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“	I get to have a wish. But ya know, there’s other people out there who deserve it a lot more.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

“	I’ve decided that from now on, I’m never gonna regret anything. Ever again.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

“	I didn’t want this power so I could fight witches. I wanted it so I’d have the strength to do what’s right and protect the ones I love.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

“	Knowing you’re gonna be with me, I could beat up a hundred bad guys now.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

“	That’s an important decision for me to make. And If I can help it, I wanna make sure I’m doing the right thing.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

“	There’s a bunch of stuff I wanna have or do, but, maybe it’s the “risk your life” part. Maybe that’s holding me back.	„
	~ Sayaka Miki

Background

Sayaka Miki is Madoka's classmate and best friend. She is a lively tomboy with strong ideals of love and lawfulness. After helping Madoka rescue Kyubey, she contracts with him to grant her wish to heal the wounded hand of Kyōsuke Kamijo, a young violinist that she is infatuated with and visits daily in the hospital. As a magical girl, Sayaka's weapon of choice is a cutlass, she can produce multiples of them at a time. She also has extraordinary regenerative ability due to the healing nature of her wish. Sayaka insists that her wish is selfless and feels that fighting witches to save people is a bonus, even after witnessing Mami's death. After learning that her soul is no longer attached to her body and that her close friend Hitomi intends to become Kyōsuke's lover, she falls into isolation and refuses all help. When she overhears a conversation between two men that mock and despise their girlfriends, Sayaka reaches her limit. As she reveals her corrupted Soul Gem to Kyoko, she states that she was a fool, at which point the corruption overwhelms her and her Soul Gem transformers into a Grief Seed. Sayaka becomes Oktavia von Seckendorff, an armored mermaid witch with a labyrinth similar to a concert hall. In the final timeline, Madoka in her omniscient state offers Sayaka a second chance at life, but Sayaka turns it down, saying she only wanted to see Kyousuke succeed with his violin before passing on.

In Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie: Rebellion, Sayaka has become a piece of the Law of Cycles, the universal law established by Madoka Kaname that preserves the souls of dying magical girls. As Madoka feared that the Incubators would attempt to imprison or control her when she went to take Homura's soul (as Homura had been kept on the verge of becoming a witch inside a Incubator-created containment field), she grants Sayaka and another piece of the law of cycles, Nagisa Momoe, parts of her power to keep them safe within Homura's barrier. In the barrier, Sayaka initially plays along and acts like everything is normal, but once Homura fights Mami Tomoe in an attempt to kill Nagisa (thinking her to be the Witch responsible for the barrier), Sayaka saves and confronts her. Sayaka expresses sympathy for the witch, to Homura's horror, before revealing that she is both Sayaka Miki and Oktavia von Seckendorff, and disappearing before Homura can attack. She later appears once Homura fully transforms into a witch, guiding Madoka, Kyouko, and Mami in their fight to save Homura. She watches as Homura rips Madoka Kaname's soul out of the Law of Cycles.

In the new world created by Homura, Sayaka, uniquely among the magical girls, retains her memory of what Homura did, and confronts her about it. Even as Homura manually erases her memory, she swears that she will never forget that Homura Akemi is a demon.

