Catherine Madison

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Catherine Madison
Appeared in Witch
Statistics Name Catherine Madison Aliases Amy Madison Classification Human Witch Known Relatives Amy Madison (Daughter) Notable powers Magic Portrayed by  Robin Riker Elizabeth Anne Allen

"How dare you raise your hand to your mother! I gave you birth. I gave up my life, so you could drag that worthless carcass around and call it living!"

―Catherine Madison to her daughter Amy^[src]

Catherine Madison (maiden name unknown) was the mother of Amy Madison and a powerful witch. She was portrayed by Robin Riker.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Powers 3 Appearances 4 References

Biography

"Mommie Dearest is really... Mommie Dearest."

―Buffy Summers^[src]

Catherine attended Sunnydale High School, there she was a popular and talented cheerleader. Under her leadership, the Cheerleader squad became tri-county champions. Her victories earned her a trophy, which would later be housed in the school trophy case, and the nickname Catherine the Great. She was also Homecoming Queen, while her boyfriend was Homecoming King. The two got married right after graduation. After her daughter Amy was born, Catherine and her husband began to have heated arguments. Amy often heard her father call Catherine a witch, but failed to realize her father meant it literally. After Catherine's husband left the family for another woman when Amy was 12, she became increasingly unstable. During this time, Catherine also put herself through cosmetology school to support herself and her daughter, though she also forced her to eat nothing but broth if she gained a single pound.

During Amy's sophomore year at Sunnydale High, Catherine used her abilities to exchange Amy's body with her own in order to relive her glory days as a cheerleader. However, she discovered that her new body was unable to compete with the others, which left her as an alternate. Unwilling to accept this, Catherine placed curses on several other cheerleaders in order to make the squad. These included Lishanne Davis, whose mouth was erased; Amber Grove, whom Catherine caused to spontaneously combust; Cordelia Chase, who went blind; and Buffy Summers, who was cursed with a Bloodstone Vengeance Spell. By this time, Catherine kept a cat to guard her Spellbook.

With Buffy suffering from the Bloodstone Vengeance Spell, Giles cast a spell of his own, reversing all the spells that Catherine had cast. He was thus also successful at switching Catherine back into her own body, but was knocked out by Catherine soon afterward. Back in her original body, Catherine tried to curse Amy, though she was confronted by Buffy, now back to full health.

The older woman tried to use a spell on Buffy, but she deflected it back at Catherine with a mirror. Under the effects of her own spell, Catherine's spirit became trapped within the trophy she had won decades before. Incapable of speech, the only sign of Catherine's presence within the trophy was her moving eyes ^[1]

When the school was destroyed during the Graduation Day battle, it is likely that the trophy was destroyed as well, presumably killing Catherine.

Powers

"I shall look upon my enemy. I shall look upon her and the dark place will have her soul!"

―Catherine attempts to cast a spell^[src]

Catherine was an extremely powerful witch, capable of casting numerous spells and curses. Like most witches, she had also developed telekinetic powers.

Her natural power for channeling magic was also passed on to her daughter, who not only mirrored her talents, but also followed in her footsteps, eventually becoming corrupted and insane.

Appearances

• Witch
• Phases (as a trophy)

References

1. ↑ "Phases"