Aishe

Aishe
Dragon Quest VII Dragon Quest VII Reimagined

Sprite(s)
Japanese name	アイラ
Romaji	Aira
Old localisation	Aira
Title	Ceremonial Dancer
Vocation	Dancer Warrior
Race	Human
Age	20s
Family	Kiefer (ancestor) Lala (ancestor) King Donald (ancestor) Princess Lisette (ancestor)
Voice actor	Asami Imai (Japanese, Rivals onward)) Amrita Acharia (English, Reimagined)

A fine sword fighter with incredible feminine charm to boot. Raised by the Roamer Tribe, her dancing skills are second to none. But a sorrowful glint in her eyes suggest a troubled past. --Description from the Dragon Quest VII instructional manual.

Aishe is a character from Dragon Quest VII. She is a ceremonial dancer of the Roamers tribe, but has shown some restlessness recently.

Appearance and Personality[edit | edit source]

Aishe is an attractive young woman with tan skin, long flowing dark hair that reaches past her shoulders. She wears red lipstick and silver hoop earrings. Aishe is similar in dress to Kiefer. She wears a red bolero jacket that she leaves open and red leather gloves. She also dons a leather bra and with red bikini bottoms. Draped around her waist is a tattered cloth that she wears like a skirt. Around her neck, she wears a metal choker connected to her bra with leather straps. She wears tall red leather boots with straps and metal bands around her thighs. Slung on the back of her waist is a scabbard with the Sword of the Roamers with which she is quite proficient. Over all, she looks like a dancer and a warrior, which suits her nicely.

Aishe is quite the forceful person. Many of the tribe find it hard to tell her what to do. In fact, during her initiation as the tribe's lead dancer, she walked out from the tent where the initiation was taking place, upset with the way the chief was playing the torban. During this, no one was able to stop her for fear of her swordsmanship. She finds that she is restless with the way of the Roamer Tribe. She wants to go and find new adventures.

However, Aishe doesn't defy her duties as the tribe lead dancer. On the contrary, she is very dedicated to reviving the Almighty. Her reason for joining the party, first and foremost is to find a person to play the legendary Torban of Truth.

Aishe is a very principled person, often refusing to compromise on her morals. She is quick to show compassion for troubled people around the world. She is very proud of her Roamer heritage and culture, and can become angry when she feels her people are being disrespected. She is mostly calm and patient, despite her hot-headed side. She is equally proficient in both dance and swordsmanship.

She shares an unusually strong bond with Princess Lisette, stating that she sees her as a younger sister. King Donald also quickly develops an affinity for Aishe, asking her to stay on in Estard as Lisette's tutor at the end of the game.

In the 3DS remake, if the player decides to look in a mirror while Aishe is the first character in the party line-up, she will agonize over her appearance. She will also comment on her outfit, smile at herself, strike a dancer's pose, comment on the usefulness of mirrors, use her sleeve to clean the mirror, wink at herself, fix her hair, wonder if she's put on weight, and ponder if she should start using a new lipstick.

Appearances[edit | edit source]

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

Not much is known about Aishe's past except that she was trained to lead the Roamer Tribe in dancing. Someone also taught her to fight with the sword as she is very proficient in this art as well.

It is later revealed that Aishe is a direct descendant of Kiefer and Lala, the former who traveled with the Hero before falling in love and choosing to stay in the past with Lala. This explains the strange connection Kiefer's family feels towards her.

During the initiation to become the tribe's dancer, Aishe walks out of the tent where she is performing. She heads to a cliff by a waterfall where the Hero and party catch up to her. She asks them who they are and they introduce themselves. Aishe believes that they were sent by the Chief of the Roamers. She explains that she has no desire to be a dancer. With that, she returns to the Roamer camp.

When the party arrives, they find Aishe and the chief having a heated discussion. Aishe wants to find the legendary Torban Player but the chief doesn't want her to leave. As the party enters the tent, she quickly uses them to her advantage. She tells the chief that she will be in their capable hands. The chief asks the party if this is true. The Hero responds in the affirmative. The chief relents and tells her to be careful on her journey. Aishe is given the Torban of Truth to find the Legendary Torban Player.

Aishe then leads the party to the cliff again and finds a grave that reads Here lies the Holy Dancer and the Holy Guardian. She digs up the grave and finds the Sword of the Roamers. She explains that this is the sword that Roamer Guardians use to protect the tribe. The chief didn't approve of her having it so she buried it. She then lies under the stars and invites the party to do the same.

