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* CrisisOfFaith: Grew disillusioned with Christianity, which from her point of view mostly consisted of isolationist conservatives, including her parents, with the only exception of the excommunicated priest who encouraged her to paint, until he was killed by the demons. Overlaps with in-universe ArtistDisillusionment with her painting talents being constricted by stagnant church doctrine. When the Incubator came knocking, her wish was to find something to believe in again, which what got her into Church of Hope.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: [[spoiler:Sayaka]]. She barely gets mentioned in history and the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory movie retelling about the Mitakihara's magical girls' story, her existence is almost unknown, and her portrayal is somewhat lacking for someone who is one of the main character of [[MadokaMagica mother series]], [[spoiler: even though she was acknowledged as one of the original Mitakihara Four, the (officially documented) main reason of Homura's sudden personality change and her famous obsession of her Goddess, and (Mitakihara Four restricted information) [[LovingAShadow Kyouko's heartbroken]] [[SexForSolace rebound sexes]]]]. Justified because she doesn't survive long enough for her name to be famous.
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* MinorMajorCharacter: [[spoiler:Sayaka]]. She barely gets mentioned in history and the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory movie retelling about the Mitakihara's magical girls' story, her existence is almost unknown, and her portrayal is somewhat lacking for someone who is one of the main character of [[MadokaMagica [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica mother series]], [[spoiler: even though she was acknowledged as one of the original Mitakihara Four, the (officially documented) main reason of Homura's sudden personality change and her famous obsession of her Goddess, and (Mitakihara Four restricted information) [[LovingAShadow Kyouko's heartbroken]] [[SexForSolace rebound sexes]]]]. Justified because she doesn't survive long enough for her name to be famous.
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Ryouko is a charmingly normal girl who happens to have a problem: everyone else is happy, but she isn't. While her classmates are fine living for the sake of living, Ryouko can't overcome that existential certainty that there has to be more to life. Naturally, there is. [[spoilers:It turns out that Ryouko is intricately woven into the histories and power structures of the Magical Girls, both modern and ancient, and that her ability may be something beyond anyone's imagination.]] Where this will lead her is anyone's guess, as is [[MindScrew how it came about to begin with]].
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Ryouko is a charmingly normal girl who happens to have a problem: everyone else is happy, but she isn't. While her classmates are fine living for the sake of living, Ryouko can't overcome that existential certainty that there has to be more to life. Naturally, there is. [[spoilers:It [[spoiler: It turns out that Ryouko is intricately woven into the histories and power structures of the Magical Girls, both modern and ancient, and that her ability may be something beyond anyone's imagination.]] Where this will lead her is anyone's guess, as is [[MindScrew how it came about to begin with]].
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Ryouko is a charmingly normal girl who happens to have a problem: everyone else is happy, but she isn't. While her classmates are fine living for the sake of living, Ryouko can't overcome that existential certainty that there has to be more to life. Naturally, there is. [[spoilers:It turns out that Ryouko is intricately woven into the histories and power structures of the Magical Girls, both modern and ancient, and that her ability may be something beyond anyone's imagination.]] Where this will lead her is anyone's guess, as is [[MindScrew how it came about to begin with]].
* BraidsOfAction
* GunNut: Fascinated with weaponry in general.
* [[TeleportersAndTransports Teleportation]]: Of an odd sort, apparently.
* BraidsOfAction: Like Asaka.
* HotScientist: Check and check.
* InstantExpert: Patricia stands out even in a setting where this is more or less commonplace, in that it was her wish made her a super-genius, rather than the more usual technological means.
* InstantExpert: Patricia stands out even in a setting where this is more or less commonplace, in that it was her wish made her a super-genius, rather than the more usual technological means.
* PhenotypeStereotype: A blonde-haired blue-eyed exemplar of the Germanic race.
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* HiveMind: Some speculate each alien is in constant contact with a central intelligence.
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!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
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* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity
* KidAppealCharacter: InUniverse. Stuffed incubators are adorable.
* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
* TookALevelInKindness: Possibly. Most of the younger Magical Girls think of Kyubey as friendly. Mami supposes that this is because they don't have the context of Kyubey's [[BlueAndOrangeMorality highly amoral]] past to work off of.
!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
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* KidAppealCharacter: InUniverse. Stuffed incubators are adorable.
* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
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* KidAppealCharacter: InUniverse. Stuffed incubators are adorable.
* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
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!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
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* KidAppealCharacter: InUniverse. Stuffed incubators are adorable.
* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
* TookALevelInKindness: Possibly. Most of the younger Magical Girls think of Kyubey as friendly. Mami supposes that this is because they don't have the context of Kyubey's [[BlueAndOrangeMorality highly amoral]] past to work off of.
!!'''Cephalopods'''
->''"They massacred millions for incomprehensible goals, cthuloid monstrosities striking fear and panic throughout the colony worlds, and even on Earth itself."''
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* HiveMind: Some speculate each alien is in constant contact with a central intelligence.
* MoralEventHorizon: Their first contact with humanity was massacring an entire colony.
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!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
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* KidAppealCharacter: InUniverse. Stuffed incubators are adorable.
* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
* TookALevelInKindness: Possibly. Most of the younger Magical Girls think of Kyubey as friendly. Mami supposes that this is because they don't have the context of Kyubey's [[BlueAndOrangeMorality highly amoral]] past to work off of.
!!'''Cephalopods'''
->''"They massacred millions for incomprehensible goals, cthuloid monstrosities striking fear and panic throughout the colony worlds, and even on Earth itself."''
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* HiveMind: Some speculate each alien is in constant contact with a central intelligence.
* MoralEventHorizon: Their first contact with humanity was massacring an entire colony.
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* EmancipatedChild: All girls are considered legal adults the moment they're registered.
* NoGuyWantsAnAmazon: [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Magical Girls are considered quite the catch.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Regarding just about everything.
* NaiveNewcomer: Oh so much.
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* DeadGuyJunior
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Kana and Kyouko.
* TheOjou: Her family's wealth contributed significantly to the MSY's growth from delivery service to MegaCorp and beyond.
* [[SinsOfOurFathers Sins Of Our Mothers]]: Wonders just what exactly [[MythologyGag her mother did]] to piss Kyouko off so much.
* DeadGuyJunior
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Kana and Kyouko.
* TheOjou: Her family's wealth contributed significantly to the MSY's growth from delivery service to MegaCorp and beyond.
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!!'''Clarisse van Rossum'''
->''"If I wanted to be melodramatic, I'd say the tides of history are shifting."''
* BadassBookworm: Both the real and fictional Clarisses.
* CulturedWarrior: Is also a historian.
* TheDrifter: In "a certain fictionalized epic", Clarisse is portrayed as a romantic figure wandering from historical event to historical event.
* ShroudedInMyth: Legend has been allowed to cloud her reputation.
* WarriorMonk: Comes off as much more mystical than other church members.
!!'''Yui Tanaka'''
->''"Tanaka Yui is an interesting girl."''
-->--'''Asaka'''
* SecretKeeper: As long as it pertains to [[spoiler:visions of the Goddess]].
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* MilitarySuperhero
* JapaneseChristian: At first. Now... less so.
* AMindIsATerribleThingToRead: Pulls this on an MHD shrink when Mami tricks her into a counselling session.
->''"Of course, this kind of thinking is veering into conspiracy theory territory but, frankly, my whole life has been a conspiracy theory, and so has yours."''
* BigBrother: Yuma has a frighting level of control over the government's surveillance systems, having installed [[OverrideCommand backdoors]] into all of them.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Yuma exploits this trope for all its worth.
* TheCracker: A benevolent version.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Yuma exploits this trope for all its worth.
* TheCracker: A benevolent version.
->''"I'm not the type of person to be won over just because I want to feel good about my life."''
* [[spoiler:MedalOfDishonor]]: [[spoiler:Congratulations for killing your friend! Er, I mean, saving the colony!]]
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* TerribleArtist: Surprisingly, inverted. Her art is exceptional.
->''"Not just any girls; the Southern Group. The one we've been telling you about. The ones that don't play by the rules."''
-->--'''Kyouko'''
-->--'''Kyouko'''
->''"If anyone deserves to die, it's her."''
-->--'''Mami'''
-->--'''Mami'''
* PetTheDog: Rescuing and caring for Yuma.
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* ArtificialIntelligence
* {{Expositron 9000}}
* RobotBuddy: Mami's attendant AI.
* TuringTest: Passes.
* WetwareCPU: Technically.
!!'''MG'''
->''"Anyway, I'm just here to say hi."''
* ArtificialIntelligence: And proud of it.
* InterfaceWithAFamiliarFace: M designed her appearance to resemble Yuma and Kyouko.
* RobotBuddy: To Yuma. Kyouko thinks they might as well be married.
* TuringTest: Passes.
!!'''Darwin'''
* {{Expositron 9000}}
* RobotBuddy: Mami's attendant AI.
* TuringTest: Passes.
* WetwareCPU: Technically.
!!'''MG'''
->''"Anyway, I'm just here to say hi."''
* ArtificialIntelligence: And proud of it.
* InterfaceWithAFamiliarFace: M designed her appearance to resemble Yuma and Kyouko.
* RobotBuddy: To Yuma. Kyouko thinks they might as well be married.
* TuringTest: Passes.
!!'''Darwin'''
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* AgeIsRelative: Literally, for the Magical Girls. Yuma is both the oldest- and youngest-looking of the Mitakihara Four at different points of their existence.
* BadassAdorable: Of course.
* BadassAdorable: Of course.
* BattleBallgown: Magical Girls tend to get these.
* ChildSoldiers: The good kind, generally.
* ChunkySalsaRule: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Magical Girls can apparently regenerate from just a soul gem.
* ChildSoldiers: The good kind, generally.
* ChunkySalsaRule: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Magical Girls can apparently regenerate from just a soul gem.
* DemonSlaying: The Magical Girl equivalent of gold farming. It's traditional for ''all'' Magical Girls to take part in at least one a year.
* EveryoneHasASpecialMove: But of course.
* FaceMonsterTurn: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Thanks, Madoka!
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Played with; even though Magical Girls heal quickly, injured girls usually receive standard medical treatment or, for more severe injuries, attention from a healer.
* FaceMonsterTurn: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. Thanks, Madoka!
* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Played with; even though Magical Girls heal quickly, injured girls usually receive standard medical treatment or, for more severe injuries, attention from a healer.
* ImprovFu: Magical Girls are instructed to make up new stuff in combat, since that's how they develop and expand their powers.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Most Magical Girls have some serious hero worship going on for the Mitakihara Four.
* MagicAndPowers: Vary from magical girl to magical girl, as it depends on who they are and what they wished for.
* MagicalGirl: Obvious trope is obvious.
* MildlyMilitary: Magical Girls are all commissioned officers with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails, but most elements of military discipline aren't enforced at all. Those that are practiced were for the most part already established before the [[BrokenMasquerade Masquerade fell]].
* OlderIsBetter: The most revered Magical Girls are called 'the Ancients', much to their chagrin.
* MagicalGirl: Obvious trope is obvious.
* MildlyMilitary: Magical Girls are all commissioned officers with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails, but most elements of military discipline aren't enforced at all. Those that are practiced were for the most part already established before the [[BrokenMasquerade Masquerade fell]].
* OlderIsBetter: The most revered Magical Girls are called 'the Ancients', much to their chagrin.
[[folder:Protagonists]]
Ryouko is a charmingly normal girl who happens to have a problem: everyone else is happy, but she isn't. While her classmates are fine living for the sake of living, Ryouko can't overcome that existential certainty that there has to be more to life. Naturally, there is.
* [[spoiler:BloodKnight]]: According to Kyouko, [[spoiler:Ryouko is one of these]].
* ChildrenAreInnocent: She's very quick to assume that things are exactly how they seem, at least up to the point where she has a reason to doubt.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Seems to be hers.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: She's very quick to assume that things are exactly how they seem, at least up to the point where she has a reason to doubt.
* ComingOfAgeStory: Seems to be hers.
* [[spoiler:JumpedAtTheCall]]: There was never really any doubt what her choice would be.
* [[spoiler:LongRangeFighter]]: [[spoiler:A Type II. It would be Type III, but her teleportation requires her to jump into the thick of things fairly often, and she isn't helpless at close-range either.]]
* [[spoiler:TheMessiah]]: [[spoiler:Ryouko might be heading this direction, what with her vision...]][[color:white: and encounter with Madoka.]]
* MouthyKid: Possibly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]]; while her parents do come off worse at first, there might be more there [[HiddenDepths than meets to eye]].
* [[spoiler:LongRangeFighter]]: [[spoiler:A Type II. It would be Type III, but her teleportation requires her to jump into the thick of things fairly often, and she isn't helpless at close-range either.]]
* [[spoiler:TheMessiah]]: [[spoiler:Ryouko might be heading this direction, what with her vision...]][[color:white: and encounter with Madoka.]]
* MouthyKid: Possibly [[SubvertedTrope subverted]]; while her parents do come off worse at first, there might be more there [[HiddenDepths than meets to eye]].
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Ryouko often finds herself doing this, mostly because of her family's complex emotional situation and her future-oriented personality.
* [[spoiler:RainOfArrows]]: [[spoiler:Ryouko's primary attack.]]
* TokenMiniMoe: Easily the youngest-looking member of her class.
* [[spoiler:RainOfArrows]]: [[spoiler:Ryouko's primary attack.]]
* TokenMiniMoe: Easily the youngest-looking member of her class.
* AlwaysOnDuty: Out of necessity; her position as the Field Marshal in change of an entire sector means that she rarely gets time to herself.
* BeneathTheMask: Mami's smiling public persona covers a more jaded and angsty side.
* ChefOfIron: Mami's specialties include cooking and saving humanity from an alien menace.
* FlatEarthAtheist: Mami is very close to this, having seen [[spoiler:Homura's black soul gem]].
* LadyOfWar
* PowerBlonde
* ShellShockSilence: Mami experiences this during the [[spoiler: initial battle where magical girls aided the military in fighting the aliens]]
* BadassPreacher: Boy howdy, Kyouko!
* ChurchMilitant: The prime example.
* DeadLittleSister: Kyouko's little sister Momo.
* DeadpanSnarker: Kyouko
* {{Delinquent}}: They may be an extinct breed, but Kyouko maintains some of the mannerisms.
* ChurchMilitant: The prime example.
* DeadLittleSister: Kyouko's little sister Momo.
* DeadpanSnarker: Kyouko
* {{Delinquent}}: They may be an extinct breed, but Kyouko maintains some of the mannerisms.
* AFatherToHisMen: Kyouko is very close to her subordinates. [[spoiler:Sometimes, maybe a little ''too'' close.]]
* FieryRedhead
* TheLostLenore: [[PosthumousCharacter Sayaka]], Kyouko's FirstLove.
* [[spoiler:MayDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Maki. Kyouko is somewhat notorious for this behavior, and mentally notes that something about being as old as she is makes seducing the younger girls easy.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: [[HowDoYouLikeThemApples Apples]], one of which she even uses as a prop in one of her sermons.
* ReallyGetsAround: Kyouko, in her 'hedonist' period and still has some of its trace even after all these years. It's said to be a 'species-wide joke'. It's mostly because of heartbroken over Sayaka's death, and [[spoiler:[[LovingAShadow even her current lover is]] [[ReplacementGoldfish physically similar with Sayaka.]]]]
