Mariah (マライア, Maraia) is a tertiary antagonist featured in the third part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, Stardust Crusaders, specifically the "'Bastet' Mariah" story arc. She also appears as a tertiary character in the spin-off manga Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak.
Mariah is one of the Egypt 9 Glory Gods. She separates the group in Luxor, and attempts to take out Joseph Joestar and Muhammad Avdol using her Stand, Bastet, while Alessi confronts the rest of the heroes.
Mariah is an extremely attractive, long-legged woman with dark skin and short, light-colored hair. Her main attire consists of a miniskirt and hood, along with gloves, dark pantyhose, bow-knotted leather shoes and sunglasses on her head. Despite her revealing outfit, she conceals an impressive arsenal of bolts, screws, knives and other metal objects to throw at her magnetized victims. Her design in the anime shows off her midriff contrary to the manga.
Mariah is one of the few characters shown to smoke.
In the spin-off Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Mariah's appearance and outfit have changed. Mariah has long hair, with two long bangs on each side of her face. She's kept her sunglasses and habit of smoking. She now wears a dark revealing and form fitting dress with a low cut that goes down to her abdomen and reveals most of her legs. She still wears a pantyhose and gloves. Moreover, she has a light colored coat which she wears loosely, revealing her shoulders. She has a choker and ankle rings made of interlaced lozenges and a belt made of large rings. Her high heels also have a lozenge decoration at the top.
Mariah comes off as a calm, cool-headed person. Like most Stand Users, Mariah has great confidence in her Bastet, notably in that everyone will eventually succumb to it given time. However, she easily loses her cool whenever things don't go according to plan; in such cases, she's been shown to contort her face and bite her lip comically out of frustration and anger. Mariah is quite devious and has worked out many ways in which she could render her power truly dangerous. Mariah keeps on her many metallic objects, from nuts and bolts to metallic wires, to use them as projectiles in a pinch or exploit the magnetism to tie up her targets into dangerous machinery. She's also adept at baiting her targets to dangerous locations such as train tracks or places under power lines so that she could expose them to deadly hazards.
Mariah has a bit of a sleazy streak. On occasions, she likes to talk suggestively, saying for instance that "You always want to touch what's off-limits". The few relationships she talks about have also centered on the men's appearance, revealing that she's also superficial. She notably complimented Joseph Joestar and confessed that she found him very attractive for a man his age and that, if he was a few decades younger, they would have been a great couple; she nonetheless tried to kill him without second thoughts because it would please DIO, whom she considered much more attractive.
She also has a very distinctive "Oho ho ho ho ho!" laugh, which she does when she has her opponents helplessly trapped in the magnetic power of her Stand.
In the spin-off Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak, Mariah is shown to have survived and tried to move on from DIO. However, she confesses that she still has nightmares of DIO ordering her to go defeat the Joestars while she can only grovel and say she is sorry. Even after ten years, Mariah cannot stop herself from calling DIO "Lord DIO" in her dreams and she is aware that DIO still has a grip on her mind. She also reveals that she wasn't aware or fully aware of DIO's atrocities and that it felt good for her to be at DIO's beck and call. It went to the point that even though Mariah thinks she was being controlled, she feels that she willingly submitted to him.
In the spin-off, Mariah has settled down with Kenny G.. She also has some friendship with Boingo, as she states that she wanted to "give Hol Horse a good beating" because he exploited Boingo back then. Finally, Mariah seems to entertain a difficult relationship with Hol Horse himself, tolerating his presence but not trusting him or liking him in the slightest.
Bastet takes the form of an electrical outlet which magnetizes whoever touches it, causing metallic objects to be attracted to them.
Along with the other Egypt 9 Glory Gods, Mariah is deployed by DIO once the heroes reach Egypt to assassinate them. In Luxor, Mariah places her Bastet on a rock while Joseph is isolated in the toilets. Once he gets out, he notices Bastet and, thinking that it is a mere strangely placed electrical outlet, tries to touch it, only to be shocked. Joseph is now magnetized and metallic objects begin to be attracted to him.
