Sugar

Sugar
Hometown	Maple Island
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Family	Goddess of Maple World (alter ego)
Emblem	Maple Leaf
Affiliations	Explorer Tess Olive Rondo Goddess of Maple World First Adversary
Enemies	Ancient Gods Black Mage
Status	Alive
Name (Other Servers)
KoreaMS	슈가 (Sugar)
JapanMS	シュガ (Sugar)
ChinaMS	修嘉 (Sugar)
TaiwanMS	糖果 (Candy)
MapleSEA	Sugar
Voice Actors
GlobalMS	Xanthe Huynh
KoreaMS	Eunah Kim
JapanMS	Natsumi Takamori

Sugar is the avatar of the Goddess of Maple World and a magician who helped the Explorer.

Story (Post-Remaster)

Note: Sugar's storyline was remastered under the KMS story team's new continuity in the Destiny Update.

The Explorer

During the era of the Ancient Gods, the Goddess of Maple World manifested as Sugar in order to help the First Explorer realize his destiny. Though he was an orphan, the First Explorer never felt lonely, as Sugar always remained at his side. Despite enjoying each other's company, Sugar was always consumed with a sense of guilt, as she had been ordained to lead the First Explorer through his destiny, which would result in his death. After the elders of Grandis were tasked by the Overseers with defeating the Ancient Gods, the First Explorer was guided by Sugar to Grandis, where he was brought to the floating laboratory of Odium. Around this time, the First Explorer came to realize that Sugar was the human avatar of the Goddess of Maple World, and that Sugar's guilt came because she had been tasked with guiding him through his destiny that would culminate in his preordained death. Nevertheless, the First Explorer chose to accept his destiny and agreed to undergo the elders' experiments in Odium, with the elders uniting him with the Godsphere - a divine artifact imbued with the Overseers' power - and transforming him into a demigod known as the Adversary. Imbued with the power to challenge the gods, the First Explorer - known from that point on as the First Adversary - began the attack on the Ancient Gods. With more Adversaries created in his wake, the conflict quickly began spreading as the Overseers' war upon the Ancient Gods engulfed the world itself.

Soon after, however, the elders discovered that the Overseers had created a safeguard to prevent the power of the Adversary from being misused. As the Adversaries were strong enough to destroy higher beings, allowing such powerful and dangerous weapons to remain in the world was a grave risk, as their mere existence had the potential to usher in a new age of chaos, equal to that of the Ancient Gods. For this reason, it had been ordained that the fate of every Adversary - from the moment that they awakened - was to die soon after fulfilling their purpose. As a result, the Adversaries - after defeating the gods - began falling one by one. Just as Sugar had always lamented, the First Adversary fell in battle upon fulfilling his destiny, with his power coming to rest in the leaves of the Maple Tree - his favorite resting spot - where it lay dormant, awaiting the one who would inherit his will. Following his death, a prophecy was written about one who would inherit his will and his power: "And when the pitch-black sunset stains the northern sky, another maple leaf will herald his coming."

A New Maple Leaf

As the Black Mage's seal began to grow weaker, the Goddess sensed that Maple World was about to face a new threat, and so she manifested as Sugar once again in order to help the people of Maple World fight back. Just as she had once helped the First Explorer realize his destiny, Sugar chose to befriend a Beginner on Maple Island, who had been chosen to inherit the First Explorer's will and power. One day, the Beginner found Sugar at the Maple Tree reading aloud the story of the First Explorer. Sugar noticed them approaching and introduced herself before asking if they could help her find her maple-leaf shaped hairpin. After the Beginner found the hairpin in the leaf piles, Sugar thanked them and asked for their name before giving them a gift of potions for helping her, explaining that it would help them on their adventures. Realizing that Sugar had mistaken them for an Explorer, the Beginner clarified that they weren't an Explorer themselves, though they liked reading about the adventures of other Explorers. They explained that they had come to the Maple Tree in order to read about the First Explorer. Sugar smiled and realized that they were talking about the Maple Tree Legend, to which the Beginner excitedly told her that Amherst and Southperry, the two towns on Maple Island, had been built centered around the Maple Tree in honor of the First Explorer.

