- "An army of Druchii does not fight with silvered steel alone, for their are other powerful forces which can be bent to the will of a brave general. Call upon the Convents of the Sorceresses and entreat their aid, for their magical prowess will blight the warriors of the opposing army, scorch their souls from their bodies and bring ruination and curses aplenty upon their heads. Be careful in your dealings with these beautiful creatures, though, for there is always a price to pay for their aid... always!"
- ― Warhammer: Dark Elves Army Book (6th Edition)
- "While heroes like the Avengers protect Earth from physical dangers, we sorcerers safeguard it against more mystical threats."
- ― Wong (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
The archetype of a soldier/warrior capable of operating within magical limits or abilities. Combination of Soldier and Magician. Magical equivalent of Super Soldier. Not to be confused with Magical Warrior.
Also Called[]
- Military Magician/Spellcaster/Witch/Wizard
- Magic/Magical Soldier
- Soldier Mage/Magician/Spellcaster/Witch/Wizard
Properties[]
The character is a military mage, a soldier or fighter enchanted, magically beyond ordinary limitations logically making them much sought-after by those in need of great power. The user is more concerned with developing and wielding great power than the military systematically seeking to recruit the mage down the street or better yet the town's entire local Magic School, to help them fight their battles, often giving them formalized ranks and roles not unlike any other soldier.
Associated Powers[]
- Magically Enhanced Physiology: Have magically enhanced physiology and redefined bodies through sheer magic such as energies, forces, items, other arcane beings., re-sculpturing their physical status and power level depending on how much and what kind magic they have.
- Magic
- Magic Power
- Combat Magic/Magic Combat
- Condition Infinitum: Users can magic can enhance their condition indefinitely.
- Magic Aura: With magically enhanced physiology can also produce a magical aura.
- Magical Armor: Magical aura can take shape of armor based on magic.
- Magic Defense: Magical aura can provide magical protections.
- Magical Armor: Magical aura can take shape of armor based on magic.
- Magic Channeling: Users channel the magic that enhances them to their advantage.
- Magic Empowerment: Users are empowered by the magic.
- Magic Mastery: Users have intuitive and mastery over a myriad of magics that come from them.
- Magic Perception: User possesses a supernatural perception through magical means.
- Dowsing: Through magical method users can track and locate anyone or anything.
- Magic Scanning: With their magical perception users can mystically scan for information.
- Magical Energy Generation: Magical auras can generate magical energies.
- Magical Energy Absorption: Channel surrounding magic and add it to their physiology.
- Magical Regeneration: Users magic can regenerate them.
- Magical Telekinesis
- Magical Telepathy
- Mana Manipulation: By channeling the magic that enhances them.
- Personal Enchantment: The magic that enhances users can have specific enchantment.
- Body Modification: Users can modify their bodies to their desire.
- Effect Stacking: Effects to their enchantment can be added.
- Enhancement Calling: Users can call fourth more enhancements with their magic.
- Potion-Based Powers: Gain powers by being given a certain potion that augments one's physical body. After being given a potion, some users can be turned into magical super soldiers.
- Self-Sustenance: User is self-sustainable because of the magic, due to the body enhancing to a point where it can replace daily needs by mana/magical energy.
- Magic
- Magical Communication
- Magical Teleportation
- Magical Medicine Manipulation
- Military Mastery
- Mutant Mage
- Science-Magic Transcendence
- One Man Army
- Training Regimen
Relationships[]
- Magician
- These types of soldiers are privy to some of mystical or magical arts, in addition of utilizing them on their military responsibilities.
- Magical Warrior
- Super Soldier
- Super soldiers are sometimes modified in such a way that they have one incredible augmentation or adaptation, but otherwise are still just normal people.
- (Example: Witchers, The Witcher)
- Super soldiers are sometimes modified in such a way that they have one incredible augmentation or adaptation, but otherwise are still just normal people.
- Soldier
- In addition to being soldiers themselves, super soldiers often work alongside other more mundane soldiers. This is more common in cases where the Super Soldier is a sort of 'special unit' instead of being part of an army of super soldiers.
