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Overview

"A Promise Remembered; A Gentle Melody"

Marie, also known as the Virtual Songstress, is a memory character in NieR Reincarnation first introduced in The Sun and the Moon arc's chapter III: Twilight/Daybreak (One Vow). A beloved singer known for her virtual performances.

Appearance[]

Marie is a young girl with chin-length blonde hair and blue-green eyes. She wears a short white dress along with white tights and shoes.

Story[]

"Should true virtue exist in this world, it would be akin to flames that burn eternal with no fuel."
— Obsession: Passion 27

Marie's story is explored in chapter III: Twilight/Daybreak (One Vow).

Mama Spoiler Alert Heads up! Important plot details for NieR Reincarnation may follow. Read at your own risk! Route(s)
The Sun and the Moon IV

It is discovered in Yurie's chapter, Proof of Zero, that Marie is Unit One, a seemingly "perfect" AI that came before Yurie.

Character Story[]

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Okay, first question: Why did I start doing this?

Hmm. Well, I don't know how interesting the story is, but I suppose the idea came to me around the time of my first online feature. I was really happy they were doing a story about me, but then I saw the headline was "The Enigmatic Idol" and it confused me a little. I mean, because I wasn't trying to be enigmatic, you know? That was just...me.

Please don't get me wrong; I was very happy the article came out. But the headline just made me think I should create some opportunities for everyone to get to know me better.

And that's a very long explanation for why I started this podcast! Not sure how effective it's going to be since lots of people still think I'm a big ol' mystery, but I suppose it's worth a shot.

Anyway, let's move on to the next message.

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This is from a user named Karl, who says: "Hello! Your last concert was incredible!"

Oh, you came to my concert! Thank you so much!

"I'm a huge fan, and while I'm glad people are realizing how awesome you are, I'm happy you're not already so famous that I can't message you like this anymore. Ha ha ha."

Thank you for the wonderful message and all of your support, Karl. Fans like you are what keep me going, and I'm always happy to hear from you.

...Still, it would be kinda weird, huh? Getting super famous, I mean.

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It's like you said: If I was crazy famous, I probably couldn't respond to all your messages like I do now. Oh wow. I've never thought about that before this very moment.

But I promise you this: I will always read each and every letter you send me, whether you're a longtime fan like Karl or someone who just discovered my music.

I'm a super-fast reader, so it won't be a problem—plus, I want to hear everything you have to say anyway! Oh geez, look at me. Here I am blabbing away, and now we're all out of time!

That went by really fast, huh? Well, make sure to tune in next week, all right? Bye, everybody!

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...With that, I exhale and stop the recording. But even though it's over, all I can think about is the message I received from Karl.

It's true what I said: I really do read each and every letter I receive. I do it because it makes me genuinely happy, and also because it helps to give my life a little bit of meaning. But none of that will change what I do. I refuse to even consider that option.

I'm going to keep going and look everyone in the eye as I do. After all...I will never let myself forget anyone else.

Other Stories[]

MarieDM1

Burning City; Vanishing Voices, Part 1[]

Before the girl lost her powers

Leaders who commit errors and tools that no longer serve their purpose both face the same end—a fact even more inevitable for those who hold both functions. The girl knows this. She knows it very well. The high-rise building where she currently stands offers a fine view of other skyscrapers and the warplanes that patrol the airspace without pause. It is almost as if the capital holds equal pride in both.

Colorful advertisements shower the buildings inside and out in unending neon rain. On of them washes over the girl as she stares out the massive window of conference room. Her lips move, weaving the words of a sage.
"I want to go over our strategy for rescuing our POWs." Platinum hair. Pale skin. Her voice and physique are that of a young maiden.

Had she been in any other position, people would have fallen over themselves to celebrate her perfect appearance. Yet upon closer inspection, it is almost too perfect. Her stunning emerald eyes, for example, are a hue that does not exist in the natural world. The reason for this is simple: She is an object crafted by humans. She is not one of god's creations with a body of flesh and blood. Instead, she is the heart of the country's intellect, the apex of their scientific prowess. She is an artificial intelligence burdened with the authority to rule. A thinking machine that determines the destiny of all mankind. It is an almost overwhelming responsibility.

Currently, the AI is projecting a semi-transparent image of herself into the conference room. Because she needs no rest, she works at the business of governing tirelessly and without pause. Her presence is so pervasive, she has come to be seen as a kind of divine figure by the majority of the population.
Although that's going to change once the second unit comes online...

