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Leon's sister by birth, Maria is a strong young woman who carries on her fight against the empire even as she searches for her lost brother.
Dawn of Souls instruction manual.

Maria is the main deuteragonist of Final Fantasy II. She is one of Firion's permanent allies, and Leon's sister, but the two are separated at the beginning of the game.

Profile

Appearance

Maria has pale skin, purple eyes, and long purple hair. She wears a halter top with the left side exposed, leggings, boots, and bracers on her wrists, which are all colored purple. Her left breast is covered with a gold cup and she wears a gold brooch on her neck. She also wears various gold bands on her left arm and a quiver of arrows attached to a belt around her waist. Her NES battle sprite shows her with red clothing and hair, while her map sprite in the NES version shows her with blonde hair. Maria wears a more simple outfit in her PS/GBA sprites and her hair is a bright shade of purple. Her sprite matches Yoshitaka Amano's concept art in the PlayStation Portable version.

Personality

Maria is a kind young lady who often acts as the arbitrator between Firion and others, e.g. Leila when she offers her aide to take Firion and his party to Deist. Maria eventually has an emotional breakdown and can't keep her composure as her loved ones and friends keep suffering and dying. When a townman flirts with her and asks her to go out with him in Poft, she turns him down.

Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. (Skip section)

Maria's parents are killed during the Palamecian empire's strike against Fynn. While trying to flee from the Empire during their conquest of Fynn alongside Firion and her brother Leon, Maria slipped and fell when a steeple collapsed, nearly getting her killed by a pursuing Imperial soldier until Leon and Firion held the soldier off long enough to get her and themselves to safety. Ultimately, she managed to escape from the city and regroup with Guy while observing with sadness their home's destruction. Ultimately, she is taken in by the princess of Altair, Hilda. Firion asks if the three of them (Firion, Maria and Guy) could join the rebel army. After they are refused, Maria makes the statement they could not go home because Fynn has been taken over by the empire and that their parents have been killed. Hilda gives them the rebel password, Wild Rose, and allows them to stay in Altair. Maria, throughout the game, wants to defeat the empire, but also find her lost brother, Leon, who has been separated from her because of the empire's attack against Fynn.

Maria is later shocked to learn that one of the Emperor's servants, the Dark Knight, is actually Leon. When Leon attempts to crown himself Emperor after the original Emperor's first death, Maria accompanies Firion to confront him. The original Emperor returns from the dead, and Leon is forced to give up all dreams of ruling. After the Dark Emperor's return, Maria, Firion, Guy, and now Leon, head to Pandaemonium, the fortress of the Lord of Hell that has come to surface from Hell thanks to the Dark Emperor's powers. When the party faces the Dark Emperor, he is finally defeated. Leon separates from the party, but Maria does not want to separate from him again and tries to stop him from leaving. Firion stops her, saying that when Leon is ready to come back he will be welcome.

In the novelization Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū, Firion and Maria become a romantic couple at the end.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Maria's starting equipment is a Bow and her clothes. Out of the three starting characters Maria has the most Intelligence, making her suited to be made into a Black Mage by teaching her many offensive spells. She has the least Attack and HP among the three starting characters, and as her Stamina is lower than Firion's or Guy's, her HP will grow slower than theirs. On the up side her Agility is the highest, so she will often get first attack in battle early in the game. Her ultimate weapon in the Arcane Labyrinth is the Artemis Bow. Because the Key Terms that are optimal for Maria are received after retaking Castle Fynn, she has the option to obtain her ultimate weapon the earliest of the three core party members.

Initial Stats

Stat	Level
HP	20
MP	10
Strength	5
Spirit	10
Intelligence	15
Stamina	5
Agility	15
Magic	5

Optimal Key Terms for Arcane Labyrinth

Good Fortune	Promising	Quite Well	Auspicious	Superb
Desert Cauldron Woodlands Utopia Jade Passage Destruction	Ekmet Teloess Oasis Giants Iron Bars	Tundra Ultima Tome Chronicles Miasma	Mysidia Sorcery	Mercy

Other appearances

Main article: Maria other appearances

Maria has made appearances in the following games in the Final Fantasy series:

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia as a playable character.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy as a playable character.
Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade as a summonable Legend.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper as a playable character.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius as a summonable vision.
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game as a series of cards.
Triple Triad as a card.

