


In Umineko: When They Cry, Bernkastel takes this role for the first two games, but once Beatrice indicates that she knows where Bern's loyalties lie, she takes a much more active role.He's also one of the few examples to employ this trope somewhat malevolently, being the absolute king of Exact Words and You Didn't Ask.Of course, this does not stop him from giving out Wham Line after Wham Line in almost every episode. Despite being a Manipulative Bastard, his actions only indirectly influence the storyline, and he really cannot break the rules which are assigned to him (grant a wish to an up-and-coming Magical Girl, no matter how weird it is). In Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kyubey is the living embodiment of this trope.In Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, Big Bad Paptimus Scirocco would like people to think he is this, as evidenced by his Catchphrase "I'm merely a witness to history", but the truth is he's just a very good player of Xanatos Speed Chess and is content to make a move only when he has to.Although he and his henchmen do take the odd opportunity to display how badass they are on a regular basis, Meta Knight seems happy to leave the problem solving to Fumu and the ass kicking to Kirby. Meta Knight acts as the Mentor for Kirby in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, and tends to act this way rather a lot of the time, often serving as Mr.Thankfully, this means she can see the good points of those who are shunned, like Iino and Ishigami.

Osaragi from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War doesn't actively participate in plots, but she does take notice of all the things going on with Iino, and the situation in middle school.

Mikuru Asahina from Haruhi Suzumiya is a Time Traveler who's assigned to watch over Haruhi to unlock the mystery about why it's now impossible to time-travel beyond a certain day.Bookman and Lavi in D.Gray-Man are supposed to be unbiased recorders of "the secret history." Supposed to be.
