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* '''Takes a [[CombatAndSupport support role]] in combat:''' A White Magician Girl's primary role in combat is performing [[TheMedic healing]] and/or [[StatusBuff support]] abilities, usually through WhiteMagic. As a result, they usually have relatively poor physical combat skills. Although classic for the look, their weapon is not always a MagicStaff; blunt objects like [[CarryABigStick maces, scepters, or hammers]] are common, as are [[GuysSmashGirlsShoot ranged weapons]], such as bows. In the ''very'' rare cases where she uses a bladed weapon, it's usually a knife or rapier ([[RoyalRapier the latter is common if she's also a princess]]) at ''largest''. ImprobableWeaponUser White Magician Girls are not unheard of, especially heart-shaped weapons. It's also not unknown for them to have [[TheRedMage some offensive magical capabilities]] as well, though not to the extent of a BlackMagicianGirl or LadyOfBlackMagic. One common exception is when battling the undead or demons, in which case she may possess some [[HolyBurnsEvil frighteningly powerful offensive spells that work]] [[ReviveKillsZombie only on those beings.]] In these cases, if she is [[GoodShepherd some manner of priestess]], then you can count on her wielding a HolyHandGrenade.

* '''Takes a [[CombatAndSupport support role]] in combat:''' A White Magician Girl's primary role in combat is performing [[TheMedic healing]] and/or [[StatusBuff support]] abilities, usually through WhiteMagic. As a result, they usually have relatively poor physical combat skills. Although classic for the look, their weapon is not always a MagicStaff; blunt objects like [[CarryABigStick maces, scepters]], or [[DropTheHammer hammers]] are common, as are [[GuysSmashGirlsShoot ranged weapons]], such as bows. In the ''very'' rare cases where she uses a bladed weapon, it's usually a knife or rapier ([[RoyalRapier the latter is common if she's also a princess]]) at ''largest''. ImprobableWeaponUser White Magician Girls are not unheard of, especially heart-shaped weapons. It's also not unknown for them to have [[TheRedMage some offensive magical capabilities]] as well, though not to the extent of a BlackMagicianGirl or LadyOfBlackMagic. One common exception is when battling the undead or demons, in which case she may possess some [[HolyBurnsEvil frighteningly powerful offensive spells that work]] [[ReviveKillsZombie only on those beings.]] In these cases, if she is [[GoodShepherd some manner of priestess]], then you can count on her wielding a HolyHandGrenade.

* '''GirlyGirl:''' The White Magician Girl is classically female and always feminine. {{Tomboy}}s, {{Sweet Polly Oliver}}s, and {{Bifauxnen}} need not apply (though a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak '''may''' be spotted once in a while). Their femininity will usually be emphasized in her character design with the use of long hair and overtly feminine clothing, such as dresses or robes. Male analogs, which are rare, will mimic the same gentle appearance, sometimes to the extent of wearing long robes and long hair (or perhaps a suitably pious hat).

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* ''{VideoGame/Majesty}'' has an entire class of them: Healers, the all-female devotees and worshippers of Agrela, goddess of life and water. They tend to eschew fighting in favor of supporting and healing other hero classes (particularly the slow-but-decently-armed Warriors), plant healing herbs around the map, and are startlingly hard to put down permanently since not only does their fully-upgraded temple allow the player to cast a resurrection spell on recently-fallen heroes, but they can resurrect themselves once for every level they gain – and since they gain XP by healing, they tend to level up very quickly. Their hair is the only not-quite-accurate aspect for this trope, as they all shave their heads.

* ''{VideoGame/Majesty}'' has an entire class of them: Healers, the all-female devotees and worshippers of Agrela, goddess of life and water. They tend to eschew fighting in favor of supporting and healing other hero classes (particularly the slow-but-decently-armed Warriors), plant healing herbs around the map, and are startlingly hard to put down permanently since not only does their fully-upgraded temple allow the player to cast a resurrection spell on recently-fallen heroes, but they can resurrect themselves once for every level they gain – and since they gain XP by healing, they tend to level up very quickly. Their hair is the only unusual aspect for this trope, as they all shave their heads.

* ''{VideoGame/Majesty}'' has an entire class of them: Healers, the all-female devotees and worshippers of Agrela, goddess of life and water. They tend to eschew fighting in favor of supporting and healing other hero classes (particularly the slow-but-decently-armed Warriors), plant healing herbs around the map, and are startlingly hard to put down permanently since not only does their fully-upgraded temple allow the player to cast a resurrection spell on recently-fallen heroes, but they can resurrect themselves once for every level they gain – and since they gain XP by healing, they tend to level up very quickly.

* Yaobikuni from ''[[VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}} Onmyōji]]'', who is a YamatoNadeshiko LadyOfWar, is the master of buffs and has PsychicPowers. At least she has two attack skills, unlike poor [[WhiteMage Seimei]] who only has one.

** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesKuroNoKiseki Calvard arc]] features Agnès Claudel, a kind-hearted and somewhat naive young woman, who fights with an orbal staff and learns several healing Crafts.

* ''Fanfic/LibraandGemini'': Vesa Krasniqi, the love interest of Fecto Elfilis, is revealed to be this.

