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'''Charlotte''' ({{Runes|CHARLOTTE}}) is a [[witch]] appearing in [[episode 3]] of the anime.
'''Charlotte''' ({{Runes|CHARLOTTE}}) is a [[witch]] appearing in [[episode 3]] of the anime.


Charlotte reappears in ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]'', though she has a slightly different appearance. The other characters call her "[[Bebe]]", and she is helping the magical girls in their fight against the Nightmares. Bebe/Charlotte eventually returns to her human form, a magical girl named [[Nagisa Momoe]].
Charlotte reappears in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]'', though she has a slightly different appearance. The other characters call her "Bebe", and she helps the magical girls in their fight against the [[Nightmare]]s. Bebe eventually returns to her human form, a magical girl named [[Nagisa Momoe]].


==Cards==
Charlotte appears once more in the mobile game [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record|Magia Record]].
==Witch Cards==
{{Card
{{Card
|name          = Charlotte (First form)
|name          = Charlotte (First form)
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|image        = File:Card Charlotte.png
|image        = File:Card Charlotte.png
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。
|english_desc  = The dessert witch, with a tenacious nature. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.
|english_desc  = The witch of sweets. Her nature is tenacity. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.
|type          = Dessert witch
|type          = Witch of sweets
|nature        = Tenacity
|nature        = Tenacity
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]]
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]]
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|image        = File:Card Charlotte 2.png
|image        = File:Card Charlotte 2.png
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。
|english_desc  = The dessert witch, with a tenacious nature. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.
|english_desc  = The witch of sweets. Her nature is tenacity. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.
|type          = Dessert witch
|type          = Witch of sweets
|nature        = Tenacity
|nature        = Tenacity
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]]
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]]
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|image        = File:Bebe_Card.png
|image        = File:Bebe_Card.png
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。かつて執着の夢を見た。マミの家に突如現れた謎の生き物。「ベベ」と名づけられるが、その正体は円環の理からやって来たお菓子の魔女。出会った当初はかなり無口で無表情だったが、いつの間にか今のような有様に。ちょっとうるさい。新しい服はマミのお手製。巴マミは、この魔女が最後に見たこわい夢に出てくる人に似ている。
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女。かつて執着の夢を見た。マミの家に突如現れた謎の生き物。「ベベ」と名づけられるが、その正体は円環の理からやって来たお菓子の魔女。出会った当初はかなり無口で無表情だったが、いつの間にか今のような有様に。ちょっとうるさい。新しい服はマミのお手製。巴マミは、この魔女が最後に見たこわい夢に出てくる人に似ている。
|english_desc  = The Dessert Witch. Once dreamt of tenacity. A mysterious creature who suddenly appeared in Mami's home. Was christened "Bebe," but it is actually the Dessert Witch who arrived from the Law of Cycles. She was expressionless and silent when she was first encountered, but took on its current appearance out of the blue. A bit loud. Mami made its clothes by hand. Mami resembles someone who appeared in the final nightmare the witch saw.
|english_desc  = The witch of sweets. Once dreamt of tenacity. A mysterious creature who suddenly appeared in Mami's home. Was christened "Bebe," but it is actually the witch of sweets who arrived from the Law of Cycles. She was expressionless and silent when she was first encountered, but took on its current appearance out of the blue. A bit loud. Mami made its clothes by hand. Mami resembles someone who appeared in the final nightmare the witch saw.
|type          = Dessert witch
|type          = Witch of sweets
|nature        = Tenacity
|nature        = Tenacity
|episodes      = ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]''
|episodes      = ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]''
}}
}}


