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'''Gertrud''' ({{Runes|GERTRUD}}) is a witch born from negative emotions, who loves roses more than anything else--her [[barrier]] is full of them. She uses humans' life energy to feed her roses and hates humans entering her barrier. Her minions are [[Anthony]] and [[Adelbert]]. She and her barrier are presented in a surreal manner with bizarre cut-and-paste-style photo collages. She also seems to like mustaches as both of her minions have some. Her "body" has parts from a butterfly, and butterflies are seen in her barrier at many points. (See also: [[Gertrud's maze]]).
'''Gertrud''' ({{Runes|GERTRUD}}) is a witch born from negative emotions, who loves roses more than anything else--her [[barrier]] is full of them. She uses humans' life energy to feed her roses and hates humans entering her barrier. Her minions are [[Anthony]] and [[Adelbert]]. She and her barrier are presented in a surreal manner with bizarre cut-and-paste-style photo collages. She also seems to like mustaches as both of her minions have some. The special page has confirmed that the mustaches are set by the witch herself. Her "body" has parts from a butterfly, and butterflies are seen in her barrier at many points. (See also: [[Gertrud's maze]]).


{{spoilers}}
{{Spoiler| While Gertrud does not appear in ''The Rebellion Story'', her Anthony familiars do under the control of Sayaka Miki. They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)}}
 
While Gertrud does not appear in ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'', her Anthony familiars do under the control of [[Oktavia]]{{spoiler|/Sayaka Miki[[Sayaka Miki|(link)]]. They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)}}


==Witch Card==
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==Magia Record Descriptions==
===Anthony===
Minions of the witch of rose gardens. Their role is to do landscaping.
The witch styles their mustaches for them.
They originally resided in a place called [[Mitakihara City|Mitakihara]], but due to their wholehearted desire to grow more beautiful roses in rich, fertile soil for their master, they unleashed their pioneering spirit and marched right on over to [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]]. They happily carry on gardening even in barriers besides their master’s, so some witches see them as a huge nuisance.
Incidentally, due to the sheer density of witch barriers fighting each other for space in Kamihama, it’s hardly unusual to see a given witch’s minions wandering around other witches’ barriers.


==Note==
==Note==
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|Those flowers are unknown to me.<br/>Yes. They are also unknown to me.<br/>Shall we cut them off?<br/>Yes. Let us cut them off.<br/>We present the roses to our queen.<br/>And the bad flowers<br/>go to the guillotine.<br/>Yes. Cut them off!<br/>Yes. Cut them out!  
|Those flowers are unknown to me.<br/>Yes. They are also unknown to me.<br/>Shall we cut them off?<br/>Yes. Let us cut them off.<br/>We present the roses to our queen.<br/>And the bad flowers<br/>go to the guillotine.<br/>Yes. Cut them off!<br/>Yes. Cut them out!  
|}
|}
==Trivia and Speculation==
 
==Trivia==
*Gertrud's name may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Gertrude_(Hamlet)|Queen Gertrude]] from Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
*Gertrud's name may be a reference to [[wikipedia:Gertrude_(Hamlet)|Queen Gertrude]] from Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
*In episode 2 there's a grotesque image of Napoleon right before the door to Gertrud's barrier opens. Gertud may have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Josephine_Beauharnais|Joséphine de Beauharnais]], wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was known as Rose until she married Napoleon, and she patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison, collecting some 250 varieties.
*In episode 2 there's a grotesque image of Napoleon right before the door to Gertrud's barrier opens. Gertud may have been inspired by [[wikipedia:Josephine_Beauharnais|Joséphine de Beauharnais]], wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was known as Rose until she married Napoleon, and she patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison, collecting some 250 varieties.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==


=== Screenshots ===
See [[Gallery:Gertrud]]
 
==== The barrier ====
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Witch homura.jpg|Gertrud's barrier appears around Homura.
File:Witch ep1.jpg|Madoka and Sayaka running around in the barrier.
File:Witch ep2 entering.jpg|Madoka and friends entering the witch's barrier.
File:Witch ep2.jpg|The barrier in Episode 2 is different than the one in Episode 1.
</gallery>
 
==== Gertrud ====
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Gertrud encounter.png|The girls' first encounter with Gertrud.
File:Gertrud ep2.jpg|Gertrud as seen in the "final room" of the barrier.
File:Shot0023.png|Mami fighting Gertrud in the "final room" of the barrier.
File:Gertrud attacks.png|Gertrud displays what may be her original magical girl symbol overlayed with the witch's kiss symbol while attempting to attack Mami.
File:Ep2-bd-gertrud.jpg|Gertrud's inner barrier from the Blu-ray of episode 2.
</gallery>
 
