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丘比
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名字(日語) キュゥべえ (Kyuubee)
CV 加藤英美里


丘比是《魔法少女小圓》里的關鍵角色。它的職責是在世上尋找合適的少女與其簽下契約,賦予少女們神奇的魔力,將其變為魔法少女,還能順便實現她們的任意一個願望。這原本是個普通魔法少女動畫裡常見的可愛的吉祥物角色,但自從在電視上播放以來就不怎麼能被觀眾接受。網上許多觀眾則以(◕‿‿◕)或是/人◕ ‿‿ ◕人\的顏文字來代表丘比最常見的表情。

基本信息

稱呼

  • 日文 | キュゥべえ(きゅう べぇ/Kyuubee)[注 1]
  • 中譯 | 丘比、QB、Q貝、インキュベーター/Incubator(孵化者)
  • 暱稱 | 貝桑(貝爺)、淫Qβ[注 2]虛淵玄九兵衛[注 3]
  • 英文 | Kyubey

角色設計

丘比外形上是一隻小貓一樣身形、兔子一樣雪白的可愛生物,換句話說就是貓不貓兔不兔的生物[注 4]。從耳朵里長出另一對長耳朵(或者是耳毛,或者是觸手)掛在腦袋兩邊,並且有神奇的金黃色環狀物以懸浮的方式套在長耳朵(耳毛、觸手)上。經常一臉人畜無害的表情(◕‿‿◕),但是嘴巴除了進食時從來不張開,說話時使用心靈感應所以也並不動嘴。背上有一個類似opera圖標的花紋,其實是回收悲嘆之種的入口,參見第6話。大尾巴看似十分蓬鬆,甚至跟身體一樣長。丘比受傷時或者被開洞時,可以看到裡面的紅色部分,但並不清楚其真正內部構造是怎樣的。

丘比擁有神奇的能力。設定上普通人是看不到丘比的。丘比與選中的少女交談的時候會使用心靈感應。有時,丘比也會充當中繼站,讓別的兩人或更多的人通過心靈感應交談。

丘比在世界上尋找適合的少女,勸誘其與自己簽下契約成為魔法少女。在成為魔法少女的瞬間,少女可以實現自己的一個願望,然後被賦予靈魂寶石,擁有使用魔法的能力。作為代價,魔法少女需要與世界上凡人所看不到的魔女及使魔戰鬥,並且使用戰利品悲嘆之種令自己的靈魂寶石保持清潔。

丘比的真相

丘比是具有高等文明的外星種族,或者是外星種族製作出來與人類交流的終端,而並不是單獨的一個個體。它們享有共同的集體意識及記憶[1][2],即使其中一個個體死亡,也只是其肉身被破壞而已。鑑於丘比的環保思想,它往往會通過「吃掉屍體」的方式回收死亡的個體[注 5]。設定上丘比並沒有性別,但第三話里學姐跟丘比說「催促女孩子的男生會被討厭哦」的台詞,加上丘比用「僕」自稱,使人產生丘比是雄性的印象。

丘比(Kyuubee)的全名其實是Incubator(孵化器),職責在於將少女們變為魔法少女並且等待她們變為(孵化為)魔女。在少女變為魔法少女的過程中,丘比將她的靈魂抽出,形成靈魂寶石,然後等待她在使用魔法後靈魂寶石逐漸渾濁,最終到達臨界狀態後相變成悲嘆之種。在這個相變的過程里,人類的感情能量以違反熱力學的方式大量釋出,被丘比所回收。

根據丘比自己所說,丘比之所以這麼做,是為了拯救宇宙。根據wikipedia:zh:熱寂理論,宇宙中的所有能量最終會散失為熱能,而無法支持任何智能生命形式,所以丘比文明在很久以前就開始尋找能夠逆轉或延緩宇宙熱寂的方法。而最終,自己沒有感情的丘比找到了原始人類,發現人類的感情正是它們尋找的東西。於是其實丘比一直在人類的世界裡,而丘比文明與人類文明的關係就如同畜牧主與家畜一樣。丘比從人類身上獲得能對抗宇宙熱寂的能量,而人類的少女得以實現各種不可能的願望,推動了社會發展,同時丘比也保證了人類的生存環境。

相關劇情

TV本篇、小說以及劇場版前篇後篇

故事序盤,以友好的態度接觸魔法少女,並給予各式各樣的指導,具有「招聘魔法少女的可愛生物」的登場形象。然而,其本質自第4話開始逐漸顯露[3],狡猾的外星人才是丘比的真面目[4]

在《魔法少女小圓》及其相關作品,存在着魔法少女因為絕望而化身魔女的設定,魔女化之際「感情的相變」會產生巨大的能源。榨取這個能源就是丘比的目的[5],為此不惜使人上當(儘管沒有說謊)。只關心能源回收,對地球的末日、魔法少女的犧牲毫不在意,更以牲畜、消耗品來比喻魔法少女與自己的關係。就這樣以魔法少女的機制,自史前時代推動着人類文明。

在劇中,對鹿目圓執拗地推銷魔法少女的契約,並隱藏其為回收莫大能源的目的,但在最後,根據圓的願望,其能源回收機制遭到摧毀。在被鹿目圓(圓環之理)重新構築的世界中,能源不再源自魔女,而是魔獸的「Core」。這個世界已不存在「騙人」的利益,也沒有與魔法少女敵對的理由了[6]。成為與曉美焰成為並肩作戰的搭檔,也貫徹著「如實說明代價」的作法,推銷魔法少女的契約。

