Gisela

Gisela (GISELA) is a witch who battles Kyoko within the flashback scene in Episode 7. She makes a reappearance in Madoka Magica Portable and Madoka Magica Online. Dora briefly appears in The Rebellion Story and Magia Record. She is a boss in Magia Exedra.

Witch

Gisela

Madoka Magica (Rust Form)Madoka Portable (Motorcycle Form)Madogatari EventMagia Record (Game)Magia Exedra

GISELA Gisela (Rust Form)
Type	Silver Witch
Nature	Freedom
Appearances	Episode 7, Madoka Mobage, Madoka Portable, Madoka Online, Madoka Plus, Madogatari Event, Magia Record, Magia Exedra
English descriptionJapanese description The silver witch, with a free nature. She dwells in a barrier where everything moves at high speed, but the witch herself is dull. She unfortunately can not use any sort of scientific power. Her body was once dazzling with silver, but she has tarnished gazing upon the coastal sunset. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。高速で移動する結界の中に潜んでいるが魔女自身は非常に愚鈍。残念ながら科学的な力は一切使えない。かつては全身目も眩むほどの銀色であったが、海岸線の夕日を眺めているうちにずいぶんと錆びてしまった。

GISELA Gisela (Motorcycle Form)
Type	Silver Witch
Nature	Freedom
Appearances	Madoka Portable
English descriptionJapanese description The silver witch, with a free nature. She dwells in a barrier where everything moves at high speed, but the witch herself is dull. She unfortunately can not use any sort of scientific power. Her body was once dazzling with silver, but she has tarnished gazing upon the coastal sunset. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。高速で移動する結界の中に潜んでいるが魔女自身は非常に愚鈍。残念ながら科学的な力は一切使えない。かつては全身目も眩むほどの銀色であったが、海岸線の夕日を眺めているうちにずいぶんと錆びてしまった。

GISELA Gisela
Type	Silver Witch
Nature	Freedom
Appearances	Madogatari Event
English descriptionJapanese description The witch of silver. Her nature is freedom. Her Labyrinth moves along the top of overpasses at high speed. She has a gigantic body, and her personality is particularly violent even for a witch. If she sees anything that moves, she tries to smash it flat with her giant hands. During the time before her body became rusty, she was able to transform into a bicycle mode. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。結界は高架道の上を高速で移動している。巨大な体を持ち、その性格は魔女の中でも粗暴。動くものは見つけると大きな手で叩き潰そうとしてくる。まだ体が錆びついていなかった頃は二輪形態へ変形することができた。

GISELA Gisela
Type	Silver Witch
Nature	Freedom
Appearances	Magia Record
English descriptionJapanese description The silver witch, with a free nature. She dwells in a barrier where everything moves at high speed, but the witch herself is dull. She unfortunately can not use any sort of scientific power. Her body was once dazzling with silver, but she has tarnished gazing upon the coastal sunset. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。 高速で移動する結界の中に潜んでいるが魔女自身は非常に愚鈍。 残念ながら科学的な力は一切使えない。 かつては全身目も眩むほどの銀色であったが、海岸線の夕日を眺めているうちにずいぶんと錆びてしまった。

Gisela
Type	Silver Witch
Nature	Liberty
Appearances	Magia Exedra
English descriptionJapanese descriptionTraditional Chinese description Silver Witch. Nature: Liberty. Within its Labyrinth where everything moves at a great velocity, the Witch is extremely slow. What's worse, all powers of science are useless. Although the Witch once shimmered silver from head to toe, this turned to rust while it stared into the sunset on a coastal highway. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。 高速で移動する結界の中に潜んでいるが魔女自身は非常に愚鈍。 残念ながら科学的な力は一切使えない。 かつては全身目も眩むほどの銀色であったが、海岸線の夕日を眺めているうちにずいぶんと錆びてしまった。 銀之魔女，其性質為自由。 雖然潛伏在高速移動的結界中，魔女自身卻非常愚鈍。 可惜的是無法使用任何科學力量。 全身會經是耀眼的銀色，卻因長期於海岸線看夕陽而生鏽褪色。

Minions

Dora

Madoka MagicaRebellionMagia Exedra

DORA Dora
Type	Silver Witch's Minion
Role	Declaring opinions
Appearances	Episode 7, Madoka Mobage, Madoka Portable, The Rebellion Story, Madoka Online, Madoka Plus, Magia Record, Magia Exedra
English descriptionJapanese description The silver witch's minion, whose duty is to declare her opinion. She makes a nuisance of herself with the roaring from the pipes extending from her body as she moves about like a freak sandstorm. She hates magnets. 銀の魔女の手下。その役割は主張。体についたパイプから近所迷惑な爆音を撒き散らし気まぐれな砂嵐のように移動する。嫌いなものは磁石。

