So far, the breakout Dragon Quest XI character is Martina. She kicks ass, spawns hearts and is already inspiring fan art and cosplay.
Dragon Quest XI was released last Saturday. As expected, there were long lines and, at some stores, sell-outs.
Why is this character suddenly popular? It’s more than Martina being simply attractive or sexy, though fans point out that she certainly isn’t short of either!
https://twitter.com/embed/status/892008928816410625
マルティナのメイン火力技です、どうぞ。 #PS4sharehttps://t.co/KT9RO7dnUW pic.twitter.com/hAIPf2wFCU
— 🎋スズタカ92f🎋 (@suzutaka_92f) July 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/892001417728147457
Dragon Quest XI PS4 Martina's puff puff. 😉 #DQXI #DQ11 pic.twitter.com/1ufRSxfgvs
— DemiFiendRSA @ Discord/other sites. (@DemiFiendRSA) July 31, 2017
https://twitter.com/embed/status/892175553918189568
On Twitter, people in Japan are talking about how strong and cool she is. For many, Martina is their favorite character.
これでフルメンバーかな？マルティナはかっこいいね。スタメン決定でしょう(о´∀`о) pic.twitter.com/UirE9Pcbqo
— もふ@DQウォーク (@LaLaMOFMOF) July 30, 2017
“With this, I guess I’ll have all my members? Martina sure is cool. I think I’ll make her a starter.”
https://twitter.com/embed/status/891339184136257536
“I started Dragon Quest XI from this morning, and the story has pulled me in. Martina is especially cute. While she’s cool and has a strong sense of justice, she sometimes shows deep empathy for others and the motion of her sex appeal skills breaks all the rules. I like her.”
マルティナさんがめちゃめちゃ好きになりました。 pic.twitter.com/I5oAFnYj09
— 凸凹 (@Rough_01) July 31, 2017
“I’ve totally come to really, really like Martina-san.”
このマルティナかわいい
#DQ11 #PS4share pic.twitter.com/K5MHuN2bHQ— マベを☆ひなかい (@marvelous0304) July 31, 2017
“This Martina is cute.”
マルティナちゃんの為に買ってしまった(ㅅ´ ˘ `) pic.twitter.com/pARBacihl9
— 逢賀崎未来@FEZ 至高は両手 七福人🎰🎤🎰🍒 (@aigasaki39mira1) July 31, 2017
“I ended up buying this because of Martina-chan.”
It’s no surprise that there is already Martina fan art and cosplay.
こう、ひょいって持ち上げそうなマルティナさん… pic.twitter.com/8DvmmQCoi0
— 曹操獣神化5年待ってた人 (@Kg74xRc) August 1, 2017
RT @kosatsuneDQX: 線画だったマルティナの色塗った。ちなみにゲーム内ではまだ出会ってない…#dqxi #dq11 #ドラクエ #ドラクエXI pic.twitter.com/rp4Tv6FLoa
— FF (@14qwqwqwqw) August 1, 2017
ドラクエ11のマルティナだよ！！
楽しみ過ぎてフライングでコスプレしちゃった！😍❤❤
発売まであと一週間！ちょーたのしみ！！#ドラクエ11 #ＤＱ11 #マルティナ pic.twitter.com/J5uV1Gg4OL— 桃色れく🍑ももれくちゃん🍑 (@momoreku) July 22, 2017
ドラクエ大好き芸人してます😊✨
マルティナちゃんに一目惚れしてコスプレしてもた！笑
ドラクエ友達は年がら年中募集してます！遊んで下さい😊😊#ドラクエレイヤーさんと繋がりたい #祝DQ11発売 #ドラクエ好きさんと繋がりたい pic.twitter.com/h48DEyGZN5— ゆかこ🔥 (@yukako_6v6) July 29, 2017
Expect this to increase over the summer, fall, and winter as her popularity continues to grow.
マルティナかわいい#ドラクエ11 pic.twitter.com/py5LvDZRsZ
— 佐々木 亮平 (@r_sasasa) July 31, 2017
