Madoka Magica - Image Thread (wallpapers, fan art, gifs, etc.)

[Eragon]

[JaDe In NighT]

Well not sure if someone posted this one

Spoiler for homusaya:

not sure if i did it correctly, first time posting in this

[DKN117]

From the artist:

Spoiler for CODEX: Incubators:

"The Incubators, as they are colloquially to the humans, are a species of sentient, quadrupedal creatures no larger than a typical house pet. They first rose to public consciousness as part of an extranet myth where they were responsible for the unexplained abductions of young girls within Earth in the early 22nd century, around the time biotic mutations began spreading due to element zero contamination from various starship accidents.

Allegedly, the myth stated Incubators came to young women who harbored great grievances and used their psychosocial stature as a weakness to form 'contracts'. The 'contracts' indicated their acceptors (the girls) would recieve immense powers that could make all wishes come true but in exchange, the contractee must fulfill servitude under their contractor (the Incubator) - by combating 'witches', entities that feed upon positive emotions of living beings.

As it turns out, their existence may not be mere myth. A group of human, asari, and salarian scientists published research data recovered from intact Prothean data drives that were initially meant to be used for the Crucible's construction efforts. The Incubators, though that is not how they were referred to as before, were apparently a race that existed 50'000 thousand years ago with evidence suggesting they were in league with Protheans much in the same way the Council races are joined together.

The Incubators were apparently a highly-intelligent and cunning species, having interests in philosophy, arts, and culture as any elevated Citadel species would be. Their species had access to a collective conscience where each member of their civilization can easily communicate memories to all other members, including that of other species. They likely evolved from a world rich in element zero, similar to the development of the asari from Thessia - enabling them to sustain neurological connections with others, a biological trait popular during the Prothean era. Their race is said to be largely peaceful - most wars ever protracted were through non-violent 'mind games' done through their collective conscience when other races would threaten violence and/or use force to coax opponents into submission.

Much like other Prothean species, the Incubators met the same ends - at the hands of the Reapers. No other archeological evidence exists to confirm the Incubators' existence but it is possible discovered ruins belonging to them may have been wrongly misattributed to another race.

Scientists however were baffled between the pervasive connections of the extranet myth with the Prothean data drives' data. Further analysis confirmed the striking resemblance of imagery procured from the extranet in comparison to genetic reconstructions created from Prothean sources. It is now known that if ever Incubators still exist today - they are likely Reaper-indoctrinated agents artificially constructed in the same way Collectors are. They likely perform their tasks under the guise of the contracts to take genetic samplings out of creatures with potential to be biotic when exposed to element zero and that any explanations of 'entropy' are simply cover-ups about the Reapers' true intentions - to harvest all sufficiently advanced organic life in the galaxy. The Incubators' victims likely met similar fates as other Reaper synth converts - turning into husks.

Recent connections of the myth between races further indicated humans were not the only race visited by Incubators - similar stories have been found on many other races with biotic abilities.

NOTE: If you have a possible encounter with any Incubator, deny communication and immediately contact your nearest Systems Alliance or Council authority."

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[silvercover]

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[Triple_R]

For a long time, I've wanted to take my all-time favorite anime characters, and put them into one of those D&D moral alignment blocks. My favorite anime characters have changed a bit over time, and now they fit all the D&D moral alignments pretty well, I think. Madoka Magica claims 3 of 9, so I felt this was the best place to share this image. Big thanks to Kogetsu Shirogane for his help in compiling this image.




Any feedback on this block is welcomed. I hope the images and quotes chosen fit nicely.


Notes - Lawful Evil and True Neutral don't necessarily stay that way, but they are that way for a significant stretch. As PMMM fans know, Chaotic Evil didn't start that way, but I'd argue she ended up that way. Neutral Evil is a mid-90s anime character, and my favorite anime villain of all-time. No biggie if you don't recognize him though. The fact female characters claim 8 of 9 spots shows how much my taste in anime has changed over the years. It wasn't that long ago that male characters would have claimed 4 of 9.

