Asiphae
Asiphae (ASIPHAE) is a Witch that appears in Puella Magi Madoka Magica ～The different story～ and Drama CD 3. She also appears in both installments of Scene 0, as well as different events in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra.
Witch
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| Type | Bovine Witch |
| Nature | Playfulness |
| Appearances | Drama CD 3, The Different Story, Scene 0, Magia Exedra |
A witch who refused to think of herself and found meaning for herself by depending on someone else. She is always on the prowl in search of new dependents, sometimes uncovering unknown graves in order to find her old ones. To distract herself from her loneliness, she also creates a bull-shaped owner out of the axe of her main body, acting as if she is being manipulated. As this is the most comfortable state for the witch, if you try to hurt the bull, she will try to penetrate you by hardening a substance around your neck that looks like a small intestine.
History
Drama CD 3
It's presumed this is the Witch Kyoko fails to defeat in Drama CD 3, since Asiphae uses decoys just like the Witch described in the CD. Magia Exedra seems to confirm this due to her appearance in an event with the same name as the CD.
The Different Story
The second witch shown in The different story, and the first Witch that Kyoko fights. It looks like a shadowy Minotaur with an axe, with Familiars looking very similar to the Minotaur. Kyoko also remarks how she won't let it get away this time. Her use of a decoy is similar to Charlotte, but Asiphae's real form is the axe. Kyoko is able to defeat it after figuring this fact out.
The Witch also appears in Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra in the event Farewell Story.
Scene 0
This witch additionally appears in Madoka Magica: Scene 0 with a full render, where it is defeated by Madoka and Homura in its labyrinth. Mabayu and Homura also encounter this Witch a few times between different timelines. It is even able to kill Mabayu during one such encounter.
Trivia
- All of her details were revealed in Magia Archive Volume 4.
- Her name derives from Pasiphaë, a figure in Greek mythology who gave birth to the Minotaur. She was daughter of the sun god Helios and queen of Crete, and she was wed to King Minos. When Minos claimed the throne of Crete, he prayed to Poseidon to send a bull from the sea as a sign of divine endorsement. Poseidon obliged, sending a magnificent snow-white bull with the understanding that Minos would sacrifice it back to the god. Minos found the bull so beautiful that he kept it for himself and sacrificed an inferior bull instead. This act of hubris enraged Poseidon, who cursed Pasiphaë with an unnatural lust for the sacred bull. Consumed by this craving, she commissioned the inventor Daedalus to construct a hollow wooden cow disguise, allowing her to mate with the bull. This union spawned the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull abomination, which was then imprisoned in an expansive labyrinth. The Witch's Barrier and appearance both also reference the Minotaur and his labyrinth directly.
- As the Witch is the axe, while the Familiars are the bulls that hold it, it reflects Pasiphaë giving birth to the Minotaur. This could also be interpreted as Kyubey being the white Cretan Bull that fathered the Minotaur.
Gallery
The Different Story
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Her labyrinth resembles a coliseum -
Her true form is actually the axe -
Asiphae's familiars -
Her Witch Kiss -
Her Grief Seed -
Magia Record
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Asiphae's appearance in Magia Record -
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Asiphae's labyrinth -
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Magia Exedra
Portraits
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| Portrait | HP | ATK | DEF | Ability | Obtained |
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✦✦✦✦✦ Captivated by Where You Stand |
Initial: +229 Max: +827 |
Initial: +51 Max: +185 |
Initial: +51 Max: +186 |
Increases ailment hit rate by 20-30%. |
Event Quest Farewell Story Part I |
✦✦✦✦✦ Granting Impossible Miracles |
Initial: +73 Max: +265 |
Initial: +99 Max: +359 |
Initial: +55 Max: +200 |
Increases ailment RES by 7.5-12.5%. |
Event Quest Scene 0 part I |
| Portrait | HP | ATK | DEF | Ability | Obtained |