Marfisa

Marfisa was a Champion Duelist who lived over 500 years ago. She once dueled against Parsifal the Great,^[1] or Josephine pretending to be Parsifal.^[2] In the end, she was dissolved and her consciousness was absorbed by the Master while she was tracking Emanuel Guillotin.^[3]

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Marfisa originated from Fleuve Cendre, where "the weak and cowardly inevitably become prey for the strong." She was taught that as ashes to ashes, dust to dust, accepting the insignificant and miserable fate of herself is just the natural order itself.^[4]

However, one day she met Parsifal the Great, who gifted her a Lumidouce Bell as an invitation to their above-ground performance. Dazzled by the magician and assistant's state act, Marfisa found a new meaning in her life and hoped that one day she could walk freely in sunlight as them.^[4]

Marfisa made a name for herself with her self-taught spearmanship, and she was never defeated until she met Emanuel Guillotin, a Marechaussee Hunter. Marfisa was defeated by Emanuel's cunning tactics, forcing her to acknowledge the inferiority of her spearsmanship. Emanuel commented on her stiff rules that made her weak to the changing of human hearts and advised her to adopt "justice" as her new rule. Despite initially disagreeing with him about justice and swearing to get her revenge, Marfisa later realized how justice prevailed in the world, and that she was lost due to his sense of justice. She decided to abandon her original rules, let justice guide her, and become a Champion Duelist, offering justice to those seeking to evade judgment.^[4][3]

She held her own unique perspective on righteousness and justice and was exceptionally dedicated to her beliefs, stating that "Crimes must be publicly punished, and lies must be publicly exposed. That is how the world ought to operate, and how righteousness should be."^[3]

During the Siege of Poisson, Parsifal the Great (or possibly her younger sister Josephine using the alias) was captured. Parsifal, who had a past connection to Marfisa, requested trial by combat before the court. She presumably died in the duel against Marfisa.^[3]

Marfisa once thought to seek out Emanuel once again and give it her all in a final duel. However, she learned that he had long retired after the Siege of Poisson; he now hid his wounded face with a mask, had lost the frivolous, provocative voice he once possessed, and had become an alcoholic. Marfisa believed Emanuel had betrayed his past life, but she resolved to discover the truth and hunt down Emanuel personally.^[3]

She eventually found the mask left behind by the dissolved Emanuel, and her quest for revenge seemed to be rewarded. However, she was unexpectedly met by the Narzissenkreuz Ordo, the organization Emanuel had been investigating. In the end, she was dissolved by the leader of the Narzissenkreuz Ordo, known as the Narzissenkreuz, who absorbed Marfisa's consciousness and acquired her mastery of "spear technique".^[3][5]

Trivia

• Marfisa is the "spear-wielder" in the weapon description for Rightful Reward.
• Marfisa is the second person or agent dissolved by the Master.^[3]

Etymology

• Marfisa may be named after Marfisa, a character from the Italian epic Orlando Innamorato.

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Marfisa
Chinese (Simplified)	玛尔菲莎 Mǎ'ěrfēishā
Chinese (Traditional)	瑪爾菲莎 Mǎ'ěrfēishā
Japanese	マルフィサ Marufisa
Korean	마르피사 Mareupisa
Spanish	Marfisa
French	Marfisa
Russian	Марфиза Marfiza
Thai	Marfisa
Vietnamese	Marfisa
German	Marfisa
Indonesian	Marfisa
Portuguese	Marfisa
Turkish	Marfisa
Italian	Marfisa

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