Meru

Meru
Information
Role	Hero
Hometown	Forest of Winglies (original), Donau
Age	Unknown
Species	Wingly
Gender	Female
Element	Water
Voice Actor	ENG: Lucy Kee JP: Tomoko Kawakami

Meru (メル) is a playable character in The Legend of Dragoon. She is a cheerful, perky young dancer from Donau who joins Dart and the other Dragoons in their pursuit of Lloyd during their journey through Tiberoa.

Character Design

Meru is a slender girl with long back-length silver hair being tied in a high ponytail adorned with a large blue ribbon. She has red eyes.

Her main outfit is a glamorous but revealing dress; a blue bra top with a gold trim which is connected with red straps similar to a shoulder holster, a shades of blue revealing skirt at the front skirt resemble a kilt and the back skirt is large that resembles a fairy wing with gold designs at the edge. She also wears red sandals with blue and gold straps.

Artwork of Meru.

As a Dragoon, she resembles Damia, the original wielder of the Blue Sea Dragoon Spirit and her Dragoon outfit is similar to the one worn by Lenus. She wears a blue strapless Dragoon armor leotard that resembles a strapless one-piece suit and was connected into blue two wires in each sides to show off the skin of her waistline. She also has blue Dragoon armor guards on both of her thighs as the straps are white and was connected to her knee guards and wears a blue Dragoon ankle-length armor boots. Her long hammer transforms into a giant Dragoon Hammer and was accessorized with long blue Dragoon gloves and her blue Dragoon headband resembles a segmented tiara. Her Dragoon wings are a translucent white with a shades of blue outlines. In her in-game the entire color is in the shades of deep blue and retaining the colors of her Dragoon wings.

Personality

Meru is perky, cheerful and a bit childish, being especially spoiled around Dart. She also serves as a morale-booster for her team, after she joined the team even without the team's complete agreement. While she usually looks cheerful, she does have a serious side, as she shows at the Forest of Winglies upon returning home. Meru can be very upbeat and spontaneous, sometimes driving her friends crazy, sometimes boosting their mood at the right time. Her win animation also shows some clumsiness when she got tripped by her own hammer.

While Meru often may seem immature, as the game progresses, she develops an increasing sense of responsibility and an unshakable belief in her friends, as well as a firm conviction that Winglies and Humans can peacefully coexist.

Gameplay

Abilities and Attributes

Meru has very polarizing attributes. She has the highest speed of the entire cast, paired with great magical attack and magical defense abilities, but the lowest HP and the worst physical defense of all characters as well (just a bit worse than Shana and Miranda). While this gives her terrible survivability and a low physical damage output per turn, she gets more turns per battle than any other character, compensating for some of the drawbacks mentioned before.

Meru’s amazing agility not only significantly improves her overall damage output, but also makes her a tactically useful character and a great choice to use items in battle. Magical attack items, in particular, benefit greatly from her high magical attack attribute, and her high speed gives her the option to repeatedly use these with the potential of making some otherwise challenging boss fights much easier.

Her additions are noteworthy as well. While the first two additions are no particular standouts, Cool Boogie yields a large amount of SP at the cost of being very weak, Cat’s Cradle, on the other hand, is among the strongest non-final additions among the entire cast, although its SP gain is very low and significantly compromises her potential to use her Dragoon form. Her final addition, Perky Step, has the highest damage multiplier of all additions in the game at an astonishing 600%. While Meru’s damage output per completed addition is usually still weaker than of most other characters, her speed allows her to attack more frequently, allowing her to deal significant damage in battle.

Last but not least, Meru has a good Dragoon form which greatly benefits from her stat distribution as well. Her attacking spells make good use of her magical attack, while Rainbow Breath, a healing spell for the entire group, costs 10 MP less than Shana's/Miranda's Gates of Heaven at the expense of not being able to revive. The combined ability of both healing and attacking with high efficiency makes Meru a very useful Dragoon.

Regardless of all these advantages, it must be taken into account that Meru has the worst survivability of the entire cast, and therefore requires diligent and careful gameplay. However, when using her advantages well, Meru emerges as a very rewarding character.

Meru's Stats

The following table lists Meru's stats in steps of 10 Levels up to Level 60:

Level	HP	AT	DF	M AT	M DF
20	646	37	33	70	63
30	1300	49	54	107	98
40	2010	62	75	145	129
50	3480	101	99	182	164
60	4500	147	120	225	198

Meru's Speed is 70, the highest in the cast.

