Character

Kriemhild Gretchen

救済の魔女

Kriemhild Gretchen (KRIEMHILD•GRETCHEN) is the witch form of Madoka Kaname. She appears in second and fourth shown timelines of Episode 10; a witch form of Madoka (whether she can be considered Kriemhild is up for debate) also appears in episode 12. In the second shown timeline, her formation involves thunderclouds coalescing initially into a giant humanoid and then she seems to form a mountain-like being. In the shown fourth timeline, she is shown as a giant creature, actually the size of a mountain. Her name was not shown at all during initial broadcast, but was added in the fourth timeline in a webcast version one week later. According to Kyubey, strength of this incarnation of hers is of such a magnitude that she could obliterate the planet within ten days. Her appearance in both timelines is essentially identical (if one looks closely at her fourth shown timeline appearance, they will see the head at the top of the shadow between the outstretched arms), though in the second shown timeline only her head was really shown at all, with the body still forming.