History Main / HealItWithWater

* In Myth/CelticMythology, Fionn mac Cumhaill offers to heal the mortally wounded Diarmuid by bringing him water cupped between his hands, but [[LoveTriangle in his jealousy]] "accidentally" [[RuleOfThree lets it slip twice, with Diarmuid dying before he can bring it a third time]].

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** The Hydrosophist ability governs [[MakingASplash water]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]] magic and includes a number of skills to restore HitPoints or remove {{Status Ailment}}s, such as Restoration, Healing Tears, and Cleanse Wounds.

* Healing magic in ''Franchise/{{Suikoden}}'' games tends to be the province of Water Runes.

* ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' allows the mechanic of adding 1% health for drinking water, up to 9%. This is usually done after wrecking a fire hydrant or a toilet, then sipping from the fountain thusly created.

* ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'':
** Melia Antiqua's [[ElementalPowers Summon Aqua]] has healing-over-time properties in battle.

* In ''Uncle Sam and the ComicBook/FreedomFighters'', the waters of the Mississippi River apparently revived Uncle Sam (the AnthropomorphicPersonification of America) after his apparent death in ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.

Heal It with Water relies on the idea of CoolClearWater as cleansing and life-giving. Since WaterIsBlue, this also allows for the ColorMotif of water being calming and soothing. Many real-life first aid procedures such as burn treatments and wound washing [[note]]although running water alone is not enough to clean a wound; a disinfectant is necessary -- water can even ''infect'' a wound without it[[/note]] rely on running water, and in the specific case of some poisons, water is used to "flush" them out[[note]]DoNotTryThisAtHome! Consult a doctor or toxicology specialist before trying anything[[/note]]. And of course, drinking sufficient amounts of water is essential to one's health.

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* In ''Videogame/KidIcarus'' and its sequels, you heal yourself by standing in a "hot spring" for awhile.
* ''Videogame/LaMulana'' likewise has healing springs. This being a NintendoHard game, it also has springs that harm you.

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-->''"Ahh! Life-giving water! Nectar of the gods! Graham can now feel strength and renewal flowing through him."''
-->-- VideoGame/KingsQuestV

One common way to do this is to make healing a subset of [[MakingASplash water-based powers]]: healing spells will be water-aligned, and individuals with a water-themed powerset can use their control over water to pull double duty as the team medic (or conversely, the team medic is likely to have an affinity for water magic for the same reason). This may specifically involve the manipulation of internal fluids to repair bodily damage[[note]]There's a tiny grain of TruthInTelevision to this, in that immediate immune responses often rely on how fast immune cells -- which are carried by blood and lymph -- can arrive at the site of damage[[/note]].

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' and sequel ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin2'':

** The Hydrosophist ability governs [[MakingASplash water]] and [[AnIcePerson ice]] magic and includes a number of healing skills such as Restoration, Healing Tears, and Cleanse Wounds.

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' and sequel ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin2'': Hydrosophist skills grants a character the ability to use water and ice magic, and includes a number of healing skills such as Restoration, Healing Tears and Cleanse Wounds.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'', all healing arts are of the water element.

A useful application of MakingASplash, and may be utilized by a WhiteMage and / or those with HealingHands. SuperTrope to HealingSpring, a body of water that specifically has healing properties. Compare HealingVat and HealingPotion, which are liquids that will recover health, but may be comprised of something other than water, and SwissArmyTears when they are used in a healing capacity. Contrast KillItWithWater and KillItWithFire; see also HealItWithFire and HealingWinds. This can apply to FireWaterJuxtaposition if water's healing properties are played in contrast to the destruction caused by fire.

A useful application of MakingASplash, and may be utilized by a WhiteMage and / or those with HealingHands. SuperTrope to HealingSpring, a body of water that specifically has healing properties. Compare HealingVat and HealingPotion, which are liquids that will recover health, but may be comprised of something other than water, and SwissArmyTears when they are used in a healing capacity. Contrast KillItWithWater and KillItWithFire; see also HealItWithFire and HealingWinds.

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* ''ComicBook/{{Xanadu}}'': The Unicorn Pool's major magic is its ability to heal nearly any wound, but it's weak treating dragons.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse,'' Rose Quartz is possesses the ability to heal the gems of the soldiers in her rebel army with SwissArmyTears. This power is passed along to her son, Steven, although this is done through his spit rather than his tears.