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The '''witches''' of ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Nini]]'' are enigmatic, powerful beings who observe and have control over several aspects of the game board. Each of them have their own motivations for interfering with the game board, but all of them are [[Troll|Trolls]] of a certain caliber, especially towards Battler. Each of them has a certain power which allows them to draw out the truth based on the rules of the game board.
 
A human may ascend to witch level once they have figured out the truth of the game board, and will have the privilege to become the Game Master. While the vast majority of the witches in the series are female (that is, all of them except {{spoiler|Battler}}), [[All There in the Manual|it's noted in a TIP]] that the term "witch" is gender-neutral; any human, male or female, can become a witch.
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* {{spoiler|[[Replacement Goldfish]]}}: In EP6, {{spoiler|Battler tries to resurrect Beatrice, but ends up bringing back a version that is almost nothing like the old Beatrice except in appearance. ''That'' doesn't go over too well.}}
** [[Blank Slate]]: {{spoiler|Resurrected!}}Beatrice.
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: {{spoiler|Possibly subverted at this point. With Kinzo being dead, it's pretty hard for him to summon her}}.
* [[Sexy Backless Outfit]]: Due to exposed shoulder blades on her dress, which is pretty modest by modern standards but mildly scandalous by Victorian standards.
* [[Shotoclone]]: In ''Ougon Musoukyoku'' she's this, not only she has specials resembling the Hadouken and Shoryuken, she also has a special resembling the Hurricane Kick.
* {{spoiler|[[Silent Scapegoat]]}}: Battler figured it out too late. Poor Beatrice.
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Complete with [[Fangs Are Evil|fangs]].
** Taken [[Up to Eleven]] in [[Nightmare Fuel|creepiness]] in the [[PSPlay Station 3]] remake of the game.
* [[Smoking Is Cool]]
* {{spoiler|[[Stealth Mentor]]}}: Revealed in EP5.
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* [[Animal Motifs]]: Cat. The narration tries to compare her to one, she has a [[Catgirl|cat tail]], and actually transforms into one at one point. Story progression has her {{spoiler|exemplify}} the idea that [[Cats Are Mean]]. In Episode 8, {{spoiler|it's revealed that she's actually Ikuko's pet cat}}.
** She even uses her cat familiars as projectiles in Ougon Musou Kyouku Cross.
* {{spoiler|[[Bad Boss]]}}: {{spoiler|Acts like this towards her piece Erika when the latter fails to achieve any worthwhile results. The [http://www.dm5.com/m99923-p60/ manga] [[Kick the Son of Aa Bitch|amps]] this up even further.}}
* {{spoiler|[[Bad Samaritan]]}}
* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad]]}}: {{spoiler|Assumes the position in the fifth arc, and solidifies it with each consecutive installment.}}
* [[Bokukko]]: At least in her character song ''Seizensetsu'', she refers to herself with 'boku'.
* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: There are a few scenes where it's intentionally unclear if she addresses Battler or the player. In the anime, Battler is nowhere to be seen during that scene so she's clearly talking to the viewers here.
* [[Break the Cutie]]: In EP6, Lambda says that {{spoiler|Bern was originally a piece in a game that the Game Master made [[Unwinnable]]. (Lambda did not explicitly say whether the game was of the [[Unwinnable By Mistake|Unwinnable by Mistake]] or the [[Unwinnable By Design|Unwinnable by Design]] variety.) The Game Master then abandoned Bern as a piece and left her to fend for herself. Bern eventually [[Beyond the Impossible|ended up winning the game anyway]] and gained the title of Witch of Miracles. The mentioned game [[Epileptic Trees|may or may not have been Higurashi.]] While this does explain her cruelty, it's no excuse for it.}}
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Her [[Animal Motif]] - she has a tail, and truly ''horrific'' cat minions.
* [[Catgirl]]: Borderline, considering her cat tail. No ears, though.
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* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: {{spoiler|The more we learn about her, the more brutally this trope is subverted.}}
* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]
* [[Dummied Out]]: Bernkastel was apparently originally going to be included on ''Ougon Musou Kyouku'' alongside with [[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini|Rena Ryuugu]], but was eventually scrapped, with only a portrait and a standing sprite left.
** On April 20th, 2012, Bernkastel was included in version 2.30 of ''Ougon Musou Kyouku Cross''.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Apart from her eyes moving, she literally has no expression on her face {{spoiler|1=until the EP4 Tea Party, where she laughs. Fans shat bricks. And then, in EP5, she suddenly gains a ''lot'' of new expressions.}}
* [[Expy]]: Of Rika from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]''
** {{spoiler|[[Enemy Without]]}}
* [[Enigmatic Empowering Entity]]: To Ange, although {{spoiler|she did this just to be a [[Bad Samaritan]]}}.
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** Whether this is intentional or not, Lambda also has a ''lot'' in common with Higurashi's Satoko (most notably her [[Noblewoman's Laugh]] + hand gesture and general trickster nature).
* {{spoiler|[[Friendly Enemy]]}}: The true relationship between her and Bernkastel. More the former then the latter, in fact, to stave off boredom.
* [[Go-Karting Withwith Bowser]]: Bernkastel is her sworn enemy/love-hate buddy/plaything, and they've always been on opposite sides. It does not stop them from having slumber parties.
** {{spoiler|1=Averted. EP5 shows that Bernkastel and Lambdadelta have been friends and allies all along (and even hints that they are lovers), and that until that point they were pretending to be sworn enemies. The slumber party happened in EP4's ????, and was the first time that they clearly dropped the enemies act. It's only in EP8 that Lambda actually fights against Bernkastel, but since she's the [[Wild Card]] they go back to their usual relationship in the afterparty.}}
* [[Go Mad From the Isolation]]: We find that {{spoiler|in the past, Lambda was trapped in a logic error. It was so bad that she still seems to wonder if [[Cuckoo Nest|she isn't still trapped there and just hallucinating everything.]]}}
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* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: Anime only. In the games they're more of an amber color.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Red to Bern's blue
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: To Bern. {{spoiler|And while Bern's feelings for Lambda are a matter of the reader's perception, it's hard to call Lambda's love anything but genuine.}}
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]]: Lambda's ability is first introduced as "the power to kill unfailingly." Not a lame power at all, but the other magical characters have no trouble killing people on top of all of their other abilities. Then the [[All There in the Manual|"Lambdadelta's Diary" TIP]] and EP5 reveal what her [[Story-Breaker Power|power]] [[Awesome but Impractical|actually]] is...
** Making a pact with her may end up giving you '''{{spoiler|[[Split Personality|Dissociative Personality Disorder]]}}'''.
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* [[Detached Sleeves]]
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Mentor]]}}: Implied to have been {{spoiler|Bernkastel's}} in the ???? of EP6.
* [[Expy]]: Some people consider them/her an expy of [[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini|Hanyuu]] because Featherine's memory device looks like horns, the number "eight" (both "hachi" and "ya") in Toya's name, the [[Alternate Character Reading]] of the name "Hachijo" is "Yashiro", the name '''Au'''gustus '''Au'''rora, "Hanyuu" means "feather," Toya and Featherine both address people as "Child of Man," and {{spoiler|Featherine says that Bernkastel used to be her miko}}.
{{quote| '''Beatrice:''' Thank you very much, Aug[[Verbal Tic|auau]]......umm-"<br />
""Bernkastel:"" ....Featherine Something Auaurora...." }}
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