Maldonna (More commonly known as Duchess) was formerly one of Puss's many enemies but in Season 3, she became a member of the Senior Puss Squad. In Season 4, it is revealed she is the witch Maldonna Eldritch, the oldest of the four Eldritch Sisters. She is also the guardian of part of the Gem of the Crown. She is voiced by Maria Bamford.
History[]
Malviola was born into the magical Eldritch Family, she was constantly fighting with her four sisters as a child. Prior to the series, she and her three sisters were given the task of guarding four pieces of the gem centerpiece of the Crown of Souls so that the crown couldn't be used for evil, nor release the Bloodwolf. The owner of the crown, King Borval, had given the pieces to Malaranea and her sisters because they fought constantly, so he did not think they would ever be able to get along to reunite the gem.
One of her sisters, Maldonna, decided to cash in on her witch upbringing and wrote a tell-all book about herself, Malaranea and their other sisters. Furious that she had given away all their secrets, Malaranea, Maliflua, and Malviola cursed the whole family, including the sisters themselves, to forget all about Maldonna. They wiped everyone's memories, including their own and hers, stripped her of her powers, banished her, and cloaked her tower in a spell of invisibility. After being cursed, Maldonna went by the name Duchess for an unknown reason.
In replacement for her magic, Maldonna, now calling herself the Duchess, became an expert in the arts of science and magic melding, using the essences of various wizards to fuel her spells. She eventually came into confrontation with Puss in Boots, attempting to set the wandering cat on fire upon their first encounter, which resulted in Puss cutting off her right foot. Replacing it with a robotic leg, 'the Duchess' vowed revenge on Puss in Boots. She also eventually dated Artephius, but the two apparently lost contact at one point.
Appearance[]
She is a heavyset woman with brown hair kept tied in balls who wears goggles. She wears a brown dress with white sleeves and green stripe pattern. She is missing her right foot and replaced it with an iron foot. Her iron foot can shoot iron arrows at will.
Personality[]
Initially, she is portrayed as evil and incapable of doing magic herself. She has an obsession with power and gold. She cares for no one but herself and is willing to manipulate anyone to get her way, including a young child (Cleevil) and using Artephius's affection for her against him. She is fueled by her search for power and vengeance against Puss for cutting off her foot. Her cruelty climaxes when she manipulates a child into lying to Puss and the town for her own gain, alienating the child in the process.
By Season 3, she turns over a new leaf after joining in a truce with Puss to defeat the Bloodwolf. A more sympathetic side of the Duchess is shown during her time with the Senior Puss Squad. It is revealed that while she does love Artephius, he is too far gone (losing his sanity etc.) for them to be together. She later confesses to the Senior Puss Squad that she has had no friends other than them and can't even remember her own childhood, parents, and a large portion of her life. She grows to care for the others (Goodsword, El Guante Blanco, Golem etc.) as her best friends.
It is not until her time with the Eldrich Sisters that her true identity is revealed and her ability to use magic on her own returns. The Eldrich Sisters took her powers away.
Powers and Abilities[]
The Duchess is at first incapable of performing magic by her own power. Instead she kidnaps and captures wizards in "soul bottles" and uses a special weapon to manipulate their magic as her own.
When she regained her powers, she became surprisingly powerful and formidable. She could blast bolts of lightning from her hands, fly without her bottles, use magic without wizard souls, use telekinesis to attack the Bloodwolf and bring suits of armor to life.
Plot[]
Making various acts of vengeance on Puss, Maldonna eventually joined forces with Puss to stop the Bloodwolf, becoming 'The Magic' of The Senior Puss Squad. She eventually regained her memories of her early life and her powers and, along with a technological knowledge, became a formidable sorceress. She is also the adopted mother of the San Lorenzo orphans, having taken them in due to her desire to begin a family.
