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|image=[[Image:Queen Melfull.jpg|230px]]<br>'''Merelda''', queen of the Shake Dimension.
|image=[[File:Queen Merelda WLSI artwork.png|250px]]<br>Merelda, queen of the Shake Dimension
|full_name=
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[List of games by date#2008|2008]])
|first_appearance=''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' ([[2008]])
|species= Human
|affiliation=[[Shake Dimension]], [[Merfle|Merfles]]
|species= [[Human]]
|latest_appearance=
|latest_appearance=
|portrayed_by=[[Hitomi Hirose]]
}}
}}
{{LLQuote|Even if I am to be held hostage, I shall not allow this foul Shake King to disturb the peace of the Shake Dimension! Everyone, let us work together to bring back the peace we once knew!|Merelda| ''Nintendo Europe website for ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!|Wario Land: The Shake Dimension]]}}
{{quote|Even if I am to be held hostage, I shall not allow this foul Shake King to disturb the peace of the Shake Dimension! Everyone, let us work together to bring back the peace we once knew!|'''Merelda'''|Nintendo Europe website for ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!|Wario Land: The Shake Dimension]]''}}
[[File:Mereldacutscene.png|thumb|left|Merelda and her Merfles after being captured by the Shake King]]
'''Queen Merelda''' is a supporting character that appears in the game ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' She is the queen of the [[Shake Dimension]]. Her name is an anagram of "emerald" and a play on the Spanish and Portuguese word "esmeralda," which means "emerald."


'''Queen Merelda''' is a supporting participant in the game ''[[Wario Land: Shake It!]]'' for the [[Wii]]. She is the queen of the [[Shake Dimension]]. Merelda and her loyal subjects, the [[Merfle]]s, were imprisoned by the evil [[Shake King]] and his pirate gang (who attempted to take over the locale and also stole the Shake Dimension's treasure, the [[Bottomless Coin Sack]]). However, one of Merelda's Merfles managed to escape into [[Wario]]'s world requesting help to rescue the Shake Dimension from the Shake King's evil grip, as well as rescue Merelda herself.
Merelda and her loyal subjects, the [[Merfle]]s, were imprisoned by the evil [[Shake King]] and his pirate gang (who attempted to take over the locale and also stole the Shake Dimension's treasure, the [[Bottomless Coin Sack]]). However, [[Merfle (character)|one]] of Merelda's Merfles managed to escape into [[Wario]]'s world, requesting help to rescue Merelda and the Shake Dimension from the Shake King's evil grip. After Wario rescues her, she walks up to thank him for his actions, only to be grabbed and tossed aside as Wario goes for the Bottomless Coin Sack instead, which Captain Syrup later stole.
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Once Wario defeats the Shake King, Queen Merelda tries to thank the "brave hero." But then Wario interuupts her by chucking her across the room, and then steals the Bottomless Coin Sack, proving that Wario wasn't interested in saving anyone and only wanted the tresure.
==Profiles==
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===''Wario Land: Shake It!''===
{{Multilang profile
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|EngA=I guess this Queen Merelda is the queen of those Merfle things, but she doesn't look like one of them… Oh, well, I hear she's got treasure, so who cares?''<ref>{{cite|archive=web.archive.org/web/20080924150410/http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/launch/index.html|title=North American website for ''Wario Land: Shake It!''|accessdate=July 17, 2024|deadlink=y}}</ref>
}}
 
*'''[[Prima Games]] Official Game Guide:''' ''The rightful ruler of the Shake Dimension, Queen Merelda has found herself in quite a pickle. She and her loyal subjects, the Merfles, have all been captured by the vile Shake King, who has seized control of this once-peaceful land. As if that weren't bad enough, the Shake King has stolen the realm's greatest treasure as well! That actually turns out to be a good thing, though-it's the only reason Wario decides to pitch in and lend a hand.''<ref>{{cite|isbn=978-0-7615-6113-2|author=Stratton, Steve|title=''Wario Land: Shake It!'' PRIMA Official Strategy Guide|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=September 22, 2008|language=en-us|page=11}}</ref>
*'''Guide''' (page 35): ''Wario doesn't know much about this damsel in distress, and he doesn't much care. When Wario finally does free her, the scene that plays out is priceless.''{{Ref needed}}