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|image        = File:Card Pyotr.png
|image        = File:Card Pyotr.png
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女の手下。その役割はチーズを探すこと。しかし過度な期待は禁物。
|japanese_desc = お菓子の魔女の手下。その役割はチーズを探すこと。しかし過度な期待は禁物。
|english_desc  = The dessert witch's minion. His duty is to search for cheese. However, one shouldn't expect much from him.
|english_desc  = The witch of sweets' minion. It's duty is to search for cheese. However, one shouldn't expect much from it.
|type          = Dessert witch's minion
|type          = Witch of sweets' minion
|task          = Searching for cheese
|task          = Searching for cheese
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]], ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]''
|episodes      = [[Episode 3]], ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]''
}}
}}
{{Card
{{Card
|name          = Pyotr & Polina
|name          = Pyotr & Polina
|runes        = PYOTR+POLINA
|runes        = PYOTR+POLINA
|image        = File:Pyotr_Polina_Card.png
|image        = File:Pyotr Polina FIXEDCard.png
|japanese_desc = 逃走中のお菓子の魔女とお菓子の魔女の手下達。その役割はチーズの探索とチーズの看病。ほむら救出時、看護師姿の手下はマミの空中ブランコの移動を手伝い、ネズミ型の手下はなぎさの周囲をとにかく回っていた。
|japanese_desc = 逃走中のお菓子の魔女とお菓子の魔女の手下達。その役割はチーズの探索とチーズの看病。ほむら救出時、看護師姿の手下はマミの空中ブランコの移動を手伝い、ネズミ型の手下はなぎさの周囲をとにかく回っていた。
|english_desc  = The fleeing Dessert Witch and her servants. Their roles are to search for cheese and to nurse the cheese. When saving Homura, the Nurse-like servant helped with Mami's trapezes, while the mouse-like servants generally ran circles around Nagisa's position.
|english_desc  = The fleeing witch of sweets and her servants. Their roles are to search for cheese and to nurse the cheese. When saving Homura, the nurse-like servant helped with Mami's trapezes, while the mouse-like servants generally ran circles around Nagisa's position.
|type          = Dessert witch's minion
|type          = Witch of sweets' minion
|task          = Search for and nurse cheese
|task          = Search for and nurse cheese
|episodes      = ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]''
|episodes      = ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion]]''
}}
}}
==In Magia Record==
===Doppel Description===
The Doppel of tenacity. Its form is sweets. The master of this emotion becomes thoroughly attached to any person or thing that tugs at her heartstrings even once. Her actions may seem wretched at times, but a deep love runs through their foundation. This Doppel isn’t a fusion type, but it does take the form of a mask that emerges from its host’s nose and wraps around her entire face. While using this Doppel, its master sits in place without moving a muscle, as if staring fixedly at the target of her tenacious attachment.
===Witch Description===
''Same as anime's Witch Card''
===Pyotr===
Minions of the witch of sweets. Their role is to search for cheese.
You shouldn’t expect too much from them, though.
They came to [[Kamihama City|Kamihama]] in search of cheese, hailing from a place called [[Mitakihara City|Mitakihara]].
Their faces are actually stamps. They’ll headbutt anything that moves, instantly determining whether or not it’s cheese and marking it with either a “Cheese Approval Stamp” or a “Not-Cheese Stamp”.
Since they didn’t have much luck finding cheese in their master’s barrier, they expanded their search radius to outside the barrier. (They got kicked out, in a sense.) Even if they succeed in finding some cheese, though, it’s a little doubtful as to whether they remember the route back home.
==Observations==
* The head of her first form is shaped like a piece of candy in wrap.
* Watching carefully one can see that when Charlotte's second form gets injured a new Charlotte comes out of the mouth replacing the old as if the layers are being blown away.
* Charlotte reveals witches' kisses differ from witch to witch.
* A line in the [[:file:Guidebook_0067.jpg|design for Charlotte's labyrinth]] in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Witch_Design|Official Guidebook]] says "It's really a delicious cheese cake. My dying mother wanted to eat it, but maybe I should have cured her disease instead. However, that surely wasn't appropriate."
* A description in the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Witch_of_cheesecake_.28early_concept_that_later_became_Charlotte.29 | Production Note]] reveals that Charlotte obtained "one single cheesecake" in strict accordance with her wish.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* A [[Episode_3#Witches_and_desserts|charlotte]] is a type of dessert.
* A [[Episode_3#Witches_and_desserts|charlotte]] is a type of dessert.
** Charlotte's head also bears strong resemblance to a [http://st.houzz.com/simgs/1f012ac300f42382_4-4604/eclectic-cookware.jpg Charlotte Mold], a cooking vessel used exclusively for the baking and forming of desserts.
* The name Charlotte could also refer to [[:Wikipedia:Charlotte Buff|Charlotte Buff]], a woman [[:Wikipedia:Goethe|Goethe]] unrequitedly loved and that deeply influenced him. The central and homonym character from Goethe's [[:Wikipedia:The Sorrows of Young Werther|The Sorrows of Young Werther]] was based on her.
* The name Charlotte could also refer to [[:Wikipedia:Charlotte Buff|Charlotte Buff]], a woman [[:Wikipedia:Goethe|Goethe]] unrequitedly loved and that deeply influenced him. The central and homonym character from Goethe's [[:Wikipedia:The Sorrows of Young Werther|The Sorrows of Young Werther]] was based on her.
