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11	->'''Marina:''' Wizards are SCHOLARS. And they don't do "magic tricks". They are masters of the arcane arts, able to bend the elements to their will! But you knights have fun hitting each other with pointy metal sticks.
12	->'''Pearl:''' Oh, we will! Have fun wearing your battle pajamas on the back lines.
13	-->-- ''VideoGame/Splatoon2''
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15	[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin When warriors and sorcerers are depicted as enemies or rivals]]. This trope is one of the oldest examples of [[BadassNormal human fighting skill, cunning and grit]] being pitted against superpowers and is very common in SwordAndSorcery settings which feature a BarbarianHero against an EvilSorcerer in a classic BrainsVersusBrawn, BrainsEvilBrawnGood conflict as MagicIsMental.
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17	Usually, the warrior is TheHero and the sorcerer is the BigBad (it is possible, but rare, to have the reverse be the case). They are usually a BadassNormal who relies on their fists, brains and weapons (which may or may not be magical) to win and may be aided by a good wizard or another supernatural being who serves as TheMentor and/or the BigGood.
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19	If the warrior does have superpowers it will come in the form of them having enhanced physical abilities they were born with or where bestowed onto them by someone else. They might also be a [[SupernaturalMartialArts supernatural martial artist]], MagicKnight, KungFuWizard or [[KiManipulation ki manipulator]]. In that case, their sorcerer rival will be a SquishyWizard who has little to no skill in melee combat. If the warrior is simply a BadassNormal, it is also possible for the sorcerer to have some skill in melee combat to allow for physical brawls while having an inherent advantage because of their magical knowledge.
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21	The warrior is also likely to be a professional MageKiller.
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23	Warrior Versus Sorcerer need not be as simple as a clash between good and evil; it can also be a clash between ideologies. Warriors might see [[MagicIsEvil magic as evil]], uncontrollable or dishonorable. Wizards might view themselves as [[SmugSuper superior to warriors]] because of their powers and magical knowledge or may see warriors as simple-minded brutes.
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25	See also LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards (sorcerers being more versatile than warriors who rely purely on might). Compare DragonsVersusKnights where the dragons take the place of the sorcerer. Contrast SwordAndSorcerer which is about sorcerers and warriors working side by side as partners or friends.
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28	!!Examples:
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31	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
32	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': The hero of the story is Ichigo Kurosaki and the original BigBad of the manga is Sozuke Aizen. Ichigo has the CoolSword and enhanced physical abilities of a Shinigami but [[MagicallyIneptFighter no training in kido]], [[FunctionalMagic the magical arts of the Shinigami]]. Aizen, on the other hand, is trained in all forms of Shinigami combat, particularly kido which he frequently employs in battle.
33	* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'': The main protagonist is Touma Kamijou who relies on [[GuileHero his brains]], [[GoodOldFisticuffs fists]] and ability to negate [[AntiMagic anything supernatural]]. These weapons serve him well against any evil magicians he goes up against such as Fiama of the Right.
34	* ''Manga/DragonBallSuper'': The Galactic Patrol Prisoner Saga has the Saiyan warriors Goku and Vegeta fighting the evil wizard Moro.
35	* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
36	** ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
37	*** In both the anime and [[Manga/YuGiOh the manga]], Jonouchi Katsuya is a BadassNormal with no magic or OlympusMons[[note]]Outside of the Waking the Dragons arc which was created for the anime[[/note]]. His deck contains numerous Warrior-type monsters and monsters with a warrior aesthetic, reflecting his past as a street fighter. In the Battle City finals, he duels Yami Marik, the arc's BigBad. Yami Marik knows Shadow Game magic and wields one of the three Egyptian God cards, the most powerful cards in the [[CardGames Duel Monsters game]] outside of Exodia. Despite being at a severe disadvantage, Jonouchi holds his own against Marik through cunning, grit and a bit of luck. He even comes close to beating Marik and becomes the first character in the show to [[HorrifyingTheHorror scare him]].
