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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Witch homura.jpg|Gertrud's barrier appears | File:Witch homura.jpg|Gertrud's barrier appears around Homura. | ||
File:Witch ep1.jpg|Madoka and Sayaka running around in the barrier | File:Witch ep1.jpg|Madoka and Sayaka running around in the barrier. | ||
File:Witch ep2 entering.jpg|Madoka and friends entering the barrier | File:Witch ep2 entering.jpg|Madoka and friends entering the witch's barrier. | ||
File:Witch ep2.jpg|The barrier in Episode | File:Witch ep2.jpg|The barrier in Episode 2 is different to the one in Episode 1. | ||
File:Gertrud encounter.png|The girls' first encounter with Gertrud | File:Gertrud encounter.png|The girls' first encounter with Gertrud. | ||
File:Gertrud ep2.jpg|Gertrud as seen in the "final room" of the barrier | File:Gertrud ep2.jpg|Gertrud as seen in the "final room" of the barrier. | ||
File:Shot0023.png|Mami fighting Gertrud in the "final room" of the barrier | File:Shot0023.png|Mami fighting Gertrud in the "final room" of the barrier. | ||
File:Gertrud attacks.png|Gertrud displays what may be her original magical girl symbol | File:Gertrud attacks.png|Gertrud displays what may be her original magical girl symbol overlayed with the witch's kiss symbol while attempting to attack Mami. | ||
File:Grief seed.png|The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Glossary#Grief_seed Grief Seed] Gertrud dropped is a round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol. | File:Grief seed.png|The [http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Glossary#Grief_seed Grief Seed] Gertrud dropped is a round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol. | ||
File:Gertrud madoka-magica.jpg|Speculah that appeared 2ch, positing that Gertrud's true form may have been a butterfly. | File:Gertrud madoka-magica.jpg|Speculah that appeared 2ch, positing that Gertrud's true form may have been a butterfly. | ||
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File:Anthony normal.jpg | File:Anthony normal.jpg | ||
File:Anthony helping.jpg | File:Anthony helping.jpg | ||
File:Ep2 Anthony Dies.jpg|When | File:Ep2 Anthony Dies.jpg|When Anthonies die only their upper body disappears: their bottom butterfly simply flies away. Gertrud herself bursts into butterflies after being slain by Mami. | ||
File:Adelbert_flying.jpg|Adelberts flying around in the barrier | File:Adelbert_flying.jpg|Adelberts flying around in the barrier | ||
File:Pet antony.gif|Bless all forms of intelligence. | File:Pet antony.gif|Bless all forms of intelligence. | ||
File:Ep2-bd-gertrud.jpg|Gertrud's inner barrier from the Blu-ray of episode 2. | |||
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Revision as of 12:40, 29 April 2011
Gertrud (GERTRUD) is a witch born from negative emotions, who loves roses more than anything else--her barrier is full of them. She uses humans' life energy to feed her roses and hates humans entering her barrier. Her minions are Anthony and Adelbert. She and her barrier are presented in a surreal manner with bizarre cut-and-paste-style photo collages. She also seems to like mustaches as both of her minions have some. The special page has confirmed that the mustaches are set by the witch herself. Her "body" has parts from a butterfly, and butterflies are seen in her barrier at many points. (See also: Gertrud's maze).
The rose garden witch with an insincere nature. She holds roses dearer than anything else. She expends all of her power for the sake of beautiful roses. Despite stealing the life-force of humans who wander into her barrier to give to her roses, she loathes the thought of them trampling the inside of her barrier. |
Minions
The witch's minion. His duty is landscaping. His mustache is set by the witch. |
The rose garden witch's minion. His duty is to act as lookout. Upon seeing a human, he will sound a warning bell and headbutt him mercilessly. They have 2.5 (20/8) vision. The smaller type can change into rose vines to hinder intruders. |
Note
In Episode 1, Anthonys are seen surrounding Sayaka and Madoka and yelling the following German phrases in a distorted manner:
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Das sind mir unbekannte Blumen. Ja. Sie sind mir auch unbekannt. Schneiden wir sie ab? Ja. Schneiden wir sie ab! Die Rosen schenken wir unsrer Königin. Und die schlechten Blumen steigen auf die Guillotine. Ja. Schneide sie ab! Ja. Schneide sie heraus! |
Those flowers are unknown to me. Yes. They are also unknown to me. Shall we cut them off? Yes. Let us cut them off. We present the roses to our queen. And the bad flowers go to the guillotine. Yes. Cut them off! Yes. Cut them out! |
Trivia and Speculation
- Gertrud's name may be a reference to Queen Gertrude from Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
- Her name may be a reference to Gertrud Barkhorn from Strike Witches.
- In episode 2 there's a grotesque image of Napoleon right before the door to Gertrud's barrier opens. Gertud may have been inspired by Joséphine de Beauharnais, wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was known as Rose until she married Napoleon, and she patronized the development of rose breeding at her gardens at Malmaison, collecting some 250 varieties.
- Seiyus called Anthony ひげおじさん (Higeojisan, Uncle Moustache) in the audio comentary tracks of BD/DVD.
Gallery
- Shot0023.png
Mami fighting Gertrud in the "final room" of the barrier.
The Grief Seed Gertrud dropped is a round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol.
- Anthony scary.jpg
- Anthony normal.jpg
- Ep2 Anthony Dies.jpg
When Anthonies die only their upper body disappears: their bottom butterfly simply flies away. Gertrud herself bursts into butterflies after being slain by Mami.
External links
- Anthony card at official website (Japanese)
- Gertrud card at official website (Japanese)
- Adelbert card at official website (Japanese)