Axel Walker


 * For the first version of The Trickster, see James Jesse.

"Today's special: a city, in ashes. The Trickster proudly welcomes you all to the new... disorder."

- The Trickster in a vlog.

Axel Walker (born 1990) is a terrorist and the son of James Jesse. After having corresponding with his father, who was imprisoned at Iron Heights Prison, for over 10 years, Axel followed in his footsteps and took up the mantle of The Trickster.

Corresponding with James Jesse
From before 2005, Axel began to send and receive letters from his father, James Jesse, unaware of the fact. For the following 10 years, they continued to talk and grew close.

Taking up the mantle of The Trickster
In 2015, Axel began acting as a new version of The Trickster. He sent parachute bombs over a park in Central City, but no children were killed thanks to The Flash. He announced via a vlog that The Trickster had re-emerged. He announced in another one, his plans to go bigger than the parachute bombings. Misleading the public to believe that he had hidden a giant bomb to destroy the city, both the police and The Flash were distracted while he helped James Jesse escape from prison, with Henry Allen as a hostage. They took him to a safehouse, where the two Tricksters discussed their plans. Asking why he'd been chosen, James revealed that he was Axel's father. That night, they headed to an event held by Mayor Anthony Bellows, poisoning all of the guests. In doing so, they were able to threaten them to transfer all of their money. The Flash arrived in time, though he was given a bomb strapped to his wrist, connected to a speedometer. However, he was able to get rid of it and came back, giving everyone an antidote and stopping James and Axel.