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Was the FF black mage the first to do this? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 weeks ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/gaming@lemmy.world
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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 67 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

First was Orko from He-Man.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 29 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

Marvin the Martian from Looney Tunes youngling!

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Not a wizard.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Any significantly advanced science is indistinguishable from magic.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

If his science was sufficiently advanced it would've been able to produce an earth-shattering kaboom.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Is a wizard someone that uses magic?

[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's definitely not an alien using a disintegration ray.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So a wizard isn't someone that uses magic? What is your definition of Wizard?

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[–] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Marvin didn't have the wizard hat.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 3 points 4 weeks ago

How dare you project your limited idea of what a wizard hat is on Marvin!

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[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

They’re not wizards, but did Jawas from Star Wars establish the aesthetic?

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Seems like Jawas were the first in ~1977. The fandom wiki says that LucasArts sued Neil Young for having Jawa-like creatures on stage in 1978.

Pics: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/38119-neil-young-crazy-horse-rust-never-sleeps/images/posters

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Marvin the Martian beat that by almost 30 years.

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[–] buycurious@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago

Thank you, was looking to see if someone recognized the OG.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 weeks ago

Came in here to defend Orko's legacy. Was not disappointed.

[–] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

https://he-man.fandom.com/wiki/Orko

Orko from He-Man in 1986

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Shout-out to my fellow 1980s kids who played the first Final Fantasy and named their Black Mage character "ORKO" because it just felt right.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 20 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Shout out to Vivi! Love you my little homie.

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

He taught us so much about facing death with dignity.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 19 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

TIL Jawas are wizards.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

They're artificers

[–] Nikko882@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

It is truly a great style.

(Player character from Wizard of Legend)

[–] cetvrti_magi@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Where's my boy Green Mage?

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

I'm sorry, seems that it's not his time

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Digimon: "We have eyes-only wizard at home."

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[–] rooroo 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m not familiar with the meme template and didn’t see the wizards at first, so initially I thought it’s racist af.

Now I fully agree though. FFT did it best imo.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Oh my god, that never even crossed my mind, but I see how you could have thought that.

Yes, this is just a popular meme format!

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It's ok, some people see racism in everything. It's hard just being human if you have to constantly second guess everything just incase it might seem racist. It's only racist if it was intentional.

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[–] rooroo 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah it didn’t help that I was half asleep. Just found it funny enough to be shared; of course didn’t wanna imply anything.

[–] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Haven't played League of Legends in awhile but haven't forgot about Veigar

[–] moonlight@fedia.io 12 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm glad I broke the addiction, but damn I still miss League. Late game Veigar was really fun. Good thing it doesn't work on Linux any more.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

This little shit...

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[–] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

I like swords.

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago

unnamed main character from splodey

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I remember someone trying to tell me Vivi in FF9 was genderless and all I could think of was the scene where he and Zidane literally whip their dicks out and piss off a cliff.

[–] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago

Genitals might not equal gender though!

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

What's the mid right one with the light blue robe and beige hat?

I recognize him but fail to remember from where

[–] fearpanic@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Vivi - Final Fantasy IX

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

More generally, it's a Black Mage from the Final Fantasy series, of which Vivi is one.

I actually don't believe the one in OP's picture is Vivi, who normal has more adornments on his clothing . It looks more like an older version of the class, like this one from FFIV artwork.

[–] Lycist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Not quite as old as Orko from '86, but did no one play Loom in the early 90's?

Musical fabric of reality wielding mages. If you looked under their hood you'd be sucked in and eaten.

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

Orko

[–] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The art in Final Fantasy has always been my favorite. I haven't even played in years but I still follow a bunch of their artists. Yoshitaka Amano, Akihiko Yoshida, on and on

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

FF really getting the mileage out of yoshis, huh?

[–] Zidane@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wizard/witch hats do it for me every time

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago

Faceless void gf where you at

[–] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago

Cousin It?

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