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Maria (Japanese: マリア Maria) is the second princess of Macedon, and the younger sister of Michalis and Minerva. She appears as a cleric in Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem and their remakes, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem.
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Role
Before the events of the game, Maria's older brother Michalis kidnapped her in order to force Minerva and the Whitewings to obey him. Minerva sent her soldier Catria to inform Marth of her predicament, and the prince immediately set out for Castle Deil, despite the misgivings of his army. He was able to rescue the captive princess from General Zharov, and Maria and Minerva promptly joined Marth's forces.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Bishop | +x to 22 | +x to 3 | +0 | +x to 14 | +0 | +x to 8 | +0 | +x to 6 | +x to 10 |
- In Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, promotion gains consist on giving the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base stats. If the character's stats are higher than their promoted class' base stats, they will not receive any bonus.
Analysis
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Maria is a Curate that joins in Chapter 10. Maria has a weapon level of 8, which is high enough to use every staff in the game. This single-handedly gives Maria enough utility to justify using her, as certain staves are extremely useful, such as Warp and Physic. Unfortunately, Maria has many other weaknesses that limit her potential. She has a speed of 2, with a growth of 20%, meaning she will probably get doubled by any enemy she goes up against. Her defense is a very low 4 with a growth of 0%, which—when you factor in her low speed, her 19 max HP with a 0% growth, and the fact she only has an avoid of 2 before terrain bonuses—means she will likely die against any enemy she comes up against. These weaknesses can be improved by promoting to Bishop, which additionally allows her to use tomes. Unfortunately, the only way for Maria to gain experience is to survive combat, which is very hard considering her terrible durability. She only starts at level 3, so she needs to gain 7 levels to reach the promotion threshold, and she joins too late in the game to take advantage of weaker enemies in the earlier levels. Additionally, the Bishop's Ring needed to promote her can't be obtained until Chapter 19, so she can't take advantage of the benefits of promotion for most of the game. Still, being able to use every staff gives her enough utility to justify using if you feel you need another staff-user.
Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Role
Before the events of the game, Maria's older brother Michalis kidnapped her in order to force Minerva and the Whitewings to obey him. Minerva sent her soldier Catria to inform Marth of her predicament, and the prince immediately set out for Castle Deil, despite the misgivings of his army. He was able to rescue the captive princess from General Zharov, and Maria and Minerva promptly joined Marth's forces.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Promotion stat gains
Class | HP | Str | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Bishop | +x to 18 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +x to 12 |
- In Mystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—the "x" value shown in the table—to reach the promoted class's base value. If the character's value for one of those two stats is higher than their promoted class's base value, they will not receive any bonus in that stat.
Book 2
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Role
Before the events of the game, Maria's older brother Michalis kidnapped her in order to force Minerva and the Whitewings to obey him. Minerva sent her soldier Catria to inform Marth of her predicament, and the prince immediately set out for Castle Deil, despite the misgivings of his army. He was able to rescue the captive princess from General Zharov, and Maria and Minerva promptly joined Marth's forces.
Starting stats and growth rates
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Growth rates when reclassed
Paladin Peg. Knight/Falcoknight Dracoknight Archer/Sniper Myrmidon/Swordmaster Mage Sage/Bishop
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res |
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Paladin | 35% | 15% | 0% | 35% | 15% | 75% | 10% | 15% |
Promotion stat gains
Cleric Peg. Knight Archer Mage Myrmidon
Class | HP | Str | Mag | Skill | Spd | Lck | Def | Res | Mov | Weapon level |
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Bishop | +6 | +1 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +30, E |
Analysis
This character analysis section may not be accurate to every player's experience. |
Maria joins as a level 3 Cleric in Chapter 10, at the halfway point of Shadow Dragon. Her base stats are low, aside from a relatively high resistance stat, and her level is also low, requiring seven more to promote. Her growth rates except for luck and resistance are also low, so she will not gain many stats from the level-ups she needs.
Maria starts with D rank in staves and 10 weapon experience. While other staff users who join earlier exist, Maria is still better than other units reclassed to Curate or Cleric, as they would have an E rank in staves. This allows her to reach C rank at a decent speed, and with that, access to Warp and Physic. Once Maria has reached C rank in staves, she functions well as a support unit. No reclassing options help Maria, as she would have very low stats and weapon ranks after reclassing. It is unlikely that Maria will ever promote, considering how competitive Master Seals are, but if she does, Bishop is her best promotion, as it increases her staff rank.
