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A cousin to the Trickster Mentor and the Sink or Swim Mentor, the Cynical Mentor doesn't really care whether The Hero succeeds or fails, and he/she often believes it will be the latter. Unlike the Sink or Swim Mentor, there will be training, and it's usually Training From Hell. This particular brand of mentor uses his cynicism to anger the hero and get him to fight back/harder for what he wants and/or believes in. This mentor helps the hero very, very grudgingly (most likely because he/she was bored and/or had nothing better to do). never gives encouragement or compliments, except maybe right before the hero's final test/battle, and even then it might be a longshot.

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  • Cynical Mentor
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  • A cousin to the Trickster Mentor and the Sink or Swim Mentor, the Cynical Mentor doesn't really care whether The Hero succeeds or fails, and he/she often believes it will be the latter. Unlike the Sink or Swim Mentor, there will be training, and it's usually Training From Hell. This particular brand of mentor uses his cynicism to anger the hero and get him to fight back/harder for what he wants and/or believes in. This mentor helps the hero very, very grudgingly (most likely because he/she was bored and/or had nothing better to do). never gives encouragement or compliments, except maybe right before the hero's final test/battle, and even then it might be a longshot.
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  • A cousin to the Trickster Mentor and the Sink or Swim Mentor, the Cynical Mentor doesn't really care whether The Hero succeeds or fails, and he/she often believes it will be the latter. Unlike the Sink or Swim Mentor, there will be training, and it's usually Training From Hell. This particular brand of mentor uses his cynicism to anger the hero and get him to fight back/harder for what he wants and/or believes in. This mentor helps the hero very, very grudgingly (most likely because he/she was bored and/or had nothing better to do). never gives encouragement or compliments, except maybe right before the hero's final test/battle, and even then it might be a longshot. There's a fair to good chance that said mentor either is a Knight in Sour Armor or Retired Badass. Compare Sour Supporter, Zen Survivor. Examples of Cynical Mentor include:
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