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Sayaka's Farewell Sayaka still dies in the new world, but this time she passes without regrets from her choice. Even though Sayaka is the only supporting character of the series to remain dead in the new world created by Madoka (due to using all her magic), the fact that Sayaka and Madoka were able to meet up one last time to watch Kamijou's violin playing, along with the nature of Madoka's wish, has resulted in many fans suggesting that Sayaka's soul, although erased from the world, now resides in the same plane of existence that Madoka inhabits, where she will watch over all the other magical girls along with Madoka. Alternatively, Madoka's presence is there to help Sayaka to move on, to help her ease her ending so she would have no regrets. This would more line up with the confirmation that Madoka guides the souls of all dead magical girls to "another universe" after death. Madoka informs Sayaka that she could have changed Sayaka's fate but in doing so she would have interfered with Kyosuke's fate as well and he wouldn't be able to play the violin. So Madoka decided to respect Sayaka's choice and tearfully Sayaka is fine with it. In the new timeline created by Madoka, she is not only allowed to listen to Kyousuke's performance, but she is also given the choice to become a knight of justice to the very end, erasing her fate of becoming a witch, an enemy of her beliefs in her mind. It appears that Sayaka also remembers who Madoka is in the new timeline created by the latter. This is due to Sayaka's choice of words when conversing with Madoka in episode 12; while watching Kamijou play the violin in a private session, Sayaka confesses to Madoka that she has caused her best friend a lot of trouble. This suggests that Sayaka is aware, or at least has some understanding of the emotional hurt she had inflicted on Madoka (and possibly her other friends) in the previous timelines because of her stubbornness to hold true to her own ideals, which led to her Witch transformation. In that scene, Madoka says, "No, I have to apologize, too. To save you I had to erase it all. And this future will disappear, too." This suggests that the scene happens before the universe resets. The Miki Sayaka of the new world may not remember Madoka. The Rebellion Story confirms Sayaka remembers all the previous timelines. At the Otakon 2012 panel, Urobuchi explained the reason why Sayaka had to die, "This was something that director Shinbo proposed at one of the dubbing sessions, that Sayaka Miki could've been kept alive in the story. But my conviction was that in order for the audience to really understand why Madoka became a God at the end, it was important that she die. After all was said and done, Shinbo said to me that the amount of responsibility placed on a middle school girl may have been too much. We explore that more in the movie.". Sayaka remains dead in the new timeline created by Madoka in the final episode, though Madoka grants her final wish to hear Kyousuke play violin. From Mami and Kyoko's perspective, it appears as though she sacrificed herself to destroy a Wraith. Sayaka in the Anime and Drama CDs The Drama CD "Sunny Day Life" gives the impression that Sayaka is not a bright student. It seems that even if Madoka's test scores are low, they are higher than Sayaka's. Sayaka is normally depicted sleeping in class, which could be why she gets low scores. Sayaka in Wraith Arc Sayaka has a smaller role than the other magical girls in Wraith Arc. In chapter 1, Sayaka is hunting wraiths in the city with Mami and Kyoko and is the first to locate the whereabouts of the giant wraith. She fights off a large group of wraiths that were surrounding the giant wraith and then attempts to attack it on her own, worried it would escape before Mami or Kyoko could arrive. Despite this, the giant wraith is able to escape. She and Kyoko have a small scuffle over this with Kyoko being the winner. The next day, Sayaka walks home with Hitomi and talks about Kyoko, leading Hitomi to be glad Sayaka has made a new friend. As they walk, Hitomi notices Kyosuke which triggers her to confess her feelings about him to Sayaka. This causes Sayaka to become distracted in battle which leads to a few crucial mistakes on her part. She rejects the grief cubes that are offered to her and Kyoko admonishes her for being distracted over personal issues. Mami lectures her on the real dangers of fighting wraiths before heading home. Left alone, Kyoko asks if Sayaka is concerned about Kyosuke and Hitomi and tells Sayaka to let a wraith consume Hitomi's feelings as a solution to her dilemma. This angers Sayaka and she challenges Kyoko to another fight, this time beating Kyoko. She tells Kyoko to never talk to her again and leaves. In chapter two, Sayaka thinks back on the conversation she had with Hitomi in which she was promised a full day to sort through her feelings and decide on a course of action concerning Kyosuke. A wraith is hunting down Hitomi and Kyubey alerts Sayaka to its presence. She dispatches it with relative ease only to find that Hitomi has ran into Kyosuke and is now conversing with him. Despite not hearing anything of the conversation, she fears the worst and wanders off into the city alone. Later for her meeting with Mami and Kyoko, Sayaka inadvertently runs into a large swarm of wraiths which she attempts to destroy all at once. However, there are too many wraiths for her to destroy on her own and she gives up, willing to allow the wraiths to consumer her negative feelings. Kyoko saves her before the wraiths can begin and Kyubey tells the girls to hurry since Mami is in danger. It seems the giant wraith has appeared out of nowhere and is currently targeting Mami. As the three girls work together to defeat the giant wraith, all goes well until the wraith breaks through Kyoko's barriers and captures Sayaka. Inside the giant wraith Sayaka's feelings are consumed as she watches her life flash before her eyes. Thanks to Kyoko and Mami's words of encouragement, Sayaka is able to cut her way out of the giant wraith with the last of her power. She witnesses Kyosuke play the violin once more before God Madoka takes her away. Afterwards, a mutant wraith disguises itself as Sayaka taunts Kyoko and Hitomi at the station, asking Hitomi to choose between keeping Kyosuke to herself or Sayaka as a friend. Thereafter the wraith spends the rest of the story attacking the remaining magical girls. Sayaka in The Rebellion Story Homulilly's barrier Prior to the beginning of the movie, the Incubators trap Homura's Soul Gem in an Isolation Field that blocks out the Law of Cycles, causing a barrier to form within the Soul Gem. After Kyubey modifies the Field to allow the barrier to "invite" victims, Sayaka enters the barrier from the Law of Cycles along with Madoka and Nagisa Momoe. (Although the movie doesn't explicitly say this, Sayaka is essentially an angel for Madoka.) To prevent the Incubators from observing the Law of Cycles (which would give them the information they need to reinstate the witch system), Madoka entrusts her memories and powers to Sayaka and Nagisa. Homura's witch barrier is a false, idealized Mitakihara that alters the memories of the humans trapped in it. Sayaka is unaffected by the memory alterations (either due to being part of the Law of Cycles or because she was entrusted with Madoka's memories), but plays along in order to fool Kyubey. When the movie begins, Sayaka is once again a student at Mitakihara Middle School and fights alongside the other magical girls against Nightmares, monsters created by the barrier specifically to provide an enemy for the magical girls to fight. She is shown to be much closer to Kyoko, who is now Sayaka and Madoka's classmate; in fact Kyoko is staying at Sayaka's house. Although she is pretending to have her memories erased, Sayaka acts more well-adjusted than she did in the anime. It's implied she has memories of all of the previous timelines. When Hitomi gives birth to a Nightmare out of her frustration with Kyosuke, Sayaka jokes that Hitomi chose an insensitive boyfriend. After the Nightmare is defeated, Sayaka is the one who purifies Hitomi. When Homura begins to discover the truth of the barrier, she suspects Bebe, Nagisa's disguised form. This puts Homura into conflict with Mami, which ends with Homura incapacitated. Sayaka saves Homura and chides her for picking a fight with Mami and suspecting Bebe. When Homura tries to stop time Sayaka prevents it from happening by thrusting her sword into Homura's shield. She chides Homura again for relying too much on her time magic. Sayaka then discusses the nature of the barrier with Homura, causing Homura to realize the witch must be one of the five magical girls. Sayaka asks Homura if it's alright to kill someone that just wants a world where everyone can be happy. Instead of answering, Homura remembers that Sayaka shouldn't exist, and asks her who she is. Sayaka responds by saying that she's exactly who Homura thinks she is. Homura then sees Oktavia reflected in a puddle the girls are standing on, prompting her to attack Sayaka. Sayaka escapes, but tells Homura to think about whether she really wants to destroy the false Mitakihara, as it would be bad if Homura had any regrets. Eventually Homura realizes she is the witch and becomes Homulilly. Kyubey tells Madoka to reveal her true powers in order to save Homura, but Sayaka tells Madoka not to listen to him. She stabs herself in order to summon Oktavia and an army of familiars from other witches. The summoned familiars battle Homulilly's familiars, while Oktavia holds off Homulilly herself. The other magical girls either fight off Homulilly's familiars or attack the ceiling of the barrier, cracking it. During the battle, Sayaka is rescued by Kyoko and admits that she regretted abandoning Kyoko at the end of the anime. The two girls then fight off familiars together, and Oktavia even uses Kyoko's spear to punch another hole in Homulilly's barrier. Finally Madoka shatters the ceiling of the barrier and exposes Kyubey's Isolation Field. She reaches out to Homura's remaining Humanity, and together they destroy the Isolation Field from within. Once the barrier vanishes, Ultimate Madoka descends from the sky to retrieve Homura's Soul Gem. Sayaka and Nagisa descend alongside her in a carriage. However, Homura has been changed by her experience in the barrier and grabs Madoka before she can erase Homura's Soul Gem. Homura's actions tear apart reality and seperate Madoka from her goddess self. Sayaka is engulfed by colors that erupt from Homura's Soul Gem and spread across the universe. Akuma Homura's Universe Now a self-proclaimed demon, Homura creates a new universe. For unknown reasons, Sayaka is the only one who retains her memories. Also, she can no longer return to the Law of Cycles. She confronts Homura, asking her why she stole a fragment of the Law of Cycles. Homura replied that she only stole Madoka's existence as a human. Homura says that as a demon, it's only appropriate she goes against god. Sayaka summons Oktavia again and asks Homura if she wants to destroy the universe. Homura says it's a fine idea once all the wraiths are destroyed, and when the time comes she'll gladly be their enemy. Homura then asks if Sayaka really can oppose her and claps her hands, causing Oktavia to vanish. Homura tells Sayaka that her memories are being altered. Sayaka says she remembers that she was somewhere else and part of something greater, but she can't remember what it felt like. Homura tells her to just let go and accept returning to her human life, but Sayaka says that although her memories are gone, there is one thing she will never forget: that Homura Akemi is a demon. Despite the threat, Homura says that they should at least pretend to be friends in front of Madoka. Homura vanishes, and Sayaka is greeted by Hitomi and Kyosuke. Even though she lost her memories, she says she feels really happy to be greeted by the two. Hitomi says that Sayaka is saying strange things, and Sayaka agrees with a laugh. A shot of Sayaka's hand reveals that her ring and Soul Gem mark are still present. However, the Runes displaying her name have vanished, indicating her powers are gone or sealed. At the end of the movie, Sayaka is seen enjoying pocky with Kyoko, indicating they are still close in this new world. Sayaka in Madoka Magica: The Different Story Sayaka acts more like a perfectionist than she did in other media. She often obsesses over the mistakes that she makes and is very conscious of other people's expectations. In this manga, Sayaka tries to escape when Mami requests that she study magic to find witches efficiently. It is shown that Sayaka can also heal others in this story. Sayaka appears in the later part of chapter 4. In chapter 7, it is shown that Sayaka makes a contract and prevents Mami from danger. When Hitomi tells her that she will confess to Kyousuke, Sayaka's sense of responsibility as a magical girl prevents her from confessing first. Again, she is unable to bear her own selfishness, especially when she didn't help Hitomi who was in a witch's trap. In chapter 8, Sayaka exhausted her magic and becomes a witch. According to Kyubey, she is too weak to gain any good when there are many more powerful magical girls. In final chapter, Sayaka is revived by Madoka, who made the contract with Kyubey. Sayaka does not remember being transformed