#it's the Doppel Has Self Loathing

[honestlyboringperson]

Name: Jane D. Goodman

Age: 14

Wish: “I want to be noticed for once! Let me replace Jane!”

Power: Assimilation (Can absorb the magic thrown at her)

Weapon: Brooch

Likes: Gyoza Dumplings, Books

Dislikes: Mirrors

Element: Dark

Magia: Full Force Refraction

Teammate(s): None

Witch: Prologue

A cheery and enthusiastic girl, able to light the room up with a simple smile. She always wears a smile on her face and has a large following of friends and is very popular in her school.

BACKSTORY

A gloomy and down trodden student. She spent all her days alone and desired the company of friends. She would look at the most popular girl in school; Jane with envy. She seemingly did nothing, but managed to attract the attention of people around her.

When this student was approached by Kyubey, she impulsively wished to be Jane. And the next day, she woke up as Jane. It was like she never existed in the first place. No tears were shed upon her disappearance.

Over time however, she began to truly realize what she did. She also erased the existence of the true Jane.

In regret of her actions, she began to act like a perfect version of Jane. She made sure all her connections were strong, and made sure she always feigned happiness. She could feel her heart slowly decaying from the amount of stress put upon it as she tries to resolve everything she comes across.

She began to envy her past self, able to act as she pleases. She envied the freedom the other students had to be themselves. But she couldn’t afford to slip up. She murdered the true Jane, and this is her punishment. When she finally reached her limit and wasn’t able to defeat witches, she became a witch.

Witch Description

PROLOGUE

The bookmobile witch. Her nature is envy. Travelling within an old bookmobile, this witch gorges herself on jealously and spite. She is well aware of the grand forms other witches possess and is painfully aware of her plain and simple existence. She targets people who she believes is radiant, and seeks to devour them whole and assimilate them into her body in the futile effort to become as grand as a whale.

EPILOGUE

The familiars of the bookmobile witch. Their duty is to be friends together. Paper dolls that link together to create rings of best friends. They sing and dance happily much to the witch’s annoyance. They don’t seem to notice the witch, and generally disregard her existence.

Doppel Description

“I guess this is my punishment…”

The doppel of envy. It takes the form of a bookmobile. This doppel is a direct manifestation of the master’s deep envy. It despises the attention everyone else gets and will mercilessly devour anything it views as stealing attention from it. The master on the other hand loathes this doppel, viewing it as something so uniquely hers, it’s disgusting. It’s well aware of it’s much more pitiful appearance and will try to devour other doppels to take on their attention via morphing into a shoddy copy of it.

[spiltcocoamix]

@abd-illustrates : Haha yeah these are some comic relief characters but we can add some sadness to them just for fun!

Me: Okay so they're Tragic.

[takerfoxx]

Magia Record, Season 3, Episode 3, "How Long Do We Continue Being Magical Girls?", First Impressions!

You can’t save everyone.

At its heart, Puella Magi Madoka Magica is a tragedy. At best its bittersweet, but it most definitely is not a story about happy endings.

Whether or not Magia Record ends up giving our new girls a happy ending of their own remains to be seen (at least by me), but I do doubt it. Regardless, even if Iroha finds her own happy ending (again, doubt it), there is at least one person not getting one.

When Momoko and Mifuyu sacrificed themselves, it was sad, yes, but at least they died with a smile on their faces. They made their choices, and in doing so saved not only their friends, but countless other girls as well. There was a triumph in that.

But there is no triumph whatsoever in Kuroe’s story.

When Iroha was zapped inside of the Mini-Kyubey, she finally found herself reunited with Ui, or what was left of her. It’s as tearful as one might expect, but not what Iroha was hoping for. Ui is just too far gone, her sense of self drifting away, and there is little that poor Iroha can do about it. I mean, imagine trading your soul to save your dying sister, only to have all memories of her ripped away. Then they start to trickle back, driving you to seek her out, constantly being told that she doesn’t exist, only to find out that she does, that you were right, but it might be too late to get her back.

There still is one person she might be able to save, someone that Ui insists that Iroha go after. But for her, time is swiftly running out.

Kuroe has always felt like the odd one out in this story, and that was probably deliberate. She’s the one character that did not originally come from the game, that was created specifically for the anime, leaving her feeling a little disconnected from the rest of the cast. And in the story, she feels disconnected from everyone else as well. She made a dumb wish to hook up with a boy that she likes only for him to dump her in the end, making it all for nothing. She almost formed a connection with another Magical Girl on the brink of falling to despair only to push her away, likely leading to the poor girl’s death, something that haunts her. And her own weakness causes her to run to the WoM for help, only for that to fall apart as well. She has nothing, no reason to keep on keeping on, nothing but her own failure and weakness and self-loathing. In other words, exactly as the Incubators planned.

It is interesting to see Kyubey’s perspective in all this. He is a little annoyed at the setback, but overly not concerned. It does make you wonder how many times in history other Magical Girls had devised ways to get the drop on him, to upset the Incubators’ whole system. In the end, this really is just a minor hiccup in their well-oiled machine. I mean, we’ve seen how imperfect the Doppel system is. We saw how their original “perfect plan” fell apart. He has nothing to be worried about.

