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Description
Kaede Honjou, known in NewWorld Online as Maple, is a high school student who enters the game at the urging of her best friend, Risa Shiramine. Possessing no prior gaming experience, she builds her character solely around avoiding pain, dedicating every status point to vitality (VIT) for unparalleled defense. This grants near-total physical invulnerability but drastically reduces her movement speed and agility.
In reality, she has short black hair, an ahoge, and stands 145 cm tall. Her in-game avatar starts in basic beginner equipment but later dons the "Armor of the Black Rose" after vanquishing the Hydra boss. This distinctive armor is black with red accents, featuring a rose-motif breastplate, red mesh fabric, and a cloak-like drape. Her primary defensive item is the "Replica of the Dark Night" shield, a black shield adorned with red geometric patterns and a central gem. Subsequent boss battles unlock her "Atrocity" form, a demonic transformation granting four muscular arms, spiked limbs, armored plates, and a tail.
Maple exhibits a personality marked by curiosity, occasional air-headedness, and a strong aversion to causing harm. Her approach to gameplay relies on creative thinking over conventional tactics, such as deliberately enduring repeated monster attacks to unlock defensive skills or consuming bosses to gain abilities like "Hydra." She prioritizes enjoyment and friendship over competition, easily forming bonds with top players like Payne and Mii. Despite her usual demeanor, she demonstrates tactical adaptability in critical moments, such as exploiting poison mechanics against dungeon bosses.
Her skills evolve through unconventional methods:
* Early abilities like "Total Defense" (doubling VIT) and "Poison Immunity" emerge from sustaining damage from low-level monsters.
* Boss encounters grant skills including "Hydra" (poison-based attacks), "Seeping Chaos" (demon-themed abilities), and the "Atrocity" transformation.
* Event participation yields skills like "Machine God" (summoning energy-based weaponry) and "Pandemonium" (summoning red and blue oni).
* Support abilities encompass "Cover" (protecting allies with +10% VIT), "Loving Sacrifice" (healing allies at HP cost), and "Stout Guardian" (surviving lethal damage once daily).
This extreme VIT specialization creates vulnerabilities to defense-piercing attacks and status effects not covered by her immunities. Her low agility forces reliance on skills like "Cover Move" for mobility or her flying turtle familiar, Syrup, for transportation.
Relationships center on her guild, Maple Tree, formed at the urging of Sally (Risa's in-game persona). Sally handles high-speed combat and strategy, compensating for Maple's mobility constraints. Other core members include Kuromu (a fellow shield user), Iz (a dedicated crafter), and the strength-focused attackers, siblings Mai and Yui. Outside her guild, she maintains friendly rivalries with elite players like Payne of the Order of the Holy Sword.
Maple's presence significantly impacts NewWorld Online:
* Her actions, such as consuming bosses, force developers to adjust game mechanics to restore balance.
* She inspires the player base through event performances, notably ranking third in the first major event by defeating over 2,000 players using poison and defense.
* She popularizes unconventional playstyles, earning titles like "Walking Fortress" and becoming an unofficial game mascot.
* She founds Maple Tree, later recognized as one of the game's strongest guilds despite its small size, due to synergistic teamwork and the individual prowess of its members.
Her journey culminates in mastering diverse abilities while steadfastly retaining her original defense-focused build, continuously adapting her unconventional strategies to counter game updates designed to challenge her.
In reality, she has short black hair, an ahoge, and stands 145 cm tall. Her in-game avatar starts in basic beginner equipment but later dons the "Armor of the Black Rose" after vanquishing the Hydra boss. This distinctive armor is black with red accents, featuring a rose-motif breastplate, red mesh fabric, and a cloak-like drape. Her primary defensive item is the "Replica of the Dark Night" shield, a black shield adorned with red geometric patterns and a central gem. Subsequent boss battles unlock her "Atrocity" form, a demonic transformation granting four muscular arms, spiked limbs, armored plates, and a tail.
Maple exhibits a personality marked by curiosity, occasional air-headedness, and a strong aversion to causing harm. Her approach to gameplay relies on creative thinking over conventional tactics, such as deliberately enduring repeated monster attacks to unlock defensive skills or consuming bosses to gain abilities like "Hydra." She prioritizes enjoyment and friendship over competition, easily forming bonds with top players like Payne and Mii. Despite her usual demeanor, she demonstrates tactical adaptability in critical moments, such as exploiting poison mechanics against dungeon bosses.
Her skills evolve through unconventional methods:
* Early abilities like "Total Defense" (doubling VIT) and "Poison Immunity" emerge from sustaining damage from low-level monsters.
* Boss encounters grant skills including "Hydra" (poison-based attacks), "Seeping Chaos" (demon-themed abilities), and the "Atrocity" transformation.
* Event participation yields skills like "Machine God" (summoning energy-based weaponry) and "Pandemonium" (summoning red and blue oni).
* Support abilities encompass "Cover" (protecting allies with +10% VIT), "Loving Sacrifice" (healing allies at HP cost), and "Stout Guardian" (surviving lethal damage once daily).
This extreme VIT specialization creates vulnerabilities to defense-piercing attacks and status effects not covered by her immunities. Her low agility forces reliance on skills like "Cover Move" for mobility or her flying turtle familiar, Syrup, for transportation.
Relationships center on her guild, Maple Tree, formed at the urging of Sally (Risa's in-game persona). Sally handles high-speed combat and strategy, compensating for Maple's mobility constraints. Other core members include Kuromu (a fellow shield user), Iz (a dedicated crafter), and the strength-focused attackers, siblings Mai and Yui. Outside her guild, she maintains friendly rivalries with elite players like Payne of the Order of the Holy Sword.
Maple's presence significantly impacts NewWorld Online:
* Her actions, such as consuming bosses, force developers to adjust game mechanics to restore balance.
* She inspires the player base through event performances, notably ranking third in the first major event by defeating over 2,000 players using poison and defense.
* She popularizes unconventional playstyles, earning titles like "Walking Fortress" and becoming an unofficial game mascot.
* She founds Maple Tree, later recognized as one of the game's strongest guilds despite its small size, due to synergistic teamwork and the individual prowess of its members.
Her journey culminates in mastering diverse abilities while steadfastly retaining her original defense-focused build, continuously adapting her unconventional strategies to counter game updates designed to challenge her.