into a witch, just that Madoka saved her from being killed by a witch. Before facing Walpurgis Night, Sayaka apologizes with Homura, saying she had misunderstood her actions and what the two want is to protect Madoka. Also, Sayaka says she owes Homura for saving her life once and she'll find a way to thank her. She is last seen facing Walpurgis Night before Homura restarts time. Sayaka in the PSP Game There is a Sayaka route in the game, which is different from the anime. The scenario is supervised by Gen Urobuchi who wrote the script for the anime series. But there are multiple different 'if' developments. There is a different 'Sayaka route', in which it is possible to prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch. She may fight with other magical girls. It is possible to have a better ending, or to have a more cruel one than the anime, depending on the player's choices. It is possible to stop Sayaka's insanity and her transformation into a witch in the Sayaka route or Homura route of the PSP Game. Kyoko can prevent Sayaka from becoming a witch. In the Bonus Route, Sayaka has a confrontation with Hitomi about Kyousuke. After that, she confesses Kyosuke about her feelings and her identity as a Magical Girl. The Madoka route also provides a potential wording for Sayaka's wish: "I want to heal Kyosuke's hand." Sayaka in Kazumi Magica Sayaka's and Oktavia's silhouettes appeared once during Umika's explanation about Witches, as she says that witches are the end state of magical girls. Sayaka in Oriko Magica Sayaka is mentioned in Chapter 3. She does not appear until chapter 4, however. Sayaka is also protected by Homura so that she never gets contracted there. Unlike the other timelines, she considers Homura as a friend, as she declared in chapter 7. She helped Hitomi to escape from familiars' attacks from chapter 5-7, when Mitakihara Junior High is covered with a witch's barrier. Madoka reunites with them, and together, they go to help Homura. Madoka is killed by Oriko, and Sayaka and Hitomi are seen mourning her just before Homura resets the timeline. Sayaka in Magia Record Side Story Sayaka arrives at Kamihama City to go shopping with Kyousuke Kamijou. Sayaka insists it's not a date - Kyousuke is looking for a CD by one of his favorite violinists, while Sayaka is looking for fancy clothes (or something). Suddenly Sayaka hears a scream. Wondering if it's a witch, she runs towards it and finds herself in an empty elementary school. Finding it empty, she hears groaning and comes across Hinano Miyako. Sayaka asks if she's alrght, and Hinano says she is. The girls introduce themselves. Hinano explains she got bumped on the back of the head while setting things up for the chemistry lab. Hinano suspects the culprit is still around. Sayaka decides that "Great Detective Sayaka-chan" will help. Sayaka gives a faux case summary and asks Hinano if anyone else was around. Hinano says today's an off day so there aren't any teachers or students around, and the kids who would come to the lab wouldn't be here so early. Hinano wonders if it's a witch, then tells Sayaka she's just talking to herself. Sayaka asks if Hinano is a magical girl, and reveals she's one herself. Hinano says she didn't detect a witch's presence. Sayaka agrees, and said that she only ran to the school because she only thought a witch could be there when she heard screaming. Hinano wonders if the witch hit her and ran. Sayaka says the door was closed when she got there, and Hinano says it should have been closed the whole time she was preparing in the lab. Hinano asks the "Magical Detective" what she think happened. Sayaka thinks the culprit must have entered through the room's window, since it was on the first floor. Sayaka notes that when she came in the curtains were fluttering. Sayaka figures that the culprit has already escaped, so catching them will be difficult. Hinano says that they have a lead, and with her scientific expertise she's going to shoot fire. Hinano uses a blacklight to show the footprints left on the floor. Turning off the light reveals many footprints. Hinano says she knows what the footprints of the school's indoor shoes are, and the ones that don't match the others belong to the culprit. They find some footprints that don't match, but Sayaka points out it could belong to a teacher. Suddenly she sees a strange mark on the floor. After seeing where the mark leads to, Sayaka starts laughing and says she's cracked the case. The culprit is...a baseball. Sayaka explains that after the baseball hit Hinano it left a mark on the floor and rolled into the corner of the room. Sayaka guesses it came from the baseball club that is out practicing on the playing field, pointing out that they can hear the children's voices. Sayaka also says that the room is directly facing the playing field and it must have entered through the window after a kid hit it. Suddenly a child enters the room and asks for the ball back. Hinano returns it and tells the kid to be careful from now on. Sayaka says both Hinano and the child are so mature even though they both look like grade school students. Hinano asks if Sayaka said something, but Sayaka denies it. With the case solved, Sayaka decides to head back. She says that she plans on shopping and trying on some Western-style clothes the next day. Hinano asks if Sayaka is going on a date, but Sayaka insists it isn't. Disbelieving her, Hinano gives her a gift and uses her chemicals to make Sayaka a perfume. She wishes Sayaka good luck on her date, though Sayaka insists it isn't. Sayaka narrates that something unexpectedly cool happened because she helped someone out. She then narrates that "Magical Detective Sayaka-chan" can solve any problem. Having arrived in the shopping district, Sayaka goes clothes shopping but can't pick something to buy. Suddenly Emiri Kisaki comes by, having smelled the perfume Sayaka was given by Hinano. Thinking Sayaka is Hinano, Emiri is surprised to find someone else. When Emiri explains she smelled Hinano's perfumes, Sayaka says she's met her a little while ago. Emiri says she has a "unique relationship" with Hinano, but then says she's just joking. Sayaka says the mystery is solved, and explains she was just letting out her inner detective. Sayaka then says she has to get back to shopping. Emiri asks if she's looking for dating attire, claiming to have learned that because she's super-perceptive. Sayaka insists it's not actually a date, but Emiri barely listens. Claiming to be the "Cutest in the World", Emiri declares she will coordinate Sayaka's wardrobe. Sayaka points out they didn't introduce themselves yet. She soon learns that Emiri is also a magical girl. Sayaka says it's unusual to meet two in one day, but Emiri says there's tons of magical girls in Kamihama. Emiri shows Sayaka clothing with the year's new color: "Salmon Pink". She calls it the fashion of little devils. Sayaka thinks pink doesn't look good on her. Emiri thinks she's wrong and has her try on pink accessories. Sayaka says she'd like a more subdued outfit. Emiri then shows her another outfit. When Sayaka says it's just more Sweet Pink, Emiri insists it's the more adultlike "Bitter Pink". Sayaka doesn't understand the difference. Emiri tells her to try it on, claiming the path to Cuteness is a trying one. Sayaka says it's too trying. Despite all the things Sayaka tries on, she's not satisfied. Sayaka decides that cute just isn't her thing. Emiri insists it's not true. Sayaka said that she's happy Emiri is telling her nice things, but if she can't get into it she'll just be uncomfortable during her date. Sayaka also says that the person she likes doesn't care about clothing or appearances. Sayaka says she believes they prefer to see people for who they are on the inside. Emiri says that person sounds nice. Sayaka says he's also a music-loving nerd, but that part of him is cool. Emiri says that "Lovely-dovey Sayakyan is so Cyuute!" Emiri decides to take Sayaka to a special place, explaining that the location of the date is important. She claims this location will make guys fall head-over-heels in love. Emiri takes Sayaka to the top of a tower. Before they reach it, Emiri tells Sayaka to close her eyes. When they finally reach the spot, Emiri tells Sayaka to open her eyes and turn around. Sayaka sees a beautiful view of the city at night. Emiri calls it the number one spot in Kamihama. Sayaka agrees. Emiri says that her guy will have to fall in love with her if she takes him to this spot. Sayaka says she wants to see it with him even if he doesn't fall in love with her. Sayaka thanks Emiri, and Emiri says Sayaka is pure and wishes her good luck. She says that Sayaka's cuteness is "up to standards". Sayaka says she'll try her hardest. Suddenly she realizes it's late and says she has to head back. Emiri offers to take her back to the train station, claiming that an adorable lady requires an escort. The girls leave. Sayaka narrates that the perfume she got led her to another encounter where she was told about a beautiful place. Sayaka says that with her love supported by the magical girls of Kamihama she'll do her best. She still insists it wasn't anything like a date. The day of Sayaka's "date" with Kyosuke has arrived. Sayaka narrates that after they bought a CD and walked around for a bit, she got a message from Kyosuke. He says that the train is running late, and it'll take him an hour to get to where Sayaka is. Sayaka tells him not to worry and wonders what she will do for an hour. Suddenly she senses a witch and decides to fight it. Sayaka enters the barrier at the same time as another magical girl, who introduces herself as Kokoro Awane. Sayaka admits she's relieved to have help, since she usually fights with her friends. Kokoro says the same is true for her. The girls defeat the witch. Sayaka gives Kokoro the Grief Seed, saying that she had to defeat the witch anyway before she could meet with her precious person. Sayaka claims the Grief Seed is her way of thanking Kokoro. Sayaka then admits she still has an hour to kill. Kokoro then invites Sayaka for tea, as thanks for the Grief Seed. Sayaka jokes she'll order something expensive. At the cafe, Sayaka tells Kokoro that she became a magical girl to heal someone she loved. Kokoro says she's shocked to hear that. Sayaka says she sometimes wondered if things would be okay, but when she saw Kyosuke play the violin she felt that everything was how it should be. Kokoro asks if Sayaka is meeting the person she made a wish for today. When Sayaka says they're buying a violin CD, Kokoro says Sayaka has a deep love for music and tells her to do her best. Sayaka asks Kokoro what she wished for. Kokoro says she wished to bring her family together again, so they could live happily. However, Kokoro admits she probably isn't happy because even after bringing her family back together there were still problems. Kokoro says that in the past she used to worry about it and wondered if her wish was a mistake. However, she claims to be fine with it now and that she already said goodbye to that past self of her. Kokoro says that she won't let her wish be in vain and that she will bring her family's hearts together. Sayaka says Kokoro is strong, but Kokoro says she spent most of her time sulking until recently. Kokoro says she decided to start thinking positive, and Sayaka says after hearing that she feels like she can think more positively herself. Sayaka says that one can change a person's heart with their own power. Kokoro says that's what she believes in. Sayaka says she'll treasure her wish and believe in herself. Kokoro tells Sayaka to make her date a success. Suddenly Sayaka gets another message from Kyosuke, saying he'll be there soon. Sayaka says she should get going, and that someday soon her and Kokoro should go for tea again. Kokoro agrees, and then comments on Sayaka's perfume. Sayaka explains where it came from, and Kokoro says it'll "level up" her "first impression stat". Sayaka points out that Kyosuke's only passion is music. Kokoro then asks what Sayaka will do after buying the CD with Kyosuke. Sayaka tells her about the spot Emiri told her about. Kokoro says that sounds beautiful. Sayaka then says she has to leave to see Kyosuke. Kokoro says it will work out, and that any boy Sayaka meets will fall head-over-heels for her. A disbelieving Sayaka says that would be nice. She then bids Kokoro goodbye and runs to the station. Sayaka feels like she's going to have a good day today. She's surprised to see her magical girl life has turned out this way. Costume Story Winter Clothes Sayaka, Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi visit Kamihama for Christmas. The girls decide to get something to eat, and find a man selling crepes. Sayaka is shocked to see the man is selling a "strawberry kimchi tomato" crepe, but the girls all order something else. Sayaka wonders if eating the other crepe would have made the day more memorable, but decides it was perfect already. Swimsuit (2018) Sayaka and Hinano try to light fireworks, but find their lighters aren't working. Sayaka decides to buy a new one, and Mami Tomoe offers to come with her. While walking to a convenience store, Sayaka notices Mami seems nervous. Mami then freaks out over a strange noise, which turns out to be Kyoko Sakura playing a prank. Both Kyoko and Sayaka help Mami recover. Sayaka admits she was scared herself, but somehow felt better when Kyoko came with them.

