Sheet:Madoka Kaname

Madoka Kaname's Sheet

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Minidoka Chara Madoka has a lot of Guardian Chara, but they all represent the same dream: to be a magical girl. The reason why there are so many has to do with the nature of Madoka's karmic potential, all of the timeline resetting that Homura has done, and the many different versions of Madoka this has resulted in. Each Chara has a unique nature, representing some aspect that Madoka values. When Madoka uses one of her Chara, she gains more power as she acts according to their nature.

Kamiko and Gretchen Madoka has near limitless potential, enough to become a god, but her dreams are not so ambitious. All of her unused potential went into one single chara: Kamiko, the Goddess Chara. When Kamiko becomes an X-Chara, she calls herself Gretchen. Kamiko represents the Hope of Madoka's divinity, while Gretchen holds the Despair of Madoka's Witch. Gretchen is unusual among X-Chara, because she doesn't care to work with Obsidian or Easter due to her Witch-like personality.

Chara Change: Bow. Madoka's bow and magic arrows are consistent across all Chara Changes and Chara-Nari. The arrows can home in on targets, charge up into a very large arrow, or split into many smaller arrows. The exact power level of the bow can vary, but the basic idea doesn't change.

Chara Change with Kamiko: Goddess Eyes When Chara Changed with Kamiko, Madoka's eyes glow yellow. This allows her to read Witch runes, see the nature of someone's despair or curses, track Witches and X-Chara, or gain unusual insights into the world. This most strongly applies to Puella and Witch-related matters, and to a lesser extent Chara issues, but gets less reliable the further it gets from Madoka's expertise. Madoka doesn't fully control what she can or cannot know, and like many oracle powers this doesn't work on demand.

Hope Blossom: Chara-Nari with Most Minidoka Chara Since the normal Minidoka Chara represent the same dream, doing Chara-Nari with any of them results in the same henshin: Hope Blossom. This is her default canon henshin, with the main exception being the lack of a Soul Gem. She uses a bow, she shoots arrows, she fights youma and doesn't afraid of anything.

Hope Witch: Chara-Nari with Gretchen, the Witch X-Chara. Hope Witch's nature is to remove all despair from the world. She can create distorted spaces called Wake Labyrinths, and summon minions called Wake Familiars. This is not true Witch magic, but an imitation brought about by Madoka's memories of having been a Witch, so they have a slightly different name and a much different magical makeup.

Hope Witch also has an ability called Echo Touch, which is similar but opposite to a Witch's Kiss. Those afflicted have their darker feelings suppressed, and they gain resistance to mind control. It can compete directly with an actual Witch's Kiss, with variable results. When used on magical folk, it can serve as a means for telepathic communication.

Madoka works well with Gretchen when she's trying to overcome, soothe, or remove sources of grief or despair. Since Gretchen is an X-Chara, her cooperation with Madoka cannot be relied upon. Gretchen follows her own motivations, just like any other Chara.

Hope Concept: Chara-Nari with Kamiko, the Goddess Chara. Madoka's ultimate form, based upon her divine potential. As Hope Concept, she has similar powers to Hope Witch, but her powers are more centered on spreading hope instead of merely suppressing or removing despair. She can take on the burden of a Witch's despair and curses, but the results of this depends upon the nature of the Witch and various unknowable factors. Sometimes this stolen curses allow Madoka to create new types of Wake Familiars and Labyrinths.

Unable to become a Goddess in full due to circumstances unique to this universe, Madoka is still tied to her mortal self. Hope Concept can only really operate at peak power when Madoka has a specific hope or desire that requires godlike powers to achieve. This means she needs both a clear focus and a strong wish in order to fully utilize this form. Without this, Kamiko might not even answer Madoka's call to henshin.

Since Madoka doesn't care what form she takes, or what she becomes, Hope Concept has the ability to vanish from reality and become a magical presence that settles over the area. As a presence she can spread an aura of Hope over an area, distort local reality as if it were her Labyrinth, manifest multiple copies of herself or telepathically reach into the minds of Witches.

As Hope Concept, Madoka's awareness expands. She gains an instinctual understanding of complex ideas far beyond what mere mortals can perceive or comprehend. This sometimes allows her to do things or perform miracles that don't always make sense. It's unclear what she can or cannot do, and she can't always explain why something that was possible one day is impossible the next. Since mortals cannot comprehend these things, Madoka herself will usually forget them the moment she de-henshins.

Witch Redemption (Note: This is the language that was originally approved, but by this point the rules for turning back Witches works on 'Miracle Logic' meaning whether or not it's possible is by GM fiat and not a global power that Madoka can use at any time.)

This is a placeholder to note that the exact details and rules for turning Witches back into Puella Magi hasn't been decided yet. Stealing despair from a Witch might not be enough in of itself. Maybe Madoka messes with Kyubey's contract magic somehow, or maybe she messes with karmic destiny, or maybe her memories of being a Witch in past timelines allows her to discover something that will be helpful later. All I know is that this is a question best answered later, and the rules for whatever is decided upon can replace this entry at a more appropriate time.