Morgiana (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
Morgiana is a female anime and manga character who features in Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic.
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Biography
Morgiana (Japanese: モルジアナ, Hepburn: Morujiana) was a female human born to the Fanalis (ファナリス, Fanarisu) tribe who resided in the Dark Continent (暗黒大陸, Ankoku Tairiku). When she was young, she was taken away from her mother and father with this leading to her being sold at the markets as a slave.
During shopping, Aladdin fooled around with a weapon and made Alibaba fall. He bumped into a girl who carried fruits and whole basket lands on ground, along with the girl. She quickly collected them and after hearing an apology from Alibaba, who thinks she is cute, she continues her job. Then, Aladdin noticed she has chains on her legs. She gets ashamed, but while trying to hide it, she trips and Aladdin decides to break her chains, not knowing that it is a crime. Budel comes by and stirs up trouble with Alibaba, who is indebted to him. He proposes Alibaba to become his slave and shows how tough it is by abusing Morgiana. Aladdin stops him by hitting him with his metal flute, but they are soon chased by guards. Aladdin gets frustrated and calls out Ugo. Taking a chance of such ruckus, she gets away and comes back to Jamil's place. She reported to him what happened where he asked her if she wanted a dinner, but she refused. He comments that she's cute when she's aloof. In the cave, when Alibaba is taking care of sleeping Aladdin, Morgiana is able to locate Alibaba, using her sense of smell. Alibaba notices that she's the slave they met earlier and asks what she is doing there, to which she obviously does not respond. She silently watches as Alibaba is trying to talk with Jamil but shows surprised face seeing how Alibaba can move with his knife. She then proceeds along with Alibaba, Jamil, Goltas and sleeping Aladdin. Alibaba is ordered to overcome a trap, but he falls in another, which is hidden door in a ground. Later, Jamil asks her how she had knew about it and she says she smelled 'death'. After Aladdin wakes up, Jamil introduces her and Goltas to him. After they find themselves in a certain point of Dungeon, Jamil decides to go only with Goltas and orders Morgiana to take care of Aladdin. Aladdin doesn't like the silence and Morgiana's lack of emotions, so he tries to make her smile. He makes stupid faces and eventually is able to achieve his aim. Morgiana quickly covers her mouth and denies what she has done. Aladdin then asks her about the "Dark Continent" Jamil mentioned before. She explains it is an underdeveloped land, but it's only what people say. She tells him about beautiful scenery there is, but admits that she doesn't remember much of it in her thoughts. Aladdin says he wants to go to a place like this and asks if he could go with her, when she will do it. She answers it's impossible because she is a slave and can't run away. Aladdin is optimistic about it and thinks that as long her legs won't be tied with chains, she could go. She replies that Jamil is so scary she could never do it. In the ends Aladdin says that he thinks that Jamil has tied her with invisible chains. Morgiana warns Aladdin to not go against Jamil or he will end up like his friend. She says it with pained expression. However, Aladdin escapes using his magic carpet when Alibaba reveals himself. She wants to catch them and climbs on the wall, but they are able to run away. Morgiana immediately reports this to Jamil. They chase after them, but are attacked by monsters. Jamil asks if she could find them, but when he hears negative response, he kicks her. Even though they have a bad time with monsters, in the end, they are able to find the Necropolis and its storage room.
When Alibaba defeats Jamil, he wants Aladdin's flute back. Jamil cries out for Morgiana and she immediately comes, almost sending Alibaba flying. Alibaba notes she is a freakishly strong monster. Alibaba then proposes her to join hands with him, to break free from Jamil and fight for her dreams. She gives him her answer by throwing him into a pillar but hesitates when Jamil tells her to execute him. Because of all tragic memories Jamil planted in her, she is prepared to follow this order. In the last moment Aladdin takes the opportunity to break the sword. Aladdin then demands that Jamil would give him back his flute. Morgiana attacks him but is quickly cornered and defeated. She is frightened when Amon appears, but he quickly judges she can't became his King Vessel. When Dungeon starts to collapse, she still worries about Jamil and wants to save him. She hesitates when Alibaba points out that he caused her only bad memories up till now. She starts to trembling but then Goltas stands before her to shake her off. He tells her that about himself and bad things he has done thanks to Jamil but adds that Morgiana was able to hold on to her pride. As his final desire he says her to return to her homeland and then cuts off her chains. She goes to Alibaba and Aladdin, but watches Jamil with a painful face. After that, she finds herself outside of town. Three days later, she goes to visit Alibaba and asks him why he bought Jamil's place and freed all slaves. He says that this is what he would do and asks what is she going to do right now. She tells him she's not sure because she never though of anything but being slave, but she is probably going to find a new master to work, this time for wages. She tells him she is grateful to him for what he's done and that she feels like there is now a reason for her to be alive. Alibaba says to keep on walking on her pretty legs. Asked where she wants to go, she says she plans to visit her homeland, like her saviour wanted. Alibaba thanks her for that, because she helped him deciding what to do now. The next day, she wonders what he meant by that and hears that he went to Balbadd, after using the other half of his treasure as base salary for the newly freed slaves whereupon she started to run.
