Editing Madam Merlar

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|image=[[File:PM Madam Merlar.png|48x66px]]
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species=[[Shaman]]
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[[File:Madam Merlar.png|thumb|left|Madam Merlar]]
{{quote|They said [[Mario|you]] would come to the shrine on Shiver Mountain. It is here that I guard the way to the Crystal Palace.|Madam Merlar|Paper Mario}}
'''Madam Merlar''' is [[Merlon]]'s deceased ancestor who appears in the game ''[[Paper Mario]]''. Her name appears to be a portmanteau of "Merlon" (or perhaps "{{wp|Merlin}}") and "star," though it may just be a simple derivative of "Merlon." She exists as a spirit in a hidden room in [[Shiver Mountain]]. The wall to her room is just an illusion; Mario can walk right through it. Madam Merlar is a messenger of the [[Star (species)|Stars]] and she knows the secret of the [[Crystal Palace]]. Her role is to help [[Mario]] reach the entrance of the palace by giving him the [[Star Stone]]. Merlar shares the Merlon clan's "ability" to tell long-winded, drawn-out stories that can put Mario into a lengthy sleep.

After the stairs to Crystal Palace arise, Madam Merlar's room will be [[Unrevisitable area#Paper Mario|blocked off]] for the remainder of the game. That is because the staircase that the Star Stone made blocks her chamber. However, Merlar is present in ''Paper Mario''{{'}}s ending parade, where she performs magical effects alongside her relatives.
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==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=クリスタール
|JapR=Kurisutāru
|JapM=From 「クリスタル」 (''kurisutaru'', crystal) and 「デアール」 (''Deāru'', [[Merlon#Names in other languages|Merlon]])
|Fra=Madam Merlar
|FraM=-}}

==Trivia==
*Madam Merlar is one of the two ancestors of Merlon who is a spirit, the other being [[Merlumina]], who is very similar to her.
**In addition, both share the same name in Japan: Kurisutāru.
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