History Main / MagicalGirlWarrior

* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', [[spoiler: Odin's daughter]] Ophelia can be ''very'' easily considered as the ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' take on this trope. She's very cute-looking ([[StripperIffic and]] [[GaiNaxing bouncy]]), [[CallingYourAttacks very flashy]] [[LargeHam in battle]], and ''very'' dedicated to her role as a BlackMagicianGirl and to protect her family and friends.

* The Shinobi in ''VideoGame/SenranKagura'' take pride as ninja warriors, but with all the CostumePorn, (Which is susceptible to ClothingDamage) the {{Gainaxing}}, [[CallingYourAttacks attack name screaming]] and [[HenshinHero the]] {{TransformationSequence}}s, they're really more MagicalGirl than warrior. (Although most of them are badasses in their own right.) This is most evident in ''Deep Crimson,'' the only game where the girls fight monsters instead of each other.

* [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP]] [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2006-j 2006-j]], which is apparently a female EldritchAbomination from another dimension. Who is a magical girl. Yes. A magical tentacle monster.

* ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' combines classical genre tropes ([[TransformationSequence transformation sequences]], {{Calling Your Attacks}}, etc.) with fairy tale homages, especially from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''.

* ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' combines classical genre tropes (transformation sequences, {{Calling Your Attacks}}, etc.) with fairy tale homages, especially from ''Literature/SnowWhite'', ''Literature/{{Cinderella}}'' and ''Literature/SleepingBeauty''.

* ''Anime/MyHime'' brings a postmodern sensibility to the genre, removing traditional elements like over-the-top speeches, transformations, and elaborate outfits in favor of an {{Ensemble Cast}} utilizing mecha-like {{Bond Creatures}}. Despite taking place in a vague future timeline, ''Anime/MyOtome'' (a [[ContinuityReboot reboot]]-{{sequel}}-{{spinoff}}) remains more faithful to the genre's more traditional tropes with [[TransformationSequence stock footage transformations]], [[PoweredArmor battle outfits]] and {{Transformation Trinket}}s in the form of minerals and gemstones.

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the [[ EvilKnockoff Cloneblades]]. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? [[PowerataPrice Check]]. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? Check. {{Transformation Trinket}}? [[spoiler: [[ArtifactofDeath Oh boy check]].]]

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? [[PowerataPrice Check]]. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? Check. {{Transformation Trinket}}? [[spoiler: [[ArtifactofDeath Oh boy check]].]]

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? [[PowerataPrice Check]]. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? Check. {{Transformation Trinket}}? [[spoiler:[[ArtifactofDeath Oh boy check]].]]

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? Check. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? Check. {{Transformation Trinket}}? [[PowerataPrice Oh boy check]].

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? Check. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? Check.{{Transformation Trinket}}? [[PowerataPrice Oh boy check]].

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? Check. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? [[Narm Check]].{{Transformation Trinket}}? [[PowerataPrice Oh boy check]].

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check.[[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? Check. Evil organization spanning evil man-to-machine [[MonsteroftheWeek monsters of the week]]? [[ Narm Check]].{{Transformation Trinket}}? [[PowerataPrice Oh boy check]].

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'' is a dark and not quite classical example but fits the bill across the board with the eponymous Witchblade and the Cloneblade bearers. [[HenshinHero Transforming female characters]]? Check. [[ChainmailBikini Battle costumes]]? Check. [[BloodKnight Superpowers]]? Check. {{Transformation Trinket}}? [[PowerataPrice Oh boy check]].

* ''Literature/SagaOfSoul'' is a [[RationalFic rationalist take on the premise]].

See also MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction, which is usually aimed at this specific subgenre.

* ''Comicbook/{{WITCH}}'' was inspired by these kinds of stories.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' is about a group of teenage girls who transform into superpowered versions of themselves called the Guardians of the Veil and are tasked to protect the universe. Unlike what the series name suggests, they are not technically witches; that's simply an [[FunWithAcronyms acronym]] made from the first letters of their names.

* Tee Yang in ''Animation/KungFuWa'' finds a kung fu master [[BalefulPolymorph turned into a sock]] and by wearing him transforms into a magical martial artist to stop and seal evil spirits called Kwei.

* ''Manga/MagilumiereCoLtd'' presents a unique take on the MagicalGirlWarrior-- the series takes place in a world where outbreaks of dangerous creatures known as Kaii have become a common phenomenon, and companies employ working women as "magical girls" to wield {{Magitek}} to take them out. There's plenty of the usual MagicalGirl tropes and flashy fights, with the catch that position of "magical girl" is treated mostly like an average career, meaning that it has its own set of workplace politics and conflicts on top of all that.

* ''Manga/MagilumiereCoLtd'' presents a unique take on the MagicalGirlWarrior-- the series takes place in a world where outbreaks of dangerous creatures known as Kaii have become a common phenomenon, and companies employ working women as "magical girls" to wield Magitek to take them out. There's plenty of the usual MagicalGirl tropes and flashy fights, with the catch that position of "magical girl" is treated mostly like an average career, meaning that it has its own set of workplace politics and conflicts on top of all that.

* Nearly ''everyone'' in ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. The only characters who ''don't'' have some sort of magical combat ability (e.g., [[UnreliableNarrator Akyu]] and [[TheOneGuy Rinnosuke]]) only appear in the ExpandedUniverse or one-off games (e.g., [[GadgeteerGenius Rika]] and [[MadScientist Rikako]]). Deliberately invoked by Marisa, who uses a FlyingBroomstick (even though she, [[IBelieveICanFly like everyone in Gensokyo]], can fly unaided) and always wears a [[NiceHat comically-large witch hat]] because that's what {{Cute Witch}}es are supposed to do, which doesn't detract at all from her passion for [[StuffBlowingUp huge explosions]].

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* Alice Johnson in the [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster fourth]] and [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet5TheDreamChild fifth]] ''[[Franchise/ANightmareOnElmStreet Nightmare on Elm Street]]'' films. Barring the lack of a TransformationSequence and the aesthetics of the genre, she is about as close as you can get to this in a Western horror movie, and an example of what happens when you combine this trope with the FinalGirl. It's a decidedly darker take, since Alice's dream powers at first only serve to make everyone around her bigger targets for Freddy Krueger (who, by haunting her dreams, is using her powers to go after them), and AllYourPowersCombined comes from her absorbing her friends' powers as Freddy kills them. Otherwise, it has the typical tropes: shy and insecure teenage girl receives magical powers one day (from Kristen, the [[Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors previous]] FinalGirl) and, over the course of the movie, overcomes her insecurities and matures into her role as the Dream Master, freeing the children's souls from Freddy while getting the hot guy and reconciling with her abusive father.
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