Tomoe Gozen

**Tomoe Gozen** is a witch invited to the Walpurgis with the titled of "**Mighty Witch**" (『豪』の魔女, *“Gō” no Majo*), her desire is **Justice**.

She was an onna-musha from the late Heian period of Japanese history, serving under Minamoto no Yoshinaka during the Genpei War and was a part of the conflict that led to the first shogunate.

## Appearance

Tomoe is a young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair and green eyes. She wears a headband with a metal plate, and her outfit consists of a short pink kimono, which extends to mid-thigh, tied with an obi, and fastened with a white cloth. She adds additional pieces of armor over her right arm, waist and left shoulder, and a metal plate over her left breast, and completes her outfit with white tights and sandals.

## Personality

A serious, brave and combative woman, Tomoe lives a samurai life style; following a path of strict discipline and having a willingness to fight to the bitter end. Despite this, Tomoe has a kinder and more timid side, blushing after being flattered by her male companions. Her most prominent characteristic is her strong sense of justice, being willing to protect the innocent as well as giving advice to Jeanne despite knowing there was a chance she might be her next opponent.

## Plot

### Past

Tomoe was born in the Heian Era and is the younger sister of Imai Kanehira and Higuchi Kanemitsu. In 1180 A.D. Kiso Yoshinaka received permission from the prince to destroy the Heike, for their insubordination against the emperor and their attempts to wipe out Buddhism. As the men were devising a plan for battle, Tomoe joined, now sporting shorter hair, stating she couldn't stand it while using the bow. Kiso complemented her new appearance, and when the other started to tease her, she struck them down. She later talks with him and stating she will protect and uphold peace in their land.

Tomoe and her troops marched into battle, but the fight ended with her being the only survivor. As she stood in the field, shocked at the outcome and questioning her resolve, two enemy soldiers showed up and demanded for her to surrender and put her to death. When the men noticed that Tomoe was a woman, they tried to rape her. As thoughts about the meaning of justice and evil were rushing thought her mind, she began to question what it is supposed to be, but decides to kill the men, as she views them as evil and vows to destroy all that is evil.

### Witches' Gathering

After accepting the invitation, she was taken to hell where she waited for the other participants to arrive. Once Jeanne D'Arc arrives, Marie Antoinette comments that her lack of desire will lead to her death. Tomoe decides to intervene and puts her weapon between them, annoying Marie. As the two clash and are about to fight, Lilim and Lilith stop them and tells everyone to look up to see the tournament brackets.

### Walpurgis: Round 1

Tomoe faced Elizabeth Bathory in the very first match of Walpurgis. She won her match.

## Powers & Abilities

**Overall Abilities**: Tomoe Gozen is among the most powerful witches when it comes to physical strength. She is a trained warrior who has fought multiple battles.

### Physical Abilities

**Enhanced Strength:** Considered the mightiest samurai of her era, Tomoe possesses inhuman levels of physical strength. She has been stated to have the strength of a thousand people, being capable of breaking peoples necks with her bare hands and being able to lift and brandish weapons nearly equal to her in size. She was also capable of destroying Elisabeth Bathory's magical vestment with a single heavy attack.

**Enhanced Endurance:** In her first battle with the sadistic Blood Witch, Tomoe demonstrated a high degree of pain tolerance, being able to keep fighting on even in spite of receiving multiple painful attacks from the deranged noblewoman and her many torture devices.

### Fighting Abilities

**Master Swordswoman**: Thanks to her training as a samurai, Tomoe is an incredibly skilled swordswoman. Even in spite of her sword being almost as large and heavy as herself, she's not only capable of wielding it with just one arm, but wielding it as if it were a normal-sized katana.

**Master Archeress**: Thanks to her training as a samurai, Tomoe is an incredibly skilled archer, being able to both sever one of Elisabeth's arms while also piercing her through the heart from a long distance using only a single arrow.

### Supernatural Abilities

**Witch Power:** Like all the other witches that have formed a contract after being invited to Walpurgis, Tomoe has access to supernatural abilities by using her desire as a fuel source. This power has two uses:

* **Demon Wardrove:** Like all witches, Tomoe can create a unique weapon and armor using her "*desire*". The armor makes her immune to nonmagical weapons and attacks. The same applies to the weapon, which can be used to pierce magical defenses and can only be destroyed through magic.
* **Magic:** Like all witches, Tomoe can manifest her "desire" as a form of supernatural phenomenon.
	+ **Mighty Magic**: Tomoe's unique magic based on her desire, it allows her to increase the destructive power of her attacks as well as change the shape of her magical weapon to make them stronger.

## References

1. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 5 (Page 19-22).
2. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 5 (Page 23-32).
3. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 1 (Page 23-25).
4. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 1 (Page 36-48).
5. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 2 (Page 29).
6. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 4 (Page 28).
7. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 5 (Page 39).
8. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 2 (Page 17).
9. ↑ *Majo Taisen* Manga: Chapter 4 (Page 25).