Random Fictional Wizard Win In A Magical Mega-Duel (20 items)

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  (#1) Gandalf

  • The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Date Movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth

  Reputation: Considered to be one of the greatest and wisest beings in Middle-earth, Gandalf has existed for more than 2,000 years and has helped countless creatures fight the forces of darkness.

  Beard Length: About 2 to 2½ feet long and grey, until it turns white.

  Strengths: As one of the Maiar, Gandalf is immensely powerful and wise. He has incredible magical strength, and can also swing a sword and ride fast and true on the back of Shadowfax, his horse.

  Weaknesses: Gandalf's main weakness - both as Gandalf the Grey and the more powerful Gandalf the White - is his fallible human body. When entering the chaotic fray of battle, his mortal flesh can be marred by an arrow or blade as easily as any other man.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to." - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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  (#2) Doctor Strange

  • Dr. Strange, Doctor Strange: The Sorcerer Supreme, Marvel Universe

  Reputation: Once one of the world's greatest surgeons, Dr. Stephen Strange is now one of its most powerful sorcerers. He's brash, cocky, arrogant, and talented enough to back up all of his bravado. He's helped save the world on more than one occasion, and is dedicated to defending Earth against evil magical forces.

  Beard Length: Short-cropped, well-manicured beard-goatee combo.

  Strengths: He is an amazingly fast learner, a naturally adept sorcerer, and a brilliant human being who formerly possessed the time stone (AKA the Eye of Agamotto), which allowed him to look into the future. He's also a companion to a magical flying cape that has saved his life more than once.

  Weaknesses: He's unabashedly arrogant and vain, and believes he knows more than everyone else. His cockiness can lead him into situations against surprisingly powerful opponents, and his vain entitlement can easily be prodded and provoked.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "If I tell you what happens, it won't happen." - Avengers: Endgame
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  (#3) Professor Albus Dumbledore

  • Harry Potter Universe

  Reputation: Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most skilled and respected wizards in the Harry Potter universe. He's revered by practitioners of magic across the globe and feared by the forces of evil - to the point that his very presence is enough to protect the students who attend his wizarding school.

  Beard Length: More than 3 feet long, often tied decoratively into bunched, fluffy grey segments.

  Strengths: At 115 years old, Dumbledore has filled his brain with every inch of magical knowledge possible, and is experienced both in the study of theoretical magic and its practical application in conflict.

  Weaknesses: He's selflessly dedicated to the protection of his students, which could be used to manipulate him. Also, while more than a skilled magical opponent, he's still 115 years old and not quite as spry as he once was.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to be one that rises against them and strikes back!" - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling
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  (#4) Merlin

  • Camelot, Kaamelott, Entaku no Kishi Monogatari: Moero Arthur, Merlin, The Mists of Avalon, The Last Legion, Quest for Camelot, Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard, Merlin, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, A Connecticut Yankee, Excalibur, Arthur & Lancelot, Merlin and the Book of Beasts, Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders, Santa Claus, Camelot, Camelot, King Arthur, Merlin, Le roi Arthus

  Reputation: In Arthurian legend, and even in the real world, Merlin is easily the most famous wizard. He uses magic to orchestrate the birth of King Arthur, then serves as a mentor and guide. He's a wise and brilliant enchanter, and remains one of the indelible fixtures of Arthur's long and complex story.

  Beard Length: Often very long, Merlin's beard seems to vary in length based on depiction, from a few feet to all the way down to the floor. 

  Strengths: He's wise, he's stoic, and he's naturally imbued with magical power. Born of a mortal mother and a demonic incubus, his supernatural parentage is responsible for his extraordinary powers.

  Weaknesses: His mortal form is generally depicted as older and frail. All the magic in the world can't save him from a well-placed blow from a sword or sling. Also, he admits that he's never studied magic, as it came naturally, but this means his powers are confined to what he can do by instinct, for the most part.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "The best thing for being sad... is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake in the middle of the night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world around you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honor trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then - to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be [distressed] by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting." - The Once and Future King, T.H. White
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  (#5) Professor Severus Snape

  • Harry Potter Universe

  Reputation: Contemptuous, short-tempered, and often vindictive, Snape isn't a beloved instructor at Hogwarts by any stretch of the imagination. However, he is an undeniably skilled wizard, quick to the draw with his wand, and brilliant at potions.

  Beard Length: Snape is not described as having a beard in the books, and is depicted as clean shaven in the films. However, Mary GrandPré, the illustrator of the US Scholastic editions of the books, does draw Snape with an oily goatee.

  Strengths: He's nearly unmatched when it comes to potion-making. He's also a master of occlumency, making his mind almost impervious to magical intrusion and penetration.