Weapons

Weapon	Stat	Buy	Sell	Location	Effect
Mace	15	N/A	100	Initial
Morning Star	20	250	125	Fueno, Hellena Warden
War Hammer	25	300	150	Wingly Forest
Heavy Mace	30	400	200	Vellweb, Minotaur	Chance to cause Stun
Pretty Hammer	15	N/A	200	Last Kraken	Generates double SP
Basher	40	500	250	Moon

Additions

Main article: Additions

Meru's has a variety of additions, however, she is somewhat held back throughout the game by getting her last basic addition, Cat's Cradle, extremely late, which means that she can unlock her final addition only in the late stages of the game. Given her useful Dragoon form, Hammer Spin, a decent all-around addition, or Cool Boogie, a weak but SP-rich addition, are arguably better choices than Cat's Cradle, which may be among the strongest non-final additions of the cast, but only earns terrible 20 SP, which means five completions are required for a single Dragoon round.

Her final addition has an outstanding 600% damage multiplier, the highest among the cast, and give her notable offensive prowess. Although her damage output per completed addition is usually still weaker than of most other characters, she is able to attack more frequently than her teammates due to her high speed.

Name	Lvl.	Add (#)
Double Smack	Initial	1
Addition Level	Damage	SP
Level 1	100%	20
Level 2	110%	24
Level 3	120%	28
Level 4	130%	32
Level 5	150%	34
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Name	Lvl.	Add (#)
Hammer Spin	21	3
Addition Level	Damage	SP
Level 1	150%	35
Level 2	162%	46
Level 3	174%	51
Level 4	186%	59
Level 5	202%	70
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Name	Lvl.	Add (#)
Cool Boogie	26	4
Addition Level	Damage	SP
Level 1	100%	60
Level 2	100%	90
Level 3	100%	120
Level 4	100%	150
Level 5	100%	200
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Name	Lvl.	Add (#)
Cat's Cradle	30	6
Addition Level	Damage	SP
Level 1	150%	20
Level 2	195%	20
Level 3	240%	20
Level 4	285%	20
Level 5	351%	20
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Name	Lvl.	Add (#)
Perky Step	Master Addition	7
Addition Level	Damage	SP
Level 1	200%	100
Level 2	300%	100
Level 3	400%	100
Level 4	500%	100
Level 5	600%	100
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Battle Gallery

Double Smack

Double Smack animation

Hammer Spin

Hammer Spin animation

Cool Boogie animation

Cat's Cradle animation

Perky Step animation

Meru's victory pose.

Meru's Dragoon transformation.

Dragoon

Meru's Blue Sea Dragoon form.

Acquiring the Dragoon Spirit

Meru's Dragoon Spirit of the Blue Sea Dragon is the sixth (or seventh if you obtain Kongol's spirit from the Lohan merchant right after he joins the party) spirit obtained after the battle with Lenus and Regole. As Lenus dies, she throws her blades, almost hitting Dart and Shana. With her final attempt thwarted, she calls for Lloyd one more time and closes her eyes. A bright blue light shines over Lenus, rising to reveal itself to Meru, thereby signifying her right to rule dragons. With joy, she begins to dance before the other dragoons walk out on her.

Dragoon Transformation

Upon transforming, the Blue Sea Dragoon spirit glows at the center to form a block of ice which makes Meru breaks the block of ice with her hammer to transform into her Dragoon form.

Dragoon Magic

As one of the most balanced Dragoons, The Blue Sea Dragoon offers healing and restoration with Rainbow Breath, along with three Water attack spells (2 for a single opponents, and one for attacking all opponents). Due to Meru's high magic attack stat (second only to Shana/Miranda), she is both a good healer and attacker. Compared to her naturally low physical attack, she gains a large attack boost in Dragoon form, as well as a large boost for her low physical defense.

Her dragoon magic is particularly useful against any enemy that causes status effects (ie. Polter Armor or Divine Dragon) as well as Bosses of the Fire element (e.g. Zieg).

Name	Dragoon Level	MP	Target	Effect
Freezing Ring	Initial	10	Single enemy	Water 50%
Rainbow Breath	2	20	All allies	Recover 50% and cures status ailments
Diamond Dust	3	30	All enemies	Water 50%
Blue-Sea Dragon	5	80	Single enemy	Water 100%

Story

WARNING: Section contains spoilers.

Note: The main story of the game is found in the corresponding articles for the four chapters:

• Chapter 1: Serdian War
• Chapter 2: Platinum Shadow
• Chapter 3: Fate & Soul
• Chapter 4: Moon & Fate

The following section only summarizes events where Meru is particularly highlighted.

Chapter 2: Platinum Shadow

The group meets Meru in Donau.

Donau

Meru first appears in the Flower City, Donau, where Dart and his companions walk down from the mayor's house to find her chasing off some bandits. She pulls out her hammer and asks them if they were a part of the Gehrich Gang as well; Albert notices she has the same hair as Lloyd, to which Haschel comments everything else about them is different. Meru continues to ask about Dart's group, and as Albert cites their objective to rescue Lynn, Meru insists on joining them, as she intended to save Lynn as well.

