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* Nico remarks that her surname means "twin trees". Souju may not be her last real name. It is unknown if she and Luca are related, or who their body originally belonged to. | * Nico remarks that her surname means "twin trees". Souju may not be her last real name. It is unknown if she and Luca are related, or who their body originally belonged to. | ||
* Presumably, there is some sort of method that lets Ayase and Luca, but not any of their other Soul Gems, control the body. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]]. | * Presumably, there is some sort of method that lets Ayase and Luca, but not any of their other Soul Gems, control the body. See also [[Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory]]. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Ayase_Souju_with_dubious_interest.png|Ayase spies on the Pleiades Saints. | |||
File:ThePrecious.PNG|[[wikipedia:The Collector|This doesn't]] [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCollector look good]. | |||
File:CallItGeorge.PNG|Ayase shows off her collection. | |||
File:Ayase_Souju_Puella_Magi.png|Ayase's Puella Magi outfit. | |||
File:Ayase_Soul_Gem.png|Ayase's Soul Gem. | |||
File:Luca_Souju_Puella_Magi.png|Talk about a serious case of split personality. | |||
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Revision as of 03:22, 3 August 2011
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| Japanese Name | 双樹 あやせ (Souju Ayase) |
| Weapon | Sword and fireballs |
Ayase Souju (双樹 あやせ)) is an antagonist appearing in Puella Magi Kazumi Magica.
She is a traveling Puella Magi who collects Soul Gems from her opponents. Her targets are the Pleiades Saints.
This section may contain major spoilers for the Kazumi Magica manga!
Please refrain from reading if you haven't read the latest chapter yet.She carries two Soul Gems, the second one housing the personality and powers of a girl called Luca.
Personality
Ayase acts cheerful and innocent, but only to drop her enemies' guard before letting loose her more vicious side. She is obsessed with collecting new Soul Gems, particularly the brighter ones of powerful Puella Magi.
History
Instead of fighting over witch-hunting territory, Ayase wanders the countryside in search of new Soul Gems for her collection. She was en route to Mitakihara Town, but decided to stop by Asunaro City after hearing about the Pleiades Saints.
Ayase made her debut in Chapter 7. She followed the Pleiades across the city and witnessed them taking a girl's Soul Gem for an as-of-yet unknown purpose. This, coupled with the brightness of their Soul Gems, made her determined to claim them for her collection. The next day, she follows Nico and Kazumi to Asunaro's amusement park, Lavie-Land. After introducing herself and showing off her gems, she taunts Nico for also having engaged in "gem picking". This leads to a battle between the two.
Eventually, Ayase is corned by Nico's clones and has her Soul Gem removed. Nico thinks she has defeated Ayase, but is caught by surprise when Luca awakens in her place and attacks. Luca reclaims Ayase's Soul Gem at the end of the chapter.
Powers, Weapons and Abilities
While she wields a sword, Ayase mainly fights by shooting fireballs at her enemies. Because of her second Soul Gem, she can fight even after being incapacitated by switching to the Luca personality.
Trivia
- Her debut draws several parallels to Kyouko Sakura. She spies on her future opponents with enchanted binoculars, and even wears similar casual clothing.
Speculation
- Ayase comments that the Pleiades have been taking Soul Gems that are dirtied. She has a fairly large Soul Gem collection, but apparently doesn't have to collect Grief Seeds and replenish them. From this, it can be assumed that Soul Gems stop accumulating darkness if they're separated from the owner, which may be why the Pleiades are taking Soul Gems from other Puella Magi (so they don't become witches). She may have Juubey clean them, although he doesn't seem to know her at first (but he may be hiding it as part of some larger scheme).
- Nico remarks that her surname means "twin trees". Souju may not be her last real name. It is unknown if she and Luca are related, or who their body originally belonged to.
- Presumably, there is some sort of method that lets Ayase and Luca, but not any of their other Soul Gems, control the body. See also Speculah:Homura Identity Swap Theory.
Gallery
Ayase spies on the Pleiades Saints.
Ayase shows off her collection.
Ayase's Puella Magi outfit.
Ayase's Soul Gem.
Talk about a serious case of split personality.
