Elias Briggs

“I would call myself fashionably late, but that fell out of style two seasons ago. So forgive me for being ahead of the curve, it’s never too early to go retro!” - Elias Briggs, explaining why he didn't show up in The April of Fools
==Profile==
The first thing you need to know about Elias Briggs is that that's not his real name. The second thing you need to know is that he will tell you this, and then give you a completely different actual name that is also false.
The third thing you need to know is that he is the scam-artist supreme of the World's End Carnival! He says "I'll have you know they've written me up as one of the great wits of history! Excuse the nit part, that's a typo."
==Abilities==
He is very quick-witted with his speech to the point of it being his main "power" so-to-speak, always having a witty comeback or scheme he's running, to the point he's honestly kind of a jerk.
Even moreso when he punctuates it with one of his vast array of Classic World's End Carnival powers, though the combination of bit and power tends to be ironically more carefully structured with how he deploys his bits despite how loose and freewheeling he is.
==Characterization==
A consummate con-artist, quick witted as he is mean and cynical. But, he's a lot more charming than Mr. Punch, so he gets away with it.
Most of his schemes involve trying to get the Carnival out of their imprisonment permanently, despite appearing to be quite petty in practice. They are also, in fact, actually quite petty in practice. Nobody said those two goals have to be mutually exclusive!
Here is a sample of a typical shenanigan with him:
“Excuse me, I think I left my ID in my other purse!”
“But you don’t even have a regular purse”
“And I sure as heck don’t have an ID, your point?”
==Additional Info.==
He also has two members of the Carnival that he considers "siblings," and whom he often uses as accomplices in his schemes, and whom I will likely write about eventually. Also, he likes to call Pantaloons "Gummo." This makes Pantaloons very angry every time, which motivates him to do it more.
While he is ancient, it is known that he very much resembles a very specific actor from the Golden Age of Hollywood. 
But, if you ask him about why this is, a typical response might be "It's a secret worth its weight in lead! How much weight in lead you ask? A five minute wait while you're lead from the premises, SECURITY!"
==Author Commentary==
As with all the core of the World's End Carnival, he's based on a character from the Commedia Dell'arte, in this case Brighella, and I made him a Groucho Marx standin because, I mean, we gotta have a Groucho stand-in!
Also, for the record, the one-wing on strings was inspired by Julius the duck from You Bet Your Life. The more you know!
==Major Appearances (If Any)==
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==License==
This character is free to use as you see fit under a CC-BY 4.0 license so long as I; Thomas F. Johnson, am credited as their creator!
==Blatant Shilling==
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==Gallery==
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