Mel

“Oh, Roger... You know that you're the only man for me. You're the one who gives me strength. If you're unhappy, you can just tell me. Don't leave me by myself...”
—Mel, in a conversation with Roger

Mel is a playable character from TearRing Saga: Utna Heroes Saga. She is the daughter of Alfred and Sylpheeze, as well as the older sister of Maruju. She was once a cleric of the Temple of Mars, but left so that she could be with Roger, who is now her fiancé.

It is important to note that like Quan and Ethlyn from Genealogy of the Holy War, Mel dying will cause Roger to leave and vice versa. They also cannot be separated during the route splits. If they are assigned to different armies, the one who was assigned to Holmes will be reassigned to travel with Runan.

Profile[]

Early in the game, Mel assists Roger in his first attempt to stop Runan's army. As a result of their failure, she is taken as a hostage by Duke Codha to secure Roger's loyalty to him. She is later rescued by Narsus, who informs her of Queen Liza's safety and entrusts her with the task of giving the ☆Pegasus Flute to Sasha. In her conversation with Maruju, she learns that their family is not angered by her choice to pursue a relationship with Roger.

If Mel and Roger are sent with Holmes after the first route split, they can visit Sylpheeze at the Temple of Mars. Sylpheeze gives the ☆Magic Staff to Mel in celebration of her happiness with Roger.

In the ending, Mel and Maruju meet with their cousins, Sennet and Neyfa, before the latter two return to their homeland, Canaan. She also reunites with Alfred, who she instantly recognizes as her father, despite not having seen him in many years. At the same time, she meets Alicia, who reveals her own past with Alfred and hopes that they can become friends. Before parting ways with Runan and Holmes, Mel and Roger agree to invite them to their eventual marriage.

In-Game[]

Recruitment[]

Automatically from the start of Turn 2 of Map 6. However, Runan must have visited the bottom right village (the one where Narsus appears for the first time) in Map 3 and she and Roger must also have been left alive in Map 4.

Base Stats[]

Starting Class	Group
Troubadour	Horseback
Level	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Agl	Lck	Def	Wlv	Mov
3	22	2	6	6	8	8	3	6	7
Skills	Weapon	Starting Items
Re-Move (Lv 14)	Sword Staff	Estoc Healing Staff

Growth Rates[]

HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Agl	Lck	Wlv	Def	Mov
35%	15%	20%	20%	35%	15%	25%	15%	3%

Supports[]

• Roger
• Maruju

Overall[]

Subjective: The following part of this article is based upon the editor's personal experiences and opinions, and therefore may not be applicable for all readers.

One might expect Mel to have an edge over your other Staff users in Tear Ring Saga: Utna Heroes Saga through her mobility, but her real claim to fame is her access to the Encorsel Staff, which she obtains if you send her to Holmes Route in the 1^st Route Split. Encorsel is an extremely powerful staff, boosting Magic up to 7 points. It's extremely helpful for a multitude of reasons:

• Training up Sasha in the earlygame can prove rather tedious due to her lackluster offense, but with an Ensorcel boost, Sasha can actually deal some gain some valuable EXP without slowing down the rest of your army. It makes getting her to promotion much easier, and doesn't require you to burn as many Brave Bow uses on Raquel.
• Many of the stronger combat units in the game, namely Sherra, and even some of the infantry units like Vega, Lionel and Shigen, benefit from Encorcel boosts to improve reliable bosskills. Sherra in particular really wants it for Maps 28, 35, 37 and 39 to make various bosskills more managable, and even other magic users like Rishel and Meriah require Encorsel at times.
• If the player is planning to kill Kranion, or any of the Dragon-Scale imbued enemies in Map 34, then having Ensorcel makes that much more managable. Obviously, it's not recommended to invest so heavily into killing them less you want to commit to full efficiency, but it's always an option.

Another interesting oversight is that if you fill up Mel's inventory, you can actually obtain two Ensorcel staves, meaning that you don't have to be so conservative about them.

It's important to note that Mel will only be fielded alongside Roger, so during the route splits, you need to have them together. It might make Roger somewhat worse since he ends up in a route less ideal for cavalry units, but it arguably works more in his favor since he is likely your only cavalry unit in that route, and benefits from maps where his Urbanite skill comes to play.

Overall Mel is a powerful unit by virtue of obtaining one of the most powerful staves in the game. As such, she is a fine unit in any playthrough and the player would never go wrong in using her.

Quotes[]

Battle Quote[]

“...!”
—Mel's battle quote as an enemy

Death Quotes[]

“Aaah... Roger...!”
—Mel's death quote on Runan's route

“Roger... I'm sorry...”
—Mel's death quote on Holmes' route

As an enemy[]

• Mel: Roger... I was happy... ...to be able to stay by your side...
• Roger: Mel! No... This can't be happening... Damn you...!

Etymology[]

Mel is a unisex name that abbreviates names beginning with Mel.

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