Marisha (Japanese:マリーシアMalliesia) is acleric that first appears in Book 2 ofMystery of the Emblem and appears again in itsDSremake. She isLena's pupil, and thus is able to wield theHammerne staff.^[1]

Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem

Book 2

Role

Marisha is found in a village during Marth'sexpedition in Grust. Her grandmother claimed she was only ten years old to protect her from being taken byLang and his men, but she actually has come of age. After finding out Marth wasn't one of Lang's men, her grandmother offers her to Marth as his bride, but Marisha says it's far too early and that she doesn't know what to do. Marisha continued to accompany Marth throughout theWar of Heroes. She trained underLena as acleric prior to the war.

AfterMedeus's defeat, she gets upset thatTiki is getting all of Marth's attention, and claims thatCaeda won't forgive her if she shows even the slightest happiness, which Caeda writes off as nonsense.

Marisha is the only character in the game capable of wielding theThief staff, and effectively fillsLena's place as wielder of theHammerne in Book 2.

Starting stats and growth rates

Cleric Level 1 Movement 5 Experience 0

Recruitment:Chapter 1, visit thevillage StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 16 Luck 12 Strength 1 W. Level 5 Skill 1 Defense 1 Speed 4 Resistance 5 Max HP 40% Luck 30% Strength 30% W. Level 70% Skill 20% Defense 10% Speed 50% Resistance 3% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Weapons Items -- Heal Weapons Sword ✗ Lance ✗ Axe ✗ Bow ✗ Tome ✗ Staff ✓

Promotion stat gains

InMystery of the Emblem, promotion gains for HP and weapon level consist of giving the character as many points as necessary—thex 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.

Analysis

Marisha joinsMarth's army in Chapter 1 and remains available throughout the game. She stands out as the only unit inMystery of the Emblem Book 2 who can use theHammerne staff, apart from Lena who joins duringendgame 2-3. The staff can be obtained quite early in Book 2—it is available inChapter 5, so Marisha will be able to start repairing weapons quickly. However, Hammerne cannot repair staves and can be sold for a whopping 25,000 gold, arguably more useful than using it to repair weapons. She also has exclusive access to theThief staff if it is obtained inChapter 9. Once it is obtained, Marisha can open chests with it from a distance, further increasing her utility since no other unit can use the staff and it has infinite range.

As a Cleric Marisha needs a Bishop's Ring to promote, which is a very scarce and competitive promotion item. Marisha's base stats are overall not impressive, needing two more points of weapon level to use Physic, and as she joins at a very low level she will need a lot of experience to promote. Even when she does catch up, her magic and durability are on the low side, though she can still perform staff duties as well as any other Bishop.

Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem

Role

Marisha joins in chapter 1 after you visit the village

Starting stats and growth rates

Cleric Level 1 Movement 5

Recruitment:Chapter 1, visit thevillage StatsGrowth Rates Max HP 16 Speed 4 Strength 0 Luck 12 Magic 2 Defense 1 Skill 1 Resistance 5 Max HP 50% Speed 60% Strength 0% Luck 40% Magic 40% Defense 20% Skill 30% Resistance 40% {{{content3}}} {{{content4}}} {{{content5}}} {{{content6}}} {{{content7}}} {{{content8}}} {{{content9}}} {{{content10}}} {{{content11}}} {{{content12}}} {{{content13}}} {{{content14}}} {{{content15}}} Inventory Heal Weapon Levels -- -- -- -- -- C

Growth rates when reclassed

Promotion stat gains

Pegasus KnightCavalierArcherMyrmidonMageCleric

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Dracoknight	+4	+4	−1	+0	+0	+0	+5	−3	+2	+30 WEXP E
Falcoknight	+4	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+2	E +30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Paladin	+4	+2	+1	+3	+1	+0	+1	+6	+1	+30 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sniper	+8	+2	+1	+5	+5	+0	+1	+3	+2	+75 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Swordmaster	+6	+2	+1	+2	+2	+0	+2	+3	+1	+75 WEXP

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Sage	+6	+3	+2	+1	+1	+0	+1	+2	+0	+30 WEXP E

Class	HP	Str	Mag	Skill	Spd	Lck	Def	Res	Mov	Weapon level
Bishop	+6	+1	+2	+1	+1	+0	+2	+1	+1	E +30 WEXP

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Analysis

Marisha will be the first staff user to join your army, besidesWrys in the prologue, and thus will be extremely useful in her joining chapter by providing support through healing. Marisha joins with a impressive C rank instaves, allowing her to use staves such asMend,Warp (on difficulties below Lunatic) andBarrier at base, as well as likely being your first user of theAnew andFortify staves. This is without mentioning how she's the only user of theHammerne staff, besides Lena who joins in the last chapter of the game, letting her repair useful weapons and staves. Her bases are rather low in every area besides luck, but her growths are rather decent. She will not be able to fight enemies well, because of her low defense and HP meaning that she's best kept from the frontlines. She has a wide array of reclassing options, butCleric is considered her best one. If trained to a high level, her strong growths in Magic, Speed, and Resistance make her a viable option againstGharnef.

Overall, Marisha is the best staff user in the game, providing invaluable utility from the beginning and right to the end. She does face some competition fromYuliya who also joins with C staves, but because of her better availability and higher magic growth she is considered the superior unit. Because of her many contributions Marisha is often considered to be one of the best units in the game.

