Editing Merluvlee

{{image|more=y|Screenshots of her hut in the TTYD remake}}
{{character infobox
|image=[[File:PMTTYD Merluvlee.png]]<br>Sprite from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
|first_appearance=''[[Paper Mario]]'' ([[List of games by date#2000|2000]])
|species=[[Shaman]]/[[Flip-Flop Folk|Flipsider]]
|latest_appearance=''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Nintendo Switch)|Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' ([[Nintendo Switch]]) ([[List of games by date#2024|2024]])
}}
{{quote|Tell [[Merlee|her]] this: 'Now we're even.'|Merluvlee|Super Paper Mario}}
'''Merluvlee''' is a character in the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. She always appears in the role of a fortune teller, although the exact nature of her clues varies from game to game. According to [[Wonky]], Merluvlee comes from a tribe that names people based on their profession, implying that every Merluvlee met may be a separate individual. It is possible that the aforementioned tribe is actually the [[Tribe of Ancients]]; Merluvlee expressly stated herself to be a descendant in ''[[Super Paper Mario]]''.

Merluvlee's name is a portmanteau of "[[Merlon]]" (therefore making her indirectly named after the fictional wizard [[Wikipedia:Merlin|Merlin]]) and a corruption of the word "lovely", which several characters use to describe her. A [[Dryite]]'s dialogue in [[Dry Dry Outpost]] contains a typo that refers to Merluvlee as '''Merluvee'''. Merluvlee is revealed to be 25 years old in ''[[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' by an [[Mailbox SP#RDM Issue 5|email]] sent to Mario.

==History==
===''Paper Mario''===
[[File:PM Merluvlee.png|frame|left]]
[[File:Paper Mario MarioandMerluvlee.png|thumb|Merluvlee as she introduces herself in ''Paper Mario'']]
In ''[[Paper Mario]]'', Merluvlee lives in a house on [[Shooting Star Summit]], with her brother [[Merlow]]. Throughout the game, many characters comment that she is the most beautiful woman they have ever seen. Somewhat comically, the player is never allowed to see her face, because she always wears a hood. She is also notable for being the owner of the companion to the mysterious chest in Peach's castle. According to a gossip-loving Toad near [[Tayce T.]]'s house in [[Toad Town]], one of Merluvlee's hobbies is cultivating bonsai trees.

For one of [[Koopa Koot]]'s favors, Mario is requested to retrieve Merluvlee's autograph. The reward for doing so is three Star Pieces, making this one of Koot's more lucrative favors.

She can predict the locations of [[Star Piece (Paper Mario series)|Star Pieces]], [[Badge]]s and [[Super Block]]s. For the Star Pieces, she charges 5 coins, and can only predict 63 of 160, namely those found in the overworld instead of owned by characters. For the Badges, she charges 20 coins, and can predict all but [[Power Jump]] which Mario already acquires. For the Super Blocks, she charges 30 coins, and can predict all of them.

;Merluvlee's predictions
:''For Star Piece predictions, see [[List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario]].''
:''For Super Block predictions, see [[Super Block#Merluvlee's predictions|Super Block § Merluvlee's predictions]].''
:''For badge predictions, see [[List of Badges in Paper Mario]].''

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
[[File:PMTTYD Merluvlee's house.png|thumb|Merluvlee's house in ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'']]
In [[Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door|the sequel]] to ''Paper Mario'', Merluvlee lives in a house on the east side of [[Rogueport Underground]]'s main square. Though she can no longer see the locations of badges, she can still tell Mario where Star Pieces are hidden, she has gained the ability to locate [[Shine Sprite]]s, and she can tell Mario what to do to progress generally in the game. She charges five coins for Star Pieces and ten coins for the locations of Shine Sprites. For the next destination, she charges double the number of Mario's current level in coins. 

Once again, characters comment on her beauty, and once again, the player never sees her face.

As Mario cannot return to Rogueport in the midst of later chapters, Merluvlee has significantly less to say about where he must go next in them.