Relationships[]
Puss: Puss once met her at some unknown point and cut off her foot, which she is still angry about. He keeps apologizing for the foot but will still engage her when she commits evil. She hates him for the foot thing and wants to kill him. However, they make amends to stop the Bloodwolf and remain allies/friends afterwards as well, as The Duchess is a member of the Senior Puss Squad. In Familiar Feeling, it is implied she does have some superficial feelings for the feline, lamenting about his good characteristics, and even mentioning she will go to dinner with whichever cat fails to become Malviola's familiar.
Artephius: The two used to be in a relationship, but it ended on bad terms. Since Artephius is still half crazed, it remains to be known how the relationship ended but Duchess implied he left her. Despite this, the two still have feelings for each other, with Artephius telling her he still loves her. While she is evil and wants to use him for his power, it is implied she still loves him (but still mostly wants his powers) as she was moved by the fact he remembered the time they made a heart shape necklace and split it in two, one for each of them and she still kept it (claiming because it was gold). She gets annoyed with him whenever she meets him and even threatens to beat him (mostly because he has lost most of his sanity and is senile).
Trivia[]
- For some reason, whenever she shows people the foot Puss cut off she keeps showing the left foot first, which is still attached and fine before she says "Other foot," and shows them her right iron foot.
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Episode Appearances[]
| The Adventures of Puss In Boots Season One | ||
| "Hidden" Absent |
"Sphinx" Absent | |
| "Brothers" Absent |
"Duchess" Appears | |
| "Adventure" Absent |
"Fountains" Absent | |
| "Bravery" Absent |
"Golem" Absent | |
| "Boots" Absent |
"Sword" Absent | |
| "Mouse" Absent |
"Goblin" Appears | |
| "Star" Absent |
"Pigs" Absent | |
| "Luck" Absent | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots Season Two | ||
| "Dragon" Absent |
"Moles" Absent | |
| "Mermaid" Absent |
"Bees" Absent | |
| "Squad" Absent |
"Spells" Absent | |
| "Scimitar" Absent |
"Stories" Absent | |
| "Sphere" Absent |
"Si" Appears | |
| "No" Absent | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots Season Three | ||
| "Bootless Cries" Absent |
"Sullen Earth" Absent | |
| "Ugly Duckling" Absent |
"The Muscle" Appears | |
| "Sword's Man" Appears |
"Escape Goat" Appears | |
| "Copy Cat" Appears |
"Coin Toss" Appears | |
| "King Pickles" Appears |
"Pirate Booty" Appears | |
| "Cat Fish" Appears |
"Parrot Booty" Appears | |
| "Skeleton Town" Appears | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots Season Four | ||
| "Familiar Feeling" Appears |
"In Dreams" Appears | |
| "Fluteus Maximus" Appears |
"Prey Time" Appears | |
| "Breaking Good" Appears |
"Written By" Appears | |
| "Fancy Beast" Appears |
"Titan Up" Appears | |
| "Boar Games" Appears |
"Small Change" Appears | |
| "Little Lamb" Appears |
"The Obelisk" Appears | |
| "The Bloodwolf" Appears | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots Season Five | ||
| "Second to One" Appears |
"Not a Drill" Absent | |
| "Caballo Sin Cabeza" Absent |
"My Fair Demon" Absent | |
| "Too Many Cats" Absent |
"Before They Hatch" Absent | |
| "The Iceman Melteth" Absent |
"Swine and Roses" Absent | |
| "The Great Stink" Absent |
"Dances with Dingoes" Absent | |
| "Remember Me Not" Absent |
"Through Caverns Measureless" Absent | |
| "A Savage Place" Absent | ||
| The Adventures of Puss in Boots Season Six | ||
| "Save the Town" Absent |
"Save the Cat" Absent | |
| "Lost and Foundlings" Appears |
"The Scarlet Panther" Absent | |
| "Pajuna Serves Spirits" Absent |
"One Last Jobs" Absent | |
| "Like a Fox" Absent |
"Not a Date" Appears | |
| "Flock the Boat" Absent |
"All Hail, Puss!" Absent | |
| "The Moving Finger Writes" Absent |
"And, Having Writ, Moves On" Appears | |