故事尾聲的某日夜晚,焰不禁對丘比「敘述自己的傳說」-即世界重組前的種種事情[7]。丘比認為焰所說的「魔女」系統是有趣的假說,但現階段無法被證實。

最終,丘比「沒有感情」的本質依然沒變,若出現更有效率的能量回收方式,仍會想去實行。

劇場版 新篇 叛逆的物語

在[新篇]叛逆的物語,丘比仍在暗中蠢動。在正篇故事結局的重新構築的世界中(電視動畫最終話),丘比從曉美焰的口中聽到「圓環之理」的前因後果,表面上當作耳邊風,但心中對於這個「與回收魔獸的悲嘆之種相比,更有效率的能源採集方式」深感興趣。於是,混濁後的曉美焰靈魂寶石被當成實驗材料,孵化器們(無數個丘比)在靈魂寶石內側建立了觀測站「繭之塔(マユの塔)」,並設置空間遮斷力場(The Isolation Field),打算觀測「圓環之理」對曉美焰的接觸,最終找出「支配鹿目圓」的方法,以恢復存在「魔女」「魔女化」機制的舊世界因果律。然而,「圓環之理」鹿目圓及其「隨從」-美樹沙耶香、百江渚自始就看穿丘比的陰謀,3人進入靈魂寶石內側以引導曉美焰之前,圓已將自己的「記憶」與「力量」分別囑託給沙耶香、渚2人運送。丘比不察、做出「曉美焰的魔女結界造成鹿目圓失憶」的誤判,對沙耶香與渚疏於防範,致使魔法少女們群起介入,其陰謀遂告破滅。

其後,曉美焰接管「圓環之理」力量的一部分時,丘比得出「利用人類的感情過於危險」的判斷,打算離開地球,去干涉其他的天體。但丘比旋即被曉美焰捕捉,被強行要求「繼續淨化世界的詛咒」。再也逃不了的丘比,遂成為被「惡魔」曉美焰支配的存在。

廣播劇

廣播劇2 Sunny Day Life里,丘比並不扮演重要角色,而是被眾人調侃的角色。在巴麻美家先後被麻美責備不准待在桌子和沙發上,在鹿目圓、美樹沙耶香、曉美焰跟佐倉杏子一同在巴麻美家開學習大會的時候,因為表示只靠蠻力作戰的魔法少女也不是沒有,但不建議使用這種作戰方式而被曉美焰警告,丘比突然表示聽到了志築仁美的悲鳴,反而被警告「不要對仁美出手」。而在解決了危機以後,眾人回到麻美家時因為爬窗廉而被麻美責備,在吃晚餐時其他人都在享用麻美做的義大利麵,只有QB明顯受到差別待遇是吃貓糧,眾人互相告別回家。小圓在家裡泡澡的時候,突然發現了丘比也在浴室里,於是上演了經典的「QB個H!」的一幕。而丘比對此的回答是「即使看到了小圓的裸體,我也沒感覺啊」以及「真是搞不懂」。

魔法少女和美

在外傳漫畫《魔法少女和美》中,做為與眾不同、具有獨立自我意識的孵化器「柔比(JB)」登場。與「翌檜市」的魔法少女團隊「昴宿星聖團」共同活動。能夠吸收靈魂寶石的污穢,和丘比的長相相似,表情變化也較丘比豐富。

實際上是由妮可改造丘比的遺骸結合悲嘆之種做出來的贗品。「吸收靈魂寶石的污穢」也僅限於當初塞進的悲嘆之種負荷量,超過負荷量後柔比隨即消逝。

由於受到昴宿星聖團的特殊結界的影響,無人認得丘比,柔比過去「身為丘比」的記憶也被洗去。

以下為英文維基的參考資料

"We Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. We belong to a single consciousness." - Kyubey, Kazumi Magica, Ch. 21.

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Kyubey proposing a contract to Template:Spoiler.

Kyubey appears in Chapters 2, 4, 5, 14, 20 and 21 of Kazumi Magica.

  • In Chapter 2 Kyubey appears as a silhouette along with Madoka as Kaoru explains magic to Kazumi.
  • In Chapter 4 Kyubey is seen at the very beginning of the chapter, sitting next to Jubey as they watch the Pleiades Saints. He cryptically asks if things will go better "this time".
  • In Chapter 5 Kyubey's role is expanded. He appears briefly when Template:Spoiler. He then further appears in the extended flashback of Yuuri's and Airi's backstory. First he contracts with Yuuri, and then after Template:Spoiler he explains exactly what happened to Airi, culminating in her contracting with him. When she contracts, he tells her that "Your wish has surpassed entropy." Kyubey also tells Airi about the Pleaides Saints Template:Spoiler. During the entire chapter, Kyubey either appears as a shadow or in the shadows. It's quite clear that he is manipulating Airi, and that he is ultimately responsible for almost all of the subsequent events in the series beyond simply contracting magical girls to become witches.
  • In Chapter 14, Kyubey's face is seen as Template:Spoiler He is also seen watching from above (like Nico and Jubey, who can be seen a few panels before) while Template:Spoiler
  • In Chapter 20, Kyubey appears in person when Template:Spoiler
  • In Chapter 21, Kyubey reveals that Incubators dont have individual consciousnesses. They are like a network terminal connected to one single consciousness.
    • Strangely, Kyubey "wanted" to talk to Juubey, it wanted to talk to another of his kind, Template:Spoiler.

魔法少女織莉子

在外傳漫畫《魔法少女小織》中,經由美國織莉子提供的資訊,與千歲由真締結契約。在織莉子的設計之下忽略鹿目圓,直到故事尾聲才發現圓。

以下為英文維基的參考資料

"Too bad."
--"Incubator...!!"
"I found her. I found Kaname Madoka."
- Kyubey, Oriko and Homura. Puella Magi Oriko Magica, Chapter 6.

