Ebony
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| Japanese Name | エボニー |
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| Voiced by | Japanese: Tomori Kusunoki |
| ID No: | 1048 |
| Release Date (JP): | March 10, 2023 |
Ebony was a playable character in the 2017 mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record. She was the focal character of Puella Historia The Mirage of Alexandria Arc.
General Info
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| Age | Unknown |
| Eye colour | Pink |
| Hair colour | Black with purple sheen |
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| Soul Gem | Scarab Beetle with magenta circle (fabric clasp, torso) |
| Weapon | Censer |
| Witch Form | Apebis |
| Powers and Abilities | Can charm and manipulate people with perfume from her censer |
| Wish | “I want Pharaoh Cleopatra to have glory enough to carve her name in history.” |
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| Japanese pronoun | Watashi (私) |
| Known relatives | Unnamed parents (deceased) |
| Origins | Alexandria, Egypt [1] |
| School | Not attending |
| Affiliation | Met Clan |
- ↑ She's shown as living in Alexandria, but originally comes from a remote village.
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Summary
A magical girl born into a family loyal to the Pharaohs. From an early age, she was sworn to obedience to the dynasty and forced by the adults to enter into a magical girl contract. She secretly wonders if she was really born just to serve the Pharaohs.
Doppel Description
The Doppel of skepticism. Its form is a vulture. From the moment that the master of this emotion was born, she has been forced into a life of servitude to the Pharaohs. But upon realizing that other ways of life exist, she was wracked with conflict. This Doppel continually emits fluctuations in response to that conflict, and creates doubt in the hearts of those around it as it propagates the fluctuations with its wingbeats. These doubts quickly balloon into various opposing poles– joy and sorrow, hope and resignation, veneration and contempt– thus calling forth further chaos. As this chaos reaches its breaking point and overflows, it drags everything down with it into transience and uncertainty.
Side Story
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June of 31 BCE: Ebony is summoned by an Elder of the Met Clan to make a contract with the White Beast God to serve Cleopatra, and from that point, protect the royal family from Evil Gods and their Messengers. On the day of the ceremony, Ebony makes her wish to Kyubey for Cleopatra to have glory enough to carve her name in history. Ebony arrives in Alexandria to become Cleopatra's lady-in-waiting, and she notices increasing tension from the conflict between Cleopatra and Octavius. As dissatisfaction with the Pharaoh grows in Alexandria, Ebony discovers her magic of charming and controlling others with the smoke from her censer whilst fighting a familiar. A soldier reminds her that her survival depends on continuing to fight and serve the Pharaoh. Cleopatra recognizes Ebony’s abilities and has her use them to ensure loyalty among the citizens. After some time, Kyubey suggests Ebony abandon the dynasty to focus solely on fighting Evil Gods, but she refuses. |
Event Appearances
Powers and Abilities
Ebony wields magic that allows her to control the minds and actions of those who inhale the perfume from her censer. She frequently uses this ability to maintain obedience among the people of Egypt and to ensure Cleopatra remains highly regarded. In battle, Ebony can generate purple energy orbs from her censer, which she hurls at her enemies. She can also manipulate the perfume to create a purple fog which sh can use it to conceal herself.
The wing beats of Apebis instill doubts in the hearts of those nearby, causing these doubts to spiral into intense and polarizing emotions. It also attacks by manipulating cloth, to wrap its victims in linen to mummify them.
Etymology
- 'Ebony' denotes wood of trees of the Diospyros family. The word comes from the Ancient Egyptian hbny.
Trivia
- Due to the fact that Egypt was controlled by a Greek dynasty and had close ties with the Roman Empire during the time period of her event, it's possible that her family may be Greek or Roman instead of Egyptian.
- She is the sixth playable character to lack a family name, the others being Lil' Kyubey, Kuroe, Chizuru, Kuro (黒) and Kuro (くろ).
- Ebony's design seems to be heavily themed around Egyptian deities.
- Her magical girl outfit resembles some of the clothing worn by Egyptian deities.
- Her Soul Gem is based on Scarab artifacts, a symbol common in Egyptian mythology, that is said to represent the god Khepri. Here, her Soul Gem takes the place of the ball (sun) the scarab holds.
- Her head-dress is a peacock, which is said to reference the sun god Ra and is also associated with the Eye of Horus. Despite her wearing several sun symbols, she is a Dark-type.
- The name of her Connect references Bennu, an Egyptian god linked with the Sun, creation, and rebirth.
- Her Magia name references Horus, the most significant god of the Egyptian pantheon and the god of kingship and the sky.