38	*** Yugi's ace card is the Dark Magician and his deck contains a number of spell cards and cards revolving around spell cards. Him and Jonouchi have dueled thrice, first in the Duelist Kingdom finals, then in Battle City finally Marik is possessing him, and later in the conclusion of the Battle City arc. Nonetheless, they are still friends.
39	** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'':
40	*** Invoked in Aki Izayoi's duel with Jill [=deLauncebeaux=]. Aki has PsychicPowers she has difficulty controlling and is known as "[[RedBaron the Black Rose Witch]]". Jill uses a Warrior monster deck, dresses like a medieval knight and in the English Dub, fancies himself a gallant knight who is out to slay an evil witch.
41	*** Aki has two duels with Yusei who uses a warrior deck and has martial arts skills. The first one is during a tournament and the second one is [[WarriorTherapist Yusei]] [[IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight trying to help Aki.]]
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44	[[folder:Comic Books]]
45	* Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian and ComicBook/RedSonja are arguably the {{Trope Codifier}}s for comic books.
46	** Conan is the Warrior to a number of {{Evil Sorcerer}}s, like Thoth Amon, Yara and Thugra Khotan to name a few.
47	** Red Sonja has also clashed with her fair share of evil wizards and witches, Kulan Gath being the most frequent of them. Sonja has mentioned a few times that she despises magic because of how often she has seen it used to harm innocents.
48	** Kulan Gath and Thulsa Doom have also been depicted as opponents to both Sonja and Conan.
49	* ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'':
50	** Thor is a Norse warrior god who fights with super strength and his magic hammer Mjölnir. His most well known enemy is his brother ComicBook/{{Loki}}, who is a SquishyWizard by Asgardian standards. While Loki does have some SuperStrength and fighting skills, it pales in comparison to Thor's. However, Thor and Loki have also teamed up regularly.
51	** [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheEnchantress Amora the Enchantress]] [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor has fluctuated between being Thor's enemy and his lover]]. However, she has also earned the enmity of two Asgardian female warriors - ComicBook/LadySif [[BettyAndVeronica whom she competes with for Thor's affections]], and ComicBook/{{Valkyrie\|MarvelComics}} who despises Amora for stealing her body.
52	* ''Starfire (1976)'': The titular character is a rebel leader trained in various forms of conventional combat and fights [[TheMusketeer a gun and a sword]]. One of her enemies is a sorceress called Lady Djinn]].
53	* ''ComicBook/WildCATSWildStorm'': Zealot is an alien martial artist and MasterSwordswoman whose ArchEnemy is the EvilSorceress Tapestry. As Zealot is a WonderWomanWannabe who [[RedIsHeroic wears red]], this would make Tapestry her equivalent of Circe, who is also an evil sorceress and is associated with the color purple.
54	* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'':
55	** The titular character is a superhumanly strong and fast WarriorPrincess who fights with a sword and [[KnowsTheRopes a magic lasso]]. One of her most iconic enemies is Circe, [[WickedWitch a misanthropic witch]]. The Phil Jiminez run even has a three-issue arc titled "The Witch and the Warrior" which revolves around Diana and Circe's enmity.
56	** Another evil magician among Diana's rogues gallery is Thomas Asquith Randolph, the White Magician. He was once a hero but ultimately became obsessed with gaining power. He was defeated by Diana with help from her fellow Amazon ComicBook/{{Artemis}} and, ironically enough, [[HeelFaceRevolvingDoor Circe.]]
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59	[[folder:Fan Works]]
60	* ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7047712/6/Heroic-Potential Heroic Potential]]'': In Chapters 5 and 6, Dave pits his deck of warrior monsters against a duelist named Lucas who uses a deck of "Noble Sage" spellcaster monsters.
61	* ''Fanfic/TheMountainAndTheWolf'': [[{{Literature/Wulfrik}} The Wolf]] makes his contempt for magic clear, claims only to use it to suit his needs, and is repeatedly shown disrespecting the sorcerer in his employ. It is also hinted that the sorcerer actually is planning to betray him.
