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** {{spoiler|Confirmed in chapter 591.}}
* Ovan from ''[[.hack|.hack Conglomerate]]'' is a [[Stealth Mentor]] of sorts to Haseo. All his actions in the story are directed at making Haseo stronger than himself {{spoiler|so that Haseo can ''kill him''. No Ovan isn't really [[The Atoner]] but his death ''would'' really set many things right. And he knows it. Too bad he is virtually unkillable... and that's where Haseo joins the game (pun unintended).}}
** Just a side note, Ovan was a straight up mentor for Haseo before their mutual (and very close) friend, Shino, fell into a coma.
* During the Bount arc of ''[[Bleach]]'' {{spoiler|Urahara constructs three modsouls and has them torment the main cast to prepare them for the appearance of the Bount.}}
** Also, {{spoiler|Isshin}}, who's been teaching Ichigo his honor code and how to fight for years under the guise of being completely and violently insane.
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== Professional Wrestling ==
* John Bradshaw Layfield was a [[Truth in Television|Real Life Example]] for [[The Miz]]. He intentionally bullied the Miz to see [[Sink or Swim Mentor|whether he had what it took to stick it out in the profession.]]
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** That's less of an undermining than it seems. Before and during his request the game drops a few blatant hints (and then, I believe, outright says, since the game lays a lampshade on everything) that he wants to kill Bleck to follow his own plans or world domination, so it's less that the game ruins the Reveal more that it we pretty figured it out (or at least realized he couldn't be trusted) earlier and were waiting for it to be fully explained.
* This is ProtoMan's MO in the original ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' games. In ''7'' he even gives Mega Man his Proto Shield if he beats him, and admits that his brother has nothing left to learn.
* ''[[Disgaea: Hour of Darkness]]'': Mid-Boss! {{spoiler|Or, rather, King Krichevoshky.}}
* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', [[Final Fantasy IV|Golbez]] is given this role, because it would be extremely awkward if after all that happened in his original game {{spoiler|about him making peace with Cecil in the end of the game (as well as being revealed as his brother)}}, he'd willingly turn his back and smack Cecil around [[For the Evulz]]. He's also the only villain who has a different 'death' cutscene, in which he doesn't [[Everything Fades|vanish with dark energy]], but just retreats.
* Nero from ''[[My World, My Way]]'' is a mentor-in-secret to the game's [[Spoiled Brat]] protagonist. The player can even choose what type of "help" he gives her at the end of each level (usually in the form of a quickie boss battle).
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