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Name: Giselle
Livejournal Username: protagonist
E-mail: bearpuns@gmail.com
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Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: n/a
Character
Name: Homura Akemi
Series: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Timeline:
Canon Resource Links:
puella magi wiki
general wiki article
Personality:
Saying that Homura's whole world revolves around Madoka Kaname is no mere exaggeration. To understand her obsession, her cold exterior, and the way she's able to predict future events, one must take a look into her backstory.
There was once a time in Homura's life where she was a very frail and weak girl with glasses and braids. This is due to the fact that she had just recovered from a heart disease and was just returning to school. As a result, she was weak, clumsy, and friendless. However, there was a girl who was very kind to her. This girl was Madoka Kaname. It left a very deep impression in Homura's heart. Still, it was not enough. Homura's self confidence was at its weakest, and her vulnerability led her to become targeted and manipulated by Familiars, giving her thoughts of self-hatred and suicide. However, she was saved once again - by a Puella Magi that goes by the name of Madoka Kaname. Again, Madoka had left a major impression on Homura. From then on, Homura strongly admired Madoka's kind personality, as well as her strength and the way she wished to help others.
During Walpurgisnacht, Madoka died. Taking advantage of Homura's desperation and broken heart, Kyuubey offered to contract with Homura, allowing her to make a wish in exchange for becoming a Puella Magi herself. Homura accepts this and wishes to re-do her meeting with Madoka, being taken back in time to her hospital release as well as a Soul Gem in hand. She has become a Puella Magi with the ability to manipulate time. Unfortunately, fate can be a tricky thing to deal with. Homura ends up having to reset several times due to Madoka always dying on Walpurgisnacht, and it begins to slowly break Homura apart inside. Sick of it all, Homura is ready to die with Madoka and end this torture as they'll be reborn as witches.
"the grief seeds are... yeah, together we'll become monsters... and wreck everything in this world. everything unpleasant... everything sad... get rid of it all... destroy... destroy... destroy everything. doesn't that sound nice?"
However, Madoka managed to snag a grief seed, and gives it to Homura before she can protest. Her final wish is as follows: "I want you to do something I can't. Homura... You can return to the past. You said you could change history so this wouldn't happen. You can save silly me from ever making a contract with Kyuubey..." She then asks Homura not to let her become a witch, and Homura must kill her herself. After that, Homura vows to do everything in her power to go back and stop Madoka from agreeing to become a Puella Magi, no matter what the stakes were, what it would cost, or how much she would sacrifice. Her number one priority was to watch over Madoka carefully from then on.
These were the events that shaped the Homura we know now.
The Homura Akemi from the timeline where Puella Magi Madoka Magica begins is a very different person from the meek girl of her past. She's strong, athletic, intelligent, and beautiful, having repeated the cycle so many times that she knows exactly how to act and perform. Every girl in class thinks she's cool. She is quiet, cold, and withdrawn from the world, her only focus being Madoka's well-being. The independant personality also avoids allowing weakness to escape, and Homura takes no chances - not anymore. She also chooses to act alone because she knows that the other Puella Magi won't understand her goals, as demonstrated by previous timelines. However, she does not care; as long as Madoka's fate is stopped, that is the only importance to her, even if Madoka never understands her. She is willing to be cruel in order to preserve Madoka's happiness, and will even kill. In episode 8, Homura confronts the weakened Sayaka, offering her a Grief Seed to purify her Soul Gem. Although she does not care much for Sayaka, she only wishes to avoid having Madoka watch her best friend's downward spiral. When Sayaka chooses not to take it and instead let herself suffer, Homura proclaims that she will kill Sayaka immediately, so that Madoka won't have to deal with this burden anymore. In fact, she would have done it then and there were she not stopped by Kyoko.
Another important thing to note is Homura's knowledge of her surroundings, despite being a "transfer student". Not only does she have the entire school memorized without anyone's help, but she also immediately knows everyone's name without having spoken to them before. This is because she had met them all in another timeline. Still, the other Puella Magis are unaware, and this casts a heavy air of suspicion on Homura and her goals. Sayaka in particular doesn't trust Homura at all.