* RecruitersAlwaysLie: Strictly speaking, Kyouko wasn't the actual recruiter. Also, she only lied [[spoiler:to Ryouko's parents]].
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* DeathSeeker: Possibly.
* DivineDate: [[spoiler:Tragically averted]] for Homura.
* DivineDate: [[spoiler:Tragically averted]] for Homura.
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* GameBreaker: Homura's aura allowed other Magical Girls to use their powers more freely.
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* GameBreaker: Homura's aura allowed other Magical Girls to use their powers more freely.freely; both Mami and [[spoiler:Oriko]] [[InvokedTrope peg her]] as being incredibly powerful.
* TheGadfly: Not as much as Yuma, but Homura got in on the action every now and then.
* TheGadfly: Not as much as Yuma, but Homura got in on the action every now and then.
* HeavenSeeker: Homura's ultimate goal. [[spoiler:When she learns she can't die, she [[HeroicBSOD doesn't]] [[UnstoppableRage take it]] [[SaveTheDayTurnAway well at all.]]]]
* LongRangeFighter: Type II. She's an archer and a flyer, but by no means does that make her deficient in close combat.
* TheMessiah: Even though the Cult of Hope only recognizes her as a ''prophet'', the nebulous nature of their actual goddess leads to Homura
* MissionFromGod: Homura's driving force.
* [[spoiler:NighInvulnerability]]: [[spoiler:After her HeroicRROD, Homura becomes a demigod.]]
* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]: [[spoiler:After her soul gem fades to black.]]
* TheMessiah: Even though the Cult of Hope only recognizes her as a ''prophet'', the nebulous nature of their actual goddess leads to Homura
* MissionFromGod: Homura's driving force.
* [[spoiler:NighInvulnerability]]: [[spoiler:After her HeroicRROD, Homura becomes a demigod.]]
* [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel]]: [[spoiler:After her soul gem fades to black.]]
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* AlwaysOnDuty: She's MarriedToTheJob.
* BadassAdorable: Her current form.
* CreepyGood: Yuma, while putting on her 'innocent child' act.
* BadassAdorable: Her current form.
* CreepyGood: Yuma, while putting on her 'innocent child' act.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Yuma uses her cuteness to get her way in most of her meetings and discussions with fellow bureaucrats. It even works on machines.
* TheGadfly: Yuma enjoys exploiting her status as the ''imouto'', especially when it comes to mocking Kyouko's love life.
* HeelFaceTurn: After she was [[spoiler:[[UnusualEuphemism 'befriended']]]] following Oriko's death.
* SoleSurvivor: From the Southern Group.
* TheGadfly: Yuma enjoys exploiting her status as the ''imouto'', especially when it comes to mocking Kyouko's love life.
* HeelFaceTurn: After she was [[spoiler:[[UnusualEuphemism 'befriended']]]] following Oriko's death.
* SoleSurvivor: From the Southern Group.
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* TokenGoodTeammate: When she was with the Southern Group.
* {{Workaholic}}: Yuma is very absorbed with her job, to the point where most of her consciousness is actively participating in government meetings at any given time.
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* TheAce: Asaka can be seen as this. Her powers are extraordinary, she saved a planet, and soared through the ranks. [[spoiler:That's not to say [[BrokenAce that she'd agree]].]]
* [[spoiler:TheChainsOfCommanding]]: And does she ever feel it.
* [[spoiler:DesignatedHero]]: She [[InvokedTrope views]] herself as one of these.
* [[spoiler:DesignatedHero]]: She [[InvokedTrope views]] herself as one of these.
* [[spoiler:MissionFromGod]]: [[spoiler:Madoka gave her one of these through a vision, pulling her out of her despair by giving her something to live for.]]
* [[spoiler:NeverGotToSayGoodbye]]: Salt in the wound.
* [[spoiler:NeverGotToSayGoodbye]]: Salt in the wound.
* SarcasticClapping: Maki accuses Asaka of this.
* [[spoiler:SurvivorGuilt]]: Asaka didn't return under the best of circumstances. [[spoiler:After the entire chain of command above her was killed in an alien attack, she [[YouAreInCommandNow was left in charge]] of the remaining human forces. She saved the colony by [[TheChainsOfCommanding sending]] her best friend Alice on a SuicideMission. To make matters worse, it was a [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye a mental command]]. The credit for the victory goes to her, and with it a promotion to Brigadier General and a shiny new medal. Alice, on the other hand, is written off the report. You can't really blame her for being a bit messed up after all that.]]
* [[spoiler:SurvivorGuilt]]: Asaka didn't return under the best of circumstances. [[spoiler:After the entire chain of command above her was killed in an alien attack, she [[YouAreInCommandNow was left in charge]] of the remaining human forces. She saved the colony by [[TheChainsOfCommanding sending]] her best friend Alice on a SuicideMission. To make matters worse, it was a [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye a mental command]]. The credit for the victory goes to her, and with it a promotion to Brigadier General and a shiny new medal. Alice, on the other hand, is written off the report. You can't really blame her for being a bit messed up after all that.]]
* CuteMachines: Patricia's opinion on most robots. [[WhatMeasureIsANonCute Even skittering little insect robots.]]
