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<blockquote>''"和我签订契约，成为 魔法少女 吧！"'' - QB, [[魔法少女小 圆 第1话「夢の中で逢った、ような……」|第1话]].</blockquote>
  
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'''丘比'''（{{jpn|j=キュゥべえ|rm=Kyūbē|f=h}}），本名'''孵化器'''（{{jpn|j=インキュベーター|rm=Incubator|f=h}}），別名有'''QB'''、'''Kyuubee'''、'''Kyubey'''，是[[日本電視動畫]]《[[魔法少女小圓]]》的主要角色之一。丘比在[[動畫電影]]《[[劇場版 魔法少女小圓]]》、所有[[魔法少女小圓漫畫作品|衍生漫畫]]系列皆有出場。日文版動畫的[[配音員]]是[[加藤英美里]]。
 
  
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  在觀眾當中，常以[[顏文字]]'''（◕‿‿◕）'''或是'''／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼'''代表 丘比 。
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 丘比 是《 魔法 少女小圆》里 的 关键角色 。 它 的 职责 是 在世上寻找合适的少女与其签下契约 ， 赋予少女们神奇 的 魔力 ， 将 其 变为[[ 魔法少女]]， 还 能 顺便实现她们的 任 意 一 个愿 望。 这原本 是 个普通 魔法少女 动画里常见 的 可爱的吉祥物角色 ， 但自从在电视上播放以来就不怎么能被观众接受 。 网上许 多 观众则以（◕‿‿◕）或是／人◕ ‿‿ ◕ 人 ＼的颜文字来代表丘比最常见的表情 。
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==演出==
 
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自稱「 魔法的 使者」，宛如吉祥物<ref name="megami201104_p33">[[#CITEREFメガミマガジン201104|『メガミマガジン』2011年4月号]]、33頁。</ref>的四足步行動物 。 沒有性別，但以男性 的 「我」自稱。真面目 是 孵化器 ，[[外星生命]] 的 終端。除了自己選定的人 ， 無法被 其 他人看見，可透過[[ 心靈感應]] 與特定對象溝通。基本上沒有表情 ， 除進食外皆不張口。 能 以實現 任一 願 望 的代價，將少女的靈魂製成靈魂寶石 。 使命 是 交換 魔法少女的 「契約」 ， 也負責回收悲嘆之種 。 透過從旁說明、構築 多人 心靈感應等方式，對魔法少女提供必要協助 。
 
  
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  複數的相同身體<ref name="newtype201105付録" /> 可同時存在 ， 但個別個體 不 存在獨立 的 觀念，所有身體皆共享同一意識<ref name="megami201107付録_p2" /> 。
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==基本信息==
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===称呼===
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* 日文 | キュゥべえ（きゅう べぇ／Kyuubee）<ref group= 注> 请注意，キュゥ是片假名，べえ是平假名 ， 而 不 是片假名 的 ベ</ref>
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* 中译 | '''丘比'''、QB、Q贝、{{涂白|インキュベーター/Incubator（孵化者）}}
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* 昵称 | 贝桑（贝爷）、淫Qβ<ref group=注>因为跟{{涂白|Incubator}}谐音</ref>、<s>虚渊玄</s>、<s>九兵卫</s><ref group= 注>因为跟Kyuubee谐音</ref>
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* 英文 | Kyubey
  
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=== 魔法少女小圓 ===
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=== 角色设计===
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  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<ref name="TheBeginningStory_第0稿対談"> 虚淵玄・新房昭之、[[#CITEREF_The_Beginning_Story|『The Beginning Story』]]、263-269頁。</ref>， 狡猾 的 外星 人<ref name="公式ガイド_キュゥべえ" />才 是丘比的真 面目 。
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  丘比外形上是一只小猫一样身形、兔子一样雪白 的 可爱生物 ，<s>换句话说就是猫不猫兔不兔 的生物</s><ref group= 注>[http://www.bilibili.com/video/av51724/ 元首的愤怒]</ref> 。从耳朵里长出另一对长耳朵（或者是耳毛，或者是触手）挂在脑袋两边 ， 并且有神奇的金黄色环状物以悬浮 的 方式套在长耳朵（耳毛、触手）上。经常一脸 人 畜无害的表情（◕‿‿◕），但是嘴巴除了进食时从来不张开，说话时使用心灵感应所以也并不动嘴。背上有一个类似opera图标的花纹，{{涂白|其实 是 回收悲叹之种的入口，参见[[第6话]]}}。大尾巴看似十分蓬松，甚至跟身体一样长。 丘比 受伤时或者被开洞时，可以看到里面 的 红色部分，但并不清楚其 真 正内部构造是怎样的 。
  
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  在《[[魔法少女小圓]]》及其相關作品，存在著魔法少女因為絕望而化身魔女的設定，魔女化之際「感情的相位轉換」會產生巨大 的能 源 。 榨取這個能源就 是丘比的 目的<ref name="前後編ガイド_p107" />，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，自史前時代推動著 人 類文明 。
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  丘比拥有神奇 的能 力 。 设定上普通人 是 看不到 丘比的。 丘比与选中 的少女 交谈 的 时候会使用心灵感应。有时 ， 丘 比 也会充当中继站，让别 的 两人或更多 的人 通过心灵感应交谈 。
  
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 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<ref name="megami201107付録_p2" />。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 。
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  丘比 在 世界上寻找适合的少女 ， 劝诱其与自己签下契约成为魔法少女。在成为 魔法少女的 瞬间 ， 少女可以实现自己 的 一个愿望 ， 然后被赋予[[灵魂宝石]] ， 拥有使用魔法 的能 力 。 作为代价 ，魔 法少 女 需要与 世界 上凡人所看 不 到 的魔女 及使魔战斗，并且使用战利品[[ 悲叹之种]] 令自己 的 灵魂宝石保持清洁 。
  
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  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<ref> 新房昭之 在 《週刊S》 的 訪談 。</ref>。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 。
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===丘比的真相===
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{{涂白|丘比是具有高等文明的外星种族，或者是外星种族制作出来与人类交流的终端，而并不是单独的一个个体。它们享有共同的集体意识及记忆<ref>[[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</ref><ref>[[Megami MAGAZINE 2011-07]] 付録、2頁。</ref>，即使其中一个个体死亡 ， 也只是其肉身被破坏而已。鉴于 丘比的 环保思想，它往往会通过“吃掉尸体”的方式回收死亡 的 个体<ref group=注>{{来源请求|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 。}}</ref>。 设定上 丘比 并没 有 性别 ，但 第三话里学姐跟丘比说“催促女孩子的男生会 被 讨厌哦”的台词，加上丘比用“僕”自称，使人产生丘比是雄性的印象 。
  
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  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 。
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  丘比（Kyuubee）的全名其实是Incubator（孵化器），职责在于将少女们变为魔法少女并且等待她们变为（孵化为）魔女。在少女变为魔法少女的过程中 ，丘比 将她 的 灵魂抽出，形成灵魂宝石， 然 后等待她在使用魔法后灵魂宝石逐渐浑浊，最终到达临界状态后相变成悲叹之种。在这个相变的过程里 ， 人类 的 感情 能量 以违反热力学的 方式 大量释出 ， 被丘比所回收 。
  
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==== ［新篇］叛逆的物語 ====
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  根据 丘比 自己所说 ，丘比 之所以这么做，是为了拯救宇宙。根据[[wikipedia:zh:热寂]] 理论，宇宙 中的 所有能量最终会散失为热能 ， 而无法支持任何智能生命形式 ， 所以丘 比 文明在很久以前就开始寻找能够逆转或延缓宇宙热寂 的方 法 。 而最终 ， 自己没有感情 的丘比 找到 了 原始人类 ， 发现人类 的 感情正是它们寻 找的 东西。于是其实丘比一直 在 人类 的世界 里， 而丘比 文明与 人 类文明 的 关系就如同畜牧主与家畜一样 。丘比 从人类身上获得能对抗宇宙热寂的能量 ， 而人类 的 少 女 得以实现各种不可能 的 愿望 ， 推动了社会发展 ， 同时丘比也保证了人类的生存环境 。}}
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在[[劇場版 魔法少女小圓|［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 聽到了「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 ， 做出了「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 。
 
  
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  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 。
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==相关剧情==
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===TV本篇、小说以及剧场版前篇后篇===
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  故事序盘 ， 以友好的态度 接 触魔法少女，并给予各式各样 的 指导 ， 具有“招聘魔法少女 的 可爱生物” 的 登场形象。然而 ，其 本质自第4话开始逐渐显露<ref>虚淵玄・新房昭之、[[The Beginning Story]]、263-269頁（第0稿対談） 。</ref> ， 狡猾 的 外星人才是 丘比的 真面目<ref>[[公式Guidebook]]、48页</ref> 。
  