There are rare moments when Homura allows her walls to break, though. When Homura overhears Madoka speaking to Kyuubey about how she feels that she is weak and useless and that helping people as a Puella Magi, Homura shoots and kills Kyuubey (again) and becomes vulnerable, hating to listen to Madoka speak of herself that way. She collapses and breaks into tears, giving Madoka a completely different outlook on what kind of person Homura may be, and what she's hiding.
"why... why must you always sacrifice yourself? don't throw yourself away thinking you're useless or your life's meaningless! think about the people who care for you! grow up! why don't you realize there are people who'll be sad if you're gone?! what's going to happen to the people trying to protect you?!"
With Walpurgisnacht coming up on their timeline, Homura swears that she will take it down with her own two hands, even if the odds of her success are unlikely. It's clear that she will need Madoka's help as a Puella Magi, but she refuses to accept it.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Try to cover the good points of what they can do, their life skills (not necessarily powers, but things they're just good at). Go into their biggest fears and what they just can’t do.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. As the game progresses, the other generation pokémon may be allowed, but as of now they are not. Alternatively, if you would like a starter Pikachu using the Ash-Ketchum-Syndrome, please explain your reasoning here. You do not need to explain your reasoning for pokémon other than Pikachu.
Password: This is where you'll put the passwords from the Rules and the F.A.Q. There are two words, to assure you've read both.
Samples
First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.
Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.
Name: Giselle
Livejournal Username: protagonist
E-mail: bearpuns@gmail.com
AIM/MSN: AIM | shiny wooper
Timezone: EST
Current Characters in Route: n/a
Character
Name: Homura Akemi
Series: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Timeline:
Canon Resource Links:
puella magi wiki
general wiki article
Personality:
Saying that Homura's whole world revolves around Madoka Kaname is no mere exaggeration. To understand her obsession, her cold exterior, and the way she's able to predict future events, one must take a look into her backstory.
There was once a time in Homura's life where she was a very frail and weak girl with glasses and braids. This is due to the fact that she had just recovered from a heart disease and was just returning to school. As a result, she was weak, clumsy, and friendless. However, there was a girl who was very kind to her. This girl was Madoka Kaname. It left a very deep impression in Homura's heart. Still, it was not enough. Homura's self confidence was at its weakest, and her vulnerability led her to become targeted and manipulated by Familiars, giving her thoughts of self-hatred and suicide. However, she was saved once again - by a Puella Magi that goes by the name of Madoka Kaname. Again, Madoka had left a major impression on Homura. From then on, Homura strongly admired Madoka's kind personality, as well as her strength and the way she wished to help others.
During Walpurgisnacht, Madoka died. Taking advantage of Homura's desperation and broken heart, Kyuubey offered to contract with Homura, allowing her to make a wish in exchange for becoming a Puella Magi herself. Homura accepts this and wishes to re-do her meeting with Madoka, being taken back in time to her hospital release as well as a Soul Gem in hand. She has become a Puella Magi with the ability to manipulate time. Unfortunately, fate can be a tricky thing to deal with. Homura ends up having to reset several times due to Madoka always dying on Walpurgisnacht, and it begins to slowly break Homura apart inside. Sick of it all, Homura is ready to die with Madoka and end this torture as they'll be reborn as witches.
"the grief seeds are... yeah, together we'll become monsters... and wreck everything in this world. everything unpleasant... everything sad... get rid of it all... destroy... destroy... destroy everything. doesn't that sound nice?"
However, Madoka managed to snag a grief seed, and gives it to Homura before she can protest. Her final wish is as follows: "I want you to do something I can't. Homura... You can return to the past. You said you could change history so this wouldn't happen. You can save silly me from ever making a contract with Kyuubey..." She then asks Homura not to let her become a witch, and Homura must kill her herself. After that, Homura vows to do everything in her power to go back and stop Madoka from agreeing to become a Puella Magi, no matter what the stakes were, what it would cost, or how much she would sacrifice. Her number one priority was to watch over Madoka carefully from then on.
