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== Literature ==
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': The Order of the Phoenix spends half its time (and loses half its members) protecting Harry.
** In ''[[Harry Potter and
* The Fellowship of the Ring essentially served this purpose in ''
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Harry Dresden has a troop of faeries, led by Toot-Toot, who occasionally drop him some information. In ''Summer Knight'', they evolve into tiny little badasses, fighting on the side of "the Pizza Lord" in the war between the Winter and Summer Courts. In ''Small Favor,'' Harry learns his faeries have been watching his back in ways of which he was unaware.
* [[Praetorian Guard|Armsmen]] in the ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' universe seem to function like this. Especially with the main character.
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** Its counterpart ''[[Power Rangers Samurai]]'' doesn't go as far, eliminating the formal authority that the Red Ranger has over the team and the kuroko; but the Samurai Rangers do have a small support network of allies that are entrusted to protect ancient artifacts and the like.
* This trope describes [[Chuck]] Bartowski's "handlers"/partners to a T. Of course, it's a partial subversion in that they are also the ones who keep him in danger.
* ''[[Battlestar Galactica
== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Shadowrun
* ''[[Exalted]]'': Cult of the Illuminated believes that the Solars are returned righteous god-kings and will do anything to protect fledgling Solars. Various Yozi cults will also do the same for Infernals. Abyssals have the death cults.
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* Much of ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'''s secondary cast, most notably the {{spoiler|failed}} invasion force and {{spoiler|The Order of the White Lotus}}.
** In ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'', the White Lotus has taken on the job of watching over the new Avatar in an official capacity. Though they don't seem to be very good at keeping her out of trouble.
* In ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' the Guardians were an organization of high-tech Ninja who filled this role for the mostly-noncombative Utroms. Splinter's deceased master Hamato Yoshi was one of them, regarded as one of the best and one of the most loyal. He was trusted with their greatest secrets, which is why he was targeted by the Shredder. It turned out to be pointless for the villain, as Yoshi was willing to die before he talked, and was [[Defiant to the End]], insulting the honorless villain with his last words.
== Web Comics ==
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