Created by: Neil Gaiman
1st appearance: American Gods, May 7, 2017
Portrayed by: Orlando Jones
Alias: Anansi, Compé Anansi
Nationality: Unknown
Team Affiliations: None
Legal Status: Unknown
Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black
Relatives: Unknown
Skills and abilities: Unknown
Powers: Anansi is functionally immortal, aging at a very slow rate. As the God of all stories Anansi knows every story and tale ever told and written
As a trickster God Anansi likes to plays tricks, disobeys normal rules and conventional behaviors. Anansi openly questions and mocks authority, encourages impulse and enthusiasm, seeking out new ideas and experiences, destroys convention and complacency, and promotes chaos and unrest where he feels it’s needed, causing him to be very outspoken. At the same time, he brings new knowledge and wisdom in his wake.
As a spider, God Anansi is able to transform himself into a colorful spider whenever he likes.
Biography
Mr. Nancy tells stories based on West African animism, including such characters as Bird, Tiger, and Monkey. Tiger first owned all the stories; sad stories about the hunt, blood, and death. After some time, however, Anansi stole all of Tiger’s stories and was the focal point in funny stories about trickery and being clever. In these stories, Mr. Nancy plays tricks on the other animals, as he is a trickster god.