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=== 魔法少女小 織 ===
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  在《 魔法少女小 圆》及其相关作品，存 在 着 魔法少女 因为绝望而化身魔女的设定 ， 魔女化之际“感情的相变”会产生巨大的能源。榨取这个能源就是丘比的目的<ref>[[ 前后篇 公式Guidebook]] 、107页</ref>，为此不惜使人上当（尽管没有说谎）。只关心能源回收，对地球 的 末日、魔法少女的牺牲毫不在意 ， 更以牲畜、消耗品来比喻魔法少女与自己的关系 。 就这样以魔法少女 的 机制 ， 自史前时代推动着人类文明 。
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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，忽略了鹿目圓 ， 直到故事尾聲才發現圓 。
 
  
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=== 魔法少女 和美 〜The innocent malice〜 ===
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  在剧中，对鹿目圆执拗地推销 魔法少女 的契约，并隐藏其为回收莫大能源的目的，但在最后，根据圆的愿望，其能源回收机制遭到摧毁。 在 被鹿目圆（圆环之理）重新构筑的世界 中， 能源 不 再源 自 魔女，而是魔兽 的 “Core” 。 这个世界已不存在“骗人” 的 利益，也没有与 魔法少女 敌对的理由了<ref>虚渊玄、[[Megami MAGAZINE 2011-07]] 付録、2页。</ref> 。 成为与晓美焰成为并肩作战 的 搭档 ， 也贯彻著“如实说明代价” 的 作法 ， 推销魔法少女的契约 。
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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 汙穢 ， 和丘比 的 長相相似 ， 表情變化也較丘比豐富 。
 
  
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  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 。
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  故事尾声的某日夜晚，焰不禁对 丘比 “叙述自己的传说”－即世界重组前 的 种种事情<ref>{{来源请求|新房昭 之 、季刊S}} 。 丘比认为焰所说 的 “魔女”系统是有趣 的 假说 ， 但现阶段无法被证实 。
  
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  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。
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  最终 ，丘比 “没有感情”的本质依然没变 ， 若出现更有效率 的 能量回收方式，仍会想 去 实行 。
  
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===  魔法少女餡餅 The Legend of "Jeanne d'Arc" ===
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=== 剧场版 新篇 叛逆的物语===
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在［新篇］叛逆的物语，丘比仍在暗中蠢动。在正篇故事结局的重新构筑的世界 中 （电视动画最终话），丘比从晓美焰的口中听到“圆环之理”的前因后果，表面上当作耳边风，但心中对于这个“与回收魔兽的悲叹之种相比，更有效率的能源采集 方 式”深感兴趣 。 于是，混浊后的晓美焰灵魂宝石被当成实验材料，孵化器们（无数个丘比） 在 灵魂宝石内侧建立了观测站“茧之塔（マユの塔）”，并设置空间遮断力场（The Isolation Field），打算观测“圆环之理”对晓美焰的接触，最终找出“支配鹿目圆”的方 法， 以恢复存在“魔 女 ”“魔 女 化”机制的旧世界因果律 。 然而，“圆环之理”鹿目圆及其“随从”－美树沙耶香、百江渚自始就看穿丘比 的 阴谋，3 人 进入灵魂宝石内侧以引导晓美焰之前 ， 圆已将自己的“记忆”与“力量”分别嘱托给沙耶香、渚2 人 运送。 丘比 不察、做出“晓美焰的魔女结界造成鹿目圆失忆”的误判，对沙耶香与渚疏于防范，致使魔法少女们群起介入，其阴谋遂告破灭 。
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在 外傳漫畫《魔 法 少女餡餅》中 ， 與[[聖 女 貞德|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。
 
  
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  其后，晓美焰接管“圆环之理”力量的一 部 分时，丘比得出“利用人类的感情过于危险”的判断 ， 打算离开地球 ， 去干涉其他 的 天体。 但丘比 旋即被晓美焰捕捉 ， 被强行要求“继续净化世界的诅咒”。再 也 逃 不了 的 丘 比 ， 遂 成 为被“恶 魔 ”晓美焰支配 的 存在 。
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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）」。
 
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外型可愛討喜 ， 一直以積極的態度勸說他人與自己訂下契約 成 為 魔 法少女。看上圓擁有 的 破天荒魔法少女資質（龐大的能量）而極力想辦法讓圓訂下契約 。<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chncomic.com/info/201108/1082.html | title=超精美！奸笑社小圆&QB手办预售 | publisher=中国国际动漫网 | accessdate=2013-09-15}}</ref>
 
  
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  只有被丘比选中的人能看见它的存 在 。臉部几乎一直保持微笑的表情，講话都是透過[[ 心灵感应]]， 甚至能擔任 不 會魔法的 人的 心靈感應中繼站，嘴 巴 只在吃东西 的时候 才会张开 ， 背後 的 红色标记可将 悲 嘆之種收入 。 行蹤神出鬼沒 ， 能夠 突然 出現和消失。擁有大量共享同一個意識及記憶 的 個體， 一 隻倒下會有另一隻補上 。 補上 的 會 回 收（吃掉）前一只 的 尸 体。
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===广播剧===
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 在[[ 广播剧2 Sunny Day Life]] 里 ， 丘比并 不 扮演重要角色，而是被众 人 调侃 的 角色。在鹿目圆、美树沙耶香、晓美焰跟佐仓杏子一同在 巴 麻美家开学习大会 的时候， 丘比突然表示听到了志筑仁美 的悲 鸣，反而被警告“不要对仁美出手” 。 而在解决了危机以后，众人互相告别回家。小圆在家里泡澡的时候 ，突然 发现了丘比也在浴室里，于是上演了经典的“QB个H！” 的一 幕 。 而丘比对此 的回 答是“即使看到了小圆 的 裸 体 ，我也没感觉啊”以及“真是搞不懂” 。
  
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  與可愛外表完全相反，理性的分析人類的動機，配合花言巧語跟可愛 外 表將少女們玩弄於股掌，甚至會利用言語誘導少女們不得不選擇成為 魔法少女 。因為沒有「感情」 ， 所以 不 管現實 有 多殘忍，都認為 自 己 的 作為沒有錯誤，對「欺騙」少女訂下魔法少女契約解釋成「少女在認知與資訊不足下 的 誤判」；對 魔法少女 背負 的 絕望則解釋成「引發奇蹟所付出的合理代價」。
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  在 外 传漫画《 魔法少女 和美》中 ， 做为与众 不 同、具 有 独立 自 我意识 的 孵化器“柔比（JB）”登场。与“翌桧市” 的魔法少女 团队“昴宿星圣团”共同活动。能够吸收灵魂宝石 的 污秽，和 丘比的 长相相似 ， 表情变化也较丘比丰富。
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:儘管 丘比 在邏輯上「從不說謊」，但仍被为作品系列曲目献唱 的 演唱组合[[ClariS]]嚴厲批評：<ref>[http://home.gamer.com.tw/creationDetail.php?sn=1293143 〔專訪〕 ClariS「魔法少女まどか☆マギカ」LisAni! Vol.5 - leged的創作 - 巴哈姆特]</ref>
 
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::「有夠可惡！竟敢如此騙人...」
 
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::「不只覺得可惡 ， 更覺得恐怖！」
 
  
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实际上是由妮可改造'''丘比的遗骸'''结合'''悲叹之种'''做出来的赝品。“吸收灵魂宝石 的 污秽”也仅限于当初塞进 的 悲叹之种负荷量 ， 超过负荷量后柔比随 即 消逝 。
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:在[[好萊塢]]藝人[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2101741/ 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」<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dMpko9ibo ③ 〔REVIEW〕 Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica まどか☆マギカ レビュー Anime 〔SPOILER FREE〕 - YouTube]</ref> ， 其中的「共和黨」 即 影射丘比 。
 
  
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由于受到昴宿星圣团的特殊结界的影响，无人认得丘比 ， 柔比过去“身为 丘比 ” 的 记忆也被洗去 。
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:《魔法少女小圓》之於[[浮士德]] ， 猶如 丘比 之於[[梅菲斯托費勒斯|梅菲斯特]]<ref>[http://forum.gamer.com.tw/Co.php?bsn=43592&sn=902 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]</ref> 。
 
