Puella Magi Madoka Magica : Rebirth

Character analysis : Homura

(I know, that guy in the video is Levi Ackerman from Attack on Titan, but the song though... It's just... the feels are too much T^T I needed to share that with you guys. It's title is So Ist Es Immen, and half the song is in German, but you can search up the lyrics if you're interested. They're quite relatable to Homura, thus.)

Homura has her own reasons for acting the way she did in all the previous chapters. I somehow feel the need to make a character analysis here to explain the Demon's actions, because some people may be thinking that she's gone crazy after that Sayaka-murder episode.

Homura's wish was 'to meet Madoka again, but this time as the one protecting her, not the one being protected'. Her pain and suffering from failing to save Madoka from becoming Madokami, and thus failing to protect Madoka from committing an unselfish sacrifice through her wish, has made Homura snap. 

All her hard work of rewinding time over and over again to make sure that Madoka did not turn into a Puella Magi, or a Goddess, at that, was wasted the moment Madoka made her wish with Kyubey. At that time, she was practically begging  Madoka to not do it, but no matter what, she can never stop Madoka from trying to save all the Puella Magi from their cruel fates.

Also, remember that in the Rebellion movie, Homura was ready to commit suicide in her own Soul Gem so that Madokami will never have to descend and take her away to the Law of Cycles. She had done this to prevent Madokami from being captured by Kyubey. Such is her love for Madoka.

After her plans of suicide were foiled, and Madoka did come down to take her away, she couldn't do anything else, anymore. If she were to really save Madoka from her Godly fate, she needed to tear away her humanity and do what a normal person wouldn't. 

She turned into the Demon, all just to break away Madoka's Godly power and bring back the normal Madoka. 

And now that Madoka is remembering her role as Madokami, she will stop at nothing to make sure that no one gets Madoka and allows her to revert to her Goddess form. Or else, all her work would have been in vain, once again. She has gone as far as making the Incubators create a fake city to put Madoka inside (modelled after her own experience in the Rebellion movie), and to create a powerful Fusion Witch to eradicate everyone who could possibly remind Madoka of her Godly purpose (the Puella Magi).

Her mind is fractured from being forced to see her one and only friend die over and over again, and sometimes, at her own hands. She cannot fail anymore, or she would never forgive herself. Thus, I can see why Homura turned out the way she had, and I don't blame her. Her character development was amazing, and I daresay she is my favourite character in the series.

Feel free to leave a comment on what you think about Homura, or any of the other characters.

~SaitheVivana