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|jname=美琴 椿 | |jname=美琴 椿 (Mikoto Tsubaki) | ||
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'''Tsubaki Mikoto''' is a supporting character in ''[[Puella Magi Suzune Magica]]''. She only appears in flashbacks, but has a major impact regarding the events of the story. | |||
==General info== | ==General info== | ||
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple | ===Physical features=== | ||
* '''Hair colour:''' Black. | * '''Age:''' Around 20 | ||
* '''Eye colour:''' Purple or violet | |||
* '''Hair colour:''' Black | |||
===Other=== | |||
* '''Soul gem:''' Circular red gem on the back of her left hand | |||
* '''Weapon:''' Katana | |||
* '''Wish:''' ''"I want the power to defeat [witches]."'' | |||
* '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''Watashi''|私|}} | * '''Japanese pronoun:''' {{nihongo|''Watashi''|私|}} | ||
* '''Known relatives:''' [[Suzune Amano]], her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins. She had an aunt named Miyuki, who died sometime during the period when Suzune was living with Tsubaki. | * '''Known relatives:''' [[Suzune Amano]], her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins. She had an aunt named Miyuki, who died sometime during the period when Suzune was living with Tsubaki. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
Tsubaki only appears in the backstory of ''Suzune Magica'', as she is dead before the story begins. Nothing is currently known about her past. | Tsubaki only appears in the backstory of ''Suzune Magica'', as she is dead before the story begins. Nothing is currently known about her past aside from Kyubey mentioning she was left alone in the world due to witches and that this caused her to use her powers for the first and last time to hurt another person. | ||
Tsubaki was originally the caretaker for Matsuri and Kagari. She would often read to them the same bedtime story of a kind-hearted witch who was cast out of her village. After some time, she had to resign due to her having to care for Suzune who she first met after Suzune's parents were killed by a witch in front of her. She asks Matsuri to be a good girl and look out for Kagari and then leaves without saying goodbye. | |||
After some time, she became a witch because she put Suzune's welfare before her own, always battling her hardest to keep Suzune safe and giving grief seeds to her first. Once she couldn't handle the state of her own corruption anymore, she transformed into a witch and was defeated by Suzune who absorbed her fire-elemental magic. | |||
==Abilities== | ==Abilities== | ||
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* Tsubaki having fire powers could reference how, back in the old days, people used to burn supposed witches at the stakes. | * Tsubaki having fire powers could reference how, back in the old days, people used to burn supposed witches at the stakes. | ||
== | ==Etymology== | ||
* Tsubaki's first name is | * Tsubaki's first name is spelled with the kanji for "camellia". | ||
** Tsubaki is named after a flower, along with Matsuri and Kagari. | ** Tsubaki is named after a flower, along with Matsuri and Kagari. | ||
** In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanakotoba Japanese language of flowers], camellia represent different things depending on the colour. They can represent love, perishing with grace, longing, and waiting. | ** In the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanakotoba Japanese language of flowers], camellia represent different things depending on the colour. They can represent love, perishing with grace, longing, and waiting. | ||
** Camellia can also represent femininity, unpretentious grace, and unassuming elegance.<ref>http://hanakotoba.mimoza.jp/name-t/tsubaki.html</ref> | ** Camellia can also represent femininity, unpretentious grace, and unassuming elegance.<ref>http://hanakotoba.mimoza.jp/name-t/tsubaki.html</ref> | ||
* Tsubaki's last name, Mikoto, is spelt with the kanji for "beautiful harp". "Mikoto" could also mean noble, precious, or revered. | * Tsubaki's last name, Mikoto, is spelt with the kanji for "beautiful harp". "Mikoto" could also mean noble, precious, or revered. | ||
==Trivia== | |||
* According to tweets by GAN: | * According to tweets by GAN: | ||
** At first, GAN planned for Tsubaki to be someone roughly around Suzune's age who grew up in the same town as her. After some thought GAN wanted someone to act as guardian figure for the story, reworking Tsubaki to her current state. <ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563989729813614592</ref> | ** At first, GAN planned for Tsubaki to be someone roughly around Suzune's age who grew up in the same town as her. After some thought GAN wanted someone to act as guardian figure for the story, reworking Tsubaki to her current state. <ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563989729813614592</ref> | ||
** A rather ambiguous tweet saying that "[Tsubaki's] appearance is just a hobby".<ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563990060198944770</ref> This tweet ''might'' be referring to the art GAN did of Tsubaki in a maid outfit, but whether it is or isn't is unknown. | ** A rather ambiguous tweet saying that "[Tsubaki's] appearance is just a hobby".<ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563990060198944770</ref> This tweet ''might'' be referring to the art GAN did of Tsubaki in a maid outfit, but whether it is or isn't is unknown. | ||
** Tsubaki's age is not clearly decided, but can be assumed to be around 20 or so.<ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563990907276382209</ref> | ** Tsubaki's age is not clearly decided, but can be assumed to be around 20 or so.<ref>https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/563990907276382209</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Gantwitter tsubakimikotopic.png|Art of Tsubaki doing her hair, from [https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/598154105576554496 GAN's twitter.] | File:Gantwitter tsubakimikotopic.png|Art of Tsubaki doing her hair, from [https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/598154105576554496 GAN's twitter.] | ||
File:1446468546437 Tsubaki Mikoto.png|From [https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/661123838793519104 GAN's twitter.] | File:1446468546437 Tsubaki Mikoto.png|From [https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/661123838793519104 GAN's twitter.] | ||
File:14465489594 Tsubaki Mikoto full art.png|Full body art of Tsubaki from [https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/661458792744259584 GAN's twitter.] | |||
File:Tsubakireference.png|Reference of Tsubaki from [https://mobile.twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/705071025461993472 GAN's twitter.] | |||
File:Tsuakifightingreference.png|Reference of Tsubaki's fighting style from [https://mobile.twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/705056605176377344 GAN's twitter.] | |||
File:EJFLjq8UwAAvbrw.jpg|[https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/1193818460335140866?fbclid=IwAR2DKBPB5YesMoZJlOZsTsYTI0haXoMEnF1LTx-C-QGBmXhaweT-_AcUJDw Art of Tsubaki from GAN's twitter.] | |||
File:EWacqjhUMAEMrOt.jpg|[https://twitter.com/oshirase_gan/status/1253861965723611136/photo/1 Art of Tsubaki from GAN's twitter.] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| Japanese Name | 美琴 椿 (Mikoto Tsubaki) |
Tsubaki Mikoto is a supporting character in Puella Magi Suzune Magica. She only appears in flashbacks, but has a major impact regarding the events of the story.