The next morning, Mariah stays in the hotel where the Joestar Group is in to keep the effect of the magnetism on. Joseph eventually realizes his condition but is alone. She ambushes Joseph on an escalator and uses metallic wires to entangle Joseph's hands to the machinery of the elevator, threatening to crush his hands. In doing so, she reveals her identity. When Muhammad Avdol comes to deactivate the escalator, Mariah has already placed Bastet near the stop button, also shocking Avdol. Joseph spots Mariah hiding behind a pillar and they begin to pursue her into the women's bathroom and then the streets, giving Avdol's magnetism time to grow. Thus, Joseph and Avdol are stuck together.
Mariah disappears and waits for Joseph and Avdol to find her. After trying to separate themselves, Joseph and Avdol accidentally roll down a slope where Mariah awaits them. She baits them into stepping on metal train tracks, just as a train approaches. When the train passes, Mariah assumes that she's won but she then discovers that Avdol has dug a hole underneath the train, frustrating her to no end. Magician's Red melts the train, allowing the pair to confront her. Joseph ties Mariah's neck with Hermit Purple and tries to choke her but she reveals that she's stuffed her bra with nuts and bolts which are attracted towards Joseph and Avdol. They have to protect themselves from the hail of projectiles coming onto them, allowing Mariah to slip away once again. However, Joseph devises a strategy.
After separating themselves again, Joseph and Avdol begin to chase Mariah through the streets of Luxor and split up to surround her thanks to a map created by Hermit Purple. On their way, they gather many metallic objects that are stuck to them. However, Mariah then reveals that she's baited them near power lines. Throwing a knife, she cuts the lines, which are then attracted to the pair. Although Avdol's Magician's Red can melt the cables, his magnetism gets so strong a truck flies at him and threatens to crush him. For his part, Joseph has a hard time keeping the cables away. Confident in her victory, Mariah reveals that she finds Joseph attractive for a man his age, leading Joseph to beg her for mercy. However, Mariah refuses as DIO is more attractive than Joseph for her.
However, Joseph has accounted for the whole battle and unveils his stratagem. He lets go the pavement and lets himself fly toward Avdol. The mass of metal violently closes on Mariah, taking her out and, according to Avdol, breaking a few bones. Mariah is retired.
In the spin-off, Mariah says that DIO didn't implant a flesh bud in her.
It is revealed that Mariah survived her ordeal and that the Speedwagon Foundation contacted her and then explained to her the magnitude of DIO's atrocities then apparently left her be. Ten years after the events of Stardust Crusaders, Mariah has settled down with Kenny G.. They have a hideout in the middle of Cairo, an abandoned bar camouflaged by Tenore Sax.
In March 1999, Hol Horse meets Mariah at her hideout. Mariah informs Hol Horse that the Oingo Boingo brothers want to see him, though Hol Horse is only interested in contacting Boingo. Mariah asks if Hol Horse still has nightmares of DIO, which he denies. However, Mariah points out the three wristwatches on Hol Horse and says that he's developed a superstition. She explains how she still has nightmares of the vampire on a regular basis and that a part of her is left unfulfilled without DIO's control. Hol Horse tries to console Mariah, but she suddenly gets angry when he calls DIO a conman and those who fall for a con "fools", taking it personally. She stomps on Hol Horse and summons Bastet which shocks Hol Horse. The cowboy is almost impaled by a dozen swords flying at him, but a door thankfully blocks them. Mariah calls off her attack, as she only wanted to teach Hol Horse a lesson for taking advantage of Boingo years ago, and lets Hol Horse and Boingo plan the next step of their mission.
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QuotesMariah is one of the boss enemies in the game. The events from her arc appear in the game with one differing detail—instead of fighting alone and confined to Joseph and Avdol, Mariah attacks the whole group alongside Hol Horse.
Mariah makes her playable debut on the Capcom game, being included in the second version of the game. She appears as a playable character with a style based on ranged traps.
Her game style is focused on middle-long range, keeping the enemy away with her moveset. Even without an active Stand, her Bast no Jiryoku, when activated, instead of summoning Bast, will place a magnetism-trap on the screen (always near her). If the opponent gets hit by this trap, their "magnetism" level will rise one level (with 8 being the maximum), making all Mariah's attacks stronger. She's one of the only characters in the game to fight at middle-long range, the other being Hol Horse.