* Runes in Charlotte's card are styled like biscuits.
* On the official website, mousing over Charlotte's card changes the image from the first to the second using JavaScript.
* On the official website, mousing over Charlotte's card changes the image from the first to the second using JavaScript.
* Although official pronunciations of almost all witches' names are undisclosed, "Charlotte" is pronounced "シャルロッテ" (Sharurotte) like a German name (Shar-lot-teh) according to [http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004PVTNNK/ an official product's document].
* Although official pronunciations of almost all witches' names are undisclosed, "Charlotte" is pronounced "シャルロッテ" (Sharurotte) like a German name (Shar-lot-teh) according to [http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004PVTNNK/ an official product's document].
* [[:Wikipedia:Pyotr|Pyotr]] is the Russian form of the given name Peter.
* [[:Wikipedia:Pyotr|Pyotr]] is the Russian form of the given name Peter.
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky| Pyotr Ilyich Thaikovsky] was a Russian romantic period composer who composed scores for ''The Nutcracker'' and ''Swan Lake.'' He also composed '''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_but_the_Lonely_Heart_(Tchaikovsky)| "None but the Lonely Heart",]'' based on a poem by Lev Mei which was in turn translated from Goethe's ''Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship.''
* [[:Wikipedia:Polina (given name)|Polina]] is also a Russian given name, interpreted either as a short form of the name Apollinaria, or a variant form of the name Paulina.
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polina_Semionova| Polina Semionova] was a ballerina who once played the lead role in Thaikovsky's ''The Nutcracker.''
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_von_Metternich| Pauline von Metternich] was an Austrian socialite who was important in the promotion of Richard Wagner's work; it was at her request that Napolean III invited Wagner to "substantially amend" his opera ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tannh%C3%A4user_(opera)| Tannhäuser]'', creating what would be known as the "Paris version", which failed and would become one of the nineteenth century's greatest musical scandals. Wagner also dedicated a piano composition to her.
***''Tannhäuser'' "centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work."
* Charlotte makes a brief appearance in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]].
* Charlotte makes a brief appearance in [[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]].
* Runes in Charlotte's card are styled like biscuits.
* The [[Runes:Episode_3 | runes reading "MAMI MOGU MOGU GONBO"]] in Charlotte's barrier describe [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]'s death, as mogu mogu is onomatopoeia for chewing, but also likely reference to a famous educational cooking TV show called [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B0GOMBO Mogu Mogu Gombo].  
* The [[Runes:Episode_3 | runes reading "MAMI MOGU MOGU GONBO"]] in Charlotte's barrier describe [[Mami Tomoe|Mami]]'s death, as mogu mogu is onomatopoeia for chewing, but also likely reference to a famous educational cooking TV show called [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A2%E3%82%B0GOMBO Mogu Mogu Gombo].  
** There is no significant difference between the Japanese pronunciations of gonbo and gombo, so gonbo is an alternate romanization.
** There is no significant difference between the Japanese pronunciations of gonbo and gombo, so gonbo is an alternate romanization.
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===Charlotte in ''Rebellion''===
===Charlotte in ''Rebellion''===
* According to the [[Movie 3 Brochure]], Charlotte is called "Bebe" in ''[[The Rebellion Story|Rebellion]]'' because the other characters can't actually read the [[runes]].
* According to the [[Movie 3 Brochure]], Charlotte is called "Bebe" in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion|Rebellion]]'' because the other characters can't actually read the [[runes]].
** It's possible that Bebe's name was meant to contrast with Mami's name ("Baby" and "Mommy").
** It's possible that Bebe's name was meant to contrast with Mami's name ("Baby" and "Mommy").
* It is suggested that Charlotte's design was changed to make her more expressive.
* It is suggested that Charlotte's design was changed to make her more expressive.
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* Bebe actually talks to the other characters. When she speaks, bubbles with katakana appear from her mouth, though the noises she makes are just gibberish. The other characters appear to understand her just fine, and subtitles appear to let the viewer know what she's saying.
* Bebe actually talks to the other characters. When she speaks, bubbles with katakana appear from her mouth, though the noises she makes are just gibberish. The other characters appear to understand her just fine, and subtitles appear to let the viewer know what she's saying.
* Bebe is shown to be extremely close to Mami. Mami even says that if she didn't meet Bebe she would have fallen into despair long ago.
* Bebe is shown to be extremely close to Mami. Mami even says that if she didn't meet Bebe she would have fallen into despair long ago.
* She is called the Witch of Sweets in ''Rebellion''.
* In ''Magia Record'', Charlotte is the first witch to appear as Doppel and then a proper witch.
 