And Kuroe demonstrates this. Because much like how Madoka and Kyoko tried to reach out to Sayaka, Iroha tries to reach out to her. And it’s not like Kuroe had been consumed fully by her witch or Doppel. There was still something to reach!

It doesn’t matter, though. Iroha fails. Kuroe gives in completely, consumed by her witch, her body graphically ripped apart, and then her witch takes off flying toward a warm light that she will never reach. And in the end, all Iroha can do is put her out of her misery.

Now as effective as I found this whole sequence, I do question its placement though, as having it be the penultimate episode kind of diverts the whole momentum of Embryo Eve’s pursuit of Walpurgisnacht. Personally, I think that she should have died in the initial assault of the WoM headquarters, though I suppose we wouldn’t get that contrast to Momoko and Mifuyu’s deaths.

Regardless, there is only one episode left to go. I am curious to see how this resolves, as I do fear we might end up with yet another Homura reset. But even if we don’t, I don’t see this ending happily either, not for Iroha, not for Ui, not for Yachiyo (who still doesn’t know about Mifuyu!). I wonder if they might just say screw it and pull a full Inglorious Bastards ending, showing that this really is an alternate universe divorced from the happenings of the main series. I don’t know if I would prepare a victorious or a downer ending if that were the case, but if we do get a reset, then expect less of a analysis and more of a long essay on why I dislike that sort of ending even if I do understand why people keep going back to that well.

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Magia Record - Doppel encyclopedia translations (supporting cast)

Since my original witch encyclopedia post has become very long, I’ve decided to split up the Doppels into their own dedicated posts. This is the post for the majority of the game’s supporting cast.

-Doppels for Arc 1′s main cast -Doppels for OG series and spinoff characters -Doppels for characters related to Arc 2 -Enemy encyclopedia for Arc 2 -Enemies & Doppels for post-Arc 2

MCDOUGAL (Master: Karin Misono)

The Doppel of banditry. Its form is a mortsafe. The master of this emotion has a timid nature, which gave rise to her stubborn and defiant Doppel. It fears loss, and is fixated on gain. This Doppel is just as light-fingered as its master, snatching up whatever it can get a hold of. It may even go so far as to target its own allies. It's extremely greedy, and so tightfisted that it will never part with anything it has obtained.

HENRIETTA (Master: Asuka Tatsuki)

The Doppel of reckless advance. Its form is a war drum. The master of this emotion is heartily inspired by this Doppel's power, and sees it as a means of bettering herself. After rousing her fighting spirit with a beat of its drum, she issues commands that turn her allies into bold and fearless warriors. However, the Doppel has also inherited its master's carelessness: once its powers are activated, her allies tend to commit massive blunders regardless of their own intent. This irrational nature leads to harsh reviews from most allies. It also shares its master's penchant for declaring ritual suicide after mistakes, which makes it a rather troublesome Doppel.

*(Asuka’s section in Magia Archive vol.1 also happens to include a scrapped Doppel design from early in development, when it was known as the Doppel of Marshalling. According to Inu Curry, this draft version was conceived based on a general summary of Asuka’s character, and was changed to better reflect her personality in the game’s finalized script.)

HENRIETTA (Master: Asuka Tatsuki (New Year's Dragon ver.))

The Doppel of reckless advance. Its form is a mikoshi. The master of this emotion is hesitant to stand out so much, but seems to be enjoying herself nonetheless. The Doppel converts the size of its master's joy into light that radiates from within its body. On top of that, it also expresses said joy by causing money and treasures such as koban coins to erupt from the places it attacks. Those who are blinded by its wicked light and swarm to it like flies will be struck on the head by the Doppel, as if to say "how dare you succumb to worldly passions so soon after New Year's!". This rids them of their worldly passions... but also their life, so nobody actually manages to grab hold of the treasure. The Doppel also fears that its brightly-shining master is actually the one most consumed by worldly passion, but it's turning a blind eye.

BRODERIE (Master: Kanoko Yayoi)

The Doppel of torn seams. Its form is a thread-cutter. The master of this emotion loathes her Doppel, which wields the exact opposite ability to her own. Her Doppel is able to loosen the seams of anything it touches. Once it uses a tiny bit of magic to open up a small tear, it can widen that tear to destroy any object, or even any concept-- a truly fearsome power to display. However, this Doppel only seems interested in destroying its master's own creations. It exclusively targets and ruins things she's already worked to stitch together. Additionally, this Doppel boasts abnormally strong self-replication abilities despite its low supply of magic, and in comparison to the magic that it retains via its overwhelming conservation of energy, its body is extremely large.

