PMMM x Tma - Madoka Magica characters in terms of the great fears.
Nature - Hunt (current), Spiral (former)
Her original nature as an avatar of the Spiral stems from her wish. However, it can also be argued to be a manifestation of the Web. I believe it is much closer to the Spiral because of her unique magical ability - Rosso Phantasm. Still, it could be argued that it simply was a manifestation of both, or a combination.
Her, chronologically going, suffering at the hands of the Desolation is, to be frank, on the nose - I believe that it represents more than merely suffering at the hands of a fire. That being said, it is clear that Kyouko had experienced the primary effect of the Desolation - loss - that of her family, her home, her way of life and innocence.
Lastly, it is unclear that if the nature of the relationship between witches and magical girls (on it's surface level) was to be different, whether her behaviour would still be largely similar to those of the Hunt, or if it would shift towards an entirely different Entity altogether. Her newer lifestyle fits more that of a beast rather than a human - with simple, direct desires and concerns. It isn't to say that she isn't capable of change or any sort of deviation, but such is a nature of an individual unaffected by the methodical corruption of the Entities as they normally operate.
Victim of: the Flesh, The Eye
Sayaka's primary source of dread is the violation of her body at the hands of the Incubator. It can be argued that a transformation into a magical girl resonates with the alteration of a regular child's body with time - puberty, in the broadest sense of the consept. It is also worth noting that her dread is manifested through her knowing about various malignancies plagueing her and the world - from an unnecessary demonstration of physical pain by the Incubator, to the casual sexism of a regular stranger.
It can be argued that Sayaka is driven by a desire to be someone, namely someone she isn't. It does, again, correlate to the problems of maturity, namely psychological, children her age experience. Compounding on that, Sayaka is herself uniquely ego-driven to pursue an ideal that she is repeatedly told is physically harmful, which is, technically, still a domain of Flesh - the Mortal Garden specifically, with a shade of obsession.
Victim of: the Lonely, the Web
Nature: the Web, the Stranger
The quiet suffering of Mami is well known.
A more interesting aspect to discuss is her second vicrimiser, as well as her nature. As a Judas goat for the Incubator, she does not directly manipulate others the way one would expect. However, it has been noted that that is completely unnecessary for someone to do the bidding of any manipulator. It is also worth noting that the victimisation from the Web generally applies to all magical girls. Mami's case can be expanded to include intersections with the Stranger, as Mami can be said to "put on a mask".
Victim of: the Desolation
It is not exactly correct to say that Homura is a victim of the End. Madoka is. Homura, thus, fits into a category of non-fire related loss. It's hard to say if that counts, as Madoka's death was, in a sense, her natural fate, and even a not-unwelcome one, but that should be discussed later. What is important here is that all the subsequent attempts to avoid such an outcome were met in failure - a form of certainty.
It is hard to categorise time travel into any of the Entities. It can be even seen as a form of a trap, thus linking it to the Buried or the Web, but those would technically be her victimisers, not allies.
A more fitting category would be the infinite possibilities provided by the butterfly effect. And while manipulation of reality can be seen as the distortion, hers is actually quite precise and specific.
Victim of: the End, the Web, the Extinction, the Vast
While the Incubator prays upon all, even potential magical girls, the very strings of fate weave around Madoka. And while the spinning wheel is in the hands of someone who opposes them, it is, again, a fact that you do not have to be aware, or even be forced to do something for either of their sakes for them to achieve what they want.
A more unique aspect, although still connected to the others, lays in the outcome of her witchification: a gargantuan witch that can destroy the entire world. While that is not the same as them praying on Madoka, it would be wrong to call that her nature.
Her actual nature lies in her knowledge. While initially being on the receiving end of it, between the revelations of the magical girls' nature, to their history, she nonetheless takes the matters into her own hand and manages to find an even more utilitarian outcome than what the Incubator propagate, even converting her immense power to her own use. She became a God of Hope, a notable antithesis to the Dreadful Powers.
It had been revealed that the crawling of the Web was in the service of its desperate attempt to avoid its own death. Naturally, in the world that does not function purely for their consumption, or even knows the rituals, that it would merely resolve to try and put their food and energy to what it believes is a rational use.
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