Magical Girl Ranks

Potentials:

Potential is a term used by Magical Girls to describe those girls that have power but have not yet awakened. These girls are oblivious to their dormant power but do tend to attract the attention of Shades and other Magical Girls with malicious intent.


Minis:

Usually used as a term of endearment, Mini(s) is a name given to the preteen girls that are new to the Magical Girl family. They are the youngest and lowest in the tier in terms of power and experience, something that some of the older girls will look down on. A girl is considered a “Mini” anywhere from the ages of 11 – 15, until her next transformation, something that depends entirely on the girl in question. A Mini's outfit is what we consider to be the normal Magical Girl attire: cute, frilly dresses that fit with the preteen and early teen age that the girls first come into power.


Hexes:

The next tier in a Magical Girls career, Hexes are a blanket term used for anyone that is to old or to powerful to be a mini but not strong enough to be considered a Ultimate. The term Hex was used by some of the first Magical Girls when they realized just what a curse being a Magical Girl truly is and is something that has stuck throughout the ages. In this stage the girls outfit will change to better suit their own personality and MG style. While the concept will remain the same many may lose the frilliness and childlike appearance that they had in the mini stage and take on a more adult look. This outfit is one the girls are stuck with the longest as many do not make it out of the Hex's to the Ultimates.


Ultimate:

The last and most powerful form a Magical Girl can take. A Magical Girl will become a Ultimate when her familiar feels that she is finally ready for the sacrifice and responsibility that comes with the term. If the Magical Girl accepts, her familiar will help unleash the true potential of her power. After this transformation takes place the Magical Girl will emerge immortal and will have the ability to transform into her Ultimate form at will. The true purpose of this last and final transformation is for the girl to become a living goddess, she will become the patron of her particular power for as long as she chooses or as long as she lives.

While Ultimates are immortal and extremely powerful they are still vulnerable to attack. The only way to truly kill a Ultimate is if they die a magical death. Only a shade or another Magical Girl can kill a Ultimate and once a Ultimate dies another Magical Girl will be awakened to take her place.

In this form the magical girl has reached the full potential of her power and her outfit usually a beautiful formal looking dress, something that reflects her goddess like power.

Knights:

Knights, also known as pawns, disciples, priest/priestess, slaves…so on depending on the girl is a name given to any mortal that is granted power from any particular Magical Girl. Having been around since the first Magical Girls  these mortals would pledge themselves to their chosen goddess and tend to the temples and act as squire or errand runner.

Knights have limited magical ability consisting of enhanced strength, speed, magical weapons and extended lifespan, not immortal like the Ultimates they do however age at a extremely slow rate. While not as popular today with the modern magical girls as they were in ancient times Knights are not completely unheard of and many Magical Girls will grant loved ones knighthood or anyone that is willing to pledge their life to them.

The Corrupted:

Power in the magical world comes at a great price...a price that some are better suited to pay than others. A term used to describe a "Magical Boy." While extremely rare there have been instances all throughout history of these corruptions but they are usually snuffed out before they can fully come into their power.