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[[caption-width-right:349: Its birth certificate says: "AWizardDidIt".]]

* ''Film/{{Ted}}'': Ted was just a normal teddy bear whose owner wished for him to come to life with Creator/SethMacFarlane's most overused character voice. Unfortunately for everyone involved, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome happens.

* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' establishes that in Star Wars canon Anakin Skywalker[=/=]Darth Vader was born from a {{truly single|Parent}} mother impregnated by the Force. (According to the non-canon ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'', this was due to Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious monkeying around with midi-chlorians.)

* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' establishes that in Star Wars canon Anakin Skywalker[=/=]Darth Vader was born from a {{truly single|Parent}} mother impregnated by the Force. (According to the non-canon ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'', this was due to Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious monkeying around with midi-chlorians).

* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' establishes that Anakin Skywalker[=/=]Darth Vader was born from a {{truly single|Parent}} mother impregnated by the Force (due to Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious monkeying around with midi-chlorians, according to the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'').

* Roger the homunculus in ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}'' was an inert, man-shaped mass of herbs and horsedung that had lain still for hundreds of years. Then when Liz Sherman came close, he suddenly absorbed her pyrokinetic powers, granting him life at the expense of her own (she didn't want the powers, but it turns out they were too big a part of her, leaving her a SoullessShell). Later he gave it back but was given the means to remain "alive".
* Famed RealityWarper the ComicBook/ScarletWitch married her fellow Avenger, the Vision. Despite his being a [[{{Robot}} synthezoid]] with BarbieDollAnatomy, she still wanted children. She wanted this badly enough, she somehow managed to pluck two shards of a recently discorporated Mephisto from the aether and give herself a MysticalPregnancy. It did [[RealityWarpingIsNotAToy not end well]] for her or her thoughtsprog. But then they got better after Wanda went crazy and rebooted reality a few times, retroactively reincarnating her sons into Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd, aka Wiccan and Speed.
* [[ComicBook/YoungAvengers Wiccan]] (Billy Kaplan) inherited the ComicBook/ScarletWitch's [[RealityWarper power set]]. Kid Loki tormented his boyfriend, Teddy Altman aka Hulkling, with the idea that Billy may have magic(k)ed Teddy himself into existence. As Teddy was a blond, buff, green-skinned shapeshifting alien heir and son of one of Earth's Greatest Heroes and a Skrull princess, Loki mused how unlikely his very existence was, even if he was ''"a very lovely daydream"''. Without having a way to truly determine if Wiccan had inadvertently wished Hulkling to exist and be his perfect boyfriend, Hulkling decided that it didn't matter, because he loved Wiccan either way.
* For most of Franchise/WonderWoman's history, her origin has been that her body was [[{{Golem}} sculpted from clay]], which Aphrodite breathed life into. This was discarded in favor of Zeus putting his dick in yet-another-thing for the [[ComicBook/WonderWoman2011 New 52]], in the process removing [[ComicBook/WonderGirl Cassie]]'s status as one of Zeus' bastards while giving it to Diana. ''ComicBook/WonderWomanRebirth'' went back to the fatherless birth concept for Diana.

* ''Fanfic/IWokeUpAsADungeonNowWhat'': The mana dungeons release is aligned to match its minions, and very occasionally that mana will cause the spontaneous creation of a creature matching that minion type on the surface (so for example, a dungeon with a lot of pixie minions will see the occasional pixie appear on the surface near the dungeon). Unlike dungeon minions, these spontaneous creatures are fully real once created, not tied to their parent dungeon and able to further reproduce on their own.
* According to Uncle, in the world of the ''Fanfic/JWITCHSeries'', beings like the Demon Sorcerers don't have parents in the normal sense, instead being formed of evil energies given flesh to maintain [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil cosmic balance]], and thus have no need for procreation. This makes him rather skeptical of Drago's claim to be Shendu's son.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' had Olaf and Marshmallow spontaneously come alive after being formed by Elsa's magic. (Evidently all she has to do is make a vaguely humanoid form and it'll [[WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman develop consciousness]].)
** In "WesternAnimation/FrozenFever", it requires even less effort; all she has to do is ''sneeze'' and a bunch of mini-snowmen spawn.

