History Main / MysticalWaif

%%* Nina from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''. Her backstory was so creepy that parts of it were [[{{Bowdlerise}} removed from the US version]].

** Rydia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' -- [[LastOfHisKind Last of the Summoners of Mist]]...
** Terra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' -- HalfHumanHybrid of an Esper (the summons). [[spoiler: Well...[[NiceJobBreakingItHero Thanks to the main character]]]].

* Raven/ Rachel Roth from ''Series/Titans2018'' hits most of important points of this trope. She is a teen girl with demonic magical power, appears in the main hero's life seeking his help, kicking a CallToAdventure, after some strange cult is trying to capture her. Her origins and powers drive the plot of Season 1, as her father is a interdimensional demon and wants to turn her into an ApocalypseMaiden. She also has the [[ReiAyanamiExpy unusual physical appearance]] that comes sometimes with this trope.

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* Ophis "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Infinite One]]" in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' is this. All she wanted was to kick [[TheRival Great Red]] out of the Dimension Gap and she became the PuppetKing of Chaos Brigade just to fulfill her wishes. [[spoiler: And then she joins Issei with most of her powers gone.]]

* ''LightNovel/ReZero'': Emilia is a mysterious girl in a white dress and is capable of using ice ([[spoiler:and eventually fire]]) magic. In Act 3, she is targeted by the Witch Cult, who intend to [[spoiler:revive Satella, the Witch of Envy, by having her possess Emilia's body]].

%%* Xelha from ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean''.

%%** Reala from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.

** Sophie in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. Mysterious, plot-relevant past? Check. NoSocialSkills? Check. Futuristic clothing? Check. Long lilac hair? Check. She's everything ''but'' [[LightningBruiser physically weak though]].
%%** Lithia from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'', who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.

** ''VideoGame/TalesOfArise'': Shionne is a Renan noblewoman, who is cursed with a "Curse of Thorns", that [[HarmfulToTouch inflicts pain]] on anyone who touches her, and is eventually revealed [[spoiler:to be a side effect of a piece of EldritchAbomination being sealed inside of her]]. Being a Renan, she sticks out like a sore thumb out of her Dahnan allies, and is initially ignorant to their plight of being oppressed by other Renans. Personality-wise shes unusual for the archetype due to being cold and abrasive, but [[DefrostingIceQueen it doesn't last]].

%%* Reala from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.
* Sophie in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. Mysterious, plot-relevant past? Check. NoSocialSkills? Check. Futuristic clothing? Check. Long lilac hair? Check. She's everything ''but'' [[LightningBruiser physically weak though]].
%%* Lithia from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'', who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.
%%* Grune from ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'', who spends most of the game as a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} with NoSocialSkills thanks to LaserGuidedAmnesia.

%%* Sera from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' and ''Digital Devil Saga 2''.

%%* Meredy from ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''.

%%* Richea from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'', who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.

* Avril from ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' hits almost every single criteria for this trope. Silver hair, serious expression, unfamiliarity with customs, amnesia, sought by the antagonists, good with magic (although this is customizable), and [[spoiler: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld]].

* Leeloo, the title character of ''Film/TheFifthElement'' is a human weapon created to stop the UltimateEvil who crash lands on the main protagonist's cab and they must find a way to save mankind.

* Yagami Hikari from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', the human lightbulb. Also an IllGirl, she is the only one to have a Crest (Light) that ''doesn't'' refer to an innate virtue or trait. The powers of this Crest usually manifest themselves in weird ways, and she has been shown as both 1) unusually self-sacrificing and 2) drawn to the Dark Ocean, because of her powers and walled-in emotional problems. She's also empathetic to the point of being borderline psychic, which sends her into two {{Heroic BSOD}}s in 02.

* Wendy from ''Manga/FairyTail'' has elements of this, including a MysteriousPast, bad guys wanting her (in the case of Brain), non-action status, bit of a DamselInDistress, purehearted and kind, and TheMedic.

* Sophie in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. Mysterious, plot-relevant past? Check. NoSocialSkills? Check. Futuristic clothing? Check. Lilac RapunzelHair? Check. She's everything ''but'' [[LightningBruiser physically weak though]].

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' has one for each generation, both of whom are [[SquishyWizard Shamans]]. The first generation has Deirdre, [[spoiler:a MacGuffinSuperPerson whom [[TheManBehindTheMan Manfroy]] ''needs'' to brainwash into marrying her half-brother, Arvis, in order to resurrect his master, Loptous, because she carried Loptyrian holy blood]]. The second generation, meanwhile, has Julia, [[spoiler:daughter of Deirdre and Arvis]]; she carries [[spoiler:Deirdre's major Naga holy blood, and as such is the only one beside Seliph capable of stopping Loptous]].

