| abstract | - You'll find him in just about every prison film and television series ever made. He's the old convict that's been inside as long as anyone can remember. He knows everything there is to know about how the prison works, and can explain it to new inmates. He tends to have the respect of most of his fellow inmates (except maybe the Ax Crazy psychos). If the central characters decide to break out, The Old Convict probably won't go with them, realising he no longer knows how to survive in the outside world. He may die at the hands of the authorities or vicious fellow inmates (maybe in an attack actually aimed at the hero), inspiring the heroes to either escape or seek vengeance. Only occasionally related to The Con or the Con Man. Examples of The Old Convict include:
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