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Character which can only be perceived by one or a small number of other characters. This character's purpose is most often to provide advice, act as a moral compass (see also [[Closer to Earth]], [[Noble Savage]]) or substitute for [[Mr. Exposition]]. This character may also sometimes act as a [[Tricksters|Trickster]], however; if so and he has super-powers then he's usually The [[Great Gazoo]]. In many cases he also acts as [[Mission Control]]. If there are two with opposing viewpoints, then you're probably dealing with [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]] instead.
Ironically, the [[Spirit Advisor]] is almost never [[The Ghost]] (even if he is an [[Our Ghosts Are Different|actual ghost]]).
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If someone who can't see the [[Spirit Advisor]] learns about her existence, they will inevitably try to talk to her, leading the character who can actually see her shaking his head and saying, "She's over ''there''."
See also [[Waif Prophet]], [[Warrior Poet]], [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]], [[Dead Person Conversation]], [[Multitasked Conversation]], [[I See Them Too]], [[Non
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== [[Anime]] ==
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[The DCU]] hero Firestorm was created by atomically merging student Ronnie Raymond and scientist Martin Stein. In practice, this essentially resulted (at least initially) in a super-powered Ronnie with Stein acting as a Spirit Advisor.
* John Wayne appears as Jesse's Spirit Advisor in ''[[Preacher (Comic Book)]]'', helping him survive his childhood ordeals and become a [[Knight in Shining Armor]].
* The protagonist of Paul Pope's graphic novel, ''[[Heavy Liquid]]'', sees a "shadow self" whenever he uses a drug made from the titular material. It guides his escape from the [[The Men in Black|spook]] that captures him at the end of the story, and soon after, S concludes that {{spoiler|the shadow is a non-corporeal extraterrestrial's attempt to communicate. S refers to the alien as a "radiowave spaceman" and the Heavy Liquid as his "little metal car".}}
* The Doctor, the shaman of the Planet Earth in ''[[The Authority]]'', can journey to the Garden of Ancestral Memory, where the spirits of all past Doctors (save one evil one) dwell.
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** Played for laughs, too; if Remy ever needs reminding that Gusteau is just a figment of his imagination, Gusteau does.
* Ladies and gentlemen, the King, Elvis Aaron Presley appears to give Clarence advice in ''True Romance.'' Played by Val Kilmer, it's not quite clear if he's a ghost or a hallucination.
* In the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, Obi-Wan became this after he [[Mentor Occupational Hazard|died.]] (See also [[The Obi
* A major plot point in the second ''[[Balto (Animation)|Balto]]'' film. Not only does Aleu meet her's, but Balto discovers {{spoiler|his spirit guide is not only the seemingly legendary Aniu, but his own mother}}.
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** Christian Shephard, Jack's father, has appear before various people on the island.
** [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|Jacob]], leader of the Others, of which only Ben and Locke have really interacted with.
** After {{spoiler|Jacob's}} death, he puts on this role to guide Hurley, taking advantage of Hurley's [[I See Dead People|ability to converse with the dead]]. Hurley actually compared to his appearances to [[Star Wars|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]. Of course, he's got his own motives, good or bad, and he's more of a [[Manipulative Bastard]] than [[The Obi
* Cassie in ''[[The 4400]]''. She is Kyle Baldwin's [[Applied Phlebotinum|promicin]]-derived ability.
* Snow White in ''[[The Tenth Kingdom]]''. She calls herself a fairy godmother, but also freely admits she is actually dead (something which is never really stated about fairy godmothers). Only Virginia and Wendell (the latter either because he's gone doggy at the time or because he's her grandson) can see and speak with her--Tony cannot. She later appears in Virginia's dreams.
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Dead relatives in ''[[The Family Circus]]'' are often seen visiting Earth, either to check up on the family, or give some words of encouragement to a lonely spouse, or [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|help one of the kids with their piano practice]]...
* Lisa Moore has started popping up again in ''[[Funky Winkerbean]]'', albeit probably as a figment of Les's imagination.
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** [[Big Good|Philemon]] from the [[Persona|first]] [[Persona 2|two]] ''Persona'' games is somewhat less disturbing, though his servant Igor, who ends up replacing his boss in the [[Persona 3|next]] [[Persona 4|two]] games, looks like a freaky old man version of Pinocchio.
* In the video game ''Puzzle Quest: Challenge Of The Warlords'', one of the last subquests involves {{spoiler|Sunspear the Minotaur going off to die in battle against an elder frost dragon. When you follow his instructions and return to your departure point, he rejoins your party as a spirit (with his Red Mana bonus now extending to battles with the undead as well as other minotaurs)}} It's never mentioned whether any of the other party members can see him.
* Mia Fey, [[The Obi
* Both ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' and its prequel have the ''player'' act as the [[Spirit Advisor]] to the game's main character, which allows the characters to [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|break the fourth wall]] without acting out of character.
* {{spoiler|Prometheus}} in [[The Conduit]] after {{spoiler|you have to destroy his body so Adams/Enlil can't make any more Drudge, and he transfers his mind into the ASE}}
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* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', starting in season four, {{spoiler|24 becomes 21's Spirit Advisor, using his ghostly movement and omniscience to exponentially increase 21's competence.}}
* ''Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic'' - Taken literally with Virgil, the classical Roman poet. Since he is a pure spirit, he cannot help Dante fight his enemies, but can only steer him on his path to save his wife's soul through the nine circles of hell.
* In the one-hour ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar]]'' episode "The Return Of The Revenge Of Blowhole", Skipper gets [[Laser
* In [[Family Guy]] Peter's spiritual guide is [[Happy Days|The Fonz]]
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