Sugar asked the Beginner if they wanted to go adventuring and be part of the First Explorer's legacy, but the Beginner sheepishly explained that they were so weak that they had never thought about leaving Maple Island before. In order to repay them for finding her hairpin, Sugar decided that she would help them become stronger. She lifted a heavy box of snail shells and told the Beginner that even though she was awkward, she was also strong. However, Sugar accidentally tilted the box, causing all the shells to break. As Sugar lamented that she needed the shells to obtain a ticket off Maple Island, the Explorer suggested that she hunt snails in order to get more shells. Sugar excitedly told the Beginner that they could help her gather snail shells and led them over to the hunting grounds where snails roamed. After the Beginner brought half the shells, Sugar revealed that not only had she collected the other half, but she had also gathered enough for the Beginner to exchange for a ticket. As the Beginner protested, Sugar told them that they had been afraid that they were too weak, but they had just proven that they were strong enough to hunt the snails. However, the Beginner told her that they couldn't drop everything and leave, as they believed that one needed to have a special mission in order to do so. However, Sugar replied that not every Explorer needed a special calling, and that some even decided to adventure for no particular reason.

When the Beginner asked Sugar whether she was an Explorer, Sugar confirmed it and told them that her reason for adventuring was to make new friends in order to help them. When she admitted that it was a dumb reason, the Beginner assured her that it was just as good a reason as any. Sugar then told the Beginner that the First Explorer whom they looked up to had just been an ordinary person who had saved the world because of his good heart. She added that the Beginner had a good heart as well, as they had helped her despite having just met, which made her believe that they would make a great Explorer. She then laughed and said that people might tell their story as the Second Maple Tree Hero, though the Beginner told her that it was way over the top. She then told them that they would experience hard times and happy times during their adventures, and that having someone with them through the hard times would make things go easier. She asked the Beginner whether they would join her on her mission, and after the Beginner considered it, they took the glowing maple leaf as a good sign and agreed to come. She and the Beginner then made their way to Southperry. Along the way, they met a girl named Mai, who gave them their ship tickets in exchange for the snail shells, which served as proof that they were strong enough to handle exploring Maple World. They then gave their tickets to Captain Vasily and boarded The Sangri-La. During the voyage, they encountered three others hoping to become Explorers: a girl named Olive who hoped to become a bowman and gain riches, the aloof Tess who wanted to become a great pirate, and a boy named Rondo who wanted to become a thief. While conversing, Sugar told the others that she wanted to be a Cleric while the Beginner revealed their aspirations. After arriving at Victoria Island, the five decided to split up and meet their respective job instructors. The Beginner asked Sugar whether she wanted to meet up after they finished their first job training, but Sugar told them that she had something to take care of first and encouraged them to keep training.

Recovering the Seal Stone

Around this time, the Seal Stone of Victoria Island was stolen during transportation to Athena Pierce, and so the Explorers were mobilized to recover it. Following a lead that the thief was Baroq the Master of Disguise, Sugar, Tess, Olive, Rondo, and the Beginner, who had since become an Explorer, were sent to Edelstein in order to infiltrate the Verne Mine and recover it from the Black Wings. At the entrance to the Verne Mine, Sugar told them that they would need to disguise themselves as Black Wings members in order to enter the mine. After obtaining a hat from a passing Xenon, the group decided that the Explorer and Rondo would enter the mine together. Before they left, Sugar used her magic to buff the Explorer for their mission by using Bless. After they successfully recovered the Seal Stone, Sugar opened a Mystic Door for them to return back to the Bowman Instructional School.

The Black Shadow

After the Explorer inadvertently freed the Black Mage from his seal, the Black Mage sent his shadow to lay waste to Maple Island. As the black flames ravaged the land, Sugar rushed to the Maple Tree in order to save it, as the Maple Tree was tied to her life force. As the flames burned down the tree, Sugar began growing weaker and crumpled at its foot. The Explorer then rushed to the Maple Tree and found the Black Mage's Shadow towering over an injured Sugar. Though the Explorer tried to help Sugar escape, she refused and told them that she needed to protect the tree, explaining that as long as the roots were safe, the leaves would one day grow again. Sugar sensed the Explorer's fear and told them that they could escape, promising that she would be able to take care of the tree. She explained that their roots were as strong as the Maple Tree's, and that it was okay if their leaves had to fall, as they would grow again one day. The Explorer realized that Sugar still believed in them, even after knowing that they wanted to run away. As their determination to fight surged, a mysterious voice rang in their head and told them that a great strength of will slept within them. It reminded them to remember their heart's greatest desire, to protect others, as their heart was the key. With a sudden surge of strength, the Explorer tapped into a portion of the divine power of the Adversary in order to defeat the Black Mage's Shadow.

