History Main / MysteriousWaif

* Ruru of ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu'' appeared five years ago to Daiya after he lost his father at sea, saved him from being killed by a {{Kaiju}}, and gave him a small disc made of metal and glass, and then disappeared. In the future, as Daiya's hometown was attacked, she reappeared, bringing with her the titular SuperRobot and calmly teaching Daiya its attacks after his FallIntoTheCockpit.

* Ruru of ''Anime/GaikingLegendOfDaikuMaryu'' appeared five years ago to Daiya after he lost his father at sea, saved him from being killed by a {{Kaiju}}, and gave him a small disc made of metal and glass, and then disappeared. In the future, as Daiya's hometown was attacked, she reappeared, bringing with her the titular SuperRobot and calmly teaching Daiya its attacks after he FallsIntoTheCockpit.

The second is that she's mysterious. We (and the hero) usually don't know much about her past, at least until TheReveal at the end. But for some reason we are drawn to her. She's mysteriously [[MoeMoe alluring]]- [[CaptainObvious partly because of the mystery around her]]. Where did she come from? Why can't she go home? Why won't she tell us about these things? (She's usually scared and doesn't want to talk about her past). A MysteriousWaif is very frequently also a StrangeGirl (or Strange Boy), visually distinct from the other characters in some way and likely to double as an OracularUrchin because odd, fey personalities are common with this trope and making cryptic remarks that only raise more questions goes hand in hand with the Mysterious part of Mysterious Waif. Outright PsychicPowers, or being so good at reading people that you might ''think'' they're psychic, are also frequently found in {{Mysterious Waif}}s.

* Tiffa Adil, the Mysterious Waif of ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'' fits the psychic part of this trope to a tee. She is a Newtype with precognition that is used to find the others like her, how does she find them? Through drawing their potential location. In addition she has been show to be the most powerful newtype in ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]'' and has been mentioned [[SuperRobotWars via crossovers]] to potentially be the most powerful newtype in Gundam period.

* Natsuki in ''GoGoSentaiBoukenger'' has a couple of SpiderSense moments, so far a part you wonder if ThePowersThatBe ''forgot'' about the skull thingy way back in episode one, but when her powers are used against the Boukengers by bad guys, you get mass destruction. It's... really more trouble than it's worth.

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[[caption-width-right:300:Sharbat Gula aka "Afghan Girl". Photograph by Steve [=McCurry=] (''NationalGeographic'', 1985)]]

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* Clara from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the [[InSeriesNickname Impossible Girl]] who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born to save the Doctor]]

* [[BeyondTheImpossible Clara]] from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the [[InSeriesNickname Impossible Girl]] who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born to save the Doctor]]

* [[BeyondTheImpossible Clara]] from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the [[InSeriesNickname Impossible Girl]] who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born]] [[TheChosenOne to save the Doctor]]

* Kisara of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', the [[WhiteHairedPrettyGirl 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... even [[{{Reincarnation}} 3,000 years later]].

* Luna Lovegood in ''HarryPotter''. Last of her line. Mother died when she was 9. Orphan's plot trinket = Butterbeer cork necklace and Dirigible plum earrings. Also pure-hearted and kind, distracted at times, weird, persecuted, absolutely adorable!

* Vivio of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'', the main character's adopted 6-year old daughter who has MismatchedEyes and was found trudging through the sewers while chained to a pair of cases containing [[MacGuffin Relics]].

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* [[BeyondTheImpossible Clara]] from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the [[InSeriesNickname Impossible]] [[AffectionateNickname Girl]] who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born]] [[TheChosenOne to]] [[BecauseDestinySaysSo save]] [[TimeyWimeyBall the]] [[TearJerker Doc]][[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming tor]] ]]

* [[BeyondTheImpossible Clara]] from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Impossible Girl who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born]] [[TheChosenOne to]] [[BecauseDestinySaysSo save]] [[TimeyWimeyBall the]] [[TearJerker Doc]][[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming tor]] ]]

* [[BeyondTheImpossible Clara]] from ''Series/DoctorWho'', the Impossible Girl who was [[spoiler: [[SaveThisPersonSaveTheWorld born]] [[TheChosenOne to]] [[BecauseDestinySaysSo save]] [[TimeyWimeyBall the]] [[TearJerker Doc]][[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming tor]]

* Clare from ''{{Claymore}}'' starts out like this, until it becomes obvious that she is seriously TheStoic mixed with BadassAbnormal, a SuperpoweredEvilSide, {{Kuudere}}, and a bit of DeadpanSnarker.

* Rei from ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''.