Most of her moves are based on the objects she uses in the fight against Joseph and Avdol, such as knives, forks and electrifying energy cables. During her first super move, she uses the magnetism on the opponent to attract the screws, nuts, and bolts hidden in her bra and damages the enemy. During her second super move, she performs a rising uppercut on the opponent, launching them into the air and attracting a lot of metal objects, causing massive damage. It ends with a car smashing the opponent (the same car that defeated her in the story).
Along with Midler, Mariah is one of the only two playable female characters in the game. Mariah is also one of the special characters in the game that do not turn into a child when hit by Alessi's Stand; instead she turns into the old woman that Joseph encounters during his and Avdol's battle against Mariah.
Mariah is one of several characters from Part 3 to possess a Metal Striker. Her FINISH MOVE makes several metal items (such as hammers and screws) attack the opponent, followed by a giant car coming in to crush them (not unlike her method of special attack in the Capcom fighting game).
Mariah was confirmed for the game alongside Avdol.
As a Stand User, Mariah is one of many characters with wildly varied abilities that grant her uniqueness in battle. Instead of the conventional Normal Attacks that take the form of melee combos, Mariah will throw out a metal wire that paralyzes opponents.
She is paired with Esidisi in the Eyes of Heaven Tournament, defeating Rudol von Stroheim and Okuyasu Nijimura in the first round, and then Narancia Ghirga and Diego Brando in the second. In the semifinals, they are eliminated by Jotaro Kujo and DIO in the first round.
5-star
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Max LVL Stats: 9996 HP/5292 ATK/7350 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 13596 HP/7692 ATK/21150 DEF
6-star
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Max LVL Stats: 20200 HP/10700 ATK/14900 DEF
Max LVL Tree Stats: 29200 HP/23300 ATK/29300 DEF
Mariah was confirmed as a playable character alongside Robert E.O. Speedwagon, Pet Shop, and Diego Brando during the Street Date trailer.
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During a fight, Mariah uses moves that are loosely based on those featured in Stardust Crusaders.
Exclusive to Mariah is a two-meter gauge that affects the damage, Guard damage, and properties of various skills, as well as her HHA. It is filled when Mariah lands "If you're not allowed to touch something, it makes you want to touch it more..." or as long as the opponent is within range of her magnetic aura. However, it will slowly deplete on its own once the opponent is outside of Mariah's magnetic aura, and will also immediately be reset to Lv 1 if Mariah is struck by a GHA.
The Magnetization Gauge begins at "Lv 1", and eventually progresses to "Lv 2", then "Lv MAX". At Lv MAX, the gauge will not begin depleting for a few seconds even if the opponent moves outside of Mariah's magnetic aura.
ON GROUND WHEN DOWNED With a snap of her fingers, Mariah briefly summons Bastet on the ground a set distance in front of her. If the opponent touches it, regardless if they block it or not, they'll become Magnetized and begin the Magnetization process. Bastet can strike a downed opponent, allowing for easy magnetization after knocking them down.
If the opponent is already Magnetized when they touch Bastet again, the Magnetization Gauge will increase by half of a level, or a quarter of the whole gauge.
While the opponent is Magnetized, Bastet's magnetic aura becomes visible around Mariah, visually represented as purple ripples emanating outwards from her feet.
While the opponent remains within the zone of aura, the Magnetization Gauge will gradually build on its own. However, if the Magnetic Gauge empties, this ability will cancel.
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ON GROUND IN AIR OK Mariah throws three knives forward as homing projectiles, traveling across the entirety of the battle arena without expiring. The attack button inputted affects the homing power and damage of the knives while inversely affecting their flight speed. If performed in mid-air, Mariah will throw the knives at a downwards angle. (Flash Cancel comboable)
The damage of this skill increases with each level of the opponent's Magnetization.