[SPARTAN 119]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

For a long time, I've wanted to take my all-time favorite anime characters, and put them into one of those D&D moral alignment blocks. My favorite anime characters have changed a bit over time, and now they fit all the D&D moral alignments pretty well, I think. Madoka Magica claims 3 of 9, so I felt this was the best place to share this image. Big thanks to Kogetsu Shirogane for his help in compiling this image.




Any feedback on this block is welcomed. I hope the images and quotes chosen fit nicely.


Notes - Lawful Evil and True Neutral don't necessarily stay that way, but they are that way for a significant stretch. As PMMM fans know, Chaotic Evil didn't start that way, but I'd argue she ended up that way. Neutral Evil is a mid-90s anime character, and my favorite anime villain of all-time. No biggie if you don't recognize him though. The fact female characters claim 8 of 9 spots shows how much my taste in anime has changed over the years. It wasn't that long ago that male characters would have claimed 4 of 9.

Hmm... Very well done. As for Homura and chaotic evil, I can't help think that at some point she will end up having her redemption, presumably accompanied by massive amounts of yuri overtones. Although, knowing Urobuchi, it will not be easy.

[Szadek]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

For a long time, I've wanted to take my all-time favorite anime characters, and put them into one of those D&D moral alignment blocks. My favorite anime characters have changed a bit over time, and now they fit all the D&D moral alignments pretty well, I think. Madoka Magica claims 3 of 9, so I felt this was the best place to share this image. Big thanks to Kogetsu Shirogane for his help in compiling this image.




Any feedback on this block is welcomed. I hope the images and quotes chosen fit nicely.


Notes - Lawful Evil and True Neutral don't necessarily stay that way, but they are that way for a significant stretch. As PMMM fans know, Chaotic Evil didn't start that way, but I'd argue she ended up that way. Neutral Evil is a mid-90s anime character, and my favorite anime villain of all-time. No biggie if you don't recognize him though. The fact female characters claim 8 of 9 spots shows how much my taste in anime has changed over the years. It wasn't that long ago that male characters would have claimed 4 of 9.

Sayaka fits perfectly,Homura and Madoka don't.

Madoka rewrote the laws of the universe.That not very lawful.
Neutral good seems more appropriate.
Kyubey makes more sense to me here.

Lawful evil makes no sense to me,unless I missed a part where Homura murders and tortures people for fun.
Her alignment is highly datable and depends on your interpretation.
It could be anything from Neutral Evil (if you think she is just a selfish bitch) to Chaotic Good (If you think what she did was right and that the end justifies the means).

[SPARTAN 119]

Originally Posted by Szadek

Sayaka fits perfectly,Homura and Madoka don't.

Madoka rewrote the laws of the universe.That not very lawful.
Neutral good seems more appropriate.
Kyubey makes more sense to me here.

Lawful evil makes no sense to me,unless I missed a part where Homura murders and tortures people for fun.
Her alignment is highly datable and depends on your interpretation.
It could be anything from Neutral Evil (if you think she is just a selfish bitch) to Chaotic Good (If you think what she did was right and that the end justifies the means).

Really, throughout the series, the proper alignment for Homura is Madoka Neutral.

[KleenexGhost]

[Triple_R]

Originally Posted by Szadek

Sayaka fits perfectly,Homura and Madoka don't.

Madoka rewrote the laws of the universe.That not very lawful.

Madoka became an universal law. Specifically, the Law of Cycles. I don't know how you get much more lawful than that.

Besides, that quote is very lawful, and is a key direct response to Homura - "It's kind of bad to break rules because you feel like it". That quote would condemn Robin Hood just as assuredly as it would a villainous law-breaker. So I think Lawful Neutral fits Madoka.

Lawful evil makes no sense to me,unless I missed a part where Homura murders and tortures people for fun.

Homura took the opposite position of Madoka - favoring Desires over Law. So I definitely think she fits the Chaotic side. Homura's assessment of her own actions also seems to suggest "evil" to me. If Homura herself seems to consider her actions evil, then that's awfully telling, if you ask me.