Oktavia von Seckendorff (OKTAVIA VON SECKENDORFF) is the witch form of Sayaka Miki. She briefly appears at the end of Episode 8 and battles with Kyoko Sakura in Episode 9. Oktavia with a new colour scheme and familiars also appears in one of the alternate timelines of Episode 10.

Oktavia appears again in Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion. Sayaka Miki has gained the power to summon and control Oktavia due to being part of the Law of Cycles.

She also appears in Madoka Magica Portable, Madoka Magica Mobage, Madoka Magica Online, The Battle Pentagram and Magia Record as Sayaka's doppel.

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Original Anime Oktavia makes her first appearance at the end of Episode 8 when Sayaka finally falls into despair and becomes a witch. Most of her body is covered by her cape in her first appearance. She makes her full appearance in Episode 9 when Kyoko takes Madoka to her labyrinth to try and save Sayaka. Her familiars: Holger make an appearance in her labyrinth but never seem to attack. As Madoka tries to speak to Sayaka to bring her back, Oktavia screams at the girls and attacks them with wheels. Even when Kyoko cuts off one of her hands, she doesn't seem to notice. Homura arrives as the floor of the labyrinth crumbles and she catches Madoka. Kyoko tells her to take Madoka to safety as she plans to defeat Oktavia herself. She creates a giant spear and throws her Soul Gem into the attack, killing both of them but allowing her to be with Sayaka. Oktavia appears again in Episode 10 in an alternate timeline. In this timeline her labyrinth and theme is much more like a rock concert than an orchestra. She also has different familiars: Klarissa, that resemble Hitomi. Instead of orchestra members like Holger, they are backup dancers. All four girls try to defeat Oktavia in this timeline to save Sayaka but Homura defeats her with explosives to quickly protect Madoka. The Rebellion Story Oktavia makes a reappearance in The Rebellion Story as part of Sayaka's army. She fights Homulilly with the magical girls. In-Game (Normal version) description The Doppel of unrequited love. Its form is a mermaid. The master of this emotion suffered from young love and chose a fate so harsh that she could not bear it alone. As such, the Doppel dreams of love while it swims effortlessly through the air, playing a song for its master from its vast hollow body. It can control several swords to attack its enemies with the soundwaves that emanate from its body, but as long as the master uses it, she cannot flee from the discontent that troubles her heart. Haregi version description The Doppel of romance. Its form is a mermaid. Though the master of this emotion has been anguished by love all the way to the year’s end, she’s positively delighted by this opportunity to don her favorite formal wear. Even so, the unease born out of her unchanging love still lurks within her heart, quietly tormenting its master. Her Doppel has been just as lovesick, but when clad in these auspicious symbols, its confidence soars. Its glow practically seems to bestow good fortune and ward off disaster, and it fearlessly charges forward no matter what obstacles may lay in its path. Those crushed by its sheer force will witness the sun and Mount Fuji in their final moments, and will surely be able to put the sight into a masterful piece of brushwork. Surfer version description The Doppel of romantic yearning. Its form is a mermaid. The master of this emotion averts her eyes from the fundamental truth that “unannounced feelings cannot reach their recipient,” and continues to wait for a coincidental opportunity– her “big wave of summer”– to arrive. As such, this Doppel has an overabundance of free time, and begins swimming around exuberantly as soon as it’s set free. Its offensive techniques are a pure combination of kinetic and potential energy, utilizing the accelerating passion of summer and the overwhelming mass of a lovesick heart to crush its enemies into dust. After the relief that accompanies this momentary expulsion of emotion, the Doppel’s master will most likely continue trying to convince herself that “her ideal opportunity still hasn’t arrived”.

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Key: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica | Wrath Arc | Law of Cycles

Tier: 9-A, Higher with Magic | 9-A, far Higher with Magic | 9-A as an avatar, 2-C as a part of the Law of Cycles, Far Higher with Madoka Kaname

Name: Sayaka Miki

Origin: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica

Sex: Female

Age: 14

Classification: Human, Magical Girl, Secretary, Law of Cycles, Knight of Justice

Status: Deceased (In Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica, turned into a witch and was killed by Kyoko Sakura) | Other (After extinguishing her magical energy during the Wraith Arc, she was brought to the law of cycles by Ultimate Madoka) | Other

Alignment: Lawful Good (Sayaka is a bit tomboyish and acts heroic. She is devoted to her friends, especially when she makes the contract right away and saves Madoka. However, she also has a large girlish side in that she loves classical music, and is very interested in romance. She loves and cares deeply for Kyosuke and is extremely hurt when he chooses Hitomi. This is why she falls into deep despair, as a result corrupting her soul gem and ultimately making her a witch. When she listens to Kyosuke one last time, (unless in the new universe by some people's theories she can watch over the universe with Madoka then she may listen to Kyosuke play again), she actually feels glad and proud for him that Hitomi will make him happy. By Rebellion, she seems to have moved on from him, going so far as to refer to him as 'Captain Oblivious' for never noticing her feelings. Sayaka is also a very righteous girl; unlike Madoka who believes conflict between Magical Girls is wrong, Sayaka doesn't care if her opponent is a witch or a Magical Girl, outright saying that she became a Magical Girl not to fight witches, but so she could have the strength to do what's right and protect the people she cares about, even if it means fighting people who aren't witches. She stayed true to this even after learning about Kyoko's past, although she did feel sorry for her.

