Difference between revisions of "Maru"
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− | (*Known times:Saturday/ *Time unknown:Sunday ,sometimes after 1PM/ *Monday before 12PM/ *Wednesday after 11AM/ *Friday after 12PM/ *Other days/times are unknown) | + | Triggered by walking into Maru's home. (*Known times:Saturday/ *Time unknown:Sunday ,sometimes after 1PM/ *Monday before 12PM/ *Wednesday after 11AM/ *Friday after 12PM/ *Other days/times are unknown) |
− | As you walk into their house, you find Maru and Demetrius in their lab. Maru asks you to watch a beaker as she has to go do something. While you're watching the beaker, Demetrius starts talking to you about his special little girl Maru. Demetrius states that he doesn't want anything getting in the way of Maru's future "If you know what I mean." When Maru returns, Demetrius tells Maru that he was telling you about the tests. | + | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" |
+ | ! ''' Details ''' | ||
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+ | |As you walk into their house, you find Maru and Demetrius in their lab. Maru asks you to watch a beaker as she has to go do something. While you're watching the beaker, Demetrius starts talking to you about his special little girl Maru. Demetrius states that he doesn't want anything getting in the way of Maru's future "If you know what I mean." When Maru returns, Demetrius tells Maru that he was telling you about the tests. | ||
:• "Right, (your character name)?" | :• "Right, (your character name)?" | ||
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::• "Actually, your dad was being weird." -100 friendship points. Maru will ask Demetrius what (character name) is talking about. Demetrius will tell the truth and apologize for his behaviour. | ::• "Actually, your dad was being weird." -100 friendship points. Maru will ask Demetrius what (character name) is talking about. Demetrius will tell the truth and apologize for his behaviour. | ||
:Your answer will affect her affection meter (look at [[Social]]). | :Your answer will affect her affection meter (look at [[Social]]). | ||
+ | |} | ||
===Four Hearts=== | ===Four Hearts=== | ||
{{Hearts|4}} | {{Hearts|4}} | ||
− | Triggered by entering the clinic on a Tuesday or Thursday while Maru is working there. She is surprised by your entry and drops a glass beaker she is holding. Worried about Harvey's response, she asks you what she should do. The three responses below are paraphrases. | + | Triggered by entering the clinic on a Tuesday or Thursday while Maru is working there. |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | ! ''' Details ''' | ||
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+ | |She is surprised by your entry and drops a glass beaker she is holding. Worried about Harvey's response, she asks you what she should do. The three responses below are paraphrases. | ||
::• "Just scoop it off the floor. He won't know the difference." -50 friendship points. She will argue that of course Harvey will be able to tell the difference. Harvey comes in after hearing the breaking glass, and Maru tells him it was an accident. He is thankful for her telling the truth, since she is a big help around the clinic. It ends with Harvey asking if the player is ok, since they're looking a little pale. | ::• "Just scoop it off the floor. He won't know the difference." -50 friendship points. She will argue that of course Harvey will be able to tell the difference. Harvey comes in after hearing the breaking glass, and Maru tells him it was an accident. He is thankful for her telling the truth, since she is a big help around the clinic. It ends with Harvey asking if the player is ok, since they're looking a little pale. | ||
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:When Maru blames the incident on you, Harvey scolds her saying that she shouldn't blame her problems on others. This leaves Maru feeling flustered and upset. | :When Maru blames the incident on you, Harvey scolds her saying that she shouldn't blame her problems on others. This leaves Maru feeling flustered and upset. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===Six Hearts=== | ===Six Hearts=== | ||
{{Hearts|6}} | {{Hearts|6}} | ||
− | Triggered by entering the area of the map where her house is located in the evening (Appears to be around 9PM - 11:40PM on a sunny day). Maru is looking through the telescope and is surprised to see you walking past. She offers you to look through the telescope and asks what you see. You have the option to say : | + | Triggered by entering the area of the map where her house is located in the evening (Appears to be around 9PM - 11:40PM on a sunny day). |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | ! ''' Details ''' | ||
