a weird little monk, on the basis that, since no one notices weird little monks who are just sweeping up the place to begin with, he's far more stealthy and better equipped than the most highly trained of ninja. Not least because, in addition to being [[Improvised Weapon|able to seriously inconvenience someone about twenty-seven different ways with a broom]], if the floor gets dirty you can take care of that too.

** Remember Rule One: [[Old Master|Never act incautiously when confronting a little old bald wrinkly smiling man]]. (And, of course, Rule Nineteen: Never forget Rule One)

** Also from the Discworld, a [[Rare Female Example]]: Nanny Ogg.

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