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Jade is a beautiful and physically fit young woman with purple eyes and long black hair with a slight purple tint. Her hair is tied with a red hairband in a high ponytail that goes past her back and has a fringe parted to the right side of her face. She wears a light green-coloured halter top attached to a choker with a metal ring over a black midriff-baring tank top and a light green leather half-skirt worn over a pair of black short shorts. On her hands, she wears light green bracers and black fingerless gloves, and she also wears a pair of light green high-heeled boots with white lacings that reach up to her knee. She prefers wearing clothes that emphasize freedom of movement.

Jade is a serious woman who is dedicated to protecting the {{Luminary}} no matter the cost, and carries a dignified air about herself. Due to a past incident where she was not able to save the Luminary during their youth, Jade harbors sombre feelings in her heart and occasionally speaks in a blunt, cold manner. Despite these incidental slips, Jade is very soft-spoken towards others and quickly becomes friendly with the party after joining the group. She is closest to [[Rab]] due to the years they've spent wandering [[Erdrea]] together, and acts like an older sister figure to the Luminary. Jade's favourite foods are sweets, and her innermost wish is for a type that she can eat in abundance with out worry of gaining weight.<ref>[[Dragon Quest XI Character Book]]</ref> When stressed, she enjoys burning incense to take her mind off of things and her most beloved possession is the hairclip she wears at all times. When she was a little girl, Jade was fascinated by the tragic love stories of sailors and [[mermaid]]s after being read a story about them by the Queen of [[Dundrasil]]. Having lost her own mother to a pandemic shortly after being born, Jade grew close with the Queen and would be inseparable when she and her husband would visit [[Heliodor]] on official business.

Jade's flashing kicks are said to be unmatched in terms of power and, through her training with Rab, are a personalised take on the martial arts teachings of [[Angri-La]] that also incorporates the use of spears. Jade's arsenal is augmented by her ample assets as well, being fully aware of her figure and putting it to good use with the skills she learns via the "Allure" section of her character builder.

Jade is first met under the guise of a wandering [[Martial Artist]], but she is in fact the missing crown princess of [[Heliodor]] and daughter of [[King Carnelian]]. She is the one who saved the {{Luminary}} from assassination during [[Mordegon]]'s assault on the castle sixteen years ago during the meeting of kings to discuss the fate of the newborn, having wandered off from the royal banquet after becoming bored and spent the evening playing with Lady Eleanor, the infant's mother and Queen of [[Dundrasil]]. The Queen gives her son to Jade in order to flee the castle safely when the monsters attack, acting as a decoy to give the girl time to escape. Jade is able to the the Luminary's cradle basket out of the castle grounds, but becomes separated after the basket is pulled down a waterfall and is herself saved by Rab shortly afterwards. The two refuse to believe the Luminary has died, and wander the world to search for him--though she is initially unaware of her father's possession by Mordegon, Jade does not return to [[Heliodor]] and is presumed dead.

In the sixteen years prior to the beginning of the game, Jade and [[Rab]] scoured the world for any signs of the Luminary and is instructed in the ways of martial arts by the old master. The duo kept a low profile, with Jade often pretending to be a wandering dancer as she grew older. She finally reunites with the Luminary in the Masked Martial Arts tournament at [[Octagonia]] as a fellow combatant, and joins the group after an event in the ruins of [[Dundrasil]]. She journeys with the group across the world until ascending the branches of [[Yggdrasil]], and is ambushed by the possessed [[King Carnelian]] and [[Jasper]]. The group is nearly killed in the encounter and only spared by a last-ditch effort from {{Veronica 11}} that disperses the group.

Jade is blown to the [[Octagonia]] region and returns to the city after seeing {{MFamilies}}s filling the skies around it. She successfully defends the citizens from {{MFamilies}}s and makes headway into destroying the cursed casino trap in the upper story of the central building, but catches the eye of one of [[Mordegeon]]'s Spectral Sentinels [[Booga]]. Disgusted by the beastly buffoon's advances, Jade is pressured to put on the [[Hare-raising suit]] or else the people would be attacked by his 2 [[War gryphon]]s. When she puts on the suit, [[Booga]] has his soon to be ex girlfriend and self-proclaimed sweetheart [[Boodica]] banish everyone expect him and her to Limboo, though she is accidentally sucked into Limboo while trying to save a civilian. After learning about Limboo's strict rules, she is forced by [[Boodica]] to fight in the Girly Burly out of jealousy. When Jade fights through all the "Boodiful" monsters, she is by the female [[Jockilles]] and is forced into a grueling battle with her and her 2 [[Wrecktor (Recurring)|Wrecktor]] bodyguards. Too exhausted after the battle to defeat [[Booga]] himself, Jade is placed under a curse and becomes one of the bunny girl servers in his casino. When the {{Luminary}} and co. arrive to rescue her, she attacks them. After being defeated and watching the {{Party 11}} crush [[Booga]] in turn, Jade gets the last word in on the {{MFamilies}}'s life and dispatches him for corrupting her. This grants her the Re-vamp skill, which temporarily turns her into a red-eyed, fanged version of herself for a substantial power boost. Rejoining the {{Luminary}}, Jade participates in the assault on [[Mordregon]]'s [[Fortress of Fear]].

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Jade's original Japanese name, Martina, is the feminine form of the Roman name Martinus. The name ultimately derives from Mars, the Roman god of war, and befits her role as a martial artist. Martina was a 3rd-century patron saint of the city of Rome.  

Her localised name, Jade, is derived from the ornamental stone of the same name, which is used in jewelry and artwork. It is also a shade of green, which fits as the majority of her outfit is coloured a light shade of green. Jade was greatly valued in Asian countries. Confucius believed that jade had properties encouraging bravery, honesty, and purity.

*Jade is 165 centimeters tall, or 5' 4". Her age is not stated and is said to be, "a prized secret of Heliodor".

* It is revealed in {{DQTact}} that Jade has a pretty huge sweet-tooth. This also serves as the big weakness of her's that [[Mindini]] was trying to uncover.

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