Suleika

Suleika (SULEIKA) is a witch that hasn't so far made an appearance in an episode. Her familiar Ulla was swiftly defeated by Mami at the beginning of Episode 3. Ulla appears again in Madoka Magica Online, briefly in The Rebellion Story and Magia Record

Witch Card

暗闇の魔女（未登場）。その性質は妄想。闇が深ければ深いほどその力は増す。完全な暗闇の中においてはほぼ無敵だが灯りの多い現代においてはそれほど恐れる魔女ではない。

Suleika
Runes	SULEIKA
Type	Dark witch
Nature	Delusional
Episodes	None

The dark witch (has not debuted), with a delusional nature. Her power grows as the darkness deepens. In total darkness she can scarcely be matched. She's almost unrivaled inside an absolute black; however, with lights as numerous as they are nowadays, she is not a witch to be feared.

Minions

暗闇の魔女の手下。その役割は夢。あらゆるものに姿を変化させ漆黒の闇の中に魔女の望みを描き出す。暗闇の中では強大な力を誇るが、街灯や月明かり程度のわずかな光があればその力を半減できる。

Ulla
Runes	ULLA
Type	Dark witch's minion
Duty	Dreaming
Episodes	Episode 3, The Rebellion Story

The dark witch's minion whose duty is to dream. She can shapeshift into anything to express her witch's desires in pitch-black darkness. She boasts incredible power in the dark, but something as small as a lamppost or moonbeam can halve her strength.

History

Original Anime

While Suleika doesn't appear in the anime, Ulla appears in the beginning of Episode 3. She is quickly defeated by Mami with Tiro Finale.

The Rebellion Story

Ulla makes a brief reappearance in The Rebellion Story as Madoka's escort.

Observations

Suleika is a German form of the name Zuleika of arabian origin that means fair; brilliant and lovely. It was made popular in Germany by the poem collection West-östlicher Divan by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ulla is a nordic name that means will, determination. In German-speaking countries, Ulla is a variant of the name Ursula of Latin origin that means little she-bear

Trivia

The battle against Suleika in the anime was cut for the convenience of the scale of the episode, an instant fight against Ulla was used instead
Ulla in The Rebellion Story has a slightly altered design. She now has a ribbon collar and a bell on the end of her tail

Gallery

Official Art

Art of Suleika from the Puella Magi Production Note
Art of Ulla and her labyrinth from the Puella Magi Madoka Magica Official Guidebook "You Are Not Alone"
Art of Ulla's new design from the Rebellion Production Note
Art of Suleika's barrier from a guidebook
Art of a jungle gym from Suleika's labyrinth from the back of a movie pamphlet
Memoria card from Magia Record