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+ | |Maru is looking through the telescope and is surprised to see you walking past. She offers you to look through the telescope and asks what you see. You have the option to say : | ||
::• "A beautiful planet" +30 friendship points. | ::• "A beautiful planet" +30 friendship points. | ||
::• "A cold, dark abyss" -30 friendship points | ::• "A cold, dark abyss" -30 friendship points | ||
:She mentions that she has something to tell you but thinks about it and changes her mind and decides to show you a binary star system instead. Your character feels as if Maru showed you something special. | :She mentions that she has something to tell you but thinks about it and changes her mind and decides to show you a binary star system instead. Your character feels as if Maru showed you something special. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===Eight Hearts=== | ===Eight Hearts=== | ||
{{Hearts|8}} | {{Hearts|8}} | ||
− | Triggered by entering her house, when she is not at work. Maru will show you what it is she's been working on, and accidentally shock you in the process of testing it. You have the choice of responses which may affect her affection for you. | + | Triggered by entering her house, when she is not at work. |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | ! ''' Details ''' | ||
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+ | |Maru will show you what it is she's been working on, and accidentally shock you in the process of testing it. You have the choice of responses which may affect her affection for you. | ||
::• "It's okay, it doesn't even hurt." +30 friendship points. | ::• "It's okay, it doesn't even hurt." +30 friendship points. | ||
::• "You'd better be. This hurts like crazy!" -50 friendship points. | ::• "You'd better be. This hurts like crazy!" -50 friendship points. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===Ten Hearts=== | ===Ten Hearts=== | ||
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[[Carpenter's Shop]] 9AM - 4PM, any weather. | [[Carpenter's Shop]] 9AM - 4PM, any weather. | ||
− | Triggered by entering her house | + | Triggered by entering her house. |
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+ | {| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" | ||
+ | ! ''' Details ''' | ||
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+ | |She says that her project is finished. Now she takes you into her workshop (trapdoor) to show you a robot she built to help her parents. | ||
Demetrius follows you and gets scared by the robot Maru activated. The robot wants his freedom so they let her go. Maru will ask you what you think which may affect her affection for you. | Demetrius follows you and gets scared by the robot Maru activated. The robot wants his freedom so they let her go. Maru will ask you what you think which may affect her affection for you. | ||
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::• "So is your Dad okay with 'us' now?" no change in friendship points. | ::• "So is your Dad okay with 'us' now?" no change in friendship points. | ||
::• "(Just stare at Maru and say nothing)" no change in friendship points. | ::• "(Just stare at Maru and say nothing)" no change in friendship points. | ||
+ | |} | ||
===Marriage=== | ===Marriage=== |
Revision as of 19:41, 26 April 2016
“ | “Growing up with a carpenter and a scientist for parents, Maru acquired a passion for creating gadgets at a young age. When she isn’t in her room, fiddling with tools and machinery, she sometimes does odd jobs at the local clinic. Friendly, outgoing, and ambitious, Maru would be quite a lucky match for a lowly newcomer such as yourself… Can you win her heart, or will she slip through your fingers and disappear from your life forever?” |
— Dev Update #12 |
Maru is a villager who lives in Pelican Town. She's one of the ten characters available to marry.[1]
She lives north of town with her family in a house attached to Robin's carpenter shop.
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Relationships
Maru lives with her parents Demetrius and Robin, as well as her half-brother Sebastian who is Robin's son. She has a strained relationship with Sebastian and wishes they were closer.
Maru works with Harvey at the clinic, and both worry that it doesn't receive enough patients. She is also friends with Penny.
Gifts
For an explanation on friendship points/hearts and how gifts increase them, please visit the Social page.
