{{Character
|Name=Maribel Mayde
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past]]''
|Image=[[File:DQVII 3DS Maribel.png|center|230px]]
|Sprite=[[Image:Dq7 maribel-sprite.gif]]
|Japanese name=マリベル
|Roumaji=Mariberu
|Title=Mayor's Daughter
|Class=Adjustable
|Race=Human
|Age=16
|Family=Mayor Mayde (Father) Unnamed mother
|Voice Actor=[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2976492/ Aoi Yūki] ([[Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End|Heroes II]], Japanese) [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4757927/ Eloise Webb] (Heroes II, English)
|}}

<center>''Amitt's only daughter. She has a tendency to think that the whole world revolves around her. Nonetheless, she is a faithful friend to [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)| you]] and [[Kiefer]].''

''--Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual.''</center>

'''Maribel Mayde''' (マリベル, ''Mariberu'') is the daughter of the mayor of [[Pilchard Bay]] in the game ''[[Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past]]''.

==Appearance==
Maribel has long auburn hair that she wears in curls. She wears a simple orange and green one piece robe over a red dress, brown shoes, and a orange kerchief over her hair.

==Personality==
Maribel is quite snobbish. Being the daughter of the mayor has helped nurture this trait. Her target is usually [[Hero (Dragon Quest VII)|the Hero]]. She regards him as a lackey, expecting him to provide protection to her, even in battle. She is often very pushy, especially when she doesn't get her way. Maribel has no problem expressing her opinion on any subject, going so far as to label the [[Wind Spirit]] a slut. To her parents, she is too rambunctious and they would like her to be more ladylike. However, beneath her abrasive exterior is a considerate heart. After she learns of her father's illness, she voluntarily leaves the party to look after him.

As the game progresses, Maribel slowly becomes a more mature and caring person. She also shows more consideration towards others, being more sympathetic towards the plight of the people in each town the party visits. Being away on her adventures makes her miss home and appreciate the love of her parents, especially as they finally come to understand one another. She is even able to become more honest with her feelings, very nearly expressing affection towards the Hero once they are both back in Pilchard Bay.

Maribel is shown to be capable of putting on a charming front when she wants to. She gets along well with [[Pearl | Pearl]], the Hero's mother - possibly to the player's chagrin. Pearl even remarks a few times that she thinks Maribel is a good influence on the Hero.

Maribel is very concerned with her appearance, often making unprompted remarks on her own beauty.

==Beginning==
In the beginning of the night, Maribel is talking to the Hero. She asks him if he will ever tell her where he and [[Kiefer]] go every day. Regardless of what the player answers, she will tell him that she will find out someday.

On the day of the pilchard harvest, Maribel tries to stow away on the fishing expedition. However she is found out by the hero. When she yells at him for revealing her hiding spot, she is discovered by the ship's cook who proceeds to throw her off the ship.

Afterwards, [[King Donald]] summons the hero to [[Estard|Estard Castle]]. Maribel witnesses this summons and tags along, telling him that she wanted to go shopping in the castle town. The two head to the castle town where she leaves him to talk to the king, telling him that she can find her way back home by herself.

When the Hero and [[Kiefer]] are about to unlock the secret of the Estard Ruins, Maribel finds them. She threatens them to take her along with them or else she will tell everyone about their secret. Faced with this dilemma, the two allow her to tag along as they finish exploring the ruins. When the Hero activates the [[Shrine of Mysteries|pedestal]] that leads to [[Ballymolloy]], Maribel is shocked at the happenings. The three of them are transported to Ballymolloy.

'''''For a detailed synopsis of Maribel's adventures, click on the Dragon Quest VII navigational tool.'''''

After the party clears [[Providence]], [[Nottagen]] and [[Hubble]], Maribel exclaims that she is tired. She decides to head to her house to rest. Before they leave the Ruins, they are encountered by an Estard soldier. He tells Maribel that her father, Mayor Mayde has taken ill. Maribel hurries home to see her father bedridden, being attended to by the local priest and her mother. Maribel is in no position to adventure at this junction.

==Revival of God==
After the Hero, Ruff, [[Aishe]] and King Burns are thrown off the Sky Stone, the island of Estard is sealed, they go to see Maribel. She asks the Hero if there is a seal on their continent. She realizes that the party needs her help to remove the seal and rejoins the party.

'''''For a detailed synopsis of the events after the Revival of the Almighty, click on [[Estard]], [[Buccanham]], [[Emberdale]], [[Al-Balad]], and [[Aeolus Vale]].'''''

