The Top 6 Fictional Characters with Healing Powers

Healing is such a rare power in the fictional world. It never ceases to amaze us when we read about it in fantasy books, movies, and TV shows. We see healing as a sign of immortality, or at least the closest thing to it. Therefore, it is no wonder that we find ourselves compelled by it. After all, the power to heal ourselves and others is a desire we all have in us. With it, we would end pain, save loved ones, live happier and healthier lives, and provide tranquility everywhere we go. Today, I will be discussing my six favorite fictional characters with healing powers who have inspired, amazed, and entertained many of us.

Stefan and Damon Salvatore in The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

Fans of The Vampire Diaries books and TV show know that in this particular vampire world, all vampires are healers. Sure, their job isn’t to heal, but they are certainly capable of the task if it comes down to it. Take one of the main vampire characters, Stefan Salvatore. From the third episode of the popular TV show, we see Stefan’s cut hand heal in a matter of seconds.

Then, time and time again we see the vampires heal their human friends from major wounds. For instance, Damon Salvatore, Stefan’s brother, always goes out of his way to heal the friends of the girl he loves. Although Damon has his rebellious side and doesn’t follow everybody’s requests all the time, when the situation is dire, he steps in and helps out, many times using his blood to heal others.

These two vampire brothers with their healing powers rank high among my favorite fictional characters because they are supposed to be wild beings who feed off the blood of mortals, and yet, they show us that they just want to love and be loved through their actions and their desire to keep those around them alive and safe.

Rapunzel in Tangled

I love watching Disney’s Tangled for lots of reasons. Seeing good triumph over evil is one of them. For those who don’t know, the movie’s premise is that a drop of sunlight fell down onto earth and became a healing flower. When Mother Gothel got her hands on this flower, she was able to keep herself youthful for hundreds of years. Though, when the pregnant queen of a nearby land became ill, the flower was taken and used to cure the queen. The queen went on to give birth to a beautiful baby girl named Rapunzel with golden hair like the flower, and the healing power was thus transferred into her.

Rapunzel is another one of my favorite fictional characters because of her childlike innocence and the fact that the healing power is in her. There is something beautiful about the way she helps Eugene, the man she falls for, come back to life when Mother Gothel kills him.

Vasilisa Dragomir and Adrian Ivashkov in the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead

Vasilisa Dragomir, better known as Lissa, and Adrian Ivashkov are probably my ultimate favorite characters with healing powers. These two are completely different in personality but hold the

same healing power. They are vampires like Damon and Stefan Salvatore, though their powers are much different.

Lissa and Adrian’s power is called “spirit,” since they can do magic connected with the spiritual realm (this is the best I can explain it). Both of them can exhaust themselves if they use too much spirit, and yet they can’t help but use their power to help those around them heal. They have even brought some of their friends back to life even though it drained their energy and made them go briefly insane.

A big reason I adore these two characters is because they are very similar to Kaylie, the main character in my book Dance with the Devil. When Kaylie discovers her healing power, she sets out to bring her dead best friend Michael back to life even though she loses bits of her own life every time she tries.

John Coffey in The Green Mile by Stephen King

Many people have seen The Green Mile, a movie starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan. Though, before this story was brought to the big screen, it was a novel by Stephen King. In the book and movie, we learn about John Coffey, an African-American man on death row for raping and killing two young white girls. The story reveals that John is an innocent man with a big secret: he is a healer.

Throughout the book and movie, we get to witness John healing those who are sick and terminally ill. In his final moment before he is wrongly executed, he says, “They killin’ what they love; that’s how it is every day all over the world,” which I believe is an allusion to Jesus Christ’s last words on the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

I find John to be a beautiful, tragic character because he has a heart of gold and so much love for the world around him, and yet people hurt him out of fear. He knows he is going to die for crimes he never committed, and he is still willing to heal others. In fact, not once does he refuse to help those who are dying out of vengeance and anger toward the world.

 

What do you think of these fictional characters who are healers? Let me know in the comments if you have a favorite character with a similar power!

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