His contemporaries distrusted him as too prone to trickery and duplicity. As his name implies, Dastardly aimed to win solely through cheating and trickery. It indicates fraud, false promises and trickery. Alleged cases are hoaxes, the result of trickery. Doing so associates mentalism too closely with the theatrical trickery employed by stage magicians. We loved all that studio trickery and experimentation. Riija - Based on the patron god of illusion and trickery. El Topo is victorious each time, not through superior skill but through trickery or luck. Mannerist architecture was characterized by visual trickery and unexpected elements that challenged the Renaissance norms. Special effects were done using puppets, miniature models, animation, and camera trickery. Tom explains that this is the sort of trickery that he can expect from Valance. Mance is revealed to be alive, thanks to Melisandre's magical trickery. The miter denoted atonement for pride, and the belt for theft or trickery. Everything I've done here was by trickery. With a bit of trickery they succeed.