“	Wow, how naive!! You make it sound easy, but you cannot go through such a mell of a hess kind a place without a person like me whose totally knowledgeable and totally pretty! Besides, you need the Permission of the King just to enter the valley! Don't ya know that!?	”
-Meru

Although the group is reluctant at first, they realize Meru's seriousness when she reveals that the group needs the permission of King Zior to get access to the Valley of Corrupted Gravity.

“	Now, let's go! Beautiful dancer Meru, and friends, form a posse for dealing with the Gehrich Gang!!	”
-Meru

Second Visit to Fletz

In Fletz, Meru tries to break into the Twin Castle, but is stopped by the giant gate keeper. Annoyed, Meru askes "Al" (Albert) whether he can do something as he is a king, but Albert quickly shuts her up, saying that he doesn't intend to reveal his identity.

“	Hey big belly! Why can't you let us in!? Hey Al! You are a king!! Can you do something about it!?	”
-Meru

Meru and the others meet Princess Lisa.

After the group makes it into the castle and receives the Permission of the King, they meet Princess Lisa, who tells the group about the sudden change of behavior of her sister Emille, and knew about Albert's identity by using astrology. Meru first boldly asks why the princess knew about this, and Haschel blends in with Meru and asks for the meaning of astrology.

“	Hey wait a minute! How does she know he's a king?	”
-Meru

“	Hold there! What the heck is astrology?	”
-Haschel

Later, after dinner, both Haschel and Meru comment on the behavioral change of Princess Emille that they could cause the same effect by their first or hammer, but Shana quickly dismisses this. As the group prepares to go to bed, Haschel complains together with Meru about Princess Emille stealing their portion, but later thinks of his daughter, and remembers that she was the "complete opposite of Meru".

The bedroom in the Twin Castle, where the group has a conversation before going to bed.

“	Being with you young people reminds me of Claire. She had a strong will. She suffered by herself, decided things by herself. Call me a fond parent, but she looked like her beautiful mother. She was a strong fighter, but her heart was too sweet. It's the complete opposite of Meru. I only taught her how to use her fists, but I wish I could see her in a wedding dress.	”
-Haschel

Meru interrupts Haschel several times, saying that she is a strong fighter as well, and that she would look beautiful in a wedding dress as well, to which Dart can comment either positvely or sceptically.

Valley of Corrupted Gravity

Haschel and the rest of the group resting after the battle with the Virage.

In the Valley of Corrupted Gravity, the group finds a Virage, and Shana warns the group of fighting it. Meru, however, insists that they have to, as the home of the Gehrich Gang is behind the exit blocked by the Virage.

“	Yes, we gotta go. We're not gonna make it to the Gehrichs without going over this thingamajig. What are you looking at!? You guys don't trust me!?	”
-Meru

After the battle, the Virage tries to grab Shana with its last power, but Shana is saved by a mysterious light emitting from her forehead and repelling the Virage into the abyss. After the fight, the group rests for a moment, where Meru shows excitement upon passing the valley and the prospect of saving Lynn.

“	Thanks to my [sic] guiding you, it was totally thrilling, wasn't it!? Now we can go straight to the Gehrich Gang! We can go rescue Lynn!	”
-Meru

Home of Gigantos

Haschel knocks down Meru.

In the Home of Gigantos, after Haschel destroys a giant gate with his fist, the group splits up to search for the Bandits, but Haschel claims to have some back pain and to require some rest.

“	Men! You should've thought about your age! Go ahead, I'll take care of him.	”
-Meru

While the rest of the group searches inside a cave and finds some Rock Fireflies, Meru is waiting alongside Haschel, but Haschel knocks her out and runs off into the large hall before him alone.

Later, after defeating Gehrich, Meru goes down to the cellar together with the rest and finds Lynn imprisoned, who recognizes her. She knocks against the cell, but Albert opens it by using a lever.

“	Meru! Thanks!! Do you know these people? [...] You came all the way to such a dangerous place.... What great people!! Thank you!! People's courage hasn't dried up yet!	”
-Lynn to Meru and the group

Optional Visit to Donau

Donau, the flower city, where the wedding ceremony of Lynn and Kate takes place.

If Dart and his group follow Lynn back to Donau, they witness his wedding ceremony with Kate. As Kate throws her bouquet into the crowd, Dart can make Shana catch the bouquet. However, if Dart is too slow, either Haschel or Meru catch it, depending on how Dart reacted on Meru's comment of her looking beautiful in a wedding dress.

Third Visit to Fletz

Back in Fletz, Dart and his group expose Lenus as the false Princess Emille, and defeat her in battle. However, when told that there is no way for her to escape, Lenus, for a reason unknown at that point, points to Meru and asks her what she has to say about this, to which Meru does not say anything. Lenus then jumps off the castle into the sea, and reveals herself as a Wingly, and flies off.