** The Shadow Cult is also targetting Lucas Light, an IllBoy who possesses unique connections with the mystical forces in the City. He is able to materialize objects from the fog, and is able to tame the elusive ghostly deer. When Dr. Barry tries to study his powers, it inadvertently cause a sleep plague among the populace.

* Anne in ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''. No wonder when you're a [[spoiler: CuteGhostGirl]] with heavy backstory, [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]], mysterious atmosphere, and crucial importance to the heroine's and the game's storyline.

%%* From the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' series:
%%** Ninian from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Blazing Blade]]'', and to a lesser degree [[RareMaleExample her brother Nils]].
%%** Micaiah from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]''. Partially subverted, Micaiah being the leader of her army and the first main character of the game.
%%*** Leanne too. Probably fits the trope a little closer.
%%** And Myrrh from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones The Sacred Stones]]''... and Fa from ''[[VideoGame/TheBindingBlade Binding Blade]]''... okay, ''Fire Emblem'' is really guilty of having nine year old {{Animorphism}} MysteriousWaif girls that are ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.
%%** The two Shaman of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Deirdre and Julia, also fit.
%%*** [[VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776 Thracia 776]]'' gives us [[spoiler: Manfroy's heiress and granddaughter]], Sara.
%%** Tiki, the young [[ScaledUp Manakete]] girl from the original ''VideoGame/{{FireEmblem|Akaneia}}'' and its remake, ''Shadow Dragon''. Also, Nagi, another female Manakete seems to be an older version of this trope.
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe'' has siblings Nils and Ninian in ''Blazing Sword'' and Sophia in ''Sword of Seals''. All three of them are [[spoiler: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld HalfHumanHybrids]], can sense the future and fit quite well story- and personality-wise. Furthermore, Nils and Ninian are strictly support units and are not able to attack or defend themselves (Sophia is a [[BlackMagic Shaman]] instead, but still falls under the SquishyWizard category. She also has a [[HealingHands healing touch]], but in game proper, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation it's only used once and off-screen and promptly forgotten afterwards]]). Also, both Ninian and Sophia are possible LoveInterests for TheHero of their respective game.
%%*** Tiki also appears in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', though here she is somewhat OlderAndWiser.

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** Myst from the fourth game plays with this. She's a mist wraith, whose unique power sets include healing and shapeshifting. However, her younger brother fills the role better, as he's the one kidnapped by the bad guys to be used to summon Qetesh. The mist wraith queen (Mist's mother) kidnaps [[TheProtagonist Boyle's]] dog and blackmails him into rescuing her son, and Mist serves as just another ally in the quest.

** The first one is Jacob, the player character's friend whom he helped create a portal into City of Shadows. Shortly after their arrival, Jacob is kidnapped by the Shadow Cult for purposes that has yet to be known.
** The Shadow Cult is also targetting Lucas Light, an IllBoy who seems to possess mysterious powers. Lucas has unique connections with the mystical forces in the City, such as the Ghostly Deer, and is able to use the fog's magic to create a {{doppelganger}} of himself. When Dr. Barry tries to study his powers, it inadvertently cause a sleep plague among the populace.

* Yui in ''Anime/SwordArtOnline'' is the textbook definition of this trope. A mysterious girl found wandering in the woods with no memory of how she got into the game, Asuna and Kirito quickly discover her secret powers when she confronts a power dungeon boss that downed both of them and take it out almost effortlessly.
* Hotaru Tomoe/Sailor Saturn from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' seems to have many characteristics of this trope. She is mysterious, ready for a self-sacrifice, and wears unusually dark clothes; she also has several mysterious powers even outside of her Sailor Senshi identity (although many of the other girls did too). Her situation is somewhat different, as there are [[EvilerThanThou three sides]] involved: Sailor Moon, who wants to save her; the Guardians of the Outer Solar System, who want to get rid of her as she poses a threat to the world; and the evil Death Busters, who want to destroy the world with her help. A couple seasons later, she joins the main cast, and her powers overlap somewhat with those of the WhiteMagicianGirl CoolBigSis, Sailor Pluto.

