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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' has the abrasive [[Jerk
** Who in turn has another higher ranked Handler... who just so happens to be a Contractor. The Syndicate's cell structure is somewhat odd at times.
* All of the girls of ''[[Gunslinger Girl]]'' get one, and relationship dynamics vary with each one: they can be either the sweetest guys (like Giuseppe {{spoiler|until he [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]}}) or the biggest jerkasses (like Jean {{spoiler|who doing it to [[Jerkass Facade|toughen himself and detaches him from her]]}} and Lauro {{spoiler|who DIES for that}}).
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* In ''[[Claymore]]'', the handlers of the titular characters (particularly Louvre) are a major feature of the plot.
* Mr. Kim in the anime ''[[ROD the TV]]'', to the Paper Sisters when they do contract work for Dokusensha. He's described exactly as a handler several times.
* Watari is considered L's handler from [[
* In ''[[Maiden Rose]]'', Klaus has one in Taki's country, who supplies him with [[Bottled Heroic Resolve|drugs]] among other things. When he tells Klaus he's getting out soon and Klaus should too before he dies there [[Double Agent|Klaus]] mocks him for getting too attached to him.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has a rank-reversed version. Colonel Roy Mustang appoints his second-in-command, Lieutenant Riza Hawkeye, to be ''his'' handler. He has even ordered her, should he ever undergo a [[Face Heel Turn]], to kill him on the spot.
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* Sidney was the title character's handler in John Woo's ''The Killer'', who acted as a [[Blood Brothers|Blood Brother]] to him.
* Nicky Parsons of the [[The Bourne Series|Bourne]] [[The Film of the Book|movies]] fits this trope ''word for word.''
* Tom Hagen was ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Chuck]]'', Sarah and Casey serve as Handlers for the title character
* ''[[The Invisible Man (TV series)|The Invisible Man]]'' TV series had Claire the "Keeper"
* ''[[She Spies]]''. The title characters had two Agent Handlers in the course of the show.
* Michael (or Bob in the movie) filled the same role for ''[[La Femme Nikita]]'', and in the case of the former, there was definite UST.
* Bosley of ''[[
* Carla in ''[[Burn Notice]]''
** Victor is specifically called this
* Michael Vaughn served as the Case Officer for [[Alias (TV series)|Sydney Bristow]].
* Boyd, then later {{spoiler|Paul}}, is Echo's handler in ''[[Dollhouse]]''.
* ''[[Wiseguy]]''. Frank McPike, Vinnie Terranova's [[Deadpan Snarker]] boss in the Organised Crime Bureau.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', Ebenezer McCoy was assigned as a troubled teenage Harry's handler (unbeknownst to Harry) in case he ever [[Drunk
* Peter to Neal in ''[[White Collar]]''
* Mr. Morden in ''[[Babylon
* ''Now and Again'': Dr. Morris was Michael Wiseman's handler and keeper, tasked with both setting up Michael's missions and preventing him from interacting with the outside world (especially his [[Back From the Dead|widow]]).
* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. In theory, the Watcher plays this role for the Slayer. Whether Buffy or Faith chose to follow the Watchers Council's orders is another matter.
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