Birthday (Summer 10)
“ | “You remembered my birthday! Thank you. This is great.” |
Best
“ | “Is that...? Oh wow, (Name)! This is spectacular!” |
Image | Name | Description | Source | Ingredients |
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Cheese Cauliflower | It smells great! | Cooking |
Cauliflower (1) Cheese (1) | |
Pepper Poppers | Spicy breaded peppers filled with cheese. | Cooking |
Hot Pepper (1) Cheese (1) | |
Rhubarb Pie | Mmm, tangy and sweet! | Cooking |
Rhubarb (1) Wheat Flour (1) Sugar (1) | |
Miner's Treat | This should keep your energy up. | Cooking |
Cave Carrot (2) Sugar (1) Milk (1) | |
Diamond | A rare and valuable gem. | Mineral - The Mines | ||
Gold Bar | A bar of pure gold. | Minerals - Furnace | ||
Iridium Bar | A bar of pure iridium. | Minerals - Furnace | ||
Battery Pack | It's fully charged with precious energy. | Lightning Rod | ||
Cauliflower | Valuable, but slow-growing. Despite its pale color, the florets are packed with nutrients. | Farming - Spring | ||
Strawberry | A sweet, juicy favorite with an appealing red color. | Farming - Spring |
Good
“ | “This is a super gift! Thank you!” |
Image | Name | Description | Source | Ingredients |
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Pizza | It's popular for all the right reasons. | The Saloon | Wheat Flour (1) | |
Quartz | A clear crystal commonly found in caves and mines. | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Topaz | Fairly common but still prized for its beauty. | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Frozen Tear | A crystal fabled to be the frozen tears of a yeti. | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Earth Crystal | A resinous substance found near the surface | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Amethyst | A purple variant of quartz. | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Jade | A pale green ornamental stone. | Minerals - The Mines | ||
Copper Bar | A bar of pure copper. | Minerals - Furnace | ||
Iron Bar | A bar of pure iron. | Minerals - Furnace | ||
Sweet Pea | A fragrant summer flower. | Foraging - Summer | ||
Tulip | The most popular spring flower. Has a very faint sweet smell. | Farming | ||
Crocus | A flower that can bloom in the winter. | Foraging - Winter | ||
Blue Jazz | The flower grows in a sphere to invite as many butterflies as possible. | Farming - Spring | ||
Yam | A starchy tuber with a lot of culinary versatility. | Farming - Fall | ||
Eggplant | A rich and wholesome relative of the tomato. Delicious fried or stewed. | Farming - Fall | ||
Amaranth | A purple grain cultivated by an ancient civilization. | Farming - Fall | ||
Parsnip | A spring tuber closely related to the carrot. It has an earthy taste and is full of nutrients. | Farming - Spring | ||
Pancakes | A double stack of fluffy, soft pancakes. | Cooking or The Saloon | Wheat Flour (1) Egg (1) | |
Mayonnaise | It looks spreadable. | Mayonnaise Machine | ||
Jelly | Gooey. | Preserves Jar | Any fruit |
Neutral
“ | “Thanks.” |
Various items that elicit a neutral response from the villagers
Image | Name | Description | Source | Ingredients |
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Duck Feather | It's so colorful. | Animals | ||
Duck Egg | It's still warm. | Ducks | ||
Daffodil | A traditional spring flower that makes a nice gift. | Foraging - Spring | ||
Blueberry | A popular berry reported to have many health benefits. The blue skin has the highest nutrient concentration. | Farming - Summer | ||
Coral | A colony of tiny creatures that clump together to form beautiful structures. | Foraging - Beach |
Bad
“ | “Oh... That's for me? I'll just put it over here...” |
Image | Name | Description | Source |
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Clay | Put in a furnace to make a clay pot. | Foraging - Hoe | |
Salmonberry | A spring-time berry with the flavor of the forest. | Foraging - Spring | |
Soapstone | Because of its relatively soft consistency, this stone is very popular for carving. | Mining | |
Spring Onion | These grow wild during the spring. | Foraging - Spring | |
Blackberry | An early-fall treat. | Foraging - Fall | |
Maple Syrup | A sweet syrup with a unique flavor. | Tapper | |
Common Mushroom | Slightly nutty, with good texture. | Foraging - Spring The Cave | |
Crystal Fruit | A delicate fruit that pops up from the snow. | Foraging - Winter | |
Star Shards | No one knows how these form. Some scientists claim that the microscopic structure displays unnatural regularity. | Mining |
Worst
“ | “Yuck! You thought I would like this?” |
Image | Name | Description | Source |
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Stone | A useful material when broken with the Pickaxe. | Mining | |
Wild Honey | It's a sweet syrup produced by bees. | Bee House | |
