Goblin (ゴブリン Goburin)[1][2] is a race of grey-skinned Faeries among magical creatures who work at Luna Nova Magical Academy as laborers.
Description[]
Goblins are grey humanoid fairies with a small stature and a large head with large pointy ears and oval eyes with small brown pupils. They lack a visible nose and have sharp fangs. They appear to be the only magical creatures that are truly capable of speaking human language. So far only male goblins have been seen in the series.
Powers and Abilities[]
In spite of their small stature, goblins are competent in various jobs such as cooking and cleaning. Some are shown working as janitors while others work as chefs. If they are deprived of magical energy, they become considerably weakened to the point that they can't move at all.
Other Variations[]
In addition to regular grey goblins, there are other variations:
Leaf Goblin[]
Leaf Goblin
A small goblin species around thrice smaller than their cousins featured in anime. They have yellowish-green bodies with brown eyes, legs, and points of their ears, mouths full of sharp teeth, a lack of visible nose, and a pair of small horns above their forehead. One featured in the short film wears what appears to be a hoodie made of leaves and a small green hat that ends with twin leaves.
It's seen by Akko as a brownie, Akko caught one and insisted that she and her teammates use it in their Fusion Magic experiment. Sucy felt skeptical about Akko's claim whether it was really a brownie due to its goblin-like traits and insisted that it would be best if they used her poisonous mushroom instead. Akko argued this idea and she and Sucy ended up bickering, resulting in both "brownie" and the mushroom falling into their fusion potion, resulting in it exploding into a horrific mushroom-like abomination with Akko, Lotte, and Sucy trapped on top of its head.
Winged Goblins[]
Winged Goblin
Winged Goblins are small, goblin-like creatures that have long tails whose ends resemble arrowheads and a pair of insectoid wings. Much like leaf goblins in the second film, they have a pair of horns above their foreheads. Many of them worked at Luna Nova as laborers.
Stopwatch Goblin[]
Barbara's Stopwatch Goblin
A small species of goblin who used to operate a stopwatch in place of a clockwork mechanism found in mundane analog stopwatches. Barbara has one in her person as shown in "Don't Stop Me Now".
Green Goblins[]
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—Description of goblins from Strange Notebook | ||
Green Goblins
A strain of hostile goblins are encountered as enemies in the events of Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time. Unlike the grey-skinned variant, they have dark green bodies, glowing white eyes, a pair of small horns on their forehead, and much rounder ears. They attack with the use of a club and/or fireballs.
They are encountered at Gienah Tundra, Labyrinth of Pollux, Mountain Ankaa, Shaula Desert, and Canopus Ruins.
Goblin Executioner[]
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—Description of Goblin Executioner from Strange Notebook | ||
Goblin Executioner
Goblin Executioners are goblins dressing like an executioner and armed with a small glaive to decapitate its victims. The reason why they are categorized as Demons in Strange Notebook is arguably due to them delving into demonic magic in their pursuit of perfect ways of killing, turning into abominations in the process.
They are encountered at Shaula Desert, Mountain Ankaa, and Canopus Ruins.
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Trivia[]
- Though unconfirmed, perhaps because of their rather rounded ears and small horns, green goblins and their corrupted counterpart goblin executioners are much more likely off-shoots of Dokkaebi, goblin like beings from Korean folklore.
References[]
- ↑ Little Witch Academia Chronicles, Chapter 4, page 135
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