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A recurring character whose role is to give some advice to the hero and then disappear. Often, The Watcher has some rules which restrict them from taking action, although they will regularly ignore this [[Obstructive Code of Conduct]].
Not to be confused with the [[Mysterious Watcher]]
Also not to be confused with the person on the ''other'' side of the TV screen/[[Fourth Wall]]. Or [[Evil Overlooker]] which is a box art phenomenon.
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* Bookman and Lavi in ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' are supposed to be unbiased recorders of "the secret history. [[Becoming the Mask|Supposed to be]]...
* {{spoiler|Mikuru Asahina}} from ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is a [[Time Travel
* Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for ''[[Kirby]]'' in the [[Kirby of the Stars|anime]] adaptation, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as [[Mr. Exposition]]. Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how [[Badass]] they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby.
* In ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'', Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role. It may or may not be the same Bernkastel as in ''Umineko'', but {{spoiler|Frederica Bernkastel is
* In ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', Kyubey is the living embodiment of this trope. Despite being a [[Manipulative Bastard]], his actions only indirectly influence the storyline, and he really cannot break the rules which are assigned to him (grant a wish to an up-and-coming [[Magical Girl]], ''no matter how weird it is''). Of course, this does not stop him from giving out [[Wham! Line]] after [[Wham! Line]] in almost every episode.
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* In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novels, both [[The Grim Reaper|Death]] and Lu-Tze of the History Monks are constrained by rules that prevent them interfering with history, although both bend these rules considerably in certain circumstances.
** And both at least have ''something'' to do in the world. While their meddling was sometimes provoked by actions of Auditors. ''They'' are truly supposed to do nothing at all but observe and register.
* Astinus of the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels is
* ''[[Warrior Cats]]'': StarClan take this attitude toward the living characters, believing that interfering directly with the physical world would make the living cats their "playthings". This hasn't stopped them from occasionally making their will ''very'' clear, such as when {{spoiler|1=they cause lightning to strike a specific tree, causing it to fall over and create a handy bridge to an important island, while simultaneously killing off a traitorous warrior attempting to usurp WindClan's leadership.}}
** Actually, {{spoiler|1=there is no concrete proof that StarClan was responsible for the lightning strike. Some of the characters ''assume'' it was a message from StarClan, but StarClan never takes responisbility it, and for all we know, it could have been a freak lightning strike}}. It's more likely that StarClan wasn't responsible because they've never done anything that drastic before.
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* In ''[[Deus Ex]]'', this role is played by different characters throughout the game.
** Initially,
** Daedalus takes over the role at the beginning of the Majestic-12 sequence.
* The G-Man from the ''[[Half Life]]'' series. Although he might also be considered the [[Sufficiently Advanced Alien]] as well. Then again, as time goes on, it appears that he's becoming less and less of a Watcher, especially {{spoiler|after the death of Eli. "Prepare for unforeseen consequences", indeed.}}
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* Gubaru from the web fiction serial ''[[Dimension Heroes]]'' often watches the progress of the Dimensional Guardians via his base tucked away in a pocket dimension, occasionally contacting them via their Guardian Bands to offer advice.
* Virgil in ''[[Lonelygirl15]]''. He's not the only "watcher" in the series, but he's the only example of "
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