* Kisara of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', the white-haired and blue-eyed Egyptian and homeless, quiet, vaguely psychic, mysterious keeper of the spirit of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon who [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificed herself]] to protect the only person who ever showed her kindness, High Priest Seto...
* Vivio of ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', the main character's adopted 6-year old daughter who has differently colored eyes and was found trudging through the sewers while chained to a pair of cases containing [[MacGuffin Relics]]. She turns out to be [[spoiler: [[CloneJesus the clone of the Sankt Kaiser]], required by the BigBad to activate the [[KillSat Saint's Cradle]] and packing enough power to match Nanoha blow for blow]].
** Also, Ixpellia from ''AudioPlay/StrikersSoundStageX'', who has the power to invoke NightOfTheLivingMooks.
%%* Sheeta of ''Laputa: CastleInTheSky''.
%%* Melfina from ''Manga/OutlawStar''.
%%* C.C. from ''Anime/CodeGeass''. Personality wise she's more of a DeadpanSnarker, though, and can't be considered exactly naive.
%%** [[spoiler: Except when she loses her memory, then she fits the trope perfectly.]]

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample c* Nia Teppelin from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Chi from Manga/{{Chobits}} is an almost perfect example of this trope.
%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Asuna Kagurazaka from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. The only exception is that she is rather {{tsundere}}, but shows the canonical catatonic personality in flashbacks.
%%* Alvis Hamilton from ''Manga/LastExile'' epitomizes this trope in every way, as "the key to the [legendary ship] Exile."
* Yukina from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' appears young but, like her brother Hiei, is a demon and therefore may be much older than she appears. She is pure-hearted, kind, distant, naïve, and has blue (or, arguably, sea-green) hair. She is targeted by villains either for her gem-making powers (They come from her tears! Awwww!) or because the main characters care about her and she is no ActionGirl. She occasionally serves as [[TheMedic the group's healer]], due to her abilities in that field.

%%* Kagura Tennozou from ''Anime/SpeedGrapher''.
%%* The titular Eureka from ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', though, like Ms. Sune further up the list, she's quite the accomplished pilot.
%%* [[spoiler: Marie Parfasy]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. Subverted when she grows up into [[spoiler: DarkActionGirl Soma Peiris]].
%%* Anthy from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' fits this description quite well in her manga incarnation.

%%* Sulia Gaudeamus in the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' Motion Picture.
%%* Very rare male example: Kakyou Kuzuki from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}''.
%%* Neya from ''Anime/InfiniteRyvius''.
%%* Alice from ''Manga/KingOfThorn''.
%%* Cheza from Anime/WolfsRain
* Wendy from ''Manga/FairyTail'' has elements of this, including a MysteriousPast, bad guys wanting her (in the case of Brain), non-action status, bit of a DamselInDistress, purehearted and kind, and TheMedic.

%%* This is one of the standard fantasy plots ridiculed by ''Manga/YuruYuri'', with "the girl who fall from the sky".
* Ophis "[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Infinite One]]" in ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' is this. All she wanted was to kick [[TheRival Great Red]] out of the Dimension Gap and she became the PuppetKing of Chaos Brigade just to fulfill her wishes. [[spoiler: And then she joins Issei with most of her powers gone.]]
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': [[spoiler:Chisaki's "daughter" Eri]] is a particularly dark take on this, showing what can happen if the waif ends up in the hands of an enterprising villain. She's much younger than the rest of the cast (around elementary-school age), doesn't know much about the outside world, and has a ludicrously potent Quirk that can [[spoiler:reset anyone or anything to an earlier state]]. This apparently [[SemanticSuperpower works almost any way you'd like to interpret it]], which makes it both uniquely powerful and incredibly dangerous. She ended up in the bad guys' hands after accidentally [[spoiler:erasing her father from existence, just by touching him. A side-effect of her power is [[HealingFactor constant self-regeneration]], so the villain has been [[TheyWouldCutYouUp dissecting her repeatedly]] to make [[DePower Quirk-destroying bullets]] out of her flesh.]]