As the Explorer attempted to carry Sugar, she told them that there was no one who could heal her, for as her life force was connected to the Maple Tree, she would die once the tree's roots burned up. As the others rushed over, they began debating about what do, as water had no effect on the flames. Reflecting on the mysterious voice's words, the Explorer told Tess to hand over the Seal Stone. Even as the others looked at the Explorer unremarkably holding the Seal Stone, the Explorer focused on their strong desire to save Sugar and poured their determination into the Seal Stone. Suddenly, the Explorer was transported to the Erda Flow and encountered Sugar, who transformed into the Goddess of Maple World. The Goddess explained that she had waited for many years under the Maple Tree as Sugar, her avatar, for someone like the Explorer. She thanked the Explorer for saving her with the strength of their will. She explained that she would need to return to her Goddess form, and though Sugar's journey had come to an end, theirs was just beginning. She then sent the Explorer back to Maple Island, telling them that one day, they would grow to become a great tree with roots deep and strong.

Aftermath

After the defeat of the Black Mage, the Explorer, Tess, Rondo, and Olive reunited beneath the Maple Tree. Just as they all wished that Sugar could reunite with them one last time, Sugar herself popped out of the Maple Tree. Sugar greeted the Explorer and told them that it had been a while since they had met in her current form. The others then decided to give Sugar and the Explorer some time to catch up. Sugar told the Explorer that she had been watching them every step of their journey, and that she would always continue to do so. When the Explorer asked if they could meet again, Sugar told them that it would be difficult for her to manifest her human form, though she reassured them that she would always be there and asked them to come visit her again one day under the Maple Tree.

Story (Pre-Remaster)

A New Explorer

On Maple Island, a new Explorer appeared from a Maple Tree and saw Sugar, dressed in green leaves, running away from them. While chasing after her, the Explorer encountered several locals who helped them on their journey. Their journey led them to board The Sangri-La, where they encountered Sugar, who shyly told them that she had lost her ticket. The Explorer reassured her that they would find her ticket and began searching Southperry, where they found her ticket inside a box. After boarding The Sangri-La, Sugar and the Explorer met three other Explorers named Rondo, Tess, and Olive. During their voyage, Sugar and the Explorer talked about which job they wanted to be.

Becoming a Cleric

Note: This section only takes place if the player is an Explorer Warrior.

While training around Victoria Island, the Explorer ran into a distressed Sugar at the Six Path Crossway. After asking her what was wrong, Sugar explained that she wanted to take the job advancement test in order to become a Cleric, but she was too scared of the bugs near the path to get to Ellinia. The Explorer defeated all of the bugs and cleared the path for Sugar, who thanked them for their help. As she began walking into the forest, however, she noticed that a tree had been damaged by the bugs and asked the Explorer to go see Sabitrama in Sleepywood. In order to heal the tree, Sabitrama told the Explorer to find an Ellivera Fruit in Ellinia. After healing the tree, Sugar confessed that she believed that she wasn't cut out to be an Explorer. However, she added that something terrible would be happening in Maple World soon, and that she needed to prepare for that day.

The Seal Stone of Nihal Desert

After Baroq the Master of Disguise stole the Seal Stone of Nihal Desert, Sugar, Tess, Olive, Rondo, and the Explorer were dispatched to the Holy Ground at the Snowfield, the location where Baroq had been tracked down. After touching the Holy Stone, the five Explorers were transported to another dimension, where they overheard Baroq and Hiver talking. In order to reach him, Sugar used a powerful attack to destroy a large stone blocking their way. The Explorers then confronted Baroq, who used his powers to attack the group. Sugar pushed the Explorer out of the way, allowing them to dodge Baroq's spell that teleported the other four Explorers back to Victoria Island. After the Explorer defeated Baroq and recovered the Seal Stone, they returned back to the Bowman Instructional School, where they reunited with Sugar. Following their meeting with Athena Pierce, Sugar apologized to the Explorer for pushing them and hoped that they weren't hurt. Remembering that Sugar was strong enough to destroy the giant rock earlier, the Explorer told her that they were alright and thanked her for her concern.

