Maria

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Maria (玛利亚)
Alias(es)	Night Watcher 124; Master of the Banshee Court 130; Banshee Royal Consort 307; Calamity-Subduing General 425; Exorcist General 424; Saint Maria 573
Species/Race	Great One; formerly human 1 241
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Penguin Logistics 26; Banshee Court 307
Occupation/Role	Hunter; 166th Penguin Logistics employee 26
Status	Alive
First Appearance	1

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Umbilical Cord integration	18	Doll helps Maria absorb an Umbilical Cord’s power to strengthen her body and reconnect her with her abilities.
Hunting Ground ability unlocked	38	After Maria hunts a Three-Headed Hound in the dreamscape, Doll converts its Umbilical Cord into a new ability; its precise effect is not identified.
Yharnam’s Moon manifested	221	Maria uses Yharnam’s Moon as a domain to trap the Great Beast Rottish.
Refined blood control	293	Maria administers her blood without causing the recipient to Beastify, demonstrating improved control over its effects.
Great One manifestation	535 536	Maria expands her body and consciousness to meet Gordan on equal terms, then forcibly devours power from Gordan’s incarnation.

Background

Maria is a Hunter from another world who awakens in Terra with missing memories and a geometric entity attached to her body. Although she is already no longer human, she initially distrusts the entity—Little Regret—and tears it away from herself before learning that it can assist her. After discovering that Outer Gods, rather than Great Beasts, are responsible for Terra’s disasters, she resolves to collect Umbilical Cords and kill them. 1 2

During Little Regret’s first journey into a fragment of the past, Maria encounters and protects a feral Puppy girl later known as Ceobe. She feeds her, teaches her language, observes her unusual weapon-enchanting talent, and eventually urges her to find a home before they part. Maria collapses from the strain of slaying the forest’s Great Beast only after ensuring the girl has left safely. 3 10 17

Maria’s actions across different eras have left extensive historical traces that she herself often cannot remember. Patriot recognizes her as the Master of the Banshee Court and possesses a Key given to him by Maria’s future self, while later records identify her as a general, a saint, and a figure central to Kazdel’s history. 130 425 573

Appearance

Maria is a tall, slender woman whose composed bearing remains striking even in hostile surroundings. She commonly wears elegant black Hunter clothing and keeps her white hair tied in a simple ponytail. 30 44

• Fair complexion and delicate facial features. 44
• Silky white hair, usually tied high or in a simple ponytail. 44 402
• Gray eyes likened to moonlight. 2 44
• Prefers practical black attire, later wearing black armor inlaid with silver-white threads. 44 402
• Carries herself with an upright, statue-like posture. 613

Personality

Maria is calm, restrained, and intensely practical. She speaks directly, rarely wastes words, and evaluates unfamiliar people and systems with suspicion rather than trust. Her confidence stems from a precise understanding of her own strength, not a need for others’ approval. 20 311 332

Despite her detached demeanor, Maria is deeply protective. She repeatedly intervenes for vulnerable people, including Ceobe, Misha, Tessi, and civilians caught in violence. Her protectiveness can become overbearing; the Doctor observes that Maria treats nearly everyone around her as fragile compared with herself. 3 59 513 518

Maria is merciless toward active threats but not needlessly cruel. She can seek harsh interrogation methods, yet accepts limits imposed by Ch’en; she defeats Crownslayer without serious injury and tends to her wounds afterward. 38 124 She is also uncomfortable with unfamiliar intimacy and emotions, becoming noticeably shy when Lamaline is forceful with her. 338 445

Abilities & Skills

Hunter Combat Mastery

Maria’s primary strength is overwhelming close-quarters combat skill, refined through repeated battles and death-like trials.

• Uses precise swordsmanship, including Visceral Attacks, to kill multiple opponents in rapid succession. 5
• Reads opponents through minute shifts in posture and movement, allowing her to assess their strength and predict attacks. 151
• Fights most effectively alone rather than in coordinated team battles. 152
• Has defeated powerful figures including Talulah, Dukale, Kal’tsit’s Mon2tr, and multiple Great Beasts. 157 307 326 378
• Can incapacitate or kill armed opponents with bare-handed force. 26 165

Blood Techniques

Maria’s blood possesses restorative, transformative, and suppressive properties.

