Maribel Mayde

Maribel
Dragon Quest VII
File:Maribel-02.png
Sprite(s)
Title	Fisherman's Daughter
Class	Adjustable
Race	Human
Age	16
Family	Amitt (Father) Unnamed mother

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.

Maribel is the daughter of the mayor of Fishbel in the game Dragon Quest VII.

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 the Hero. She regards him as a lackey, expecting him to provide protection to her, even in battle. She can be 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 WindSpirit a slut. To her parents, she is a tomboy and they would like her to be more ladylike However, beneath this facade is a gentle heart. After she learns of her father's illness, she voluntarily leaves the party to look after him.

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 Amitt festival, 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 Burns 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 Rexwood, Maribel is shocked at the happenings. The three of them are transported to Rexwood.

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

After the party clears Probina, Loomin and Mardra, 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, Amitt 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, Gabo, Aira 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. She joins the party.

For a detailed synopsis of the events after the Revival of God, click on Estard, Coastal, Engow, Dune, and Gorges.

End Game

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, Borkano allows Maribel to come on the fishing voyage this time, to her delight.

Abilities

Maribel learns the following abilities naturally.

Level	Skill/Spell	MP Required	Target	Info	Twinhits
3	Blaze	2	One enemy	Causes between 10 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	Sleep	3	One Group	Puts a group of enemies to sleep	No
9	Outside	8	Field	Allows party to escape a dungeon	No
10	Heal	2	One Ally	Heals ~30HP to one ally	No
11	Surround	5	One Group	Causes one group of enemies to miss physical attacks more often	No

Strategy

Maribel is the weakest physical character. She will not be dealing high damage until she reaches Dharma Temple where she can change her class. She can, however, equip whips which deal successive damage to groups of enemies. Conversely, she has high intelligence which makes her better suited to magic classes like Mage and Cleric. 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. Maribel should also be given items such as the Wonder Rock and the Bless Staff so she can be designated healer.

Maribel leaves the party after the events of Probina, Loomin and Mardra. Because of this, when the player gets her back in Disc 2, she is extremely frail. To assuage this, the player must remember to get her some weapons and armor from Coastal or the Sky Fane 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 WiFi downloadable update. She will present the Hero with various pieces of armor modeled after her outfit for meeting certain requirements.

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