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A character who [[Heroic BSOD|has been through utter hell,]] [[Shell Shocked Senior|and came out sad, cynical,]] and [[Wise Beyond Their Years]]. Part of their wisdom is knowing that it is wasted on most people, so they don't go around babbling it to everybody (that's for the [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]). Instead, they wait until they see somebody who is worthy, and serve as the worthy one's [[Mentors]].
Like an ancient Zen master, a Zen Survivor never gives straight advice. Instead they speak in odd riddles and hints, delighting in [[Cryptic Conversation]]. They also make bizarre demands, and do [[Training
Usually, the Zen Survivor does this because simply giving advice doesn't convince anybody, while odd tests do. If their student is too stubborn to believe them, the Zen Survivor will pretend to give in... and provide just enough rope for the student to hang themselves. Inevitably, the student will [["Well Done, Son" Guy|come crawling back]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* [[Bleach|Urahara's]] [[Training
* Shogo Kawada in ''[[Battle Royale]]'', "winner" of a previous year's [[Deadly Game|Program]].
* Gordon Rosewater from ''[[The Big O]]'' is a low-key example: he built Paradigm City and [[Call to Agriculture|retired to become a farmer]], leaving it in the hands of his son (who has since become the [[Big Bad]]). Gordon is fully aware of how evil and stupid his son is, and gives Roger advice on how to deal with him—but always cryptically, so Roger can [[Figure It Out Yourself|Figure It Out Himself]] and thus use it better. Gordon also knows the secret of the show's [[Ontological Mystery]], but is just as cryptic about this.
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* ''[[Monster (manga)|Monster]]'' has a nod to this trope with Wolf, Rosso, and even {{spoiler|Bonaparta}}.
** Runge gets in on the act as well.
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* [[The Dragon|Neo Roanoke]] of ''[[Gundam Seed Destiny]]'' functions as a [[Manipulative Bastard|really]], [[Criminal Amnesiac|really]] [[Evil Mentor|evil one]] to the three [[Tyke Bomb|Extended]], all while still projecting the [[Big Brother Mentor]] vibe he gave off in the previous show. The results are not pretty.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' has one in Homura Akemi, who is one of the magical girls. [[Darker and Edgier|This]] [[Deconstruction|should]] give [[Deranged Animation|you]] [[Sanity Slippage|an]] [[Despair Event Horizon|idea]] [[Break the Cutie|of]] [[Anyone Can Die|what]] [[Eldritch Abomination|kind]] [[Eldritch Location|of]] [[Crap Saccharine World|show]] [[Nausea Fuel|it]] [[Cosmic Horror Story|really]] [[Mind Rape|is]].
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