==== Anthony ====
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Anthony scary.jpg|Maybe [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HighOctaneNightmareFuel they don't look all that nice after all]
File:Anthony normal.jpg|Closeup on Anthonies faces
File:Anthony helping.jpg|Anthonies as seen in [[Episode 2]]
File:Ep2 Anthony Dies.jpg|When Anthonies die only their upper body disappears: their bottom butterfly simply flies away. Gertrud herself bursts into butterflies after being slain by Mami.
File:Pet antony.gif|Bless all forms of intelligence.
File:Laughinganthonies.jpg|A pair of Anthonies.
</gallery>
 
==== Adelbert ====
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Adelbert_flying.jpg|Adelberts flying around in the barrier
</gallery>
 
==== Other ====
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Grief seed.png|The [[Glossary#Grief seed|Grief Seed]] Gertrud dropped is a round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol.
File:Grief_seed_gertrud.png
File:Fanart_Soul_Gem.jpg
File:Screen_shot_2012-02-18_at_11.29.57_PM.jpg
File:E2-witchkiss.jpg|Gertrud's witch's kiss.
File:GRIEF GS ICON GERT.png|Gertrud Grief Seed from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
</gallery>
 
=== Speculation and analyses ===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:Gertrud madoka-magica.jpg|Speculah that appeared 2ch, positing that Gertrud's true form may have been a butterfly.
</gallery>
 
==Official Documents==
<gallery>
File:Production note Gertrud 1.jpg|Production notes.
File:Guidebook 0046.jpg|Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"
File:Guidebook 0059.jpg
File:Guidebook 0056.jpg
File:Mustached Napoleon & the Little Anthonies.JPG|Napoleon & the Anthonies
</gallery>
 
==Fan Art==
{{fanart}}
<gallery>
File:My wish by yunare-d3jv9oy.jpg|By [http://yunare.deviantart.com/art/My-wish-214770130 yunare]
File:Madoka and gertrud fanart.jpg|By [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=20128628 練りごず]
File:Gertrud art butterfly.jpg|By [http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=1408317 ChevaSiS]
File:Gertrud four seasons.png|artist unknown
File:829833.jpg|By [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=21379527 tapa@チームJ]
File:Witch gertrud human form anthony fanart.jpg|By 酸猫子 [http://swdd-cat.deviantart.com/art/Gertrud-252187633 (1)], [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=20984390 (2)]
File:18471637 p2.jpg|By [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=18471637 ロリータ魔人]
File:GERTRUD black white artwork.jpg|By [http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=16211590 ロリータ魔人]
File:Gertrud by Xaien.png|By [http://madoka-witches.deviantart.com/art/Gertrud-334197371 Xaiena]
File:Utena witch.jpg|By [http://mementomoryo.deviantart.com/art/Akio-s-New-Plan-feat-QB-204813952 mementomoryo]
File:3089565-image0.jpg|source: [http://www.fg-site.net/archives/3089565 x]
File:3089565-image1.jpg|source: [http://www.fg-site.net/archives/3089565 x]
File:3089565-image2.jpg|source: [http://www.fg-site.net/archives/3089565 x]
File:ThS6EN02SF.jpg
File:Gertrud full 697484.jpg
File:Gertrud 600 507796.jpg
File:Gertrud 600 618953.jpg
File:Gertrud 600 507832.jpg
</gallery>


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 17:11, 2 December 2017

Gertrud (GERTRUD) is a witch born from negative emotions, who loves roses more than anything else--her barrier is full of them. She uses humans' life energy to feed her roses and hates humans entering her barrier. Her minions are Anthony and Adelbert. She and her barrier are presented in a surreal manner with bizarre cut-and-paste-style photo collages. She also seems to like mustaches as both of her minions have some. Her "body" has parts from a butterfly, and butterflies are seen in her barrier at many points. (See also: Gertrud's maze).

While Gertrud does not appear in The Rebellion Story, her Anthony familiars do under the control of Sayaka Miki. They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)

Witch Card

Card Gertrud.png

薔薇園の魔女。性質は不信。なによりも薔薇が大事。その力の全ては美しい薔薇のために。結界に迷い込んだ人間の生命力を奪い薔薇に分け与えているが、人間に結界内を踏み荒らされることは大嫌い。

Gertrud

RunesGERTRUD
TypeRose garden witch
NatureDistrustful
EpisodesEpisode 2

The rose garden witch with a distrustful nature. She holds roses dearer than anything else. She expends all of her power for the sake of beautiful roses. Despite stealing the life-force of humans who wander into her barrier to give to her roses, she loathes the thought of them trampling the inside of her barrier.