Known/Example Characters[]
See also: Military Mage
Anime/Manga
- Kushan Military Magic users (Berserk)
- Various characters (Black Clover)
- Magic Knights
- Mage Warriors
- Various military-affiliated mages (Fairy Tail)
- Legal Magic Guilds
- Ten Wizards Saints
- Spriggan 12
- Various characters (Howl's Moving Castle)
- Izetta (Izetta: The Last Witch)
- Sophia (Izetta: The Last Witch)
- Administrative Bureau/Time-Space Administrative Bureau (TSAB) (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
- Magical Girls (Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka)
- Military-Affiliated Witches (World Witches Series/Strike Witches)
- Charlotte E. Yeager
- Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen
- Erica Hartmann
- Francesca Lucchini
- Gertrud Barkhorn
- Lynette Bishop
- Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke
- Mio Sakamoto
- Perrine H. Clostermann
- Sanya V. Litvyak
- Shizuka Hattori
- Yoshika Miyafuji
- Mages (Youjo Senki/Saga of Tanya the Evil)
- Anson Sioux
- Mary Sioux
- Tanya von Degurechaff
- Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov
- Chaos Soldier/Black Luster Soldier (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Comics
- Stephen Rogers/Soldier Supreme (Marvel Comics)
Live Action Movies/Television Series
- Jonathan Strange/Merlin (Battle of Waterloo)
- Masters of the Mystic Arts (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Literature
- Preston Bailey/LuckyBoy (Heart of Luck)
- Shadowhunters (Shadowhunters)
- Witchers (The Witcher)
- Geralt of Rivia
- Vesemir
Tabletop/Video Games
- Various Sakura Empire Aircraft Carrier-type KAN-SENs (Azur Lane)
- Various Sakura Empire Light Aircraft Carrier-type KAN-SENs
- Novus Orbis Librarium (NOL) soldiers (BlazBlue)
- Jin Kisaragi
- Lilia Vanrouge (Disney Twisted-Wonderland); formerly
- Knight-Enchanters (Dragon Age)
- Battle Mages/War Mages (Dungeons & Dragons/Forgotten Realms)
- War Wizards
- Altmer Military mages (The Elder Scrolls)
- Breton Military mages (The Elder Scrolls)
- Imperial Battlemages (The Elder Scrolls)
- Imperial Mages (The Elder Scrolls)
- Emperor Troops (Final Fantasy II)
- Cecil Harvey (Final Fantasy IV)
- Kain (Final Fantasy IV)
- Magitek Knights (Final Fantasy VI)
- SOLDIERs (Final Fantasy VII series)
- Turks (Final Fantasy VII series)
- SeeD (Final Fantasy VIII)
- Alexandrian Army (Final Fantasy IX)
- Various Characters (Final Fantasy XIV)
- Bearers (Final Fantasy XVI)
- Dominants (Final Fantasy XVI)
- Multiple military mages (Fire Emblem series)
- Akitsu Maru (Kantai Collection); after remodeled
- Chitose Class (Kantai Collection); after the fourth remodeling
- Chitose
- Chiyoda
- Hiyou-class Aircraft Carriers (Kantai Collection)
- Hiyou
- Junyou
- Ryuujou (Kantai Collection)
- Unryuu-class Aircraft Carriers (Kantai Collection)
- Unryuu
- Amagi
- Katsuragi
- Clarissa "Claris" Snowflake (Sakura Wars)
- Alliance Mages (Warcraft series)
- Antonidas
- Archmages
- Blood Mages
- Conjurers of Stormwind
- Elf Sorcerers
- Jaina Proudmoore
- Kael'thas Sunstrider; formerly
- Khadgar
- Othmar Garithos (Warcraft series)
- Horde Mages (Warcraft series)
- Death Knights
- Teron Gorefiend
- Drek'Thar
- Gul'dan
- Jungle Troll Shadow Hunters
- Rokhan
- Jungle Troll Witch Doctors
- Orc Far Seers
- Thrall
- Orc Shamans
- Orc Warlocks
- Fel Orc Warlocks
- Orge-Mages
- Cho'gall
- Dentarg
- Tauren Spirit Walkers
- Death Knights
- Wizard units (Warhammer)
- Alchemists
- Astromancers
- Bray-Shamans
- Chaos Sorcerers
- Dark Elf Sorcerers
- Sorceresses
- Grail Damsels
- High Elf Mages
- Ice Witches
- Imperial Battle Wizards
- Liche Priests
- Slann Mage Priests
Web Originals
- Griffon Kingdom Armed Forces (Supreme Magus)