History Main / DoesNotLikeMagic

Compare MagicIsEvil (the magic hater may consider it to be), AntiMagicalFaction (where a whole society feels this way), BanOnMagic, and ObsessivelyNormal (a particularly potent motivation for this trope).

* Fflewddur Fflam of ''Literature/PrydainChronicles'' regularly complains about the dangers of magic and every time the protagonists find some artifact, he tries to convince them to throw it away.

** The Phantom Blot is even worse, since he wants to destroy magic and magic users.[[FreudianExcuse This is because]][[spoiler: Magica de Spell destroyed his village and family, causing him to hate all magic, whether it's good or evil.]]

** Ironically, unlike many examples of this trope, he quite likes ''wizards''. This is because they keep themselves to themselves and even when they cause trouble, it's not trouble that makes him fill out any paperwork. Wizards are actually known for [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything doing as ''little'' magic as possible]], so that's another part of it.

** The Nords, a ProudWarriorRace of HornyVikings, as a rule of thumb, have an inherent distrust of magic and those who practice it. Though they will make an exception for practitioners of Restoration magic (since more healers is always good), Enchanting (using magic to make weapons and armor more useful), and the [[MakeMeWannaShout Thu'um]] ([[LanguageOfMagic The Magic of the Voice]], of which early Nords were the first human practitioners). Nords who choose to pursue magical interests are often ''disowned'' by their families. However, it is revealed in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' that this is true only for the ''modern'' Nords. Ancient Nords considered magic to be "the Clever Craft" and held magic users in high regard. Several ancient Nord heroes used magic to supplement their formidable combat skills, making them {{Magic Knight}}s. Countless wars against the various WitchSpecies [[OurElvesAreBetter races of Mer (Elves)]] soured the Nords to magic over time, and more recent events, such as the collapse of much of the city of Winterhold being blamed on the local [[WizardingSchool College of Winterhold]], have only made things worse. In fact, the College questline [[spoiler:involves an ArtifactOfDoom which nearly destroys the entire ''world'']]. Despite this, most of the Jarls of Skyrim still retain the services of [[CourtMage Court Wizards]] who advise them in matters of magic, though they are still [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect rather disrespected]]. Another example of the difference between the ancient and modern Nords views toward magic can be seen in their treatment of Jhunal, the old Nordic aspect of the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Aedric Divine]] Julianos. Jhunal was the god of mathematics and language to the ancient Nords, and (as both Jhunal and Julianos) has an association with magic. As time passed, however, Jhunal had a "falling out" with the other gods of the Nordic pantheon and is no longer present in modern Nordic religious tradition.

* Franchise/{{Batman}} fits this trope to a T... but he somehow [[MageKiller beats the crap out of every magical villain ever]].

** Murphy claims that when Harry stops being his [[TallDarkAndSnarky snarky]], {{Adorkable}} self, he becomes an icon of fearsome power, so much that even she's afraid, and she's covering his back. She understands exactly why muggles would want to kill off wizards.

* After seeing too many spells backfire or just fail altogether, Connor from ''Series/{{Angel}}'' develops this attitude.

Common in magical settings among {{Church Militant}}s. Standard for the AntiMagicalFaction.

Compare MagicIsEvil (the magic hater may consider it to be), AntimagicalFaction (where a whole society feels this way), BanOnMagic and ObsessivelyNormal (a particularly potent motivation for this trope).

!!Examples

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': [[spoiler:Lennon]] wishes magic would disappear from the world and believes that some people can only use magic to cause misery. This causes Sheila to angrily tell him not to treat magic with contempt. He gets over his hatred of magic thanks to Arusu's influence, though.

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': [[spoiler:Despite all the magical things around him (such as his half-warlock heritage, his summoning of and interactions with Arusu through visions, and his living wooden puppets), Lennon makes it clear to Arusu and her friends that he hates magic as something that only makes people unhappy; this not only implies that he's a BoomerangBigot but also causes Sheila to angrily tell him not to treat magic with contempt. He gets over his prejudice thanks to Arusu's influence, though.]]

* ''Film/CastADeadlySpell''. Phillip Lovecraft refuses to use any kind of magic, even though everyone else does. This is repeatedly commented on by other characters. Although, it seems to work according to ''Disney's The Princess and the Frog'' type rules-that is, [[DealWithTheDevil peicemeal bargans with demons that whittle away at the magician's soul until there's nothing left,]] so Phil's smarter than the average bear for not doing that.