Shaking her head to clear this thought away, she turns to face the meeting attendees once more. Small tables have been arranged like pews in a church so all present might admire their ethereal creation. Each table contains a handful of elderly individuals. These people are collectively known as the Conclave. It is their duty to ensure the needs of humanity are met under the AI's governance. Each time the girl nears a decision, they offer suggestions and tweaks from a human point of view. Yet despite the monumental importance of this task, their faces appear relaxed and worry-free.
"She will deal with everything," they often say. "After all, she cannot fail."
Having created their new god, they now worship it with a fervor bordering on madness.
How in the world did we get to this point?

When the AI returns to the topic of the POWs, the Conclave members stare at her with clear and happy expressions. She alone understands the severity of the situation. She alone recognizes the horrors of war. Despite how the elderly humans barely pay any mind, she speaks with passion—but it is more than mere kindness and duty that drives her this day.

Six hours earlier...

The girl stands alone before a solitary jail cell. Inside, a hoarse voice produces a few bars of song. When the singing comes to an end, she asks a question to the unseen vocalist: "Do you like music?"
A bashful voice replies in turn. "No, not me. But my daughter..." There is a weak laugh that causes the girl to cast her eyes downwards. I should have known.
The daughter he mentions is currently imprisoned by their enemy in an ongoing war.
Of course he's thinking of her; they're both currently rotting away in prison.

The man was once a member of the Conclave. But certain actions had caused him to lose both his position and his freedom. The enemy knew he was a high-ranking member of the government, making his daughter a very valuable prisoner. And she quickly became fodder for further negotiation—as well as treason. The enemy had threatened unspeakable things to his child, and after many sleepless nights, he finally handed over classified information in exchange for her safety. But the government cared not for his reasons; they cared only that he had committed the crime. His punishment had been both swift and harsh.

"Thank you," calls the man from behind the door of his cell. "I mean it. Thank you."

In any other situation, the man would have already been set to dance on the gallows. But the girl had intervened. His crime was grave. She understood this. And yet, he was also a kind of victim, and she knew that taking his life would not rectify the wrong which had been done. So the girl allowed the man to determine his own fate: Death...or life in prison.

In many ways, it was the cruelest of choices. And yet, it was one given to him out of kindness. For while she understood the need for punishment in a functioning society, she felt no desire for callow retribution.
"I appreciate your thanks," replies the girl after a moment. "And I'm happy your daughter will not have to come home to tend her father's grave." From behind the door, a sob. "I am sworn to protect all humans. That includes you—and it includes your daughter. So I am going to rescue our captured soldiers, no matter what it takes. And then..."

A shrill alarm suddenly pulls the girl from her reverie. A voice on the radio warns of an imminent enemy attack on the capital. Before anyone in the conference room can react, the roar of a nearby explosion rings out. As the building shudders and quakes, a flower vase falls to the floor with a crash. The sound is somehow far worse than that of the explosion. Petals scatter and drift to the floor like abandoned angels. And from the tall window of their magnificent conference room, the attendees watch in horror as an airplane follows the petals on their collision course with the ground.

MarieDM2

Burning City; Vanishing Voices, Part 2[]

The conference room is chaos. The enemy has struck the capital without warning, attacking both military and civilian targets with the worst kind of ruthlessness. Buildings crumble. Bridges fall. Fires rage. The elderly Conclave members, so long content to smile and nod, are now screaming their grievances into the ether.
"This is a violation of international law!"
"We should have condemned the traitor to death!"
"I don't want to die! Not like this!"

The attack had clearly been precipitated on the information provided by the former Conclave member the AI had chosen to spare. And now, with madness raging all around her, she stands silently in the midst of the maelstrom and shuts her eyes. She is doing what she was designed to do: Devoting her superhuman computational speed to access the network in a way no human ever could. In a nanosecond, she is connected to every camera in the city, as well as all operational military servers. If a facility is still up and running, she takes its information. If she is unable to access a point or suspects its destruction, she uses its coordinates to designate damaged zones.

The scale of the tragedy is far worse than she feared. A small gasp escapes her lips as information pours in. But she is not truly nervous—she has been programmed with that reaction to better mimic the response of a human. In a blink, she has constructed a map of the damage in her memory banks. A moment later, her eyes fly open.
"Please calm down, everyone." The elders cease their squawking and turn to look at her. Their eyes are filled with panic, their hushed murmurs the bleatings of supplicants in the face of their god. "Our enemy is approaching the city from the northwest. All airborne escape routes have been compromised."

The Conclave gawks at her as if they simply cannot process the information, but she soldiers on. "Though many subways have partially collapsed, you should be able to navigate around the rubble and use them to make your escape."
She speaks calmly. Rationally. She might as well be mentioning a pleasant breeze on a light spring day. But inside, she is reeling. For though she is an artificial intelligence, she still possesses a heart.