  Weaknesses: He's incredibly vain and defensive when it comes to his intellect and his skills. He's also got a huge chip on his shoulder over his life's mission to secretly watch over and guide The Boy Who Lived.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "The mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter - or at least, most minds are." - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J.K. Rowling
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  (#6) Lord Voldemort

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, J.K. Rowling: A Year in the Life, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter

  Reputation: He's the biggest of the big baddies, and most people in the Harry Potter universe are afraid to even speak his name aloud - hence the common moniker He Who Must Not Be Named.

  Beard Length: As a result of his snake-like transformation, Voldemort seems to have no hair at all.

  Strengths: The dark wizard has an unmatched ability to instill absolute fear in the hearts of people. Pair this with his unimaginable mastery of evil magic, and he's one of the most intimidating wizards in the world.

  Weaknesses: His obsession with power can be a weakness, as his blinding ambition occasionally prevents him from making good decisions. Also, his mastery of dark magic can still be snuffed out by the use of powerful "light" magic.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "There is no good and evil, there is only power and those too weak to seek it." - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, J.K. Rowling
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  (#7) Saruman

  • The Hobbit: There and Back Again, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth

  Reputation: Aragorn sums up Saruman best in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: "Once he was as great as his fame made him. His knowledge was deep, his thought was subtle, and his hands marvelously skilled; and he had a power over the minds of others. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. That power he certainly still keeps. There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe, if they were left alone to talk with him, even now when he has suffered a defeat."

  Beard Length: About 1½ feet, yet his hair is almost as long as his beard.

  Strengths: As a fallen White Wizard, his power is on par with that of Gandalf.

  Weaknesses: Exceedingly arrogant and mad with power and darkness, Saruman is deadly but proud. Also, much of his power comes from his aptly named Staff of Power, which if ever broken (let's say, by Gandalf perhaps?) would leave him essentially unable to tap into magical forces - though he'd still be a master manipulator.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain!" - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
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  (#8) Palpatine

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Once Upon a Jedi, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars

  Reputation: Also known as Darth Sidious and the Dark Lord of the Sith Empire, he schemed his way into ruling the evil Galactic Empire for decades and was responsible for the total destruction of the Jedi Order.

  Beard Length: No beard at all.

  Strengths: He's a master at dark Force strikes, particularly Force lightning, which erupts from his fingertips. Additionally, he is talented with his telekinetic powers, and can lift and throw large objects with his mind. He maintains control of the Empire through his mastery of the Force and ability to see into the future.

  Weaknesses: Surprisingly, he's a bit too trusting - in that, he trusts that his apprentice, Darth Vader, won't decide to suddenly find the power of love and throw him into a reactor core.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Those who do not serve my ends, no matter how powerful they are, will be eliminated." - Return of the Jedi: The Original Audio Drama
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  (#9) Geralt of Rivia

  • The Hexer, The Hexer, The Witcher universe

  Reputation: According to the legends of The Witcher universe, Geralt of Rivia is one of the greatest monster-hunting witchers in history, and he's just as adept with his swords as he is with his spells.

  Beard Length: A full yet short-cropped, grey-white beard.

  Strengths: Trained from birth, and the product of mutagenic experiments, Geralt has superhuman strength, pain resistance, durability, fighting prowess, and a near-total immunity to illness and exhaustion. 

  Weaknesses: His longevity has, more than once, led him to mental and emotional breakdowns. He's world-weary, as well as psychologically, physically, and emotionally drained after generations of loss and tragedy.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "People like to invent monsters and monstrosities. Then they seem less monstrous themselves. When they get blind-drunk, cheat, steal, beat their wives, starve an old woman, when they [slay] a trapped fox with an axe or riddle the last existing unicorn with arrows, they like to think that the Bane entering cottages at daybreak is more monstrous than they are. They feel better then. They find it easier to live." - The Last Wish, Andrzej Sapkowski
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  (#10) Harry Dresden

  Reputation: Harry Dresden, of The Dresden Files, is a hard-boiled private detective with a knack for tracking people down, and also casting spells. He's a wizard PI, to be specific, and he deals primarily in paranormal cases in Chicago.

  Beard Length: Light stubble.

  Strengths: He's quite powerful for his age and experience level, and particularly good at thaumaturgy, which is the ability to create a magical link between a person and an object - similar to how a voodoo doll works. Dresden primarily uses this skill to locate people. However, he's also exceedingly talented at elemental spell work and kinetic energy spells.