In the night, Morgiana was haunted by nightmares. She dreams of Jamil brutally abusing her. However, when sunlight falls on her, Goltas appears in her dream. He tells her that Jamil is not here anymore, but if she is still scared, she should look ahead at her homeland. He then says she should go there to find out real meaning of freedom. Still asleep, she cries. In the morning, Morgiana is seen working, along with Leila and Sahsa. They express how glad they are that she joined their caravan. She did so in order to go to the Dark Continent through Balbadd. They met half a year earlier in Qishan, when she suddenly stopped their caravan after getting to know their direction. To express her gratitude, she kneels with her head close to the ground, surprising other girls. Leila comments that she would be happy if Morgiana stayed with them even after they reach Balbadd, but she clearly declines. At bazaar, they meet Fatima, a slave trader, who goes with a great number of slaves. Morgiana looks at him with hatred. Then, she sits alone and wonders why she was once a slave and why there are slaves to begin with. She also thinks that her scars won't disappear quickly. She remembers Aladdin saying her that slaves could go anywhere if the chains were broken and wonders if he's okay. She then thinks the same for Alibaba. fter going back, she finds out that group of tough thieves blocks caravan's way, so they are taking another route. Asked where her homeland is, she keeps quiet so they wouldn't find out she was a slave. Morgiana decides to shut down the thieves, and in the middle of the night, attacks the base. She makes quick work of most of the thieves. She explains she began to understand differences between her and other people, her outstanding physical strength, but she's not sure why they exist. She runs into trouble when Fatima's Desert Crow poisons her, as Fatima has to have a girl from "Fanalis Warrior Tribe". When she's carried to a prison, Fatima comments about how Fanalis are living weapons, making Morgiana very valuable. In her sleep, she once again dreams of Jamil, crying. Unknown girl looks at her with very pained expression. She wakes up in specials chains built to hold Fanalis in an isolation cell with a little girl named Nadja.
Nadja would later tell Morgiana her story. After that, Morgiana realizes that she could not break her shackles. Nadja asks her what will happen to them, and Morgiana in details explains how people became slaves. She knows she has to hurry up to not let it, but then she hears Nadja's crying. She was not sure what to do. When Nadja mentions her parents, Morgiana remembers that she used to cry for her parent's help when she was at slaves market as well. She trembles and suddenly puts her hand on Nadja's shoulder. She quickly understands what she's done and takes it off, but reassures Nadja she will help them. She brightly smiles to do that, so Nadja's hugs her. She thinks she definitely would not become a slave once again. She then takes care of Nadja for a few days. Five days later, Nadja becomes feverish and Morgiana asks Fatima for help. He decides that she's useless and to kill her instead, dropping Nadja into a cage full of Desert Hyenas and forcing Morgiana to watch. Morgiana becomes angry and tries to break the shackles, but it seemed a useless effort. After trying for some time, she concludes that she could not break them no matter what. However, after dropping few tears, she hears Goltas's voice telling her that her shackles should be removed already. Morgiana doubts it, so Goltas's voice continues. He says that she fears the past and asks if she had not changed since that days. As her master is already dead, he wants to know what kind of problem does she have with those shackles. Still tied, she decides to help Nadja. She jumps and stops hyenas, and in the end, uses Fatima's monster's strong cage to break her shackles. Fatima orders some Maurenian Sabretooth Tigers and Namideian Condors to attack her. She then thinks strongly that reason of her outstanding physical strength was that she was from the champions tribe, Fanalis. During that inner monologue, Morgiana defeats monsters and takes the key away from Fatima to free the other captured slaves. Before going, she clearly stated she was not a slave anymore. Then Morgiana, accompanied by Nadja, goes to see other slaves. The key they were given would not fit, so she just breaks the door with her kicks, to which Nadja comments, that the key was not even needed. As they enter the room, she notices Aladdin there. Morgiana freed Nadja's parents, and smiles seeing them. She also hears the story of Aladdin, whose caravan was also captured. The thieves try to lock the slaves away, however Aladdin summons Ugo and allows everyone to escape. After the battle, Morgiana and Aladdin meet up with Leila and Sahsa and their caravan. Leila thinks it's a amazing coincidence that they were able to meet, but Aladdin explains that people are bonded by a strong guiding force. Even if separated, people's spirits are always by their side. As she hears it, Morgiana thinks of Goltas. Later tonight, both caravans have a huge party, and Aladdin and Morgiana decide to travel together to Balbadd. Drunk Leila cries saying she will be sad after Morgiana leaves and clings to her. After that, the four of them have some fun. 5 days later, Morgiana and Aladdin bid Leila and Sahsa farewell. After that, Aladdin wants Morgiana to take care of him. He then asks her if he could call her something different as 'Morgiana' was too long and gave her nickname which he decided to be 'Mor'.
