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[[File:Coyote_Portrait_I_1282Coyote Portrait I 1282.jpg|frame|There's an 80% chance this is a shapeshifted Native American.]]
 
 
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In [[Native American Mythology]], he's a recurring character. One story even claims Coyote stole fire for man, and is seen as a benevolent, if tricky God.
 
Then again, other times he's a bit of a [[The Fool|fool]], and can get himself into trouble, thinking he's got everything figured out. Outside of Native American portrayals, various other portrayals of coyotes don't take them quite as seriously as they take foxes and wolves, including [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner|one coyote]] who is arguably one of the most memorable [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|Ineffectual Sympathetic Villains]]s ever.
 
Coyotes in general though have a special place as both [[Trickster Archetype|tricksters]], [[Spirit Advisor|guides]] and a link to the [[Spirit World|unseen world]]. Other times, they are associated with the darker aspects of mysticism, along with cruelty and deceit, and may be a Skin-walker in disguise.
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