Editing Trickster (section)

==History==
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===Background===
Krouse was a competitive gamer from Earth Aleph from Madison, Wisconsin. After being transferred to Earth Bet by [[The Simurgh]], he, like the rest of the [[Travelers]], gained his power from a [[Cauldron]] [[Cauldron Vial|vial]].<ref name="17.6">[[Migration 17.6]]</ref> He was able to convince Noelle to consume half a vial of a Cauldron concoction to save her life during the Simurgh attack. (Oliver eventually took the other half.)

===Story Start===
Fifteen months later, Krouse was in [[Boston]] trying to deal with [[Accord]]. However, things went badly when [[Sundancer]] burst in to inform Krouse that there was a situation with [[Noelle]], requiring Krouse to defuse things with the irritated and murderous Accord. After both these situations were dealt with, he was contacted by [[Coil]], who promised to work toward a solution to Noelle's problems.<ref name="17.8">[[Migration 17.8]]</ref>

Concluding their business in Boston, the group agreed to work for [[Coil]] in exchange for his promise to help [[Noelle]].

Trickster attended a meeting of the super villains in Brockton Bay to discuss how to deal with the [[ABB]].<ref>[[Hive 5.1]]</ref>

When Leviathan came to Brockton Bay, Trickster played a critical role in rescuing many capes.
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He would begin gaining territory under Coil's direction. 

Accompanied Skitter when she went to negotiate with the PRT.

His plan to take on the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] wound up getting [[Grue]] captured.

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was part of the plan to kidnap [[Emily Piggot|Director Piggot]] when the [[Dragonflight]] came to town.

Sided with Coil when he [[Coil's Betrayal|turned]] on the [[Undersiders]]. When the tables were turned against his benefactor and only hope, Trickster tried to save Coil but failed. He awoke only to see evidence that the man he had put all his hope in had been murdered.<ref name="17.8">[[Migration 17.8]]</ref>

When [[Coil]] died, he joined [[Echidna]] and faced off against [[Eidolon]].<ref>Trickster, for his part, didn’t even flinch as she closed the distance between the two of them, stepping within a few feet of him.<br/><br/>It would be all too easy to just snap her tongue at him.  Catch him, swallow him.<br/><br/>She held off.  Instead, she faced Eidolon and the other flying cape. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]</ref>

The Protectorate were eventually able to apprehend him.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Trickster wound up in the [[Birdcage]], where he was turned into one of [[Teacher]]'s thralls.<ref name="I22.y">[[Interlude 22.y]]</ref> There, he told the residents of the impending [[End of the World|end of the world]].<ref>No, packbat’s right. My answer was originally that Amy got the info from the Undersiders, but I was in the middle of getting ready to watch Game of Thrones when I said it – a mental slip.<br /><br />Apologies to those who went looking. I meant to say the Travelers; Trickster specifically. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-24002 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]</ref>

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Given that Teacher was able to access a large variety of assets and manpower after his release, it is unknown if Trickster was released from the Birdcage when his master was. Regardless, Trickster was controlled by [[Khepri]] along with countless other capes while she consolidated an army to fight against [[Scion]]. He was used by Khepri in order to transport [[Ash Beast]] through portals, as Ash Beast's excessive heat made it impossible for him to directly move through a portal.<ref>Bringing him through a doorway was hard.  He generated so much heat, and while his shape and form were malleable, they weren’t wholly under his control.<br /><br />In the end, I made a portal, and I used Trickster to bring the Ash Beast through, replacing a chunk of ruined earth. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/speck-30-5/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.5]]</ref>

Trickster ultimately died to a beam shot by Scion, instantly wiped from existence alongside a number of capes including Ash Beast and [[Othala]].<ref name="30.5">The portal was wiped out. Without any barrier in the way, the beam radiated forward to wipe Ash Beast, the cape with the pole, Trickster, and Othala from existence. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/speck-30-5/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.5]]</ref>