These were the events that shaped the Homura we know now.
The Homura Akemi from the timeline where Puella Magi Madoka Magica begins is a very different person from the meek girl of her past. She's strong, athletic, intelligent, and beautiful, having repeated the cycle so many times that she knows exactly how to act and perform. Every girl in class thinks she's cool. She is quiet, cold, and withdrawn from the world, her only focus being Madoka's well-being. The independant personality also avoids allowing weakness to escape, and Homura takes no chances - not anymore. She also chooses to act alone because she knows that the other Puella Magi won't understand her goals, as demonstrated by previous timelines. However, she does not care; as long as Madoka's fate is stopped, that is the only importance to her, even if Madoka never understands her. She is willing to be cruel in order to preserve Madoka's happiness, and will even kill. In episode 8, Homura confronts the weakened Sayaka, offering her a Grief Seed to purify her Soul Gem. Although she does not care much for Sayaka, she only wishes to avoid having Madoka watch her best friend's downward spiral. When Sayaka chooses not to take it and instead let herself suffer, Homura proclaims that she will kill Sayaka immediately, so that Madoka won't have to deal with this burden anymore. In fact, she would have done it then and there were she not stopped by Kyoko.
Another important thing to note is Homura's knowledge of her surroundings, despite being a "transfer student". Not only does she have the entire school memorized without anyone's help, but she also immediately knows everyone's name without having spoken to them before. This is because she had met them all in another timeline. Still, the other Puella Magis are unaware, and this casts a heavy air of suspicion on Homura and her goals. Sayaka in particular doesn't trust Homura at all.
There are rare moments when Homura allows her walls to break, though. When Homura overhears Madoka speaking to Kyuubey about how she feels that she is weak and useless and that helping people as a Puella Magi, Homura shoots and kills Kyuubey (again) and becomes vulnerable, hating to listen to Madoka speak of herself that way. She collapses and breaks into tears, giving Madoka a completely different outlook on what kind of person Homura may be, and what she's hiding.
"why... why must you always sacrifice yourself? don't throw yourself away thinking you're useless or your life's meaningless! think about the people who care for you! grow up! why don't you realize there are people who'll be sad if you're gone?! what's going to happen to the people trying to protect you?!"
With Walpurgisnacht coming up on their timeline, Homura swears that she will take it down with her own two hands, even if the odds of her success are unlikely. It's clear that she will need Madoka's help as a Puella Magi, but she refuses to accept it.
Strengths/Weaknesses: Try to cover the good points of what they can do, their life skills (not necessarily powers, but things they're just good at). Go into their biggest fears and what they just can’t do.
Pokémon Information
Affiliation: What career path will your character be taking? Breeder, Trainer? Or maybe even down the dark path of becoming a member of Team Rocket? Note: All Rocket members start as grunts. (For right now, only those three positions are available, whether your character chooses to follow their assigned path or not.)
Starter: What starter pokémon do you want your character to have? Please use the list linked above to choose from. As the game progresses, the other generation pokémon may be allowed, but as of now they are not. Alternatively, if you would like a starter Pikachu using the Ash-Ketchum-Syndrome, please explain your reasoning here. You do not need to explain your reasoning for pokémon other than Pikachu.
Password: This is where you'll put the passwords from the Rules and the F.A.Q. There are two words, to assure you've read both.
Samples
First Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. Eight sentences is the minimum. This is a PokéConnect post--one that will be on the character's journal, broadcast to the network. Although it is short, it needs to show how your character would communicate with others, as well as be descriptive enough to express the character's voice without sounding too generic.
Third Person Sample: The sample must take place in Route_29's setting. The minimum is 300 words. Please note that what we are looking for is an inner working into the character’s thoughts and actions, and how the character responds to the setting, not something that could be taken as an excerpt fanfic. You may use other characters to bounce your characters actions off of, but everything should still be mostly from their point of view.