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* She-Hulk's Native American boyfriend Wyatt Wyngfoot of course turns out to have a rich magical heritage. Initially just Human Torch's [[Muggle]] friend, he had no magic powers. He claimed to be good with dogs but couldn't handle [[Big Friendly Dog|Lockjaw.]] On the other hand, this trope was brutally averted by Scalphunter and Harpoon, two members of the Marauders, opponents of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]. Neither one did anything magical, one being a technology-builder and the other being able to charge things with explosive energy, and like the rest of the Marauders were [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]].
* She-Hulk's Native American boyfriend Wyatt Wyngfoot of course turns out to have a rich magical heritage. Initially just Human Torch's [[Muggle]] friend, he had no magic powers. He claimed to be good with dogs but couldn't handle [[Big Friendly Dog|Lockjaw.]] On the other hand, this trope was brutally averted by Scalphunter and Harpoon, two members of the Marauders, opponents of the [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]. Neither one did anything magical, one being a technology-builder and the other being able to charge things with explosive energy, and like the rest of the Marauders were [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]].
* In [[The DCU]], Silver Deer, an erstwhile Firestorm villain from the Cherokee Nation, used magical shapeshifting abilities. She even [[Brainwashed and Crazy|"enlisted" a former Firestorm adversary, Black Bison]], to help her scheme. She also had ''luck powers''. As [http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/03/11/there-is-lame-and-then-there-are-firestorm-villains/ Christopher Bird] said, "Her powers are turning into spirit animals and super-gambling skills. If her weakness turned out to be liquor, how wrong would ''that'' be?" Note that the Black Bison is himself a Native American with an impressive command of magic.
* In [[The DCU]], Silver Deer, an erstwhile Firestorm villain from the Cherokee Nation, used magical shapeshifting abilities. She even [[Brainwashed and Crazy|"enlisted" a former Firestorm adversary, Black Bison]], to help her scheme. She also had ''luck powers''. As [http://mightygodking.com/index.php/2008/03/11/there-is-lame-and-then-there-are-firestorm-villains/ Christopher Bird] said, "Her powers are turning into spirit animals and super-gambling skills. If her weakness turned out to be liquor, how wrong would ''that'' be?" Note that the Black Bison is himself a Native American with an impressive command of magic.
* Parodied in ''[[Fables (Comic Book)|Jack of Fables]]'' with Raven, Jack's guide/sidekick. Raven isn't particularly good at his job (he at first mistakenly attached himself to Jack's double John), loathes [[Jerkass|Jack]], and only helps him reluctantly, because ''his'' spirit guide threatens to peck out his eyes if he doesn't.
* Parodied in ''[[Fables|Jack of Fables]]'' with Raven, Jack's guide/sidekick. Raven isn't particularly good at his job (he at first mistakenly attached himself to Jack's double John), loathes [[Jerkass|Jack]], and only helps him reluctantly, because ''his'' spirit guide threatens to peck out his eyes if he doesn't.
* The elves in ''[[Elf Quest]]'' are arguably modeled on native Americans and are literally magical. The elves are a varied bunch, and none of them are strict [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Fantasy Counterpart Cultures.]] The Sun Folk seem vaguely Native American (maybe Central American), and the Go Backs clearly show some Eskimo/Inuit traits. The Wolfriders seem a little more like European myths of forest-dwelling elves, and they're certainly drawn to look European. The Gliders are kind of unclassifiable.
* The elves in ''[[Elf Quest]]'' are arguably modeled on native Americans and are literally magical. The elves are a varied bunch, and none of them are strict [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Fantasy Counterpart Cultures.]] The Sun Folk seem vaguely Native American (maybe Central American), and the Go Backs clearly show some Eskimo/Inuit traits. The Wolfriders seem a little more like European myths of forest-dwelling elves, and they're certainly drawn to look European. The Gliders are kind of unclassifiable.
* Played with in the initial ''[[Lucifer (Comic Book)|Lucifer]]'' miniseries, with the teenaged Rachel Begai. Half-Dineh (Navajo) and the granddaughter of a shaman, she's far from serene or wise. Indeed, she comes across as whiny, hostile and reckless, only accompanying Lucifer on a quest through the Dineh "four worlds" in hopes of getting back her brother whom she'd inadvertently killed. Nevertheless, thanks to her shamanic heritage she does possess a considerable degree of intuition which comes in handy on the quest ( {{spoiler|for Lucifer, not for her}}). Later in the series proper, Rachel, now in her twenties, reappears as a straighter example of the trope, having become her grandfather's apprentice and also matured a good deal.
* Played with in the initial ''[[Lucifer (Comic Book)|Lucifer]]'' miniseries, with the teenaged Rachel Begai. Half-Dineh (Navajo) and the granddaughter of a shaman, she's far from serene or wise. Indeed, she comes across as whiny, hostile and reckless, only accompanying Lucifer on a quest through the Dineh "four worlds" in hopes of getting back her brother whom she'd inadvertently killed. Nevertheless, thanks to her shamanic heritage she does possess a considerable degree of intuition which comes in handy on the quest ( {{spoiler|for Lucifer, not for her}}). Later in the series proper, Rachel, now in her twenties, reappears as a straighter example of the trope, having become her grandfather's apprentice and also matured a good deal.
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