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{{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. |
{{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. |
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'''Basso:''' I choose to take that as a compliment.|''The Folding Knife''}} |
'''Basso:''' I choose to take that as a compliment.|''The Folding Knife''}} |
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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. |
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. |
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== Advertising == |
== Advertising == |
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* Dominoes pizza mascot The Noid. |
* Dominoes pizza mascot The Noid. |
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* ''[[Sam and Max]]'''s titular duo functions as one of these - Max provides the impulsiveness, Sam provides the [[Aesop]] and they both contribute to the chaos. |
* ''[[Sam and Max]]'''s titular duo functions as one of these - Max provides the impulsiveness, Sam provides the [[Aesop]] and they both contribute to the chaos. |
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* [[The Mighty Thor|Loki,]] Marvel's version of the Norse God of Mischief and Lies. Varies from out-and-out villain to anti-hero, depending on the writer and the incarnation (for example, de-aged Loki is a lot less malevolent than his previous, older self). |
* [[The Mighty Thor|Loki,]] Marvel's version of the Norse God of Mischief and Lies. Varies from out-and-out villain to anti-hero, depending on the writer and the incarnation (for example, de-aged Loki is a lot less malevolent than his previous, older self). |
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== Fan Works == |
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* Toltiir, from the fan writings of Greg "Metroanime" Sharpe and the community of writers that orbited him in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Toltiir is a former [[Eldritch Abomination|embodiment of Chaos]], now taking it easy as the god of Mischief, who originated in a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' campaign Sharpe ran in the 1990s. After making a few appearances in stories set explicitly in the campaign world, he began appearing in Sharpe's anime fan fiction, eventually becoming the catalyst for [[https://archive.is/Vws9C|''The Bet'']] and related works. [[Word of Dante|Appearances in stories by other authors]] suggest that he is also Coyote, Anansi and a few other trickster gods. |
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