In mythology and folklore, a trickster is a god, goddess, spirit, human hero or anthropomorphic animal who plays pranks or otherwise disobeys normal rules and conventional behaviour.
Trickster may also refer to:
In music Trickster (musician), eclectic Austrian musician Trickster (album), 1998 album by Kidneythieves Trickster, 2014 album by Sky-Hi Trickster (EP), a 2022 EP by Oneus "Trickster" (song), 2008 single by Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki "Trickster", a song by We Are Scientists from the 2002 album Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order) "The Trickster", a song by Radiohead from the EP My Iron Lung
In video games Trickster Online, a free, 2D isometric MMORPG Trickster, a style used by Dante in the third and fourth installments of the Devil May Cry series The Trickster, also known as the Woodsie Lord, the main antagonist in Thief: The Dark Project The Trickster, a mob hunt in Final Fantasy XII Joker (Persona), the protagonist of Persona 5, is sometimes referred to as Trickster
Other uses Trickster (Japanese TV series), 2016 Japanese anime series based on The Boy Detectives Club novels by Edogawa Ranpo Trickster (Canadian TV series), 2020 Canadian drama series based on the novel Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson Trickster (DC Comics), two DC Comics supervillains and enemies of the Flash Trickster (board game) 2010 spin-off of the board game Scrabble The Trickster (Doctor Who), villain from the television series Sarah Jane Adventures The Trickster's Brigade, organization led by The Trickster, in the BBC television series Dr. Who The Trickster (Supernatural), an alter ego of the archangel Gabriel in the TV series Supernatural The Tricksters, a novel by Margaret Mahy Tricksters (The Flash), an episode of The Flash
See also List of fictional tricksters