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Kyubey as he appears in Oriko Magica.
  • In Chapter 1, Kyubey contracts with Oriko, who tells him of Yuma, another Puella Magi candidate he should try contracting. He later tries to convince Yuma to contract with him, but is stopped by Kyoko. Kyoko then learns from him about the recent murders of Puella Magi. When he appears again, speaking with Oriko, he claims that human emotions are unfathomable to him. Oriko replies that he should learn to appreciate them, as they give him what he desires.
  • In Chapter 2, he successfully Template:Spoiler.
  • In Chapter 3, he tells Mami about the recent murders of Puella Magi. He says that the most recent victim told him the murderer was a Template:Spoiler
  • In Chapter 5, Kyubey discusses Template:Spoiler
  • In Chapter 6, he sends Kyoko and Yuma to help Mami defeat the witch that has put a barrier around Mitakihara Junior High, as well as stop Oriko, who has gone out of control. Template:Spoiler
  • In Chapter 7, Template:Spoiler

Kyubey also appears in Noisy Citrine, the prequel manga that focuses on Kirika Kure.

Additionally, Kyubey exhibits a power he hasn't shown before in Oriko Magica: levitation. He is rarely seen standing on anything in the manga, usually preferring to float in mid-air.

魔法少女貞德

在外傳漫畫《魔法少女餡餅》中,與貞德(餡餅)等少女締結契約。此時的名字是「Cube」。被貞德稱為「天使大人」,其他人也如此稱呼丘比。

魔法少女鈴音

在外傳漫畫《魔法少女鈴音》中,與魔法少女奏遙香重逢,雖然極力追蹤失蹤的鈴音,但丘比自己也無法發現鈴音,也不知道鈴音何時成了刺客。被日向茉莉稱為「丘(Kyuu)」。

角色分析

能力

  • 心靈感應。丘比在與人類或者魔法少女交流的時候一直使用的是心靈感應,而從來不張嘴說話。有時候丘比也會充當中繼站,讓兩名或多名人類或魔法少女互相之間用心靈感應對話。通過對比第1話與第10話的重複劇情,有人指出丘比或許還可以阻礙交流,即使得一方聽不見另一方說的話。[注 6]
  • 隱形。普通人類是看不到丘比的,除非丘比想讓她成為魔法少女而主動現身。
  • 瞬間移動。在很多場景里(特別是第9話與第11話),丘比都顯得特別神出鬼沒,也曾在觀眾面前淡入或淡出。也有可能是多個丘比個體的隱形能力操作。但是不排除這只是畫面效果而已。
  • 實現願望。少女與丘比訂立契約成為魔法少女的時候可以實現一個願望。這可能是丘比利用外星文明的技術力來為她實現的,也有可能是變魔法少女的契約自身的機制導致的。
  • 能量收集。丘比為了拯救宇宙而在地球收集人類的「感情能量」。在舊世界里的主要途徑是魔法少女變為魔女的一瞬間的相變過程,同時丘比也會回收不能再使用的悲嘆之種,不過並不確定回收悲嘆之種是不是收集能量的途徑。在新世界里的主要途徑是回收不能再使用的黑色小方塊,那是新世界的魔獸被打敗後掉落的物體。
  • 靈魂操作。丘比可以利用自己耳朵的觸手抽取出人類的靈魂,並且放入稱為靈魂寶石的容器里(或者靈魂寶石本身就是靈魂的凝聚態)。靈魂到達了這一種新形態的少女即是魔法少女,可以自由地把靈魂寶石變換成戒指形態或者鑲嵌在身體上。通過靈魂寶石,魔法少女可以抑制甚至屏蔽痛感,從而在必要時保持持續的戰鬥能力。相反,丘比也可以對靈魂寶石進行接觸操作,使得魔法少女感覺到痛覺。
  • 分身。已知丘比並不是一個單獨的個體,而是共享同一套思維的群體,但是往往在一個丘比個體死亡後,會有另一個個體在其周圍出現。簡直怎麼殺都殺不完


形象

丘比最初登場時的形象是魔法少女類型片裡常見的吉祥物、來自魔法國度的信使[8]。「主角小圓似乎聽到了什麼人的呼救聲,從而沿着聲音的方向尋找,結果看到一隻受傷的動物」這樣一個登場的橋段也是在向《魔法少女奈葉》致敬。為丘比配音的加藤英美里也用非常可愛的聲線讓觀眾對丘比產生好感。往往這樣的角色會在主角遇到危機時建議主角成為魔法少女,而丘比則顯得更加坦誠和輕鬆。它僅僅配合麻美的話作出必要的解釋,也坦言小圓逆天的資質,但並不急切強迫小圓簽約,除了在遇到危機的時候。雖然這些危機很可能是丘比暗地裡策劃的。

隨着劇情發展,丘比一成不變的撲克臉(特意這麼設計的)開始讓觀眾感覺丘比在隱瞞事實。在第6話,觀眾首次知道了丘比隱瞞了「魔法少女是靈魂離體的屍體」這一事實。在第7話則是藉由杏子之口得知「希望與絕望相消為零」這一條不成文的規律,說明魔法少女實現的願望會伴隨同等的代價。在第8話丘比暗示了靈魂寶石變渾濁的沙耶加會變魔女(雖然之前一直閉口不提),也發現了丘比並不是獨立的個體,並且指出了丘比的真名「Incubator」(孵化者)。第9話時丘比才說出自己的真正身份,使得它在觀眾心中的形象一下子跌到最低點。

