Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards: Difference between revisions

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[[File:wizardsandmelees 9442.jpg|frame|"If by 'war gods' you mean '[[Game Breaker|flame spewing apocalypse in human form]],' then yeah."]]

{{quote|''Your wizard is like [[Pokémon|Magikarp]], except instead of [[Magikarp Power|Gyarados]] it evolves into [[Olympus Mons|Mewtwo.]]''~~|'''DivineDragoonKain''', User on [[GameFAQs]] Pen and Paper RPG board}}~~

{{quote|''Your wizard is like [[Pokémon|Magikarp]], except instead of [[Magikarp Power|Gyarados]] it evolves into [[Olympus Mons|Mewtwo.]]''

|'''DivineDragoonKain''', User on [[GameFAQs]] Pen and Paper RPG board}}

{{quote|"As if it is OUR fault that they chose a class not capable of doing everything."~~|'''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0764.html Vaarsuvius]''', ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''}}~~

{{quote|"As if it is OUR fault that they chose a class not capable of doing everything."

|'''[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0764.html Vaarsuvius]''', ''[[The Order of the Stic]]''}}

''Melee classes gain power as they level up at a linear rate. Magic users gain power as they level up quadratically.''

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Attempts to keep warriors' capabilities "normal" are far less prevalent in works of Eastern origin, and so the trope has weakened slightly in the minds of the younger generation. The common result is [[Charles Atlas Superpower]].

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== Anime & Manga ==

== Anime and Manga ==

* Played straight in the [[Nasuverse]]; anyone who can reasonably defend oneself will have: A) [[Superpowerful Genetics|supernatural and possibly divine blood]], or B) knowledge of [[Functional Magic|magecraft]]. Of course, then you have absolute terrors like [[Fate/stay night|Cuchulainn]] who know magecraft, are divine, can move, fight, and kill, faster than human eyes can track, and may have a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]].

** As Archer points out early on in the visual novel, "It's fine if you think I can only use bows...." He actually uses a kind of magic that lets him use a whole lot of swords all at once, including Saber's [[Wave Motion Gun|sword that fires energy blasts]].

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** It should be noted though that in season seven, Willow didn't lose her power. She just got more hesitant to use it, since there was a very real possibility of her going crazy and trying to end the world again.

** Buffy finally caught up in Season Eight {{spoiler|by becoming a [[Flying Brick]].}}

* The spirit of this is invoked in the [[Mitchell and Webb]] comedy sketch "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuMpYTyRjw Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit]".

* The spirit of this is invoked in the ''[[Mitchell and Webb]]'' comedy sketch "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuMpYTyRjw Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit]".