Merluvlee
| Merluvlee | |
|---|---|
 Sprite from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | |
| Species | Shaman/Flipsider |
| First appearance | Paper Mario (2000) |
| Latest appearance | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) (2024) |
- “Tell her this: 'Now we're even.'”
- —Merluvlee, Super Paper Mario
Merluvlee is a character in the Paper Mario series. She always appears in the role of a fortune teller, although the exact nature of her clues varies from game to game. According to Wonky, Merluvlee comes from a tribe that names people based on their profession, implying that every Merluvlee met may be a separate individual. It is possible that the aforementioned tribe is actually the Tribe of Ancients; Merluvlee expressly stated herself to be a descendant in Super Paper Mario.
Merluvlee's name is a portmanteau of "Merlon" (therefore making her indirectly named after the fictional wizard Merlin) and a corruption of the word "lovely", which several characters use to describe her. A Dryite's dialogue in Dry Dry Outpost contains a typo that refers to Merluvlee as Merluvee. Merluvlee is revealed to be 25 years old in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door by an email sent to Mario.
History[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
In Paper Mario, Merluvlee lives in a house on Shooting Star Summit, with her brother Merlow. Throughout the game, many characters comment that she is the most beautiful woman they have ever seen. Somewhat comically, the player is never allowed to see her face, because she always wears a hood. She is also notable for being the owner of the companion to the mysterious chest in Peach's castle. According to a gossip-loving Toad near Tayce T.'s house in Toad Town, one of Merluvlee's hobbies is cultivating bonsai trees.
For one of Koopa Koot's favors, Mario is requested to retrieve Merluvlee's autograph. The reward for doing so is three Star Pieces, making this one of Koot's more lucrative favors.
She can predict the locations of Star Pieces, Badges and Super Blocks. For the Star Pieces, she charges 5 coins, and can only predict 63 of 160, namely those found in the overworld instead of owned by characters. For the Badges, she charges 20 coins, and can predict all but Power Jump which Mario already acquires. For the Super Blocks, she charges 30 coins, and can predict all of them.
- Merluvlee's predictions
- For Star Piece predictions, see List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario.
- For Super Block predictions, see Super Block § Merluvlee's predictions.
- For badge predictions, see List of Badges in Paper Mario.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
In the sequel to Paper Mario, Merluvlee lives in a house on the east side of Rogueport Underground's main square. Though she can no longer see the locations of badges, she can still tell Mario where Star Pieces are hidden, she has gained the ability to locate Shine Sprites, and she can tell Mario what to do to progress generally in the game. She charges five coins for Star Pieces and ten coins for the locations of Shine Sprites. For the next destination, she charges double the number of Mario's current level in coins.
Once again, characters comment on her beauty, and once again, the player never sees her face.
As Mario cannot return to Rogueport in the midst of later chapters, Merluvlee has significantly less to say about where he must go next in them.
- Merluvlee's predictions
- For story predictions, see List of story predictions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.
- For Shine Sprite predictions, see List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Merluvlee's predictions.
- For Star Piece predictions, see List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Merluvlee's predictions.
Super Paper Mario[edit]
In Super Paper Mario Merluvlee lives in Flipside. Here, she is Merlee's rival and has been ever since they were classmates. They share the same theme music, which is titled "The Road for the Lost". Merluvlee wears 3D glasses and has a chant very similar to that of Queen Jaydes.
She can be paid 20 coins to give fortunes. Once paid, she will perform a dramatic chant and give the player a hint as to what they should do next in order to progress.
Merluvlee is part of a long sidequest to get a new crystal ball for Merlee. She needs a training machine (which looks like a Nintendo DS) which belongs to Bestovius. When Mario and co. get this for her, she will give Merlee's Crystal Ball to Mario and friends. Merluvlee mentions that she and Merlee are 'even' when she gives the Crystal Ball, possibly a reference to the original Paper Mario, in which Mario had to give Merluvlee a crystal ball from Merlee.
- Merluvlee's predictions
- For story predictions, see List of story predictions in Super Paper Mario.
Profiles and statistics[edit]
Paper Mario[edit]
- Tattle: "She's a gorgeous lady named Merluvlee. I can't believe I'm in the same room with her! She foresees events and uses her magic powers to find what you're looking for. She's very accurate. I think I'm in love... She's incredible! Pinch me, will you, Mario?"
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door[edit]
- Tattle: "That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee. She's kind of mysterious, as you'd expect... She divines the locations of things, or where we should go. People say she's always right. And... they say she's really cute under that veil. I hear some people even fall for her!"
Super Paper Mario[edit]
- Tattle: "That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee... She shows lost souls the path forward... She's pretty flamboyant, and some assume she's fake... But she has true vision..."
- Catch Card:
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Gallery[edit]
Sprite from Super Paper Mario
Merluvlee on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Merluvlee in the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door arc of Super Mario-kun
Merluvlee's hut in the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door remake
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ミステール[?] Misutēru |
Pun on「ミステリー」(misuterī, "mystery") and「デアール」(Deāru, "Merlon") | |
| Chinese (simplified) | 莫露丽[?] Mòlùlì |
From the English name | Paper Mario |
| 米斯特儿[?] Mǐsītèer |
From the Japanese name | Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch) | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 米斯特兒[?] Mǐsītèer |
From the Japanese name | |
| Dutch | Merlieve[?] | From "Merlon" and lieve ("dear") | |
| French | Merladorable[?] | From "Merlon" and "adorable" | |
| German | Merlieblich[?] | From "Merlon" and lieblich ("lovely") | |
| Italian | Merlastra[?] | From "Merlon" and the feminine form of astro ("star") | |
| Korean | 미스테르[?] Miseutereu |
From the Japanese name | |
| Spanish | Merluli[?] | From "Merlón", and "Luli" (nickname form of Spanish female names such as "Lucía" and "Luciana") |
| Shamans | |
|---|---|
| Bestovius • Chet Rippo • Merle • Merlee • Merlight • Merlimbis • Merloo • Merlon • Merlow • Merlumina • Merlumina's sister • Merluvlee • Nolrem • Old Man Watchitt | |