==Names in Other Languages==
==Names in other languages==
[[File:Mereldacutscene.png|thumb|Merelda and her Merfles after being captured by the Shake King.]]
{{foreign names
{{Foreignname
|Jpn=クイーンメルフル
|Jap=クイーン メルフル
|JpnR=Kuīn Merufuru
|JapR=kuin merufuru
|JpnM=Queen Merfle
|JapM=Queen Merfle
|Ger=Königin Midori
|Ger=Königin Midori
|GerM=''midori'' is Japanese for "green"; ''Königin'' means "queen"}}
|GerM="Königin" (queen) +「緑」(''midori'', Japanese word for "green")
 
|Ita=Regina Merelda
==Trivia==
|ItaM=Queen Merelda
*Queen Merelda's name is a pun on the Spanish (or Portuguese) word ''esmeralda'' which means "emerald", a green colored gem. Her name is also an anagram of "emerald".
|Fre=Reine Mérelda
*She has a great similarity with [[zeldawiki:Saria|Saria]] from ''[[zeldawiki:The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]]''.
|FreM=Queen Mérelda
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|Kor=메르플 공주
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|KorR=Mereupeul Gongju
|KorM=Princess Merfle
|Spa=Reina Merelda
|SpaM=Queen Merelda
}}
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:38, January 7, 2025

Queen Merelda
Queen Merelda in Wario Land: Shake It!
Merelda, queen of the Shake Dimension
Species Human
First appearance Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)
Portrayed by Hitomi Hirose
“Even if I am to be held hostage, I shall not allow this foul Shake King to disturb the peace of the Shake Dimension! Everyone, let us work together to bring back the peace we once knew!”
Merelda, Nintendo Europe website for Wario Land: The Shake Dimension
Merelda and her Merfles after being captured by the Shake King

Queen Merelda is a supporting character that appears in the game Wario Land: Shake It! She is the queen of the Shake Dimension. Her name is an anagram of "emerald" and a play on the Spanish and Portuguese word "esmeralda," which means "emerald."

Merelda and her loyal subjects, the Merfles, were imprisoned by the evil Shake King and his pirate gang (who attempted to take over the locale and also stole the Shake Dimension's treasure, the Bottomless Coin Sack). However, one of Merelda's Merfles managed to escape into Wario's world, requesting help to rescue Merelda and the Shake Dimension from the Shake King's evil grip. After Wario rescues her, she walks up to thank him for his actions, only to be grabbed and tossed aside as Wario goes for the Bottomless Coin Sack instead, which Captain Syrup later stole.

Profiles[edit]

Wario Land: Shake It![edit]

  • Website description:
    • English (American):
      I guess this Queen Merelda is the queen of those Merfle things, but she doesn't look like one of them… Oh, well, I hear she's got treasure, so who cares?[1]
  • Prima Games Official Game Guide: The rightful ruler of the Shake Dimension, Queen Merelda has found herself in quite a pickle. She and her loyal subjects, the Merfles, have all been captured by the vile Shake King, who has seized control of this once-peaceful land. As if that weren't bad enough, the Shake King has stolen the realm's greatest treasure as well! That actually turns out to be a good thing, though-it's the only reason Wario decides to pitch in and lend a hand.[2]
  • Guide (page 35): Wario doesn't know much about this damsel in distress, and he doesn't much care. When Wario finally does free her, the scene that plays out is priceless.[citation needed]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese クイーンメルフル[?]
Kuīn Merufuru
Queen Merfle
French Reine Mérelda[?] Queen Mérelda
German Königin Midori[?] "Königin" (queen) +「緑」(midori, Japanese word for "green")
Italian Regina Merelda[?] Queen Merelda
Korean 메르플 공주[?]
Mereupeul Gongju
Princess Merfle
Spanish Reina Merelda[?] Queen Merelda

References[edit]

  1. ^ North American website for Wario Land: Shake It!. Archived September 24, 2008, 15:04:10 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Stratton, Steve (September 22, 2008). Wario Land: Shake It! PRIMA Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 978-0-7615-6113-2. Page 11.