Gertrud

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==Summary==
The first witch of the series and arguably one of the most uncanny of them all. Her familiar, Anthony, would become an iconic staple of the series, reappearing several times throughout the franchise.
==Powers And Stats==
Tier: 
Name: Gertrud, Anthony, Adelbert
Origin: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown
Classification: The Rose Garden Witch
Powers and Abilities: Witch Physiology (Puella Magi), Large Size (Type 0), Life Manipulation (Capable of moving the life force of people directly into her roses), Plant Manipulation (Able to create roses all over her barrier and even outside her barrier in Magia Record episode 11, which were shown capable of attacking and moving on their own), Summoning (Has several butterflies appear in her barrier and unleashes several large butterflies upon breaking out of a large stone rose), Earth Manipulation (Capable of sealing herself in a massive stone rose, it is unknown if she can do the same to others), Chain Manipulation and Vine Manipulation (Capable of controlling vines and chains to attack outsiders), Flight (Shown capable of briefly flying through the air in Portable), Adelbert have Small Size (Type 0) and Transformation into whips. Anthony has been shown with Flight and Energy Projection (Capable of producing energy blasts), Creation (Produces massive chairs which it flails around, trying to smash people), Status Effect Inducement (Poison and Bind, depicting with these abilities in a Magia Record anniversary event), Damage Reduction.
Attack Potency: Town level (Managed to somewhat injure Mami Tomoe in their initial encounter, shown to have some degree of a sky in her barrier).
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (In the Pachinko game, it is shown that Gertrud can actually blitz Mami Tomoe in brief moments, seemingly through short bursts. Otherwise, fast enough to run on the walls of her barrier in the fight against Mami Tomoe, dodging Mami's gunfire)
Lifting Strength: Class 5 (Should be no weaker than Iroha Tamaki, is capable of throwing around a giant couch nearly the size of its body with relatively no effort).
Striking Strength: Town level
Durability: Unknown, possibly Town level (Resorted to mostly dodging Mami Tomoe's gunfire, but even in the Pachinko game, Gertrud gets wiped out by either several hundred muskets at a time or through a Tiro Finale)
Stamina: Limitless (As it is a witch, it's very existence pumps out energy into the universe to combat entropy).
Range: Physically Extended Melee Range, can possibly reach to a hundred meters through her vines and Chain Manipulation (One vine managed to catch Mami on the ground and throw her several dozens of meters off the ground and to the other side of the barrier). Several kilometers and Interdimensional with abilities
Standard Equipment: Her grief seed. Roses, lots of roses.
Intelligence: At least Average (Capable of massive collaboration with all her familiars to move roses across her barrier. Her familiars, in particular, are actually fully capable of speaking in German)
Weaknesses: None Notable.
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
* Weapon Creation: Most Puella Magi are capable of creating weapons out of thin air using their magic. While most select specific weapons, some with a heightened mastery of their abilities can create different weapons with their own minor capabilities.
** Telekinesis: On top of creating weapons, they can also control their weapons in the air and with no limit to how much at a time. The same applies to many weapons that they have enhanced.
* Puella Magi Physiology: Because their bodies no longer harbor a soul, they effectively act like flesh puppets that have no real impact on the 'essence' of a magical girl. According to several interviews and in-series showings, a magical girl can have all their blood drained from their body and still fight with little impairment, or have their head torn off or shot through and still walk just fine.
** Fusionism: When two opposing magical abilities (Like Fire Manipulation and Ice Manipulation) or opposing main abilities (Like a magical girl who wished for Creation and another who wished for Existence Erasure) combine their attacks, the result is an attack the multiplies in power. In addition, if two soul gems were to harbor the same body, the result can be them swapping control or fusing into one magical girl, albeit temporarily.
** Extrasensory Perception: Magical Girls were shown to be capable of detecting despair and magic from within their cities as well as being able to telepathically communicate with one another. As of Magia Record, it is shown that their abilities extend well into other cities and is not limited to emotions or magic.
* Barrier: The standard ability for most witches, the barrier is a small pocket universe that can greatly vary in terms of size made to protect the witch from the outside world, only accessible by magical girls or when witches allow access. They are based around the witch's former life's mental condition.
* Familiar Summoning: Another standard ability, a witch can summon several familiars (or create alongside the barrier) to fight on her behalf. If they absorb enough life energy, they can become duplicates of the witch itself.
GertrudGS.png|Gertrud's Grief Seed
GertrudKiss.png|Gertrud's Witch Kiss
adelbert.png|Adelbert, one of Gertrud's familiars.
AnthonyRed.png|(Regular) Anthony, Gertrud's most iconic familiar.
AnthonyBlue.png|(PSP Vita) Anthony, another of Gertrud's familiars.
AnthonyREBEL.png|(Rebellion) Anthony, one of Sayaka Miki's Familiars.
* Witch's Kiss: Witches can manipulate the mind on innocent bystanders by thought (not an actual kiss), often causing them to commit suicide or create suicidal cults.
* Absorption: A witch can passively absorb the life energy of those who enter their barriers. However, this is a rather lengthy process.
* Reality Warping: A witch can manipulate reality to cause issues for their enemies. This has been shown from manipulating the outsides of the barrier to attack the enemy, preventing them from even entering, or manipulate unresistant enemies themselves.
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Puella Magi Verse
Category:Life Users
Category:Plant Users
Category:Female Characters
Category:Witches
Category:Summoners
Category:Earth Users
Category:Chain Users
Category:Flight Users
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Category:Large Sized Characters
Category:Transformation Users
Category:Energy Users
Category:Creation Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users
Category:Damage Reduction Users
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