* Film/{{Ted}} was just a normal teddy bear whose owner wished for him to come to life with Creator/SethMacFarlane's most overused character voice. Unfortunately for everyone involved, SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome happens.

* The ur-viles and waynhim from ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'' are two races (or perhaps two branches of the same race, if the distinction matters at all) of living creatures given life by the strange powers of [[OurLichesAreDifferent the Demondim]]. The ur-viles are generally presented as a creepy and sinister race, while the waynhim are [[DefectorFromDecadence defectors from decadence]] and allies of humanity, but it should be noted both run on BlueAndOrangeMorality due to their artificial nature and are [[spoiler: normally]] cordial with each other despite being on opposite sides of the good/evil divide. The ur-viles retain the knowledge of how to make more of their kind and regularly use it to create offspring who are sometimes ur-viles and sometimes waynhim (and, sometimes, stranger things); the waynhim either can't or won't do this.
* Madame Tarsa's LivingToys in ''Literature/TheCrewOfTheCopperColoredCupids'' are created through her magic — specifically, through "the Power of Creation" she possesses, making them truly alive rather than simply objects with enchantments on them. This is apparently a very rare and powerful ability, which Sebastian Steer covets; he tries and fails to replicate Tarsa's technique to give life to a toy clown, and ends up sacrificing [[SoulFragment part of his own soul]] for the process.
* The [[spoiler:Hunters]] of ''Literature/DanceoftheButterfly'' are this, seemingly born with their abilities. It just takes time and proper training to awaken and hone their special talents.
* {{Golem}}s in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are humanoids made of clay, who are given life by means of a ''chem'', a magical script, inserted into the head. At the time of ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the secret of making new ones is almost lost, known only to a dwindling band of priests of an obscure, dying, religion. But suddenly a new one arises. with an improperly written chem...
* ''Franchise/HarryPotter''
** The most obvious example of magically-generated consciousness is the Hogwarts Sorting Hat, after ''"the founders put some brains in [him]"'' via unspecified magic.
** Most 'common' magical items are not differentiated as being sentient, or merely enchanted to ''appear'' as such.

* Literature/{{Pinocchio}} is brought to life by being a puppet made of magical wood, or by a [[MakeAWish wish upon a star]], or other magical methods in nearly all incarnations.
* In the ''Literature/NightWatchSeries'', "Mirrors" are human-like beings who are spawned into existence by the [[SpiritWorld Twilight]] itself to kill or to DePower mages who threaten to upset the [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Light-Dark balance]], after which they return back to the Twilight. After one Mirror successfully neutralizes [[spoiler:Svetlana]] in ''Day Watch'', the main characters live in constant fear of another appearing, lest they fail to preserve the power balance.

* Rattle, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot bat eyeball spider]] from ''Literature/SkateTheThief'' was created by Belamy more or less on accident through magical experimentation. The wizard meant to create a being of living magic, but Rattle is what came out of his efforts.
-->Petre: "I know what [Belamy] was trying to do when he made Rattle, and it wasn’t … that.”

* ''Series/Merlin2008'': while he does have two biological parents, Merlin has elements of this from the start, being born with magical powers. The vast majority of other sorcerers have to study magic - though Merlin isn't entirely unique, as Morgana is also born with magic. [[note]] Given that Merlin's powers are directly stated to be related to his importance in restoring balance and magic to Albion, Morgana's own abilities could relate to her own destiny. [[/note]] On more than one occasion Merlin's noted and demonstrated to be not entirely human (he's [[spoiler: immortal]], for a start), and the timing of his birth suggests that even if he had two parents, magic meddled in his conception.
* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer''. [[spoiler: Buffy's sister Dawn is revealed to actually be a [[PureMagicBeing mystical being of living energy called The Key.]] She and everyone around her were given retroactive memories of her to hide her true nature. She was later transformed into a normal, organic, teenage girl.]]

* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' has [[OurGargoylesRock Galio]], who was originally created as a colossal, gargoyle-shaped bulwark designed to protect Demacia from invaders [[AntiMagic by eating their magic]], but this caused the unexpected side effect of him coming to life [[BigDamnHeroes to save the day himself]]. However, he returns to being dormant for decades, possibly centuries, only waking up again when great magic stirs nearby, where he's then more than happy to experience life [[BloodKnight and smash baddies]].
-->'''Galio''': They made me to stop magic, and yet I hate when it's gone.
* In ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series, according to official Imperial history, Reman Cyrodiil, the Dragonborn [[FounderOfTheKingdom founder of the Second Cyrodiilic Empire]], was born of the union of the spirit of Saint Alessia (the founder of the First Cyrodiilic Empire, in the form of the earth itself), Akatosh (the [[DragonsAreDivine draconic]] [[TopGod chief deity]] of the [[SaintlyChurch Eight (later Nine) Divines pantheon]]), and the petty King Hrol (who died as a result). Reman was found born atop a mound of mud the size of a small mountain near Sancre Tor (a fortress/tomb resting place for deceased emperors) with the [[OnlyTheChosenMayWield Amulet of Kings]], long since lost, in hand. ([[HistoricalHeroUpgrade There is evidence, however, that his "divine" origins were fabricated in order to legitimize his rule]].) The truth is likely lost to history (as well as buried under Imperial propaganda).

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Ellen was created by Elliot, [[GenderBender who had been turned into a girl at that point]], touching a giant enchanted diamond designed to remove any curse or magical effect cast onto someone -- literally, as in by extracting the curse in physical form. In this case, the effect of the gender-changing spell was externalized in the form of a female doppelgänger of Elliot.

* ''Website/SCPFoundation'': One of the effects observed to be caused by [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1987-j SCP-1987-J]] is that it can make people and creatures exist, apparently permanently, as most changes don't reverse when play ends. If no females (who could be turned into 18-year-olds, with a 68% chance of their clothing turning into G-string bikinis, lingerie or leather fetish gear) are present during testing, several may come into existence. Dragons, dinosaurs and female angels, along with other album cover cliches, also come to exist. Spontaneous pregnancies have also occurred, ''even in males.''
* Usidore the Blue, from ''[[Podcast/HelloFromTheMagicTavern Hello from the Magic Tavern]]'', came into the world fully formed as an adult. He was born of wind, fire, earth, and birds (and lightning and some frogs).
* In ''WebVideo/{{Aventures}}'', the [[OurOgresAreHungrier ogres]] are creatures born from the nightmares of children.

** Shin also created his {{familiar}} Icy by using water from his elemental body.

* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': Discussed during chapter 17, when [[HasTwoMommies Mel's parents]] finally tell her about [[ExtraParentConception the circumstances that lead to her birth.]] They had several theories, including the possibility that Mel may have been created by the same force that [[spoiler: [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/super-fetus fused her mothers together]], since they separated again [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/messing_with_me once Mel's umbilical cord was cut]]]].

* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Ellen was created by Elliot touching an giant enchanted diamond [[GenderBender while female]].

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' (and, ''maybe'', [[Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse the Expanded Universe]]) Anakin Skywalker ''might'' count. Darth Plagueis tried to create life through the Force, which resulted in Anakin being born from Shmi with no father. The question is whether this was the Force as a mystical, supernatural, and abstract energy/entity ... or if it was intelligent microscopic life forms that lived symbiotically inside the cells of all living things that rebelled against Plagueis.

* ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'': One of the effects observed to be caused by [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1987-j SCP-1987-J]] is that it can make people and creatures exist, apparently permanently, as most changes don't reverse when play ends. If no females (who could be turned into 18-year-olds, with a 68% chance of their clothing turning into G-string bikinis, lingerie or leather fetish gear) are present during testing, several may come into existence. Dragons, dinosaurs and female angels, along with other album cover cliches, also come to exist. Spontaneous pregnancies have also occurred, ''even in males.''