Maria also has a unique niche—she can use the Aum staff without reclassing, otherwise limited to Elice. However, this would require Maria to reach A staves, which may not be feasible, and Elice will always be able to use it at base.
Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem
Role
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Starting stats and growth rates
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Fire Emblem Heroes
Role
There are two different variations of Maria available to Heroes, both of which are tied to her storyline appearance in Mystery of the Emblem. The normal variation of Maria is one of the characters available to be summoned by players from the game's initial launch. A spring variation of Maria was made available between the period of March 8, 2021 through April 8, 2021 as part of the summoning event surrounding the Hop-and-Go-Seek update.
Maria: Minerva's Sister
Starting stats
★★★ ★★★★ ★★★★★
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Initial Stats Level 40 Stats
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Skill set
Skill set | |||
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Skill | Rarity | SP cost | |
Assault | ★★★ | 50 SP | |
Panic | ★★★ | 150 SP | |
Panic+ | ★★★★★ | 300 SP | |
Heal | Innate | ||
Mend | Innate | ||
Physic | ★★★★ | 200 SP | |
Physic+ | ★★★★★ | 300 SP | |
Imbue | ★★★ | 50 SP | |
Miracle | ★★★ | 200 SP | |
C | Fortify Res 1 | ★★★ | 50 SP |
C | Fortify Res 2 | ★★★★ | 100 SP |
C | Fortify Res 3 | ★★★★★ | 200 SP |
Maria: Sunny Smile
Starting stats
- Maria: Sunny Smile is only available at 5★ rarity.
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Skill set
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Skill | Rarity | SP cost | |
Iron Axe | Innate | ||
Steel Axe | Innate | ||
Silver Axe | Innate | ||
Pastel Poleaxe | Innate | ||
Rally Defense | Innate | ||
Rally Spd/Def | ★★★★★ | 300 SP | |
Rally Spd/Def+ | ★★★★★ | 400 SP | |
A | Atk/Def Push 1 | ★★★★★ | 60 SP |
A | Atk/Def Push 2 | ★★★★★ | 120 SP |
A | Atk/Def Push 3 | ★★★★★ | 240 SP |
A | Atk/Def Push 4 | ★★★★★ | 300 SP |
B | Flow Flight 1 | ★★★★★ | 60 SP |
B | Flow Flight 2 | ★★★★★ | 120 SP |
B | Flow Flight 3 | ★★★★★ | 240 SP |
Personality
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Supports
Mystery of the Emblem
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New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
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Base conversations
Maria does not have any base conversations.
Endings
Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light
Maria
Her enthusiasm for Marth has not diminished.
Mystery of the Emblem
Book 1
Maria, Minerva's Sister
She studied at Khadein and then returned to Macedon. As a cleric she served her citizens.
Book 2
Maria, Minerva's Sister
At Lena's monastery she cared for the orphans who had lost their parents.
Shadow Dragon
Maria, Petit Princess
After studying in Khadein for a while, Princess Maria returned to Macedon to serve her people as a cleric.
New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow
Maria, Minerva's Sister
Maria cared after war orphans at a convent. The children loved her as a big sister.
Quotes
Battle quotes
“ | THOSE WHO OPPOSE... LORD MEDEUS... MUST DIE... | ” | — Maria, as an enemy in Endgame 2 of Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | WE WILL KILL ALL... WHO DEFY... LORD MEDEUS... | ” | — Maria, as an enemy in the Endgame of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Death quote
“ | Prince Marth… | ” | — Maria in Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light. |
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“ | Ah... Minerva, sister... | ” | — Maria, in Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Ah, Minerva, sister... | ” | — Maria, as an enemy in Endgame 2 of Mystery of the Emblem Book 2. |
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“ | Ahh! Sister... | ” | — Maria, in Shadow Dragon. |
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“ | Ahh... Minerva, sister... | ” | — Maria's death quote in Classic Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Did I... come too close...? I'll fall back... to the rear... | ” | — Maria's retreat quote in Casual Mode in New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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“ | Ah... Minerva...... | ” | — Maria, as an enemy in the Endgame of New Mystery of the Emblem. |
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Heroes quotes
- Main article:
Maria/Quotes (Heroes)
Other appearances
Fire Emblem Cipher
Maria is featured on four cards in Fire Emblem Cipher.
