How Tome IX Saved the Trickster | Dead by Daylight Lore Deep Dive

[@puffpuffpassmako]

I always found the trickster to be one of the scariest cause he's a regular person. He has charming good looks and is an idol to a ton of fans, all the while oblivious to his true monstrous self. He looks like someone I'd probably grab a beer with. That's why he's called the Trickster. Cause his appearance is beyond deceiving

[@InjuredLionBoxing]

And not just his appearance - his personality too! Being crafted into a pop star he would know how to be chaming and he would be able to lure in anyone he wanted. He is the perfect predator, one who few could resist and nobody would suspect.

[@fivestarguy100]

This is what I liked about him too, the fact that, outside of his daily past time of murder, he was just a guy, a famous guy don't get me wrong, but just a guy. He has fans, he has charisma and personality, looks like a guy you'd get a beer with, as Magnus mentioned. His fans probably have merchandise of him and posters in their bedrooms, which is what makes him so terrifying to me, and one of the more realistic killers in DBD tbh. Not a supernatural horror, or monster from another dimension, or a bioweapon, but just a serial killer who nobody would suspect.

[@MementoMori7777]

Well that, And his trick knives.

[@VirginStarrrrr]

Korean ted Bundy am I right?

[@shittetharse]

Trickster would be extra effective at torture because he's a pop star.

[@rafaelz6211]

I adored his lore anyway, but this just adds a layer of manipulativeness and evilness to his character. It’s really cool

[@danielf1833]

I found his lore a bit too comically edgy but to each their own. I'm just curious as to what you liked about it to see if I can view it in a different light

[@Killer-Frost18x]

@@danielf1833 he has the only Comical lore in dbd and is quite unique actually it’s a breath of fresh air. It was more like an action movie between killer and survivor

[@danielf1833]

@@Killer-Frost18x I just didnt feel like his base lore was trying to be comical.

[@Killer-Frost18x]

@@danielf1833 the trickster is literally this goofy corny killer in game and his mori screams comical not scary or serious. What are you talking about. His entire design isn’t even scary I’m sure the devs knew that when creating him. His mentality is what suppose to make him a scary person

[@kaihiroku8495]

@@Killer-Frost18x What is supposed to be scary is the huge difference between how monstreous he is inside compared to his outside. He is a Trickster, lying to everyone's face, getting away with murder with a smile... Charisma is his weapon. Even his looks are meant to deceive. Not every monster looks like a monster, that's the point they're making here. I find humans to be much scarier than a demon for example, because they could be anyone, your teacher, your colleague, your favorite idol... and you would never know. Now it's fine if you don't like the killer, but you can't deny he was really well thought out and designed.

[@irontarkus6515]

One thing that this tome did to make trickster a legitimately good character is really make his name actually make sense now, he's tricking the people around him to get what he wants

[@jector4242]

I’m pretty sure trick is meant in the context of tricks with the throwing knives. I could be wrong but I’m like 99% sure

[@crypticvestige8669]

