- "I'm Myau."
- — Myau introducing himself to Alis
Myau (Japanese: ミャウ) is a playable character in Phantasy Star.
The loyal companion of Odin, Alis Landale first hears of Myau's unusual predicament when searching Scion for the legendary fighter, where she is told Odin was hunting Medusa in a cave with a talking animal. Further investigation reveals that Myau was captured and sold to a merchant in Paseo.
Characteristics
Appearance
Myau is a cat-like creature capable of speech. He is a small, yellow quadrupedal cat with green eyes and two long, thin, pointed ears that curve at the tips. The edges of his ears are a dark brown color. In his Generation 1 artwork, Myau is depicted with teal eyes instead of green with a head full of fluffy bangs.
The fur on his chest puffs outward and around his neck is a vial of alsulin in a blue bottle. Although he has only a single tail, it is split into five curls that gradually become a dark brown color toward the tips similar to his ears.
When Myau consumes a laerma nut, he grows to the size of a horse, sprouts horn tipped wings, and his pelt becomes a lighter shade of gold.
Personality
Since the original classics did not have much dialogue from the main characters themselves, Myau's personality has been left open to interpretation. From the few lines he speaks, he is a a loyal companion to his friend Odin. Even when his warrior friend gets in over his head in fights, such as the battle against Medusa, Myau would accompany him attempting to support as best as he can. When the battle took a turn for the worst, he was left alone in the cave. Eventually, he was abducted by a man from Scion, who then sold him to a merchant from Paseo.
In the Generation 1 remake however Myau is shown to be much more brash and sassy. While recounting his experiences to Alis, he spewed expletives about the humans that abducted him when he sought help to revive Odin from petrification, and even threatened to claw at his abductor's face that sold him to the black market if he ever met that person in the future.
Biography
Myau is the faithful companion of the legendary fighter, Odin. During one unfortunate encounter against Medusa, Odin finds himself the victim of the monster's petrifying glare. Although Myau carries a vial of alshline, a medicine that is capable of curing petrification, the musk cat's lack of opposable thumbs prevents him from opening the bottle and freeing his friend. With no other options, the musk cat flees in search of help where he is then captured and sold to a merchant in Paseo.
Alis Landale first hears of Myau while searching Scion for Odin where she is told that the fighter, accompanied by a talking animal, went to kill Medusa in a cave. Further investigation reveals Myau's fate as contraband. Upon finding a dealer of unusual creatures in Paseo, Alis trades a Laconian Pot for the musk cat. Now free and having successfully found the help he was searching for, Myau gladly joins Alis' party in hopes of saving Odin. The two then return to Medusa Cave and cure Odin's petrification with the bottle of alshline. Grateful, Odin joins the party and agrees to help Alis avenge her slain brother.
Gameplay Data
Weapons
Myau wields tusk and claw-type weapons into battle that he can either grip with his teeth or wield with his claws.
| Image | Name | Stats | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Iron Fang シルバータスク (Silver Tusk) |
+10 ATK | — | Iala Cave |
|
Silver Fang サーベルクロー (Saber Claw) |
+30 ATK | 1,620 
|
Loar |
Armor
Myau is capable of wearing fur robes and gloves to protect himself from the brunt of attacks.
| Image | Name | Stats | Price | Acquisition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thick Fur トゲリスのケガワ (Spiny Pelt) |
+30 DEF | 630
|
Paseo |
|
Gloves アニマルグラブ (Animal Glove) |
+40 DEF | 3,300
|
Skure |
Magic
Myau excels at defensive and healing spells in both versions of the original Phantasy Star. Although in the original game he was incapable of offensive magic, in the Generation 1 remake he learns the ice elemental spells, froze and rafroze.
| Phantasy Star | Generation 1 | ||
| Magic | Level Learned | Magic | Level Learned |
| Cure | Level 6 | Telele | Level 1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terr | Level 9 | Doheal | Level 1 |
| Wall | Level 12 | Cura | Level 1 |
| Trap | Level 15 | Warla | Level 1 |
| Exit | Level 17 | Trap | Level 1 |
| Help | Level 20 | Froze | Level 16 |
| Exit | Level 17 | ||
| Muwarla | Level 18 | ||
| Power | Level 20 | ||
| Raheal | Level 22 | ||
| Rafroze | Level 36 | ||
Other Appearances
Phantasy Star Adventure Book
Of the three adventure titles published by Futabasha for the Phantasy Star original classics, one of them was a choose your own adventure story about Phantasy Star. Featured on the cover is Alis and her friends in slightly modified costumes.
Depending on the reader's choices, the ending and situations Myau finds himself in could change drastically from the events of the video game. The game books were only published in Japan.
Segagaga
One of the main characters from the video game Segagaga is a blonde woman with glasses named Alis that works as a secretary for the Segagaga project.
Near the end of the game, she abandons her secretary disguise and arms herself with a suit of armor, sword, and shield in order to fight against Dogma alongside other Sega members. Myau jumps onto Alis' shoulders before they soar in the air. He also appears in a scene with fellow classic heroes, Nei, Mieu, and Rika.
Trivia
- Yasushi Yamaguchi, the character designer credited with designing Miles "Tails" Prower in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, has stated that the character Myau, particularly Myau's multi-tailed design, was the inspiration for creating Tails.[1]
- Myau is incorrectly referred as a female in the Brazilian version of Phantasy Star because of a translation error by Tec Toy (the company responsible for the distribution of Sega games in Brazil and the translation of some of them).
- In the Phantasy Star Collection, Myau's name is erroneously transliterated Myaw.[2] This is the only known instance of the name Myaw being used to refer to Myau.
Gallery
- The Phantasy Star wiki has an extensive image gallery for this character.
References & Notes
- ↑ Yasushi Yamaguchi under the user @judy_totoya, "中さんの方から「うる星やつら」に登場した純情キツネなような可愛らしいものにしたいというオーダーが来て出来上がったのが彼。 最初尻尾一本だったけれどインパクトが弱かったのでファンタシースター1に登場したミャウをヒントに2本の尻尾にしてプロペラのように使うアイデアが出来た。 ↓続く"
- ↑ Phantasy Star Collection page 5