AODAMO (Master: Natsuki Utsuho)

The Doppel of invigoration. Its form is a megaphone. The master of this emotion believes her Doppel to be a beneficial presence that embodies her personal qualities, and doesn't yet know that it's a dangerous being that wrings every bit of use it can get out of those it cheers on. The Doppel's main body is surrounded by hovering ghosts, meant to mesmerize those it cheers on and force them to fight until they drop dead. Once someone is possessed by a ghost, they will serve as a meat shield to guard the Doppel's master until death.

CYAN (Master: Hinano Miyako)

The Doppel of indiscretion. Its form is smog. The master of this emotion is greatly pleased with her newly-enlongated legs. Each of its long legs produces gas from chemical reactions-- the right leg via boiling, the left via condensation-- which then wafts up to form the Doppel's upper body. Its gaseous body boasts a strong resilience to physical attacks, but its one flaw is that its surroundings are harmed by the toxins flowing from it. When this Doppel appears, all those nearby will be severely poisoned, regardless of whether they're friend or foe. Even its own master would hardly be able to stand it without her gas mask on. This Doppel is also very inquisitive, and is thrilled by the sight of rare witches or monsters.

DON ROCINANTE (Master: Sasara Minagi)

The Doppel of honorable pride. Its form is a gorget. The master of this emotion is greatly pleased by her Doppel, believing it to be valiant and perfectly suited to her, but its gleaming silver body becomes frigid in winter and blazing hot in summer. The Doppel is just as proud as its master, standing tall and forthright in the face of any challenge. But because it holds all-but-pointless confidence in its strong, stalwart body, it often soldiers directly into the path of any attack that it may receive, and naturally suffers as a result. Its body also blesses its master as an impenetrable suit of armor, but since its master is equally prideful and often dashes forward to strike the finishing blow, the two of them can end up in a mutual struggle for control over it.

MAURA (Master: Nanaka Tokiwa)

The Doppel of duplicity. Its form is a shop curtain. This Doppel represents duplicity. The master of this emotion feels some sense of guilt over the fact that her Doppel hardly incorporates any floral elements. This Doppel uses both a support-focused front side and an offensively-specialized back side to fight. In addition to being skilled at parrying enemy attacks, those who step through its curtain will have their souls led away to the world beyond.

SHALIMAR (Master: Emiri Kisaki)

The Doppel of temptation. Its form is serpent berries. While the master of this emotion feels an affinity for her Doppel, which behaves as it pleases without any concept of good or evil, she also feels her own immaturity emanating from it. This Doppel speaks directly into one's brain via ultrasonic tones, giving affirmation to anything and everything. The confidence and courage it grants are enough to wipe away any concern one may have. Its comfortable words lead people to develop a great dependence on them, but because it well-meaningly affirms even people's aggressive or malicious emotions ad infinitum, it may unintentionally guide its targets towards the worst possible actions.

VAYU (Master: Shizuku Hozumi)

The Doppel of vagrancy. Its form is Fūten. The master of this emotion is disappointed in her Doppel's ability, which, much like herself, ultimately cannot cross the sea no matter how fast it sprints about. This Doppel can swiftly reduce anything its feet touches to an arid, weathered state, but if it stays still, it too will sink into the desert ground it produces. Thus, it's forced to constantly run around. It always runs around as fast as the wind as a result, but it's unable to fly. When this Doppel appears, its master also sprints off along with it, but the weathered footprints left in their wake apparently make it very easy to track them down.

ELSIE (Master: Akira Shinobu)

The Doppel of authenticity. Its form is a pouch. The master of this emotion doesn't think badly of her Doppel, but she certainly feels reluctant to let others see it. Her Doppel boasts a dual nature: its adorable external appearance gives off a feeling of warmth, from its frills and other accessories to even its color scheme, but its interior gives the polar opposite impression. When the pouch opens, adorable internal organs peek out in place of adorable pocket items, causing the blood of those who see it to run cold. The organs are also physically extremely cold, so anyone punched by them will be instantly frozen in place, both mentally and bodily. Incidentally, the Doppel itself doesn't think that it's causing the freezing.

CARMELA (Master: Manaka Kurumi)

The Doppel of customer-gathering. Its form is propane. The master of this emotion is displeased with this Doppel, which can only produce poisonous meals due to the toxins that seep from its body. This Doppel uses the burners on the ends of its jellyfish-like tentacles to cook absolutely any ingredients into delicious poison meals, and forces its customers to enjoy a long stay in the seats that furnish its spherical glass head. The meals cooked by this witch have minds of their own, and are proactive in making surprise visits to customers' stomachs, which makes it possible to enjoy one's meal just by sitting in place. Incidentally, the meals may be poisonous, but they taste very good. But despite their taste, they make abundant use of suspiciously-produced ingredients, including mystery meat from unknown sources, moaning vegetables, and fruit that walks around on its own.

HEIDE-JEKYLL (Master: Ria Ami)

The Doppel of charisma. Its form is a starfish. The master of this emotion earnestly wishes to shine like the sun, and become the center of everyone's attention. Her Doppel sympathizes with this desire for others' approval, and seeks ultimate beauty from its master's aspirations. As a result, it successfully crafts a translucent body that envelops a star-like molecular structure within, and it attempts to aid its master by replacing her current body with the new one. The shining main form of the Doppel then stretches its tendrils in every direction to gather people who'll praise the newly-created body, forcibly capturing fans for its master. Trying to run from it will cause it to skewer you, but it'll let you off the hook if you just say a word or two in praise of its master's cuteness.