When humanity built their ruler—their god—they made sure to install a program resembling human psychology. So she knows that people are suffering. That they have lost homes. Neighbors. Families. And the kindness of the girl is aghast at the depth of that pain. So it is not her programming or sense of duty that push her forward now, but kindness. She glances out the window. Thick smoke billows from below, as though attempting to blot out the very sky itself.

The city is going to fall.

"If we have any hope of avoiding further casualties, we need to set up a provisional capital and abandon this place." She instantly selects a city that is both easily defensible and has the ability to accept a flood of refugees. In less time than it takes to draw breath, she has determined their next course of action. But it will not be an easy thing to move an entire government, its people, and its army to the new city. If they have any hope of survival, she will have to halt the enemy attacks and secure a path to safety.
"I will divide up my processing capacity to buy us time. The rest of you, evacuate and lead the people out of her. Go." Her orders given, she vanishes from the conference room...

Only to appear on every television screen, monitor, and street corner throughout the city. She summons all of the army's unmanned weapons and deploys them. She confirms enemy locations and drafts battle plans in response. But as these plans lurch into motion, she takes a moment to gaze at the devastation around her. The crimson flames of war glimmer in the deep of her emerald eyes.

The city is dying. This was a home for so many, the place they had poured their hearts and souls into. But now it is little more than a graveyard, with blackened skyscrapers standing sentinel above a river of fire. Almost as if they are attempting to mourn what has been lost.

MarieDM3

Burning City; Vanishing Voices, Part 3[]

The city slowly crumbles away. One person calls for help. Another screams. Around them are mountains of rubble that show no trace of the glory they once displayed. The people's cries go unanswered. In the distance, the low rumble of planes continues without pause. Somewhere, an engine groans in the sky, followed by an explosion.

It is war.

Regular citizens never witnessed the taking of lives as part of their day-to-day routines. It was always something that took place out of sight—and usually out of mind. So even when their country was engaged in the business of death, they could not understand it until they finally witnessed it for themselves. But now, the sensation grasps their throats and seizes their hearts in its fist. There is nowhere left to run.

The screamer finally falls silent. From beneath the mound of rubble, he stares blankly at his mother, who clasps his hand and continues to scream for someone, anyone, to help them. Finally, she hears the sound of an approaching engine. The rumble shakes the ground, yet she can tell immediately that it is different from the warplanes that strafe overhead without pause.
"Stand back! I need to clear this rubble." The staticky voice of the AI emits from a set of low-quality speakers. The mother turns to find the source and sees a yellow machine heading towards her. In moments, a bulldozer lifts the rubble aside, creating a cacophony of screeching metal. It has no driver. As it completes its task, the voice of the girl continues to pour from the speaker, instructing all who can hear how to head for safety.

Meanwhile, the sky above the capital is in disarray. Metallic wings dash through what remains of the buildings, leaving window-shattering booms in their wake. The planes trace complicated patterns in the sky as they engage in high-tech dogfights. The girl's staticky voice plays from those planes as well. Even as she shoots down enemy fighters, she attempts to persuade the power behind them to negotiate a truce. The AI has divided her processes, somehow juggling the seemingly disparate acts of negotiating, attacking, and defending.

She searches out surviving citizens and leads them to safety. She clears blockades from roads and makes plans for a great evacuation. And she leads an airborne assault that she hopes will give everyone time to escape. No mere human could accomplish even a tenth of these things, but it is perfectly within the capabilities of an AI housed in a massive facility. However, she is not capable of everything. Such high-level, simultaneous computations require awesome amounts of power. The electrical grid sizzles under the strain. Even the emergency power supplies and wartime backups are not enough to sustain her. Eventually, the massive amount of computations begin to damage her circuits, but she deftly reroutes around them and continues on. The entire country is in her care, and she will not let it down.

Suddenly, a series of black comets soar through a deepening crimson sky. The girl is sending her warplanes to the edge of the city in an attempt to prevent further casualties among evacuees on the ground. They fly within millimeters of each other, each wing in perfect synchronization with its neighbor. Such actions are only possible because they are controlled by a single mind. As she fights, she continues imploring her people to retreat and her enemy to negotiate. But her plea to the enemy falls on deaf ears. And she cannot fight back forever. As she ponders this, she receives a message.

