Great Deceiver
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I guess the detractors never learned the lessons of Asian martial arts cinema. The teacher or villain smashes the young novice the first day of training or first time they cross paths, setting a standard that the student will train to meet/surpass over the course of the film until he's ready to tackle the real competition.
After killing their father/mother/wife/entire family/etc.