在被指責「欺騙」的時候,丘比自稱「因為是絕對理性的外星人,所以不理解欺騙這種行為」,同時也曾用一些「理性」的理由為自己辯解,比如「人類的肉身太脆弱,所以必須把靈魂獨立出來,保證戰鬥力」,以及「地球人口有69億,而且還每4秒增長10人,為何要關心單一個體的生死」。按照丘比所說,丘比並不會提供錯誤的信息,少女之所以受害只是因為她自己「理解錯了導致判斷失誤」。甚至當杏子在第9話問丘比「還有沒有辦法救回沙耶加」的時候,丘比也只是回答「據我所知並沒有」「魔法少女是推翻常理的存在」,也就是說在不違反「從丘比看來根本不可能」這個事實的前提下進行隱瞞和誘導。

換而言之,丘比在邏輯上並不說謊,但隱瞞和誘導則很拿手。劇中將其設定為一種絕對理性(甚至整個文明共享一個意識)的外星生物,也是為了順利描繪出丘比的這一特性。對魔法少女隱瞞真相,則是因為對她們、對丘比自己都「有利」而已,亦即回到絕對理性的利益判斷的原則上。

到了第11話,通過丘比的話觀眾知道了人類文明與丘比文明的關係,這使得丘比的形象又一次從「入侵地球的邪惡外星人」,變成了「自上古以來一直傷害也守護着人類的邪神」。基於「丘比不說謊」的原則,丘比對小圓的威脅「假如丘比文明從最初就不存在的話,人類大概還赤裸着生活在洞穴里吧」是非常實在的推斷。

點評

  • 在好萊塢藝人Lathan Crowe錄製的影評影片中,《魔法少女小圓》被形容為「共和黨統治下的女性生活」[9],其中的「共和黨」即影射丘比。
  • 《魔法少女小圓》之於浮士德,猶如丘比之於梅菲斯特[10]
  • QB在劇中對人類而言,不是惡魔(devil),不是鬼魂(ghost),不是怪物(monster),只是一個無法理解的異物(alien)。嘛,應該說這還是一個具有克蘇魯風格的設定。[11]

台詞集

經典台詞(credit:K島維基)
*「僕と契約して、魔法少女になってよ!」
    • 「和我訂下契約成為魔法少女吧!」
    • 官網角色描述台詞為「僕と契約して、魔法少女になってほしいんだ」,略有不同。
  • 「どうもありがとう。僕の名前はキュゥべえ」
  • 「僕は君たちの願い事を、なんでもひとつ葉えてあげる」
  • 「さあ、受け入れるといい。それが君の運命だ」
  • 「不是我不說喔,是你們都沒問啊!」
  • 「在這個國家會將成長中的女性稱為少女吧?那麼終究會成為魔女的妳們,就應該稱為魔法少女吧?」
  • 「これでここでのノルマも達成だ。後はここの人類次第だねー」
    • 「我的能量收集達到標準作業量了,接下來就是你們人類的問題了」
  • 「假若我們還沒來過這星球的話,那說不定你們現在還赤身裸體地生活在洞穴中呢」
  • 「君も、君も、君も、僕の為に死んでよ!」[注 7]

完整台詞參見子頁面丘比/台詞集

人設變化

TV、漫畫、劇場版的人設變化

三次元

參考 http://wiki.komica.org/wiki2/?角色%2Fキュゥべえ 以及 維基百科,等等。

花絮

  • 蒼樹梅老師在設計大部分角色時,虛淵玄只說了個人的代表色,唯獨設計QB時下達了「盡量畫的可愛」的指令[12]
  • 新房昭之:「我本來想把QB描繪得很可愛。但知道故事展開的人員不知不覺把前頭的QB描繪可怕。最初不停修正,但最後演出還是有點令人感到吃驚。」
  • 虛淵玄:「劇本很可愛,不過變成動畫就可怕了吧。很好,一般認為我像QB。其實只是自己和角色在某些情況下有共同點吧。」
  • 蒼樹梅:「開始印象完全變化了吧。看動畫後,可以理解QB和虛淵先生的共同點(笑)。我也使用了自己的特點去做設定角色,但QB的意義已經變得完全不同了吧。」
  • 試音時齋藤千和、悠木碧、水橋香織都想配這個角色。
    • 「QB様的競爭異常火爆呢(笑)」 by 水橋。
    • 最後三人沒被採用的原因,齋藤是「太傻了」,水橋是「太軟了」,悠木是「太甜了」。[注 8]
  • 嘴巴不動是新房昭之的意見,不知是為了營造陰森感還是為了省錢。

業界評論

  • 《魔法少女小圓》系列曲目的演唱組合ClariS批評[13]
Alice: 有夠可惡!竟然這樣騙人,一般人絕對無法想像吧。一定會非常恨牠吧,絕對。
Kurara: 當然也覺得很可惡,不過更覺得恐怖。一想到被騙了就覺得很可怕。
  • 「真是沒口碑啊,這隻白色生物」(by喜多村英梨)