Voice

Maria's vocal sounds in the PlayStation remake Final Fantasy Origins were provided by Noriko Shitaya, who later on provided the voice of Rydia in the 3D remake of Final Fantasy IV, as well as Althea Sol Alfitaria in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers.

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Maria is a female given name in many diverse cultures. It became popular with the spread of Christianity as a Latinized form of the Hebrew name of Jesus' mother Mary (Miriam in Hebrew). The meaning of the name is uncertain, but it may originally be an Egyptian name, probably derived from "mry" (beloved) or "mr" (love) ("eminent lady" or "beloved lady"), although it was used in Europe even before the establishment of Christianity as a female form of the Roman name Marius.

In Latin, maria can be roughly translated as "from the sea".

References

↑ Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū

[1] Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū

[1]

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-|romaji = Maria
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-|hometown = [[Fynn]]
+|portrait=[[File:Maria-sprh.png|35x35px|Portrait Sprite (NES).]] [[File:Maria-DSOP.png|35x35px|Prototype Portrait Sprite (NES).]] [[File:FFII menu maria.png|35x35px|Portrait Sprite (WSC/PS).]] [[File:FF2GBA Maria Portrait.png|35x35px|Portrait (GBA).]] [[File:FF2GBA Maria Portrait - Sad.png|35x35px|Sad Portrait (GBA).]] [[File:FF2GBA Maria Portrait - Smiling.png|35x35px|Smiling Portrait (GBA).]] [[File:Maria.PNG|35x35px|Portrait Sprite (PSP).]] [[File:FF2PSP Maria Frog.png|35x35px|bottom|Frog portrait (PSP)]]
-|sign = [[Sagittarius (zodiac)|Sagittarius]]
+|sprite=[[File:NES-Maria.PNG|35x50px|Battle sprite (NES).]] [[File:Maria Sprite.PNG|35x50px|Battle Sprite (PS/GBA).]] [[File:Maria-PSP.png|35x50px|Battle Sprite (PSP).]]<hr/>[[File:Maria Map NES.png|40x40px|Map Sprite (NES).]] [[File:Maria Map PS.png|40x40px|Map Sprite (PS/GBA).]] [[File:FF2PSP Maria Map.png|40x40px|Map Sprite (PSP).]]
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+|type=playable
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+|designer=[[Yoshitaka Amano]]
+|japanese voice actor=
+*Noriko Shitaya ([[Final Fantasy Origins|FFO FMV]])
+*Kotono Mitsuishi ([[Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia|DFFOO]])
+|other appearances=true
+|dffoo=true
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+|ffbe=true
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-{{Q|Leon's sister by birth, Maria is a strong young woman who carries on her fight against the empire even as she searches for her lost brother.|''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Dawn of Souls]]'' instruction manual.}}
+{{Quote|Leon's sister by birth, Maria is a strong young woman who carries on her fight against the empire even as she searches for her lost brother.|''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Dawn of Souls]]'' instruction manual.}}
-'''Maria''' is the main deuteragonist of ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''. She is one of Firion's permanent allies, and [[Leon (Final Fantasy II)|Leon's]] sister, but the two are separated at the beginning of the game. Maria's vocal sounds in the [[PlayStation]] remake ''[[Final Fantasy Origins]]'' were provided by Noriko Shitaya, who later on provided the voice of [[Rydia]] in the 3D remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]''.
+'''Maria''' is the main deuteragonist of ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''. She is one of [[Firion]]'s permanent allies, and [[Leon (Final Fantasy II)|Leon's]] sister, but the two are separated at the beginning of the game.
 ==Profile==
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 ==Story==
-{{sideicon|FFII}}
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 [[File:FFII DoS Maria.png|left|180px|Artwork for the ''[[Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Dawn of Souls]]'' version.]]
-Maria's parents are killed during the [[Palamecia (Final Fantasy II)|Palamecian]] empire's strike against [[Fynn]] and she is taken in by the princess of [[Altair (Final Fantasy II)|Altair]], [[Princess Hilda|Hilda]]. Firion asks if the three of them (Firion, Maria and [[Guy]]) could join the rebel army. After they are refused, Maria makes the statement they could not go home because Fynn has been taken over by the empire and that their parents have been killed. Hilda gives them the rebel password, [[Wild Rose Rebellion|Wild Rose]], and allows them to stay in Altair. Maria, throughout the game, wants to defeat the empire, but also find her lost brother, Leon, who has been separated from her because of the empire's attack against Fynn.
