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** Among the original line-up of the Avengers, [[Characters/MCUThor Thor Odinson]] is the most different among them as being the only one among them associated with magic. In his case, he is a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien from a culture that harnesses magical energies. With the help of his hammer Mjölnir, he has the power of flight and command over the weather, and was even able to temporarily connect with the Odinforce. Combined with his Asgardian physiology, he is an incredibly powerful MagicKnight (with emphasis on "knight")
** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', [[Characters/MCUDoctorStrange Doctor Strange]] fills this role when he, Tony Stark/Iron Man and Peter Parker/Spider-Man are abducted by Ebony Maw. This continues when they are joined by Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis, being the only one among them proficient in magic.
** WordOfGod claims that Ebony Maw is also a wizard, making him the only known magic-user to the [[Characters/MCUThanosForces Children of Thanos]] and EvilCounterpart to Doctor Strange.

* Among the [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship Fellowship]] in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' series, Gandalf is the WizardClassic among knights and {{Badass Normal}}s that make-up the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that is TheTeam, and can be considered a TropeCodifier of the trope.

* ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'': Among [[Characters/MCUDefenders the Defenders]], whereas [[Characters/MCUDaredevil Matt Murdock]] is a BadassNormal with a DisabilitySuperpower and {{Ninja}} training and both [[Characters/MCUJessicaJones Jessica]] and [[Characters/MCULukeCage Luke]] are UnskilledButStrong {{Differently Powered Individual}}s with SuperStrength, [[Characters/MCUIronFist Danny Rand]] is the only member who is associated with the supernatural. While much of his power comes from his focus and his TrainingFromHell WarriorMonk kung fu, what gives him is title of Iron Fist is his ability to use chi to turn his fist into an indestructible weapon, having gotten it after slaying a dragon.

The Token Wizard (alternatively called the Token Witch, the Token Magician, Token Mage, etc) stands out among their SuperTeam as being the only member of the team in-touch with the supernatural in one form or another. It is handy to have someone with deep knowledge on magic, demonic possession and mythical creatures when a team is facing up against such a threat out of the blue.

* Among the [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship Fellowship]] in the ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' series, Gandalf is the WizardClassic among knights and BadassNormal{{s}} that make-up the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that is TheTeam, and can be considered a TropeCodifier of the trope.

** The Guru in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' joins the Cooper Gang after they drive out the miners and stop the Mask of Dark Earth and become their primary mystic member, his mastery in the Dreamtime allowing him to the control the minds of others and even bridge the minds between people. Bentley even refers to him as "Telekinetics" in their heist on Kaine Island.

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[[caption-width-right:Pity Gandalf isn't in his White version, as the Snow White jokes would write themselves.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:The New Mutants, and their token sorceress]]

* In the ''Creator/AmericasBestComics'' universe, William "Bill" Woolcott/Promethea and Splash Brannigan are the only known magical science-heroes in the SuperTeam America's Best, the former being a LegacyOfTheChosen and the later being a person composed of magic ink.

* Dr. Byron Orpheus from ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' is an all-powerful necromancer and wizard. While the world established is a FantasyKitchenSink, it is predominantly [[SciFiKitchenSink science-fiction in nature]], with super-scientists, superheroes and supervillains born from sci-fi shenanigans. This makes Dr. Orpheus the only magical ally of Team Venture (which is predominantly science-based), eventually joining a SupernaturalTeam composed of his old friends.

* Mz. Ruby from ''VideoGame/SlyCooperAndTheThieviusRaccoonus'' is the "Chief Mystic" of the Fiendish Five, a team of international super-criminals. Mz. Ruby was born into a family of mystics and uses HollywoodVoodoo to commit crimes against "man and nature."

[[caption-width-right:350:The New Mutants, and their token sorceress]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:The New Mutants, and their token sorceress]]

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** Among the original line-up of the Avengers, [[Characters/MCUThor Thor Odinson]] is the most different among them as being the only one among them associated with magic. In his case, he is a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien from a culture that harnesses magical energies. With the help of his hammer Mjolnir, he has the power of flight and command over the weather, and was even able to temporarily connect with the Odinforce. Combined with his Asgardian physiology, he is an incredibly powerful MagicKnight (with emphasis on "knight")

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* While all three of the teens in ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' possess magical weaponry - [[TheLancer Toby]] possessing a LethalJokeItem [[DropTheHammer War-Hammer]] and [[TheChosenOne Jim]] possessing the [[AncientArtifact Amulet of Daylight]] with a CoolSword and InstantArmor - Claire acts as the closest thing to a combative magic-user (before they find Merlin) the trollhunters possess. Her weapon is a magic staff that can summon shadow portals that she nicked off of Angor Rot, and after she manages to regain control of her body from Morgana, she ends up learning a spell that allows her to call the staff to her on command.