社會反響

  • 在觀眾之間,丘比愚弄魔法少女們的巧妙言詞與說話技巧蔚為話題,印象深刻的台詞更成了社會流行語[14]。丘比以「QB」的簡稱在網絡上流傳[15][16][17],起源是本名發音「Kyubey」的諧音。
  • 2012年10月,第21屆國際C語言混亂代碼大賽(IOCCC)的「最有用混亂代碼獎」授予中國浙江大學副教授侯啟明,其獲獎程式碼的末段以「靈魂寶石」形狀排列,且參入英文版的丘比名言:"make a contrast with me" "and become a magical girl"[18]
  • 2012年12月2日,角逐東京都知事選舉的日本律師協會前會長--宇都宮健兒陣營,出現助選員扮成《魔法少女小圓》劇中主角鹿目圓與丘比,在宣傳車(偕同候選人)與街頭參與首都選舉拉票的事例。此舉雖強化了宇都宮敵視石原慎太郎與《東京都青少年健全育成條例》的政治寓意,惟網友對此多予惡評[19]
  • 2011年,《魔法少女小圓》日本首播期間,丘比成為臺大網路論壇PTT與PTT2的進站畫面,以及站內「Militarylife版」的進版畫面,形成「謎樣白色生物」的知名度高過《魔法少女小圓》作品本身的怪現象。
  • 2012年4月16日,丘比成為《國語日報》幼教文章的主角「絨毛玩具Q貝」,報紙繪製的「Q貝」圖樣與丘比一模一樣[20]

獎項

  • 2011年末的Newtype Anime Award,榮獲 2011年虛構角色賞(吉祥物)
  • 日刊體育第1回 日刊動畫大競技,榮獲 罪惡黑暗性格賞

2011年11月,丘比的名言「跟我訂下契約,成為○○吧!」(僕と契約して、○○になってよ!)獲得網路流行語大賞(ネット流行語大賞)銅賞。

第6名
和我簽訂契約,成為魔法少女吧!(第1話)
第10名
簡直莫名其妙。(第6話)


動畫漫畫捏他

  • 2011年4月,《瑪莉亞†狂熱》動畫版第2季第3話的結尾預告出現了丘比(雙眼打黑線)。第4話結尾的「附送」花絮,亦安排該作人物惡搞捏他本作第10話的第4次輪迴,複誦丘比名言:「跟我簽訂契約,成為魔法少女吧!」
  • 2012年3月,《偽物語》動畫版第9話的亦出現丘比的形象,被畫在「禁止進入人物」的標示版上。

萌戰戰績

  • 最萌大賽(日萌)2011:由於學姐的台詞「催促女孩子的男生會被討厭哦」被判定為雄性,沒有被成功提名
  • 最萌大賽(日萌)2014:成功提名了

捏他

  • 丘比的真正性別是秀吉[注 9]
  • 丘比在眾多許願機裡面也是相當靠譜的一個,至少實現願望不摻水分。聖杯只會給菜刀,夢限少女UCCU。
  • 「說話時嘴巴都不會動 感覺超陰森的」 by 元首
  • 「那種要貓不貓 要兔不兔的樣子很恐怖啊!」 by 元首
  • 從麻美中學習成為第二代淫獸[注 10]
  • 其實早在幸運☆星中出場

QP 幸運星.jpg

  • 曾把身體染黑跑去魔女之家客串兼害人

以下來自puella-magi維基:

