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** An odd variation in that the "mentor" is consistently villainous: in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' (as in the book), Professor Umbridge makes Harry magically carve the words "I must not tell lies" on the back of his hand as a punishment for telling a CassandraTruth (that Voldemort has returned). Towards the end, he and Hermione have lured Umbridge to a centaur herd, and when Umbridge pleas for Harry to tell the centaurs she means them no harm, he replies "I'm sorry, Professor, but I must not tell lies", while holding up the scarred hand.

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** An odd variation in that the "mentor" is consistently villainous: in ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix'' (as in the book), Professor Umbridge makes Harry magically carve the words "I must not tell lies" on the back of his hand as a punishment for telling a CassandraTruth (that Voldemort has returned). Towards the end, he and Hermione have lured lure Umbridge to a centaur herd, and when Umbridge pleas for Harry to tell the centaurs she means them no harm, he replies "I'm sorry, Professor, but I must not tell lies", lies" while holding up the scarred hand.



* At the end of ''Film/LawAbidingCitizen'', the villain is finally cornered by the protagonist, a prosecutor who is responsible for starting the whole thing by making a deal with a murderer. When the villain tries to negotiate, the prosecutor says he doesn't make deals with murderers anymore and references this trope.


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* ''Film/LawAbidingCitizen'': At the end of ''Film/LawAbidingCitizen'', end, the villain is finally cornered by the protagonist, a prosecutor who is responsible for starting the whole thing by making a deal with a murderer. When the villain tries to negotiate, the prosecutor says he doesn't make deals with murderers anymore and references this trope.

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* In ''Literature/{{Mort}}'', an EvilVizier has a plan to poison his emperor but is outmaneuvered by the emperor and has to eat the poison himself. As he's dying he compliments the Emperor on what he's done and the Emperor says "I had a great teacher."
* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'': After intially asking Myne to make some of the hairpins she designed during winter, Benno asks if she can make a few before the winter actually starts. Myne agrees, but asks to be paid extra for them. She then points out that Benno is the one who drilled into her head the idea that she should seize any opportunity to make more money.

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* In ''Literature/{{Mort}}'', an EvilVizier has a plan to poison his emperor but is outmaneuvered by the emperor and has to eat the poison himself. As he's dying he compliments the Emperor on what he's done and the Emperor says "I had a great teacher."
* ''Literature/AscendanceOfABookworm'': After intially initially asking Myne to make some of the hairpins she designed during winter, Benno asks if she can make a few before the winter actually starts. Myne agrees, agrees but asks to be paid extra for them. She then points out that Benno is the one who drilled into her head the idea that she should seize any opportunity to make more money.
* ''Literature/{{Mort}}'': The EvilVizier has a plan to poison his emperor but is outmaneuvered by the emperor and has to eat the poison himself. As he's dying he compliments the Emperor on what he's done and the Emperor says "I had a great teacher."



* ''Series/CobraKai'' has #3 in the finals of the karate tournament, when Miguel saying it to Johnny.
* ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'': When [[Series/TheFlash1990 Earth-90 Barry]] asks Cisco to [[spoiler:send him to the treadmill so he can preform the heroic sacrifice to stop the antimatter cannon, Earth-1 Barry tries to dissuade Cisco from sending him and from keeping him in the treadmill. Cisco denies Earth-1's Barry's request to save him, citing his teaching that leaders must know when to do hard choices]].
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Unrealized Reality", John Crichton goes back in time to when he first met Officer Aeryn Sun. This time when she tries to beat him up he effortlessly matches her sparring, saying he was taught by her. Then she sucker-punches him, throws him on the floor and breaks his neck. (He got better).

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* ''Series/CobraKai'' has #3 in the finals of the karate tournament, when Miguel saying says it to Johnny.
* ''Series/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths2019'': When [[Series/TheFlash1990 Earth-90 Barry]] asks Cisco to [[spoiler:send him to the treadmill so he can preform the heroic sacrifice to stop the antimatter cannon, Earth-1 Barry tries to dissuade Cisco from sending him and from keeping him in the treadmill. Cisco denies Earth-1's Barry's request to save him, citing his teaching that leaders must know when to do make hard choices]].
* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Unrealized Reality", John Crichton goes back in time to when he first met Officer Aeryn Sun. This time when she tries to beat him up he effortlessly matches her sparring, saying he was taught by her. Then she sucker-punches him, throws him on the floor floor, and breaks his neck. (He got better).



* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': In "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE3ColdComfort Cold Comfort]]", Bruce chides Tim for failing a civics test. When Bruce accuses him of not knowing the first thing about the American justice system, Tim replies that he knows it's [[TotallyRadical bogus]]. Then Bruce asks whatever gave him that idea, and Tim says "[[VigilanteMan Watching you]]". Bruce changes the subject.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': In "[[Recap/TheNewBatmanAdventuresE3ColdComfort Cold Comfort]]", Bruce chides Tim for failing a civics test. When Bruce accuses him of not knowing the first thing about the American justice system, Tim replies that he knows it's [[TotallyRadical bogus]]. Then Bruce asks whatever gave him that idea, and Tim says "[[VigilanteMan Watching you]]". Bruce changes the subject.subject.
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Unrealized Reality", John Crichton goes back in time to when he first met Officer Aeryn Sun. This time when she tries to throw him on the ground he effortlessly matches her sparring, saying he was taught by her. Then she sucker-punches him, throws him on the floor and breaks his neck. (He got better).

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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Unrealized Reality", John Crichton goes back in time to when he first met Officer Aeryn Sun. This time when she tries to throw beat him on the ground up he effortlessly matches her sparring, saying he was taught by her. Then she sucker-punches him, throws him on the floor and breaks his neck. (He got better).
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* ''Series/{{Farscape}}''. In "Unrealized Reality", John Crichton goes back in time to when he first met Officer Aeryn Sun. This time when she tries to throw him on the ground he effortlessly matches her sparring, saying he was taught by her. Then she sucker-punches him, throws him on the floor and breaks his neck. (He got better).

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