This-- is going to get long. You know I'm a big Jiwoon/Trickster lore diver- and I have to say there's some interesting points here. About the "Show don't Tell" writing. Ironically, his lore was very much that- and I think is what made it seem... 'shallow' to those that didn't look deeper- or simply those that don't fully understand how the Kpop industry functions intimately like stans or South-Koreans. It's why they didn't feel the need to tell us just how gruelling and competitive the industry is. How companies will strip an individual down to market them however they please {Trickster's {and Yunjin's initial} boredom/hatered to NoSpin being just that}, and why he held onto the one thing that made him an individual {his knife tricks [Which helped pay the family bills, if you know about the IMF crisis in Asia that was likely going on at the time] is possibly what differed him from Yunjin's poverty as a child. And what makes using them for NoSpin [No-Spin is a knife throwing technique he uses btw] to boost popularity so... critical. His talent and knife skills literally hard-carried everyone through his life, and in turn they supported him because of it. } (I do believe the writing stemmed heavily from K-culture and it holds up entirely because of it. It's not the usual Western story-telling we're used to. {Making an obvious hero/villain}. It's a bit more 'thrillery'.) I still believe it was actually intentionally done this way, to get people to see him the way others would. "He's not all that scary." "He's dumb and too cocky." etc. (I call it the ARG effect, because why people initially think he's too lame/extra to be a killer, is what makes him really good at it.) I double down on it being intentional because it's no surprise how well Crescendo melded together with the initial release, and how fast it came out. It literally picks up right after All-Kill, the Crescendo tome trailer showing just how it leads up to the killing of MighteeOne mentioned in initial Lore. Both the chapter and tome release I think are some of the most well-written in game. As for the making him seem... dumb in his lore, for Jiwoon to even be getting away with the murders is impressive when you realize how uncommon violent crime is in South Korea {Along with how hard it is to even become a police officer. We're talking about a country that has Mandatory Military Service drafting with regiments as grueling as the US' given to most males, unless they're exempt. Which means lots of mental training comes with being an officer, requiring exams and years at university.} Often some of the worst crimes aren't done by individuals, but companies- or those with power/money. (Squid Games and Parasite kind of attest to that social enviornment.) The fact that he was taunting to the police but never getting caught was proof that he was actually quite insidious- hiding away, not in the shadows, but in the spotlight. He knows how to manipulate people- (his perks all focusing on that) and torture them (his knives not being instant downs but instead playing at the survivors one by one, making them suffer to let HIM have more fun. Cultivate a better performance.). This man is scary, manipulative, and an idol (proper god-complex) because of it. It's just a bit understated most times, because he masks it as an idol. {Ghostface, but... extroverted}. There's an interesting sub-story in the lore, which doesn't get made overly apparent- and that's just how much this 'god' is being used. Yunjin sure, profited off him, but MighteeOne, NoSpin, even his parents all did as well. The one thing that Trickster's always had be his own was his knives. Not his music- no, that he tried reclaiming back from NoSpin and adding his own twist like Yunjin did when she produced {with Magnum Opus}. Which of course was perverse and horrible- which was exactly what made it so morbidly unique. MighteeOne and YunJin were still trying to force him back to playing the puppet, which makes his story is one of rebellion- from the inside of the machine. He had a tragedy happen and they still used that as a selling point! His own emotions were being marketed, so it's no wonder he decided to use other's. No surprise he ended up going insane! He's as much tragic as he is an arrogant jerk and villain. Sidenote: There's something cheeky about No5pin (a five member group) turning to just Trickster under MighteeOne/M1, with Yunjin also having worked for them-- and their clash of ruthlessness to come out as the "one" on top.

[@jeffythesomething8772]

Kind of weird of how many similarities there are between clown and trickster, both are narcissistic entertainers and use knives as part of their kit and have more colorful outfits compared to most of the dbd killers. Where I think they differ is that Ji-Woon is clever most of the time to outwit his pursuers where as clown is rather lazy and whenever he’s caught he just simply skips town and no really chases after him.

[@moonshiners-cv6kd]

that is pretty strange i think maybe later on they might ligitmitly link clown and trickster as counterparts of each other since theirs the whole demension thing going on since the only diffrence with trickster and clown is intelegence. could be interesting lore wise

[@caldw615]

They both use their profession as a means to access victims because it's easy. In Clown's case it's easy for any person regardless of shape or size to just don some heavy make up and travel with a bunch of strangers in a Circus performance to get plenty of access to potential victims. Trickster however used his good looks instead which allowed him to do a similar thing while touring as a pop star with a near endless supply of fans who would happily accept any invite backstage without question.

[@moonshiners-cv6kd]

@@caldw615 thats true, trickster and clown share exact's with having a proffesion its realy the change with was well clown did drug's and stuff had a abusive dad. trickster had a father encouraging his violence and shaping him. honnestly if you switch some values the clown and trickster would interchange

[@MementoMori7777]

Trickster specifically uses custom throwing knives in his Arsenal, Whereas clown uses a flip knife. (I know madame butterfly is suppposed to be a Balisong, But, No it really isn't. Butterfly knives have 2 handles that pivot around a blade. Clown's is 1 fixed handle with a blade that can flip in and back out. Just saying, BEhavior modeled it wrong.)

[@moonshiners-cv6kd]

@@MementoMori7777 that's somthing i never realy thought about but that is true. but clown does have a butteryfly knife but you have to pay for it

[@kazquala]

Even without this tome, I really liked his lore. One of my favorite parts of just the base lore was the final part, where he slaughtered the Mightee One higher-ups. You notice some very intresting parallells between Yun-Jin’s text, and Ji-Woon’s. In Yun-Jin’s, she describes it as nothing but carnage, a mass murder. However when you read Trickster’s part of the story, you see it describe how he dances between the bodies, slashing and striking them in different areas to produce a variety of sound. Why isn’t this mentioned in Yun Jin’s story? Because it’s something that only the Trickster hears, which is imo such a cool little detail to show just how delusional he is. He sees a tasteful performance, she sees murder. It’s a nice and slick detail I noticed that I thought might’ve gone over a lot of people’s heads.

