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While Gertrud does not appear in ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'', her Anthony familiars do under the control of [[Oktavia]]{{spoiler|/Sayaka Miki[[Sayaka Miki|(link)]]. They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)}} | While Gertrud does not appear in ''[[The Rebellion Story]]'', her Anthony familiars do under the control of [[Oktavia]]{{spoiler|/Sayaka Miki[[Sayaka Miki|(link)]]. They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)}} | ||
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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).
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While Gertrud does not appear in The Rebellion Story, her Anthony familiars do under the control of Oktavia/Sayaka Miki(link). They also appear to exist in the new world created by Homura at the end of the movie. (They are presumably the ones that were summoned by Sayaka, unable to return to the Law of Cycles.)
The rose garden witch with a distrustful 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. |
Servants of the Rose Garden Witch (rental ver.). They take the role of gardeners. As they are relatively docile and numerous, as far as familiars go, the Rose Garden Witch dispatched them as the main combat force for saving Homura. As they are under the direct command of the Mermaid Witch, the influence of her magic has changed their appearances. The medals on their chests are a treasure added by the Rose Garden Witch. |
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.
- 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.
- They think he is cute.
- In the Catholic tradition, St. Gertrude is considered the patron saint of gardeners and herbalists.
- Incidentally, she is also the patron saint of cats (and those who also loved them), travelers in search of lodgings, and insane people.[1]
- In the Rebellion Story, Adelbert is shown very briefly fighting against Homulilly.
Gallery
Screenshots
The barrier
Gertrud
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Mami fighting Gertrud in the "final room" of the barrier.
Anthony
- Anthony scary.jpg
- Anthony normal.jpg
Closeup on Anthonies faces
Anthonies as seen in Episode 2
- 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.
Adelbert
Other
The Grief Seed Gertrud dropped is a round ball decorated with thorned vines and topped by the rose and butterfly symbol.
- Fanart Soul Gem.jpg
Gertrud Grief Seed from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable
Speculation and analyses
Official Documents
- Production note Gertrud 1.jpg
Production notes.
Fan Art
This section contains fanart images
Everything in the following fan gallery is created, or the comments accompanying them are created, for entertainment value and should not be confused with actual canon events of the Puella Magi franchise.- My wish by yunare-d3jv9oy.jpg
By yunare
- Madoka and gertrud fanart.jpg
By 練りごず
- Gertrud art butterfly.jpg
By ChevaSiS
- Gertrud four seasons.png
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By tapa@チームJ
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By ロリータ魔人
- GERTRUD black white artwork.jpg
By ロリータ魔人
- Gertrud by Xaien.png
By Xaiena
- Utena witch.jpg
By mementomoryo
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External links
- Anthony card at official website (Japanese)
- Gertrud card at official website (Japanese)
- Adelbert card at official website (Japanese)
- Gertrud pixiv fanart
- Anthony pixiv fanart