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When something or someone is ''literally'' [['''Made of Magic]]''', or at least an [[Applied Phlebotinum|equivalent]].
 
Not to be confused with [[Made of Phlebotinum]], where 'magic' makes the setting work at all (it does count if the setting ''itself'' is [['''Made of Magic]]'''). You may occasionally find someone to be [[Made of Magic|'''Made Of]]''' ''[[Made of Evil|Evil]]'' [[Made of '''Magic|Magic]]'''. A [[Place of Power]] is usually [['''Made of Magic]]''', as well as [[Pure Magic Being|many supernatural beings]].
 
Creatures that are [['''Made of Magic]]''' may in fact be a [[Pure Magic Being]], or an [[Energy Being]], depending on whether the setting has more of a [[Science Fiction]] or a [[Fantasy]] flavor. In a [[Science Fantasy]] setting, the creature might be [[Take a Third Option|both]].
 
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The entire [[Shinigami]]-world of ''[[Bleach]]'' is ''[[Up to Eleven|made]]'' from 'spirit particles', making those skills that rely on [[Energy Absorption|absorbing]] said particles many times more powerful. There's some fairly nifty scenes where you can see nearby walls and buildings slowly dissolving as the particles are absorbed and redirected into an attack...
* The Living Programs (including Wolkenritter and Materials) in the ''[[Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series are constructs made out of magical energy. Also, the Unison Devices are probably thus, too.
* The Magical World, and most residents in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', are [[Made of Magic]]. This makes them vulnerable to beings able to manipulate their substance. (And gives the heroes a resistance since they're made of "mundane" matter.)
* Certain beings (phenomenons, individuals) in ''[[ToA AruCertain Majutsu noMagical Index]]'' are made of AIM-field. Most of the time they spontaneously come into existence. [[Magic: theThe Gathering|You can't have so many Espers (and Mages) living so close together, all practicing so much crazy powers, and not expect some feedback.]]
* The Servants (Heroic Spirits) in ''[[Fate/stay Stay Nightnight]]'' and ''[[Fate /Zero]]'' are made of Mana, and will disappear when their Master can no longer channel Mana into them {{spoiler|such as when Lancelot kills Kariya by overdraining the latter's Mana}}. A lesser version of this are the Homunculus {{spoiler|such as Irisviel and her daughter Ilyasviel}} who are walking circuits of magic in the shape of human beings.
* In ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]]'', this is said to be the origin of Majin Buu, who was conjured into existence by an extremely powerful wizard named Bibidi.
 
== [[ComicsComic Books]] ==
* ''[[Green Lantern]]'' Hal Jordan recreates his [[Doomed Hometown|destroyed hometown]] of Coast City using his [[Green Lantern Ring|power ring]].
 
== [[Fan Works]] ==
* In ''[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13439553/1/That-Was-Part-of-the-Plan That Was Part of the Plan]'', the second of a series of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fics by LysandraLeigh, it's revealed by a character who claims to have been there at its creation that Hogwarts was originally an entirely ''conjured'' structure, capable of [[Transforming Mecha|reconfiguring itself]] as needed for defense or other purposes. However, after a couple generations this was forgotten, and new wings and expansions were added to it with mundane materials, limiting its ability to restructure itself ''and'' weakening its wards.
* So-called "solid energy" projections created by Doug Sangnoir in ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'' seem to be this, and vanish once he stops sustaining them.
 
== [[Literature]] ==
* Everything in the magical world in ''[[The Dark Lord of Derkholm]]'' contains magic in it to the point that people from another world were digging up dirt in that world and smuggling it into their magic-less world to do magic (and make a lot of cash).
* ''[[Discworld]]'' isn't made of magic, but it is explicitly noted in the novel ''[[Discworld (Literature)/The Last Hero|The Last Hero]]'' that without magic the turtle would die, the seas run dry, the sun burn out and crash, and the elephants would cease to exist altogether. And that would happen within a few seconds of magic ceasing to exist.
** A more direct example is the tower Coin constructs in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Sourcery|Sourcery]]'' which is literally willed into being from magic made solid:
{{quote| '''Coin: '''It is made of magic. Raw magic. Solidified. Curdled. Renewed from second to second. Could you imagine a better substance to build the new home of sourcery?}}
* ''[[The Princess Series]]'' features {{spoiler|the Seven Dwarves}} as living representations of elements, the last of which is magic.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'', the [[Eldritch Location|Nevernever]] and all it's [[Our Spirits Are Different|inhabitants]] are this.
 
== [[Live -Action TV]] ==
* In ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]'', The Amazing Mystico and Janet [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APoweyWW2vg put up blocks of flats] using the power of hypnosis.
{{quote| Of course they're safe. There's absolutely no doubt about that. They are as strong, solid and as safe as any other building method in this country. Provided of course people believe in them.}}
 
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The world of ''[[Exalted]]'' is the great grand master pimp-daddy of this trope, and takes it for all it's worth. ''Everything'', from the lowliest [[Puny Earthlings|mortal]], to the [[Big Good|Unconquered Sun]], from the most solid center of [[Flat World|Creation]], to the pure chaos of the [[Chaos World|Wyld]], is made of [[Mana|Essence]].
* ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]''
** Outsiders are beings from [[Alternate Dimension|Alternate Dimensions]]s called the Outer Planes and are made from their respective magical birthplaces. Pre-4th edition, they were:
*** [[Our Demons Are Different|Fiends]] as a whole are made from the lower planes, with [[Chaotic Evil|Demons]], [[Neutral Evil|Yugoloths]], and [[Lawful Evil|Devils]] coming from the Abyss, Gray Waste, and Baator respectively.
*** [[Our Angels Are Different|Angels]] and other celestial beings come from the upper planes, with [[Lawful Good|Archons]], [[Neutral Good|Guardinals]] and [[Chaotic Good|Eladrin]] coming from Mount Celestia, Elysium, and Arborea respectively. Angels uniquely can come from any of the celestial planes, and have no infernal counterpart.
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** Living Spells, as the name suggests, are spells that have taken on a life of their own.
** Grisgols are made of magical items assembled as a humanoid body.
* ''Everything'' (save for Planeswalkers) in ''[[Magic: theThe Gathering]]''. According to Wizards' [[Magi Babble]], every card you play are Mana-based magical copies of beings existing on the other side of Blind Eternity. (Prior to this [[Retcon]] they were the real thing, summoned and enslaved by your might. [[You Bastard|Guess that made some players feel bad.]])
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Ledgermayne, the Seventh Lord of Chaos from ''[[Adventure Quest Worlds (Video Game)|Adventure Quest Worlds]]'', is a being of chaorrupted mana incarnate.
* Espers in ''[[Final Fantasy VI (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VI]]'', which was a very bad thing since [[The Empire]] used them as weapons material.
* Every entity that exists in the UG in ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]'' is made of matter called Soul.
* In ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'' games, the Valkyrie employ souls of dead warrior re-materialized in the world with [[Call a Hit Point Aa Smeerp|Divine Materialization Energy]]. So while in the world, they are made of Divine magic. {{spoiler|That this includes the Valkyrie is an important point in the game, beyond being able to heal her with things that heal materialized Einherjars.}}
* ''[[Heroes of Might and Magic (Video Game)|Heroes of Might and Magic]] III: Armageddon's Blade'' featured Magic Elementals, who were [[Elemental Embodiment|Elemental Embodiments]]s of [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|magic]].
 
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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