The power to use the abilities of clowns. Variation of Cryptid Physiology.
Also Called
- Clown Mimicry
- Fool/Jester/Joker/Prankster Mimicry/Physiology
Capabilities
User with this ability either is, can transform into or mimic the appearance, attributions, and traits of clowns, thus gaining special abilities.
Often considered agents of Chaos, Insanity, and Disorder, they spread their own brand of madness as they go around. Many have disturbingly screwed view of reality, which allows them to perceive the world in ways that sane people are incapable even conceiving and acting/using it for their advantage.
Applications
- Balloon Creation
- Card Generation
- Confusion Inducement
- Fear Inducement
- Insanity Inducement
- Laughter Inducement
- Malleable Anatomy
- Pain Suppression
- Performance Art Intuition
- Volatile Constructs
Variations
Associations
- Alien Mind
- Amusement Park Manipulation
- Balloon Manipulation
- Card Manipulation
- Chaos Manipulation
- Fun Lord
- Logic Manipulation
- Magic
- Mental Manipulation
- Morality Transcendence
- Paradox Manipulation
- Trickster
- Toy Manipulation
- Volatile Manipulation
Limitations
- May always look like a clown.
- May be limited to doing things only when it's funny.
Known Users
See Also: Clown Tropes.
Cartoons
- Zombozo (Ben 10)
- Courtly Jester (Ever After High)
- Peter Griffin (Family Guy); as Pee Pants the Inebriated Hobo Clown
- Kreepy Gnouf (The Gnoufs)
- Experiment 345 "Elastico" (Lilo & Stitch)
- Squidly (SpongeBob Squarepants)
- Krusty the Clown (The Simpsons)
- Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)
- Jazz Hands (Totally Spies!!)
- Le Mime (Xiaolin Showdown)
Comics
- Jack-In-The-Box (Astro City)
- The Joker (DC Comics)
- Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
- Punch (DC Comics)
- Jeweless (DC Comics)
- The Royal Flush (DC Comics)
- Clownface/The Violator (Image Comics)
- Jonathan Powers/Jester (Marvel Comics)
- Jester (crazy gang) (Marvel Comics)
- Jody Putt (Marvel Comics)
- Slapstick (Marvel Comics)
- The Painted Doll (Promethea)
- The Comedian (Watchmen)
Movies
- Bomb Voyage (The Incredibles)
- Jester (Justice League: Crisis on 2 Earths)
- Killer Klowns (Killer Klowns from Outer Space)
- The Jester (Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return)
Literature
- Pennywise the Dancing Clown/It (Stephen King's It)
- Fools (Dicscworld)
Live Television
- Googler (Ace Lightning)
- Killer Clown (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Clowns summoned via hoodoo (Supernatural)
- Rakshasa (Supernatural)
Anime/Manga
- Posaune (.hack)
- Brontes (Bakugan)
- Zazie Rainyday (Negima!)
- Buggy (One Piece)
- Magical Roe (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Gatekeeper Clown (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Break (Pandora Hearts)
- HIM (Powerpuff Girls Z)
- Rima Mashiro (Shugo Chara!); as Clown Drop
- Clowns (Soul Eater)
- The Black Clown
- The Clown
- Kaguya
- Moonlight
- The Purple-Dyed Clown
- White Rabbit
- Pierrot (Yakitate!! Japan)
- Alm (Zatch Bell!)
- Gelios (Zatch Bell!)
