Mystical Waif: Difference between revisions

 

See also [[Waif Prophet]], [[Oracular Urchin]], [[Mysterious Waif Tan|Mysterious Waif-tan]].

 

== [[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.

* 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.

* Vivio of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', the main character's adopted 6-year old daughter who has [[Mismatched Eyes|differently colored eyes]] and was found trudging through the sewers while chained to a pair of cases containing [[MacGuffin|Relics]]. She turns out to be {{spoiler|[[Clone Jesus|the clone of the Sankt Kaiser]], required by the [[Big Bad]] to activate the [[Kill Sat|Saint's Cradle]] and packing enough power to match Nanoha blow for blow}}.

** Also, Ixpellia from [[All There in the Manual|the CD dramas]].

* 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.

* Anthy from [[Revolutionary Girl Utena]] fits this description quite well in her manga incarnation.

* Quon from ''[[Rah Xephon]]''.

* Fina from ''[[Skies of Arcadia (Video Game)|Skies of Arcadia]]'', despite being a fairly recent character, defines this trope to a "T", hitting almost all the major aspects. She dramatically subverts one part however; she's the least powerful attacker for 99% of the game, until her [[Empathy Pet]] is upgraded to his final form, which has the highest attack power of any weapon in the game.

* Meredy from ''[[Tales of Eternia (Video Game)|Tales of Eternia]]''.

* Reala from ''[[Tales of Destiny (Video Game)|Tales of Destiny]] 2''.

* Richea from ''[[Tales of Hearts (Video Game)|Tales of Hearts]]'', who is [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]].

** And Myrrh from ''[[Fire Emblem]]: The Sacred Stones''... and Fa from ''Sword of Seals''... okay, ''Fire Emblem'' is really guilty of having nine year old [[Animorphism]] [[Mysterious Waif]] girls that are [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]].

** The two Shaman of ''[[Fire Emblem]]: Genealogy of the Holy War'', Diadora and Yuria also fit.

* Garnet from ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'' -- [[Last of His Kind|One of only two remaining summoners]].

* Aerith from ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'' -- [[Last of His Kind|Last of the Ancients]].

** Played with: she has many 'mysterious waif' traits, but her backstory is revealed even before the main character's, and she refuses to be treated like a damsel in distress (even insists on accompanying the hero because it's too dangerous ''for him'' to travel alone).

* {{spoiler|Ellone}} from [[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]] - mysterious past, flowing robes, special powers desired by both sides.

** She's not a subversion of this trope, but she takes it in an [[Mama Bear|unusual]] direction. [[Mysterious Waif|MysteriousWaifs]] are not normally known for [[Playing With Fire]], [[Action Prologue|storming someone's beloved peasant village]], and being one of ''three'' [[Player Characters]] able to wield the heaviest weapons and armor in the game...

* Although she isn't playable, Zelda from the ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series often fits this trope in most other respects.

* Visas Marr from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[Knights of the Old Republic]] 2'', though older than the archetype, otherwise fits this: she is sole survivor of the destruction of her planet, her species (Miraluka) are blind normally but "see" using the Force, and she speaks in strange ways. {{spoiler|She can be sacrificed, if the player chooses to do so.}}

* ''[[Lufia]]'' herself (and her analogues in the other games). She {{spoiler|is kinda out-of-place in human society because she's actually a Sinistral, and the other Sinistrals want her to help them stay alive and do evil things, of course. She is also portrayed as cute, innocent, and a love interest of the hero, and of course, has lesser physical stats but uses magic well.}}

* Yorda from ''[[ICO (Video Game)|ICO]]''

* Julius from ''[[Sword of Mana]]'' is a very rare example, seeing as he's male (even if he [[Camp Gay|doesn't always]] [[Villainous Crossdresser|act it]]) and an antagonist to boot. He's still the [[Last of His Kind]], exclusively uses magic, has a [[Mysterious Past]], and is integral to the plot of the villain, who {{spoiler|[[The Virus|out-and-out]] [[Hijacked By Ganon|hijacks his body]]}} eventually. His... uh, ''[[Ho Yay|friend]]'' Dark Lord (the other main antagonist) seems to know exactly who and what he is and is implied to be sheltering him from the prejudice of the world while simultaneously [[Morality Chain|keeping him from falling completely to evil]].

** Thankfully, Julius doesn't have the stereotypical [[Mysterious Waif]] personality; he's a snarky, cheerful [[Yandere]] who ordinarily likes to spend his time picking on the heroes and being kept out of trouble by Dark Lord. {{spoiler|Once he becomes Vandole, his personality changes pretty drastically, though.}}