Maya: Difference between revisions

Maya is very similar in appearance to her younger sister Meena, but Maya wears next to nothing to better show off her body to her audience when she dances. Maya has long purple hair with bangs/fringe decorated with a silver hairpiece with green gems. She wears a silver brassiere, a long orange loincloth decorated with silver, and tan sandals. She also decorates her body with various silver accessories, such as a choker, bracelets, anklets, and an armband on her right upper arm.  

Maya's outfit has remained consistent throughout her appearances in the series, with some additional accessories being added in the ''Heroes'' duology, but her design was censored in ''Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince'': she now wears a triangular orange top under her metal bra and purple shorts under her loincloth.

Though during the game she is still grieving the death of her father, Maya is generally a very outgoing and playful, if slightly scatterbrained, person. Her occasional spells of ditzy-ness are the main source of the sibling friction between the girls. One example is Maya referring to a cow in [[Aubout du Monde]] as "Moona". Oftentimes Maya will be distracted by the luxuries a town or castle has to offer, prompting Meena to remind her sister the true purpose of their travels. As shown in her activities in [[Endor]], Maya is overly frivolous with her and Meena's money. Combined with her addiction to gambling, Maya disastrously spends all their money on the slots, much to her sister's chagrin.

When Maya dances, she does so without inhibition, every movement filled with energy and freedom. This trait shows through in everything else she does as well, reflecting her impulsive and unrestrained nature. She has a noted gambling problem, a possible result of this trait. She finds towns without casinos boring.

As a dancer, Maya is physically frail, possessing very low Strength, and the lowest {{Resilience}} and max {{HP}} for much of the game. The tradeoff is that she has fantastic {{Agility}}, good {{Wisdom}}, a great deal of {{MP}}, and a very strong set of spells, including debilitating spells like [[Sap]], strong damage-dealers like [[Sizzle]] and [[Frizzle]], and oddities like [[Puff!]] where she can transform into a dragon. Her weapons are mostly [[Knife (weapon type)|knives]] and [[Wand (weapon type)|wands]], but she is also able to equip the [[Cobra claw]] and [[Gringham whip]] in remake versions. Her selection of armour is limited to clothing, robes, and hats. The only shield she is able to equip is the [[Liquid metal shield]].

|[[Kasizzle]]

|[[Kafrizzle]]

*{{PSX}} version

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather hat]]|statModifier=Defense +2}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Hairband]]|statModifier=Attack +5}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Feathered cap]]|statModifier=Attack +8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Golden tiara]]|statModifier=Attack +12}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Happy hat]]|statModifier=Attack +15}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Death mask]]|statModifier=Defense +200}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Plain clothes]]|statModifier=Defense+4}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Wayfarer's clothes]]|statModifier=Defense+8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Dancer's costume]]|statModifier=Defense+8}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Silk robe]]|statModifier=Defense+10}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Leather dress]]|statModifier=Defense+14}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Fur coat]]|statModifier=Defense+22}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Cloak of evasion]]|statModifier=Defense+28}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Robe of serenity]]|statModifier=Defense+33}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Pink leotard]]|statModifier=Defense+38}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Spangled dress]]|statModifier=Defense+40}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Flowing dress]]|statModifier=Defense+43}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Magical skirt]]|statModifier=Defense+45}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Glombolero]]|statModifier=Defense+47}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Shimmering dress]]|statModifier=Defense+50}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Angel leotard]]|statModifier=Defense+60}}

{{CharacterEquipmentList|entry|item=[[Liquid metal shield]]|statModifier=Defense+60}}

Maya also appeared in the monster oriented variant of the town as shown in the {{Super Famicom}} Version of the game.  Unlike the remake she is instead in The Hero's house sitting across the table from a [[Feralball]], wondering where her sister, Meena is.

Maya joins at level 31 and with 139 skill points to freely allocate. Her fighting style lets her rack up combo hits very quickly, allowing her to hover once she lands 100 hits or more. She uses [[Fan|fans]] as her weapon of choice and she is able to cast the [[Sizz]] series of spells. Her Coup-de-Grâce is Puff!, which transforms her into a mighty fire-breathing dragon, a reference to the spell she learns in her original game.

| Longer Attack and Defense Boosts || 10 || Increases the duration of effects that increase defence or attack power. || None

Maya appears as a S-rank member of the [[Hero family]] as part of the limited ''True Dragon Quest IV'' event, appearing on her own banner alongside [[Pickeerer]]. She can participate in [[Healie|Healie's]] Battle Road as a party member.

|lvl=130

|hp=1,014

|mp=417

|attack=193

|defense=243

|agility=325

|wisdom=387

==Etymology==

*There is some conflicting information as to whether or not Maya and Meena are twins. In an interview with RPGamer shortly after the English release of ''Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen'' on the DS, Yuji Horii referred to the sisters as twins<ref>[https://archive.rpgamer.com/games/dq/dq4ds/dq4dsinterview.html RPGamer Feature - Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen Post Mortem Interview]</ref> and the English ''Dragon Quest IV'' Official Strategy Guide by BradyGames also refers to the sisters as twins.

File:Maya DQM TDP screenshot.jpg|Maya's censored outfit in ''The Dark Prince''