Choka Shi
(Redirected from Zi Ding Xiang)
| Choka Shi[note 1] / Zi Ding Xiang[note 2] (紫 丁香 Shi Chōka) | |
|---|---|
| Physical info | |
| Type | Human, Magical Girl (Original); Human, Witch Girl (Walpurgisnacht Rising) |
| Gender | Female ♀ |
| Age | Unknown |
| Eye color | Amber |
| Hair color | Pale green |
| Magic info | |
| Soul Gem | Unknown (Magical Girl); Melt Gem (Witch Girl) |
| Weapon | Stick (Wand Mode / Mace Mode) |
| Witch Form | Paola |
| Powers and Abilities | Unknown |
| Wish | For the sake of her family (possibly her father); the details are unknown. |
| Social info | |
| Japanese pronoun | atashi (あたし), watashi (私) |
| School | Mitakihara Middle School |
| Background info | |
| Voiced by | Japanese: Shion Wakayama |
Choka Shi[note 1] (紫丁香 Shi Chōka), also called Zi Ding Xiang[note 2], is a character from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-.
Appearance
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Magical Girl
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Personality and Traits
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History
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Gallery
Anime Screenshots
Concept movie
Walpurgisnacht: Rising
Games
Magia Exedra
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Magia Et Cetera Lighthouse Stamp Rally cameo
Official Art
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Art from the Walpurgisnacht: Rising Website
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School uniform
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Walpurgisnacht Rising poster
Walpurgisnacht Rising 100-Day Countdown
Trivia
- Choka and Selema make a cameo appearance in the Magia Exedra event quest Magia Et Cetera Lighthouse Stamp Rally.
- The official spelling of her name (Zi Ding Xiang) is shown at the list of voice actors shown at the end of Walpurgisnacht Rising main trailer's English subtitles.
Etymology
- "紫丁香" is the name of lilac, a flower in the Syringa genus, in both Japanese and Chinese, though the exact species differs between the two languages.
- The Chinese pronunciation is "zǐdīngxiāng", corresponding to Zi Ding Xiang, her name in the English version of the movie. The species it refers to in Chinese is Syringa oblata.
- The Japanese version of the flower's name is "紫丁香花", with flower (花) added at the end. The name of the flower is romanized as "murasaki hashidoi". The species it refers to in Japanese is Syringa vulgaris.
- The Japanese pronunciation of her name does not correspond to either the Japanese name of the flower, nor a transcription of the modern Chinese pronunciation. Instead, her name uses other readings of the kanji: shi (紫) is on'yomi (reading borrowed from historical Chinese), chō (丁) is kun'yomi (reading from native Japanese vocabulary, not originating from loanwords), and ka (香) is on'yomi.
Speculation
The theories below have not been proven yet.
Please keep in mind that they are fanmade theories, and not official material.
- It's possible that she and Selema Terez are both girls that were taken in by the Law of Cycles, but because of Homura's actions in Rebellion have been brought back into living, as this is seen with both Sayaka Miki and Nagisa Momoe.
- Due to her association with Bona Familiars seen in the trailers, it is speculated that she is the identity of Paola. In the Magia Record event, Beachside Bonds we see a glimpse of Paola's identity, which spoke Chinese and mentioned her father. Her fingernail mark is also the shape of Paola's head.
- In Magia Exedra, Paola's witch barrier had added a Taoist Tower in the background, similar to the one that Choka appears along side the Bona familiars in one of the trailers.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Romanization based on furigana used in Japanese promotional materials
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Romanization used in the English version of the main trailer for Walpurgisnacht: Rising