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m (Breaking Benny living up to his name and changing things to incorrect info without even cross checking the game script; Nuibaba's called かれ (kare) in Gaiden, which is "he". (Side note, かのじょ (kanojo) would be "she")) |
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|image=[[File:FESoV Nuibaba.png|200px]] | |image=[[File:FESoV Nuibaba.png|200px]] | ||
|caption=Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}. | |caption=Artwork of Nuibaba from {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}. | ||
|gender= | |gender=Male <small>(''Gaiden'')</small><br>Female <small>(''Shadows of Valentia'')</small> | ||
|age=124 | |age=124 | ||
|family=*Unnamed ex-lover <small>(deceased)</small> | |family=*Unnamed ex-lover <small>(deceased)</small> | ||
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{{Quote|The specter of love ever draws fools such as [[Alm|you]] like butterflies to nectar. And yet, the real feast is yet to come...when I dine upon your souls!|Nuibaba}} | {{Quote|The specter of love ever draws fools such as [[Alm|you]] like butterflies to nectar. And yet, the real feast is yet to come...when I dine upon your souls!|Nuibaba}} | ||
'''Nuibaba''' (Japanese: {{hl|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}} ''Nuibaba'') is a minor antagonist first appearing in {{FE2}}, in which | '''Nuibaba''' (Japanese: {{hl|ヌイババ|Nuibaba}} ''Nuibaba'') is a minor antagonist first appearing in {{FE2}}, in which Nuibaba appears as an [[Arcanist]] who presides over Fear Mountain from his manor. Nuibaba presumably a high-ranking member of [[Duma]]'s clergy, as he/she has [[Marla]], [[Jedah]]'s daughter, under his/her command to guard Fear Mountain. Nuibaba wields the powerful magic spell, [[Medusa]], which she is said to have received in exchange for her soul.<ref>{{cite|By offering up her soul, she had purchased the very darkest of sortilege; a single word from her lips was enough to snuff out life itself.|Pre-map narration|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | ||
Nuibaba was redesigned significantly in {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, now appearing | Nuibaba was redesigned significantly in {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}, now appearing as a female [[Witch]]. Additionally, Nuibaba is stated to sacrifice girls from all over [[Rigel]] to monsters in order to preserve her youth.<ref>{{cite|Nuibaba gathered young and comely girls from all across Rigel. She made sacrifices of them—fed them to monsters to preserve her own youth.|Cleric in Nuibaba's Abode|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}</ref> | ||
=={{FE2}}== | =={{FE2}}== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The opening to the fight against Nuibaba is the only map in the entirety of ''Gaiden'' to have any sort of chapter narration. | * The opening to the fight against Nuibaba is the only map in the entirety of ''Gaiden'' to have any sort of chapter narration. | ||
* While referred to with with | * While referred to with with masculine pronouns in the original game, Nuibaba is female in the remake. This could be due to the "baba" portion of the character's name being construed as coming from {{hover|婆|Baba}} ''old woman'' and the character's association with the female monster, Medusa. | ||
*Despite Nuibaba's class being changed to witch, Nuibaba is still referred to as an arcanist outside of gameplay. | *Despite Nuibaba's class being changed to witch, Nuibaba is still referred to as an arcanist outside of gameplay. | ||
*In ''Gaiden'', Nuibaba shares | *In ''Gaiden'', Nuibaba shares his portrait, magic spells, and stats with [[Gharn]]. However, Nuibaba has a [[Mage Ring]] while Gharn does not. | ||
==Etymology and other languages== | ==Etymology and other languages== | ||
