Tricksters

Tricksters are heroes that often appear to be more of a lovable rogue rather than a knight in shining armor. A Trickster hero can take on many forms of deception, from resourceful strategists to rascally pranksters with so much thrill. These wily heroes often use their wits to outsmart their adversaries, devise ruses to lure their enemies into a trap, utilize secret tricks to overcome obstacles, and use their cleverness to achieve goals for good causes such as bringing order, justice and peace to society. Their cunning methods and subversive actions help them survive from danger and create unexpected events that brings changes and/or positive outcomes. All of which are things they do more so often than anything typically violent since they're tacticians and trickery is their expertise.

It's important for trickster-type heroes to be given thought-provoking challenges to face within their ventures, and also have sympathetic qualities (ex. being targeted by antagonists unprovoked) that helps us rooting for them to win in duping and deflating the egos of their hostile enemies, and many of these heroes will have to find practical solutions to outmaneuver their rivals (or even their villainous counterparts) in a unpredictable and strategic way by applying their element of surprise to exploit the weaknesses of their foes and using the power of irony against them to defeat their most intelligent and formidable enemies (as well as utilizing their talent in scheming and misdirection to outfox evildoers with ease). There is always a lesson learned from the trickster, even if it's unintentional; the best example of such a character is Bugs Bunny, who outwits countless villains in the Looney Tunes Universe, especially Elmer Fudd.

Other times, however, they are capable and competent heroes that can deploy very sneaky tactics and deceptive techniques in order to pull a fast one on the villains, as well as breaking and defying rules of a corrupt system to bring a more peaceful outcome in ways nobody expected. In fact, Pure Goods can be tricksters as long as they have no corrupting qualities to show they are not willing to go too far in their series of tricks, are shown to be really altruistic with their underhanded abilities and have enough remorse for people to show that they ultimately care about the lives of others too. They may also rely on deception whenever it is necessary for them to, even if it means ensuring the safety of others, bending the rules to challenge a person's expectations and also challenging the status quo by questioning it and provoking a response (as well as defying established norms or disrupting social order) to help society adapt and also keeping society safe from harm. Even in the NON-Pure Good territory, some tricksters can also be con artists/conmen who have redeemed themselves, learn the hard way of their actions and/or have become better people by either not being fraudsters anymore and/or using their confidence tricks for good purposes (e.g Nick Wilde, Stanley Pines, Capper, Captain Qwark, Neal Caffrey, Kevin Levin, Mr. Satan, Oscar Diggs).

NOTE: Not to be confused with liars who trick others; this page is just for heroes who fit the Trickster archetype.