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Introduction
Oriko's loyal servant, Kirika is a dangerous Magical Girl who doesn't hesitate when acting for her queen, no matter how immoral the deed. She is known as the "Dark Magical Girl" but her mind is pure like a child's. She even has a sweet tooth like one.
100% Chance to Apply Counter to target. Counterstrike deals 80% damage on the next enemy attack. (1 turns)
100% Chance to Apply Taunt to target. Redirects all enemy attacks. (1 turns)
Buffs target Defense by 75% . (1 turns)
100% Chance to Apply Counter to target. Counterstrike deals 80% damage on the next enemy attack. (1 turns)
100% Chance to Apply Taunt to target. Redirects all enemy attacks. (1 turns)
Buffs target Defense by 90% . (1 turns)
Deals 680% damage (+10% per magia level) to the target.
Apply Taunt (1 turns). Redirects all enemy attacks.
35% chance to apply Counter (1 turns). Counterstrike deals 80% (+0% per magia level) damage on the next enemy attack.
Deals 720% damage (+10% per magia level) to the target.
Apply Taunt (1 turns). Redirects all enemy attacks.
Apply Counter (1 turns). Counterstrike deals 80% (+0% per magia level) damage on the next enemy attack.
Doppel
Doppel: Deals 1760% damage to the target.
Apply Taunt (1 turns). Redirects all enemy attacks.
Apply Counter (1 turns). Counterstrike deals 80% damage on the next enemy attack.
Draft & Supervision: MURA KUROE
Doppel Detail (May Contain Spoiler)
The master of this emotion has vowed absolute loyalty to her savior. It penetrates enemy and master alike with sharp needles, sewing the fate of all things tight. This act represents its extreme devotion, such that it offers up everything, including its life to its benefactor, while symbolizing the perilousness of its dependence upon the other, which it cannot maintain its identity without. The sharper the needles are, the more the stitches there are, and the harder it becomes to extricate oneself from it. However, this merely serves as an expression of the master's desire.
Personal Memoria
Apply Counter (1 turn). Counterstrike deals 80% damage on the next enemy attack.
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Analysis
Henshin Transformation Video
PvE Stories Pros and Cons
Large Bulk
Kirika is bulky and can survive against tough enemies, and is particularly good to win battles where you simply need to survive a certain number of turns, or to tank the hits from a powerful boss.
Low Damage
Kirika is fairly bad at dealing damage, and tanks don't have much of a role to play outside of event missions.
PvP Mirrors Pros and Cons
Best Tank
Kirika is one of the best tanks in Mirrors. She's really bulky, and doesn't suffer from the disadvantage of the elemental trio. Moreover, her two blast disks make her less likely to ruin Blast combos with your attacker magical girls.
Connect Works Against You
Kirika's connect is counter-intuitive to her role as the tank - despite strengthening the defense of the connectee and giving them counter, it also gives them provoke. This draws all the hits onto them instead of Kirika, which is often disadvantageous.
Memoria Recommendations
Ryushin-Ryu Assistant Instructor
The Power to Protect Who You Love
Put memoriae with Guard or Provoke on Kirika to take advantage of her tankiness to take the hits for your weaker girls. Memoria with damage cut or defense up are also good, to keep her soaking up as much damage as possible.
In-Game Sprite
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Costumes
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Magical Girl
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School Uniform
Lore
Magical Girl Background
Magical Girl Background (May Contain Spoiler)
A somewhat eccentric, rash girl who is incredibly devoted to her best friend Oriko Mikuni.
Kirika was antisocial, quiet, even timid until Oriko helped her once. Kirika then became attached to Oriko, but was afraid to approach her since she might not remember a nobody like herself. She then contracted with Kyubey to become a different person, leading to her current personality.
Kirika’s devotion to Oriko is fanatical, with Kirika willing to kill other magical girls or even turning into a witch if it means helping Oriko. To Oriko she acts like a love sick puppy, but to others Kirika can seem quiet,moody, even somewhat unstable at times, occasionally laughing madly. Despite her bloodthirsty exterior, Kirika loves sweets and has bouts of childishness.
While not much is known of her past, we do know that Kirika was once a happy and cheerful child until her best friend betrayed her. Kirika followed Oriko out to Kamihama at her bidding to investigate the anomaly that Oriko’s precognition warned her of.
Read more Kirika's story on the Puella Magi Wiki.
Doppel Background
Doppel Background (May Contain Spoiler)
Latria is a Latin word that means "adoration". The doppel description states that Kirika “swears absolute loyalty to the benefactor who saved her” (i.e. Oriko Mikuni).
In the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches, dulia is reserved for services paid to a human lord, whereas latria was services paid to the Lordship of God. This emphasizes Kirika’s veneration and fanatical devotion towards Oriko. The fact that her doppel emerges from her heart serves to reinforce this idea.
Sewing in dreams signify the development of new thought principles or values. Kirika wished to become a new person and so her doppel is composed of needles. The doppel’s description card describes the doppel’s ability to sew Kirika’s fate as representing her “all-sacrificing loyalty to her benefactor” and also symbolizes how she can only maintain herself by depending on others.
Finding sewing needles predicts a strong friendship with a new acquaintance whereas dreams of sewing are associated with repairing or renewing aspects of your life and can also indicate that the dreamer suffers from loneliness. This would tie into Kirika’s feelings that she was given a new life by Oriko after being alone all of her life.
The doppel description also states that Latria’s needles create more and more stitches, making it more difficult to remove. This represents Kirika’s greatest desire to never leave Oriko.
In Kirika’s witch barrier that was shown in Puella Magi Oriko Magica, there is a sign that reads “Margot Garden”. This could be a reference to the artwork “Spring: Margot Standing in a Garden” by Mary Cassatt. In the painting, a young child is shown wearing a dark green hat with a large pink flower. Latria also wears a dark colored hat with a pink ribbon and blood splatters.
Mary Cassatt was known in particular for her depictions of the intimate bond between mothers and their children. Considering Kirika can often act childish and looks up to Oriko, this could also tie back into the relationship they share with one another.