==End Game==
When the [[Orgodemir|Demon Lord]] is defeated, the party goes through the lands and they sing the praises of the heroes.

After several months, the Amitt Festival occurs. Maribel once again tries to stow away on the ship but is found out by the Hero. She starts to chew him out until she is caught by the Head Cook again. However, [[Pollock]] allows Maribel to come on the fishing voyage this time, to her delight.

==Abilities==
Maribel learns the following abilities naturally.

{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Level'''
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Skill/Spell'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''MP Required'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Target'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Info'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Oomph'''
|-
|3
|[[Frizz]]
|2
|One enemy
|Causes between 9 and 15 HP in fire spell damage.
|No
|-
|4
|[[Sap]]
|3
|One Enemy
|Cuts a single enemy's defense in half
|No
|-
|5
|[[Retaliate]]*
|0
|Self
|Returns any attack against the caster back to the enemy
|No
|-
|7
|[[Snooze]]
|3
|One Group
|Puts a group of enemies to sleep
|No
|-
|rowspan=2|9
|[[Evac]]
|8
|Field
|Allows party to escape a dungeon
|No
|-
|[[Bang]]‡
|5
|All Enemies
|Causes an explosion that does around 20 HP damage to all enemies
|No
|-
|10
|[[Heal]]
|2
|One Ally
|Restores at least 30 HP to a single ally.
|No
|-
|11
|[[Dazzle]]
|5
|One Group
|Causes one group of enemies to miss physical attacks more often
|No
|}
* * PS1 version only.
* ‡ 3DS version only.

{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#A3AB47"
| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 99
|-
| HP || 20 || 650
|-
| MP || 0 || 800
|-
| Strength || 4 || 280
|-
| Agility || 10 || 300
|-
| Resilience || 3 || 170
|-
| Wisdom || 8 || 420
|-
| Style || 10 || 130
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|[[Plain clothes]]
|}

==Strategy==
Maribel is the weakest character, physically speaking. She will not be dealing high damage until she reaches [[Alltrades Abbey (Dragon Quest VII)|Alltrades Abbey]] where she can change her class. She can, however, equip whips which deal successive damage to groups of enemies. Conversely, she has high MP which makes her better suited to magic classes like [[Mage]] and [[Priest]]. It should be noted that this will make her more frail and so she should always be situated in the back row.

She can equip knives, staves, and whips to attack and wear robes, dresses, and other lightweight armour. Maribel should also be given items such as the Salvation Stone and the [[Staff of salvation|Staff of Salvation]] so she can be designated healer. Oddly enough, she is also capable of equipping the powerful [[metal king sword]].

Maribel leaves the party after the events of Nottagen, Providence and Hubble. Because of this, when the player gets her back after defeating the Demon King the first time, she is extremely frail in comparison. To assuage this, the player must remember to get her some weapons and armor from [[Buccanham]] or the [[Divine Shrine]] so that she isn't weak when she joins the party again.

==Other Appearances==
===''[[Dragon Quest IX]]''===
Maribel appears as a special guest at [[Quester's Rest]] as part of a Wi-Fi downloadable update. She will present the [[Hero (Dragon Quest IX)|Hero]] with various pieces of armor modeled after her outfit for meeting certain requirements. An [[Accolade]] can be earned if the Hero is equipped with all of the pieces of Maribel's outfit.

===''[[Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory]]''===
Maribel can be summoned to perform a special attack. After she is summoned from the [[Shrine of Mysteries]], she uses the [[Magma staff]] to create a volcanic eruption. However, she underestimates its power and [[Sir Mervyn]] has to leap in and rescue her. She uses him as leverage and leaps into the air, before channeling the power of the eruption into a massive fireball that she launches at enemies.