ANDREANA (Master: Kako Natsume)

The Doppel of mistaken steps. Its form is cutting. The master of this emotion fears her Doppel, as it unreservedly swings its blade to chop up everything in sight-- even her precious books. Inwardly, though, she also feels a sense of release that she can't quite describe. Unlike its ever-fearful master, the manifested Doppel chops with its guillotine without ever stopping to think. In addition to its target's physical body, it shreds any and all magical connections they have. This Doppel can only attack physically from very close range, and sometimes slashes at its allies by mistake, so it tends to leave itself open to attack. But the master of this emotion cannot control it, and so can only remain frozen in fear.

DELANNA (Master: Meiyui Chun)

The Doppel of peaceful sleep. Its form is a towel. The master of this emotion feels a sense of affection for this somehow-childish Doppel. In contrast to its sharp-minded master, this Doppel has the mentality of a young child, and only wants to sleep peacefully. If its sleep is obstructed, it will go on a violent, thrashing rampage, as well as destroy its enemies' eardrums with its infant-like crying. Also, when this Doppel yawns, all living things around it-- be they enemy or ally-- will be set upon by extreme drowsiness, and it promises the most peaceful of slumber to those who its soft body snuggles up against.

KOVALEV (Master: Leila Ibuki)

The Doppel of variable temperature. Its form is a nose. The master of this emotion doesn't know what she can prove her identity with, and has fallen into confusion upon realizing how ambiguous people's conceptions of each other can be. Her Doppel can disguise itself as other people, and even force those around it to bow their heads in respect. It gives nothing to others, and can even wound them or take their lives without them being able to lift a single finger in opposition to it. But if the hollow void underneath its robes is witnessed, it'll instantly lose its sense of self-worth and become powerless.

KHLESTAKOV (Master: Seika Kumi)

The Doppel of inversion. Its form is an inspector general. The master of this emotion is embarrassed to know that her continued attempts to polish her comedic skills have led people to mistakenly assume that she has an eccentric personality. In much the same way, this Doppel often frets over how to make itself known to those around it, as it has no true form hidden beneath its mask. But it doesn't mind being misunderstood if it benefits in the process, so it plays the role of an authority figure while stealing everything of worth from those around it. This includes lives and memories, on top of material goods. If you were to chuckle back at the Doppel upon hearing its satisfied laughter, it would assume that you've figured out its ruse, and quickly hide.

AKAKIY (Master: Mito Aino)

The Doppel of inclusion. Its form is an overcoat. The master of this emotion wishes to make her beautiful friendship into something that will last for eternity. This Doppel answered her wish by compressing anything its body envelops, to the point where it becomes a single mass. The compressed material becomes quartz, and will shine for many thousands of years without ever being shattered. When summoned, it attacks by pressing its master's emotions into quartz. However, if one continually relies on this power, even their memories will eventually turn to quartz, and they will be unable to form new ones.

NIKOLAI (Masters: Leila, Seika & Mito)

The Doppel of satire. Its form is relics. By accepting their own human tendency towards continual change, and aspects of each others' personalities that had gone mutually unacknowledged, the masters of this emotion have strengthened their bonds even further than before. Their Doppel refuses to acknowledge its masters, and continues to act on ceaseless impulse. It concentrates the darkness, deception, self-serving hypocrisy and vainglory in people's hearts, and attempts to plant these behaviours in the people around it. It does so out of spite towards humans who hide their true natures, but upon being moved by the strength of its masters' bond, the Doppel exhausts all of its power and withers away, as if to make amends.

PAMELA (Master: Kokoro Awane)

The Doppel of restraint. Its form is a shell. The master of this emotion perceives her Doppel as something that expresses her pent-up emotions in her stead; however, she understands that this behavior is merely a stopgap measure, so she has mixed feelings while looking upon it. This Doppel sprouts sharp thorns in a show of resistance to those who would harm it, and savagely attacks that which it perceives to be dangerous. On rare occasions, it may explode in conjunction with an upswing in its master's emotions. Its shell-- which boasts a powerful strength different from either ceramic or metal-- thus breaks, and powerful waves of magic engulf its surroundings.

POKER ALICE (Master: Yukika Nanase)

The Doppel of boredom. Its form is a daredevil. The master of this emotion feels a great and terrible boredom towards her peaceful life, spent sitting atop an easy chair. This Doppel imitates the form of an imaginary monster known as a "Dare-Devil," and constantly covers its master's eyes to prevent her from becoming aware of the danger in front of her. The Doppel currently boasts an undefeated record in battle, and is beginning to feel the same dangerous boredom as its master at the fact that no enemy powerful enough to overwhelm it has yet appeared. As a result, it's been fighting more and more perilous battles by the day... but since her vision is obscured, its master still peacefully allows it to guard her back even as we speak.

