Kyoko Sakura is a veteran magical girl who appears to Sayaka and Madoka in episode 5, but not before making a brief appearance at the end of episode 4. She is introduced as an abrasive, fiery, and self-centered girl who fights only for self but later adopts a more sympathetic outlook. Kyoko in this series will be played off as a character that Homura is intentially using to get closer to Madoka. In the performance she will be a LOT more hotheaded and playful than she was in the original series.