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The White Magician Girl is a [[Stock Character]] appearing in [[Fantasy]] Literature and [[Role Playing Game|Role Playing Games]], 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]].
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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 [[Everything's Better
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]] ==
* The Princess of Moonbrooke in ''[[
* ''[[Wild Arms]]'':
** Cecelia from ''[[Wild Arms 1
** Yulie from ''[[
* ''[[
** Rosa from ''[[
** Aeris/th from ''[[
** Garnet/Dagger from ''[[
** Yuna in ''[[
** In ''[[
** All these may be preceded by the White Mage of the original ''[[Final Fantasy I
* ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' often subverts the trope. Only the first and fourth games really play the trope straight with Nina, and even then ''IV'' gave her some offensive magic to let her qualify more as [[The Red Mage]].
* ''[[
** ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral
*** In the first generation, Ethlin (Troubador; capable of fighting but uses swords rather than magic and has a poor strength score) and Aideen (Cleric; lacks offensive capabilities completely before promoting) are the primary examples.
**** 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
*** Diadora/[[Spell My Name
*** 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
*** Julia/[[Spell My Name
*** 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.
*** Mana and Sharlow, the [[Expy|replacement characters]] for Rana and Corple respectively, also qualify.
** ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral
*** Safy is possibly the straightest example of all.
*** Nanna is probably a straighter example here than she is in ''Genealogy of the Holy War'', though she still has the ability to use swords.
*** Sara is another one who borders on [[Red Mage]] territory, but her Staff rank is much higher than her rank in any offensive magic type and she's the only unit capable of using the [[Taken for Granite|Stone]]-curing Kia Staff.
** ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe
*** Ellen (Cleric) is the straightest example. Clarine plays the role from a gameplay standpoint (Troubador) but lacks the personality (''highly'' [[Tsundere]], kind of a [[Rich Bitch]]), and Saul (Priest) could be a male example if not for his [[Handsome Lech]] tendencies.
*** Elphin the bard could be considered a male example. His role is strictly support (in gameplay, anyway; he also has plot relevance {{spoiler|as he's actually Prince Mildain of Etruria}}), and he's got the kindly personality that his female counterpart Lalum ([[Genki Girl]] Dancer) lacks.
*** Cecilia may also qualify. She shows up later in the game and as such is already capable of combat as well (Valkyrie), but she's got the personality and is probably best used for support.
** ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe
*** 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|Mystical Waifs]]. Ninian is even [[The Hero]]'s [[Love Interest]].
** ''[[Fire Emblem 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.
** ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius
*** Rhys is a [[Rare Male Example]], being a gentle healer without any attacks.
*** Laura is a shy, sweet girl healer.
*** Mist starts as one, but by the second game she's more of [[The Red Mage]] or a [[Combat Medic]].
** ''[[Fire Emblem Akaneia
*** Lena originally defined the archetype. Maria joins up later and serves a similar role.
* Carlie of ''[[World of Mana|Seiken Densetsu 3]]'', except she used a mace as her weapon. The actual staff-user of the game, Angela, has the personality and skill set of a [[Black Magician Girl]].
* ''[[
** [[Love Freak]] Flonne from the first ''[[
** After ''Disgaea 2'', [[Nippon Ichi]] games have any generic Healer unit. While the mentor system can be used to get healing magic from one person to another, the Healers are all female, and can wield staves (bows are useful too), and are always dressed in elegant dresses with long hair.
* Marle from ''[[
* Among its [[Loads and Loads of Characters|massive cast of playable characters]], ''[[
* ''[[Star Ocean]]'':
** 1) [[Star Ocean 1
** 2) [[Star Ocean the Second Story
** 3) [[Star Ocean Till the End of Time
* Princess Peach in ''[[
* MOMO from ''[[
* 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.}}
* Mint in ''[[
* Shana from ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]'', who wields a [[The Archer|bow]] and is also a [[Mysterious Waif]]. Unlike the other playable characters, her dragoon form has no offensive skills, only healing abilities. Miranda later gains the same skillset and weapon, but her personality is too assertive to quite fit.
* Fall-From-Grace in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'' has the femininity, the nurturing personality and is the only healer found in the game; she only has about one offensive spell and is firmly a support character.
* Collette of ''[[
* 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!}}
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== Web Comics ==
* White Mage in ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'', although her patience and nurturing tendencies are strained to the breaking point by Black Mage's antics.
* Lumi from ''[[
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