  • Kyubey's Name spelling is often a topic of argument amongst fanst, the many various spellings in different texts have caused confusion as to its meaning
    • His name is written in both Hiragana and Katakana as キュ(kyu)(u)(be)(e), so Kyuubee or Kyuubey would be most accurate as a romanization.
    • On the other hand, the fifth commercial has his name romanized as "Kyubey", which resulted in controversy. However, the lack of the extra u is probably just a use of the modified Hepburn system, which never accounts for extended vowels.
    • Gen Urobuchi joked that the "Kyu" comes from the katakana of the English word Cute so it could also be Cubey.
    • Episode 8 suggests that his name comes from 'Incubator', which would be romanized as 'inkyubeetaa.' In the same episode, it is revealed that he has multiple replacements.
      • During Kyubey's dialogues in episode 9, he keeps saying "we", meaning that he isn't the only Incubator.
    • Some fans of 2ch have taken to assigning the kanji 「九兵衛」 (Kyūbē, lit. nine protector soldiers or nine warriors in defense) to his name, speculating that like Doraemon (whose name can be written as 「銅鑼衛門」), Kyubey's naming might have been inspired by old Samurai dramas.
    • 'QB' is short for 'Kyubey' in Niconico Douga. This name is also common on 2ch.
  • For more information about energy, entropy and thermodynamics in general, see Thermodynamics.
  • Kyubey appears to be capable of teleportation. In episode 10, at the end of the first timeline, he appears to fade into reality above Homura.
  • A fanart meme tends to point out Kyubey's similarity to Hummy, the mascot of Suite Precure♪, the other (much more traditional, child-friendly, and optimistic) magical girl series that began airing in Winter 2011. Due to the closeness of their airing dates, this is likely a coincidence, but it has not gone unnoticed and adds to the series' postmodernist deconstruction of the magical girl genre.
  • Kyubey's speech patterns may have been used to give a "foreign" touch to Kyubey's speech, as this pattern emulates the typical way of speaking in other languages, such as English.
    • It can also be interpreted as Kyubey treating personal names just as tags for identifying individuals, similar to a social security number.
    • Boku is also used by girls, but this is uncommon in real life. In manga, anime and alike, this is often employed for girls exhibiting "boyish" personality traits. Such girls are called boku-kko (僕っ子) a western equivalent is a "tomboy".
  • Some fan speculation has arisen that the "Kyu" in Kyubey may be resemblant to a tag or identification number, just as Juubey has the number 10 affixed to "Juu" Kyubey is Number 9 in the series. although this would make sense, Kazumi Magica conffirms that the "Juu" in Juubey does not mean 10. Juubey, however is also not a "real" incubator
    • However, in Episode 11 Kyubey reveals to Madoka that while this statement is true on the majority of their race, there have been extreme rare cases of those capable of expressing emotions, but because this is a very rare phenomenon they are considered to be mentally ill.
    • Spa Weekly! Article: Kyubey's utilitarianism prioritizes the continuation of the whole universe and takes precedence over the happenings of individual entities. Kyubey's actions are not based on ignorance since he is aware of the cause-and-effect law of nature, he consciously decides that the law is immutable and conveniently uses it to exploit the Puella Magi system. Apparently this makes Kyubey a Bad Buddhist.
    • In Chapter 21 of Kazumi Magica, Template:Spoiler
  • In the Drama CD "Sunny Day Life" Kyubey tries to convince to an exasperated Madoka that "he" doesn't see himself as male (in human terms) so "he" doesn't understand why "he" isn't allowed to be in the bathroom with a naked Madoka.
    • On the Blu-ray commentary it was pointed by Gen Urobuchi that Kyubey has no gender.
  • According to the Blu-Ray Episode 2 voice commentary:
    • Kyubey was not based on any animal, just the concept of a "small mahou shoujo animal"
    • When asked what animals were used as the basis for Kyubey's design, Ume Aoki was very cryptic because of spoilers.
      • The only clue she gives is Template:Spoiler It could also refer to Template:Spoiler., which has a similar meaning to it. This interpretation was proven wrong in the commentary for episode 8, where Chiwa Saito explained that the truth that was hidden was that the marking on Kyubey's back is that of an egg, and that was the connection to Template:Spoiler.
        • Considering he is an Incubator, this is not farfetched.
  • In an interview with NewType, Shinbo was thinking of giving lip-synching to Kyubey in the new world but Yukihiro Miyamoto said no since fundamentally Kyubey remains the same creature as before, only interested in energy efficiency, so he remains unchanged. Also in the interview it's stated Kyubey doesn't move his mouth to speak because he is communicating by telepathy.
    • It also enhances the creepy factor.
    • Prior to broadcasting, no one told the seiyuu (specially Emiri Kato) that Kyubey's mouth doesnt move, so she tried to properly lip-synch her lines. When they saw the first episode on the air, the seiyuu were shocked that they were tricked.
  • Aoi Yuuki (Madoka), Chiwa Saito (Homura), and Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami) tried for the role of Kyubey. Saito was told her Kyubey sounded too stupid, and in Yuuki's part hers sounded too naive and that she was too cute for it (no surprise there). They all found the role for Kyubey to be too difficult for them.
    • They also found the Kyubey character to be too smart for them.
  • In the Audio Commentary for Episode 9, before reading the script or knowing the nature of the show, Emiri Kato (VA of Kyubey) was very happy that she was voicing a cute animal character.
  • According to Shinbo, he just finished reading Michael Sandel's book, and he describes Kyubey as a Michael Sandel-esque character (this is regarding with the book's section on Utilitarianism).
  • Gen Urobuchi comments in the Audio Commentary for Episode 12 that (the) Kyubey's presence is world wide (WWQB). This can be interpreted as that multiple Kyubeys are being used to contract and reduce entropy; and are not limited to just using one single incubator at a time. this would explain as to why kyubeys can consume dead predecessors. it may also suggest that instead of kyubey being able to teleport, there are simply several, each one assigned to go with a magical girl or clusters thereof, at a time.
  • During the Sakura-Con 2012 panel interview, Urobuchi explains that Kyubey is not evil, it is his lack of human feelings that makes him scary.
    • Urobuchi compares H.P. Lovecraft's creatures to be same as Kyubey, in that they are uninterested in humans feelings.

Speculations

speculation太特麼長了

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  • When Kyubey gets shot by Homura in Episode 8, another one appears and eats the dead body. It could either be another version of 'Kyubey' (as expected in some speculations), or the same Kyubey that respawned. After all, cats are supposed to have 9 lives, so what about him?
    • This could also be an effort to get back some energy, that would otherwise be lost.
    • The existence of multiple Kyubey bodies that seem to share a single personality, his use of the pronoun "we" in referring to himself/the Incubator(s) in episode 9, and his inability to comprehend the Magis' emotional distress at losing one of their own, suggests that the Incubators might be a hive mind (many individuals acting as an extension of a single consciousness).
      • This could be an indicator that the aliens possess a form of cloning technology that allows them to create new replacements. It has been speculated that Kyubey's people could recreate a new vessel when a Puella Magi loses her body as long as her Soul Gem is still intact. This indicates a sophisticated level of cloning technology and genetic engineering on their part.
    • The Kazumi manga adds to this dispute by Template:Spoiler
    • Would it be possible that Incubators have their own souls separated from their bodies? As such, as long as their own version of a "Soul Gem" is kept in tact, they can control different bodies and even switch between them.

Confirmation: Gen Urobuchi states that there are Multiple Kyubeys working together at once.