62	* ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls'':
63	** LightningBruiser HunterOfMonsters Kyril Sutherland versus LadyOfBlackMagic Olga Discordia, though the trope is played differently for both versions of the story. The original version [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] it, as Vault has brought Chloe with him as his hostage before they can even fight, ending with Olga's surrender. By contrast, the remastered version [[PlayedStraight plays it straight]], with Olga being on the receiving end of a CurbStompCushion.
64	** Chapters 16 and 22 of the original both feature Kyril and his apprentices, all hunters with enhanced physical abilities, fighting through Shamuhaza's EliteMooks born of BlackMagic, later confronting the EvilSorcerer directly.
65	* Starting from [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon/art/Finally-Home-Ch-1-pt-16-814327823 chapter 1 part 16]] of [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfic ''Finally Home'', we've got the black void battle, with UsefulNotes/DateMasamune and [[UsefulNotes/SanadaYukimura Sanada]] [[MisterSeahorse Yukimura]] and many other allies (most of them are warriors) [[OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain squaring off]] against Kagehime, the late UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter]] a BlackMagic-using sorceress, and her [[NightOfTheLivingMooks undead army]] in order to rescue their [[FanCreatedOffspring son]] Masa.
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68	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
69	* Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon: Some of the movies feature heroic warriors fighting evil wizards or witches.
70	** ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'': The climax has the titular dwarfs arming themselves with [[ImprovisedWeapon their mining tools]] and going after the Evil Queen who is also a WickedWitch.
71	** ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'': Prince Philip fights the evil fairy and sorceress Maleficent while armed with a KnightlySwordAndShield. As Maleficent has [[ScaledUp transformed into a dragon]], this example also overlaps with DragonsVersusKnights.
72	** ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989'': Prince Eric is one of the most notable {{Action Hero}}es among the Disney princes. In the film's climax, he kills the sea witch Ursula.
73	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'': Aladdin doesn't have much in the way of fighting skills in this film but he still uses a sword when fighting the EvilSorcerer Jafar.
74	* ''WesternAnimation/FireAndIce'': The warriors Larn and Darkwolf battle the evil ice wizard Nekron. Larn is more focused on rescuing Princess Teegra, while Darkwolf is a full-on BloodKnight seeking to kill Nekron.
75	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'': The first three movies have [[WarriorPrince Prince]] [[BadassNormal Derek]] taking on an evil wizard or witch who is threatening his lover and/or his kingdom.
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78	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
79	* ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie'': The film's climactic battle is between the WarriorMonk Liu Kang and the EvilSorcerer Shang Tsung. While Shang Tsung does have [[KungFuWizard some skill in martial arts]], he resorts to using magic and trickery once it becomes clear he cannot take Liu Kang in a fair fight.
80	* ''Film/{{Mulan\|2020}}'': Both Mulan and her EvilCounterpart Xian Lang are born with mystical powers. Mulan has super strength, speed and agility, and fights using a sword and martial arts. Xian Lang has VoluntaryShapeshifting and DemonicPossession, and is referred to as a witch. [[spoiler:Xian Lang ultimately pulls a HeelFaceTurn and takes an arrow meant for Mulan]].
81	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
82	** Luke is TheHero and a MagicKnight while Palpatine is a SquishyWizard in the original trilogy. Palpatine does display excellent swordsmanship in the prequels, but by the time of the original movies' events, he has come to rely on [[ShockAndAwe Force Lightning]] rather than melee combat.
83	** The prequels have two instances of a Jedi vs an evil non-Force user:
84	*** ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'': Mace Windu, Jedi Master, vs. Jango Fett, BadassNormal BountyHunter and member of a ProudWarriorRace. Windu kills Jango, leading to Jango's son, Boba, seeking revenge against Mace in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
85	*** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'': Obi-Wan Kenobi vs. General Grievous. Obi-Wan is skilled in both lightsaber combat and the Force. Grievous is a {{Cyborg}} who can also use lightsabers but has no Force powers.
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88	[[folder:Literature]]
89	* ''Literature/BloodSword'': If you're playing as an Enchanter, one encounter you can have is with "your greatest foe", an evil armoured knight whom you KilledOffscreen before the book started. He is resurrected by magic to try and take revenge by killing you this time.