[@Wolfsbaene]

I love your videos, because you're willing to admit when a Tome was able to change your opinion on a character, even when you might have thought it was impossible. Your excitement is also palpable, and that makes the videos so much more entertaining for the audience! I'm super hyped for a Saw Tome too, as someone who switches between Pig and Plague as my mains.

[@Dysfunction2860]

Booping the Snoot will rise during that tome. I'm curious on how they're going to incorporate Saw's story to the tome. Will it expand on current story or create a new one. I was disappointed at first when I found out it was the Pig and Tapp getting a tome, but now I'm curious. Looking forward to it.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

@@Dysfunction2860 They probably won't add much than what we already know, just like what they did with Bill and the Left 4 Dead lore last Tome.

[@jedidragonking5070]

By fleshing out the fact that he's not an isolated murderer, but instead had a ton of support and a potential cult, I think his Tome has made him, in a way, more dangerous than some of the other, more individually powerful Killers. The whole cult bit could've made him into a Charles Manson-esque figure should he have remained in the real world and played his cards right. I'm actually glad that the Entity snatched him and Yun Jin up lol. Their world was probably spared a great deal of extra bloodshed. Great video as always!

[@OBEDKHAOS]

That's an interesting take, especially since Charles Manson loved music and wanted to be a musician iirc.

[@helplessnarwhal3722]

@@noone-jj1kh oh my gosh, remember how she implements her name in the songs she makes? Trickster implements the screams he makes into his songs as well

[@ethan1969]

Trickster is one of my favorite killers aesthetically. His laughs go perfectly with how crazy and deranged he is. And I like how his over the top colorful outfits kinda match how over the top crazy he is.

[@HaveAgoodDaayyy]

Imagine an alternate universe where Yun-Jin was the evil murderer and Ji-Woon had to let it slide so that his career wouldn’t be halted.

[@ZaedaXobu]

Trickster's new lore took him to a new level of evil. The (fan?) concept that the more monstrous the Killers look the more the Entity had to twist and manipulate them to become its tools made the fact the Trickster looks almost entirely human seem like a hole. Until the new lore revealed he really was a prolific and sadistic serial killer who really just needed the promise of MORE to walk into the Fog.

[@oliverthedum2129]

I do feel like with a lot of positive tweaks, his power could actually be a lot of fun. Because playing as or against him right now is literally as entertaining as having your skin shredded off by a cheese grater

[@PixelBush]

That may have been why I used the bouncy knives and Edge of Revival every single game of this video. Because playing him without bouncy knives is miserable.

[@irontarkus6515]

Playing against him, yes Playing as him(imo), no

[@NotRenjiro]

@@PixelBush I'd like to have a more character fitting power. A power where he lures survivors in by his music, while being the sole spotlight of the entire match. Survivors could know this location in some way, and would have to go near him or be punished. And survivors being near him would power his secondary ability up or something.

[@GhostLeeCat]

i personally like playing as him but that's understandable lol, I 1000% agree he could use some tweaks pls

[@oliverthedum2129]

@@PixelBush EXACTLY my thoughts.

[@totallynotstalin]

As someone who hasn’t had the time to play through crescendo to get all the lore, I want to thank you for making this. Really makes me appreciate the new story of a character I didn’t originally care for.

[@somecanadiangirl1]

SAW TOME! SAW TOME! I am so hyped, it's only their second license tome so I'm curious to see what they do. One thing I want to see is Tapp discovering Amanda is an apprentice before his death, since we didn't get that in the movie (he only interviewed her as a victim) and so having them in the realm together it'd be interesting to see if/how he knew.

[@xo.recluse]

i dont think their stories will take place directly in the movie, that would mess up saw lore a little too much

[@somecanadiangirl1]

@@xo.recluse to be fair Saw lore is kind of a mess

[@xo.recluse]

@@somecanadiangirl1 it is but license holders might not like it, guess we'll see

[@razvansialtele2official]

you sound pretty happy in this one, I think you really, REALLY liked their new lore

[@emilhuseynov6121]

I wish they make more animations about Yun Jin and the trickster. I adore their stories, (especially Yun Jin)

[@AnshuSingh-oq9go]

i will watch a whole anime about this guy, how he became a pop star to how he became a murderer

[@futurewario9591]

So glad you now realize the true brilliance of The Trickster.

