Esther
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| Character Information | |
| Aliases | Esther |
| Japanese Name | マル |
| Romaji | Maru |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | Unknown |
| Species | Human |
| Weapon | Harp |
| Occupation | Songstress |
| World of Origin | Ni No Kuni |
| Japanese voice actor | Nagasawa Masami |
| English voice actor | Lauren Mote |
| Relatives | |
| Soulmate | Myrtle |
| Father | Rashaad |
| “ | A bright and cheerful girl who Oliver meets in the other world. She loves singing and playing music, and her dauntless positivity pulls her friends through many a scrape. | ” |
—Prima Guide |
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Esther (マル Maru) is a songstress who joins Oliver on his quest. She is the daughter of the Great Sage, Rashaad. Esther is known to have a fiery personality, which causes her and Swaine to butt heads frequently. Her real-world soulmate is a shy girl named Myrtle, who is nicknamed Starey-Mary by the children because she never leaves her room and always looks out her window.
She initially had part of her heart removed by Shadar, but Oliver helps her return to her former self, upon which she joins him on his adventure to defeat Shadar and bring Oliver's mother back.
Appearance[]
Esther has blonde hair in a ponytail and blue eyes. She a dark indigo crop top with a gold neck collar and light purple short sleeves a matching dark indigo skirt with a gold band near the bottom pink puffy pants with gold bands at the legs and orange dancers' slippers. At the Winter Isles, she wears a pink coat with fluffy white edges. In Castaway Cove she wears a blue bikini with a purple towel skirt around her waist.
Personality[]
Esther is a bright girl with a positive attitude. She is very helpful and quickly feels sorry for others, which is why she wants to help everyone. Precisely for this reason, Esther often clashes with the pessimistic Swaine and also shows her loud, spirited, and stubborn side in her arguments with him.
Battle Role[]
Like Oliver, Esther is a spellcasting ranged combatant. Whereas Oliver can assume a more aggressive role utilizing his offensive Spells to deal damage to enemies, Esther's Songs are mostly based around improving allies' stats and healing the party when they've taken damage. Care should be taken however on how many Songs she utilizes, as without items to replenish MP she may not have the necessary amount to buff or heal the party later on in a fight when it's most critical.
Esther has an affinity with Aves, Flora, and Aquatica familiars.
Abilities[]
Esther/Sherry uses a harp which she can use to attack enemies. She also has Songs, which can be utilized to heal allies or apply buffs. Furthermore, her harp can be used to capture lovestruck monsters through the use of "Serenading". She is the only member of the party that has this ability, and through her, is the only way to tame monsters to join your party. Only if she is in the player's main party will the Serenading option be available.
Esther's Miracle Move, Crescendo, increases the entire party's attack.
Songs[]
| Lvl | Name | MP | Cast Time | Cooldown | Effect |
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| 1 | Chirpy Tune | 40 | 0 | 1.5 | Restores a moderate amount of HP to one party member. |
| 15 | Quick March | 15 | 1.1 | 3.5 | Temporarily raises party's evasion by 50%. |
| 21 | Cheer | 15 | 1.1 | 3.5 | Temporarily raises party's magical attack by 20%. |
| 27 | Cacophony | 12 | 1.2 | 3.5 | Deals a moderate amount of physical damage to all nearby foes. |
| 36 | Chant | 11 | 1 | 3.5 | Heals all ailments from one companion (except for unconsciousness). |
| 43 | Healing Hymn | 16 | 1.4 | 3.5 | Restores a significant amount of HP to one member. |
| 55 | Refrain | 20 | 1.1 | 3.5 | Temporarily raises party's defense by 15%. |
| 65 | Anthem | 20 | 1.1 | 3.5 | Temporarily raises party's attack by 10%. |
Appearance[]
When first meeting Esther in Al Mamoon, she is wearing an indigo outfit, which she wears consistently throughout the game. The only times she changes is in Castaway Cove (when she gets a rather stylish blue bikini with a purple sarong around her waist), in Hamelin (where she dons a suit of Pink-accented armor as a disguise), and in Yule (where she gets a thick coat very similar to Oliver's but in pink).
| Garments | Unlocked | Image |
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| Al Mamoon Clothes | Default |   |
| Bathing Suit | Acquired in Castaway Cove |   |
| Winter Coat | Acquired in Yule on the Winter Isles |   |
Max Stats In-Game (Remastered)[]
Movement Speed = 3 ***
Attack Speed = 1 *
ATK = 164
DEF = 280
MATK = 242
MDEF = 265
ACU = 324
EVA = 339
Tips[]
- Ensure that she has at least one physical attack familiar, as she burns through her magic points very quickly.
- Late in game, having her set to 'Keep us Healthy' will cause her to burn through her magic casting buffs on all party members. Each time a buff is cast on party members, the player's character has to stop in place.
Trivia[]
- In Ni No Kuni 2 Revenant Kingdom, Esther makes a cameo in Lofty's Trial Of Knowledge. and one of Tani outfit is Esther's Al Mamoon Cloths.