“	No way to escape, huh!? Hey you over there! What do you think of that!?	”
-Lenus to Meru

Queen Fury

Albert speaking to Meru after having a cushion thrown at himself.

On board of the Queen Fury, Albert hears Meru shouting out in boredom, and decides to "socialize with his friends". He is greeted by Meru playing a prank and throwing a cushion at him, to which he questions her being serious about the journey. Meru tells him that he is too serious and should become cooler, like Dart. Meru then goes to see Dart, plays another "Who am I"-prank at him, and invites him to go around the ship together with her. When Dart is somewhat indifferent about it, Meru initates a more serious conversation, asking Dart questions about Rose and lamenting that Rose has a particularly cold attitude towards her.

“	(Don't ya think Rose is strange?) [...] I'm not talking about that strange! I think she has something that she hasn't told us or she has been involved in something shady or....	”
-Meru to Dart

Dart, however, tells Meru that she is even more strange at times, and objects that she should not talk bad about her friends. Dart then agrees to join "Meru's expedition" on the ship. They climb up the stairs to visit Rose, but just as Meru is about to speak to Rose, suddently the rumored Phantom Ship from Illisa Bay appears out of the darkness of the night.

Fueno

In Fueno, Dart and Rose search for their companions after being separated from the group. Near the harbor, after speaking to Kayla, they bump into Meru, who is overjoyed at seeing them, and directs them to the hotel and tells Dart to see Shana as soon as possible.

“	I knew it!! You guys are alive!! Did you see Shana? Bad boy!! Come with me quickly!! We're in the hotel!! Come quick!!	”
-Meru

In the hotel, Dart first sees nobody, and Meru again approaches him from behind, covers his eyes in her "Who am I"-prank, and when letting go of him, the entire group welcomes Dart and Rose back.

Dart then goes upstairs to meet Shana and has an intimate moment of reuinion with her. Meru, however, claiming that she wants to "learn about romance", secretly listens to them.

“	It's okay for me! I gotta learn about love and romance! You guys go back! Or we're gonna be caught!	”
-Meru

Meru, however, is quickly exposed by Dart who opens the door, to which Meru quickly leaves with a "Wow!! Please excuse us!!".

Back downstairs, Meru once more asks a bold question, asking whether there was some intimacy between Rose and Dart.

“	You guys were alone in the cave, weren't you? Did you guys put yourselves into... um... a romantic situation?	”
-Meru

Although Haschel scolds Meru for asking too much, he himself asks the same thing even more boldly.

Undersea Cavern

Meru watches Lenus' death.

At the first time in the Undersea Cavern, the group hears the cry of the Sea Dragon, to which Meru shivers.

Meru obtains her Dragoon Spirit.

Later, the group fights and overcomes Lenus and the Sea Dragon Regole, and Lenus dies in front of Dart, Shana and Meru, with Meru watching with sadness. However, the Dragoon Spirit of the Blue Sea Dragon choses Meru as its next master, making her dance around the space full of joy.

Fourth Visit to Fletz

Upon the group's final return to Fletz, the group disbands before the banquet. Meru is seen together with Haschel, trying to get some food before the event, but getting kicked out from the kitchen and dining room.

Meru dances with Dart.

Later, at the banquet, while Dart looks for Shana, Meru asks Dart for a dance. As the two dance, Meru asks him whether he has met Shana yet, and tells him that he should look for her.

Chapter 3: Fate & Soul

Furni

The group arrives at Furni.

When the group arrives at Furni, Meru says that "it's been a long time", making Haschel wonder whether she has already been here. Meru appears to be slightly embarrassed at this, and comments that it is due to her popularity.

“	Umm...y, yeah. Well, I'm very popular, that's why!	”
-Meru

Dart and Shana gaze at the Moon, with Meru listening from the stairs.

Later, when the group stays at the home of Furni's Mayor, Dart and Shana look at the Moon That Never Sets from the rooftop. Meru sneaks outside to listen to them. As they talk about their memories from the childhood, Meru wonders in her thoughts how her own childhood friend is doing.

“	(Childhood friend, hmm. I wonder how my childhood friend is doing.)	”
-Meru

At this moment, Shana resonates with the moon, suffers an acute headache and faints, making Meru rush out of her cover and check for Shana. Dart, however, appears to be too distracted to realize that Meru was listening to them, and carries Shana back down into the building.

Evergreen Forest

On the way to Deningrad, Rose suddently leaves the group in the Evergreen Forest, and afterwards, Meru also tries to sneak off, but is noticed. She then explains that she wants to visit her parents, and goes off.

“	Hee hee.... I now remember I have an errand too. [...] I'm just visiting my parents, that's all! I'll be back soon! See ya!	”
-Meru

The Forest of Winglies, Meru's hometown.