Now she might not stay in the Chaotic Evil alignment, but I think a strong case can be made that she's there at the end of the Rebellion movie.

[Patriot's Blade]

Rebellion Hidamari Sketch reference aside, is there a seiyuu joke involving Haiyore! Nyaruko-san?
Sayaka will be tormented by the cosmic horrors of Nagisa.....

[Archon_Wing]

Madoka is definitely in the lawful camp; her method was change within the system, and it's clear she favors having a proper ruleset over anything else. Even her wish was within the system.

So yes, Madoka respects the law a lot; I wonder if she would have this conversation with Homura.

[Coldlight]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

Any feedback on this block is welcomed. I hope the images and quotes chosen fit nicely.


Notes - Lawful Evil and True Neutral don't necessarily stay that way, but they are that way for a significant stretch. As PMMM fans know, Chaotic Evil didn't start that way, but I'd argue she ended up that way. Neutral Evil is a mid-90s anime character, and my favorite anime villain of all-time. No biggie if you don't recognize him though. The fact female characters claim 8 of 9 spots shows how much my taste in anime has changed over the years. It wasn't that long ago that male characters would have claimed 4 of 9.

Very interesting choices, and very appropriate too, I'd say.

Don't worry, I understand your choices; and I know just who Jinnai is.

Spoiler for My take on these characters; Contains major spoilers!:

Sayaka is Lawful Good, something we all know very well from her strong sense of justice; Nanoha is a benefactor who is good at heart, but will only follow or break the 'rules' as the situation permits is Neutral Good; Honoka's good intentions paired with a mild rebellious streak against 'the authority' allows her to take Chaotic Good; Madoka, the embodiment of fair, unbiased Law that treats all magical girls equally regardless if they were good or bad is a great choice for Lawful Neutral; The original Shana who only adheres to her mission to maintain the balance and will act as she sees fit is True Neutral; Haruhi, who takes joy in bending and breaking all the rules without regard for good or evil fits as Chaotic Neutral; The initial Eri, who with a mild tyrannical streak used her position as student council president to repeatedly keep the girls down I understand as Lawful Evil; Jinnai, a self-centered man who would bend the law to suit only his own ends and schemes is Neutral Evil, but I'd say he could fit as Lawful Evil as well after he takes power; The Homura of Rebellion has essentially become the magical girl Devil to Madoka's magical girl Goddess, destroying the established order and subverting the truth to recreate reality as she sees fit is yes, Chaotic Evil.

[Szadek]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

Homura took the opposite position of Madoka - favoring Desires over Law. So I definitely think she fits the Chaotic side. Homura's assessment of her own actions also seems to suggest "evil" to me. If Homura herself seems to consider her actions evil, then that's awfully telling, if you ask me.

Now she might not stay in the Chaotic Evil alignment, but I think a strong case can be made that she's there at the end of the Rebellion movie.

It's not like neutral evil characters don't break laws.They do wheneven ever it's beneficial to them.

Choatic evil characters on the other hand,well...

and homura is nothing like that at all.

[Akito Kinomoto]

About Sayaka, I can't speak on Rebellion, but for the base show...

Spoiler:

Does it count as lawful good when only her actions fall in line? I not once bought the fact that she believed in justice like Mami did. Or if she did, it didn't last too long. Put another way, what might have been genuinely following Mami's footsteps became a front when shit hit the fan. At least that's how I've always interpreted her.

Also also

Spoiler for comic strip:

[SPARTAN 119]

Originally Posted by Triple_R

Now she might not stay in the Chaotic Evil alignment, but I think a strong case can be made that she's there at the end of the Rebellion movie.

Originally Posted by Szadek

and homura is nothing like that at all.

Like I said people, Homura invented the alignment of Madoka neutral, and, by the end of the rebellion movie, chaotic Madoka.

Essentially, she goes full-on yandere for Madoka, but in the end, perhaps still more "Madoka neutral"- or to go with the original set, perhap chaotic neutral. She does not take pleasure in immoral actions, simply sees

Spoiler for Rebellion:

even remaking the universe against Madoka's will as an action that, in the end, will be to, at least Madoka's greater good, and considers the ends to justify the means.