[@RRed19]

Stunning video, Trickster might not be strong in game, but in lore my god he’s scary

[@ThePotatoeHasAGun]

I still disagree with your analysis on Trickster's original lore. His sloppiness was always, imo, purposeful. He's a narcissistic sociopath who thinks he always will get away with it. His sloppiness is more like taunting than actual sloppiness.

[@caldw615]

There wasn't enough context in the original to make it seem intentional though which was the issue, it's easy to interpret that someone could connect the dots based on his behaviour and when people went missing. The new tome does update this a bit to make him seem more cunning overall and wanting to play mind games with Yun-Jin but the original on its oan did make it seem like he was just incompetant and could have got caught way sooner if Yun-Jin wasn't essentially burying her head in the sand.

[@ThePotatoeHasAGun]

@@caldw615 imo he always felt like a text book sociopath, poor impulse control and highly manipulative. It's stated in his base lore that he's afforded a lot of privelages due to his celebrity status, and based on real life this comes across as very much the norm. Not to mention lots of serial killers enjoy taunting those trying to catch them with letters and clues. Yun-Jin seems to be the only person who was able to piece it together, but even then she was in denial. Another of my problems too with PBE's assessment, was that he felt the story should have explored the dark side of KPop, which to be fair would have been interesting, but certainly wasn't necessary for the Trickster to work as a character. From his base lore to his tome lore he feels very consistent to me.

[@volfawott7417]

If that's the case then they did a bad job ghostface does it way better. Ghostface intentionally risk-taking he does things that would often get less organised people caught super easily because of how meticulously planned things it gives him the opportunity to be sloppy for the fun of it and the excitement of it. Ghostface is taunting with his sloppiness the way he doesn't he's like I could drop this piece of incriminating evidence and you guys still wouldn't catch me just because of how good I am. Tricksters original lore made him seem like a bit of a dumbass.

[@cecilbenderman6240]

one thing id like to say is that i do think the violent fanbase Mightee One is worried about is real, and it's based off one thing; The Diamond Cufflinks add-on. It specifically calls out that those cufflinks - once again a clue he intentionally left behind for fun - were left in the eyes of a sasaeng fan. A sasaeng fan isn't just a fan who's a stalker, they're a fan who is willing to do ANYTHING to get their idol's attention. there have been cases of sasaengs poisoning and harming their idols for attention. although sasaengs can appear in any fandom - and DO - the fact that Jiwoon, who we've been told wasn't overly popular, has one i think speaks to the violence and obsession he cultivated around his fans.

[@NotRenjiro]

What If we had a killer that is connected to Ji-Woon? We already had this with Spirit and Oni. But what a about a Female killer, that was a crazy fan of the Trickster. The idea of having a murderous fanbase sounds REALLY interesting. And maybe she could be the leader of a small fanclub comitting crimes and murders in honor of the Trickster. That would be really cool. And a fitting name could be 'The Idol' Edit: If anyone is interested in helping me with this 'project'. Just tell me

[@santiagolesende88]

Wouldn't it be 'the fan' since Jin Woon is the Idol? But otherwise thats a really cool idea.

[@NotRenjiro]

@@santiagolesende88 I mean. She wants to becomme an Idol. She wants to be a Kpop star. Just like him. She's already making music. Remixing his songs and making some of her own two. She sees herself by his side. Being an Idol. Oh and thanks for liking. I'm currently doing a 'makeover' of Ji-Woons power. It's almost complete. Idk how fair/fun/viable it is lol

[@xo.recluse]

@@santiagolesende88 omg it would be so cool if he was named idol instead of trickster ??

[@fredrik5832]

@@xo.recluse Like the name but doesn’t sound good in gameplay you know. Like an example “oh it’s a Idol.”