** The Redguards, another ProudWarriorRace made up of ScaryBlackMan [[MasterSwordsman Master Swordsmen]], likewise have a similar dislike of magic users. According to lore, the Redguards believe that magic is for the weak and the wicked and their children are taught cautionary stories of men who [[YourSoulIsMine steal souls]] and tamper with minds. Necromancy is especially frowned upon, as the Redguards' religion leaves their warriors forbidden to raise arms against the honored dead; there is a specialized society dedicated to fighting the undead, but they are shunned despite the necessity of their role and mostly wander the Alik'r desert as exiles. Any warrior who uses magic is considered not a ''true'' warrior in Redguard culture. The one exception is for Destruction magic, which isn't believed to have the nastier effects of other schools of magic and because [[NoKillLikeOverkill dealing more damage]] is always appreciated in Redguard culture. Like the Nords, they have some historical justification for it as well. Their ancestors fought a devastating war in their ancient homeland of Yokuda against the magically inclined Sinistral Mer (aka [[TheSouthpaw the Left-Handed Elves)]] in which the ancient Yokudans [[FinalSolution drove them to extinction]]. It was so bad that even modern Redguards [[UnPerson refuse to speak of them to this day]]. Upon migrating to Tamriel, the Redguards have often found themselves in conflict with the neighboring [[WitchSpecies magically-inclined]] [[UnevenHybrid Bretons]] of High Rock as well.

** Sera from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition''; partly because she sees mages as natural elites, partly because she's just plain scared of anything Fade-related. When Dorian points out that her fighting style involves magic elixirs, she retorts that they come out of bottles and have no risk of DemonicPossession. [[spoiler: If she ends up in the Fade during the Warden arc, she has something close to a panic attack.]]

* ''Film/CastADeadlySpell''. Phillip Lovecraft refuses to use any kind of magic, even though everyone else does. This is repeatedly commented on by other characters. Although, it seems to work according to ''Disney's The Princess and the Frog'' type rules-that is, [[DealWithTheDevil peicemeal bargans with demons that whittle away at the magician's soul until there's nothing left.]]

* ''Film/CastADeadlySpell''. Phillip Lovecraft refuses to use any kind of magic, even though everyone else does. This is repeatedly commented on by other characters.

* Princess Bubblegum from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is very anti-magic. She fully believes all magic [[ClarkesThirdLaw is science that is not understood yet]] and vents this belief each time it is brought up, even when just acknowledging magic would have gotten her, Finn and Jake free from prison.

* Kokonoe of ''Videogame/BlazBlue'' has low opinions on magic (including the MagiTek of the setting), believing that science is superior. And she is a renowned scientist of Sector Seven, who held the belief that as long as magic isn't properly understood (by science), people will be at the mercy of mages. Ironically, Kokonoe was the daughter of Nine, one of the ten greatest sorcerers in the world (called the Ten Sages), and also inherits her magic potential.

* Kokonoe of ''Videogame/BlazBlue'' has low opinions on magic (including the MagiTek of the setting), believing that science is superior. And she is a renowned scientist of Sector Seven, who held the belief that [[MagicVsScience as long as magic isn't properly understood (by science), people will be at the mercy of mages]]. Ironically, Kokonoe was the daughter of Nine, one of the ten greatest sorcerers in the world (called the Ten Sages), and also inherits her magic potential.

* Princess Bubblegum from ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is very anti-magic. She fully believes all magic is is science that is not understood yet and vents this belief each time it is brought up, even when just acknowledging magic would have gotten her, Finn and Jake free from prison.

* [[GoodParents Greg]] from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is notably uncomfortable whenever magic occurs, and apparently [[TheLostLenore his magical wife Rose Quartz]] advised him to not get involved in it. Of course, since [[CheerfulChild his son]] is ''also'' magic, he gets drawn in one way or another.

** ''Warhammer'''s Dwarfs have a deep distrust of magic, purportedly because they're sensible about [[MagicIsEvil the dangers it poses]], though the fact that the High Elves are some of the greatest spellcasters in the setting [[ElvesVersusDwarves probably doesn't help.]] This doesn't mean that Dwarfs don't use magic, and indeed they've produced some of the most potent magical artifacts in the game - instead the Dwarfs prefer to capture magic in runes of power rather let it "float about all willy-nilly where it could do no end of harm." They don't have wizards as such, but Runesmiths with a smaller repertoire of magical effects, but no chance of dangerous miscasts.

** [[ComicBook/BeastMarvelComics Hank McCoy]], too. The ''X-Men: Endangered Species'' short series is about him trying - [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption and failing]] - to to understand the way ComicBook/{{Scarlet Witch}}'s "no more mutants" spell works and revert it. He even goes on a rant about how, for all the weird magic stuff he found, he always hoped SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic was in effect. That the effect of said spell was the mutant population being reduced to 198 doesn't hurt his case.

** Another interpretation was that Doctor Thirteen's disbelief in magic is so strong that he causes magic around him to not work so well. Heck, he even dated Zatanna for a while, assuming she was just an extraordinarily talented