Forest of Winglies

While Dart and his group are in Deningrad, it is revealed that Meru's home is the Forest of Winglies in Mille Seseau. She enters the forest, where she is immediately attacked by a fireball spell by the guardian, who actually is her old acquaintance Guaraha and in shock to see her back. Although Guaraha is happy to see her, he warns her that the other inhabitants of the forest might be less forgiving for breaching the taboo on leaving the forest.

“	Who cares about taboos!? Everybody in this forest!? And the Humans outside!? Both of us are living in the same world. How come we have to draw a line and lock ourselves in like this!? [...] I'm gonna ask the Ancestor! I won't ask you anymore!	”
-Meru to Guaraha

Meru finds herself indeed not welcome at all, with many Winglies and particularly the Bardel Brothers shaming her for leaving the forest. The Ancestor Blano intervenes, but repeats the custom that it was not allowed for Meru to leave, and Meru is sent away, despite protesting that there are good Humans.

“	But it's strange!! The world is one hundred times bigger than this forest! There are, of course, bad Humans! But there are many good Humans too!! You never met them and you shouldn't hate them!! [...] I understand. I'll leave.	”
-Meru

Meru is sent away from the forest.

Although Meru's mother and father appear at the scene, they do not voice any disagreements, and Meru is sent away. In particular, her father is reluctant to speak to his daughter.

As Meru wants to leave the forest again, Guaraha snatches her from the air and talks to her one more time. Guaraha tells Meru that everyone is feeling tense due to the Divine Dragon coming back to life and the seal binding it dissolving.

“	I've been feeling it a little. The animals in the forest are all acting savage. This must be the cause. But, what is this? [...] We have a Dragon Buster and a Dragon Block Staff, don't we!?	”
-Meru

The Dragon appears to be the reason why animals in the forest act savage, and on Meru's response that the Winglies should have the Dragon Buster and Dragon Block Staff, Guaraha says that the Dragon Buster, that was locked together with the Dragon Block Staff in a place only the Ancestor can open, was lost. Lastly, Guaraha begs Meru not to leave again and vows to protect her, but Meru goes off again, saying that her friends are waiting for her.

“	You are kind, as always. But if you do, you will be hated as well. I gotta go. Everybody's waiting for me. [...] They are all cool. They show me and teach me many things. Ciao!	”
-Meru

Deningrad, the capital of Mille Seseau.

Deningrad

When Meru arrives in Deningrad to meet Dart and the others, the Divine Dragon just broke free from its seal and flew over the country and the city.

“	Heeeey buddies!! Omigod omigod!! Could it be?	”
-Meru

In the Crystal Palace, Dart and his group are introduced to Queen Theresa. As Dragoons, they offer their help to fight the Divine Dragon, however, Rose asks Queen Theresa that they might need some ancient weapons made by the Winglies to fight Dragons, namely the Dragon Buster and the Dragon Block Staff. To this, Meru reacts with surprise.

“	Wh, what!! How do you know about that, Rose!? [...] Oops. I didn't say anything.	”
-Meru

As the Dragon Buster is in possession of Lloyd, the group intends to count on the other artifact, the Dragon Block Staff. Rose then realizes that Meru might know something about its location.

“	I was going to ask you. Actually, it seems that one of us knew about it. Meru?	”
-Rose

Meru plays the fool at first, but is convinced that she should reveal it for the sake of the country, and speaks about it being located in the Forest of Winglies.

“	Okay!! Okay!! I'll tell you guys, all right!? I think it's in the Forest of Winglies! [...] Um, it's in the northern part of the Evergreen Forest.	”
-Meru

Forest of Winglies (Second Visit)

Meru opens the magical gate to the Forest of Winglies.

When the group arrives at the northern end of the Evergreen Forest, Dart comments that it is a dead end. However, Meru reveals herself as a Wingly and opens the gate leading to the Forest of Winglies.

“	Here we are at the entrance to the Forest of Winglies." *Sigh* "Maybe I'll be kicked out again. [...] There is a magical boundary here. Winglies have locked themselves in the forest since the Dragon Campaign. You know about the Dragon Campaign? Some Winglies are still angry about that. Besides, Winglies have a power that Humans don't have. The Ancestor told me, that the power draws a line between Humans and us.	”
-Meru

Dart and the others react surprised, but upon Meru asking them whether they would still consider her a friend, Dart affirms that it does not change anything.

“	It doesn't matter. Meru is Meru, right? Now. Let's go see the Winglies. Now we are dealing with serious stuff.	”
-Dart

In the Forest, they encounter three Winglies who discuss that according to the ancestor, cooperation with other species will be necessary to prevent their extinction and to fight against the Divine Dragon. Upon seeing Meru, Dart and the others, one Wingly immediately flies off to inform the ancestor, while the other two stay on guard. The ancestor declares he wants to meet with the Humans, and Dart and his group walk through the Wingly community without resistance except for the Elder Bardel Brother, who accuses Meru of making his sister leave the forest, resulting in her death.

