Tricksters

For other uses of Trickster, see Trickster (Disambiguation).

"Tricksters"

Information

Season 1 » Episode 17

Episode number

17 of 184

Airdate

March 31, 2015

Chronology

Preceded by	Followed by
Rogue Time	All-Star Team Up

"Tricksters"^[1] is the seventeenth episode of the first season of The Flash, and the seventeenth episode overall. It aired on March 31, 2015.

“	Listen to me, Barry. Breathe. Breathe. Feel the air. Feel that wind on your face. Feel the ground, your feet lifting you up, pushing you forward, and the lightning - Barry, feel the lightning. Feel its power. It's electricity pumping through your veins, crackling through you, traveling to every nerve in your body, like a shock. You're no longer you now. You're part of something greater, part of a speed-force. It's yours. Now do it.	”
— Harrison Wells to The Flash^[src]

Synopsis[edit | hide | hide all]

A copycat killer who goes by the name "Trickster" starts setting off bombs in Central City. In order to stop the villain, Barry and Joe meet with the original Trickster, a criminal mastermind named James Jesse, who has been imprisoned for 20 years. Things quickly go from bad to worse when the Tricksters unite and take Henry Allen prisoner. Meanwhile, Iris asks Eddie for help with a case, and flashbacks show how Harrison Wells came up with the idea for the particle accelerator.^[1]

Appearances[edit | hide]

Characters[edit | hide]

Protagonists[edit | hide]

Antagonists[edit | hide]

Other Characters[edit | hide]

Albert Einstein (mentioned)
Felicity Smoak (mentioned)
Gideon (flashback)
Wolfe
Henry
Henry's Father
Keanu Reeves (mentioned)
Mason Bridge (mentioned)
Nora Allen (flashback)
Ronnie Raymond (mentioned)
Sandra Bullock (mentioned)
Tess Morgan's Father (mentioned in flashback)

Teams and Organizations[edit | hide]

Events[edit | hide]

Reverse-Flash's War
- Assassination of Harrison Wells (flashback)
Arrest of the Tricksters

Species[edit | hide]

Objects and Concepts[edit | hide]

Locations[edit | hide]

Earth-1
- Earth
  - South America
    - Brazil (mentioned)
      - Amazon (mentioned)
  - North America
    - United States of America
      - Missouri
        Central City
        Axel Walker's Lair (between 52nd and Avenue B)
        
        CC Jitters
        
        City Hall
        
        Central City Park
        
        Central City Police Precinct
        
        Holly Drive
        Allen Residence (flashback)
        
        Prop Warehouse
        
        S.T.A.R. Labs
        Pipeline
        
        West House
        
        Keystone City
        Iron Heights Penitentiary
      - Washington (flashback)
        Starling City (flashback)
        County Road J (flashback)
Heaven (mentioned)
Hell (mentioned)
Speed Force (mentioned)

Notes[edit | hide]

This episode pays homage to the series' predecessor.
- Music scores from the series were played.
- Several cast members of the series returned and portrayed a different version of their character.
  - Mark Hamill previously portrayed James Jesse/Trickster in the original series and returned as the character of the same name.
    - Additionally, photos from the original series were reused as James Jesse' criminal activities in the 90s.
  - John Wesley Shipp previously portrayed Barry Allen/The Flash in the original series and portrayed Henry Allen, Barry's father.
  - Vito D'Ambrosio previously portrayed Officer Bellows in the original series and portrayed Mayor Bellows.
- Props from the 90s series were reused and displayed in James' lair.
- Interestingly, the series was later retconned into the Arrowverse as Earth-90 in Elseworlds.

Gallery[edit | hide]

Tricksters
Comic Sneak Peek

Promotional Images[edit | hide]

References[edit | hide]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Flash Episode 17 "Tricksters" Description – Mark Hamill Guest Stars!

