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* Yoda's appearance in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. He also teases Obi-Wan a bit in ''Attack of the Clones'', but he was younger (and teaching the younglings) at the time.

** This trope was actually one of the early concepts for the Obi-Wan himself (even after Sir Alec Guinness had already been chosen for the role).

* Jetfire in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

* Fin Raziel, in ''[[Willow]],'' is of the rare female subtype.

** Though he's not as... easygoing and jovial as the trope specifies, though Arthur Langtry is the oldest and most powerful wizard alive, and the head of the White Council, with the title of 'Merlin', he seems to be generally underestimated, and perceived as a figurehead. Until he shows off the strength and depth of his power by doing such things as, oh - holding off {{spoiler|[[Eldritch Abominations|Outsiders]] ''with a single ward''}} and turning chaos into order by {{spoiler|broadcasting a mental map (with voiceover) to the entire council, whilst attempting to contain an omnilethal nasty with ''the sheer force of his will''.}} 'not [gained his position] by collecting bottle caps' indeed.

* Coriakin from ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'', who is believed by Dufflepuds to be evil, but turns out to be a wise magician with a sense of humor. [[Does Not Like Shoes|Always walking barefoot]] is among his idiosyncrasies.

{{quote|"Good Morning!" said Bilbo, and he meant it. But Gandalf looked at him from

under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat.