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Was the FF black mage the first to do this? (lemmy.world)

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[–] mindbleach 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Jawas, 1977.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Agree on the "hooded void with eyes" part, but "mage"?

They were scavengers...

[–] mindbleach 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The visual archetype existed before anyone decided it meant Tolkein-ripoff wizard.

The modern concept of a "mage" barely existed before D&D solidified a bunch of high-fantasy tropes in the late 70s.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Hmm... I likely disagree as wizards, mages etc are peppered throughout literature long before d&d came along , but I feel it probably comes down to either of our interpretations of what the term "modern concept of a 'mage'" is referring to..