The Elder Bardel confronts and the group and attacks Dart, who transforms into a Dragoon and counters his spell.

“	My baby sister was killed by... a human. My baby sister who was influenced by you, Meru, and left the forest! Believing that the outside world was wonderful. We don't need Humans' help. Do you have something else to say? Get out!	”
-Elder Bardel Brother

Meru introduces Dart to a statue of the Archangel.

Meru also introduces Dart to the Archangel, the guardian god of the forest, but expresses some scepticism about it actually protecting them.

“	It’s the Archangel! It’s the guardian god of the Winglies! The Ancestor told me. [...] I dunno. I’ve never been protected. Maybe, I just don’t know though. Okay! End of tour!	”
-Meru

In the Forest, the group also meets with Meru's parents, who after a short conversation express sympathy for Dart and Meru's friends.

“	Father, Mother, I'm home! [...] Don’t talk bad about my friends! I’m still me! I wanna protect everybody in the forest in my own way! With Dart' n friends!	”
-Meru

“	The Ancestor believed in Meru and is allowing the Humans to pass through here. You have to believe in Meru too. [...] Honey, our ideas may be too old. Your father talks hashly to you, but actually, he is happy to see your face. Besides, he likes Dart and friends.	”
-Meru's mother

“	Your mother is right. Seeing you makes me feel relieved. You are living your own way. [...] No matter how much of a failure she is, she is our daughter. There is no other place for Meru to come home to.	”
-Meru's Father

Upon meeting Guaraha, who is on probation due to letting Meru pass through, it is revealed that Guaraha is actually her fiancée, and Meru seems to be much older than she looks.

“	I thought she was still a kid. Hmm. It must be true that the Winglies have a long life and they are not as young as they look.	”
-Miranda

Meru affirms that she will be alright, together with Dart and her friends, and gives a slight poke at the obedient attitude of Guaraha before leaving.

“	Guaraha! Why are you cooping yourself up in here! There are awful things going on outside!! Why aren’t you defending the forest!? [...] Whatever!! We are going to see the Ancestor! You just stay here and be gloomy! You can be changed too if you go outside, Guaraha.	”
-Meru

Dart and his group meet Ancestor Blano.

Eventually, Dart and his friends meet Ancestor Blano, who welcomes them and tells them about the need to cooperate in order to survive against the Divine Dragon. When the Ancestor remarks that Meru appears to be attracted to the humans, Meru affirms it once more.

“	Yup. They are really cool! Ancestor!! I wanna go on the journey with them! And I wanna see...my mother and father anytime I want!	”
-Meru

While the Ancestor is not ready to abolish the commandment of isolating the forest yet, he affirms that he can see a time when the species can coexist peacefully, and tells Meru that her experience will guide them.

“	Are you telling me to throw our commandment away? It is not the right time yet. But eventually, in the near future, the time will come when us and Humans live together. Go with them. As a Wingly, go see Humans, or better yet, the entire world. Your experience will lead us.	”
-Ancestor Blano

The Forbidden Land.

Forbidden Land

In the Forbidden Land, Meru shivers upon entering, hearing the cries of the people who died in the Dragon Campaign. However, she quickly gets her resolve back, commenting that it would be impossible to fight the Divine Dragon if she couldn't overcome this.

“	Cuz I, I hear the outcries of the people who died here.	”
-Meru

The colliseum in the Forbidden Land.

Later, the group comes across a large colliseum, where Meru expresses distress and sadness when telling its story to the rest. Dart and the others, however, cheer her up, with Albert commenting that the sins of the past are there to remember them not to repeat them anymore.

“	I heard it from the Ancestor. Once upon a time, it was a coliseum. But it wasn't for regular fights that you won or lost. It was for matches to the death. Winglies would just enjoy the view from above...or fighters picked from among the dominated Humans, Dragons, and some Gigantos. I am the offspring of that kind of Wingly.	”
-Meru

Finally, when the group arrives at the location of the Dragon Block Staff, Meru uses her wings to fly up and retrieve it, but the Grand Jewel, its guardian, reveals itself and forces the group to fight.

Just shortly afterwards, the Divine Dragon flies towards Deningrad. Upon the return of Dart and his companions to the Forest of Winglies, the ancestor summons his powers to teleport Dart and his group there. However, he fails in doing so, as his magical power alone was insufficient. However, with the support of Guaraha and Meru's parents, who come to the aid, he succeeds in sending them to Deningrad.

The top of the Forest of Winglies, from where the Meru's parents and Guaraha teleport Meru and the group to Deningrad.

“	We believe in Meru!! And her friends who Meru believes in too!!	”
-Meru's Father

“	I would like to see the future that Meru and her friends create!!	”
-Meru's Mother

Mountain of Mortal Dragon

On top of the Mountain of Mortal Dragon, the group finally confronts the Divine Dragon. Meru expresses some possibly ironic concern before the fight, prompting Haschel and Miranda to scold her.