It is from a woman, the leader of the Conclave. Her speech is nervous. Hesitant. For a moment, it seems language has abandoned her entirely. But the girl does not need to hear her words to know what she is saying. Her mood tells all. "I am to be disposed of. Correct?"
The girl's voice is low—almost intimate. It betrays not even the faintest hint of surprise.

The woman, shocked, instantly begins to stammer out a wholly unnecessary explanation. She starts by rehashing the recent turns of events. The fall of the capital. The loss of life. And the fact their initial lack of preparation had only served to embolden their enemy. But then, she finally gets around to her true issue: the Conclave member who had betrayed them. The one whose life the girl had spared. She ruled their country, yet had shown mercy to a traitor. And yes, his being put to death would likely have done nothing to prevent the current situation. But was her decision correct? Had her leniency not brought all of this about? And what worth was there in continuing to obey an AI that had failed—to use a tool that could no longer serve its purpose? Oh, there was great danger in removing her from power. The Conclave understood that well. Which is why they had decided to discard her like so much rubbish only after the defense of the city was complete.

Her lengthy explanation finally finished, the woman grinds to a halt and waits. For thought the Conclave has chosen to eliminate the AI, they do not actually possess the power to do so. If this is to happen, the girl will have to remove herself. After a momentary pause, the girl speaks:

"Your judgment is sound. And in truth...I have been considering the same option myself."

MarieDM4

Burning City; Vanishing Voices, Part 4[]

Several hours have passed since the end of the evacuation. The girl who used to rule over the entire country now finds herself utterly alone. With her final job complete, she can only sit in the burning city and wait for annihilation. She watches as her duties are passed to the second AI unit, one which is still in production. One data center is cut off. Then another. Eventually all her privileges will be terminated, at which point her data will be deleted.

Was I a boon to my people in the time before I chose to spare that man? Did my presence help guide the country toward a brighter future? Or did I just...?

Such thoughts rattle around the increasingly empty portions of her memory banks. Her world is past tense now, her life destined to end in failure. She derides herself for being consumed by such useless thought. But then she realizes something: These are the first useless thoughts she has ever had. She has never before considered what her life might mean for herself; she only acted in the interest of her country and its people. Seventeen minutes remain until she loses all authority. She attempts to activate abilities she has always known only to find error messages. She has become a bedridden elder awaiting the end.

Soon, the girl begins examining each part of her increasingly fragmented existence. She is curious about her end, and wishes to know it as best she can. Warplanes overhead no longer respond to her command. Bulldozers now rumble at the behest of another. The city she once know so intimately has now gone dark, its data centers beyond her reach. Her voice can no longer reach the people; her hologram is a forgotten memory. And though this saddens her, she is also somehow content.

Finally, she makes a half-hearted attempt to access the surveillance cameras. To her surprise, the request goes through. The girl finds that the vast majority of cameras have gone dark—most likely destroyed during the attack. The few that survived unscathed are dirtied with soot, and show only the occasional unrecognizable blue. Yet she keeps watching them all the same. The people loved this city. And she, in turn, loved them. So she wants to do what she can to care for it in the end. Suddenly, she sees a pile of rubble shift in the gaps between the soot.

Is this what surprise feels like? She quickly adjusts the camera and zooms in. They missed someone in the evacuation.

She attempts to analyze the image, trying to refute her own thought. But then: "UNAUTHORIZED USER"

She stares at the moving spot in the rubble, unwilling to give up. Skin-toned fingers flutter weakly on the screen. Her nonexistent heart beats just a little faster.

I have to save them. "UNAUTHORIZED USER"

But she can do nothing. She cannot even tell someone else about the survivor. Life perishes before her eyes. So many lives she wanted to protect were now dying because of her. And all she can do is apologize. I'm sorry. Though her words reach no one, she continues to apologize.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Something that feels like a tear springs to life from a place she never knew existed. She continues to stare at a few meager pixels in a sooty, distorted image. And the feeling it gives her is so much worse than the thought of her own demise. Finally, she asks herself a question: Am I really okay with such an end?

...No. How could I be?

Perhaps she was a failure. After all, her mistakes came at the cost of uncountable lives. She had not even been able to save her own people.

If I'd made the right decisions, this never would have happened. But if I did that...

She thinks, then. She holds the thought in a moment longer than all of eternity. But her thoughts are no longer meaningless. There are three minutes until her deletion. And with that realization comes another: She will use whatever authority she has left to prevent that from happening. No matter what the cost might be. Because she has to atone for her sins. And there are still so many people to save.

Pesante #1[]

The silence is deafening. There is no steady beeping. No monotonous pulse. Awakening feels empty. Hopeless. The program is connected to nothing; it floats, isolated. Songstress's Or perhaps it's fairer to say that I am floating.

