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{{character-infobox
|image=[[File:WhiteMagesportsmix.png|225px]]
|first_appearance=''{{wikia|finalfantasy|Final Fantasy}}'' (1987, ''Final Fantasy'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' ([[List of games by date#2006|2006]], ''Mario''-related media)
|species=[[Human]]
|latest_appearance=''{{wikia|finalfantasy|Samurai Rising}}'' (2016, ''Final Fantasy'' franchise)<br>''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'' ([[List of games by date#2010|2010]], ''Mario''-related media)
|latest_portrayal={{wp|Bianca Allen}} (2010-present)
}}
'''White Mage''' is a job class from the ''{{wikia|finalfantasy|Final Fantasy series|Final Fantasy}}'' series. They are typically characterized by their long, hooded red and white robes, and practice White Magic (consisting largely of healing and support magic). A White Mage character appears in ''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]'' and ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]'', developed by [[Square Enix]]. In these games, she is depicted as a cheerful woman and wears a shorter dress and tiara not present in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, though she resembles {{wikia|finalfantasy|Lenna Charlotte Tycoon}}'s appearance as a White Mage in ''{{wikia|finalfantasy|Final Fantasy V}}'' due to their similar pink hair. In ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'', she is portrayed by Noriko Iwahara, but Bianca Allen takes over the role in ''Mario Sports Mix''.

==History==
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
[[File:Holy Shot.png|thumb|left|Holy Shot]]
The White Mage can be unlocked by getting a Silver Trophy in the Rainbow Tourney on Normal difficulty. She is a technical character like Daisy and Peach, with great speed, but low power. Her special shot is the [[Holy Shot]], based on the Holy Spell from the ''Final Fantasy'' series. The shot is unique in physical characteristics: while inside the 3-point line, her shot moves the ball upside, and after a flash, it falls in the hoop. However, while outside the 3-point line, her shot moves the ball into a blue trail, and a member of her team aids to dunk the ball. As seen in the Rainbow Cup, her default partners are [[Black Mage]] and [[Ninja (character)|Ninja]], also from the ''Final Fantasy'' series. 
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===''Mario Sports Mix''===
[[File:WhiteMage-SpecialShot2-MSM.png|thumb|260px]]
The White Mage returns in the Wii game, ''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''. She maintains the same outfit that she wore in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''. Her best stat is technique, while having average speed, and fairly low power. The White Mage, along with Ninja, have the highest stat total among all the playable characters. Once again, her default partners are Ninja and Black Mage. She can be unlocked by clearing the Star Road twice. An alternate method is to complete a certain mission on the Mushroom Cup. She can also be unlocked with 4 Flower Cup wins and a Star Cup victory.

The White Mage's special shot is unique in that her aiming cursor is different. In Basketball and Hockey, the White Mage summons a ray of light, which briefly knocks out anyone in its path, and then she aims for the goal. In Volleyball, the volleyball lands at a random spot; the landing cursor first covers the whole field, and then shrinks to the target position. In Dodgeball, opposing players caught in the ray of light lose some of their HP.

In Basketball, the White Mage is a moderately fast dunker, and her layup move involves using white magic to send the basketball into the hoop. She can also add a curve to her long range shots. In Volleyball, the White Mage can give her fully charged shots an added curve, but they move slowly. She can also block volleyball shots by creating a barrier over the net. In Dodgeball, the White Mage can repel dodgeball attacks by creating a barrier in front of her. However, the barrier is rendered useless if the dodgeball hits the White Mage from behind, or if the dodgeball is equipped with an item. When trying to save the ball after hitting a character, she summons a circle that resembles her aiming cursor to bring the ball to her. In Hockey, White Mage can use light magic to attack opponents. Her attacks have far range, which can give her an advantage in attacking. Since she has good technique, she can score with ease by using far away shots or using combos.

==General information==
===Physical description===
White Mage is a woman that is the same height as Peach, but with a thinner build. She has green eyes and swift hair, colored pink, and has a large bang which obscures her right eye, much like [[Rosalina]]'s. In the ''Mario'' sports games, she appears wearing a white small dress with the red triangle pattern that is characteristic of White Mages. Her hood is down, and she wears a silver tiara with a red jewel at the center, a red choker, light blue earrings and a matching brooch, and red high heels.