[silvercover]

Originally Posted by Akito Kinomoto

About Sayaka, I can't speak on Rebellion, but for the base show...

Spoiler:

Does it count as lawful good when only her actions fall in line? I not once bought the fact that she believed in justice like Mami did. Or if she did, it didn't last too long. Put another way, what might have been genuinely following Mami's footsteps became a front when shit hit the fan. At least that's how I've always interpreted her.

Also also

Spoiler for comic strip:

I dont think there's any need to spoiler that one, we are in the image thread where even homura's new "position" is apparent...

but anyways, yes she's still lawful good.
she still follows the "laws" of how magical girls "should" be, based on her admiration for mami. while she may have had some selfish desire in wanting kyousuke's affection, ultimately she did make all the proper "good" and "lawful" choices available, which were refusing to sacrifice innocents just to get a grief seed on her own.
actually, the fact that she refused the grief seeds, is quite a common thing regarding lawful good you know. lawful characters in general, are pretty stubborn in following a set of principles, in this case sayaka stuck to her principles in the end.

and even before the whole magical girl thing, sayaka's always been defending and protecting madoka. while sayaka's a bit of a tomboy, which is looked a bit as rebellious, there wasnt really anything to show that she was someone who did things on her own.

heck the very fact that she did those things despite how it went against what she really felt, goes to show how she fits the alignment. she could have been "selfish" as you imply, but she didnt in the end.

and then there's also the whole last bit with her moment as goddess madoka gave her a choice.

actions speak louder than words, which is why...

Originally Posted by SPARTAN 119

Like I said people, Homura invented the alignment of Madoka neutral, and, by the end of the rebellion movie, chaotic Madoka.

Essentially, she goes full-on yandere for Madoka, but in the end, perhaps still more "Madoka neutral"- or to go with the original set, perhap chaotic neutral. She does not take pleasure in immoral actions, simply sees

Spoiler for Rebellion:

even remaking the universe against Madoka's will as an action that, in the end, will be to, at least Madoka's greater good, and considers the ends to justify the means.

homura still fits in with chaotic, very much with how she prefers desire over order, which is what makes up chaotic individuals.

now the issue though is whether you'd view her as evil or not... and id like to just remind you, just cause you've got some "reason" to do so, doesnt really make you any less evil.

are the antagonists. who would offer up the world just to revive their dead lover, considered to be not evil?

ultimately, homura is evil by definition of her pretty much risking the lives and messing up the world, just for the sake of bringing back her loved one.

id say that you consider a character to be aligned with good, if their interest stretches beyond a few selected individuals, while the ones who focus on solely single object while disregarding everything else, is pretty much evil.

why do you think that most of the time, ultimate rage = ultimate evil, or the "super powered dark side" of a character, often occurs when a person they're close to gets hurt?

[SPARTAN 119]

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Originally Posted by silvercover

homura still fits in with chaotic, very much with how she prefers desire over order, which is what makes up chaotic individuals.

now the issue though is whether you'd view her as evil or not... and id like to just remind you, just cause you've got some "reason" to do so, doesnt really make you any less evil.

are the antagonists. who would offer up the world just to revive their dead lover, considered to be not evil?

ultimately, homura is evil by definition of her pretty much risking the lives and messing up the world, just for the sake of bringing back her loved one.

id say that you consider a character to be aligned with good, if their interest stretches beyond a few selected individuals, while the ones who focus on solely single object while disregarding everything else, is pretty much evil.

why do you think that most of the time, ultimate rage = ultimate evil, or the "super powered dark side" of a character, often occurs when a person they're close to gets hurt?

Point taken, by the end of Rebellion, HomuHomu had definitely slipped into evil. Still, hoping for some sort of final redemption, preferably with HomuAkuma and Madokami's combined powers succeeding with where both failed individually. With apologies for implying HomuMado to a person who has a HomuSaya sig.