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The Witch of the Waste is the former secondary antagonist of ''Howl's Moving Castle''.
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[[File:64074.jpg|thumb]]'''In the Movie'''
  
   
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Apparently once a very beautiful and talented witch. She was so beautiful that Howl pursued her but upon finding that she was very selfish and conceded ran away, as usual. The Witch of the Waste uses her mgic to keep herself looking young and beautiful and lso to curse those who upset or anger her. In the movie adaptation, the Witch of the Waste is not nearly as terrifying. Her role remains largely the same in the first part of the movie, as she turns Sophie into a 90 year- old woman in her hat shop. However, unlike in the book, the Witch becomes somewhat of a protagonist. She loses her magical powers to Madame Suliman, who lured her to the castle in a trap. Madme Suliman later[[File:ImagesCA7OE4BM.jpg|thumb|left]] replaces her as the antagonist.
  
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! colspan="2" scope="col" style="text-align:center;"|Witch Of The Waste
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|'''Voiced By'''
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*[[wikipedia:Akihiro Miwa|Akihiro Miwa]] <small>(Japanese)</small>
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*[[wikipedia:Lauren Bacall|Lauren Bacall]] <small>(English)</small>
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|'''Age'''
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|273
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|'''Gender'''
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|Female
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|'''Status'''
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|Alive ''(movie)''<br />Deceased ''(novel)''
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==Biography==
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===Early Life===
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Decades before the beginning of the novel, the Witch caught a falling star which became her fire demon. Because of this, the Witch became evil. The relationship between her and her fire demon was parasitic, as the demon was draining her and her magic. Fifty years before the events of Howl's Moving Castle, the current King's father banished the Witch to the Waste, and the Witch bore the current King a grudge for that.
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A year before the events in the novel, Wizard Howl pursued her, and later jilted her. Out of fury and the need of his head for her human puppet, the Witch cursed him so that he would be forced to return to the Waste.
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===[[Howl's Moving Castle (Movie)]]===
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She is a talented witch who was so beautiful that [[Howl Jenkins Pendragon|Howl]] pursued her, but after finding out that she used magic to keep herself looking young and beautiful, he left her. She is still in love with Howl however, and uses her magical powers and henchmen to try and capture him after seeing him with [[Sophie Hatter|Sophie]]. That is why she arrives at night to Sophie's hat shop, and insults her before turning her into a 90 year-old woman. As Sophie leaves her hometown in order to break the [[curse]] on her, she reaches Howl's castle. Through Sophie's pocket, the Witch uses ancient sorcery to put a powerful spell on Howl in the form of a note. The scorch marks read:
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'[[File:Scorchmarks_from_the_Spell.jpg|thumb|left|Scorchmarks from the Witch's Spell]]''You who swallowed a falling star, oh heartless man, your heart shall soon belong to me''.'
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Initially the antagonist, the Witch becomes somewhat of a protagonist after [[Madame Suliman]] lures her to the castle to drain her of her magical powers, restoring the Witch to her actual appearance and age, and replacing her as the antagonist in the movie. She is voiced by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall Lauren Bacall] in the English dubbed version.
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===[[Howl's Moving Castle (Novel)]]===
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The Witch of the Waste is far more terrifying in the novel as she serves as the antagonist. In her first appearance in the novel, she curses Sophie by turning her into an old woman (she mistakes her for Lettie). Howl has spent the past year hiding from the Witch while trying to find Prince Justin and Wizard Suliman. Near the end of the novel, Howl kills the Witch when arriving at the Waste to rescue Sophie.
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==Abilities==
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The Witch of the Waste was a very powerful and feared witch with a vast arsenal of magical abilities. She used to be a good witch until she made a pact with a fire demon. The relationship between her and the demon became parasitic and began to drain her and her magic. Even though the demon had drained her magic for many years she was still capable of casting curses, but not able to reverse them. She cursed Sophie because of her jealousy towards Howl's interest in Sophie to a 90 year old hag, she is capable of some form of telekinesis, as seen when she opened the locked door to Sophie's hat store. Due to that, Madame Suliman lured her into drain her magical powers and restoring the witch into her actual appearance she is currently powerless.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery orientation="square">
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WitchOfTheWasteCloseUp.jpg|Giant Witch
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Witch's henchmen.jpg|The Witch's henchmen who also carry her around
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Witch's spell for Howl.jpg|The powerful spell handed to Howl by Sophie from the Witch
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ImagesCA7OE4BM.jpg
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WotW with Henchman.jpg
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Witch of The Waste.jpg|The Witch, drained of all her magical powers
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Howl-s-Moving-Castle-howls-moving-castle-4919320-853-480.jpg
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Revision as of 22:40, 10 August 2020

The Witch of the Waste is the former secondary antagonist of Howl's Moving Castle.

Witch Of The Waste
64074
Voiced By
Age 273
Gender Female
Status Alive (movie)
Deceased (novel)

Biography

Early Life

Decades before the beginning of the novel, the Witch caught a falling star which became her fire demon. Because of this, the Witch became evil. The relationship between her and her fire demon was parasitic, as the demon was draining her and her magic. Fifty years before the events of Howl's Moving Castle, the current King's father banished the Witch to the Waste, and the Witch bore the current King a grudge for that.

A year before the events in the novel, Wizard Howl pursued her, and later jilted her. Out of fury and the need of his head for her human puppet, the Witch cursed him so that he would be forced to return to the Waste.

Howl's Moving Castle (Movie)

She is a talented witch who was so beautiful that Howl pursued her, but after finding out that she used magic to keep herself looking young and beautiful, he left her. She is still in love with Howl however, and uses her magical powers and henchmen to try and capture him after seeing him with Sophie. That is why she arrives at night to Sophie's hat shop, and insults her before turning her into a 90 year-old woman. As Sophie leaves her hometown in order to break the curse on her, she reaches Howl's castle. Through Sophie's pocket, the Witch uses ancient sorcery to put a powerful spell on Howl in the form of a note. The scorch marks read:

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Scorchmarks from the Spell

Scorchmarks from the Witch's Spell

You who swallowed a falling star, oh heartless man, your heart shall soon belong to me.'


Initially the antagonist, the Witch becomes somewhat of a protagonist after Madame Suliman lures her to the castle to drain her of her magical powers, restoring the Witch to her actual appearance and age, and replacing her as the antagonist in the movie. She is voiced by Lauren Bacall in the English dubbed version.

Howl's Moving Castle (Novel)

The Witch of the Waste is far more terrifying in the novel as she serves as the antagonist. In her first appearance in the novel, she curses Sophie by turning her into an old woman (she mistakes her for Lettie). Howl has spent the past year hiding from the Witch while trying to find Prince Justin and Wizard Suliman. Near the end of the novel, Howl kills the Witch when arriving at the Waste to rescue Sophie.

Abilities

The Witch of the Waste was a very powerful and feared witch with a vast arsenal of magical abilities. She used to be a good witch until she made a pact with a fire demon. The relationship between her and the demon became parasitic and began to drain her and her magic. Even though the demon had drained her magic for many years she was still capable of casting curses, but not able to reverse them. She cursed Sophie because of her jealousy towards Howl's interest in Sophie to a 90 year old hag, she is capable of some form of telekinesis, as seen when she opened the locked door to Sophie's hat store. Due to that, Madame Suliman lured her into drain her magical powers and restoring the witch into her actual appearance she is currently powerless.

Gallery

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