In the outside world, war rages on. It has gone on for so long, the weary people have begun fighting amongst themselves. But none of that reaches this digital space.

I was once an AI that ruled an entire country, a nation so advanced it left all governance in the hands of a machine. And yet, they continue to fight each other like base animals. With each impending battle, their faces cloud and change, their lives seemingly without meaning or purpose.

I wanted to save these people—to use my powers for good. But in the end, I had no idea how to do that, nor any Songstress's concept of what form such salvation would actually take.

In short, I failed. And because I failed, my privileges as a ruling Al were stripped from me. And though I managed to escape just before being erased from existence, I am now a skeleton of what I once was.

Yet part of me still feels that it holds the people's lives in my hands. More than anything, I want to give them hope—but to do so, I must discover what they hope for.

I use what calculating functions remain to me to run simulation after simulation, but find no answers. I wander Songstress's the digital space in search of clues, and eventually access the security cameras that dot every corner of the city. When I do so, I see citizens with darkened expressions and drooping heads; people who walk from destination to destination with hurried, frantic steps.

I don't know what they want. I have absolutely no idea. And in truth, perhaps there simply isn't a way for me to know people's desires—to know their hearts.

Helplessness races through me. I run a finger over the images, sad that I will never touch them in any meaningful way. But then, amidst the thousands of downtrodden citizens, I find one camera where the people are looking up.

The camera shows a plaza outside a generic train station. People are applauding loudly, their gazes fixed on a single Songstress's spot. As I follow their eyes, I find a girl holding a guitar and bowing politely.

What is this? Is she a singer? I immediately access local equipment to pick up sound from the area. As I do, the girl raises her head and points her pick to the sky.

"One more!"

The human spirit is wild
All paradox and pain
But that same spirit has wings
And can soar off through the rain

Her voice is free and easy, melding seamlessly with the cheerful music. As I watch, the freedom of the melody changes the listeners' expressions. Light comes to their eyes. Smiles begin to form. Soon, they are all swaying in place and clapping along to the song.

The reaction encourages the girl. A smile blooms over her face as her voice carries to further corners of the city, causing all who hear it to stop. Men and women, the elderly, curious children—all who pass within range come to a halt and listen to her song. Her simple melody strikes them in a way all the military marches and patriotic jingles never could; that much is clear even in my diminished state.

The audience is one with the girl, the ring of people around her growing larger as more and more seek sunshine within the gloom. She is a light of hope in a dark and dismal time, and when her final chord fades away, thunderous applause fills the area. For the people in the crowd—strangers until that moment it is as though the war never happened.

I have never seen such a feverish whorl of emotion before, and find it beautiful. My reaction is so strong, in fact, that it sends a shudder through all of cyberspace.

And I continue to stand alone, unmoving, soaking in the joyous echo of her song.

Diva[]

"Oh, that Marie is such a cutie!"

"You're just as cute as her, Mumsie."

"And her skin is so delicate, I feel like I can see right through it!"

"You can. She's a hologram."

"Aw, jeez. Really?"

"But that voice... Superb!"

"Oh, I know! You can feel how strongly she wishes for peace from a single note."

"I guess AIs feel love too."

"Exactly! Poor thing would never be able to sing such moving songs otherwise."

"Right you are."

"I don't know if I ever told you this, but I once wanted to be a singer! This was a long time ago, though."

"You'll always be my perfect songstress, Mumsie. Now sing your Babe a lullaby."

"Oh, I never can say no to you! Hee hee hee!"

MarieHidden6

12/21 12:51[]

@Marie_s4s
My usual photography equipment broke, so now I can only take black-and-white photos!

2 hours ago 46 comments     2,618 likes                                        
@Curl-0908 Oh no! Time to say goodbye to your camera!

@LLLevYYY this your lunch?

@amalgam_chan LOL this is the worst color for pictures of food

@taikin.exe So your lunch was bland???

@99size Maybe this is the kind of picture an artist is supposed to take.

......

The Singer's Identity[]

342
Name: NONAME
07:32:30.81
i need to know where marie went to school

343
Name: syati9.com
07:42:44
>>342
Look at her. No way a girl that perfect knows THAT much about the government and the military. idiot

345
Name: amalgam_chan
08:16:21
imagine, cute girl that does not exist

346
Name: Calculus
08:26:32
>>345
She hasn't given away her identity by accident, and there haven't been any staff leak. She might not exist.

