He needs to become a Legendary Joker in Balatro.
Now there’s some sad things known to man
But ain’t too much sadder than the tears of a clown
When there’s no one around– Smokey Robinson
Not without consequences. One jester named Triboulet pissed off King Francis I and had to pick how he would be executed. He chose old age and was exiled thereafter.
Legendary move
He was indeed a Legendary Joker
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Why don’t they just delete it or at least post a message?
fandom doesn’t like that
There are two real paintings that are perfect for this template:
Stańczyk by Jan Matejko
and
The court jester by Claude Andrew Calthrop
I feel like on the surface, the juxtaposition looks like Stanczyk is the depressed jester because he is made fun of and The Court Jester seems to be the one who is happy with his lot. However, IIRC Stanczyk in the painting just found out some incredibly grave news for the kingdom, a privilege he had because he was in the king’s confidence.
The jesters that immediately come to mind for me are Wit from Storm light Archive, and then The Fool from Farseer, and each of them had the freedom to do whatever they wanted. It seemed like a nice gig, but you got a earn it.
They’re both extremely independent and accomplished human beings, if I had two name two inspirations from books it would be those two.
I love the relationship/kinship between The Fool and Fitz in the Farseer trilogy ! Would totally drink that apricot liquor with them ahaha
Holy shit, these were the exact same two I was thinking about. Fool or Fool-like characters that know way more than they ever let on
All trumps most trusted advisors are jesters. They’re just not funny jesters.
I think an actual jester would have been more like keeping a little Weekend Update around you all the time. A White House Correspondent’s Dinner.