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Through a horrifying series of events, the mantle of [[BadassBookworm The Archive]], the repository of all knowledge (including all the memories of the past Archives), was passed on to a newborn baby. To be exact, it's passed down the maternal line; her grandmother died relatively young in a car accident, and her 17 year old mother died in childbirth ([[spoiler: and, in fact, chose to die, not wanting to bear the Archive and bitterly resenting her newborn daughter for having a life ahead of her free of the burden]]). We first meet the Archive - dubbed Ivy by Harry Dresden - when she's barely 7 years old. She's tiny, resembling a little china doll, initially emotionally distant, has a degree of precognitive ability (previous seers such as the Pythia were the Archive using her knowledge of the past to predict the future), and is terrifyingly powerful. As in, in her second appearance, she goes toe to toe with an even dozen Fallen Angels in a trap ''specifically designed'' to restrict her powers and prevent her from escaping, and were it not for [[spoiler: the gas]] she'd have got away clean, and the rest of the book has a lot to do with rescuing her. She's ''12.## When Dresden states that the White Council's assessment of her as being on par with [[PhysicalGod the Summer and Winter Ladies]] is a significant underestimate, he's not kidding.
* In Creator/TerryPratchett's ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Monstrous Regiment'', Wazzer Goom fits this trope, as the brutalised girl who becomes the spiritual channel for communications with the long-dead Duchess of Borogravia.

%%* ''VideoGame/{{Aveyond}} 3: Gates of Night'' - Stella.
* Fina from ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' practically defines this trope - she's a futuristically-dressed, kind, naive, shy girl with the highest magic attack and most potent healing abilities in the game, who is a descendant of one of the lost Ancient Civilizations and is doggedly pursued by [[TheEmpire the Valuan Empire]] (due to the fact that [[spoiler:every member of her race gets their life force from one of the Silver Moon Crystals, and the only other member of the race the BigBad has access to is TheDragon and is therefore not expendable]]) to the point that the game ''begins'' with botching the Valuans' first kidnapping attempt. The game revolves around her, in fact; the part of the game you spend neither helping her on her quest (which, to hammer the trope home, is to [[GottaCatchEmAll collect all]] of the [[MineralMacGuffin Moon Crystals]] to stop the villains from using them to destroy the world) nor trying to save her is about one dungeon long, and it's at the very start of the game between bringing her to your hometown and [[DoomedHometown the Valuans destroying it to get to her]]. Oh, and she's also one of the hero's two LoveInterests alongside the GirlNextDoor.
%%* Meredy from ''VideoGame/TalesOfEternia''.
%%* Grune from ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'', who spends most of the game as a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} with NoSocialSkills thanks to LaserGuidedAmnesia.
%%* Reala from ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.
%%* Richea from ''VideoGame/TalesOfHearts'', who is ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.

* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' is no stranger to this trope. Here are a few examples:
** Rydia from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' -- [[LastOfHisKind Last of the Summoners of Mist]]...
** Terra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' -- HalfHumanHybrid of an Esper (the summons). [[spoiler: Well...[[NiceJobBreakingItHero Thanks to the main character]]]].
** Aerith from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' -- [[LastOfHisKind Last of the Ancients]].
** [[spoiler:Ellone]] from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' - mysterious past, flowing robes, special powers desired by both sides.
** Garnet from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' -- [[LastOfHisKind One of only two remaining summoners]].

* Visas Marr from ''Franchise/{{Star Wars|Expanded Universe}}: VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic 2'', though older than the archetype, otherwise fits this: she is sole survivor of the destruction of her planet, her species (Miraluka) are blind normally but "see" using the Force, and she speaks in strange ways. [[spoiler:She can be sacrificed, if the player chooses to do so.]]
%%* Sera from ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' and ''Digital Devil Saga 2''.

* Isabella/Catleia from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin.'', though being from a strategy game she obviously doesn't have the RPG stats part of the trope, being instead a decent all-round CO with a GameBreaker CO power.