HUND BALOU (Master: Hanna Sarasa)

The Doppel of refutation. Its form is a pet. The master of this emotion learned how to control people using power that she borrowed from another. This eventually became a source of greed on her part, and manifested in this warped form. It is a representation of her desire for revenge, rooted in the abuse she faced in her past-- and conversely, it is also an exaggerated projection of herself. She holds no sense of shame over it; only a pure and innocent madness. This Doppel uses many leashes to restrain its opponents, and smashes them to pieces with its giant paws. It is also trembling in a constant state of excitement.

GELA (Master: Ayaka Mariko)

The Doppel of natural states. Its form is a bag of laughs. The master of this emotion keeps her former, mild-mannered self hidden away in her heart. Whenever this constantly-laughing Doppel encounters something inconvenient to it, it accumulates stress within its body. It then converts this stress into laughter, with which it blows away anything it doesn't want to see. Since it's constantly laughing no matter which direction it looks, its sources of stress must truly be myriad. Perhaps it's put in a bad mood by everything it sees. If it were to decide that the entire world should be laughed to smithereens, it'd be quite dangerous, but its master sleeps peacefully inside the bag as if none of it has anything to do with her.

BONDBOMB (Master: Himika Mao)

The Doppel of dissolution. Its form is bonds. This Doppel changes its master's ego into a sphere. The bonds and divides between her and her family become snakes tightly binding the sphere, which she forcibly attempts to keep in place. It wants to be free, but the snakes wrapped around it are also what allow it to maintain its spherical form. If it shook itself free, it would burst apart and disappear, but the master of this emotion will never allow that.

COLUMBINA (Master: Aimi Eri)

The Doppel of dueling. Its form is lead. The master of this emotion feels sympathy between herself, unable to keep her affection shut within, and her Doppel, which holds burning-hot emotion inside of its leaden body. Much like its master, this Doppel is unable to keep a lid on its affection. Moreover, its inability to behave honestly around its sweetheart leads to ever-more-complicated situations, which somehow leads to it declaring a decisive duel in order to express its love. Even more inconveniently, the tension of its love rises as it sees its sweetheart suffer, which ultimately causes it to roast its sweetheart with 6000-degree heat. The Doppel thus believes itself to be body-meltingly sweet, on top of heart-meltingly.

OBARIYON (Master: Tsumugi Wakana)

The Doppel of unbalanced diets. Its form is a vacuum cleaner. The master of this emotion is utterly exasperated by the vulgarity of her Doppel, which not only refuses to listen to her, but even snatches and inhales other people's food. When this Doppel spots a being that it has good compatibility with, it'll ignore its master's orders and start absorbing that being's magic, and won't change its target until said being dies. Its stomach is downright bottomless, so it doesn't have to worry about any clichéd outcomes like inhaling so much that it explodes, but since it becomes heavier and heavier the more magic it stockpiles, it may sometimes squash its master flat.

RENATA (Master: Ren Isuzu)

The Doppel of electronic command. Its form is an ECG. The master of this emotion fears her Doppel's power, which uses powerful electrical signals to burn away not just a target's evil intent, but their whole personality along with it. However, she is also troubled by this power's allure, as it may perhaps be the sole non-lethal method by which a human’s evil intent can be eradicated. This Doppel also has power over life and death; when it appears, its master's mind temporarily separates from her body in an astral-projection state.

TAGORI (Master: Konoha Shizumi)

The Doppel of retribution. Its form is a fox. The master of this emotion uses a variety of magical abilities to enact vengeance on those she bears resentment toward. This Doppel is part of the kitsune-ken Doppel trinity, and represents retribution. It is proficient in magic, and controls will-o'-wisps to bewitch its enemies. Even if placed underwater, the wisps will surely never vanish as long as their grudge fuels them. During this Doppel's emergence, its master loses her ability to think rationally, acting purely on instinct and displaying a fearsome jumping ability.

TAGITSU (Master: Hazuki Yusa)

The Doppel of requital. Its form is a storehouse. This Doppel represents requital. The master of this emotion never forgets the payback she is to enact on those who she resents. This Doppel is part of the kitsune-ken Doppel trinity, and is proficient in protection and support. During this Doppel's emergence, it fixes its master in place and uses her as a decoy. Any superhuman strength is like that of a mere infant before it. Should anyone thoughtlessly attempt to attack its master, it will capture them with its boulder-like palms and trap them inside its body, as well as occasionally forcing them to sign deeds that lock them into inconvenient contracts.

ICHIKISHIMA (Master: Ayame Mikuri)

The Doppel of forward charge. Its form is a trigger. This Doppel represents forward charge. The master of this emotion charges headlong towards those she resents, with perfect accuracy. This Doppel is part of the kitsune-ken Doppel trinity, is proficient in raw strength, and can flatten any magic that stands before it. Once this Doppel's trigger is pulled, it will either strike its enemy dead-on, or tenaciously chase them around until its master's strength is exhausted. But because it becomes too perfectly concentrated on this task, it won't accept a second command even from its master, and gives absolutely no consideration to collateral damage. As such, caution is required when summoning it.

