“ | My determination to become a full-fledged mage is unshakeable! | „ |
~ Arle's Victory Quote |
Character Synopsis[]
Arle Nadja is the protagonist of Puyo Puyo and it's many published materials outside of the primary games. Her origins lie in the RPG Madou Monogatari, as well as other characters from the original series. In those games, she is as young as five and in kindergarten, but in the Puyo Puyo games, she is sixteen and not in school.
Character Statistics[]
Tiering: 4-C, likely 3-A | 4-C, likely 3-A | 2-C
Verse: Puyo Puyo (Also referred to as Madou Monogatari)
Name: Arle Nadja
Gender: Female
Age: 5 (Madou Monogatari) to 16 (Puyo Puyo)
Classification: Aspiring Mage, Reincarntion of Lilith
Special Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Flight (Both Parachute and Fairy's Feather achieve this; The latter grants permanent flight for Arle), Summoning (Through "Owanimo.", Arle can summon jelly-like creatures called "Puyo" and bring them to spar with opponents), Magic (Arle is a gifted mage, being one of the most gifted mages among The Puyo Puyo multiverse), Acausality (Non-Linearity; Exists beyond the casual laws and cycle, being an exempt from the laws set by The Creator), Fire Manipulation, Heat Manipulation, Magma Manipulation (A multiple of spells achieve this, such as Fireball, Fire Arrow, Fire Storm, Hot and Volcana), Ice Manipulation, Weather Manipulation (Ice spells such as Cold, Ice, Ice Storm, Glacieria and Winter Magic all involve manipulation of coldness and ice in varying forms, including altering the weather), Lightning Manipulation (With attacks such as Shock, Thunder, Lightning, Lightning Arrow and Lightning Burst, of which attack with lightning bolts or electricity), Earth Manipulation (Stone utilizes the very terrain surrouding Arle to attack foes, including manipulating rocks), Wind Manipulation (Tornado and Wind both alter the air surrouding Arle, allowing her to utilize it in offensive manners, up to the degree of causing tornadoes on a mass scale), Immortality (Type 1 & 5; Arle was able to fight The Creator for centuries and not age, even when left among a void. Arle is unbound by The Creator's laws and cycles, including the cycle of life and death placed down by The Creator), Light Manipulation, Holy Manipulation (Holy Laser and Heaven's Ray are both light-based attacks that have a holy nature imbued with them, being able to dispel of demonic forces. Light can brighten up dim areas), Explosion Manipulation (Blast causes explosions and could also achieve this through magical bullets), Sleep Manipulation (Heedom and Sleep both make the opponent fall asleep and this can work on the scale of a group of people), Perception Manipulation (Blind messes with the perception of the opponent and makes them unable to properly see), Fear Manipulation, Statistics Reduction (Spooky will instantly imitate her opponents and lower their power in the process. Slow Down also achieves this by decreasing the opponent's overall speed. Bayohihihi reduces the damage that Arle takes from an opponent), Mind Manipulation, Power Nullification (Mind Blast attacks the opponents mind and can even induce effects on the mind, such as making opponents stupid and even nullifying their abilities altogether), Age Manipulation (Bayobayo causes opponents to age rapidly and lowers their physical ap), Darkness Manipulation (Lwark Woid is a darkness-based attack that is potent enough to drain the opponent of their defense; This lowers an opponents durability), Statistics Amplification (Through Diacute and Speed Up; The former increases the powers of both her attacks and magic. The latter speeds up her attacks and general moving speed. Eclipse increases Arle's own defense), Barrier Creation (Can erect shields and barriers through Shield and Barrier), Can redirect any damage taken upon her onto opponents through Revia, Teleportation (Warp achieves this and this is mere a showcasing of her innate ability to teleport to different dimensions), Illusion Casting (Illusion allows Arle to take the form of a dragon and scare opponents away), Healing (Can heal herself through Purifa and remove status effects with Condia. Can achieve this with healing spells as well), Resurrection (resurrectia allows Arle to bring back her opponents from death), Can unlock anything that is sealed away or physically locked with Unlocking Magic, Reality Warping (The Seraphim Orb allows the user to bend reality at will, only limited by imagination), BFR (Warp can teleport enemies away), Soul Manipulation (Can summon a grim reaper that will harvest an enemy's soul), Death Manipulation (the Rofu staff may kill enemies at random), Size Manipulation (the Toy Elephant allows Arle to shrink down and enter small holes)
- Resistances to Life & Death Manipulation (Unbound by the cycle of life and death, being unable to die in a traditional sense), Law Manipulation (Broke free of the laws set in place by The Creator), Void Manipulation (Could survive in the void, after having destroyed all things in her battle with The Creator) and other abilities from The Creator (Battled The Creator for centuries, with The Creator having nothing in his arsenal to put her down)
Destructive Ability: Star Level (Arle should be comparable to her companion, Carbuncle, who turned the moon into a sun. Capable of casually destroying the moon and did so when she was a child, as time went on, she only grew stronger), likely Universe Level (Went toe to toe with entities such as Ecolo, a being capable of breaking down all of Space, of which would give him enough energy to effectively bury all worlds and all universes within the Puyo Puyo Multiverse) | Star Level, likely Universe Level (Grew much stronger than her base form) | Multi-Universe Level (Fought against The Creator for centuries and eventually she won when she got the upper edge. The Creator is a divine entity who's capable of creating numerous universes within Puyo Puyo, with it being suggested he created all things. Arle at this point should be superior to Ex, who can merge entire dimensions in Puyo Puyo Tetris)
Speed: FTL (Carbuncle's transmutating beam was able to reach The Moon from Earth at these speeds and Arle is comparable), likely Infinite (Capable of going up against Ecolo, who is comparable to Ex, who is outside of all worlds) | FTL, likely Infinite (Superior to all previous forms of herself) | Infinite (Her fight with The Creator was said to have span dimensions and their fight crossed over into dimensions for centuries. Managed to act even in the void of nothingness, after she had destroyed all worlds)
Lifting Ability: Class 5 (Even as a child, she can push boulders around) | Class 10 (Vastly superior to her previous self in power, to the degree where it's hard to measure) | Class 10 (At the height of her power, as such, superior to her previous state)
Striking Ability: Star Class, likely Universal (Can harm the likes of Carbuncle and Ecolo. Can destroy the moon with a casual attack and only got stronger over time) | Star Class, likely Universal (Superior in physical prowess than before) | Multi-Universal (Her attacks could harm and defeat The Creator. Destroyed all of existence in a fight that spanned dimensions for centuries)
Durability: Star Level, likely Universe Level (Can survive attacks from Satan and Carbuncle) | Star Level, likely Universe Level (Superior to her previous durability) | Multi-Universe Level (The Creator was unable to destroy her, even having fought her for centuries with no means of stopping her.)