Winning a silver trophy in the the Rainbow Tourney on the Hard difficulty in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' unlocks an alternate costume for White Mage, changing her hair color to purple, and making the red parts of her skirt and shoes magenta.

In ''Mario Sports Mix'', an alternate outfit for her can also be unlocked by clearing a certain mission on the Flower Cup, clearing the Star Road five times, or by using the White Mage twenty times. This alternate outfit changes her shoes and dress to white with a red brooch, light green earrings, and white stockings. Her hair also turns white and her irises are colored red, which are both traits of {{wp|albinism}}.

===Powers and abilities===
[[File:WhiteMage-SpecialShot1-MSM.png|thumb|White Mage's Special Shot in Volleyball.]]
White Mage has control of white magic, which are spells that support her allies. She has one attack spell, called ''[[Holy Shot|Holy]]'', that appears as her special attack in the ''Mario'' series. The Holy Shot consists of an attack magic that in ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' was blue, and in ''Mario Sports Mix'' is white. She also has low Power stats. Also in ''Mario Sports Mix'', in Volleyball and Dodgeball, White Mage uses white magic circles to catch the ball. In Volleyball she can use a veil to block the ball.

==Profiles and statistics==
===''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''===
*'''Baller Name:''' The Light
*'''Type:''' Technical
*'''Special Shot:''' [[Holy Shot]]
*'''Letter to Tap:''' ★
 
===''Mario Sports Mix''===
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!Character Name
!Character Type
!Home Court
!Power Statistic
!Speed Statistic
!Technique Statistic
|-
|White Mage
|Technical
|[[Star Ship]]
|2/5
|3/5
|5/5
|}

==Portrayals==
*Noriko Iwahara: ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' 
*Bianca Allen: ''Mario Sports Mix''

==Gallery==
{{main-gallery|White Mage}}
<gallery>
White Mage MH3o3 art.jpg|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''
WhiteMageHoops.png|''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''
WhiteMage-MH3on3.gif|''Mario Hoops 3-on-3''
White Mage sprite.png|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
</gallery>

==Quotes==
{{media table
|file1=Are you ready White Mage.oga
|title1=''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''
|description1=''"Are you ready?"''-when selected (Bianca Allen, 2010)
|length1=0:35
}}

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=シロマ<ref>[[:File:Chara14 img02.jpg]]</ref>
|JapR=Shiroma
|JapM=From「白」(''shiro'', white) and「魔法」(''mahō'', magic), a shortened form of the White Mage's proper Japanese name「白魔導士」(''Shiro Madōshi'')
|Fra=Mage blanc
|Spa=Maga blanca
|Ger=Weißmagierin
|Ita=Maga Bianca
}}
{{foreign names
|Spa=Maga blanca Perla
|SpaM=White Mage Pearl
|Ita=Maga Bianca Candida
|ItaM=Candid White Mage
|Jap=シロマ ピュアホワイト<ref>http://p.twpl.jp/show/large/J6qrN</ref>
|JapR=Shiroma Pyuahowaito
|JapM=White Mage Pure White
}}

==Trivia==
*In ''Mario Sports Mix'', there are some occasions in which the White Mage's tiara is invisible. This usually happens when she is not close to the camera. This is due to the game loading lower poly versions of the models when they are farther from the camera. While the higher poly version of the tiara is has both back and front sides modeled, the lower versions lack the back of it.{{ref needed}}
*In Japanese and internal files of ''Mario Hoops 3-on-3'' and ''Mario Sports Mix'', she is named "{{wikia|finalfantasy|Shirma|Shiroma}}". The same applies to her partner, [[Black Mage]], whom both games call "{{wikia|finalfantasy|Croma|Kuroma}}".
*It is believed that her design may have somewhat inspired Rosalina's current design. This may also be due to how Mario Sports mix released a year before ''Super Mario Galaxy''.
**Her alternate costume in Mario Sports Mix also bears a slight resemblance to Rosalina as well.

==References==
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