The Trickster: Difference between revisions

[[File:Eris 1 7936.jpg|link=Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas|frame|Eris, the goddess of Discord, fits this trope like a glove.]]

{{quote|'''Aelius:''' I think that if someone tried to rob you in the street, you'd pick his pocket, sell him a better knife and probably offer him a job as a tax collector.

 

A trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, man, woman, or anthropomorphic animal who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. The Trickster openly questions and mocks authority, encourages impulse and enthusiasm, seeks out new ideas and experiences, destroys convention and complacency, and promotes chaos and unrest. At the same time, the trickster brings new knowledge, wisdom and many [[An Aesop]]. Even when punished horribly for his effrontery, his indomitable spirit (or plain sheer foolishness) keeps him coming back for more.

*** On his website, Greg Weisman was once asked about including the Egyptian god Seth, and [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=7368 noted] that "He's basically a Trickster figure[...]and I already have four of those to play with."

* The entire Dingo family in ''[[Blinky Bill]]'', but mostly Danny and Daisy.

* Heloise of ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''.

* [[Word of God]] describes [[The Spectacular Spider-Man]] versions of Spidey himself and the Green Goblin this way.

* T.J. Detweiler from ''[[Recess]]''. King Bob was this as well before he became king of the playground.

* Loki, from Marvel's animated feature ''[[Thor: Tales of Asgard]]''.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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[[Category:Fairy Tale Tropes]]

[[Category:Lit Class Tropes]]

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[[Category:Punk Punk]]

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