* ''VideoGame/FullmetalAlchemistStrayRondo'': Corniche "Cony" Royce, [[CanonForeigner created specifically for the game]], is an alchemist who specializes in healing alchemy. She is a kind and a little naive young girl, who wields darts in combat. Given the source material, she is your only way to heal, outside of items and [[LevelUpFillUp level-ups]].
* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': Barbara is a deaconess with a sunny personality who aspires to use singing as a way of healing others. Also she literally wears a white dress, white stockings, and a white cap. She is also a support unit focused on healing with low damage output, althro with Ocean Hue artifact set or in a Hyperbloom team this can change.

* ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar'' has Jessica de Alkirk, a priestess who specializes in healing magic. However, she's more hot-headed than most examples, making her something of a proto-MamaBear and her weapon is a mace.

** Ange Serena from ''VideoGame/TalesOfInnocence'' is a [[GoodShepherd priestess]], famous for healing people for free with her supernatural abilities. She has the best healing artes in the party, including several party-wide ones, and her combat spells, while powerful, pale before magic of other party members. Her girliness, meanwhile, is underscored by her being in the party with two ([[UpdatedReRelease later three]]) {{Tomboy}}s. She's also unusual in that her melee moveset is lifted from the "Thief" class from ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheWorld Radiant Mythology]]'' games, including a VideoGameStealing arte and a [[DeviousDaggers knife]] for a weapon.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': Clad in white vestments with a hood and a skirt (aka. the White Church Set), Lily is a [[TheMedic cleric / healer]] who treats the wounded in the tents and uses healing spells to support the other Hunters during combat. Contrary to what her role would suggest, she is also adept at stabbing her foes with the [[BladeOnAStick Church Pick]], a bladed weapon, and setting TheHorde on fire. During the Rad Incursion, she is shown to be capable of switching between healing the heavy hitters and destroying her enemies (i.e., multitasking). Personality-wise, the former [[NobleProfession nun]] treats her allies with respect and tenderness.

** All these may be preceded by the White Mage of the original original ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Final Fantasy]]'',, an early example of the character design, to the extent any gender can be determined. Whilst all characters in the game have [[AmbiguousGender no explicit gender]], the White Mage is often assumed to be female due to their soft appearance. In the GBA and PSP remakes, the White Mage has mostly female names in contrast to the Fighter who has mostly male names.

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* ''LightNovel/GoblinSlayer'': Priestess is a caring and gentle young girl that specializes in healing and protective spells, wears white and gold, carries an ornate staff, as well as being [[TheHeart the moral core of the group]].
* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': Having been formerly a nun and devout Catholic, Asia Argento's sweet and compassionate to everyone, and her Sacred Gear is even called Twilight Healing. While she does learn some elemental magic later on, she's still mainly a healer.
* ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'': Aqua serves as the team's healer and has a powerful ability to eliminate undead. She also has the ability to purge corruption, which comes in handy when the team gets a quest to purify a lake. Unfortunately, Aqua has difficulty controlling her purification powers, which results in virtually any liquid she gets near turning into water.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':

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** The Princess of Moonbrooke in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'' is a very early RPG example, debuting all the way back in '87. While she may have set a (possibly) unfortunate trend for RPG females, she's still a vast improvement over the {{Distressed Damsel}}s that were so common at the time. [[UnbuiltTrope Ironically enough]], she's more of a RedMage than her successors since she learns the strongest attack spells in the game.

* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'': Lily. Clad in white vestments with a hood and a skirt (aka. the White Church Set), she is a [[TheMedic cleric / healer]] who treats the wounded in the tents and uses healing spells to support the other Hunters during combat. Contrary to what her role would suggest, she is also adept at stabbing her foes with the [[BladeOnAStick Church Pick]], a bladed weapon, and setting TheHorde on fire. During the Rad Incursion, she is shown to be capable of switching between healing the heavy hitters and destroying her enemies (i.e. multitasking). Personality-wise, the former [[NobleProfession nun]] treats her allies with respect and tenderness.

* ''Literature/AmaranthineSaga'': The titular heroine of ''Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox'' is an extremely gentle and compassionate person but she is a very powerful class of Reaver, known as a Beacon. Throughout the story, her abilities are solely used to nurture others, while she leaves the physical fighting up to others. She is eventually contrasted with Anna Starmark, a Beacon of similar power level, who is also a fierce warrior.

* Lily from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls''. Clad in white vestments with a hood and a skirt (aka. the White Church Set), she is a [[TheMedic cleric / healer]] who treats the wounded in the tents and uses healing spells to support the other Hunters during combat. Contrary to what her role would suggest, she is also adept at stabbing her foes with the [[BladeOnAStick Church Pick]], a bladed weapon, and setting TheHorde on fire. During the Rad Incursion, she is shown to be capable of switching between healing the heavy hitters and destroying her enemies (i.e. multitasking). Personality-wise, the former [[NobleProfession nun]] treats her allies with respect and tenderness.

* ''Film/{{Mythica}}:'' Teela, the priestess. Support character? Check. Healing magic? Check. Carries a staff? Check.

* In Creator/JJRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'', the titular heroine uses singing magic to perform all kind of effects, such like healing wounds, putting people to sleep, making her hair grow, weaving magic cloaks...and blowing fortresses apart. She is also wise, compassionate and very bold. It is justified, since her mother is an Ainu (essentially, an angel), and the Middle-Earth universe was sung into existence by the Ainur as told in ''Literature/TheSilmarillion''.