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{{quote|"I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will ever tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy shows you where you are weak. Only the enemy tells you when he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. I am your enemy from now on. From now on, I am your teacher."|'''Mazer Rackham''', ''[[Ender's Game]]''}}
The polar opposite of the [[Treacherous Advisor]], the
This can take a couple of forms: either giving the aspiring hero a taste of what he's going to be up against in the big leagues because it's [[The Only Way They Will Learn]], or encouraging a budding rebel by [[Reverse Psychology|giving him something to push against]]. Expect generous helpings of [[Reverse Psychology]].
The
This is the [[Training
If a recurring antagonist or [[Aloof Big Brother]] is a popular [[Ensemble Darkhorse]], expect lots of Fan Speculation to this effect. It also doubles as a convenient [[Hand Wave]] to the question "if he's such a nice guy, why does he keep trying to brutally kill me?"
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* Lots of fan speculation regarding [[Inuyasha]]'s [[Aloof Big Brother]] Sesshomaru, though this is highly debatable.
* It's speculated that this was the crux of Gendo's plan in [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]] : get Shinji to hate him so he can synchronize with Unit 01. Of course, this i heavily debated, given that much is left ambiguous by the [[Mind Screw]]. A much straighter example is in [[Rebuild of Evangelion]].
* Some fans of [[Ranma
* {{spoiler|[[Aloof Big Brother|Itachi Uchiha]]}} is/was apparently one for Sasuke Uchiha {{spoiler|and Naruto Uzumaki himself}} in ''[[Naruto]]''. He made Sasuke hate him so much that he would spend his entire life training to get strong enough to kill him, and {{spoiler|upon his death}} transferred his strongest techniques to him to protect him {{spoiler|from Madara.}} His methods were a little [[Mind Rape|harsher]] than most of the examples on this page, but he got the job done...
** [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|Too bad what Sasuke decided to do with this power, really.]] {{spoiler|As for Naruto, it is still unknown.}}
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** A less benevolent example (also from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'') is Toguro, who has an obsession with making Yusuke stronger in their fights because he wants an opponent against whom he can use 100% of his power. He goes so far as to {{spoiler|make Yusuke believe he has killed Yusuke's best friend}} so that Yusuke's grief and rage will make him fight harder.
** Genkai set up three Territory Masters to seemingly attack his friends, in the hope that they'd learn how to deal with Sensui's Seven.
* In ''[[
* It's possible that Bartholomew Kuma in ''[[One Piece]]'' may be this and not as [[Lawful Neutral]] as he lead you to believe. It wasn't so much that he spared the Straw Hats, but his next encounter with them, which wasn't too long after their first battle with them, {{spoiler|he teleported all of them to different islands where they could learn and/or improve their skills.}}
** {{spoiler|Confirmed in chapter 591.}}
* Ovan from ''[[.hack|.hack Conglomerate]]'' is a
** 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.
*** And lastly, {{spoiler|Gin, who gives Ichigo a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]] simply to let Ichigo know how far he'd fallen and to help reinvigorate the boy's confidence for the future fight against Aizen.}}
* ''[[G Gundam]]'': {{spoiler|Master Asia is a very fitting example, Scharz Bruder probably qualifies as well, though he is hardly an antagonist most of the time.}}
* In the 2003 ''[[Astro Boy (
* If the fifth arc is to be believed, {{spoiler|Beatrice}} has acted out this role for Battler in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* Scavenger takes this role in ''[[Transformers Armada]]'': while undercover among the Decepticons, he puts on a big show of taunting Hot Shot for the latter's lack of skill. This turns out to be a way to sneak him some combat tips.
* Amnael/{{spoiler|Professor Daitokuji}} acts this way to Judai in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX]]'', dueling him to test his skill and make sure he's ready for the final battle against Kagemaru. In the dub, Yubel also acts this way to Jaden (in her/his/its own twisted way), believing Jaden tormented Yubel to make her/him/it stronger and doing the same to him. Compared to Amnael, Yubel's mentorship [[Break the Cutie|has]] [[Mind Rape|much]] [[Teach Him Anger|more]] [[Super-Powered Evil Side|dramatic]] [[Face Heel Turn|consequences]].
* Meta Knight in the [[Kirby]] [[Kirby:
== Comic Books ==
* This is allegedly Zoom (the second Reverse Flash)'s modus operandi. He claims that he wants to make the Flash stronger. Mostly he just goes around killing
* Mr. Mxyzptlk, [[Reality Warper|reality warping]] enemy of [[Superman]], is sometimes implied to be one of these, [[Depending
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* Mr. Miyagi's training in [[The Karate Kid]] has been moved to the discussion section; don't think we haven't thought of it.
