https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726 Tricksters are known for how often they act out or the pranks they pull on others. Tricksters are very important deities that are recognized in many cultures because of how impactful they are to the culture, let's talk about some examples down below. en-us 2022-10-20 16:06:55 UTC 2022-10-23 19:20:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f608.png shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349818096 The Weasley Twins in Harry Potter are a great example of clever tricksters. In order to avoid getting in trouble when lurking about Hogwarts, the twins stole the Marauders Map that shows where every teacher or dean is at Hogwarts. This clever tool is just one of many clever tricks the twin pull throughout the stories, but the tricks they pull are mostly harmless! They are always doing something around the school to make others laugh but they very rarely are caught because they are smart.]]> 2022-10-20 23:09:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349818096 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349821368 Disney's character Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean is a very funny and entertaining character. Sparrow is known for his ability to escape capture, death, and at some point, a cannibalistic feral tribe. Sparrow has a charisma about him that makes the audience love him, especially since he is the one who gets himself and others into some crazy stuff. Sparrow is a trickster by nature as he is a pirate and often steals from others in order to survive, he also makes unfair deals or doesn't hold up his end. In the story, he is portrayed as a real ladies' man that also feeds into his trickster nature, many times throughout the films Sparrow is seen with a woman or running from an angry woman who he made mad. The gif above is one of many times throughout the films where you would catch Captain Jack Sparrow running for his life. ]]> 2022-10-20 23:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349821368 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349826071 Jerry is the clever cat who is always playing tricks on the house cat Tom. Tom is constantly coming up with different ways to try and catch Jerry, but Jerry always seems to outsmart him! The TV series has been successful for many years because the show is always coming up with new fun ways that Tom and Jerry could go at each other. The two characters actually pose a learning lesson for the viewers, size does not matter. A trickster does not have to be a scary cat or a coyote for another example; Jerry is a small mouse, yet he gives Tom a run for his money every day!]]> 2022-10-20 23:21:13 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349826071 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349832123 Mystique is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe who can shape shift into whoever she wants on command. She helps Professor X with many missions using her gift to make it seem like she is someone else in order to gain intel or infiltrate the enemy from the inside. ]]> 2022-10-20 23:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349832123 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349841293 Werewolves are tricksters who are able to disguise themselves as humans during the day, and werewolves either during the night or during a full moon. Werewolves are seen often throughout many Greek and Romanian stories as being very successful in hunting humans since they are able to stay hidden and blend in with others. They are often viewed as violent and hateful creatures when reading about them in mythology and older stories, but in more recent pop culture stories werewolves have become popular. Twilight portrays werewolves as a Native American Tribe that defends the nearby city of Forks from Vampires at night or in secret and are regular teenagers by day. ]]> 2022-10-20 23:43:43 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349841293 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349853347 Pettigrew is a villainous character in Harry Potter who took uses magic to shape-shift into Harry Potter's friend Ron Weasley's rat- Scabbers- in order to gain more knowledge about Harry. This was notably a clever thing to do as no one expected it and it was the perfect disguise. Pettigrew is a apart of the Dark Arts, he is a menace and is always trying to cause harm. He is sneaky though; he takes advantage of shape-shifting magic which makes it tricky for people to identify him. This is why he is able to evade capture from the Ministry of Magic for so long.]]> 2022-10-20 23:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349853347 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349861076 Megan is Drake and Josh's little sister from the show Drake and Josh. Megan is very chaotic, she always switches up her pranks and she always crosses the line. As a trickster, it is common for Megan to prank her brother or get them in trouble for just about anything. She uses her age to her advantage meaning she knows she is young and their parents are more likely to not believe she is capable of doing such things. ]]> 2022-10-21 00:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2349861076 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2351213388 Yzma is the trickster of The Emperors New Groove and she shape shifts by using potions. She is actually the Emperors Advisor, which makes things more devious. She ends up tricking the Emperor into taking a potion that is supposed to kill him, but instead it turns him into a llama. ]]> 2022-10-21 20:17:21 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2351213388 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352429873 For many centuries coyotes have been symbols for clever tricksters. Coyotes are naturally sneaky and smart animals, so it is no surprise they have been a mascot for tricksters in a way. The Native American Navajo believe that the Coyote would play tricks on them or cause harm to their tribes, but the Coyote is actually a God and also teaches the tribes many lessons that in turn help them in the long run. " Coyote is a ubiquitous trickster figure among Native North Americans. He is at once erratic, shape-shifting, and creative. In his role as a culture hero, he teaches people how to respond to certain conditions[...]"