  • It would seem that Kyubey never lies but instead holds back important information, often under the pretense of no-one asking him. An example for this is episode 9: when Kyoko asks him if Sayaka can be saved, he only says that nobody ever tried to turn a witch back into a human being (which could in fact be true), rather than saying that it's indeed possible (which would be a lie, as he reveals to Homura at the end of the episode). However, Kyubey also tells Madoka that he is incapable of manipulating humans, which contradicts the reason why he allowed Kyoko to chase after Sayaka in the first place: he wanted her to be killed so that only Homura would be left to battle the powerful Walpurgis, thus forcing Madoka to become a magical girl. This is clearly an attempt to manipulate Madoka's actions, making his earlier statement to her a lie.
    • He also states that his/their reasons for creating magic girls is so that new cultures can arise without the heat death of the universe preventing that. He seems rather nonchalant about leaving Earth to be destroyed at the hands of Kriemhild Gretchen in timeline 4. Given that nearly all of the population dynamics models made for the Puella Magica world will inevitably result in the destruction of life on that planet and that Earth is clearly not the only world harvested by Kyubey's race, their reasoning seems rather suspect. Assuming they really are collecting the energy to stave off the heat death of the universe, for other cultures doesn't appear to be their reason for doing it. If he is consciously lying about the reason, then this would make his story to Madoka another attempt to manipulate her by claiming it's 'for the greater good.' Additionally, if this was the reason and if magic/wishes can really do anything, then why not simply explain it to someone and ask them to make a wish to prevent the universe from suffering heat death? Surely someone somewhere in the universe would be willing to make such a wish.

Confirmation: This is actually said. in the anime.

  • Many fans believe Kyubey is evil and believe he/she should not be trusted.
    • In the end, it all depends on the point of view ...
  • According to the same theory, it is likely that Kyubey is the messenger of a greater entity that has its own agenda.

Confirmation: Again, in the anime. Also Stated By Gen that Kyubey is not evil, just cold and emotionless. Template:Theory/Footer

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Madoka can see your true character, Kyubey.
  • Some think Kyubey's real form is that of a red devil and his/her white fur acts as a cover as indicated by tears rather than bleeding in Episode 1.
    • Additionally, when he gets shot full of holes in Episode 8, there are small drops that appear to be blood, but they do not spread out after he is hit. He also appears to have no bones or organs.
    • Gen Urobuchi's tweet "Yeah, that's terrible! We still haven't shown even a single scene with bloodshed!" (まだ今んとこ流血シーンなんてないのに、ひどいよね!) may refer to the fact that Kyubey doesn't bleed.


  • To our knowledge, Kyubey has thus far only accepted wishes that his species's technology can "grant:" the healing of a paralyzed hand (Sayaka), the rescuing of a girl trapped in a crushed automobile (Mami), mass mind-control (Kyoko), and time travel (Homura). While we don't know for sure the bounds of this technology, we definitely do know that Kyubey's species can't end the heat death of the universe on its own, meaning that Kyubey wouldn't be able to grant the wish "Save the universe from entropy!"
    • No limits were stated. He hasn't failed to grant (or rejected) any wish on the first request. (Was technology ever mentioned?)
      • Kyubey does say at one point that sufficiently-advanced technology can appear to be magic to less-advanced species. He also mentions early on in the series that he can't bring dead people back to life, a clear limitation on his wish-granting abilities that most likely comes from his species' inability to revive the dead.
      • However, note, that wish granting may essentially be considered as an exertion of energy. Yet, magic girls generate more unergy upon their deciet, therefore it is anti-entropy. To wish against entropy, all the energy in the universe would not suffice.
      • Isn't that inconsistent with Homura undoing deaths every time she time-travels.
        • No, since Homura always travels back to a certain point in time before everyone is killed. She isn't "undoing" deaths so much as going to a timeline where they haven't happened yet. (Of course, if Kyubey's species is capable of time travel, then he could technically "revive" a person by going back in time, grabbing a past version of that person, and bringing him/her to the present...but, of course, the past version of said person wouldn't necessarily be the same as the version the potential Puella Magi would want. In addition, picking up and dropping off people in different time lines could have complicated, horrible effects on time in general.)
    • When granting Homura's wish, Kyubey clearly states her wish surpassed entropy and yet he still succeeds in granting it. (see episode 10's page) That's consistent with his explanation that magic comes from the girls and magic is above entropy.
      • However, while "magic"/"miracles" can come from the girls, we have seen no indication of Kyubey being able to use any kind of magic other than what his species' advanced technology allows him to do. Moreover, he -- not the girls themselves -- grants the wishes, meaning that all wishes thus far have been granted using technology rather than magic. Taking fan theories about the ending of the show in mind, this could become a plot point when Madoka makes her decision to become/refuse to become a Puella Magi.
      • We don't know how wishes are granted. Another possibility is he plays a catalytic role. Homura's wish wouldn't have been possible if he granted them only using what his race was already capable of.
        • He couldn't have just given her a portable time machine? In that case, he would have given Homura the technological means to complete her wish, while she would have provided the "magic" to make that wish surpass entropy -- making Kyubey's, as you suggested, a catalytic role that doesn't necessarily involve magic on his part. Going back to why he apparently can't find someone to wish against the heat death of the universe, Kyubey most likely can't provide the catalyst necessary for such a wish to come true. He'd have to rely entirely on the magic of the girl in question, and so far as we know Madoka has been the only person he's met who might have the magical potential to rewrite the laws of the universe.
    • However, Kyubey seems to either remember making a contract with Homura, or know that such a contract has been made. It is therefore possible that the reason he wishes to make Madoka into a magical girl is that, as long as Homura keeps on resetting the space/time continuum, Kyubey can harvest an infinite amount of energy from each of the witches killed in each individual timeline, thus permanently preventing the heat death of the universe - for as long as Homura keeps resetting time. If Kyubey harvests energy from each parallel universe (and any witches that may be created from them), it is possible to create a paradoxically infinite universe.
  • To all above points regarding wish granting: Kyubey's capacity to grant wishes is stated to be limitless until episode 12, in which he states that madoka can wish to become god if she so desired, implying that a certain capacity for energy is required to do so. Technology is not necessarily evident in the wish granting process, however, magic is (it is used in episode 12 when he grants madoka's wish; a strong magical aura). although some of the puella magi's weapons are "technological" in nature (homura's clockwork shield, mami's Muskets) this doesn't mean that they run off technology; they're called Magical Girls for a reason.
  • Apparently Kyubey selects the right moment and the right time to appear to grant wishes to his victims, and he seems to await for the conditions to be perfect to secure a good level of energy. At first glance he gives the impression that he is coming to rescue his victims by allowing them a wish during their weakest moment. He probably can sense a great moment of despair and he awaits for the girls' state of mind to be in turmoil and ready to ask for a (selfish) wish. It is speculated that he does this to guarantee that their wishes will be selfish in nature so it would fail to meet their expectations. In doing so Kyubey secures a great amount of despair thus releasing a great level of energy.
    • Examples:
Mami's near death experience
Kyoko's family distress
Sayaka's pressure to help Kyousuke
Homura's despair to save Madoka
Oriko's moment of crisis
Kirika's fear of never getting close to Oriko
Yuma's fear of abandonment
Madoka's desire to save everything from witches
  • This speculative philosophical essay deals with the nature of Kyubey's utilitarianism: Talk:Philosophical Observations
    • this may also suggest the theory that Kyubey can see into the future, in that he can divine which girls to select to become puella magi.

