| Maya and Meena | |
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| Dragon Quest characters | |
 Maya (right) and Meena (left) in Dragon Quest IV | |
| First appearance | Dragon Quest IV (1990) |
| Created by | Yuji Horii |
| Designed by | Akira Toriyama |
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Maya and Meena[a] are two characters in the 1990 video game Dragon Quest IV. Maya is a dancer and Meena a fortune teller. The two are sisters who set out on a journey to avenge their father's murder. They appear as the lead characters of the fourth chapter, and join the Hero in the fifth chapter to defeat the monster Psaro. They were created by Yuji Horii and designed by Akira Toriyama, and have been the subject of praise for both their designs and concepts, particularly Meena's use of tarot cards as weapons and Maya's beauty. The music played for the pair has also received praise, with critics identifying folk music and Middle Eastern music inspirations for their theme.
The pair were localized under the names Mara and Nara in the 1992 English release of Dragon Warrior IV, and as Maya and Meena starting with the 2008 English localization of the Nintendo DS remake of Dragon Quest IV.
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