  
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:*Lathan Crowe描述丘比像是「兔子與[[皮卡丘]] 的 合體」。
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<blockquote>''"We Incubators don't have individual consciousnesses. We belong to a single consciousness."'' - Kyubey, Kazumi Magica, Ch. 21.</blockquote> 
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:*許多華文觀眾以「不貓不兔」形容丘比<ref>https://www.google.com/search?q=%E4%B8%8D%E8%B2%93%E4%B8%8D%E5%85%94&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t</ref> 。
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[[File:Kyubey with airi.png|thumb|300px|Kyubey proposing a contract to {{Spoiler|Airi}}.]]
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Kyubey appears in Chapters 2, 4, 5, 14, 20 and 21 of [[Kazumi Magica]].
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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<ref>『SPA!』2011年7月19日號、54-55頁、2011年9月12日閲覧。</ref>。丘比以「'''QB'''」的簡稱在[[ 網路]] 上流傳<ref>池谷勇人. [http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/1103/01/news091.html 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].</ref><ref>たまごまご. [http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20110303/E1299082524942.html 「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].</ref><ref>[http://www.fujyoshinews.com/news_a8zS0ENmRo.html 「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].</ref>，起源是本名發音「Kyubey」的諧音。
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* In Chapter 2 Kyubey appears as a silhouette along with [[Madoka]] as [[Kaoru]] explains magic to [[Kazumi]].
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* 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".
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* In Chapter 5 Kyubey's role is expanded. He appears briefly when {{Spoiler|Yuuri becomes a witch, similar to the end of Episode 8}}. He then further appears in the extended flashback of [[Yuuri]]'s and Airi's backstory. First he contracts with Yuuri, and then after {{Spoiler|Yuuri becomes a witch and is killed by the Pleiades}} he explains exactly what happened to Airi, culminating in her contracting with him. When she contracts, he tells her that "[[Episode 10|Your wish has surpassed entropy.]]" Kyubey also tells Airi about the Pleaides Saints {{Spoiler|when she asks who killed Yuuri}}. 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.
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* In Chapter 14, Kyubey's face is seen as {{Spoiler|Satomi realizes the truth of where witches come from after watching Michiru become one.}} He is also seen watching from above (like [[Nico]] and Jubey, who can be seen a few panels before) while {{Spoiler|Satomi reveals the truth of the clones to Kazumi and forces them to fight one another.}}
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* In Chapter 20, Kyubey appears in person when {{Spoiler|Umika and Kaoru call for him, having recovered their memories of Incubators, which were suppressed by a spell cast by Umika.}}
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* In Chapter 21, Kyubey reveals that Incubators dont have individual consciousnesses. They are like a network terminal connected to one single consciousness. 
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** Strangely, Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to talk to Juubey, it wanted to talk to another of his kind, {{spoiler|even if it was man-made}}.
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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]] 副教授侯启明，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 (魔法少女小圓)|丘比]] 名言：「跟我簽訂 契 約 ， 成為魔法少女吧！（"make a contrast with me" "and become a magical girl"）」<ref>[http://www.guokr.com/post/364973/ 【你真以为你懂C语言吗】第21届国际C语言混乱代码大赛获奖作品 | 创意科技小组 | 果壳网 科技有意思]</ref> 。
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===魔法少女织莉子===
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在外传漫画《魔法少女小织》中 ， 经由[[ 美国织莉子]] 提供 的 资讯 ， 与[[ 千岁由真]] 缔结 契 约。在织莉子的设计之下忽略鹿目圆 ， 直到故事尾声才发现圆 。
  
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為慶祝《[[ 劇場版 魔法少女小圓]] 》上映而舉辦的角色名言前15名投票中，丘比入選的有：<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://news.gamme.com.tw/360724 |title= 《魔法少女小圓》網友票選 15句難忘名台詞公開 |author= 小狄 |date= 2012年10月5日 |publisher= 宅宅新聞 |language=  |accessdate= 2013年7月14日查閱 |quote=  }}{{zh-tw}}</ref>
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<blockquote>''"Too bad." <br \ > --"Incubator...!!" <br \ > "I found her. I found Kaname Madoka."'' - Kyubey, Oriko and Homura. Puella Magi Oriko Magica, [[Oriko_Magica#Chapter_6:_Someday_isn.27t_today|Chapter 6]].</blockquote> 
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[[File:Kyubeyinoriko01.png|thumb|300px|Kyubey as he appears in Oriko Magica.]]
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* 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.
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* In Chapter 2, he successfully {{Spoiler|contracts with Yuma after Kyoko is attacked by a witch}}.
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* 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 {{Spoiler|"black Puella Magi," and not a witch.}}
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* In Chapter 5, Kyubey discusses {{spoiler|the identity of the black magical girl with Mami, and told her he never mentioned Kirika because he had no proof it was her. He discovers Oriko's plot to kill Madoka before she can contract and eventually become a witch, and tries to stop her.}}
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* 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. {{spoiler|Despite both Homura and Oriko's attempts to hide Madoka from him, he finds her inside the barrier.}}
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* In Chapter 7, {{spoiler|Oriko uses the last of her life to shoot a piece of Kirika's witch body through him and Madoka, who was hidden behind him, through a wall. She kills the girl before she can contract, foiling both Homura and Kyubey's plans.}}
  