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Many wishes granted by the [[strike:Odd]] Godparents result in a character being magically generated

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. It's arguable how much magic vs. science is used in the creation of all the Candy Kingdom residents, especially when ChemistryCanDoAnything, but they are all largely described as beings of magic. However, it's later revealed that [[EmperorScientist Princess Bubblegum]] created the candy people through scientific means, but she herself [[spoiler: is the reincarnation of a Candy Elemental which makes her a magical being.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''. Many wishes granted by the [[strike:Odd]] Godparents result in a character being magically generated

* ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' establishes that Anakin Skywalker[=/=]DarthWiki/DarthVader was born from a {{truly single|Parent}} mother impregnated by the Force (due to Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious monkeying around with midi-chlorians, according to the ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/DarthPlagueis'').

CreatingLife has always been messy, so many stories have characters simply springing into existence thanks to a magical spell, a wish, or a divine HandWave.

Whereas {{Pure Magic Being}}s and those MadeOfMagic are obviously created via magic, a being that's born of magic is not necessarily ''composed'' of magic following their creation.

Related to {{Tulpa}}, which is a being created specifically by ''belief'' in them. Also see {{Golem}} and OurHomunculiAreDifferent.

Subtrope of CreatingLife. Compare to SpontaneousGeneration.

Often overlaps instances of IWishItWereReal, LoveImbuesLife, PygmalionPlot, CreationMyth / CreationStory, and supernatural flavors of MysticalPregnancy and OurPhlebotinumChild.

* {{Golems}} in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are humanoids made of clay, who are given life by means of a ''chem'', a magical script, inserted into the head. At the time of ''Literature/FeetOfClay'', the secret of making new ones is almost lost, known only to a dwindling band of priests of an obscure, dying, religion. But suddenly a new one arises. with an improperly written chem...

Whereas [[PureMagicBeing Pure Magic Beings]] and those MadeOfMagic are obviously created via magic, a BornOfMagic being is not necessarily ''comprised'' of magic following their creation.

* Monsters, animals, people, and even gods being created by magic is extremely prevalent in many (if not all) mythologies, whether by a deity, magician, devil, or otherwise.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSmurfs'': Smurfette was created by the evil wizard Gargamel as the first female Smurf to infiltrate their village. Later on in the show, Sassette was also created, in the same manner as Smurfette (but by the Smurflings and with a lesser amount of clay this time around).

* Film/{{Ted}} was just a normal teddy bear whose owner wished for him to come to life with Creator/SethMacFarlane's most overused character voice. Unfortunately for everyone involved, RealityEnsues.

->''"Twas Gryffindor who found the way,''
->''He whipped me off his head''
->''The founders put some brains in me''
->''So I could choose instead!"''

* In the ''Literature/NightWatch'' series, "Mirrors" are human-like beings who are spawned into existence by the [[SpiritWorld Twilight]] itself to kill or to DePower mages who threaten to upset the [[BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil Light-Dark balance]], after which they return back to the Twilight. After one Mirror successfully neutralizes [[spoiler:Svetlana]] in ''Day Watch'', the main characters live in constant fear of another appearing, lest they fail to preserve the power balance.

* {{Golems}} in the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' are humanoids made of clay, who are given life by means of a ''chem'', a magical script, inserted into the head. At the time of ''Discworld/FeetOfClay'', the secret of making new ones is almost lost, known only to a dwindling band of priests of an obscure, dying, religion. But suddenly a new one arises. with an improperly written chem...

* ''WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman's'' jolly, happy soul only came into existence after a [[Disney/{{Frozen}} vaguely humanoid-shaped lump of ice crystals]] was topped with an inexplicably magical top hat. (Though it's possible the consciousness already existed inside the hat, and only needed a sufficient vessel.)
* ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' had Olaf and Marshmallow spontaneously come alive after being formed by Elsa's magic. (Evidently all she has to do is make a vaguely humanoid form and it'll [[WesternAnimation/FrostyTheSnowman develop consciousness]].)
** In ''Disney/FrozenFever'', it requires even less effort; all she has to do is ''sneeze'' and a bunch of mini-snowmen spawn.