90	-->''"Guillarme speaks, his voice sounding cold and tinny within his black helm. 'We meet again for one final encounter, you spell tossing churl. This time it is I, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Guillarme le Cauchemar]][[note]]literally "William the Nightmare"[[/note]], who shall send '''you''' down into the icy embrace of Lady Death.' He gives a curt, contemptuous salute and then closes for the kill."''
91	* ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian:'' The most common nemeses for Creator/RobertEHoward's original ''Conan The Barbarian'' were evil sorcerers of one stripe or another. And even the one time a sorcerer ''helps'' Conan instead of opposing him, the sorcerer's methods are so unnerving that at the end, the triumphant Conan [[CreepyGood states he wouldn't mind if he never saw the sorcerer again]].
92	* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': One paragraph describes why wizards and warriors don't get along. It essentially boils down to each side calling the other gay (warriors accuse wizards of wearing long robes and can't perform magic when a woman's around, wizards retort that warriors sure do spend a lot of time in gyms surrounded by muscular men wearing very little leather clothing).
93	* ''[[Creator/DaveDuncan The Seventh Sword]]'': The novels are set in a fantasy world with a traditional struggle between samurai-like "swordsmen" and "sorcerers". [[spoiler:The sorcerers are actually [[DoingInTheWizard mundane scientists]], and the events of the series are a plan by the setting's gods to end the rivalry and create an alliance between them.]]
94	* ''Literature/TheSorcerersDaughter'': The climactic battle is between Rothbart, a repented wizard-turned-warrior who preferred sword to sorcery even before losing his magical powers, and [[spoiler:Gottwald]], a sorcerer who always hides behind his magic. Rothbart forces him to fight him in an honest battle, but [[spoiler:Gottwald]] is such a coward that he turns into a rat and tries to flee at the first opportunity, and is unceremoniously killed not even by Rothbart, but by a random soldier watchman who panics at the sight of the shapeshifting.
95	* ''Literature/{{Wulfrik}}'': Wulfrik is contacted by a Kurgan shaman named Zarnath who tells him he can rid Wulfrik of his curse (wander the Earth for eternity killing what the Chaos gods tell him to), in exchange for Wulfrik's Seafang (a teleporting longship). Wulfrik agrees, but then Zarnath betrays him and leaves him to die. Wulfrik escapes and discovers the shaman is actually an Imperial wizard (who'd foreseen his death at Wulfrik's hands and tried to avert it), leads an armada to find him and makes sure he dies slowly. [[SelfFulfillingProphecy Had the wizard let Wulfrik be, he'd have been killed sooner or later through mundane means]].
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98	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
99	* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': Buffy is a super strong martial artist who fights vampires. Her friend Willow is a witch and one of her allies in battle. Usually, the two fight [[SwordAndSorcerer side-by-side]] but in the final episodes of season 6, Willow is corrupted by [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds grief]] and dark magic, forcing Buffy to come into conflict with her. Fortunately, Willow returns to her senses in the season 6 finale.
100	* ''Series/LegendOfTheSeeker'': The main character is a man who fights with a magic sword while the BigBad of season 1 is a [[SorcerousOverlord tyrannical]] MagicKnight. In season 2, Richard discovers he has inherited magical powers from his grandfather and Rahl has been DemotedToDragon.
101	* In ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'', Sauron is turned into Galadriel's Archenemy. He is a SorcerousOverlord, while she is a seasoned warrior driven by vengeance for her brother's death, dedicating centuries to hunting down Sauron. However, Sauron masquerading as the charming human Halbrand, manipulates Galadriel into believing he is her ally and friend. This facade crumbles in the season finale when Galadriel uncovers his true identity. Despite her warrior prowess, she is quickly outmatched by Sauron's superior magical abilities, ultimately being trapped in an Illusionary World by him.
102	** ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'':
103	*** The story pits a team of heroic [[RecruitTeenagersWithAttitude teenage]] martial artists against evil WizardsFromOuterSpace.