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Kyubey also appears in ''Noisy Citrine'', the prequel manga that focuses on [[Kirika Kure]].
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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.
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===魔法少女贞德===
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在外传漫画《魔法少女馅饼》中，与[[贞德]]（馅饼）等少女缔结契约。此时的名字是“Cube”。被贞德称为“天使大人”，其他人也如此称呼丘比。
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===魔法少女铃音===
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在外传漫画《魔法少女铃音》中，与魔法少女[[奏遥香]]重逢，虽然极力追踪失踪的铃音，但丘比自己也无法发现铃音，也不知道铃音何时成了刺客。被[[日向茉莉]]称为“丘（Kyuu）”。
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===能力===
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*'''心灵感应'''。丘比在与人类或者魔法少女交流的时候一直使用的是心灵感应，而从来不张嘴说话。有时候丘比也会充当中继站，让两名或多名人类或魔法少女互相之间用心灵感应对话。通过对比第1话与第10话的重复剧情，有人指出丘比或许还可以阻碍交流，即使得一方''听不见''另一方说的话。<ref group=注>小圆“梦中”的末日场景里，小焰从树上摔下时高声喊的“不要听它的话！”并没有传达到小圆耳朵里</ref>
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*'''隐形'''。普通人类是看不到丘比的，除非丘比想让她成为魔法少女而主动现身。
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*'''瞬间移动'''。在很多场景里（特别是第9话与第11话），丘比都显得特别神出鬼没，也曾在观众面前淡入或淡出。也有可能是多个丘比个体的隐形能力操作。但是不排除这只是画面效果而已。
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*'''实现愿望'''。少女与丘比订立契约成为魔法少女的时候可以实现一个愿望。这可能是丘比利用外星文明的技术力来为她实现的，也有可能是变魔法少女的契约自身的机制导致的。
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*'''能量收集'''。丘比为了拯救宇宙而在地球收集人类的“感情能量”。在[[旧世界]]里的主要途径是魔法少女变为魔女的一瞬间的相变过程，同时丘比也会回收不能再使用的悲叹之种，不过并不确定回收悲叹之种是不是收集能量的途径。在[[新世界]]里的主要途径是回收不能再使用的黑色小方块，那是新世界的[[魔兽]]被打败后掉落的物体。
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*'''灵魂操作'''。丘比可以利用自己耳朵的触手抽取出人类的灵魂，并且放入称为灵魂宝石的容器里（或者灵魂宝石本身就是灵魂的凝聚态）。灵魂到达了这一种新形态的少女即是魔法少女，可以自由地把灵魂宝石变换成戒指形态或者镶嵌在身体上。通过灵魂宝石，魔法少女可以抑制甚至屏蔽痛感，从而在必要时保持持续的战斗能力。相反，丘比也可以对灵魂宝石进行接触操作，使得魔法少女感觉到痛觉。
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*'''分身'''。已知丘比并不是一个单独的个体，而是共享同一套思维的群体，但是往往在一个丘比个体死亡后，会有另一个个体在其周围出现。<s>简直怎么杀都杀不完</s>
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丘比最初登场时的形象是魔法少女类型片里常见的吉祥物、来自魔法国度的信使<ref>[[Megami MAGAZINE 2011-04]] 33頁。</ref>。「主角小圆似乎听到了什么人的呼救声，从而沿着声音的方向寻找，结果看到一只受伤的动物」这样一个登场的桥段也是在向《魔法少女奈叶》致敬。为丘比配音的加藤英美里也用非常可爱的声线让观众对丘比产生好感。往往这样的角色会在主角遇到危机时建议主角成为魔法少女，而丘比则显得更加坦诚和轻松。它仅仅配合麻美的话作出必要的解释，也坦言小圆逆天的资质，但并不急切强迫小圆签约，除了在遇到危机的时候。<s>虽然这些危机很可能是丘比暗地里策划的。</s>
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随着剧情发展，丘比一成不变的扑克脸（特意这么设计的）开始让观众感觉丘比在隐瞒事实。在第6话，观众首次知道了丘比隐瞒了“魔法少女是灵魂离体的尸体”这一事实。在第7话则是借由杏子之口得知“希望与绝望相消为零”这一条不成文的规律，说明魔法少女实现的愿望会伴随同等的代价。在第8话丘比暗示了灵魂宝石变浑浊的沙耶加会变魔女（虽然之前一直闭口不提），也发现了丘比并不是独立的个体，并且指出了丘比的真名「Incubator」（孵化者）。第9话时丘比才说出自己的真正身份，使得它在观众心中的形象一下子跌到最低点。
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在被指责“欺骗”的时候，丘比自称“因为是绝对理性的外星人，所以不理解欺骗这种行为”，同时也曾用一些“理性”的理由为自己辩解，比如“人类的肉身太脆弱，所以必须把灵魂独立出来，保证战斗力”，以及“地球人口有69亿，而且还每4秒增长10人，为何要关心单一个体的生死”。按照丘比所说，丘比并不会提供错误的信息，少女之所以受害只是因为她自己“理解错了导致判断失误”。甚至当杏子在第9话问丘比“还有没有办法救回沙耶加”的时候，丘比也只是回答“据我所知并没有”“魔法少女是推翻常理的存在”，也就是说在不违反“从丘比看来根本不可能”这个事实的前提下进行隐瞒和诱导。
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换而言之，丘比在逻辑上并不说谎，但隐瞒和诱导则很拿手。剧中将其设定为一种绝对理性（甚至整个文明共享一个意识）的外星生物，也是为了顺利描绘出丘比的这一特性。对魔法少女隐瞒真相，则是因为对她们、对丘比自己都“有利”而已，亦即回到绝对理性的利益判断的原则上。
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到了第11话，通过丘比的话观众知道了人类文明与丘比文明的关系，这使得丘比的形象又一次从“入侵地球的邪恶外星人”，变成了“自上古以来一直伤害也守护着人类的邪神”。基于“丘比不说谎”的原则，丘比对小圆的威胁“假如丘比文明从最初就不存在的话，人类大概还赤裸着生活在洞穴里吧”是非常实在的推断。
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===点评===
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* 在好莱坞艺人Lathan Crowe录制的影评影片中，《魔法少女小圆》被形容为“共和党统治下的女性生活”<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-dMpko9ibo ③ 〔REVIEW〕 Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica まどか☆マギカ レビュー Anime 〔SPOILER FREE〕 - YouTube]</ref>，其中的“共和党”即影射丘比。
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* 《魔法少女小圆》之于浮士德，犹如丘比之于梅菲斯特<ref>[http://forum.gamer.com.tw/Co.php?bsn=43592&sn=902 RE:【心得】有人发现ED的最后一幕像一张..... @魔法少女小圆 哈啦板 - 巴哈姆特]</ref>。
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* QB在剧中对人类而言，不是恶魔（devil），不是鬼魂（ghost），不是怪物（monster），只是一个无法理解的异物（alien）。嘛，应该说这还是一个具有克苏鲁风格的设定。<ref>[http://bbs.saraba1st.com/2b/read-htm-tid-659721.html 稍微讲一下QB的角色定位以及小圆脸的SF世界观]</ref>
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===台词集===
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{{collapse|*「僕と契約して、魔法少女になってよ！」
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**「和我訂下契約成為魔法少女吧！」
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**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。
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*「どうもありがとう。僕の名前はキュゥべえ」
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*「僕は君たちの願い事を、なんでもひとつ叶えてあげる」
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*「さあ、受け入れるといい。それが君の運命だ」
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*「不是我不說喔，是你們都沒問啊！」
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*「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？」
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*「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」
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**「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」
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*「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」
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* <s>「君も、君も、君も、僕の為に死んでよ！」</s><ref group="注">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</ref>
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|经典台词（credit：K岛维基）}}
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完整台词参见子页面[[丘比/台词集]]
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===人设变化===
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TV、漫画、剧场版的人设变化
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==三次元==
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参考 [http://wiki.komica.org/wiki2/?角色%2Fキュゥべえ] 以及 维基百科，等等。
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===花絮===
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* 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<ref>出自第二话副音轨评论</ref>
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* 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。」
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* 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。」
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* 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。」
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* 試音時齋藤千和、悠木碧、水橋香織都想配這個角色。
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**「QB様的競爭異常火爆呢（笑）」 by 水橋。
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** 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」。<ref group=注>出自TV第三话副音轨评论</ref>
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* 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。
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===业界评论===
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* 《魔法少女小圆》系列曲目的演唱组合[[ClariS]]批评<ref>[http://home.gamer.com.tw/creationDetail.php?sn=1293143 〔专访〕 ClariS“魔法少女まどか☆マギカ”LisAni! Vol.5 - leged的创作 - 巴哈姆特]，或者[[LisAni! Vol.5]]</ref>：
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:: 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。
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:: 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。
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* 「真是沒口碑啊，這隻白色生物」（by喜多村英梨）
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===社会反响===
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* 在观众之间，丘比愚弄魔法少女们的巧妙言词与说话技巧蔚为话题，印象深刻的台词更成了社会流行语<ref>‘SPA!’2011年7月19日号、54-55页、2011年9月12日閲覧。</ref>。丘比以“QB”的简称在网络上流传<ref>池谷勇人. [http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/1103/01/news091.html 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].</ref><ref>たまごまご. [http://www.excite.co.jp/News/reviewmov/20110303/E1299082524942.html 「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].</ref><ref>[http://www.fujyoshinews.com/news_a8zS0ENmRo.html 「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].</ref>，起源是本名发音“Kyubey”的谐音。
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*
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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。
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* 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启明，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"<ref>[http://www.guokr.com/post/364973/ 【你真以为你懂C语言吗】第21届国际C语言混乱代码大赛获奖作品 | 创意科技小组 | 果壳网 科技有意思]</ref>。
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* 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<ref>[http://blog.livedoor.jp/qmanews/archives/52008226.html 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]</ref>。
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* 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。
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* 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<ref>[http://www.ptt.cc/man/C_Chat/DE98/DFF5/D4E6/M.1336003086.A.D7A.html 精華區 - 批踢踢實業坊]</ref>。
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===奖项===
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* 為慶祝《[[劇場版 魔法少女小圓]]》上映而舉辦的角色名言前15名投票中，丘比入選的有：<ref>[http://news.gamme.com.tw/360724 《魔法少女小圓》網友票選 15句難忘名台詞公開]</ref>
 