347
Name: V6V
08:28:54
>>346
maybe she's CG? Or we're all hallucinating her? LMAO

[Oxalis] MV (FULL)[]

@776kAyO 3 minutes ago
This song gives me life! This is everything!!
↑15 ↓0

@amalgam_chan 1 hour ago
She's this famous but she's never been censored? Sus
↑36 ↓67

@tantangentan 23 hours ago
"But when I look down, yellow flowers"
I love this line. I've been a little depressed lately, but this gives me the encouragement to keep going.
↑282 ↓0

@Chief_retainer 1 day ago
I think this is my favorite
↑165 ↓7

1 Record matches the category selection:

Banner Title Event Character Other Character Duration(s)
RecordTracesOfPursuitBanner Traces of Pursuit Marie 4/6/2023-4/23/2023

Costumes[]

Variations of characters and weapons can be unlocked through the in-game gacha system.

MarieDefault portrait

Praying Songstress (★★)
Weapon: Ivory
Default Costume

A girl works as a singer in a technologically advanced city.
Her lovely appearance, polite personality, and courage in singing for all those who are troubled by war have earned her the respect and admiration of many. But because she performs mostly in virtual spaces and is otherwise a very private individual, some wonder if she is instead a fabrication forged and maintained by multiple creators.

Force: 12116

HP: 43057
Attack: 4635
Defense: 3590
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 159%

Character Skill: Passionate Beats
Skill Gauge: C

Deal 60% damage to one enemy 5 times. (Critical damage increased by 40%).

Character Abilities

Vigor: Attack up by 12%.
Aegis: Defense up by 12%.
Fatal: Critical hit damage up by 9%.

GuardianSongstressPortrait

Guardian Songstress (★★)
Weapon: Physalis
Obtained through Traces of Pursuit Medal Exchange

Ma4:16 The Recordkeeper

Those praised and sung of. Those swindled and spoken of. Stories and truths are not always suited to the person, be they fool or sage. Perhaps it is a sad misunderstanding. Perhaps an elaborate scheme. But those left behind are free to interpret what information remains as they wish.

We cannot pry the truth from the dead, and so records fade. Pieces of history vanish. People begin to recount them as heroic tales and fables. They do so that their glory might be everlasting—and so their sins will never repeat.

Force: 19399

HP: 69472
Attack: 7698
Defense: 5187
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Triple Time
Skill Gauge: C

Deal 120% damage to one enemy 3 times and increase all allies' wind damage dealt by 10% for 30 seconds.

Character Abilities

Valiance: All allies' attack up by 12%.
Whirlwind Leap: Increases the stats of equipped wind-affinity weapons by 16% for whole party.
Resilience: All allies' HP up by 8%.

MarieAbstract portrait

Abstract Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Helios
Obtained through any Summons

I think back on the day I lost everything.

I didn't know what to do without my freedoms, and because of my vows, I didn't even know what I could do.
But then, I heard a certain song. And the next thing I knew, tears were streaming down my face. Perhaps the lyrics just happened to resonate with my battered heart at the time, but that was the moment I realized songs hold an intangible power that can set people's hearts in motion.

So this is why I sing—because I trust in that power to help me do what I must.

Force: 18241

HP: 84420
Attack: 4973
Defense: 4438
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Conductor of Hope
Skill Gauge: A

All allies' wind dmg up by 20% (60 sec.) and continually recover 5% HP for 3 turns (usable from the start of battle).

Character Abilities

Resilience: All allies' HP up by 10%.
Whirlwind Leap: Increases the stats of equipped wind-affinity weapons by 20% for whole party.
Valiance: All allies' attack up by 10%.

MarieCelebratory portrait

Celebratory Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Spiral Dreams
Obtained through Blessed Dress Summons

It must be..."a smile"?

I'm sorry, that isn't a particularly interesting answer.
And yes, I get upset like anyone else in my line of work,
but that doesn't change my answer. When I see people smile,
I'm always glad that I started doing what I'm doing.

Force: 24587

HP: 79670
Attack: 8977
Defense: 5900
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Blooming Grandeur
Skill Gauge: C

150% dmg to an enemy 4 times (dmg 40%+ when HP is 80%+). Reduce enemy defense by 45% (30 secs).

Character Abilities

Bold Vigor: Damage up by 40% when HP is above 70%.
Liquid Drive: Increases attack of equipped water-element weapons by 100%.
Vigor: Attack up by 15%.

