Archetype:Dark Magician

The archetype for the characters that possess or have traits of the Dark Magician. Dark version of Magician. Not to be confused with just Evil Sorcerer or Umbramancer. Opposite to Light Magician. Magical counterpart of Mad Scientist.

Also Called[]

Black/Dark Sorcery
Black/Dark Sorcerer/Sorceress
Black Magician
Black/Dark Mage/Witch/Warlock/Wizard
Dark Caster
Warlock

Capabilities[]

As an archetype, the dark magician is a sorcerer, a sorceress, witch or wizard, or even a supernatural being that represents or has studied the magic arts and is usually naturally gifted with dark magics, or learns them, or even just possesses dark magic-based powers and learns the mystic arts later. Usually, the magic they learn to use is the dark arts. These types of magicians are considered fairly powerful and in magical circles. Mostly, these types of sorcerers are always considered on the cusp of evil or neutral; however, on rare occasions, this is not always the case, and they can be somewhat good.

These types of sorcerers are not the same of umbramancer, as umbramancers are elemental sorcerers who conjure and manipulate darkness and shadows. However, it isn't uncommon for dark magicians have possessed some darkness-based powers as well.

Unlike truly evil sorcerers, dark magicians are not fully evil or simply just naturally possess dark magics. However, these types of black magic users can become evil sorcerers if they go to deep within the dark arts, loosing themselves within it at great cost. These mages have even been known to come back from the dark arts and in the white arts, abandoning their dark paths. Where truly evil sorcerers are completely unable to come back from the darkness and prefer to stay there.

Applications[]

Dark/Magic/Necro Power
- Magic Art
Magic (transcendent or almighty level; Varies)
- Dark Arts
- Spell Casting
Forbidden Knowledge (Near all)
- Alchemist
- Demonic Name/Subjugation
- Double-Edged Power (Knowledge at a price)
- Elementalist
- Mysticism
- Nature Forsaken
- Occultist
  - Voodoo (is abused by dark mages but isn’t considered dark magic)
- Spiritualist

Variations[]

Evil Sorcerer
- Necromancer

Associations[]

Magician
- Occultist
- Witch
- Wizard

Limitations[]

Light magicians
Humanity Retainment: Dark magicians still possess their humanity if they lose this due to the corrupting forces of their powers by learning even darker and eviler magics then they will become evil sorcerers.
Dark Heart (due to dark magic corruption)
- Apathy
Dark Soul or Soullessness (due to dark magic corruption)
Evil Sorcerers: Truly evil sorcerers can greatly harm, kill, or even something much worse towards dark magicians who don't do as they say or get in their way.
Higher Dark Arts.
- Corruption Magic
Malefic Force Manipulation
Dark Magic Degeneracy
White Arts is the perfect counter against these archetypes.

Example Characters[]

Also See: Black Mage, Lady of Black Magic and Dark Is Not Evil.

Anime/Cartoons[]

Noelle Silva (Black Clover)
Kim Minjun (The Dark Mage's Return to Enlistment)
Lunatic Magician (Delicious in Dungeon)
Zeref Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
Duston (Final Fantasy: Lost Stranger)
Klaus and Veruca Dumont (Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight)
Hayate Yagami (Lyrical Nanoha)
Evil-Lyn (Masters of the Universe: Revelation)
Orlox (The Real Ghostbusters)
Lina and Naga (Slayers)
Abigail Van Alstine/Necromancer (Tops Cow Comics)
Various Negative Magic Users (Winx Club)
Dark Magician (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Dark Magician Girl (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Dark Magician of Chaos (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Books/Literature[]

Trisana Chandler (Circle of Magic)

Comics[]

Evil Ernie (Chaos! Comics)
Teth Adam/Black Adam (DC Comics)
Arion (DC Comics)
Circe (DC Comics)
Enchantress (DC Comics)
Mordru (DC Comics)
Raven (DC Comics)
Zatanna Zatara (DC Comics)
John Constantine (DC Comics/Vertigo)
Albert "Al" Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
Victor von Doom/Doctor Doom (Marvel Comics)
Dormammu (Marvel Comics)
Selene Gallio (Marvel Comics)
Agatha Harkness (Marvel Comics)
Kushala (Marvel Comics)
Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
Nico Minoru/Sister Grimm (Marvel Comics)
Baron Karl Mordo (Marvel Comics)
Madelyne Pryor/Gobin Queen (Marvel Comics)
Illyana Rasputin/Magik (Marvel Comics)

Folklore/Mythology[]

Mordred (Arthurian Legends)

Live Television/Movies[]

Morgana (BBC Merlin)
Morgause (BBC Merlin)
Nimueh (BBC Merlin)
Witches and Warlocks of the Church of Midnight (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer); from dark, to evil, then to good and of the light.
Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Yennifer (The Witcher)
Elizabeth Woodville (The White Queen)

Video Games[]

Imoen (Baldur's Gate)
Princess of Moonbroke (Dragon Quest II)
The Sorceress (Diablo II)
Black Mages (The Elder Scrolls)
Dark Elf Warlocks (Heroes of Might and Magic V)
Bralsa Andaren (Oblivion)
Destruction Warlocks (World of Warcraft)
Black Mages (Final Fantasy XIV)