[@shinydiamondlady4416]

What about "The Fangirl"? She would be a fan of Trickster's music and look up to him as a idol/god? Maybe dressed like him with her own colors? They'd both make a match made in hell! 😈💋💅🖤❤💟👗👢

[@OpheliaSerafina]

Great video! Something I was interested about, is if DBD would add in Yun-Jin’s little sister as a survivor in the future. Kinda like how Spirit and Oni are related! I’ve always been curious about her, since they haven’t really talked much about her and Yun-Jin did have that level of care for her in her story if I’m not mistaken. Just my opinion, but it’d be interesting if she was abducted by the entity as trainee just before she is able to debut, something Yun-Jin was rejected as. Could add a bit more depth to Yun-jin’s Past that she doesn’t like remembering from another perspective.

[@mercymainbtw8132]

I like how the tomb builds up on the tricksters manipulation and self absorbed personality. And how he does not care about anything but his fame. I also like how Yun-Jin is trying to save her reputation as opposed to actually saving the people being murdered. This alone shows that not every survivor is driven by something necessarily good. The story is building up these characters to be something more than just "cool neon light killer and survivor."

[@laurenbastin8849]

I’m not sure whether to be overjoyed that my boy finally has some much needed depth, or concerned that I’m simping so hard for such a psychopathic murderer (look he’s hot ok)

[@JazzSicaa]

bro wtf

[@carbonatedcosmo7665]

i agree, he's extremely hot and that was what drew me in (and he's also the reason im a kpop fan now LMAO)

[@thomasjefferson1150]

Can't wait to hear something positive about my favorite killer from you Pixel

[@shotostudios2392]

Love this New Vibe of taking Quick but Precise Jabs at BHVR while still being Classy and analyzing the Art/Gameplay you can still appreciate from DBD. It gives me a small dash of Hope for this Game's Future, despite my departure from it for now. Nice work as always, Pixel

[@nonocreed1904]

Despite the base lore, Trickster always had the potential to be an Interesting killer. thank you Tome IX.

[@mworp1399]

The lore is one of the only things left that I still enjoy about dbd.

[@testtheme]

I think Trickster is one of scariest killer of dbd. Because he is the most realistic. He is just a maniac man which for me is really scary

[@goroakechi6126]

Murder is like music. In its best forms, you can be assured with 70% accuracy that the artist is a massive egomaniac.

[@cujohjosefumi1252]

Do you know from experience?

[@goroakechi6126]

@@cujohjosefumi1252 Yes.

[@clayton4349]

In a way, the Trickster reminds me heavily of Patrick Bateman. Both are wealthy, healthy, and often time hedonistic. They both could murder a guy and no one would bat an eye. This is what I like about the Trickster despite being a Pyramid Head/Dredge main.

[@BrightWulph]

Same! Trickster scares me in a different way in comparison to the ones that "look" scary, Ji-Woon looks like someone you could pass on the street or in a shopping mall. You'd never point to him as a killer on sight alone.

[@BuckBlaziken]

Still waiting for Adam, Jeff, Feng, and The Oni to get fleshed out with Tomes of their own. Especially Adam and Jeff, some of the least played survivors in game

[@caldw615]

I really hope they give more context for Adam's decision to move to Japan and his adjustment to the culture. Adam's whole design seems to be centred around the fact he is a Japanese citizen who at a glance no one would expect to be Japanese at all based on his appearance and clothing. It would be cool for them to give a bit of backstory about his experience adapting to a new environment and learning the language.

[@purincqt]

Yun Jin is the definition of Gatekeep Gaslight Girlboss and nobody can prove me otherwise.

[@junkm0d628]

In my head cannon, the manager and the higher ups always new of what Trickster does. They just chose to ignore and cover up, because he make too much money for them

[@BrightWulph]

Until he didn't, which was when Ji-Woon decided to kill them.

[@KenoughsEnough]

This is the first video of yours that I have gotten on my feed in ages. Is it because I'm a Trickster simp? Who knows. But this was an exceptional walkthrough and I'm glad your mind got changed. You helped change my mind on the twins and they're in my regular rotation now, so I'm glad Ji-Woon could be saved for you.

[@PixelBush]

It's because KZbin's been eating my videos. Mikaela, Artist and Wraith all got eaten by the algorithm. Glad to see I've worked through it!

[@foxesnroses]

He's the only killer that loves to dance like me , he is fun and has entertaining value, he is to good for this world

[@futuristicbus61]

A year later, and 1:30 is still my favourite edit

[@Mickeymouse7727]

Bro I love the cult of personality angle. You have such a great mind for this!