%%* ''VideoGame/ArcTheLad: Twilight of the Spirits'' plays this straight in Lillia, and also includes a somewhat bizarro version in the demon puppeteer Bebedora.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManLegends 2'' has Sera, who plays the part perfectly, until [[spoiler:after you collect the keys, when she takes over the ship and reveals herself to be the villain of the game.]]
%%* [[spoiler:Iris]] (Her name is the spoiler, not that she is a MysteriousWaif) of ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork 6''
%%* Luna, from ''VideoGame/LunarTheSilverStar''.
%%** The sequel, ''VideoGame/LunarEternalBlue'' has Lucia.
* Alouette from ''[[VideoGame/LaPucelle La Pucelle Tactics]]'' hits enough of the required traits to fit here. Although not the last of her kind, she is found with amnesia, is mostly good with magic (although, as with all Nippon Ichi games, you can customize her as you like), is self-sacrificing and [[spoiler: is the current Maiden of Light, even if she doesn't know it, which is a powerful position held only by one woman at a time and chosen directly by the Goddess.]]
* Avril from ''VideoGame/{{Wild ARMs 5}}'' hits almost every single criteria for this trope. Silver hair, serious expression, unfamiliarity with customs, amnesia, sought by the antagonists, good with magic (although this is customizable), and [[spoiler: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld]].
%%* Possibly Naminé from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.
%%** [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Xion]] may also count as an example.
%%* Sheba in ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' and ''VideoGame/GoldenSun: The Lost Age'', which is part of the reason why she's popular with the fandom. You know, for all the EpilepticTrees. Note, however, that unlike most examples of this trope, she's pretty snarky around people she's comfortable with.
%%* [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna]] fits the "mysterious" and "plot trinket" part, and she ''looks'' like a young girl, or more accurately a young demoness. Unlike the standard Mystical Waif, though, she is very, very snarky.
%%* Alicia from ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' fits many of the traits from this trope, but it's all evened out by the fact that she's also an incredibly badass ActionGirl.
%%* Rena Lanford from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' also fits here.
* ''VideoGame/{{Lufia}}'' herself (and her analogues in the other games). [[spoiler:She is kinda out-of-place in human society because she's actually a Sinistral, and the other Sinistrals want her to help them stay alive and do evil things, of course. She is also portrayed as cute, innocent, and a love interest of the hero, and of course, has lesser physical stats but uses magic well.]]
%%* Yorda from ''VideoGame/{{Ico}}''
* Subverted in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIII'' with Maia, who is a mysterious, solemn, white-haired maiden who washes up on the beach, has no recollection of her past, and gets abducted by a dragon on her and [[TheHero Rhys]]' wedding day. Turns out the dragon is her shapeshifted brother, her amnesia was entirely mundane, and there's nothing unusual about Maia herself except that she's a princess. She doesn't even use magic.
* Julius from ''VideoGame/SwordOfMana'' is a very rare example, seeing as he's male and an antagonist to boot. He's still the LastOfHisKind, exclusively uses magic, has a MysteriousPast, and is integral to the plot of the villain, who [[spoiler:[[TheVirus out-and-out]] [[HijackedByGanon hijacks his body]]]] eventually. His... uh, ''[[HoYay friend]]'' Dark Lord (the other main antagonist) seems to know exactly who and what he is and is implied to be sheltering him from the prejudice of the world while simultaneously [[MoralityChain keeping him from falling completely to evil]].
* Shana from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfDragoon'' reeks of this trope. First she gets kidnapped and put in jail, then she turns out to [[spoiler: be the moon child who will destroy the world.]] She exhibits the personality traits of this trope down to the letter.
%%* Linear from ''VideoGame/EvolutionWorlds''.
* Despite being male, Joshua from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' is a good example of this trope. [[spoiler: He randomly makes a pact with Neku, is arguably ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, and in a twist ending turns out to be the BigBad, who does a HeelFaceTurn [[TheUnfought after the final boss]].]]
* Sophie in ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces''. Mysterious, plot-relevant past? Check. NoSocialSkills? Check. Futuristic clothing? Check. Lilac RapunzelHair? Check. She's everything ''but'' [[LightningBruiser physically weak though]].
* Anne in ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''. No wonder when you're a [[spoiler: CuteGhostGirl]] with heavy backstory, [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]], mysterious atmosphere, and crucial importance to the heroine's and the game's storyline.
* ''VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing'' parodies this with the Quiet Healer, who often drops the Amulet of Plot Significance.
%%* Leanne from ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'' fits the trope plot-wise, but gameplay and personality-wise she's an ActionGirl.
%%* Similarly, Rose from the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series is both this and a LadyOfWar. Not to mention, while she has a kind heart, she's more aloof and cool than the standard.
%%* Wild Flower from ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire''. As if you couldn't tell just from the name.
* Rosalina, at least in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', with her tragic backstory and enigmatic nature. Her other appearances eventually avert this, revealing she's quite a bit more [[GlacierWaif resilient]] and [[NotSoAboveItAll playful]] than most examples.
* Kanna from ''VideoGame/ThreeTheHardWay'' She's a ReallySevenHundredYearsOld alchemist, who is secretive and enigmatic in personality, and seems to know the BigBad quite well. Gameplay-wise, she's a unique character with a relatively low physical ''and'' magical abilities, but can create and have access to alchemical weapons that can easily decimate Bosses. Despite being relatively useless in normal battles, one of the strongest party member actually remarks that they don't stand a chance against the BigBad without her.
* Elizabeth from ''VideoGame/BioshockInfinite'' fits this trop to a T: She had a sheltered upbringing (The only character she had a relationship with prior to the game start was a [[MechanicalMonster giant Bird-Man called Songbird]]); she is naive and tries to help the people of [[FloatingContinent Columbia]]; she has [[DimensionalTraveler mystical powers]]; is of huge interest to the antagonist due to her aforementioned powers (And to the protagonist [[spoiler:due to actually being his daughter]]) and gameplay-wise she fits the support role, giving you medkits, ammo, and salts. [[spoiler:She [[TookALevelInCynic takes a level in cynic]] after she is tortured by Comstock on an alternate timeline.]]
* ''VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe'' has siblings Nils and Ninian in ''Blazing Sword'' and Sophia in ''Sword of Seals''. All three of them are [[spoiler: ReallySevenHundredYearsOld HalfHumanHybrids]], can sense the future and fit quite well story- and personality-wise. Furthermore, Nils and Ninian are strictly support units and are not able to attack or defend themselves (Sophia is a [[BlackMagic Shaman]] instead, but still falls under the SquishyWizard category. She also has a [[HealingHands healing touch]], but in game proper, [[GameplayAndStorySegregation it's only used once and off-screen and promptly forgotten afterwards]]). Also, both Ninian and Sophia are possible LoveInterests for TheHero of their respective game.
* ''VideoGame/ChainsOfSatinav'' has Nuri the fairy. The villain needs her for his evil plan (which involves an artifact that can only be used by a fairy, and she's the only one around), and has been searching for her. [[CallToAdventure The main plot of the game gets into gear]] when the protagonist, Geron, finds himself duty-bound to flee his DoomedHometown with Nuri in order to protect her [[spoiler: even though, as his master explains to him [[MentorOccupationalHazard just before his death]], killing Nuri would stop the villain]]. She becomes Geron's {{Love Interest|s}} by the end as well. Being a fairy, Nuri has several magical abilities, though most of them cause her physical pain if she uses them. Dressed all in bright orange, and with feathers in her hair, she contrasts visually with most of the other characters in the game (who tend to wear neutral colors).