“	Um. May I excuse myself for a bit? [...] I, I was just kidding!! When I do it I can do it!!	”
-Meru

Meru flies down to get Rose and Dart.

After the fight, the group gives chase to Lloyd, who reveals himself as a Wingly too, hurling a fireball at Dart and Rose, knocking them off the cliff. Meru then uses her wings to lift them back up.

Kashua Glacier

In the Kashua Glacier, Meru laments the cold. When Miranda reveals that she often came here to find solacy for her loneliness, Meru asks why she would be lonely with a mother like Queen Theresa, to which Miranda reveals that Queen Theresa is not her birth mother.

“	Darn, I'm totally dying! Do you often visit such a place, Miranda? [...] You've got such a kind mother like Queen Theresa, how could you have a 'lonely time'?	”
-Meru

Meru throws a snowball at Dart.

Fort Magrad

When the group goes off to an optional visit to Fort Magrad on the way to Vellweb, Meru playfully runs around in the snow and throws a snowball at Dart.

Vellweb

When the group arrives at the ancient human capital from the Dragon Campaign, Albert contemplates whether it is an equally abominable place as the Forbidden Land. Meru, however, encourages him in return, telling him not to dwell in the past.

“	You think too much. It's the same as Kadessa, isn't it? When you drag the past around, you cannot walk anywhere.	”
-Meru

Chapter 4: Moon & Fate

Death Frontier

As the group traverses the Death Frontier, they come across some oasises. Meru, alongside Haschel, shows a high morale despite of the shocking revelations at Vellweb.

Meru and Haschel watch as Rose reveals Ulara, the Spring Breath Town.

At the end of the Death Frontier, only a vast desert lies ahead, however, Meru senses people's feelings, where Ulara is then revealed.

“	I sense it. I sense people's feelings, over there!	”
-Meru

Ulara

The city of Ulara.

After meeting Charle Frahma in Ulara, the group disbands at nighttime. Meru is found talking to Caron, a fellow Wingly, about her own hometown, the Forest of Winglies.

“	Hey, Dart! I was telling Caron about my forest! It's totally fun! [...] So I am telling her about the latest fashions outside!	”
-Meru

Later, after the group has gathered, Meru tells them about the teleporting device and boosts the morale of the group one more time. To this, Rose remarks that it appears to be the first time when she agrees with Meru.

“	Hey! Buddies! Caron was telling me about the teleporting device. It's not like back home. And, when are we going? We already heard lots about it from Charle, and we found out where we should go. [...] Without me, the strongest of all, you cannot save the world! Besides, I learn a lot following Dart. Everybody's the same, Gigantos, Humans and Winglies. And I can't stand the destruction of a world where everybody lives!	”
-Meru

Aglis

The Magical City Aglis.

When the group enters the Magical City Aglis, Meru notices that somebody split the sea by magical power.

“	Magic. Somebody's supportin' this with magic!	”
-Meru

As the group traverses Aglis, they meet some magical creatures with pleasant personalities. Meru notices that they are made by magic, and calls them "cute".

“	Hey, Miranda! This baby didn't do anything! Sorry we scared you. Oh. This baby's made by magic! [...] You gotta believe this cuz it's right in front of our eyes. But, this baby's totally cute!	”
-Meru

Meru later goes through a trial of courage by Savan, like the rest of the group. In her trial, the Younger Bardel Brother appears and tries to shoot a fireball at her in seeking revenge for the death of his sister, but is interrupted by Guaraha, who tells Meru that she promised to return to settle the matter of their sister. However, the Younger Bardel refuses to give up and tries to attack Meru again.

“	Make amends with your death!! My sister admired you! How can you still live after taking the life of my sister!?	”
-The Younger Bardel

Meru, however, says that she still cannot die.

“	I cannot do anything if I die! Even make amends!	”
-Meru

Upon this, the visions of the Younger Bardel and Guaraha appear, and Savan and Lulu praise Meru's courage.

“	Death does not make amends. 'Making amends' only exists in life. We surely saw the courage of Meru who knew and chose to live.	”
-Savan

Zenebatos

In the ancient Law City of the Winglies, the group encounters other magical creatures called "Lapto", however, they appear unsentinent and Meru notices that they have no heart.

“	It's different from Buckle. There is no heart in it.	”
-Meru

Zenebatos, the Law City, with "Guard Lapto 00" on the right.

When the group tries to proceed to the Signet Sphere, a Lapto prohibits them from using the teleporter, as the law prohibits Non-Winglies to proceed to the Signet Sphere. When Meru says that she is a Wingly, the Lapto replies that no magic power of a Wingly is recognized, angering Meru.