- Mr. Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Death 13 (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)
TCG
- Aqua Jester Loupe (Duel Masters)
- Dark Clown (Duel Masters)
- Deis Clown, Ranger of Gaia (Duel Masters)
- Jester Brain (Duel Masters)
- Bickuribox (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Clown Zombie (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Crass Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Dream Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Fool Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Greenjest Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Jester Confit (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Jester Lord (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Jester Queen (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Masahiro the Dark Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Masked Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Mystic Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Peten the Dark Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Ryu-Kishin Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Saggi the Dark Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Wood Clown (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Video Games
- Executioner (Alice Madness Returns)
- Harle (Chrono Cross)
- Beppi The Clown (Cuphead)
- Adam the Clown (Dead Rising)
- Jevil (Deltarune)
- Jester (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
- Piedmon (Digimon)
- Jokermon (Digimon)
- Cicero (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
- Kefka Pelazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
- Quina Quen (Final Fantasy IX)
- Raff Luigi Mario (Hoes Mad)
- Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
- Shaco (League of Legends)
- Nightmarens (NiGHTs)
- Mime Jr. (Pokémon)
- Mr. Mime (Pokémon)
- Blacephalon (Pokémon)
- Lanky Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Lola Pop (Nintendo Arms)
- Jack (Power Stone); As the Mad Clown
- Tira (Soul Calibur)
- Twister (Micro Maniacs)
- Peacock (Skullgirls)
- Kiki (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Comics
- Maytag (Flipside)
- Gamzee Makara (Homestuck)
Web Original
- Bobble the Clown (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-1799 - Mr. Laugh (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2734 - Exodus of the Clowns (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-2912 - Clowny Clown Clown (SCP Foundation)
- SCP-3477-5 - Will the Real Harold Holt Please Stand Up? (SCP Foundation)
- Icky (SCP Foundation)
- Lolly (SCP Foundation)
- The Merryman (Fear Mythos)
Other
- Clown (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Fool (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- Pilgrim (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
- The Fool (Tarot)
Gallery
Cartoons
Elastico, A.K.A. Experiment 345 (Lilo & Stitch)
Jazz Hands (Totally Spies!)
Le Mime (Xiaolin Showdown)
Comics
Jack-in-the-Box (Astro City)
The Joker (DC Comics), one of the most iconic clowns in comics.
Harley Quinn (DC Comics)
Violator (Image Comics)
Jester (Marvel Comics)
Slapstick (Marvel Comics)
The Painted Doll (Promethea)
Movies
Bomb-Voyage (The Incredibles)
The Jester (Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return)
Literature
Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Stephan King's It)
Live Television
Killer Clown (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Manga/Anime
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Posaune (.hack//LINK)
Hisoka (Hunter X Hunter)
Zazie Rainyday (Negima!)
Buggy the Star Clown (One Piece)
(Soul Eater) contains many powerful and evil clowns including basic Clowns, ...
... Kaguya, ...
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... White Rabbit ...
... and artificial clowns like the Black Clown ...
... and the Purple Dyed Clown.
Bolneze Pierrot (Yakitate!! Japan)
Magical Roe (Marchen Awakens Romance) is a clown and a very powerful wizard from the magical land of Caldia. He is a member of the Chess Pieces and the 8th strongest Knight.
TCG
The Duel Masters card game has clown themed cards like Aqua Jester Loupe, ...
... Dark Clown, ...
... Deis Clown, Ranger of Gaia ...
... and Jester Brain.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! series has many clown themes cards including Dream Clown, ...
... Crass Clown, ...
... their fusion, Bickuribox, ...
... Clown Zombie, ...
... Fool Clown, ...
... Jester Confit ...
... Jester Lord, ...
... Jester Queen, ...
... Masahiro the Dark Clown, ...
... Masked Clown, ...
... Mystic Clown, ...
... Peten the Dark Clown, ...
... Ryu-Kishin Clown, ...
... and Saggi the Dark Clown.
Video Games
Executioner (Alice: Madness Returns)
Harle (Chrono Cross)
Adam the Clown (Dead Rising)
The Jester (Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening)
Piedmon (Digimon)
Cicero (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
Kefka Palazzo (Final Fantasy VI)
Quina Quen (Final Fantasy IX)
Shaco (League of Legends)
The Pokémon franchise contains clown themed Pokémon such as Mime Jr. ...
... and it's evolved form Mr. Mime.
Kiki (Valkyrie Crusade)
Web Comics
Maytag (Flipside)
Other
Clown (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Fool (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
Pilgrim (Grindhouse and Watercolors)
The Fool (Tarot)