Meryl Mei Qi
Meryl May Qi (メリル・メイ・チー, Meriru Mei Chī) is a secondary ally featured in the ninth part of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series, The JOJOLands.
Meryl May is publically a high school principal and the owner of a small fashion boutique, but these are fronts for her true status as the leader of a small criminal gang comprising Jodio Joestar, Dragona Joestar, Paco Lovelantes, and another one of her high school students.
Appearance
Meryl May is a tall, plump woman. She towers over the people around her, for instance, being two heads taller than Dragona. She has long hair that is somewhat dark and tied into a ponytail.
Meryl May wears a long dress with a leaf motif split at the waist and decorated with fringes at the hips. She also wears loafers decorated with bowties and plain stud earrings.
Personality
Under her façade as a well-loved and respectable public figure, Meryl May Qi is actually a meticulous crime boss. She is publicly known as a high school principal, where she is loved by the students, all of whom gladly salute her and whom she greets in return.[2] She is also the owner of "Iko Iko", a fashion shop in Kalihi. She personally works on many aspects of the boutique, such as designing the clothing, merchandise, and posters; Jodio admires her work and judges that she could be a successful fashion designer even in Paris or Milan if she ever put her mind to it.[3]
However, Meryl May also secretly lives a life of crime as the boss of her own gang. As a crime boss, Meryl is also very cautious and doesn't want to leave any trace of her crimes. For instance, she tells her underlings to shut down their cell phones when discussing their crimes, and hides her address from them.[4] Her shop is also a front to hide the income from her criminal business.[3] As a crime boss, she's well connected, having spies working at Hawaii's customs[5] and having good enough ties with the black market to be able to sell a precious diamond.[6]
One of her personality quirks is treating her underlings like young school students, clapping her hands and singing her order for them to shut down their phones.[3]
History
Background
Meryl May supposedly has a handsome husband and child at home, though her address is a mystery. She is primarily the principal of McKinley High School. However, she is also the boss of a criminal organization and seemingly recruits students from her school to be part of her gang.
Furthermore, she has a side business as the proprietress of the Iko Iko fashion boutique store in order to hide her illegitimate income. The designs of the fashion posters on the wall behind her in her office as well as the clothing and merchandise sold at Iko Iko are all done by Meryl May herself.[1]
The JOJOLands
Meryl May summons Jodio, Dragona, and Paco to Iko Iko for their next mission. She makes an announcement to close the shop and then orders the three gang members to turn off their phones before she shows them a photograph of a natural 24-carat blue diamond on her own phone which she says has a value of at least US$6 million. Her contacts amongst the customs officials of Kona International Airport have let her know that a Japanese tourist has declared the diamond in his possession, and that he owns a villa on Hawai'i where he will likely be staying for the next 12 days. She intends to sell the diamond on the black market, taking a cut of 18% and giving them 2%. As Jodio mulls over his role in the operation and how he has no real say in the matter, Paco and Dragona decide for the group before Meryl May reveals that they will actually be going on the heist as a team of four, revealing the fourth member of the team to be the upperclassman who Jodio and Paco sold drugs to at school earlier that day. The two express their misgivings about roping in a customer but Meryl May assures them that he is not a drug addict and will benefit the operation.[1]
Chapters
Manga Appearances- The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure (1st appearance)
Gallery
Meryl's first appearance, greeted by her students
Meryl taller than her customers
Close-up of Meryl's face
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.47
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.60
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.61
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.62
- ↑ The JOJOLands Chapter 1: Departure, p.63