* Among the [[Characters/MiddleEarthFilmTheFellowship Fellowship]] in the ''Literature/LordOfTheRings'' series, Gandalf is the WizardClassic among knights and BadassNormals that make-up the RagtagBunchOfMisfits that is TheTeam, and can be considered a TropeCodifier of the trope.

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** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Doctor Strange fills this role when he, Tony Stark/Iron Man and Peter Parker/Spider-Man are abducted by Ebony Maw. This continues when they are joined by Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis, being the only one among them proficient in magic.

** Billy Kaplan (aka ComicBook/{{Wiccan}}) in the first run of ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''. In a team with {{Badass Normal}} {{ComicBook/Kate|Bishop}}, SuperSolider Eli, heavy-hitter {{Shapeshifter}} Teddy, SizeShifter Cassie, [[SuperSpeed speedster]] Tommy, and robot Jonas, Billy is the only spellcaster, owing to his being the "son" of ComicBook/ScarletWitch.

** Billy Kaplan (aka ComicBook/{{Wiccan}}) in the first run of ''ComicBook/YoungAvengers''. In a team with {{Badass Normal}}s {{ComicBook/Kate|Bishop}} and Eli, heavy-hitter {{Shapeshifter}} Teddy, SizeShifter Cassie, [[SuperSpeed speedster]] Tommy, and robot Jonas, Billy is the only spellcaster, owing to his being the "son" of ComicBook/ScarletWitch.

** ComicBook/NicoMinoru of the ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}''. Karolina is an alien with a FlyingFirepower powerset, Alex, Chase, and Gert don't have powers, and Molly is a mutant with SuperStrength. Meanwhile, Nico wields the Minoru family's Staff of One, which allows her to cast any spell she can think of once.

** In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', Doctor Strange fills this role when he, Tony Stark/Iron Man and Peter parker/Spider-Man are abducted by Ebony Maw. This continues when they are joined by Star-Lord, Drax and Mantis, being the only one among them proficient in magic.

* ''Series/LegendsOfTomorrow'': Invoked. In Season four, the team has to deal with accidentally releasing numerous magical threats that have long since been locked away for being too dangerous. Whilst having dealt with magic users in the past and had (one current, one former) members who derived their power from magic, it quickly becomes clear that they are hopelessly out of their depth. So Sara turns to her old friend John Constantine, an professional warlock and expert in magical problems.

** ComicBook/{{Magik}} was this for the ComicBook/NewMutants and presently serves this role for the ComicBook/{{XMen}}. Technically Forge was the first magic-user to join the team, but he much prefers to work with technology rather than sorcery, while Illyana fully embraces magic.

* Scarlet Witch herself is this for the Avengers. Whether her powers are purely magical or a genetic mutatation that can be attuned to magic (it changes DependingOnTheWriter), she is the Avengers' longest-serving sorcerer and their de facto occult expert.

* ComicBook/{{Magik}} was this for the ComicBook/NewMutants and presently serves this role for the ComicBook/{{XMen}}. Technically Forge was the first magic-user to join the team, but he much prefers to work with technology rather than sorcery, while Illyana fully embraces magic.
* Temporarily invoked when the teenage original X-Men spent time in the present day, and Beast took up sorcery to complement his scientific knowledge. He even had a demonic, grey-furred, horned "Beast" form that he involuntarily turned into whenever he used magic.

** Raven is a member of the titular team and is the only member that has powers that is explicitly magical in nature, with Starfire being born with her powers naturally, Cyborg having gained his abilities through cybernetic augmentation and Garfield through genetic experimentation. Aside from essentially being TheAntiChrist with an all-powerful demon father, she is also expert in a variety of magics, possessing tomes and eldritch knowledge that the rest of the team lacks.