[UA] A new avatar, or a new flavor?

[Ted Prodromou]

This reminds me of one that I was considering writing
up.  "The Trusted Betrayer."  The Sycophants who
become istorically or literarily significant are the
ones who turn on the boss, which seems like a natural
conclusion to insincere servitude.

Maybe a better archetype would be "The Faithless
Servant."  I'll have to write that up an post it\.

--- Mike Lake <mdlake at well.com> wrote:

> > One of my players asked me today if there is an
> avatar
> > called, "The Kiss-Ass."
> 
> "The Sycophant" sounds a little more archetypal.
> 
> While we all know of brown-noses, I'm having a hard
> time thinking of
> significant literary, historical, or celebrity
> examples--in part because
> sycophants are insignificant almost by definition. 
> That may indicate that
> it isn't an avatar at all, but merely a personality
> trait.  Or it may simply
> prove my ignorance.  Can anyone come up with a
> sizeable list?
> 
> 
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