: Re: How can I handle a powerful mentor character without killing them off? I'm writing a book series that involves people with various superpowers. One of these characters and is more or less the

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Politics
The countries of the world is scared of Mentor. He has to step very lightly to avoid starting a world war.
Countries other than the US think of him as a nuclear weapon controlled by the US and will retaliate with nukes if he does anything against them.
The US itself think of him as a nuclear weapon they don't control. A potential terrorist.
Sixty years ago he was a naive young idealist and a member of the Communist Party. He himself has distanced himself from any political party for half a century, but the government doesn't forget. Oh no. To them he is still a potential Russian agent.
The less powerful heroes has it easier. They have larger margins for error. They have no embarrassing political entanglements. (In part because Mentor has told them "No Politics!" over and over again)

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