104	*** "Changing of the Zords, Part 3" sees Tommy Oliver, [[TheLeader the Ranger team's leader]] and [[RankScalesWithAsskicking best fighter]], facing evil space wizard Lord Zedd one-on-one. The battle ends in a stalemate.
105	** Chances are if the BigBad is a sorcerer or someone with magical knowledge, the Rangers will simply use technology or magical weapons. One exception is ''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'' where the Rangers are magic users just like the villains.
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108	[[folder:Manhwa]]
109	* ''Manhwa/WitchHunter'': The main protagonist is a trained gunman who fights evil witches. The titular Witch Hunter organization consists of fighters as well. While some members of the titular Witch Hunter organization have super powers, they also rely on weaponry and combat training as opposed to witches who focus solely on magic.
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112	[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
113	* ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' and ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'':
114	** The WarGod Khorne despises magic and forbids his warriors from using it if they want his favor. Magic weapons and the like are permitted so long as they result in more bloodshed, and the base of the Skull Throne is a massive forge where kidnapped sorcerers and cowardly warriors toil away creating enchanted weapons for his champions to use. Meanwhile, Tzeentch's followers tend towards a manipulative, backstabbing mindset, and so look down on Khornates as simple-minded brutes.
115	** Fantasy's dwarves [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame are standard gruff fighters and miners]] who distrust and dislike magic due to its potential for corruption. They use runes instead, which aren't as powerful but are far more reliable and less likely to lead to madness.
116	** In 40K, the World Eaters Legion cemented their allegiance to Khorne by slaughtering their Librarians. Now they roam the galaxy in eight-man warbands looking for things to kill and be killed by.
117	** The Space Wolves do have some magic users among their ranks (which they claim/believe is different from Warp magic as it's based on their cultural traditions), but are primarily warriors who prefer close combat. Their [[ArchEnemy Arch Enemies]] are the Thousand Sons, a Legion of Space Marines dominated by sorcerers who are considered some of the most powerful psykers in the galaxy.
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120	[[folder:Video Games]]
121	* ''VideoGame/{{Albion}}'' has one of the most interesting aversions on record. The Kenget Kamulos are a warrior culture, and they have magic-users, but they hold magic users in very high esteem. As far as they are concerned, ''all'' Kenget Kamulos are warriors, and sorcerers are just a kind of warriors that can kill their enemies from a football field away with their bare hands.
122	* ''VideoGame/BarbarianTheUltimateWarrior'' has you control a sword-swinging BarbarianHero, with the FinalBoss being a spell-casting EvilSorcerer.
123	* ''VideoGame/{{Battletoads}}'': The games pit a trio of humanoid toad warriors against an evil sorceress known as the Dark Queen.
124	* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry2'': The BigBad of the game is Arius, an EvilSorcerer who seeks to claim the power of an ancient demon. He is opposed by Dante and Lucia, the game's heroes. Dante fights with [[TheMusketeer a sword and a pair of guns]] while Lucia is a DanceBattler who uses two short swords and a bunch of knives. The two heroes are a half-demon and an [[spoiler:artificial demon]] respectively, but have no spellcasting knowledge, instead using their weapons, fighting skills, and mystical items in tandem with their superhuman physical abilities.
125	* ''Franchise/DragonAge'': The series as a whole has an example of institutionalized warrior-wizard enmity. Said enmity is between the [[WizardingSchool Circle of Magi]] and the [[MageKiller Templar Order]] -- a branch of the [[TheChurch Chantry]] composed of non-mage knights whose sole purpose is to be the Sword of Damocles hanging over the Magi's heads in case power goes to their heads. In ''[=DA2=]'' and ''DAI'', this system finally breaks down and the two institutions go for each other's throats after centuries of uneasy peace.
126	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'':
127	*** Inverted if Hawke is a mage, who struggles to contain and maintain stability in the city of Kirkwall as tensions continue to rise between the resident Templars led by [[BigBad Knight-Commander Meredith]] and the Kirkwall Circle Mages.
