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* Kuzco and Malina run into the Royal Chalice Keeper in the ''TheEmperorsNewSchool'' who has apparently been guarding a bunch of chalices (including a very important one) for a thousand years. He's very deprived of human interaction and is quite stumped when Kuzco (somehow) beats his "Choose wisely" on the first pick...

* ChronoTrigger: The three gurus--they were Zeal's advisers, and inadvertently became Ancient Keepers when they got time-displaced.

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* The old Crusader in ''IndianaJones And The Last Crusade'': "You chose... wisely."

* At the end of the first season of ''GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' [[spoiler: Aoi, AKA The Laughing Man, turns down Aramaki's offer to join Section 9]] so he can remain sort of one of these for a massive, mainly automated library.

* Daphne/Dafne from Winx Club, Bloom's dead sister, a nymph and protecter of the Dragon Fire, appears to Bloom in her dreams, speaking to her about discovering her past and telling her about her trials and that she's princess of Domino/Sparx.

* Dungeonmaster from the animated ''Series/{{Dungeons and Dragons}}''.

* Kuzco on Malina run into the Royal Chalice Keeper in the ''TheEmperorsNewSchool'' who has apparently been guarding a bunch of chalices (including a very important one) for a thousand years. He's very deprived of human interaction and is quite stumped when Kuzco (somehow) beats his "Choose wisely" on the first pick...

* Kuzco on Malina run into the Royal Chalice Keeper in the ''EmperorsNewSchool'' who has apparently been guarding a bunch of chalices (including a very important one) for a thousand years. He's very deprived of human interaction and is quite stumped when Kuzco (somehow) beats his "Choose wisely" on the first pick...
--> '''Malina:''' "We've ''got'' to find the Chalice of Eternal Power!"
--> '''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Very well... 'tis ''one'' of these!" *''displays entire table filled with chalices''*
--> '''Kuzco:''' "Yeah, thanks for narrowing it down."
--> '''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Take your time and choose wisely..."
--> '''Kuzco:''' *''picks up the chalice right in front of him after thinking for half a second''* "Gooot it! Let's go." *''leaves*
--> '''Royal Chalice Keeper:''' "Wait! You didn't take your time! Come back! Please don't leave me... my next coffee break isn't until October."

* Lilith from ''YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito'' and God is she hot.

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Oh, before I do so, as an AncientKeeper, I am contractually required to ask you if you'd like to have a spot of tea with me, and then wistfully remark about how extremely lonely I am, not having seen a single living soul for several ''centuries'' now. How do I manage to look so good despite my advanced age? Well, it's easy when one is an [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot android]][=/=]{{hologram}}[=/=][[OurGhostsAreDifferent helpful ghost]] designed to fulfill viewer's expectations of what an Ancient Keeper of Knowledge should look like. Now if you would, walk this way...mind the creaking floorboards and that stack of stone tablets with the glowing cuneiform on it......

* The desert library in ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'' has a huge Spirit Owl as its keeper.

* The creators of ''BattlestarGalactica'' suggest that Brother Cavil resembles this trope, [[spoiler:especially during "Rapture" where he's prepared to kill D'Anna, and later box her entire line, in order to preserve the identities of the Final Five. We later discover that this is literally true in "No Exit".]]

Huh? What's that? You say I look kind of creepy and you wonder if I can be trusted? I assure you, my good man, the information I reveal to you not only be will be entirely accurate, but extremely helpful. I am required to provide equal assistance to all visitors regardless of importance or heroic status, even if I AM in the employ of the BigBad. Which I may or may not be. Also, I assure you, I do not have my own agenda and would not harm you in any way. Now if you'll just finish drinking your tea--[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which I assure you has]] ''[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not]]'' [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial been poisoned]]--I'll show you the way to the Ancient Planetarium which will reveal to you the solar system where the parts to the series' Magical MacGuffin are hidden....

* Impa and Shek in the ''Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'' are somewhat ancient keepers. Impa is first met as a kid, explaining she is of the Sheikah race, a race dedicated to serving the royal family. She informs you of Kakariko Village and Death Mountain, as well as teaching you Zelda's Lullaby, an ancient royal family song, before disappearing with use of a Deku Nut. Ironically, Sheik later does almost exactly the same, being a Sheikah who informs Link of the ancient temples, before vanishing with a Deku Nut.

* Bioware:
** Vigil ( Prothean hologram in Ilos)
** The Guardian of Andraste's Ashes.

** Vigil ( prothean hologram in Ilos)

Huh? What's that? You say I look kind of creepy and you wonder if I can be trusted? I assure you, my good man, the information I reveal to you not only be will be entirely accurate, but extremely helpful. I am required to provide equal assistance to all visitors regardless of importance or heroic status, even if I AM in the employ of the BigBad. Which I may or may not be. Also, I assure you, I do not have my own agenda and would not harm you in any way. Now if you'll just finish drinking your tea--[[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which I assure you has ''not'' been poisoned]]--I'll show you the way to the Ancient Planetarium which will reveal to you the solar system where the parts to the series' Magical MacGuffin are hidden....

* ''KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'' loved this. There are no less than three of these in the game: a droid, a hologram, and a tribe of living [[{{Precursors}} Precursors]].
** Four, actually: you forgot the sentient AI in the temple basement who greets you like an old friend (you are), and seems really pleased to have someone pop in to access his archives rather than use him as their evil clubhouse.

Greetings, Adventurers! Welcome to the Archive of Backstory and Plot Advancement! Who am I? Why, I am the AncientKeeper, and I take care of the place. It is my job to dust the bookselves, change the lightbulbs, polish the LostTechnology, and provide dottering, yet helpful exposition to any and all heroes who happen to stumble within my realm of influence. Want to find the way to the next plot point? I can point you there. Want to discover the true nature of the GovernmentConspiracy threatening mankind? You'll find that information in that red book on the back shelf three rows down. Want to know the secret past of the hero's father? Look in that pile of dusty, rolled up scrolls over there. Want a copy of the blueprints containing the schematics to the villain's Unstoppable Superweapon? I have that on microfiche. Just walk this way and I'll show it to you.

* Isaac the gaudian of the cemetry of forgotten books in ''The Shadow Of The Wind'' and ''The angel's Game''

* Phix in ''WapsiSquare'', keeper of the Bibliothiki (a kind of archtypal library presumably containing every book ever written) is a female [[spoiler:sphinx]].

Oh, before I do so, as an AncientKeeper, I am contractually required to ask you if you'd like to have a spot of tea with me, and then wistfully remark about how extremely lonely I am, not having seen a single living soul for several ''centuries'' now. How do I manage to look so good despite my advanced age? Well, it's easy when one is an [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot android]][=/=]{{Hologram}} designed to fulfill viewer's expectations of what an Ancient Keeper of Knowledge should look like. Now if you would, walk this way...mind the creaking floorboards and that stack of stone tablets with the glowing cuneiform on it......