Madeline (God)

Madeline is a god and minor character in *Deathboy 2000* and mentioned in *The Final Days of Wobbling Jack* and *Grand Lucy.* She is one of two gods of Madelinism, the largest religion in the world, the other being her partner, Patrick.

## History

Like most religious figures of Madelinism, little is known about Madeline's past and true identity. From her letters to Lecrivain, it is known that she grew up as a member of the New Wealth. When she was a child, her father was publicly executed for allegedly donating his money to sustain various Rebel families, which may have included Patrick's family. Some sources claim he was executed for also providing secret information to the Rebels.

At some point, as a teenager, Madeline came into contact with Patrick and began working for him, until eventually becoming his closest associate. Based on her letters, it can be assumed that she supported the overthrowing of the New Wealth both politically and because of what had been done to her father.

Madeline never writes about her mother, however it unknown if she was dead, absent, or simply not close with Madeline.

In 2995, Madeline accompanied Patrick on a mission for the Rebels and they were caught, however only Patrick was taken by the police. She used her family connections to find which prison he was in and enrolled at the Military Academy in order to gain access to him.

During her four years at the Academy, Madeline regularly wrote coded letters to Patrick's family, but especially his younger brother, Lecrivain. From her language and the frequency of the letters, it can be assumed that she was close with Patrick's family. Many translations and readings of the Bible believe Madeline to have been in love with Patrick, including Lecrivain's original work. It is unknown if Patrick was aware of or shared these feelings.

Madeline rose to the second top spot at the Academy, behind the Lamb. The Lamb had a great interest in her and would regularly approach her after classes or invite her to New Wealth events. Madeline gained the trust of many of her professors and peers and was considered for the role of the first female warden to ever be allowed into the Academy's Prison, however the position was not given to her because of her father's history. She showed a special talent for weaponry during her time at the Academy, able to wield most guns better than many of her professors, according to her letters.

On the night before the New Year, when the global New Wealth Military Celebration would take place at the Academy, Madeline was able to break into the prison to find Patrick. While she had been unable to get a hold of him during her time at the Academy, she had seen regular transcripts of interrogations with him, and knew the Lamb had seen him in his cell, before. However, Madeline discovered upon entering his supposed cell, that Patrick had already been dead for almost two years, after having been accidentally murdered during a routine interrogation, when an officer got too rough with him. She also discovered that the Lamb had been present at said interrogation, and sworn to secrecy along with the others. For the next two years, they had forged interrogation transcripts and kept a cell reserved for Patrick, so that the Rebels would not believe he'd died and turn him into martyr.

Enraged, Madeline set a plan into action to get revenge for her partner. Her and the Lamb had been selected as the only two students to remain on guard during the celebration, a huge honor and a lot of responsibility. When the celebration began, she organized a timed explosive to attract the attention of the Lamb, and pretended to come with him in order to investigate. When they reached the control room, she beheaded him for his indifference towards Patrick's death, and used the control room's security system to lock the doors to the celebration. She freed the prisoners using the Lamb's ID card, and then packed her suit full of explosives and attended the celebration.

It is unknown what exactly happened between then and her death, as there are no computer files of it, nor did she include that area of time in her plan, which she left in her final letter to Lecrivain. However, it is known that after a few minutes, she detonated her explosives and killdeer everyone in the building, which included the majority of world leaders at the time, and their highest ranking military officials and family members.

## Personality

Madeline is described by Lecrivain and his accounts of Patrick as a serious and quiet woman, who was always plotting something. While they both described her as always kind and loyal to them, both of the brothers noted that Madeline was notoriously manipulative and had the ability to lie without any tell or remorse. In her letters to Lecrivain, Madeline also talks about this, describing how she struggled to feel remorse for her actions at the academy and that she felt nothing when she'd watch members of the New Wealth die, including children and those unassociated with the military.

Madeline demonstrated an impressive amount of intelligence throughout her life. While working together, Patrick told Lecrivain that he relied on Madeline for most of their strategy and goals. During her time at the Academy, she had near perfect grades and was involved in multiple large scale research projects. She was also able to plan the Madeline Rebellion in a single night, even after discovering Patrick's death and being in a state of grief.

## Appearance

Lecrivain described and drew Madeline at multiple points throughout the Bible, however no photographs of her remain. She was a tall young woman, with dark blonde or light brown hair and noticeably piercing green eyes. She had multiple moles and usually frowned, or looked upset. She kept her hair long and styled, though she typically wore men's clothes and little makeup, even while at the Academy. She chose to wear the Academy's male uniform, a light brown suit with a pale blue tie, and is often portrayed in it.

In religious art, she is sometimes drawn with a halo or wings, particularly when portrayed post transamelioration. While the colors of her suit and eyes are well agreed upon, her skin tone and hair color changed throughout different renditions. Many religious artists draw her with her ribs and organs visible, or with blood across her face and chest to remind viewers of her death. Some followers of the Lamb Movement draw her with bloody hands.