128	*** Played straight with one of Hawke's companions, Fenris, an elven warrior and former slave who's been spending the past few years hunting down Tevinter slavers, all of whom are magisters[[note]]Magister(s) colloquially refers to mages from the Tevinter Imperium[[/note]]. More specifically, his personal questline deals with hunting down the magister named Danarius, who has been keeping Fenris' mother and sister as slaves.
129	** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeInquisition'': Invoked, and slightly downplayed, if the Inquisitor is either a Rogue or Warrior class, as they lead the titular Inquisition against the Darkspawn magister [[BigBad Corypheus]]. Downplayed only in that the Anchor, a magical artifact that fused itself into the Inquisitor, gives them some control over the Fade and the various rifts throughout the world of Thedas.
130	* ''Franchise/DragonQuest'' has featured warriors and knights fighting magic-wielding sorcerers and monsters throughout its history.
131	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' features the [[KnightlySwordAndShield sword and shield-wielding]] Hero in his quest to defeat the sorcerous Dragonlord to rescue Princess Gwaelin and eradicate the monsters ravaging the land.
132	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'' pits the Hero against Archfiend Baramos, a magic-wielding dragon-like monster. Baramos turns out to be the DiscOneFinalBoss, as the even more powerful sorcerer Zoma is TheManBehindTheMan. The Hero's sword and armor would later be acquired by his descendant, the Hero of the first ''Dragon Quest'' game, to defeat Dragonlord.
133	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'': The muscular, sword-wielding Hero first faces Dread Fiend Murdaw who wields magic in addition to his monstrous abilities. The BigBad Mortamor puts him to shame, packing Kaboom, Bounce, and abilities like [[StatusBuffDispel Disruptive Wave]]. Legacy versions of his boss battle in later games also have him use Kafrizzle and Kafrizz.
134	** Dhoulmagus is the main antagonist of ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', who stole a staff in hopes of becoming the greatest magician in the world. He iss opposed by the Hero, a sword-wielding royal guardsman, who defeats him and later slays Rhapthorne, an even more powerful scepter-wielding demon of legend.
135	* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'': The Nords are a ProudWarriorRace, and in recent years at the time of the game have become distrustful of the College of Winterhold and of mages in general. Part of this is due to changing attitudes about magic by the Nords, who have come to see magic as a more "dishonest" way of fighting and entry to Sovngarde is restricted to those Nords who die honorable deaths. Members of the College typically have a disdainful view of the local Nords, but aren't going out of their way to antagonize them. Ironically, if the Dragonborn ventures to Sovngarde as part of the game's plot, Tsun will welcome you warmly as the Arch-Mage of the College of Winterhold if you have earned the title, and lament that the Nords have stopped respecting "the clever craft."
136	* ''VideoGame/{{Extrapower}}'': The ongoing conflict between the brave hero Zophy and the pyramid witch Blackberry, whose life goal is to resurrect the ancient wizard Diamond Mine and [[TheMagocracy impose magical global rule under him]]. Blackberry believing he would be a BenevolentMageRuler, Zophy believing he would be a SorcerousOverlord and that Blackberry is heading down the path of evil. And so Zophy challenges Blackberry's pyramid and thwarts her plans at every turn. [[VideoGame/ExtrapowerAttackOfDarkforce The Dark Force invasion]] forces the two of them to work together in defense of the Earth, but it's made perfectly clear that it's a temporary truce and that they'll see each other on opposite sides of the battlefield again if Blackberry returns to her objectives after.
137	* ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'': The Imperial Arena arc can be concluded by having [[spoiler:you taking control of the Black Whirlwind, a hulking mercenary who only uses two axes, to face off Kai Lan the Serpent, an evil KungFuWizard, in a duel to the death]]. It's even lampshaded as "might meets magic".
138	* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': The most commonly depicted conflict across multiple games is between Link, a humble young man who mainly fights using swords and other physical tools with any magical abilities being limited to enchanted trinkets and/or {{Bequeathed Power}}s, and Ganon(dorf), a demonic sorcerer who can use all sorts of powerful BlackMagic even without the Triforce.