:第6名
 
:第6名
 
::'''和我簽訂契約，成為魔法少女吧！'''（第1話）
 
::'''和我簽訂契約，成為魔法少女吧！'''（第1話）
−
 
 
:第10名
 
:第10名
 
::'''簡直莫名其妙。'''（第6話）
 
::'''簡直莫名其妙。'''（第6話）
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* 2011年末的[[Newtype]] Anime Award，荣获 2011年虚构角色赏（吉祥物）
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* [[日刊体育]]第1回 日刊动画大竞技，荣获 罪恶黑暗性格赏
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===动画漫画捏他===
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* 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！」
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* 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。
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===萌战战绩===
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* 最萌大赛（日萌）2011：由于学姐的台词“催促女孩子的男生会被讨厌哦”被判定为雄性，没有被成功提名
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* 最萌大赛（日萌）2014：成功提名了
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==捏他==
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* 丘比的真正性别是秀吉<ref group=注>因为丘比跟木下秀吉的CV都是加藤英美里</ref>
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* 丘比在众多许愿机里面也是相当靠谱的一个，至少实现愿望不掺水分。圣杯只会给菜刀，梦限少女UCCU。
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* 「說話時嘴巴都不會動 感覺超陰森的」 by 元首
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* 「那種要貓不貓 要兔不兔的樣子很恐怖啊！」 by 元首
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* 從麻美中學習成為第二代淫獸<ref group=注>因为魔法少女奈叶里的淫兽尤诺君的CV跟麻美的CV都是水桥香织</ref>
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* 其實早在幸運☆星中出場
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[[Image:QP_幸运星.jpg]]
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* 曾把身體染黑跑去魔女之家客串兼害人
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以下来自puella-magi维基：
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*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
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**His name is written in both Hiragana and Katakana as キュ''(kyu)''ゥ''(u)''べ''(be)''え''(e)'', so Kyuubee or Kyuubey would be most accurate as a romanization.
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**On the other hand, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re0TB956D5E&feature=related 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.
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**[[Translated_Official_Documents#Kyubey_cuteness|Gen Urobuchi joked]] that the "Kyu" comes from the katakana of the English word ''Cute'' so it could also be Cubey.
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**[[Episode 8]] suggests that his name comes from 'Incubator', which would be romanized as 'in'''kyubee'''taa.' In the same episode, it is revealed that he has multiple replacements.
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***During Kyubey's dialogues in episode 9, he keeps saying "we", meaning that he isn't the only Incubator.
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**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.
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**'QB' is short for 'Kyubey' in Niconico Douga. This name is also common on 2ch.
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[[File:Kyubey's moving tail.gif|200px|right]]
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*For more information about energy, entropy and thermodynamics in general, see [[Thermodynamics]].
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*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.
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*A fanart meme tends to point out Kyubey's similarity to [http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Hummy 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.
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*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.
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**It can also be interpreted as Kyubey treating personal names just as tags for identifying individuals, similar to a social security number.
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**''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".
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*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
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**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.
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**[[Spa_Weekly!_2011-07-19#Tetsuya_Miyazaki_.28commentator.29|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''.
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**In Chapter 21 of Kazumi Magica, {{spoiler|Kyubey ''"wanted"'' to communicate with Juubey, even if it was man-made, as it wanted to connect with another of his kind. It is unknown if Kyubey's reasons were because it wanted to learn more about Juubey or if it was ''"feeling lonely"''.}}
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*In the [[Drama CD 2|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.
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**On the Blu-ray commentary it was pointed by [[Gen Urobuchi]] that Kyubey has no gender.
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*According to the Blu-Ray Episode 2 voice commentary:
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**Kyubey was not based on any animal, just the concept of a "small mahou shoujo animal"
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**When asked what animals were used as the basis for Kyubey's design, Ume Aoki was very cryptic because of spoilers.
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***The only clue she gives is  {{spoiler|"coil"''. According to the drama CD interpreter, it's possible that it relates to the theory that Kyubey's design is based on the uterus.  Supporters of this theory believe Kyubey's ears look like fallopian tubes.}}  It could also refer to {{spoiler|Incubator}}., 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 {{spoiler|Incubator}}.
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****Considering he is an Incubator, this is not [[:File:Kyubey womb.jpg|farfetched]].
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*In an interview with [[NewType 2011-07|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.
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**It also enhances the [[SWITCH 2011-07 Vol.29 No.07|creepy factor]].
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**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.
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*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.
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**They also found the Kyubey character to be too smart for them.
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*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.
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*According to Shinbo, he just finished reading [[wikipedia:Michael_Sandel|Michael Sandel]]'s [[wikipedia:Michael_Sandel#Justice|book]], and he describes Kyubey as a [[SWITCH_2011-07_Vol.29_No.07|Michael Sandel-esque]] character (this is regarding with the book's section on Utilitarianism).
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*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.
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*During the [[Sakura-Con 2012 Interview|Sakura-Con 2012 panel interview]], Urobuchi explains that Kyubey is not evil, it is his lack of human feelings that makes him scary.
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**Urobuchi compares [[wikipedia:Hp_lovecraft|H.P. Lovecraft]]'s [[wikipedia:Cthulhu_Mythos_deities|creatures]] to be same as Kyubey, in that they are uninterested in humans feelings.
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==Speculations==
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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, [[Wikipedia:Cat#History_and_mythology|cats are supposed to have 9 lives]], so what about him?
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**This could also be an effort to get back some energy, that would otherwise be lost.
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**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).
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***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.
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**The ''[[Kazumi Magica|Kazumi]]'' manga adds to this dispute by {{Spoiler|showing another Incubator called Jubey, differing in appearance, personality and working methods from Kyubey. However, he is suggested to be working together with Kyubey, as the two are seen together in Chapter 4, although their relation is not explicitly stated.}}
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**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.
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'''Confirmation:''' Gen Urobuchi states that there are Multiple Kyubeys working together at once.
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*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.
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**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|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.
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'''Confirmation:''' This is actually said. in the anime.
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*Many fans believe [[Speculah:Kyuubey_is_Evil_Theory|Kyubey is evil]] and believe he/she should not be trusted.
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**In the end, it all depends on the point of view ...
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*According to the same theory, it is likely that Kyubey is the messenger of a greater entity that has its own agenda.
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'''Confirmation:''' Again, in the anime. Also Stated By Gen that Kyubey is not evil, just cold and emotionless.
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[[File:The faces of Kyubey.jpg|right|250px]]
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[[File:Kyubeys true form madoka comic.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Madoka can see your true character, Kyubey.]]
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*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.
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** 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.
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** [[Gen Urobuchi]]'s [[Translated_Official_Documents#Chidamari|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.
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*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!"
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** No limits were stated. He hasn't failed to grant (or rejected) any wish on the first request. (Was technology ever mentioned?)
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*** 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.
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*** 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.
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*** Isn't that inconsistent with Homura undoing deaths every time she time-travels.
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**** 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.)
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** 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.
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*** 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.
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*** 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.
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**** 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.
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**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.
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*'''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.
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*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.
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**Examples:
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::Mami's near death experience
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::Kyoko's family distress
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::Sayaka's pressure to help Kyousuke
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::Homura's despair to save Madoka
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::Oriko's moment of crisis
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::Kirika's fear of never getting close to Oriko
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::Yuma's fear of abandonment
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::Madoka's desire to save everything from witches
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* This speculative philosophical essay deals with the nature of Kyubey's utilitarianism: [[Talk:Philosophical Observations|Talk:Philosophical Observations]]
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**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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==视频==
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==图集==
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=== Official art ===
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<gallery captionalign="left" position="center">
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File:Kyubey Original Design.jpg|Original character design by [[Ume Aoki]]
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File:20110125211127.jpg|Offical CM show "Kyubey"
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File:Ume madoka.jpg|Ume 4-koma Megami Magazine
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File:Ume madoka kyubey.jpg
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File:Ume_drawing_and_signature_2.jpg|Kyubey and Yuno from [[wikipedia:Hidamari_Sketch|Hidamari Sketch]]
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File:Newtype 07 2011 p02 p03.jpg|NewType magazine, July 2011.
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File:QB Emiri Kato.jpg|Screenshot of Kyubey and his seiyuu Emiri Kato.
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</gallery>
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=== Screenshots ===
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==== Kyubey being Kyubey ====
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<gallery>
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File:Kyubey eats.jpg
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File:Kyubey.jpg|He stares into your soul.
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File:Kyuubey_aaah.PNG
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File:QB eating.gif|Kyubey eating.
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File:QB sunbathing.gif|QB sunbathing.
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File:Kyubey is sleeping.gif|Kyubey is sleeping.
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File:Kyubey is scared.gif|Kyubey is scared while eating.
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File:Kyubey is killed.gif|Kyubey is killed????
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File:Qb-flaunting-the-goods.jpg|Kyubey being Kyubey.
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File:Kyubey roll.gif|Kyubey {{spoiler|T}}rolling
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File:Incubator.jpg|Shot full of holes
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File:Kill qb gif.gif|Spoiler: He lives.
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File:Kyubey eating itself.gif|Kyubey eating itself.
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File:Kyuubey tastes like chicken.PNG|Great taste, less filling
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</gallery>
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===Fanart===
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{{fanart}}
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<gallery>
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File:Mahou.Shoujo.Madoka☆Magica.full.1146289.jpg|What REALLY happened after Kyubey died
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File:Kyubey-copy.jpg
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File:Kyubey is a stalker.png|Just sign your name on this sheet of TP!
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File:Everybody hates Kyubey.jpg|An accurate depiction of the overall reaction of fans regarding Kyubey.
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File:Emiri Kato Draws Kyubey.jpg|A sketch of Kyubey by his voice actress, Emiri Katou.
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File:Kyubey sketches.jpg|Far left - Urbouchi Gen sketch of QB from the Madoka cafe book, middle Emiri Kato (QB) sketch of her character from twitter and right is Aoi Yuki's sketch from her blog.
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File:Homura killing QB.gif|Homura unlocks achievement:
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File:VerizonQB.jpg|I rather sell my soul to the Devil
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File:Cute abomination meets cute abomination.jpg|Urobuchi is one sick monster
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File:Killing Kyubey.jpg|
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File:QB trolling 01.gif|If only QB trolling was this obvious.
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File:Kyubey is food.jpg|
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File:Kyubey's Sweet Home.png
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File:Wheeljack's horrible mistake.jpg|What kind of alien race would built such monstrosity?
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File:Madoka legal contract.jpg|Wait a minute, he is right! They are minors! Why hasnt these kids given legal counsel before they sold their souls?
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File:Soviet russia QB.png|
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File:How ep 3 should have ended.jpg|Everybody hates Kyubey.
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File:Madoka punches qb.gif|Yet another punishment deserved for Kyubey.
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File:Laughin QB.gif|
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File:My Neighbor Coobie.jpg|
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File:QBEY 01.png
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File:Opera browser.jpg
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File:The suffering of QB.jpg
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File:Madoka hate QB.gif|Madoka hate QB
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File:Kyubey punching bag.jpg
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File:QBilly saw parody.png|Madoka, let's play a game.
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File:Kyoko roasting Kyubey.gif|Kyoko roasting Kyubey.
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File:Please be Careful if You've Seen this Face (crimson shake).jpg
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File:QB Advertisement sign today.jpg|Sign up today!
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File:QB anti-spiral the real villain.jpg|Quick, someone shoot him! For once, he is actually making sense!
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File:Call of QB fanart.jpg|
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File:Crying kyubey fanart.jpg|The living definition of impossible or "When Hell freezes over".
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File:Excalibur soul eater kyubey disgusting punishment.jpg|
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File:QBAY.jpg
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File:MGM (Magical Girl Movie) fanart.jpg
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File:Kill it with fire art kyubey homura fanart.jpg
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File:Kill it with fire art kyubey madoka art.jpg
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File:QB anatomy model fanart.jpg
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File:Where kyubey comes from.jpg
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File:Kyubey and Jubey Fanart.png|Kyubey with his partner in "crime", [[Jubey]].
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File:QB driver fanart.jpg
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File:Kyubey-chan ni omakase parody cardcaptor fanart.jpg
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File:Uncle QB wants you fanart.jpg
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File:Wanted dead or alive poster fanart.jpg
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File:Magica warfare Kyubey Corner-shot weapon system MAIDOLL Presented by Fei.jpg
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File:Hitomaron I Love You! 004.png|But, we already have a [[Juubey]]!
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File:Hitomaron I Love You! 005.png|
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File:Hitomaron I Love You! 023.png|Maybe his name is O Bey.
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File:Sailor moon kyubey.jpg
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</gallery>
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===Fanart Female Kyubey===
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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 [[:file:QB mammies do not want cannot unsee nsfw eye cancer.jpg|to its extreme logic.]]
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File:Pregnant QB fanart.jpg|It was bound to happen sooner or later
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File:Cute yet evil qb fem art.jpg
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File:Another cute fem qb art.jpg
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File:Cute qb fem fanart.jpg
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File:Adorable fqb art.jpg
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File:School girl qb fem art.jpg
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File:Happy qb fem art.jpg
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File:Fqb fanart.jpg
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File:Fem qb swimsuit art.jpg
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File:Fem qb hungry art.jpg
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File:Fem qb still hungry.jpg
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File:Kyubey seiyuu connection fanart.jpg|Fun fact: They are both voiced by the same seiyuu.
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File:Kyubey chan Contract.jpg
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File:Evil Kyu-chan.jpg|This is by far the most accurate depiction.
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</gallery>
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=== Miscellaneous ===
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==== Analysis ====
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===== Spelling conflicts =====
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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".
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File:KyubeyCM.jpg|"Kyubey" appears in the seventh television commercial.
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File:Kyubee_name.jpg|Official site HTML show "Kyubee".
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File:E11MadokaQbey.jpg|"Qbey" appears written in runes in [[Runes:Episode_11|episode 11]].
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</gallery>
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===== Kyubey "Cute Alien" Model =====
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In episode 2 of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_Defense_Force!_Mao-chan 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."
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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.
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File:Ground Defence Force Mao-chan Ep2 Alien.png
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</gallery>
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===Cosplay===
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<gallery>
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File:Qb-at-the-park-016.jpg|Kyubey seeking volunteers to solve the energy crisis.
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File:Qb-at-the-park-020.jpg|Kyubey, isn't he a little too old to be a mahou shoujo AND the wrong gender?
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File:Qb-at-the-park-023.jpg|Quick, someone call Chris Hansen!
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File:Qb-at-the-park-026.jpg|Kyubey's catch of the day.
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File:QB suit cosplay handing cards.jpg|''"Hey, girl. Are you interested in the exciting and glamorous world of Magical Girls? Free dresses, free magical powers, and one wish! All of this for the price of your soul, but what is a soul really? It is just an abstract, unscientific, superstitious, primitive concept that has never been proven. Just sign here and you can start immediately. Take my business card and think about it!"''
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File:Grief seed prices crashes being QB is suffering.jpg|Kyubey, the day after the Grief Seed market crashed. Being Kyubey is suffering.
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File:QB cosplay military capture comiket 80-2011.jpg|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf1cYWb4vSE#t=48s They will remember us. For this. Because out of all our vast array of nightmares this is the one we choose for ourselves. We go forward like a breath exhaled from the Earth. With vigor in our hearts and one goal in sight: '''We. Will. Kill him'''. Get Ready, this is for Sayaka.]
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File:Qb-at-Comike80-01.jpg|Kyubey is bullying Madoka at Comike80.
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File:Qb-at-Comike80-02.jpg|Two Kyubeys are bullying Madoka at Comike80.
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File:Qb-at-Comike80-03.jpg|Kyubeys are still bullying Madoka at Comike80 and no sight of Homura.
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File:Kyubey Cosplay female.jpg|Ok, I give in. When do you want my soul?
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==更多==
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===注释===
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===出处===
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:此外，時常被[[ 同人]]創作引用的[[哏]]有：
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===相关词条===
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:*所謂的欺騙本身我們就無法理解，為何人類總在自己判斷失誤而後悔時，卻一昧地憎恨別人呢？（第6話）
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*[[Animedia_2011-05#Kato_Emiri_.28Kyubey.29_Data_File|Kato Emiri's Data file]]
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:*不是我沒說，是你們沒問啊。（第7話）
 