UKEI (Master: Konoha, Hazuki & Ayame)

The Doppel of sworn oaths. Its form is kitsune-ken. The masters of this emotion had long acted as a makeshift family with restrictions placed on one another, but by accepting each other as individuals, they have now truly become one. This Doppel is bound together within the rules of a three-way tie, like a polymer that can never break apart, and is proof that its masters' hearts are united as one. As such, it's not only stronger and sturdier than a boulder, but also boasts enough persistence and decisiveness to charge forward until its life burns out, and doesn't falter in the slightest even when acting purely on instinct. This is likewise evident in how it wields swords of vast length. Though the swords may be heavy and their movements slow, somehow none are able to escape being crushed by them.

SELENE (Master: Masara Kagami)

The Doppel of bleakness. Its form is calm. The master of this emotion doesn't have any particular feelings towards her Doppel. This Doppel dramatically lowers the magical activity in its vicinity, transforming all magic energy into a state of perfect calm, no matter how fierce of a battle had been raging on around it. As long as they're within this calm zone, both enemy and ally will find it impossible to exert any kind of magical effect. The Doppel and master's fused form appears to stem from its master's characteristic lack of emotional turbulence.

HEIDESOMMER (Master: Konomi Haruna)

The Doppel of greening. Its form is humus. The master of this emotion is under the impression that her Doppel uses a good power for the sake of spreading greenery. The Doppel's body is composed of soil, and contains enzymes capable of decomposing any and all organisms. Those who touch it will rot away and entirely decompose, becoming nutrients to make the land abundant and fertile. The black, downy fluff that it launches by swaying its body will also cling to those it touches; should one touch it, they'll be devoured in an instant by fast-growing roots and transformed into a plant.

BELLA DONNA (Master: Rika Ayano)

The Doppel of exposure. Its form is truth serum. After learning the reality of how easily people's hearts can change, the master of this emotion struggles with self-directed disgust at her own distrust towards others. With these feelings of its master's in mind, her Doppel refuses to forgive others' duplicity, and urges them to honestly speak their true thoughts to anyone and everyone. It initially appears to be a beautiful seashell, but if someone rejects its admonitions or sees through to its interior, it will instead attempt to terrify them into honesty. If even this should fail, it will attempt to administer truth serum, but because its syringes are too large to do anything but fatally stab their targets, it hasn't succeeded even once.

NAOMI (Master: Mayu Kozue)

The Doppel of favoritism. Its form is a nadeshiko. The master of this emotion is bewildered by this Doppel's ability to deceive opponents and take control of their hearts, and is troubled by its nature as a representation of herself. All those whose garment hems are pulled by this Doppel will find themselves deeply compelled to love it. It can compel men in particular to absolute servitude, and to a level of self-sacrificing devotion that fears not even death. Even if its target is a woman, she will surely find it difficult to raise her hand against something so beauteous. However, should one overuse this power to create throngs of blindly-devoted followers, ruin shall inevitably fall upon them.

GANNISHIKUDOKU (Master: Sayuki Fumino)

The Doppel of duty. Its form is a shortsword. The master of this emotion is convinced that the excessive expectations and envy directed at her by others-- that giant mass of selfish affection-- are solely her responsibility to take on. This Doppel exists so that, when its master's heart eventually becomes too worn-down to fulfill that obligation, it can assist her with her one final task. All of this Doppel's power fundamentally exists for its master's sake alone, but because of its merciful disposition, it also selects one lucky companion to receive the privilege of departing alongside its master. It's very mistake-prone, and tends to accidentally send off only the companion, but that just adds to its charm.

(This space reserved for Moka Megumi.)

YUERAO (Master: Riko Chiaki)

The Doppel of thread-reeling. Its form is a moonlit matchmaker. The master of this emotion has yet to admit that this Doppel is still lurking within her heart. This Doppel spreads a thick sheet of ice at its master's feet, and appears within the ice. When it attacks, it can also emerge above the ice by switching places with its master, but this traps its master within the ice in exchange. Above the ice, the Doppel reels in and steals every thread of fate it can find. By collecting a thread that its master once tied together in the past, it seeks to return her situation to how it was before. Nevertheless, severing a joined thread after the fact will only bury those who it united deep under the ice. Each time this Doppel is used, the feelings that its master had already given up on will resurface in her heart.

(This space reserved for Maria Yuki.)

ETTEILLA (Master: Mel Anna)

The Doppel of disclosure. Its form is a fortune teller. The master of this emotion is both client and contractor. She believes her Doppel, which predicts one's destiny in perfect clarity, to be her true inner power, and she does not deny any of the destinies it predicts. This Doppel is connected to its master's wrist and back, and constantly measures her pulse in order to synchronize with it. By fully synchronizing their movements and senses, the two of them can predict an utterly unshakable destiny. The result of the prediction is displayed in the Doppel's eye, and is determined by the type and direction of the tarot card shown within its pupil. Barring a truly extraordinary effort, it's impossible for the master and Doppel to escape from a destiny they've predicted.