After learning the truth about magical girls, Sayaka begins regarding herself as a zombie, and grows insecure of everything she believed in up to that point, shown as she is too ashamed of what she became to try and approach Kyousuke. As Sayaka's ideals are put against the reality of her wish's consequences and the stress of fighting, her view of the world is slowly corrupted. She becomes hateful and distrustful towards others, including Madoka, whom she lashes out at and accuses of being selfish. She starts to wonder what she had been fighting for all that time, slowly becoming an empty shell, until succumbing to despair and becoming a witch.

After joining the Law of Cycles, Sayaka is a lot more patient and understanding than she was previously. Having regained her memories of previous timelines, she has fully moved on from Kyosuke Kamijou, and appears to instead pursue either a romantic or a platonic relationship with Kyouko Sakura. Unlike her previous antagonism, Sayaka expresses sympathy and understanding for Homura, and subtly tells her not to blame herself for becoming a witch. She still retains a fiery temper and stubbornness, however, as her first action after the universe was rewritten was confronting and attacking the person who did it, with little regards to her own safety)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Room level, Higher with Magic (Sayaka Miki killed the likes of H.N. Elly who is this large in size. Comparable to Mami Tomoe, who can defeat a witch of this size) | Room level, Higher with Magic | Room level, Higher with Magic, Universe level as a part of the Law of Cycles (Like Homura Akemi, Sayaka is able to ask Madoka Kaname for power so that she can defeat an enemy who is too strong for her. She is also apart of the Law of Cycles, giving her similar power to Madoka when she is in that state. Sayaka was very confident in fighting Homura Akemi after she split and reset the universe with her powers. Homura has noted that if she wanted to, she could destroy the universe, and enveloped the entire universe after splitting Ultimate Madoka from her body. Instead of fighting Sayaka, Homura opted to erase her memories instead), Far Higher with Madoka Kaname

Durability: Room level (Her Magical Girl Physiology and Regeneration makes her difficult to kill) | Room level | Room level, Universe level as a part of the Law of Cycles, Far Higher with Madoka Kaname. Her physiology apart of the Law of Cycles makes her extremely difficult to kill

Striking Strength: Room Class | Room Class | Room Class, Universe Class as a part of the Law of Cycles

Lifting Strength: Superhuman Class (Comparable to Mami Tomoe who can lift a giant gun cannon with ease. Sayaka was able to contest a Trio Finale attack from Mami Tomoe for several moments before ultimately deflecting the attack away from her body) | At least Superhuman, Unknown as a part of the Law of Cycles

Travel Speed: Supersonic, Higher with Magic (Sayaka is able to move so fast that she can only be seen as a blue beam or an afterimage. Sayaka is ranked as one of the fastest Magical Girls) | FTL, Higher with Magic (Magical Girls are able to dodge multiple lasers being shot at them at once by a group of Wraths. Sayaka was able to take on an entire hoard of these Wraiths while weakened without getting hit once. Sayaka is able to easily move faster than most magical girls can see. She can also move so fast that she is only seen as a blue beam of energy) | Unknown as a part of the Law of Cycles

Combat Speed: Supersonic, Higher with Magic (Sayaka was able to block hundreds of bullets being shot at her body with her swords) | FTL, Higher with Magic (Magical Girls are able to dodge multiple lasers being shot at them at once by a group of Wraths. Sayaka was able to take on an entire hoard of these Wraiths while weakened without getting hit once) | Unknown as a part of the Law of Cycles

Reaction Speed: Supersonic, Higher with Magic (Sayaka was able to block hundreds of bullets being shot at her body with her swords) | Supersonic, Higher with Magic | FTL, Higher with Magic (Magical Girls are able to dodge multiple lasers being shot at them at once by a group of Wraths. Sayaka was able to take on an entire hoard of these Wraiths while weakened without getting hit once) | Unknown as a part of the Law of Cycles

Stamina: Superhuman+ (Sayaka Miki can fight for weeks straight without showing much tiring) | Superhuman+ | Superhuman+, Limitless as a part of the Law of Cycles (Noted by Mami Tomoe that Madoka will continue fighting witches forever. Sayaka is apart of the Law of Cycles an likely helps Madoka in purifying Witches)

Range: Extended Melee Range with Swords, Several Meters with Five Lillians (Sayaka uses swords in order to fight her opponents. She is also able to throw her swords with extreme accuracy. She has also been shown to be able to detach the blade on her sword and fire it at the enemy) | Extended Melee Range with Swords, Several Meters with Five Lillians, High Multiversal as a part of the Law of Cycles (Should scale to Madoka Kaname, who can travel across the many universes to stop witches from transforming, which has infinite universes)

Intelligence: Average, Gifted in fighting skill (Sayaka is a normal middle school student who often sleeps a lot in class. Sayaka, however, is decently skilled as a Magical Girl despite the fact that she had no prior fighting experience. She becomes skilled enough to stalemate Kyouko Sakura in a fight for at time) | Average, Gifted in fighting skill | Cosmic as a part of the Law of Cycles (Should scale to Ultimate Madoka, who becomes one with the laws of cycles, she can now see everything that ever has or will happen, both the universes that could have been and the universes that might one day be. Sayaka states that it was her job to remember all past events that has happened to the magical girls in a conversation with Homura Akemi)

Tier: 9-A

Name: Oktavia von Seckendorff

Origin: Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica

Sex: Female

Age: 14

Classification: Witch, Mermaid witch

Status: Deceased (Killed by a suicide attack from Kyoko Sakura), Alive in Rebellion (Sayaka can freely control her witch form in this movie)

Alignment: Chaotic Evil (Witches are the embodiments of a Magical Girls despair, causing people to fall into despair and commit suicide)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Room level (Oktavia von Seckendorff is able to deal massive damage to all of the Magical Girls in their fight. She was also able to summon multiple train carts in order to attack the girls with as well)

Durability: Room level (Oktavia von Seckendorff is able to take hits from the Magical Girls and should scale to her own attacks). Her Witch Physiology makes her difficult to kill

Striking Strength: Room Class

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Unknown

Combat Speed: Supersonic

Reaction Speed: Supersonic

Stamina: Superhuman+

Range: Extended Melee Range with Swords, Several Meters with metal train wheels (Sayaka's witch, Oktavia von Seckendorff, is able to summon many train cart wheels in order to smash her enemies with), Extended Melee Range with Swords, Several Meters with Five Lillians

Intelligence: Unknown (Witches seem to have some form of sentience and thought, however it seems their grief overclouds it)