==Observations==
* The head of her first form is shaped like a piece of candy in wrap.
* Watching carefully one can see that when Charlotte's second form gets injured a new Charlotte comes out of the mouth replacing the old as if the layers are being blown away.
* Charlotte reveals witches' kisses differ from witch to witch.
* A line in the [[:file:Guidebook_0067.jpg|design for Charlotte's labyrinth]] in the [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Witch_Design|Official Guidebook]] says "It's really a delicious cheese cake. My dying mother wanted to eat it, but maybe I should have cured her disease instead. However, that surely wasn't appropriate."
* A description in the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note#Witch_of_cheesecake_.28early_concept_that_later_became_Charlotte.29 | Production Note]] reveals that Charlotte obtained "one single cheesecake" in strict accordance with her wish.
 
==Speculation==
* Her second form may have been inspired by [[wikipedia:The Very Hungry Caterpillar|The Very Hungry Caterpillar]].
* Her second form seems to be visually based on - or inspired by Japanese modern artist [[wikipedia:Takashi Murakami|Takashi Murakami]]'s art.
* Charlotte might have been a cancer patient. Patients undergoing chemotherapy are unable to eat certain foods such as cheese. This would explain her hospital-based labyrinth theme and the location of her grief seed. Kyubey is likely to target terminally ill girls.
** In that case, her caterpillar-like second form would represent unlimited reproduction of cancer cells.
* A fan theory about Charlotte's life as a magical girl has a number of similarities to {{Spoiler|Airi}}, from [[Kazumi Magica]]. {{Spoiler|Like Airi, she was a hospital patient and she wished to live and enjoy eating, just like Charlotte's obsession with cheese. Plus, both become witches.}}
* It is possible that she was designed around the theme of bulimia nervosa, which involves restrained food intake, periodic binge-eating, and frequently the purging of consumed foods through vomit. Issues of self-image may be involved.
*Charlotte might have another true body separately and be immortal without its destruction. (See the gallery)
* Assuming the cancer patient theory, she could have wished herself able to eat sweets without consequences. Such a wish would have likely cured her, but the selfishness of it -- compared to, for instance, wishing cancer didn't exist saving tons of people -- could have driven her toward becoming a witch. Her double form would then represent the guilt eating away at her: though she looked like an innocent girl, she felt like she was a selfish monster.
** Although it is also possible, that her magic potential wasn't enough for a wish of such magnitude.
*She may also have been a familiar that grew into a witch, as they are said to become "Pregnant with a grief seed", and we see Sayaka's (Oktavia's) barrier form immediatley after becoming a witch. One could assume that the creation of a larger barrier from a familiar would take longer.
**However, this seems unlikely due to the fact that a familiar already has a miniature barrier, and was nowhere to be seen. It is also later revealed that Charlotte was in fact a magical girl - Nagisa Momoe.
* The [[Puella_Magi_Madoka_Magica_Official_Guidebook_"You_Are_Not_Alone"#Witch_Design|Guidebook line]] on Charlotte indicates that it was Charlotte's mother who was ill. One speculation is that her mother loved food, especially cheese and sweets, and often shared them with Charlotte. When Kyubey approached during an emotional moment, Charlotte wished to share a cake with her mother one last time. After they ate the cake and the mother died, Charlotte realized that she could have wished to cure her mother, and quickly became a witch. Cheese, which Charlotte cannot create in her labyrinth, represents her mother.
** Since the shock of such a realization could darken a soul gem very quickly (much like the speed with which Homura's darkened in Episode 11), this theory allows for the possibility that Kyubey contracted Charlotte while Madoka and Sayaka were visiting the hospital in [[Episode 3]].
*** Perhaps Kyubey was hanging around on Madoka's shoulder, telepathically eavesdropping on people in the hospital, and heard Charlotte and her mother. "Charlotte, I wish I could eat cake with you one last time before I die." Kyubey sent one of his other bodies to make a contract. Once the cake was finished and they said their goodbyes, the wording of the wish caused the mother to die on the spot, and then Kyubey wondered out loud why Charlotte didn't wish to cure the disease instead. Instant witch, and he stuck the new grief seed into the wall where Madoka and Sayaka were headed to pressure them into contracting.
**** Alternatively, Charlotte was an existing witch that was defeated and the grief seed was either overused or, perhaps, Kyubey planted it there after receiving it from the magical girl that used it.
** The last two lines from the guidebook seem to imply that Charlotte had actually considered wishing for her mother to be healed, but simply never made said wish on the grounds of "But that wish is impossible, isn't it?" It seems very likely that once QB had actually granted said wish and made her into a magical girl, she saw that impossible things really could happen and was either driven into immediate regret and despair or she slowly broke down and destroyed herself with never ending questions and doubts.
** It should be mentioned the guidebooks clearly indicate prototype witches, and that there were significant differences between what was described in the guidebook and in the anime (see the Witch of cheesecake, below).
* Charlotte and Mami Tomoe could also be linked to the story “Hansel and Gretel". The witch in Hansel and Gretel lives in a house made of gingerbread, cake and candy, similar to Charlotte's barrier. The witch's intent is to eat the children, which is also like Charlotte's behavior.
* Charlotte's head also bears strong resemblance to a [http://st.houzz.com/simgs/1f012ac300f42382_4-4604/eclectic-cookware.jpg Charlotte Mold], a cooking vessel used exclusively for the baking and forming of desserts.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Guidebook 0067.jpg
File:Guidebook 0067.jpg
File:GRIEF GS ICON CHAR.png|Charlotte Grief Seed from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
File:GRIEF GS ICON CHAR.png|Charlotte Grief Seed from [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable]]
File:WoIstDieKase .png|Charlotte's Second Form Sprite from Madoka Online.
File:Charfan.jpg | Official art from the Madoka Magica x Phantom of Kill Collaboration Mobile Game
File:Charlvl.jpg |  Background image for the Charlotte's level in Phantom of Kill
File:inu curry image note 2 097.jpg|An exhaustive explanation of Bebe speak from [[Rebellion Production Note]]
</gallery>
</gallery>