* LongRangeFighter: A Type III. She prefers to hang back and let her drones handle the combat, or failing that, to ride one above the fight.
* [[spoiler:MayDecemberRomance]]: [[spoiler:With Kyouko, who happens to be 400+ years her senior.]]
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* LongRangeFighter: Type I. She wields her ax as a ranged weapon using telekinesis.
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!!'''Sayaka Miki'''
* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Oriko'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kuroi'''
* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
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!!'''Oriko'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kuroi'''
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* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Oriko'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kuroi'''
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* TheGhost: Despite holding a prominent position, she's only been seen briefly in ''Akemi''.
* TheSpymaster: Current head of Black Heart.
* TheSpymaster: Current head of Black Heart.
!!'''Karina Schei'''
* AnAxToGrind
* BarrierWarrior
!!'''Shen Xiao Long'''
* HotChickWithASword: A jian, to be precise.
!!'''Marianne Francois'''
* ClothFu: Apparently fights with strings.
* FourStarBadass: A Lieutenant General.
* TheSpymaster
* {{Telepathy}}: Known to be a mind-reader.
* AnAxToGrind
* BarrierWarrior
!!'''Shen Xiao Long'''
* HotChickWithASword: A jian, to be precise.
!!'''Marianne Francois'''
* ClothFu: Apparently fights with strings.
* FourStarBadass: A Lieutenant General.
* TheSpymaster
* {{Telepathy}}: Known to be a mind-reader.
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* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Started out with noble intentions.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: At first, all of them focused on righting wrongs and smiting evil. Later on, their killings started to target Magical Girls instead.
* TotalPartyKill: The Southern Group's final fate. Well, ''almost''. [[spoiler:Oddly enough, it came at the hands of an ordinary mob of demons.]]
* [[VigilanteMan Vigilante Girls]]: All of them got their start as these individually.
!!'''Oriko Mikuni'''
* TheBigBad: Leader of the SouthernGroup, the evil counterpart to Mami and Kyouko's gang.
* ByronicHero: One possible interpretation of her actions.
* CallingTheOldManOut: Her father was a corrupt politician.
* DreamingOfThingsToCome: She could see the future.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: What made Oriko so dangerous. She didn't fight when she couldn't win.
* OnlySaneMan: Compared to Kirika, Aina, and Mikuru.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* AxCrazy: Her reputation.
* TheDragon: To Oriko in the Southern Group.
* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Exhibit A.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Aina Hinata'''
* AxCrazy: Oh yeah.
* HotBlooded: Even crazier than Kure.
* PlayingWithFire
* PosthumousCharacter
* PyroManiac: Oh yes.
!!'''Mikuru Miroko'''
* AnIcePerson
* PosthumousCharacter: Presumed as such.
* RapeAsBackstory: What drove her to [[VigilanteMan vigilatism]].
!!'''Yuma Chitose'''
* See under ''Other members of the Mitakihara Four''
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!!'''Sayaka Miki'''
* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
* MinorMajorCharacter: [[spoiler:Sayaka]]. She barely gets mentioned in history and the VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory movie retelling about the Mitakihara's magical girls' story, her existence is almost unknown, and her portrayal is somewhat lacking for someone who is one of the main character of [[MadokaMagica mother series]], [[spoiler: even though she was acknowledged as one of the original Mitakihara Four, the (officially documented) main reason of Homura's sudden personality change and her famous obsession of her Goddess, and (Mitakihara Four restricted information) [[LovingAShadow Kyouko's heartbroken]] [[SexForSolace rebound sexes]]]]. Justified because she doesn't survive long enough for her name to be famous.
* PosthumousCharacter
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!'''Other Characters'''
[[folder:Ryouko's family]]
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* CannotSpitItOut: Towards Ryouko.
* SchoolgirlLesbians: Simona is, at least.
* SchoolgirlLesbians: Simona is, at least.
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->''"Gentlemen, you can continue your petty disputes in private. I want plans."''
* BadassInCharge: As one of the youngest members of the General Staff, he earned his reputation on the front lines.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Rommel. That 'Erwynmark' has the 'Erwin' from 'Erwin Rommel' was [[WordOfGod just happy coincidence]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Most of the General Staff are, but Erwynmark seems to be the most dedicated to giving Magical Girls proper representation on the council.
* RobotBuddy: Rommel, Erwynmark's sentient AI aide, is implanted somewhere in his abdomen.
* TheStrategist: Notably, his strategies ''work''.
* SupportingLeader: He's the closest thing to an unambiguous leader figure humanity has, thanks to the murky nature of the directorate.
* UnfortunateNames: Rommel for obvious reasons, but nobody really wants to point this out.
* YoungAndInCharge: Compared to the Field Marshal, and UpToEleven when compared to Mami, who's at least 300 years his senior.
* BadassInCharge: As one of the youngest members of the General Staff, he earned his reputation on the front lines.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: Rommel. That 'Erwynmark' has the 'Erwin' from 'Erwin Rommel' was [[WordOfGod just happy coincidence]].
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Most of the General Staff are, but Erwynmark seems to be the most dedicated to giving Magical Girls proper representation on the council.
* RobotBuddy: Rommel, Erwynmark's sentient AI aide, is implanted somewhere in his abdomen.
