3/18/2023 0 Comments Trickster animals![]() ![]() Loki, from Kamigami no Asobi, is true to his mythological basis.Kaiketsu Zorori who considers himself an Anti-Hero, a self-proclaimed prankster genius and one of his goal is to become known as the King of Pranksters or a Prankster King.Even after he gets his memories back and reawakens as the most powerful King, he prefers to use his cleverness rather than fighting. Having a psychic cat around did help, though. Shiro uses his cleverness to escape, get Kuroh to believe in his innocence, escape some more, and outwit the Blue Clan, the stoic-genius faction. In the first season, the superpowered Red and Blue Clans, and the "Black Dog", Kuroh Yatogami, a lone superpowered fighter, are all chasing him because they believe he's the culprit in a murder. Her traps later come to good use when she uses them to trap men out to kill Rika. Satoko Houjou from Higurashi: When They Cry is a kid who enjoys playing pranks on her friends, especially New Transfer Student Keiichi. ![]() All his sadistic glee in claiming the hefty toll was replaced with real joy that Ed finally learned the ultimate lesson, that alchemy isn't everything. ![]() And ultimately, The Truth, aka God of the setting.Edward Elric definitely fits this trope, especially when dealing with corrupt alchemists.Bonus points for not one, but two trickster Animal Motifs. May overlap with Nominal Hero, particularly if the trickster is doing it purely for fun. It is possible, however, for a character to be introduced as a Trickster before being gradually or suddenly revealed to possess depths of cruelty and malice that make them truly villainous, in a form of Bait the Dog.Ĭompare Messianic Archetype and The Fool. While the Trickster may be mischievous, impudent and uppity, they is not necessarily openly malevolent or sociopathic in fact, in many cases Tricksters are more friendly to humanity than the gods are. The Trickster is NOT the same as the Jerkass. They often want nothing more than to show that they are smarter and more clever than the hero, who may also treat such a villain as an amusing diversion as they are often easy to defeat non-violently. In cases where The Trickster is an antagonist or villain, they are quite frequently a Harmless Villain and more of a nuisance than a threat. Mythical versions may also be Hijacked By Satan, sometimes in direct contravention of their original legends. In modern literature, the Trickster survives as a character archetype, ranging from the self-aware and purposeful, through the merely impulsive and mischievous, to an openly hostile antagonist. ![]()
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