Magical Flutist: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Naruto]]'' -- Tayuya is this and [[Musical Assassin]]. She can manipulate demonic dolls using it, as well as casting illusions.

* From ''[[Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic|Magi Labyrinth of Magic]]'', this is how Aladdin summons Uugo, and how Pisti can befriend animals.

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* ''[[The Smurfs]] and the Magic Flute'' and its 2008 prequel ''The Flute Smurfers''. See also Western Animation.

== Fairy Tales ==

* ''[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]'' -- The titular character is this.

== [[Film]] ==

* ''[[Live and Let Die (film)|Live and Let Die]]''—One of [[James Bond]]'s opponents is a man who plays the role of the voodoo loa Baron Samedi. Bond once encounters him while he's playing a flute. After apparently being killed by venomous snakes, at the end he appears riding the front of a train, indicating that he may be the real Baron Samedi.

* ''[[Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory]]''—Wonka uses a flute to issue commands to the Oompa-Loompas.

== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]''—The faun Mr. Tumnus (the first Narnian we meet) played a flute lullaby to Lucy on her first trip to Narnia.

* ''[[Xanth]]''—Chester Centaur's magical talent is to manifest and play a magical flute.

* The [[Eldritch Abomination|Blind Idiot God]] Azathoth in the [[Cthulhu Mythos]] enjoys himself some flute music, which undoubtley be at least extremely [[Brown Note|unpleasant]] to human listeners.

* The Piper of ''[[The Keys to The Kingdom]]'', who is based on [[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]], uses his pipes to control children and rats.

== [[Mythology]] ==

* Native American US' Southwest—Kokopelli is this, mixed with the fertility role, thus giving a new meaning to his flute

* ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' -- [[Fauns and Satyrs|Satyrs]] have pipes that they can use to create magical effects.

* ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''—The titular fiddler is the embodiment of the Jewish spirit.

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[Dynasty Warriors]]''—Zhen Ji's primary weapon is a magic flute that she also uses to hit people over the head.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''—Eiko, a [[White Mage]] and [[Summon Magic|summoner]], can use flutes as [[Instrument of Murder|weapons]].

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* ''[[Shrek]] Forever After''—The Pied Piper is a bounty hunter, his flute adjustable to whatever creature he wanted to hypnotize (in this case, ogres).

* ''[[The Smurfs and the Magic Flute]]''—Peewit stumbles upon the magic flute of the Smurfs that makes whoever listens to it dance to its tune. It ends up in the possession of a thief named Matthew McCreep, who uses it to make people pass out from the dancing so he can rob them.

== [[Real Life]] ==

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