* TheStrategist: Notably, his strategies ''work''.
* SupportingLeader: He's the closest thing to an unambiguous leader figure humanity has, thanks to the murky nature of the directorate.
* UnfortunateNames: Rommel for obvious reasons, but nobody really wants to point this out.
* YoungAndInCharge: Compared to the Field Marshal, and UpToEleven when compared to Mami, who's at least 300 years his senior.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Possibly. Most of the younger Magical Girls think of Kyubey as friendly. Mami supposes that this is because they don't have the context of Kyubey's [[BlueAndOrangeMorality highly amoral]] past to work off of.
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* DeityOfHumanOrigin: Madoka is (correctly) understood to be this.
* HotGod: Sadly, only Homura ever gets to appreciate this. Everyone else is left pontificating over her possible hair color.
* SentientCosmicForce: Pretty much.
* HotGod: Sadly, only Homura ever gets to appreciate this. Everyone else is left pontificating over her possible hair color.
* SentientCosmicForce: Pretty much.
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* [[OurLichesAreDifferent Our Liches Are Cute Girls]]: But of course.
* SuperStrength
* TheApprentice: To [[spoiler:Mami ''and'' Kyouko]].
* NoSocialSkills: A borderline case; she spends time with a select few friends who aren't constantly bringing up her future.
* FourStarBadass: The highest-ranking Magical Girl in the military.
* TheHunter: While leading the Soul Guard.
* InHarmsWay: Despite having a top-level field-grade military post, Mami and her personal companions are frequently on the front lines.
* InHarmsWay: Despite having a top-level field-grade military post, Mami and her personal companions are frequently on the front lines.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: We ''still'' don't know exactly [[spoiler:what happened while she was in Oriko's group.]]
* ReturningWarVet: [[spoiler:Returning ''to'' the war, no less.]]
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* SpannerInTheWorks: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] thanks to a quick response by Mami.
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* SeriesMascot: InUniverse. He has plush toys.
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[[folder:Magical Girls]]
!!'''Tropes describing all Magical Girls'''
* ActionGirl: Everyone.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: And so can Magical Girls!
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues]]
* DontThinkFeel: Magical Girls fight by instinct.
* HealingFactor: Some more than others.
* {{Immortality}}
* InASingleBound: Acrophobia is nonexistent.
* SuperSenses
* {{Telepathy}}
* TouchedByVorlons: Unexplainable powers bestowed by a race of SufficientlyAdvancedAliens? Check!
!!'''Ryouko Shizuki'''
->'''Ryouko''': I prefer thinking about how I almost died.
->'''Kyouko''': It won't be that bad.
->'''Ryouko''': I hope not.
* AlphaStrike: [[spoiler:Ryouko's Arbalest]] is capable of this.
* AudienceSurrogate: We learn much about the setting as Ryouko herself discovers it.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Ryouko tries to save Simona with this]].
* WikiWalk: She explores the Directorate military with these.
!!'''Mami Tomoe'''
-> ''"You know, we talk about being heroes and such, but I had no idea it was so tiring."''
* CallingYourAttacks: Mami is somewhat infamous for this.
* {{Deuteragonist}}
* FirstNameBasis: With the world. Everyone calls her Mami-san, eschewing the more typical Tomoe-san.
* HopeIsScary: Mami refuses to even consider anything having to do with the Cult of Hope, despite her inability to reject its claims.
* KingIncognito: Attends a showing of ''Akemi'' as "Hiroko Chito" to avoid attention.
* TheKirk: Midway between Kyouko's id and Homura's superego.
* MaryTzu: Mami [[InvokedTrope notices]] that her tactical deployments on New Athens were falsely portrayed flawless in ''Akemi'', despite her lack of prior military training or experience.
* MST3KMantra: Mami [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this while watching ''Akemi''.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: While living in her first apartment, minus the 'rich' part. The neighbors started to wise up.
* RobotBuddy: Machina, her AI attendant.
* ThisMeansWar: After Oriko's gang trashed her apartment.
!!'''Kyouko Sakura'''
-> ''"I want to know that I fight for something. Maybe, finally, I've found it."''
* DoppelgangerSpin: Her projections are insubstantial decoys.
* TheFace: Oddly enough, Kyouko was the most charismatic member of the Mitakihara Four.
* FanServicePack: [[MostCommonSuperpower A slight touch-up]] in ''Akemi''.
* FourStarBadass: A Lieutenant General.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Kyouko still hasn't gotten over Sayaka.
* MasterOfIllusion
* TheMcCoy: Of the original PowerTrio, Kyouko was the one most influenced by her desires.
* OralFixationFixation: Yuma knows she's out-of-sorts when she arrives [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness without food]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Over 400, but she looks [[LegalJailbait 14]].
* TragicKeepsake: Kyouko still has a picture of Sayaka.
* {{Tritagonist}}
!!'''Homura Akemi'''
->''"If it is your will that I suffer so, if this is what you truly want, then I will continue to protect this world. I swear it."''
* FanServicePack: In her eponymous holomovie.
* GameBreaker: Homura's aura allowed other Magical Girls to use their powers more freely.
* [[spoiler:GoodWingsEvilWings]]: Both.