[@lrgamer1224]

Genuinely always loved his character since i generally prefer the lore of the morally bankrupt killers like Trickster, Doctor or Ghostface rather than the tragic ones like Twins or Artist (although there are some exceptions) I remember not being particularly hyped once it was clear that the next Chapter was K-Pop themed but it really surprised me with Trickster having by far my favorite Backstory in the Game. He kind of reminds me of Patrick Bateman in that he is just an awful human being. The only thing I wasn’t sure on how i felt about was his power but when someone in the comments of one of your other Videos, pointed out that throwing knives is really impractical, the entire Killer just clicked for me. (Btw i just want to clarify that I’m not one of those weirdos who idolize characters like Joker or Patrick Bateman)

[@modnarer]

So I just found this Channel, and the very first video i watch is you saying that you like the new lore and that you're willing to admit when they've done a good job and to me that is huge props and definitely earned your subscription going to watch a lot of these videos cuz now I'm looking forward to hearing more of your inside

[@lazygravy_brook]

7:55 HE SAID THE THING!!! (jokes aside, nicely done! and also ye, trickster's new lore is a helluva lot better than before)

[@lazygravy_brook]

Also, I kinda disagree with Jonah needing a lore facelift. Despite not having a super distinct personality, I quite liked his base lore.

[@Lummox874]

The trickster sounds like a very good hitman 3 target, if you know anything about IOI’s hitman games. Good evening 47, your target is Ji-Woon Hak, Korean pop icon, and suspected serial killer. Ji-Woon is quite the airhead killer, suspected for the killing of several people, tortured for the purpose of using their screams, in his creepy, unnatural music. His producer, who prefers to go unnamed, has been finding many pieces of evidence on Ji-Woon, believing that he may attempt to use her in his music next. Ji-Woons last known location is somewhere in the costal town of Sapienza, Italy, preparing for an upcoming concert, hopefully, his last. The clock is ticking, 47, I’ll leave you to prepare.

[@kimberlyterasaki4843]

This is gonna be a weird take but please read the whole thing: Trickster is a #MeToo killer. He's a famous celebrity/artist who got away with abusing people for an extended amount of time because of his wealth and influence and ability to shift blame to his victims rather than himself. Yun-Jin is an enabler who benefits from the Trickster and therefore refuses to accept responsibility for her part in his actions. It's also especially notable that despite going on 5 since monsters like Weinstein and Spacey were outed, the music industry still has a lot of dark skeletons in its closet who haven't been dealt with.

[@andreabanuelosavila2317]

I guess he became the embodiment of “never meet your idols on a deeper level”.

[@mr.sliced2604]

I loved The trickster not for his lore but for his potential and now that he has this tome witch lives up to his potential my itch is finally scratched

[@identiikit]

YES! I had a big stupid smile on my face when I read this tome, I could tell you'd have a field day with this one.

[@foxesnroses]

The story goes like this, trickster is real, he is the dance of death

[@TTguy7050]

1:40 A new meme format was made. Gnome: me waiting for my dog after my mom took him outside Victor: my mom about to tell me the dog ran away

[@Ontarianmm]

It funny because to me, I kind of suspected he was like this just from his base lore. His on screen character suggest a lot more than just a murder artist. Kind of reminds me of the Clown overall, down to the joyful laugh as he kills.

[@Chi.mer4]

Great video! I never knew the trickster actually had good lore this time

[@ryskar_]

Here’s my own take on idolization: There are people I idolize, absolutely; but this pushes me to try my best to be a better person. I think, one of the most rewarding things they can know, is that they inspired their fans to be better and do better. When I idolize someone, I want to be the kind of person that they would be proud of; it doesn’t matter if they know or not. You don’t do it for recognition, you do it because that person is one more thing in your life that has shaped you. The disturbing part is that this applies to the bad as well as the good. Evil begets more evil.

[@futurewario9591]

THE TRICKSTER IS THE BEST DBD CHARACTER EVER! HIS POWERS, LOOKS, STYLE, COSMETICS, & PERSONALITY!

[@xxSandt21xx]

All hail The Lore Guy, Master of the DBD Lore

[@TheRedarm75]

back when I still played DBD Tricker, Twins, and Clown where my favorite killers to play because you can use their powers in certain map elements to pull the rug from under survivors like throwing a bottle at the top of the cow tree covering the entire loop with 1 bottle that forces them to take a hit if they stay or pulling off a 2 second double hit on one survivor with victor and charlotte, BUT MAN I will always love hearing Trickster's supreme combo laugh (doing like 3+ damage states with one unending combo)

[@MistarZtv]

This feels more like it pays homage to a Scream story than the Legion and Ghostface's lore ever did. A game of mistrust and manipulation.

