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-->'''Zero:''' I don't really know... [[DoesNotLikeShoes I like the feeling of dirt and grass under my bare feet.]]

Magicians, sorcerers, mystics, characters with psychic powers, magical or divine/godlike qualities are frequently depicted as [[DoesNotLikeShoes PrefersGoingBarefoot]]. There are numerous reasons for this, which often overlap.

Magicians, sorcerers, mystics, characters with psychic powers, magical or divine/godlike qualities are frequently depicted as [[DoesNotLikeShoes eschewing footwear]]. There are numerous reasons for this, which often overlap.

* Chikara, the lovably kooky fortune teller from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndKissRockAndRollMystery'', never wears shoes even when she goes outside of her tent. It doesn't seem to be a direct consequence of her magical abilities, but rather a distinctive trait that is meant to signify that she's somehow "different" from others (it may be BarefootSage, BarefootLoon, or this trope - or all three).

* In ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', there was to be an Indian mystic and medium called Zoltan the Magnificent who claimed to be able to communicate [[{{Telepathy}} telepathically]] with the Atlanteans ([[DummiedOut he was cut from the final version of the movie]]). [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/atlantis__page_083.jpg Judging by the character sketches]], he doesn't wear any shoes, which ties into his hermit-like persona.

* Slan from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. It comes with being a reality defying succubus who dislikes clothing altogether.

* In Disney's ''WesternAnimation/FrozenII'', Elsa is this by the end.

* The titular witch Zero from ''LightNovel/GrimoireOfZero'' has a fondness of feeling the dirt and grass under her bare feet, and readily walks everywhere barefooted until the third episode of the anime, when she gets new clothes at the insistence of the Mercenary. And even then, it takes a lot of convincing.

* Asuna in her queen elf Titania form in ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''. Her dress lacks footwear, having only a strap around her ankles and feet in a a way similar to barefoot sandals. Yui also counts when in her fairy form or using her admin powers. Quinella wears only foot wraps and has the magic based skills.

* Kiela from ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'' is a {{downplayed|trope}} example of this trope. She's a powerful sorceress who doesn't wear shoes, but this trait doesn't stand out because she's also an [[BeastMan anthropomorphic cat]] who lives in a HeroicFantasy WorldOfFunnyAnimals, all of whom are {{Barefoot Cartoon Animal}}s.

* Kiela from ''Webcomic/SwordsAndSausages'' is a {{downplayed|trope}} example of this trope. She's a powerful sorceress who doesn't wear shoes, but this trait doesn't stand out because she's also an [[BeastMan anthropomorphic cat]] who lives in a HighFantasy WorldOfFunnyAnimals, all of whom are {{Barefoot Cartoon Animal}}s.

--> -- '''Priapus, Creator/{{Horace}}'''

* Kikimora from ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' is Emperor Belos' personal attendant and a powerful spellcaster in her own right. She goes barefoot throughout the series, possibly because of her clawed, vaguely birdlike feet.

Magicians, sorcerers, mystics, characters with extrasensoric powers, magical or divine/godlike qualities are frequently depicted as [[DoesNotLikeShoes eschewing footwear]]. There are numerous reasons for this, which often overlap.

* ''Art/TheBirthOfVenusBotticelli'': The figures in the painting are LoveGoddess Venus and three lesser deities, and no one is wearing shoes. Furthermore, Zephyr, the god of wind, is using his powers to blow the recently-born Venus from the sea to the shore. Also, one of the nymphs is flying alongside the group.

* In [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bdnhzihqomc.jpg the painting "La Strega"]] ("the witch") by Michele Pietro Cammarano, the titular witch doesn't wear shoes.
* The sorceress from the "Magic Circle" painting by Creator/JohnWilliamWaterhouse (shown above) is depicted doing her spells barefoot; it is implied that her powers are related to nature.
* [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/86/4d/87/864d8784f82a0037d10f000149e31b8c.jpg The titular character]] from "Magician invoking the Elementals" painting by Augustus Knapp.

* The sorceress ([[spoiler:and also a goddess in human body]]) Tia Dalma from ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' is depicted barefoot in the movie-based comics. This is also a part of her Voudoun image. ''Literature/TheKingdomKeepers'' series also describe her as perpetually barefoot.

Finally, this may be a specific instance of MagicalMinorityPerson. This usage is due to the fact that in earlier times lack of footwear was often associated with [[BarefootPoverty poverty]], misery and [[BarefootLoon mental instability]], and nowadays it is a common attribute of nonconformism. A common character of this sort is a MagicalHomelessPerson or a NewAgeRetroHippie/GranolaGirl who turns out to have genuine supernatural abilities.

Finally, this may be a specific instance of MagicalMinorityPerson. This usage is due to the fact that in earlier times lack of footwear was often associated with [[BarefootPoverty poverty]], misery and [[BarefootLoon mental instability]], and nowadays it is a common attribute of nonconformism. A common character of this sort is a NewAgeRetroHippie or a GranolaGirl who turns out to have genuine supernatural abilities.

* ''Creator/JeanJohnson'''s ''Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy'' references a character Jesse James Mankiller, who was such a powerful [[Main/PsychicPowers pyrokinetic and biokinetic]] that she walked barefoot without a space suit on the [[UsefulNotes/TheMoon Moon]]. The reason she did this is not stated, but the event was well documented.

* Lord Voldemort from ''Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'' doesn't wear shoes after his resurrection, implying that he now is an unhuman being who has no need for them. This trope is frequently used for characters who are somehow "above human" (magically gifted, enlightened or godlike), but in his case it indicates that he descended '''below''' human condition due to his dark magical practices and the destruction of his soul.