DORA Dora (Rental ver.)
Type	Silver Witch's Minion (Rental ver.)
Appearances	The Rebellion Story
English descriptionJapanese description Rebellion Production Note: Minions of the Silver Witch (Rental ver.). They help amplify the sound of performances in the concert hall. Today, they are not being selfish. 叛逆の物語 PRODUCTION NOTE：銀の魔女の手下（レンタルver.）。コンサートホールで演奏の音を増幅するお手伝い。今日だけは自分勝手な主張も控えめ。

DORA Dora
Type	Silver Witch's Minion
Role	Assertor
Appearances	Magia Exedra
English descriptionJapanese descriptionTraditional Chinese description Silver Witch Minion. Role: Assertor. Emits a mix of clangs and bangs from its many pipes, and moves with the chaotic whimsy of a sandstorm. It hates magnets. It once resembled a motorbike, but the frame has rusted and crumbled away. Being comprised largely of iron, it hates magnets. 銀の魔女の手下。その役割は主張。 体についたパイプから近所迷惑な爆音を撒き散らし気まぐれな砂嵐のように移動する。 元々はバイクのような姿だったらしいが、体の大半は朽ち果てて粒子状となってしまった。鉄分が多く含まれているため、磁石が嫌い。 銀之魔女的手下，其職責為主張。 身上的鐵管發出擾鄰的巨大噪音，如任性的沙塵暴般四處移動。 據說原本是機車的模樣，但身體大部分已經腐朽成粒子狀。因為含有大量鐵質，所以討厭磁鐵。

History

Anime

Original Anime

Gisela and her familiars appear in Episode 7 in a flashback scene. She appears fighting Kyoko as she describes how her father would protect the world up front, and she would do so in the shadows, defeating witches. Gisela isn't shown being defeated though, and her Grief Seed is never shown in the anime.

The Rebellion Story

While Gisela doesn't make an appearance in The Rebellion Story, her familiars do briefly. One appears as a part of Sayaka's orchestra. They have a brief description, shown in Ulla's Rental Ver. Concept page.

Dora

Minions of the Silver Witch. They help amplify the sound of performances in the concert hall. Today, they are not being selfish. (銀の魔女の手下。コンサートホールで演奏の音を増幅するお手伝い。 今日だけは自分勝手な主張も控えめ。)

Games

Madoka Magica Portable

Gisela and her familiars make a reappearance in Madoka Magica Portable with an arguably more fleshed out appearance than their anime debut. A second form for Gisela is now shown: her Motorcycle form. This seems to be her dazzling silver form before she became tarnished (most likely her Rust form) as described in her witch card. Gisela can be fought in Mami's Route and Kyoko's Route and Dora can be fought in any mysterious witches barriers.

Magia Exedra

Gisela and Dora appear in Magia Exedra. They appear in the Main Quest Silver Witch.

Events

Madogatari

Gisela

The witch of silver. Her nature is freedom. Her Labyrinth moves along the top of overpasses at high speed. She has a gigantic body, and her personality is particularly violent even for a witch. If she sees anything that moves, she tries to smash it flat with her giant hands. During the time before her body became rusty, she was able to transform into a bicycle mode.

Song

Rollin' Tire Rollin' (ローリング・タイヤ・ローリング)

Original text	Translation
パリラ　パラペレ　（＊擬音） 「避けろ！」　ニンジン　オイルがたぎる 「轢けよ！」　ルッコラ　ホーンは吠える どかないキャペツは　道連れだ パレラ　ペレパレ パララ　パリラレ　（＊擬音） 響く銀河はアスファルト 銀の回転　休みを知らぬ 模範とセロリは　すりおろせ！	Pa-ri-ra, pa-ra-pe-re (*Onomatopoeia) "Outta the way!" Carrots! Our oil is a-boiling "Run 'em over!" Rucola! Our horns are a-howling Any cabbages who don't scram will get dragged along for the ride! Pa-re-ra pe-re-pa-re Pa-ra-ra pa-ri-ra-re (*Onomatopoeia) An echoing galaxy of asphalt! The whirling silver knows no rest! Grate all model examples and celeries to dust!

In Magia Exedra

Enemies

Silver WitchSilver Witch Minion

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		Silver Witch (銀の魔女)
		Category:	Witch
		Title:	Madoka Magica
		Real Name:	Gisela
		EnglishJapaneseTraditional Chinese Silver Witch. Nature: Liberty. Within its Labyrinth where everything moves at a great velocity, the Witch is extremely slow. What's worse, all powers of science are useless. Although the Witch once shimmered silver from head to toe, this turned to rust while it stared into the sunset on a coastal highway. 銀の魔女。その性質は自由。 高速で移動する結界の中に潜んでいるが魔女自身は非常に愚鈍。 残念ながら科学的な力は一切使えない。 かつては全身目も眩むほどの銀色であったが、海岸線の夕日を眺めているうちにずいぶんと錆びてしまった。 銀之魔女，其性質為自由。 雖然潛伏在高速移動的結界中，魔女自身卻非常愚鈍。 可惜的是無法使用任何科學力量。 全身會經是耀眼的銀色，卻因長期於海岸線看夕陽而生鏽褪色。

