Wizard

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Wizard is another name for a Magician (fantasy).

Wizard, the wizard or wizards may also refer to:

Characters

• Wizard (Middle-earth), powerful beings in the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien
• Wizard of Oz (character), in L. Frank Baum's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its movie adaptations
• Wizards (Discworld), major characters in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
• Kamen Rider Wizard (character), in the TV Asahi tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Wizard

Comics

• The Wizard (DC Thomson), a weekly comic from D. C. Thomson & Co.
• Wizard (Archie Comics), a comic book superhero
• Wizard (DC Comics), a comic book super-villain
• Wizard (Marvel Comics), a comic book super-villain

Film and television

• The Wizard (film), a 1989 American film about a skilled video game player
• The Wizard (Seinfeld), the 171st episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld
• The Wizard (TV series), a short-lived 1980s CBS television series
• Wizards (film), a 1977 animated post-apocalyptic fantasy/science fiction film by Ralph Bakshi
• "Wizard" (Adventure Time episode)
• Kamen Rider Wizard, a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu drama series

Games

• Wizard (1983 video game), a 1983 Commodore 64 game that was later re-released in 1986 as Ultimate Wizard
• Wizard (2005 video game), a game designed by Chris Crawford for the Atari 2600 and released in 2005
• Wizard (board game), a 1978 board game released by Metagaming
• Wizard (card game), a trick-taking card game
• Wizard (character class), magic-wielding character types in many role-playing games
  • Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons), the Dungeons & Dragons character class
• Wizard (MUD), a developer or administrator in a MUD
• Wizards (board game), a board game produced in 1982 by Avalon Hill
• Wizards of the Coast or Wizards, a Seattle-based games publisher
• Wizard, a piece in Omega Chess

Music

Bands

• Wizard (band), a German power metal/speed metal band
• WZRD (band), alternative rock duo formerly known as Wizard
• Wizard (American band), a short-lived American psychedelic/hard rock band

Albums

• Wizard (EP), an EP by Beto Vázquez Infinity
• The Wizard (album), the second album by American blues guitarist Mel Brown

Songs

• "Wizard" (song), song by Martin Garrix and Jay Hardway
• "The Wizard" (Black Sabbath song), a song by Black Sabbath, taken from their 1970 album Black Sabbath
• "The Wizard" (Uriah Heep song), a single from rock band Uriah Heep's 1972 album Demons & Wizards
• "The Wizard", a song by Bat for Lashes on the album Fur and Gold
• "The Wizard", a song by Paul Hardcastle and theme tune of Top of the Pops
• "The Wizard", the second track from Albert Ayler's Spiritual Unity

Other

• Wizard rock, a genre of rock music that developed between 2002 and 2004
• Wizard, an Australian record label created by Robie Porter

People nicknamed the Wizard

• Gus Williams (basketball) (born 1953), National Basketball Association player
• Jeff Farmer (footballer) (born 1977), Australian rules footballer
• Juan Quarterone (born 1935), Argentine footballer nicknamed "El Brujo" ("The Wizard")
• Ozzie Smith (born 1954), American Major League Baseball player nicknamed "The Wizard"
• Ray Whitney (ice hockey) (born 1972), Canadian National Hockey League player

Publications

• Wizards (anthology), an anthology of fantasy short fiction edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
• Wizard (DC Thomson), a British comic that featured Wilson of the Wizard and was merged to Rover
• Wizard (magazine), a magazine about comic books
• Wizard (novel), a 1980 science fiction novel by John Varley
• The Wizard, a novel by Gene Wolfe in the series The Wizard Knight

Sports

• Washington Wizards, a National Basketball Association (NBA) team
• Dakota Wizards, a team in the NBA Development League
• Fort Wayne Wizards, a team in the Midwest League of professional baseball
• Kansas City Wizards, the former name of Sporting Kansas City, a Major League Soccer team
• Wizard (horse) (1806–1813), a Thoroughbred racehorse

Technology

• HTC Wizard, a QWERTY-keyboard pocket PC
• Sharp Wizard, a personal organizer released in 1988
• Wizard (software), a computer user interface that leads a user through dialog steps
• Wizard Video, a defunct home video company

Other uses

• HMS Wizard, a list of ships bearing the name
• Wizard Nebula, an open cluster located in Cepheus constellation
• Wizard butterfly, the brush-footed butterfly Rhinopalpa polynice
• Wizard, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive
• Wizard (paranormal), a person with the ability to acquire knowledge using supernatural means
• Laron Wizard, an American homebuilt aircraft design
• Ultralite Soaring Wizard, an American ultralight aircraft design

See also

• Wizard of Menlo Park, nickname for American inventor Thomas Edison
• Wizard of New Zealand (born 1932), born Ian Brackenbury Channell, orator and eccentric
• Wizzard, a 1970s British glam rock band
• Wizardzz, a noise pop duo featuring Brian Gibson
• The Wizzard or Merlin St. Hilaire, Dominican calypso singer
• All pages beginning with "Wizard"
• All pages with titles containing "Wizard"
• Wiz (disambiguation)
• Wizard Cup (disambiguation)
• WZRD (disambiguation)

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