“	NO MAGIC POWER AS A WINGLY IS RECOGNIZED.	”
-Guard Lapto 00

Mayfil

In the Death City Mayfil, Meru's Dragoon Spirit resonates as the group finds the spirit of a Dragon.

“	Mine's sparkling. This should be the soul of Regole. “It says kill me.” He doesn’t want to go to hell. Dart! It will be over quick. Let’s save Regole!	”
-Meru

Divine Tree

When the group stands before the Moon That Never Sets, Meru affirms that they want to save both the world and Shana.

“	We will save both the world and Shana.	”
-Meru

The "floating land" in the Moon That Never Sets.

Moon That Never Sets

Inside of the Moon, the group goes through a series of individual trials. Meru faces her trial in a land high above the skies, inside a castle resembling an ancient floating Wingly city. As the group intends to enter the castle, the bridge mysteriously vanishes, and Meru is teleported into the castle.

The Archangel.

In the castle, she in confronted by the Archangel, the guardian god of the Winglies, for siding with Humans, and who insists that they are a race deserving of being ruled upon or else they might just go extinct. Meru fights with the Archangel and is tested in her will and resolve, as he confronts her with claims about Wingly superiority. In the battle, the Archangel explains to Meru that Wingly dominance over the other species is necessary for the survival of all, and claims that of the 107 species created from fruits of the Divine Tree, over half are extinct, a trend ended by the Winglies. However, Meru remarks that many of those were exterminated by the Winglies themselves, to which the Archangel replies that they were meant to become extinct from the beginning.

Eventually, with her unshakable love for her friends and fellow humans, Meru makes the vision of the Archangel disappear.

“	You are not real! You are an invented god so they can justify themselves, Archangel. [...] I love Humans! I adore Dart, Shana and the others! This is real!! Get of out my sight!! I love Humans.	”
-Meru to the Archangel

Finally, before the final battle against Melbu Frahma, Meru is looking after an unconscious Shana who has been released from the core of the Moon, contemplates her journey together with Dart and the group, and is determined to preserve the world and the goodness in it.

“	I was gonna give you a little tour, but I ended up coming all the way here. But I was right. I was right in following Dart. I realized it. In this world, there are lots of people living with lots of thoughts. So that there are lots of fights. But there is happiness and joy as well. This is such an awesome world, I won't let him destroy it. I’m totally ready to go!	”
-Meru

Meru and Kongol escape the Moon.

Epilogue

After the final battle, the Dragoons flee the Moon after Rose and Zieg's final sacrifical charge destroying Melbu Frahma. Kongol is seen carrying Meru and destroying obstacles on their way out.

In the epilogue FMV, Meru joyfully explores the town of Lohan together with Guaraha. A Mininto, presumably Mr. Pelpee, runs by and bonks into Meru and a merchant holding a vase, making Meru catch it. Guaraha and the people around applaud her upon seeing this.

Gallery

Meru's menu portrait.

Concept art of Meru.

Meru attacking a monster with her hammer in her Dragoon form.

Meru in her Dragoon form.

Meru (and Kongol) in a group photo

Character information page.

A fan-made artwork of Meru together with a tiny Regole.

Trivia

• According to The Legend of Dragoon Official Guidebook, Meru has the appearance of a 16 year old, but is much older due to her being a Wingly. Her exact age, however, is not revealed.
• According to the Guidebook, she is 154cm (5'1") tall, making her the shortest character of the group.
• When the player visits Donau right after freeing Lynn from the Gehrich Gang, the group witnesses the wedding ceremony of Lynn and Kate. At the scene where Kate throws her flower bouquet, the player can press X to make Shana catch the bouquet. However, if the player is too slow, Meru or Haschel will catch it instead.
  • The trigger for this appears to be Dart's dialogue choice in the bed room after the banquet with the false Princess Emille. If Dart tells Meru that he does think she will look pretty in a wedding dress, then she will catch it. If he says otherwise, Haschel will agree that Meru "lacks that mature charm." This latter option results in Haschel later intercepting the bouquet if the player skips the prompt to have Shana catch it, which irks Meru greatly.
  • It appears as if Dart was attempting to prevent Shana from catching it, as he was pushing her away from Kate.
• Meru's idle animation has her putting her hands behind her head and gently rocking from side to side. When you control her in the Forest of Winglies she will not perform her rocking idle animation, but instead she will perform an impatient, stomping animation.
• Meru is one of two characters (the other being Shana) who has "fidget" idle animations; she does a wide spin in place.
• When defending, Meru holds her hammer, mainly the pole over her face horizontally.
• When in Critical Health, Meru kneels down and slouches forward slightly while holding her hammer over her right shoulder.
• When dispirited, Meru stands straight with her knees slightly bent and her head spinning around as if dizzy; she also lazily leans against her hammer, with her hammer touching the ground as if she has lost the will to hold it up.