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀		DORA
		Silver Witch Minion (銀の魔女の手下)
		Category:	Witch Minion
		Title:	Madoka Magica
		Real Name:	Dora
		EnglishJapaneseTraditional Chinese Silver Witch Minion. Role: Assertor. Emits a mix of clangs and bangs from its many pipes, and moves with the chaotic whimsy of a sandstorm. It hates magnets. It once resembled a motorbike, but the frame has rusted and crumbled away. Being comprised largely of iron, it hates magnets. 銀の魔女の手下。その役割は主張。 体についたパイプから近所迷惑な爆音を撒き散らし気まぐれな砂嵐のように移動する。 元々はバイクのような姿だったらしいが、体の大半は朽ち果てて粒子状となってしまった。鉄分が多く含まれているため、磁石が嫌い。 銀之魔女的手下，其職責為主張。 身上的鐵管發出擾鄰的巨大噪音，如任性的沙塵暴般四處移動。 據說原本是機車的模樣，但身體大部分已經腐朽成粒子狀。因為含有大量鐵質，所以討厭磁鐵。

Appearances

Main Quests
Silver Witch
Other
Exedra Crisis ・ Tower

Observation

• In the anime version of the events, it is assumed that Gisela was defeated at the hands of Kyoko in her flashback for the timeline of the anime where Madoka makes her wish to destroy all witches. However, in the Madoka PSP game, Gisela can be defeated at two different times. One, by Kyoko in her route in the past, to protect her family. Or two, she can be defeated by Mami in her route, during a time period after Madoka has contracted, with or without Madoka's assistance. Both routes are clearly different timelines, as events unfold in a completely different manner, such as Mami dying to Charlotte before the start of Kyoko's route. Since game events differ from the anime, e.g. it's impossible to exactly recreate the events of the main timeline of the anime, discrepancies can easily be attributed to differing timelines. In the anime, there are examples of differences across timelines such as Oktavia having different familiars or Kyousuke playing violin in one and the guitar in another. The same logic seems to apply with the game. Fans have generated speculation on two different appearances by Gisela in the game.

While Kyoko has an impressive fight against Gisela, the flashback doesn't show the outcome of the battle, making it ambiguous enough to determine with certainty if Kyoko did kill her after all. In the game it is unambiguous as Kyoko kills her in her route.

It is possible that Gisela was actually defeated, but her Grief Seed hatched again at a later time.

It is suggested that one of Gisela's familiars survived and became a Witch, becoming a new Gisela in its place. Or, the witch Kyoko defeated might be even a grown-up of another familiar. However, we don't know if familiars turn into the same witch or if they become their own witches.

A more likely explanation is that for pragmatic and development reasons, they chose to re-use existing witches rather than make more witches, or they didn't care about continuity between game routes. It is possible the developers wanted to give players the experience of fighting the known witches from the Madoka universe

• Gisela may be named after Gisela von Armin, a prominent writer whose mother was close friends with and held unrequited feelings for Goethe.
  • Dora may be named after Alexis and Dora, an elegy by Goethe about a man on a ship who, in the final moments before departure, remembers the woman he loves and laments both their separation and the possibility that she may find another love
  • Dora may instead be named after Dora Stock, a German portrait artist whose home frequently made guests of notable contemporary artists, musicians, and writers, including Goethe. A teenage Goethe visited Stock's home frequently when she was a child, and was given art lessons by her father. Goethe in turn taught young Stock about theater and held household performances in which she took part. However, his presence was typically disruptive and upsetting, he had Stock and her sister serve as lookouts while he entertained female company, and (to the family's concerns) took Stock's father out drinking in Auerbachs Keller, a scene that would later be immortalized in Faust

Trivia

• According to commentary from Inu Curry in the official Guidebook, the Doras play the Godfather theme from their exhaust pipes
• Dora in the original tv broadcast shared the same arms as Gisela. In the BD and movie version she has newly designed arms and the addition of trumpet shaped parts.
• The black smoke on Gisela's body is significantly bigger in Magia Record than in other media, perhaps to reflect her size depicted in anime scenes. Her sprite is also extremely similar to the one used in Madoka Magica Mobage but with a more massive body.
• Magia Exedra is the first appearance where Gisela is standing (excluding her Motorbike form) as she either lacks legs or appears to be sitting in her previous appearances.
• Gisela's expanded labyrinth in Magia Exedra contains a parody/reference of Taiko no Tatsujin, shown on a sign. See Witch Runes/Magia Exedra for more details.
  • The labyrinth also contains even more traffic-themed elements, such as a road sign prohibiting the use of Soul Gems. The design of it from Level 2 also resembles its Portable design, as shown by the city on the background while on a road moving at high speed.
• In Magia Exedra, there is a Symbol Witch variant that has the features of Gisela. As of January 2026, it is not available as an enemy, and only appears in Yuma Chitose's Magical Girl Story.

Gallery

See Gallery:Gisela

External links

• Gisela card at official website (Japanese)
• Dora card at official website (Japanese)