\n<\/strong>The fool is a universal archetype who can appear in any type of story.<\/p>\n
The Name Game<\/strong> Suggested Jobs:<\/strong> Actor, Analrapist, Bailiff, Bartender, Bureaucrat, Cartoon Animal, Celebutante, Cop, Court Jester, Deputy, Door-to-door Salesman, Figure Skater, Garbage Man, Hobo, Hippie, Meteorologist, Middle Manager, Inventor, Janitor, Knight, Lawyer, Musician, Philatelist, Pilot, Pirate, Politician, Pundit, Sailor, Stand-Up Comedian, Super-Hero, Television Reporter, Real Estate Developer, Roller Derby Coach, Security Guard, Slacker, Small Time Thief, Soldier, Sportscaster, Stage Magician, Used Car Salesman, Warrior, Wildlife Marshal Social Circle The fool is a comic relief character who makes the audience laugh by consistently making bad decisions, ignoring social boundaries, and generally acting absurdly. While some fools actively try to be funny, many are blissfully unaware of their shortcomings and flaws. Most fools are good-natured or too inept to be a threat to anyone but…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1998],"tags":[3274,2129,2135,2139,2330,2408,2675,2764,2860,2868,3037,3046,3060,3103,3273,1544,3275,3276,3277,3278,3279,3280,3281,3282,3283,3284,3285,3286,3287,686,92,119,540,542,582,678,679,680,681,682,683,684,685,47,687,688,689,690,691,692,693,694,695,696,697,1150,1417],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archetype-of-the-week","tag-hot-shots","tag-the-big-lebowski","tag-neil-gaiman","tag-tim-powers","tag-ambush-bug","tag-o-brother-where-art-thou","tag-woody-harrelson","tag-the-simpsons","tag-last-call","tag-shakespeare","tag-pirates-of-the-caribbean","tag-romeo-juliet","tag-andy-griffith","tag-the-fisher-king","tag-admiral-benson","tag-warner-brothers","tag-coach","tag-smiley-bone","tag-miguel-de-cervantes","tag-sergio-argonnes","tag-sandman","tag-merv-pumpkinhead","tag-brick-tamland","tag-burn-after-reading","tag-dodgeball","tag-naked-gun","tag-office-space","tag-seinfeld","tag-this-is-spinal-tap","tag-don-knotts","tag-ghostbusters","tag-archetypes","tag-preacher","tag-garth-ennis","tag-pepper-brooks","tag-fool","tag-clown","tag-woody-boyd","tag-don-quixote","tag-gilligan","tag-barney-fife","tag-the-jerk","tag-steve-martin","tag-rpg","tag-comedy","tag-comic-relief","tag-frank-drebin","tag-groo","tag-arseface","tag-homer-simpson","tag-anchorman","tag-fisher-king","tag-forrest-gump","tag-idiocracy","tag-george-w-bush","tag-gilligans-island","tag-stephen-colbert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1459,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/1459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nFools often have names that are funny or unusual, but this is not strictly required. Additionally, fools frequently have nicknames (often diminutive of belittling).
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\nThe Numbers
\n<\/strong>Although some fools are in fact stupid, a low Brain Number is not required of a fool. The fool’s Nerve Number will usually be either very high or very low, depending on whether he consciously disregards social norms or is simply blissfully unaware of his inappropriate behavior. The fool’s Body Number will depend on his Job.<\/p>\n
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\nSuggested Gimmicks: <\/strong>Absurdity Magnet, Almost Famous, Bag of Tricks, Charmed Life, Dumb Luck, Everybody’s Buddy, Hard To Kill, Idiot Savant, Ignorance Is Bliss, Innocent, Lucky, Wealthy, Weird Luck
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\nSuggested Weaknesses: <\/strong>Alcoholic, Bad Karma, Clueless, Clumsy, Communication Breakdown, Dazed and Confused, Delusional, Dumb As A Rock,\u00a0 Gullible, Idiot Savant, In The Closet, Know It All, Lecherous, Narcissism, Overconfidence, Victim of the Past, Weird Luck
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\nSuggested Skills: <\/strong>Astronomy, Bar Tricks, Bird Watching, Blogging, Break Dancing, Comic Book Trivia, Computers, Cosplay, Cross Dressing, Dog Breeding, Dumpster Diving, Drug Lore, Duct Tape Artist, Eavesdropping, Flute, Freeloading, Geocaching, HAM Radio, History, Jigsaw Puzzles, Juggling, Knows A Lot About Shrimp, Macrame, Magic Tricks, Office Politics, Pez Lore, Practical Jokes, Public Speaking, Puppetry, Religion, Role Playing, Sassy, Satire, Singing, Spelunking, Sports, Star Wars Trivia, Story Telling, Taxidermy, Tombstone Rubbing, Trekkie, Topiary, Toy Collector, UFOology, Video Games, Yo-Yo
