Madlax (character)
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| Madlax | |
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| Madlax character | |
.jpg/250px-Madlax_(character).jpg) Madlax |
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| First appearance | Episode 1 |
| Last appearance | Episode 26 |
| Created by | Satoshi Ohsawa[1] |
| Voiced by | Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese) Nancy Novotny (English) |
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| Nicknames | Kind killer |
| Aliases | Laetitia Lune[2] |
| Age | 17 (assumed) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | 1999 (created) |
| Occupation | Field agent |
| Known relatives | Margaret Burton (progenitor) Laetitia ("sister") |
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| Mashimo Menu title | The Gatekeeper of Hell is All Alone[3] |
| Weapons | Dual SIG P210-2 FAMAS[4] |
Madlax (マドラックス Madorakkusu) is one of the two protagonists of the 26-episode anime television series Madlax produced in 2004 by the Bee Train animation studio. She is voiced by Sanae Kobayashi in the Japanese version, while voiced by Nancy Novotny in the English version.
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[edit] Description
Madlax is an exceptionally charismatic and attractive young woman, who is at the same time the best mercenary agent in Gazth-Sonika with 98% mission success rate.[5] She was found, raised and trained by the mysterious businessman SSS. She currently lives in an apartment arranged by SSS in the civil war country Gazth-Sonika. According to Vanessa, she doesn't look like a born Gazth-Sonikan, and Madlax replied that her father is a migrator. Madlax usually wears a long white dress in battle.
Like Margaret Burton, she doesn't remember anything about her past except the word "Madlax", which she has adopted as her codename. Madlax believes her father is fighting somewhere in Gazth-Sonika, she shares a sympathy for those who suffers the same fate as her. Her oldest memories of youth is when she wandered on the battlefield, called her father.
Although appears in a form of a young woman, Madlax is actually the second personae of Margaret, the one who took upon herself the sin of parricide, and her supernatural fighting powers may have been influenced by this. Her non-human nature becomes apparent towards the end of the series, when her left lung completely heals overnight after being pierced by a bullet. Madlax has the missing page from Margaret's Secondary, which she keeps as a lucky charm.
[edit] Past
When Margaret Burton encoutered her father who has been driven insane by Friday Monday and forced to shoot his daughter. Margaret splitted herself into three personae, and Madlax was the one who gunned down Richard Burton. As soon as Burton's death, the two faced each other, but due to the sudden incident, they both lost their memories except the word "Madlax".
A few months later, Madlax was adopted by the mysterious SSS, he trained her with the Gun Kata fighting technique. At the age of fourteen, Madlax started working as a field agent, earning her reputation through Gazth-Sonika.
[edit] Meeting Margaret
At the beginning of the series, Madlax, working alternately as an assassin and a bodyguard, helps various people to either survive in the harsh environment, or leave it for good. Thus, for example, she dragged Pete, a Galza freedom fighter, who carried important data, out of a Royalist blockade; she shaked off Chris Krana's pursuers, so that he could meet his father, Galza's general Min Durk; she repeatedly saved the life of Eric Gillain, a bibliodetective (a person whose task is to search for rare books) from Nafrece. She also found herself a new advesary, the military soldier woman Limelda Jorg.
After she found out that Enfant is behind the civil war, she intends to destroy it. When Vanessa arrived, Madlax was told to be her bodyguard, though they're different in many ways, the two quickly become friends and more. Vanessa on the other hand, carries a data about Enfant, which later making them to turn the pair into wanted criminals. Hearing this, Margaret flights to Gazth-Sonika, and eventually she meets Madlax while fighting Nahkl.
[edit] Opening the Door of Truth
The four eventually went Quanzitta Marison's village to find information about Secondary. Quanzitta tells them about the three Holy Books, and Margaret intends to collect all the books to regain her memories.
Madlax however, questions Quanzitta about her purpose of existence, and examines Thirstari while Margaret do the same with Secondari . During the examination, they both learn about the truth of Richard Burton's death.
After Margaret is abducted by Monday, Madlax still attacked by Limelda, the fight later leads to Vanessa's death. Seeing this, mistaking that Madlax kills her tutor, Margaret shoots her down and captured by Monday. However, Madlax did not die, she explains everything to Elenore. Accompaning by Nahkl, they intend to free Margaret.
