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Madoka Kaname – Sayaka's best friend in the world, and future wife. Much of Sayaka's increasingly scarce leisure time is spent lounging around Madoka's house. Sayaka considers protecting Madoka her most sacred duty as a Puella Magi, and her past failures in this area burden her with guilt. There's nothing romantic about this bond, but Sayaka's still going to marry her, big time.
Mami Tomoe - Their super-cool senpai has saved Sayaka and Madoka several times already, and always does it with dazzling panache. Sayaka would love to hang out with her more, but suspects she is already testing Mami's patience for lame underclassmen by learning about Witches and magic from her. Someone as gorgeous, smart, and competent as Mami probably has friends (and boyfriends) coming out her hair-drills.
Miki Kaoru - When they were growing up together, Sayaka considered Miki dull and overserious. But when a jealous musical rival shattered Miki's hand, Sayaka found in Miki her first real crush. She immersed in her feelings with all the obsessive yearning of teen love, but her only confession was the wish she chose for her contract: heal Miki's hand. Hopelessly shy about her feelings, Sayaka felt unable to confess. But Miki, fresh off of an emotionally devastating duel loss that caused Anthy to spurn him again, unexpectedly asked her out! They're definitely maybe dating(?), and as Miki invites Sayaka along to his piano concerts, it seems like Sayaka's true wish may come true.
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Garnet – The fact that such a wise and formidable adult has become a Chevalier is deeply reassuring to Sayaka in moments of doubt. Sayaka admires Garnet's effortless cool and is quite enthusiastic about her feats of strength. In combat, Garnet and Sayaka have become a frequent and formidable tag-team.
Nori Ankou – One of the oldest and most loyal Chevaliers, and one of the few people Sayaka would trust with Madoka's safety. Sayaka owes a lot to this beautiful model, and she knows it.
Fate Testarossa – This adorable little Chevalier is only in elementary school, but no one knows better why the world needs Chevaliers. Sayaka admires her for fighting so hard to save others from the dark path she once walked.
Utena Tenjou – Sayaka met Utena when she challenged her to a duel. They got off on the wrong foot, but Utena's anger softened at once when she realized Sayaka had been fighting for her love of Miki. Now Chevalier allies, Sayaka benefits from Utena's idealism and matchmaking.
Usagi Tsukino – Sayaka thought Sailor Moon was cool even before she realized she was real. Fighting alongside her against a toaster was one of her best memories as Batyaka. Now that she knows Sailor Moon is Madoka's precious friend Usagi, she considers Usagi a friend, and Sailor Moon a trusted ally.
Hitomi Shizuki – Sayaka's other best friend. Sayaka adores Hitomi, and takes vicarious pride in how beautiful, elegant, and popular with boys she is. Sayaka lionizing Hitomi's charm and Hitomi primly but happily demurring is a sort of running joke between them, and Sayaka enjoys having Hitomi around as a straight man when she is playing clown.
Junko Kaname – Madoka's mother and the second most beautiful woman in the world. Sayaka thinks of her like a second mother secretly, and admires how cool she is.
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Kyouko Sakura - Another on the long list of magical girls who Sayaka owes for saving her life, but one Sayaka can't seem to feel grateful to. Half the things that come out of her mouth annoy Sayaka, and her hostility to the idea of Sayaka contracting confirmed Sayaka's suspicious of her selfish nature.
Kozue Kaoru - Childhood friends with a stormy history, Sayaka and Kozue reflect and distort one another. Sayaka finds Kozue capricious and unfathomable. Their volatile mixture of fear, hatred, and emotional intimacy is one of the strongest forces in Sayaka's life, but when Kozue betrayed Sayaka to the Shepherds and risked the lives of Sayaka's closest friends, she created a wound between them even Sayaka cannot heal.
Eri Shimanouchi - Once a harmless bespectacled girl, a shy friend, until she took the dark path of cultivating Witches and became Sayaka's greatest foe. Eri has wounded Sayaka grievously, threatened to kill Mami, and continues to sacrifice the innocent. Their ideological feud has grown more personal, twisting into mutual hatred.
Kasagami Araki - Sayaka and Kasagami are both rules-fixated, sword-wielding girls with pretensions to chivalry, but there the similarity ends. Kasagami kidnapped Madoka (and Usagi), made intolerable intimations about Madoka (and Kozue), and struck down Miki's dreams. Kasagami is a frightfully powerful foe who crushed Sayaka when first they fought, but Sayaka would not hesitate to take a rematch.
Homura Akemi - Despite her initial awe at this transfer student's confidence, beauty, and absurd scholastic talents, Sayaka has been souring on her rapidly. Despite her gratitude for Homura's repeated and timely protection (not all of which she's aware of due to Homura's humility), she finds the black-haired Puella Magi creepy, and is suspicious of her intentions regarding Madoka.
Mai Tokiha and Mikoto Minagi - Mai is no enemy of Sayaka's, but she is fiercely partisan about Mami's dispute with her, viewing Mai as an unworthy rival to her senpai. Mikoto, on the other hand, is a berserker who stands between her and Eri.
The Wolkenritter - Utena, Fate, Nanoha, Endo, Ren, Lera, Setsuna, Usagi, Makoto. All drained by these mysterious dark knights. The Chevaliers laid a cunning trap for them, and the Wolkenritter swallowed the bait. But they were strong enough to swallow the whole fishing pole, too.
Mysterious Man - An orange-haired villain who appeared from nowhere to attack poor Miki for some unnamed sin. Sayaka's helplessness to prevent the maiming that resulted from this attack tortures her, and she nurses a deep resentment toward this stranger.
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