| Maya[1] | |
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| Japanese name | 眞夜 |
| Romaji name | Maya |
| Age | 15 (Jap.) 18 (Eng.) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Occupation | Vessel |
| Status | Deceased |
| Family | Woman in Black (Other personality) |
| Appearances | Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir |
| Voice actor (Jp) | Aya Hisakawa |
| Voice actor (Eng) | Samie Detzer |
Maya (眞夜) is the main point of contact for the player character in Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir. Once the player begins the game, she is freed from her confines and agrees to help the player if they help her regain her lost memories.
Biography[]
Past[]
At an unknown point in time, Maya is selected to be sacrificed for an ancient ritual called Tokoyomi Ritual. The goal of the ritual was to have the shrine maiden become a vessel for the Gods, so the people of the village may communicate with them. For the ritual to work, Maya was raised in seclusion, her only contact was an Old Woman who provided her care. After receiving a purple diary, she begins to write in it, hoping one day she will get an answer from someone. Eventually, her wish is granted, and a different “Maya” begins to speak to her, forming a kinship.
When Maya is 15 a horrible plague destroys many of the villagers and they agree it is time to perform the ritual and ask the Gods for help. The Old Woman sewed Maya’s eyes and mouth shut so she may become a vessel. However, due to the connection she made with “other Maya” caused her form to crack, creating the Darkness that would curse everyone.
The darkness, using “other Maya” as a vessel to cause havoc and Maya took refuge in the old mansion with her diary. Because of the split, she forgets everything except her name. Meanwhile, the Woman in Black, the “other Maya” who wrote in the diary, was left with all of Maya’s memories and emotions and cursed to deal with those burdens alone.
Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir[]
Once freed by the player at the start of the game, Maya agrees to help solve the haunted diary. She eventually regains her memories and figures out the Woman in Black and her are the same person. Maya is overwhelmed with guilt for abandoning the Woman in Black, even admitting she was frightened of her. In desperation, Maya requests the player bring the two of them back together but before that can happen, Maya is pulled into the darkness.
Upon the Woman in Black’s defeat, “other Maya” begs to know why she left her alone. Maya apologizes, and promised to always be with her from then on. The two embrace as the doors close in the old home, ending the curse forever.
Etymology[]
- The name Maya means "true" (眞) (ma) and "night" (夜) (ya).
Trivia[]
Maya as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Maya make an appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS as a Trophy. Her Trophy's description reads:
| “ | The diary of faces. They say that a woman dressed all in black takes the faces of those who get trapped in the diary, robbing them of their faces and their lives! AHHHHH! Ahem. Sorry. Anyway...Maya has been trapped inside, and you must use the Camera Obscura (Nintendo 3DS Camera) to solve the mystery! | ” |
—Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Trophy Description (US Version) | ||
| “ | They say those who see words that shouldn't be there on the pages of the purple diary turn into...faceless corpses! AAARRRGH! Um... Anyway, Maya is somehow trapped inside the diary, and it's up to you to take photos with the Camera Obscura to unravel the mystery surrounding Maya and this diary. | ” |
—Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Trophy Description (European Version) | ||
Maya in her Princess Peach costume.
- The Cursed Memoir features a Free Photography Mode where players can use the 3DS's camera through the games Camera Obscura. If the player has a Peach 3DS Camera Reader Card, players are treated with a 3D Model of Maya dressed as Princess Peach doing a series of Princess Peach's iconic posses.
- She is the physical opposite of the Woman in Black - she has black hair, blue eyes and a white dress, whereas the Woman in Black has white hair, red eyes and black clothing. The marks on her dress are also an inverted version of the blood splotches on the Woman in Black's dress.
- In the Japanese version of the game, the ritual is said to take place around the time of her fifteenth birthday. In the American and European versions, her age is increased to eighteen.