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Aira
Dragon Quest VII
File:Aira3DS.png
Sprite(s)
Title	Dancer of Deja
Class	Warrior
Race	Human
Age	20's

A fine sword fighter with incredible feminine charm to boot. Raised by the Deja 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.

Aira is a character from Dragon Quest VII. She is a member of the Dejan tribe but has shown some restlessness recently.

Appearance

Aira is similar to dress as Kiefer. She wears an abbreviated red jacket that she leaves open. She also dons a leather bra and with a red bikini bottom. Draped around her waist is a tattered cloth that she wears like a robe. Slung on the back of her waist is the Deja Sword with which she is quite proficient. In appearance, she looks like a dancer and a warrior, which fits her nicely.

In fact, many people from Estard, including King Burns feel a connection to her, even though they have never met before, pushing the implication that Aira is the descendant of Kiefer.

Personality

Aira is quite the forceful person. Whatever she decides to do, she does and damn the consequences. Many of the tribe find it hard to tell her what to do or what she should 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 tula. 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 Deja Tribe. She wants to go and find new adventures.

However, this isn't to say that she is a brat. On the contrary, she is very dedicated to reviving God. Her reason for joining the party, first and foremost is to find a person to play the legendary Terra Tula.

History

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

Synopsis

During the initiation to become the tribe's dancer, Aira 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. Aira believes that they were sent by the Chief of the Dejans. She explains that she has no desire to be a dancer. With that, she returns to the Dejan camp.

When the party arrives, they find Aira and the chief having a heated discussion. Aira wants to find the legendary Tula Player but the chief doesn't want her to leave. As the party enters the tent, Aira 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 Aira to be careful on her journey. Aira is given the Terra Tula to find the Legendary Tula Player.

Aira 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 Deja Sword. She explains that this is the sword that Deja 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. Aira formally joins the party and they set off to find the Legendary Tula player.

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

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

Abilities

Aira 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	Fire 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	Cop Out	0	Self	Reflect any physical damage against the caster to another party member	No
21	Focus Strength	0	Self	Doubles strength for next attack	Yes
21	Tap Dance	0	One Enemy	Steals MP from one enemy	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.	No

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	Dejan sword, Dancers Mail, Silver Platter, Silver Tiara

Strategy

Aira 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 Dejan tribe, it isn't surprising that Aira joins the party with the Dancer class already mastered. She joins the party as a three-star Soldier. The player should allow Aira to become a five-star Soldier 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 Teen Idol class after mastering both the Bard and Jester classes.

Name

The 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

• Dw7-aira.jpg

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