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[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 64 points 3 weeks ago

First was Orko from He-Man.

[-] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

They’re not wizards, but did Jawas from Star Wars establish the aesthetic?

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Seems like Jawas were the first in ~1977. The fandom wiki says that LucasArts sued Neil Young for having Jawa-like creatures on stage in 1978.

Pics: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/38119-neil-young-crazy-horse-rust-never-sleeps/images/posters

[-] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Marvin the Martian beat that by almost 30 years.

[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Jawas didn't wear the wizard hat. Same reason Marvin doesn't fit.

[-] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

Looking at the picture above, hoods seem to count. If not, then half of them don't apply to the rule.

[-] buycurious@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Thank you, was looking to see if someone recognized the OG.

[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 12 points 3 weeks ago

Came in here to defend Orko's legacy. Was not disappointed.

[-] snrkl@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 3 weeks ago
[-] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Shout-out to my fellow 1980s kids who played the first Final Fantasy and named their Black Mage character "ORKO" because it just felt right.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago
[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

They're artificers

[-] Nikko882@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It is truly a great style.

(Player character from Wizard of Legend)

[-] crusa187@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 weeks ago

Shout out to Vivi! Love you my little homie.

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

He taught us so much about facing death with dignity.

[-] cetvrti_magi@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Where's my boy Green Mage?

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sorry, seems that it's not his time

[-] Apeman42@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Digimon: "We have eyes-only wizard at home."

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

I swear to god if you speak ill of Wizardmon I will beat you senseless with a two-by-four

[-] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Does he (?) evolve into, like, a Mecha toaster or something?

Or digi-volve or whatever they do in digimon

[-] rooroo@feddit.org 10 points 3 weeks ago

I’m not familiar with the meme template and didn’t see the wizards at first, so initially I thought it’s racist af.

Now I fully agree though. FFT did it best imo.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago

Oh my god, that never even crossed my mind, but I see how you could have thought that.

Yes, this is just a popular meme format!

[-] rooroo@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah it didn’t help that I was half asleep. Just found it funny enough to be shared; of course didn’t wanna imply anything.

[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

Haven't played League of Legends in awhile but haven't forgot about Veigar

[-] moonlight@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago

I'm glad I broke the addiction, but damn I still miss League. Late game Veigar was really fun. Good thing it doesn't work on Linux any more.

[-] LittleTarsier@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

What's black and blue and about to show you the definition of pain!?

[-] KingOfTheCouch@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 weeks ago

I AM THE BLACK MAGE! I CASTS THE SPELLS THAT MAKES THE PEOPLES FALL DOWN!

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

I like swords.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 6 points 3 weeks ago

I remember someone trying to tell me Vivi in FF9 was genderless and all I could think of was the scene where he and Zidane literally whip their dicks out and piss off a cliff.

[-] Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

Genitals might not equal gender though!

[-] Zidane@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Wizard/witch hats do it for me every time

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Faceless void gf where you at

[-] stringere@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Lycist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Not quite as old as Orko from '86, but did no one play Loom in the early 90's?

Musical fabric of reality wielding mages. If you looked under their hood you'd be sucked in and eaten.

[-] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've never heard of this game, but the art style makes me nostalgic.

[-] Lycist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Oh man, it was great. Old point and click adventure type, you went around collecting spells from the environment. Great story at the time.

[-] makyo@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

The art in Final Fantasy has always been my favorite. I haven't even played in years but I still follow a bunch of their artists. Yoshitaka Amano, Akihiko Yoshida, on and on

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

FF really getting the mileage out of yoshis, huh?

[-] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago
[-] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago
this post was submitted on 24 Oct 2024
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