TABURATSU (Master: Mikura Komachi)

The Doppel of interment. Its form is grave goods. The master of this emotion feels no small sense of relief towards her Doppel, which can bury not just physical material, but also emotions, memories and even concepts. This Doppel appears from within the earth, secures a position for itself with its haniwa-shaped beacons, then pours down a massive amount of sediment to create a kofun on that position. Those who touch the kofun's soil will have something of theirs entombed and lost, though not necessarily something tangible. This is an act of good will on the Doppel's part, and everything it does is for its master's sake. However, it's unclear as to whether or not this emotion's master is aware of that.

(This space reserved for Seira Mihono, Temari Kira, Hotori and Rion Yuzuki, and Meguru Hibiki.)

PAPARAZZO (Master: Ryou Midori)

The Doppel of gossip. Its form is a TLR camera. The master of this emotion continually sought the truth in accordance with her desires. Her Doppel likewise responds to those desires in extreme excess, able to expose an opponent's truth simply by photographing them in full. Any truth that this Doppel unveils can never be forgotten. This applies to both the subject and the photographer that are fixed within the gaze of the Doppel's twin lenses, with the unveiled truth being burned into both of their memories: an equal amount of anger if it finds anger, or an equal amount of sorrow if it finds sorrow. Should this Doppel's master continue to use it, she will become unable to open her heart to anyone without first using the Doppel's ability to expose everything about them.

(This space reserved for Hotaru Yura.)

GIBDAUGHTER (Master: Kanae Yukino)

The Doppel of resonance. Its form is a hummingbird. The master of this emotion thinks the acoustics of her Doppel's body aren't half bad. This Doppel can use the reverberations from its singing to destroy any solid object, no matter what material it's made of. Even against living creatures, its song could shake an enemy's brain, and with its precise movement and supersonically-vibrating beak, it can pierce targets straight through the heart.

ZIPZAP (Master: Ashley Taylor)

(Since Ashley originally made her debut on the North American server, her Doppel entry has had an official translation from the start! Here’s the slightly-wordier JP version, for completion’s sake.)

The Doppel of faith. Its form is kawaii. The master of this emotion deeply immerses herself in Kawaii culture, and feels the utmost pleasure in broadcasting it to others. As such, she gazes at this image of herself with an expression of pure delight. This Doppel fully understands its master's interests and her desire to spread information, so it strives to brainwash and implant others with a fondness for similar things-- from pop culture such as manga and anime, to even subcultures like yumekawa and gurokawa. If it encounters someone with a lower Kawaii level than its master, it fires rainbow beams at them from its six eyes. Anyone hit by the beams will be enveloped in a plethora of ribbons and lace, altering their hobbies and tastes. It's said that the sight of this Doppel prompts them to bow their heads to the ground in worship.

SYLVIE (Master: Ikumi Makino)

The Doppel of attention-gathering. Its form is a wind-up doll. Although only to a very slight degree, the master of this emotion has unfortunately equated her pursuit of other people's smiles with the value that other people see in her. Her Doppel crashes its cymbals together wildly, and launches anchors towards the eyes of anyone whose attention is captured by their sound. The anchors will pursue those cursed by the sound, no matter how far, and are sure to steal their eyeballs from them. Should this Doppel's master continue to use it, she will come to feel anxious unless someone is always watching her.

RUKH (Master: Sae Kirino)

The Doppel of social climbing. Its form is a pawn. The master of this emotion watches her Doppel break through its shell to reinvent itself, and sees her own future within it. Her Doppel is proud of itself for obtaining power without relying on anyone else, and perhaps as a result of this self-confidence, it utterly refuses to accept advice or counsel from any other. This applies to its master as well: it may be cooperative towards her when their opinions happen to align, but it will staunchly refuse to nod its head after even a single irritation. It also behaves mercilessly towards everyone other than its master-- even if they may be weak, helpless beings like its former self-- and will use its blazing-hot staves to skewer all who disagree with it. As its master watches this, she views it as a show of false bravado, borne out of its fear at the memory of how weak it was in the past.

GRIM (Master: Rui Mizuki)

The Doppel of blindness. Its form is a third eye. The master of this emotion feels both joy at the manifestation of her hidden self, and a sense of release at the fact that she no longer needs to feign who she truly is. This Doppel will never hide nor mask itself; it bares its natural state for all the world, and will not forgive even a single word of intervention from others. Those who deny it will be roasted in pitch-dark hellfire by its opened eyes, and carved to pieces by its sword plummeting from the sky. It seems that this is actually meant to prevent anyone from dissuading its master, who's particularly concerned about the way others view her, but the master herself is completely unaware of this. She simply becomes drunk with delight at the sight of it crushing her enemies.

