Maribel Mayde

Maribel Mayde
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past

Sprite(s)
Japanese name	マリベル
Romaji	Mariberu
Title	Mayor's Daughter Mayor's Heir (IX) Little Miss Long-Range (Heroes II)
Class	Adjustable Mage (Theatrhythm)
Race	Human
Age	16
Family	Mayor Mayde (Father) Unnamed mother
Voice actor	Aoi Yūki (Japanese) Eloise Webb (Heroes II, English)

Amitt's only daughter. She has a tendency to think that the whole world revolves around her. Nonetheless, she is a faithful friend to you and Kiefer. --Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual for the PS1.

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 and one of the Hero's companions on his journey. She has gone on to make regular appearances in spinoff games, such as the Monster Battle series, Itadaki Street, and is one of the new playable characters in Dragon Quest Heroes II. Maribel has also appeared in Dragon Quest Rivals and is a special hero character in Dragon Quest Tact.

Appearance and Personality[edit]

"You've been doing all this fun stuff, and you didn't say a word to me about it? You owe me! You owe me big time! So I'm joining you, and there's nothing you can do about it! Got that?"

—Maribel to the Hero and Kiefer at the Shrine of Mysteries

Maribel has green eyes and 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.

Maribel is quite snobbish. Being the daughter of the mayor has helped nurture this trait. Her target is usually 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, 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.

If the player decides to look in a mirror while Maribel is the first character in the party line-up, she will wonder if she has put on or lost weight, say her face is a masterpiece (to her parents' credit), mention she is glad she didn't inherit her father's looks, wish for a slightly straighter nose, decide she looks best with a smile on her face, comment that she manages to look good even in a shoddy old mirror, fix her hair, worry over her skin lacking its usual glow, discover a spot, and wink cheekily at herself.

Appearances[edit]

Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past[edit]

In the middle 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 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 pedestal that leads to Ballymolloy, Maribel is shocked at the happenings. The three of them are transported to Ballymolloy.

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.

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.

When the 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.

Base Stats[edit]

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
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	Plain clothes

Spells[edit]

Maribel learns the following abilities naturally.

Level	Skill/Spell	MP Required	Target	Info	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
9	Evac	8	Field	Allows party to escape a dungeon	No
9	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.

Equipment[edit]

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Poison needle	Attack +1
Poison needle plus‡	Attack +1
Cypress stick	Attack +2
Bamboo spear	Attack +5
Bronze knife	Attack +9
Divine dagger	Attack +14
Wizard's staff	Attack +15
Staff of salvation	Attack +15
Thorn whip	Attack +18
Poison moth knife	Attack +23
Leather whip	Attack +25
Shepherd's crook‡	Attack +27
Slime stick‡	Attack +28
Lightning staff	Attack +28
Assassin's dagger	Attack +30
Snooze stick	Attack +32
Chain whip	Attack +33
Staff of divine wrath	Attack +35
Staff of sentencing	Attack +37
Rune staff	Attack +39
Staff of antimagic	Attack +40
Morning star	Attack +43
Frying pan	Attack +44
Falcon knife earrings	Attack +45
Sage's staff	Attack +50
Lunar fan	Attack +60
Magma staff	Attack +63
Spiked steel whip	Attack +65
Staff of resurrection	Attack +66
Siren sword	Attack +70
Watermaul wand	Attack +74
Staff of re-resurrection‡	Attack +79
Staff of rain‡	Attack +88
Demon spear	Attack +99
Solar fan	Attack +110
Wizardly whip‡	Attack +115
Metal king sword	Attack +130
Gringham whip	Attack +145

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Canny cap	Defense +0
Leather hat	Defense +3
Hairband	Defense +4
Shellmet	Defense +8
Mad cap	Defense +8
Fur hood	Defense +11
Raving mad cap‡	Defense +13
Silver tiara	Defense +14
Bunny ears	Defense +15
Hermes' hat	Defense +24
Duplic hat	Defense +25
Slime crown	Defense +31
Mythril helm	Defense +32
Happy hat	Defense +37
Golden tiara	Defense +43
Sun crown‡	Defense +52
Mask of Implacability‡	Defense +255

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Armor	Modifier(s)
Rags	Defense +3
Plain clothes	Defense +4
Wayfarer's clothes	Defense +7
Silk robe	Defense +13
Leather dress	Defense +17
Bunny suit	Defense +17
Fur cape	Defense +18
Dancer's costume	Defense +20
Cloak of evasion	Defense +28
Magic vestment	Defense +30
Legerdemantle	Defense +37
Dancer's mail	Defense +37
Silk bustier	Defense +38
Cirrus surplice	Defense +38
Glombolero	Defense +40
Party dress	Defense +40
Magical skirt	Defense +45
Glitzy glombolero‡	Defense +50
Spangled dress	Defense +50
Angel's robe	Defense +55
Flowing dress	Defense +65
Mink mantle‡	Defense +65
Skimpy nightie	Defense +73
Sacred armour	Defense +75
Shimmering dress	Defense +75
Dark robe	Defense +78
Princess's robe	Defense +85
Sacreder armour‡	Defense +88
Angel leotard	Defense +93
Dragon robe	Defense +95
Divine bustier	Defense +95

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot lid	Defense+2
Kitty shield	Defense+9
Silver platter	Defense+15
White shield	Defense+16
Slime shield	Defense+17
Magic shield	Defense+18
Encyclopaedia Titanica‡	Defense+20
Premium pot lid‡	Defense+35
Power shield	Defense+40
Max power shield‡	Defense+48
Silver shield	Defense+50
Goddess shield‡	Defense+55
Shimmering shield‡	Defense+65