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摺疊內容

Official art

Screenshots

Kyubey being Kyubey

Fanart

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Fanart Female Kyubey

Template:Fanart While technically speaking Kyubey has no gender, some fanart has depicted Kyubey as a girl. Perhaps a girlish feminine touch will soften the hostile hearts against this furball from Hell. Unfortunately, some fans may have taken the idea to its extreme logic.

Miscellaneous

Analysis

Spelling conflicts

The odd Japanese spelling of Kyubey's name has contributed to many alternative Latin-character spellings. The three supported by official materials are "Kyubey", "Kyubee", and "Qbey".

Kyubey "Cute Alien" Model

In episode 2 of Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan, a 2002 anime that shares certain superficial traits with Madoka, one of them is a very Kyubey looking alien. In this anime, these aliens are considered so cute that the world has a difficult time defending against the alien invasion, because of public opinion that this would be "bullying."

However, the similarity in appearance is coincidental. Ume Aoki stated in the BD 1 episode 2 audio commentary that Kyubey's design wasn't based off any character.

Cosplay

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注釋

  1. 請注意,キュゥ是片假名,べえ是平假名,而不是片假名的ベ
  2. 因為跟Incubator諧音
  3. 因為跟Kyuubee諧音
  4. 元首的憤怒
  5. 虛淵玄解釋說,吃屍體是因為身體構造不來自地球的任何一種成份(地球上不存在的物質),所以要毀屍滅跡。[來源請求]
  6. 小圓「夢中」的末日場景里,小焰從樹上摔下時高聲喊的「不要聽它的話!」並沒有傳達到小圓耳朵里
  7. 其實出自《裝甲騎兵*佩爾森檔案》的預告,並非QB本身的台詞,只不過這句完全就是QB的本音無誤呀
  8. 出自TV第三話副音軌評論
  9. 因為丘比跟木下秀吉的CV都是加藤英美里
  10. 因為魔法少女奈葉里的淫獸尤諾君的CV跟麻美的CV都是水橋香織

出處

  1. Newtype 2011-05 特別付録(2) 書き下ろしB2ポスター&特集記事 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ 最高の魔法少女の願い
  2. Megami MAGAZINE 2011-07 付録、2頁。
  3. 虛淵玄・新房昭之、The Beginning Story、263-269頁(第0稿対談)。
  4. 公式Guidebook、48頁
  5. 前後篇 公式Guidebook、107頁
  6. 虛淵玄、Megami MAGAZINE 2011-07 付録、2頁。
  7. 新房昭之、季刊S[來源請求]
  8. Megami MAGAZINE 2011-04 33頁。
  9. ③ 〔REVIEW〕 Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica まどか☆マギカ レビュー Anime 〔SPOILER FREE〕 - YouTube
  10. RE:【心得】有人發現ED的最後一幕像一張..... @魔法少女小圓 哈啦板 - 巴哈姆特
  11. 稍微講一下QB的角色定位以及小圓臉的SF世界觀
  12. 出自第二話副音軌評論
  13. 〔專訪〕 ClariS「魔法少女まどか☆マギカ」LisAni! Vol.5 - leged的創作 - 巴哈姆特,或者LisAni! Vol.5
  14. 『SPA!』2011年7月19日號、54-55頁、2011年9月12日閲覧。
  15. 池谷勇人. 今度はキュゥべえが○○○○に! 「まどか☆マギカ」のゲームがまた増えました(例によってネタバレ注意). ITmedia Gamez. ITmedia. 2011年3月1日 [2011年5月3日].
  16. たまごまご. 「魔法少女まどか☆マギカ」のキュゥべえの異常な存在感. エキサイトレビュー. エキサイト. 1–3頁. 2011年3月3日 [2011年5月3日].
  17. 「ねんどろいど 鹿目まどか」2011年8月発売. 乙女☆速報 (マキシムライト). 2011年4月30日 [2011年5月3日].
  18. 【你真以為你懂C語言嗎】第21屆國際C語言混亂代碼大賽獲獎作品 | 創意科技小組 | 果殼網 科技有意思
  19. くまニュース : 東京都知事選に出馬した宇都宮けんじ候補の陣営にまどかがいる件
  20. 精華區 - 批踢踢實業坊
  21. 《魔法少女小圓》網友票選 15句難忘名台詞公開

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