Aishe

Aishe
Dragon Quest VII
Sprite(s)
Japanese name	アイラ
Romaji	Aira
Old localization	Aira
Title	Ceremonial Dancer
Class	Dancer with warrior traits
Race	Human
Age	20s
Family	Kiefer (ancestor) Lala (ancestor) King Donald (ancestor) Princess Lisette (ancestor)

A fine sword fighter with incredible feminine charm to boot. Raised by the Roamer Tribe, her dancing skills are second to none. But a sorrowful glint in her eyes suggest a troubled past. --Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual.

Aishe is a character from Dragon Quest VII. She is a ceremonial dancer of the Roamers tribe, but has shown some restlessness recently.

Appearance and personality

Aishe is an attractive young woman with tan skin, long flowing dark hair that reaches past her shoulders. She wears red lipstick and silver hoop earrings. Aishe is similar in dress to Kiefer. She wears an abbreviated red jacket that she leaves open and red leather gloves. She also dons a leather bra and with red bikini bottoms. Draped around her waist is a tattered cloth that she wears like a skirt. Around her neck, she wears a metal choker connected to her bra with leather straps. She wears tall red leather boots with straps and metal bands around her thighs. Slung on the back of her waist is a scabbard with the Sword of the Roamers with which she is quite proficient. Over all, she looks like a dancer and a warrior, which suits her nicely.

Aishe is quite the forceful person. Many of the tribe find it hard to tell her what to do. In fact, during her initiation as the tribe's lead dancer, she walked out from the tent where the initiation was taking place, upset with the way the chief was playing the torban. During this, no one was able to stop her for fear of her swordsmanship. She finds that she is restless with the way of the Roamer Tribe. She wants to go and find new adventures.

However, Aishe doesn't defy her duties as the tribe lead dancer. On the contrary, she is very dedicated to reviving the Almighty. Her reason for joining the party, first and foremost is to find a person to play the legendary Torban of Truth.

Aishe is a very principled person, often refusing to compromise on her morals. She is quick to show compassion for troubled people around the world. She is very proud of her Roamer heritage and culture, and can become angry when she feels her people are being disrespected. She is mostly calm and patient, despite her hot-headed side. She is equally proficient in both dance and swordsmanship.

She shares an unusually strong bond with Princess Lisette, stating that she sees her as a younger sister. King Donald also quickly develops an affinity for Aishe, asking her to stay on in Estard as Lisette's tutor at the end of the game.

In the 3DS remake, if the player decides to look in a mirror while Aishe is the first character in the party line-up, she will agonize over her appearance. She will also comment on her outfit, smile at herself, strike a dancer's pose, comment on the usefulness of mirrors, use her sleeve to clean the mirror, wink at herself, fix her hair, wonder if she's put on weight, and ponder if she should start using a new lipstick.

Appearances

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Not much is known about Aishe's past except that she was trained to lead the Roamer Tribe in dancing. Someone also taught her to fight with the sword as she is very proficient in this art as well.

It is later revealed that Aishe is a direct descendant of Kiefer and Lala, the former who traveled with the Hero before falling in love and choosing to stay in the past with Lala. This explains the strange connection Kiefer's family feels towards her.

During the initiation to become the tribe's dancer, Aishe walks out of the tent where she is performing. She heads to a cliff by a waterfall where the Hero and party catch up to her. She asks them who they are and they introduce themselves. Aishe believes that they were sent by the Chief of the Roamers. She explains that she has no desire to be a dancer. With that, she returns to the Roamer camp.

When the party arrives, they find Aishe and the chief having a heated discussion. Aishe wants to find the legendary Torban Player but the chief doesn't want her to leave. As the party enters the tent, she quickly uses them to her advantage. She tells the chief that she will be in their capable hands. The chief asks the party if this is true. The Hero responds in the affirmative. The chief relents and tells her to be careful on her journey. Aishe is given the Torban of Truth to find the Legendary Torban Player.

Aishe then leads the party to the cliff again and finds a grave that reads Here lies the Holy Dancer and the Holy Guardian. She digs up the grave and finds the Sword of the Roamers. She explains that this is the sword that Roamer Guardians use to protect the tribe. The chief didn't approve of her having it so she buried it. She then lies under the stars and invites the party to do the same.

Night passes and they wake up the next morning. Aishe formally joins the party and they set off to find the Legendary Torban player.

If the player heads to Estard first and enter the Castle, she will tell the party that she feels as though she has been there before even though she knows she hasn't. If the party talks to King Donald, he will ask Aishe to look him in the eyes and ask if she recognizes him. She will respond that she doesn't.

The party head to Hubble and find it a place dedicated to the arts. They meet the Princess Michaela and tell her of their quest to find the Legendary Torban Player. Michaela responds that she will use her influence to organize a contest so that a Torban Player can be found. Aishe leaves the Torban of Truth with the princess and continue on their adventure.

After completing the "Memories of an Old Friend" DLC tablet, the truth is revealed to King Donald that Aishe is in fact the descendant of Prince Kiefer and Lala, when the ring belonging to Kiefer's mother suddenly appears on Aishe's finger. The king warmly accepts the young woman who is his descendant and tells her that she will always have a place in Estard if she so chooses.

Abilities

Aishe joins the party at level 21 and already several abilities learned.

Level	Skill/Spell	MP Required	Target	Info	Oomph
21	Sizz	4	One Group	Hit one group of enemies for 20HP in fire damage	No
21	Flame Slash	0	One Enemy	Adds fire damage to an attack	Yes
21	Death Dance	0	All Enemies	Attempts to kill all enemies with a terrifying dance	No
21	Fuddle Dance	5	One Group	Causes confusion to one group of enemies	No
21	Dodgy Dance	0	Self	Greatly increases evasion for 2~3 turns	No
21	Ban Dance	0	One Group	Prevents enemies from dancing	No
21	Sultry Dance	0	One Enemy	Stuns one enemy for a turn	No
22	Song of Salvation	10	All Allies	Takes two turns. First turn, the song is performed. Second turn, all allies may be revived with partial HP. 50% chance to succeed.	No

• In the 3DS version, Aishe will get a unique animation when using Sword Dance

Base Stats

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	21	99
HP	168	870
MP	71	620
Strength	63	360
Agility	58	210
Resilience	31	210
Wisdom	65	340
Style	46	150
Initial gear	Sword of the Roamers, Dancer's costume, Silver platter, Silver tiara

Strategy

Aishe is able to equip most weapons and armors in the game. Because of this and her high strength increases, she is best suited to physical attacks.

Being the ritual Dancer of the Roamer tribe, it isn't surprising that Aishe joins the party with the Dancer class already mastered. She joins the party as a rank three Warrior. The player should allow Aishe to become a rank five Warrior so that she can use the skill Sword Dance, a powerful skill that attacks all enemies four times.

Because she already mastered the Dancer class, it would be a good idea to learn the Luminary class after mastering both the Troubadour and Jester classes.

Etymology

Her original name "Aira" can be seen as a conglomeration of the Italian name Aria, meaning 'Song' or 'Melody' and the Japanese name Airi which means 'Love' and 'affection'.

Gallery

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  Watching Maribel change vocations

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  Skilled swordplay is in her blood after all

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  Navigating for the Hero

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  Appreciating the fine coral in Coral Cave

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  Standing alongside the other Warriors of Eden

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