The harbinger of your destruction.

To all aspiring magical girls: don’t trust the cute animal.

He may seem to have the best interests of the world at heart, but don’t be deceived. There’s information he’s deliberately withholding. There are questions he never answers. Some of these are:

• Where do Witches come from? And why do they drop “seeds” with a similar floral patter to the Puella Magi’s soul gem?
• If Puella Magi are necessary to defeat Witches and avoid the destruction of the world, why does Kyubey allow a rivalry between two of his Magi?
• How long has this struggle with Witches been going on? How many Magi have come before Mami and Homura?
• Why do the Magi’s soul gems get darker when they use their powers? If the grief seeds are used to cleanse them, wouldn’t that indicate the Magi’s power source is of a corrupt nature?
• Why does Kyubey specifically target young girls for recruitment in this war?
• Also, why does Kyubey give an apocalyptic dream of the future to Madoka but not Sayaka? He offers the Puella contract to both of them, after all.
• When Homura injured Kyubey, why did his white “fur” look more like a covering for his actual appearance? The phrase “wolf in sheep’s clothing” comes to mind.

Besides these in-universe mysteries, though, there are pretty clear meta-textual references scattered throughout the last three episodes. These references primarily point to a Faustian bargain. Specifically, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s version of the story.

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Inspired by a thread on 4chan.

Hello, otaku. My name is Kyubey! I sense that you have the potential to become a magical girl. Won’t you make a contract with me? I’ll grant you any one wish. Accept, and you will become a magical girl regardless of your gender or age. You can’t wish for more wishes or anything in bad faith like that.

Of course you’ll have to fight witches too. How about it, do we have a deal?

Seriously, you won’t regret it! If you’re willing to take the plunge, tell me your wish in the comments below!