Tropescilloscope: Broken Pedestal
A character's mentor/role model turns out to be not so good after all. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Silence Is Golden
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As Himself
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Take That!
Kill It with Fire
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My Greatest Failure
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Screw This, I'm Outta Here!
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Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!
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Broken Pedestal
Exactly What It Says on the Tin
Married to the Job
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