"I am a Trickster God..."
- Bill Hicks
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe.
Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to die."
"Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south."
(Job 9:9 KJV)
(Job 38:31 KJV)
(Amos 5:8 KJV)
Orion —
Hebrew,
“the fool”;
in Job_38:31 he appears fettered with “bands.”
The old legend represented this star as a hero, who presumptuously rebelled against God, and was therefore a fool,
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
and was chained in the sky as a punishment;
for its rising is at the stormy period of the year.
He is Nimrod
(the exceedingly impious rebel)
among the Assyrians;
Orion among the Greeks.
Sabaism
(worship of the heavenly hosts)
and hero-worship were blended in his person.
He first subverted the patriarchal order of society by substituting a chieftainship [ROYALTY] based on [right of] conquest
(Gen_10:9, Gen_10:10).
(Jamieson, Fausset And Brown Commentary)
Enter FAUSTUS to conjure
Faust.
Now that the gloomy shadow of the earth
Longing to view Orion’s drizzling look,
Leaps from the antarctic world unto the sky,
And dims the welkin with her pitchy breath,
Faustus, begin thine incantations,
And try if devils will obey thy hest,
Seeing thou hast pray’d and sacrific’d to them.
Within this circle is Jehovah’s name,
Forward and backward anagrammatis’d,
The breviated names of holy saints,
Figures of every adjunct to the Heavens,
And characters of signs and erring 1 stars,
By which the spirits are enforc’d to rise:
Then fear not, Faustus, but be resolute,
And try the uttermost magic can perform.
Vicki Vale :
"Purple - I love Purple...!"
Batman :
Excuse me:-
U Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight...?
Vicki Vale:
Orion's arms are wide enough
2 hold us both together
'Although we're worlds apart
I'd cross the stars 4 U
In the heart of a sleepless moon
I'll be with U 4 ever
This is my destiny
'Till my life is through
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be
Since U've been gone
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
I've been searching 4 a lover
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
I've been searching 4 a lover
In the Sea of Tranquility
I'm drowning without U here, my dear
'When I am lost and feeling alone'
'I just look to heaven'
'I find my comfort there'
'God only knows where U are 2 night'
"God only knows where U are 2 night"
"Maybe time will tell me"
"'Till then I'll close my eyes and say a prayer 4 U"
('I'll say a prayer 4 U 2')
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be
Since U've been gone
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
I've been searching 4 a lover
In the Sea of Tranquility
I'm drowning without U here, my dear
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
Orion's heart is bright enough
2 shine on both of us
The constellations never fail
2 light the way 4 love
'Orion's arms are wide enough'
2 hold us both together
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
"Although we're worlds apart"
('I'd cross the stars 4 U')
"I'd cross the stars 4 U"
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be
Since U've been gone
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
I've been searching 4 a lover
In the Sea of Tranquility
I'm drowning without U here, my dear
The arms of Orion that's where I wanna be
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
Since U've been gone I've been drowning"
('lost')
('lost')
"In the sea of tranquility"
('lonely')
('lonely')
"Drowning without U here my dear"
('baby')
('baby')
'The arms of Orion'
'That's where I wanna be'
'That's where I wanna be'
(the arms of Orion)
(the arms of Orion)
That's where I wanna be
(the arms of Orion)
(the arms of Orion)
Since U've been gone, babe
Since U've been gone
I've been drowning,
(drowning),
drowning
(drowning),
drowning
Drowning without your love
The arms of Orion
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
(arms of Orion)
Have u Ever Danced with The Devil in the Pale Moonlight,,,?
(arms of Orion)
In the Doctor Who New Adventures novel Love and War, the 25th century New Age Travellers have a trickster god they just call the Trickster (who doesn't appear to be related to The Sarah Jane Adventures character).
During Jan's vision quest, he appears to Jan as "Arlan Jardolz, the Betalan comedian" and to Ace as Vic Reeves.
The Trickster - TV Tropes
Be careful, watch that last step!
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.
Basso:
I choose to take that as a compliment.