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Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Multilingualism (Magical Girls are able to understand Bebe, who speaks in only gibberish), Weapon Usage (Sayaka has also been shown to be able to summon her swords from her Soul Gem and her Cape. She is able to use them effectively in order to easily cut an opponent down or to block projectiles), Extrasensory Perception (Magical Girls can see witches, who are invisibile to normal people), Dimensional Storage (Magical Girls are able to store weapons in their soul gems or other parts of their bodies), Immortality (Types 3 and 6; Magical Girl’s bodies are stated to be like zombies or an empty shell for their souls to possess, where there body can take lethal blows without them dying. Sayaka is able to regenerate her body at an accelerated rate and keep fighting, She has been shown to be able to regenerate from having an entire tree grow inside of her body and regenerate from having her limbs blasted off), Pain Tolerance (The bodies of a Magical Girl experience far less pain than a normal human would. This insures that they are able to fight at peak performance despite receiving fatal injuries. Kyubey also states that their are able to completely block out the pain from their body), Healing (Mid; Kyubey states that if all of the organs in ones body get destroyed and every last drop of blood escapes ones body, Magical Girls are able to heal themselves to continue fighting. Magical Girls are able to heal their body parts with magic), Limited Avatar Creation (Magical Girls are able to possess fake bodies that are much stronger than their normal bodies), Limited Telepathy (All magical girls are able to use telepathy in order to communicate with other people around them), Limited Enhanced Senses (Magical Girls are able to pick up the magic trail of a witch with their soul gems), Limited Wish Granting (Through forming a contract with Kyubey, one wish can be granted from him), Transformation & Cloth Manipulation (Type 1; Magical Girls are able to create cloths in order to attack or restrain opponents. Sayaka is able to use her cape in order to cover her entire body to protect herself or use as a diversion. She used this technique against Homura Akemi in order to evade her time stop ability. She was also able to use this offensively against Kyouko Sakura in a fight. She used her cape to envelope her body and restrain her from moving), Curse Negation (Magical Girls can negate curses placed by witches), Power Bestowal (Magical Girls are able to give magical powers to regular objects, amplifying it’s normal properties), Weapon Creation & Summoning (Magical Girls are able to summon multiple weapons from their bodies), Restoration (Magical Girls are able to use their magic in order to keep their or another person’s body from decomposing), Dimensional Travel (Magical Girls are able to open up portals that send them to different locations or into labyrinths), Forcefield Creation (Magical Girls are able to create forcefields to protect themselves from attacks), Telekinesis (Magical Girls are able to take control of and move objects with their magic), Flight (Magical Girls are able to fly), Clairvoyance (Magical Girls are able to see other Magical Girls through their soul gems), Dream Manipulation (Magical Girls are able to go into dreams and interact with them), Hair Manipulation (Magical Girls are able to change their hair style with magic), Spatial Manipulation (Magical Girls are able to break open an isolation field, which is created by isolation a soul gem in a separate space so that the Law of Cycles can’t enter), Subjective Reality (Magical girls are able to create things that they want, like when everyone created a fruit that they wanted to be. Sayaka was also able to pull a violin from a piece of paper and gave it form), BFR (Type 2; All magical girls are able to put objects and people inside of their soul gems and trap them there forever), Purification (Magical Girls are able to create Doppels that completely purify the user’s soul gems and give them an enormous power boost), Statistics Amplification (Magical Girls are able to create Doppels that completely purify the user’s soul gems and give them an enormous power boost. Magical Girls are able to connect with other magical sources, in order to greatly boost their magical powers and combine different properties to their abilities), Fusionism & Statistics Boost (Magical Girls are able to do a combined attack through forming in a line and holding up their soul gems), Pocket Reality Manipulation (Magical Girls have an entire pocket reality inside of their soul gem where they can directly speak with their magic), Glyph Creation and Sound Manipulation (Sayaka is able to create glyphs in order to boost her speed and mobility. She used this when she fought Elsa Maria. She is also able to create a large glyph, made of music, in order to hover in the air and increase mobility), Regeneration (Mid; Sayaka is able to regenerate her body at an accelerated rate and keep fighting, She has been shown to be able to regenerate from having an entire tree grow inside of her body and regenerate from having her limbs blasted off), Passive Statistics Amplification (With Melee level 1 and Melee level 2, Sayaka's attack is increased by 10% or 20% respectively. With Latent Energy, Sayaka's attack stat increases if her HP is low. With Allegro, Sayaka is able to raise her own and her teammate's speed. With Melee Defense level 1 and Melee Defense level 2, Sayaka is able to increase her defense by 15% and 30% respectively), Madness Manipulation (Sayaka is able to inflict madness onto herself with the skill Rhapsody), Passive Healing, Regeneration and Restoration (Mid; With the skills Auto Heal level 1 and Auto Heal level 2, Sayaka is able to increase the rate in which MP and HP recover by 1.5 and 2 times respectively), Purification (With the skill Purification Tune, Sayaka is able to a status affect from herself and an ally), Sleep Manipulation (With the skill Lorelei's Melody, Sayaka is able to use a large sound wave the makes her opponents fall asleep. This attack also covers a large area as well), Life Manipulation (With the skill named HP absorb, Sayaka is able to steal her opponent's health when she hits them with their sword and gives it to her)

Resistance to Curse Manipulation & Empathic Manipulation (Magical Girls are unaffected by a Witches curse, which is ntoed by Kyuubey that their curse causes people to commit suicide and fall to despair), Mind Manipulation (Magical Girls are unaffected by the witch’s kiss, which mind controls people to try and kill themselves), Memory Manipulation (Magical Girls can still remember the magical girls killed in the world of the witches, where no one else remembers their existence), Lifeforce Absorption (Magical Girls are unaffected by Witches ability to drain the life force out of the people who are in despair), Soul Manipulation (They are able to survive having their souls ripped out of their bodies. They are also able to survive having their souls be apart from their bodies), Physics Manipulation (Magical Girls are not bound by the laws of thermodynamics), Body Puppetry, and Fusionism & Statistics Boost (Magical Girls are able to do a combined attack through forming in a line and holding up their soul gems), Pocket Reality Manipulation (Magical Girls have an entire pocket reality inside of their soul gem where they can directly speak with their magic), Statistics Reduction (With the skill Negate Slow, Sayaka is able to take away the slow status affect, which slows down their opponent's speed), Cold Manipulation (Is able to function around the Wariths, who passively make the air so cold that it begins to freeze everything)

All previous powers and abilities to a far greater extent, Enhanced Extrasensory Perception (Sayaka and Madoka are able to see things that other Magical Girls can’t, such as Akuma Homura's existence), Cosmic Intelligence & Cosmic Awareness (Should scale to Ultimate Madoka, who becomes one with the laws of cycles, she can now see everything that ever has or will happen, both the universes that could have been and the universes that might one day be. Sayaka states that it was her job to remember all past events that has happened to the magical girls in a conversation with Homura Akemi), Acausality (Type 5; Exists on the same plane as Madoka Kaname, whose life no longer has a beginning or end, ceasing being a member of the universe, no longer having any proof that she exists, her existence shifting into a higher plane and becoming nothing more then a concept, where no one can perceive her any longer and likewise she can't interact with anyone else. Through constantly fighting witches forever, she has lost all traces of her individuality. However, Sakaya Miki does not exist as a concept is is still able to interact with reality), Immortality (Type 2, 4, and 8; Scales to Madoka Kaname who after destroying her witch, her life has ceased to have either a beginning or end. Sayaka is protected by Madoka Kaname, who is able to grant Sayaka power, similar to how Homura Akemi did so while fighting the Wraiths. Madoka is also able to reset the timeline if Sayaka were to die permanently. Madoka Kaname rewinded time during the Wraith Arc to stop her witch from existing that was changing people's fateSayaka and her Witch are able to keep coming back as long as the concept of water still exists), Wish Granting Negation (Scales to Madoka, who can negate all wishes made), Existence Erasure (Type 3; Noted that when a magical girls soul gets corrupted, its erased from existence as they become apart of the laws of cycles), Regeneration (Low-Godly; As a part of the Law of Cycles, Sayaka should scale above Bebe, who was able to blend her body and soul together and regenerate from it immediately), Summoning (Sayaka is able to summon her witch and control it for a massive power boost. She is also able to summon witches and familiars that both Madoka Kaname and herself have absorbed) Resistance to Power Nullification (Sayaka and Madoka are able to still use their Magical Girl powers despite magical girls not existing in the new universe), Memory Manipulation (Sayaka and Madoka were able to remember past events when nobody else was able to. Even when Homura tried to erase their memories, they were still able to remember some events from the past)

Purification (Magical Girls are able to purify their soul gems with grief seeds), Limited Cold Manipulation, Fire Manipulation Negation, and Smoke Manipulation (Sayaka has access to a fire hydrant, in which she uses as a smoke screen to attack, stun, or run away from her opponent. Sayaka used this against Homura Akemi in order to escape before she killed Kyubey. She also used this agaisnt Mami Tomoe to rescue Homura Akemi after their fight. This left Mami stunned and unable to after the two. Lastly, Sayaka used this against Mami Tomoe after she became corrupted and was trying to kill off weaker Magical Girls)

Personal Domain (All witches are able to make labyrinths, in which they are able to summon familiars and is where they are the strongest), Curtain Fire (Witches are able to shoot many various attacks within their labryinth), Curse Manipulation & Empathic Manipulation (Witches are able to able to spread curses that cause people to commit suicide), Mind Manipulation (Passive; With their curses, witches are able to brain wash people), Invisibility (Witches are completely invisible to humans), Life Absorption (Passive; Witches are able to drain the life force out of the people who are in despair), Duplication (Witches are able to create familiars, who will eventually turn into the same witch as they broke off from), BFR (Type 1; Witches are able to take people inside of their labyrinth forcibly), Existence Erasure (Type 2; Witches erase one from existence if one die in their labyrinth, with ones existence not being known in the main reality), Immersion and Deconstruction (Witches are able to tear apart a person’s body and suck them into objects like Televisions), Metal Manipulation (Oktavia von Seckendorff is able to create metal train cart wheels to attack her opponents and summon entire trains in order to through off her opponents)

