Magic

The ability to use magical forces to varying degrees. Those who possess this ability are known (among other things) as Magicians, Wizards, Warlocks, Sorcerers, Mages, and Witches. Opposite to Science Manipulation.

Also Called

 * Magic Manipulation
 * Magick
 * Magyk
 * Mystokinesis
 * Occultism
 * The Arcane Arts
 * The Art Of Magic
 * The Indistinguishable Science
 * The Magical Arts
 * The Mystic/Mystical Arts
 * Sorcery
 * Wizardry
 * Witchcraft
 * Thaumaturgy

Capabilities
User has access to Magic, the use of rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language to exploit supernatural forces to varying degrees, with only their skill, personal power-level, imagination/knowledge, and/or morality to define the borders. Given the flexibility of magic, they have essentially unlimited possibilities for what to do.

Applications
Some examples of the potential use of magic:

Offensive Magic

 * Energy Circle Combat
 * Magic Attacks
 * Magic Combat
 * Power Absorption

Defensive Magic

 * Force-Field Generation
 * Healing
 * Magical Energy Absorption

Miscellaneous Abilities

 * Animation/Reanimation
 * Creation
 * Elemental Manipulation
 * Flight
 * Magic Aura
 * Magic Creation
 * Magic Detection
 * Magical Constructs
 * Magical Energy Manipulation
 * Personal Domain
 * Precognition
 * Potion Creation - for various purposes (i.e. explosive, healing)
 * Reality Warping
 * Shapeshifting
 * Spell Casting
 * Spell Amplification
 * Spell Creation
 * Spell Destabilization
 * Spell Mixture
 * Spell Negation
 * Summoning/Banishment
 * Supernatural Properties Manipulation
 * Telekinesis
 * Telepathy
 * Teleportation
 * Transmutation

Alternative Classification
Magical Energy Manipulation: The key power that allows one to use Magic; the powers are based around certain concepts/categories.


 * Abjuration: The power to protect/heal.
 * Defense Powers
 * Force-Field Generation
 * Healing


 * Conjuration: The power to transport living and non-living things.
 * Creation
 * Summoning
 * Teleportation


 * Divination: The power to gain information.
 * Extrasensory Perception
 * Magic Detection


 * Enchantment: The power to influence the minds/emotions.
 * Emotion Manipulation
 * Invocation
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Telepathy


 * Evocation: The power to control the forces of Nature for a variety of effects.
 * Animate/Reanimation
 * Elemental Manipulation
 * Energy Manipulation
 * Telekinesis


 * Illusion: The power to create illusions.
 * Disappearing
 * Illusive Appearance
 * Psychosomatic Illusion
 * Subjective Reality: create illusions that become partially real.


 * Necromancy: The power to manipulate the forces of Death.
 * Immortality
 * Undead Manipulation


 * Transmutation: The power to transform living or non-living things.
 * Elemental Transmutation
 * Shapeshifting

Variations

 * Magic Embodiment

Associations

 * Fiction Manipulation
 * Homo Magi Physiology
 * Demon Sorcerer Physiology
 * Mystic Vampire Physiology
 * Transcendent Mage Physiology
 * Imagination Manipulation
 * Magic Empowerment
 * Magic Generation
 * Magically Enhanced Physiology
 * Mana Manipulation
 * Meta Magic
 * Miracle Manipulation
 * Omni-Magic
 * Phenomenon Manipulation
 * Powerful Objects
 * Ritual Empowerment
 * Science-Magic Mixture
 * Superpower Manipulation

Universal Differences

 * Some universes have limits for what they can do or substances that they can't affect.
 * Who can use magic varies between universes.
 * How one gains magic varies greatly.
 * Magic and science may be the same thing or two completely different and unrelated forces.
 * How magic and technology react to each other varies greatly.

Limitations

 * There is always a price. Always.
 * Always make sure you know what the price is, it will come back to haunt you.
 * It will be paid, one way or another.
 * The price can range from something as insignificant as the magical energy required to activate your magic, a part of your sanity, or even something devastating, like your own life, or worse.
 * Stronger Magics will overcome weaker ones.
 * Magic Resistance may foil your plans.
 * Magic Immunity will foil your plans.
 * Magic Negation is even bigger problem.
 * Magic often drains a person's stamina or mana.
 * Naturally, stronger magic puts a much greater strain.
 * Magic is unpredictable, if one gets too creative or is interrupted in a crucial moment. Results range from amusing to annoying, but mendable, to destructive to lethal, to Catastrophic to Apocalyptic.
 * Without the knowledge or proper skill, the intended use of a spell can create unpredictable or potentially dangerous results.
 * Society with knowledge about magic is likely to have rules/laws about its use, and areas of magic that are forbidden.
 * In some societies, magic may be limited to a specific class or status.
 * User is unable to use spells that are beyond their imagination.
 * Using magic takes concentration and focus.
 * May react disastrously with Science Manipulation.
 * May disrupt/cancel out technology.
 * May need to perform certain actions/fulfill conditions to use magic, ranging from specific words/songs, certain hand/body moves, materials that may be consumed or even extensive rituals.

