Mariko Matsumoto

"You're no different from the other kids." Mariko Matsumoto (松本まりこ Matsumoto Mariko) is a young magical girl and delinquent. She has only just signed a contract with an incubator, despite how young she is.

Appearance
Mariko is a little bit tall for her age. She has short, messy brown hair and matching sharp, beige eyes. She wears the standard school uniform when she is attending school, however, it has seen perhaps better days. Outside of school, she wears jeans that have been patched up and a brown blouse to match as well as brown loafers. As a magical girl, she wears puffy chocolate brown shorts with buttons and a purple belt. She also wears a cream coloured shirt with a matching brown jacket which is accented with gold lace. Her Soul Gem when transformed turns into a cross shape with is fixed onto her long socks.

Personality
Mariko at her core is a tomboy with no interest in playing with 'girly' activities. She doesn't particularly care about her schooling either, despite being so young and is thus labelled as a delinquent. She has a short temper and is not afraid to yell or speak her mind if someone challenges her. Hence why her wish seems to be rather violent. She can also act very childish when she doesn't get her way, which can lead her to throw temper tantrums. She has a fear of being betrayed by her friends so she tends to put people at a distance, despite the fact that she has to work with other magical girls due to her inexperience. She is rather strong-willed and aims to prove in the future that she can be the best magical girl ever.

Experience as a Magical Girl
After growing angrier and angrier with her classmates bullying her, Mariko decided she wished they would die so they would stop bullying her. Unfortunately, her wish was granted when an incubator appeared and asked her if she would like that wish to come true, to which Mariko hastily agreed to and due to her age, did not consider any consequences of her actions.

Currently, it was decided that she work with a group of other magical girls so she doesn't die straight away which Mariko is begrudgingly a part of. So far as a group, Mariko has defeated a total of 11 witches and currently has no darkness inside her soul gem. She does not seem to have much magical potential.

Abilities
Mariko has increased speed when fighting witches with ease, making it easy for her to dodge their attacks. She, however, can get a little full of herself sometimes which can put her at risk. With her weapons, she is able to make fast cuts with her machetes.
 * Enhanced Speed

Aira Chikaaki
Although she didn't particularly wish to work with Aira at first she seems to work well with her. Despite having less potential than Aira, she seems to think she is in fact better than her and gets a little angry when Aira shows she is more powerful than herself.