During the course of their search, Madlax ends her rivalry with Limelda, but Elenore is killed. Margaret accuses Madlax of killing her friends and now trying to kill her "father" (Monday), shoots her almost death, when she doesn't resist at all.
Margaret, together with Friday Monday have finally gathered all the three books, opening the Door. Monday decides that it is time to start the ritual that he attempts twelve years ago once again and, finally, plunge the world into its "natural state", that is, a global total war. During the ritual, Margaret's memories finally returns and reveals that she herself killed her own father. Madlax then reappears, shot down Friday Monday. Margaret now understands everything, fuses with Madlax and Laetitia before she closes the Door.
As soon as Monday returned to his domain, he was attacked and killed by a returned Madlax. Margaret appears and tells her that she has to live on as Madlax. In the end, Margaret now becomes Laetitia's older sister, meet the dawn in Nafrece, while Limelda, having made peace with Madlax, drives her away from the combat zone.
[edit] Skills
As the best agent in Gazth-Sonika, Madlax is good with guns, sniping, fighting and stealth techniques; her primary weapons are two SIG 210-2 pistols. Madlax's unique skills help her to defeat an entire Gazth-Sonikan army (show in episode 1 and episode 24). The most remarkable skill she has is she can hit her targets with her eyes close. For example, in episode 12, she takes out Limelda's jeep with one bullet.
In combat, Madlax perform her Gun Kata techniques. She uses a knife in melee combat.
[edit] Relationships
[edit] Margaret Burton
Madlax is Margaret's sin, the part she, Margaret kills her father. Twelve years ago, Margaret splits herself into three, creating Madlax and the memory-keeper Leaticia. After Madlax met Vanessa, Vanessa told her that she has a friend who at the same age at her. Madlax encouters Margaret and Eleanore when she fights Nakhl, they met up with Vanessa later.
After Vanessa's death, Margaret blames her for the death of her tutor and shoots her. However, Margaret soon learns the truth and accepts Madlax. After Friday Monday's death, Madlax asks Margaret why she didn't let her goes, Margaret tells her the memories she lives as Madlax are something she can't forget, so she has to live on.
[edit] Elenore Baker
When Margaret was kidnapped by Friday Monday, Eleanore teams up with Madlax to rescue her. Although she affraids of war, for her family (Margaret)'s sake, she picks up a machine gun to fight.
[edit] Vanessa Rene
Vanessa is Madlax's client, she was rescued by Madlax when Enfant chases her. After seeing Madlax kills, Vanessa asks her to teach her how to use a gun. She has a romantic relationship with Madlax. Limelda always says she is a nuisance and doesn't suit Madlax. Many times Madlax takes strength from her promise to Vanessa to stay alive.
When Margaret was abducted, Limelda attempts to shoot Madlax, but the bullet accidentically hit Vanessa, causing her death. Before Vanessa dies, she tells Madlax she does it to protect her friends (Margaret, Eleanore and Madlax herself), and asks Madlax to take care of Margaret.
[edit] Limelda Jorg
Madlax's most redoutable rival through all the series, who Madlax always refers as The scary person. After failed to protect Guen McNihol, Limelda starts hunting Madlax to see who is superior. Through the series, they've fought a lot of times, Limelda's grudge later leads to Vanessa's death; their rivalry finally ends in episode 24. At the end of the series, Limelda befriends Madlax, driving her out of the combat zone, saying she will always look after her.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Madlax Volume 2: The Red Book, (2004), Kōichi Mashimo, notes from: insert leaflet Staff Talk #3 (Satoshi Osawa[sic] ). ADV Films, Houston, Texas: DMAD/002, (2005).
- ^ Limelda Jorg: "Let me see your passport. 'Laetitia Lune, citizen of Nafrece.'" Madlax, episode 3 (7:35).
- ^ Madlax Volume 3: The In-Between, (2004), Kōichi Mashimo, notes from: insert leaflet Staff Talk #5 (Yuki Kajiura). ADV Films, Houston, Texas: DMAD/003, (2005).
- ^ First used by Madlax in Episode 1, Gun Dance.
- ^ Carrossea Doon [about Madlax]: "A top-rate agent working in Gazth-Sonika whose job success rate is supposed to be 98%." Madlax, episode 12 (4:47).
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