General info
Physical features
- Age: Around 20
- Eye colour: Purple or violet
- Hair colour: Black
Other
- Soul gem: Circular red gem on the back of her left hand
- Weapon: Katana
- Wish: "I want the power to defeat [witches]."
- Japanese pronoun: Watashi (私)
- Known relatives: Suzune Amano, her adopted daughter; she was also the surrogate mother for the Hinata twins. She had an aunt named Miyuki, who died sometime during the period when Suzune was living with Tsubaki.
Personality
A kind and caring woman who adored and took good care of the girls she was responsible for. She was a maternal figure to Suzune Amano, Matsuri Hinata, and Kagari Hinata.
Tsubaki took care of Suzune after the her parents' death at the hands of a witch, and treated her like her own daughter. She is also seen encouraging Matsuri to be a kind person and listen to her father and Kagari. She often told the Hinata twins stories.
Story
Tsubaki only appears in the backstory of Suzune Magica, as she is dead before the story begins. Nothing is currently known about her past aside from Kyubey mentioning she was left alone in the world due to witches and that this caused her to use her powers for the first and last time to hurt another person.
Tsubaki was originally the caretaker for Matsuri and Kagari. She would often read to them the same bedtime story of a kind-hearted witch who was cast out of her village. After some time, she had to resign due to her having to care for Suzune who she first met after Suzune's parents were killed by a witch in front of her. She asks Matsuri to be a good girl and look out for Kagari and then leaves without saying goodbye.
After some time, she became a witch because she put Suzune's welfare before her own, always battling her hardest to keep Suzune safe and giving grief seeds to her first. Once she couldn't handle the state of her own corruption anymore, she transformed into a witch and was defeated by Suzune who absorbed her fire-elemental magic.
Abilities
Tsubaki had fire-elemental powers. As Suzune absorbed her powers after her death, it can be assumed that Tsubaki had all the same spells that Suzune uses. Tsubaki is at least seen using one of Suzune's spells, "Flame Dance" (舞炎 Maien).
Observations
- Tsubaki's hairstyle is the same as the infamous "doomed anime mom" hairstyle, named because mothers with such a side-tie ponytail tended to die sometime in the story, usually early on or in the backstory.
- Tsubaki's appearance may have been reused from one of GAN's original characters, Sanae.
- Tsubaki's magical girl outfit has a rather "traditional" Japanese motif: the outfit itself resembles a kimono, and she wields a katana, a type of Japanese sword.
- Tsubaki having fire powers could reference how, back in the old days, people used to burn supposed witches at the stakes.
Etymology
- Tsubaki's first name is spelled with the kanji for "camellia".
- Tsubaki is named after a flower, along with Matsuri and Kagari.
- In the Japanese language of flowers, camellia represent different things depending on the colour. They can represent love, perishing with grace, longing, and waiting.
- Camellia can also represent femininity, unpretentious grace, and unassuming elegance.[1]
- Tsubaki's last name, Mikoto, is spelt with the kanji for "beautiful harp". "Mikoto" could also mean noble, precious, or revered.
Trivia
- According to tweets by GAN:
- At first, GAN planned for Tsubaki to be someone roughly around Suzune's age who grew up in the same town as her. After some thought GAN wanted someone to act as guardian figure for the story, reworking Tsubaki to her current state. [2]
- A rather ambiguous tweet saying that "[Tsubaki's] appearance is just a hobby".[3] This tweet might be referring to the art GAN did of Tsubaki in a maid outfit, but whether it is or isn't is unknown.
- Tsubaki's age is not clearly decided, but can be assumed to be around 20 or so.[4]
Gallery
Official art
From 「twitterまとめ」 by GAN
Art of Tsubaki doing her hair, from GAN's twitter.
From GAN's twitter.
Full body art of Tsubaki from GAN's twitter.
Reference of Tsubaki from GAN's twitter.
Reference of Tsubaki's fighting style from GAN's twitter.
Manga pages
Volume 2 bonus colour page of Tsubaki with Suzune.
Tsubaki's magical girl outfit as seen from the back.
Tsubaki versus a witch. Note the katana.
Tsubaki attacking.
Tsubaki in casual clothing.
Tsubaki retrospects on the fate of Suzune's family.
Tsubaki's witch.
Young Suzune with Tsubaki.
The storybook Tsubaki reads to the Hinata twins.
The Hinata twins begging Tsubaki to read more stories.
Colour page of Tsubaki with Suzune.
External links
- Tsubaki Mikoto at Pixiv image repository (Japanese)
- Tsubaki Mikoto at Danbooru image repository (NSFW)