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'''Kriemhild Gretchen''' ({{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}) is the [[witch]] form of [[Madoka Kaname]]. She appears throughout [[Episode 10]] as a mountain-sized creature. Her name was not shown during initial broadcast, but was added in a Nicovideo broadcast version one week later. | '''Kriemhild Gretchen''' ({{Runes|KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN}}) is the [[witch]] form of [[Madoka Kaname]]. She appears throughout [[Episode 10]] as a mountain-sized creature. Her name was not shown during initial broadcast, but was added in a Nicovideo broadcast version one week later. | ||
Nothing is known about the specifics of her powers or personality, but according to Kyubey, her strength is of such a magnitude that she could obliterate the planet within ten days. Her formation in | Nothing is known about the specifics of her powers or personality, but according to Kyubey, her strength in the fourth timeline is of such a magnitude that she could obliterate the planet within ten days. Her formation in the second timeline also involves thunderclouds coalescing into a giant humanoid. | ||
==Observations== | ==Observations== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Madoka/Kriemhild's grief seed. | File:Madoka-grief-seed.png|Madoka/Kriemhild's grief seed. | ||
File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Madoka's | File:Madoka-witch-first.jpg|Madoka's witch transformation in the second timeline. | ||
File:Kaname witch form power.jpg|This is either Madoka's witch form or her display of power. | File:Kaname witch form power.jpg|This is either Madoka's witch form or her display of power in the second timeline. | ||
File:Ep10 Kriemhild Name.png|Kriemhild Gretchen as seen just before Homura resets in the fourth timeline in the [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/1300174500 Nicovideo Channel] broadcast. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:Witches]] | [[Category:Witches]] | ||
Revision as of 02:39, 17 March 2011
Kriemhild Gretchen (KRIEMHILD GRETCHEN) is the witch form of Madoka Kaname. She appears throughout Episode 10 as a mountain-sized creature. Her name was not shown during initial broadcast, but was added in a Nicovideo broadcast version one week later.
Nothing is known about the specifics of her powers or personality, but according to Kyubey, her strength in the fourth timeline is of such a magnitude that she could obliterate the planet within ten days. Her formation in the second timeline also involves thunderclouds coalescing into a giant humanoid.
Observations
- In Goethe's Faust, Gretchen, also known as Margarete, was the name of Faust's lover.
- Kriemhild, also known as Gudrun, is a figure from Norse Mythology. She is an important character in the epic poem Nibelungenlied. Note also that Kriemhild comes from the German words for "mask" and "battle".
Gallery
Madoka/Kriemhild's grief seed.
Madoka's witch transformation in the second timeline.
This is either Madoka's witch form or her display of power in the second timeline.
Kriemhild Gretchen as seen just before Homura resets in the fourth timeline in the Nicovideo Channel broadcast.
