I debated giving Mr Trick an entry since he really does not have much screen time. He might be a high ranking minion, but end of the day he is just a minion - and with very little screen time. But if Buffy's ex-boyfriend can get a post so can Mr Trick.
Not much is known about Mr. Trick. He arrives in town with his boss Kakistos, who is an ancient vampire. Kakistos is there to hunt down Faith, which upsets Faith since Kakistos is the cause of her Watchers death. Mr. Trick prefers the modern world, while Kakistos doesn't. Mr. Trick also doesn't care for Kakistos's desire to psychologically torture his victims, drawing out their pain before their death. Ultimately, these things do cause some conflict and eventually Mr. Trick abandons Kakistos to Faith and Buffy.
Mr. Trick turns up later hosting "Slayer Fest '98." The idea was to have people compete to kill Buffy and Faith, only it was Buffy and Cordelia - and Buffy put a stop to it. During the Slayer Fest the police arrest him an bring him to the mayor. This leads to Mr. Trick working for the mayor, leading the mayor's vampire minions.
Ultimately Mr. Trick was killed by Faith. He tries to take out Buffy and Faith - who are in the middle of a massive falling out over Faith accidentally killing the deputy mayor. He is in the verge of taking Buffy out for good when Faith stakes him from behind. Both Buffy and Faith seem almost surprised by her decision and Faith goes on to fill Mr. Trick's position for the mayor.
Mr. Trick only appeared in five episodes, and while he was incredibly efficient and resourceful, he is never really elaborated on beyond that. However, despite this, his character is almost pivotal in Faith's development as a character. Abandoning Kakistos causes Faith to face her fears and kill the vampire that has tormented her - while allowing her to grow closer to Buffy and her friends. While he screwed up in targeting her for the Slayer Fest, Faith shows her loyalty to Buffy in that episode by destroying Scott's date. Even Mr. Trick's death is all about Faith. Faith could have let him kill Buffy - Buffy even feared that Faith would follow that path and Faith herself considered it - but instead she steps up and saves her estranged friend. She promptly turns to the mayor and takes Mr. Trick's job. Mr. Trick's entire story line is, indirectly, all about Faith. His every action causes her to react, helping to shape her into the person she ultimately becomes. When Faith kills Mr. Trick and leaves Buffy's side for the mayor's she still cares about Buffy and that is important. He was a minor player overall - high ranking minion or not - and he doesn't have much of a story line at all. But end of the day. his entire story (small as it is) is all about Faith.
Mr. Trick turns up later hosting "Slayer Fest '98." The idea was to have people compete to kill Buffy and Faith, only it was Buffy and Cordelia - and Buffy put a stop to it. During the Slayer Fest the police arrest him an bring him to the mayor. This leads to Mr. Trick working for the mayor, leading the mayor's vampire minions.
Ultimately Mr. Trick was killed by Faith. He tries to take out Buffy and Faith - who are in the middle of a massive falling out over Faith accidentally killing the deputy mayor. He is in the verge of taking Buffy out for good when Faith stakes him from behind. Both Buffy and Faith seem almost surprised by her decision and Faith goes on to fill Mr. Trick's position for the mayor.
Mr. Trick only appeared in five episodes, and while he was incredibly efficient and resourceful, he is never really elaborated on beyond that. However, despite this, his character is almost pivotal in Faith's development as a character. Abandoning Kakistos causes Faith to face her fears and kill the vampire that has tormented her - while allowing her to grow closer to Buffy and her friends. While he screwed up in targeting her for the Slayer Fest, Faith shows her loyalty to Buffy in that episode by destroying Scott's date. Even Mr. Trick's death is all about Faith. Faith could have let him kill Buffy - Buffy even feared that Faith would follow that path and Faith herself considered it - but instead she steps up and saves her estranged friend. She promptly turns to the mayor and takes Mr. Trick's job. Mr. Trick's entire story line is, indirectly, all about Faith. His every action causes her to react, helping to shape her into the person she ultimately becomes. When Faith kills Mr. Trick and leaves Buffy's side for the mayor's she still cares about Buffy and that is important. He was a minor player overall - high ranking minion or not - and he doesn't have much of a story line at all. But end of the day. his entire story (small as it is) is all about Faith.
No comments:
Post a Comment