Matilda Matisse (マチルダ・マティス Machiruda Matisu) is a fictional character in the Shaman King manga and anime series. She is one of Hao's followers and is on Team "Hana-Gumi".[1]
After the tournament, she and her fellow team members are hired as waitresses at the Funbari Onsen.
Appearance[]
Matilda's appearance later on in the series.
She has orange hair with violet purple eyes. She wears a white undershirt with black overalls and boots. She is almost always carrying a witch broom. While watching Team "The Ren" faces fight against Team "Tsuchi-Gumi" Matilda is seen sporting a pair of green pants with a black top and a pair of red goggles resting on her forehead.
Years later, after being hired as a waitress at the Funbari Onsen, Matilda began wearing a pink flowered kimono tied with a light blue sash. She also tied her hair in a bun shaped like a jack o lantern.
Personality[]
She is the optimistic of the "Hana-Gumi". She likes Asakura Hao and is grateful that he helped her. She was sad because people called her a witch and she mistrusts people in general. She is very affected when Asakura Mikihisa slaps her, yelling and claiming that not even her parents dared to hit her.
Abilities[]
Matilda was taught the secrets of witchcraft such as how to use medicinal plants, witchcraft tricks and broom techniques.[4]
Matilda have developed the ability to perceive the Furyoku amounts in her opponents. She displayed this by being able to perceive Luca and Yohane's Furyoku supply after just meeting them.
Spirit[]
- See More: Jack
Matilda's Guardian Ghost is named Jack. Her Over Soul is a small pumpkin doll with a skeleton body, where he can pull out his ribs and use them as bladed weapons. She seems to use her broom to launch her Over Soul into battle.
History[]
Past[]
On July 19, 1986, Matilda was born in Scotland. When her shamanic powers began to show, her parents became afraid of her and they eventually left her in the forest. An old witch took in Matilda as her apprentice and taught her the many secrets of witchcraft. The witch also used her knowledge about plants to save many people in the nearby village. But when the witch herself fell sick, no one would help her and Matilda gave up in despair, never trusting humans ever again. It was then Asakura Hao showed up and helped her bury the witch. After the death of the witch, one of her seals broke and released the spirit of a murderer, named Jack whom Matilda took in as her Guardian Ghost, knowing the dangers of her journey with Hao.[4]
Shaman Fight in Tokyo[]
Matilda watched the passing of Ragoh, signaling the beginning of the Shaman Fight.[5]
Not much is known about her performance during the preliminary round, but Matilda did win two matches and advanced to the main competition. She and the other qualifying competitors gathered at Mimata Hall. Matilda, Kanna, and Marion watched a monitor showing the final match of the preliminaries, between Asakura Yoh and Tao Ren.[6] After the match, all of the shamans attended the opening ceremony.[7]
Traveling through America[]
Hao and his followers gathered at Yokocha Base
A month later, at Yokocha Base, Matilda and Hao's other followers interrupted Hao, who was playing around with Asakura Yoh and friends, so that they would not miss the Patch Jumbo that would take them to America. Hao and his followers sat together on the plane. All of the shamans were tasked with locating and reaching the Patch Village within three months. While still tens of thousands of feet in the air, the jumbo jet was revealed to be an Over Soul shortly before it was dematerialized, dropping all of its passengers. Hao and his allies rode on the back of the Spirit of Fire and safely descended to the ground.[8]
Weeks later, Hao's surviving followers reunited at the Patch Village,[9] and for the next upcoming tournament, they divided themselves into teams of three, with Matilda, Kanna, and Marion forming Team "Hana-Gumi".[10]
Shaman Fights Second Round[]
The team's first fight was against Team "T-Production".[10] Creeped out by Kaizer-T's dolls of them, the three women brutally attacked him. Although his teammates withdrew,[11] Team "Hana-Gumi" beat them up too.[10]
Matilda, with her teammates Marion and Kanna attempt to kill Redseb and Seyrarm Muntzer, but are stopped by Kyōyama Anna, Tamamura Tamao, and Tao Jun. After Anna departs with the two children, Matilda fights Tamao while Kanna fights Jun. Matilda reveals her abilities and uses her Over Soul Jack with Trick and Treat move. When Tamao stops with her Over Souled arrow, formed with Conchi's spirit, Jack uses his knives to cut Conchi's tail off. Tamao and Jun are overpowered as Team "Hana-Gumi" combine the powers of their spirits—Jack, Chuck, and Ashcroft—against Lee Pyron, though the fight is interrupted by Asakura Mikihisa. Mikihisa effectively ends the Hana-Gumi's assault on Tamao and Jun, while scolding the Hana-Gumi and slapping all three of them. Matilda is especially upset by the slap, exclaiming that not even her parents had ever hurt her. Although the Hana-Gumi intends to fight back, Magna arrives with the announcement that the girls are still useful and advises them to leave with him.
