Oktavia von Seckendorff

Oktavia von Seckendorff (OKTAVIA VON SECKENDORFF) is a witch that was Sayaka Miki. She briefly appears at the end of Episode 8 and battles with Kyouko Sakura in Episode 9. Her Labyrinth is filled with calls for attention -- probably to Kyousuke Kamijou. Initially, the outer areas of her Labyrinth are filled with train tracks, perhaps a reflection of the train station where she became a witch. Later on, the entrance area becomes a long corridor filled with concert posters. The center of the Labyrinth appears to be a distorted concert hall, where the seats fill the domed ceiling. Her weapons appear to be manifested wheels, and the concert hall is populated with a spectral string orchestra.

Observations and Facts

• Sayaka's witch name is Oktavia von Seckendorff. Karl Siegmund von Seckendorff was a german poet who wrote a book called "The Wheel of Fate" (Das Rad des Schicksals), and could explain Sayaka's wheel attack.
• Oktavia is the german form of the latin name Octavia which means "the eigth" (child or month) or "from the family Octavia". Octavia and octave share the same root, octō (eight). The name was perhaps chosen because of the link between Sayaka and music.

Speculations

• The runic font doesn't seem to exist in the "real world." Ergo, the strange posters that bear runic text in Episode 8 may have been a "telltale sign" of the beginning of Sayaka's Labyrinth manifestation.
• The pink ribbon is a sign of attraction, since Madoka's mother mentioned in ep 1 that wearing a pink ribbon would attract attention.
  • It may though just be a transformed ribbon of Sayaka's school uniform.
• Similarities with the myth of Orion :
  • "Orion was the son of the sea-god Poseidon" - the reason for Sayaka's(Octavia's) fish form .
  • "Odysseus sees him hunting in the underworld with a bronze club" - first time we've seen Sayaka in a barrier(underworld) , she carried a golden(bronze) bat .
  • "he hunted with the goddess Artemis and her mother Leto"- she hunted with Mami and Madoka
  • "threatened to kill every beast on Earth"- kill every witch on Earth
  • "Mother Earth objected and sent a giant scorpion to kill Orion" - Kyouko appears , Kyouko's spear could refer to the scorpions spear(tail).
  • "The creature succeeded, and after his death, the goddesses asked Zeus to place Orion among the constellations. Zeus consented and, as a memorial to the hero's death, added the Scorpion to the heavens as well"- After they died Sayaka's grief seed and Kyouko's soulgem turned into raw energy used to fuel the universe ( as explained by Kyuubey in episode 9 )they literally among the stars now.

Gallery

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  The subtle messages show her eagerness for attention.

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  A violinist that resembles Kyousuke.