Paola is a witch that appears in the Madoka Magica franchise.
Her first appearence was in Madoka Magica Drama CD 4: Summer Magical Girl Training Camp!!. Material released with the Drama CD identified the witch as Paola Bona.
Paola would reappear in the mobile game Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Magia Record. The game clarifies that Paola is the name of the witch, while "Bona" is the name of the familiar the witch rides on.
Bio[]
The witch of rubber. Her nature is rebounding. She appears at ocean bathing resorts, and the interior of her barrier is an endless expanse of ocean. The witch herself can’t swim at all, so it’s essential for her to have very buoyant minions. Apparently, she can also perform high-speed body slams by bouncing herself around, but she’s too busy clinging to her minions so she doesn’t drown in her own barrier. She hibernates during seasons when there aren’t many bathers visiting.
Minions[]
Bona[]
Minions of the witch of rubber. Their role is buoyancy. These Minions can glide along the surface of water like pond skater bugs. The beach balls they fire are capable of turning whoever they hit upside down, and many lost humans who wander into their Labyrinth are drowned in this manner. As they are filled with air, they fear sharp objects. You can usually find Minions like this floating on the water, disguised as inflatable rings.
Trivia[]
- Paola is an Italian name
- Paola is the Italian feminine name of Paul, from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin.
- Bona is Latin for "good" or "prosperous". The name was used by Shakespeare for the sister of the French Queen in 'King Henry the Sixth'.
- There is a 1st-century Roman aqueduct named Acqua Paola (its original name was Aqua Traiana) built by Emperor Trajan.
- Bona of Pisa (c. 1156–1207) was a nun who helped lead travelers on pilgrimages. She was one time captured by Muslim pirates on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Milan (10 August 1449 – 23 November 1503) was the second spouse of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan and a member of the noble Italian House of Savoy. She served as regent of Milan during the minority of her son 1476–1481.
- Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542–1587) was an early Italian chess master.
- Paola may be the second witch mentioned in Drama CD 3
- Paola is the second witch to be originally created for a Drama CD, the first one is a nameless minotaur witch from the Drama CD "Farewell Story"
- This is the first time the Madoka franchise makes a reference to Sally the Witch. Prior to it it was only mentioned in magazine interviews.
- Masaki Tsuji was one of the writers of Sally the Witch.
- Magia Record is the first instance of this witch being animated.
- This witch's nature was "Entropic elasticity" in an appendix to the Drama CD. After that, its nature has been changed to "Rebounding" in the game Magia Record.