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Rise of the Guardians & Tropes [3/?]

The Chessmaster

“Chessmasters tug at their strings of influence, patiently move their pieces into places that often seem harmless or pointless until the trap is closed.  Chessmasters can be on the side of good, but if so they’ll almost certainly be the Anti-Hero or the Well-Intentioned Extremist, as it’s very hard to plan a Chessmaster scheme that doesn’t sacrifice a few pawns along the way.”