- Her Doppel's name, Apebis, is a combination of Apeba (a genus of longhorn beetles, referencing scarabs and Khepri) and Anubis (the Egyptian god of mummification that takes the form of a jackal).
- Despite its name being associated with beetles and jackals, the Doppel itself takes the form of a vulture. Vultures, being carrion birds, are also associated with death. The Egyptian goddess Nekhbet, who took the form of a vulture, was a patron goddess of the city Nekheb who ultimately became the patron of Upper Egypt, and then one of two patrons for the entirety of Egypt once it was unified. In ancient Egypt, vulture crowns were protective symbols of the goddess worn by high ranking priestesses, the Great Royal Wives, and female pharaohs.
- The name of her clan, the Met Clan, is an Ancient Egyptian word that means "lioness".
Gallery
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Ebony's doppel form, reminiscent to the eye of Horus
Official Art
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A Puella Historia preview image. Ebony is magenta, in the upper middle, on the right.
Memoria Cards
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**Unique to Ebony** This is not a sacred incense dedicated to God, but an incense that deceives and manipulates people. Once you let it waft over the area, the place is instantly under your control. Once the sensation of smoke wafting into your head is seared into your mind, All that remains is to surrender and let "her" guide you. | これは神に捧げる聖なる香ではなく、人を惑わせ操る香
辺り一面に漂わせれば、たちまちその場は掌中へと収まる 頭の中にまで煙がたゆたうかのような感覚がひとたび刻まれれば あとはただ、“彼女”の導きに身を委ねるしかない |
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Since I was a child, I have been told to devote my body and soul entirely to the Pharaoh.
I have lived my life accordingly, without the slightest hesitation. But now, the throne in front of me looks distorted I must hide the glimpses of regret with my scarred loyalty | 身も心もすべてファラオに捧げよと幼い頃から言われ続け
これまで微塵の迷いもなく、その通りに歩んできた人生 だけど、今、目の前の玉座は歪んで見える 垣間見える悔恨の情を、傷だらけの忠義で隠さねばならない |
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My fate was changed a lot in this gorge
My fate was changed by the "God" I met in this gorge. I just keep on walking through the darkest valley floors Without noticing the faint light overhead. | この谷で大きく変わってしまった私の運命
この谷で出会った“神”が変えてしまった私の運命 私はひたすらに、闇深い谷底を歩いていく その頭上で、かすかに光が差し込んでいることに気づくことなく |
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Two girls face each other across time and across countries.
Their family's karma weighs heavily on their backs. Is this why they were drawn to each other, or is it a tangle of causes and effects? Either way, this encounter shines with an intense and vivid light, illuminating the world around them. | 時を越え、国を越えて対面するふたりの少女
彼女たちの背中には、一族の業が重くのしかかる だからこそ惹かれ合ったのか、それとも因果のもつれなのか いずれにせよ、この出会いは激しく鮮烈な光彩を放ち、周囲を照らす |
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Losing sight of left and right, I just keep looking forward and continue crossing the sea of sand.
When I looked back, my footprints were already blown away by the wind. No one will ever know my path again. Yet, I look forward and never stop walking. | 右も左も見失い、ただ前を向いて砂の海を渡り続ける
後ろを振り返ると、もう私の足跡は風に吹き消されていた これでもう、誰も私の道程を知ることはないだろう それでも、私は前を向き、歩みを止めることはしない |
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She could not choose her own destiny.
Caught in the storm of a journey's destiny, she becomes a servant of the pharaoh. But while living a life of obscurity, the voice of comrades who have appeared from beyond time echoes in her heart. Eventually, after regaining her soul, she sets out on a journey of faraway sands. | その者は自らの運命を自ら選ぶことあたわず
一族の宿業が吹き起こす嵐の中に巻き込まれ、王の僕となる しかして茫漠たる生を営むも、時を越えて現れし同志の声が心中に響き やがて己の魂を取り戻して後、遥かなる砂の旅路へと向かう |
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Magical girls who try to resist their fate end up in sorrow.
The witch breeds sadness and paints over the history that has seeped into it. Breaking the chain of sorrow is the legend that connects hope to the future. When the despair engraved in history is connected to the present, hope is carried to the future. | 運命に抗おうとも悲しみで終わる魔法少女
その染みついた歴史に、魔女が悲しみを繁殖させて上塗りする 悲しみの連鎖を断つのは、希望を未来へ繋ぐ伝説 歴史に刻まれた絶望が今と結びついたとき、希望は未来へ運ばれる |
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External links
Gameplay Videos
- Recording of Ebony's Transformation Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Ebony's Magia Video on Youtube (JP)
- Recording of Ebony's Doppel Video on Youtube (JP)