- Two of the below cards' epithets are still in raw, untranslated Japanese; these need translation.
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Innocent Priestess, Maria | |||||
"I'll never be able to help you if I don't get strong too, sis!" | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 20 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 3 | ||
Class: Bishop | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 2 | |||
Fortify: [Activate] [ , ] Select 2 cards with different unit names other than "Maria" from your discard pile and add them to your hand. | |||||
Card #B01-032HN • Artist: Shigetaka Kimura | |||||
Young Macedonian Princess, Maria | |||||
"Hey, it's alright if I come along too, right?" | |||||
Attack: 20 | Support: 20 | Range: – | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Cleric | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Heal: [Activate] [ , ] Choose a card from your Retreat Area other than "Maria" and add it to your hand. Maria's Wish: [Always] The attack of allied "Minerva" and "Michalis" cards is increased by 10. Miracle Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit. | |||||
Card #B01-033N • Artist: Shigetaka Kimura | |||||
飛竜を駆る魔道姫, Maria | |||||
"Members of the Macedon royal family must all ride wyverns... At least, that's what Minerva told me!" | |||||
Attack: 50 | Support: 30 | Range: 1-2 | Deploy Cost: 4 | ||
Class: Dracoknight | Tier: Advanced | Class Change Cost: 3 | |||
Adorable Wyrmswing: [Special] If you have 1 or more allies, this card's deployment cost in your hand is reduced by 2. Blue-Sky Mage Knight: [Trigger] [] Each time a ally's attack destroys an enemy, you may pay the cost and if you do: draw 1 card. | |||||
Card #B15-039SR • Artist: Fuzichoco | |||||
飛竜の国の王女, Maria | |||||
"Oh! You must be Prince Marth! (My, he's so dashing!)" | |||||
Attack: 30 | Support: 20 | Range: - | Deploy Cost: 1 | ||
Class: Cleric | Tier: Base | Class Change Cost: -- | |||
Heal: [Activate] [] [] Choose 1 card besides "Maria" from your Retreat Area, and add it to your hand. Miracle Emblem: [Support] Until the end of this battle, the attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit. | |||||
Card #B15-040N • Artist: Shigetaka Kimura | |||||
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, see their TCG wiki article on Maria . |
Flavor text
Trivia
- Two characters named Maria appear in TearRing Saga: Yutona Heroes War Chronicles, Maria, the Queen of Salia and her daughter, also named Maria. However, Princess Maria goes by the name Katri most of the time.
- In Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem, Maria has unused Everyone's Conditions quotes. Due to her only being recruitable during the final chapter of the game, her Everyone's Conditions quotes cannot be seen during normal gameplay.[1]
Etymology and other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Maria |
Latin form of "Mary", from the Greek Μαρία María, from Hebrew מִרְיָם Miryām.[2] |
Japanese |
マリア |
Officially romanized as Maria. |
Spanish |
Maria |
As above. |
Spanish (Latin America) |
María |
Spanish form of Maria; used in the American Spanish localization of Heroes. |
French |
Maria |
As above. |
German |
Maria |
As above. |
Italian |
Marian |
Variant of Marion.[3] |
Portuguese (Brazil) |
Maria |
As above |
Traditional Chinese |
瑪莉亞 |
Maria |
Gallery
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Artwork of Maria from Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light.
Artwork of Maria from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Artwork of Maria from the Fire Emblem Trading Card Game.
Heroes artwork
- FEH Maria 01.png
Artwork of Maria: Minerva's Sister from Heroes.
- FEH Maria 02.png
Artwork of Maria: Minerva's Sister from Heroes.
- FEH Maria 02a.png
Artwork of Maria: Minerva's Sister from Heroes.
- FEH Maria 03.png
Artwork of Maria: Minerva's Sister from Heroes.
Artwork of Maria: Minerva's Sister from Heroes.
Artwork of Maria: Sunny Smile from Heroes.
Artwork of Maria: Sunny Smile from Heroes.
Artwork of Maria: Sunny Smile from Heroes.
Artwork of Maria: Sunny Smile from Heroes.
Other appearances
Artwork of Maria from Fire Emblem Cipher.
References
- ↑ Fire Emblem: Shin Monshou no Nazo, tcrf.net, Retrieved: November 11, 2022
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/maria
- ↑ https://www.behindthename.com/name/marian-1
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