The basic meaning of magician

Magicians are often mentioned in European and American folklore, fantasy literature, desktop and video games, referring to people who can drive some mysterious force.

Witches have many names. We can call them wizards, witches, wizards, fortune tellers, prophets and so on.

In many environments (the environment here refers to the background settings used in legends, fantasy literature and games), the definition of "wizard" is different. Usually there is no comparability between "wizards" in different environments, and there are many nouns with similar meanings in different languages, so they are often confused when translating or reporting.

Usually there is no gender orientation, but in some fields, especially the ACGN cultural circle, it refers to men, and witches call them magical girls or witches.

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In modern fantasy literature and games, "magician" is usually limited to people who use specific abilities, equivalent to wizards; At this time; Sometimes it also refers to all people who can use mysterious power, which is equivalent to British magic, Japanese magicians and Taoist priests.

One of the occupations in many online games is mainly long-range attack.

In the Chinese environment, sometimes in order to be neutral, the word "magic" is removed and the word "mage" is used. At this time, the meaning of "mage" is different from the honorific title for monks.