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:*這個國家把成長期的女性稱為「少女」，那麼終將成為魔女的妳們，就該稱為「魔法少女」吧？（第8話）
 
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:*現在的小圓，只要十天就能毀滅地球了吧？''...（中略）...''剩下就是你們人類的問題了。（第10話）
 
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:*大功一件啊，曉美焰，妳替我們把鹿目圓培養成最強大的魔女了！（第11話）
 
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:*好比說[[鹿目圓|妳]] 會對家畜產生愧疚感嗎？牠們是經歷了什麼才擺上你們的餐桌的？（第11話）
 
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:*鹿目圓忘記自己是神，曉美焰忘記自己是魔女。（劇場版［新篇］）
 
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=== 對臺灣的影響 ===
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=== 外部链接===
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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[[PTT|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。
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*[http://wiki.komica.org/wiki2/?角色%2Fキュゥべえ 角色/キュゥべえ - KomicaWiki]
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*[http://www.madoka-magica.com/tv/character/index.html CHARACTER]
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*{{pixiv_tag|キュゥべえ}}
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*{{booru_tag|danbooru|kyubey}}
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*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-04-30/madoka-magica-kyubey-face-marshmallows-sold You can eat this Kyubey]
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*[http://askkyuubey.tumblr.com/ ／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼Contrato bueno ¡Si!]
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*[http://askkyubey.tumblr.com/ Ask Kyubey]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAsIKN4i06M The wish is a lie]
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVLnRywRFPU Kyubee's still alive Sedeto]
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*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-30/madoka-magica-catchphrase-on-net-buzzword-2011-list Catchphrase on Net Buzzword 2011 List]
  
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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<ref>[http://www.ptt.cc/man/C_Chat/DE98/DFF5/D4E6/M.1336003086.A.D7A.html 精華區 - 批踢踢實業坊]</ref>。
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[[category:角色]]

2014年7月17日 (四) 23:54的版本

"和我签订契约，成为魔法少女吧！" - QB, 第1话.

丘比
QB.jpg
名字(日语) キュゥべえ (Kyuubee)
CV 加藤英美里


丘比是《魔法少女小圆》里的关键角色。它的职责是在世上寻找合适的少女与其签下契约，赋予少女们神奇的魔力，将其变为魔法少女，还能顺便实现她们的任意一个愿望。这原本是个普通魔法少女动画里常见的可爱的吉祥物角色，但自从在电视上播放以来就不怎么能被观众接受。网上许多观众则以（◕‿‿◕）或是／人◕ ‿‿ ◕人＼的颜文字来代表丘比最常见的表情。

基本信息

称呼

  • 日文 | キュゥべえ（きゅう べぇ／Kyuubee）[注 1]
  • 中译 | 丘比、QB、Q贝、インキュベーター/Incubator（孵化者）
  • 昵称 | 贝桑（贝爷）、淫Qβ[注 2]、虚渊玄、九兵卫[注 3]
  • 英文 | Kyubey

角色设计

丘比外形上是一只小猫一样身形、兔子一样雪白的可爱生物，换句话说就是猫不猫兔不兔的生物[注 4]。从耳朵里长出另一对长耳朵（或者是耳毛，或者是触手）挂在脑袋两边，并且有神奇的金黄色环状物以悬浮的方式套在长耳朵（耳毛、触手）上。经常一脸人畜无害的表情（◕‿‿◕），但是嘴巴除了进食时从来不张开，说话时使用心灵感应所以也并不动嘴。背上有一个类似opera图标的花纹，其实是回收悲叹之种的入口，参见第6话。大尾巴看似十分蓬松，甚至跟身体一样长。丘比受伤时或者被开洞时，可以看到里面的红色部分，但并不清楚其真正内部构造是怎样的。

丘比拥有神奇的能力。设定上普通人是看不到丘比的。丘比与选中的少女交谈的时候会使用心灵感应。有时，丘比也会充当中继站，让别的两人或更多的人通过心灵感应交谈。

丘比在世界上寻找适合的少女，劝诱其与自己签下契约成为魔法少女。在成为魔法少女的瞬间，少女可以实现自己的一个愿望，然后被赋予灵魂宝石，拥有使用魔法的能力。作为代价，魔法少女需要与世界上凡人所看不到的魔女及使魔战斗，并且使用战利品悲叹之种令自己的灵魂宝石保持清洁。

丘比的真相

丘比是具有高等文明的外星种族，或者是外星种族制作出来与人类交流的终端，而并不是单独的一个个体。它们享有共同的集体意识及记忆[1][2]，即使其中一个个体死亡，也只是其肉身被破坏而已。鉴于丘比的环保思想，它往往会通过“吃掉尸体”的方式回收死亡的个体[注 5]。设定上丘比并没有性别，但第三话里学姐跟丘比说“催促女孩子的男生会被讨厌哦”的台词，加上丘比用“僕”自称，使人产生丘比是雄性的印象。