===''[[Dragon Quest Heroes II: Twin Kings and the Prophecy's End]]''===
Maribel appears as one of the playable characters in the game. Her [[Coup de Grâce]] is similar to her special attack in ''Battle Road Victory'', but this time she is able to harness the power of the volcano on her own before unleashing it on a group of enemies. Her weapon of choice is a [[boomerang]], ironically despite not being able to equip any boomerangs in her original game.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQVII Maribel.png|
Image:DQVII Maribel Alt.png|
Image:Maribel curtsey.png|
Image:Maribel_3DS.png|
Image:Maribel and Hero.png|Picking up a pot
Image:Shard For A Pedestal.png|Putting a shard on a pedestal
Image:DQVII Hero and Maribel.png|
Image:DQ VII PS1 Hero, Kiefer and Maribel dress up.jpg|
Image:Prepping For Battle.png|
Image:DQVII party fighting.jpg|
Image:DQ VII Hero, Maribel and Kiefer VS Dragster.jpg|
Image:DQVII Hero and Maribel sitting.png|
Image:DQ VII PS1 Maribel Classes.jpg|
Image:Aishe_and_Maribel.png|
Image:DQ VII Manga Maribel.jpg|From Manga series ''DQ VII: Warriors of Eden''
Image:DQ VII Manga Matilda VA Arus, Kiefer and Maribel.jpg|
Image:ISP Maribel.png|''Itadaki Street Portable''
Image:DQMB Maribel.png|''Dragon Quest: Monster Battle'' card
Image:DQHII Maribel.png|''Dragon Quest Heroes II''
Image:DQHII Maribel screenshot.jpg|Maribel using her Coup de Grâce
Image:MaribelSlap.jpg|Maribel using Follow Suit in ''Dragon Quest Heroes II''
Image:MaribelKafrizzle.jpg|Maribel casting Kafrizzle in ''Dragon Quest Heroes II''
Image:DQHII Maribel Drackerang.jpg|Maribel wielding the [[Dracky|Drackerang]]
</gallery></center>

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Hero (Dragon Quest VII)

Sadhbh — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:37:02 GMT

Sadhbh: /* Trivia */

{{Character
|Name=Hero
|Game=''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''
|Image=[[File:DQVII_3DS_Hero.png|230px|center]]
|Sprite=[[Image:Dq7 hero-sprite.gif]]
|Japanese name=
|Roumaji=
|Title=Fisherman's Son
|Class=Adjustable
|Race=Human
|Age=17
|Family= [[Pollock]] (Father) [[Pearl]] (Mother) [[Pike]] (Uncle) 
|}}

''An ordinary boy living in a tiny fishing village. Your father is counting on you to succeed him as a great fisherman. You're a bit too nice for your own good, and often get taken advantaged of by your friend, Maribel.''

''--Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual.''

The '''[[Hero]]''' of ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]'' is the son of a prominent fisherman and the game's main protagonist. He is childhood friends with [[Kiefer|Prince Kiefer]] of [[Estard|Estard Castle]] (the only land in a vast world covered by ocean) and a young woman named [[Maribel]] who travel with him to find shards to restore the world to its former glory.

==Appearance==
The Hero of ''Dragon Quest VII'' is dressed in a green tunic, complete with a green hat that is the source of ridicule from Maribel. This hat covers his messy black hair. In some of the character art, he is depicted with a pet iguana.

==Personality==
In keeping with tradition in the ''Dragon Quest'' series, the hero does not have the ability to speak in the game because he is the personification of the player. He only communicates through a prompt of yeses and noes. However, he is generally liked by the people of Pilchard Bay and Estard. He is somewhat of a late sleeper, much to his mother's consternation. He also has a problem refusing people's requests and is constantly bullied into doing stuff by Maribel or his uncle [[Pike]].

==Synopsis==
{{spoiler|start}}
The game begins with the Hero and Kiefer finishing their exploration of the ruins as the sun goes down on the island. Later on that night, Maribel asks the Hero what he was doing. Regardless the answer, Maribel will not be pleased and she tells him that she will find out what he is doing sooner or later.

Morning breaks and he is awakened by Pearl, his mother, who scolds him. She gives him a pilchard sandwich and tell the Hero to deliver it to his father, Pollock. The Hero does so and is ordered by his father to clean up the ship's interior. While there, he finds Maribel trying to stow away on the ship. She tries to convince the Hero not to rat her out, when she is also discovered by the ship's cook, who throws out the young woman. After this, Pollock tells the Hero that he is not ready to come with him. He tells the Hero to look after his mother while she is preparing for the pilchard harvest. The Hero exits the ship and watches it depart.

Afterwards, he is approached by a soldier from Estard Castle. He tells the Hero that the King Donald wishes to speak to him. After the message was delivered, the Hero prepares to leave when Maribel approaches him. Overhearing this, she imposes herself on the Hero and the two head to Estard Castle Town. They arrive without any problems and Maribel leaves to look at dresses.

The Hero enters the castle to speak with King Donald. The king asks him about Kiefer, his son, and his whereabouts. Regardless of the answer, the king will be agitated by the answer. He explains that Kiefer stole the Sunstone, his mother's ring.

After his meeting with the king, the Hero goes to find Kiefer who is at the ruins, who has already tried the Sunstone on the statue in the Ruins without success. Kiefer tells the Hero about what he had found out in the library and explains that this must have something to do with the ruins. He gives the Hero the scroll and asks him to figure out something with it.

