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*Elsa Maria may be Kyouko's younger sister, who Kyubey secretly made into a Puella Magi. | *Elsa Maria may be [[Momo Sakura|Kyouko's younger sister]], who Kyubey secretly made into a Puella Magi. | ||
**It would appear to be very hard for there to be a magical girl that other magical girls didn't know about in the first place, especially when another one was her ''sister''. This seems too unlikely, especially since Kyouko said, in episode 7, that everyone but her in her family were killed... | **It would appear to be very hard for there to be a magical girl that other magical girls didn't know about in the first place, especially when another one was her ''sister''. This seems too unlikely, especially since Kyouko said, in episode 7, that everyone but her in her family were killed... | ||
***There's no doubt that Elsa Maria has some sort of religious symbolism to her, since she's praying, but there's not even a single reference to the Sakura family religious symbol, whereas Kyouko literally wears it as part of her magical girl outfit. This speculation seems at best very unlikely. | ***There's no doubt that Elsa Maria has some sort of religious symbolism to her, since she's praying, but there's not even a single reference to the Sakura family religious symbol, whereas Kyouko literally wears it as part of her magical girl outfit. This speculation seems at best very unlikely. | ||
Revision as of 05:05, 12 October 2011
Elsa Maria (ELSAMARIA) is a witch who battles Sayaka at the end of Episode 7. Her barrier is full of dark shadows with a white background. Her symbolism includes Christian crosses, and the terrain forms a large arm holding either a torch or a monstrance. Elsa Maria appears to be praying before this object when Sayaka engages her. She fights with fanged snake-like minions and tree branches that extend from her body.
影の魔女。その性質は独善。全ての生命のために祈り続ける魔女。祈りの姿勢を崩さぬまま、その影の中へとあらゆる命を平等に引きずり込む。この魔女を倒したくば、黒色の苦痛を知らなくてはならない。
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The witch of shadow with a self-righteous nature. She continually prays for all of creation and drags all life equally into her shadow without breaking her posture. One hoping to defeat her must know the blackest anguish. | ||||||||||
Minions
影の魔女の手下。その役割は妄信。 影の魔女によって平等に救われてしまった命達の集合体。 彼らは同胞を求めている。
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The shadow witch's minions, whose duty is to blindly believe. They are an aggregate of the lives who have found salvation thanks to the shadow witch. They continually seek out companions. | ||||||||||
Speculations
- Elsa Maria may be Kyouko's younger sister, who Kyubey secretly made into a Puella Magi.
- It would appear to be very hard for there to be a magical girl that other magical girls didn't know about in the first place, especially when another one was her sister. This seems too unlikely, especially since Kyouko said, in episode 7, that everyone but her in her family were killed...
- There's no doubt that Elsa Maria has some sort of religious symbolism to her, since she's praying, but there's not even a single reference to the Sakura family religious symbol, whereas Kyouko literally wears it as part of her magical girl outfit. This speculation seems at best very unlikely.
- It would appear to be very hard for there to be a magical girl that other magical girls didn't know about in the first place, especially when another one was her sister. This seems too unlikely, especially since Kyouko said, in episode 7, that everyone but her in her family were killed...
- Possibly a reference to the song Ave Maria which Kyousuke Kamijou is know to play.
- It could also be a reference to Jeanne d'Arc, another magical girl (as shown in episode 12.) Jeanne said she was hearing the voices of saints, angels and God, and prayed very often.
- The praying stance she has and the shadows that form her world lead some fans to think Elsa Maria is a referance to the game 'Limbo' in which a young girl is seen praying (or kneeling at least) at two points in the game. The protagonist searches for her since she is his missing/dead sister.
Gallery
Official Art
Elsa Maria in manga
Screenshots
Runes circling the left and right sides of the screen reveal Elsa Maria's name.
The same scene on BD version.
Combined images of Elsa Maria's labyrinth.
Elsa Maria's grief seed.
Elsa Maria's labyrinth, outside view on BD version.
Miscellaneous comparisons
Elsa Maria in her barrier.
A monstrance side by side with the witch's object.
- Statue of Liberty.png
The Statue of Liberty's torch side by side with the witch's object.
- Ep7witchandflashback.jpg
Shared symbolism raises the possibility that Elsa Maria might be Kyouko Sakura's sister.
Fanart
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.- Elsa maria fanart human witch praying shadows.jpg
External links
- Elsa Maria card at official website (Japanese)
- Sebastian's card at official website (Japanese)