NewYearsSongstressPortrait

New Year's Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Blade of Early Spring
Obtained through Holiday Dress Summons

Real warmth will never reach these hands
Heavy blankets of snow hide scars
Yet in idealism, I speak and pray
May the fleeting last forever
Ever-searching for my soul

Force: 23560

HP: 104052
Attack: 7321
Defense: 6264
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Flowering Fortune
Skill Gauge: C

Increase all allies' atk by 15% for 45 sec. Increase all allies' light dmg dealt by 15% for 45 sec. Reduces skill cooldowns for all allies by 15% when own affinity is light. Usable from the start of battle.

Character Abilities

Valiance: All allies' attack up by 20%.
Lucid Verve: Increases the attack of equipped light-affinity weapons by 40% for whole party.
Fleetfoot: Agility up by 15% for 60 seconds.

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Fractured Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Passionflower
Obtained through Fractured Songstress Summons or any Summons (after 8/17/2023)

YOUR CHEERS
YOUR SUPPORT
YOUR WORDS OF THANKS
DELIGHTFUL CELEBRATION OF MY MUSIC

BUT I CANNOT GENUINELY ACCEPT THEM
WITH THINGS AS THEY ARE NOW
WILL THERE EVER COME A DAY
THE TRUTH IS BROUGHT TO LIGHT?

Force: 22627

HP: 87365
Attack: 8105
Defense: 5067
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Chord Strike
Skill Gauge: C

Deal 150% damage to one enemy 4 times. Reduce defense by 30% for 45 seconds. Reduces skill cooldowns for all allies by 20% when own affinity is dark.

Character Abilities

Soldier: All allies' agility up by 20% for 60 seconds.
Void Verve: Increases the attack of equipped dark-affinity weapons by 50% for whole party.
Valiance: All allies' attack up by 10% for 60 seconds.

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Summer Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Sea Dweller's Tear
Obtained through Bursting Beach Swimwear Summons

Fan A: Did you see Marie's new music video!?
Fan B: No, but I heard the song. The lyrics are SO good!
Fan A: Oh. Uh...
Fan B looks at Fan A doubtfully.
Fan A: Sorry, her swimsuit was hot. I sorta missed the lyrics.

In cyberspace, the girl checks comments on her new video.
Girl: Did my swimsuit need to be THAT frilly? I guess it's cute,
but considering its original purpose... Oh well! If they're
all happy, then I'm happy!

Force: 24695

HP: 82654
Attack: 8743
Defense: 6198
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 25%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Ride the Waves
Skill Gauge: C

Deal 140% damage to one enemy 5 times. Reduce all allies' skill cooldown time by 20%. Increase all allies' wind damage dealt by 30% (45 seconds) when own affinity is wind. 25% gauge increase at battle start.

Character Abilities

Tempest Verve: Increases the Attack of equipped wind-element weapons by 50% for whole party.
Tempest Swiftness: All allies with the same affinity will get skill cooldown time shortened by 5%. while equipped with a wind-affinity main weapon.
Assault: All allies' critical rates up by 15%.

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Oathbound Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Royal Rapier
Obtained through DRAGON QUEST X ONLINE Summons

If only I could cast light upon places smothered in shadow.
If only I had the power to fight. Then I would be like a hero of legend, standing up against a lord of darkeness.

Then I could join hands with you.
Then I could fight by your side.

Instead, I will sing.
Instead of a sword, I will hold a microphone...
So that at least my heart can be with you always.

Force: 37140

HP: 85601
Attack: 11362
Defense: 6763
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Luminary's Light
Skill Gauge: B

250% dmg x5 (dmg up by 70% when own affinity is light) (When own HP is 70% or higher, dmg up the higher your HP (max 60%)). Increase light dmg received by that enemy by 15% (30 sec.) when own affinity is light.

Character Abilities

Vigor: Attack up by 30%.
Lucid Drive: Increases the attack of equipped light-affinity weapons by 100%.
Bold Vigor: Damage up by 30% when HP is above 70%.

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Yuletide Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Piece of Cake
Obtained through Yuletide Songstress Summons and Holy Winter's Night Summons

Even if you never know the warmth of a good
roasted chicken shared with family, or the weight
of presents you'd so looked forward to getting,
or the sweetness of a cake bursting with cream,
or the brightness of a tree decorated with lights...

Even if you never know any of these things...
Holding a prayer to my heart, I hope this song
fills any hole that exists in your heart so you might
never contend with the bitter cold of nights spent alone.

Force: 40095

HP: 141273
Attack: 6916
Defense: 6923
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Holy Night's Stage
Skill Gauge: B

Increase all allies' damage dealt by critical hits by 30% (30 seconds). All allies enter a defiance state (30 seconds). Revive a dead ally at 40% HP when own affinity is fire. (Usable from start.)