Minions

Card Anthony.png

魔女の手下。その役割は造園。おヒゲは魔女にセットしてもらう。

Anthony

RunesANTHONY
TypeRose garden witch's minion
NatureLandscaping
EpisodesEpisode 1, Episode 2, Episode 12, The Rebellion Story

The witch's minion. His duty is landscaping. His mustache is set by the witch.

Card Adelbert.png

薔薇園の魔女の手下。 その役割は警戒。人間を見つけると、ベルのような警戒音を鳴らし、容赦ない頭突きを食らわせる。視力は 2.5。 小さなタイプは侵入者を阻む薔薇の蔦に変身可能。

Adelbert

RunesADELBERT
TypeRose garden witch's minion
NatureLookout
EpisodesEpisode 2, The Rebellion Story

The rose garden witch's minion. His duty is to act as lookout. Upon seeing a human, he will sound a warning bell and headbutt him mercilessly. They have 2.5 (20/8) vision. The smaller type can change into rose vines to hinder intruders.

Anthony Rebellion Card.png

薔薇園の魔女の手下(レンタルver.)。その役割は造園。魔女の手下達の中ではかなり従順で数も多いため、ほむら救出の主戦力として薔薇園の魔女から派遣されて来た。直接的に人魚の魔女の指揮下へ入っているため、その魔女の影響で以前とは容姿が少し異なる。胸に付けた勲章は薔薇園の魔女から付けてもらった宝物。

Anthony (rental ver.)

RunesANTHONY
TypeRose garden witch's minion (rental ver.)
NatureLandscaping
EpisodesThe Rebellion Story

Servants of the Rose Garden Witch (rental ver.). They take the role of gardeners. As they are relatively docile and numerous, as far as familiars go, the Rose Garden Witch dispatched them as the main combat force for saving Homura. As they are under the direct command of the Mermaid Witch, the influence of her magic has changed their appearances. The medals on their chests are a treasure added by the Rose Garden Witch.

Magia Record Descriptions

Anthony

Minions of the witch of rose gardens. Their role is to do landscaping. The witch styles their mustaches for them. They originally resided in a place called Mitakihara, but due to their wholehearted desire to grow more beautiful roses in rich, fertile soil for their master, they unleashed their pioneering spirit and marched right on over to Kamihama. They happily carry on gardening even in barriers besides their master’s, so some witches see them as a huge nuisance. Incidentally, due to the sheer density of witch barriers fighting each other for space in Kamihama, it’s hardly unusual to see a given witch’s minions wandering around other witches’ barriers.

Note

In Episode 1, Anthonys are seen surrounding Sayaka and Madoka and yelling the following German phrases in a distorted manner:

Original English Translation
Das sind mir unbekannte Blumen.
Ja. Sie sind mir auch unbekannt.
Schneiden wir sie ab?
Ja. Schneiden wir sie ab!
Die Rosen schenken wir unsrer Königin.
Und die schlechten Blumen
steigen auf die Guillotine.
Ja. Schneide sie ab!
Ja. Schneide sie heraus!
Those flowers are unknown to me.
Yes. They are also unknown to me.
Shall we cut them off?
Yes. Let us cut them off.
We present the roses to our queen.
And the bad flowers
go to the guillotine.
Yes. Cut them off!
Yes. Cut them out!

Trivia

  • Gertrud's name may be a reference to Queen Gertrude from Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
  • In episode 2 there's a grotesque image of Napoleon right before the door to Gertrud's barrier opens. Gertud may have been inspired by Joséphine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was known as Rose until she married Napoleon, and she patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison, collecting some 250 varieties.
  • Seiyus called Anthony ひげおじさん (Higeojisan, Uncle Moustache) in the audio comentary tracks of BD/DVD.
    • They think he is cute.
  • In the Catholic tradition, St. Gertrude is considered the patron saint of gardeners and herbalists.
    • Incidentally, she is also the patron saint of cats (and those who also loved them), travelers in search of lodgings, and insane people.[1]
  • In the Rebellion Story, Adelbert is shown very briefly fighting against Homulilly.
  • Anthony's name may be a reference to the incorrect claim in the 16th century that the name "Anthony" was derived from the Greek word "anthos", meaning "flower".

Gallery

See Gallery:Gertrud

External links