Stamina: High | High but can drain due to magic | Infinite (Arle's battle with The Creator lasted centuries)
Range: Standard melee range physically; Extended melee range (several meters) with Deep Forest Ribbon; Planetary with magic/Magic Gun | Standard melee range physically; Extended melee range (several meters) with the Divine Lance; Planetary with magic | Unknown. Likely Multi-Universal with magic
Intelligence: Above Average (Even as a child, Arle was a prodigy in magic and overall intelligence) | High (Has accumulated knowledge that spans centuries and is vastly above her child self, who already was a prodigy in magic and smarts)
Weaknesses: Use of her magic can sometimes result in self-harm. Light spells make her more lightly to encounter more enemies | The form itself is a stressful form to maintain and isn't as efficient with her mana. Extreme use of this form will cause a very painful reversion | None Notable
Versions: Arle Nadja | Valkyrie Nadja | Supreme Existence
Other Attributes[]
List of Equipment:
- The Ruler's Mantle: Also known as "The Sacred Garment." This allows her to protect herself from divine magic such as that of the Phantom God.
- Light Ball: Creates a flash of light that blinds or disorients foes; used against the Will-O-Wisp
- Parachute: Allows Arle to float down to safety presumably even out in space.
- Elephant King's Bracelet: Arle can use these to cause earthquakes and smash through cracked stone floors.
- Sukiyapodes' Hammer: Allows Arle to press rusty switches.
- Fairy's Feather: Grants Arle wings that allow her to fly.
- Spirit Tiara: A tiara that can provide a temporary barrier and allows her to withstand extreme heat and cold.
- Deep Forest Ribbon: A ribbon that works like a boomerang or a grappling hook, allowing Arle to hit or grab faraway objects.
- Toy Elephant: A small elephant that allows Arle to shrink down and get through small spaces.
- Magic Rings: These rings boost the power of Arle's spells. There are five magic rings: Rere (Diacute), Rara (Fire), Riri (Ice), Ruru (Thunder), and Roro (all of Arle's spells). All these rings would require a recharge after use.
- Magic Staves: There are several magic staves Arle can make use of. These staves are the Miho, Pichi, Rofu, Papo, and Rei staves.
- Dragon's Horn: These delicacies restore all of Arle's MP and HP. Don't tell Draco about this.
- Puyo Cards: Arle can summon several different monsters with these cards. Arle can summon up to two monsters in battle and they can be given stat-boosting gems.
- A-Capsules: In the Genesis version of Madou Monogatari I, Arle can capture a enemy inside a capsule ("A" coming from a word "Amigo") and later use them in battle, though she has to weaken them first before catching.
- Crystals: In a same game, Arle has access to crystals which allows her to summon various characters/creatures such as a grim reaper, Santa, etc.
- Seraphim Orb: The Seraphim Orb allows Arle to resurrect people and transform into Valkyrie Arle.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Fire: Arle casts a simple fireball.
- Ice Storm: Arle would cast a blizzard.
- Diacute: In Madou Monogatari, this is used to boost the power of Arle's spells. Diacute can be stacked up to four times.
- Brain Dumbed/Mind Blast: An awkwardly-named spell reportedly used as a telepathic spell.
- Jugem/Judgement: A spell of unknown nature often used as a signature spell by Arle and Carbuncle.
- Heaven Ray: Introduced in Puyo Puyo Fever. This move is a holy spell cast by Arle.
- Bayoen: A spell of unknown nature often used as a signature spell by Arle and Carbuncle and is their most powerful spell. It is visualized with flowers or Japanese text. This spell can either paralyze or impress foes.
- Revia: Arle creates a barrier that reflects/counters magic attacks.
Additional spells are found here.
Others[]
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches: