Kyoko Sakura

Kyouko is a major character in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, a dark deconstruction of the "magical girl" genre (Akemi Homura appears in the same series). Kyouko was the daughter of a priest of an unspecified Christian denomination living in the town of Mitakigahara, Japan, who (unsurprisingly considering his location) had few followers and was not making enough money (from tithe or donations or however priests make living). At this point, Kyouko made a contract with a mysterious cat-like creature known as Kyubey, granting Kyouko's wish to give her father more followers, in exchange for the Kyouko becoming a magical girl... but there was a catch... in order to survive, a magical girl must fight monsters called witches and cleanse her "soul gem" (its exactly what it sounds like) using the remains of the witch. After the initial increase in followers, however, Kyouko's father's church attendance crashed and he went into debt. Sometime after this point, Kyouko ran away from home, periodically fighting witches and stealing food to survive. At this point, she meets Madoka Kamame, Akemi Homura, and the other characters of the series. Kyouko has since become very cold, agressive, and cynical, caring little for the emotions or even the lives of others, though she eventually becomes close friends (and possibly more) with fellow magical girl Sayaka Miki. Kyouko's weapon is a spear, which she is extremely skilled at wielding, easily blocking attacks and making powerful thrusting and slashing attack. The spear can also split apart into a chain-whip.