• Blood-for-Blood allows her to recover by exchanging blood with enemies, but she cannot properly restore herself from dead foes. 17 60
• Uses Blood Vials to rapidly heal others during Hunter training. 205
• Her blood can grant strength, extend life, or create a lasting connection to its recipient. 338 521
• Can temporarily suppress Gladiia’s abnormal Beastification symptoms through a blood-infused pool. 570
• Poor control over her Outer God-derived blood can cause Beastification in those around her. 48

Outer God and Great One Powers

Maria has absorbed the powers of Outer Gods but struggles to fully understand and control them.

• Umbilical Cords connect her body to her greater power and are necessary for mastering it. 17 48
• Her presence can spread Beastification if left uncontrolled. 48
• Can manifest Yharnam’s Moon, a domain capable of trapping Great Beasts. 221
• Can expand her consciousness and body to perceive and confront enemies on a Great One’s scale. 535
• Her name carries supernatural weight: when someone calls it, Maria can sense the invocation. 241

Originium Arts and Spatial Movement

Maria adapts quickly to Terra’s power systems and uses Originium Arts with devastating efficiency.

• Incapacitates an Ursus caster by manipulating the air around him, though she does not explain the mechanism. 38
• Remotely detonates Mephisto’s corpse-controlled Infected. 59
• Destroys mutated Blood Demons with a single Originium Arts-enhanced strike. 460
• Uses Flash Step to close distance faster than opponents can react. 326
• Can manipulate fog to mislead an enemy’s perception and expose ambushes. 543

Perception, Stealth, and Investigation

Maria possesses exceptional battlefield awareness and infiltration ability.

• Notices concealed schemes and hostile intent even when she cannot identify exact thoughts. 400
• Can enter guarded locations without alerting others. 283
• Infiltrates Heratia’s room after learning of her arrest. 591
• Attempts to seize memories from a kidnapper, though the target’s soul is destroyed before she can examine them. 513

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Luoyang blueprint — Blueprint for a double-ended sword that can split into a long blade and short blade; Maria considers it ideally suited to her fighting style. 20
• Threaded Cane — A transforming cane-whip commissioned from Fire God; Maria later returns it after it is heavily damaged. 115 347
• Black armor and long saber — Armor designed by Sui, with silver patterns and demonic-looking totems; the accompanying saber is forged from Sui’s melted sword. 402 417
• Mobile City-State Key — Given to Maria by Misha; potentially grants control over a Mobile City-State platform. 63 68
• Madam Sicily’s necklace — An emerald-set token Maria keeps and eventually wears when returning to Siracusa. 97 177
• Blood Vials — Healing vessels made from Maria’s blood, used in Hunter-style training. 205

Relationships

• Doll — Maria’s closest supernatural companion and caretaker. Doll manages complex Outer God powers, transforms Umbilical Cords into abilities, and supports Maria after major battles. 18 48 537
• Little Regret — The Lifelong Regret System attached to Maria at her awakening. It transports her through past fragments and provides mission rewards, though it is intimidated by Maria’s power. 1 2 20
• Ceobe — The Puppy girl Maria shelters, feeds, teaches, and later promises to see again after Ceobe finds a home. 3 10 17 121
• Texas — Penguin Logistics coworker who shows persistent concern for Maria and struggles to hide her nervousness around her. 44 53 97
• Hoshiguma — Lungmen Guard Department officer who houses Maria in Lungmen and later coordinates with her over the Ursus platform crisis. 24 132
• Misha — Maria protects Misha during Reunion attacks and receives a Mobile City-State Key from her. 58 63
• Alex / Skullshatterer — Initially Maria’s enemy; after Maria defeats him, Alex joins her side and reunites with Misha. 55 59 132
• Lamaline — Banshee leader and Maria’s acknowledged consort. Their relationship deepens through shared trust, Maria’s blood, a kiss, and their child. 307 338 560
• Theresa — A political ally and former comrade in Kazdel. Maria tends to support Theresa’s peace-oriented position while refusing formal participation in political struggles. 307 476 493
• Gladiia — Deep Sea Hunter with a hostile but increasingly dependent relationship with Maria. Maria treats her as someone under her responsibility and suppresses her abnormal condition with blood. 569 570
• Heratia — Aegir expedition leader who trusts Maria despite her unknown origins. Maria helps her investigate the deep sea, while Heratia publicly presents the two as a couple. 587 606
• Sui — Great Beast ally who forges Maria’s armor and saber, while repeatedly seeking a full-strength battle with her. 417 419
• Celinina — Maria’s student and protegé in Siracusa, trained through dangerous Hunter methods and encouraged to become independent. 205 241