Aladdin and Morgiana continued their journey towards Balbadd. Aladdin asks if she's going there to return to her homeland. She replies that she indeed is, but she also wants to thank Aladdin and Alibaba. She explains Aladdin what Alibaba did for her and how happy she is about it. Aladdin said it was good, but he, as well as Alibaba, did not need any praise. When happily they head towards Alibaba, they come across a naked Sinbad, who introduces himself as 'Sin'. They instantly see him as an enemy, but Sinbad assured them that he was not. Aladdin lent Sinbad some clothes whereupon Sinbad told them his view of what an adventure is. Listening to him amazes Morgiana a little. Then, she notices that Sinbad is glaring at her, but he replies he was just thinking about this adventure and meeting such a lovely lady. As they continue walking, they arrive at Balbadd. They look around until they make their way to the hotel Sinbad is staying at. Morgiana is worried about the charges, because she doesn't have much money herself, and so is Aladdin. Sinbad says he will pay for anything they want including food and board. When they are about to enter, the hotel security stops Sinbad for looking suspicious. Two of his assistants, Ja'far and Masrur, show up and calm the situation down. Before leaving Aladdin and Morgiana, Masrur looks at Morgiana, and she, surprised, does the same. Aladdin and Morgiana are guided to their room. A maid explains to them that there's a man called 'Wonder Man Alibaba', who was currently known as Balbadd's number one criminal and the leader of the group of thieves. For the rest of the day, Morgiana plays with Aladdin and Ugo. In the morning, Aladdin explains that Ugo isn't nervous around Morgiana since they become companions. They then talks about what they heard yesterday. Aladdin says he's sure it's not the same person as his friend and Morgiana agrees. She then seems down when Aladdin recalls it was the thieves' fault that boats to the Dark Continent are suspended.
Later, the two of them are having lunch with Sinbad and his subordinates. Sinbad officially introduces Ja'far and Masrur to them. He addresses to Morgiana and tells her that Masrur was a Fanalis like her, and the two awkwardly greet each other. Aladdin summons Ugo for whatever reason and Sinbad realizes he was a Magi. This surprises Sinbad and he mentions knowing another Magi. Sinbad reveals himself as the King of Sindria, famous Dungeon Conqueror who cleared seven Dungeons. Because Sinbad doesn't have any Metal Vessel due to them being stolen, he asks for Aladdin's help to capture the Fog Troupe. Aladdin asks Morgiana what do do, and she replies it might be good, because after solving this problem, they might ask for help with searching for Alibaba. Sinbad comments that, unlike Masrur, she's clever. He then promises to asks the current king for help and furthermore, he will arrange a boat to the Dark Continent. Then, he wants Mor to stay at hotel and wait, which first surprises her, but then visibly annoys. She breaks the ground saying she wants to fight too with her cheeks puffed out in anger. Aladdin then explains she took care of the group of thieves that even captured him. Sinbad reluctantly lets her come along, although looking a bit flustered and comments that Fanalis were scary. Afterwards they decide to go over a battle strategy. During the talk, Morgiana asks if it was alright to capture citizens' heroes and Sinbad explains his view on the matter as the king would. Morgiana's group, consisting of her, Aladdin and Ja'far, meets with the Fog Troupe. They are attacked with Zaynab's Sekigen Mutou, fog that makes one hallucinate, Morgiana smelt it and escapes, but first wonders to who Aladdin, affected by it, is speaking to. Ja'far explains what it is and says it must be work of one of Magic Tools. Then, they attack the Fog Troupe, however, soon they are stopped by Cassim's Kokubaku Mutou. Once Ja'far and Morgiana are successfully pinned down, Aladdin wakes up and summons Ugo. At that moment, Alibaba reveals himself as one of members of the Fog Troupe. As Aladdin and Ugo block the way, Alibaba asks Aladdin if he could stand down and allow his men to continue. Aladdin does so with no problem, which Morgiana does not approve. Then, Alibaba and his men escape thanks to Alibaba's Wall of Flames.
