History WesternAnimation / Wizards

->''"They killed [[Film/FritzTheCat Fritz]]!"''

* TheMagicVersusTechnologyWar: The entire plot of the movie.
* TheLegionsOfHell: Blackwolf's generals were called up from Hell to lead his mutant armies into battle.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Both Elinore and Weehawk pull this off.

* HeyItsThatVoice: ''Wizards'' is narrated by [[Film/ForbiddenZone the Queen of the Sixth Dimension]], and one of the fairies is [[StarWars Luke Skywalker]].

''[[http://www.ralphbakshi.com/films.php?film=wizards Wizards]]'' is a 1977 animated science fiction film by Creator/RalphBakshi. It takes place in what is basically a StandardFantasySetting, except it's actually Earth way, way, waaaaay AfterTheEnd. It tells the story of a war between an army of nuclear mutants (former humans) and a coalition of humans and various fantasy races (who predated the existence of humans but only emerged from isolation after the catastrophe). Each group is led by one of the two titular Wizards, the brothers Blackwolf ([[BigBad the evil one]]) and Avatar ([[TheHero the good one]]). Can the swords and bows of the fantasy folk defend against the technology-based weapons -- and propaganda -- of the past?

* [[spoiler: WhyDontYouJustShootHim: A rare heroic example. Specifically, a rare heroic subversion. When Avatar meets Blackwolf, there is no big wizard duel. He just shoots him.]]

* {{Rotoscoping}}: In several scenes, particularly the climactic battle scene, footage from other (live-action) films is used, but painted over to create a {{Chiaroscuro}} effect. In some cases fantastic flourishes such as horns or glowing eyes were added.

''[[http://www.ralphbakshi.com/films.php?film=wizards Wizards]]'' is a 1977 animated science fiction film by Creator/RalphBakshi. It takes place in what is basically a StandardFantasySetting, except it's actually Earth way, way, waaaaay AfterTheEnd. It tells the story of a war between an army of nuclear mutants and a coalition of humans and various fantasy races - each group led by one of the two titular Wizards, the brothers Blackwolf ([[BigBad the evil one]]) and Avatar ([[TheHero the good one]]).

* ApocalypseHow: Class 3. Only a handful of humans survive an atomic war. The other humans have all mutated.
* {{Badass}}: [[http://www.ralphbakshi.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=9&pos=11 Necron 99]]/[[spoiler:Peace]], Weehawk
** To elaborate on both - Necron 99/[[spoiler:Peace]] takes on a ''tank''. Weehawk ''kicks a mutant's head off'' at one point.

* BigBad: Blackwolf

* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler: Rather than wasting time with an argument or an epic duel, Avatar (who, oddly, had made it clear earlier that he DoesntLikeGuns) simply shoots the BigBad as soon as he gets the opportunity.]]
** [[spoiler: He actually says "no matter what happens, I will die anyway" shortly before doing this. He was heartbroken by Elinore's betrayal, and lost faith in his own philosophy. That is, until AFTER the shooting... Anyway, you have to watch the film very carefully.]]

* EvilSorcerer: Blackwolf
* EyeScream: A couple of scenes most notably when Weehawk shoots an enemy soldier's camel in the eye with an arrow.
** It was Necron 99's mount that he shot, ''and'' it got better!
* {{Expy}}: Avatar for Vaughn Bode's Cheech Wizard, though he does do more magic than [[GroinAttack "The Time Distortion Trick"]]

* GoodIsNotNice: Avatar has spent his whole life doing good deeds and willingly puts himself in danger to help others; however, he also smokes, drinks and chases women.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Necron 99, one of Blackwolf's top assassins, joins Avatar's side early in the film, taking the name 'Peace'.]]

* LostAesop: Most people assume, probably due to the introduction at the beginning of the film, that the moral is ScienceIsBad. According to the commentary, it's actually a statement about propaganda.
** In fact, the good guys have no problems using technology (namely, guns) when they have to.

* NonIdenticalTwins: Avatar and Blackwolf
* NothingUpMySleeve: Avatar [[spoiler:shoots and kills Blackwolf with a Luger he had hidden up his sleeve that he had obtained off of a dead enemy.]]

* RockBeatsLaser: Averted. When the last few heroic survivors of the free nations get together an army and launch a desperate final strike against the enemy, knowing that they are the last hope to save the world...they are almost completely slaughtered by artillery, planes, tanks, and machine guns. If not for [[spoiler: Avatar shooting [[LoadBearingBoss Blackwolf]]]], they would have been exterminated to a man.
** In an earlier scene, it was established they got access to guns and were actually putting up a great fight. They only started to lose because Blackwolf activated the film-projector.

* TheLegionsOfHell: Blackwood's generals were called up from Hell to lead his mutant armies into battle.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We never found out what became of Blackwolf's wife and son. They are shown escaping from Scortch after [[spoiler: she prevents Weehawk from killing Elinore, whom he believe is a traitor]], but are never shown again.

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* Hammerspace: At one point Elinore is wearing a poncho over her stripperiffic outfit, and pulls a sword out from beneath it.

''[[http://www.ralphbakshi.com/films.php?film=wizards Wizards]]'' is a 1977 animated science fiction film by RalphBakshi. It takes place in what is basically a StandardFantasySetting, except it's actually Earth way, way, waaaaay AfterTheEnd. It tells the story of a war between an army of nuclear mutants and a coalition of humans and various fantasy races - each group led by one of the two titular Wizards, the brothers Blackwolf ([[BigBad the evil one]]) and Avatar ([[TheHero the good one]]).

* Rotoscoping: In several scenes, particularly the climactic battle scene, footage from other (live-action) films is used, but painted over to create a {{Chiaroscuro}} effect. In some cases fantastic flourishes such as horns or glowing eyes were added.

* PuttingOnTheReich: Blackwolf's regime rapidly turns into Nazi Germany [[RecycledInSPACE IN A FANTASY SETTING!]], complete with swastika banners, German uniforms, German weaponry, panzers, planes, and old propaganda films of Hitler. Blackwolf's official title is "fuhrer", and he calls the mutants "leaders of tomorrow" and the "Master Race."

** [[spoiler: He actually says "no matter what happens, I will die anyway" shortly before doing this. He was heartbroken by Eleonore's betrayal, and lost faith in his own philosophy. That is, until AFTER the shooting... Anyway, you have to watch the film very carefully.]]

* ApocalypseHow: Class 3. All but a handful of humans survive an atomic war. The other humans have all mutated.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Avatar and Eleanore both go barefoot throughout the movie; even when they end up on a glacier during a blizzard, Avatar conjures up a cloak for the nearly-naked Eleanore, but ''still no shoes'' for either of them!

* NothingUpMySleeve: Avatar [[spoiler:shoots and kills Blackwolf with a luger he had hidden up his sleeve that he had obtained off of a dead enemy.]]

* PuttingOnTheReich: Blackwolf's regime rapidly turns into Nazi Germany [[RecycledInSPACE IN A FANTASY SETTING!]], complete with swastika banners, German uniforms, German weaponry, Panzers, planes, and old propaganda films of Hitler. Blackwolf's official title is "fuhrer", and he calls the mutants "leaders of tomorrow" and the "Master Race."

* PuttingOnTheReich: Blackwolf's regime rapidly turns into Nazi Germany [[RecycledInSPACE IN A FANTASY SETTING!]], complete with swastika banners, German uniforms, German weaponry, Panzers, planes, and old propaganda films of Hitler.

* DeathByCameo: Continuing a running gag in Bakshi's work, he appears voicing a minor character who is almost immediately killed.

->''"They killed Fritz!"''