* HeartbrokenBadass: A subtle example. [[spoiler:Later, she becomes much less subtle.]]
* IllGirl: For most of her childhood.
* InSeriesNickname: Her white wings lead to her being called "The Angel" in hushed tones.
* RaisedCatholic: In a Catholic orphanage. Nobody dared ask her what her beliefs were.
* TheSpock: Of the original PowerTrio, Homura was by far the most pragmatic and detail-oriented.
!!'''Yuma Chitose'''
* TheSpock: Yuma seems to have inherited this role from Homura after New Athens.
!!'''Asaka Shirou'''
* [[spoiler:BasementDweller]]: Briefly.
* [[spoiler:FourStarBadass]]: You wouldn't guess it.
* GamerChick: Asaka was one before she contracted [[spoiler:and still is, retreating into games after Alice's death]].
* KnifeNut: Combined with DualWielding, and at odds with her level-headed personality.
* TomboyishPonytail
!!'''Patricia von Rohr'''
-> ''"Leaving grief cubes lying around like this breaks goddess knows how many regulations."''
* AttackDrone: She can summon drones large enough to serve as flying mounts.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A mild case, as evidenced by her thoughts on robot cuteness.
* ColonelBadass
* TheEngineer: For the Mitakihara base. Distinctly the combat version.
* TheMedic: When it comes to handling implants. Less so on the battlefield.
!!'''Maki'''
* DualWielding: Uses twin swords in combat.
* HeavySleeper: [[spoiler:Not that Kyouko really minds.]]
* NewMeat: Just growing out of this phase.
* SatelliteCharacter: Pretty much defined by her relationship to Kyouko.
* TheWatson
!!'''Risa Flores'''
* AnAxToGrind
!!'''Asami Nakihara'''
->''"I thought it was really interesting. A little scary, though."''
* TheFinalFrontier: Her attitude towards the stars.
* GravityMaster: She seems to specialize in compression.
* NewMeat
* ShrinkingViolet: It's unclear how much of it is natural and how much of it comes from just having contracted.
!!'''Sayaka Miki'''
* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Oriko'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kuroi'''
->''"I'm in. Was there ever any doubt?"''
!!'''Arisu Atsuko'''
->''"I hope you'll trust me."''
* TryNotToDie: Her parting advice to Ryouko.
* WarriorTherapist: The best.
!!'''Alice'''
* HeroicSacrifice: Saves a colony [[spoiler:on Asaka's [[SuicideMission orders]]]].
* PosthumousCharacter
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!!'''Nakase Kuroi'''
->''"It's a life of misery, Ryouko."''
* GoodParents: Can seem [[MyBelovedSmother a bit overbearing]] at times, but she genuinely loves her daughter and has many good reasons to be a bit upset at how things turned out.
!!'''Kuma Shizuki'''
->''"Nothing but the best for my daughter, after all."''
* GoodParents: He may be a bit awkward even at the best of times, but he cares for Ryouko deeply. [[spoiler:Even hooking her up with a high-level military prototype implant.]]
!!'''Abe Kuroi'''
->''"On this planet, Ryouko is practically all I still care about."''
* CoolOldGuy: He's pretty chill.
* NewMeat
* OldSoldier: Technically.
!!'''Simona'''
!!'''Erwynmark and Rommel'''
!!'''Joanne Valentin'''
->''"Very prestigious."''
!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
--> --'''Patricia'''
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity
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!!'''Madoka Kaname'''
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[[folder:Magical Girls]]
!!'''Tropes describing all Magical Girls'''
* ActionGirl: Everyone.
* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: And so can Magical Girls!
* [[spoiler:CloningBlues]]
* DontThinkFeel: Magical Girls fight by instinct.
* HealingFactor: Some more than others.
* {{Immortality}}
* InASingleBound: Acrophobia is nonexistent.
* SuperSenses
* {{Telepathy}}
* TouchedByVorlons: Unexplainable powers bestowed by a race of SufficientlyAdvancedAliens? Check!
!!'''Ryouko Shizuki'''
->'''Ryouko''': I prefer thinking about how I almost died.
->'''Kyouko''': It won't be that bad.
->'''Ryouko''': I hope not.
* AlphaStrike: [[spoiler:Ryouko's Arbalest]] is capable of this.
* AudienceSurrogate: We learn much about the setting as Ryouko herself discovers it.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Ryouko tries to save Simona with this]].
* WikiWalk: She explores the Directorate military with these.
!!'''Mami Tomoe'''
-> ''"You know, we talk about being heroes and such, but I had no idea it was so tiring."''
* CallingYourAttacks: Mami is somewhat infamous for this.
* {{Deuteragonist}}
* FirstNameBasis: With the world. Everyone calls her Mami-san, eschewing the more typical Tomoe-san.
* HopeIsScary: Mami refuses to even consider anything having to do with the Cult of Hope, despite her inability to reject its claims.
* KingIncognito: Attends a showing of ''Akemi'' as "Hiroko Chito" to avoid attention.
* TheKirk: Midway between Kyouko's id and Homura's superego.
* MaryTzu: Mami [[InvokedTrope notices]] that her tactical deployments on New Athens were falsely portrayed flawless in ''Akemi'', despite her lack of prior military training or experience.