Later, when Hao initiates the "Star Festival", which enhances the power of his followers, Team "Hana-Gumi" fight and defeat the Team "Magical Princess" towards the end of the Shaman Tournament.
Invading the Plants[]
Matilda, along with Marion and Kanna, were killed by Peyote Diaz after he realizes Hao's true colors. Unwilling to accept what Peyote has revealed about Hao, their souls rush off to find him but see that he is engaged in a battle with Anna. Much to their horror, Hao announces that he will feed their souls to the Spirit of Fire. However, Anna manages to save their souls and brings their spirits back to Team "Funbari Onsen"'s headquarters.
After being resurrected, Matilda and her teammates sulk over how Hao will inevitably win the Shaman Fight and thinking over their lives. Anna, deciding that they are not bad at heart, decides that she will make Team "Hana-Gumi" into waitresses for the future Funbari Onsen.
Flowers[]
The "Hana-Gumi Waitresses"
Seven years after the tournament, Matilda went to high school together with Kanna and Marion. Six years after that, Matilda began to work together with her former teammates at Funbari Onsen. Together they are known as the "Hana-Gumi Waitresses".
The three of them are often scolded by the inn's okami, Tamamura Tamao, Matilda for her hairstyle being too creepy. According to Tamao, they often skip their work and she usually resorts to threatening them with the use of Dai Tengu.[12]
The waitresses appeared after Alumi Numbirch ended the fight between Asakura Hana and his cousins from the branch family. When Alumi noted their presence, Kanna questions if the Flower of Maize is finally starting, while Matilda notes that she is getting tired of waiting for it. Asking if they could finish off Asakura Luca and Yohane, their reputation alone is enough to scare off Luca, who quickly recreates her Over Soul in order to flee.[13]
Days later, the waitresses are awoken by the fight between Tao Men and Black Maiden. Once Black Maiden calls them hags, they all three use their Over Souls to attack, only to be stopped at the last moment by Tamao, who refuses to have any violence at the inn. Tamao then has the waitresses help the wounded Men, with Matilda being told to help Kanna with treating Men's wounds.[14] Afterwards, the waitresses listen to the conversation between Tamao and the Muntzer siblings about surrendering before the Flower of Maize can begin. The three are frustrated by Redseb's comments against Hao.[15]
Anime/Manga Difference[]
In the 2001 anime series, she and the rest of her teammates are not killed off. She remains on Hao's side until she fights Yoh and his friends one last time and is defeated by them without being killed.
Trivia[]
- Instead of calling Marion by her given name, she calls her "Mari" for short.
- In the character popularity polls, Matilda ranked #20 in the first and #15 in the second.
- Because she had not been named yet, she was identified as "Pumpkin Girl" (かぼちゃ娘 Kabocha Musume) in the first poll.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 161
- ↑ Shaman King Guidebook - Mentalite (p.59)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Shaman King Manga - Shaman King Character File No.160
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Shaman King Manga - Kang Zeng Bang Volume 15; Shaman File 200
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 26
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 61
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapter 65
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 78-80
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Chapters 109-110
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Shaman King Manga - Chapter 137
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Remix Track 8
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 1
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 5
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 22
- ↑ Shaman King Manga - Flowers Chapter 26
External Links[]
- Scotland, UK - A Wikipedia article about Matilda's hometown
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