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[[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.
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In modern literature the trickster survives as a character archetype. Often too, the Trickster is distinct in a story by his acting as a sort of catalyst, in that his antics are the cause of other characters' discomfiture, but he himself is left untouched.
The Trickster is
Compare [[Messianic Archetype]] and [[The Fool]]. May overlap with [[Nominal Hero]], particularly if the trickster is doing it purely for fun.
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* The Hamburglar
* Mayhem, played by Dean Winters [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9eqj7xRzk0 as seen here].
== Anime and Manga ==
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* Satoko Houjou from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]''.
* Many characters in ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', Haruhi herself included.
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* ''[[Bleach]]'''s Gin Ichimaru. [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|Bonus points for]] [[Cunning Like a Fox|not one,]] [[Smug Snake|but two]] [[Tricksters|trickster]] [[Animal Motifs]].
* The unnamed female protagonist from ''[[Trickster]]'' by Aro Hiroshi.
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* In ''[[Mayo Chiki]]'', [[The Ojou|Kanade]] runs circles around most other characters. Or make them run circles around her, at any rate.
* Niou Masaharu from [[The Prince of Tennis]]. It's even his in-universe nickname.
== Comic Books ==
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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.
* [[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).
== Fan Works ==
* 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, who usually takes the form of a talking black cat, is a former [[Eldritch Abomination|embodiment of Chaos]] now taking it easy as the god of Mischief; he originated in a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' campaign Sharpe ran in the 1990s. After making a few appearances in stories referencing or 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'']{{Dead link}} 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.
== Film ==
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* Loki, from Marvel's animated feature ''[[Thor: Tales of Asgard]]''.
* June from ''[[KaBlam!]]'' is basicly a female, human, eleven-year-old version of [[Bugs Bunny]]
== Real Life ==
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