Comics
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 * Chaos Magic (DC Comics)
 * Order Magic (DC Comics)
 * Necro Magic (Image Comics)
 * Chaos Magic (Marvel Comics)
 * Dark/Black Magic (Marvel Comics)
 * Shaman Magic (Marvel Comics)
 * The Odin Force (Marvel Comics)
 * White Magic (Marvel Comics)

Films

 * Fairy Magic (Merlin)

Literature

 * The People Magic (Artemis Fowl)
 * Edomic (Beyonders)
 * Academic Magic (Emelanese Universe)
 * Ambient Magic and it's forms
 * Carpentry Magic
 * Cooking Magic
 * Dance Magic
 * Fire Magic
 * Glass Magic
 * Green Magic
 * Healing Magic
 * Smith Magic
 * Stone Magic
 * Thread Magic
 * Water Magic
 * Weather Magic
 * Unmagic (Emelanese Universe)
 * Allomancy (Mistborn series)
 * Feruchemy (Mistborn series)
 * Hemalurgy (Mistborn series)
 * Darke Magyk (Septimus Heap)
 * Magyk (Septimus Heap)
 * Additive Magic (Sword of Truth)
 * Han (Sword of Truth)
 * Subtractive Magic (Sword of Truth)
 * The Gift (Tortallan Universe)
 * Wild Magic (Tortallan Universe)}}

Live Action TV
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 * Flesh Magic (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
 * God Magic (Charmed)
 * Mermaid Magic (H2O: Just add Water)

Manga/Anime

 * Kidō (Bleach)
 * Caster Magic (Fairy Tail)
 * Dragon Slayer Magic (Fairy Tail)
 * Heavenly Body Magic (Fairy Tail)
 * Holder Magic (Fairy Tail)
 * Lost Magic (Fairy Tail)
 * Tao Magic (Outlaw Star)
 * Planetary Magic (Sailor Moon)
 * Shadow Magic (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Video Games

 * Power of Will (Fable)
 * Black Magic (Final Fantasy)
 * Blue Magic (Final Fantasy)
 * Elemental Magic (Final Fantasy)
 * Green Magic (Final Fantasy)
 * Summon Magic (Final Fantasy series)
 * Time Magic (Final Fantasy series)
 * White Magic (Final Fantasy)
 * TECHNICs (Phantasy Star)}}

Known Users
See Also: Functional Magic and Magic A Is Magic A

RPGs
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 * Shugenja (Legend of the Five Rings)
 * Magic Users (RPGS)
 * Witch Girls (Witch Girls)
 * Amber Davis
 * Monica Green
 * Rosa Montoya
 * Lucinda Nightbane
 * Amy Lynn Olson
 * Lillian Tamako

Video Games

 * Warlic (Adventure Quest/AQ Worlds/Dragon Fable)
 * Bleu/Deis & Nina (Breath of Fire)
 * War (DarkSiders)
 * Death (DarkSiders II)
 * Most heroes (Dota 2)
 * Morrigan (Dragon Age series)
 * Nythera (Dragon Fable/AQ Worlds)
 * Various Characters (The Elder Scrolls series)
 * William Black (Fable)
 * Maze (Fable)
 * Black Mage (Final Fantasy I&III)
 * Red Mage (Final Fantasy I&III)
 * White Mage (Final Fantasy I&III)
 * Rosa (Final Fantasy IV)
 * Rydia (Final Fantasy IV)
 * Dagger/Garnet (Final Fantasy IX)
 * Eiko (Final Fantasy IX)
 * Vivi (Final Fantasy IX)
 * Shantotto (Final Fantasy XI/Dissidia)
 * Greek Gods (God of War)
 * Kratos (God of War)
 * Aqua (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Donald Duck (Kingdom Hearts)
 * King Mickey (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Roxas (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Unknown (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Ventus (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Master Xehanort (Kingdom Hearts)
 * Kirby (Kirby Series); via Magic ability
 * Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda)
 * Zelda (Legend of Zelda)
 * Various characters (Might and Magic series)
 * Quan Chi (Mortal Kombat)
 * Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
 * Wizards (Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch)
 * Tessa (Red Earth)
 * Salim Al-Kupar (Sly Cooper)
 * Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
 * Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)
 * Genis Sage (Tales of Symphonia)
 * Byakuren Hijiri (Touhou Project)
 * Yuuka Kazami (Touhou Project); via the Ultimate Magic
 * Marisa Kirisame (Touhou Project)
 * Patchouli Knowledge (Touhou Project)
 * Mai (Touhou Project)
 * Alice Margatroid (Touhou Project)
 * Mima (Touhou Project)
 * Yumemi Okazaki (Touhou Project); via technology
 * Yuki (Touhou Project)
 * Shaman (Transformice)
 * Headmaster (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Mephistopheles (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Rangda (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Scathach (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Wizard (Valkyrie Crusade)
 * Willow Ufgood (Willow)
 * All Wizards (Wizard101)
 * Merle Ambrose
 * Kalecgos (World of Warcraft)
 * Malygos (World of Warcraft)
 * Medivh & Jaina Proudmoore (World of Warcraft)

Webcomics

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