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[[File:Bazooka homura.jpg|thumb|What? [[Madoka|Bows]]? [[Sayaka|Swords]]? [[wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Tiaras?]] '''You gotta be kidding me.'''|450px]] | [[File:Bazooka homura.jpg|thumb|What? [[Madoka|Bows]]? [[Sayaka|Swords]]? [[wikipedia:Sailor Moon|Tiaras?]] '''You gotta be kidding me.'''|450px]] | ||
One of the typical "magical girl" anime characteristics that Madoka Magica stands out from is weaponry. While most such series feature weapons such as magical staffs and rods (when they show weapons at all), all heavily magic-related, weaponry in Madoka is far more mundane, with the main characters using weapons such as [[Madoka|bows]], [[Sayaka|swords]] and [[ | One of the typical "magical girl" anime characteristics that Madoka Magica stands out from is weaponry. While most such series feature weapons such as magical staffs and rods (when they show weapons at all), all heavily magic-related, weaponry in Madoka is far more mundane, with the main characters using weapons such as [[Madoka|bows]], [[Sayaka|swords]] and [[Kyoko|spears]]. | ||
[[Homura Akemi]] is particularly notable for using real-life firearms and explosives to great effect, lacking weapons of her own. | [[Homura Akemi]] is particularly notable for using real-life firearms and explosives to great effect, lacking weapons of her own. | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 1.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 1.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.<br>Official artwork of this weapon has been released, and can be seen at the bottom of the page.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 2.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 2.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 3.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 3.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Sayaka Cutlass 4.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Sayaka Cutlass 4.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 4.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 4.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Sayaka Cutlass 5.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Sayaka Cutlass 5.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko impulse spear.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko impulse spear.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>"Impulse" spear</center> | |<center>"Impulse" spear</center> | ||
|<center>A spear summoned by [[ | |<center>A spear summoned by [[Kyoko]] directly from her Soul Gem, without the need to transform. Very quick to summon, and therefore useful in emergencies. Flexible like her regular spear, but other properties are unknown.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Homura M26 1.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Homura M26 1.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 5.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Spear 5.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Stun Grenade.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Stun Grenade.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko Anaconda Spear.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko Anaconda Spear.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>"Scorpion spear"</center> | |<center>"Scorpion spear"</center> | ||
|<center>A gigantic, scorpion tail-like spear summoned by [[ | |<center>A gigantic, scorpion tail-like spear summoned by [[Kyoko]] as a last resort. Appears to possess the same properties as her regular spear, but the amount of effort needed to summon it is life-threatening.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko spear 6.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko spear 6.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Homura armory.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Homura armory.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Kyouko spear 7.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Kyouko spear 7.png|500px]]</center> | ||
|<center>Modular spear</center> | |<center>Modular spear</center> | ||
|<center>[[ | |<center>[[Kyoko]]'s trademark weapon, a modular spear. While steel hard, it is extremely flexible, and can extend or bend easily. The handle can be broken down into numerous pieces, connected by a chain, allowing her to attack or defend over a wide area. The chain runs along the handle, ending in a heavy ball at the blunt side. The ball's weight is used to easily wrap the chain around foes, restricting them.</center> | ||
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|<center>[[File:Homura bow 2.png|500px]]</center> | |<center>[[File:Homura bow 2.png|500px]]</center> | ||
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File:Mami musket official.png|Mami's musket | File:Mami musket official.png|Mami's musket | ||
File:Sayaka blade.png|Sayaka's cutlass | File:Sayaka blade.png|Sayaka's cutlass | ||
File:Kyouko spear.png| | File:Kyouko spear.png|Kyoko's spear | ||
File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|Homura's shield | File:Homura shield sketch.jpg|Homura's shield | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
[[Category:In-universe topics]] | [[Category:In-universe topics]] |
Revision as of 08:12, 2 August 2011
One of the typical "magical girl" anime characteristics that Madoka Magica stands out from is weaponry. While most such series feature weapons such as magical staffs and rods (when they show weapons at all), all heavily magic-related, weaponry in Madoka is far more mundane, with the main characters using weapons such as bows, swords and spears.
Homura Akemi is particularly notable for using real-life firearms and explosives to great effect, lacking weapons of her own.
Appearance
Weapons listed by order of appearance in the episode: images do no necessarily follow this order.
Episode 1
Image | Name | Description |
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Official artwork of this weapon has been released, and can be seen at the bottom of the page. |
Episode 2
Image | Name | Description |
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Episode 3
Image | Name | Description |
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Episode 4
Image | Name | Description |
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Official artwork of this weapon has been released, and can be seen at the bottom of the page. |
Episode 5
Image | Name | Description |
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Official artwork of this weapon has been released, and can be seen at the bottom of the page. |
Episode 6
Image | Name | Description |
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Episode 7
Image | Name | Description |
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Episode 8
Image | Name | Description |
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With it, Homura is pinpoint accurate: she connected exactly fifteen shots, a standard full magazine of the Beretta M9, a US military variant. As she empties the magazine, it lead to speculation that it might have been stolen from a US base in Japan. |
Episode 9
Image | Name | Description |
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Episode 10
Image | Name | Description |
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Stolen from Shafuto Industries. | ||
Stolen from Shafuto Industries. | ||
Stolen from Shafuto Industries. Note that fact that neither weapon stolen from the locker is chambered for this round: the only weapon in the series that uses it is the Beretta 92, which Homura likely did not possess yet. | ||
Stolen from a JSDF base. | ||
Stolen from a JSDF base. | ||
Interestingly, the homonymous Roberta from Black Lagoon is known to use exactly this model, being able to deploy several of them from her skirt. | ||
Episode 11
Image | Name | Description |
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Stolen from Shafuto Industries. | ||
Likely stolen from a JSDF base. | ||
Stolen from a JSDF base. | ||
Episode 12
Image | Name | Description |
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Here used by several pikemen, guarding Joan of Arc's execution by burning at the stake. | ||
Stolen from Shafuto Industries. | ||
Official artwork
Official artwork of some of the characters' weapons has been relesed.