We care our wizards to go a certain mold . They seem to have the same characteristics in many of our Hellenic risky venture tales . A wizard trains or mentors the young protagonist ( to whom he is not related ) , has knowledge unavailable to the general public which was passed down from long ago , uses supernatural business leader , sports a blank beard ( mainly to show his advanced age ) , and despite his age , he ’s still right in a fight .
Merlin
Merlin the Magician is the old of the archetype . The character reference go out back centuries , from the piece of writing of Geoffrey of Monmouth . The version we know best was take from T.H. White ’s bookThe Once and Future King , which was the origin material forCamelotandThe Sword in the Stone . The other wizards be in Merlin ’s pace . Mentors : Arthur , who became King of Britain . noesis : More educated than anyone around him . Supernatural powers : Engineered Arthur ’s design by sorcery , can see remotely , prophesied the outcome of various battle and Arthur ’s natural process . White beard : Yes . fight : Usually by magic only , although in some movie versions he can swing a steel with the best of them .
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Obi - Wan Kenobi ( Sir Alec Guinness ) was a Jedi Master who became a solitudinarian on the major planet Tattooine to hide from the Empire and keep an heart on Luke Skywalker . He trained the young Cuban sandwich in the use of goods and services of The Force when they were bring together by the droid R2D2 . His role in training Luke was slide by to the much old Yoda upon Obi - Wan ’s death . mentor : Anakin and Luke Skywalker . He was more successful the second time around , which goes to show that older wizards are adept . noesis : Jedi training . Supernatural power : Skillful use of The Force ( " These are not the droids you ’re looking for . “)White whiskers : Yes , in episode four . scrap : He was a master with the lightsaber , but could not wreak himself to vote down Darth Vader .
Gandalf
Gandalf the Gray ( Sir Ian McKellen ) made it his life ’s deputation to disembarrass Middle Earth of the malign influence of Sauron and the Rings of Power . Along the way , he counsel various entities and brought them together to reclaim their lands . wise man : Frodo , Aragorn , and their comrades . cognition : The entire chronicle of Middle Earth , plus a limited ability to see the future . Supernatural powers : Plenty , including returning from the dead . White beard : Yes , although it was grayish early in the saga . fight : Fearlessly , on horseback or on foot .
Dumbledore
Albus Dumbledore ( Michael Gambon ) is the master of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry . wise man : Harry Potter and other students at Hogwarts School . Knowledge : Was educated at Hogwarts himself . Supernatural power : Producing attack , invisibleness , various spells . White beard : Yes . Fights : He expend years battling Grindelwald and Voldemort by various magical agency , most often with conjured fire .
Miyagi
Mr. Miyagi ( Pat Morita ) trainedThe Karate Kidby flummox his family task done ( " Wax on ; mount off" ) . He ’s a skipper at what he roll in the hay , and bluffs his way convincingly through anything he does n’t cognize . Mentors : Daniel Larusso . Knowledge : Ancient martial artistic production proficiency , zen philosophy , and a trained poker human face . Supernatural powers : Only a sorcerous healing cutaneous senses , which was enough to keep the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . White beard : Just the minimum essential . Fights : flog five teen black rap in 30 seconds .
Rafiki
You do n’t have to be human to be a wizard . Rafiki the scalawag shaman observe an eye on the superbia inThe Lion King . mentor : He was n’t a tenacious - term teacher , but he set Simba directly on how to live his life . afterwards , he became an adviser to the Leo king . Knowledge : He is the philosopher of the animate being realm . Supernatural powers : Could see remotely by gazing at feathers . White beard : Yes . Fights : The hyenas with his staff .
Santa Claus
The word thaumaturge is n’t normally applied to Santa , but he fits the profile , with the exception of mentoring the protagonist . No one upstages Santa Claus!Mentors : Nobody in especial , but he wo n’t bring you toys unless you are a good girlfriend or boy . That ’s a brawny incentive to behave . Knowledge : He knows when you are sleeping . He know when you ’re awake . Supernatural ability : Drives flying Rangifer tarandus , packs awesome amounts of gift , rise up up chimneys , and run through ton of cookie . White beard : In teemingness . Fights : He prefers not to , but was arrested for assault inMiracle on 34th Street , and save the day inSanta Claus Conquers the Martians .
oddly , the character who actually uses the championship Wizard ( inThe Wizard of Oz ) does n’t displayanyof these characteristic ! There are no doubt other characters who do tally this same visibility . Can you tote up more to the list ?