;Merluvlee's predictions
:''For story predictions, see [[List of story predictions in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door]].''
:''For Shine Sprite predictions, see [[List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Merluvlee's predictions|List of Shine Sprites in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Merluvlee's predictions]].
:''For Star Piece predictions, see [[List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door#Merluvlee's predictions|List of Star Pieces in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door § Merluvlee's predictions]].
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===''Super Paper Mario''===
[[File:SPM Merluvlee Side Quest.png|thumb|Merluvlee in ''Super Paper Mario'']]
In ''Super Paper Mario'' Merluvlee lives in Flipside. Here, she is [[Merlee]]'s rival and has been ever since they were classmates. They share the same theme music, which is titled "The Road for the Lost". Merluvlee wears 3D glasses and has a chant very similar to that of [[Queen Jaydes]].

She can be paid 20 coins to give fortunes. Once paid, she will perform a dramatic chant and give the player a hint as to what they should do next in order to progress.

Merluvlee is part of a long sidequest to get a new crystal ball for Merlee. She needs a [[Training Machine|training machine]] (which looks like a [[Nintendo DS]]) which belongs to [[Bestovius]]. When Mario and co. get this for her, she will give Merlee's [[Crystal Ball]] to Mario and friends. Merluvlee mentions that she and Merlee are 'even' when she gives the Crystal Ball, possibly a reference to the original ''Paper Mario'', in which Mario had to give Merluvlee a crystal ball from Merlee.

;Merluvlee's predictions
:''For story predictions, see [[List of story predictions in Super Paper Mario]].''
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==Profiles and statistics==
===''Paper Mario''===
*'''[[Tattle]]:''' "''She's a gorgeous lady named Merluvlee. I can't believe I'm in the same room with her! She foresees events and uses her magic powers to find what you're looking for. She's very accurate. I think I'm in love... She's incredible! Pinch me, will you, Mario?''"

===''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''===
*'''Tattle:''' "''That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee. She's kind of mysterious, as you'd expect... She divines the locations of things, or where we should go. People say she's always right. And... they say she's really cute under that veil. I hear some people even fall for her!''"

===''Super Paper Mario''===
*'''Tattle:''' "''That's the fortune-teller, Merluvlee... She shows lost souls the path forward... She's pretty flamboyant, and some assume she's fake... But she has true vision...''"
*'''[[Catch Card]]:'''
{| class="wikitable" align=center width=100%
|[[File:SPM Merluvlee Catch Card.png|center|70px]]
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*'''Card Type:''' Uncommon
*'''Card Description:''' ''This fortune teller with a wild laugh lives in Flipside. She uses the stars to read your future. Sorta.''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Merluvlee.png|Sprite from ''Super Paper Mario''
Nintendo Magazine Summer 2024 TTYD Relationship Chart.png|Merluvlee on the Nintendo Magazine for summer 2024, showing a relationship chart featuring many characters from ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
TTYD Merluvlee SuperMarioKun.png|Merluvlee in the ''Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door'' arc of ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=ミステール
|JapR=Misutēru
|JapM=Pun on「ミステリー」(''misuterī'', "mystery") and「デアール」(''Deāru'', "[[Merlon#Names in other languages|Merlon]]")
|ChiS=莫露丽
|ChiSN=''Paper Mario''
|ChiSR=Mòlùlì
|ChiSM=From the English name
|ChiS2=米斯特儿
|ChiS2N=''The Thousand-Year Door'' remake
|ChiS2R=Mǐsītèer
|ChiS2M=From the Japanese name
|ChiT=米斯特兒
|ChiTR=Mǐsītèer
|ChiTM=From the Japanese name
|Dut=Merlieve
|DutM=From "Merlon" and ''lieve'' ("dear")
|Fre=Merladorable
|FreM=From "Merlon" and "adorable"
|Ger=Merlieblich
|GerM=From "Merlon" and ''lieblich'' ("lovely")
|Ita=Merlastra
|ItaM=From "Merlon" and the feminine form of ''astro'' ("star")
|Kor=미스테르
|KorR=Miseutereu
|KorM=From the Japanese name
|Spa=Merluli
|SpaM=From "Merlón", and "Luli" (nickname form of Spanish female names such as "Lucía" and "Luciana")
}}

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