The Black Shadow

After the Explorer inadvertently freed the Black Mage from his seal, the Black Mage sent his shadow to lay waste to Maple Island. As fire ravaged the land, Sugar sent a distress call to the Explorer and told them that Maple Island was in trouble. While the people of Maple Island attempted to put out the fires, Sugar rushed to the Maple Tree, where she used her bare hands in an attempt to extinguish the blazing tree. The Explorer then rushed to tree and found Sugar, who asked them to get a bucket from Lucas, which they obtained and filled with water. They returned to Sugar and used the water to put out the fire. They then noticed that Sugar's hands were covered in burn marks and asked if she had been trying to put the fire out with her bare hands. After getting a refill of water, the Explorer gave the bucket to Sugar in order to treat her hands, but Sugar instead used it to put out the last of the fire. Just then, Rondo, Tess, and Olive came in response to Sugar's distress call, where they were shocked to find Maple Island in flames. The Explorer filled them in on what had happened with the Black Mage's seal and his attack on Maple Island. Rondo was surprised that the Black Mage was real, as he had thought that the Black Mage was a story used to scare orphans like himself. Olive was both disturbed and bemused that the Black Mage had destroyed the island out of petty revenge for the Explorer not obeying him. However, Tess believed that his other reason for destroying Maple Island was to intimidate the Explorers, who all started their journey on the island, though he was confused why the Black Mage hadn't destroyed the island entirely, as new Explorers could still arrive and get to Maple World.

The Heroes of Maple

Sugar then reminded them that their first priority was still to save Maple Island. Tess recalled the story that Athena Pierce had told them about the Seal Stones, explaining that their original purpose was to restore ruined continents. They then wondered whether they could use the Seal Stone of Nihal Desert in order to save Maple Island. However, they were unsure of how the Seal Stone could be used in the first place. Tess reasoned that Athena didn't know either, or else she would have used it to help them. He decided that they would need to ask the Heroes, as they were the original creators of the Seal Stones. After the five Explorers met the Heroes, they compiled together what they had learned from the Heroes and summarized it. First, there were multiple Seal Stones, but they were limited in power to the area they were created for, which meant that Maple Island would need its own Seal Stone. However, Olive pointed out that there was no Seal Stone for Maple Island, as it hadn't existed when the Heroes had made the Seal Stones. As they couldn't think of any other options, Tess suggested that they take a break, since everyone was exhausted. As everyone went to rest, Olive told the Explorer that she had been thinking of ways to save Maple Island, but realized that the only means that they had was to rebuild by hand. She told them that the Alliance had sent them tools and asked the Explorer to pick them up from Athena Pierce. In Henesys, Athena gave them the tools and explained that the people of Victoria Island had gathered the tools for Maple Island. The Explorer returned back home and distributed the tools to the people of Maple Island. They then went to Maple Tree Hill and gave seeds to Sugar so that she could restore the greenery.

Saving Maple Island

Just then, Sugar felt an evil presence and told the Explorer to follow her. On the outskirts of Amherst, Sugar and the Explorer found Tess, Olive, and Rondo confronting the Black Mage's Shadow. They told Sugar and the Explorer that they had been trying to fight the shadow, but that their attacks seemed to have no effect. The Explorer charged in to attack the shadow, but found that they were dealing no damage to it either. The shadow then raised its hand to launch a powerful attack on the Explorer. Just as it fired, Sugar used her powers to protect the Explorer from harm. Following her lead, the others also lent their powers to the Explorer. Because of their support, the Explorer felt much stronger, though they realized that it still wasn't enough. Just then, they felt another power surging up inside them. From their Explorer Book, the Maple Leaf that they had kept inside shot out and transformed into the Seal Stone of Maple Island. Simultaneously, the Goddess of Maple World appeared and bestowed her blessing upon the Explorer. Empowered by the collective strength of their friends and the Goddess, the Explorer fought the Black Mage's Shadow once again and was able to defeat it for good.