* MST3KMantra: Mami [[InvokedTrope invokes]] this while watching ''Akemi''.
* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: While living in her first apartment, minus the 'rich' part. The neighbors started to wise up.
* RobotBuddy: Machina, her AI attendant.
* ThisMeansWar: After Oriko's gang trashed her apartment.
!!'''Kyouko Sakura'''
-> ''"I want to know that I fight for something. Maybe, finally, I've found it."''
* DoppelgangerSpin: Her projections are insubstantial decoys.
* TheFace: Oddly enough, Kyouko was the most charismatic member of the Mitakihara Four.
* FanServicePack: [[MostCommonSuperpower A slight touch-up]] in ''Akemi''.
* FourStarBadass: A Lieutenant General.
* HeartbrokenBadass: Kyouko still hasn't gotten over Sayaka.
* MasterOfIllusion
* TheMcCoy: Of the original PowerTrio, Kyouko was the one most influenced by her desires.
* OralFixationFixation: Yuma knows she's out-of-sorts when she arrives [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness without food]].
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Over 400, but she looks [[LegalJailbait 14]].
* TragicKeepsake: Kyouko still has a picture of Sayaka.
* {{Tritagonist}}
!!'''Homura Akemi'''
->''"If it is your will that I suffer so, if this is what you truly want, then I will continue to protect this world. I swear it."''
* FanServicePack: In her eponymous holomovie.
* GameBreaker: Homura's aura allowed other Magical Girls to use their powers more freely.
* [[spoiler:GoodWingsEvilWings]]: Both.
* HeartbrokenBadass: A subtle example. [[spoiler:Later, she becomes much less subtle.]]
* IllGirl: For most of her childhood.
* InSeriesNickname: Her white wings lead to her being called "The Angel" in hushed tones.
* RaisedCatholic: In a Catholic orphanage. Nobody dared ask her what her beliefs were.
* TheSpock: Of the original PowerTrio, Homura was by far the most pragmatic and detail-oriented.
!!'''Yuma Chitose'''
* TheSpock: Yuma seems to have inherited this role from Homura after New Athens.
!!'''Asaka Shirou'''
* [[spoiler:BasementDweller]]: Briefly.
* [[spoiler:FourStarBadass]]: You wouldn't guess it.
* GamerChick: Asaka was one before she contracted [[spoiler:and still is, retreating into games after Alice's death]].
* KnifeNut: Combined with DualWielding, and at odds with her level-headed personality.
* TomboyishPonytail
!!'''Patricia von Rohr'''
-> ''"Leaving grief cubes lying around like this breaks goddess knows how many regulations."''
* AttackDrone: She can summon drones large enough to serve as flying mounts.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: A mild case, as evidenced by her thoughts on robot cuteness.
* ColonelBadass
* TheEngineer: For the Mitakihara base. Distinctly the combat version.
* TheMedic: When it comes to handling implants. Less so on the battlefield.
!!'''Maki'''
* DualWielding: Uses twin swords in combat.
* HeavySleeper: [[spoiler:Not that Kyouko really minds.]]
* NewMeat: Just growing out of this phase.
* SatelliteCharacter: Pretty much defined by her relationship to Kyouko.
* TheWatson
!!'''Risa Flores'''
* AnAxToGrind
!!'''Asami Nakihara'''
->''"I thought it was really interesting. A little scary, though."''
* TheFinalFrontier: Her attitude towards the stars.
* GravityMaster: She seems to specialize in compression.
* NewMeat
* ShrinkingViolet: It's unclear how much of it is natural and how much of it comes from just having contracted.
!!'''Sayaka Miki'''
* DeadStarWalking: In ''Akemi''.
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Oriko'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kirika Kure'''
* PosthumousCharacter
!!'''Kuroi'''
->''"I'm in. Was there ever any doubt?"''
!!'''Arisu Atsuko'''
->''"I hope you'll trust me."''
* TryNotToDie: Her parting advice to Ryouko.
* WarriorTherapist: The best.
!!'''Alice'''
* HeroicSacrifice: Saves a colony [[spoiler:on Asaka's [[SuicideMission orders]]]].
* PosthumousCharacter
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[[folder:Others]]
!!'''Nakase Kuroi'''
->''"It's a life of misery, Ryouko."''
* GoodParents: Can seem [[MyBelovedSmother a bit overbearing]] at times, but she genuinely loves her daughter and has many good reasons to be a bit upset at how things turned out.
!!'''Kuma Shizuki'''
->''"Nothing but the best for my daughter, after all."''
* GoodParents: He may be a bit awkward even at the best of times, but he cares for Ryouko deeply. [[spoiler:Even hooking her up with a high-level military prototype implant.]]
!!'''Abe Kuroi'''
->''"On this planet, Ryouko is practically all I still care about."''
* CoolOldGuy: He's pretty chill.
* NewMeat
* OldSoldier: Technically.
!!'''Simona'''
!!'''Erwynmark and Rommel'''
!!'''Joanne Valentin'''
->''"Very prestigious."''
!!'''Kyubey'''
-> ''"Kyubey is nicer."''
--> --'''Patricia'''
* EnigmaticEmpoweringEntity
[[/folder]]
[[folder:God]]
!!'''Madoka Kaname'''
[[/folder]]
