LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow/Characters/La Nueva Familia de Arzonia/Maria Arzonia

"The night is darkest before dawn, and I promise you... The Dawn is coming."

María Pirotecnia de Arzonia y Rodríguez (short for Maria Arzonia, also known as the Angel of Flame, the Redeemed One and the Lady Saint) is an anti-hero/supporting antagonist in LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings Crossover - The Corbin Files and will be a supporting hero in the upcoming LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - Anti-Christ Saga and the upcoming LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow - Moloch Saga (Final Saga) as a holy spirit.

Outside the main story, Maria also serves as the protagonist in many spinoffs, particularly being the main heroine of LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior, a supporting protagonist of LOTM: Sword of Kings AA Final - Eckidina Arc, and the female protagonist of the upcoming LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-off - Scorched. Her Astaroth Future counterpart from another timeline serves as the protagonist of LOTM: Los Reina de Corazónes.

Maria was a half-Spaniard illegmate daughter of a Mafusa Gang member who abandoned his lover. She lived together with her Godmother, Vento of the Front, after her mother died, but her elder half-brothers later kidnapped her and forced her to join Mafusa Gang, where she suffered from her brother's abuse and torture for years until she finally snapped and killed her brothers. After she was snapped, Maria went on a rampage through her way made of death by causing bombing and fire in the places where criminals were gathered, causing deaths of hundreds of criminals but also saved lives of many kidnapped children and ordinary citizens.

Because of the Unknown Figure's attack, Maria was burned and disfigured, but she was later reconstructed into a Cyborg and became a puppet of the KnightWalker Family. Later, she regained her memory and sacrificed herself to save Acqua of the Back from Aleister Crowley by killing herself in a self-explosion, forcing Crowley to retreat. Her soul moved to the Heaven and became a Spirit Guide. Her name was later carried on by many Catholic Church members who was freed from the control of Michael Langdon, who revealed himself to be the Unknown Figure who stole the Grand Grimoire.

Soon afterwards, Maria was held as a spiritual guide by a group of Catholic Rebels, which was founded to defy the KnightWalker Family's influence on the Church as well as Michael Langdon's rule. After Maria's return, the Catholic Rebels eventually evolved into La Nueva Familia de Arzonia, a more heroic reincarnation of the original Arzonia Family and the central faction which leads the Catholic Rebels, as Maria saw her friends as family and would protect them at any cost, becoming a Team Mom of some sort.

After Michael Langdon revealed his true nature and became the new Pope, Maria returned from Paradise and started another holy war against Michael in order to restore Catholic Church. She became the spiritual leader of Catholic Rebels and an ally of Katarina Couteau in her fight against the KnightWalker Family. After the destruction of The Fallen's Essence and Diabla the Qliphoth Tyrant, Maria and her friend, Matt Butcher, tracked an escaped Michael back in time and went into Sleepy Hollow.

Overall, Maria is one of the most recurring heroines in CIS Productions storylines (especially in the Magic Side), and she later even became the one with the Team Witness and later the Alliance of Freedom in order to stop Moloch and later Balam Alliance. After the Balam Alliance's total destrcution with the demise of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries Empire, Maria becomes a Guardian Angel and also an ally to New Republic of Deus.Ex.Machina Industries.

She is an OC character created by Officer Candy Apple.

