Wizard (disambiguation)

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A wizard is a person with magical, or at least exceptional, abilities.

Wizard or wizards may also refer to:

In literature:

Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful entities from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
Wizard (Oz), a character in L. Frank Baum’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
Wizards (Discworld), as featured in the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
Wizarding world inhabitants, in the Harry Potter novels by J. K. Rowling

In games:

Wizards of the Coast, a Seattle-based games publisher known for Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons
Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
* Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons), the Dungeons & Dragons class
Wizardry, a series of "dungeon crawl" computer games from the 1980s
Wizard (computer game), a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later rereleased in 1986 as "Ultimate Wizard"
Wizard card game, a trick-taking card game

In film:

Wizards (movie), a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
The Wizard (film), a 1989 American film about a skilled Nintendo player
The Wizard (TV series), a short-lived 1980s CBS television series

In comics:

, a monthly magazine that spawned succesful spinoffs in other areas of interest
Wizard (DC Comics), a supervillain and enemy of the Justice Society of America
Wizard (Marvel Comics), a supervillain and enemy of the Fantastic Four, also known as "The Wingless Wizard"

Among specific people:

Grand Wizard and Imperial Wizard, titles in the Klu Klux Klan
The Wizard of New Zealand (Ian Brackenbury Channell), an eccentric called a "living work of art"
Thomas Edison, an inventor nicknamed the "Wizard of Menlo Park"
Ozzie Smith, a baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"

In sports:

Washington Wizards, a team in the National Basketball Association
Kansas City Wizards, a team in Major League Soccer (Football)
The NAB Cup, known as the Wizard Cup from 2002-2005, an Australian-rules football competition that was previously sponsored by Wizard Home Loans, an Australian financial organisation.

In technology:

Wizard (software), a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
HTC Wizard, a QWERTY-keyboard mobile smartphone

In anime and manga:

"Wizard", Ohjiro Mihara’s angel in the anime and manga series Angelic Layer
Wizard pack, a weapon system in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny
Wizardmon, a Wizard Digimon from Digimon

In music:

Wizard (German band), a power metal/speed metal band
Wizards (band), a power metal band from Brazil
Wizzard, a 1970s British glam rock band
The Wizzard, a calypso singer from Dominica
The Wizard (song), the name of several songs, including one by Black Sabbath in 1970 and one by Uriah Heep in 1972
Pinball Wizard, a song from The Who’s rock opera Tommy

Wizard can also refer to:

See also