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File:Charlotte_initialform.jpg|Charlotte as she first appeared.
File:Charlotte_initialform.jpg|Charlotte as she first appeared.
File:Charlotte_and_bomb_that_blew_her_up.png|One can see a bomb stuck to Charlotte's tongue, which she then swallows. This and other bombs Homura laid down during her game of leapfrog made the series of explosions which killed Charlotte.
File:Charlotte_and_bomb_that_blew_her_up.png|One can see a bomb stuck to Charlotte's tongue, which she then swallows. This and other bombs Homura laid down during her game of leapfrog made the series of explosions which killed Charlotte.
File:Mami shoot Charlotte.gif|Mami shoot Charlotte
File:Tumblr meai6v1Z3Y1r717c6o4 250.gif|Charlotte dodges the bullets
File:Charlotte hit by Tiro Finale.gif|Charlotte hit by Mami's Tiro Finale
File:Mami shoot Charlotte.gif|Mami shoots Charlotte
File:Homura charlotte big boom.gif|Homura versus Charlotte Second Form
File:Charlotte hit by Tiro Finale.gif|Charlotte hit by Mami's Tiro Finale.
File:Charlotte's Final Form.gif|
File:Mami in danger.gif|Mami is killed by Charlotte.
File:Tumblr meai6v1Z3Y1r717c6o8 r1 250.gif|Charlotte tries to eat Homura but fails.
File:Tumblr meai6v1Z3Y1r717c6o6 r1 250.gif|Charlotte is confused by Homura.
File:Tumblr meai6v1Z3Y1r717c6o9 r1 250.gif|Charlotte eats a bomb.
File:Homura charlotte big boom.gif|Homura blows up Charlotte in her Second Form.
File:2mcva6r.jpeg|A picture of Charlotte appears on a piece of candy in the background before they fight her in episode 3.
File:2mcva6r.jpeg|A picture of Charlotte appears on a piece of candy in the background before they fight her in episode 3.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Speculation===
===Figma and Figures===
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Charlottecomparison.PNG|A comparison chart showing one of Walpurgis familiar's silhouette matching with Charlotte. Notice that the Witch's nose has the same shape as the silhouette's tail, similar hair, and a resemblance to the wand.
File:Charlotte figma 02.jpg
File:PN_86.jpg|This sketch from the [[Puella_Magi_Production_Note | production notes]] shows the Walpurgis familiar suspected to be Charlotte with bangs similar to Charlotte's and polka-dotted tights.
File:Charlotte figma 03.jpg
File:Ep3 Charlotte Fake JP.jpg|Charlotte's true body ?
File:Movic Witches 07.jpg
File:Totally not Charlotte pile-up figures.jpg
File:Movic Witches 08.jpg
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Fanart===
===Magia Record===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
<gallery>
File:Mami Charlotte cosplay.jpg|Awesome cosplay
File:Memoria 1004 c.png|Memoria card from Magia Record
File:Charlotte 458.jpeg
File:Nagisa_magireco_doppel.png|Dopel Sprite
File:Charlotte sick fanart.jpg|Fanart depiction of Charlotte as a hospital patient.
File:Nagisa doppel card.jpg|Nagisa's doppel card from Magia Record
File:Charlotte close up smiling avatar fanart.jpg
File:untitled.png|Witch Sprite
File:Charlotte_seed.png|Charlotte's grief seed.
File:charlotte_sprite_2.png
File:Heart-warming.gif|
File:pyotr_sprite.png|Pyotr Sprite
File:MadoKami Charlotte final wish cheese.jpg|Happy Ending.
File:charlotte_barrier_1.png|Barrier
File:Mamilotte big love.jpg
File:charlotte_barrier_2.png
File:Apricot +4.jpg|[[Ume Aoki]] doujin "RKGKMDK"
File:charlotte_city.png
File:A world full of charlottes.jpg|nightmare fuel just before bedtime.
File:Drh20Z4VYAIjRi3.jpg|[https://twitter.com/magireco/status/1060728717264117760 Source]
File:Charlottewithcake.jpg|Charlotte in human form. She is crying because she wanted cheese and all she got was cake.
File:My wish by yunare-d3jv9oy.jpg
File:Charlotte as a normal girl.jpg
File:Charlotte yellow pancake.png|Mmmm... taste like Mami.
File:Charlotte mami execution style.jpg|It was self-defense, your honor.
File:Charlotte kyoko not so different after all.jpg
File:Charlotte familiars cookies cupcakes sweets.jpg
File:Charlotte loves cheese.jpg
File:Charlotte pacman game.gif|Charlotte pacman game
File:Charlotte wins eat mamicakes.png|Charlotte: 1 <br>Mami: 0
File:Charlotte human puella magi wings fanart.jpg
File:Hungry hungry charlotte ready to eat fanart.jpg
File:Charlotte to eat mami fanart.jpg
File:Charlotte like a bossu fanart.png
File:Charlotte human form smile fanart.jpg
File:Charlotte daily activity fanart.png|Charlotte's daily activities
File:Charlotte v sign for cheese fanart.jpg
File:Genderbender charlotte magical boy fanart.png|Charlotte as a magical…boy?
File:Mami charlotte kill me baby cheese fanart.png
File:CHARLOTTE black white fanart work.jpg
File:18471637 p6.jpg
File:Mami and charlotte nice chair fanart.png
File:Mami and Charlotte slumber.jpg
File:Charlotte crying.png
File:Charlotte by Xaien.jpg
</gallery>
 
