History Main / OurWitchesAreDifferent

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, Kyogoku Maria seems to have studied magic (having her own [[WizardWorkshop magical laboratory]] at her manor) and the late UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter]] Kagehime already mastering said arts for seven years at her own pace, whereas Maria's sister-in-law Oichi already has magic flowing through her veins.

* ''Film/{{Bewitched}}'': TheFilmOfTheSeries, 'Bewitched'', in that it's about the filming of a remake of the series, with a real magical witch as the witch character.

* ''Film/{{Thelma}}'': Inverted by Joachim Trier. He's commemorating the original Norwegian portrayal of witches as positive magical creatures before the influence of Christianity. If Thelma was born in a different time, her powers would classify her as a witch and possibly why these powers are only manifested in females.

* The HumanAliens that piloted the Mima in ''Film/BloodMachines'' are all female with stark red hair. When the Mima "dies", they enact a ritual that [[RunicMagic creates a giant sigil on the ground]], [[WhenThePlanetsAlign makes the planets in the solar system align]] and results in the creation of a god-like woman from the Mima's "corpse."

This trope, like the other OurMonstersAreDifferent tropes, is about how the term "witch" is used for specifically designating certain groups of beings, usually, these are humans, in the case of witches.

"Witch", like "Wizard", is a word that is sometimes used to name a specific kind of magic user, usually female. The word, ''witch'', is, as UsefulNotes/{{Wicca}} notes, derived from the Old English, ''wicce'', for "female magic-user". That connection to femininity sometimes makes witchcraft into a GenderRestrictedAbility, and sometimes not. Given the trope of WickedWitch and similar portrayals, ''witch'' may or may not also be associated with ''evil'' female magic users, while ''mage'' or ''magician'', with its clear connection to ''magic'', is used for magic users in the general.

"Witch", like "Wizard", is a word that is sometimes used to name a specific kind of magic user, usually female. The word, ''witch'', is, as UsefulNotes/{{Wicca}} notes, derived from the Old English, ''wicce'', for "female magic-user". That connection to femininity sometimes makes witchcraft into a GenderRestrictedAbility. Speaking of inclinations of its appearances, given WickedWitch and similar portrayals, ''witch'' also has a relation to being for ''evil'' female magic users, while ''mage'' or ''magician'', with its clear connection to ''magic'', is used for magic users in the general.

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, Kyogoku Maria seems to have studied magic (having her own [[WizardWorkshop magical laboratory]] at her manor), already mastering said arts, whereas her sister-in-law Oichi and the late UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter]] Kagehime already have magic [[SuperpowerfulGenetics flowing]] through their veins.

->''In fairy-tales, witches always wear silly black hats and black cloaks, and they ride on broomsticks. But this is not a fairy-tale. This is about REAL WITCHES.''

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/PulpFiction "Does she look like a]] [[WitchWithACapitalB witch!?"]][[labelnote:"What?"]]Top to bottom, left to right: VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, [[Manga/SoulEater Angela Leon]], [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Darcy]], and [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Prof. Minerva McGonagall]].[[/labelnote]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/PulpFiction "Does she look like a]] [[WitchWithACapitalB witch!?"]][[note]]Clockwise from top-left: VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, [[Manga/SoulEater Angela Leon]], [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire Professor Minerva [=McGonagall=]]], and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Darcy]][[/note]]]]

** Human [[spoiler: Trixie]] takes it a step further by dressing like a witch (pointed hat, a cape, etc.), and her weapon is a staff with which she can cast curses. [[spoiler: Her Bount Doll even takes the form of BlackKnight.]]

* In [[https://www.deviantart.com/slifofinadragon SlifofinaDragon]]'s ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' fanfics, Kyogoku Maria seems to have studied magic (having her own magical laboratory in at her manor), already mastering said arts, whereas her sister-in-law Oichi and the late UsefulNotes/ToyotomiHideyoshi's [[FanCreatedOffspring daughter]] Kagehime already have magic [[SuperpowerfulGenetics flowing]] through their veins.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Film/PulpFiction "Does she look like a]] [[WitchWithACapitalB witch!?"]][[note]]Clockwise from top-left: VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}, [[Manga/SoulEater Angela Leon]], [[Film/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows Professor Minerva [=McGonagall=]]], and [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub Darcy]][[/note]]]]