  Weaknesses: While he steadily learns and grows as a wizard, honing his skills, he's a bit unfocused and chaotic in its usage, making him something of a loose cannon. He also has more than his fair share of mortal enemies who wear him down and make him vulnerable.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Everyone is down on pain, because they forget something important about it: Pain is for the living." - White Night, Jim Butcher
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  (#11) Harry Potter

  • Harry Potter Universe

  Reputation: Known as The Chosen One and The Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter's reputation precedes him as the prophesized defeater of ultimate evil - though it's a prophecy he more than lives up to. Despite the annual mayhem caused by his nemesis, Lord Voldemort, Potter goes on to become a full-fledged master of magic over the course of his career at Hogwarts.

  Beard Length: No beard to speak of.

  Strengths: He becomes the hero who saves all of mankind from a magical fascist, and he does so through sheer bravery. He risks his life to do what is right, using his innate talent and deeply ingrained goodness.

  Weaknesses: Potter can be very impulsive, jumping to conclusions and being manipulated by false leads. He's also loyal to a fault and his dedication to his friends can be used against him.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Facing this stuff in real life is not like school. In school if you make a mistake you can just try again tomorrow, but out there when you’re a second away from being [slain] or watching a friend [perish] right before your eyes... you don't know what that's like." - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
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  (#12) Raistlin Majere

  • Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragonlance

  Reputation: Considered to be one of the most powerful archmages to ever exist in the world of the Dragonlance Chronicles, Raistlin has gold skin and eyeglass-shaped pupils, which curse him to see the ravages of time on all things. He has a reputation for arrogance, and his tempestuous personality precedes him, but he's rightly famous for being one of the Heroes of the Lance and defeating the aptly named Queen of Darkness.

  Beard Length: No beard at all.

  Strengths: Aside from his naturally powerful ability to cast magic, he's also got the wildly powerful Staff of Magius, which he can use to float in the air or teleport. It can also function as a tactical instrument.

  Weaknesses: Raistlin harnessed the force of his magic out of insecurity about his own frailness. He's small, physically unimposing - and bitter about it. He's entirely untrustworthy and has built up a cadre of enemies whom he's betrayed.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Hope is the denial of reality. It is the carrot dangled before the draft horse to keep him plodding along in a vain attempt to reach it." - Dragons of Winter Night, Margaret Weis
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  (#13) Shazam

  Reputation: Living in a lair known as the Rock of Eternity, the wizard Shazam is responsible for imbuing young Billy Batson with his magical powers. A reclusive and extremely powerful wizard, he could be considered a god in his own right. Known by his true name, Mamaragan, the wizard looks for a champion to defend the world against evil forces.

  Beard Length: Almost 1 foot long, thick, and bushy in his older age.

  Strengths: The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, the stamina of Atlas, the power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles, the speed of Mercury.

  Weaknesses: Despite his impressive longevity, he has grown old over the centuries and cannot fight with the same fury as he once could, which is why he's been looking for a pure-hearted champion.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "You must say it with purpose. With belief. With good intentions. With thoughts of your parents and your family. Say it and you will be transformed into your greatest potential. Say 'Shazam!'" - Shazam
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  (#14) Jareth

  • Labyrinth

  Reputation: Jareth is the Goblin King, ruler of the twisted and surreal magical maze kingdom in Labyrinth, and a guileful trickster with a habit for taking too much of an interest in teenage human girls.

  Beard Length: No beard, but he has an absolutely epic head of feathered blond hair.

  Strengths: He's a master of disguise and manipulation through physical transformation. He's also got a penchant for generating magical crystal orbs from his hand that can show you your dreams, reveal what someone's doing in another location, or even enchant your mind.

  Weaknesses: He's incredibly arrogant and childishly mischievous. He also has an intense need to be loved, respected, and appreciated.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "I ask for so little. Just let me rule you and you can have everything that you want." - Labyrinth
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  (#15) Lo-Pan

  • Big Trouble in Little China

  Reputation: A great and terrible mystic, Lo-Pan is an ancient sorcerer and warrior who was struck with the so-called curse of "No Flesh." This makes him an immortal yet incorporeal spirit of immense power that can temporarily form an earthly body.

  Beard Length: A stringy, 1-foot-long black beard.

  Strengths: Lo-Pan is a gifted manipulator of the mind, skilled at hypnotizing others and bending them to his will. He also exerts his command over demons who do his bidding, and a trio of hitmen - Thunder, Lightning, and Rain - known as The Storms, who all possess elemental superpowers. He can also shoot devastating energy beams from his face and mouth.

  Weaknesses: He is craven, desirous of power, and in need of a mortal form. Once he eventually gains that form, he's as vulnerable as anyone else. His forehead is also very weak to knives.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Magic... The darkest magic. My soul swims in it... Scattered across time, trapped in the world of formlessness." - Big Trouble in Little China
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  (#16) Jafar

  • Disney's House of Mouse, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, Aladdin, The Return of Jafar, Aladdin, Aladdin, Jr.

  Reputation: As the Grand Vizier of Agrabah and the Sultan's most trusted adviser, Jafar is one of the most powerful people in the kingdom. However, with his snake staff and bad-guy facial hair, he's obviously a villain to anyone who isn't completely oblivious.

  Beard Length: Around 6 inches of well-groomed goatee, curled in an overtly villainous manner.

  Strengths: Before he ever became a genie, he was a powerful sorcerer (and, briefly, the most powerful sorcerer), and through it all, his biggest defining strength was his propensity for manipulation. More than simply using magic, he could bend people - namely the Sultan - to his whim.

  Weaknesses: Greed for power is Jafar's ultimate foible. He'll do anything to become more and more powerful, even at the expense of his own self-interest.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "A snake, am I? Perhaps you'd like to see how sssnake-like I can be!" - Aladdin (1992)
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  (#17) Yen Sid

  Reputation: Stoic and powerful, the mystical sorcerer from Fantasia is known for being extremely serious - though secretly possessing a kind and forgiving heart under his harsh exterior. He also apparently bears more than a passing resemblance to Walt Disney.

  Beard Length: About 3 feet long and bifurcated into two points.

  Strengths: He can move objects with the force of his mind and will - such as the waters that flood his chamber in the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" sequence. While wearing his magical hat, his powers increase substantially, giving him the ability to perform all manner of spells, most notably bringing inanimate objects to life to do his bidding.

  Weaknesses: Much of his most impressive magic is channeled through his wizard's hat, meaning if it were destroyed, it could potentially cripple his access to mystical forces. Also, he has some fairly lax hiring practices when it comes to reliable apprentices.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: N/A
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  (#18) Babidi

  • Dragon Ball

  Reputation: As a ruthless and sadistic alien wizard who antagonizes the Dragon Ball Z universe, Babidi is single-minded, merciless, and insulting. He mocks, belittles, and slays in his pursuit of domination and power.

  Beard Length: No beard, exactly, although his facial protrusions resemble whiskers.

  Strengths: He possesses intense magical powers that he can access and use through the force of his will. In addition to his litany of dangerous spells, Babidi can manipulate people by bending their minds, and project energy force fields to repel strikes.

  Weaknesses: Physically, he's very frail and depends on his magic to protect him. Additionally, he's incredibly arrogant and overconfident in his abilities - a trait that causes him to underestimate his opponents. Finally, when he finds himself in actual danger, he becomes something of a coward.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "Spare the Supreme Kai for now. For what he did to my father, I will take my own sweet time with his destruction." - Dragon Ball Z
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  (#19) Prospero

  • Prospero's Books, The Tempest, The Tempest, The Tempest, The Tempest, The Tempest

  Reputation: Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, is sent off to sea on a dilapidated boat by his usurping brother, and ends up shipwrecked on an island. As a wise and learned man, Prospero teaches himself the ways of magic and becomes a powerful sorcerer.

  Beard Length: Prospero is generally depicted with a full, generous, bushy beard about 4 to 8 inches, which likely grows thicker the longer he remains on his island.

  Strengths: Prospero is a quick learner, an autodidact, and seemingly naturally adept at magic. Just from reading books on the subject, and repeated practice, he learns how to enchant and control other beings - which he is very good at, considering his power over the spirit Ariel and the monstrous Caliban. He can even resurrect beings who have passed into the next world.

  Weaknesses: He's got a bit of single-minded tunnel vision, and is often unable to see things happening outside of his primary focus - like how his brother is trying to screw him over.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "My high charms work, and these, mine enemies, are all knit up in their distractions. They now are in my power." - The Tempest, William Shakespeare
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  (#20) Quentin Coldwater

  Reputation: A student at Brakebills University, a school that teaches the magical arts in the world of The Magicians, Quentin Coldwater is considered to be a wildly gifted learner with a natural aptitude for mystical forces, despite his somewhat chaotic and undisciplined control. 

  Beard Length: Typically clean shaven with a light five o'clock shadow.

  Strengths: He's shown great skill when it comes to materializing things into his hand from other locations - including swords - as well as reversing entropy on objects and even bringing a loved one back to life, which many considered to be impossible.

  Weaknesses: He's a bit neurotic and depressed; he's got problems with decisiveness and his battle magic skills are lacking. He's a master magician when it comes to ritual and complex problem solving, but he can be somewhat less skillful when in a life-and-death magical conflict.

  Greatest Proclamation of Wisdom: "You ever want something so badly and then realize that it's nothing like what you thought? And maybe that you are stupid for ever actually even wanting it?" - The Magicians

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