+ // ON GROUND TRAP Mariah throws a projectile knife upwards, severing a power line that then hangs onto the battlefield as a live wire. The knife can also strike the opponent themselves if they're close to or above Mariah while still severing the power line, functioning as an anti-air attack that knocks them back (Flash Cancel comboable). The attack button inputted determines the trajectory that she throws the knife and affects where the cut power line appears:
): Mariah throws the knife directly upwards; The power line appears behind her.) & Heavy (): Mariah throws the knife at an upwards angle; The power line appears a set distance in front of her.The power line will last for a set period before disappearing on its own. While it hangs, the electrified end will automatically be drawn towards the opponent if they're within range, shocking them before disappearing. This skill cannot be used again until the power line disappears. (Comboable)
The number of hits delivered by the power line as well as its homing power increases with each level of the opponent's Magnetization.
+ // ON GROUND Mariah lets loose one of the metallic wires on her skirt, causing it to fly forward as a high-speed projectile. This is a low attack that cannot be blocked standing, and if it connects, the wire wraps around the opponent, binding them and leaving them vulnerable to attack for a short period. (Comboable)
The duration that the opponent is bound by the wire increases with each level of Magnetization.
+ // ON GROUND WHEN DOWNED Mariah points forward, causing several metallic objects to incidentally fly in from above the screen, aimed at the opponent. The objects function as delayed anti-air projectiles, and can strike a downed opponent. The effect of this skill is determined by the attack button inputted:
): The objects fly in almost immediately. (Comboable)): The objects fly in after a few seconds. (Comboable)): The skill instead becomes a feint, with Mariah pointing but with no projectiles actually appearing, allowing her to act instantly.The objects summoned by this skill are altered with each level of the opponent's Magnetization.
ON GROUND Mariah pushes the opponent onto Bastet placed on the ground. As they're stunned by the ensuing electric shock, a barrel flies in and knocks them away.
Despite being an attack involving Bastet and magnetizing the opponent, this does not actually raise the Magnetization Gauge.
+ 2 ATK Buttons ON GROUND Mariah's bust seemingly expands as she cheekily asks the opponent what they're imagining. Suddenly, nuts and bolts stored in her top fly out as high speed projectiles and rapidly pelt the opponent for an extended period not unlike a machine gun, the wild spray of projectiles covering a very large range in front of her.
The damage dealt by this HHA increases with each level of the opponent's Magnetization.
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ON GROUND Furious, Mariah makes her infamous twisted expression while screaming profanities, and summons Bastet under the opponent, homing in on their location regardless of range or orientation. If the opponent is caught, they're paralyzed by Bastet delivering a potent electromagnetic shock as Mariah throws a knife upwards to sever an electrical line, causing the two live wires to be attracted to and electrocute them. She follows up by firing nuts and bolts from her shirt at them which are soon assisted by increasingly larger objects such as trash cans and bicycles. With the magnetism reaching maximum power, two cars fly in from opposite sides of the opponent and crash into them, before violently exploding as Mariah faces away and guffaws. Throughout the attack, Mariah comments at how her magnetism only gets worse and worse until her target is slowly crushed.
Upon connecting, this GHA immediately sets the Magnetization Gauge to Lv MAX afterward.
Mariah's first appearance
Mariah giving a taunting smirk in front of Joseph
Mariah claiming the victory
Mariah, comedically furious that Joseph and Avdol survived
Mariah being retained by Hermit Purple
Mariah's bra stuffed with deadly "weapons" NSFWTAG
Smoking a cigarette
Taunting Joseph and Avdol
Mariah flirting with Joseph
Mariah's last appearance
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Chapter 203, Cover
Mariah's first appearance
Watching over Jotaro's group
Mariah and her Egypt 9 Glory Gods card
Mariah, confident that she'll succeed in her mission
Mariah's appearance from behind
Mariah giving a taunting smirk
Mariah smoking
Joseph catches Mariah with his Hermit Purple
Mariah unleashes nuts and bolts from her shirt
Mariah gets cornered
Mariah cuts some power lines which fly towards Joseph
Mariah standing in front of Joseph
Mariah flirting with Joseph
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Mariah in Crazy Diamond's Demonic Heartbreak
Mariah using Bastet
Mariah, comedically furious that Hol Horse called her a fool
Mariah and Boingo
Mariah's portrait from Heritage for the Future
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Mariah: Sprite (Alessi)
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Mariah: Super K.O.
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Render in Eyes of Heaven
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[EX] Gradually Potent Magnetism
Mariah in JoJo's Pitter-Patter Pop!
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Mariah's intro
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