SkunkyArt | DevilJayTX — Asriel (Undertale) Vs Homura (Madoka Magica)

Both were just normal children who lived average lives. They were very meek and shy but still very kind. Their lives would change when they met a person who would become very special to them, Chara and Madoka.

These people were special, Madoka being a magical girl and Chara being a human, both being facts that would greatly affect the relationship that they had with this person.

They would be extremely close with this person and form a very strong bond with them. However, they both contrast in the fact that Chara was implied to be abusive to Asriel while Madoka was very kind to Homura.

This friendship would end after a horrible accident that would end in the deaths of their best friends, Asriel and Chara going to the human village and Madoka dying from fighting Walpurgisnacht.

After these events, they would change and transform into something different. Asriel transforming into Flowey and Homura turning into a Magical Girl.

Because of this, they gained the ability to turn back time and kept going back in time over and over again. They contrast in the fact that Asriel did it selfishly just to see what would happen while Homura did it to save Madoka.

After going back in time so much they began to become jaded and lose themselves, not a shadow of their former self. They now believe that they should do everything on their own and they don’t need anyone to help.

They start off the series being very strange and mysterious. They follow the main character in the shadows and always watch over them. They both are trying to convince them of something however they both contrast in the fact that Asriel is trying to convince Frisk to do something (kill the monsters instead of sparing them) and Homura wanted Madoka to not do something (become a Magical Girl).

The main character reminds them of their old friend, Frisk reminds Asriel of Chara and Madoka reminds Homura of the Madoka that she used to know.

Even though they care very much about this person they treat them very harshly and are even very cruel to them. However, they both contrast with Asriel trying to harm Frisk while Homura actually does help Madoka on several occasions.

In the end, the main character saves them thanks to their kind heart and they become friends. However they both contrast in the fact that Asriel couldn’t go back to his old life and had to be all alone while Homura got to live with her friends again.

Both of their series are subversions of the genres that they are from, Undertale is a subversion of the RPG genre and Madoka Magica is a subversion of the Magical Girl genre.

They both have items that represent their souls, Asriel’s Monster Soul and Homura's Soul Gem.

They contrast in the fact that Asriel is associated with Gods and Angels, being the God of Hyperdeath and the Angel from the prophesy, while Homura’s final form is named Devil Homura and she calls herself the Devil.

They have a strong association with Hope, Asriel’s theme song being called Hope and Dreams while Homura needs to have hope so she doesn’t turn into a Witch.

They are both referred to as the main characters' best friend, Asriel saying that he’s “Your Best Friend.” and Madoka saying that Homura is “My Very Best Friend.”