Night passes and they wake up the next morning. Aishe formally joins the party and they set off to find the Legendary Torban player.

If the player heads to Estard first and enter the Castle, she will tell the party that she feels as though she has been there before even though she knows she hasn't. If the party talks to King Donald, he will ask Aishe to look him in the eyes and ask if she recognizes him. She will respond that she doesn't.

The party head to Hubble and find it a place dedicated to the arts. They meet the Princess Michaela and tell her of their quest to find the Legendary Torban Player. Michaela responds that she will use her influence to organize a contest so that a Torban Player can be found. Aishe leaves the Torban of Truth with the princess and continue on their adventure.

After completing the "Memories of an Old Friend" DLC tablet, the truth is revealed to King Donald that Aishe is in fact the descendant of Prince Kiefer and Lala, when the ring belonging to Kiefer's mother suddenly appears on Aishe's finger. The king warmly accepts the young woman who is his descendant and tells her that she will always have a place in Estard if she so chooses.

Abilities[edit | edit source]

Aishe joins the party at level 21 and already several abilities learned.

Level	Skill/Spell	MP Required	Target	Info	Oomph
21	Sizz	4	One Group	Hit one group of enemies for 20HP in fire damage	No
21	Flame Slash	0	One Enemy	Adds fire damage to an attack	Yes
21	Death Dance	0	All Enemies	Attempts to kill all enemies with a terrifying dance	No
21	Fuddle Dance	5	One Group	Causes confusion to one group of enemies	No
21	Dodgy Dance	0	Self	Greatly increases evasion for 2~3 turns	No
21	Ban Dance	0	One Group	Prevents enemies from dancing	No
21	Sultry Dance	0	One Enemy	Stuns one enemy for a turn	No
22	Song of Salvation	10	All Allies	Takes two turns. First turn, the song is performed. Second turn, all allies may be revived with partial HP. 50% chance to succeed.	No

In the 3DS version, Aishe will get a unique animation when using Sword Dance

Base Stats[edit | edit source]

Attribute	Starting Stats	Maximum Stats
Level	21	99
HP	168	870
MP	71	620
Strength	63	360
Agility	58	210
Resilience	31	210
Wisdom	65	340
Style	46	150
Initial gear	Sword of the Roamers, Dancer's costume, Silver platter, Silver tiara

Equipment[edit | edit source]

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Weapon	Modifier(s)
Cypress stick	Attack +2
Bamboo spear	Attack +5
Oaken club	Attack +8
Bronze knife	Attack +9
Copper sword	Attack +11
Giant mallet	Attack +14
Divine dagger	Attack +14
Thorn whip	Attack +18
Stone axe	Attack +19
Falcon blade	Attack +22
Iron lance	Attack +23
Leather whip	Attack +25
Chain sickle	Attack +27
Sledgehammer	Attack +31
Steel broadsword	Attack +33
Chain whip	Attack +33
Holy lance	Attack +36
Iron axe	Attack +38
Joker's soaker‡	Attack +39
Knuckledusters	Attack +40
Cautery sword	Attack +42
Morning star	Attack +43
Frying pan‡	Attack +44
Falcon knife earrings	Attack +45
Sizeable scissors	Attack +47
Battle-axe	Attack +49
Dragontail whip	Attack +52
Saw blade	Attack +54
Rippled rapier	Attack +55
Faerie foil	Attack +58
Lunar fan	Attack +60
Platinum sword	Attack +60
Magma staff	Attack +63
War hammer	Attack +63
Spiked steel whip	Attack +65
Dream blade	Attack +65
Mercury's rapier	Attack +65
Siren sword	Attack +70
Zombiesbane	Attack +75
Dragonsbane	Attack +83
Fire blade	Attack +87
Sword of the Roamers	Attack +90
Massacre sword	Attack +95
Sunderbolt blade	Attack +95
Godacus blade	Attack +97
Demon spear	Attack +99
Miracle sword	Attack +100
Blizzard blade	Attack +105
Headsman's axe	Attack +108
Bastard sword	Attack +109
Sword of ruin	Attack +110
Great bow	Attack +110
Solar fan	Attack +110
Hela's hammer	Attack +115
Wizardly whip‡	Attack +115
Double-edged sword	Attack +117
Hela's hefty hammer‡	Attack +120
Kingsblade	Attack +120
Flail of destruction	Attack +125
Metal king sword	Attack +130
Okeanos sword	Attack +140
Gringham whip	Attack +145