The Flash
Season 1	Pilot (The Flash: 2014) • Fastest Man Alive • Things You Can't Outrun • Going Rogue • Plastique (The Flash) • The Flash Is Born • Power Outage • Flash vs. Arrow • The Man in the Yellow Suit • Revenge of the Rogues • The Sound and the Fury • Crazy for You • The Nuclear Man • Fallout (The Flash) • Out of Time (The Flash) • Rogue Time • Tricksters • All-Star Team Up • Who Is Harrison Wells? • The Trap • Grodd Lives • Rogue Air • Fast Enough
Season 2	The Man Who Saved Central City • Flash of Two Worlds • Family of Rogues • The Fury of Firestorm • The Darkness and the Light • Enter Zoom • Gorilla Warfare • Legends of Today • Running to Stand Still • Potential Energy • The Reverse-Flash Returns • Fast Lane • Welcome to Earth-2 • Escape from Earth-2 • King Shark • Trajectory • Flash Back • Versus Zoom • Back to Normal • Rupture • The Runaway Dinosaur • Invincible • The Race of His Life
Season 3	Flashpoint • Paradox • Magenta • The New Rogues • Monster (The Flash) • Shade • Killer Frost • Invasion! (The Flash) • The Present • Borrowing Problems from the Future • Dead or Alive • Untouchable • Attack on Gorilla City • Attack on Central City • The Wrath of Savitar • Into the Speed Force • Duet • Abra Kadabra • The Once and Future Flash • I Know Who You Are • Cause and Effect • Infantino Street • Finish Line
Season 4	The Flash Reborn • Mixed Signals • Luck Be a Lady • Elongated Journey Into Night • Girls Night Out • When Harry Met Harry... • Therefore I Am • Crisis on Earth-X, Part 3 • Don't Run • The Trial of The Flash • The Elongated Knight Rises • Honey, I Shrunk Team Flash • True Colors • Subject 9 • Enter Flashtime • Run, Iris, Run • Null and Annoyed • Lose Yourself • Fury Rogue • Therefore She Is • Harry and the Harrisons • Think Fast • We Are The Flash
Season 5	Nora • Blocked • The Death of Vibe • News Flash • All Doll'd Up • The Icicle Cometh • O Come, All Ye Thankful • What's Past Is Prologue • Elseworlds, Part 1 • The Flash & The Furious • Seeing Red (The Flash) • Memorabilia • Goldfaced • Cause and XS • King Shark vs. Gorilla Grodd • Failure Is an Orphan • Time Bomb (The Flash) • Godspeed • Snow Pack • Gone Rogue • The Girl with the Red Lightning • Legacy (The Flash)
Season 6	Into the Void • A Flash of the Lightning • Dead Man Running • There Will Be Blood • Kiss Kiss Breach Breach • License to Elongate • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 1 • The Last Temptation of Barry Allen, Part 2 • Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three • Marathon • Love Is a Battlefield • A Girl Named Sue • Grodd Friended Me • Death of the Speed Force • The Exorcism of Nash Wells • So Long and Goodnight • Liberation • Pay the Piper • Success Is Assured
Season 7	All's Wells That Ends Wells • The Speed of Thought • Mother • Central City Strong • Fear Me • The One with the Nineties • Growing Pains • The People v. Killer Frost • Timeless • Family Matters, Part 1 • Family Matters, Part 2 • Good-Bye Vibrations • Masquerade (The Flash) • Rayo de Luz • Enemy at the Gates • P.O.W. • Heart of the Matter, Part 1 • Heart of the Matter, Part 2
Season 8	Armageddon, Part 1 • Armageddon, Part 2 • Armageddon, Part 3 • Armageddon, Part 4 • Armageddon, Part 5 • Impulsive Excessive Disorder • Lockdown (The Flash) • The Fire Next Time • Phantoms • Reckless • Resurrection (The Flash) • Death Rises • Death Falls • Funeral for a Friend • Into the Still Force • The Curious Case of Bartholomew Allen • Keep It Dark • The Man in the Yellow Tie • Negative, Part 1 • Negative, Part 2
Season 9	Wednesday Ever After • Hear No Evil • Rogues of War • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 1 • The Mask of the Red Death, Part 2 • The Good, the Bad and the Lucky • Wildest Dreams • Partners in Time • It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To • A New World, Part 1: Reunions • A New World, Part 2: The Blues • A New World, Part 3: Changes • A New World, Part 4: Finale

[Synopsis-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Flash Episode 17 "Tricksters" Description – Mark Hamill Guest Stars!

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