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Warlocks are fictional characters on The WB television series Charmed. On Charmed, Warlocks are an evil race of magical beings. Note that, prior to this WB series, the term "warlock" was merely used to describe any male witch, e.g., Samantha's father Maurice and her Uncle Arthur on the ABC television series, Bewitched.
History All witches must follow the important rule from the Wiccan Rede: An harm it none, do as ye will. When a witch crosses the line, and uses his or her magic to harm others, he or she will cross over to the dark side and become a warlock. Like a human, a Warlock is born and grows, naturally coming from either Warlock parents or from a witch heritage and betraying their oath - but unlike mortals Warlocks do not bleed (although this is contradicted in later epsidoes) and possess eyes that are extremely sensitive to flashes of light. Considered one of the lowest forms of evil and looked down upon by higher demonic beings, Warlocks are the dark equivalent of Witches. Half-Warlocks with mortal parents are not inherently demonic, though they can be swayed to evil. There is a way to cleanse themselves of their Warlock side, but it requires an ultimate commitment to good, such as entering the priesthood. A half-Warlock has normal human frailties, but possesses Warlock powers. Goals Warlocks look and act human but have one very specific and dangerous goal: to kill good Witches and steal their powers. At the point of death a Warlock captures the magic flowing from a Witch’s body, obtaining their abilities. Their primary targets are Witches but they are also capable of stealing the abilities of other supernatural beings they vanquish, though they risk incurring demonic wrath by killing those that serve evil. Powers Like Witches, Warlocks possess a wide variety of individual powers as well as the ability to perform magical feats, such as spell casting. The Halliwells identify any being with the power of blinking as a Warlock, but not all Warlocks have demonstrated this ability. Due to their sensitivity to light, a dazzling burst will disorient them, temporarily leaving them unable to blink. Some Warlocks also possess abilities such as Shape-Shifting, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, freezing time, memory absorption, energy projection and astral projection. The main ability all Warlocks possess though is the power to absorb Witch powers from Witches they have killed. Warlock Sub-Species Significant Warlock Moments At one point there was an "Evil Power of Three" that consisted of three warlocks with a similar power to the Charmed Ones. Prue was able to help one of the members rid himself of his warlock side and destroy his brothers. When The Source of All Evil was wounded in battle by the Charmed Ones, there has been a warlock faction that has tried to usurp the Underworld. The Warlocks of the faction held many powers, several of which were stolen from demons, guaranteeing their death at demon hands if they failed. The Charmed Ones killed several of the faction’s number when recovering the Ring Of Inspiration in the episode Muse to My Ears, but some Warlocks chose to flee rather than die at their hands. According to the episode The Truth Is Out There...and It Hurts, in the near future scientists are going to discover a virus that specifically infects all Warlocks, thus destroying the entire race. In order to stop this from happening the Warlock Gavin traveled from the future to kill the science team responsible before the discovery could be made. Unfortunately for him the Charmed Ones vanquished him before he could kill all the scientists involved. If this possible future comes to fruition or not is unclear as future events foreseen have been changed dramatically in the past. If it does however, the Warlock race may be close to an end. Known Warlocks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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