Curated playlist
Fictional characters who use magic
- She-RaFor the honor of Grayskull, I am She-Ra. Those words, spoken to a sword, turn a soldier named Adora into the superheroine of the Masters of the Universe franchise. She-Ra began as a toy line and a minicomic. She then became the star of two…
- MorgothMorgoth Bauglir began as Melkor, the mightiest of the godlike Valar, and ended as the Dark Enemy of Tolkien's legendarium. That mythic epic reached readers in parts, as The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, Beren and Lúthien, and The…
- MagikMagik, born Illyana Nikolaievna Rasputina, appeared for the first time in the pages of Giant-Size X-Men #1 in May 1975. Writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum created her. For the next eight years, almost nobody noticed. She turned up now…
- GlorfindelGlorfindel dies killing a Balrog in one Tolkien story, then appears alive in The Lord of the Rings.
- He-ManHe-Man, the muscle-bound hero of the Masters of the Universe franchise, changes from a prince into a champion with one spoken oath. Prince Adam raises his Power Sword and declares, "By the power of Grayskull..." Then comes the second half…
- Donald DuckDonald Duck was listed as a federal employee at $99,999 as late as 1978.
- Elric of MelnibonéElric of Melniboné is a fantasy hero whose sword feeds on souls.
- Kratos (God of War)Kratos, the scarred, ash-white Spartan at the center of Santa Monica Studio's God of War series, began as a set of rough drawings on restaurant napkins. Charlie Wen had forgotten his sketchbook, so he drew on whatever the table offered.…
- Ra's al GhulRa's al Ghul, the DC Comics supervillain best known as Batman's immortal rival, once admitted that he could not keep track of his own age. In Azrael #6, from July 1995 and written by Dennis O'Neil, he tells the young hero Jean-Paul Valley:…
- Hatsune MikuHatsune Miku is a sixteen-year-old with long turquoise twintails, and she is also a piece of singing software. Crypton Future Media sells her as the mascot of a voicebank. A musician types in lyrics and a melody, and hears her voice sing…