The Hero heads to the Sage on the Cliff and gives him the scroll. The Sage tells the Hero that he can translate this document. The Hero goes to find Kiefer so that they can hear the explanation.

Armed with the information, the pair head back to the ruins and finally open it. After solving the secret of the ruins, they enter the Pedestal Room. They find two tablet pieces but are unable to complete the pictograph without the final piece. Having done all that can be done for now, the two leave the ruins and head back to their respective rooms.

When the Hero returns home, he is greeted by Pollock. He tells the Hero that he had found something interesting. He gives the Hero the missing tablet piece. With the final piece, the Hero finds Kiefer and they head back to the ruins.

When the boys get there, they are confronted by Maribel who threatens to expose their secret unless they take her with them. Having no other options, they agree. The trio get to the Pedestal Room and place the final piece in the Pedestal. An amazing thing happens. The trio are transported into the past.

Once they are able to free the land of its problem, it reappears in the present world. Thus the hero, Kiefer and Maribel head off to find all of the shards and restore the world to its proper form, and to defeat [[Orgodemir]], the evil behind it all.

From there, they go on many adventures to restore the world to its former glory.
{{spoiler|end}}

==Abilities==
The Hero learns the following abilities naturally.

{|width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="text-align:center"
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Level'''
|width="20%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Skill/Spell'''
|width="5%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''MP Required'''
|width="10%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Target'''
|width="50%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Info'''
|width="15%" valign="top" style="background:#4682B4"|'''Oomph'''
|-
|3
|Heal
|2
|One Ally
|Restores 30HP to a single character
|N/A
|-
|6
|Buff
|3
|One Ally
|Increases a single character's defense
|N/A
|-
|8
|Zoom
|1
|Field Spell
|Returns the party to any previously visited town (Does not work indoors) (Does not work in the past)
|N/A
|-
|12
|Midheal
|4
|One Ally
|Restores 80HP to a single character
|N/A
|-
|28
|Evac
|8
|Field Spell
|Allows the party to escape dungeons, cave, etc
|N/A
|-
|Event
|[[The Great Leveller]]
|15
|One Enemy
|Prevents a single enemy from using augmentative spells
|N/A
|-
|Event
|[[The Greater Leveller]]
|20
|All Enemies
|Prevents all enemies from using augmentative spells
|N/A
|}
*In the 3ds version, the Hero will display a unique animation when using the [[Gigasword|Blade of Ultimate Power]] skill.

===Stats===
{| style="width:65%; height:100px; text-align:center" border="1"
|-<---!Headings are up first.!---> style="font-weight:bold; background:#A3AB47"
| Attribute || Starting Stats || Maximum Stats
|- style="font-weight:normal"
| Level || 1 || 99
|-
| HP || 25 || 900
|-
| MP || 0 || 700
|-
| Strength || 8 || 400
|-
| Agility || 6 || 200
|-
| Resilience || 5 || 210
|-
| Wisdom || 5 || 330
|-
| Style || 4 || 100
|-
| Initial gear ||colspan=2|
|}

==Strategy==
The Hero is very flexible in every category. He can equip most of the weapons and armors in the game. His statistics are above average which makes him very suited to be molded into whatever role the player would like. Players should make sure to have the Hero learn three intermediate classes so that the [[Hero (Class)|Hero Class]] is available as its move set are some of the best skills/spells to learn. It is also advisable to use the seeds that are found in-game on the Hero as he is the only character that stays with the player from beginning to end.

==Trivia==
*In the official manga, the Hero's name is Arus. In the English release of the 3DS version, he was given the default name Auster in promotional material.
*The Hero also appeared in the crossover game ''[[Itadaki Street Special]]'' for the PlayStation 2.
*According to a woman in Pilchard Bay, the Hero was born four months premature.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:DQVII_Hero.png|PlaySation art
File:DQVII Hero Alt.png|
File:DQVII Hero running.png|3DS art
File:DQVII Kiefer and Hero.png|With Kiefer
File:DQVII Mervyn and Hero.png|With Sir Mervyn
File:Maribel and Hero.png|
File:DQVII Hero searching.png|
File:Shard For A Pedestal.png|Placing a shard on a pedestal
File:DQVII Hero and Maribel sitting.png|
File:Prepping For Battle.png|
File:DQVII Hero and Maribel.png|
File:DQVII party fighting.jpg|Fighting monsters
File:DQVII Hero trading card.png|Trading card
File:Monster Battle Victory DQ VII group.png|
Image:DQVII_Hero_and_Moogle.png|''Itadaki Street Special''
</gallery></center>

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