Archetype:Illusionist

Illusionist
Harry Houdini (Spawn)
The Archetype of;	Illusionist a sorcerer that studies Illusionary Magic.

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of the Illusionist. Variation of The Magician.

Also Called

• Archetype:Stage Magician
• Fake Magicians
• Master/Mistress of Illusion

Properties

As an archetype, the illusionist,is a mage, or even a supernatural being that represents or has studied the magical arts and is usually naturally gifted with Illusionary Magic, or learns them, or even just possess illusion powers and learns the magical arts afterwards a master of deception, light, and shadow. hese types of magicians are considered seducers and can be considered tricksters in magical circles. an illusionists's spells are of a distinctive character, creating figments and phantasms to decieve and trick their foes in creative and interesting ways. Illusionists are exceptionally flexible, able to craft a falsehood and create almost any image their mind desires, These wizards deals with the creation of images, sounds, figments, or shadows, generally to confuse or deceive the onlooker They cause people to see things that are not there, not see things that are there, hear phantom noises, or remember things that never happened.

there are also stage magicians which are a type of "fake" sorcerer or sorceress who acts as an entertainer using fake magic tricks while performing in front of an audience. These types of "magicians" possess no real powers and aren't really cared for in real magical circles.

There are also actual real magicians who possess real magics preferring to use their gifts for entrainment and money.

Associated Powers

• Illusionary Magic
  • Hat Magic and Wand Magic (varies)
  • Illusion Manipulation
    • Psychosomatic Illusion
• Magicians Intuition
• Prestidigitation: Sleight of Hand was usually a type of illusionism.
• Stage Magic: Use and manipulate stage magic, performing tricks, effects, and illusions of various kinds.
  • Card Manipulation: Create, shape and manipulate cards of all kinds, including playing cards, tarot cards, trading cards/Trading Card Game (TCG) cards, etc., shaping and combining them as needed, or moving them with telekinesis.
  • Escapology Mastery: Either innately or through training, is a master of escapology, allowing them to easily escape all manner of bonds, holds, and captivity, making it difficult to hold the user(depending on the means).
  • Illusion Manipulation: Manipulate illusions or hallucinations, causing targets to see, hear, touch, smell or taste things differently from what they truly are. At its base, users can distort the shape and size of an object or area.
  • Misdirection: misdirect, able to make others lose their way, causing any/all attempt by the victim to determine their position fail, for example trying to navigate by the stars or landmarks will cause fog, GPS will malfunction, maps or roadsigns will be destroyed or incorrect.
  • Sleight of Hand Intuition: Master of of sleight of hand tricks, able to use dexterous hand movements designed to manipulate objects and deceive opponents.
  • Trap Manipulation: Create, shape, and manipulate traps, including tactics,
• Trickster
  • Chameleonic Nature
    • Disguise Mastery
  • Con Artist (varies)
    • Deception Intuition
    • Enhanced Thievery
    • Persuasion
    • Pick-Pocketing
    • Psychological Intuition
    • Scam Artistry
    • Sleight of Hand Intuition

Can achieve;

• The Magician (varies on type)
  • Magic
    • Spell Casting
  • The Occultist (varies on how much they know)

Variations/Relationships

• The Magician
  • The Occultist
    • Spiritualist
  • Witch
  • Wizard

• Trickster
  • Con Artist

Flaws/Weaknesses

• Illusion Awareness/Illusion Negation
• If real Magicians.
  • Magic Immunity or Mystic Lock
  • Anti-Magic

Example Characters

Also See: Stage Magician and Master of Illusion.

Anime/Manga

• August 7 (Darker Than Black)
• Kaitou Kid (Detective Conan)
• Hisoka (Hunter × Hunter)

Books/Novels

• The Guild of Conjurers (Discworld)
• Eisenheim the Illusionist/Edward Arbamovich (The Illusionist 2006 film)
• Aziraphale (Good Omens)
• Valentine Michael Smith (Stranger in a Strange Land)

Comics/Cartoons

• Mysto (DC Comics)
• Zatanna (DC Comics); stage and real magician.
• Mysterio (Marvel Comics)
• Ernie Weiss (Jar of Fools)
• Harry Houdini (Spawn)
• Moloch the Mystic (Watchmen)
• Hypnota (Wonder Woman (1942))
• Natasha Teranova (Wonder Woman (1987))
• Presto Digitagione (Presto)
• Mysterio (The Spectacular Spider-Man)
• Illusionist (Sylvain Chomet's The Illusionist)
• Eugene (Hilda)

History

• Harry Houdini (Budapest/US)

Television/Movies

• Eisenheim the Illusionist (The Illusionist)
• Don Gallico (The Mad Magician)
• The Magicians (Now You See It)
• The Four Horsemen (Now You See Me)
• Zorbin the Magnificent (Tales from the Crypt: Well-Cooked Hams)
• Robert Angier and Alfred Borden (The Prestige)
• Oz (The Wizard of Oz)
• Mysterio (Spider-Man: Far from Home)
• Willow (Willow); becomes a real magician.
• Slyther (Power Rangers Dino Fury)

Video Games

• Trucy Wright (Ace Attorney)
• Ficus Finis (Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland)
• Himiko Yumeno (Danganronpa)
• Sam (Gray Matter)
• Mysterio (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)