A trickster is a character who plays tricks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behavior. The Trickster openly questions and mocks authority, encourages impulse and enthusiasm, seeks out new ideas and experiences, destroys convention and complacency, and promotes chaos and unrest. At the same time, the trickster brings new knowledge, wisdom and many
. Even when punished horribly for his effrontery, his indomitable spirit (or plain sheer foolishness) keeps him coming back for more.
Tricksters can be anything from gods of chaos, bedeviling heroes for a few laughs, to master manipulators who use cruel ploys and
. They can also be
(or more likely
) who
or bravery with manipulation,
, or just plain
. The trickster is often a
and may have magical or super-powers. They're often found
.
In mythology and religion, the trickster deity breaks the rules of the gods or nature, sometimes maliciously but usually,
, with ultimately positive effects. Often, the bending/breaking of rules takes the form of tricks or thievery, and their actions often end up
changing
the rules in the process of breaking them, much like an act of "civil disobedience".
Tricksters can be cunning or foolish or both; they are often funny even when considered sacred or performing important cultural tasks. Even if not otherwise punished, they are often prone to
. Sometimes the Trickster appears as a sort of catalyst, in that his antics are the cause of other characters' discomfiture, but he himself is left untouched. (Or at least unenlightened, if the trick backfires.)
In modern literature, the Trickster survives as a character archetype, ranging from the
, through the merely impulsive and mischievous, to an openly hostile antagonist. Mythical versions may also be
, sometimes in direct contravention of their original legends.
The Trickster is NOT the same as the
. While the Trickster may be mischievous, impudent and uppity, he is not necessarily openly malevolent or sociopathic; in fact, in many cases Tricksters are
more
friendly to humanity
. 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
.
Compare
and
. May overlap with
, particularly if the trickster is doing it purely for fun.
Sub Tropes
- The Artful Dodger
- The Barnum
- Blithe Spirit
- Con Man
- The Chessmaster
- Chessmaster Sidekick
- Classy Cat-Burglar
- Clever Crows
- Cunning Like a Fox
- Deadpan Snarker
- Doppelgänger
- Fantastic Foxes
- Fixing the Game
- The Gadfly
- The Gambler
- Gentleman Snarker
- Gentleman Thief
- Great Gazoo
- Guile Hero
- Heads or Tails
- High School Hustler
- Karmic Trickster
- Kitsune
- Lovable Traitor
- Magnificent Bastard
- Manipulative Bastard
- Master of Illusion
- Mooching Master
- Opportunistic Bastard
- Playful Hacker
- The Presents Were Never from Santa
- Rascally Rabbit
- Rascally Raccoon
- Screwy Squirrel
- Servile Snarker
- Shapeshifter
- The Snark Knight
- The Spook
- The Tramp
- Those Wily Coyotes
- Trenchcoat Brigade
- Trickster Mentor
- Trickster Twins
- Troll
- Turn Coat
- Two-Headed Coin
- The Unfettered
- Villainous Harlequin
- The Wonka
The Trickster God - TV Tropes
The Trickster figure is deeply rooted in the folklore and mythology of every culture; a cosmic jester, a wise fool, a mysterious, mischievous creature, fun-loving and rebellious, and unconstrained by the laws which bound normal men. Sound familiar?
This is a
but with (effectively) magical powers — often in the form of a
. The Great Gazoo allows for nearly any number of other plots, thereby guaranteeing high drama or
.
This character is typically based on
(i.e. one of many "gods of mischief" from mythology, from Loki to Coyote to Puck). Often they are a
or
whom the heroes often regard (usually with an irritated
at his return) as more like a pest than a serious menace. Sometimes the mishaps he causes are in fact a result of his
. Sometimes he's an outright
, in which case the heroes eventually get enough of his pranks and set out to stop him, but he can still be dangerously destructive if confronted improperly. The powers the Great Gazoo commandeers are by definition plot-breaking, so he usually has to be outsmarted or outwitted in order to be defeated. A direct assault never works.
Takes its name from the Great Gazoo from
, a little green alien that
. Not to be confused with
.
See Also:
and
"...Ho-Ho,Ho-Ho!
We'll see who believes in Me now!"
