2011-01-23, 08:25 | Link #22 |
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Kyubey had me very suspisious from the start when id din't knwo the the script writer was!
I also think homaru knows smth extra about him/her/it and that's the reaosn she tried to kill him/her/it.We were never told the reaosn from her, we only heard what mami thought.
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2011-01-23, 16:19 | Link #23 | |
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2011-01-27, 18:33 | Link #25 |
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As others have stated before I don't think the little vermin is actually down right evil or good but probably just a middle of sorts whose working for a higher power. Who or what that higher power is may not be reviled anytime soon and is anyones guess.
However one thing is certain that work (while questionable) is for the greater good after all someone needs to keep the "witches" who without a doubt appear to be a force of evil in check. Who knows what kind of havoc may engulf the world if not.
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2011-01-30, 22:45 | Link #28 |
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While I think that it would be awesome if Kyubey was revealed to be the evil monster behind everything and Satan's pet cat to boot, I think it's more likely that he's just taking advantage of the existing system to fulfill his own agenda. He would either fall under a lawful neutral or lawful evil alignment.
I think it's safe to assume that Kyubey doesn't care a bit for the girls he employs. I find it striking how he usually gives them a choice though. Yes, he deliberately chooses girls in uncompromising situations but he still lets them choose. For Mami's situation, Kyubey knew she was going to die without his help and turned her without her consent. Not a nice or noble reason for an exception, but surely a pragmatic one. Besides, if Mami really wanted to die, she would have blasted her lights out minutes after becoming a magical girl, but she decided to take advantage of her new life. So what is Kyubey's agenda? Maybe he wants to save billions of people in the world from witches, even if it means throwing a few hundred or thousand young girls into a cycle death and despair. He would sacrifice the lives of some people for the greater good. That would make him a particularly cruel variant of a rule utilitarianist. Or maybe he's just doing this for the kicks, and arranging a set of rules just to play a personal game with himself. It's no deep or profound reason, but it would probably be the best and most satisfying direction for me, since I'd personally love to see this show collapse into hell. |
2011-01-30, 23:18 | Link #29 |
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I can't see him as evil yet. A little creepy, but that's mainly from the visual Uncanny Valley aspect. So far, there are perfectly valid explanations for everything. That could be his plan, or it could be just the way things are, and the writers are tossing in the creepiness just to fuck with us.
At worst, he comes across as the neutral utilitarian, devoid of feelings. Perhaps he was designed that way, as something like a robot, since someone with feelings would probably fall into despair over the girls that die over the years. In that light, his attitude makes perfect sense. The only questionable scene that comes up from people is him appearing outside Sayaka;s window, but at that time, Sayaka clearly was ready to make her wish. She wasn't surprised to see Kyube at all; in fact, her face was rather firm. So was he taking deliberately tempting her? Or just appearing because Sayaka wanted him to? I'd have to say the latter. Of course, if one were convinced he was evil, then everything would be colored by that preconceived notion, heh. |
2011-01-31, 12:59 | Link #30 |
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If have got the idea that Kyuube (and maybe existing others of his kind?) might creating both, Puella Magi and witches. He said himself that the wish has an impact on the powers.He also said that he can't make suggestions for wishes.
So if someone wishes bastard X should die/suffer -> evil wish (even if it is just) -> that's a curse -> witch. He can't suggest "wait, wait, why don't you wish to be rich, buy an anvil and throw it on the bastard with your new magic powers. Plus, you don't become a wartface". He might be a pretty shafted character or indifferent. Ah well future episodes will show. |
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It will be interesting to see exactly how witches come into existence. |
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2011-02-01, 10:27 | Link #32 | |
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2011-02-04, 18:09 | Link #34 |
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Is Kyubei evil?
Besides his appearance, which look extremely suspicious, the main argument that Kyubei is evil lie on he does not explain the risk of mahou shoujo. However, I don't recall any well known magical mascot explain in length about the risk of mahou shoujo in any well known MG anime Luna (Sailormoon), Yuno (Nanoha), Mepple/ Mipple (pretty cure) All their respective MG will die if they lose in a battle (unlike those who use magic for a singing career (creamy mami/ fancy lala). None of them warned that they will die if they lose.
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2011-02-04, 19:07 | Link #37 | |
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Hell, Kyube is the first magical creature to give the heroine a choice. I believe someone else here mentioned that Madoka is the first heroine to have that choice as to whether to step up. Yeah, sure, he may remind her at times of his offer, but he'll state that they should think carefully, and leave them alone if they change their minds. Madoka keeps throwing herself into it, though. He's up front and honest about why he wants her (high magical potential), so it's not a secret. So yeah, given some of the other magical animals we know, Kyube is a damn saint. Why do we give Luna a pass, and not Kyube? Citation? |
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2011-02-04, 19:19 | Link #38 |
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Goes at length to say he gave up, but continue to watch sayaka and appears in her moment of weakness, makes a one-way conversation with madoka to tell her she can always make a wish if sayaka is in danger, adding that it's better if sayaka doesn't know as she won't approve.
Telling Ryoko about Sayaka, but not Sayaka about Ryoko, and set up the fights between the two in order to involve Madoka... |
2011-02-04, 19:29 | Link #39 | |
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And the rest falls more under the heading of "taking advantage of a situation" rather than actual "manipulation." That latter term implies he set things up, when we have no reason to believe he did. Sayaka made the choice, Sayaka went on patrol, and Madoka chose to go with her. I'll grant some about Kyube not telling Sayaka, but it was inevitable either way, and telling wouldn't have done much. Given how easily Kyube can be beat up, and how powerless he is to stop things, I'm not too surprised. So, even if you think he's evil, the worst you can say about him is that he takes some minor advantage of situations to remind people of what he can do. It's like me being a traveling TV salesman. I come around to your neighborhood, and tell you I need to sell a number of TVs in this area, and you look rich enough to afford them. A satisfied customer of mine tells you all about them, the good and bad, and tells you to think carefully. You refuse, and I say, "Alright, I'll be around here for awhile longer if you change your mind!" You may occasionally walk on buy, and I'll yell out, "I still have a few on sale if you're interested, but if you don't really want one, then don't buy, okay? Only people who really want TVs should buy them!" Later, you accidentally break your TV; I had nothing to do with it. When I see you next, and give my standard honest speech of "Interested in a TV? I'd like to sell one, only if you really need one." Man, talk about an evil guy! You keep putting yourself in these situations, and I am always up front and honest with you... |
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2011-02-04, 19:38 | Link #40 | |
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The fact is, Kyuubey make sure to tempt the girls again and again, and follow them to check if they weaken. He *also* set things up where they'd be weak. For example, Kyubey can find MG and potential MG, so he knew where kyoko was. He knew what was coming. That is was 'inevitable' is bulshit, preparing sayaka for it would mean she wouldn't have freaked out about it, and might have dealt with it in a less frantic manner. Also, madoka wouldn't have been there to make a wish. |
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