Name: Martina
Xoana Mel NavratilovaName: Martina
Xoana Mel NavratilovaMartina, the obsessive stuck-up princess that Lina would rather forget about (and she actually does for a while!) We first see Martina at the beginning of NEXT when she and her father, the king of Xoana plot to take over the world (how original is that?) by overthrowing Seyruun by taking Princess Amelia hostage. They even go so far as to hire Zelgadis to help dispatch the visiting princess in return for the Book of Xoana, which supposedly contains information that Zelgadis could use to aid him in finding a cure. Unfortunately for Martina and her father, the said book also attracts Lina's attention. Needless to say when Lina leaves Xoana it's utterly demolished (the kingdom-not the book which turns out to be useless anyway.) From that moment on Martina obsesses over getting revenge by either a) totally humiliating Lina, or b) killing her (Martina opts for b!) Along the way she manages to fall hopelessly in love with (in order of appearance:) Zelgadis, Gourry, Xellos, and Zangulus!! Martina isn't totally bad, however, for she proves again and again that if you really want something you've got to work for it. She also points out that Lina does have feelings for Gourry, which in turn helps Lina save the day (but I'm not going to tell you how! ^_-) Oops, almost forgot: one strange aspect of Martina is that she worships her own home-made god, Zoamelgustar, and is constantly asking it for advice (she even answers for it!) or using it to put curses on Lina! Okay, so maybe she is scary! Anyway, everything turns out all right in the end. Martina even gets married to Zangulus (many people are STILL in shock about that) and takes over as ruler of Xoana (which she plans on rebuilding), much to her father's joy. Hopefully married life will mellow her out a bit...Nah! ^_-
Speaking of Xellos, what's he up to right now?
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Rachel Lillis (English)
