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[[File:mint.gif|link=Tales of Phantasia|frame|[[Actual Pacifist]], [[Healing Hands|healer]], [[Love Interest]], with a [[Simple Staff]].]]
 
The White Magician Girl is a [[Stock Character]] appearing in [[Fantasy]] Literature and [[Role -Playing Game]]s, acting as the party's resident healer, nurturer and source of feminine wisdom. While the other party members are slaughtering opponents, the White Magician Girl is taking care of their wounds with gentleness and compassion, and congratulating them after the battle with her brilliant smile. She is often included as a female protagonist because [[Guys Smash, Girls Shoot]] or as a [[Foil]] to a [[Acceptable Feminine Goals|less traditionally feminine]] [[Action Girl]]. She's basically the [[White Mage]] infused with [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness]].
 
There are three essential elements of the White Magician Girl:
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* The Princess of Moonbrooke in ''[[Dragon Quest II]]'' is the [[Ur Example]], debuting all the way back in '87. While she may have set a (possibly) unfortunate trend for RPG females, she's still a vast improvement over the [[Damsel in Distress|Distressed Damsels]] that were so common at the time.
* ''[[Wild ArmsARMs]]'':
** Cecelia from ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 1|Wild ARMs]]'', though arguably she is the main character, and eventually gets a full skillset.
** Yulie from ''[[Wild ArmsARMs 4]]'', who also hits the [[Mystical Waif]] trope.
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'':
** Rosa from ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' (also a [[Damsel in Distress]]) was almost a prototype for the breed, except her non-magical [[The Archer|archery]] was often a match for some melee characters. She could wield a staff as well, but her best weapons were bows and arrows.
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*** Priscilla, a Troubadour, is a sweet, kind-hearted girl. Her abilities are strictly support until she promotes to a Valkyrie, at which point she moves into [[Red Mage]] territory.
*** Ninian and Nils, the latter of which is a [[Rare Male Example]], are interesting examples. They both definitely fit the personality type and neither has any combat skills at all. Their abilities squeeze in under [[White Mage]] for being purely support related, either giving a unit a second turn or providing a status buff, rather than any heals. They get extra points for being a pair of [[Mystical Waif]]s. Ninian is even [[The Hero]]'s [[Love Interest]].
** ''[[Fire Emblem: theThe Sacred Stones|The Sacred Stones]]'':
*** Natasha, a Cleric who joins up early in the game. Lacks any offensive magic at first, is a [[Defector From Decadence]] who hails from the country whose leadership is the antagonists, and quickly manages to win a powerful hired sword to switch sides.
*** L'Arachel (Troubadour), who is a little more [[Tsundere]] than typical but still fits nicely into the trope.
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* Collette of ''[[Valkyria Chronicles II]]'' fits the personality to a T, and in her primary roles has only healing and support abilities. You can unlock an offensive class for her, but this is [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|non-canon in the story]].
* Fiona from ''[[Nostalgia]]'' is a [[Barrier Maiden]] version of this. With some holy magic mixed in with her predominantly healing and support skills, she often gets paired off with Eddie while [[Pair the Spares|Pad and Melody]] have a [[Slap Slap Kiss|more turbulent relationship]].
* Rosea in ''[[Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume]]'' seems at first like a ''very'' generic example of the type, contrasted with the sadomasochistic fire mage Lieselotte. However, each of them blames the other for the murder that got them both exiled. {{spoiler|In the neutral path, Lieselotte kills Rosea, speaking afterwards of how it was a fitting punishment for a murderer and a hypocrite. In the evil path, Rosea kills Lieselotte, sacrificing her innocence and becoming a fitting companion for your [[Villain Protagonist]]. In the good path, they both kill each other--and only in that path do you find out that neither of them committed the original murder!}}
* Wynne from ''[[Dragon Age]]'' is an rare ''elderly'' example of this archetype, being around ''sixty'' when she first meets the Warden. Once she joins the group she quickly falls into the role of the resident Healer, frequently is shown to offer kind words of wisdom to various characters and becomes the unofficial [[Team Mom]] of the group. Aside from [[Black Magician Girl|Morrigan]], its clear that ''no-one'' has a bad thing to say about her.
** Did we also mention she's also being kept alive by a [[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|Spirit of Faith]]?!
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