===Other===
<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
File:And-then--black-mr-dob-takashi-murakami.jpg| '''And Then, And Then, And Then, And Then, And Then (Black Mr. DOB)''' by Takashi Murakami: This style of "superflat" might have been applied to the design of Charlotte's second form.
File:Mami-gem-vs-charlotte-seed.png|Comparison of Charlotte's grief seed and Mami's soul gem
File:Urobuchi punch charlotte.jpg|Not even Charlotte can defeat [[Gen Urobuchi]].
</gallery>
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j38ZeqBJzA ''Käse, Käse, wo ist die Käse?''] (''"der Käse" would be correct here'')
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j38ZeqBJzA ''Käse, Käse, wo ist die Käse?''] (''"der Käse" would be correct here'')
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL1IcTLCnvs 【MMD】Charlotte is sleeping /Puella Magi Madoka Magica 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL1IcTLCnvs 【MMD】Charlotte is sleeping /Puella Magi Madoka Magica 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ ]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOjvcv-hG6U Fan-Made Charlotte Connect Opening. (Puella Magi Ver.)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2bkPfbIZDU Fan-Made Charlotte Connect Opening. (Witch Ver.)]

Revision as of 23:23, 12 November 2018

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Please refrain from reading if you are not yet familiar with all the latest media released.

Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) is a witch appearing in episode 3 of the anime.

Charlotte reappears in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion, though she has a slightly different appearance. The other characters call her "Bebe", and she helps the magical girls in their fight against the Nightmares. Bebe eventually returns to her human form, a magical girl named Nagisa Momoe.

Charlotte appears once more in the mobile game Magia Record.

Witch Cards

Card Charlotte.png

お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。

Charlotte (First form)

RunesCHARLOTTE
TypeWitch of sweets
NatureTenacity
EpisodesEpisode 3

The witch of sweets. Her nature is tenacity. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.

Card Charlotte 2.png

お菓子の魔女。その性質は執着。欲しいものは全部。絶対に諦めない。お菓子を無限に生み出せるが大好物のチーズだけは自分で作ることができない。チーズさえ持っていれば簡単に隙をつくことが出来ただろう。

Charlotte (Second form)

RunesCHARLOTTE
TypeWitch of sweets
NatureTenacity
EpisodesEpisode 3

The witch of sweets. Her nature is tenacity. She desires everything. She will never give up. Though she is capable of creating infinite amounts of any dessert she desires, she is unable to make the cheese that she loves most. One could easily catch her off-guard with a piece of cheese.

Bebe Card.png

お菓子の魔女。かつて執着の夢を見た。マミの家に突如現れた謎の生き物。「ベベ」と名づけられるが、その正体は円環の理からやって来たお菓子の魔女。出会った当初はかなり無口で無表情だったが、いつの間にか今のような有様に。ちょっとうるさい。新しい服はマミのお手製。巴マミは、この魔女が最後に見たこわい夢に出てくる人に似ている。

Charlotte (Rebellion)

RunesCHARLOTTE
TypeWitch of sweets
NatureTenacity
EpisodesPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion

The witch of sweets. Once dreamt of tenacity. A mysterious creature who suddenly appeared in Mami's home. Was christened "Bebe," but it is actually the witch of sweets who arrived from the Law of Cycles. She was expressionless and silent when she was first encountered, but took on its current appearance out of the blue. A bit loud. Mami made its clothes by hand. Mami resembles someone who appeared in the final nightmare the witch saw.

