History Characters / PuellaMagiTartMagica

** ''Magia Record'' implies she's even older than that by establishing that she actually ''created'' the Épée de Clovis, which would make over a thousand years old.

* UltimateBlacksmith: Created both Eliza's weapon and Tart's sword of St. Catherine.

* BoobsOfSteel: The manga doesn't really dwell on it, but ''Magia Record'' takes full advantage of it, showing off her ample chest prominently in her transformation sequence.

She planned to conquer all of France with a magical girl army, but she failed to ask whether Incubators could purify Soul Gems and so accidentally used up too much magical power, transforming into a witch. However, one of her wards, Lapin, wished to her witch to return her to her previous self. This turned her into a dangerous witch-Incubator hybrid that retained a human's intelligence but the malice and hatred of a witch.

* {{Expy}}: She bears a strong resemblance to [[LightNovel/FateApocrypha Ruler]] with her braid intact. Then again, they're based on the same person.

* WhipItGood: Minou likes to use a [[JustForPun cat 'o' nine tails]].

* TheRedBaron: Known as ''”The Woman Who Sold Her Country”'' to the English.

* KnightOfCerebus: The story is already dark to begin with, but Isabeau's simple ''appearance'' is enough to undo most of Tart's efforts and send the story into a much darker tone. It even gets lampshaded by Kyuubey.

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* NiceHat: A little top hat affixed to a headband in her magical girl form.

* AbusiveParents: To the point Charles is ''terrified'' simply being in her presence. She's no better to her illegitimate daughters Lapin, Corbeau and Minou, calling them pawns.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The English magical girls all love her dearly. However [[spoiler: it is subverted on her end, as she only saw them as tools.]]

* TheSociopath: Only cared for her own desires when alive and certainly doesn't care about anyone else now.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The first time she appears in character, she sets fire to three women, drives her son to insanity, and all the heroines attacks do nothing to her. All while wearing a SlasherSmile. [[spoiler: We later learn she's a witch in human form, making her behavior ''very'' fitting.]]

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!Heroes

!!The French Faction
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* TragicVillain: A {{Deconstruction}} of the UndyingLoyalty seen in other magical girls of the franchise. She only found purpose in serving someone who didn't care about her at all.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Literally.

* SanitySlippage: She loses her mind completely when Corbeau is killed.

* IdealHero: Barring a few flaws played mostly for comedy, Tart is one of the most singularly moral characters in the franchise: she's kind, self-sacrificing, brave, strong-willed, genuine in her attitudes, empathetic, and never compromises her morals or who she is.

* ContrastingSequelMainCharacter: In a lot of respects, she's meant as a foil to Madoka. Both are abnormally powerful, both have a devoted ally, both are deeply kind and moral, both seek to become heroes and protect those around them, and both [[spoiler:ultimately win by transcending the boundaries of a traditional magical girl]]. However, Tart lacks a lot of Madoka's neuroses, contracts early rather than late, is an active ActionGirl as opposed to being mostly on the sidelines, and takes the responsibilities of her job in stride rather than treating them with horror and disgust--she could well be described as the sort of person Madoka aspired to be like.

** [[spoiler:It turns out that her execution is basically this; Tart has becomes something that is not a magical girl nor a witch because of Riz' wish and last actions, and she holds on her transformation into a witch for a long time to finally strike Isabeau down. However, she can't hold it for too long, deliberately walks away with the English army to be executed to finally die without turning into a witch, as the witch of a magical girl who struck down the witch who engulfed France would be even worse than her - potentially devouring the entire Europe.]]

* SuperpowerLottery: It's noted quite frequently that Tart is, in terms of sheer brute strength, the most powerful magical girl of her time, and quite possibly the second strongest seen in the franchise after Madoka herself. She's shown striking down witches in single blows, breaking through barriers with casual ease, and creating bursts of light seen for miles around. And she actually becomes ''stronger'' with time. Supplemental material has suggested that if she were to become a Witch, she would threaten all of Europe. It's shown many times that, in fact, Tart is so insanely overpowered that her main risk in combat is that she's ''too'' strong--she burns through magic at a frightening rate, potentially overwhelming her Soul Gem.

* SuperpowerLottery: It's noted quite frequently that Tart is, in terms of sheer brute strength, the most powerful magical girl of her time, and quite possibly the second strongest seen in the franchise after Madoka herself. She's shown striking down witches in single blows, breaking through barriers with casual ease, and creating bursts of light seen for miles around. Supplemental material has suggested that if she were to become a Witch, she would threaten all of Europe. It's shown many times that, in fact, Tart is so insanely overpowered that her main risk in combat is that she's ''too'' strong--she burns through magic at a frightening rate, potentially overwhelming her Soul Gem.

* SuperpowerLottery: It's noted quite frequently that Tart is, in terms of sheer brute strength, the most powerful magical girl of her time, and quite possibly the second strongest seen in the franchise after Madoka herself. She's shown striking down witches in single blows, breaking through barriers with casual ease, and creating bursts of light seen for miles around. Supplemental material has suggested that if she were to become a Witch, she would threaten all of Europe.