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A subtrope of [[Mysterious Waif]]. Stereotypical party member in many [[Role
Personality-wise, the Mystical Waif is usually pure-hearted and kind, although she can seem distant at times. She is also extremely naive about the world, and unfamiliar with even the most basic facets of the characters' lives. That is, she has [[No Social Skills]]
Sure signs you're dealing with a Mystical Waif are odd hair colors; weird (by the standards of the game world), often futuristic-themed clothing; magical powers; blank, serious facial expressions; lots of [[Visible Silence|ellipses]] in her speech; and an inordinate amount of attention from the villains. Even if it's blatantly obvious that she has some significant role in the villains' plans and/or something to hide, the other characters will often not press her on it.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Despite not being a video game character, Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' seems to have many characteristics of this trope. She is mysterious, ready for a self-sacrifice, and wears unusually dark clothes; she also has several mysterious powers even outside of her Sailor Senshi identity (although many of the other girls did too). Her situation is somewhat different, as there are [[Eviler Than Thou|three sides]] involved: Sailor Moon, who wants to save her; the Guardians of the Outer Solar System, who want to get rid of her as she poses a threat to the world; and the evil Death Busters, who want to destroy the world with her help. A couple seasons later, she joins the main cast, and her powers overlap somewhat with those of the [[White Magician Girl]] [[Cool Big Sis]], Sailor Pluto.
* Yagami Hikari from [[Digimon Adventure]] and [[Digimon Adventure 02]], the human lightbulb. Also an [[Ill Girl]], she is the only one to have a Crest (Light) that ''doesn't'' refer to an innate virtue or trait. The powers of this Crest usually manifest themselves in weird ways, and she has been shown as both 1) unusually self-sacrificing and 2) drawn to the Dark Ocean, because of her powers and walled-in emotional problems. She's also empathetic to the point of being borderline psychic, which sends her into two [[Heroic BSOD
* Reverie "Ren" Metherlence of ''[[Elemental Gelade]]'' is a mysterious and legendary weapon who is frequently rendered helpless and constantly protected by the main character.
* The manga based on the [[Galaxy Angel (video game)|Galaxy Angel]] gameverse gives Chitose a bit of this.
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* Alvis Hamilton from ''[[Last Exile]]'' epitomizes this trope in every way, as "the key to the [legendary ship] Exile."
* Yukina from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' appears young but, like her brother Hiei, is a demon and therefore may be much older than she appears. She is pure-hearted, kind, distant, naïve, and has blue (or, arguably, sea-green) hair. She is targeted by villains either for her gem-making powers (They come from her tears! Awwww!) or because the main characters care about her and she is no [[Action Girl]]. She occasionally serves as [[The Medic|the group's healer]], due to her abilities in that field.
* Lala Ru from ''[[Now and Then, Here and There]]''. Ironically, she is neither pure-hearted nor kind. In fact, {{spoiler|she hates all of humanity due to the utter HELL they put her through, and refuses to save the planet even though she has the power to do so}}. [[Heel Face Turn|Until later]], of course... but [[Tear Jerker|even then]], you [[Death Is a Sad Thing|wish]] she [[Bittersweet Ending|hadn't]].
* Kagura Tennozou from [[Speed Grapher]].
* The titular Eureka from ''[[Eureka Seven]]'', though, like Ms. Sune further up the list, she's quite the accomplished pilot.
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* Melissa in "Fortissima's Treasure Hunters". She was apparently encased in a large green crystal for several generations, is able to shoot fire from her fingers, speaks a backward language (literally! The words in her speech balloons are spelled in reverse), and her eyes glow when she sleeps. I'll wager that there's plenty more we haven't learned about her yet...
* In many ways, Oasis from ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' is what you'd get if you trained her as an assassin and [[Brainwashed]] her into having a [[Yandere]] style crush.
* Silvia at first in [https://web.archive.org/web/20171212154432/http://www.goldcoincomics.com/ Gold Coin Comics].
* [[Rumors of War]] has Occela, who fits most of the requirements for [[Mysterious Waif]] and
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