(Leeming 163) Coyote is not always an actual Coyote, he often shape-shifts into other creatures to play his pranks. ]]> 2022-10-23 16:50:08 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352429873 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352471485 Loki is a Norse mythical God of mischief. He is often known for causing fights between the gods for his own enjoyment but there are also other times when Loki is serious and helps out. In the story of when a giant took Thor's hammer and wanted his wife Freya as a trade, it was Loki's idea to dress Thor in his wife's clothes to trick the giant. " Thryme was filled with desire when he saw his bride it set out a great feast which Thor in disguise wolfed down in a most unladylike fashion. Thryme was amazed, but Loki explained that his bride had fasted for eight days in anticipation of pleasuring the triad. Then Thryme lifted her veil to kiss her and were startled at her ruddy skin in the fire in her eyes. Loki quickly explained that she had been unable to sleep for those same eight days, so feverish had she been for thorium's lusty attentions" (Leeming 161). This is funny because it is clearly Thor, but Loki is playing along with it to convince the giant everything is okay before Thor attacks at the right moment. ]]> 2022-10-23 17:41:20 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352471485 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352499002 " Many Maui myths are sexual and genitally oriented. And one story, in effect a fertility myth, the beautiful Hina, dissatisfied with the ineffectual eel, Te Tuna ("The penis") left him in search of much-needed love. Arriving in the land of the Male Principal Clan, Hina introduced herself as the "shameless pubic patch in search of love", but the men fearing their wrath of tuna sent her away so close that made investigators wonder if on her way, her loins burning with desire"(Leeming 165) These myths although sexual, still serve a purpose to teach the native people life lessons as well as bring explanation to their beliefs. ]]> 2022-10-23 18:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352499002 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352503524 Deadpool is a Marvel character, very sexual in nature, yet very monumental to the superhero community. The significance of his regeneration cells makes him basically immortal so he already gives himself a god complex. Deadpool is always making sexual jokes and inappropriate gestures to those around him. Deadpool's perseverance, motivation and selflessness is what still makes him a hero. Although he is a fictional character, the stigma that Deadpool is viewed at as a sexually natured individual is also tied with the actor who play the character- Ryan Reynolds. I could be biased when I say I Ryan Reynolds perfectly embodies the sexual god vibe. ]]> 2022-10-23 18:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352503524 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352510828 Cupid is the Greek God of love, but he made some very mischievous choices. Cupid is portrayed as a very handsome and fit Greek God with angelic wings and a bow and arrow used to shoot "love arrows" at people to make them fall in love. Cupid is known for pulling pranks on the other gods and making them fall in love with each other such as making them fall in love with mortals. ]]> 2022-10-23 18:33:12 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352510828 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352525532 Puck is one of the main servants of the Fairy King, Oberon. The Fairy King and Queen are fighting and Oberon, the king, fetches Puck to help him. Pucks job is to play a trick on the Fairy Queen Titiana and make her fall in love with a ridiculous creature. Puck spots Nick Bottom, a cocky weirdo who thinks he is good at performing. Puck then turns Nick's head into that of a donkey and then puts the love potion in Titiana's eyes so when she woke, she would fall in love with the first thing she sees- Nick Bottom. This prank is harmless yet very funny and Puck adds his own sexual flare on things. He knew Nick Bottom thought he was a ladies' man so it was perfect to make Titiana fall for someone so foul. ]]> 2022-10-23 18:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352525532 shelbywhitmore09 https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352541122 Jim Carrey plays Stanley Ipkiss who is a banker that is pretty much a hopeless romantic but incredibly bad with ladies. Stanley sees Tina walk into his bank and immediately falls in love. Stanley turns to the help of a mask expert to help him change his luck around. He ends up with Loki's mask that acts as a second persona almost and takes over him. Throughout the movie ,The Mask is doing everything he can to impress the ladies, impress others but most of all he wishes to impress Tina. ]]> 2022-10-23 19:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/shelbywhitmore09/gpcqosguihw3h726/wish/2352541122