After defeating the shadow, the Goddess thanked the Explorer for saving Maple Island and explained that she had been watching them throughout their journey through Sugar, her avatar. Though the Goddess' energy had been infused into the Maple Tree over time, as she had no physical body, she had sent Sugar after sensing something ominous brewing in Maple World. She then thanked them for saving both Maple Island and Maple World. However, the Explorer pointed out that Maple Island was still in ruins. The Goddess told them not to worry, pointing out that their collective determination had been poured into the Maple Leaf, transforming it into the Seal Stone of Maple Island, just as the Heroes had done centuries ago. She explained that in order to restore Maple Island, they needed to channel their desire in the same way they had done to create the Seal Stone. The Explorers poured all their hope for a rebuilt Maple Island into the Seal Stone, triggering its divine power to restore their home. With that, both the Seal Stone and the Goddess disappeared. The Explorers all congratulated each other on a job well done. Rondo asked Sugar if she would return back to the Maple Tree, since the island was saved, but Sugar replied that she would stay for a while until things settled down. With that, they exchanged their goodbyes and promised to stay in touch, even as they all went their separate ways once again.

Black Heaven

Before the Black Heaven operation, the Explorer met with Sugar, Tess, Olive, and Rondo on Maple Tree Hill in order to catch up. They told the Explorer that, as space was limited on the Lumiere, they wouldn't be able to come and fight alongside them. However, the Explorer promised to fight harder on their behalf and received buffs from each of them, just like when they had saved Maple Island.

Aftermath

At Maple Tree Hill, the Explorer met with Tess, Olive, Rondo, and Sugar. As the avatar of the Goddess of Maple World, Sugar thanked the Explorer for saving Maple World and apologized for leaving them with such a heavy burden. Olive asked Sugar if she would disappear, since the Black Mage had been defeated. Sugar told them that she had fully expected to return back to the Maple Tree, but her continued presence meant that there was still more for her to do in order to ensure Maple World's safety. The Goddess of Maple World then manifested before them and explained that Maple World had not yet reached harmony, as a destructive Transcendent still threatened both Maple World and the Other World. However, she told them that, just as a simple Maple Leaf had defeated the Black Mage, so too would the determination of the people protect Maple World, adding that her blessing would always be with them. After she vanished, Sugar told them that she was glad to know that she would remain with them, though her continued presence signified that the world was still in danger. Olive, Tess, and Rondo headed out to prepare for the next big adventure, leaving the Explorer and Sugar alone. Sugar told them that they had been through a lot together and showed them past memories of all that they had accomplished. The two then made a promise to meet again one day with the others under the Maple Tree.

NPC

Maple Island

Maple Tree Hill

Sugar
Quests involved	[Explorer] The Girl With the Maple Leaf Hairpin
Location	Maple Tree Hill

Maple Tree Hill (Destroyed)

Sugar
Quests involved	[Explorer] Another Maple Leaf
Location	Maple Tree Hill

Snail Park

Sugar
Quests involved	[Explorer] Sugar the Mighty [Explorer] Sugar's Request [Explorer] Sugar's Suggestion
Location	Snail Park

Lith Harbor (Explorer Quest)

Sugar
Quests involved	[Explorer] The Adventure Begins
Location	Lith Harbor

Bowman Instructional School (Explorer Quest)

Sugar
Location	Bowman Instructional School

Mine Entrance (Explorer Quest)

Sugar
Location	Mine Entrance

Gallery

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  NPC Portrait of Sugar
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  Pre-Destiny Sugar NPC sprite (Beginner)
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  Pre-Destiny Sugar NPC sprite (Beginner)
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  Pre-Destiny Sugar NPC sprite (Warrior)
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  Pre-Destiny Sugar NPC sprite (Magician)
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Trivia

• In the original RED Explorer storyline, the Explorers would choose their job around what the player chooses, such that there is one member of each branch in the group. Sugar will choose to be a Paladin by default, although she will become a Bishop if the player chooses to be a warrior. Sugar becoming a warrior by default ties into the Maple Warrior skill, which features the Goddess of Maple World in its cast animation.
• Just like how the names of the five Heroes spell out MAPLE (Mercedes, Aran, Phantom, Luminous, Evan), the names of the five Explorers spell out STORY (Sugar, Tess, Olive, Rondo, and You - the player).