After sniffing around, Morgiana decides to go for Alibaba, she hides on ceiling of his room until he notices her. before he could, she clamps her hand over his mouth, warning him not to make a sound or she could 'end' him. Then, he asks her how she found him, she replies that she followed his scent and orders him to tell her the reason why he became a thief and an enemy to Aladdin. He warns her that she should go from the enemy's lair if she doesn't want to be killed, but she still asks him for an answer. She recalled how he wanted to meet Aladdin back in Qishan, but he only replies he won't tell them anything. He then adds this matter should be solved by men and women, especially the one who has nothing to do with him, should stay away. Hearing this, she breaks the floor, picks Alibaba and takes him on night fly to Aladdin's place. After the end of the journey, Morgiana throws Alibaba by window. When he and Aladdin starts talking, Morgiana gets angry and pressures him, but he gets annoyed by her and says that now he did not feel like explaining anything anymore. Morgiana tries to tell him the real consequences of his doing, recalling the squalor of Balbadd's people and slave hunting, thinking about Nadja. She screams she never imagined he would be kind of person who doesn't care about others' well-being and cries. Alibaba had nothing to say in return. Morgiana is then calmed by Aladdin, who tells Alibaba what happened during their 6 months separation. After the atmosphere is lighter again, Aladdin asks Alibaba to tell them the truth. Alibaba starts talking about his friend, Cassim, and about his past. He recalled his mother, how he becam a Prince of Balbadd, about the incident caused by his ignorance and naivety. Morgiana listens attentively, from time to time showing surprised or heartwarming expressions. After the end of his story, Morgiana tells him she still doesn't understand why he decided to join hands with Cassim despite his betrayal. He replies by telling them what happened when he returned to Balbadd after capturing the Dungeon. She then watches as he gets emotional until Aladdin calms him down.
Cassim then breaks down the door, to get Alibaba back. Morgiana asks Alibaba if he wants to go with him. The Fog Troupe then starts to attack the hotel they were staying at. Cassim grabs Alibaba, but Morgiana notices and attacks him. Alibaba saves him, advising him to run, and Sinbad, Masrur and Ja'far appear to fight the Fog Troupe. She is amazed as she watches Masrur's strength in battle. After the fight, Sinbad says that his job was done as long as he hands over the Fog Troupe to the military and tries to get the confirmation from Alibaba. Sinbad then asks Alibaba for a duel. Morgiana did not want to let it happen, but did not do anything seeing how Aladdin does nothing. She wonders why it's that way, since Alibaba is in danger. She then watches their fight. When Alibaba is defeated and Sinbad decides to join the Fog Troupe, she notices Aladdin's happy face and asks about it, hearing that Sinbad is interesting. When Alibaba is taken to Balbadd's Palace by Sinbad, she stands with Aladdin and others people there, wondering how their friend is doing. After the negotiations, Morgiana looks at silent Alibaba and wonders if it failed. She was surprised seeing Aladdin asking him directly about it. She then hears his depressing response and Aladdin's trying to cheer him up. She noticed he still needed to tell people about the failed negotiations to people. He answered that he did not even know where to start and she understands, but then Ja'far and Masrur comes to convey Sinbad's message which contains announcing it to the Fog Troupe. As Sinbad tells what Alibaba could not, she stands and listens him in awe. Then, Judar comes and starts his own conversation with Sinbad. Learning that Aladdin is a Magi, he started looking for his King Vessel. Realizing it was Alibaba, he commented he remembered him from before. He started laughing and insulted Alibaba, who is eventually protected by Aladdin. Judar wondered if he was really such a wonderful guy and attacks him. As his attack punctures Alibaba's chest, he hugs himself in pain. Morgiana keeps close to him during the whole fight between Aladdin and Judar, stunned by what she hears or sees. When Ugo is out of control, Morgiana saves Aladdin from Judar, making him recognizing her outstanding skills. She then saved Alibaba and Aladdin, as well as other members of the Fog Troupe from Ugo's Heat Magic. When the eight Princess of the Kou Empire, Kougyoku Ren, appears, she fights alongside the others with Engi, Enshin and Entai, sent by Kougyoku.