+Maria's parents are killed during the [[Palamecia (Final Fantasy II)|Palamecian]] empire's strike against [[Fynn]]. While trying to flee from the Empire during their [[Fall of Fynn|conquest]] of Fynn alongside Firion and her brother Leon, Maria slipped and fell when a steeple collapsed, nearly getting her killed by a pursuing Imperial soldier until Leon and Firion held the soldier off long enough to get her and themselves to safety. Ultimately, she managed to escape from the city and regroup with [[Guy]] while observing with sadness their home's destruction. Ultimately, she is taken in by the princess of [[Altair (Final Fantasy II)|Altair]], [[Princess Hilda|Hilda]]. Firion asks if the three of them (Firion, Maria and [[Guy]]) could join the rebel army. After they are refused, Maria makes the statement they could not go home because Fynn has been taken over by the empire and that their parents have been killed. Hilda gives them the rebel password, [[Wild Rose Rebellion|Wild Rose]], and allows them to stay in Altair. Maria, throughout the game, wants to defeat the empire, but also find her lost brother, Leon, who has been separated from her because of the empire's attack against Fynn.
 Maria is later shocked to learn that one of the [[Emperor Mateus|Emperor's]] servants, the Dark Knight, is actually Leon. When Leon attempts to crown himself Emperor after the original Emperor's first death, Maria accompanies Firion to confront him. The original Emperor returns from the dead, and Leon is forced to give up all dreams of ruling. After the Dark Emperor's return, Maria, Firion, Guy, and now Leon, head to [[Pandaemonium (Final Fantasy II)|Pandaemonium]], the fortress of the Lord of Hell that has come to surface from Hell thanks to the Dark Emperor's powers. When the party faces the Dark Emperor, he is finally defeated. Leon separates from the party, but Maria does not want to separate from him again and tries to stop him from leaving. Firion stops her, saying that when Leon is ready to come back he will be welcome.
 In the novelization ''[[Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū]]'', Firion and Maria become a romantic couple at the end.
-{{-}}
+{{clear}}
 {{endspoiler}}
 ==Gameplay==
 [[File:Maria's stats.png|thumb|right|Maria's initial stats.]]
-Maria's starting equipment is a [[Bow (weapon type)|Bow]] and her clothes. Out of the three starting characters Maria has the most [[Intelligence (stat)|Intelligence]], making her suited to be made into a [[Black Mage (job)|Black Mage]] by teaching her many offensive spells. She has the least Attack and HP among the three starting characters, and as her [[Stamina (stat)|Stamina]] is lower than Firion's or Guy's, her HP will grow slower than theirs. On the up side her [[Speed (stat)|Agility]] is the highest, so she will often get first attack in [[Battle (term)|battle]] early in the game. Her ultimate weapon in the Arcane Labyrinth is the [[Artemis Bow]]. Because the Key Terms that are optimal for Maria are received after retaking [[Castle Fynn]], she has the option to obtain her ultimate weapon the earliest of the three core party members.
+Maria's starting equipment is a [[Final Fantasy II weapons#Bow|Bow]] and her clothes. Out of the three starting characters Maria has the most [[Intelligence (stat)|Intelligence]], making her suited to be made into a [[Black Mage (job)|Black Mage]] by teaching her many offensive spells. She has the least Attack and HP among the three starting characters, and as her [[Stamina (stat)|Stamina]] is lower than Firion's or Guy's, her HP will grow slower than theirs. On the up side her [[Speed (stat)|Agility]] is the highest, so she will often get first attack in [[Battle (term)|battle]] early in the game. Her ultimate weapon in the Arcane Labyrinth is the [[Artemis Bow]]. Because the Key Terms that are optimal for Maria are received after retaking [[Castle Fynn]], she has the option to obtain her ultimate weapon the earliest of the three core party members.
 ===Initial Stats===
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 !width="30%"|Level
 |-
-!class="b"|HP
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#HP|HP]]
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 |-
-!class="b"|MP
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#MP|MP]]
