Sycophantic Servant: Difference between revisions

Formerly [[Trope Namer|named after Renfield]] from ''[[Dracula (novel)|Dracula]]'', the [[Sycophantic Servant]] is a worshipful, perfectly willing slave of the [[Big Bad]]. Generally he's of only marginal usefulness, due to his incompetence and/or obsessions.<ref>The former [[Trope Namer]] is, intriguingly,[[Unbuilt Trope|not actually a full example in the original book]]; he's Dracula's slave, yes, but unwillingly so, and actually tries to betray his master. Later adaptations ignored this, however, so we have the trope as it currently exists.</ref>