The jester or court FOOL is an interesting figure in tattoo imagery, depicted in the typical "jester's motley" as an entertaining fool and just as often as an evil character. The jester's motley evolved over the ages into the form that is associated with it today wearing of the brightly decorated, patchwork clothing hung with bells, including the drooping pointed hats. Jesters were often people of some wit and originality. The malevolent version sometimes seen in tattoo art uses the same accoutrements, including the small puppet version of the jesters that they would sometimes carry, but the faces of these evil characters have narrower eyes, or fangs, or even pointed ears in short, something a bit maniacal and frightening.