[@berserker4861]

Yes yes yes yes! I always loved play trickster, he is my second main ( after Oni and the third is Deathslinger) and always loved his skins, design and his ability. Was a really simple ability but machine gun knife is just so fun for me. But his lore let a bitter taste in my mouth. Really liked the idea of crazy artist but the execution was mediocre at best. Now he has a great fucking tome and another cool skin ( all though they could have kept his mask on and it would have been better) so I'm a pretty happy guy, all three of my mains have fun gameplay and good ass stories, hell to the yeah.

[@carbonatedcosmo7665]

im late to this comment but if you have prime gaming, that mask is available as a prime gaming cosmetic this month and it is GORGEOUS

[@volfawott7417]

I'm honestly super excited to see a Feng Min tome well I love certain elements of her backstory some of it just doesn't really click well. Hopefully they can do something that succeeds a lot better in fleshing her out the proper way

[@snail_mutant]

yessss a Saw tome im so so excited and i can't wait for you to cover it!

[@GingerMacLeod]

Haha awesome Dance Gavin Dance cameo! And great video. I respect The Trickster more now for sure!

[@CapProGames]

Both the Trickster and Jhin from League of Legends are very similar in that they are both "artists" in a sense, are murderous criminals who kill in the name of art/music, and are always one step ahead of their pursuers to avoid getting caught. I think I tend to gravitate towards those characters who are very artistic and meticulous, but fucked up at the same time. Both are really interesting characters.

[@themaccave08]

Its funny to know that Twins has tome that I hope you’re gonna cover. I feel like All-Kill was needed as a refresher from DBDs dreary 2020 but it was heavily flawed and the tome was enough to fix it however. Or make it tolerable for most. Im very much hoping Ghostface receives a tome of his own as he has so much of his lore to go through but theres also so much to truly understand about his character, more that we know.

[@poissonsumac7922]

I never noticed all this! When you said the Trickster tome saved him I was like "Huh? Was it really that awesome?" But yeah, I see it now! I also never really thought about his obsessed fans and the implication his madness could be spreading. That's an interesting concept! Also....can someone explain to me why Kpop is infamously obsessive? Like I've listened to some songs and some are good but like I don't see a difference between it and other genres so strong to warrant a rabid fanbase like it apparently has.

[@OBEDKHAOS]

It's idol culture.

[@albertokaraiii3096]

Kpop it's cr4p, all musics are just the same and people only listem to it cuz the singers are korean

[@poissonsumac7922]

@@albertokaraiii3096 While AS A WHOLE it isn't my favorite genre, saying it's all the same is definitely not correct. There's a pretty big difference between Dreamcatcher's Scream and T-Ara's Lovey Dovey both in tone, rhythm, lyrics, and overall tempo. Honestly, I think the only qualifying factors of something being Kpop are, in fact, it's relatively modern and the singing group is Korean.

[@shayforest]

I think it's largely due to how it cultivates the feeling of truly knowing your favorite idol with constant vlives and youtube livestreams and fanmeets, plus the personal investment from voting for constant music show wins and raising money for ads. mix in a bit of exaggeration (keep in mind that anything super popular with young women, particularly pop music for some reason, will immediately be seen as having crazed fans even if the fanbase is pretty well behaved) and you get some of the nastier sides of parasocial celebrity fandom on full display tl;dr it's not the music itself, it's the fan culture

[@jarsofpaperstars]

Anything popular eventually developes a rabid subsection of fans, but the way idol culture is promoted in Korea and East Asia in general increases its severity tenfold. The personal investment fans make, coupled with how the industry in general rewards, encourages and thrives off it in terms of marketing, merch sales, winning awards for groups largely through votes, etc, makes Kpop prime breeding ground for obsessive behaviour. The fact that some companies still will pander to this kind of behaviour at their artist’s expense (the infamous slave contracts, dating bans to keep stan fantasies alive, extreme dieting) does not help. It’s a really ugly aspect of the industry to acknowledge when you’re a well behaved fan or casual listener, interacting with the fandom is usually safe but gets frustrating real quick when you run into obsessive stans. Like I was here to listen to nice music and have fun why must you ruin everything by being the way that you are I hate it here.