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival in Terra

• Awakens in Terra with Little Regret attached to her and begins pursuing Umbilical Cords after learning that Outer Gods are the source of the world’s disasters. 1 2
• Protects and educates Ceobe during a journey through an unknown forest, then defeats the Great Beast occupying it. 3 10 17

Lungmen and Penguin Logistics

• Travels to Lungmen in search of a route to Bolivar and accepts Hoshiguma’s temporary hospitality. 20 24
• Joins Penguin Logistics as its 166th employee after demonstrating enough strength to break glass with her bare hand. 26
• Investigates Reunion activity, clashes with Ch’en over interrogation methods, and battles Skullshatterer, Mephisto, and Faust. 38 55 59

Siracusa and the Hunters

• Returns to Siracusa, where her past influence and special renown draw the attention of rival Families. 97 177 179
• Becomes involved with the Hunters under Father Agniel’s organization and trains Celinina using Hunter methods. 179 205
• Confronts Rottish with Yharnam’s Moon and later learns more about her Cainhurst identity and historical legacy. 221 241

Banshee Court and Kazdel

• Meets Patriot and FrostNova, learns that she is known as the Master of the Banshee Court, and obtains further clues about the Key and Umbilical Cords. 130
• Gains the loyalty of FrostNova, Alex, and the Yeti Squad, who begin addressing her as Captain. 132
• Supports the Banshees against Sarkaz forces, defeats Dukale, and is publicly recognized as the Banshee Royal Consort. 288 307
• Becomes an important but reluctant safeguard in Kazdel’s conflict between Theresa and Theresis. 476 496

Great Yan and Gordan

• Fights Great Beasts in Yan while concealing the full extent of her power from the Skyborne Great Beast Gordan. 356 360
• Is recognized as the Calamity-Subduing General and later reunites with Sui’s family. 425
• Searches for Gordan’s weakness, eventually confronting Gordan’s power directly and defeating an alternate-timeline version of herself known as Gordan. 456 535 537

Aegir and the Deep Sea

• Travels to the deep sea, survives extreme water pressure unaided, and joins Heratia’s expedition into the Precursor Ruins. 584 587
• Learns that the Seaborn’s evolution threatens Aegir and becomes entangled in the origins of the Deep Sea Hunters. 610 572
• Takes responsibility for Specter, Gladiia, Skadi, and the other Deep Sea Hunters as their conditions worsen. 569 570

Laterano

• Arrives in Laterano under a concealed Sarkaz identity and becomes involved in Renia’s effort to establish peace between Laterano and the Sarkaz. 617 623
• The revelation that Maria is a Laterano Saint and founder of Yharnam Monastery unsettles Texas and Exusiai. 573

Notable Quotes

“I don't know what I am either...” 332

“I don't particularly wish to commit pointless killing. You should honestly choose to surrender, Ms. Kal'tsit.” 326

“Prove to me that you have mastered and cast off Cainhurst's curse!” 541

Trivia

• Little Regret identifies Maria as a “max-level expert,” making ordinary system rewards nearly useless to her. 20
• Maria is credited with founding Yharnam Monastery, the first monastery not affiliated with the Laterano Church. 573
• Maria does not seek recognition for her victories and has refused to claim credit for saving communities or defeating Great Beasts. 378 623