 |10
 |-
-!class="b"|Strength
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Strength|Strength]]
 |5
 |-
-!class="b"|Spirit
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Spirit|Spirit]]
 |10
 |-
-!class="b"|Intelligence
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Intelligence|Intelligence]]
 |15
 |-
-!class="b"|Stamina
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Stamina|Stamina]]
 |5
 |-
-!class="b"|Agility
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Agility|Agility]]
 |15
 |-
-!class="b"|Magic
+!class="b"|[[Final Fantasy II stats#Magic|Magic]]
 |5
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 ===Optimal [[Key Terms]] for [[Arcane Labyrinth]]===
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+{|class="half-width FFII article-table" style="text-align:center"
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 ==Other appearances==
-{{main|Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances|t1=Maria other appearances}}
+{{main|/Other appearances|t1=Maria other appearances}}
-Maria has made appearances in the following games in the ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]'' series:
+Maria has made appearances in the following games in the [[Final Fantasy series|''Final Fantasy'' series]]:
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Pictlogica Final Fantasy|Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]'' as a playable character.
+*''[[/Opera Omnia|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia]]'' as a playable character.
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]'' as a summonable [[Legend (Airborne Brigade)|Legend]].
+*''[[/Other appearances#Pictlogica Final Fantasy|Pictlogica Final Fantasy]]'' as a playable character.
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Record Keeper|Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' as a playable character.
+*''[[/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade|Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]'' as a summonable [[Legend (Airborne Brigade)|Legend]].
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Brave Exvius|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]''.
+*''[[/Record Keeper|Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' as a playable character.
+*''[[/Brave Exvius|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]'' as a summonable vision.
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Trading Card Game|Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]'' as a series of [[List of Final Fantasy Trading Card Game cards|cards]].
-*''[[Maria (Final Fantasy II)/Other appearances#Triple Triad|Triple Triad]]'' as a card.
+*''[[/Other appearances#Final Fantasy Trading Card Game|Final Fantasy Trading Card Game]]'' as a series of [[Final Fantasy Trading Card Game cards|cards]].
+*''[[/Other appearances#Triple Triad|Triple Triad]]'' as a card.
+==Voice==
+Maria's vocal sounds in the [[PlayStation]] remake ''[[Final Fantasy Origins]]'' were provided by Noriko Shitaya, who later on provided the voice of [[Rydia]] in the 3D remake of ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'', as well as [[Althea Sol Alfitaria]] in ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers]]''.
 ==Gallery==
-<gallery class="FFIIa">
+<gallery>
 FFII - Heroes - Maria Detail.png|Detail of Maria from Yoshitaka Amano's ''Final Fantasy II'' [[:File:II Party.jpg|protagonists' art]].
 Amano Leon.jpg|Maria attacked by Leon.
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 Maria%27s_Melancholy.png|Maria surveys the destruction of Fynn in the opening from ''Origins''.
 Maria DoS 2.png|Alternate artwork of Maria for Dawn of Souls.
+FFII Maria by Toshitaka Matsuda.png|Artwork by Toshitaka Matsuda.
 </gallery>
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 {{Etym|Maria}}
-==Trivia==
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
-*Maria is the first female playable character in the series since the playable characters from the first ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' had no designated genders unless the player named them as such.
+{{navbox characters FFII}}
-*Maria is seventeen years old in the ''[[Final Fantasy II Muma no Meikyū]]'' novelization.
-{{FFII}}
 [[de:Maria]]
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 [[fr:Maria]]
 [[pt-br:Maria (Final Fantasy II)]]
-[[Category:Final Fantasy II player characters]]
+[[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy II]]