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The trickster figure Reynard the Fox as depicted in an 1869 children's book by Michel Rodange.

The trickster is a common stock character in folklore and popular culture. A clever, mischievous person or creature, the trickster achieves goals through the use of trickery. A trickster may trick others simply for amusement or for survival in a dangerous world . The trickster could be a personification of the chaos that the world needs to function.

An archetypical example is the simple peasant successfully put to the test by a King who wishes a suitable suitor for his daughter. In this fairy tale no brave and valiant prince or knight succeeds . Aided only by his natural wit, the peasant evades danger and triumphs over monsters and villains without fighting. Thus the most unlikely candidate passes the trials and receives the prize. Such characters are a staple of animated cartoons, in particular those used and developed by Tex Avery et al. during the Golden Age of American animation.

Characteristics[edit]

Hynes and Doty, in Mythical Trickster Figures (1997) state that every trickster has several of the following six traits:^[1]

fundamentally ambiguous and anomalous
deceiver and trick-player
shape-shifter or master of disguise
situation-inverter
messenger and imitator of the gods
sacred and lewd bricoleur

Tricksters in Indian Mythology[edit]

Indra - In Indian and Hindu mythology, Indra is King of Gods who always use tricks and supernatural powers to save his position as King. His biggest weapon is Vajrayudha, a weapon made from the spine bone of Dadichi. It brings ultimate destruction with lights and thunders.^{[citation needed]}
Narada - In Indian and Hindu Mythology, Narada is a character who travels into any dimension or planet without any permission from any god. He is an interplanetary messenger who always take control over the situation by taking advantage of weaknesses. His ultimate intentions are towards betterment of mankind [Compare with Hermes in Greek mythology^{[citation needed]}.
Shakuni - According to Mahabharata, Shakuni is a real trickster who devoted his whole life in taking revenge on the Great Ancient Kuru Dynasty by his tricks. He was born in Gandhar Province (Presently Afghanistan). He has a sister, Gandhari, who was married to Dhritrashtra, blind prince of Hastinapur, who later became King of Hastinapur. Shakuni was not told about the blindness of the upcoming king before the marriage to his sister. But after the marriage, Shakuni's father can't protest because of fear. Shakuni wasn't afraid and lived in Hastinapur as brother to the queen so he could take revenge. He trained his nephews and instilled poison and hatred in their minds towards their cousins. Later, a large battle, Mahabharata, lasting 18 days, was fought between the cousins ending in the destruction to the whole Kuru dynasty. Shakuni died on the 18th day of battle after succeeding in his revenge .

[There is another mythology that says: Gandhari was Manglik that means her first husband will die, making her widow. So, his father married her to a goat in her childhood and sacrifice that goat. When, King Dhritrashtra knew this, he was very angry because he was married to a widow. So, He prisoned the whole family of Shakuni and gave them a fist of rice only for meal, daily. Shakuni's father understood that they are meant to be killed in prison. So, he chose the one member of his family who can take revenge and that was Shakuni and he broke one of Shakuni's leg, so that, he remember his purpose each and every time he walks.]

Tricksters in folktale and fiction[edit]

Anansi - The spider trickster of African origin. He considers himself cunning enough to trick and outwit anyone, but is also proud, lazy and impulsive, which often proves his undoing.
Br'er Rabbit - A slave trickster of African American origin.^[2]
Coyotes in various Native American mythologies.
Curupira - A Brazilian folklore (male) jungle genie that protects the animals and the trees of the forests. It has red hair and backwards feet to confuse hunters and lumberjacks.
Dionysus - Greek God of wine, madness, and ecstasy. More than any other Greek God, he is associated with shape-shifting and taking on other identities (which is part of why he is also associated with actors). A thoroughly ambiguous person, in personality, but also in his androgynous figure, one can never know exactly what he will do next.
Eris - Greek Goddess of discord in Greek mythology. Infamous for starting a fight between other goddesses over the Apple of Discord, leading to the Judgement of Paris and, ultimately, the Trojan War.
Eshu/Eleggua/Legba - One of the primary orishas in Yorùbá religion, patron of roads (especially crossroads), doors, and travelers, as well as a spirit of chaos and trickery.
The Fair Folk in many European cultures.
Hermes - Messenger of the gods in Greek mythology (or Mercury in Roman mythology), patron of travelers, boundaries and thieves. Notably stole a herd of cattle from Apollo in his youth, but then invented the lyre and gave it to Apollo as payment.
Hershele Ostropoler - In East European Jewish folklore, based on a historical 18th Century person.
Huehuecoyotl - the gender-changing coyote god of music, dance, mischief and song of Pre-Columbian Mexico and Aztec Mythology. Befitting a trickster, he is the patron of uninhibited sexuality and often engages in trickery against the gods with camaraderie among mortals.
Jack - (best known from the story Jack and the Beanstalk) is a young boy who uses his wit to outsmart characters in many stories.
Jack Mary Ann - A folk hero from the Wrexham area of north Wales whose fictionalised exploits continue to circulate in local folklore.
Jacob - Biblical Patriarch and the ancestor of the Israelites.
John the Conqueror - Character who appears in many stories from the African American tradition. He is a slave that is so much smarter than any slave-master, he simply cannot be controlled.
Kitsune - In Japanese folklore, they are described as 'tricksters' with no care for the concept of right or wrong.
Kuma Lisa - A fox and trickster figure in Bulgarianfolklore.
Loki - A cunning, shape-shifting god, sometimes benefactor and sometimes foe to the gods of Asgard. Famous as a catalyst for Ragnarök. The precise nature of Loki's being defies clear classification, as there is little detail regarding his mother, but he is at least half-giant on his father's side.
Māui - A Polynesian culture hero famous for his exploits and his trickery.
Maximón - A cunning deity in modern Mayan tradition. Famous for being a womanizer and using trickery to achieve his goals.
Max and Moritz - Principal characters of the book of the same name written by Wilhelm Busch in 1865. Famous for their tricks, Max and Moritz quickly became famous characters in Germany.
Nasreddin - In Turkish folklore, based on a historical 13th Century person.
Odysseus - Hero and king

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