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'''Maya Mahabala''' (マーニャ, '''Manya''' in Japanese, '''Mara''' in the NES localization) is a playable character in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', first appearing in chapter 4. [[Meena Mahabala]] is her younger sister. She is a dancer and a mage on a quest to avenge the death of her father with her sister.

'''Maya Mahabala''' (マーニャ, '''Manya''' in Japanese, '''Mara''' in the NES localization) is a playable character in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', first appearing in chapter 4. [[Meena Mahabala]] is her younger sister, though characters frequently mistake her as the younger sibling due to Maya's more childish demeanor. She is a dancer and a mage on a quest to avenge the death of her father with her sister.

==Characteristics==

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 bra, 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.

Though during the game she is still grieving the death of her father, Maya is generally a very outgoing, if slightly ~~immature~~, person. ~~When she 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 nature. She seems to have a gambling problem, a possible result of this trait. She finds towns without casinos boring~~.

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 De Monde]] as "Moona".

Maya also has a flirtatious and playful side to her personality, and is seen to be appreciative of both [[Luceus]] and [[Aurora]]'s physical attractiveness. She enjoys playfully teasing the normally serious Luceus.

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.

Maya also has a flirtatious and playful side to her personality, and is seen to be appreciative of both [[Luceus]] and [[Aurora]]'s physical attractiveness. She enjoys playfully teasing the normally serious Luceus. Despite her own coquettishness, Maya herself easily gets fed up with "eve-teasing men" as she puts it, and sympathizes with dancers who work in bars.

==Appearances==

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====Abilities====

As a dancer ~~rather than a warrior,~~ Maya is physically frail, possessing practically zero Strength, and the lowest Resilience and 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.

As a dancer Maya is physically frail, possessing practically zero Strength, and the lowest Resilience and 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.

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==Trivia==

* There is a pair of sisters in [[Greenthumb Gardens]] who are a reference to Maya and ~~her sister,~~ Meena, in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.

* There is a pair of sisters in [[Greenthumb Gardens]] who are a reference to Maya and Meena, in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.

* From June 10th to July 10th, 2016, a dessert called the "Manya Tea Parfait" was available at the real-life [[Ruida's Tavern|Luida's Bar]] in Tokyo to promote the release of ''Dragon Quest Heroes II''. Designed to look like Maya, it contains chocolate, milk tea pudding, black sesame marshmallows and is topped with silver confectionery candy. There was also a parfait based on Meena, as well.

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 {{quote|style=1|quote='''''I'm hot stuff, huh?'''''|source=Maya, performing her High Tension attack in ''[[Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below|Dragon Quest Heroes]]''.|console=|align=center|bgcolor=b742d6}}
-'''Maya Mahabala''' (マーニャ, '''Manya''' in Japanese, '''Mara''' in the NES localization) is a playable character in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', first appearing in chapter 4. [[Meena Mahabala]] is her younger sister. She is a dancer and a mage on a quest to avenge the death of her father with her sister.
+'''Maya Mahabala''' (マーニャ, '''Manya''' in Japanese, '''Mara''' in the NES localization) is a playable character in ''[[Dragon Quest IV]]'', first appearing in chapter 4. [[Meena Mahabala]] is her younger sister, though characters frequently mistake her as the younger sibling due to Maya's more childish demeanor. She is a dancer and a mage on a quest to avenge the death of her father with her sister.
 ==Characteristics==
 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 bra, 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.
-Though during the game she is still grieving the death of her father, Maya is generally a very outgoing, if slightly immature, person. When she 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 nature. She seems to have a gambling problem, a possible result of this trait. She finds towns without casinos boring.
+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 De Monde]] as "Moona".
-Maya also has a flirtatious and playful side to her personality, and is seen to be appreciative of both [[Luceus]] and [[Aurora]]'s physical attractiveness. She enjoys playfully teasing the normally serious Luceus.
+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.
+Maya also has a flirtatious and playful side to her personality, and is seen to be appreciative of both [[Luceus]] and [[Aurora]]'s physical attractiveness. She enjoys playfully teasing the normally serious Luceus. Despite her own coquettishness, Maya herself easily gets fed up with "eve-teasing men" as she puts it, and sympathizes with dancers who work in bars.
 ==Appearances==
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 ====Abilities====
-As a dancer rather than a warrior, Maya is physically frail, possessing practically zero Strength, and the lowest Resilience and 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.
+As a dancer Maya is physically frail, possessing practically zero Strength, and the lowest Resilience and 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.
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 ==Trivia==
-* There is a pair of sisters in [[Greenthumb Gardens]] who are a reference to Maya and her sister, Meena, in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.
+* There is a pair of sisters in [[Greenthumb Gardens]] who are a reference to Maya and Meena, in ''[[Dragon Quest VII]]''.
 * From June 10th to July 10th, 2016, a dessert called the "Manya Tea Parfait" was available at the real-life [[Ruida's Tavern|Luida's Bar]] in Tokyo to promote the release of ''Dragon Quest Heroes II''. Designed to look like Maya, it contains chocolate, milk tea pudding, black sesame marshmallows and is topped with silver confectionery candy. There was also a parfait based on Meena, as well.