History Main / PureMagicBeing

* In some way, this could be said of [[spoiler:the majority of the MagicWorld's denizens]] in ''MahouSenseiNegima''.

* The nether demons of ''{{Drowtales}}'' exist in alternate universes, that any summoner with proper training can open a gate into and unleash them onto the world. These demons have no physical form and typically are unintelligent, spending all their time in the physical world feeding off of mana and auras of the plants and animals around them. They are feared and hated by most Drow, as demons also having the nasty habit of invading the bodies of aura bearing creatures, either simply tainting them, or taking over their entire body and killing the host, well twisting it into a mindless creature that attacks anything nearby.

** {{Familiar}}s are created when a powerful mage infuses a dying animal with their mana, giving it sentience and replacing its physical body with one of pure magic. To continue existing, the master must continuously provide the familiar with more mana.

** {{Familiar}}s are when a dying animal is infused with mana by a powerful mage, giving them sentience and replacing their physical body with one of pure magic, which has to be continuously supported by its master's mana.

See also: CastFromHitPoints, PureEnergy.

* The Wolkenritter of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. Made especially apparent near the end of ''A's'', [[spoiler:where draining them of their {{mana}} caused them to [[DisappearsIntoLight disappear into light]]]].
** This also becomes a ''major'' weakness in Force where they are vulnerable to the Eclipse infectees and their dividers. [[spoiler: Signum is in the hospital for ''months'' thanks to Cypha tearing her to shreds]].

* The enchantress Mara, from the 1981 cartoon series ''{{Blackstar}}''.

* [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Anodites]] are [[MadeOfMagic Made of]] [[TheForce Mana]], essentially making them lesser {{Reality Warper}}s without casting any real spells. In [[ShoutOut very much the same vein]] as the aforementioned (but obscure) Faltine of Marvel comics.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' series has the full genies and the Pirate Master, with the former being made of pure Light Magic, while the latter is made of pure Dark Magic. The reason why full genies no longer exist in the series is because they used up their magic in the past to defeat a threat, forcing them back to their MagicalLand.

* The Wolkenritter of ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. Made especially apparent near the end of ''A's'', [[spoiler:where draining them of their {{mana}} caused them to [[DisappearsIntoLight disappear into light]]]].

* The mazoku in ''{{Slayers}}'' are primarily astral beings, so their physical manifestation is only a projection amounting to a fraction of their true power. Also, since the astral domain is ruled by PsychoactivePowers (being the domain of the mind/soul) this gives them the ability to be directly bolstered or harmed by emotions, and the WeaksauceWeakness that the harm to their ego caused by fully acknowledging more powerful beings could literally cause one to disappear in a PuffOfLogic.

* The Wolkenritter of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. Made especially apparent near the end of ''A's'', [[spoiler:where draining them of their {{mana}} caused them to [[DisappearsIntoLight disappear into light]]]].

* The BigBad of ''NeverwinterNights2'', the King of Shadows is a creature of pure shadow weave magic.

* In ''The Second {{Chronicles of Thomas Covenant}}'':

* Espers and the Ultima Weapon in ''FinalFantasyVI''. You can actually kill Ultima Weapon by draining its MP to zero.

* Spren in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''.

* Most of the non-humans that Harry [[DresdenFiles Dresden]] encounters are Fae, beings made of Ectoplasm and magic. Because magic is so intrinsic to their nature, they have perfect control over their use of it, unlike wizards. Wizards have spillage, and so they can't use modern technology because they short it out. [[WordOfGod The world]] simply doesn't like Harry Dresden.

* Dormammu from ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange''.

* [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Anodites]] are [[MadeOfMagic Made of]] [[TheForce Mana]], essentially making them lesser {{Reality Warper}}s without casting any real spells.

* BigBad Pain Elemental [[EldritchAbomination Chzo]] of the ''ChzoMythos''. [[spoiler: He'd actually die of magical starvation if he ever crossed over to our dimension since there isn't enough magic to sustain him.]]

* Yue from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' is in danger of ceasing to exist because Sakura is too young to generate enough magic to support his existence.

* The gods in Trudi Canavan's ''TheAgeOfFive''.
* Many of HPLovecraft's {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, including Cthulhu, Azathoth, and certain avatars of Nyarlathotep.

* [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Anodites]] are [[MadeOfMagic Made of]] [[TheForce Mana]], essentially making them lesser RealityWarpers without casting any real spells.
* The Father, the Son and the Daughter in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars.''

* The fairies from ''TheLastRune'' series by Mark Anthony. When they travel to Earth, where magical power isn't nearly as common as on Eldh, they suffer horrific pain and slowly die unless they take special drugs.

* Simkin from ''TheDarkswordTrilogy''

* Dormammu from ''Comicbook/DoctorStrange''.
* The enchantress Mara, from the 1981 cartoon series ''{{Blackstar}}''.
* In ''The Second {{Chronicles of Thomas Covenant}}'':
** The Elohim people are Earthpower incarnate.
** Covenant himself is transfigured into a being of pure Wild Magic at the end of ''White Gold Wielder''.
* One episode of Disney's ''Disney/{{Aladdin}}'' TV series featured Genie being hunted by a magic-eating creature.

* Simkin from ''TheDarkswordTrilogy''
* Espers and the Ultima Weapon in ''FinalFantasyVI''. You can actually kill Ultima Weapon by draining its MP to zero.
** Several normal enemies (generally with a consistent techno-organic design scheme) also follow this, down to dying if their magic points are zeroed out.

* The fairies from ''TheLastRune'' series by Mark Anthony. When they travel to Earth, where magical power isn't nearly as common as on Eldh, they suffer horrific pain and slowly die unless they take special drugs.
* The BigBad of ''NeverwinterNights2'', the King of Shadows is a creature of pure shadow weave magic.
* On ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}},'' [[TheHero Goliath]] describes [[TheFairFolk the Third Race]] as "beings of pure magic." Their ruler, [[ChaoticNeutral Oberon]], is basically a PhysicalGod, and even [[GreatGazoo Puck]] manages to shapeshift an entire city twice in one night.
* BigBad Pain Elemental [[EldritchAbomination Chzo]] of the ''ChzoMythos''. [[spoiler: He'd actually die of magical starvation if he ever crossed over to our dimension since there isn't enough magic to sustain him.]]
* The [[PhysicalGod "Aggregate Sentiences"]] in ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' are this, and since the same spirits show up as [[SummonMagic summons]] in most installments of the Tales Series, it's theorized that this is the case for other instances of the spirits as well.

* The gods in Trudi Canavan's ''TheAgeOfFive''.

* [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Anodites]] are [[MadeOfMagic Made of]] [[TheForce Mana]], essentially making them lesser RealityWarpers without casting any real spells.
* Ghosts and other strange things in ''AtelierSeries'' games effectively have 0 HP, but they will, uh, die when they have 0 MP. It's possible for a ghost character --such as the recurring character Pamela-- to, well, kill themselves by casting spells that require more MP than they have.
* Xerath is ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'' performed a ritual to turn himself into one of these, as a human body was limiting his power.
* The Father, the Son and the Daughter in ''StarWarsTheCloneWars.''
* The Fae in ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning'' are described as beings of pure magic. This actually works against them -- the [[GreenRocks Prismere]] that empowers the Tuatha warps their minds due to the Prismere screwing with the magic within them, which is why all of them are such brutal destructive warmongers. Mortals on the other hand can wield Prismere with no ill effects.