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{{trope}}
[[File:godfather.jpg|link=The Godfather|frame|''That's him - [[The Man Behind the Man]]!'']]
{{quote|Elanor's work at Dover was considerable. There was a continuous flow of messages to and from the Countess who was busy supporting her husband's revolt against the King. She dispatched assistance to him including a certain William the Engineer, who was evidently a specialist in siege weaponry. She procured military equipment for her husband's use, maintained relations with a substantial body of military followers and conducted negotiations with various third parties. Among the visitors who dined with Elanor of Dover, were leading citizens from the port towns of Sandwich and Winchelsea, whose support or assistance she was presumably trying to enlist, and she fostered relations with visiting ambassadors and merchants from overseas...|''Daily Life In Medieval Europe'' by '''Jeffery L Forgeng'''}}
Similar to [[The Obi-Wan]], but usually the same age or younger than their Luke. Possibly, but not necessarily, the [[Only Sane Man]]. Might be The [[Puss in Boots]] if it turns out that he's actually the one in charge, or the [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] if their boss would be useless without them. If he uses [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] to get away with [[Brutal Honesty]], he's [[The Jester]]. Contrast with [[Evil Chancellor]]; compare and contrast [[The Good Chancellor]].
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See also [[Commander Contrarian]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Baccano!]]'', Maiza seems to play something like this role to the Martillo crime family.
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* A good part of the role of the ''kirin'' in ''[[The Twelve Kingdoms]]'' is to be an advisor to the [[Fisher King]] they choose.
** And a good part of the ruler's role is to ignore the ''kirin'', since the ''kirin'' is inherently ([[Stupid Good|and often illogically]]) compassionate, which is not enough to rule a kingdom.
* Seigfried Kircheis is this for Reinhard von Lohengramm in ''[[Legend of
* [[Even the Guys Want Him|Masa]] is the closest thing to this for Sun's dad Gozaburo in ''[[My Bride Is a Mermaid]]''. Had the show been more serious, it would have been more obvious.
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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* Mary Ann Patten in [[The Captains Wife]] (which is [[Based on a True Story]])
* Dirch Frode, family lawyer for [[Big Screwed-Up Family|the Vanger clan]], to patriarch Henrik Vanger, in ''[[The Millennium Trilogy|The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo]]''.
* Oxley is this to [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Father Thames]] in ''[[Rivers of London]]'', in the court of Mama Thames Tybur...[[Do Not Call Me "Paul"|Lady Ty]] likes to cast herself in this role, but is really [[The Starscream]].
* Thurfir Hawat and Lady Jessica in [[Dune]] are this to Duke Leto.
== [[Live
* Lord Melchett in ''[[Blackadder]] II''.
** This only rarely applies, however. In reality, Elizabeth only keeps "Melchie" around because of his simpering, shameless toadying and readiness to agree with her at the first sign of hostility. If he stopped being such a suck-up she wouldn't hesitate to have him executed.
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** While we haven't seen too much of it yet, [[Foregone Conclusion|Meyer Lansky will become Lucky Luciano's]]. At this point, they're more [[Those Two Bad Guys]] and [[Co-Dragons]] to Arnold Rothstein.
* ''[[The Borgias]]'': [[Niccolo Machiavelli]] to the Medici family. Yes, ''that'' [[The Prince|Machiavelli.]]
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* [http://www.cracked.com/article_17284_6-people-who-secretly-ruled-world.html These Guys].▼
* Arguably, [[London Gangster|Reggie Kray to Ronnie]], who was known to (attempt to) persuade his brother out of his more [[Psychopathic Manchild]] tendencies.▼
* Albert Speer was probably the closest to this trope in [[Nazi Germany]]. He was one of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s most trusted and competent (and [[Only Sane Man|sanest]]) friends, and the man who strengthened Germany's war effort from 1942. Germany would have probably lost [[World War 2]] sooner without him.▼
* Vyacheslav Molotov would fit this trope during [[Josef Stalin]]'s government.▼
* Surprisingly ''not'' true for most real-world Mafia families. Consiglieres (the position actually does exist) are almost always low-level soldiers with legitimate or near-legitimate backgrounds who can represent the boss in non-criminal matters. For bosses in the post-wiretap era, their "advisers" are almost always shameless ass-kissers.▼
* Di Renjie gained a reputation for this in the Chinese imperial court in the seventh century. The early part of his career could be summed up as a cycle of "Speak Truth To Power, get demoted/arrested, be proven right, get re-promoted," but later became so respected for embodying this trope that the empress usually referred to him as the State Elder.▼
* Medieval Noblewomen would often serve as this as the above quote indicates.▼
== [[Tabletop
* ''[[Shadowrun]]''. The consigliere of the Mafia Finnigan family of Seattle is Albert "Uncle Al" Cavalieri.
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* Augustus Wynn serves this role to Cassidy Cain in [[Grandmaster of Theft]] series, playing [[Blue Oni]] to her [[Red Oni]] & serving as a calming influence to her more hotblooded moments in addition to being her [[Battle Butler]] & [[Right-Hand Hottie]].
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* [http://www.cracked.com/article_17284_6-people-who-secretly-ruled-world.html These Guys].
▲* Arguably, [[London Gangster|Reggie Kray to Ronnie]], who was known to (attempt to) persuade his brother out of his more [[Psychopathic Manchild]] tendencies.
▲* Albert Speer was probably the closest to this trope in [[Nazi Germany]]. He was one of [[Adolf Hitler]]'s most trusted and competent (and [[Only Sane Man|sanest]]) friends, and the man who strengthened Germany's war effort from 1942. Germany would have probably lost [[World War
▲* Vyacheslav Molotov would fit this trope during [[Josef Stalin]]'s government.
▲* Surprisingly ''not'' true for most real-world Mafia families. Consiglieres (the position actually does exist) are almost always low-level soldiers with legitimate or near-legitimate backgrounds who can represent the boss in non-criminal matters. For bosses in the post-wiretap era, their "advisers" are almost always shameless ass-kissers.
▲* Di Renjie gained a reputation for this in the Chinese imperial court in the seventh century. The early part of his career could be summed up as a cycle of "Speak Truth To Power, get demoted/arrested, be proven right, get re-promoted," but later became so respected for embodying this trope that the empress usually referred to him as the State Elder.
▲* Medieval Noblewomen would often serve as this as the above quote indicates.
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