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He takes Scott, the much-abused young hero, on as a sidekick and turns him into a gunslinger it takes Scott most of the movie to realise that his mentor is evil. Will Ferrell's part in Wedding Crashers.Robert Morse's character to Walter Matthau's in A Guide For The Married Man.As is his counterpart Dr P in The Remake, School For Scoundrels 2006 Potter in School For Scoundrels 1960 is this kind of character, offering courses in Lifemanship the art of making other people feel lesser than you. His famous mantra is "Respect the cock and tame the cunt." Mackey from Magnolia, is definitely one of these, though we don't learn much about any of his students. His final lesson takes the form of betraying her for his own selfish gain and aligning with the Big Bad, forcing her to bring him down. Kanta Mizuno from Desert Punk, a Lovable Rogue who tutors young Kosuna in the ways of being a ruthless criminal scumbag to survive After the End.Most of it flies over Yachiyo's head, though what doesn't manages to be useful.
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Kozue, a Hard-Drinking Party Girl who isn't shy about, well, anything, basically gives advice on how to get laid.

There's a certain amount of overlap with the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, considering both are slightly unhinged characters who encourage a tightly-wound protagonist to relax and have a little more fun in his miserable life. These guys also exist in real life, though they're usually not quite as psycho and probably are financially motivated.Ĭompare and Contrast the Big Brother Mentor whose relationship with the protagonist is a bit more friendly and has fewer unfortunate drawbacks.

Of course, it's also possible the mentor is perfectly respectable and our protagonist will end up better for the experience.


In Darker and Edgier works, the hero very often ends up becoming as bad as the mentor and loses all of his positive characteristics in the process. In a Lighter and Softer story, the main character will very often end up rejecting the sensei's advice by the end and win the girl on his own terms. The main character winds up following the Sensei for Scoundrels in the hopes of becoming the kind of man he always wanted to be.