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\nWWPHITM? <\/strong>Jeff Anderson, Dietrich Bader, Adam Baldwin, Lucille Ball, Jason Bateman, Glenn Beck, Samantha Bee, Mel Blanc, Jeff Bridges, Lloyd Bridges, Josh Brolin, Julie Brown, Steve Buscemi, Nicholas Cage, Steve Carell, Jackie Chan, Chevy Chase, Tommy Chong, Nicholas Colasanto, Stephen Colbert, Gary Cole, Rob Corddry, David Cross, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Alexis Denisof, Bob Denver, Johnny Depp, Cary Elwes, Mike Epps, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Nathan Fillion, John Goodman, Judy Greer, Tom Hanks, Neil Patrick Harris, Sammo Hung, Madeline Kahn, Don Knotts, David Koechner, Jane Krakowski, Lisa Kudrow, Matt Leblanc, Jason Lee, John Larroquette, Cheech Marin, Steve Martin, Jason Mewes, Richard Moll, Leslie Nielson, Tim Blake Nelson, Catherine O’Hara, Bronson Pinchot, Brad Pitt, Amy Pohler, Dennis Quaid, Randy Quaid, Gilda Radner, Michael Rapaport, John C. Reilly, Rob Riggle, Tim Robbins, Maya Rudolph, Adam Sandler, Peter Sellers, Kristen Schaal, William Shatner, Dax Shepard, Sarah Silverman, Suzanne Somers, Ryan Stiles, Nicole Sullivan, Ethan Suplee, Chris Tucker, Alan Tudyk, Patrick Warburton, Betty White, Robin Williams, Andrew Wilson, Owen Wilson, Henry Winkler
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\nTag Line: <\/strong>“I don’t have a clue what you’re talkin’ about, Phil. Not a fucking clue.”–Admiral Benson, Hot Shots!<\/em>
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\nTools of the Trade<\/strong>
\nIt depends on the character’s job, but fools often use unusual or non-standard equipment. Additionally, many fools have a prized possession or collection that they attach a lot of importance to.
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\nWhere You’ll Find Him
\n<\/strong>Fools tend to be followers, even when they believe themselves to be leaders. Therefore, they tend to tag along wherever the rest of their social circle goes.<\/p>\n
\nGood-natured fools tend to have a close-knit group of friends who look out for them. The “pompous ass” variety of fool is usually a loner because nobody wants to deal with him.
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\nSample Character
\nHuckleberry “Woody” Boyd![](\"https:\/\/deathcookie.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/woody.jpg\")
\nBody:<\/strong> 13
\nBrain: <\/strong>11
\nNerve: <\/strong>11
\nJob: <\/strong>Bartender (13)
\nGimmick: <\/strong>God Watches Over Children and Fools (13)
\nWeakness: <\/strong>Yokel (13)
\nSkills: <\/strong> Indiana Lore +3, Bowling +2, Acting +1
\nWWPHITM? <\/strong>Woody Harrelson
\nDumb Fact: <\/strong>Was Coach’s pen pal (they exchanged pens through the mail)
\nTag Line: <\/strong>“You fellas ever dress up farm animals in woman’s clothing?”
\nHP: <\/strong>13
\nYY: <\/strong>4
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\nInspirational Materials
\nBooks & Comics
\n<\/strong>Ambush Bug <\/em>
\nBone <\/em>(Smiley Bone)
\nDon Quixote<\/em> by Miguel de Cervantes
\nGroo <\/em>by Sergio Aragones
\nLast Call <\/em>by Tim Powers (Dondi Snayheever)
\nPreacher <\/em>(Arseface)
\nRomeo & Juliet <\/em>(Mercutio)
\nSandman <\/em>by Neil Gaiman (Merv Pumpkinhead)
\nThe Simpsons <\/em>(Homer)
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\nMovies & TV
\n<\/strong>Anchorman <\/em>(Ron Burgundy, Brick Tamland, most of the other characters to some extent)
\nThe Andy Griffith Show <\/em>(Barney Fife)
\nThe Big Lebowski <\/em>(The Dude, Walter, Donnie)
\nBurn After Reading <\/em>(Chad Feldheimer)
\nThe Colbert Report <\/em>(Stephen Colbert)
\nDodgeball <\/em>(Pepper Brooks)
\nThe Fisher King <\/em>(Parry)
\nForrest Gump<\/em>
\nGhostbusters <\/em>(Walter Peck)
\nGilligan’s Island <\/em>(Gilligan)
\nIdiocracy<\/em>
\nThe Jerk <\/em>(Navin R. Johnson)
\nNaked Gun <\/em>series (Frank Drebin)
\nO Brother, Where Art Thou? <\/em>(Delmar)
\nOffice Space <\/em>(Bill Lumbergh, Lawrence)
\nPink Panther <\/em>series (Jacques Clouseau)
\nPirates of the Caribbean <\/em>series (Captain Jack Sparrow)
\nSeinfeld <\/em>
\nThis Is Spinal Tap<\/em>
\nW <\/em>(George W. Bush)
\nWarner Brothers cartoons (most of the characters)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"