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Standard Equipment

ƒƒ Soul Gem ƒƒ

A gem birthed from a contract with a messenger of magic. Proof that one is a magical girl; the source of their magical power. The Soul Gem is the source of a Magical Girl's magical power, produced upon contracting by extracting the contractor's soul and giving it physical form

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  Sayaka saving Madoka from Homura

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  Sayaka saving two Magical Girls from a corrupted Mami

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  Sayaka saving Homura from Mami

ƒƒ Fire Extinguisher ƒƒ

(Sayaka has access to a fire hydrant, in which she uses as a smoke screen to attack, stun, or run away from her opponent. Sayaka used this against Homura Akemi in order to escape before she killed Kyubey. She also used this agaisnt Mami Tomoe to rescue Homura Akemi after their fight. This left Mami stunned and unable to after the two. Lastly, Sayaka used this against Mami Tomoe after she became corrupted and was trying to kill off weaker Magical Girls.

ƒƒ Swords ƒƒ

Sayaka's main weapon of choice. She is able to use them effectively in order to easily cut an opponent down or to block projectiles. Sayaka is also able to throw her swords with great accuracy or even detach the blades so that she can shoot them

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Notable Techniques

♬ Transform ♬

Sayaka is able to power up by using her soul gem in order to transform into a Magical Girl

♬ Accelerated Healing ♬

Due to the nature of her wish, Sayaka has powerful regenerative abilities. She can heal herself much faster than the other magical girls in the series as well as great endurance. In battle, she can combine this self-healing special ability with magical techniques that detach her senses and block all forms of pain, becoming a nearly unstoppable berserker. Her regenerative abilities can even restore severed limbs in seconds, even in the heat of battle, as it was shown when she fought against Holy Mami.

☾ Weapon Summoning ☾

Sayaka's weapon when fighting witches or other Puella Magi seems to be a cutlass sword which can be mass summoned much like Mami Tomoe's musket rifles.

☾ Five Lillians ☾

Sayaka is able to throw her swords from a far distance in order to attack her opponents. She is also able to turn these swords into different items. When she used this move, she was able to turn all of her swords into chairs. She can also use this attack in order to pin opponents to the ground or on a wall.

⚔ Witch Summoning ⚔

After becoming a part of Law of Cycles, Sayaka is able to summon her witch and control it for a massive power boost. She is also able to summon witches and familiars that both Madoka Kaname and herself have absorbed.

⚔ Glyph Creation ⚔

Sayaka is able to create glyphs in order to boost her speed and mobility. She used this when she fought Elsa Maria. She is also able to create a large glyph, made of music, in order to hover in the air and increase mobility. She was also able to use this ability in order to save Madoka Kaname from a witch

ƒƒ Super Speed ƒƒ

Sayaka is able to easily move faster than most magical girls can see. She can also move so fast that she is only seen as a blue beam of energy

人魚の魔女。その性質は恋慕。 在りし日の感動を夢見ながらコンサートホールごと移動する魔女。 回る運命は思い出だけを乗せてもう未来へは転がらない。 もう何も届かない。もう何も知ることなどない。 今はただ手下達の演奏を邪魔する存在を許さない。

Oktavia (Main timeline) Runes OKTAVIA Type Mermaid witch Nature Falling in love Episodes Episode 8, Episode 9 The mermaid witch; it is in her nature to fall in love. Looking for the feeling that moved her so long ago, she moves with the entire concert hall. Her fortune only turns under the weight of memories and no longer moves toward the future. Nothing will reach her any longer. She will come to know nothing more. She simply allows no one to disturb her minions' playing.

人魚の魔女。その性質は恋慕。ギターが鳴り響くコンサートホールの中で在りし日の感動を夢見続ける魔女。 繰り返す時間の中で僅かな違いこそあれど、運命の車輪は冷徹に回る。

Oktavia (Timeline 3) Runes OKTAVIA Type Mermaid witch Nature Falling in love Episodes Episode 10 The mermaid witch. Her nature is to fall in love. The witch continues to dream of a guitar resounding in the middle of a concert hall, a deeply moving impression from past days. Repeating within that time with little but sure differences, her wheels of fate move around calmly.

人魚の魔女。かつて恋慕の夢を見た。この魔女は円環の理の一部から再び個として切り離された。お菓子の魔女とは違い、人間体と魔女体でそれぞれ別行動が可能。この魔女は水さえあればどこからでも現れる。

Oktavia (Rebellion) Runes OKTAVIA Type Mermaid witch Nature Falling in love Episodes Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion The mermaid witch. Once dreamt of love. This witch was cut loose once again from a part of the Law of Cycles. Unlike the witch of sweets, the human and witch's body can act independently. She can appear anywhere as long as there is water.

人魚の魔女。かつて恋慕の夢を見た。円環の理は、その魂のいくつかを切り離し地上へおよこしになりました。ひとつはお菓子の姿。もうひとつは人魚の姿。そしてさらにはご自身までもが、夜露がそっと零れるよりも恭しく地上へと降りられたのです。その姿はまるで、いつかあった少女のようでした。

Oktavia with Spear (Rebellion) Runes OKTAVIA Type Mermaid witch Nature Falling in love Episodes Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion The mermaid witch. Once dreamt of love. The Law of the Cycle split off some of its souls and sent them to the earth. One of them took the form of sweets. Another took on the form of a mermaid. And the Law of Cycles itself descended upon the surface, more reverently than the morning dew. Her form was like that of a magical girl who once was.

人魚の魔女の手下。その役割は演奏。 魔女のために音楽を奏で続ける虚ろな楽団。 その音を長く聞き続けた者は魂を抜き取られてしまう。 この楽団は魔女のためだけに存在し、魔女には楽団が全て。

Holger (Main timeline) Runes HOLGER Type Mermaid witch's minion Duty Performing Episodes Episode 8, Episode 9, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion The mermaid witch's minion, whose duty is to perform. Several of them form a hollow orchestra that continually plays music for the witch. People who listen to their music for long enough will lose their soul. This orchestra only exists for its witch; to her, the orchestra is everything.

人魚の魔女の手下。その役割はバックダンサー。魔女の後ろで陽気に踊り続けるだけの存在。

Klarissa (Timeline 3) Runes KLARISSA Type Mermaid witch's minion Duty Backup dancer Episodes Episode 10 The mermaid witch's minion, whose duty is a backup dancer. She only exists to dance cheerfully behind the witch.

薔薇園の魔女の手下（レンタルver.）。その役割は造園。魔女の手下達の中ではかなり従順で数も多いため、ほむら救出の主戦力として薔薇園の魔女から派遣されて来た。直接的に人魚の魔女の指揮下へ入っているため、その魔女の影響で以前とは容姿が少し異なる。胸に付けた勲章は薔薇園の魔女から付けてもらった宝物。

Anthony (Rental ver.) Runes ANTHONY Type Rose garden witch's minion (rental ver.) Nature Landscaping Episodes Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion Servants of the rose garden witch (rental ver.). They take the role of gardeners. As they are relatively docile and numerous, as far as familiars go, the rose garden witch dispatched them as the main combat force for saving Homura. As they are under the direct command of the mermaid witch, the influence of her magic has changed their appearances. The medals on their chests are a treasure added by the rose garden witch.

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Standard Tactics: Sayaka will always use her speed in order to catch her opponent off guard and to overwhelm them. She also like to attack her opponents in the neck for a very quick kill. | Sayaka will always use her speed in order to catch her opponent off guard and to overwhelm them. She also like to attack her opponents in the neck for a very quick kill. She is more of a smart fighter in this universe, opting to use her cape to trap her opponents in place and use her weapons more effectively. | Sayaka will always use her speed in order to catch her opponent off guard and to overwhelm them. She also like to attack her opponents in the neck for a very quick kill. She is more of a smart fighter in this universe, opting to use her cape to trap her opponents in place and use her weapons more effectively. If Sayaka senses an extreme amount of despair or sadness corrupting her opponent, she will erase their existence and bring them to the Law of Cycles.