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Accessories	Modifier(s)
Agility ring	Agility +15
Air Amulet	Agility +50
Bunny tail	Style +2
Earth Amulet	Defense +20
Elevating shoes	Style +5
Extra elevating shoes‡	Style +15
Eye of Rubiss‡	Style +25
Glass slippers	Style +30
Gold bracer	Defense +5
Fire Amulet	Attack +25
Fishnet stockings	Defense +5
Garter	Defense +3
Goddess ring	Wisdom +33
Gold bracer	Defense +5
Gospel ring	Defense +50
Kamikazee bracer	Defense +10
Kerplunk bracer	Defense +10
Life ring	Defense +5
Lifesaving medal‡	Style +8
Lucida shard	Style +10
Lucky pendant‡	Defense +5
Mermaid Moon	Style +5
Meteorite bracer	Agility x2
Mercury's bandana	Agility +30
Pink pearl	Style +7
Prayer ring	Defense +5
Ruby of protection	Defense +10
Scholar's specs	Wisdom +15
Slime earrings	Defense +1
Snappy slippers‡	Agility +25
Soldier's medal‡	Style +8
Strength ring	Attack +7
Trailblazing bandana	Defense +5
Water Amulet	Defense +30
Windbreaker‡	Agility +50

‡3DS version only.

Strategy[edit]

Maribel naturally has the lowest max HP, Strength, and Resilience growth of the party. She will not be dealing high damage until she reaches Alltrades Abbey where she can change her vocations. She can, however, equip whips which deal successive damage to groups of enemies. Conversely, she has high MP which makes her better suited to spellcasting vocations like Mage and Priest. It should be noted that this will make her more susceptible to harm, so she should always be situated in the back row. The Nintendo 3DS version of the game added Bang to her repertoire of spells she can learn naturally, increasing her usefulness early in the game by helping her clear out groups of enemies.

She can equip knives, wands, and whips as her weapons and wear robes, dresses, and other lightweight clothing, along with hats and a limited selection of shields. Late in the game, she will even be able to equip the powerful Metal king sword. Since her Agility growth is second only to Ruff's, she makes a great choice to act as designated healer by giving her items like the Salvation stone and the Staff of salvation.

Maribel temporarily 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 will likely fall behind the rest of the party. To assuage this, the player should get her some better equipment from Buccanham or the Divine Shrine to get her back up to speed when she rejoins.

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies[edit]

On November 12th, 2010, Maribel began appearing as a special guest at the Quester's Rest in Stornway as part of a Wi-Fi downloadable update when it was still available. She will present the Hero with various pieces of armor modeled after her outfit for meeting certain requirements.

Maribel's clothes - Received when talking to her.
Maribel's hood - Received when it is the player's birthday.
Maribel's shoes - Received after the inn is fully expanded.

The player will receive the special Accolade Mayor's Heir if the Hero is equipped with all of the pieces of Maribel's outfit. Unlike most of the female special guests, it is possible for a Hero of any gender to earn the accolade as all of her pieces of clothing are unisex.

Dragon Quest: Monster Battle Road Victory[edit]

Maribel can be summoned to perform Hellfire. 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[edit]

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. In battle, she is able to cast Frizz and Kasap and she can use various boomerang techniques such as Firebird Throw and Twomerang.

Dragon Quest Tact[edit]

Maribel appears as a S-rank member of the Hero family as part of the Dragon Quest VII event, appearing on her own banner alongside Pandora's Box. She can be faced in the Fragments of the Forgotten Past special boss battle along with both Kiefer and Ruff.

Maribel (マリベル Mariberu)

Stats


Family		Rank		Role
Hero				Magic
Max Level		HP	MP	Move
130		926	536	2
Attack	Defense	Agility	Wisdom	Weight
307	303	395	465	60

Basic Skills

First		Second		Third
Maribel Frizzle		Kaswoosh Plus* Firebird*		Coup de Grâce: Infernal Flames* Talent Blossoming: Frizzwhizz

Awakening Skills

First	Second	Third
Spell Tricks / Stats Up	Woosh Res +25 / Stats Up	Firebird Potency +5% Infernal Flames Potency 5% / Stats Up Frizzwhizz Potency +5%
Fourth	Fifth
Zam Res +25 / Stats Up	Firebird Potency +5% Infernal Flames Potency 5% / Stats Up Frizzwhizz Potency +5%

Leader Perks

First
Raise Frizz-type potency of allies, including herself, by 10% in a 5x5 square around her.

Basic Perks

First	Second	Third
Max MP +15 WIS +15	Lovely Lady: Raises spell potency/effects by 10% for 1 turn when using a spell attack.	Firebird Potency +2% Infernal Flames Potency +2%

Perk Details

First
Spell Tricks: Lowers spell ability MP cost, raises potency and effect.

Frizz Resistance *	Sizz Resistance *	Crack Resistance *	Woosh Resistance *
Normal	Normal	Very Weak	Half Res
Bang Resistance *	Zap Resistance *	Zam Resistance *	Snooze Resistance
Normal	Very Weak	Half Res	Super Weak
Poison Resistance	Physical Lock Resistance	Spell Lock Resistance	Martial Lock Resistance
Normal	Normal	Normal	Normal
Breath Lock Resistance	Hobble Resistance *	Stun Resistance *	Dazzle Resistance
Normal	Half Res	Half Res	Normal
Curse Resistance	Paralysis Resistance	Confusion Resistance	Charm Resistance
Super Weak	Normal	Immune	Normal

Etymology[edit]

Maribel is a name of Spanish origin that is a combination of the names María and Isabel.

Trivia[edit]

In the Nintendo 3DS version, Maribel runs with her arms outstretched behind her, something she shares in common with King Trode, Veronica, and Rosie. This is a homage to Akira Toriyama's gynoid character Arale Norimaki