* The Joker in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' claims to be this to Gotham and more specifically, to {{spoiler|Harvey Dent}}. But then again, he is ''The Joker''.
* Ryan Bingham (George Clooney) in ''[[Up in
== Literature ==
* Mrs. Lorelei Granger, the strict teacher in the novel ''[[Frindle]]''.
* [[Harry Potter|Severus Snape]] displays elements of this, hating Harry but ultimately being one of his best teachers. Snape taught Harry how to duel and ''Expelliarmus'', the spell he's "most famous for", saved Harry countless times, gave him the poison lesson that eventually saved Ron's life, ''tried'' to [[Training
** {{spoiler|Also (Sort of) [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] with death eater mad-eye moody.}}
* In ''[[Ender's Game]]'', Mazer Rackham does this to Ender, with the difference that he fully acknowledges his aim from the beginning in the page quote.
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* Vergere, of the ''[[Star Wars]]'' [[Expanded Universe]] novels, trains Jacen Solo this way, while pretending to be working for the Yuuzhan Vong, setting up Jacen to bring about their downfall… [[Retcon|then she tu]][[Ass Pull|rns out to be a]] [[Evil Overlord|Sith]].
* Jeb Batchelder of the ''Maximum Ride'' series of novels does this so many times (and Double Subverts it almost as often) it's almost become an Overly Long Gag.
* A short story based on ''[[Magic:
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' has a literal stealth mentor: Claude, who teaches Peter how to fully use his [[Game Breaker|power copying ability]], has the power of ''invisibility''. And whacking Peter with a broomstick, which is a power many fans wish they had.
* ''[[Chuck]]'': {{spoiler|Bryce Larkin? Maybe}}
* Q in ''[[Star Trek:
== 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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== Video Games ==
* ''[[
* {{spoiler|"Dr. Polito/SHODAN}} from ''[[System Shock]] 2'', who pretty much uses you to destroy an alien race that's infected the ship.
* Dimentio in ''[[
** 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 (
* ''[[Disgaea
* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', [[Final Fantasy IV
* 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).
* In the first ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]'' game, {{spoiler|pretty much ''every'' villain}} is a
** {{spoiler|Ingram}} is another particularly interesting example, in that he actually begins as a mentor character before [[Broken Pedestal|betraying the party]] and revealing that he only helped train the heroes so that they'd be more useful when they were [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed and integrated into the Aerogaters' army]]. He even admits that he's continuing to train them by being their enemy. {{spoiler|Of course, he's actually counting on them winning.}}
* Waka from ''[[
* This is pretty much {{spoiler|[[Enigmatic Minion|Kratos]]'s}} main motive in ''[[
* In ''[[Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete|Lunar 2]]'', {{spoiler|Ghaleon}} plays this role. He's unable to directly oppose the [[Big Bad]] himself because {{spoiler|he died 1000 years earlier, when he was the [[Big Bad]] of the first game of the series. Zophar's magic restored him to life to act as his [[The Dragon|Dragon]], and Zophar can withdraw that magic at any time he chooses, instantly killing Ghaleon. Thus, his only option is to go along with Zophar's plans while providing enough covert training to the heroes that they can defeat his new boss.}} Once the heroes figure out what he's up to, {{spoiler|he admits it, since they're now strong enough, happily fading away to join his long-dead best friend Dyne in death}}.
* Grahf in ''[[
* Albedo in ''[[
* In ''[[Castlevania: Lords of Shadow]]'' {{spoiler|the Old God Pan}}, after aiding you throughout the game {{spoiler|suddenly attacks you at the gates of the Land of the Dead. Throughout the battle he tests Gabriel's prowess and shows him the proper way to fight against another wielder of Light and Shadow Magic.}} All so that Gabriel will be prepared to face the true [[Big Bad]] {{spoiler|[[Satan]]}}.
* Although his role varies from game to game, Meta Knight is sometimes implied to be this to [[Kirby]] - most notably in Kirby's Adventure, where he shows up to toss Kirby [[Invincibility Power-Up|invincibility lollipops]] about as often as he sends his underlings to attack him.
* In Westwood Studio's 1997 game based on the film ''[[
== Visual Novels ==
* Arguably, Archer from ''[[Fate/stay
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== Western Animation ==
* Scavenger in ''[[Transformers Armada]]'' takes this role for a while. During which he helps the Decepticons get their hands on a superweapon (and even makes sure Megatron will use it personally!), which is probably the only reason they believed he was on their side, given that his behavior towards Hot Shot would be downright bizarre if he wasn't secretly an Autobot.
** It was also pretty cleverly done in terms of the character's physical design. In the [[Transformers Generation
* Chase Young in ''[[
* Proto Man in the ''[[Mega Man (
== Real Life ==
* In security parlance, a [
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