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* '''Caring and compassionate:''' White Magician Girls have nurturing, motherly tendencies that tie-in with their feminine appearance and white magic. Very often they act as [[The Chick]] and [[The Heart]] of their party. Common personality types include being [[The Pollyana]], [[The Ingenue]], [[Proper Lady]], [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], or [[The Messiah]]. More rarely, they may be a [[Plucky Girl]]. White Magician Girls are never a straight [[Genki Girl]], [[Tomboy]], or [[Tsundere]] type, although mild tendencies are not disqualifiers.
While not a requirement, she is frequently the [[Love Interest]] of [[The Hero]], and will generally overlap with traditionally feminine fantasy archetypes such as the [[Rebellious Princess]] or [[Mystical Waif]]. It's not uncommon for them to be [[
See also [[The Medic]], [[White Mage]], [[The Heart]], and [[The Chick]]. This trope is ''almost'' the inverse of the [[Black Magician Girl]].
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== [[Video Games]] ==
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**** Ethlin's [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] qualifications are repeatedly explored, as she's essentially "cared for" her ''older'' brother and father since their mother died before getting married and being the voice of reason ([[Idiot Ball|usually]]) for her husband.
**** Aideen, like most of the female characters, has a bit of [[Plucky Girl]] in her, but she gets bonus femininity points for being the latter half of a [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]] pair with her [[Separated At Birth|long-lost]] [[Different As Night and Day|twin sister]] Briggid, a [[The Archer|Sniper]] who was [[Raised By Natives|adopted by a pirate chieftain]] [[Pirate Girl|and now serves as their leader]].
*** Diadora/[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Deidre]] might also qualify. She has [[Light
*** Also in the first generation, Claude is a male example. Though he does have combat capabilities upon arrival as he is already a promoted High Priest, he doesn't have any offensive magic upon his arrival and has some of the most powerful healing staves, and can only use the most basic spells while being the only one who can use the most powerful staff.
*** In the second generation, Aideen's daughter Rana/[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Lana]] is the primary one, filling the same role as her mother, although depending on who her father is she has the potential to become more of a [[Red Mage]] after promotion.
*** Julia/[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Yuria]], Diadora's daughter, is borderline. Much like Claude, she starts out with the capability to use offensive magic, but no offensive magic available for her to use. She's a bit better than her mother at holding her own in combat once she gets an offensive spellbook, but this can be attributed in large part to a spell that also heals ''herself'' upon a successful hit. And she's got the personality--like most, a [[Generation Xerox|carbon copy of her mother]].
*** Nanna is another one whose qualifications are borderline, and perhaps in some ways dependent on her heritage. She's a Troubador, which means [[Magic Knight|Sword and Staff]], but due to her mother's bloodline she's at the very least guaranteed to get a decent Strength growth, which could be very good with the right father. Her mother ''doesn't'' give Pursuit, however, so with a father that fails to remedy this in favor of focusing on other aspects, she could qualify, especially with her Charisma ability which causes her mere ''presence'' to give a 10% boost to accuracy and avoid to all units within a three-tile radius. (In particular, if Lex is her father, his ridiculous Defense and HP growths combined with the Elite ability for quicker leveling up and lack of Pursuit turns her into a [[Mighty Glacier]] [[Combat Medic]], able to deal decent damage if needed but more importantly able to ''take hits'' and stay near the front lines, healing and buffing the main fighters with Charisma.) Personality definitely fits.
*** Corple is a male example. Shows up late in the game at a low level and without any offensive abilities, but strong healing abilities (his mother also has the Blaggi bloodline, so he'll have a bonus to staff level). If Claude is his father, he'll be probably the best healer in the game.
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** 2) [[Star Ocean the Second Story (Video Game)|Rena Lanford]]'s primary combat role is healing and support, but she is a somewhat effective fist fighter and is a borderline [[Red Mage]].
** 3) [[Star Ocean Till the End of Time (Video Game)|Sophia Esteed]] is one of the [[Red Mage]] persuasion.
* Princess Peach in ''[[Super Mario RPG (Video Game)|Super Mario RPG]]'', though she wields [[Parasol of Pain|umbrellas]], [[Frying Pan of Doom|frying pans]], [[Paper Fan of Doom|fans]], and [[Armor
* MOMO from ''[[Xenosaga (Video Game)|Xenosaga]]'', who starts with a rod and in later games gets upgraded to an ether bow. Ultimately subverted in Episode III, where one of her two development paths turns her into an effective [[Break Meter|break attacker]].
* Elena of ''[[Grandia II]]'' is this. She wields a staff, does little in direct combat, has holy-themed magical powers, and is used mostly for healing spells. In fact, true to form, {{spoiler|she shares a body with a [[Dark Magical Girl]] in the form of the Wings of Valmar.}}
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== Web Comics ==
* White Mage in ''[[
* Lumi from ''[[Adventurers (Webcomic)|Adventurers]]'' parodies the typical relationship of [[White Magician Girl]] and Hero. However, she was also the last party member to be introduced, so she got far less screen time than most.
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