Marilith

Marilith
Trials of Mana HD screenshot
First appearance	Final Fantasy Adventure (1991)
Latest appearance	Trials of Mana HD (2020)
Other form(s)	Hexas

The Marilith, also known as Kary, Hexas or Malyris is a recurring boss in the Mana series. The monster is portrayed as a blue-skinned female from the waist up with a serpentine lower body, similar to a Naga. The creature's hair and caudal scales are fuchsia and with a tan underbelly. The Marilith has two sets of arms in all installments. The wrists, head and torso are covered with gold equipment.

The Marilith is known to resist most magic, although the creature can produce ice missiles in all Final Fantasy Adventure iterations. In Secret of Mana, the Hexas has access to a wide variety of magic and can inflict the Pygmize status effect.

Appearances

Final Fantasy Adventure/Adventures of Mana

Main article: Marilith (Adventures of Mana)

The Kary or Marilith is fought deep within the Cara Mountains. The monster is responsible for casting an everlasting freeze curse on the kingdom of Lorim and the hero is tasked to slay the beast in order to thaw the citizens.

Secret of Mana

Main article: Hexas (Secret of Mana)

As the party rushes back to the Mana Palace's altar, they discover the listless body of Emperor Vandole. Fanha, one of his generals, declares having made an alliance with Thanatos and murdered him in the process. She then transforms into Hexas to stall the party while the mystic knight activates the Mana Fortress.

Trials of Mana

Main article: Hexas (Secret of Mana)

While not appearing as an enemy, Hexas makes a cameo in Trials of Mana as being one of Riesz's four ultimate summons. Used by her Fenrir Knight class, the summon deals heavy damage to all enemies on screen or to a wide area in the remake.

Sword of Mana

Main article: Malyris (Sword of Mana)

Now spelt Malyris, the serpentine monster keeps the same role as it previously had in Final Fantasy Adventure. It can attack by whipping its tail at its target or by sending a yellow energy beam that inflicts Silence status condition.

Circle of Mana

The Malyris makes a cameo appearance in the online game, along with several other characters from the Mana series. She appears in 1 set of cards.

Rank	Attribute	Name	Classes				Quote
SSUR	魔	マリー	魔界の住人	盟約の魔物	[光]哀しき魔物	[闇]生贄を求むる者	「そうか、私は朝日を見るためにこの世界に来たのだった…。」 "I see, I came to this world to see the sunrise..."

Echoes of Mana

Fanha and Hexas make a cameo in Echoes of Mana. They appear in the One and Only Memory Gem.

Gallery

For this subject's image gallery, see Gallery:Marilith.

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  Seiken Densetsu mobile sprite

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  Adventures of Mana sprite

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  Sword of Mana sprite

Etymology

Marilith is a half-woman half-snake monster originating from Dungeons & Dragons appearing in the 1st edition of the Monster Manual. Its original depiction also inspired the Fiend of Fire from the Final Fantasy franchise. Malyris is a corruption of the name.

Kary is a corruption of [1], a major Hindu goddess associated with time, change, creation, power, destruction and death in Shaktism. She is often depicted as a blue-skinned woman with four arms and accompanied with snakes.

The Lamian part in Lamian Naga stems from Lamia, a flesh-eating temptress in Greek mythology. The demon is portrayed as having the upper body of a beautiful maiden and the limbs replaced by a large serpentine tail.

Finally, Nagas are a race of serpent-like deities in various Asian mythologies. Like the Marilith and the Lamia, they are often depicted as women with the lower body of a snake.

Names

Game	Japanese	Meaning	English
Final Fantasy Adventure	マリリス	Marilith	Kary
Secret of Mana	ラミアンナーガ	Lamian Naga	Hexas
Trials of Mana	ラミアンナーガ	Lamian Naga	Hexas
Sword of Mana	マリリス	Marilith	Malyris
Adventures of Mana	マリリス	Marilith	Marilith