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Line 2: Some characters find out that their idols were not the people they thought they were, or see them do things that goes against their previous respect for them, such as a mentor who joined their enemies. Other times, they resent a person they would otherwise have admired, such as a parent who abandoned them. But there is often more to the story than that, especially when the formerly admired character is mentioned to be a [[Broken Pedestal]] early on in the story. The characters typically learn more about the event or decision that caused them to lose faith in the person they once admired, sometimes circumstances that explain or justify the action, and sometimes that they were completely mistaken. This leads them to decide to reconcile with the mentor, and sometimes, learn a significant personal lesson in the process. [[Rebuilt ~~Pedestals~~Pedestal]]s are typically broken by the time they are first introduced, unless the revelation that caused them to break and the revelation that restores their admirers' faith, are tied in to the main story. Compare [[Warts and All]], in which the admirers accept the person for their flaws, and the pedestal may not have been broken in the first place. This is sometimes hand-in-hand with [[Good All Along]] when it involves an apparent [[Face Heel Turn]]. Line 11: {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * In ''[[Code Geass]]'', Kallen initially hated her mother for staying as a maid, seemingly out of love for her father, but learned that it was out of love for her that she did so. Line 27 ⟶ 26: * ''[[Flame of Recca]]''. After {{spoiler\|Mikagami fought against Kai, he's told that the one who killed his sister was his master Meguri Kyouza. Although utterly shocked, Mikagami already spotted some irregularities from that statement, and during the eventual fight with Meguri Kyouza, it was revealed that Meguri Kyouza didn't actually kill his sister, but failed to prevent her death by Mori's men, thus blames himself for it and becomes a [[Death Seeker]]. Mikagami forgave him and once again respects him.}} == [[Fan ~~Fiction~~Works]] == * In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic, ''[[Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality]]'', Harry slowly goes through this with Quirrelmort. == [[Film]] == Line 36 ⟶ 35: == [[Literature]] == * Harry Dresden has a major falling-out with his mentor, Ebenezer, in the sixth book of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' upon finding out that he is the Blackstaff, a member of the White Council of Wizards with special ''carte blanche'' to break the Law of Magic in which Harry strongly believes. They eventually reconcile for the most part. * [[Harry Potter]] goes through this with Dumbledore of all people in [[~~Harry Potter/~~Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (novel)\|the final book]]. Possibly [[~~Harry Potter/~~Harry Potter and ~~The~~the Order of ~~The~~the Phoenix (novel)\|the ~~5th~~fifth]] to a lesser extent after Dumbledore explains why he's been ignoring him. * Danny Saunders and his friend Reuven forgive Rebbe Saunders for his harsh treatment of his son Danny when he explains why he thought it necessary and how much pain it cost him as well in ''[[The Chosen]]''. == [[Live -Action TV]] == * The ''[[Highlander (TV series)\|Highlander]]'' tvTV series went through this in a major story arc. Duncan finds out that his [[Cynical Mentor\|Cynical]]/[[Big Brother Mentor]] Methos is a [[Retired Monster]] that was a member of four Immortal marauders who went on an epic [[Rape, Pillage and Burn]] spree across multiple continents back in the Bronze Age. This also included Methos turning Duncan's [[Sexy Mentor]] Cassandra into his [[Sex Slave]]. Duncan angrily declares their friendship over, but after Methos prevents the reunited Horseman from [[Take Over the World\|taking over the world]], helps Duncan bring them down from the inside and expresses regret for his past actions, they patch their relationship up. == [[Video Games]] == Line 55 ⟶ 54: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Mentors]] [[Category:Drama Tropes]] [[Category:Plots]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]