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Helmet	Modifier(s)
Canny cap	Defence +0
Leather hat	Defence +3
Hairband	Defence +4
Pointy hat	Defence +5
Hardwood headwear	Defence +6
Mad cap	Defence +8
Fur hood	Defence +11
Turban	Defence +12
Raving mad cap‡	Defence +13
Silver tiara	Defence +14
Bunny ears	Defence +15
Iron helmet	Defence +16
Iron mask	Defence +22
Pillager's helmet	Defence +25
Platinum headgear	Defence +28
Slime crown	Defence +31
Mythril helm	Defence +32
Thinking cap	Defence +37
Seacow sallet	Defence +40
Haywire helm	Defence +42
Golden tiara	Defence +43
Great helm	Defence +45
Sun crown‡	Defence +52
Pyros helm	Defence +52
Metal King Helm	Defence +60
Mask of Implacability‡	Defence +255

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Armour	Modifier(s)
Plain clothes	Defence +4
Wayfarer's clothes	Defence +7
Leather armor	Defence +11
Silk robe	Defence +13
Scale armour	Defence +15
Leather dress	Defence +17
Bunny suit	Defence +17
Shell armour	Defence +18
Fur cape	Defence +18
Chain mail	Defence +20
Dancer's costume	Defence +20
Bronze armour	Defence +23
Iron cuirass	Defence +26
Iron armour	Defence +30
Vestment of Virtue	Defence +30
Full plate armour	Defence +34
Silver cuirass	Defence +36
Dancer's mail	Defence +37
Pillager's platemail	Defence +38
Silk bustier	Defence +38
Glombolero	Defence +40
Party dress	Defence +40
Silver mail	Defence +43
Magical skirt	Defence +45
Magic armour	Defence +47
Heavy armour	Defence +50
Glitzy glombolero	Defence +50
Spangled dress	Defence +50
Spiked armour	Defence +55
Enchanted armour	Defence +55
Angel's robe	Defence +55
Dragon mail	Defence +60
Platinum mail	Defence +63
Hate mail	Defence +65
Mink mantle‡	Defence +65
Flame armour	Defence +70
Sacred armour	Defence +75
Shimmering dress	Defence +75
Hela's armour	Defence +85
Princess's robe	Defence +85
Sacreder armour‡	Defence +88
Gigant armour	Defence +92
Angel leotard	Defence +93
Mirror armour	Defence +95
Divine bustier	Defence +95
Royal mail	Defence +105
Metal king armour	Defence +115

Dragon Quest VII (All)
Shields	Modifier(s)
Pot lid	Defence+2
Leather shield	Defence+4
Scale shield	Defence+7
Bronze shield	Defence+11
Iron shield	Defence+13
Silver platter	Defence+15
White shield	Defence+16
Slime shield	Defence+17
Magic shield	Defence+18
Encyclopaedia Titanica‡	Defence+20
Ice shield	Defence+24
Platinum shield	Defence+25
Dragon shield	Defence+26
Bottlenose buckler	Defence+28
Tempest shield	Defence+32
Flame shield	Defence+36
Power shield	Defence+40
Shield of shame	Defence+42
Max power shield‡	Defence+48
Silver shield	Defence+50
Goddess shield‡	Defence+55
Ruinous shield	Defence+57
Aeras shield	Defence+60
Shimmering shield‡	Defence+65
Metal king shield	Defence+70

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

‡3DS version only.

Strategy[edit | edit source]

Aishe is able to equip most weapons and armour in the game. With her high Strength growths, she is best suited as a physical attacker. Her ability to use various equipment pieces with high Style bonuses also make her a great candidate for winning the Style category of the Excellence Grading Organisation.

Being the ritual Dancer of the Roamer tribe, it isn't surprising that Aishe joins the party with the Dancer vocation already mastered. She joins the party as a rank three Warrior. The player should allow Aishe to reach maturity with both vocations so that she can use the skill Sword Dance, a powerful skill that attacks all enemies four times.

Because she already mastered the Dancer vocation, it would be a good idea to learn the Luminary vocation after mastering both the Troubadour and Jester vocations.

Name Origin[edit | edit source]

Her original name "Aira" can be seen as a conglomeration of the Italian name Aria, meaning 'Song' or 'Melody' and the Japanese name Airi which means 'Love' and 'affection'. The name Aishe is a variant of the name Aisha, which means "living, alive" in Arabic. It is used in various languages, including Urdu and Swahili.^[1]