Giovanni Guiseppi (New Earth)

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Real Name

Giovanni Guiseppi

Current Alias

The Trickster

Aliases

James Jesse; Prisoner #F113-90125

Identity

Secret

Alignment

Neutral

Affiliation

Rogues

Universe

New Earth

Base Of Operations

Keystone City

Characteristics

Gender

Male

Height

6' 0"

Weight

179 lbs (81 kg)

Eyes

Blue

Hair

Blond

Status

Citizenship

American

Occupation

Special effects designer, con artist

First appearance

Last appearance

Flash (Volume 1) #113

Countdown #22

History

James Jesse was born to the Flying Jesses, famous circus performers. He, however, was afraid of heights, and preferred reading stories of Western criminal Jesse James. He invented air-walker shoes to get rid of his acrophobia, and this led to his fame as an aerialist at the circus. However, he wanted more excitement, and became the Rogues Gallery member, the Trickster.

Trickster escaped from prison when he learned that the Picture News was planning to raise $100,000 at a charity event, which he planned to steal. However, Captain Cold had done the same thing. At first competing for the money, they decided to join forces when they were pursued but not only one, but two Flashes, as Jay Garrick had briefly come out of retirement. The pair successfully made their getaway, but were later captured when the two speedsters lured them into a trap by claiming that a recently discovered meteorite contained a fortune in diamonds.^[1]

However, Blue Devil convinced him to give up his criminal career to become a special effects designer. However, this was short-lived, and James was soon back to his old ways. He was brought to Neron with a plethora of other villains, only to trick the demon into being defeated by Earth's super-heroes. He later worked for the FBI.

Countdown

Countdown 41

Jesse, unhappy with his desk job at the FBI, grew bored and fell back in with the Rogues. He figured that if the government found out, he could claim that he was working undercover.^[2] When Inertia gathered them together in a plot to rob the new Flash of his speed, Trickster was among their ranks.^[3] However, the others were hesitant about including him, considering his past with the FBI. As a show of faith, he and the Pied Piper tricked a wealthy businessman into wiring his fortune to the Mirror Master and jumping into the ocean. When the Trickster realized that Piper had in fact kept the man from dying and transferred the money to a charity, he blackmailed Rathaway into transferring the money to him instead.^[4] Trickster was present at the Getty Center, where the Flash was killed.^[5] Although he had not actively taken part in the murder, he knew that he would be considered just as guilty as the rest of the Rogues. Jesse and Piper decided to work together to stay out of sight.^[6] He reluctantly went with Piper to the Flash's funeral. However, after a speech by Wonder Girl stressing the importance of capturing the Rogues, the two fled and decided and go their separate ways. Outside, they were shot by Multiplex and Deadshot.^[7]

Powers and Abilities

Powers

None known.

Abilities

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Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

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Trivia

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Recommended Reading

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Links and References

• Trickster (comics) at Wikipedia.org
  
• Trickster at Flash: Those Who Ride the Lightning
  

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