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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Famous Spellcasters: Waldo the Wizard

Name: Waldo
World: Cereal Mascots
Faction: General Mills Mascots
Magical Items: Red Balloons, Red Balloons with Yellow Star, Purple Bell, Orange Bridge, Green Clovers, Blue Diamonds, Clover Hat, Pink Hearts, Purple Horseshoes, Hourglass, Key, Magic Mirror, Blue Moons, Yellow Moons, Full Blue Moon with Yellow Smile,  Pot of Gold, Gold Pyramid, Rainbow, Orange Stars, Yellow Stars, White Shooting Star, White Torch, and Blue Tower glyphs.

Waldo the wizard for a brief time in 1976 was the mascot for the Lucky Charms cereal. He replaced the Leprechaun, but was soon recalled when people demanded Lucky back.

Like Lucky, Waldo knew the secret of the shapes and new how to create magic with them. The Clovers had power over luck, the Balloons had power over levitation, Heart had power over life, the Horseshoes controlled speed, the Hourglass controlled time, the Moon had power of invisibility, the Rainbows controlled teleportation, and the Stars controlled flight.

Waldo and Lucky gained the power to control the seas when they subdue an angry whale. It is known that both have incorporated other magical glyphs for winter or competitive events. The Bell, Bridge, Pyramid, Torch, and Towers are some examples. The glyphs they hold can be combined to create various effects, not just the ones listed above. The extent of their power is unknown.

It is believed that Waldo may have left to deal with Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Yummy Mummy, Boo Berry, Fruit Brute. Rumor has it he managed to seal Yummy Mummy within the Gold Pyramid and used the power of the Blue and Yellow Moons against Fruit Brute. However, he was most likely captured by Count Chocula..