Magical Girl Introduction and Powers

So you want to be a magical girl? Well there are a few things to know before you join the fight.

First, all of our girls have familiars: Spirits that take the form of animals. The familiars act as the mentors and companions to the girls as they journey through life as a magical girl. These familiars can take the shape of any animal but they usually manifest as a spiritual representation of the girl’s personality.

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Secondly,  each girl is given a stone of power when they first become a magical girl, the stone resides somewhere on the girls person and allows the girl to transform into her magical alter ego, the color of the stone also influences the color palette of the uniform.

Lastly every girl has a weapon and powers to help defend themselves and defeat the monsters that plague humanity. Each girl is gifted with a ‘passive’ power and a ‘active’ power to help them have a arsenal of attacks at their disposal.

What are the differences between passive and active powers?

These passive powers are the first to manifest when a potential becomes a new magical girl and they are the easiest ones for the girls to use outside of their transformation. A passive power is one that is not used to actively fight and it can vary from girl to girl.

Examples of passive powers would include:

• Being able to phase through walls
• Shrinking yourself down in size
• Turning invisible
• Levitation
• Sensing others powers

An active power is any ability that can be used offensively. These abilities are what make Magical Girls such a opposing force and as the girl grows in her MG career so will her powers. Active powers are the only powers that can ‘evolve’ into something more powerful. Say a Magical Girl has the power to control water, as she grows through the stages of Magical Girl transformation her power can grow with her and can expand from being able to only control water to also being able to control ice or to make rain.

Examples of active powers:

• Fire manipulation
• Energy manipulation
• Hydrokinesis
• Telekinesis
• Darkness manipulation

On top of having a passive and a active power every MG has a magical form of travel which can range from flying, teleporting, shadow hopping, super speed or anything else that can quickly get them from one point to another quickly.

Ultimate Powers

If a Magical Girl reaches her Ultimate form her powers will evolve to their final stage as well. Ultimate powers are the girls base active power at their strongest form. While strong, these powers can take a great deal of energy to create and can drain the MG’s energy. Even the strongest and oldest Ultimates are not safe from this.

Like mortals, Magical Girls can over exert themselves and using too much power can quickly drain their energy and require their power stone to stop functioning while it recharges. The amount of energy that can be used will depend on the experience and personal power of the girl. Mini’s will naturally run through their power more quickly than a Hex or a Ultimate would. For this reason Magical Girls are also given weapons in their fight, to give them a fighting chance should their power run out before the enemy is defeated.

On top of these powers every Magical Girl has enhanced strength, jumping capability and stamina.

Power Stones:

These stones are given to a Magical Girl by her familiar when her powers make themselves known. These stones act as a conduit for the girl to channel her power. These stones are the physical representation of a girls power. Power stones allow the girl to transform into her magical girl alter ego and can be used in a variety of ways: To communicate with other Magical Girls, to access passive powers outside of transformation, to locate..so on, the only limit is the girls own creativity.


Dying in the Magical Girl world

A sad truth of the Magical Girl world is that not even they are safe from death and many girls die in their first year. It is a dangerous job with powerful enemies and not even the Ultimates are truly safe. While it is true that once a MG reaches their Ultimate level that they become immortal, a living goddess that can survive the ravages of time and can survive mortal means of death they are not immune to succumbing to magical attacks. The only way to kill a Ultimate is by magical means and it is not unheard of for Ultiamtes to fight with each other or for them to fall victim to powerful shades.

Once a Magical Girl dies or chooses to give up her power a new Magical Girl will be tapped to take her place. Only one Magical Girl of each type is meant to exist at a time in each country, this is meant to keep the balance from shifting to any one side.