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A Master Poisoner is a character who is an expert in the preparation and administering of poisons. He can tailor a toxin to any situation: to paralyse, to knock out, to kill, or even other, more exotic, effects that others would consider beyond the realms of conventional toxicology.
Related to [[Poisonous Person]], but the Master Poisoner usually doesn't produce toxins within his own body.
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* This was Poison Ivy's original schtick in the ''[[Batman]]'' comics, before she became a Poisonous Person.
** Another ''Batman'' villain, [[The Joker]], was a prodigy at this. In both the [[Batman (film)|1989 movie]] and the [[Batman: The Animated Series|animated series]], he developed "binary compounds" by which he could succeed in murdering victims with the ''second'' exposure, thus appearing not to have been directly responsible for their deaths. The man's chemistry skill is such he can create incredibly toxic compounds out of nothing but the contents of a janitor's closet.
** Yet '''another''' ''Batman'' villain, Scarecrow, concocts fear toxins to give targets nightmarish hallucinations.
* Doctor Poison from ''[[Wonder Woman]]''.
* Stinger, a minor foe of [[Green Arrow]] and [[Black Canary]].
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== Film ==
* The lead character in ''[[The Young Poisoners Handbook]]'' fits this to a T.
** He's based on [[Real Life]] [[Serial Killer]] Graham Young.
== Literature ==
* Thomas Griffiths Wainewright is a master poisoner, according to [[Oscar Wilde]]'s essay, ''Pen, Pencil, and Poison''.
* Lord Downey, head of the Assassins' Guild in ''[[Discworld]]'', is rumoured to be this. There is no record of anyone Lord Downey may have wanted to inhume ever being poisoned, however. Which may just indicate that he's ''really good at it''.
* Sadi of Nyissa in ''[[The Malloreon]]''. In fact, most Nyissans, though Sadi is a standout. He's also a master pharmacologist, a drug-dealer, and an all around useful guy, who has weaponised a wide variety of toxins and chemical concoctions, and fights with [[Poisoned Weapons]]. Surprisingly, he's one of the protagonists, and one of the rare fictional examples of a truly [[Badass]] eunuch.
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* Durzo Blint, of the ''[[Night Angel Trilogy]]'' is a wetboy ("Wetboys are to assassins like a tiger is to a kitten.") who excels at poisoning.
* One of [[Fu Manchu]]'s numerous nefarious talents.
* Hestera Spikesap from ''[[The Edge Chronicles]]'' is a master of potions one and potions all, from elixirs that revitalize the body to powerful alcohols, but poisons of all kinds appear to be her greatest talent. She knows how to give disobedient servants bad stomach aches, and {{spoiler|ends up [[Yandere (disambiguation)|poisoning her master Vox to have him all to herself, forever]].}}
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* King Hlaalu Helseth of ''[[Morrowind]]'' is rumored to be the most talented and subtle poisoner in the world, although there is no concrete evidence to support the claim. Admittedly, the lack of evidence could simply speak towards his subtlety.
** A Master Alchemist in ''Oblivion'' can produce a staggering variety of poisons with [[Standard Status Effects]] beyond all those listed in the trope definition. Though poisons in-game aren't as instantly lethal, a full stack of damage-over-time effects make it a foregone conclusion. Replace one of those with fatigue-drainer, and you can safely look your opponent in the eye as it dies.
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