Minions

Card Pyotr.png

お菓子の魔女の手下。その役割はチーズを探すこと。しかし過度な期待は禁物。

Pyotr

RunesPYOTR
TypeWitch of sweets' minion
DutySearching for cheese
EpisodesEpisode 3, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion

The witch of sweets' minion. It's duty is to search for cheese. However, one shouldn't expect much from it.

Pyotr Polina FIXEDCard.png

逃走中のお菓子の魔女とお菓子の魔女の手下達。その役割はチーズの探索とチーズの看病。ほむら救出時、看護師姿の手下はマミの空中ブランコの移動を手伝い、ネズミ型の手下はなぎさの周囲をとにかく回っていた。

Pyotr & Polina

RunesPYOTR+POLINA
TypeWitch of sweets' minion
DutySearch for and nurse cheese
EpisodesPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion

The fleeing witch of sweets and her servants. Their roles are to search for cheese and to nurse the cheese. When saving Homura, the nurse-like servant helped with Mami's trapezes, while the mouse-like servants generally ran circles around Nagisa's position.

In Magia Record

Doppel Description

The Doppel of tenacity. Its form is sweets. The master of this emotion becomes thoroughly attached to any person or thing that tugs at her heartstrings even once. Her actions may seem wretched at times, but a deep love runs through their foundation. This Doppel isn’t a fusion type, but it does take the form of a mask that emerges from its host’s nose and wraps around her entire face. While using this Doppel, its master sits in place without moving a muscle, as if staring fixedly at the target of her tenacious attachment.

Witch Description

Same as anime's Witch Card

Pyotr

Minions of the witch of sweets. Their role is to search for cheese. You shouldn’t expect too much from them, though. They came to Kamihama in search of cheese, hailing from a place called Mitakihara. Their faces are actually stamps. They’ll headbutt anything that moves, instantly determining whether or not it’s cheese and marking it with either a “Cheese Approval Stamp” or a “Not-Cheese Stamp”. Since they didn’t have much luck finding cheese in their master’s barrier, they expanded their search radius to outside the barrier. (They got kicked out, in a sense.) Even if they succeed in finding some cheese, though, it’s a little doubtful as to whether they remember the route back home.

Observations

  • The head of her first form is shaped like a piece of candy in wrap.
  • Watching carefully one can see that when Charlotte's second form gets injured a new Charlotte comes out of the mouth replacing the old as if the layers are being blown away.
  • Charlotte reveals witches' kisses differ from witch to witch.
  • A line in the design for Charlotte's labyrinth in the Official Guidebook says "It's really a delicious cheese cake. My dying mother wanted to eat it, but maybe I should have cured her disease instead. However, that surely wasn't appropriate."
  • A description in the Production Note reveals that Charlotte obtained "one single cheesecake" in strict accordance with her wish.

Trivia

  • A charlotte is a type of dessert.
    • Charlotte's head also bears strong resemblance to a Charlotte Mold, a cooking vessel used exclusively for the baking and forming of desserts.
  • The name Charlotte could also refer to Charlotte Buff, a woman Goethe unrequitedly loved and that deeply influenced him. The central and homonym character from Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther was based on her.
  • On the official website, mousing over Charlotte's card changes the image from the first to the second using JavaScript.
  • Although official pronunciations of almost all witches' names are undisclosed, "Charlotte" is pronounced "シャルロッテ" (Sharurotte) like a German name (Shar-lot-teh) according to an official product's document.
  • Pyotr is the Russian form of the given name Peter.
    • Pyotr Ilyich Thaikovsky was a Russian romantic period composer who composed scores for The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. He also composed '"None but the Lonely Heart", based on a poem by Lev Mei which was in turn translated from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship.
  • Polina is also a Russian given name, interpreted either as a short form of the name Apollinaria, or a variant form of the name Paulina.
    • Polina Semionova was a ballerina who once played the lead role in Thaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
    • Pauline von Metternich was an Austrian socialite who was important in the promotion of Richard Wagner's work; it was at her request that Napolean III invited Wagner to "substantially amend" his opera Tannhäuser, creating what would be known as the "Paris version", which failed and would become one of the nineteenth century's greatest musical scandals. Wagner also dedicated a piano composition to her.
      • Tannhäuser "centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love, a theme running through much of Wagner's mature work."
  • Charlotte makes a brief appearance in Puella Magi Oriko Magica.
  • Runes in Charlotte's card are styled like biscuits.
  • The runes reading "MAMI MOGU MOGU GONBO" in Charlotte's barrier describe Mami's death, as mogu mogu is onomatopoeia for chewing, but also likely reference to a famous educational cooking TV show called Mogu Mogu Gombo.
    • There is no significant difference between the Japanese pronunciations of gonbo and gombo, so gonbo is an alternate romanization.
    • Mogu Mogu Gombo aired from 1993 until 2003 and was hosted by two famous comedians (Kobuhei Hayashiya and HIROMI). The main target audience was children, but many adults also enjoyed it.
    • The cooking and eating themes of the show match Charlotte's themes of sweets and eating Mami. A children's show matches other aspects of the barrier: Charlotte looks like a doll in one form and a clown in the other, she has a tea party setup like what a little girl might arrange, and she fills her barrier with candy.