Personality

Marisha easily becomes infatuated with men who she does not deem as monstruous.^[2] When meeting Marth for the first time, she admires his kindness and swiftly wants to leave and travel with Marth tohis country.^[3] This crush entailed her to continuously daydream over Marth, including her recognizing fictious scenarios as real occurrences,^[4] reinterpreting actual interactions,^[2] and foreseeing their future such as her planning their wedding.^[5] IfKris is male in their third base conversation, Marisha begins to daydream about him after accepting Marth is out of her reach.^[6] She also trembles on how to act if she believes there are various respectable men infatuated with her, wanting everyone involved to be happy.^[7]

She is often inattentive to others, like with her fanaticizing which, if she is invested enough, can make her completely oblivious to the person she was currently speaking with.^[8] She also has a habit of being conclusive on things in an ideal manner in spite of reality, such as believing Marth proposed to her when they first met^[2] and not instantly accepting the idea of him already having a fiancée,^[9] deducing Marth having his "deep reasons" on the matter;^[10] or assuming things about Caeda's life as a princess despite what Caeda tells her^[11]—which stems from the belief she will one day live with Marth in a castle.^[12] By the end of the War of Heroes however, she appears to recognize Caeda as Marth's lover—saying she cannot compete with her—and even encourages her to embrace him.^[13]

Marisha is also insecure about being called a child, easily getting frustrated if she believes someone is implying she is one.^[14]

After the War of Heroes concludes, Marisha supposedly became a delinquent of sorts;^[15] such a description would contrast with Lena,^[16] her teacher.^[17] This, furthered by the Thief staff's exclusivity to her inMystery of the Emblem, perhaps indicates their dynamic is comparable toJulian andRickard's: a kindhearted master who wants to help people,^[18] and a troublemaking apprentice.^[19]

Supports

Mystery of the Emblem

Marisha Cleric Supports: None. [[{{{supportg1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg1}}} [[{{{supportg2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg2}}} [[{{{supportg3}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonusg3}}} Supported by: None. [[{{{supporto1}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso1}}} [[{{{supporto2}}}]] Bishop Bonus: {{{bonuso2}}}

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Marisha Cleric Mutual supports: None. [[{{{supportm1}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm1}}} B: {{{bm1}}} A: {{{am1}}} [[{{{supportm2}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm2}}} B: {{{bm2}}} A: {{{am2}}} [[{{{supportm3}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm3}}} B: {{{bm3}}} A: {{{am3}}} [[{{{supportm4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm4}}} B: {{{bm4}}} A: {{{am4}}} [[{{{supportm5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{cm5}}} B: {{{bm5}}} A: {{{am5}}} Supported by:* Kris Myrmidon C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 Marth Lord C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 Caeda Pegasus Knight C: 5 B: 11 A: 18 [[{{{supporto4}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co4}}} B: {{{bo4}}} A: {{{ao4}}} [[{{{supporto5}}}]] Bishop C: {{{co5}}} B: {{{bo5}}} A: {{{ao5}}}

Base conversations

Main article:Marisha/Conversations

Endings

Mystery of the Emblem

Marisha, Grustian Delinquent
She disappeared, causing Marth a good deal of concern. Records show several arrests of a similar woman in the years to follow...

New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow

Marisha, Girl of Grust
Marisha vanished after the war, despite Marth's concerns. Some worried that she had become a delinquent...

Quotes

Death quote

Everyone's Conditions quotes

Other appearances

Fire Emblem Cipher

Marisha is featured on one card inFire Emblem Cipher.

The below card's quote is still in raw, untranslated Japanese; it needs translation.

Fire Emblem Cipher data for Marisha
	Cleric of Marriageable Age, Marisha
		"わたしをお嫁さんに！？やだー、マリーシア困っちゃう！"
		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 "Marisha" and add it to your hand. For Lord Marth!:[Always] While you control "Marth," this unit gains a range of 1. Miracle Emblem:[Support] Until the end of this battle, your opponent's attacking unit cannot perform a Critical Hit.
	Card #B04-025N • Artist:Marue
Some card information translation provided by Serenes Forest. For more detailed strategic information on these cards, seetheir TCG wiki article on Marisha .

Flavor text

Choose Your Legends placement history

Round	Placement	Character	Votes

CYL 1 (2017)

617

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

110

CYL 2 (2018)

636

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

102 (−8)

CYL 3 (2019)

558 (−18)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

133 (+31)

CYL 4 (2020)

646 (+27)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

83 (−50)

CYL 5 (2021)

605 (−41)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

78 (−5)

CYL 6 (2022)

612 (+5)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

82 (+4)

CYL 7 (2023)

518 (−94)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

89 (+7)

CYL 8 (2024)

489 (−29)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

95 (+6)

CYL 9 (2025)

444 (−45)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

94 (−1)

CYL 10 (2026)

388 (−56)

Marisha Mystery of the Emblem /New Mystery of the Emblem

87 (−7)

Total results		This character has 10 entries across all Choose Your Legends polls.	953

Trivia

• In theMystery of the Emblem Hideo Takayashiki novels, the surname "Roxie" (Japaneseロキシ) is given to Marisha.

Etymology and other languages

Gallery

Sprite Gallery
Mystery of the Emblem Cleric Bishop Staff Tome,Staff
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Official artwork

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  Artwork of Marisha fromMystery of the Emblem.
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  Artwork of Marisha from theTrading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Marisha from the Trading Card Game.
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  Artwork of Marisha and other characters from theMemorial Book Akaneia Chronicle.

Cipher artwork

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  Artwork of Marisha.

References

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