139	* ''VideoGame/MediEvil'': The main protagonist of the games is Sir Daniel Fortesque, a knight who was killed and [[WarriorUndead revived as a skeleton]]. The respective main villains of the first and [[VideoGame/MediEvil2 second]] games are Zarok and Palethorn, both of whom are sorcerers.
140	* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
141	** TheHero of the first game is the WarriorMonk Liu Kang. The BigBad is Shang Tsung, an evil VoluntaryShapeshifting sorcerer with a penchant for [[YourSoulIsMine stealing souls]]. Liu Kang defeats Shang Tsung and the two have been bitter enemies ever since.
142	** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance'': Shang Tsung earns the [[NemesisMagnet enmity of two warriors in this game]]. One is Kung Lao, Liu Kang's friend and fellow Shaolin Monk who seeks to avenge his friend's death at Shang Tsung's hands. The other is Kenshi, a swordsman who was blinded by Shang Tsung's treachery and seeks to kill him as revenge. [[spoiler:Kenshi never gets to confront Shang Tsung and Kung Lao dies in battle against the sorcerer.]]
143	** ''VideoGame/MortalKombat9'': In addition to retelling Liu Kang's decisive battle against Shang Tsung from the first game's tournament, Kung Lao's penultimate battle in story mode has him taking on both Shang Tsung and Quan Chi at the same time and ''winning''.
144	** One of the few evil Edenians in the franchise is Tanya, an evil LadyOfBlackMagic. Her chief enemies are Kitana, Jade and Sindel [[note]]Before her retcon as being EvilAllAlong[[/note]]. While these three do have superpowers, they are not explicitly stated to be magicians and are treated more as warriors.
145	** Scorpion was the greatest fighter and assassin of the Shirai-Ryu clan before he was killed and resurrected as a specter with {{Hellfire}} powers. His ArchEnemy is the evil sorcerer Quan Chi, who slaughtered Scorpion's family and clan.
146	* ''VideoGame/{{Nox}}'': There is an undeclared war between the Fire Knights of Dun Mir (warriors) and the wizards of Castle Galava (sorcerers), with both factions attacking each other on sight, even though it is unclear why they are actually fighting. If the player [[BigFirstChoice chooses to play as the Warrior or the Wizard class]], they will have to fight their way through their respective enemies' headquarters and kill their leader (while the Conjurer class remains neutral and receives help from both leaders instead).
147	* ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'':
148	** The Guardian is canonically a Hunter before speccing in the Fighter, Hero, Phantom, and Etoile classes. Their ArchEnemy in ''Episode 2'' is Luther, a Photoner from an ancient civilization who specializes in the use of Techniques and has the ability to stop time, having stolen it from the body of Klariskrays I.
149	** In ''Episode 4'', Adam Sacrid, the leader of Earth Guide, has a certain rivalry against Phaleg Ives, Mother Corps' Disciple of Fire and an immensely powerful hand-to-hand combatant. When Adam takes the field himself, he uses magic-like attacks with his command of Aether. [[spoiler:True to form for this trope, the bloodthirsty Phaleg turns out to be a NobleDemon who wishes the best for humanity as individuals, while Adam is a WellIntentionedExtremist so obsessed with evolving humanity that he's willing to forcibly transform everyone on Earth into Phantasms.]]
150	* ''Franchise/PrinceOfPersia'':
151	** The original two games have the eponymous Prince as the heroic warrior opposing [[BigBad Jaffar]], an evil MagicKnight.
152	** The Sands of Time trilogy once again has the Prince as a heroic WarriorPrince. The BigBad of the first and third games is [[EvilChancellor the Vizier]], who is an evil sorcerer.
153	* ''VideoGame/SonicAndTheBlackKnight'': The final battle of the story is between Sonic and [[spoiler:Dark Queen Merlina]]. Sonic is a KnightInShiningArmor who wields a sword, while [[spoiler:Merlina is an AntiVillain sorceress fighting to save her world]].
