TV-Series
Description
Kaede Honjou, known in-game as Maple, is a high school student who enters the virtual reality MMORPG NewWorld Online at her friend Risa Shiromine's suggestion, lacking prior gaming experience. Her aversion to pain drives an unconventional build: allocating all initial stat points into Vitality for maximum defense. This grants near-total damage immunity but eliminates agility, rendering movement sluggish and attack capabilities minimal.
Her avatar mirrors her real appearance: fair skin, chin-length black hair with a short ahoge, dark grey eyes, and a distinctive compass-like white clip. She replaces her beginner outfit with "Black Rose Armor" after defeating the Hydra boss—a black suit featuring red accents, a rose emblem on the chest plate, red mesh fabric, and a cloak-like drape. She wields the "Replica of the Dark Night" greatshield and a concealed paralyzing shortsword. Later transformations include "Atrocity," a four-armed demonic form with regenerative abilities and alien traits, and "Machine God," which mechanizes limbs into weaponry.
Maple displays curiosity, air-headedness, and a strong reluctance to harm others. She treats most players as potential friends, avoids grudges, and forges alliances with top competitors like Payne and Mii. Despite naivety, she exhibits quick problem-solving, solo-clearing dungeons or improvising skill combinations. Her playstyle prioritizes fun and protecting allies over competition, though she fights decisively during guild conflicts.
Progression stems from accidental discoveries and exploiting mechanics. Early skills include "Meditation" for HP regeneration and "Hydra Eater," granting poison/paralysis immunity after consuming a boss. Subsequent events unlock transformative abilities: "Atrocity" from defeating a demonic entity, boosting strength/agility with regeneration; "Loving Sacrifice," an angelic form healing allies at HP cost; and "Machine God," enabling flight and energy attacks. Passives like "Total Defense" (doubling VIT), "Fortress" (1.5x VIT multiplier), and "Stout Guardian" (surviving lethal hits with 1 HP) compound her durability.
Maple establishes the guild "Maple Tree" as leader when guild systems launch. Members include Sally (Risa's avatar), Kasumi (samurai), Kuromu (shielder), Iz (crafter), Kanade (mage), and twins Mai and Yui (strength-focused attackers). The guild earns a "final boss" reputation through synergy and individual skill. Maple evolves from a solitary tank to a strategic leader, using "Cover Move" for ally protection and "Predator" to summon demons.
Her adaptability grows: initial reliance on passive damage negation shifts to active tactics like combining "Psychokinesis" with her pet turtle Syrup for flight or deploying area-control skills "Great Eruption" (lava fields) and "Frozen Earth" (freezing enemies). Developers nerf abilities—such as limiting "Devour" to 10 daily uses—yet she acquires new skills through unorthodox methods like consuming magic attacks or triggering hidden quests via NPC kindness. Later, she balances defense with offensive transformations, maintaining her core focus on protecting allies.
Her avatar mirrors her real appearance: fair skin, chin-length black hair with a short ahoge, dark grey eyes, and a distinctive compass-like white clip. She replaces her beginner outfit with "Black Rose Armor" after defeating the Hydra boss—a black suit featuring red accents, a rose emblem on the chest plate, red mesh fabric, and a cloak-like drape. She wields the "Replica of the Dark Night" greatshield and a concealed paralyzing shortsword. Later transformations include "Atrocity," a four-armed demonic form with regenerative abilities and alien traits, and "Machine God," which mechanizes limbs into weaponry.
Maple displays curiosity, air-headedness, and a strong reluctance to harm others. She treats most players as potential friends, avoids grudges, and forges alliances with top competitors like Payne and Mii. Despite naivety, she exhibits quick problem-solving, solo-clearing dungeons or improvising skill combinations. Her playstyle prioritizes fun and protecting allies over competition, though she fights decisively during guild conflicts.
Progression stems from accidental discoveries and exploiting mechanics. Early skills include "Meditation" for HP regeneration and "Hydra Eater," granting poison/paralysis immunity after consuming a boss. Subsequent events unlock transformative abilities: "Atrocity" from defeating a demonic entity, boosting strength/agility with regeneration; "Loving Sacrifice," an angelic form healing allies at HP cost; and "Machine God," enabling flight and energy attacks. Passives like "Total Defense" (doubling VIT), "Fortress" (1.5x VIT multiplier), and "Stout Guardian" (surviving lethal hits with 1 HP) compound her durability.
Maple establishes the guild "Maple Tree" as leader when guild systems launch. Members include Sally (Risa's avatar), Kasumi (samurai), Kuromu (shielder), Iz (crafter), Kanade (mage), and twins Mai and Yui (strength-focused attackers). The guild earns a "final boss" reputation through synergy and individual skill. Maple evolves from a solitary tank to a strategic leader, using "Cover Move" for ally protection and "Predator" to summon demons.
Her adaptability grows: initial reliance on passive damage negation shifts to active tactics like combining "Psychokinesis" with her pet turtle Syrup for flight or deploying area-control skills "Great Eruption" (lava fields) and "Frozen Earth" (freezing enemies). Developers nerf abilities—such as limiting "Devour" to 10 daily uses—yet she acquires new skills through unorthodox methods like consuming magic attacks or triggering hidden quests via NPC kindness. Later, she balances defense with offensive transformations, maintaining her core focus on protecting allies.