%%* Jonas of ''Webcomic/ThePhoenixRequiem'' is a rare male example.

* In many ways, Oasis from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' is what you'd get if you trained her as an assassin and {{Brainwashed}} her into having a {{Yandere}} style crush.

* Ciri from the ''Series/TheWitcher2019''. She is very important to Geralt's story, as he is prophesied to meet her , with decades before she is even born, and when she is actually born she becomes his child of surprise. To go further, she is a teen princess whose mysterious magical powers of unknown origins, whose home was invaded and destroyed, forcing her to run away and search for Geralt. What's even worse, it' s implied she is the reason why Nilfgaard invades Cintra and kills her family.

%%* The manga based on the VideoGame/GalaxyAngel gameverse gives Chitose a bit of this.

%% Administrivia/ZeroContextExample * Asuna Kagurazaka from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''. The only exception is that she is rather {{tsundere}}, but shows the canonical catatonic personality in flashbacks.
%%* Alvis Hamilton from ''LastExile'' epitomizes this trope in every way, as "the key to the [legendary ship] Exile."

%%** Ninian from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Blazing Sword]]'', and to a lesser degree [[RareMaleExample her brother Nils]].

%%** And Myrrh from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones The Sacred Stones]]''... and Fa from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemElibe Sword of Seals]]''... okay, ''Fire Emblem'' is really guilty of having nine year old {{Animorphism}} MysteriousWaif girls that are ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.
%%** The two Shaman of ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Genealogy of the Holy War]]'', Deirdre and Julia, also fit.
%%*** Thracia 776 gives us [[spoiler: Manfroy's heiress and granddaughter]], Sara.

%%*** Tiki also appears in VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening, though here she is somewhat OlderAndWiser.

%%* Aeon in ''MSSaga'' fits this trope to a T.

%%* Rena Lanford from ''Videogame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' also fits here.

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%%* Jonas of ''WebComic/ThePhoenixRequiem'' is a rare male example.

* ''Film/Bright'' has Tikka, a young elf found by two police officers in the middle of a gruesome crime scene. Though her being an elf isn't necessarily out-of-place (in this [[AlternateHistory timeline]], magical beings have always coexisted with humans), she is a Bright (i.e. a mage) and is hunted by her fellow renegade elves who wish to recover a wand she is guarding for their own nefarious means.

** Terra from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' -- HalfHumanHybrid of an Esper (the summons).[[NiceJobBreakingItHero thanks to the main character]].