Mainstream Maria

 * 100% Approval Ratings: Maria is sympathized, adored, respected and protected by many who know about the troubling past of hers and her true wish to end the whole world’s suffering. Even Michael Langdon respects her and calls her not only an intimidating threat for him but also his most worthy opponent, being proud of himself to have an enemy like her.
 * Alice Allusion: Her code name, Corazon, and her bad temper are both references to the Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland, albeit Maria is not a tyrant or a villain at all. Even so, she uttered the Queen’s catchphrase by saying, “OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!” to FOLIE.
 * Ascended Extra: Once appeared in the trailer and the premier of LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior as a symbolic figure who was only mentioned, but later returned as a main character from the second episode and even became the Big Good.
 * Badass Adorable: Maria is extremely lovely, beautiful and pleasant, but still she is a skilled fighter who has power and short temper.
 * Big Good: In Firenza Junior spinoff, being one of the foremost Magic Side heroes in Saga AA in confrontation against Michael.
 * Breakout Chracter: In the earlier draft, Maria's return back from the dead was much later than LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow Spin-Off - Firenza Junior, but her return in the said spinoff not only extended her appearance, but also highly expanded the scale of the spinoff.
 * Character Development: Maria started as a tragic, bullied and abused girl turned into an anti-hero, ended up a Fate Worse than Death until her own heroic sacrifice. However, her character later returns to a kinder and more compassionate main characters that has more roles in the entire CIS Production’s Multi-Universe.
 * Contralto of Danger: She has a much, much deeper voice than Katarina and Imperia despite being younger than them at least in age. Her future counterpart pitched up, though.
 * Cunning Linguist: She speaks many languages including English, Chinese and Spanish (her mother tongue) dependant on different situations.
 * Dashing Hispanic: She is a rare female example that fits the classic mold nonetheless, using a sword with grace.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Often criticized Matt in sarcastic way and her own sense of humor.
 * Disc-One Final Boss: Downplayed. In The Corbin Files, she serves as a major antagonist of Acqua of the Back’s storyline while under her Cyborg persona. Even so, she is not really the primary villain in the action, merely a pawn who was used against her own will.
 * Elemental Powers: After returning back from death in her own way, Maria becomes a spiritual magician can manipulate element powers mainly connected to fire, lava, heat and light.
 * Expy: Character designs in her different age and forms are based on following characters: Teresa Linares from Tales of Berseria, Crimson Rose from Elsword, Lyndin from The Coiling Dragon comic, Doll & Lady Maria of Astral Clock Tower in Bloodborne and Lady Maria in Nioh. Some of her design were actually based on villains with prim figure. Her personailty and experiences are based on Bridgit Pike in Gotham Carrie White in Carrie.
 * Face-Heel Brainwashing: Becoming this after turning into Cyborg by Eckidina and later again when turned into a Black Demon by Ara. She was freed from both of them
 * Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold
 * Heroic Bastard: Tragically enough, Maria is an illegitimate child of the former Arzonia Patron (already married) and a poor Spanish woman who he was having affair with, but he abandoned his mistress after she was pregnant as Maria was conceived inside her. If Maria’s mother never met Vento who took care of the mother and child, Maria would never be born and would die in a miscarriage. Being condemned as an unneeded child for many years, Maria eventually came through this.
 * Good is Not Soft: Maria is kind, warmhearted and benevolent towards her family and friends, but after she burns down her abusive brothers, Maria turns less shy and feistier. She has no tolerance to crime and corruption, and so she forms the New Arzonia Family to fight fire with fire.
 * Gold and White are Divine
 * Iron Lady: Maria is not a monarch herself, but she has a regal and impetuous air of a queen, especially after her return as a warrior spirit. She later became the de facto queen of Spain, but did not see herself as a queen.
 * Lady of War: Like Katarina, Maria is hot-tempered and is willing to fight and kill her enemies so that they will never lay a finger on the world ever again. She never approve gore and avoid mass killing, though.
 * Light is Good
 * Loveable Rogues: She may kills, burns and destroys many places, but as a purely Chaotic Good vigilant like other members from The Rogues, she does these to fight against crimes and corruption. She never lays a finger on innoncent people and never approves gore.
 * My God, What Have I Done?: After she regained her sanity from Eckidina’s evil brainwashing, Maria had a Heroic BSOD and broke down in tears for killing innocent people and became nothing but a killing machine of Eckidina, and that’s why she desperately wanted to kill herself.
 * Nice Hat:
 * Playing With Fire: As the Angel of Flame, this is obvious for her.
 * Rapunzel Hair: She has waist-long blond hair. She nicknamed them as her “little waterfall”.
 * Rebel Leader: She is the leader of Catholic Rebels that centers around her New Arzonia Family and tries to take back the Catholic Church from the evil hands of Michael Langdon.
 * Red Baron: “Angel of Flame” & "Los Reina de Corazones"
 * Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!: She hardly gets along with many Peace Foundation executives and some leaders in Global Pact Defense who blindly follows the rules and puts people in danger often.
 * Statuesque Stunner: Not only being attractive, Maria is very tall even when she was a 13-year-old child, standing 1.68m, and her height increased after she became a Cyborg, standing 1.92m, almost as tall as Acqua of the Back and is one centermeter taller than Selina Strawberry who is apparently a normal human. After she returns as a spirit, Maria’s height is between her previous two forms, but she still stands 1.75m and towers over many people like Magilou, Imperia and Katarina (in her base form), making her one of the tallest female allies of the Rogues.
 * The Strategist: Her intelligence increased significantly after her return as a Holy Spirit Warrior. She also utilizes many kinds of strategy in the final battle against Melancholia, acting as the brain of her Team of Four.
 * Younger than She Looks
 * Villainous Breadown: Although being a heroic character, Maria had been an anti-villain before, and she had several breakdowns before and after her transformation into a spirit.
 * Cyborg Maria's villainous breakdown
 * Walking Spoiler: Talking too much about her will spoil her transformation into a KnightWalker Cyborg, her apparent sacrifice, her return as a holy spirit and many more about her.
 * Walking Spoiler: Talking too much about her will spoil her transformation into a KnightWalker Cyborg, her apparent sacrifice, her return as a holy spirit and many more about her.
 * Walking Spoiler: Talking too much about her will spoil her transformation into a KnightWalker Cyborg, her apparent sacrifice, her return as a holy spirit and many more about her.