Poppy | In addition to its colorful flower, the Poppy has culinary and medicinal uses. | Farming - Summer | |
Prehistorc Handaxe | One of the earliest tools employed by humans. This "crude" tool was created by striking one rock with another to form a sharp edge. | Artifacts | |
Snow Yam | This little yam was hiding beneath the snow. | Snow Yam - Winter | |
Pickles | A jar of your homemade pickles. | Artisan Goods | |
Dwarf Gadget | It's a piece of the advanced technology once known to the dwarves. It's still glowing and humming, but you're unable to understand how it works. | Artifacts | |
Holly | The leaves and bright red berries make a popular winter decoration. | Foraging - Winter |
Heart Events
Two Hearts
Triggered by walking into Maru's home. (*Known times:Saturday/ *Time unknown:Sunday ,sometimes after 1PM/ *Monday before 12PM/ *Wednesday after 11AM/ *Friday after 12PM/ *Other days/times are unknown)
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As you walk into their house, you find Maru and Demetrius in their lab. Maru asks you to watch a beaker as she has to go do something. While you're watching the beaker, Demetrius starts talking to you about his special little girl Maru. Demetrius states that he doesn't want anything getting in the way of Maru's future "If you know what I mean." When Maru returns, Demetrius tells Maru that he was telling you about the tests.
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Four Hearts
Triggered by entering the clinic on a Tuesday or Thursday while Maru is working there.
Details |
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She is surprised by your entry and drops a glass beaker she is holding. Worried about Harvey's response, she asks you what she should do. The three responses below are paraphrases.
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Six Hearts
Triggered by entering the area of the map where her house is located in the evening (Appears to be around 9PM - 11:40PM on a sunny day).
Details |
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Maru is looking through the telescope and is surprised to see you walking past. She offers you to look through the telescope and asks what you see. You have the option to say :
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Eight Hearts
Triggered by entering her house, when she is not at work.
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Maru will show you what it is she's been working on, and accidentally shock you in the process of testing it. You have the choice of responses which may affect her affection for you.
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Ten Hearts
Carpenter's Shop 9AM - 4PM, any weather.
Triggered by entering her house.
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She says that her project is finished. Now she takes you into her workshop (trapdoor) to show you a robot she built to help her parents.
Demetrius follows you and gets scared by the robot Maru activated. The robot wants his freedom so they let her go. Maru will ask you what you think which may affect her affection for you.
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Marriage
When you give Maru a Mermaid's Pendant she accepts, and says the ceremony will be in three days ( she will sort out everything). Immediately after you go to sleep on the second day, a cutscene happens in which Lewis declares you married (this cutscene apparently uses up no time at all)
You appear back Home after the marriage cutscene with Maru standing on the porch,she says she watered all the crops and put water in your pet's bowl. A smaller version of her old room has been installed in your house attached to your bedroom.
Maru will occasionally give you an item at the start of the day, if she begins the day inside the house but not in her annex. She usually describes these items as things she found in her scrap bin, but occasionally she'll refer to having made the item in her workshop. Items Maru gives you appear to most commonly be either a Bomb, Cherry Bomb or Crab Cakes, but she will also more rarely present you with a Warp Totem: Farm.
Timeline
Maru's look evolved over the years the game was in development. Here's a timeline showing how ConcernedApe's art and Maru's style changed over the years before the game was launched.
References
Villagers | |
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Bachelors | Alex • Elliott • Harvey • Sam • Sebastian • Shane |
Bachelorettes | Abigail • Emily • Haley • Leah • Maru • Penny |
Townspeople | Caroline • Clint • Demetrius • Evelyn • George • Gil • Gunther • Gus • Jas • Jodi • Kent • Lewis • Linus • Marlon • Marnie • Morris • Pam • Pierre • Robin • Vincent • Willy |
Other | Birdie • Bouncer • Dwarf • Fizz • Governor • Grandpa • Henchman • Junimos • Krobus • Leo • Mr. Qi • Old Mariner • Professor Snail • Sandy • Wizard |