- "Lie, cheat, steal, kill, win (Everybody doin' it!)"
- ― Run The Jewels - Lie, Cheat, Steal
The archetype of a character that cheats and tricks people with persuading them to believe in something false. Variation of Trickster.
Also Called[]
- Charlatan
- Con Man/Woman
- Mountebank
- Quack
- Scam Artist
- Scammer
- Swindler
Properties[]
The character is a con artist, an expert liar and cheater skilled with illusions of falsehood. The con artist runs large scam operations for a bit of people's money or misplaced support.
Associated Powers[]
- Acting Mastery
- Business Mastery
- Convinced Inevitability
- Deception Mastery
- Desire Intuition
- Enhanced Thievery
- Fraud Empowerment
- Illusion Generation
- Lie Proficiency
- Magicians Mastery
- Negotiation Mastery
- Pick-Pocketing Mastery
- Psychological Mastery
- Scam Artistry
- Sleight of Hand Mastery
- Trading Mastery
- Vocal Mind Control
Relationships[]
- Illusionist
- Machiavellian: Some if not all con artists, could be considered as smug, scheming villains.
- Trickster: Con Artist is a variation of the Trickster Archetype.
Example Characters[]
- Dimitri (Anastasia)
- Bartok (Bartok the Magnificent)
- Argit (Ben 10)
- Lalo Salamanca (Better Call Saul)
- Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) via; as Captain Aizen persona
- Phoney Bone (Bone Comics)
- Mrs Chalice (The Cuphead Show)
- Freakshow (Danny Phantom)
- John Constantine (DC/Vertigo Comics)
- Hercules Satan (Dragon Ball series)
- Louie Duck (DuckTales)
- Eddy (Ed Edd n Eddy)
- The Man with No Name (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)
- Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal Series)
- Kwon Ohjin (I’m not a Regressor)
- The Raven Tribe (Lego Legends of Chima)
- Rico (Maya and the Three)
- Reigen Arataka (Mob Psycho 100)
- Capper Dapperpaws (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic); formerly
- Flim and Flam (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Obito Uchiha/Tobi (Naruto)
- King (One-Punch Man); unintentionally
- Various Team Rocket members (Pokémon)
- Major Man (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Miguel and Tulio (The Road to El Dorado)
- Count Olaf (Series of Unfortunate Events)
- Oscar (Shark Tale); formerly
- Eugene Krabs and Kenny the Cat (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- The Recruiter (Squid Game)
- Haja Estree (Star Wars)
- Joon Yorigami (Touhou Project)
- Snapper (Troll Tales)
- Nick Wilde (Zootopia)
Gallery[]
Kwon Ohjin (I’m not a Regressor) is a skilled conman, having learned from a young age that the easiest way to trick others is simply by telling them what they want to hear before taking advantage of their good will an reaping the benefits.
King (One-Punch Man) unintentionally became known as the strongest man in the world due to being given credit for Saitama's victories. After concluding he'd probably be killed if people knew how weak he really was, he decided to keep up the charade, hoping his reputation would keep villains away from him.
Major Man (The Powerpuff Girls) was a charlatan superhero who set up all the disasters he prevented, regardless of whom was harmed to obtain fame and glory.
While a bounty hunter, The Man with No Name (The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly) ran a con with the criminals like Tuco, where he would turn in Ramirez for his bounty, rescue him, and split the reward. As his bounty increased, they continued the scam.