丘比（Kyuubee）的全名其实是Incubator（孵化器），职责在于将少女们变为魔法少女并且等待她们变为（孵化为）魔女。在少女变为魔法少女的过程中，丘比将她的灵魂抽出，形成灵魂宝石，然后等待她在使用魔法后灵魂宝石逐渐浑浊，最终到达临界状态后相变成悲叹之种。在这个相变的过程里，人类的感情能量以违反热力学的方式大量释出，被丘比所回收。

根据丘比自己所说，丘比之所以这么做，是为了拯救宇宙。根据wikipedia:zh:热寂理论，宇宙中的所有能量最终会散失为热能，而无法支持任何智能生命形式，所以丘比文明在很久以前就开始寻找能够逆转或延缓宇宙热寂的方法。而最终，自己没有感情的丘比找到了原始人类，发现人类的感情正是它们寻找的东西。于是其实丘比一直在人类的世界里，而丘比文明与人类文明的关系就如同畜牧主与家畜一样。丘比从人类身上获得能对抗宇宙热寂的能量，而人类的少女得以实现各种不可能的愿望，推动了社会发展，同时丘比也保证了人类的生存环境。

相关剧情

TV本篇、小说以及剧场版前篇后篇

故事序盘，以友好的态度接触魔法少女，并给予各式各样的指导，具有“招聘魔法少女的可爱生物”的登场形象。然而，其本质自第4话开始逐渐显露[3]，狡猾的外星人才是丘比的真面目[4]。

在《魔法少女小圆》及其相关作品，存在着魔法少女因为绝望而化身魔女的设定，魔女化之际“感情的相变”会产生巨大的能源。榨取这个能源就是丘比的目的[5]，为此不惜使人上当（尽管没有说谎）。只关心能源回收，对地球的末日、魔法少女的牺牲毫不在意，更以牲畜、消耗品来比喻魔法少女与自己的关系。就这样以魔法少女的机制，自史前时代推动着人类文明。

在剧中，对鹿目圆执拗地推销魔法少女的契约，并隐藏其为回收莫大能源的目的，但在最后，根据圆的愿望，其能源回收机制遭到摧毁。在被鹿目圆（圆环之理）重新构筑的世界中，能源不再源自魔女，而是魔兽的“Core”。这个世界已不存在“骗人”的利益，也没有与魔法少女敌对的理由了[6]。成为与晓美焰成为并肩作战的搭档，也贯彻著“如实说明代价”的作法，推销魔法少女的契约。

故事尾声的某日夜晚，焰不禁对丘比“叙述自己的传说”－即世界重组前的种种事情引用错误：没有找到与</ref>对应的<ref>标签

  • 隐形。普通人类是看不到丘比的，除非丘比想让她成为魔法少女而主动现身。
  • 瞬间移动。在很多场景里（特别是第9话与第11话），丘比都显得特别神出鬼没，也曾在观众面前淡入或淡出。也有可能是多个丘比个体的隐形能力操作。但是不排除这只是画面效果而已。
  • 实现愿望。少女与丘比订立契约成为魔法少女的时候可以实现一个愿望。这可能是丘比利用外星文明的技术力来为她实现的，也有可能是变魔法少女的契约自身的机制导致的。
  • 能量收集。丘比为了拯救宇宙而在地球收集人类的“感情能量”。在旧世界里的主要途径是魔法少女变为魔女的一瞬间的相变过程，同时丘比也会回收不能再使用的悲叹之种，不过并不确定回收悲叹之种是不是收集能量的途径。在新世界里的主要途径是回收不能再使用的黑色小方块，那是新世界的魔兽被打败后掉落的物体。
  • 灵魂操作。丘比可以利用自己耳朵的触手抽取出人类的灵魂，并且放入称为灵魂宝石的容器里（或者灵魂宝石本身就是灵魂的凝聚态）。灵魂到达了这一种新形态的少女即是魔法少女，可以自由地把灵魂宝石变换成戒指形态或者镶嵌在身体上。通过灵魂宝石，魔法少女可以抑制甚至屏蔽痛感，从而在必要时保持持续的战斗能力。相反，丘比也可以对灵魂宝石进行接触操作，使得魔法少女感觉到痛觉。
  • 分身。已知丘比并不是一个单独的个体，而是共享同一套思维的群体，但是往往在一个丘比个体死亡后，会有另一个个体在其周围出现。简直怎么杀都杀不完


形象

丘比最初登场时的形象是魔法少女类型片里常见的吉祥物、来自魔法国度的信使[7]。「主角小圆似乎听到了什么人的呼救声，从而沿着声音的方向寻找，结果看到一只受伤的动物」这样一个登场的桥段也是在向《魔法少女奈叶》致敬。为丘比配音的加藤英美里也用非常可爱的声线让观众对丘比产生好感。往往这样的角色会在主角遇到危机时建议主角成为魔法少女，而丘比则显得更加坦诚和轻松。它仅仅配合麻美的话作出必要的解释，也坦言小圆逆天的资质，但并不急切强迫小圆签约，除了在遇到危机的时候。虽然这些危机很可能是丘比暗地里策划的。

随着剧情发展，丘比一成不变的扑克脸（特意这么设计的）开始让观众感觉丘比在隐瞒事实。在第6话，观众首次知道了丘比隐瞒了“魔法少女是灵魂离体的尸体”这一事实。在第7话则是借由杏子之口得知“希望与绝望相消为零”这一条不成文的规律，说明魔法少女实现的愿望会伴随同等的代价。在第8话丘比暗示了灵魂宝石变浑浊的沙耶加会变魔女（虽然之前一直闭口不提），也发现了丘比并不是独立的个体，并且指出了丘比的真名「Incubator」（孵化者）。第9话时丘比才说出自己的真正身份，使得它在观众心中的形象一下子跌到最低点。

在被指责“欺骗”的时候，丘比自称“因为是绝对理性的外星人，所以不理解欺骗这种行为”，同时也曾用一些“理性”的理由为自己辩解，比如“人类的肉身太脆弱，所以必须把灵魂独立出来，保证战斗力”，以及“地球人口有69亿，而且还每4秒增长10人，为何要关心单一个体的生死”。按照丘比所说，丘比并不会提供错误的信息，少女之所以受害只是因为她自己“理解错了导致判断失误”。甚至当杏子在第9话问丘比“还有没有办法救回沙耶加”的时候，丘比也只是回答“据我所知并没有”“魔法少女是推翻常理的存在”，也就是说在不违反“从丘比看来根本不可能”这个事实的前提下进行隐瞒和诱导。

换而言之，丘比在逻辑上并不说谎，但隐瞒和诱导则很拿手。剧中将其设定为一种绝对理性（甚至整个文明共享一个意识）的外星生物，也是为了顺利描绘出丘比的这一特性。对魔法少女隐瞒真相，则是因为对她们、对丘比自己都“有利”而已，亦即回到绝对理性的利益判断的原则上。

到了第11话，通过丘比的话观众知道了人类文明与丘比文明的关系，这使得丘比的形象又一次从“入侵地球的邪恶外星人”，变成了“自上古以来一直伤害也守护着人类的邪神”。基于“丘比不说谎”的原则，丘比对小圆的威胁“假如丘比文明从最初就不存在的话，人类大概还赤裸着生活在洞穴里吧”是非常实在的推断。

点评

  • 在好莱坞艺人Lathan Crowe录制的影评影片中，《魔法少女小圆》被形容为“共和党统治下的女性生活”[8]，其中的“共和党”即影射丘比。
  • 《魔法少女小圆》之于浮士德，犹如丘比之于梅菲斯特[9]。
  • QB在剧中对人类而言，不是恶魔（devil），不是鬼魂（ghost），不是怪物（monster），只是一个无法理解的异物（alien）。嘛，应该说这还是一个具有克苏鲁风格的设定。[10]

台词集

经典台词（credit：K岛维基）
*「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、なんでもひとつ叶えてあげる」
  • 「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 6]

完整台词参见子页面丘比/台词集

人设变化

TV、漫画、剧场版的人设变化

三次元

参考 [1] 以及 维基百科，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[11]
  • 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 7]
  • 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。

业界评论

  • 《魔法少女小圆》系列曲目的演唱组合ClariS批评[12]：
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）

社会反响

  • 在观众之间，丘比愚弄魔法少女们的巧妙言词与说话技巧蔚为话题，印象深刻的台词更成了社会流行语[13]。丘比以“QB”的简称在网络上流传[14][15][16]，起源是本名发音“Kyubey”的谐音。

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。

  • 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启明，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"[17]。
  • 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[18]。
  • 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[19]。

奖项

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）
  • 2011年末的Newtype Anime Award，荣获 2011年虚构角色赏（吉祥物）
  • 日刊体育第1回 日刊动画大竞技，荣获 罪恶黑暗性格赏

动画漫画捏他

  • 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。

萌战战绩

  • 最萌大赛（日萌）2011：由于学姐的台词“催促女孩子的男生会被讨厌哦”被判定为雄性，没有被成功提名
  • 最萌大赛（日萌）2014：成功提名了

捏他

  • 丘比的真正性别是秀吉[注 8]
  • 丘比在众多许愿机里面也是相当靠谱的一个，至少实现愿望不掺水分。圣杯只会给菜刀，梦限少女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 9]
  • 其實早在幸運☆星中出場

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  • 曾把身體染黑跑去魔女之家客串兼害人

以下来自puella-magi维基：

  • 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)ゥ(u)べ(be)え(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.
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  • 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

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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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图集

Official art

  • Kyubey Original Design.jpg

    Original character design by Ume Aoki

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    Offical CM show "Kyubey"

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    Ume 4-koma Megami Magazine

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  • Ume drawing and signature 2.jpg

    Kyubey and Yuno from Hidamari Sketch

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    NewType magazine, July 2011.