Upon reaching the Reim Empire, she set forth to the land of Cathargo (カタルゴ Katarugo) in order to find her people though in a local town she found no trace of them. Morgiana's presence also began to attract unwelcome attention as a group of thugs looked to capture her and sell her for profit but she came to scare them away with her strength. She then met Ahbmad and Sahbmad Saluja where she recalled them as being the previous rulers of Balbadd with the pair looking to help her. The two had been dispatched on a research mission by Sindria to study the Torran people where they offered shelter to Morgiana. They also revealed that the homeland of the Fanalis lay beyond the Great Rift with Morgiana departing the next day to find her people. She made her way down the rift where she reached the bottom and set forth in pitch darkness until she found a house. Once there, she was met with a magi named Yunan who offered to take her to the other side but warned that she would not be able to return to her friends if she crossed over. He also told her that a great conflict was going to affect the world as the ruler of the Kou Empire had died and that this would lead to a period of unrest for the expanding nation that would spread to the rest of the world.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In appearance, Morgiana was depicted as a young woman of Fanalis heritage, with red hair and crimson eyes that emphasized her striking lineage. Her skin tone was pale, contrasting with her vibrant hair color. Initially, she wore simple slave attire consisting of plain clothing and shackles around her ankles, symbolizing her subjugation with a coat of arms on the chest and had two iron bracelets whilst having two brown braces on her ankles with her normally walking barefoot. After gaining her freedom, she adopted a sleeveless white dress with a belt, retaining her shackles as a reminder of her past.
At first, she was shown as being emotionless and unfriendly due to her life as a slave.
In personality, Morgiana was characterized by quiet resilience, inner conflict, and loyalty. Having been born into slavery, she struggled with issues of identity and freedom, initially behaving as a silent enforcer of her master’s will. After her liberation, she developed an independent sense of self and began to display compassion and protectiveness toward Aladdin and Alibaba. Her demeanor was often serious, but she also showed moments of vulnerability when confronting her past. Despite her stoicism, Morgiana possessed a strong moral compass and sought to ensure that her strength served to protect rather than oppress
Morgiana tended to be a quiet girl who barely talked though she opened up to her friends over time.
She is secretly very insecure because she always deems herself to be useless compared to the others. Her biggest wish is to be useful to Aladdin and Alibaba, most likely because she wants to repay their kindness towards her. She is flattered but frightened by Hakuryuu's feelings for her, and she stated that becoming Empress was impossible since she used to be a slave, showing aspects of her inferiority complex.
When Hakuryuu Ren left their party, Morgiana attempted to convince him to stay and it was only then that she learnt that the Kou Prince was in love with her. He declared his love and intention to marry her where he offered Morgiana to be his empress when he took over the Kou Empire whereupon he kissed her. The incident shocked her and left Morgiana in tears as she was overwhelmed by the act as no one had ever declared their love for her ever before. She did not answer him at the time though Hakuryuu stated that he would return once he had completed his goal and ask her again. The event distracted Morgiana and left her conflicted for a time.
Powers and abilities
As a Fanalis, Morgiana is very strong when it comes to fighting, being able to carry up to 7 people at once, take down a large number of opponents with her kicks and even break adult Fanalis handcuffs and chains when she got angry. In powers, Morgiana belonged to the Fanalis race, known for their immense physical prowess. She exhibited superhuman strength, speed, and agility, capable of shattering boulders and moving faster than ordinary warriors could track. Her enhanced senses, such as keen hearing and awareness, allowed her to detect threats quickly. In combat, she relied primarily on devastating kicks and acrobatic maneuvers, often using the environment to amplify her attacks. As a human Fanalis, her powers were innate rather than magical, giving her an edge in pure physicality over many Magi-world combatants.
She had later taken part in martial arts training under Masrur. Since training under Masrur, she is able to defeat dangerous beasts in a single hit and her strength has further increased. Morgiana was also born with exceptional speed, being able to close large gaps in an instant and intercepting quick attacks by people. Since training with Masrur, her speed and leg strength have increased further.
She knew a number of techniques that included:
- Echolocation (エコーロケーション, Ekōrokēshon) : an upgraded version of her Battle Cry where she screamed at the top of her lungs with this emitting sound waves all around her. Morgiana was able to use her enhanced senses to hear the feedback of the sound waves as they hit her surroundings thus giving her a sense of her environment with this being invaluable in areas of complete darkness.
Later on, she gained her own Household Vessel through Alibaba's Djinn Amon with her possessing the Amol Selseira (Flame Wings of Iron Chains).
Notes
- Morgiana was created by Shinobu Ohtaka where she featured in the setting of the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic universe.
In other media
Television
- In Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, Morgiana appeared in the anime television adaptation series where she was voiced by Japanese actress Haruka Tomatsu and by English actress Cristina Vee in the dub.
Appearances
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic:
- Magi: The Kingdom of Magic:
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