Welcome back to another nerdy list.
This time we'll be counting down the top 10 magical girls--sorry, superheroes, top 10
magical superheroes.
Although top 10 magical girls would be interesting too.
Although she did not make the cut would just like shout out an honourable mention to my
girl, Scarlet Witch who is mostly magic in her name alone considering that she is a mutant.
She is magically awesome though.
If you like magic and want more videos about the different types of superheroes, maybe
cosmic, be sure to give this a video a thumbs up.
10 Zachary Zatara
The little cousin of Zatanna Zatara, Zachary shares many of his cousins abilities and talents.
He also performs magical stage shows when not using his powers to fight villains.
Unlike his cousin he is quite a bit more bratty having almost no modesty and is almost always
depicted as thinking very highly of himself.
He has been a member and ally of the Teen Titans in the past but it is obvious that
he gets on his teammates nerves even more than they seem to get on his, making this
relationship rocky.
He appeared in Zatanna's comic series.
In volume 3, issue 4, the two team up to fight a demon who plots to steal her soul.
9 Black Widow
No, not that Black Widow.
The other one.
That's right I am talking about Claire Voyant who has been around in the comics since the
1940s, meaning that she actually predates Natasha Romanova's existence in the comics.
Claire was a superhero who aided the Allies in the world war 2.
Timely Comics was even hired to write up comics about her based on the events of the war as
propaganda.
She also has not one origin, stories but two.
When she was originally written into the comics as a villain, a witch and Satan worshipper
who killed innocents.
It wasn't until she was rewritten that she became a superhero who aided the Allies in
the world war 2.
She was even glorified by Timely Comics in her story as they were hired to write up comics
about her based on the events of the war as propaganda.
8 Shakira
A companion to Travis Morgan the Warlord in DC comics, we are first introduced to this
magical woman on the planes of Skartaris.
She has the abilities to shapeshift into a black cat and while we never find out exactly
how she got this ability or why she has it, it is hinted that may be a result of an alchemist's
experiments.
Anyways Shakira exists the New Earth universe and is a character from the 80s comic series
titled, Warlord, so it's probably best not to overthink her origins.
It is even suggested in the comics by Travis that she may be cat who can transform into
a woman.
Huh.
7 Madame Xanadu
Descended from Gypsies, Madame Xanadu was cast a spell on Merlin and as a result had
her magical abilities reduced.
She now uses her powers to atone for mischief and grief she caused in the past and is often
a helpful and all seeing fortune teller to those who seek her.
A fun and unique charater, she was won her immortality after she beat Death in a card
game and has also had was also mystically intimate with Spectre.
I'm not joking that was a whole thing.
6 Captain Britain
Also known as Brian Braddock, Captain Britain was granted his powers by Merlin and his daughter
Roma as he lay dying.
They mystical father and daughter team offered him the Amulet of Right or Sword of Might
being a brilliant student of physics and not really feeling himself a sword kind of a guy,
the dying Brian chose the amulet which granted him his powers.
Brian's powers are tied to the British Isles themselves and given him superhuman strength,
durability, agility & flight.
He is also super smart.
Although not mystical in nature, Captain Britain was given these abilities through magic.
If you are wondering why the name Brian Braddock sounds so familiar, it might be because you
are thinking of Spiderman UK from Earth 833, Billy Braddock.
Although the two are separate entities in the comics, it's possible that Billy Braddock
is an alternate version of Brian.
5 Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate is Kent Nelson, who appeared back in the comics in the 1940s.
He was originally granted his powers by Nabu the Wise and ancient being who is actually
one of the Lords of Order who became one of the first groups of sentient beings shortly
after our universe formed.
Nabu gifted Kent his Helmet, known in the comics as the Helmet of Fate and this Helmet
holds most of Doctor Fate's powers as it allows Kent to meld with Nabu will wearing it, granting
him much mystical power.
He is a founding member of the Justice Society of America which acts to defend and protect
the United States.
This society was actually created during world war 2, as a result of Doctor Fate and the
team working together to stop Hitler from using the supernatural Spear of Destiny.
4 Brother Voodoo
Jericho Drumm only became Brother Voodoo when he returned to his birthplace of Haiti after
twelve years of studying and working in the United States as a psychologist.
His brother, Daniel the resident houngan, was dying as a result of a spell that had
been placed on him by a rival.
After his death, Jericho took his place and became Brother Voodoo.
He first appeared in the series Strange Tales, vol 1.
And shortly after his appearance even had an adventure in the series where he took out
the famed Baron Samedi, or at least a voodoo doctor pretending to be Samedi.
His powers include teleportation and when calling upon his dead brother, spirit possession.
Jericho was is also an ally to Doctor Strange in the comics, even once rising an army of
the undead to help strange defeat a horde of vampires.
3 Shazam
With the film version of this superhero already receiving tons of positive feedback in regards
to it's preview screenings, I couldn't make a top 10 magical heroes list without including
Shazam.
The new film which will see it's theatrical release on April 5th has already beaten Aquaman's
gross earnings for it's early screenings.
And there is still time for it to rake in more money before it's full theatrical release
date.
Shazam is of course actually Billy Batson, a youth who is chosen as the Champion of the
old gods and granted magical abilities by a man known as the Wizard or Vlarem or Mamaragen
or Shazam depending on what you are reading.
Although his abilities aren't mystical in and of themselves, they do originate from
the world of magic.
Did you know Shazam is actually an acronym for the gods/heroes who grant Shazam his abilities?
Now, can you name them all?
2 Doctor Strange
Sorcerer Supreme, the Master of the Mystic Arts and formerly known as the Master of Black
Magic.
Wait, huh?
That's right when Doctor Strange was originally introduced in vol 1, issue 111 of Strange
Tales, he was referred to simply as the Master of Black Magic.
And we didn't get an origin story for his first appearance either but more of a magical
detective case.
Strange has had many adventures since he was first introduced in the comics.
He even teamed up with DC villain Doctor Von Doom in the crossover comic "Doctor Strange
and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment", becoming Doom's teacher in the mystic arts and Strange
helped him in an attempt to free Victor's mother from the evil Mephisto.
1 Zatanna
The daughter of the famous magician, Giovanni Zatara, Zatara demonstrates both skill as
an illusionist while performing as a stage magician and skill as a superhero with her
magical super power abilities.
Making her one of the best at any type of magic.
When it comes to being iconic, Zatanna is also as well-known for her iconic look as
she is her abilities.
She typically is seen sporting a top hat, white gloves, coat tails and fishnets going
with a very classic stage-magician look.
Despite this, she first appeared outside the comics in the 1993 animated Batman series
and was depicted without her famous fishnets or her famous magical abilities.
What the...?
Zatanna has had many different relationships with a wealth of heroes, whether it be as
respected colleagues in the Justice League, as an ex lover to John Constantine or as the
sometimes paramour and old childhood friend of Batman.
Zatanna performs so much magic, she even at one point went through addiction counseling
in the Seven Soliders series, feeling as though she was becoming a spellaholic.
Thanks for watching.
I hope you enjoyed watching this video as much as I enjoyed making it.
With so many magical villains and heroes to choose from I want to know who your favourites
are in the comments below.
If you aren't already please also be sure to tap that subscribe so you can be first
to comment on all our nerdy videos.
This is top 10 nerd and my name is Amanda McKnight, reminding you stay nerdy, You Tube.