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157	* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': The ArchNemesis of Roy, leader of the titular Order, is Xykon, an [[TheUndead undead]] [[OurLichesAreDifferent Lich]] sorcerer. However, this is due to circumstances outside of Roy's control; Xykon once killed the mentor of Roy's father Eugene (who was a wizard) and Eugene swore a blood oath to kill Xykon ([[BarredFromTheAfterlife preventing himself and any of his descendants from going to the afterlife until Xykon dies]]), but later [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere gave up on it when it became a hassle]]. Eugene's strained relationship with his son also prompted Roy to instead follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, Horace, as a swordsman, which disappointed Eugene. It was only when he was old and on the verge of dying that Eugene suddenly dumped the burden of the blood oath on Roy, forcing Roy to pursue Xykon. However, throughout the course of the story and his many encounters with the villain, [[TookALevelInIdealism Roy grows to despise the lich]] for his own reasons and decides to kill him not only for the blood oath, but because the lich genuinely needs to be stopped. To highlight the differences in their talents, Roy once tried to fight Xykon on the back of an undead dragon, but Xykon simply used ''{{flight}}'' to get away and then cast ''meteor swarm'' to destroy the dragon, causing Roy to plummet to his death. (He gets better.) Likewise, Roy's sword also gets reforged with magical ore making it very [[MageKiller deadly to spellcasters and undead entities]].
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161	* ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'': Aladdin and [[ActionGirl Jasmine]] clash with a few evil sorcerers and sorceresses in the show. The most memorable and recurring of them is Mozenrath, whom Iago even calls "Jafar jr".
162	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'':
163	** The episode "Jet" has a duel between the eponymous Jet, a BadassNormal who fights with hookswords, and Aang, [[LastOfHisKind the last of the airbenders.]] Jet is planning to destroy an Earth Kingdom village that has been claimed as Fire Nation territory, even though the people in it are civilians. Aang, who has lost his people to the Fire Nation is against this.
164	** Another one with Jet occurs in "City of Walls and Secrets". This time his opponent is the firebender Zuko, whom Jet is trying to out as a Fire Nation member. Since Zuko is trying to keep his cover, he fights using only swords. Jet comments that he is tiring out and will have to use firebending at some point. Fortunately for Zuko, the police arrive and take Jet away for disturbing the peace.
165	** "The Blue Spirit" has the Yuyan Archers, [[MasterArcher an elite squad of Fire Nation archers]]. They are tasked with hunting down and capturing Aang, a task they actually succeed in. Despite this, they are never seen again.
166	** Zuko has a confrontation with his father Ozai during the Day of Black Sun, where all firebenders have their powers shut down. While Ozai is a superior firebender to Zuko, Zuko's skill with swords give him a better fighting chance than his father who has no means of defending himself without his firebending.
167	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Castlevania\|2017}}'': A MagicKnight vs SquishyWizard example. Isaac has some skill in magic, specifically as a MakerOfMonsters and {{Necromancer}}. However, he mostly FightsLikeANormal, using either a spiked belt or a magic dagger. In "The Harvest", Isaac faces an evil magician who has mentally enslaved an entire town to his will. While the Magician has immense power, he is also physically frail and weak. He is utterly helpless once Isaac gets past his defenses and shrugs off his mind control.
168	* ''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'': He-Man is a warrior who fights with a [[PowersViaWeapon sword that grants him super strength]]. His ArchEnemy is the [[SkullForAHead skull-faced]] sorcerer Skeletor.
169	* ''WesternAnimation/MummiesAlive'':
170	** The main heroes are warriors from Ancient Egypt who uses mystical weapons and armor to fight an evil magician.
171	** Rath vs Enchantra is a MagicKnight vs SquishyWizard[=/=]LadyOfBlackMagic example. Rath fights with a sword and is the only one of the mummies who knows magic. Enchantra relies solely on magic and is Rath's PupilTurnedEvil.
172	* ''WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja'': The titular hero is a warrior who draws power from a mystical ninja garb. The main villain is an EvilSorcerer.
173	* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The eponymous main character is a heroic {{Samurai}}. His ArchEnemy is a demonic sorcerer named Aku.
174	* ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'': The series pits a team of CatFolk warriors against an evil [[OurLichesAreDifferent lich]]. This applies to the [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 2011 reboot]] as well.
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