A Court Jester is a clown and funnyman who's rarely what he appears on the surface. His nominal role is to entertain the king and his courtiers with jokes.

The Black Fox and his band of outlaws have sworn to protect the true king, but fate conspires to place the child in greater danger than ever before. When two of ...

Fizzarolli from Helluva Boss fits this trope like an oiled glove as a mean-spirited jester, comedian, entertainer, sex symbol and consort to King Asmodeus.

Much like kings, castles, and knights, the jester hat seems to be synonymous with The Middle Ages. However, contrary to popular belief, authentic jesters did ...

A king or other high-ranking ruler to keep a magic-user on staff, primarily to provide mystical advice and magical spells, and possibly general wisdom and ...

Not true. British military history is full of British soldiers running into the sea. Corunna, Gallipoli, Norway, Dunkirk, Greece etc.

... jesters are specifically the ones to mock kings and speak truth to power, something Jester is very good at. Mood Whiplash: Causes copious amounts of this ... Caleb Widogast · Fjord · Xhorhas

This series provides examples of: Clark Kenting: The king and court have no idea that Alias, the weird flying space guy is the same person as the Jester.

Tropes exhibited by this character include: Affably Evil: He is impeccably gentle, kind, and polite to those who aren't a threat to him and his, but he ...

Arthurian Legend: King Arthur's jester was Sir Dagonet, a man knighted as a joke. Many stories have him wittily pointing out the other characters' mistakes ...