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Author: StyxD

Jul 3rd 2011 at 4:13:23 PM

Some examples:

[[AC:Mages are like Scientists]]
* In FullmetalAlchemist, understanding chemistry and laws of physics seems to be the only requirement for using alchemy.

[[AC:Mages are like Aristocrats]]
* In HarryPotter, the ability to use magic is hereditary and how pure someone's bloodline is seems to be a big deal for some wizards. It is however possible for magic to manifest in a non-wizard child (so called muggle-born).
* In {{Mistborn}} mages literally are aristocrats -- the noble families are noble because there's a chance an allomancer will be born in their bloodline, while it should be impossible for the slave race of skaa.

I'm not sure about this one, there may be not a lot of examples:

[[AC:Mages are like Mutants]]: Magic is acquired by being exposed to some kind of substance/energy. It may or may not cause any adverse effects to the mage's body. It may also overlap with [[AC:Mages are like Aristocrats]] if the mutation is passed down to offspring.
* In FinalFantasyVI that's how Magicite works, eventually granting Esper's spells to the person that holds it for a given time. Technically, the original Espers were created in a similar way, as they used to be normal people that were altered by being caught in a crossfire between [[JerkassGods The Warring Triad]].