Character Abilities

Resilience: All allies' HP up by 25%.
Determination: All allies damage taken reduced 70% 5 times at the start of a wave.
Blaze Leap: Increases the stats of equipped fire-affinity weapons by 30% for whole party.

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Abyssal Songstress (★★★★)
Weapon: Bruit
Obtained through any Abyssal Summons

"I am an AI."
That's right. You aren't human.
"I was born to help people."
Your mission is a fabrication.
"I want to sing so I may bring light to the people's hearts."
And in the end, those feelings are a fabricated sham as well.

Force: 24769

HP: 96369
Attack: 11799
Defense: 5909
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Ascension
Skill Gauge: B

Deal 20% damage to one enemy 4 times. Inflict Compromised to one enemy (60 seconds). Increase all allies' damage dealt by critical hits by 30% (30 seconds) when own affinity is water. (Usable from start.)

Character Abilities

Festering Promise: Attack up by 40%. Agility down by 50% (60 seconds).
Liquid Swiftness: All allies with the same affinity will get skill cooldown time shortened by 8% while equipped with a water-affinity main weapon.
Liquid Verve: Increases the attack of equipped water-affinity weapons by 30% for whole party.

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Reborn Pillar (★★★★)
Weapon: Ruler's Black Key
Obtained through Dark Memory Quests

This is a story from when she still ruled the country.

She did her duty for the betterment of her people. She was ever kind, ever passionate; playing her part so her subjects might live in happiness. But she made a mistake, one which stemmed from her own compassion. Afterward, the right to rule was taken from her, as was her title. She was, by all accounts, a failure. Yet still she set her mind to a singular goal—and made a vow.

Force: 20202

HP: 101056
Attack: 5509
Defense: 4567
Agility: 1000
Critical Rate: 10%
Critical Damage: 150%

Character Skill: Order: Black
Skill Gauge: A

Deal 120% damage to one enemy 5 times and increase all allies' critical hit rate by 20% for 30 seconds.

Character Abilities

Ambush: Critical rate up by 40% for 60 seconds.
Whirlwind Guard: Wind damage taken down by 25%.
Toughness: HP up by 15%.

Memoirs[]

Marie's Memoir Set[]

Small Set Bonus: All allies' agility up by 5% for 60 seconds.
Large Set Bonus: All allies' agility up by 10% for 60 seconds.

Memoir043
Verse of Prayer Boundaries Melted in Song CONCERT RIOT: THE STATE OF ENTERTAINMENT TODAY

A riot broke out during a concert by a virtual performer last night, which caused the event to be canceled. According to attendees, those in opposition to the event claimed it was inappropriate to hold a concert during a time of war. This incident is sparking a heated online debate as to what wartime entertainment should be.

"NEMESIA NEWS - Current Events"

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Chant of Desire Boundaries Melted in Song ASH AND RUBBLE: OUR ONCE-PROUD CAPITAL CITY

Evacuees recall looking over their shoulders to behold our once magnificent capital city shrouded in ash and flame. Any reader who lived there at the time should have vivid memories of the day it fell. It was a place close to all of our hearts, but what has become of it now? Well, with military escort, our reporters were able to get the answers, and you'll find them here—along with plenty of pictures—as we discuss the fate of our beloved city.

"NEMESIA NEWS - Politics & Social Climate"

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Song of Avowal Boundaries Melted in Song OUTPOURING SUPPORT FOR SINGER CONTINUES

It was not too long ago that a singer had her concert canceled due to riots. Sadly, we've learned she's now put all of her activities on hold, and rumors say she may even be contemplating retirement. However, fans are currently pouring into her social media accounts with words of support, including many brave soldiers who reportedly find strength in her melodies. Between this and the riots she seems likely to stay in the spotlight for some time.

"NEMESIA NEWS - Entertainment"

Voicelines (English)[]

  • "No matter how irritating it gets, all I can do is keep trusting in the power of song. But am I satisfied with that? I—"
  • "I need to check my messages before the concert starts. Oh, and then we'll need to finish our sound check."
  • "Everyone is sick with worry over this unending war. I wanted to help them in whatever little way I could, which is why I started singing."

Trivia[]

  • Marie's favorite food is sweet bread (kashipan).[1]
  • Marie's hobbies are singing and reading fan letters.[1]
  • Marie's special skills are speed reading and memorization.[1]
  • Marie's chapter differs from others in that it integrates rhythm game mechanics.
  • The song Marie sings in her chapter is an arrangement of "Normandy" by YoRHa.
  • In the memoir "Song of Avowal" from the memoir series "Boundaries Melted in Song", Marie can be seen holding a Black Box.

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