[@faithy8756]

i fucking loved this tome so much!! it made me so happy to see my killer main get justice

[@futuristicbus61]

I actually really like tricksters lore, I always kinda have. Btw 1:30 got me

[@ryanager8029]

I feel like there could be an interesting dynamic between the Trickster and his fans. A psychopathic demagogue that has legions willing to cover up or kill for him, but will also hate and violently retaliate against those that upstage him.

[@shiffpup2529]

I don't really care about collecting the lore in game, but these videos help me care about the characters. Thanks for the content!

[@chrisjack5980]

With the jun yin cosmetic set i was thinking that jun would be like a mother at first to trickster but the time make her only interested into money. Leaving trickster doing whatever he wants because she gets money for what he does and doesn't need to care of him, only for his music

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

Yes! I was waiting for more people to see his similarities to Patrick Bateman and point them out

[@davinpaz1871]

Holy fuck a Saw tome, how did I not know this I'm so hyped

[@mosura2695]

trickster went from k-pop jared leto joker to flamboyant korean pat rick bateman with a fanbase.

[@klaus3964]

"You can't girlboss, gaslight, gatekeep your way out of federal prison" Not with that attitude!

[@eileenscat]

I used to like him more in concept than execution, but this tome did huge favors for him certainly

[@foxesnroses]

He's amazing

[@iheartblock3792]

I see the paulallenposting has extended to the channel. It’s great :)

[@codystromsness2130]

The killer and suviver this video talks about is like a never ending game of cat and mouse and detective vs criminal and because of the world entity rules suvivers never stays dead meaning these two are trapped in a TRUE never ending game of cat and mouse!

[@Lent0ro]

Great video as usual Mr Pixel lore man! It's so nice that my favourite killer received a great tome story and people are starting to appreciate him more. I adored him even before this tome but now I love this flamboyant man even more. Hope Feng and Artist get their individual tomes soon because I think their base lore is not that great. Cheers!

[@ShuriBear]

1:39 Oh no, we've been gnomed.

[@staffofthebobcat7659]

Holy shit, mad props for the dance gavin dance song.

[@SwatTeamChan]

bruhhh wasn't expecting the Dance Gavin Dance music, amazing

[@titaniumbat7820]

Needed this, figured you’d like it.

[@bapob]

Love the dgd reference at 16:07 lol

[@emberhydra]

21:59 true, we need those tomes epically the artist one

[@thefandomswifterwashington4418]

Time to wake up, Lore Guy uploaded, love your work

[@DameDePsycho]

Trickster is my guy

[@namastedown]

The hecking Dance Gavin Dance song in the middle. Alright man, I am all in haha

[@AmericanTrickster]

5:58 What perks are those? Maybe they're custom icons or I need to just adapt

[@avian1799]

Damn it, now I want a Patrick Bateman Leggy Skin for Trickster

[@alexinfinite7142]

I was ok with his lore at the start. Bumping him up like this just adds more icing to this k-pop cake

[@eattherich5409]

former pig main, my eyes lit tf up when you said that. saw? really?! im fucking psyched!

[@taylorwright7428]

I'm late, but I wanted to say, I never got in your past videos why exactly you hated the Trickster's lore, but I think you explain it clearly and right away here; *He would've been caught.* His way of acting and how he doesn't ever tone himself down (putting diamonds in his victims eye holes) would've given him away eventually, especially if he had such a large position and following. I don't know if it was already there and never clicked, but I'm really glad I could understand now, because, that WOULD'VE been a big plot hole unless he had a solo career for only, like a week.

[@MementoMori7777]

...I wonder how Yun-Jin feels now that she's Getting Hunted through the trials by Ji-woon.

[@mikaylah3688]

My respect after the DGD plug 📈

[@icecrystal2310]

What's the song at 1:33?

[@PixelBush]

Porky's Theme!

[@press8704]

YEAH BABY!! YUN-JIN TIME BEST GIRL oh and trickster too i guess

[@MistarZtv]

They made his base lore bland af because they wanted to save all of the good parts for the tome 🥴

[@lurking5784]

Jeepers - Daphne/ Yun Jin Lee

[@TheMasterbean123]

Alright you got me with the Dance Gavin Dance

[@manskerm8027]

Yun-Jin will always be my all time favorite survivor to play.

[@reuv8441]

I was wondering if your opinion had changed after tome IX. Thanks.