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{{trope}}
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''Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might," he admitted, "but a gentleman never could."''
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A staple in [[Gaslamp Fantasy]] and [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture
▲{{quote|''"Can a magician kill a man by magic?" Lord Wellington asked Strange.<br />
▲Strange frowned. He seemed to dislike the question. "I suppose a magician might," he admitted, "but a gentleman never could."''|''[[Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell]]''}}
▲A staple in [[Gaslamp Fantasy]] and [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Fantasy Counterpart Cultures]] with a Victorian-esque society, is the [[Gentleman Wizard]]. He is, essentially, an aristocratic [[Blue Blood]] who also happens to be some sort of magician, alchemist, wizard or what have you.
If his magic is something which is passed down through blood, then it's possible he's part of a [[The Magocracy|Magocracy]], but he's definitely part of a [[Magical Society]], probably with some interesting name that alludes to hermeticism or [[Greek Mythology]].
If his magic is learned however, then he tends to be close to a magical version of a [[Gentleman and
But even as a gentleman, such characters are usually considered to be quite strange and eccentric, even tricky and untrustworthy, no matter how polite their manner may appear to be. And as blue bloods, they might be quite proud and stuffy, looking down on the commoners and the muggles. If magic isn't particularly common then it's not unheard of for him to be [[The Hermit]] who lives in a [[Big Fancy House]] on a hill which he rarely comes out of, acting as something of an [[Urban Legend]] to the populace.
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This was the original persona of stage magicians when they first appeared in that era. They have since relaxed as the rest of society has, and now a magician in a suit is seen as old hat.
If he is British, he is most likely a [[Quintessential British Gentleman]]; if American, he might be a [[Southern Gentleman]]. Compare [[Gentleman and
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== Advertising ==
* The guy wearing the bowler hat with the huge umbrella from the Travellers Insurance commercials a few years ago. Dignified, prim and proper, helping people out using his magic as he comes across them.▼
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[
* England from ''[[
* Most of the original alchemists in ''[[Baccano
* In ''[[
▲* The guy wearing the bowler hat with the huge umbrella from the Travellers Insurance commercials a few years ago. Dignified, prim and proper, helping people out using his magic as he comes across them.
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* Roderick Burgess in ''[[
* [[Courtney Crumrin and
* [[Mandrake the Magician (Comic Strip)|Mandrake the Magician]] may have been a [[Trope Codifier]], as he was quite the gentleman and quite the mage.▼
* In the style of Mandrake, there's also Zatara, from [[DC Comics]] (best known now as the father of [[Zatanna]]).
* [[Doctor Strange]], overlapping with [[Gentleman and
== Literature ==
* Most of the magic-users in Mercedes Lackey's ''[[Elemental Masters]]'' series are this.
* Both the eponymous characters in ''[[Jonathan Strange
* The Chrestomanci are indisputably this in [[Diana Wynne Jones]]'s [[Chrestomanci]] series. Most wizards or magicians in her books follow this pattern.
** Howl from [[Diana Wynne Jones]]'s ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (
* Several characters in ''[[
* From ''[[Harry Potter (
** Dumbledore probably counts, especially when he was younger (and had a very stylish looking purple suit when he was visiting Riddle at the orphanage).
** Gilderoy Lockhart ''wants'' to be this trope.
** Lucius Malfoy probably was as well, at least until his social standing took a dive after Voldemort's return. In fact, a lot of wizards from the old pureblood families (or at least the rich ones) would probably fit this trope.
* Loric from the ''[[
* Dean Henry Fogg of ''[[The Magicians]]'' makes a deliberate effort to come across this way. One character notes that his speech is so proper, it's almost as though he regretted not having a British accent.
* DCI Nightingale from the ''[[Rivers of London]]'' series, he even has the silver tipped walking stick. And was born in [[Immortality|19th Century too]].
* In the [[Gaslamp Fantasy]] ''Magician's Ward'' by [[Patricia C. Wrede]], the protagonist is a young (female) magician who grew up on the mean streets, but has now been adopted by a
* Lord William Beauclerk in the book ''[[
* Several minor characters (including a couple of victims) in the ''[[
* The Wizard in the [[
* Averted with Uncle Andrew from ''[[The
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* Wizard Chandler aka "Steed" from ''[[
** The Merlin of the White Council is also one.
* Archchancellor Ridcully in ''[[
* Felix Harrowgate and other wizards in ''[[
== [[Live
* Giles could be said to borderline this on ''[[
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▲* [[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Castle Falkenstein]]'': Morrolon definitely counts; indeed, most male sorcerers in this setting do. Most female sorcerers manage to be the [[Distaff Counterpart|Lady Wizard]] instead.
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* John Wellington Wells, of J. W. Wells & Co a family firm, from [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''The Sorcerer''
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Don Kovak and Vec in ''[[
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[[Category:Always Male]]
[[Category:An Index of Ladies and Gentlemen]]
[[Category:Wizards and Witches]]
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