Weaknesses: Magical Girls lose control of their avatars if their soul gems are 100 meters away from their bodies. If a Magical Girl blocks out the pain, their reaction time gets slowed by a bit. The more a magical girl uses magic, the more their soul gem becomes packed with impurities, making them unable to exert the full magic power. If the Magical Girls abuse their Doppels too much, they will fuse to them and become corrupted. Sayaka is very suborn and will actively get in the middle of a fight in order to save someone in the name of justice. Sayaka also overly abuses her regeneration capabilities, causing her to fight recklessly. She also often blocks out her pain, which makes her reaction time slower. Sayaka is also a very emotional person. | Sayaka is very suborn and will actively get in the middle of a fight in order to save someone in the name of justice. Sayaka also overly abuses her regeneration capabilities, causing her to fight recklessly. She also often blocks out her pain, which makes her reaction time slower. Sayaka is also a very emotional person. | Sayaka is a lot more cool headed and patient after she joins the Law of Cycles, however, she will still cause issues with people who she doesn't agree with, even if she has no chance in winning.

Standard Tactics: As a witch, Oktavia von Seckendorff uses Curtain Fire in order to overwhelm her opponents and goes for wild, unpredictable sword swings. She also summons her Familiars in order to further overwhelm her opponents.

Weaknesses: Is extremely animalistic and will not use any strategy.

Trivia

*Sayaka becomes a magical girl in Episode 4; Episode 5 details her debut as a magical girl, including the scene where she makes the contract with Kyubey.

• She describes herself as having been born "petit bourgeois," which is French for "petty bourgeois." This would mean that her family is at least from the middle class, but is by no means from the upper class (despite the fact that, if Japan has even less living space in the future than it does now, her family's apartment is far larger than a normal middle-class family could afford).
• According to recent interview, "Sayaka had her personality based on a 'Gen Urobuchi character'"
• Madoka and Sayaka are childhood friends, the NitroPlus novel goes into detail regarding their encounter and their friendship.
  • In the movie opening, it shows scenes of Madoka's life. Sayaka is shown with Hitomi and Kyousuke along the way.
• When Sayaka transformed in the train in Episode 8, the fate of the two hosts was open to interpretation in the original scenario by Gen Urobuchi. While Shinbo has recently confirmed that Sayaka did not kill the two men in the anime, they were in fact killed in the manga version.
  • The train conversation scene between the two hosts is actually based on a real event that Gen Urobuchi witnessed.
• Shinbo stated in an interview that he liked Sayaka and asked Gen Urobuchi if something could be done to get her back to life but Urobuchi said that was impossible.
• Sayaka's hairpin disappears when she transforms into magical girl form.
  • According to Official Guidebook, both Shinbo and Aoki think it would be better to attach something instead. Aoki has tried adding another hairband with something in star or ball shape, but that would make her look like playing in a serious fight so she gave up such idea. Urobuchi said a cloak is flashy enough, however.
  • Manga Time Kirara Magica volume 1 showed Sayaka in her transformed state with a new hairpin in the shape of ƒƒ, the musical notation for "fortissimo" or "very loud." This fits her musical theme and her bold personality. Apparently the staff finally found a design they're happy with.
  • And finally the staff have the chance to give her that hairpin in the Madoka Magica Movie. According to Director Shinbo, this can be seem as compensation for her since she is a character always who suffers under fate.
• According with Gen Urobuchi, even if Sayaka won over Kyousuke, she would never be happy with him.
• Her Seiyuu, Eri Kitamura also provided the voice of another Magical Girl whose first name was Miki and whose theme color was blue, in the anime series 'Fresh Pretty Cure!'
• In an interview, when asked about Madoka's casual clothes, Shinbo said that he forgot to have a scene where Sayaka also wears casual wears. He feels a little regret.
  • As compensation, Sayaka wears casual clothes in Rebellion's OP.
• Water is usually considered to be an element of healing and purification in religion and mythology. Major faiths incorporate ritual washing.
• The "C" Motif could relate to the link between her and music. In Medieval music, the Gregorian Chant system uses a C-like figure to denote a "Do" in a staff.

*The entrance to her barrier has the sayings Love Me Do, which is, incidentally, a Beatles song.

In the beginning of episode 9 near the name of the witch, there are floating notes of "Symposium Magarum".

Oktavia is briefly shown in Kazumi Magica as background when Juubey explains how a magical girl becomes a witch.

It appears Sayaka Miki is the only magical girl that has been shown to be able to separate from her Witch, as in Rebellion Oktavia fights along Sayaka as a separate being meaning Sayaka no longer has to turn into her.

Oktavia appears in all timelines in which Sayaka makes a contract.

The specific runic font used for Oktavia and Holger's cards resembles musical instruments and notation.

One of the alternate timelines shown in episode 10 gives her barrier a slightly different appearance with familiars that resemble Hitomi. Some design documents also indicate that Kamijou is a guitarist rather than a violinist in the alternate timeline.

Karl Sigmund von Seckendorff was a German poet who was inspired by Goethe; he enjoyed composing music for several of his poems before they were even published, and translated The Sorrows of Young Werther into French. In this story, the titular man is ultimately driven to suicide by his unrequited love, as he is unable to harm or murder others to resolve the love triangle at the source of his despair. However, Goethe thought little of his work.

• He also wrote a book called The Wheel of Fate (Das Rad des Schicksals), and could explain Sayaka's wheel attack.

Seckendorff was also the name of a Frankish knight from a noble family

Oktavia is the German form of the Latin name Octavia which means "the eighth" (child, month or musical interval) or "from the family Octavia". It is the direct root of octave in English (an octave being the eight interval of a scale). The name was most likely chosen because of the link between Sayaka and music.

• It might also reflect how her first appearance was in episode eight.

Holger is a Scandinavian masculine given name derived from the Old Norse name Hólmgeirr, the prefix hólmr meaning "island", and the suffix geirr meaning "spear". It is most common amongst Danish people.

‘Herr Holger’ is an old Swedish song [1] performed by the dark folk band Garmarna. Its central character, Sir Holger, gets beheaded for his crimes and buried, but then turns undead and goes back to his wife to warn her against going to Hell. Yet the lady won't listen to the warning: "Go to Hell with your squires, ... And I will follow with my maidens".

Holger Simon Paulli was a Danish conductor and composer who contributed to the spread of Richard Wagner's work with his performances of Lohengrin and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.

The Movie version has new runes, in it Oktavia's barrier has runes that read, "Desiderantes Affectibus": Summis desiderantes affectibus (Latin: "Desiring with supreme ardor") was a papal bull issued by Pope Innocent VIII on December 5, 1484. The bull was written in response to the request of Dominican Inquisitor Heinrich Kramer for explicit authority to prosecute witchcraft in Germany, after he was refused assistance by the local ecclesiastical authorities. The bull recognized the existence of witches

• The bull, which synthesized the spiritual and the secular crimes of witchcraft, is often viewed as opening the door for the witch hunts of the early modern period.

The musical notes on Oktavia's grief seed also resemble crescent moons. They are symbols of femininity and the moon is commonly associated with water, which relates back to Oktavia being a mermaid.

The pink ribbon around Oktavia's neck may be a reference to the pink ribbons that Madoka wears in the series.

• They could also represent the witch wanting affection and attention as the color pink is normally seen as a color associated with love.

Oktavia's barrier shows rail tracks (as well as wheels, that may be there for the same reason), which is possibly due to what Sayaka heard from two men in the train right before she turned into a witch.

In Episode 9 when Kyoko passes through Sayaka's barrier, it is shown that when Oktavia shouts, a distorted scream is also heard and is known to be Sayaka's voice. This most likely meant Sayaka wanted to express her feelings but she could not because of her broken state. As seen before her transformation to be a witch, she had issues speaking to Kyoko. With her life reaching its end, she could not help herself in the situation.

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