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{{Distinguish|[[Nighthawk]]}}

'''Ichizo''' is a witch appearing in the [[Magia Record Anime]] before later appearing in [[Magia Record]] with a inbattle sprite. She is the witch form of [[Kuroe]].

==Witch Card==

{{Card
|name = Ichizo
|runes = {{Runes|ICHIZO}}
|image =  File:CardIchizo.png
|japanese_desc = ヨダカの魔女。その性質は逃避。
この魔女は、恐ろしい暗闇から逃げ出した。この魔女は、眩しすぎる希望から逃げ出した。この魔女は救えなかった他者から逃げ出した。
この魔女は、救われるべき未来から逃げ出した。この魔女は最後まで、逃げ出した自分を受け入れることが出来なかった。
蜃気楼の赤い星をめざし結界内を飛び続けるが、泥のように溶けた翼と自意識は、過去と今を塗り潰し、目的と意味のすべては失われてしまった。
この魔女は、そこに有って、そこに無い。この魔女は誰ともつながらない。すべての他者を泥に呑み、自身以外の個を排除する。
何者も、この魔女に何かをもたらすことは出来ない。
|english_desc = The Nighthawk Witch. Her nature is to escape.
This witch ran away from terrifying darkness. This witch ran away from bright hope too. This witch ran away from others she couldn't save. This witch ran away from a future where she was supposed to be saved. Until the end, this witch could not accept that she had run away. He continues to fly within the barrier, aiming for the bright star of her barrier, but her wings and self-consciousness have melted away like mud, erasing the both past and present, and all purpose and meaning has been lost. This witch is both here and not here. This witch cannot connect with anyone. It engulfs all others and eliminates all individuals other than itself. No one can bring anything to this witch.
|type = The Nighthawk Witch
|nature = Escape
|episodes = [[Magia Record Episode 24: How Long Do We Continue Being Magical Girls?|Magia Record Episode 24]], [[Magia Record]]
}}
==Trivia==
* 'Ichizo' is derived from Kenji Miyazawa's novel ''The Nighthawk Star.'' See also [[Speculah:Kenji Miyazawa and Magia Record]].
* In-universe, her form is inspired by [[Media:31043_kuroe_doll.png|a plush nightjar toy]] that [[Kuroe]] owns.
* Her design is also based off of a [[wikipedia:Black Drongo|Black Drongo]], a bird which has a fish like tail that's ironically a passerine instead of a hawk.
* Her labyrinth takes the form of an endless expanse of night sky, where she pursues a bright star that remains forever in the distance. The star is either meant to represent a freedom from the responsibility of being a Magical Girl, or the Magical Girl ideal (embodied by Iroha), either of which she always chased but could never achieve.
** Further, she either keeps her eyes closed or lacks them entirely, so it is questionable whether she is even able to see the star's light at all.
*** Ironically, Ichizo's [[Media:Doppel_104300_l.png|Doppel form]] [[Media:S2E6_Kuroe_Doppel_7.PNG|has eyes]].
* The chained white protrusions from her wings are likely calamuses/calami, the hollow shaft of feathers. Their bareness and being chained up, in addition to stemming from bases made of mud, emphasize her inability to progress forward, let alone reach her destination.
** She similarly lacks hands on her body's arms. This likely refers back to her rejecting Iroha’s pleas that Kuroe connect with her to break free from her Doppel, cutting off her hands so Iroha can’t take them (which is required for Magical Girls to connect).
* The inside of her mouth resembles the [[Media:Boxwood_multicolor.png|eye/mouth]] of [[Box Wood]].
* She is the only Witch to speak properly (though with a heavily distorted voice), saying, “Now, no one will save me. Now, I don’t have to save anyone. Now, I can stop being a Magical Girl.”
* After her birth, she is shown holding up Kuroe’s body with cloth like material similar to what Giovanna (Iroha’s Doppel/Witch) uses before she uses the cloth to rip apart the body. Whether the cloth has any other function is unknown as it vanishes quickly after.
*When added to Magia Record Ingame, she gained a proper description.
** The original description, shown in Gekidan InuCurry's Twitter post, was "An ugly hawk bearing the wings of mud. (泥の翼を持つ醜い鷹。)"
* Noticeably, during her battle in the game version of Magia Record, her size is as big as bosses like [[Crépuscule de La Reine]], but only occupies the front middle space, and has a small HP bar used for smaller bosses like [[Candy]].

==Gallery==
===Official Art===
<gallery>
File:FPfkbEdaIAMca9C.jpg|Ichizo ([https://twitter.com/shaft_official/status/1510927356860715010 Source])
</gallery>

===Magia Record===
<gallery>
File:51215 Ichizo.png|Witch Sprite
File:Enemy 6124 l.png
File:Doppel 104300 l.png|Doppel Sprite
File:Ichizo magireco card.jpg|Witch description card
File:Kuroe doppel card.jpg|Doppel description card
File:Bg adv 46124.jpg|Barrier
File:Ichizo battle.PNG|Ichizo battle
File:Ichizo attack 01.PNG|Ichizo attack
File:Ichizo attack 02.PNG
File:Ichizo attack 03.PNG
File:Ichizo attack 04.PNG
File:Ichizo attack 05.PNG
File:Ichizo attack 06.PNG
File:Ichizo deferted 1.PNG|Ichizo defeated
File:Ichizo deferted 2.PNG
</gallery>

===Anime Screenshots===

<gallery>
File:S2E5 Kuroe Dopper 3.png|Doppel form
File:S2E5 Kuroe Dopper 1.png
File:S2E6 Kuroe Doppel 3.PNG
File:S2E6 Kuroe Doppel 4.PNG
File:S2E6 Kuroe Doppel 8.PNG|Taking [[Kuro (くろ)|Kuro]]'s form
File:S2E8 Kuroe Doppel2.jpg
File:Kuroe Doppel ep23.png
File:Doppel Kuroe ep24-1.png
File:Ichizo 01.png|Grief seed
File:S3E3 Kuroe Witch1.jpg|Witch form
File:S3E3 Kuroe Witch2.jpg
File:Ichizo 01.9.png
File:Ichizo 02.png
File:Ichizo 03.png
File:Ichizo 04.png
File:Ichizo grief seed.png
</gallery>

[[Category:Witches]]