Charlotte in Rebellion

  • According to the Movie 3 Brochure, Charlotte is called "Bebe" in Rebellion because the other characters can't actually read the runes.
    • It's possible that Bebe's name was meant to contrast with Mami's name ("Baby" and "Mommy").
  • It is suggested that Charlotte's design was changed to make her more expressive.
  • According to Witches Guide, Mami found Bebe in her original appearance (looking as Charlotte does) and was quiet. Mami sews Bebe new clothes and over time her appearance continues to change and she becomes even more interactive.
  • Bebe actually talks to the other characters. When she speaks, bubbles with katakana appear from her mouth, though the noises she makes are just gibberish. The other characters appear to understand her just fine, and subtitles appear to let the viewer know what she's saying.
  • Bebe is shown to be extremely close to Mami. Mami even says that if she didn't meet Bebe she would have fallen into despair long ago.
  • In Magia Record, Charlotte is the first witch to appear as Doppel and then a proper witch.

Gallery

Official art

  • Charlotte in the manga.

    Charlotte in the manga.

  • Charlotte's Nurse Familiars.jpg

    Sketches for Charlotte's nurse familiars.

  • Sketches from production notes.

    Sketches from production notes.

  • Production note Charlotte 2.jpg
  • Production note Charlotte 3.jpg
  • Production note Charlotte 4.jpg
  • Production note Charlotte storyboard 1.jpg
  • Production note Charlotte storyboard 2.jpg
  • PN 81.jpg
  • PN 15.jpg
  • PN 24.jpg
  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"

  • Guidebook 0048.jpg
  • Guidebook 0060.jpg
  • Guidebook 0067.jpg
  • Charlotte Grief Seed from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable

    Charlotte Grief Seed from Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable

  • Charlotte's Second Form Sprite from Madoka Online.

    Charlotte's Second Form Sprite from Madoka Online.

  • Official art from the Madoka Magica x Phantom of Kill Collaboration Mobile Game

    Official art from the Madoka Magica x Phantom of Kill Collaboration Mobile Game

  • Background image for the Charlotte's level in Phantom of Kill

    Background image for the Charlotte's level in Phantom of Kill

  • An exhaustive explanation of Bebe speak from Rebellion Production Note

    An exhaustive explanation of Bebe speak from Rebellion Production Note

Screenshots

  • Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall

    Charlotte's grief seed on the hospital wall

  • The seed glows as it begins to activate

    The seed glows as it begins to activate

  • A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears

    A close-up of the seed's emblem just before Charlotte appears

  • Charlotte as she first appeared.

    Charlotte as she first appeared.

  • One can see a bomb stuck to Charlotte's tongue, which she then swallows. This and other bombs Homura laid down during her game of leapfrog made the series of explosions which killed Charlotte.

    One can see a bomb stuck to Charlotte's tongue, which she then swallows. This and other bombs Homura laid down during her game of leapfrog made the series of explosions which killed Charlotte.

  • Charlotte dodges the bullets

    Charlotte dodges the bullets

  • Mami shoots Charlotte

    Mami shoots Charlotte

  • Charlotte hit by Mami's Tiro Finale.

    Charlotte hit by Mami's Tiro Finale.

  • Charlotte's Final Form.gif
  • Mami is killed by Charlotte.

    Mami is killed by Charlotte.

  • Charlotte tries to eat Homura but fails.

    Charlotte tries to eat Homura but fails.

  • Charlotte is confused by Homura.

    Charlotte is confused by Homura.

  • Charlotte eats a bomb.

    Charlotte eats a bomb.

  • Homura blows up Charlotte in her Second Form.

    Homura blows up Charlotte in her Second Form.

  • A picture of Charlotte appears on a piece of candy in the background before they fight her in episode 3.

    A picture of Charlotte appears on a piece of candy in the background before they fight her in episode 3.

Figma and Figures

  • Charlotte figma 02.jpg
  • Charlotte figma 03.jpg
  • Movic Witches 07.jpg
  • Movic Witches 08.jpg

Magia Record

  • Memoria card from Magia Record

    Memoria card from Magia Record

  • Dopel Sprite

    Dopel Sprite

  • Nagisa's doppel card from Magia Record

    Nagisa's doppel card from Magia Record

  • Witch Sprite

    Witch Sprite

  • Charlotte sprite 2.png
  • Pyotr Sprite

    Pyotr Sprite

  • Barrier

    Barrier

  • Charlotte barrier 2.png
  • Charlotte city.png

See also

External links

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