MARY (Master: Akari Mai)

The Doppel of regression. Its form is an amusement park. The master of this emotion thinks of it as a place where she can return to the mindset of a child, with nobody around to watch her as she does so. This Doppel has the power to draw out the childlike wonder that sleeps deep within a person's heart. Those who it touches will become able to enjoy even childish pastimes, and be released from any and all stress. However, those who play with it and become its captive will begin to perceive the Doppel's mouth as the entrance to paradise, and anyone who sets foot inside can never find their way back out. But it still has a maximum park capacity, so if too many people wander into its mouth, it's said that the Doppel will sometimes spit them back out from the strain.

HEPIALIDAE (Master: Kushu Irina)

The Doppel of salivation. Its form is a moth. The master of this emotion floats through dreams between sleeping and waking, yet continues to seek the light of the sun. This Doppel's circular form symbolizes the very same sun that its master seeks, and it floats through the air in the hopes of brightly illuminating its vicinity. But despite scattering powder from its wings to illuminate its surroundings, each mote of dust only emits the faint light of a distant star, and cannot emit anything stronger than that. The unsatisfied Doppel attempts to make the powder shine brighter by firing its own rays of light, but the erratically-reflected light builds up excess energy, explodes, and catches its surroundings in the blast. Yet the Doppel is satisfied to see such a bright light, even if only for a brief instant.

MORFINE (Master: Yuu)

The Doppel of madness. Its form is a unicorn. The master of this emotion is proud of herself for continually vanquishing evildoers, and also quite forgetful. As such, every time she summons her Doppel, it feels like both a fresh exerience and a personal reward. Her Doppel's sleek and pure body is in conflict with the curses that it harbors under its flesh. Their influence renders the Doppel unconscious from the moment it's born, as the curses spill forth in rivulets from its mouth and eyes. When the Doppel awakens from the sharp pain of its master's careless treatment of it, it roars and scatters curses all around, and the curses melt holes into those who touch them. The master's voice can allegedly be heard from inside the Doppel, as she nonchalantly remarks on what's left of her adversaries.

KELOID (Master: Shii)

The Doppel of scars. Its form is claws. The master of this emotion led someone to shoulder grave sin, and attempted to wash that sin away with love. But she found only a hollow void within that someone, and went on to empty out her own heart as well. This Doppel is deeply linked with its master's empty heart, and has merged with her by mutually sharing their pain. Since its master remains conscious, but has no will to take action, the Doppel also takes initiative in her stead. With no limits on its actions, the Doppel continually absorbs both the impurity of its master's wounds and the impurity shouldered by others, intending to take retribution against every bit of it. The Doppel emits memories of these wounds, and those who receive them will gradually break down mentally, rather than physically.

[crescentcrossbow]

Wait holy shit.

Assuming that Scene/Zero turns out to be a companion piece to Walpurgis Revolution, then...

What if the witch who forms the core of WPN is specifically the Homulilly of the Scene/Zero universe?

By all indications, Scene/Zero will take place in a universe preceding that of the original anime, that Mabayu being erased from existence will somehow convert into the anime’s world in a similar way to how Madoka being erased from existence converted the anime’s world into Wraith Arc’s.

So hear me out: Something in the way this old universe is set up causes Homulilly to take a different form than usual. (This is attested in Magia Record: the doppel used by MR’s native Glasses Homura is separate from that used by the anime’s Homura, which is separate in turn from - but resembles closely - the one from Rebellion.) Instead of her usual behavior she starts attracting all nearby witches to herself, and quickly amasses a power level capable of destroying an entire world.

Mabayu uses all of her remaining magic to forcibly “splice” the newly born WPN out of this world, taking herself with it. But because her own witch is forming, WPN yoinks her. Thus, though the new world has a new Homura with a different Homulilly, and completely lacks any trace of Mabayu’s presence, WPN can insert herself into it wherever and whenever she feels like it, and run away if she’s about to be defeated. (This would conveniently explain why, in the timeline where Mami went apeshit, Madoka and Homura only had access to Oktavia’s grief seed despite having just “killed” a mega-witch: she didn’t actually die.) Thus, we have a witch of great power, who recurs despite being defeated, someone of whom legends are whispered long in advance of her arrival.

(And when she’s eventually defeated in Portable, the last witch she ate, Itzli, gets loose.)

This also explains why she’s routinely defeated in the anime by two or three relatively strong magical girls while in Magia Record those same three magical girls plus an entire army of Kamihama’s magical girls just barely win through Yachiyo’s very hax power. Zero!Homura’s going easy on Mitakihara because for all her talk she’s still the same depressed ball of self-loathing as always and doesn’t actually want to hurt her friends.

Waking up momentarily to see the new character. It’s Walpurgis isn’t it. It’s motherfucking Walpurgisnacht’s core magical girl isn’t it

I SEE THOSE FUCKING FRILLS AND ALL THAT PURPLE-

[key-boardsmash]

They,,, angst,,,AHHHHHH/pos

@abd-illustrates : Haha yeah these are some comic relief characters but we can add some sadness to them just for fun!

Me: Okay so they're Tragic.