Pixels

The **Pixels** (ピクセル, *Pikuseru*?), also known as **Pixel Monsters** (ピクセル魔獣, *Pikuseru majū*?) in their various combined forms, are small magitronic devices created by Croix in order to absorb emotional energy and convert it into magical power through a process called Noir Fuel Spirit.

## Description

These devices are small and very numerous cubes that have a different color depending on the type of emotional energy they find absorbed (Red: anger - yellow: joy - blue: sadness - purple: hate - turquoise: fear - green: anxiety). Based on observation, pixels appeared to be composed of solid material (which may includes a processor to contain its programming) and become inert upon deactivated. While they can be dispersed into smaller forms, pixels apparently also designed to disintegrate into nothingness upon receiving sufficient damage.

Being close to strong emotional energy, these devices are able to absorb it and turn it into powerful magical energy. Depending on how much emotional energy they have, they will produce greater magical power. According to Croix's research, anger is the emotion that produces the most power.

By combining these artifacts, pixels can assume the form of different creatures under the user's control, including trolls, bird monsters, reptile beast, and giant spiders. They also show that they are able to enter into an object in order to manipulate it. Notable Pixel monster forms that they had are:

* **Amorphous Tentacled Monster Form**: To attack Akko, Lotte, and Sucy as they try to remove panels that block magic energies emanated by Luna Nova's Sorcerer's Stone at the New Moon Tower.
* **Goblin Form**: Posing as fake Goblin during the Faerie strike.
* **Snake Form**: For combating Ursula. Used during events of "Wagandea".
* **Reptile Beast Form**: To acquire samples of Dream Fuel Spirit and combat.
* **Spider Form**: To attack and restrain Akko. This form has a unique ability to fire restraining webs.
* **Crow Form**: For harassing civilians and attacking Sucy, Lotte, Amanda, and Jasminka during the Wild Hunt.

As shown in aforementioned goblin form, while Pixels' most delicate disguise not always perfect as they still retain their primary color scheme and neon glow of Noir Fuel Spirit energy which power them, they nonetheless enough to fool others on the first glance. Still, those who have affinity with living beings such as Jansson family with fairies and other magical creatures able to see through Pixels' disguise, describing them to be more of machine than their templates.

## Gallery

### Concept Arts

Shūhei Handa's illustration for the series' episode 13Pixels in *Little Witch Academia Chronicles*Designs of Pixel Monsters and Noir Rod from page 163 of *Little Witch Academia Chronicles*The feud between Ursula and Croix by Arai Hiroki
### Screenshots

Pixels as foreshadowed in "Blue Moon"Goblin-like constructAmorphous Tentacled Monster FormPixel construct fueled by joy-based Noir Fuel Spirit energyPixel construct fueled by melancholy/sadness-based Noir Fuel Spirit energyPixel construct fueled by anger-based Noir Fuel Spirit energyMouse!Akko sees Pixels heading toward Appleton Academy's ChurchGhost-possessed Pixels converges onto civilians near Blytonbury's Wild Hunt siteCrow-like form 1Crow-like form 2Crow kaiju-like formSpider-like constructSnake-like constructReptile beast-like construct
### Animated gifs

Louis spitefully smashes the Grail, unwittingly releasing Pixels fueled by his rage withinPixel-possessed knight statue launches its arm onto Louis' as everyone watched in confusionLouis is taken over by Pixels-possessed knight statuePossessed Louis begins his rampage with a blade shockwave that unwittingly frees Mouse!Akko from her bondAmanda defeats the possessed Louis
## Trivia

* Pixels can be used to spy on those the user target.
* The symbol on the pixels resembles Ingwaz (ᛜ) Rune of Elder Futhark.
* Pixels' tendency to endow things they assimilated into their aesthetics (color scheme and symbol) can be compared to that of Galvanic Mechamorphs, a race of slime-like, techno-organic aliens from the *Ben 10* franchise.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 5, page 163
3. ↑ Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 2, page 47