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    Screenshot of Kyubey and his seiyuu Emiri Kato.

Screenshots

Kyubey being Kyubey

  • Kyubey eats.jpg
  • Kyubey.jpg

    He stares into your soul.

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  • QB eating.gif

    Kyubey eating.

  • QB sunbathing.gif

    QB sunbathing.

  • Kyubey is sleeping.gif

    Kyubey is sleeping.

  • Kyubey is scared.gif

    Kyubey is scared while eating.

  • Kyubey is killed.gif

    Kyubey is killed????

  • Qb-flaunting-the-goods.jpg

    Kyubey being Kyubey.

  • Kyubey roll.gif

    Kyubey Template:Spoilerrolling

  • Incubator.jpg

    Shot full of holes

  • Kill qb gif.gif

    Spoiler: He lives.

  • Kyubey eating itself.gif

    Kyubey eating itself.

  • Kyuubey tastes like chicken.PNG

    Great taste, less filling

Fanart

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  • Mahou.Shoujo.Madoka☆Magica.full.1146289.jpg

    What REALLY happened after Kyubey died

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  • Kyubey is a stalker.png

    Just sign your name on this sheet of TP!

  • Everybody hates Kyubey.jpg

    An accurate depiction of the overall reaction of fans regarding Kyubey.

  • Emiri Kato Draws Kyubey.jpg

    A sketch of Kyubey by his voice actress, Emiri Katou.

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    Far left - Urbouchi Gen sketch of QB from the Madoka cafe book, middle Emiri Kato (QB) sketch of her character from twitter and right is Aoi Yuki's sketch from her blog.

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    Homura unlocks achievement:

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    I rather sell my soul to the Devil

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    Urobuchi is one sick monster

  • Killing Kyubey.jpg
  • QB trolling 01.gif

    If only QB trolling was this obvious.

  • Kyubey is food.jpg
  • Kyubey's Sweet Home.png
  • Wheeljack's horrible mistake.jpg

    What kind of alien race would built such monstrosity?

  • Madoka legal contract.jpg

    Wait a minute, he is right! They are minors! Why hasnt these kids given legal counsel before they sold their souls?

  • Soviet russia QB.png
  • How ep 3 should have ended.jpg

    Everybody hates Kyubey.

  • Madoka punches qb.gif

    Yet another punishment deserved for Kyubey.

  • Laughin QB.gif
  • My Neighbor Coobie.jpg
  • QBEY 01.png
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  • The suffering of QB.jpg
  • Madoka hate QB.gif

    Madoka hate QB

  • Kyubey punching bag.jpg
  • QBilly saw parody.png

    Madoka, let's play a game.

  • Kyoko roasting Kyubey.gif

    Kyoko roasting Kyubey.

  • Please be Careful if You've Seen this Face (crimson shake).jpg
  • QB Advertisement sign today.jpg

    Sign up today!

  • QB anti-spiral the real villain.jpg

    Quick, someone shoot him! For once, he is actually making sense!

  • Call of QB fanart.jpg
  • Crying kyubey fanart.jpg

    The living definition of impossible or "When Hell freezes over".

  • Excalibur soul eater kyubey disgusting punishment.jpg
  • QBAY.jpg
  • MGM (Magical Girl Movie) fanart.jpg
  • Kill it with fire art kyubey homura fanart.jpg
  • Kill it with fire art kyubey madoka art.jpg
  • QB anatomy model fanart.jpg
  • Where kyubey comes from.jpg
  • Kyubey and Jubey Fanart.png

    Kyubey with his partner in "crime", Jubey.

  • QB driver fanart.jpg
  • Kyubey-chan ni omakase parody cardcaptor fanart.jpg
  • Uncle QB wants you fanart.jpg
  • Wanted dead or alive poster fanart.jpg
  • Magica warfare Kyubey Corner-shot weapon system MAIDOLL Presented by Fei.jpg
  • Hitomaron I Love You! 004.png

    But, we already have a Juubey!

  • Hitomaron I Love You! 005.png
  • Hitomaron I Love You! 023.png

    Maybe his name is O Bey.

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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.

  • Pregnant QB fanart.jpg

    It was bound to happen sooner or later

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  • Adorable fqb art.jpg
  • School girl qb fem art.jpg
  • Happy qb fem art.jpg
  • Fqb fanart.jpg
  • Fem qb swimsuit art.jpg
  • Fem qb hungry art.jpg
  • Fem qb still hungry.jpg
  • Kyubey seiyuu connection fanart.jpg

    Fun fact: They are both voiced by the same seiyuu.

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  • Evil Kyu-chan.jpg

    This is by far the most accurate depiction.

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".

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    "Kyubey" appears in the seventh television commercial.

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    Official site HTML show "Kyubee".

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    "Qbey" appears written in runes in episode 11.

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.

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Cosplay

  • Qb-at-the-park-016.jpg

    Kyubey seeking volunteers to solve the energy crisis.

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    Kyubey, isn't he a little too old to be a mahou shoujo AND the wrong gender?

  • Qb-at-the-park-023.jpg

    Quick, someone call Chris Hansen!

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    Kyubey's catch of the day.

  • QB suit cosplay handing cards.jpg

    "Hey, girl. Are you interested in the exciting and glamorous world of Magical Girls? Free dresses, free magical powers, and one wish! All of this for the price of your soul, but what is a soul really? It is just an abstract, unscientific, superstitious, primitive concept that has never been proven. Just sign here and you can start immediately. Take my business card and think about it!"

  • Grief seed prices crashes being QB is suffering.jpg

    Kyubey, the day after the Grief Seed market crashed. Being Kyubey is suffering.

  • Qb-at-Comike80-01.jpg

    Kyubey is bullying Madoka at Comike80.

  • Qb-at-Comike80-02.jpg

    Two Kyubeys are bullying Madoka at Comike80.

  • Qb-at-Comike80-03.jpg

    Kyubeys are still bullying Madoka at Comike80 and no sight of Homura.

  • Kyubey Cosplay female.jpg

    Ok, I give in. When do you want my soul?

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注释

  1. ↑ 请注意，キュゥ是片假名，べえ是平假名，而不是片假名的ベ
  2. ↑ 因为跟Incubator谐音
  3. ↑ 因为跟Kyuubee谐音
  4. ↑ 元首的愤怒
  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。[来源请求]
  6. ↑ 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
  7. ↑ 出自TV第三话副音轨评论
  8. ↑ 因为丘比跟木下秀吉的CV都是加藤英美里
  9. ↑ 因为魔法少女奈叶里的淫兽尤诺君的CV跟麻美的CV都是水桥香织

出处

  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. ↑ 虚淵玄・新房昭之、The Beginning Story、263-269頁（第0稿対談）。
  4. ↑ 公式Guidebook、48页
  5. ↑ 前后篇 公式Guidebook、107页
  6. ↑ 虚渊玄、Megami MAGAZINE 2011-07 付録、2页。
  7. ↑ Megami MAGAZINE 2011-04 33頁。
  8. ↑ ③ 〔REVIEW〕 Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica まどか☆マギカ レビュー Anime 〔SPOILER FREE〕 - YouTube
  9. ↑ RE:【心得】有人发现ED的最后一幕像一张..... @魔法少女小圆 哈啦板 - 巴哈姆特
  10. ↑ 稍微讲一下QB的角色定位以及小圆脸的SF世界观
  11. ↑ 出自第二话副音轨评论
  12. ↑ 〔专访〕 ClariS“魔法少女まどか☆マギカ”LisAni! Vol.5 - leged的创作 - 巴哈姆特，或者LisAni! Vol.5
  13. ↑ ‘SPA!’2011年7月19日号、54-55页、2011年9月12日閲覧。
  14. ↑ 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].
  15. ↑ 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].
  16. ↑ 「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].
  17. ↑ 【你真以为你懂C语言吗】第21届国际C语言混乱代码大赛获奖作品 | 创意科技小组 | 果壳网 科技有意思
  18. ↑ 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
  19. ↑ 精華區 - 批踢踢實業坊
  20. ↑ 《魔法少女小圓》網友票選 15句難忘名台詞公開

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